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| Product # | 1601 |
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| Suggested Retail Price | €35.28 EUR |
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| 23 August 2004 | page first published |
Rating: 
Editor in Chief Bill 
discovers a better way to fill in hollow plastic bases.
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Preparation of the miniatures is easy - only a casting tab has to be removed from the roof section of the Human capital.
After fitting the roofs on the buildings, they get a spray of black primer.
Because the minis are so similar, it is important to use different color-schemes to make them more distinctive looking.
For the Human capital, I chose a beige color for the main building, inspired on the example in the rulebook. To create some more interest, I decided to paint the walls in grey.
For the Orc capital, I wanted a more "primitive" look so I chose a dark red-brown for the walls and the building, with a dirty-yellow for the thatched roof.
The models are easy to paint. The only bits which are difficult to reach are the bottoms of the buildings, especially on the corners where they are very close to the walls.
On both minis, I started with the area between the walls and the building (since it is the most difficult to reach). I couldn't decide whether it was open ground or water...so I painted one green and one blue-green.
I then painted the base color on the building, taking care not to paint over the windows and the missing plaster.
After that, I applied a wash of the base color mixed with Vallejo Smoke, again being very careful not hit the windows.
Finally, I drybrushed a mixture of the base color and white to give an aged look to the building. By brushing over the windows, you can easily pick out the molded window frames.
The roof of the Human building was painted a dark red, with the edges picked out in a lighter red. The roof of the Orc building was painted a dark-brown, and dry-brushed with beige and ivory to bring out the thatched roof.
After that, only some details - such as the door, and the stones in the missing plaster sections - had to be done.
The outer walls were painted using the same steps as the building, with the lower edge of the walls painted green to match the board.
The painting time was about 4 hours in total for the 2 buildings.
I enjoyed painting them; they have clear lines and are not overly detailed. They are gaming pieces, after all.
