tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669635333599455136.post5567120193292714815..comments2024-03-25T03:56:23.490-04:00Comments on WWII Plastic Toy Soldiers: Painting Toy SoldiersToy Soldier Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13590694015162650817noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669635333599455136.post-42191230880193102942013-11-04T21:40:57.085-05:002013-11-04T21:40:57.085-05:00Wow.. that is some good absorption! BTW, I just re...Wow.. that is some good absorption! BTW, I just realized that I did not answer your other question about the war gaming. I did give that a try a few years back. I even compiled a set of rules based on three books plus a few adaptations of my own, but in the end, I find that it is an extremely hard thing to balance a good level of realism with keeping the game 'flowing', so I have not gone back to play in a while. I may give it another go at some point, since ultimately, that is why I also make sure that I paint them in a way that allows them to be handled without damage. BTW, this reminds me that I have been meaning to write a post on my experience war gaming... Toy Soldier Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13590694015162650817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669635333599455136.post-86896886260957645022013-10-28T07:50:36.596-04:002013-10-28T07:50:36.596-04:00K-Resin needs a very good wash as it leaves the mo...K-Resin needs a very good wash as it leaves the mould very sticky, but I think I would still prime it. I also tried to paint some Australians without primings them and the results weren't as good.<br /><br />I noticed that, after priming some bendier figures and then leaving them lying about, the primer flakes off. With K-Resin, and I've tried this, you can't even scratch the primer off. PMDMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10221252768624543873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669635333599455136.post-25010738047951214982013-10-27T19:20:03.955-04:002013-10-27T19:20:03.955-04:00Good to know. Thanks for sharing this info. I wond...Good to know. Thanks for sharing this info. I wonder if the priming step is even necessary with the K-Resin figures. It might even be counter-productive as it seems like one would want the paint layer to be the one directly on the figure's surface so that it gets soaked into it. Well, something to experiment with at some point!Toy Soldier Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13590694015162650817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669635333599455136.post-4187521527837276562013-10-27T17:00:58.706-04:002013-10-27T17:00:58.706-04:00I've found that, with better quality plastics,...I've found that, with better quality plastics, the last steps aren't necessary. For cmpanies like Conte and SWTS, who use some of the best I've seen, I've found the paint sticks and bonds better than others. <br /><br />It's something to do with the fact that with bendier, rubbery plastics, the paint simply sits on the top like a layer, whereas with better plastics the paint bonds with it and seeps in. The newer 'red box' Airfix figures, now that Hornby have them safely under their wing, are cast in K-Resin, not plastic. Quite a shrewd move, and it means that the paint doesn't come off, whatever you put the figure through. I once dropped a commando officer in a glass of coke - I wouldn't ask - and he came out, thankfully, absolutely fine. I really dislike having a gloss look on my figures and K-Resin means you can have the matt-finish paint on the outside without worrying if it'll flake.<br /><br />Something I found when painting some re-issues of Marx French infantry was that it was better to coat them (in this case with Humbrol 'Matt Cote') after priming them, and then paint over that. I haven't seen any retrogression thus far, but I wonder if they'll deteriorate, a fear I haven't had with resin figures.<br /><br />I love the blog, by the way! I've got something a bit similar but I've nowehre near your collection. Ever considering wargaming with these chaps?PMDMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10221252768624543873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669635333599455136.post-28971859580210602972011-11-22T22:36:36.539-05:002011-11-22T22:36:36.539-05:00Glad you found it useful!Glad you found it useful!TS Guynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669635333599455136.post-27812340078603105032011-11-19T01:37:04.812-05:002011-11-19T01:37:04.812-05:00Excellent blog and good adviceExcellent blog and good adviceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com