BW10 British maxim gun cart with horses and crew - Pictures of?

[nikharwood]

Very tasty! Makes me tempted to get some for,  errr, yeah...

I'm with TP here 

[Ace of Spades]

Then buy some Maxim carts folks! What (or who?) is holding you back?

On the varnish; Dour Puritan: 
                       Toxicpixie: if you could photograph the details about the contents on the can I might be able to compare it to some of the stuff they sell over here!

Cheers,
Rob

[Techno]

Oops.....Haven't said how much I liked Rob's work on the previous page !
Better (a bit) late than never.
Cheers - Phil

[toxicpixie]

Rob - I have no money for fripperies and no use or period for them anyway

Apart from that, nothing is holding me back

Popped a 360 set of photo's below - the B&Q goes on quite dark brown ish, so it shades and tones, like the Army Painter Strong Tone only a bit stronger. It's gloss, so needs a really good dull coat of varnish after unless you want the "shiny toy solider" look - which I admit is good on some figures!

[toxicpixie]

And a couple of the other sides...

[Ace of Spades]

Thanks Toxicpixie!
I think I have a pretty good of what to look for now. As soon as I've tested some I'll share the results!

Cheers,
Rob

[toxicpixie]

It's pretty dark, so shades nicely, but not so dark it kills the figures. I must stress I don't "dip" but instead paint it on as needed so I can control the flow better! It is very gloss, so again I stress the matt varnish afterwards

[pierre the shy]

Very nice - thanks for taking the time to post your pics Rob, I really appreciate it.

Cheers

[Ace of Spades]

You're most welcome Pierre; hope they were of any use to you.
@ Toxicpixie; don't worry; I always paint on my Quickshade as well and it's glossy too so I'm used to matt varnishing afterwards

Cheers,
Rob

[toxicpixie]

You'll be well skilled for it then

It's not darker, but it is browner, if that helps visualise the look! I'm sure a bit of experimentation with similar products will yield different results but I rather liked it so stuck with it!

[Subedai]

Agrax is an acrylic brown wash. Sometimes I mix it with acrylic varnish to kill two birds with one stone. Never seen Magic Wash advertised.

Sorry, I have only ever heard it called Magic Wash but it's not a commercial item per se. Basically it's a mix of acrylic liquid floor polish, ink and water which you mix to your own requirements. I bought a bottle of the stuff from our local Robert Dyas and it cost me the princely sum of £4.95 for 1/2 a litre. The made up, standard-sized jam jar full will last me for years and it doesn't dry out. Can't recommend it enough for both price and coverage.

This bloke explains it much better and you can see how it comes out with examples of his work on the site as well.

http://www.fat-wally.com/PaintingService.html

[Subedai]

Forgot to mention that it also dries as flat as a witches...

[Leman]

Thanks for that link Subedai. His painting does look amazing after that magic wash.

[toxicpixie]

Yeah, I used the coloured varnish as I wasn't confidant in my ability to mix what people were referring to as Magic Wash

[Fenton]

Yeah, I used the coloured varnish as I wasn't confidant in my ability to mix what people were referring to as Magic Wash

I have read online that Antique pine is the closest to AP Strong Tone, I have tried it  ( the B&Q one ) and it seems a little too light in colour, maybe the Ronseal one is slightly darker

I do have some magic wash wsh stuff and do struggle with it, always either is way too dark or doesnt seem to work at all. I know some people just use the Klear as a flat coat then once dry use an ink wash over it to get into the crevices, my next experiment will be a bottle of AP strong tone ink and a tin of clear varnish to see if that works

Army painter are bringing out a  more transparent AP strong tone ink which might be interesting to use