Paul’s AWI project

Started by paulr, 19 November 2013, 06:40:09 AM

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paulr

"Hopefully will make enough progress to warrant some photos."

Well I made good progress, but not quite enough for photos:

Painted
44 Infantry
12 Cavalry
5 Officers

61 Total

Based
0

Will take some photos once based, which is this week's goal. Going to try a filler, PVA, paint mix to texture bases.

I am still amazed at how well sculpted these figures are. The detail is wonderful and seems to almost jump onto the brush. Several times I was pondering how I was going to paint a belt or similar detail and it was always easier to paint than it looked.

Regards,
Paul
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paulr

Quote from: paulr on 02 December 2013, 08:42:51 PM

Painted
44 Infantry
12 Cavalry
5 Officers

61 Total

Based
0

Will take some photos once based, which is this week's goal. Going to try a filler, PVA, paint mix to texture bases.

Based
12 Cavalry
5 Officers

Very pleased with filler, pva, paint mix. Has worked very well for mounted figures and gives the rougher ground look I'm after for AWI. I'm going to try it with some infantry tonight. Hopefully none of the figures, with their smaller bases, will fall over into the 'mixture'.

Regards,
Paul
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petercooman

Fall over? You do the little bases before you Base them?

If so try some painting sticks, easier to handle them! Leon has them in minibits!

paulr

Quote from: petercooman on 05 December 2013, 06:46:13 AM
Fall over? You do the little bases before you Base them?

If so try some painting sticks, easier to handle them! Leon has them in minibits!

I use paint sticks, not Leon's  :-[ I meant they might fall over after I put them on the base in the filler, pva, paint mix. And sure enough two did   >:( Fortunately a quick rinse under the tap appears to have rescued them. Put back in and used a large pile of flock to make sure they stayed upright.

I used a litle more filler in the next batch so the mixture was a bit thicker and none fell over this time  :)

Based
44 Infantry
12 Cavalry
5 Officers

61 Total

Final dry brush of shrubbery and varnish then photos this weekend.

Next 24 cavalry & 24 infantry ready to undercoat.

Regards
Paul
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petercooman

Ah i see.

I glue them on before i do the basing stuff, much easier ;)

paulr

Quote from: petercooman on 05 December 2013, 10:04:56 PM
I glue them on before i do the basing stuff, much easier ;)

That is how I normally do it for 6mm but decided to give this approach a try for my first 10mm figures after reading about it on this forum.

Now I have the consistency right it makes things very quick and easy. Put pva on top of all figure bases, apply mixture to stand, stick figures into mixture and dip in flock. Done  :)

Getting texturing mixture in between the larger figures or pva between figures to flock seems to be more of a challange for 10mm cf 6mm

YMMV

Regards
Paul
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paulr

Was hoping to varnish and photograph my first 'batch' but has been blowing a gale all weekend  :( Will try and get them done one evening in the week.

Managed to get second batch undercoated during brief lull on Friday evening. :)  Painting well underway on British Legion Dragoons and Campbell's Virginia Riflemen.

Regards,
Paul
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Well perhaps we should institute extreme painting?  Let's see some of you painting whilst driving the Nurnburg Ring, or freefalling, or hanging off a mountain, or in the January sales.

That would even the playing field, 'cos I'm quite confident that MY painting would be affected that much!
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paulr

09 December 2013, 08:20:43 AM #23 Last Edit: 09 December 2013, 08:29:04 AM by paulr
A suitable lull in the wind this evening so ......

Hessian Jagers & Brigadier General Webster
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paulr

But wait there's more ....

23rd Foot
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Brigadier General Lee and his Horse
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A closer look at Lee's Horse. I'm going to have to use a smaller aperture to get more depth of field next time.
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Techno

Very nice, that man !!
Cheers - Phil.

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