Marines?? Oh yeah...Marines...
I spent some time during my breaks researching a painting guide for my "mud marines". The only one I came up with used Reaper paints and seemed too bright to me. But it gave me some ideas.
When I got home, I put away my aufklarungs squadron and my Russians (did I mention I have a Russian Tank Battalion?) and spread my Marines out. I had previously standed my two scout squads, the Hmg platoon and most of the command stands I would need. I had used a Sharpie to mark the bottoms of the stands so I would know who was who. So I lined them up by unit and decided to break down and start the rifle platoons...(I hate painting infantry).
I have been using a product from Liquitex http://www.liquitex.com/Products/texgelmedresinsand.cfm) that is a resin sand acrylic mix to texture bases. You can mix paint with it to color it (and it won't crack). Even put on flat it will have a nice texture to it. It comes in bottles and has a consistency somewhere between paste and Cream of Wheat.
Anyway, it takes a while to work it over the figure bases once all the figures are down. In a stroke of brilliance (and yess my thumb still hurts) I decided to see if I could use the Liquitex mix to glue the figures to the stands. Spread the Liquitex on the stand, work the figures into the Liquitex and a little touch up and taadaa...well we will see.
I did an entire rifle platoon this way. It took me around five to eight minutes per stand, v.s. ten to fifteen minutes doing it the old way. I will have to see how hold up when they dry.
I really do have no life...
Tim, they call him...
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