tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post2363917559156879785..comments2024-03-29T10:07:43.170+00:00Comments on <p align="right">Steve's Random <br>Musings on Wargaming <br>and other stuff...</p>: Austrian GrenadiersSteve-the-Wargamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-21212398059183407802008-05-08T16:24:00.000+00:002008-05-08T16:24:00.000+00:00Giles - indeed it will - I got so excited about it...Giles - indeed it will - I got so excited about it that for the first time ever I actually pre-ordered from Amazon. Got an email today telling me it's on its way... :o))Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-12814802038647095912008-05-08T16:03:00.000+00:002008-05-08T16:03:00.000+00:00Nicely done, Steve. Have you seen that Richard Ho...Nicely done, Steve. Have you seen that Richard Holmes has just published a new biography of Marlborough - should be worth reading.<BR/><BR/>GilesGileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01431052344684945450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-52440414332415419642008-05-08T11:26:00.000+00:002008-05-08T11:26:00.000+00:00Steve,*grin* . . . I also black prime, white damp ...Steve,<BR/><BR/>*grin* . . . I also black prime, white damp brush and then paint.<BR/><BR/>Oh, yes. The modern prices are atrocious . . . but then we don't have to buy those figures if we don't feel we're getting appropriate value.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, the sculptors should get some decent money . . . although I have my doubts that much actually gets to them.<BR/><BR/><BR/>-- JeffBluebear Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07595975572873838050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-11271513832157326452008-05-08T11:19:00.000+00:002008-05-08T11:19:00.000+00:00..fair point, but conversely, the newer figures (d.....fair point, but conversely, the newer figures (despite the detail) are probably easier to paint than the old style one's<BR/><BR/>...like you I paint for the table top as well, but I have found that the newer figures are better suited to my painting style - let me explain.. <BR/><BR/>I almost always black undercoat, dampbrush white, and then apply colours from there using an even "damper" brush.. basically all my figures comprise a series of dry brushes from the undercoat "out" to the surface.. the extra detail on the newer figures is picked up when you use this technique almost effortlessly.. basically, they make even my cr*p painting look good! :o))<BR/><BR/>Where the newer figures fail (only in my view) is with cost, but also with anatomy - they always look a little cartoonish in the face (Foundry are worst for this), big hands, bulging calves etc etc. The older sculpts look more pleasing to the eye - but they do take a little longer to paint..Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-34605530793766047732008-05-07T23:01:00.000+00:002008-05-07T23:01:00.000+00:00Steve,My problem with figures like the one from Fr...Steve,<BR/><BR/>My problem with figures like the one from Front Rank is that they are so overly-detailed for the sort of indifferent painter that I am.<BR/><BR/>While I salute those painters who have the skill and patience to to such figures justice, I personally prefer simpler, more basic sculpts.<BR/><BR/>My basic viewpoint is that if a detail isn't noticeable from 3' away, it shouldn't be on the sculpt. I paint for the tabletop, not the display case . . . although there is certainly nothing wrong with those who enjoy the extra detail.<BR/><BR/><BR/>-- JeffBluebear Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07595975572873838050noreply@blogger.com