Round 9 - You can't park that monstrosity there! vs. Wampum or womp them?

[Prof.Witchheimer]

[Poiter50]

Love to know the paint scheme for the longhouses? 

[Neldoreth]

Most excellent entries here! Kudos guys!

Mike, aside from the fantastic paints, good set up, and quality composition, I'm also really liking the basing of those figs!

Thanks
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[mikedemana]

Thanks, Joe! As for the longhouses, these are Acheson Creations buildings with deep, grooved detail. It makes it a snap to dry brush. I run them through the dishwasher first to remove the rather nasty mold release agent (if you don't, you can watch the paint bead up like rain drops on a freshly-waxed car). I spray paint them black, then do a watered down 50/50 black acrylic brush on paint coat to get into all the grooves the spray missed.

Next, I wet brush rather thickly a medium brown (Howard Hues Camo Brown). When that has dried, I dry-brush Howard Hues Colonial Khaki. Then I use a very, very light gray dry brush to give a weathered effect. Finish it off with a black wash and you have a quick an easy bark-covered longhouse!

Rob, I love how you give character to your WW II figs. They all look like they have an interesting story behind them -- not a mass of uniform troops.

Mike Demana

[Rob_bresnen]

Thank you. They are wargames foundry figures sculpted years ago by the Perry twins. They are very characterful sculpts and are lovely to paint. the character seems to come through in the painting, which is nice. Uniformed figures do often end up looking rather bland.

[Vonkluge]

Like them both  Love the Indians! 

[The Dozing Dragon]

I run them through the dishwasher first to remove the rather nasty mold release agent

  Great idea. what sort of setting though? (serious question!)

[mikedemana]

Just the quick wash cycle. I do put detergent in the place it belongs, and the combination does a good job. I have never had the heat melt it, but another friend did. So, maybe look for a lower heat setting on the dishwasher?

Thanks, Vonkluge!

Mike Demana