In the "box of goodies" in the loft I found two of the excellent Caesar Miniatures sets of modern US figures (see below, Iraq and Afghanistan are covered here):
The sculpting is of an incredibly high standard (see below, certainly for one like me who was used to a variable Airfix standard as a child [of the late seventies and eighties] - the Caesar semi-rigid plastic is very forgiving, not too brittle not to soft):
For a more European (ETO) feel a similar group of figures and poses was found in this set (see below, excellent sculpts):
The basing process has now started, PVA and grit to follow, then prime. I think I will skip the PVA coat (as I think it would cover up too much detail) and rely on generous coat of varnish to hold the figures rigid (see below, a nice little platoon formation):
They should mix well with the old, but still good, Italeri [as in old ESCI mould] US Modern set I have got to the partially painted status!
4 comments:
I love Caesar figures and they are a joy to paint.
Every time I have matt varnished my finished Caesar figures they turn
Glossy and sticky? So I don't varnish them anymore.
Willz.
Oh no, teh horror - the worst thing that can happen to a figure after all that effort has been put into painting it! Arrgh ..
What matt varnish manufacturer are you using?
My go to matt varnish Daler Rowney acrylic matt.
I tried several different under coats, even gloss varnished let dry and matt varnish after a month it went back to gloss?
Willz.
Strange magic of the chemicals?
I was not very good with a test tube!
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