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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Experimenting with Colourshift Paints
Colourshift or chameleon paints, which make that amazing iridescent effect that looks so cool on cars or guitars have been on the market for a while. These paints contain tiny glass-like flakes that work like miniature prisms, interfering with the reflected light. Practically, the paint seems to change colour depending on the light and the angle of the light it is viewed under. Finally, these paints are now available for miniature painters too; several manufacturers have launched their colourshift miniature paints.
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Canvas Eagles – The First Five Aircraft
How did I end up painting 1/144 scale aircraft? The answer is simple: my friend surprised me with a box of 3D printed WWI fighters, and two 28mm figures that he designed in Heroforge, which had not been painted. He’s been painting minis for a WWI aerial combat game for a while, and by now he has an impressive fleet with more than 100 fighters. He was keen to see how I would paint the same minis.
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