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Post by rhaksha on Nov 13, 2019 11:42:51 GMT
I glue the entire army onto lollipop sticks with each stick getting a single base (even if that's just two Ps) then prime the lot.
After that each base gets my full attention until it is painted based and varnished.
This keeps the whole process fresh for me and I see my progress by the complete bases forming up on my painting table.
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Post by Vic on Nov 13, 2019 12:54:19 GMT
Coming back to painting minis after years, I've settled more or less for this process:
I blutack individual minis to flat pop sticks for priming, usually 4-5 to a stick. Everything gets grey priming, so order or mixing doesn't matter; I just prime one army at a time on as many sticks as necessary. In parallel, I prepare the bases for the whole army in one go, first by gluing fine medium to the base with PVA and then spray-painting a base colour onto them.
From then on I handle each mini individually. I sort them by elements, paying attention to the poses, etc, for the whole army, and arrange each element group in my work desk.
Since I'm currently painting armies without much differentiation (i.e. no drastically distinct troop types in the army), I can combine elements more or less at will. I take two or three elements and paint them in a small batch, doing each step on all of them before moving on. I try to make it so that I can completely finish them in an evening.
Then I base these two-three elements in one sitting, using grass and scatter mixes that I'll apply to the whole army to get consistent basing.
Once I start doing more multinational or more varied armies I'll probably start doing batches per type, if these are just a few elements.
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Post by j on Nov 20, 2019 12:59:13 GMT
I just in read Spitzicle's post "A batch should be finished before the next batch is begun" & agree wholeheartedly.
Unfortunately, I have just reorganised the mess that is my painting shelves (that's the "waiting to be resumed stuff, not what's actually on my painting table) & managed to get it down to 10 x A4 trays of "I'll just put this aside for a mo while I look at the newest obsession - be back soon" of lollipopped batches, each a different period, rule set & scale, all in different stages of completion. Oh well...
It has put the kibosh on my thoughts about getting into 10mm DBA for Sumer & Akkad & I solemly promise to paint all of those figures up before I buy any more. Honest, guv.
Regards,
j
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Post by macbeth on Nov 24, 2019 22:41:23 GMT
I batch paint but mix things up by working on 3 armies at a time
I set aside three armies then make up 1 strip of foot and one strip of mounted for each - gluing the figures to strips of cardboard.
These are all kept in a set of plastic drawers with 3 levels * Six (1xfoot/1xmounted for 3 armies) strips underway * Six strips undercoated to be brought up as their predecessor is finished * Six strips glued, ready for undercoating as their predecessor is moved up
About once a week I top up the ready for undercoating set.
At the moment there are only 2 armies underway (Italian Lombard and Musilim Sicily) with the space reserved for army No. 3 being used to bring existing armies up to Purple Code.
Cheers
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Post by bob on Nov 25, 2019 0:31:08 GMT
I prefer to buy painted figures or hire someone to paint them I did paint figures for 45 years of my 55 in the hobby. For the first 5 or so, I did individual figures, but in groups. Pick up one, paint pants, pick up another do same. When the group had all pants, would start over with some other part. Maybe flesh first. Then I glued 4 figures to a popsicle stick and did about the same process.
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Post by greedo on Nov 25, 2019 15:42:16 GMT
I paint by the base, and I have popsicle sticks that mount 8 15mm figs each, which works perfectly for DBA elements or fow teams. I agree that painting 24 figs is a pain but it’s nice to have an element done and stuck down as soon as you finish them. Not painting by platoon or troop type all at once means you have to write down which paints you’re using though.
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Post by goragrad on Nov 26, 2019 4:07:44 GMT
As I noted towards the beginning, batch is the mode.
Matter of fact, last night I did flesh - hands, faces, some chests, etc. om a four Essex Norman LH (old model) for Communal Italians, three OG15 Goth archers, a Minifig Celtic javelinman, three OG15 Gallic cavalry, a couple of TTG Sarmation lancers, a mixed half a dozen Donnington Gauls and Britons, etc. for a total of 38 figures.
Again as previously noted, when doing only a couple of figures at a time generally more paint gets washed from the brush than went on the figures. Therefore, doing a single color on number of figures seems more efficient.
As I wanted to finish an element, I did also paint the saddle and harness of one horse - smaller brush with less wastage.
And one troll - lots of exposed flesh so not too bad ratio of figure to brush rag.
I will as I try to do enough figures for a BBDBA army that normally I have a more uniform 'batch.'
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Post by dolphinless on Apr 26, 2022 9:03:52 GMT
I've just got into DBA using 3d printed 15mm. I got some scrap 2x2", drilled 8 6mm holes in each. I cut away the models' print supports, then superglue the figures (with their printed bases) onto substantial nails which can drop into the holes in the wood. I can then spray prime in a batch of 8, but handle them individually using the nail as a handle. I'll clip them off the base prior to mounting on MDF bases. I also do naval wargaming at 1/6000, with several models mounted on popsicle sticks with blue tack until all painting completed. I tried this method for 15mm 'people' but it didn't have the easy of painting in all directions required, so switched to the individually mounted nail method. I'm working on Gauls, batches of 24 at a time.
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Post by gregorius on Apr 26, 2022 23:13:53 GMT
I've just got into DBA using 3d printed 15mm. I got some scrap 2x2", drilled 8 6mm holes in each. I cut away the models' print supports, then superglue the figures (with their printed bases) onto substantial nails which can drop into the holes in the wood. I can then spray prime in a batch of 8, but handle them individually using the nail as a handle. I'll clip them off the base prior to mounting on MDF bases. I also do naval wargaming at 1/6000, with several models mounted on popsicle sticks with blue tack until all painting completed. I tried this method for 15mm 'people' but it didn't have the easy of painting in all directions required, so switched to the individually mounted nail method. I'm working on Gauls, batches of 24 at a time. Welcome to DBA and to the Forum. Like you, I too attach figures to nails, using PVA, for ease of painting. By far the method that woks best for me. Cheers,
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Post by macsenwledig on Jul 31, 2022 19:43:35 GMT
batch for me but I paint 10mm only currently so it really is the best option
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