The set comes with 42 figures but I have a few spares from the Philistine set so I'm mixing them in to get 48 figures. I was originally going to put different head dresses in to different units but there are only two or three poses for each head dress so I decided to mix them all together for a more irregular look. More excellent, easy to paint, figures from Caesar!
Assorted British Armour
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Looks good. These models are quite a bit nicer than the Hat sculpts, aren't they? I'm being tempted to buy some more 1/72 boxes. I have it mind to do some DBA armies.
Have you already mentioned how you paint your models? Are you using that new-fangled dip method?
The real problem with 1/72 plastics for me is that they are so cheap that I keep buying them! Being in France for a few weeks has really helped because I've just brought a couple of armies with me and have no distractions or opportunities to buy any more!
For 1/72 an below, I undercoat in white and then paint with watered down acrylics: about 50/50 water and paint. This technique works well with models like these which are almost flawless and have lots of detail to get the paint flowing into the recesses. I don't find that dry brushing works so well with a lot of these plastics because the detail tends to be more shallow than the detail on larger metals.
I have experimented with using mediums instead of water to dilute paint and you do get better results but I just use water because it's more convenient. The newish GW washes are excellent because they have a better consistency than diluted paint but I prefer to have the flexibilty to mix my own colours and choose my own consistency.
One thing I really like about 1/72 plastics are the more realistic proportions and detail in the sculpts. I find that most metal figures look too cartoon like with their stocky builds, overly large heads and exagerated detail.
Ahh..., so that's how you do it. After painting only 28mm for a while, when I came back to 1/72 I tried the same techniques: dry brushing, 3 levels of shading. BUT, I have found it looks best to simply paint a solid color, and add a wash (earthy brown for skin, black for everywhere else). Some areas get a highlight, but not as much as with 28mm.
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