"Your thoughts on my basing? 3mm O8 WWII Germans" Topic
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| Macunaima | 25 Mar 2013 7:17 a.m. PST |
I've decided to go with 20x10mm bases, minimal flocking and a colored label at the bottom, explaining what the unit is. The Russians look good already. What I need to do now is choose a color scheme for the Germans' labels. I'm looking for a mix of legibility and attractiveness. Please tell me which scheme you think is the best. Top panzer is #1 and bootm panzer is #5. (Note that #5 panzer still needs to be flocked.)
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| Angel Barracks | 25 Mar 2013 7:30 a.m. PST |
Either 1 as the grey just smells German to me, or 5 as it seems less obvious. |
Frederick  | 25 Mar 2013 7:50 a.m. PST |
No 1 for sure – easy to read, blends in well and – I agree with our friend at Angel Barracks – just cries out "German" |
| laager50 | 25 Mar 2013 7:57 a.m. PST |
Quite like No 4 blends in nicely with the base so that you only see the writing. |
| jdeleonardis | 25 Mar 2013 7:59 a.m. PST |
Great job with the flocking – looks like perfect scale to me. I personally like #2 because it seems easier to read. Hard to argue with the chaps above saying #1 cries out German… |
| Sloppypainter | 25 Mar 2013 8:03 a.m. PST |
#2 for ease of reading since these are such small models and they will be hard enough to read from 3 feet away. Can you print the lettering in white? |
| Macunaima | 25 Mar 2013 8:56 a.m. PST |
I can't print the lettering in white, unfortunately. |
| steamingdave47 | 25 Mar 2013 9:42 a.m. PST |
I'd go for 5, the colour blends well with your flocking choice, but writing is still very legible. |
| skinkmasterreturns | 25 Mar 2013 2:03 p.m. PST |
No 2 or 5,for legibility.I recently made order dice for Bolt Action from wooded blanks.I painted the Axis very light grey,Allied very light green,and used a fine ink pen to do the lettering.Tried them out last night,and while you could read the lettering easily,the colors are so light they got a little "washed out" under overhead lights,it was a little difficult as to who's color came up when first pulled from the cup. |
| Macunaima | 28 Mar 2013 7:59 a.m. PST |
Thanks, guys! I've ultimately gone with #1, with a few modifications. People seem to like its color here and on my blog, but complain that it's too dark. Most of the comentary above remark on #2 and #5's visibility. So what I've done is make #1 a few shades lighter. I wish I had spaced out the lables better, as some folks suggested. That will be addressed on my next label print. I went with the contrasting color instead of a blending color because I think that my Russians look right spiffy on the table. It also makes the stand "pop" more at three feet distance. So the gray-blueish labels should do this for the Germans. I'll be posting final results pictures some time in the next few days |
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