30 January 2012

My Army Painter Method

I have finished my main unit (I have painted an extra unit in secret that will be revealed at the same time) for the Les pinceaux de la guerre contest at La Bricole and I thought I would put all the photos in one post for ease of review. The unit is the 6th Neumark Dragoons and the figures are from Calpe.


White undercoat, this is really an excellent airbrush primer
Base coat for litewkas
Dry brush for same
Trousers
Flesh
Shako covers and boots
Trouser cuffs/inseams and facings
Metal parts, belts and hair
Finished, but boring
Initial slosh of AP
Taken off with brush within 2-3 minutes
Same
Next  day, it contracts overnight
The horses primed whited, then re-primed with a touch of dark grey in primer
Saddlecloth, watercan, piping, and bags 
Finishing the horseleather, piping, and hoofs. This was the most time consuming detail
Finished figure, not competition winning, but I believe a very good war games standard


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11 comments:

  1. Anibal Invictus30 January 2012 at 14:54

    Wow! Impressive! Need to rethink my views on Army Painter

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  2. Steve-the-Wargamer30 January 2012 at 15:45

    I agree... lovely!

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  3. Doc Smith30 January 2012 at 22:22

    A good system John and very good results - anything that gets such good results but saves on painting time (and wear&tear on the old eyeballs!) gets my vote!

    Cheers,
    Doc

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  4. MrLee31 January 2012 at 01:46

    Very cool.. guess the AB dip just needs the appropriate models to look good. Have tried them in the past but with disastrous results. Looking good here though, and seemingly to be quick also I guess.

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  5. Ray Rousell31 January 2012 at 17:39

    Very very nice painting, you make it look soooo simple!!! Love the effect you get with this method.

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  6. Anonymous1 February 2012 at 06:03

    Looks great to me and as others have commented anything that speeds up painting without lowering the standard of the finished article is very welcome.

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  7. Curt1 February 2012 at 13:46

    Good tutorial with excellent results. Great stuff, John! I look forward to seeing your 'secret' Le Bricole unit.

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  8. Curt1 February 2012 at 13:48

    Hey, I just noticed 'my' Tentacle Pink! Nice to see it being put to good use!

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  9. Rafael Pardo5 February 2012 at 06:10

    Thanks for this amazing tutorial. You are too modest! The figures look impresive
    Regards
    Rafa

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  10. Paulalba10 February 2012 at 13:00

    Hi John,
    These are really nice!!! This has to be 1 of the best units I have seen done with Army Painter!!!
    Cheers
    paul

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  11. Monty16 January 2013 at 17:04

    I'm doing my first foray into 28mm (Saga) and even though I have a brand new tin of AP, I didn't use it for my first Warband. After seeing your results, I'm encouraged to give it a go with my next batch of figures. Great results, great tutorial, great blog! You can count me as a follower.

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