A couple of months ago I bought a Wofun starter set that provided two small Punic War armies. I have had mixed feelings about these figures and so I put them away for a bit. Now, with a little more time on my hands, I thought that I would take another look. The two things that I do not like about these figures, which are neatly painted and look quite nice, are the bases and the clear plastic edges. The edges are paticularly obvious with the 18mm figures, at around 3mm thick - much greater than the more traditional paper figures.
Here is a unit set out. The clear/white edges are quite pronounced. Also, the dark edges of the base do not help either:
After some deliberation I decided to paint in the edges of the figures and paint the bases to match my 'sand' playing area:
Painting the edges certainly improves the look of the unit.
ReplyDeleteI certainly do not like the clear plastic look. I wonder if Mr Wofun could be persuaded to use brown plastic for his models?
DeleteLook far better, I use a dark brown pig a brush pen to do the edges on mine - I find it a lot quicker.
ReplyDeleteBut the collection will look good when all done
I may try brown as the black may appear a little too stark.
DeleteThat was my thought too.. the painted definitely better, Brown sounds good.. I was going to suggest maybe a dark grey???
DeleteI have ordered a coupl of brush pens to see how I get on.
DeleteSteve, I have considered a dark grey as an option. I may try it out and see what it looks like.
DeleteYou have made a vast improvement on them Bob, worthwhile I reckon.
ReplyDeleteI think they look a little better, maybe a bit too dark?
DeleteJust to be contrary, I think the unpainted figures are better!
ReplyDeletemaybe I should try brown rather than black?
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