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Title: Kev Dallimore paints a Zanzibar Force
Post by: nicknorthstar on January 12, 2023, 10:54:13 PM
Kev has published one of his 'speed paint' guides to painting a Zanzibar army:
http://nstarmagazine.com/africa_15_Zanzibar_Express.htm (http://nstarmagazine.com/africa_15_Zanzibar_Express.htm)
Title: Re: Kev Dallimore paints a Zanzibar Force
Post by: OSHIROmodels on January 12, 2023, 11:03:20 PM
Jesus, that white is smooth  8)
Title: Re: Kev Dallimore paints a Zanzibar Force
Post by: Diablo Jon on January 12, 2023, 11:06:35 PM
Very nice. Now if I've understood my Northstar news letter correctly I should be able to get some of these for £1 a piece on the weekend of the 23rd along with some of Mr Copplestones naval brigade  :)
Title: Re: Kev Dallimore paints a Zanzibar Force
Post by: tin shed gamer on January 12, 2023, 11:26:41 PM
Puts me in mind of Jim Bowen's style of painting. Especially the stuff he did for Foundry and the Perry's.
Title: Re: Kev Dallimore paints a Zanzibar Force
Post by: Golgotha on January 12, 2023, 11:59:33 PM
Awesome they look great.
Title: Re: Kev Dallimore paints a Zanzibar Force
Post by: Atheling on January 13, 2023, 12:21:36 AM
Fantastic work from Kev. I'll have a pop at the NS Newsletter article tomorrow- it's bed for me now  o_o
Title: Re: Kev Dallimore paints a Zanzibar Force
Post by: nicknorthstar on January 13, 2023, 09:16:14 PM
Very nice. Now if I've understood my Northstar news letter correctly I should be able to get some of these for £1 a piece on the weekend of the 23rd along with some of Mr Copplestones naval brigade  :)

You got it right. Weekend of the 21st and 22nd.
Title: Re: Kev Dallimore paints a Zanzibar Force
Post by: Atheling on January 13, 2023, 09:58:21 PM
You got it right. Weekend of the 21st and 22nd.

My birthday!  lol lol lol
Title: Re: Kev Dallimore paints a Zanzibar Force
Post by: FifteensAway on January 13, 2023, 10:31:55 PM
Nice paint jobs on the figures.  But 10 hours is a speed paint!?  :o. For 12 figures?!   :-I

In six hundred minutes, I'd expect to get out closer to 100 figures - granted in 15 mm and no where near as good as these but good enough.  But if that is speed painting, I'd throw the lot in the bin and move on to some other hobby.

Of course, there were quotes around that speed painting in the OP so maybe a bit of irony intended? 

Having said all that, I will gladly use the paint job as inspiration for some of my own figures.
Title: Re: Kev Dallimore paints a Zanzibar Force
Post by: nicknorthstar on January 13, 2023, 10:52:59 PM
It's no joke.

Different strokes my friend.
Title: Re: Kev Dallimore paints a Zanzibar Force
Post by: Plynkes on January 13, 2023, 11:03:17 PM
no where near as good as these but good enough. 

I think that's the key. 10 hours to paint those figures would certainly be speed-painting for me. It's all a question of what your motivation is. I'm not interested in cranking out as many figures as I can in the shortest space of time. My enjoyment and satisfaction in the hobby comes from knowing I've painted each and every figure as well as I possibly can, and for me that takes time.

Each approach is equally valid. I guess some people can do both, but I know I can't, so I made a choice and I'm happy with it.





Title: Re: Kev Dallimore paints a Zanzibar Force
Post by: FifteensAway on January 14, 2023, 03:56:54 AM
Nick and Plynkes, valid responses but I caved to "crank 'em out" when I realized how many figures I need/want to get painted, it is a very big number and working for me so far.  Not to say I wouldn't like to have the skill to do like these but, for me, I just don't have that level of patience so my approach works for me.  That and, for me, it is much more about the game on the table than the individual figure.
Title: Re: Kev Dallimore paints a Zanzibar Force
Post by: Atheling on January 14, 2023, 06:33:32 AM
It's no joke.

Different strokes my friend.

I'm with nick on this one..... if one looks at Kev's "normal" standard it is beyond excellence. These miniatures whilst not up to Kev's highest standards are still obviously extremely well executed but I expect that if Kev had gone for broke in terms of quality they would have taken a lot more than 10 hours.

Speed painting is all relative.
Title: Re: Kev Dallimore paints a Zanzibar Force
Post by: tikitang on January 14, 2023, 06:45:34 AM
"Speed-painting" for me would be getting a single figure done, to tabletop standard, in a single day!