No Big Whoop, Just A Few Painting Projects

These are the first painting projects that I've done in about 7 months or so. The Ottomans and Mamelukes from TAG and Gringo 40's were the last figures I painted - last July or August. Nothing serious here, just a few Bronze Age Greek sample figures that Mike Evans from Relic Miniatures sent me last year. Also, a Montgomery figure from Rubicon and also a WIP repaint of a Corgi Panther another buddy gave me - also last year. I just found the motivation to paint these up today. I actually spray painted the Panther last night with a can of Tamiya Dark Yellow.

As usual for me nowadays, these figures were given a basic block painting followed by Minwax Tudor Satin stain. In fact, stain is from a can my buddy gave me a long time ago. I had to open it as the remnants of my old can had gone solid. Not surprising as there was only a little left in the can.

The Relic figures bare metal. They are on the more slender side - sort of reminds me of the older Newline Sea Peoples range. They are smaller, all-around, than Redoubt and Foundry Trojan War figures. One thing I like is the size and shape the figure-8 shield. It has a nice bulbous shape about it, much like how it is portrayed in period art.

The Rubicon kit for Monty als includes a figure of General Hobart. I like how he was fired and re-hired several times before and during the war.

Prior to re-painting the Corgi Panther, I had to fix a broken road wheel. I cut out a piece from an inner road wheel and used some Green Stuff to attach it to the outer wheel. For the record, my buddy gave it to me not because of the broken wheel, but because it's too big for the 1:56th scale vehicles he uses.

The road wheel repair isn't the prettiest, and should look okay after weathering. The earlier paint job my buddy added was stripped off using DOT 3 brake fluid. Not the environmentally friendliest nor healthiest to use but got the job done. I had tried 99% rubbing alcohol and it didn't work; I'd also given up on Simple Green ever since they changed the formula and it's also pretty much useless to remove paint. Plan to add camo to the tank using an inexpensive airbrush kit I just ordered from Amazon. My only previous experience with airbrushing was almost 20 years ago using one of those old $10 Testors airbrushes that had to be used with a can of compressed air. The airbrush kept clogging up before I could even finish the tank it was used on - coincidentally another Corgi Panther.

Anyway, guess I'm getting back into the hobby again - ever so slowly. Thanks for dropping by and checking out the blog.