Tuesday 17 December 2013

Pleasantly surprised

I am always surprised at how the shading and varnishing improves the quality of the finish beyond my expectations.

I tend to be permanently disappointed by my painting – which I imagine to be an average gaming standard – so it can be a bit of a trial. Take my latest centuria: for ages these figures languished and every time I looked at them I didn’t feel like doing anything further … but here they are, shaded with The Army Painter’s Strong Tone ink and varnished with the amazing Testors Dullcote … suddenly they begin to look the part. And it is always so …

Work in progress: Quintus Flavius Cerialis’centuria based and ready for finishing. These fellows are the first to be clad in red tunicae. I armed them entirely with pila. The centurio and optio are Wargames Foundry figures. I have a small stock of these (no two the same) which gives each centuria a slightly different character.

Let’s hear it for Testors Dullcote … the finish is flatter than a very flat flat thing …

6 comments:

  1. Fortunately I have an unopened bottle … but is available in the UK from a few suppliers.

    Thank you for the compliment - very much appreciated.

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  2. The unit looks ACE! They really look the part. Unfortunately I wasn't able to get hold of this magical Dullcote stuff over here in Germany so far.

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  3. They look mean - which is a compliment for Romans!

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  4. Excellent looking troops, I didn't know they sold Testers in a bottle? I thought it was in a spray can?? Great looking troops though!!!

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  5. They look very good.

    I used both the can and jar Testors. I find the jar Testors can sometimes lift red paint, even if it has been previously sealed with gloss varnish. However, the flat finish is superb...

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  6. Thank you.

    I haven’t had any problems with paint lifting so far …

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