Recently I acquired a squad of 15mm Gurkhas from Jon in a recent order I
placed with him (back during the sale). Exquisitely detailed! I finally
settled on a color scheme to painting them in and primed 'em up. The priming
was an average prime coat, the Gurkhas along with the many other minis I had.
Wasn't worried.
Until I actually picked them up to start painting, and held them under the
desk magnifying glass (yeah, I use one of those things; easier for
my eyes to deal with look without :-P ). As I was painting the base
color on, I began to labor under the growing realization I will never EVER be
able to do justice to these minis. I was even embarassed by simply priming
them! If I were as good as Stuart Murray or my brother, I think I'd have a
chance. But with my amazingly under average painting skills...I am embarassed.
The minis are too good for my meager skills to ply a paintbrush upon.
And no, none of you can have any of them, and yes, I applied said
paintbrush to them, anyway. :-P :-) I can only hope that someone
else somewhere has a set of these and has a painting to do the minis justice.
And will be able to show photos.
Man, I knew I sucked at painting before, but these make me look
REAL bad! :-0 ;-)
Now I wait for Jon to get the second squad sculpted and produced, which will,
of course, include a sniper Gurkha and a Gurkha or two
with their Khukuri out...right, Jon? ;-) ;-) ;-)
Mk
A rule a *friend* told me, especially when dealing with mini's paint for
3-feet away. That's how he painted IG, SPAM, etc. mini's from the Evil
British/American Empire. Remember that your going to play with them and
handle them and god forbid drop or lose them. Super detailed IMHO should be
reserved for that other game.
Dances With Rocks <kochte@stsci.edu> wrote: Recently I acquired a squad of
15mm Gurkhas from Jon in a recent order I placed with him (back during the
sale). Exquisitely detailed! I finally settled on a color scheme to painting
them in and primed 'em up. The priming was an average prime coat, the Gurkhas
along with the many other minis I had. Wasn't worried.
Until I actually picked them up to start painting, and held them under the
desk magnifying glass (yeah, I use one of those things; easier for
my eyes to deal with look without :-P ). As I was painting the base
color on, I began to labor under the growing realization I will never EVER be
able to do justice to these minis. I was even embarassed by simply priming
them! If I were as good as Stuart Murray or my brother, I think I'd have a
chance. But with my amazingly under average painting skills...I am embarassed.
The minis are too good for my meager skills to ply a paintbrush upon.
And no, none of you can have any of them, and yes, I applied said
paintbrush to them, anyway. :-P :-) I can only hope that someone
else somewhere has a set of these and has a painting to do the minis justice.
And will be able to show photos.
Man, I knew I sucked at painting before, but these make me look
REAL bad! :-0 ;-)
Now I wait for Jon to get the second squad sculpted and produced, which will,
of course, include a sniper Gurkha and a Gurkha or two
with their Khukuri out...right, Jon? ;-) ;-) ;-)
Mk
I paint on the rule of mass troops get three colors (Main two and one trim).
Details go to special troops or heros. Vehicles or Biologicals rule of three
helps keep balence of usibility and veiwing. Three colors at three feet makes
it workible and uniform unit style. Alas I can't paint a whole army in super
detail. Also paint one group one color at a time. Simplifies armies. Good luck
and don't sweat your brother's skill. Beat him on the battle table.
Thomas Westbrook <tom_westbrook@yahoo.com> wrote:A rule a *friend* told
me, especially when dealing with mini's paint for 3-feet away. That's
how he painted IG, SPAM, etc. mini's from the Evil British/American
Empire. Remember that your going to play with them and handle them and god
forbid drop or lose them. Super detailed IMHO should be reserved for that
other game.
Dances With Rocks <kochte@stsci.edu> wrote: Recently I acquired a squad of
15mm Gurkhas from Jon in a recent order I placed with him (back during the
sale). Exquisitely detailed! I finally settled on a color scheme to painting
them in and primed 'em up. The priming was an average prime coat, the Gurkhas
along with the many other minis I had. Wasn't worried.
Until I actually picked them up to start painting, and held them under the
desk magnifying glass (yeah, I use one of those things; easier for
my eyes to deal with look without :-P ). As I was painting the base
color on, I began to labor under the growing realization I will never EVER be
able to do justice to these minis. I was even embarassed by simply priming
them! If I were as good as Stuart Murray or my brother, I think I'd have a
chance. But with my amazingly under average painting skills...I am embarassed.
The minis are! too good for my meager skills to ply a paintbrush upon.
And no, none of you can have any of them, and yes, I applied said
paintbrush to them, anyway. :-P :-) I can only hope that someone
else somewhere has a set of these and has a painting to do the minis justice.
And will be able to show photos.
Man, I knew I sucked at painting before, but these make me look
REAL bad! :-0 ;-)
Now I wait for Jon to get the second squad sculpted and produced, which will,
of course, include a sniper Gurkha and a Gurkha or two
with their Khukuri out...right, Jon? ;-) ;-) ;-)
Mk
Gentlemen, your comments are, I am certain, appreciated.
The point was, I think, that the figs are damn fine casts.
Waytogo, Jon!
The_Beast
> Dances With Rocks wrote:
> Recently I acquired a squad of 15mm Gurkhas from Jon in a recent order
With you there, Indy - some of the best 15s I've seen. Mine will see
service as South African infantry.
> I finally
Come on, it can't be all that bad! Anyway, the Great Dice God isn't judgmental
when it comes to paint jobs (and, rumour has it, your dice
couldn't get any worse anyway ;-) )
> Now I wait for Jon to get the second squad sculpted and produced,
We can hope!
> embarassed. The minis are too good for my meager skills to ply a
"Painting service." Speaking of which, I have about 100 each of
1885-era
15mm Brits and Pathans which I'm contemplating having someone else paint
(to gaming standard, not Stuart-quality)--any recommendations for a US
painter?
From: <laserlight@quixnet.net>
> "Painting service." Speaking of which, I have about 100 each of
> From Alan:
But, if he's about to be married, then he's already engaged, and he's
engagement will be over soon. So you really mean that...
What?
Ohhhhhh...
Nevermind.
The_Beast