"54mm Skirmish: Night Action at Yorktown" Topic
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 Sgt Slag  | 20 Jan 2017 9:31 a.m. PST |
Looks fun! For painting, I use acrylic craft paint, only on the parts that differ from the color of the plastic… Speeds painting greatly. Then I apply Minwax Polyshades Urethane Stain, using Royal Walnut color (dark brown) if I want them to appear dirty, or Tudor color (black), which is like a black wash. The Minwax shades, seals, and protects the paint, all in one step. I've gamed with painted plastic Army Men(TM) figures for years, without chipping. I also glue them to 2"-square bases, using Hot Glue. I then paint PVA Glue on the base, and swirl it in a mixture of 2-3 colored sands, mixed with Model RR ballast -- chunks of rocks, basically. Fast, easy, and it looks great. Looking forward to your future posts! Cheers! |
| lucky1oldman | 20 Jan 2017 10:31 a.m. PST |
Any photos Sgt Slag?
(I love to be inspired) |
| 79thPA | 20 Jan 2017 11:00 a.m. PST |
Sgt. Slag, I have been thinking about doing that exact same thing in order to get a large (no pun intended) 54mm project off the ground. I, too, would love to see some photos if you have any available. |
| 79thPA | 20 Jan 2017 11:01 a.m. PST |
Queen C, Yep, getting the toys on the table is the important thing. |
| Sgt Slag | 20 Jan 2017 3:04 p.m. PST |
Here are several photo's for your inspiration -- sorry, don't have any Army Men(TM) currently online, but plenty of fantasy creatures, with the same techniques applied. Note that I paint very basic, and fast, in large quantities. Not the prettiest, but GEtGW (Good Enough to Game With), at arm's length. Cheers! goo.gl/photos/6yX9dJXipobVMDNA7 54mm Skeletons goo.gl/photos/ksxb25j1sbRq8BKx8 Comparison of three plastic figures: 28mm Skeleton, 54mm Skeleton, 54mm Cave Man goo.gl/photos/gRb4jWbEiATyCL4f7 Group shot of 54mm Cave Men figures goo.gl/photos/cop4mP94UB3TL6f39 Another batch of 54mm Skeletons, painted
Same 54mm Skeletons, bare, no paint, no Dip applied
Humorous, photo of same 54mm Skeletons, in action… link Hobgoblins, in Bronze Plate Mail (bronze colored plastic, just painted the non-bronze bits, then applied The Dip) |
| 79thPA | 20 Jan 2017 8:12 p.m. PST |
I really like what you have done with the cave men, and I have a ton of skeletons and cave men to paint myself. What size bases do you use? |
| Part time gamer | 08 Apr 2017 9:25 p.m. PST |
Love the skeletons in the 'dungeon' w the dragon.
Really well done |
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looks at the new U.S.S. Constitution for Black Seas.
