Ok so I’ve managed to use some of the Christmas down time to crack on with my Ogor Mawtribes army. I have…
- Built and gap filled the additional models I need (you can read about using Liquid Green Stuff here)
- Pre-primed all the models
The result is in the image at the top. It’s exciting to see all the models in a group shot!
Pre-Priming?
I’ve always had an issue with mould lines and gaps. I never spot them until after models are primed (or worse, after they’re progressed). Well I’ve kind of taken that rule and invented a ‘pre priming,’ step. I use a rattle can to give a coat to the miniatures, then inspect them for imperfections I’ve missed so far. I do think that not seeing mould lines until a miniature is painted is a real thing, not just a meme. Maybe it’s because during building, the grey plastic gets stressed and discoloured. Also, I guess we can just go a bit blind to staring at the same model in the same colour during building for hours. A rattle can layer smooths everything out and gives a kind of clean slate to look for mould lines.
So what’s the next step?
Ultimately, the next step is painting the Ogor Mawtribes and I’m really excited. But there are a few things to think about before I really get into that:
- I don’t have all the bases I need for this army. I’m going to buy the bases I need and temporarily tack the models down to paint them. Then, hopefully, try and push the boat out a bit with the bases themselves
- I want to buy an airbrush. I had all of my personal possessions stolen from me about 18 months ago, including my airbrush and paints. I’m (almost) ready to bite the bullet and buy a new airbrush now. It will be a big help for this project. Also for the other outstanding projects I’ve got (anyone remember my Adeptus Titanicus??). That will be a moderately large mission (airbrush, paints etc)
- With the benefit of time, I’ve looked back at my plans for this army. I still like it (I’m not going to throw any of it away). I just want to take it a bit further. So the existing thinking I’ve put into my Ogors aesthetic will stand. I’m going to push a them on top of that. I’m not committing it to ink just yet, I’ll wait until I have all the tools I want to paint with first but I am motivated for it!
This is probably my last update for a while as without the bases or paints I can’t progress. I’m going to use this time to develop the new, more ambitious aesthetic and have a think about basing.
Comments always welcome