Talisman 4th Ed

I'm quite happy how these turned out:





They're not too bad sculpts, for el-cheapo game minis.

Those look incredible! Nice work!!! I plan to start painting mine soon, can you give some details about your technique? What type of paint did you use, did you prime and if so with what color? Did you use a top coat sealer and if so what kind?

Any tips would be cool, I've painted metal minis but these will be the first plastic minis I've painted so any other tips would be great. Again...WOW!!!

They really blend in well with the board. Top, top job.

Friggingly awesome. I like how you chose the colours to match the board art. If I was half the painter you are…

It's a real pleasure to see such tasteful work.

I spray painted mine. Solid green looks AWESOME on the elf.

Those are amazing!

Those look cool. Are they figures that you get if you get the "upgrade kit"?

mikoyan wrote:

Those look cool. Are they figures that you get if you get the "upgrade kit"?

Yes.

Incredible!

I thought the sculpts for Talisman figs rather sub par until I saw yours painted. They look about 1000% better than they do in all light gray.

How did you prime them? The plastic looks mighty soft without your magic applied.

Thanks all for your encouragement.

I have found the ff range of plastics to be a bugger to undercoat.

Give them a good scrub in water with detergent with a toothbrush. Even then, the undercoat doesn't always want to stick.

I have a air gun, and I use that to spray undercoat with a cheap acrylic black paint I buy from a craft shop, thinned with isopropyl alcohol and distilled water. I'm sure you will get the same result, if not better, with GW Chaos black from a spray can. I've also heard good reports about the new privateer press P3 spray on undercoat. I mainly use my airgun for undercoat, and it has more than paid for itself by the savings I make from not buying GW spray cans.

I touch up the missed bits and bits where the undercoat won't adhere with a brush and chaos black.

Try applying several thin coats, otherwise you will quickly loose the details.

There may even be a better paint type for this particular plastic, if there is, let me know.

Paints are just the bog standard GW range. I make extensive use of the new GW washes. The trick I have learnt is to paint your primary colour much brighter than you want to finish with, and then apply a wash till you get the shade you want. This really brings out the shading and 3d detail.

Other tip I have is to make a big effort to paint all the fine trim on these sculpts - it really makes a difference.

I finish with Testors gloss sprayed on, and then I brush on a coat of Testors dull coat from a bottle. I left the toads with a gloss finish, to make them look slimy.

Next project will be Space Hulk.

The Expanding Man wrote:

Thanks all for your encouragement.

I have found the ff range of plastics to be a bugger to undercoat.

Strange, I have never had a problem with undercoat. I scrub with dish detergent first, then spray chaos black when its dry. Maybe I've just been lucky.

Niiiiice!!!

Your friends are so fortunate to be able to play your games with you. I wish we had an artist in my group!