Warrior Ancient and Medieval Rules

[John Garlic]

Thanks All,

In a message dated 6/11/2005 6:56:55 AM Central Standard Time,
rockd@... writes:
Use brown paint instead of water. The acrylic medium adds a
different kind of stickum and the color shows through nicely.
This sounds like how I do my bases, but really didn't want to do this for a
2' x 3' terrain board. On my bases, I apply a think layer of brown acrylic
paint and while it is wet dip it in a container of 'dirt' or 'sand' flocking.
Once the whole mess dries, I then spray down figures with acrylics to fix
everything and then apply a few splotches of grass and stones.

Now to a follow up question. I have a large contingent of Russ, Russians,
Pechenegs, Bulgars, and other steppe folk. I am considering doing the flip side
of my terrain board for a winter environment with a scattering of snow.
Anyone do much flocking for winter, and what material did you use?

Thanks again,
John Garlic.


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[John Garlic]

Thanks all,

John

In a message dated 6/11/2005 12:44:29 PM Central Standard Time,
mwbard@... writes:
If you go to http://www.deep-strike.com/features/hoplites.htm and scroll
about 3/4s the way down, you can see step by step how I flock, with
pictures.

Snow flocking would just be a question of using white and pale gray paints.

Michael Bard


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[Kelly Wilkinson]

Johnny,

Go to www.miniwars.com and take a look at the work Dave Smith did with his
Early Germans and Teutonic Knights. You might send him a query about what he
does. Dave is the absolute authority when it comes to flocking.

kelly

jmgarlic@... wrote:
Thanks All,

In a message dated 6/11/2005 6:56:55 AM Central Standard Time,
rockd@... writes:
Use brown paint instead of water. The acrylic medium adds a
different kind of stickum and the color shows through nicely.
This sounds like how I do my bases, but really didn't want to do this for a
2' x 3' terrain board. On my bases, I apply a think layer of brown acrylic
paint and while it is wet dip it in a container of 'dirt' or 'sand' flocking.
Once the whole mess dries, I then spray down figures with acrylics to fix
everything and then apply a few splotches of grass and stones.

Now to a follow up question. I have a large contingent of Russ, Russians,
Pechenegs, Bulgars, and other steppe folk. I am considering doing the flip side
of my terrain board for a winter environment with a scattering of snow.
Anyone do much flocking for winter, and what material did you use?

Thanks again,
John Garlic.


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[Mike Bard]

If you go to http://www.deep-strike.com/features/hoplites.htm and scroll
about 3/4s the way down, you can see step by step how I flock, with
pictures.

Snow flocking would just be a question of using white and pale gray paints.

Michael Bard

2 good ways I found:

http://www.thewarp.net/war/aerie/confrontation/snowbases.html

http://www.coolminiornot.com/article/aid/322

Gary


--- jmgarlic@... wrote:

> Thanks All,
>
> In a message dated 6/11/2005 6:56:55 AM Central
> Standard Time,
> rockd@... writes:
> Use brown paint instead of water. The acrylic
> medium adds a
> different kind of stickum and the color shows
> through nicely.
> This sounds like how I do my bases, but really
> didn't want to do this for a
> 2' x 3' terrain board. On my bases, I apply a think
> layer of brown acrylic
> paint and while it is wet dip it in a container of
> 'dirt' or 'sand' flocking.
> Once the whole mess dries, I then spray down figures
> with acrylics to fix
> everything and then apply a few splotches of grass
> and stones.
>
> Now to a follow up question. I have a large
> contingent of Russ, Russians,
> Pechenegs, Bulgars, and other steppe folk. I am
> considering doing the flip side
> of my terrain board for a winter environment with a
> scattering of snow.
> Anyone do much flocking for winter, and what
> material did you use?
>
> Thanks again,
> John Garlic.
>
>
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> removed]
>
>


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[Kelly Wilkinson]

Mike,

It really goes without saying, that you really do nice work.



kelly


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Greetings John,
I have used streched out cotton balls or saw dust with a bit of white
wash on them depending on the scale.
Terry Dix


--- In WarriorRules@yahoogroups.com, jmgarlic@a... wrote:
> Thanks All,
>
> In a message dated 6/11/2005 6:56:55 AM Central Standard Time,
> rockd@p... writes:
> Use brown paint instead of water. The acrylic medium adds a
> different kind of stickum and the color shows through nicely.
> This sounds like how I do my bases, but really didn't want to do
this for a
> 2' x 3' terrain board. On my bases, I apply a think layer of brown
acrylic
> paint and while it is wet dip it in a container of 'dirt' or 'sand'
flocking.
> Once the whole mess dries, I then spray down figures with acrylics
to fix
> everything and then apply a few splotches of grass and stones.
>
> Now to a follow up question. I have a large contingent of Russ,
Russians,
> Pechenegs, Bulgars, and other steppe folk. I am considering doing
the flip side
> of my terrain board for a winter environment with a scattering of
snow.
> Anyone do much flocking for winter, and what material did you use?
>
> Thanks again,
> John Garlic.
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

I did a whole wintertable with modular blocks.
I decided that a wholly white table wouldn't look very good nor
realistic I went for an "first snow" effect.
First I did my normal flocking job - I mix sand, Woodpaperglue and
brown acrylic color to a quite fluid mix which I apply freely on the
boards. (Hills and such have been modeled onto the styrofoam before)
afterwards I apply some green flock, sawdust (for "brown grass")
natural sand (which works as highlight and saves another painting
session) and finally some static grass.
Then the whole thing must dry throughly (usually 2 or 3 days).
Now comes the tricky part - frosting. (use some tiles to practise
first...) Principally it's quite easy - take a spraycan of white color
(or an airbrush if have one) and spray across the whole scene from a
distance of about 50 to 70 cm. very gently - you must not cover the
terrain with white - there must be remaining enough to shine through.
It just should look frosted.
Finally I apply some patches of modelrailway snow freely across the
tiles. As I found that snow not really too convincing I enhanced it
with a material that is called "Glass Sugar" over here. It looks like
very fine glasssplinters, but is made of clear plastic.
If desired I can try to make a picture and pot it into the files section

cheers, Michael
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Am 11.06.2005 um 17:12 Uhr schrieb jmgarlic@...: