I am still experimenting with Army Painter Speed Paints and my latest effort is this group of American riflemen in hunting shirts. They are from the firm 'A Call To Arms' and are in 54mm scale. They are described as Maryland infantry, but I guess they could be used for a variety of units.
The painting was indeed quite quick, being essentially washing over a white primer. I used a Halfords rattle can for the primer, which worked well. Overall the result is OK with Speed Paints, but not as neat as either enamel or acrylic colours. That said, if you want to paint units in short order the paint system works well:
Look good to me! The browner (and rougher) rebel militia is, the better. Beth loves speed paints and has painted a few plastic fantasy figures (knights of the undead or some such). I bought her a big set for Christmas but she hasn’t used them yet - being a teen something else has taken her fancy this week!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jef. I enjoy painting with Speed Paints, however, the 'bleed' effect is annoying, especially with the red shades.
DeleteVery nice indeed.
ReplyDeleteAlan Tradgardland
Thanks Alan. I am slowly building up a collection of 54mm AWI figures. Quite a long way to go though!
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