More slow progress on my Republicans - working on skin and webbing. Next will be weapons and helmets.
I am surprised at how easy these 1/72 figures are to paint, although the hands are a bit of a problem so far.
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21 May 2016
SCW Republicans, part 3
The Spanish Civil War is occupying some time here on my painting table:
More slow progress on my Republicans - working on skin and webbing. Next will be weapons and helmets.
I am surprised at how easy these 1/72 figures are to paint, although the hands are a bit of a problem so far.
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More slow progress on my Republicans - working on skin and webbing. Next will be weapons and helmets.
I am surprised at how easy these 1/72 figures are to paint, although the hands are a bit of a problem so far.
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19 May 2016
SCW Republicans, part 2
Another quick pic from the table:
This is most of the first section of riflemen for my Republican forces. The wash that I used is making it difficult to snap a good pic of them, as it is glossy. Typically, I paint the skin first, for almost all of my figures, but here I went with the uniform first as I gave the entire figure a coat of the wash. Skin will be painted later and given a different wash.
At first, I thought that the fellows closest to the camera were too dark, but I think that a good matte coating will change that. The fellows in the background are all wearing monos (overalls) and look about right to my eyes.
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This is most of the first section of riflemen for my Republican forces. The wash that I used is making it difficult to snap a good pic of them, as it is glossy. Typically, I paint the skin first, for almost all of my figures, but here I went with the uniform first as I gave the entire figure a coat of the wash. Skin will be painted later and given a different wash.
At first, I thought that the fellows closest to the camera were too dark, but I think that a good matte coating will change that. The fellows in the background are all wearing monos (overalls) and look about right to my eyes.
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16 May 2016
Shén, part 6
Just a quick pic from the painting table:
The figures for the first element of the Legion of the City of Chrí are mounted, and the base is painted awaiting decoration.
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The figures for the first element of the Legion of the City of Chrí are mounted, and the base is painted awaiting decoration.
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11 May 2016
15mm pikes
As the Testudo 30YW pikemen did not come with pikes, I had to find a supply of weapons for the figures. So, I turned to an old method of mine, by using plastic rod for the pikes.
Way back on this post on my blog, one can see how I used the same technique to make the spears for my Tékumel figures (and some of those pics are better!)
First off, some raw material:
This package dates back to sometime in 1999...
And, some processing:
The rod is cut into 50mm lengths by just rolling the edge of the knife blade on it, then snapping the rod at the cut.
After a few minutes of cutting:
Next, the business end of the pike takes shape. I place one end of the rod into some pliers with a flat tip, and give it a good squeeze, and then trim the flattened part to make a point.
This poor pic shows the three stages:
The point is approximately 2mm in length. Very simple, very easy.
With a bit of super-glue, the troops have a new weapon:
The 1mm diameter rod fits in very well. Now, to prime and paint...
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Way back on this post on my blog, one can see how I used the same technique to make the spears for my Tékumel figures (and some of those pics are better!)
First off, some raw material:
This package dates back to sometime in 1999...
And, some processing:
The rod is cut into 50mm lengths by just rolling the edge of the knife blade on it, then snapping the rod at the cut.
After a few minutes of cutting:
Next, the business end of the pike takes shape. I place one end of the rod into some pliers with a flat tip, and give it a good squeeze, and then trim the flattened part to make a point.
This poor pic shows the three stages:
The point is approximately 2mm in length. Very simple, very easy.
With a bit of super-glue, the troops have a new weapon:
The 1mm diameter rod fits in very well. Now, to prime and paint...
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02 May 2016
Shén, part 5
Another quick pic:
The start of basing for the first element of Shén for my Tsolyánu forces... It is too hot here at the moment (record-breaking for Seattle) to do much else.
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The start of basing for the first element of Shén for my Tsolyánu forces... It is too hot here at the moment (record-breaking for Seattle) to do much else.
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