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Blogger Consul said...

Do you varnish before or after basing? Or atleast before texturing?

22 January 2010 at 12:39

Blogger BigRedBat said...

Hi Consul, I gloss varnish and then matt varnish before basing, it's a lot harder afterwards! Even so, I think I spent 3 or 4 hours putting the matt varnish on 48 figures.

In this case, only the shields need matt varnishing (I added them after varnishing the minis).

ps am just about to post your minis and bases.

22 January 2010 at 12:54

Blogger Caliban said...

Hi Simon, they're really beginning to come together as units. I like the "veteran" look with mixed shields and designs, especially the ones that look as though they've been taken from dead Romans...

Cheers
Paul

22 January 2010 at 13:34

Blogger BigRedBat said...

Thanks Paul!

I think they are going to look great. The Crusader heads with all the feathers, and the LBMS transfers, make them look rather special!

22 January 2010 at 15:06

Blogger AJ (Allan) Wright said...

I love the mix of shields - they really make the unit 'POP'. I second the comment that the mixed-in Roman shields add to the unit's appeal.

22 January 2010 at 16:31

Blogger BigRedBat said...

Hi Allan, I suppose that some of them might even be Roman deserters.

After the Levy, it is nice to do a unit where every man is different!

I've just matt varnished them. In a minute I'll be after them with my basing gunk...

22 January 2010 at 16:39

Blogger AJ (Allan) Wright said...

And the shield mix would also allow this unit to represent Italian Extraordinarii Roman allies as well. The more I look at this unit the more I like it. One of my favorite of your units.

22 January 2010 at 18:15

Thanks for commenting. I will post this as soon as I am able to review it.
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