It’s taken a while but I’ve started painting again! As a wargamer I enjoy moving miniature armies but those miniatures need to be painted and, there’s the rub!
As wargamers we search out or are presented with more inspiration than we can handle. To finish my French Ordonance army I needed some feudal gendarmes. After searching the net and my library I was convinced they would take a week. How wrong I was.
I started well. They almost looked finished after a metallic undercoat spray. Sometimes I am tempted to do Spacemarine uni-colour armies you know.
At this point I lost momentum for a few weeks and there they were surrounded by American armoured cars and Viking crews. Such a sad state for French feudal lords.
But now I’m motivated again. Lancashire Games 18mm are massive and I was ready for comic book style painting! Problem one was that Vallejo paints don’t like metallic undercoat!
In order to do justice to the comic style you need heavily pigmented paint and that means I might have to change paints after many years. We shall see.
So Red tomorrow. At least Red is not as bad as yellow!
Wofun plastic flats are looking more attractive by the minute. So if you are lacking in painting motivation then you are not alone.
All the best
Miguel
Despertaferres 
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