You recently saw my Gravis Captain and this post is about the other three marines that came with issue 29 of Conquest. After the jump I tell you why these models feel odd.
I’m a little weirded out batch painting three models that don’t belong to the same squad. It’s just not natural, however I am coming round to it a little bit. Maybe the next time I get a boxed game I’ll batch paint the sprues instead of the squads. Might be more interesting having different models in the batch paint?
Painting handles shown are my own Garfy’s Get a Grip. Available to buy on eBay. No kickstarter, no waiting. (.co.uk link, .com link, .de link, .fr link, .ca link, .au link – if your Country isn’t shown here don’t worry, just search in your eBay. I post worldwide and dispatch same day.
Hi Garfy. Im about to try out your get a grip handles, but im not sure which to get. When do you use the tall one and when do you use the smaller?
I pretty much use the Pro all the time (black medium sized one). Sometimes if I have a batch paint going I'll use what 's on my desk, hence why you're seeing the long and the basic in this shot.
The long came about because of demand. I'd been inundated by requests for a longer handle. The basic takes away the finger rest and cork and comes in at a hard to beat price of £3.99.
I love the cork option and finger rest on my pro though so I'd recommend that, unless you want it in a longer version.
Of course, I do a bundle deal which has further savings, https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/123650467688
Thanks for your response. I ordered 4 regular pros and one longer one. 🙂
It's not that I plan it in – it's just a reality of where I'm at in my painting at the moment. I worded that poorly.
It does answer my question. I've seen quite a few people do it that way, both on this blog and elsewhere, and wondered about it is all.
Why do you complete a section before moving on (ie that armour is all highlighted up)? I've always done the basecoat -> wash -> layer -> highlight etc method because it means I can get away with being a bit sloppy and have the capacity to easily tidy up after myself.
I think I'm going to answer your question with a question. Why do you plan into your painting being sloppy?
For me I avoid being sloppy and messy and paint as neat as possible so I don't have to tidy up the models. It means I can paint the armour to completion and then the detail parts. It's great practice as well being as neat and tidy as possible. You won't learn or improve just slapping the paint about.
Hope that answers your question somewhat. Ultimately, there is no wrong way to paint your own miniatures. What ever you do, if it makes you happy is the right way. My way makes me happy. If it didn't I wouldn't do it.