"WotR´s Scottish troops" Topic

Once the Flash has been removed a set of usefull figs is revealed
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Some of your best work yet, IMHO.

Excellent as always

Dang you! I was hoping this was gonna be a new Perry set!

Wow, very impressive! If you have the time, I'd be interested in learning how you removed the flash – I couldn't find any mold lines on your figures. Redbox should ask for permission to use your photos for their boxes!

And yes, it does seem like the sets they get over at PSR always have less flash than the ones I pick up, particularly on some of the older HaT sets.

Mine are usually ok. I'd say I get one flash per every 6 or 7 I buy.

Love your work on these. but then I like your work as a rule anyway!

Thanks,

John

Thanks :-D
@ Scott. If they send me some free test figs then maybe I´d let them use the pics ;-D
Getting the Flash off takes up more time than actually painting them. To remove it I use bits öf razor blade cut to a Point, easy to do with a pair of old scissors. Proper razor blades are getting hard to find these days so I just pull a throw away razor apart. They are cheap and one razor gives two blades which last for ages. If they are cut to a fine triangular Point you can get in most Corners with them and because they are flexible it allows cutting around curves.
@John. You´ve been lucky. Out of the four sprues I got 2 were nearly buried in Flash, one was pretty bad and the only the figs on the fourth were easily saved. I´ll be able to save the rest but it takes soooo long to remove the flash…toe Curling work :-/

Lovely painting, shame about the castings. Tartan sashes really were not a feature of the 15th Century. You'r Scottish troops should look exactly like your English ones but with spears instead of bills.

Great tip about the razor blades, thanks. That's a new one on me! Flash and mould lines are a huge pain ….

Oh – and lovely work on the figures, by the way!