07-07-2002, 09:50 PM
Quintus, what game system do you play? Does it use 6 mm scale miniatures? I ask this because I play Games Workshop's <i> Warmaster</i> and the miniature scale for that game is 10 mm. I also own a few 1st century AD Roman legionaries in 15 mm scale and am considering looking into the popular DBM (or even DBA) wargaming system.<br>
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Back to painting, while I do prefer uniformity I like to add small colour variations, often on things like scarfs, scabbards, different shades of brown on leather and wooden parts and especially different coloured horses for cavalry. I'm also pro-realism to an extant, and while I like the look of an army with a strong cohesive colour scheme, I find it odd if <i> every</i> single detail was similar in colour. This is even more pronounced with cavalry units where the horses are all the same colour! Nothing could look more unnatural!<br>
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So, variation is, I find, necessary to avoid 'unnatural' looking armies but I tend to keep it to a minimum to speed up my painting. Being a perfectionist (and also lazy ) I'm already a relatively slow painter, so any method that helps me get that unit done quickly (but painted to a decent standard) is welcome. <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub45.ezboard.com/uauxilia.showPublicProfile?language=EN>Auxilia</A> at: 7/7/02 11:59:29 pm<br></i>
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Back to painting, while I do prefer uniformity I like to add small colour variations, often on things like scarfs, scabbards, different shades of brown on leather and wooden parts and especially different coloured horses for cavalry. I'm also pro-realism to an extant, and while I like the look of an army with a strong cohesive colour scheme, I find it odd if <i> every</i> single detail was similar in colour. This is even more pronounced with cavalry units where the horses are all the same colour! Nothing could look more unnatural!<br>
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So, variation is, I find, necessary to avoid 'unnatural' looking armies but I tend to keep it to a minimum to speed up my painting. Being a perfectionist (and also lazy ) I'm already a relatively slow painter, so any method that helps me get that unit done quickly (but painted to a decent standard) is welcome. <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub45.ezboard.com/uauxilia.showPublicProfile?language=EN>Auxilia</A> at: 7/7/02 11:59:29 pm<br></i>
