I got a dark wash on the flesh. Next stage highlights. After that equipment, weapons and metalwork.

I remember reading in Kevin Dallimore’s book where he said paint the faces early on as it makes them come alive sooner.

It is weird but true. A bit of flesh colour and they look totally different.

I really wanted to crack on with these today, however I just about had time to eat my lunch let alone paint anything.

Flesh base coat done. I will have to get the highlights done tonight.

I purchased a set of figures from a well known auction site. The seller delivered it quite promptly. It rattled a bit when I picked it up. But I thought it might be okay when I opened the box.

Sadly, I was mistaken.😡

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gures in a plastic bag? If I send figures each is individually wrapped in bubble wrap and then packed in bubble wrap inside a box. If they had been plastic, it might have been ok. However even my plastic ones are individually wrapped up.

A fair few have come off their bases, all are chipped to heck and quite a number have bent weapons etc.

Now ok I got 21 undercoated figures for £20 with free postage…. I would happily have paid postage costs if it meant they didn't arrive twisted together. However the same company sells painted figures, I hope they don't sell those the same way.

As it stands I am going to have to rebase them all as well as redcoat them.

All together not a happy chappy.

Update:

Partial refund and apologies given.

Really quick to reply to my email.

I worked on the blue.

My overall wash darkened the blue too much so I have had to lighten it up a fair bit.

Still the highlights to do on the uniform jacket.

I blasted through these tonight. Just realised I missed a wash on the eyes…. poot!

I managed a little bit today. The highlight on the old troll’s trousers is a bit too bright. I will tone it down a bit.

I doubt I will get anything done this evening but we shall see.

Managed to do a smidgeon on Scwartzenbark and to shape the pole on the Brougham.

Hopefully I will be able to crack on later this evening and tomorrow.

I do like these bones figures. They come as a white plastic figure that is really well detailed. The good thing is that they are nice and cheap. 

The ogre chieftain is £2.25, the cave troll sits at £2.00 with the werewolf coming in at a mere £2.55.
They are big beasties too. They are stood next to a Perry’s French Agincourt knight.

The models take the paint really well, this actually Surprised me a bit. I was obviously remembering my old plastic Airfix figures that the paint would spring off.

The werewolf is based differently as I want him for Flintloque type adventures. The others are part of my Dragon Rampant forces where everything is on circular bases.