| essayons7 | 05 Oct 2007 10:37 a.m. PST |
I am considering some toy soldier purchases (Irregular, to be precise), and was wondering if there are any sites out there with pointers on painting, and especially coating, toy soldiers. I know, it should be a no-brainer; just paint them up and gloss coat them, right? But like many things in life, there are often gems of knowledge that can steer you in the right direction right out of the gate. I look forward to your input!
GregS |
| GoodBye | 05 Oct 2007 10:42 a.m. PST |
I don't have any specific online resources; however, the method I used was: 1-Clean and mount the figure on a 1" fender washer and cover washer with spackling compound in an even coat with sculpting spatula.
2-Prime in white, the colors will be more vibrant.
3-Paint one or two coats to get a good solid color with regular enamals.
4-Gloss Coat with a high gloss spray, two or three light coatings, allow to dry between sprays. I can punch out about 40 or so on a weekend day. The simpler the paint job the better, lines for eyes no shading, I don't use flock or static grass I paint the base a bright toy soldier green. |
| Aladdin | 05 Oct 2007 10:45 a.m. PST |
I painted some for a shop once- it was the strangest experience ever to have someone keep coming back to me and insisting I put LESS details on the figures. |
| essayons7 | 05 Oct 2007 10:51 a.m. PST |
I use acrylics. Is there any reason I SHOULDN'T? GregS |
| GoodBye | 05 Oct 2007 11:00 a.m. PST |
I'm sorry I said enamels, I meant acrylics. |
| Grizwald | 05 Oct 2007 11:13 a.m. PST |
Of course, to get that really authentic "toy soldier" look, you should paint with with gloss enamels in garishly bright colours! |
| essayons7 | 05 Oct 2007 12:09 p.m. PST |
Ah, that's good! I've got so many acrylics around that the thought of having to buy a new set of paints makes me tremble! |
| GoodBye | 05 Oct 2007 1:29 p.m. PST |
In fact you can brush Future Floor Wax ontop of the acrylics and you get a good gloss. |
| Scurvy | 05 Oct 2007 6:37 p.m. PST |
Jo sonjas matte varnish applied straight out of the tube thingie gives a great toy soldier gloss. For matte you have to mix it 50/50 with water |
| AGregory | 23 Apr 2008 10:52 a.m. PST |
I have painted in gloss enamels without a finish coat (the "true" traditional style of painting toy soldiers, since that's what Britains did) but I find you can get a similar high-gloss sheen using a very solid, smooth paintjob with acrylics and then putting 3 or 4 coats of an *enamel* clear gloss coat on top. Normal gloss coat doesn't provide the right depth. I buy my enamel gloss at the hardware store – let the figures dry for a few days after the last coat, or they don't get really hard. |
