Skin highlights and touch ups done

Will hopefully get to wash them this evening, although I suspect my presence may be required at some socialising

Prep'ed the bases, will start painting them once dry

Two sides off the bases painted

Waiting for it to cool down enough to wash the figures, 27 degrees at 7:30pm 
I've just seen some of the affects of Frank on the news and hope all on here are OK
and Sandinista hasn't got too damp with the rain up north

Washed the Germans last night and painted the figure bases this morning 

Will crack on with the bases

What soap did you use?

Quote from: mad lemmey on 02 January 2016, 12:03:27 AM
What soap did you use?

Tamyia X-19 Smoke, now they really are the filthy hun

Bases painted, will glue magnetic vinyl on tonight and label tomorrow 

Sorted out next batch, an Australian Light Horse Brigade
With the recent arrivals this now includes a mounted Brigade HQ, if the head swap goes well

Waiting patiently for postal deliveries to resume on 5 January 
The trenches will preempt the Australians as soon as they arrive

I didn't get the magnetic vinyl glued on last night, was 'dragged' along to a BBQ instead

Done this morning before breakfast so will be dry this afternoon ready for labelling

Cleaned up and washed the Light Horse Brigade, 80 mounted figures
These are now waiting for the Germans to get off the painting rods so they can be undercoated when the weather improves, forecast still says Tuesday

I need to get some new super glue for the head swap

Labels done on the German bases, but some idiot 
- didn't make a label for the HQ of 701 MG Company
- was 4 short with the number of bases needed

I had two, deliberate, spares from the last batch of bases I did but that only half solves one of the problems
I will have to print the missing label next week when I have access to a colour laser printer again

About to sort all but half of 701 MG Company onto the bases and make room on the painting rods for the Light Horse

It is persisting down so I have not made it out to get the super glue either Who me putting off the head swap

Quote from: paulr on 03 January 2016, 02:46:21 AM
Who me putting off the head swap

That IS a fiddly job, and not one I'm keen on either, Paul.
(Personally, I'd almost find it easier to chop one head off, put a 'pin' in the neck/torso and sculpt a new head....That's how much I like head swaps.)

Think I've told this story before.....

I had to get Mrs Techno to switch the Dremmel off, on one occasion , as I was drilling into a head.
(Holding the head firmly (I thought) in one hand.....The Dremmel in the other....And I lost the grip on the head, which then proceeded to spin at an alarming rate between my thumb and forefinger....So I couldn't let the b*gger go, as it would have flown off, into the distance.  .....)

Nice little friction burn !

Cheers - Phil (It's persisting down here, too.....Makes a change !)

Quote from: Techno on 03 January 2016, 07:53:20 AM
That IS a fiddly job, and not one I'm keen on either, Paul.

Well that has boosted my confidence, NOT

I don't have the skill or materials to sculpt a new head. By the sound of it is fortunate that I don't have a Dremmel either

It's perfectly 'doable', Paul.

It's just that I'm usually doing things in something of a rush.
A pin vise and bit will work 'OK'......(Just be prepared to take your time) if you want to fix the head in place with a small pin.

I had the problem with the Dremmel, as I was being impatient.....and trying to drill into the head in one quick action, rather than using very short bursts of pressure, to gradually make the hole.
The bit 'clogged' slightly and simply 'grabbed' the head.

Cheers - Phil

(PS....It's persisting down even more here now !

I just cut off the heads with a sharp knife and glue them back in place with a drop of CA-glue; no drilling, inserting rods or whatever.
Untill now they've always held perfectly. Had done some on my 1918 Germans and a friend of mine tipped the box they were all in; no problem at all; they all held.

Cheers,
Rob

I didn't drill or use rods and am now relying on super glue.

Before



After



It turned out that the only real challenge was the long neck attached to the Australian officer's head
I ended up having to file it down a little after cutting the head off, and ended up filing my thumb nail in the process

There is currently a break in the rain so I even managed to get all the Light Horse undercoated

Based the Germans
Less half of 701 MG Company

I bet they look excellent once painted Paul!
Do they feel 'sturdy' enough to you?

Cheers,
Rob