Thursday, 27 June 2024

Romans finished

Since painting and basing them I’ve been slow to finish off the Romans’ bases. I finally got round to it. Here they are on magnetised bases in their chocolate box.



Part of the delay has been painting in 1:1 scale. I had to sand down and repaint the shed due to peeling of the top coat. Disappointing as I only did it a year ago.



17 comments:

  1. Good to have both jobs done! I much prefer figure painting over full scale painting tasks.

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    1. I find full scale painting therapeutic. At least when the surface has been prepared.
      Chis

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  2. Romans look great. Quite annoying about the shed.

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    1. Cheers Richard. I keep thinking I should have bought a bigger scale for better definition.
      Chris

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  3. After quite a gap between posts, that was short and sweet, Chris! The Roman's look lovely and the shed too, although you may need to spend a bit more on paint....it should last longer than a year, surely?

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    1. Yeah, definitely. It may be that the paint I used was from an old tin that had been in storage for 2 years. Well nearly 3 years now. I should have used the new tin I bought last year at great expense.
      Chris

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  4. Great looking Romans Chris.
    The backyard looks very nice too!

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    1. Thanks Ben. Apart from painting the shed, cabin and planters, most of it is the design and work of the Margravina.
      Chris

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  5. Great Romans, lovely shed. Excellent work on both fronts.
    Alan Tradgardland

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  6. Nice work on the Romans there Chris. I too find painting therapeutic, but don't enjoy the prep work. One reason I leave my fences etc au natural is that any paint or stain doesn't last that long, unless it's creosote, which might not be legal here anymore. So weathered timber works better visually and no painting required!

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    1. Excellent reasoning! I love the smell of creosote! I used to make a diversion down an alleyway on the way to school so I could smell a creosoted fence. Do you think it did some harm?
      Chris

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    2. I don't know Chris as I love the smell too, so am hardly best placed to comment;)! I still remember having to wear gauntlet style gloves, with your hands sweating in them and trying to avoid splashing your skin as you painted, as it burnt like hell!

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  7. Romans look great! I have some 1:1 scale painting to do as well, which is going to take up some time. Oh well, best do it in the summer!

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    1. The good thing about painting 1:1 scale is that you don’t need to worry about shading. No inks or washes needed. It just happens as if by magic.
      Chris

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  8. My wife would probably say 'if you put as much effort into the shed as you put into your toy soldiers, you wouldn't have this problem!"....then the inevitable argument would start! Love your Romans!

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    1. Fortunately I haven’t faced that one yet!
      Thanks John.
      Chris

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