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The back left one looks pretty owlish

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Good effort on those

Far too generous!

QuoteYou're a braver man that I!

My shields have geometric designs (hence a lot of Spartan Lambda's) or I use decals.

I faffed around a bit with decals on 28mm when I first started out and found them a pain, so resolved to challenge myself to paint my shields and flags etc where possible. It looks a lot less clean than decals, but then my painting isn't exactly professional standard so 🤷‍♂️

In theory over time it'll improve my ability to do detailed work. In theory...

If I'd done blue on white I could have used fineliners for an easier time, but I don't make things easy for myself.

Using Decals on my refurbishing lammig hoplies, yes its a pain.

Pah! It is a trial of endurance! It is character building.

I put decals on 78 Japanese and 60 US 1:600 aircraft and ... yeah it broke me. The Japanese weren't too bad, but getting the US stars pointing the same way! 

Try hand painting Italian fascies on Tumbling Dice WW2!!!

If you are using decals for shields/roundels etc do you use decal surface preparation liquid before and decal sealer after applying the decal to hold it in place or just varnish over it?

Sorry for any thread diversion MMcV... 

Quote from: pierre the shy on 01 May 2023, 02:47:18 AMIf you are using decals for shields/roundels etc do you use decal surface preparation liquid before and decal sealer after applying the decal to hold it in place or just varnish over it?

I usually brush matt varnish over it, but have been known to use a thinned PVA glue over the top. Never used surface preparation liquid. 

Quote from: Lord Speedy of Leighton on 30 April 2023, 08:19:23 PMTry hand painting Italian fascies on Tumbling Dice WW2!!!

No thanks. I used decals (78 aircraft.)

Blog post with a roundup of the year so far https://mmcvhistory.home.blog/2023/05/06/progress-update-jan-to-april-2023/ though most of it done in the past month.

I also got a game in today for the first time in over a year, it should get posted once I get it written up.

Interesting read. Wide range of projects, though nothing with an engine.

QuoteWide range of projects, though nothing with an engine.

Indeed, my interests haven't ventured too far into anything so modern, though do have a few on the horizon that might involve an engine or two, though I've just never really been drawn to vehicular combat. Yet.

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Some recent additions to the classical Greeks





And with that I bid you a good knight...


...or thirty

    

Nice

Thanks

Trojan War again, the Messenians, led by Nestor's sons:



Old Nestor will likely appear later as a hero/command figure

Basing to come later too.

Then a bit of a refresh job, these medieval crossbowmen have been repainted and some fresh basing: