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Post by paulrpetri on May 20, 2020 18:35:15 GMT
I must say I love these discussions. I have been painting plastic figures specifically for almost 30 years. Has it been that long? Good Lord. Anyway for priming I have gone the artist tube acrylic route as my primer. If you can find one that is close to your primary color, say dark blue for Prussians or red for British all the better. You could also use brown, black, white or any other color you like for your primer color base. Once I finish painting the figure I use Future floor wax, (Its Pledge with Future now), tinted with brown and black inks to make the "Dip". This acrylic floor wax really protects the figures. I always paint on the Dip and never actually dip any figures. You could paint on the floor wax with no tinting if you like. But be aware this stuff is high gloss when it dries. I then use Testers Dullcoat as the final sealer. I personally prefer flat sealed miniatures. It took me many years to get to this point but this system works very well and the paint really stays on. I hope this is useful to someone.
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Post by paulrpetri on Jan 24, 2018 0:30:38 GMT
They look great. So does this mean they are getting close to being done. By the end of the year? Just hoping.
Paul
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Post by paulrpetri on Jan 3, 2018 1:57:30 GMT
Excellent I can't wait to get my hands on them!!
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Post by paulrpetri on Dec 19, 2017 1:44:36 GMT
This is great news indeed. As for a bonus figure I also vote for a foot general. I thought about a Grenzer but that is of course pointless I need a bunch of them, like a whole box. As for the scale I say stick with the same scale as your Prussians. That photo above is great. If each firm is in its own units and not mixed and matched they could all be on the same gaming table. The Redbox fellow would have problems mixing in with anyone elsefor sure. The Revell figures could mix with the Hat stuff I think. But I am not a purist.
Paul
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