Blogger thankfully is allowing me to add pictures to a blog post. I admit I was rather concerned, thought it was me but for once it was not. Here is a wee Etsy buy ( with MLS for comparison) of wooden house shapes. Tempted to add detail with pens. Anyone recommend a thin permanent marker to use. Add minimal detail and varnish, maybe a wee drop of colour. Any thoughts?
In other news l have been notified by North Star that the next load of MLS having shipped. Smg, mortar etc from wave two release. These will not be as many to paint and will fit in nicely in with those painted already. Hopefully a game in the coming weeks. I ordered a few Warbases bicycles, carts etc too which are en route also. They will add not motorised transport.
My course on Victorian Edinburgh was excellent yesterday, a fascinating tutor and enthusiastic fellow students, many locals ( like I like to think of myself as being) with a love for the City. Yesterday saw fascinating material on Lileen Hardy for example. I am currently reading around the Celtic Revival and the Edinburgh Social Union. Great to be immersing myself once more in new/newish things.
In hobby news l finally began something l have been thinking about, vacillating, planning , neglecting and putting off for far, far ,far too long. A clue below-
Excellent title pun - full geek points! Sharpie black liners might bleed on untreated wood (you could test this on the base?)
ReplyDeleteOne alternative might be illustrator pens like waterproof lightproof Staedtler Pigment Liner illustrators’ black pens shown / used here: https://tabletopscoutingwidegames.wordpress.com/2022/09/20/st-trinians-girls-work-in-progress/
I do like a good pun l admit it. Thanks for the pen link.
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Alan these will look terrific on the tabletop. It’s a great idea. Can I suggest you paint the houses light blue, light green, light pink, plain white and or perhaps a ochre yellow with all the roofs in different contrasting colours. Then you draw and colour windows and doors etc on paper and cut them out and stick them to the wooden houses using mod podge with a brush which will seal it all in and blend in everything, you can even draw tile roof and mod podge it on. bright colours for toy look. Just a thought good luck with the project. Quinn
ReplyDeleteI like the ideas contained in this comment. Lots of potential to try. Might be easier sticking on than drawing on for me…
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An interesting idea re: colouring. Reminiscent of Tobermory? If there are any concerns about colours bleeding I'd suggest sealing the wood with a coat of matt varnish first.
ReplyDeleteGood plan re varnish. Tobermory indeed or perhaps Scandinavia.
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I’ve been building a lot of wooden block terrain over the last month, and I agree with the above! I found painting them gray and gluing train/winter village grass mat on top made for nice thatched roof huts, but for the 17th century figures you sent me I did one stone with thatch, then painted a couple others as brick with gray roofs (to represent slate). It made them more versatile too!
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