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Post by macbeth on Nov 2, 2017 3:49:28 GMT
Today I finished off an element of Cv for my Ming Chinese. Sadly the changes at work with our new office may put paid to my long term habit of painting my figures at lunchtime. Our new office has no on site carparking and the carpark in our old building (right next door) has been closed off. It is a good 1.5km walk from the long stay carpark and I don't plan on doing that with a box full of paints and figures. The security desk will not let me drop off the paints then go and park my car, so after one go of schlepping my stuff from the long stay carpark to my office I will have to rethink my whole painting process - probably taking a very short lunch and leaving earlier. One more reason to dislike the new office  Cheers |
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Post by goragrad on Nov 2, 2017 7:07:23 GMT
For preliminary 'sticking' I have been going the super glue/baking soda route. I then beef things up with two part epoxy.
Not always pretty as I tend to do a number of figures at a time, but it works well enough.
As to painting, I have quite a few Mountain/Republican/Classical/Vedic Indians, Normans, Undead, Han/Three Kingdom, Early Armenians, Greeks, and some others to shade/varnish and possibly do some work on the bases.
Along with Sarmations, MIR, Franks, Feudal archers and crossbowa, Sassanids, Greeks, Successors, more Indians (fleshing out the options), and some Huns being painted.
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Post by sheffmark on Nov 2, 2017 9:38:20 GMT
For preliminary 'sticking' I have been going the super glue/baking soda route. I then beef things up with two part epoxy. Not always pretty as I tend to do a number of figures at a time, but it works well enough. As to painting, I have quite a few Mountain/Republican/Classical/Vedic Indians, Normans, Undead, Han/Three Kingdom, Early Armenians, Greeks, and some others to shade/varnish and possibly do some work on the bases. Along with Sarmations, MIR, Franks, Feudal archers and crossbowa, Sassanids, Greeks, Successors, more Indians (fleshing out the options), and some Huns being painted. Wow, how big is your painting surface? |
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Post by felixs on Nov 2, 2017 20:23:58 GMT
Blutack is quite similar to play-doh, right? Just a bit more "tacky" if I understand correctly. I believe that the "poster glue" that some German glue makers sell is more or less the same stuff. Very effective for the job too.
I wish miniature manufacturers would clarify what ammount of assembly their miniatures require. For example, with Essex you really never know.
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Post by goragrad on Nov 2, 2017 22:21:19 GMT
Definitely a consideration there felixs - as is the lack of pins or tabs with some parts to help in the construction. Having to hold parts in alignment while the epoxy sets can be a pain.
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Post by goragrad on Nov 2, 2017 22:30:53 GMT
Sheffmark - just a card table. The miniatures reside in trays between painting sessions. Quite a few trays...
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Post by alexkalinin on Nov 3, 2017 8:26:53 GMT
The Balkanian cavalry 15-16 century. Manufacturer Essex miniatures. For my customer of England. More photo in my page on Facebook: www.facebook.com/artofwargame/ |
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Post by timurilank on Nov 3, 2017 13:28:25 GMT
The Balkanian cavalry 15-16 century. Manufacturer Essex miniatures. For my customer of England. More photo in my page on Facebook: www.facebook.com/artofwargame/Stunning paint work. |
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Post by timurilank on Nov 3, 2017 13:38:11 GMT
Finished fourteen elements of late medieval infantry; 6 x 4Lb, 4 x 7Hd, 2 x Mtd-4Lb, 2 x camp guard. These will be varnished and tomorrow I can do their bases.
Cavalry next. |
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Post by paddy649 on Nov 3, 2017 14:45:47 GMT
Alexkalinin - very nice!
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Post by alexkalinin on Nov 3, 2017 15:50:09 GMT
Many thanks!
Especially nice to hear the praise from the master.
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Post by Haardrada on Nov 3, 2017 16:43:36 GMT
Today I finished off an element of Cv for my Ming Chinese. Sadly the changes at work with our new office may put paid to my long term habit of painting my figures at lunchtime. Our new office has no on site carparking and the carpark in our old building (right next door) has been closed off. It is a good 1.5km walk from the long stay carpark and I don't plan on doing that with a box full of paints and figures. The security desk will not let me drop off the paints then go and park my car, so after one go of schlepping my stuff from the long stay carpark to my office I will have to rethink my whole painting process - probably taking a very short lunch and leaving earlier. One more reason to dislike the new office Cheers I used to get 40 mins per day for lunch at my previous employer and used 20-30 mins per day to get some paint work done.I used the GW cases with cut foam to carry my figures and a mini tool box for paints etc.This worked great until I joined the field crew as taking extra off-shore was a no-no. However, the shore based jobs worked great as some had a 24 hour lay off due to the oil flows being too slow that I had most the day to paint in my hotel room.I completed two full Regiments of 25mm Parliamentary Cavalry on one job. Now I have no chance as a delivery driver!😁 |
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Post by Tony Aguilar on Nov 3, 2017 16:48:49 GMT
Today I finished off an element of Cv for my Ming Chinese. Sadly the changes at work with our new office may put paid to my long term habit of painting my figures at lunchtime. Our new office has no on site carparking and the carpark in our old building (right next door) has been closed off. It is a good 1.5km walk from the long stay carpark and I don't plan on doing that with a box full of paints and figures. The security desk will not let me drop off the paints then go and park my car, so after one go of schlepping my stuff from the long stay carpark to my office I will have to rethink my whole painting process - probably taking a very short lunch and leaving earlier. One more reason to dislike the new office Cheers I used to get 40 mins per day for lunch at my previous employer and used 20-30 mins per day to get some paint work done.I used the GW cases with cut foam to carry my figures and a mini tool box for paints etc.This worked great until I joined the field crew as taking extra off-shore was a no-no. However, the shore based jobs worked great as some had a 24 hour lay off due to the oil flows being too slow that I had most the day to paint in my hotel room.I completed two full Regiments of 25mm Parliamentary Cavalry on one job. Now I have no chance as a delivery driver!😁 Only 40 minutes for lunch? I thought it was us Americans that were overworked. |
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Post by Haardrada on Nov 3, 2017 21:28:11 GMT
I used to get 40 mins per day for lunch at my previous employer and used 20-30 mins per day to get some paint work done.I used the GW cases with cut foam to carry my figures and a mini tool box for paints etc.This worked great until I joined the field crew as taking extra off-shore was a no-no. However, the shore based jobs worked great as some had a 24 hour lay off due to the oil flows being too slow that I had most the day to paint in my hotel room.I completed two full Regiments of 25mm Parliamentary Cavalry on one job. Now I have no chance as a delivery driver!😁 Only 40 minutes for lunch? I thought it was us Americans that were overworked. I was working for GE.😁 |
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Post by goragrad on Nov 3, 2017 21:51:32 GMT
Mill I worked at it was half an hour.
Subsidized lunches at the old boarding house (great food) were a buck, but by the time you loaded up and drove there and then got back to where you had been working it wasn't worth wolfing the meal down...
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