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Other Stuff => Workbench => Topic started by: Blue in vt on September 13, 2011, 09:23:44 PM
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So...I need advice...again... o_o
How do you paint your Cav...Rider and mount separate? or assembled?
I recently came into a group of old metal Goblin Wolf riders that will be joining my CD warband....these guys are in MINT condition meaning that the riders still have their tabs. I'm tempted to mount them before painting in case their legs need to be be "adjusted" (ie bent) to fit them to their mounts...what would you do?
I suppose I could cut the tabs...fit them...then separate and paint by pinning the tabless rider to a cork or something...?
I'm obviously mostly a dwarf player/painter as I'm baffled by cav... ;D
Cheers,
Blue
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I always paint separately, but also always do a "dry run" even before priming the figures.
The riders, I'm afraid they have to have a steel pin inserted ::) and the other end goes into a cork. Once both horse and rider is painted and varnished, the pin is cut and fits into the hole I drilled in the mount when I was doing the "dry run" earlier.
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I always paint separately, but also always do a "dry run" even before priming the figures.
The riders, I'm afraid they have to have a steel pin inserted ::) and the other end goes into a cork. Once both horse and rider is painted and varnished, the pin is cut and fits into the hole I drilled in the mount when I was doing the "dry run" earlier.
This
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Stick, prime and paint for me. The way I see it is if the brush can't get there then the eye probably won't either :D
Lazy way to do it but I can be incredibly lazy when it comes to painting figures :)
cheers
James
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I suppose I could cut the tabs...fit them...then separate and paint by pinning the tabless rider to a cork or something...?
That's what I do...
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This
Me too ;)
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Me too ;)
Me too :D
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My way :)
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I also use a brass rod up the bum.
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Maybe that did not come out right...
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I also use a brass rod up the bum.
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Maybe that did not come out right...
lol
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lol lol lol'
Well Ok then! that sounds pretty much unanimous....except for you James... ::)...there has to be one trouble maker in every crowd... ;D
thanks all for the advice.
Cheers,
Blue
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Mmm...
I usually glue first, then primer and paint.
Only special characters get the rider separated from mount paint job.
Sometimes.
But in the end, it's how you feel, and the time and effort you want to invest, what really counts.
Hope that helps.
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Stick, prime and paint for me. The way I see it is if the brush can't get there then the eye probably won't either :D
Lazy way to do it but I am incredibly lazy :)
cheers
James
Fixed that for you ;)
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lol lol lol'
Well Ok then! that sounds pretty much unanimous....except for you James... ::)...there has to be one trouble maker in every crowd... ;D
Yup, my turn this time :D
Steve... ;D
cheers
James
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Yup, my turn this time :D
Steve... ;D
cheers
James
Well ::) I do it that way as well :) I have tried to do it separately but I always seem to make a mess of it when its time to glue them together.
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I'm just starting on a few Perry heavy French chaps which I glued together and primed in a fit of enthusiasm about a year ago. Since then I've started on a couple of old Bretonnian knights which I'm painting seperately. I don't know yet which I prefer, although I have concerns about spilling glue all over my painted horse when it come to attaching the rider.
It could be months before I find out, though, as I seem to start a new project/team/warband about every two months and leave most of them part-painted :?
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Same as the Prof but also drill a hole in the horse so that the 2 part resin (Araldite) has a 'key'.
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I assemble first.
That way I'm gluing metal or plastic to metal or plastic, not paint to paint.
Plus if the eye can't see it why bother to paint it?
And I'm worried about glue messing up the finish and having to redo bits.
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Plus if the eye can't see it why bother to paint it?
yes, that's right, but the I like to have my horses interchangeably, that a nice benefit if you're often making photos of your figures.
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Interesting...so you pin the models together but don't glue them? that would allow you to switch mounts and would be better for transport of certain figs......hhmmmmm...interesting indeed.
Cheers,
Blue
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exactly, you will just have to be carefull moving them on the table.
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I paint them as a oner - works for me ;)
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yes, that's right, but the I like to have my horses interchangeably, that a nice benefit if you're often making photos of your figures.
That's an interesting idea 8)
Perfect for skirmish gaming obviously :)
cheers
James
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Most of the time we glue first before priming. We will paint them separate if it seems it will be hard to paint them assembled beforehand.
For instance, I'm doing Napoleonic cav for an order at the moment, and I glued them first. Recently, I did an order of Bretonnian pegasus riders and I painted them separate, as the wings on the pegasus made it a pain to get to the rider.