Friday, October 9, 2020

The Grass is Greener

For the first painting endeavor at my new location, I finished up the solid green bases for my khaki British unit:

Men of the 2nd Popsicornia

In the next few days I hope to slop on the Mod Podge and then the acrylic gloss and call them done. 

16 comments:

  1. Hope the new location works well for you and the figures look great.

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  2. Inspiring 'housewarming' figures! As the Tradgardmastre said, best wishes for your new location / home!

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  3. Very nice looking troops. Are you tempted to go with a shinny look?

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    1. Thank you, Peter!
      These will most definitely be made shiny. In addition to liking that aesthetic, it seems to help to protect the figures in my clumsier moments.

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    1. Absolutely! I intend to touch up, seal, and gloss my WWII figures the same way. I know it's the less popular approach for WWII but I just think it looks better - and again, protects the figures from my clumsiness.

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    2. Who wants to be popular? Although I may draw the line at my 28mm toys just in case I decide to sell them. I have matching 8th army and Afrika Korps armies plus a Late War German one, all for Bolt Action.

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    3. Agreed - I have some 28mm French I was painting up for Bolt Action (currently a stalled project), that I would hesitate to make glossy.

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  5. Smart looking chaps! Is the hodgepodge in hope of discouraging paint loss?

    Here's to the new place!

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    1. Thanks, Ross! In my limited "testing" (i.e. dropping figures accidentally), it seems to prevent chipping. It also appears to prevent the dreaded flaking.

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  6. They look excellent now; a bit of grass and gloss with set them off a treat.
    Regards, James

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