Re: What Figures are people using for SGII how are you painting

John spake thusly upon matters weighty: 

> GZG NSL painted dark green, drybrushed a lighter dark green, splotched

> in brown and tan.

I'd really like to be able to paint a WW2 Splotch Pattern. I have 
some cammies in that pattern and it works well and looks sharp. But 
hard to paint in 25mm. 
 
> GZG UN in white, inked gray and drybrushed white again, with baby blue

> helmets.

Darn! I thought that was my idea. How do you find inks to use? Can 
you use the same brushes as oils or acrylics? How do you thin them? I 
have whitened my UN guys, and have the baby blue helmets, but I 
couldn't find a good 'shadow' colour - I thought black too dark. I 
was leaning towards a light or medium grey, but I don't want to wash 
over the white plating... just the articulated areas, to give depth 
and detail. Grey ink might be the answer. What brand do you use? 

> Everything else--Partha Kurtia Battletroops, LEG Lizard guys, various 
> Heartbreaker and Demonblade figs, Global Games Legions of Steel, 
> etc.--have only had samples done.  I have to come up with schemes that
I 
> like before I start painting them.

The Battletroops sure are great figures - real 25mm. The only thing 
they lack is rucks - too many of the minis made in the last few years 
look like they are out for a stroll in the garden. Must use their 
apcs to carry all their kit. 

Tom.  
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