Experiments with Magic Wash

[Leman]

Having tracked down the ingredients for Magic Wash, as listed on Fat Wally's website, I am going to have a go with it later, using some ECW trotter cavalry in 15mm that I painted up about 10 years ago. I'll take a before and after photo so you are able to judge the results. If it works I'll give it a go on my newly completed 10mm 35th Prussian Fusiliers. Also found an interesting Miniature paints colour this morning called Stone Green which I am going to experiment with on my 10mm 1914 Germans.

[Fenton]

Good luck with the wash, hope it works better for you than it did for me, though I didnt have the patience  to experiment with it

[Leman]

Well here is the first effort. The base on the left has had the treatment while the base on the right is still awaiting the Magic wash:



I think it has made an improvement to the figures. This is before any highlighting or retouching.

[Subedai]

Works a treat and to my mind makes them look a lot better. Plus the fact now all you need to do is Block and Wash (sounds like a shampoo advert slogan) -saves a heck of a lot of time. You can also make up a black version which works very well. In fact you can make as many different washes as there are ink colours. (Inks are much better to use because the pigment is finer).

[Leman]

Actually that is a black wash. Fat Wally says he thinks it makes the figures look cartoony but I think it brings them to life, so to speak.

[Subedai]

OoookAaay. I thought it was dark brown going by the shading effect. Still works though.

[fred.]

Yep, works well.

You can obviously make darker or lighter washes by varying the amount of ink in them.

Klear/Pledge has changed its name again - I have a bottle of the new stuff but haven't tried it yet.

[Techno]

I think that works really well !
More than subtle.....Without going 'over the top'.
More than impressed.

Cheers - Phil

[paulr]

 

[Subedai]

And as a bonus, it's a hell of a sight less expensive than other custom designed modelling washes. I've used it on about 150 10mm figures and the level in my coffee jar has dropped about 1/4 inch. The bl**dy stuff will outlast me at this rate!

[toxicpixie]

S'good! A matt varnish over the top flattens the shine and leaves them better still in my mind

[Subedai]

S'good! A matt varnish over the top flattens the shine and leaves them better still in my mind

Yep, that matt varnish does them a power of good.

It's the way forward, I'm telling you.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Nicely done sir!

[Leman]

Quit chuffed with that. Total outlay was £9.00. Still got 3/4 of each bottle to use and a 1lb jam jar full of the stuff.

[Last Hussar]

Where's the formula?