37 figures by Fightin'15's painted for JBM's Victorian Sci Fi project. Enjoyed doing them. Note the central unit wearing gas masks, with the requested silvered lenses giving them a quite menacing appearance. They are finished with a satin varnish and JBM will be texturing them. I did attempt a test paint over the white base coat but really could not make it work so they all got a thinned wash of matt black before I started.
Couple more ECW units for Graham coming next and then next week I'll make a start on John's latest box which as usual contains some really interesting figures.
Now then, thanks to JBM sending me a link to some beautifully painted and based 2mm (yes, 2mm) figures I simply could not resist seeing if I would be able to achieve the same standard of painting on them. I had actually been looking at them on the Irregular site for some time, but the wonderful examples on the Sidney Roundwood blog pushed me over the edge ....... so I have a small (!) order in for some of the ECW blocks. I'm rather excited about this as a potential challenge. Take a look at these wonderful 2mm games, The Siege of Portsmouth 1642. Lutzen 1632.
Jolly chuffed with the look of them mate. Looking forward to getting my mitts on them. My 2mm order went in earlier so you’d better get your painting technique sorted…lol. I’m pretty good at sending people off in unusual directions - ask Master Crook about his cogs…or land leviathans…
ReplyDeleteThe boys will be making the march home on Monday JBM. As for the 2mm, I just hope I can see the things to paint them!
DeleteGorgeous Prussians! Lucky JBM!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Cheers Iain.
DeleteExcellent result on the Prussians JBM going to be a happy man.
ReplyDelete2mm ! See there’s still a gamer somewhere inside you 😁
I think I'm just addicted to painting soldiers Graham! What I like about the scale is the ability to create realistic terrain with winding roads, rolling hills and extensive fields and woods etc, that's what I'm visualising, all within a modest space, so you might be right :)
DeleteThey are very nice - now I'm consider a FPW project, I'm such an easy touch for starting new projects...
ReplyDeleteI understand that Rob, one thing about painting for others is that I don't keep getting drawn into new things and get plenty of variety.
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