Just another quick entry for me to keep the ball moving.
The next unit of Opolchenyie are about 50% done, just waiting on a few pikes to show up for them. I have rummaged through my desk about 10 times to find some more, but alas have run out. Either way base-coats are all done.
I thought I'd keep myself busy this week painting up some of the main Support Options for my Sharp Practice list. I usually run out steam at this point with projects but I honestly had a blast painting some of these. Options are as follows: Water Cart, Ammunition Cart, Exploring Officer.
You don't actually need a model for a Exploring Officer, but it allows you to take a Fixed Deployment point, so it works for that. Mainly wanted to paint up this lovely Foundry sculpt, absolutely full of character. Would work for a Officer to escort perhaps also from a narrative perspective. In his wonderful Russian Green uniform, it has indeed made me want to get some Line Infantry without Greatcoats.
With the carts I was a bit intimidated, I do not paint MDF a lot, barely ever. Something I do wish to remedy next year. I thought I'd run a query through ChatGPT for basic basecoat/drybrush method using a darkest to lightest gradient, to see if it could work some miracles for me. It certainly beats endlessly trudging through old forum posts. Anyway, with a bit of a prayer I soldiered on working from darkest through to lightest and was pleasantly surprised at that point how decent it looked. Then slapped some Wood Stain all over the things, and after drying I was very chuffed indeed.
Not only has it actually managed to simulate wood very well, I have now become convinced I do not need to be scared painting MDF. I may well indeed looking at getting some building kits next year to have a go at. I just need to hit them all with a varnish this week, to get the sheen off from the Woodstain.
Anyway, here is the finished products and a WIP of the Officer during Basecoats stage.
Thanks for reading and until next week.
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