Captain Blood's Perry Mounted Men at Arms. P.156 Scots pike block painted

[Tellus]

They look so good 
You’re right about the studs!

[Charlie_]

Thanks chaps

Thanks Matt.
Many people who make and paint these Perry plastics seem happy to ignore the studs on the figures wearing brigandines, citing the 'life's too short' defence.
Don't really understand why TBH, because touching in the studs is simplicity itself and really makes those particular figures pop, as you've noticed.
A fine point brush, a touch of metallic paint, and then 'plip, plip, plip' right across the figure, front and back - just one tiny touch with the silver or gold on each stud, and that's it. Honestly, it takes no more than a minute or two on each figure, and the effect is transformational. It's a much quicker, easier, and more immediately satisfying painting job than many of the other aspects of painting these models

But each to their own

Ok, fine, i'll do it! I've got a batch of Perrys sitting on my desk right now all basecoated, and one wears a brigandine. I'll have a go dotting in the studs in silver before I go to the wash stage!

[has.been]

Ok, fine, i'll do it! I've got a batch of Perrys sitting on my desk right now all basecoated, and one wears a brigandine. I'll have a go dotting in the studs in silver before I go to the wash stage!

I use acrylic gel silver pens. Much easier to 'dot'.

[Charlie_]

I use acrylic gel silver pens. Much easier to 'dot'.

Hmm, perhaps I should look into that. Got a link?

[Captain Blood]

Ok, fine, i'll do it!

I wasn't thinking of you specifically, Charlie. I've noticed from the many people now posting pics of their Perry plastic creations on the NMTBH Fb group, that most people don't seem to bother. Which is a shame, because it's not difficult, nor even particularly time-consuming, and it does make the figures look much prettier. (I find it quite therapeutic actually, dotting brigandine studs )

Mind you, I've also noticed that many people don't even bother cleaning off the (admittedly faint but noticeable) mould lines, which I find somewhat heart-breaking

[Charlie_]

I wasn't thinking of you specifically, Charlie. I've noticed from the many people now posting pics of their Perry plastic creations on the NMTBH Fb group, that most people don't seem to bother. Which is a shame, because it's not difficult, nor even particularly time-consuming, and it does make the figures look much prettier. (I find it quite therapeutic actually, dotting brigandine studs )

Mind you, I've also noticed that many people don't even bother cleaning off the (admittedly faint but noticeable) mould lines, which I find somewhat heart-breaking

Yeah though I haven't yet painted any brigandine studs, I do get 'frustrated' when people don't paint any of the belts and straps on the armour!

I find different parts of the figure deserve more time than others. I do the hands and faces in LOTS of stages, whereas the legs I often just do a flat colour with a dark wash. Often a dark grey. I want the attention to be drawn to the face, not distracted by fancy trousers!
But yeah perhaps I can be persuaded that brigandines deserve a little extra effort.

[Eric the Shed]

I wasn't thinking of you specifically, Charlie. I've noticed from the many people now posting pics of their Perry plastic creations on the NMTBH Fb group, that most people don't seem to bother. Which is a shame, because it's not difficult, nor even particularly time-consuming, and it does make the figures look much prettier. (I find it quite therapeutic actually, dotting brigandine studs )

Mind you, I've also noticed that many people don't even bother cleaning off the (admittedly faint but noticeable) mould lines, which I find somewhat heart-breaking

Guilty as charged on both counts 

[Captain Blood]

Guilty as charged on both counts 

Oh GILES! 



But you do have millions of figures

[Eric the Shed]

and if i dotted every stud I would never finish...

[Captain Blood]

I do understand Giles. It's taken me around 10 years to paint 300 or so Perry WOTR figures (in amongst many other things, to be fair). It took you about three weeks to paint about 800! There are going to be compromises somewhere. Different strokes.

However, there are some miscreants who paint relatively small numbers of figures, and then show them off, who still don't bother to clean up the mould lines. Which is inexplicable to me. But there you go...
I just add it to my list of 'things I will never understand about some wargamers'. (Like the ads for figures you used to see in wargaming magazines (and probably still do), where some of the figures being thus expensively promoted have horribly bent bayonets! Are these people blind? Are they mad? )

[Duff]

God, I just love your colours. 

[Silent Invader]

That’s a fantastic group 

[has.been]

I use acrylic gel silver pens. Much easier to 'dot'.

Hmm, perhaps I should look into that. Got a link?

No link, just go to (in the UK) Poundland, The Range, Wilco, Family Bargains, The Works etc. etc.
I tend to pick up several at a time, especially around Christmas time. They often come with
silver and gold pens. Both are useful, sword hilts, blades, metallic highlights, jewellery etc.

I also have a pack of various coloured metallic pens (mine came from the Works shop) which
I find very useful on Fantasy & Sci-Fi figures.

[Captain Blood]

One more Howard veteran billman finished...







He joins his recently finished chums...



To complete that reconstituted 12-man unit for 'Never Mind The Bill Hooks'.



Also, three more disarray markers finished...





And the set so far...

[Roo]

Class...as always...stunning work