"6mm Skirmishers on Strips" Topic

Writing in Battlegames magazine, Bob Barnetson writes that although 6mm skirmish troops come on strips and are meant to be cut apart, he leaves them on the strips when he paints them.

What do you do?

* paint on the strips, cut apart later
* paint on the strips, leave on the strips
* cut apart, then paint them
* cut apart, base, then paint them
* I don't do 6mm figures

My plan is to leave my Adlers on the strips then cut later.

Paint on strips then cut apart. Individual figures are too hard to handle

* cut apart, base, then paint them

* paint on the strips, cut apart later

Bob Barnetson writes that although 6mm skirmish troops

All of them eh?
The ones I use don't.

Shame on him.

:)

Paint then cut.

Irregular come on a base so it isn't necessary to cut them, just file a mm or two off the base.

I have done some Baccus stuff recently. Painted on the strip, snipped later – unless some obvious reason why otherwise would be preferable …

Snip first.

Paint on the strip, then snip and base.

Steve

Cut, base, paint.

I've some Baccus 6mm Naps and AWI, and I snipped, cut and filed the bases, and have glued them for painting.

Otherwise I could see it being a mess – possible damaging the figure and paint, and the odd size base cutting from the strip creates.

I haven't got round to painting my skirmishers yet, but would probably paint as a strip then cut and base. Mind you, it would depend on the orientation of the figures – if they are in "line ahead", it might be easier for painting to cut the strip before painting.

Paint first, then cut (usually).

Doug