What's on the Bench? 2021

[David Lovell]

On the paint bench.....
Working through my twenty man goblin spear unit.....
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First lot painted, varnished, metallic sparkles added so ready for basing.

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Second batch. Faces, boots and leggings done, tunic and armour underway....

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Third batch. Zenithal priming done. They will be mounted ready to paint when the second batch come off.....

....and on the build bench....
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Next unit, ten archers, built, based, and ready to prime...

As I said, I don’t post everything as a build thread because it would get a bit samey ..... after these I’m going to do some historicals, a Perry miniatures Sudan colonial era heliograph section for a change of pace.

Great work Tim ,although not at the moment my thing i like the perry's miniature site and have looked at the set you mention several times there brill off the cuff enough to stand out from the rest , can't think of his name but also like the bloke at the top of the stairs making his last stand at mafeking? Keep it coming Tim I find it really interesting and its becoming inspirational (nearly there but not quite). Dave

[Tim Marlow]

Thanks Dave. Really appreciate the kind comments. The guy you are thinking of is General Gordon, otherwise known as “Chinese” Gordon....you can read about him here....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_George_Gordon

Perry plastics are excellent. The metals are also excellent sculpts, but the casting is a little lower in quality so they can take a bit of clean up.

[Del640]

Tamiya Corsair 'Birdcage'.

Cockpit before weathering.

[Tim Marlow]

Looking really smart Del. Plenty for the eye to feast on there.....

[Tim Marlow]

OK then, for Andrew so he can use leverage and stop his wife complaining......here is the core of my paint collection......


Main block of Vallejo model colour....set out as on the colour chart for easy reference.....

The rest of the model colour plus the majority of the technic paints such as metallics, washes, and transparent colours.....I need another of these stands as I’ve outgrown this one.....

More technicals and specials....the model airs are because I want to try them properly now I’ve got Vallejo flow improver....the game colours are inks.


First really useful box full of enamels and some xtracrylics.....


Second really useful box of enamels that I dropped when setting them up for the photos...there are some old humbrols acrylics in there as well....I don’t use these any more, but they are all useable and most are like really old friends so I don’t want to ditch them....


A couple of RUBs of Tamiya paint, with a few Mr colour thrown in....these are used exclusively for airbrush work....the R denotes those already diluted for use.


A few odds and bits, mostly inks, plus the heavy body acrylics I mainly use for scenery and buildings....


Oils, quite a few there, most at least twenty years old now. Occasionally use these for figures as they give more vibrant colours than model paints. Mostly used for weathering though.....


The brush collection (well you didn’t think it was just paint did you?). I have another brush holder on the way, but it’s coming by slow boat from China! I will then set up one for rough brushes (dry brushing, stippling, mixing etc) and one for best work brushes....

Lastly this is how it all fits above the desk......

The top shelf is lesser used stuff, like primers, sprays, solvents, Alclads etc....all the RUBs etc are on the second shelf....

I have a few others, such as emulsion tester pots in a drawer that only get used for wargames scenery so I’ve not pictured them....

This is around forty years worth of collecting paints Etc. I could probably get by with a quarter of these but they don’t eat anything and I’ve got the room so why throw them....besides, there are some unique jobs that each type of paint excels at. I might only use them once or twice a year, but if I don’t have them, I can’t use them at all....

Hope this helps your case Andrew...

[minitnkr]

Being a hairy stick user, Testors is not my favorite paint supplier. They bought up all the good ones like PollyS and consistently shrunk their Model Master line. Most others I've tried are too thin/translucent or the pigment is too heavy/big for 1/87. PollyS was perfect. Just my two pence w/first cuppa. PaulE

[Mini Me]

I agree with finding what works best for your application......but as you said.....the choices are going away......I zealously guard my remaining bottles of Floquil Railroad colors. Fortunately, Model masters are still selling Panzer gray in rattle cans......I have a plan to dispense these into paint jars so they can be properly thinned to use in 1-87 scale. Rick H.

[minitnkr]

Likewise have only a few Floquil left. PaulE

[adt70hk]

OK then, for Andrew so he can use leverage and stop his wife complaining......here is the core of my paint collection......

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Main block of Vallejo model colour....set out as on the colour chart for easy reference.....
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The rest of the model colour plus the majority of the technic paints such as metallics, washes, and transparent colours.....I need another of these stands as I’ve outgrown this one.....
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More technicals and specials....the model airs are because I want to try them properly now I’ve got Vallejo flow improver....the game colours are inks.

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First really useful box full of enamels and some xtracrylics.....

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Second really useful box of enamels that I dropped when setting them up for the photos...there are some old humbrols acrylics in there as well....I don’t use these any more, but they are all useable and most are like really old friends so I don’t want to ditch them....

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A couple of RUBs of Tamiya paint, with a few Mr colour thrown in....these are used exclusively for airbrush work....the R denotes those already diluted for use.

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A few odds and bits, mostly inks, plus the heavy body acrylics I mainly use for scenery and buildings....

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Oils, quite a few there, most at least twenty years old now. Occasionally use these for figures as they give more vibrant colours than model paints. Mostly used for weathering though.....

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The brush collection (well you didn’t think it was just paint did you?). I have another brush holder on the way, but it’s coming by slow boat from China! I will then set up one for rough brushes (dry brushing, stippling, mixing etc) and one for best work brushes....

Lastly this is how it all fits above the desk......
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The top shelf is lesser used stuff, like primers, sprays, solvents, Alclads etc....all the RUBs etc are on the second shelf....

I have a few others, such as emulsion tester pots in a drawer that only get used for wargames scenery so I’ve not pictured them....

This is around forty years worth of collecting paints Etc. I could probably get by with a quarter of these but they don’t eat anything and I’ve got the room so why throw them....besides, there are some unique jobs that each type of paint excels at. I might only use them once or twice a year, but if I don’t have them, I can’t use them at all....

Hope this helps your case Andrew...

Well it certainly leaves me with something to aspire to!!!!!

[Del640]

Looking really smart Del. Plenty for the eye to feast on there.....

Thank you..

Cockpit mildly weathered with pigments

[Si Benson]

I can just imagine Ron (salad dodger) shaking his head and tutting looking at all that paint :smiling5:.

I would imagine he has only the primary colours (all emulsion sample pots) and the correct shades are mixed in an old yoghurt pot with the end of a biro

[Tim Marlow]

He probably uses his finger to mix ‘em, after all why waste a good biro LOL.
Funnily enough Si I use almost none of them “straight”. I usually mix colours on a wet palette before use....especially for shading and highlighting....

[rtfoe]

Tamiya Corsair 'Birdcage'.

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That's looking really good Del, clean and neatly painted.

Cheers,
Richard

[Lee Drennen]

Ok this is on my bench a 1/16 Ertl toy Wagon restoration going to try to pull this one off it’s kinda in a sad shape

[JR]

The Battery box has arrived....now you see it........now you don't. I surface mounted the switch on the backside to hide it from view. Learning a lot about micro LED's, Resistors and 38 gage wire that will fit inside of the .018" stainless tubing that will form into the "Goose neck" light fixtures I have in mind.
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Very neat Rick .