12-30-2011, 02:32 AM
Hi Folks
I've just finished my LNOE and Zombies with Grave Weapons minatures. I am really happy with the results- I had absolutely no experience and pretty much just used cheap stuff from the local hardware shop.
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I basically followed this guide: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/4484...d-in-a-day
with a few exceptions:
1. I did not use undercoat on the Zombies with Grave Weapons as my can ran out. They turned out better than the LNOE minis I reckon (less detail was obscured by the undercoat). Because I use two coats of enamel varnish, the paint jobs turned out rock solid- I have no worries of them chipping or losing paint. (I did however thoroughly wash all minis in warm water and detergent before painting).
2. I did not 'dip' my miniatures- I brushed on the stain/varnish. This allowed a bit more control. Still, my approach was very quick, rough and ready: the whole set probably took me less than 30mins to stain/varnish.
3. After stain/varnish dried I...
*Tidied up the heroes a little by going over a few of the brighter colours (white, yellow), especially the nurse's dress, the yellow chainsaw.
* Sprayed them with Tamiya flat clear (I like the matte finish)
* Did some blood detail with Tamiya clear red (mixed with a dot of black).
Done. I don't know if I'll do anything with the bases yet- I kind of like them as is (as you can see, I did green and brown for the zombies and grey for the heroes).
Again, I encourage anyone to have a go. If i can do it, believe me, anybody can.
I've just finished my LNOE and Zombies with Grave Weapons minatures. I am really happy with the results- I had absolutely no experience and pretty much just used cheap stuff from the local hardware shop.
[attachment=1033]
[attachment=1034]
I basically followed this guide: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/4484...d-in-a-day
with a few exceptions:
1. I did not use undercoat on the Zombies with Grave Weapons as my can ran out. They turned out better than the LNOE minis I reckon (less detail was obscured by the undercoat). Because I use two coats of enamel varnish, the paint jobs turned out rock solid- I have no worries of them chipping or losing paint. (I did however thoroughly wash all minis in warm water and detergent before painting).
2. I did not 'dip' my miniatures- I brushed on the stain/varnish. This allowed a bit more control. Still, my approach was very quick, rough and ready: the whole set probably took me less than 30mins to stain/varnish.
3. After stain/varnish dried I...
*Tidied up the heroes a little by going over a few of the brighter colours (white, yellow), especially the nurse's dress, the yellow chainsaw.
* Sprayed them with Tamiya flat clear (I like the matte finish)
* Did some blood detail with Tamiya clear red (mixed with a dot of black).
Done. I don't know if I'll do anything with the bases yet- I kind of like them as is (as you can see, I did green and brown for the zombies and grey for the heroes).
Again, I encourage anyone to have a go. If i can do it, believe me, anybody can.