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Post by timurilank on Jul 9, 2016 8:22:29 GMT
Painting has begun for the next group, an equal number of Carthaginian spear and cavalry. Completing these will add two more armies to the list of Rome's enemies. Six elements of Carthaginian spear are done. The three Carthaginian cavalry lack belting, horse harness and cloth and shields and these too will be done.
last step, the Gallic shields and the whole lot can be varnished, maybe in a day or two.
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Post by timurilank on Jul 20, 2016 15:43:22 GMT
My order for Seleucids arrived and I spent a good deal of time cleaning and basing elephants, scythed chariots, pike and auxilia.
Tomorrow, all 36 elements should be cleaned, based and ready for an undercoat.
Between gluing pieces together and letting dry I am reading B. Bar-Kochva’s The Seleucid Army, Organization & Tactics in the Great Campaigns. Highly recommended.
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Post by ammianus on Jul 20, 2016 18:57:50 GMT
So here they are, War & EMpire Early Germans (15mm); please pardon sub par painting & photography. linklinkNow, on to Spartacus! |
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Post by timurilank on Jul 21, 2016 16:40:23 GMT
The worst part is over, now the undercoating.
Tomorrow the fun will begin.
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Post by Tony Aguilar on Jul 22, 2016 18:47:36 GMT
The worst part is over, now the undercoating.
I find the undercoating to be the worst part. A necessary evil, no doubt.  |
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Post by timurilank on Jul 22, 2016 20:06:06 GMT
The worst part is over, now the undercoating.
I find the undercoating to be the worst part. A necessary evil, no doubt. I use a packing box (30 cm x 40 cm x 35 cm deep) to spray an undercoat. Never a problem with wind or dust. The box lying on its side can take a tray holding 18 elements. Spraying back and forth horizontally I can rotate the tray a quarter turn. In 10 - 15 seconds I am finished. Spraying in the enclosed area catches even the underside of the horses.
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Post by Tony Aguilar on Jul 22, 2016 20:25:44 GMT
Unfortunately, I have never mustered the strength to "spray" my black paint as I am worried about getting too much goop and covering up the detail. I don't own an airbrush, so I have to use cans if I were to spray. Maybe that is why I hate it so - I have to brush it on.  |
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Post by swampster on Jul 23, 2016 7:54:56 GMT
Unfortunately, I have never mustered the strength to "spray" my black paint as I am worried about getting too much goop and covering up the detail. I don't own an airbrush, so I have to use cans if I were to spray. Maybe that is why I hate it so - I have to brush it on. I think if I ever get too much undercoat on it is the rare times when I undercoat with a brush. I've been largely using sprays for a few decades and they are fine. My main problem is where there are bits which I miss in the spraying even when I think I have covered them from every possible angle. |
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Post by Tony Aguilar on Jul 25, 2016 14:57:40 GMT
I cleaned up 15 figures this weekend, mounted them temporarily on pennies, and primed them black with a brush. Does that count?  |
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Post by gregorius on Jul 25, 2016 23:15:18 GMT
Old School Tony.
Cheers,
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Post by Tony Aguilar on Jul 26, 2016 14:19:19 GMT
In so many ways...even more as time goes on.  |
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Post by ammianus on Jul 28, 2016 3:23:43 GMT
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Post by ammianus on Jul 28, 2016 3:25:51 GMT
Please delete...can;t load photo  |
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Post by timurilank on Jul 29, 2016 8:24:00 GMT
Seleucid cataphract, elephants and scythed chariot are nearly finished. Black lining and highlighting is all that remains to do and they will be ready for varnishing. |
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Post by Tony Aguilar on Aug 1, 2016 11:42:47 GMT
It's not much, but here are the first two stands of spear for my Ostrogoths. These are Old Glory 15mm figures.   |
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Parthian, Skythian, Sarmatians