Tale of Warmaster Painters III (February)

[pw]

And we're into the second month... who's still with us?

[TristanHoag]

I posted my January Stuff just under the wire - though now that I have my camera back, I should be able to post more frequently now.  I still have quite a lot of Kislev to paint for my friend...

Tristan

[BlackEd]

Still here.  It's crunch time at work, and the general I'm working on involves more sculpting/modelling than I anticipated...

[pw]

I'm also trying my best! I'm hoping to get a unit of Blazing Sun knights, a unit of Halberds and a couple of quicker things done this month (likely skirmishers and another character, maybe the general and his little table).

[jchaos79]

If I manage to get two infantries will be fine for me. The more I get this month the best for the army

[BlackEd]

The odaiko drums are coming along.  They are BIG in 10mm scale.  I finished one drum stand this morning and almost have the second finished.  I'll need to expand the general's base to include the drums.

The drums themselves need the second drum head sculpted on, and then I need to add the attachment points used to move the drums.

After (or while) I work on the general I will start on a unit of mounted Samurai.

[BlackEd]

OK, I posted an update in my thread.  Please take a look!

[pw]

Here are the latest recruits to the Talabheim army, some Knights of the Blazing Sun:



I'm not entirely happy with this unit  but it's nice to have them finished  .

[Stormwind]

Holy wow, PW, those are fabulous! <3

[pw]

Thanks. I found these tricky to paint as I couldn't get a yellow that entirely satisfied me. First it was too bright, then too muted and now a sort of half-way house that I can live with. I'll almost be glad to get back to painting red and white...

Why is it that you don't notice things you miss until miniatures are varnished, based and uploaded to forums? (I've just noticed that I haven't painted the seal/scroll thingy on the unit champion's reigns. That's a job for tomorrow!

[Stormwind]

Do you varnish by spray or by hand?  Either way, what brand do you use?

[pw]

Currently I'm painting on GW's gloss varnish for protection and then spraying with GW's varnish. I've had some nightmares with their stuff in the past but the can I've got at the moment works well and I like the slightly glossy finish as it doesn't dull the metals too much and gives something of a free highlight to the miniatures into the bargain.

[Stormwind]

OK cool - thanks for the tip - I'm a big painting noob so having a basic plan for "sealing" the minis is good to know.

[pw]

It's probably fair to say that lots of people don't like GW's varnish. It can (and has to me) make a mess of miniatures. I'ds strongly advise you to test spray something each time you spray with it and to (a) make sure that the can isn't too cold when you use it (b) shake it like a deranged gorilla, (c) spray somewhere that isn't too cold or damp. If you like super-matt finishes people really like testor's dullcote (I don't though, it's too matt for my tastes and can make metals look a little grey).

[Spectrar Ghost]

I trnd to use Krylon Gloss Varnish to protect, and GW Matte to 'deshine'