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Completed Critique 9th French hussar Elite company

Discussion in 'vBench (Works in Progress)' started by Ben-nl, Apr 24, 2021.

  1. Ben-nl A Fixture

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    Thanks again Nap
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  2. Ben-nl A Fixture

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    I'm interested!
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  3. Ben-nl A Fixture

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    thanks
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  4. Ben-nl A Fixture

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    thanks Rick
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  5. Ben-nl A Fixture

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    Thanks a lot Wayne
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  6. Ben-nl A Fixture

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    Thanks Ken
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  7. Ben-nl A Fixture

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    Thanks Bob, yes it is, next one is the Russian hussar
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  8. Ben-nl A Fixture

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    THANKS for the nice bust
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  9. Tonton Well-Known Member

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    Thanks for asking, Richard. Here we go…

    I’ve never been very happy with the shininess of the metallic paints we normally use, whether acrylic, enamel or oils and didn’t want to ponce about with printers’ inks so searched for something better. What I’ve found works is metallic ink pens. (My preference is for ‘Sakura Pen-Touch’ with a 2mm nib.) If you press hard several times on the nib, after shaking, you’ll get a pool of the paint in your palette. This dries as quickly as acrylic but can be resuscitated with thinners, even when it’s dried on your palette, making it extremely economical. (The thinners you’ll need are the commercial sort – I use ‘Arc-Rite’ but observe the safety warnings and clean your brushes in the stuff.) The painting technique works with the pigment from gold and silver pens and I’ve even had a nice result with a copper one. The paint is safe on resin and metal, even Historex-type plastic. The shine you get really looks like polished metal – without the laborious hassle of sanding metal figures. It can make buttons and other metal items really pop, when used sparingly, but I wouldn’t use the technique for officers’ braid, for example, as it’s just too shiny.

    Give it a whirl, Richard. I think you’ll be pleased.

    Jeff
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  10. Richard Baxter A Fixture

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    Thanks Jeff, I will. That sounds really useful.
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  11. Nap Moderator

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    Do share in the appropriate forum as well

    Nap
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  12. Tonton Well-Known Member

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    Sorry, Nap. Don’t know how. Must be my age.

    Jeff
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  13. anstontyke A Fixture

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    Stunning work ben, the mfm miniatures are great figures to paint.
  14. Tonton Well-Known Member

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    Have now figured it out and posted under Painting Techniques!

    Jeff

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