What's on the Bench? 2021

[Steve Jones]

WOW!! Luvin your work Tim

[Tim Marlow]

Thanks for your kind words Steve. I’ll show them again once the final touches are done and they are riding the doggies to victory!

[JR]

Agree with Steve there Tim. A lot of work gone into those.

[Mini Me]

Those are deffo the "Dog's" Tim! :thumb2: What do you varnish them with when they are finished?. Rick H.

[Tim Marlow]

Agree with Steve there Tim. A lot of work gone into those.

Many thanks John. Work wise, about an hour prep per wolf and rider, then about an hour each for painting. Basing and finishing is about another hour for all five. I would say these five will be the result of around twenty hours work all in when they are table ready.

[Tim Marlow]

Those are deffo the "Dog's" Tim! :thumb2: What do you varnish them with when they are finished?. Rick H.

Hi Rick
Varnish is as follows....
Gloss coat of Klear or Humbrol gloss applied by brush. Followed by a brushed coat of Daler Rowney Matt varnish. The last stage is to add the glint to the metals with a highlight metallic coat where appropriate.
The idea is that gaming pieces take a fair bit of handling. Gloss varnish wears better than Matt, so if the figures start going glossy they will be able to revarnished in Matt before the paint finish is damaged.
The Riders do not yet have either varnish coat on them, by the way.

[Mini Me]

For my purposes this would be a bit over the top then. If you were just going to display them, what would be your varnish of choice to seal the Vallejo colors and give the most realistic appearance? Rick H.

[Tim Marlow]

Just the Daler Rowney Matt then Rick, possibly leaving any metallic work until after. Varnish.

[rtfoe]

Nicely done Tim on the figures and dogs. I've lost patience repeating groups of soldiers in the same dress. Also I have solved that by painting the figures individually like you have to get some variation which I didn't in my Pacific dio. Will have to revisit that and tint separately.
The golf tees are a nifty idea. I've got boxes of spares stashed away that will be used.

Cheers,
Richard

[Tim Marlow]

Hi Richard
Many thanks for the compliments, and I’m glad you like the golf tee idea. It’s probably the only good thing to come out of golf!
The best way to get variation into groups of figures is to use a wet palette and adjust your mixes as you go along. You can then use different darks and lights to vary the shadows and highlights or add warmer or cooler colours to tint the base. As long as you use the same base colour they will still tie together well and all fit visually.

[Bobby Conkers]

Why have I been blunting my snips on waste sprue when I could have been using my 25000 golf tees? Nice tip Tim, nice tip.

[Tim Marlow]

Nothing original there Andy, I knicked it from somewhere years ago.....glad it’s of use though.

[Lee Drennen]

Put this back on the bench

[Mini Me]

Looks like an oldy but a goody! Rick H.

[Tim Marlow]

Nice start Lee.