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A mythical beast - a female wargamer! I got back into wargaming in the summer of 2011 after a very, very long break and haven't looked back since. I must admit that I seem to be more of a painter/collector than a gamer, but do hope to correct that at some point in the near future. My gaming interests span the ages, from the "Biblical" era all the way through to the far future. I enjoy games of all sizes, from a handful of figures up to major battles (see my megalomaniacally sized Choson Korean and Russian Seven Years War armies).

Wednesday, 15 April 2020

Wednesday Workbench 15 April

First of all, some of you will have noticed that I have switched the blog to requiring moderation for all comments. I did this because I had been heavily targeted by comment spammers. They seem to have stopped for now, but that could be because it is almost a week since my last post - I'll see if they suddenly become active again with this post being published.

Since last Thursday I have carried on with the WotR project and finished painting all the longbowmen yesterday. I varnished them this morning and this afternoon have started the basing:



In case you are wondering what the brown gunk is, it is this:


Yes, brown acrylic frame sealant from Poundland. I simply spread a dollop out on the top of the base to about 1.5-2mm depth and press the figures down into it, then use a crappy brush to smooth out the acrylic around the figure bases.

Tomorrow I'll be adding sand to the bases, then on Friday I'll do the flocking. That's not bad going - 72 x 28mm figures in just over a week.

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10 comments:

  1. Carl 15 April 2020 at 16:26

    Excellent work Tamsin

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  2. Neil Scott15 April 2020 at 17:57

    Excellent progress Tamsin

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  3. Herkybird15 April 2020 at 18:31

    Look great! I like the idea of the poundland gunk, I must give it a try!

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  4. Michael Awdry15 April 2020 at 18:38

    Looking good Tamsin.

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  5. Ray Rousell15 April 2020 at 20:49

    Nice work Tamsin. If you drop a base, does it bounce back up?

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  6. Moiterei_198415 April 2020 at 20:57

    They're already looking good even with their feet in some brown... stuff.
    Would never have thought about using acrylic sealant for basing.

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  7. Norm15 April 2020 at 21:37

    The square basing works really well.

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  8. Stuart S15 April 2020 at 21:39

    Great work Tamsin that's some turnaround.
    Cheers
    Stu

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  9. TamsinP16 April 2020 at 09:35

    @ Carl - thanks! :)

    @ Neil - cheers! :)

    @ Herkybird - thanks! It's definitely worth trying. :)

    @ Michael A - cheers! :)

    @ Ray - thanks! Of course they don't bounce back up - it's not rubber you stupid boy! :)

    @ Nick - cheers! I've been using acrylic modelling paste for years and realised that this was basically the same stuff, just a whole lot cheaper. :)

    @ Norm - thanks. For ADLG, 60x60mm bases are the standard for medium infantry and it does allow for nicer positioning than two 60x30mm bases with the same figures. :)

    @ Stuart - cheers! Fast turnaround on these as I'm not doing much highlighting. :)

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  10. Scotsgrey19 April 2020 at 20:01

    Need to try that Poundland trick!

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