"A guilty request" Topic
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| piglet | 12 Feb 2017 8:09 a.m. PST |
Hi, I feel very guilty asking this but….. Can anyone recommend a painting service for 28mm buildings, South American in style? I normally do this myself but I seem to have just enough to paint figs lets alone anything else, |
| Mako11 | 12 Feb 2017 9:30 a.m. PST |
Spray cans are your friend. Quick, easy, and cheap. Prime, spray base coat, a quick and dirty wash, and you are done. Seal, if desired. Will probably take about the same time as it would for you to wrap and box them up, and take them to the post office to mail off. Certainly far faster than waiting for their return. |
| piglet | 12 Feb 2017 10:12 a.m. PST |
Does that work on mdf buildings? |
| Mako11 | 12 Feb 2017 11:06 a.m. PST |
Haven't done it myself, but suspect it should. Might need to seal the MDF in some way, but then again, perhaps the primer will work for that. |
| zoneofcontrol | 12 Feb 2017 11:09 a.m. PST |
Here is a link to a you tube video put out by GameCraft Minis. It gives lots of info on construction, puttying seams, sealing and painting: YouTube link GameCraft Minis site: gamecraftminiatures.com |
| piglet | 12 Feb 2017 1:36 p.m. PST |
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| CeruLucifus | 12 Feb 2017 10:58 p.m. PST |
Yes I've been spurning MDF buildings but that video makes it clear you really can make them into something nice. |
 Sgt Slag  | 13 Feb 2017 12:20 p.m. PST |
The Dip (Minwax Polyshades Urethane Stain) is great on buildings, if you want them to look dirty, muddy, unkempt. Base coat the colors needed, then apply Royal Walnut (dirty, brown, muddy finish), or Tudor (black wash only, mostly for straight-up shading), or use a combination of both colors. Cheers! |
| Early morning writer | 13 Feb 2017 7:48 p.m. PST |
Hmm, at the cost of an MDF building, and needing all that work to get them to look good, I ask why not just scratch build in the first place (for those with time the OP may not have)? Or stick with resin? The latter is my vastly preferred alternative in most cases. |
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