Teamski Posted July 18, 2009 #1 Posted July 18, 2009 I've been using just about all of my free time NOT doing tasks as outlined in my wife's Honey-Do manifesto, but in building my US and German armies for the Flames of War miniatures wargame. I have been having a lot of fun putting it together, but it sure takes a lot of time to do so. I'm done with the US troops (at least the initial ones, I have another Platoon to do) and I'm finishing up on my Germans. The buildings are scaled up 1/300 cardstock models that I cut in half so the top can be removed when troops enter the buildings. Card stock is a heck of a lot cheaper than resin, that's for sure. One thing I can't figure out is how to get matt sealer to dry matt for once, thus the shiny Shermans.....Eventually, they should dull down as I have seen from past experience. So close!! -Ski
SGM (ret.) Posted October 18, 2009 #7 Posted October 18, 2009 What kind of matt sealer are you using? I've had very good results with Games Workshop Matt Varnish in the spray can. It's very similar to Testor's Dull Cote in the spray can. (Which I can't seem to find any more.) Do you airbrush? If so, then the Testor's Dull Cote in the bottle thinned with generic laquer thinner (one quart cans from Walmart or HomeDepot or Lowes) works excellent. You might try flat clear spray laquer from Wally World or either of the big box home improvement stores. It's essentially the same as the Games Workshop or Testors spray products. What ever you use, all clear flats need to be mixed very thoroughly. You can't shake the can or stir the pot too much. Also, good ventilation is needed for the lacquer thinned products whether from the spray can or airbrush. BTW: I love those Flames of War minis! I have to stop and look at them every time I pass them in the hobby shop. But, I still have about a 1000 points of WH40K Nids to finish painting before I can think about another gaming army. The bummer is, my gaming buddy (my son) has left home for college this year, so all my gaming motivation has left. :crybaby:
Teamski Posted October 18, 2009 Author #8 Posted October 18, 2009 What kind of matt sealer are you using? I've had very good results with Games Workshop Matt Varnish in the spray can. It's very similar to Testor's Dull Cote in the spray can. (Which I can't seem to find any more.) Do you airbrush? If so, then the Testor's Dull Cote in the bottle thinned with generic laquer thinner (one quart cans from Walmart or HomeDepot or Lowes) works excellent. You might try flat clear spray laquer from Wally World or either of the big box home improvement stores. It's essentially the same as the Games Workshop or Testors spray products. What ever you use, all clear flats need to be mixed very thoroughly. You can't shake the can or stir the pot too much. Also, good ventilation is needed for the lacquer thinned products whether from the spray can or airbrush. BTW: I love those Flames of War minis! I have to stop and look at them every time I pass them in the hobby shop. But, I still have about a 1000 points of WH40K Nids to finish painting before I can think about another gaming army. The bummer is, my gaming buddy (my son) has left home for college this year, so all my gaming motivation has left. :crybaby: I used standard matt varnish from the local craft shop. It ends up shiney, but I know from past experience that it dulls nicely over time. I played FOW for the first time about a month ago and hate the game, hehehehe.... It is nowhere as realistic as it needs to be and to be honest, is way to WH for me. Luckily, I can use my armies for other rulesets, which many people seem to be doing. I don't airbrush at all, but I'm happy with the results. I heard about dullcoat, but by that time I was done with the figures. I'm in college now (under the GI Bill), so all that time I had to paint up figures this last summer is not gone, hehehehe.... -Ski
SGM (ret.) Posted October 19, 2009 #10 Posted October 19, 2009 I used standard matt varnish from the local craft shop. It ends up shiney, but I know from past experience that it dulls nicely over time. I played FOW for the first time about a month ago and hate the game, hehehehe.... It is nowhere as realistic as it needs to be and to be honest, is way to WH for me. Luckily, I can use my armies for other rulesets, which many people seem to be doing. I don't airbrush at all, but I'm happy with the results. I heard about dullcoat, but by that time I was done with the figures. I'm in college now (under the GI Bill), so all that time I had to paint up figures this last summer is not gone, hehehehe.... -Ski Hey, Ski: Don't I see some Easy Company paras low crawling up through the ditches behind that battery of German field guns? Very nice! Mike
Teamski Posted October 19, 2009 Author #11 Posted October 19, 2009 Hehehe.... I should of included them. Thanks for the comments. I'm definately a middle-of-the-line painter. Here are some more pieces.... I had a really good time spending my down days prepping and painting figures. I don't know if that will ever happen again. It took a lot of patience. -Ski
willysmb44 Posted October 20, 2009 #12 Posted October 20, 2009 Nice work! I have never been into gaming at all, but would like to try my hand at painting one of those Jeeps up, as I collect WW2 Jeep miniatures (like many WW2 Jeep owners do).
Dakota Posted July 7, 2012 #13 Posted July 7, 2012 Ski, is there somewhere I can check this Flames of War mini war games at?
GITom1944 Posted July 7, 2012 #14 Posted July 7, 2012 Nice work. I think small scale stuff is really interesting. I've had matt painting issues myself in the past. Sometimes weather conditions (high humidity) can make paint do unexpected things. You might also try lightly spraying a dust coat and letting it dry to see if that makes a difference.
svt40 Posted July 7, 2012 #15 Posted July 7, 2012 Reminds me of a friends house where we used to do wargaming. He had 3 4x8 sheets of plywood painted up to you could scroll the terrain in his garage and we used 1/72 scale armor and infantry with handmade buildings.
Corpsmancollector Posted July 8, 2012 #16 Posted July 8, 2012 Lookin' good Ski! The Flames of War game is fairly popular over here too, I've always fancied trying my hand at it. Looks like fun! Will
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