After about 8 hrs on the second day, I started making a mental list on why painting this 1:1 scale models appeared harder than the 2mm and 6mm scales I'm usually happy to do.
In no particular order:
- It has to look good at 1 inch AND 6 feet - at the SAME time
- My wife (and every visitor) is as critical as a Golden Demon judge
- Washing techniques make a mess on the floor
- Drybrushing makes the wall look worse
- Its hard to blend the exact colour you want and have enough for 18 square metres
- Basing is a little more than kitty litter and some static grass.
- Cleaning up is more than 2 small brushes and some newspaper
Got others of your own? Please leave a comment!
3 comments:
I started a few discussions on this topic at these threads:
http://www.tacticalwargames.net/cgi-bin/forum/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=59;t=10716;
http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=121843
Stunningly funny.
And when the time comes to mark your return to a preferred scale, I think I remember you mentioning a search for 15mm VSF robots. I'm wondering if the NSL POWER ARMOUR figures (SG15-N3) might serve in that capacity.
You can find them by visiting here:
http://www.gtns.co.uk/store1/commerce.cgi
?product=SG15&keywords=&cart_id=
6147713.22917&exact_match=on&next=20
...and scrolling down a bit more than half way.
And now you know why I hired someone to do it for me the last time I painted my house. :-)
Well good luck with the next move!
dfc
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