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I made a simple video on how I paint 10 mils.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajFeVol586k
( http://www.forward-to-richmond.com/2013/10/08/from-bag-to-base-painting-pendraken-10mm-acw/)


The regiment is 8th New York State Militia “Washington Grays”
(http://www.forward-to-richmond.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/8th-NYSM-Washington-Grays.png) (http://www.forward-to-richmond.com/2013/10/08/8th-new-york-state-militia-washington-grays/)

I hope you find some of it interesting.

Excellent!

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How good was that! Keep that going; it's looking fantastic. As I've said before, if I hadn't got into 15mm ACW about 20 0dd years ago I would certainly be going down the 10mm route.

Nice one

Really good, enjoyed the vid.

Ditto !!
And it played without loads of pixels jumping all over the place...HUZZAH !!
Cheers - Phil

Never too late to change!

Nice!!

Saving my 10mm self for WWI and C19th Europe.

This is so good it ought to be a “sticky” so that we don’t lose it.  :)

I'll second that.
Great idea.
Cheers - Phil.

Thanks for the kind words :)


As a sausage-fingered, rheumy-eyed, shaky-handed 50 year old, I had to find out a few techniques, over the past months, that enabled me to end up with  decent results in 10mm.
In sharing them I'm hoping that others might find a new trick or two.

Aha !!....Just a young whipper-snapper then ! ;)
You deserve the praise Tobbe......Look better than 'decent' to me 'youth'. ;) :P
Cheers - Phil

Good stuff..

*grins* The white primer and black pre-wash thechnique does demand crisply sculpted figures with good detail to pick out. Look at how well it works with the new "rifle on the right shoulder" figs   :P

You may want to speed it up by using a grey spray instead of the white. ;)

Or more black in the pre-wash if you want an effect more like the traditional black undercoat. The purpose of the wash is simply to pick out the details so I can see them :)

Though with acrylics not being fully opaque, the pre-wash does give rudimentary shading.

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Done!

Excellent video! Well done to you for making it so enjoyable and interesting

Well done, sir!  =D> =D> :-bd

Excellent video, and some interesting techniques.  :-bd

Cracking job.  8)

Like the "magic" dip.

Can you tell me where do you get the floor varnish and airbrush paint please?

Future floor polish and regular acrylic paint will work as well.

Nice bit of work there and great music.

The floor varnish and what brand to buy has been debated a lot and you'll find some of the info with photos of the various products here http://www.swannysmodels.com/TheCompleteFuture.html
This Google search will give tips on how to use and mix https://www.google.se/search?q=magic%20wash%20clear%20painting%20miniatures

Aye, it sure does. I choose to use airbrush paint since the pigments are even smaller in those. Inks or washes should work just as well as airbrush paint.


Thanks :)

I thank you  ;)

Nicely done Tobbe  8)

I use the pledge Klear from Sainsburys...does a similar job though I think the new stuff is slightly diiffernet from the old

This stuff

http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/groceries/index.jsp?bmUID=1389363084933

For the first wash I use Vallejo black shade wash ..Personal choice but I find it works and gets in all the crevices

Help me please... :'(

I can't find a single one of the products people list...none of them.

The link just goes to the Sainsbury's page Fenton :(

http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/sainsburys-price-comparison/household_cleaning/pledge_multisurface_wax_750ml.html

Or just type pledge into sainsburys search engine

Thanks Fenton ;)

You really use this?  Wax???  Can you paint on top of it?

I dont. I use it a replacement for Army painter..I use Vallejo quick shade black over grey to bring the details up ...I use the Klear stuff on larger 28mm models on 6 and 10mm I use W&N Nut Brown ink

I was down in Sainsburys about an hour ago and looked at the bottle and its the same stuff as I have

I've used AP on 10mm skellies; would pledge do the same?

yeah should do but of course you make the mix to what ever strength you want or different colour..I use the Klear and Army Painter strong tone ink cos I'm a cheapskate

Anyone using Army Painter dip should give this a go: works really well :-bd

Thanks again Steve ;)

I use B&Q's quick drying wood varnish in rosewood, about a fiver a tin and lasts for ages, gives good shading and cover. A good matt varnish across the top is needed though!

I think Nik uses something similar :-\

He might have inspiration, along with Tim of Madaxman fame! Works well, lasts ages, cheap as chips :)

Yep - Wilko's Wood Stain. About £3 for a decent-sized tin...best diluted a bit.  :)

What size were those bases?

HCA-1 20 x 20mm

https://www.freewebs.com/pwsltd/steelbases.htm

A question:

I've used Pledge as a dip / wash at the end of painting, but never as an undercoat.

Does it's glossy finish cause problems with applying acrylics to the figure?

My experience is no when I have used as a wash over white primer.