When do they come alive ?

[ronan]

Hello

As It's difficult for me to play these days, and my mojo for painting is low, I was asking myself : When do you feel your minis coming to life ?

I feel it when I paint the hands ( after some other things of course, but sometimes before they're really finished )
For example, my WW2 russians, naval infantry, needed an officer. I turned a SCW to WW2 :


What about you ?  When bases are ready ? something else ?

[Fenton]

I think its when I give them the final wash it all sort of comes together

[fsn]

I tend to do flesh tones last - and that's when the come to life.

[Ithoriel]

When do they come alive? ... at midnight .... when nobody's looking!!

[Leman]

It's hands with me as well. No point painting them until the weapon is done, and no point doing that until the uniform/clothing is finished. The final was adds to this, but for me they have already come alive by then.

[bigjackmac]

When they hit the table 

V/R,
Jack

[Bodvoc]

When I finish painting and then basing them.

[ronan]

Interesting...


( By the way, a friend of mine saw this thread, and told me they were not wearing a red star on their headgears. But I do find some sources on the internet where there is a red star for naval infantry       Does someone know more about the officers of the naval infantry ? )

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Black for boots and hats usually.

[Ithoriel]

"Black Death" - Soviet Naval Infantry

Nice little article from the FoW guys here:

http://www.flamesofwar.com/hobby.aspx?art_id=1197

Basically, as time went on, naval troops wore army uniforms with naval touches. I've seen pictures of naval officers early on with naval cap badges but not with soviet stars.

[Subedai]

Yep, the flesh does it for me as well.

[petercooman]

I tend to do flesh tones last - and that's when the come to life.

This for me too!

[Wulf]

When they're not where  I left them the day before...

[Techno]

When they move from where I put the little sods, just a few seconds ago. 
Cheers - Phil

[ronan]

(...)I've seen pictures of naval officers early on with naval cap badges but not with soviet stars.

I may have to paint in black this little hat...
Thank you.

When they move from where I put the little sods, just a few seconds ago. 

When they're not where  I left them the day before...

When do they come alive? ... at midnight .... when nobody's looking!!

So you got a cat too  ?! 
( Or is it our brain ...  )