As I mentioned in my previous post, I have been fairly busy in the last few months and one of the reasons for this, has been a massive hobby project: painting a customised base for my 15mm minis. I have a whole platoon of infantry with a matching battlemat and the next logical step was adding a set of buildings to my collection. There are many options available on the market and it was difficult to pick one, but in the end, I decided to buy the research station set from Brigade.
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Winter Haul Report 2020-2021 – “It Wasn’t Me, It Was Santa”
Christmas is about friends, family, celebrating, spending time together, having fun and exchanging gifts. Sadly, most of these were impossible at the end of the last year, which is why I focused more on gifts – some for my loved ones and some for myself.
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Battle of the Brushes
When I started painting minis, brushes were just plain standard brushes and the ones that were too old and worn got trimmed, and were used for drybrushing at the last stage of their lifecycles. I tried GW’s brushes made specifically for this technique, and I was pleased with them: the flat profiles worked surprisingly well and since it offered a range of sizes, I could choose the right one for every task.
When I saw the Series D Drybrush Set from Artis Opus, I found it really weird: the brushes had huge, rounded heads, and were sold in elegant wooden boxes at a shockingly high price. In the end, the tutorial videos I saw convinced me and, I bought my own set. A few months later I found that The Army Painter’s Masterclass Drybrush Set had an undeniably similar design, but for less than one-third of the price. Is it possible that their brushes can offer the same, or is it too good to be true? I had to find out, so I bought their set as well and tested both products.
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