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theBaron said:
But where are my manners? I forgot to say that I love your style! You have developed a distinct look in your painting, excellent results!

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Brad
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:happy:....Why, thank you kind sir....:happy:
But don't forget, these are what I call my "Diorama Figures"; meaning that I simplify the painting because I honestly believe that intricate details just tend to get lost once you put more than, say, half a dozen figures together in a scene.
Naturally, it's just my personal opinion and other people are free to disagree if they feel like it.
That's not to say that I don't occasionally do more detailed paintjobs of course, but they're few and far between; usually 75mm or larger; and primarily destined for the display cabinet, or two or three figure vignettes.
Cheers
H
 
Well, it's similar to the style I'm striving for. I use a gloss finish, but I also want a figure with as much detail as possible, as crisp a casting as possible. I picked up a thing or two from watching a couple other toy soldier painters on other forums, too. Seeing John Firth's work gave me the idea to start using glazes-basically acrylic gloss and water, with enough color to tint it. John gets a result that looks like porcelain, and I'm starting to get there myself.

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Brad
 
theBaron said:
Well, it's similar to the style I'm striving for. I use a gloss finish, but I also want a figure with as much detail as possible, as crisp a casting as possible. I picked up a thing or two from watching a couple other toy soldier painters on other forums, too. Seeing John Firth's work gave me the idea to start using glazes-basically acrylic gloss and water, with enough color to tint it. John gets a result that looks like porcelain, and I'm starting to get there myself.

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Brad
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Try and get hold of some Reaper gloss varnish. It's what John Firth uses on his figures. Two or three coats cut 50/50 with water will result in an unbelievably high gloss finish.
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harrytheheid said:
Difficult to find late-Victorian civilian figures that provide the characters I'm looking for. The Phoenix castings work fine - and there's a few more of them I'll be ordering up soon.

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H
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Sanderson sculpted some nice Victorian/Edwardian figures, too. Easily pass for Berliners. I get mine from John Eden.

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Brad
 
harrytheheid said:
Try and get hold of some Reaper gloss varnish. It's what John Firth uses on his figures. Two or three coats cut 50/50 with water will result in an unbelievably high gloss finish.
:joyful:
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I use Future. I have it on hand for use with scale models, too. Mostly dipping canopies to enhance their clarity, and as a gloss coat before decaling. The gloss surface reduces the amount of fine pits and recesses that trap air, and cause silvering.

Works on the kitchen floor, too ;)

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Brad
 
theBaron said:
Sanderson sculpted some nice Victorian/Edwardian figures, too. Easily pass for Berliners. I get mine from John Eden.

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Brad
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I never thought of John Eden figures. Seem to recall it's not so easy to order them up, but it's been ages since I looked at his website, so I'll have another gander at what he's got available.

theBaron said:
I use Future. I have it on hand for use with scale models, too. Mostly dipping canopies to enhance their clarity, and as a gloss coat before decaling. The gloss surface reduces the amount of fine pits and recesses that trap air, and cause silvering.

Works on the kitchen floor, too ;)

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Brad
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My first reaction was "Awe naw, don't let the wife know that's what future is really for - but I'm out of jail - our kitchen area is tiled....phew.
A mate of mine sent me a big bottle of the stuff from the States. I only use it for canopies and decaling, so it'll last an eternity. Might give it a try as a varnish though now you've endorsed it.
Cheers
H
 
As far as ordering from John Eden goes, before I ever got around to buying through his website, I stumbled across his eBay store, and so everything I've bought from him has been through it. I like his castings-good quality, nice and crisp.

Regarding Future, when I first tried it on my soldiers (some 20 years ago or so), I noticed that it gave the color coats a richness. It might just be to my eye, but if you try it, and you notice the same effect, please do let me know.

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Brad
 
theBaron said:
As far as ordering from John Eden goes, before ever got around to buying through his website, I stumbled across his eBay story, and so everything I've bought from him has been through it. I like his castings-good quality, nice and crisp.

Regarding Future, when I first tried it on my soldiers (some 20 years ago or so), I noticed that it gave the color coats a richness. It might just be to my eye, but if you try it, and you notice the same effect, please do let me know.

Prost!
Brad
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Brad,
I'm intending to use Future next time I do a Fantasy diorama. Will post the photos in due course.
 
Update.
The cast of characters is growing.
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