My wife has some figure

renarts

Member since
April 2003
From: Sunny Florida

My wife has some figure

Posted by renarts on Tuesday, September 16, 2003 10:06 PM

And she got me some for my birthday.
My birthday is this weekend and my wife (ever supportive of my hobbies, especialy after I bought her, her horse Wink [;)]

) got me a whole box of them. I got:
Andrea's 54mm trebuchet and crew
Andrea's 90 mm 14th c. knight
United Empire's 120mm 18th c. British Naval Officer
She ordered them from Red Lancer and they came pretty quick. First time we worked with this company and I'm pretty satisfied with their service.
The Andrea figures are white metal and are very cleanly cast. The packaging is some of the most impressive I've seen for that type of thing. Full color pics of all the figures, front, back and sides of the box, all full color printed and gloss varnished as well as very snugly packed in foam and bags in an interior box. The resin accessories are clean as well and all have a great amount of detail.
The United Empire miniatures I've worked on before (the 15th c. archer I posted here previously) and am still very impressed with this companies castings. The 120mm resin casting has great detail and the sculpting is superb. Nice clean casting. This should keep me busy for a while and I'll have to show pics of the completed pieces as they are done.
My wife loves me. Big Smile [:D]

Either that or she's figured a new and efficient way to keep me busy and out of her hair. Evil [}:)]

Mike

Mike "Imagination is the dye that colors our lives" Marcus Aurellius A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"

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maddafinga

Member since
March 2003
From: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma

Posted by maddafinga on Wednesday, September 17, 2003 7:39 AM

Maybe some of both Mike Smile [:)]

Maybe she loves to keep you out of her hair too. What do you use for painting figs? I'm especially interested in flesh tones,but all figure painting in general. I've never been a fig guy, but my sister gave me a vinyl figure last week and I'm studying up before I really start on it.

madda

Madda Trifles make perfection, but perfection is no trifle. -- Leonardo Da Vinci Tact is for those who lack the wit for sarcasm.--maddafinga

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shermanfreak

Member since
January 2003

Posted by shermanfreak on Wednesday, September 17, 2003 10:26 AM

That should keep you out of trouble for a little while Mike. Look forward to seeing you work with these figures. I've heard good things about Andrea Miniatures in the past and your comments seem to confirm this.

Sherry is obviously a lady of taste .....
figures - great choices
her horse - great choice
the dogs - pair of great choices
her husband - well did I mention the figures, the horse, and the dogs. LOL

Have fun with these figs my friend.

Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert

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renarts

Member since
April 2003
From: Sunny Florida

Posted by renarts on Wednesday, September 17, 2003 6:22 PM

I had to lay them all out first and just look. So many figs so little time.....

Madda,

I use both acylics and oils. All my base coats are done in acrylic. I use Tamiya mainly, but others slip in on occasion. The oils I use for faces and on some of the fabrics of coats, pants etc, on the larger figures. I like the blending ability that oils provide. The only drawback to oils is the subtle sheen they have, though over time it dulls out. The acryliucs provide a nice base for the oils and the combination of the two makes for a little quicker figure painting since you don't have to worry about solvents from one attacking the other.
Acrylics fast or short working time, oils slow or long working time.

Kalmbach's Painting Realistic Figures is a pretty good starting point and if you like I can give you some other titles of some books that have certainly helped me out when it comes to painting figures. Figure International has some good info on using acrylics (since its basicly and organ for Andrea and their figs and paints).

Mike

Mike "Imagination is the dye that colors our lives" Marcus Aurellius A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 18, 2003 4:41 AM

hey REN m8 happy B day , hope you have a good one.. and many more ..
the deakster will have a large dram to toast your health,this weekend...HIC...
REGARDS....D.....

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maddafinga

Member since
March 2003
From: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma

Posted by maddafinga on Thursday, September 18, 2003 1:23 PM

I'll check my local shop for the figures book. I don't plan on doing a whole awful lot of figures,so the one may cut it. If I end up doing more than I think I will, I reserve the right to hit you up for some titles later though Smile [:)]

My only real problem with the oils is the price really, I'm cheap. I might look into these freak flex paints I've heard about, other than that, I may go on ahead and get some oils. Thanks for all the help!

madda

Madda Trifles make perfection, but perfection is no trifle. -- Leonardo Da Vinci Tact is for those who lack the wit for sarcasm.--maddafinga

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renarts

Member since
April 2003
From: Sunny Florida

Posted by renarts on Thursday, September 18, 2003 8:58 PM

Thanks Deakon, Pint of Smithwicks or a pint of Guiness with a White Stag chaser will do just fine. Dance on the bar for me at least once. Turning 42 so I gotta make the best of it.

madda, check around on the oils. I found a set of 18 of the small tubes for $12. At Crafts & Stuff. These should last me years. If you don't think you'll be doing alot of figs, Shep Paines book on building dioramas has a great section on figure painting as well as the rest of the diorama stuff. (this will give you plenty of info and still give you more bang for your buck, as the book covers layout, bases, weathering, figure painting, ground details etc.) Aslo by Kalmbach publishing.

Mike

Mike "Imagination is the dye that colors our lives" Marcus Aurellius A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"

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cassibill

Member since
February 2003
From: Indiana, USA

Posted by cassibill on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 12:52 PM

Yeah Madda
I'll second the Shep Paine book over the figures book. I've got both and I usually go with shep.
Good luck and post some in-proress picks would you I'm sure I'm not the only one who'd enjoy seeing them.
CD

cdw My life flashes before my eyes and it mostly my life flashing before my eyes!!! Big Smile The 1/144 scale census and message board: http://144scalelist.freewebpage.org/index.html

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 8:46 PM

With regard to the cost of oil paints.
They may seem expensive to start with but can be used in so many appligations.
I have used mine on ships, tanks and aircraft as well as figures. If you can avoid it dont get students colours get artists quality. Students paints contain a lot of filler to keep the costs down. My art teacher said get the best, you need all the help you can get!! (He was talking to a class of beginners).
I use an accrilic undercoat and then set to work with the oils.
Dai

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 4:04 PM

WHAT no pictures of the wife, How do we know she has a figure

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 25, 2003 1:39 AM

happy birthday ren!
I remember that archer and it was very nice, very very nice!

cant wait to see these new goodies :)

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renarts

Member since
April 2003
From: Sunny Florida

Posted by renarts on Thursday, September 25, 2003 8:09 PM

Thanks muzzleflash,
The 18th c. British navy officer is assembled and ready for paint.
I started assembling the Andrea sets and still very impessed with the quality of these white metal castings.

Mike

Mike "Imagination is the dye that colors our lives" Marcus Aurellius A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"

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Bucksco

Member since
February 2003
From: Bucks county, PA

Posted by Bucksco on Saturday, October 4, 2003 7:55 AM

Hi guys,
I've been painting and working with miniatures since I was about 6 years old (I'm 43 years young now) and I've found that interaction with other modelers can sometimes be one of the best learning tools. If there is a local figure club in your area I would encourage you to check into it. I consider Shep Paine's books as required reading-they're chock full of good info. I also like to get to figure shows when possible .I always come away from a show totally inspired to go home and paint something!
I've dealt with Red Lancers for many years they are definitly top notch.

Jack

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