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Title: Some painted pulp figures
Post by: Eric the Shed on June 17, 2015, 08:23:28 AM
Finally got round to painting the 50+ Pulp figures I picked up from Tactica earlier this year...

By my own speed painting standards quite happy in how they have come out...a couple of pictures here and a few more on the blog. The have all come from Bob Murch's range of Pulp Figures

http://shedwars.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/28mm-pulp-figures.html (http://shedwars.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/28mm-pulp-figures.html)

(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j375/ErictheShed/pulp%20figures/p2_zpsu2el5rr3.jpg)

(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j375/ErictheShed/pulp%20figures/p4_zpstcxksg4p.jpg)

cheers
Title: Re: Some painted pulp figures
Post by: mikedemana on June 17, 2015, 06:32:02 PM
Nice! We seem to be in sync on so many projects...!

Mike Demana
www.firstcommandwargames.com
Title: Re: Some painted pulp figures
Post by: Traveler Man on June 17, 2015, 08:50:49 PM
Nice!  :-*
Title: Re: Some painted pulp figures
Post by: mikeland on June 18, 2015, 11:32:49 AM
They look great!  :)
Title: Re: Some painted pulp figures
Post by: Mad Lord Snapcase on June 30, 2015, 08:38:20 AM
Lovely work.
Title: Re: Some painted pulp figures
Post by: Doug ex-em4 on June 30, 2015, 01:25:42 PM
Nice work, Giles. I need to know more about your "speed painting" technique if these are the results....Excellent.

Doug
Title: Re: Some painted pulp figures
Post by: Eric the Shed on June 30, 2015, 02:11:46 PM
Simple speed painting technique summarised...

Take your group of figures - I usually batch in groups of 20-30

1. Base these on steel washers...

2. Paint said washers in acrylic paint.

3. Add basing material - I use sand and pva

4. Prime figures in one batch - I use grey Halfords primer

5. Starting from feet paint up the figure in block colours - feet > trousers > top - do all batch and then move on to

next step...

6. Paint flesh - hands and faces

7. Paint, hats, helmets / hair

8. Paint weapons and other sundries

9. Paint on Army Painter strong tone

10. Finish of base (eg tufts etc)

11. Get them on the table to play.

Please note there is no shading, highlighting etc on my figures

Each paint session must be started with the aim of finishing at least one stage. Painting uniformed troops is much faster than civvies because you are working with the same palette cover.

For civvies I start with three figures who will have the same colour shoes, the next three have this same colour for their trousers and then the next three get this colour for their jackets...

Hope this helps...
Title: Re: Some painted pulp figures
Post by: gary42 on June 30, 2015, 03:44:10 PM
You might hit em' with a little matte varnish.  They're great but shiny.
Title: Re: Some painted pulp figures
Post by: Doug ex-em4 on June 30, 2015, 04:21:08 PM
Quote from: gary42 on June 30, 2015, 03:44:10 PM
You might hit em' with a little matte varnish.  They're great but shiny.

Personally, I like a little shiny sheen.

Thanks for the reply, Giles. The thing that slows me down more than anything is trying to think what colour to paint non-military figures - I just don't have a very good imagination for good colour combinations. I've collected as many browns, greys, beiges, tans etc as I can find (I don't want to have to mix colours) but making that choice is still hard. As well as yort undoubted painting skill, I think your disciplined approach is a big contributor. That's what I must aim for. I mean, I've been painting figures since 1970 so surely I'm going to crack it sometime?  :D

Doug
Title: Re: Some painted pulp figures
Post by: pistolpete on July 09, 2015, 07:35:42 PM
when i do groups of  civies/figures in batches, i tend to use 3 or 4 colors and do one color at a time - color one is trousers for this guy, jacket for that guy, shirt/hat for the other guy; then do color two, three, four.  if you have more figures, you can have more colors if you're willing to skip every so often.