"Flashing removal" Topic

Wondering ( working 15mm here but applying to any other scale) if on horses while I cut away 1 leg of a raised horses leg do any of you cut away 2? I suppos0e it will still support a figure being handled especially if its opposite legs but on same left or right not sure how stable.

While it might look right, I think you will run into problems when handling them in games. I tend not to do it at all… except for the most highly raised front hooves.
Regards,
Jim

Unless the horse is rearing, I tend to leave the support piece and try painting/grasses to blend it in. If you are strictly making a display piece it is not as important.

I recommend against it. Cutting away the leg support is the worst single thing one can do to a wargaming miniature when prepping it for painting. It ultimately results in a need to drill a hole through the base into the horse's belly and glue a metal pin to strengthen the horse. I have some old castings that now need pining between the front and hind legs, due to a combination of weak alloys and the painter undercutting both front legs. The rear legs have weakened to the point that they cannot hold up the horse.

Rick

Definitely a bad idea. i always paint and flock the supporting metal.

As above – leave them in place and disguise the supports when you base them. If I buy secondhand figures which have had the supports cut away I add brass rod to replace the missing metal to add some strength.