Even More Tah-Sig
/I've set myself the target of finishing all the Tah-Sig I have to paint before allowing myself to buy or paint anything else.
It's proving reasonably difficult, as all the thrill of painting a new army has worn off now, so it's just a question of grinding through the final few figures.
So, first up is the final squad from Platoon #2: eight Tah-Sig foot from Khurasan:
All that now leaves me is Platoon #2's command (eight figures, half way through); and the company command squad of Big Men, mortars and a sniper (another eight figures, all undercoated). Maybe by this time next week...
One thing I have also managed to finish is the promised Garshaw main battle tanks. If you remember, these come from Dark Star Games:
These are painted in the same way as the already-featured Paghgaw IFV, but with a grey base colour rather than green, and with a Platoon #2 infantryman for size comparison.
To re-cap: an undercoat of red, masking tape in rough stripes, an overcoat in grey, peel off masking tape and finish with a very light dry-brush.
Although the technique has 'worked', again I am not too sure if I like it. Will have to actually play a game on proper sci-fi terrain to see. I do like the shape and look of the models, I hasten to add, it's just my paint job I'm not too sure about. Feel free to comment with what you think.
Note also that although I say the technique 'worked', the tank at the back suffered from very bad undercoat peeling when I took the tape off. Rather than be bothered to start the whole process again, I decided to treat it as battle damage, so re-painted in the metallic blue I use for all Tah-Sig equipment, then scuffed it up a bit.
The peel was probably due to me not washing the resin before painting. Either that or not letting the undercoat dry properly. In other words...my fault!
