"Big Bases, Flawed Painting" Topic
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robert piepenbrink  | 08 Jul 2017 4:35 a.m. PST |
Confession time, gentlemen. You're putting your new castings on their permanent multiple-casting bases. As you do so, you see that despite all your previous checks, you mispainted that or not painted this. Do you
a. Stop the whole process, even with the glue drying, find the necessary paint or paints and make the correction?
b. Place the casting where the fault is easiest to reach and fix later--but so more conspicuous now?
c. Bury him deep in the formation and hope no one notices?
d. Have I missed anything? |
| 45thdiv | 08 Jul 2017 4:44 a.m. PST |
For me, I don't notice until maybe a few months after basing. I then try to fix if it is easy to reach. |
| Texas Jack | 08 Jul 2017 5:06 a.m. PST |
Unless it is something totally noticeable, I would choose C. Otherwise, A. |
| Winston Smith | 08 Jul 2017 5:20 a.m. PST |
Stick the bad ones in the middle. Use lots of flock. |
 Extra Crispy  | 08 Jul 2017 6:18 a.m. PST |
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| FusilierDan | 08 Jul 2017 7:23 a.m. PST |
C for me. When I get to the basing stage I just stop looking. |
| Cyrus the Great | 08 Jul 2017 7:42 a.m. PST |
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| IronDuke596 | 08 Jul 2017 8:57 a.m. PST |
D and B; my 28mm figures are individually based. |
| The Beast Rampant | 08 Jul 2017 12:45 p.m. PST |
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 Wolfshanza | 08 Jul 2017 10:38 p.m. PST |
I base everything individually on 3/4 inch X 3/4 inch steel bases, anymore. (28mm) Never rebase !  |
| Poniatowski | 29 Mar 2018 5:20 a.m. PST |
A.. I am OCD.. if I notice it.. it must be fixed. Since most of my own painting is single based figures, it usually isn't a problem…. I use a painting service for anything 15mm and smaller and I have never had a problem with the figures I have gotten, so I am a tad biased.. I fix my mistakes when I see them and have not yet noticed anything on the smaller ones… my only pet peeve is pom-poms on Napoleonics and differing units and troop types… I base them as specific units, not as generic.. so when necessary I go back and make sure the pom-poms and other details you can pick out in 15mm are correct… They look stunning on the table top…. and make it easier to keep units together…. |
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