This time around, I mixed the gesso with a variety of 'additives'.
This is a victim of another one of my brainstorms. Recipe: 4 drops white gesso, 1 drop Reaper Master Series Brush-on primer, 2 drops 5% Flow-Aid. I thought the primer in the mix would help, but the bubbles remained. The figure is a 25mm GZG Kra'Vak (please note that GZG is in no way responsible for this mess!).
These two are much better. Recipe: 4 drops white gesso, 1 drop Delta Ceramcoat black, 2 drops 5% Flow-Aid. There is still a bit of bubbling, but it is rather minor. The grey color is nice; it reminds me of the first minis I painted - GHQ micro-armour. At that time I was using Floquil enamels... awesome coverage, but I'm certain that the odor would knock me flat nowadays. (2 more GZG Kra'Vak)
Success?!? Recipe: 5 drops white gesso, 1 drop Delta Ceramcoat black, 3 drops 5% Flow-Aid. This one came out nicely, no bubbling. (I do wonder how of much of that is technique versus mixture.) The coating seems to retain the paint-holding texture and the detail-saving shrinkage of gesso, and I can easily cope with the grey. (25mm GZG New Israeli [I think?] )
Not much time today... I'm adding a few new features to the blog. On the left you will notice some new lists, and I am going to try and update all of my previous entries with tags. I am also thinking of starting up a photohosting site. Any recommendations?
My surprise over the Empire army box has subsided somewhat, so here are some pics of the Legion of Serqu's troops:
Again, three different poses, with a female trooper on the left. These troops have their spear either at a 45 degree angle or upright, versus the leveled pose of some of the Ever-Present Glory troops. Also note the interesting shield for Serqu.
I'm not quite certain that I've ever had luck like this.
Taeklonn went off to a special Game Day at his local GW store yesterday. There was a big raffle of some kind, and of course gaming. At the end of it all, he had won two things: the Mines of Moria box set for Lord of The Rings, and this:
Fresh out of the box. They were well-packaged (note the bubble-wrap), and in labeled bags.
Here is the First Legion of Ever-Present Glory, showing all of the troops but only some of the shields and plumage. All of the rank-and-file troops have shields.
These are the command figures, along with one of the spearman poses.
Close-ups of the minis... note the lack of flash. There are some mild mold lines and mold vents. The bottom of the bases are rather flat also, which is a very good thing!
The three different spear poses, with the one of the left being female.
And, two close-ups of the Legion of Serqu. I was very pleasantly surprised to find that in addition to the fancy spearhead and shield that comes with each Serqu trooper, they also have a sword and a mace.
Wow, I'm impressed! I promise more pictures later, but now I need to try and dig up bases for these minis and get to work!
I had mentioned that I tried to prime some minis with gesso, and here are some pics:
This guy came out a bit bubbly. Maybe it has something to do with the gesso going over paint, I don't know.
Notice the uneven coating of the scroll and the hair. I think I'm going to try diluting the gesso slightly.
More info on using gesso is here at Hyun's WeeToySoldiers - link
Last but not least, a shot of the table:
Almost unnaturally clean, isn't it? Remember those tank traps from way back when? They are the one and only 'terrain project' on the table, and there is one group of Tau there as well.
