Have got the 40mm (Hair curler) gabions finished and painted , I sprayed them black and then dry-brushed them and painted the base . I then gave them a coat of high gloss varnish as the paint seemed to want to come off the curlers and then a matt varnish (similar to the problem with plastic soldiers ?) , maybe I should have soaked them in detergent first ?. Here we see Voltaire and Count De Fru-Fru waited on by 'Wee Jocky' inspecting the finished product . I am going to make some more bases of them suitable for artillery .
Excellent work. Good idea to wash plastic stuff, and if you can give them a coat of pva. This dries mat and does not obscure any detail (on figures), the figure can then flex without painting pinging off.
ReplyDeleteThe PVA is not a bad plan and I've had success with it in the past.
ReplyDeleteGive you joy of your Gabions Sir!
ReplyDeleteReally nice gabions!
ReplyDeletePhil.
Have heard of people using PVA on figures - will give it a try on the next batch .
ReplyDeleteBravo - nice gabions simple idea - great look
ReplyDelete-- Allan
Nice work and a great use of hair curlers :)
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