Sunday, February 19, 2012

Wargames Factory Romans, rough colors blocked in.

I squeezed in some painting time this weekend and managed to get some of the major blocking done on these WGF Romans.  I painted individual fantasy figures for decades, so switching to large massed ranks for ancients was a big change for me. I adopted a quick, assembly line style paint job to get units on the table, but before getting any washes or highlights on them, I always feel like I'm doing a crummy job. Once I've got the flesh tones on and a few colors for gear or clothing, I can see the potential for the final product which makes the rest of the painting process easier.

2 comments:

  1. I'm enjoying reading about your foray into Hail Caesar with the WGF Romans. I just finished 10 units of them myself. Mine are based for Impetus, but my buddy and I are going to be giving HC a go within the next couples of weeks.

    Your method for painting them is very similar to mine. The only difference is that rather than priming black, I spray mine with a flat brown paint from Rustoleum. I really hate painting all the fiddly leather bits, and I find the brown makes a good base for the flesh and cloth.

    Keep the posts coming!

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  2. Thanks Rob! I've made some more headway on these and looking forward to getting them based and on the table this month :)

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