Saturday 29 August 2009

Hasty Hastati 2

I've decided I'm going to tackle this unit with a different technique, partially using washes; more like Greg's method. In a long session 1 last night, I blocked in the red tunics, the black primer for the chain, the pectorals, pila shafts and some of the straps.

2 comments:

Matt said...

Hi,

Red undercoat ... hmmm? Be interested to see the end results, though I'm sure that like all your other stuff they'll look fab!
BTW - how do you affix the models to the wooden base discs? I blu-tak mine to old paint pots but occasionally the models falls off.

Cheers

Matt

BigRedBat said...

Hi Matt,

I stick them to the discs with a little wood glue. At the end, the minis can be pried off with a stanley knife and a little care.

The red is going well. It is a red with a hint of brown, that makes a really good base for flesh tones; it is a lot quicker to paint over than black, for the right minis.

Cheers, Simon