Madfrog's Army Questions

madfrog2000 · **Joined:** Wed Jan 23, 2013 5:07 am **Posts:** 179

Hi guys I have a few questions about making an army as I have never played the game only painted minis to put on a shelf.

Would the minis paint come off after a few games of using them?
As my paint seems to come off even just touching the mini while painting it! And I would not want to put hours into painting just for it to come back off.

Would Varnishing the Minis fix this problem?

Also basing on the minis how do you guys keep the grass/little rocks from coming off?

Thanks Madfrog

JamesR · **Posted:** Fri Dec 06, 2013 9:49 pm

Varnishing is definitely helpful to prevent paint loss, if you're using a decent quality paint they shouldn't just come off. Obviously you want to handle the model by the base as much as possible.

I have very little experience doing anything beyond gluing the terrain to the base and b that's always been enough for me

madfrog2000 · **Joined:** Wed Jan 23, 2013 5:07 am **Posts:** 179

Thinking about it, it might be coming off easily for me because I was undercoating with a cheap black acrylic paint. It needs to be a primer right?

What Glue do you use for your basing?

Thanks Madfrog

Creaky · **Joined:** Thu Nov 07, 2013 9:26 pm **Posts:** 424

Regular PVA for me, and the bases hold up just fine most of the time time. If the stones are bigger than fine gravel (say, bits of slate) then I superglue that bit on first, then pva everything else on.

The only time I've had paint come off a model is with metal minis, when they've been knocked or scraped. I use the GW black spray.

madfrog2000 · **Joined:** Wed Jan 23, 2013 5:07 am **Posts:** 179

Oh Thanks guys I might have to invest in some proper undercoating no one likes hours of painting going to waste

whafrog · **Posted:** Fri Dec 06, 2013 10:19 pm

You also need to wash your models (even plastics) in hot soapy water. The only models I've had flake are my first ones that I didn't know to wash. Since washing + GW spray, I've never had flakes, and my models have been used pretty regularly with no varnish.

madfrog2000 · **Joined:** Wed Jan 23, 2013 5:07 am **Posts:** 179

Oh thanks I have never heard of washing them first will have to start washing mine too then.

cereal_theif · **Posted:** Sun Dec 08, 2013 2:02 pm

I dont have flakey problems because
1) use a plastic primer on plastics and different primer on metals.
2) I wash all resin (even finecast)
3) I spray the bases before glueing stones to it to give purchase for the glue.
4) I am awesome.

madfrog2000 · **Joined:** Wed Jan 23, 2013 5:07 am **Posts:** 179

Ah I see so you use like car primer on the metals? I think its called etch primer or something?

Thanks

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