Trials of using Army Painter Quick shade

Ok so just for those among us who struggle with stuff let me just say - when they tell you to tip the can 4 or 5 times to mix up the pigment - what they actually mean is get a bloody big stick and give it a good stir!!!!

I fear my figures are now going to be way over cooked as I dipped and spun on the drill and when I took them out they seemed to be no different. Having done them all I was convinced they should have more pigment so stuck a stick in and gave a stir. Sure enough there was all the pigment on the bottom - give it a quick stir and it was looking much darker.

Looked at the figures and thought I would paint it on given the amount already on - having done that - think I was still too heavy handed.

Now hoping that in drying it will lighten - worse case scenario I can repaint.......

Too much eye candy

Well not many posts this month but my Pulp figures have arrived (plus a 2nd lot) and I have started to paint them. As a rule I am a bit of a perfectionist without the diligence and so this has been a slow process for me. I am just wondering if others suffer from the eye candy depression?

My painting skills are not good and when I look at the pictures of these figures on the web I become a bit despondent. Am I alone in that - I have never used army painter dip before and am hoping that it will make all the difference.....not sure if it will though.

Still I reckon the first 12 should be completed by middle of next week.

Carrying too much baggage

Ok, so getting back into a more positive mode - the new luggage has arrived and it looks great.


These come from Slug Industries:

https://slugindustries.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/slugindustriescatalogueweb1.pdf

Philip Page runs this enterprise and he was really helpful and amazingly quick to respond to my inquiries.

The quality of the casting is good with no air bubbles or dodgy bits. Not sure how they will paint up given my general level of incompetence but I'm looking forward to the opportunity which is as much as I can ask for really.




These things are sent to test us

Ok, so not being too successful at the moment with my auctions.

The Ford Tri-motor advertised as 1/48th scale came from the US and turned out to be 1/72. Doh!!

The Stinson 1/48 th scale plane came and looked great - just started to put it together and I find a door is missing Doh doh !!!

The o scale rolling stock I ordered arrived and it is clearly too large for the 28 mm figures Doh Doh Doh !!!!!!!

The Good news though is that my Bob Murch figures have arrived and they are great - yes!!!