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Pip Pip (British Army Qs)
Ok, so I picked up a bunch of Brits at the auction and I had a couple of questions that I thought I might get some help with.
First off, is there a good place online with pictures of the models? I'm not entirely sure which types of tanks I have, or which infantry I have. I guess I could stop in to the store and compare them to the blisters as well.
Next up are a few modeling questions. The yellow used seems a little dark for my tastes, I was thinking about striping them and going with a lighter yellow. I've used nail polish before to good effect on warmachine models (which are all pewter), will nail polish damage the plastic parts?
Any tips on painting flames of war minis? I was going to strip them, prime them, paint them desert yellow, dry brush on tan, paint some fleshy faces and hands (this step will likely drive me insane) and call it a day. Probably will pick up a decal set at some point as well if I really get into it. Any tricks to make the models look better with minimal effort?
Last off, if any British players(Charlie and Tim?) wanted to give some quick recommendations for models to expand to, or nifty rules to pay close attention to, I'm all ears. The lot I picked up is Armor heavy, thinking of trying for a more balanced force, if I can manage it without spending too much money I was thinking of going with a more mixed force.
Some quick answers:
THe Battlefront online e-store has a lot of pictures.
http://www.flamesofwar.com/Default.aspx?tabid=79
The new set up is slow and clunky, but often the pictures can be clicked on for bigger views as well as multiple angles. The various rulebooks are also not too bad.
I don't know, but nail polish remover might damage the non-metal parts. Try some on the bottom of a model. Simple Green (a strangely strong cleaning product found in places like Staples, BJ's and I bet hardware stores) might work. Or just painting over the old color with the color you would like them to be might be a good plan.
You might look at GW's new Foundation Color: Iyanden Darksun. I think it could easily pass as a desert yellow color, and you wouldn't have to worry about the color underneath, except maybe a slight loss of more detail.
Fortunately, this game can paint up fast and even very, very sloppy paint jobs can look very nice on the table. My suggestion: move quickly, absolutely do not sweat the details, get playing some, build up some love for the game and then decide if and on what you want to do more extensive paint jobs. It might just add to the frustration to spend alot of time on a unit that you decide you don't want to use much.
Speed tricks, other's might be far better at, but here's some I do. I buy some Testor's spray of the main color I want. I prefer this over working with an airbrush. One of the last parts I do is I wash models with inks with a little water and liquid soap, to give a quick weathered look that will bring out texture details. I love the Vallejo pastes for quick bases. The liquid soap (some swear by Minwax (which is probably more resistant to bubbling when mixing) improves viscosity (I think that's the word) allowing the wash to dry smoothly rather than in droplets.
British....Churchill III's kick my Africa Corp. Those little things that look like office cubicles that can have a couple machine guns are really good. Mixed forces tend to have a far better chance in my opinion in this game.
There's some. And painting night's a good time to pick brains for ideas.