Tricked out my AA50th - pics in a bucket

[grapErese]

Your idea is very good

[-Wolverine-]

A silly question, but do you store them differently than you would stock pieces?  Seems like the paint would be prone to flaking if they were stored together.

[Viracocha]

@-Wolverine-:

A silly question, but do you store them differently than you would stock pieces?  Seems like the paint would be prone to flaking if they were stored together.

Nope - but they are covered by protective (dull) coating, sprayed more than once on some occasions. I believe there are some pics of the minis in the boxes on one of those pages…  And no, not a silly question at all - surprised no one has asked it yet.

[RJL518]

your axis and allies pieces should be displayed in the Louvre…wonderfull job

[Viracocha]

Eh eh eh - thank you sir.  The Louvre - hehehehe, much obliged.  I’ve been working on some FMG’s, I actually think they’re more detailed - there will be some posts of them up soon.

[sgtwiltan]

Yeah love the way they look. Makes the board pop out.
How are they holding up to play?
Paint chipping etc.?

[Slackaveli]

you just made my game look shnitty! those are amazing! you could sell that as AA50platinum for 3 grand or more! very very nice.

[Viracocha]

Thanks fellas!  8-)

They’re holding up really well sgt, but I took a lot of time to do a thin layer of clear coat, let it dry… repeat process.  A little “shedding” (loss of terrain) happened for awhile, but that stopped eventually.

[LHoffman]

I assume you use acrylic paints Viracocha…

Do you have any wisdom with enamels… specifically on A&A pieces?

[Viracocha]

@LHoffman:

I assume you use acrylic paints Viracocha…

Do you have any wisdom with enamels… specifically on A&A pieces?

Yeah, I use mainly water based paint, though I have used enamel for some parts - if I want them shiny.  From my experience, enamel doesn’t seem to adhere as well.

[LHoffman]

Good to know. Thanks for the reply.

[Yavid]

I have no words. I just look wide-eyed and blinking. Amazing seems to be an understatement. Breathe taking seems to fall short of a good discripition also. I do have two questions. Where did you get the mushroom cloud and Where did you get the Nuc. missle?

[Viracocha]

@Yavid:

I have no words. I just look wide-eyed and blinking. Amazing seems to be an understatement. Breathe taking seems to fall short of a good discripition also. I do have two questions. Where did you get the mushroom cloud and Where did you get the Nuc. missle?

Cheers Yavid!  I recently brought it to a gaming session where I didn’t know the players - eh eh eh… they were really, really surprised.

I believe the cloud is from an old copy of Diplomacy.  The missile is from a Table Tactics set, I think discontinued as well but perhaps still being sold from FMG or HBG (note: HBG have a missile that looks more appropriate for a nuke…).

:mrgreen:

[LHoffman]

V- Do you know what general scale of decals you used?

[Variable]

@Viracocha:

@Yavid:

I have no words. I just look wide-eyed and blinking. Amazing seems to be an understatement. Breathe taking seems to fall short of a good discripition also. I do have two questions. Where did you get the mushroom cloud and Where did you get the Nuc. missle?

Cheers Yavid!  I recently brought it to a gaming session where I didn’t know the players - eh eh eh… they were really, really surprised.

I believe the cloud is from an old copy of Diplomacy.  The missile is from a Table Tactics set, I think discontinued as well but perhaps still being sold from FMG or HBG (note: HBG have a missile that looks more appropriate for a nuke…).

:mrgreen:

Nuke is from Supremacy, not Diplomacy. You can sometimes find them on eBay etc. The HBG rockets work well and you can get them in many colors.

[Viracocha]

Oops - yeah, thanks Variable… haven’t played either Diplomacy or Supremacy in many years.

LHoff - hmm… well, 15mm being the largest.  Though having said that, it depends what you’re working on.

[LHoffman]

@Viracocha:

LHoff - hmm… well, 15mm being the largest.  Though having said that, it depends what you’re working on.Â

True, it does depend… but if 15mm was the biggest, that is a good starting point. Thanks.

I didn’t expect you to have a list, I figured I might have to do some trial and error.

[Viracocha]

Look’in forward to seeing your troops LHoffman!

[LHoffman]

@Viracocha:

Look’in forward to seeing your troops LHoffman!

Just don’t hold your breath.

[Viracocha]

Yeah, it does take quite awhile…  I did mine over a year I think, casually painting here and there when the mood took me (sometimes the mood was more like a need eh eh eh :)