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Tuesday 8 March 2016

Challenge Day 79 - Crusties WIP Day Two

I'm counting yesterday's test paints as Day One of the WIP for the Crusties.

I've been quite the busy bee today. Oh, did I forget to say? I've got 3 days off work this week - booked well in advance as I knew this would be a good point in the challenge to take them.

As I was happy with the paint scheme for the walkers and troops, I decided to crack on with them after watching a few episodes of Callan on YouTube - my thanks to Bob Cordery for inspiring that.

First into the painting line were the walkers. I made the decision to start with the biggest and most fiddly paintjobs first. Once the walkers themselves were painted I tried out a modification of the basing scheme. I think it looks OK, suitably alien.


All that's left to do with these is to varnish them - satin for the walkers, matt for the soil, gloss for the green rocks.


I've also made a start on the armoured infantry, getting the basecoats applied. I'll be doing the detailing tomorrow. If I get time after they're finished I will start work on the normal Crusty infantry and the scouts.
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6 comments:

  1. commissarmoody8 March 2016 at 03:08

    The Crusties are a great range of figs. What is Callan?

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  2. Clint8 March 2016 at 06:37

    I am still following with much interest. And digging the prawn guys!

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  3. CelticCurmudgeon8 March 2016 at 12:25

    Hi Tamsin,

    Have you watched the Callan movie where he gets to play with his toy soldiers? Nice job on the minis.


    Jerry

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  4. Dannoc8 March 2016 at 22:46

    Those walkers look fab - great paint scheme. Keep them coming!

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  5. TamsinP8 March 2016 at 23:42

    @ Commissar Moody - they are a fab range. Callan was a British TV series from the late 60s/early 70s starring Edward Woodward, about an ex-army, ex-con working for a shady department of MI6 - very much an anti-hero character. Oh, and he was a model soldier sculptor, painter and wargamer...

    @ Clint - cheers! The prawns are great fun to paint up, if a little fiddly )

    @ Jerry - thanks! :)
    I did watch the movie as well yesterday; I'd seen it a couple of times before, but a very long time ago. He also does get to do some wargaming in one of the episodes in season 3.

    @ Dannoc - cheers! The paint scheme for the walkers and the armoured infantry is inspired by District 9 and various paintjobs I've seen online :)

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  6. commissarmoody8 March 2016 at 23:52

    Will have to give it a watch then

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