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Absolutely stunning! I enjoyed all your photos and fine painting. Thank you much for sharing.
Any particular paint brand you recommend? I’m assuming acrylics…… Same question for any special pre-paint and post-paint techniques you employ. What brand/type of glue do you use for those tiny fiddly parts if any?
Thanks Toby.
The paints I use these days are almost exclusively Vallejo acrylics, although I do use artists acrylics for horses. I tend to base coat the plastic figures with clear PVA glue after washing, and I then undercoat with light acrylic coat (eg: light grey) and then a dark sepia shade (a fairly well-thinned acrylic); the dark shade over the light shows up the sculpt details really well and makes painting easier. As for glue, I use UHU general purpose adhesive for most purposes ie: fixing riders to horses, bases to card unit bases etc.
As the figures are not really for wargaming (and therefore don't get much handling) I tend not to varnish the figures. I do use a satin artists acrylic varnish on horses though, which gives them a sheen.
Wow this is fantastic work minuteman. I’ve always loved your painting style. Very detailed yet still reasonable to do in mass. Your posts on Benno’s are always a joy to view! Keep up the great work!
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