Painted all the skin tones with all the different flesh tones I had.
Painted all the leather with P3 Bootstrap Leather.
I'm calling this 60 miniatures.
Showing posts with label Storm Towers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Storm Towers. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Finished with the bases
Three coats of paint on the bases.
Dark Brown layer - The Army Painter Warpaints Oak Brown
Light Brown - The Army Painter Warpaints Monster Brown
Dry Brush - Master Series Paint Bones Desert Sand 09432
Now I get to change my progress bars to 40%!!
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
I Got New Minis!
Recently, there was extra money in the family budget and I got to buy new minis! I decided I wanted to buy the figs that would complete my trencher unit so I could paint them all in one go. That means the Officer and Sniper along with three grenade porters. It also means that a full kitted trencher unit has 15 minis. That is a ton in Warmachine where often a unit is made of 6.
This is a shot of the other 10 trenchers ready for their buddies to join them in the painting cue. You might also be able to pick out Eiryss, a unit of rangers, several casters, solos, and a random war wolf.
I also got to pick up 2 of the Stormsmith Storm Towers. I really like the poses of these models. I think they are great. The only down side is that having two of them side by side shows how very similar they are. I don't like repositioning arms and such but I might with these so they are a little varied.
This is the group based, following the steps I mentioned here. It is tough not to get so excited you get the steps out of order!
On the Storm Towers, I used the cork for the interesting scenery bits. Because of the cork and the space on the larger base, I glued the cork down first, then glued down the sand. It just seems to blend the cork in better.
I did something a little different this time when I went back over the sand with my mix of glue/black paint/water. I mixed it right in the glue bottle! It was a little messy, as you can see from the top of the glue bottle, but overall, I liked the experience. I did still have to spread it with a brush, as I perhaps didn't have enough room for water but it was fun.
I got the idea from scrolling through Mik's Minis, looking at his basing. Three pics down is a picture of a plastic syringe he uses for the second layer of glue. Check it out here.
As you can see, the second coat doesn't have to cover like a base coat. I just use it to make sure the sand is locked down and to get black into the crevices. This will save me time when I am touching up after I spray the base coat.
I also got to pick up 2 of the Stormsmith Storm Towers. I really like the poses of these models. I think they are great. The only down side is that having two of them side by side shows how very similar they are. I don't like repositioning arms and such but I might with these so they are a little varied.
This is the group based, following the steps I mentioned here. It is tough not to get so excited you get the steps out of order!
On the Storm Towers, I used the cork for the interesting scenery bits. Because of the cork and the space on the larger base, I glued the cork down first, then glued down the sand. It just seems to blend the cork in better.
I did something a little different this time when I went back over the sand with my mix of glue/black paint/water. I mixed it right in the glue bottle! It was a little messy, as you can see from the top of the glue bottle, but overall, I liked the experience. I did still have to spread it with a brush, as I perhaps didn't have enough room for water but it was fun.
As you can see, the second coat doesn't have to cover like a base coat. I just use it to make sure the sand is locked down and to get black into the crevices. This will save me time when I am touching up after I spray the base coat.
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