Jim R
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Hi Tim
Very interesting. Appreciate the extra time this detailed posting takes. Little men look great.
Jim
Very interesting. Appreciate the extra time this detailed posting takes. Little men look great.
Jim
Thanks Ralph, appreciate it.Great thread Tim .
Thanks Jim. It takes far longer than the painting, though that does slow down a little. as you get to the more detailed stuff. I’d still say no more than 15 minutes each actual painting so far....Hi Tim
Very interesting. Appreciate the extra time this detailed posting takes. Little men look great.
Jim
Hi RickLearning a lot here Tim....what will you use over the top coat to protect the finish?
Yep, a wet palette is a great tool for acrylic painting. I find it indispensable for a one-off or small batches of figures. If I was painting a larger group though (24 or more for big battalions games) I’d use a dry palette for the base colour and gradually lighten the mix.....I’d do all of one item, say the trousers, half a dozen at a time with different base colours. I’d then then mix the figures up and perhaps do the jackets In the same way.... Working that way you get variations into a unit but minimise the time spent on the painting process.More great stuff Tim, thanks.
It certainly shows how useful a wet palette is for this kind of thing.
Did he ever finish Jakko? I painted about 250 fifteen mil ACW rebels last year and worked out a way to get variety in while still using the “it’s Tuesday so I’m painting blue trousers” batch paint method. I prepped and mounted them in batches of 30, five to a popsicle stick, and then more or less randomly worked through with the chosen colours.I know someone who wanted to paint all his 40K troops individually rather than assembly-line fashion like you describe, in essence because he fancied himself a bit of an artist. Fine, if you’ve got, say, a Space Marine army with a couple dozen figures. He, though, played Imperial Guard with tons of them
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Hope it helps John. As always, if you want to know anything just ask.....if I don’t know the answer I’ll make up something plausibleThanks Tim for the tip about drying the brush, will try to remember .
I don’t think he ever did, though I haven’t played 40K since at least two editions ago, so I’ve not seen his army in years. Your method is much more viable to actually getting a painted army on the table, and is much like the one I usually use for this sort of thing — the main difference is I don’t tend to go in for varying coloursDid he ever finish Jakko?
No probs Jim. Glad you’re enjoying the blog. You’ve got it easy though. You only have to remember what I write. I have to remember why I do things like I do......and then remember to take the right pictures then write it down....I’ll try to do a short summary listing the order of battle at the end of the figure painting stage.....needs to be fairly soon though, I’ve nearly forgotten what the vehicles look like...
Hi Tim
I'm going to have to go back over this and make notes Age has knackered my memory Certainly a very effective and yet straightforward approach.
Jim
Hi Allen. Thanks for the kind words. I’m trying to show it isn’t difficult to get good results, just needs an understanding of the basics and a planned approach. Mind you, I’m not working anywhere near PDiddy standards here. Big figures need a different approach.....Well Damn Tim,
That's one excellent SBS you've done up Sir. Thank you for taking the time to post it up. I too, Like Jimbo, will have to re-read it and save it away for use when I finally get up thecahonasnerves to sit down and paint a figure. Between you and PDiddy, it might just work out with some good results..........
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