tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985121092777596782.post7657375105337208480..comments2024-03-26T08:09:21.773+01:00Comments on Tiny Tin Men: Getting More Painting DoneBart Vettershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13113805481100294725noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985121092777596782.post-41865239379047474802005-01-06T15:44:49.000+01:002005-01-06T15:44:49.000+01:00Yeah, the only problem is that all the OTHER conte...Yeah, the only problem is that all the OTHER contents of the cabinet end up being far more appealing than painting yet another company of US Airborne!!<br>David<br>David Blacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985121092777596782.post-29540796440449730272005-01-06T12:12:24.000+01:002005-01-06T12:12:24.000+01:00>>So, I now have a painting station and ligh...>>So, I now have a painting station and light that I keep in my liquor cabinet<br>Now *that's* a painting setup. Let me see... Lagavulin, Bowmore, paint, Laphroaig, brushes, ... I can see this work :)<br>Robarteshttp://www.nirya.benoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985121092777596782.post-30806295955066409092005-01-06T11:33:12.000+01:002005-01-06T11:33:12.000+01:00I'm with you Bart. I also have a large perman...I'm with you Bart. I also have a large permanent room downstairs in the basement. However, my wife does not like to see me disappear for the entire evening. So, I now have a painting station and light that I keep in my liquor cabinet. I put it on the dining room table and paint there so I can keep my wife company in the evening while she reads or does cross stitch. This is actually working well for me as I think in terms of hours, I'm painting more now than ever.<br>David<br>David Blacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985121092777596782.post-71456422340267245152005-01-06T11:29:43.000+01:002005-01-06T11:29:43.000+01:00I like the inspiration angle - having played in yo...I like the inspiration angle - having played in your wargames room I can easily see where the inspiration comes from.<br>I must say that I no longer paint as if each figure would have to win a prize in a painting competition. I guess I'm mellowing with age, but I like the fact that I can now finish a figure in less than an hour, and while it will not win anything, I am still quite happy with the result (see the sidebar to judge for yourself). Compare that to the 4 hours or so I spent on the Celtic general I took to the Crisis painting competition, and I know which I'll take for the majority of my figures.<br>To bring this back round to the subject of the post, in the new house (if it ever gets finished :) ) I'll have a dedicated wargame room (basically the entire attic, as at Phil's), and I'm sure I'll experiment with painting setups again.<br>Robarteshttp://www.nirya.benoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985121092777596782.post-71437264072931569332005-01-06T02:27:20.000+01:002005-01-06T02:27:20.000+01:00My current painting station is a fixed setup, in m...My current painting station is a fixed setup, in my wargaming room. I actually prefer it that way. It gives me a reason to go up to my gaming room and spend some time there. Also, being in the middle of all the gaming stuff actually gives me inspiration, and can easily get out reference pages (I keep a binder full of photographs of painted miniatures from all sorts of gaming magazines).<br>Also, I usually have a 'battlefield' setup, so when a figure or a base of figures is painted, I immediatly put it on the table to see how it looks 'in action'. Maybe this is because I really want to play with the toys, and I never really painted to a very high standard in order to participate in painting competitions.<br>Phil Dutrenoreply@blogger.com