Sunday, June 10, 2012

WIP Part 2, the great Minwax experiment


    I've just finished up with this set of walkers, all but the bases.  I am still sorting out how I feel about Minwax dipping.  I used the "English Walnut" variety.  I was told to just dip the mini into the pot, pull it out and shake it off.  I did my first one, and it was *MUCH* darker than I wanted.   I wiped off quite a bit, and it's still dark.  Thinking that once was an accident, I tried again.  Still to dark.  I was unwilling to try a third time (and thereby prove it was enemy action).  I looked up a couple of tutorials on youtube, and tried out the brush it on method.  Worked okay, still a little dark.  Perhaps I should have used another color?  All in all, I think they turned out pretty good for my painting level.  The first pics are the ones my friends down at the store did.













These are the Zeds I painted, and then dipped.



The one on the left is the first one I dipped, and now he is quite dark skinned.



I like the Eminim zed on the left.  He needs some bling.

The zed on the left is the second dip experiment.  Again, darker than I liked.
Well, that's it for now.  Thanks for looking, and I appreciate the comments.

6 comments:

  1. Not bad at all.

    The brush on method is highly recommendable. I used the dipandshake first as well.....Not amuzed...

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    1. I will be doing that from now on, I think. Thanks for the input.

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  2. They look good. My advise is don't dip, you have far more control with a brush.

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    1. Thanks. I will be using the brush from now on. I might try another color. Any suggestions?

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  3. I don't dip personally so can offer no experience. They look fine to me as for them being zeds I don't suppose it matters really they are just fodder :D

    I have seen people using drills and paint tins with holes in and then attaching the figure to the drill, dip then spin it inside the paint tin

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    1. Honestly, I never thought of that. Sounds like it would work, but I sure shook the hell out of it.

      As to your first point, yep, they are fodder, and I have a BUNCH to paint. Thanks for stopping by.

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