I recently bought some 10mm ACW figures to use with skirmish games. I based some of them on craft sticks and primed them with black paint.
Last night they were divided into Confederate and Union units, and I started painting the uniforms.
This morning I woke up at 5:00am with a bad headache, caused by neck problems. At 6:00 I gave up trying to sleep. I got up and took something for the headache, got a cup of coffee, and checked the usual websites. Slowly the headache went away, and looking at my painting station, got the sudden urge to do some painting. I actually got the figures just about completed, along with doing some more work on the Les Higgins duelists. I was happy with the results, doing more detail work on the 10mm figures than originally planned. I also believe that it might just be good therapy for my essential tremors.
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| Some of the painted figures, along with clip on magnifying glasses. |
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| A strip of figures in the clamp, freeing up my hands so I can use both hands to steady the paint brush. |
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| A clip on work light with a good LED bulb gives good lighting without straining the eyes. |
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| The finished figures. They just have to be taken off the sticks and mounted on individual bases. |
Very impressive when we consider these little fellas are only 10mm 👏👏
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Geoff
I find 10mm figures rather easy to paint. I prime them black, then dry brush the large areas. It's trying to get the smaller details touched up when it can slow dow.
DeleteThe magnifying glasses must have come in very useful with painting those small figures.
ReplyDeleteI had already got the main uniform color on the figures before I remembers the clip on glasses. They were a very big help for me.
DeleteNice work on those little figures John. Your lighting solution is very good.
ReplyDeleteThank you. When I first started using the lamp, I used an old incandescent bulb in it, which was hard on the eyes. I must admit that new LED bulbs are easier on the eyes, and the lamp doesn't get hot as it did with incandescent bulbs.
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