Alternative to the expensive dip!

[Steve F]

Those look good, number9 and Cosmotiger.  The green looks particularly smooth and eye-catching.

[Weird WWII]

Thanks for all the replies and it looks like the Tudor Brown is the way to go but now I have another question.  Where do you get it?  I live in a small town but we have both a Lowes and Home Depot and they don't have it.  I checked on Amazon and they only have a massive can that $60 and another one that is a quart at $18 but it says the shipping is like $400+??

Is there some secret dealer that everyone gets their fix from and if so where via internet sale can I get it in the US?

I needs me some dip, man!  I'm hurtin'

Brian

[sundayhero]

Personaly, I use dipping when I have a lot of figures to do. I used it to make Donjon and dragon Wrath of ashardalon 40 figures.

I'm using acrylic wood stain, "middle oak". It dries in about half an hour, and don't smell too much. I can "fix" the effect using a hair dryer if I want.

Dipping is a cool way to make regiments, armies or big tabletop board games boxes ( doom, descent, lord of the ring, dungeon and dragons, etc... that kind of games with dozens of plastic figures). Of course the best way is to mix it with standard tabletop painting technics (black lining, drybrush, washes).


Here's a little before/after :






















Congrats for the 15mm scifi squads, they look marvellous !

[Cosmotiger]

Brian: I get it from an Ace Hardware store.

According to gamer urban legend, the big box stores stopped carrying the Tudor color because too many do-it-yourselfers were buying it,  and discovering  only after it was applied to the woodwork at home that it is a much darker brown than they thought.  They were sick of dealing with the complaints. 

No idea if that's actually true, but it's a good story.

[Weird WWII]

Thank Cosmo, I'm out the door to get some.

Brian