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Sunday, 14 August 2022

A busy weekend painting

Three bases of generic Medieval troops left the painting table this weekend. Most of the miniatures are old Minifigs I picked up secondhand a few months ago and recently popped into the paint-stripper to clean up. They are all block painted which is increasingly my style of painting. This way they get painted quickly  and on to the tabletop where they look fine. One of the reasons for painting up these additional bases is I am treating two bases as a unit. I prefer the look of a larger block of figures.

Three units painted this weekend

A closer view

This weeks yeomen bases added to last week's painted yeomen.


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17 comments:

  1. Jeffers14 August 2022 at 21:00

    I like the way you can paint each base as a different retinue. Super job!

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    1. Peter14 August 2022 at 22:35

      I quite like mixing them up and it allows a lot of flexibility with orders of battle. Also when painting I really don't need to worry too much about the colours I use for a unit.

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  2. Paul Liddle14 August 2022 at 21:25

    Looking good!.

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    1. Peter14 August 2022 at 22:35

      Thank you. Always a good feeling when the units leave the painting table.

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  3. The Jolly Broom Man14 August 2022 at 21:49

    Peter, I really like the scatter you’ve used on those bases. Any idea what it is?

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    1. Peter14 August 2022 at 22:40

      I use a mix which I add to when it gets low. The last lot I purchased of eBay was:
      OO HO Scale Javis Scatter SAND JS30 45gms scenic terrain war games (JV062),
      OO HO Scale Javis scenery Scatter MID GREEN JS15 45gms, and
      OO HO Scale Woodland Scenics Earth Coarse Turf T60 by FNQHobbys.
      I hope this helps.

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    2. The Jolly Broom Man14 August 2022 at 22:45

      Cheers mate, very useful.

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  4. KEV. Robertson.14 August 2022 at 22:10

    Nice work there Peter on the Medievals- Minifigs always have a certain appeal and charm- I prefer 25mm Minifigs to modern day offerings. Cheers. KEV.

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    1. Peter14 August 2022 at 22:43

      Thanks. Minifigs have just the right amount of detail so painting is straight forward and enjoyable.

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  5. Jonathan Freitag14 August 2022 at 23:31

    This was a very productive weekend for you! Good looking results.

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    1. Peter15 August 2022 at 07:04

      It was a bit of a surprise to have three units painted.

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  6. Stew15 August 2022 at 12:16

    3 units done in a weekend? Sounds productive to me too. And they look good. 😀

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    1. Peter15 August 2022 at 18:07

      It was good seeing them leave the painting table in rapid succession.

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  7. Maudlin Jack Tar15 August 2022 at 22:47

    These units look fantastic Peter

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  8. Peter16 August 2022 at 07:21

    Thank you. I now need to get them into a game.

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  9. Gonsalvo18 August 2022 at 00:05

    They look great! Really, block painting (perhaps with a wash or stain) is perfectly adequate for wargames figures!

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    1. Peter18 August 2022 at 07:10

      Thank you. Now-a-days everything gets block painted, unless they are for skirmish games and individually based.

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