I have a handful of heavy tanks, OGRE's, and a few miscellaneous buildings and vehicles. I've been tasked with a new round of camo to try out ranging from simple to complex. Expect some step-by-steps in the weeks to come.
Intermittently I decide to pick up my own stuff and attempt to paint it. I had an attempt at that this weekend. Having picked up the exclusive Gen Con Robotech miniatures I've been pretty eager to get Max Sterling painted. Unfortunately Max had other plans:
A model going to pieces isn't anything new, but this case was different. I had already assembled him once, and had him fall apart into several pieces before I even primered him. To have him fall apart again while being painted is quite aggravating to say the least. It's been years since I've had a miniature do this. Having assembled miniatures with few/small points of contact but have held up better makes me concerned about the integrity of the model. Part of the frustration comes from having to do a lot of touch-up work. When a miniature is glued and primered, inevitably you end up painting over where the joint is glued. Once the glue gives it usually takes paint with it, and you can't just re-glue it and get back to painting (not if you want to keep your brush from being ruined at least). In the rush to get some exclusives at Gen Con it's possible that the sculpt is a bit off. Needless to say if/when I re-assemble Max he's likely to be a show piece rather than used for the game.
My final piece for today is the beginning of new scenery for me:
Just some simple packing material that looked ridged enough to be used as hedges. I cut out some cork board for a base and just glued them right on top. All I have to do now is see if some extra bits of foam will take spray primer or melt. Once I know that I can begin painting.
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