Re: [MIN] DS2 model/painting questions

At 12:14 06/09/98 -0500, you wrote:
>OK, for all you DS2 mini painters out there:
>
>1) How do you all paint your 6mm/1/300/1/285/whatever infantry?  I'm
going 
>to be starting on my own (finally) and I'm not sure how to go about 
>painting a person that small.	I want them to look good, be
recognizeable 
>for what they are, but I'm not out to win awards.
>
>2) Anybody got any good ideas about how to straighten the barrels of 
>GHQ/C&C type tanks/APCs?  The barrels are pretty close to scale, so
they 
>are really thin.  They are all bent to some degree, and my fiddling has

>just got them to look, well, less bent.  I would like to acheive a
nice, 
>straight barrel, especially on the tanks - that's where it's most
obvious.
>
>Thanks!
>
>Noah
>

Noah,
	To paint 6mm I stick the figures to a 30cm ruler using
"Blu-Tack".
Undercoat with black and then dry brush with your base colour (I use a
mid
green). Then find the rattiest and oldest brush you can. Get your next
colour (I use a dark green) and prepare the brush as if you were going
to
dry brush the figure. When you paint the figures you use a stabbing
motion.
A single "stab" for each colour should be enough for 6mm infantry.  What
this does is leave definate spots and splotches of colour on the figure.
I
do this with 4 colours (dark green, light green, dark brown, light
brown)
and the effect is a camo pattern without the eyestrain and hand shakes.
I've done this for all my DS and SG figures and vehicles and it looks
quite
good if you finish off with a brown ink wash just to bring out the
detail.
This way it takes and hour to hour and a half to do an entire company.
	As for gun barrels on GHQ/C&C models you are best off leaving
them bent
for the most part. I if keep trying the get 'em straight they break off
pretty quick. You might try replacing them using brass rod or piano wire
but you lose the muzzle brakes. If you use piano wire make sure that you
get proper tools with which to cut it. That stuff chews up normal wire
cutter like you won't believe.
	Hope this has been of some help.

	Tony.
	twilko@ozemail.com.au