I pulled out the files and started cleaning up the mold lines. I think at least half of these minis have the mold line going right down the face. I realize that there isn't much to be done with that but I think there could have been cleaner and better choices made when the mold was created. Overall nice solid figures that should look pretty good once they are painted. My German Fallschirmjagers and US Airborne are both from Artizan Designs and I'll be fleshing those forces out from Artizan when I get back around to them.
After the filing was done I brought out the Badger Stynylrez primer to see how it handles metal. So far no problems with it. I'll see how happy I am with it once I have applied some paint to the minis. I'll need to get a little paint on the BONES minis I primed as well.
The results of an evening of prepping.
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| The two packs I decided to start with. One 10 man squad of Paras and Vickers MMG and its para crew. |
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| Not to many minis, I should be able to do this |
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| All silver and waiting on primer |
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| Tonight's Primer |
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| Definitely not silver now |
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| Rifles and Sten SMGs |
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| Rifles and Sten SMGs |
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| Rifle and Sten SMG |
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| The section's Bren Gun |
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| The Vickers MMG. The loader actually looks bored. |
Nice start! I've caught the Bolt Action bug again myself! So you brush your prime coats on, no spray?
ReplyDeleteI primed these with the airbrush running at about 20 psi. I used he thinner is straight from the bottle for this. I have messed around with Bolt Action, and its a good game, but right now I find I like Chain of Command from Two Fat Lardies better. It has a better "feel" to it.
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