tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post3280272551517616607..comments2024-03-15T02:55:43.872+00:00Comments on Roundwood's World: The Sound of a Distant Drum – Painting UpdateSidney Roundwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03440705981976797774noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-52782710478203882692016-10-03T14:46:26.753+01:002016-10-03T14:46:26.753+01:00Gary, as ever, you are a man of very good sense. ...Gary, as ever, you are a man of very good sense. Who else would not do the same?Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-28697849965171496302016-10-03T14:45:20.761+01:002016-10-03T14:45:20.761+01:00Two really fantastic ideas. Thank you both very m...Two really fantastic ideas. Thank you both very much!Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-61871375669412015702016-10-03T14:44:33.364+01:002016-10-03T14:44:33.364+01:00Sander - you've shared the knowledge now, whic...Sander - you've shared the knowledge now, which is wonderful. Thanks so much for your most excellent suggestions!Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-31401529980807498672016-10-03T14:43:55.751+01:002016-10-03T14:43:55.751+01:00A perfectly rational and practical solution! I wo...A perfectly rational and practical solution! I would expect nothing else from you, Benito!Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-6590156786625090572016-10-03T14:43:24.018+01:002016-10-03T14:43:24.018+01:00Hi Curt - my card base method was, in retrospect, ...Hi Curt - my card base method was, in retrospect, pretty rubbish. Why did it take me so many years to update that? It is all very Pavlovian, but one of the great things about the hobby is the wonderful and practical ideas we all have which can make things so much easier.Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-25073314884809804122016-10-03T14:41:53.823+01:002016-10-03T14:41:53.823+01:00Thanks so much Clive. I had not seen this before,...Thanks so much Clive. I had not seen this before, but I shall certainly give that a watch with great interest. Thank you again so much for commenting (and sorry not to have replied sooner).Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-50586490916291753212016-09-20T06:46:30.908+01:002016-09-20T06:46:30.908+01:00A 40mm warbases round or square base might also wo...A 40mm warbases round or square base might also work. <br />Clive Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734079828281213063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-32440593333609189962016-09-20T06:44:24.514+01:002016-09-20T06:44:24.514+01:00If you enjoy painting your own flags, there's ...If you enjoy painting your own flags, there's a WSS painting tutorial here https://youtu.be/3MX91IVS9Bo that uses rice-based paper as used for brush calligraphy. It seems to stay more flexible when painted than western stuff, and isn't as absorbent so you get cleaner lines. Clive Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734079828281213063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-42962708034283797782016-09-20T06:40:05.899+01:002016-09-20T06:40:05.899+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Clive Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734079828281213063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-64946727770194590392016-09-11T10:22:21.214+01:002016-09-11T10:22:21.214+01:00Stick 2p coins to the bottom of the dowels to make...Stick 2p coins to the bottom of the dowels to make them more stable. Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13666947574653683678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-30399099386143328492016-09-10T16:54:31.307+01:002016-09-10T16:54:31.307+01:00Last year, Warbases knocked out some smaller, modi...Last year, Warbases knocked out some smaller, modified paint bottle holders for me to accommodate my plastic wine bottle 'corks' at the extortionate price of £3 each. I felt obliged to get half a dozen . . .GaryAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06963552380378929829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-4340146240015271972016-09-06T09:02:33.826+01:002016-09-06T09:02:33.826+01:00Hoi Sidney, great post! I have been using dowels, ...Hoi Sidney, great post! I have been using dowels, caps from spray-canisters and other such implements for some time but did not think to share this knowledge for which I am now truly sorry! Anyway: I use two-sided sticky tape instead of PVA, perhaps worth a try?Sanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11115340279941888622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-56624308129108406662016-09-03T18:34:47.805+01:002016-09-03T18:34:47.805+01:00I have been using water and milk bottles lids for ...I have been using water and milk bottles lids for sometime fixing the model with blue tacAnibal Invictushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574972963418062956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-65909974836053246252016-09-02T20:20:35.540+01:002016-09-02T20:20:35.540+01:00Excellent post Sidney! I've always wanted to a...Excellent post Sidney! I've always wanted to ask you about your card method - now I know! You don't have to apologize for old habits. I still mount my bare figures on large nail-heads with a dab of white glue. I then have several chunks of 2x4s with holes drilled in them to insert the assorted figures-on-nails. I KNOW there are better methods, but my hands just go through the motions after I clean the figures and sip coffee, then it's done before I know it - completely pavlovian, I know.Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-84153728039876764862016-09-02T14:21:29.102+01:002016-09-02T14:21:29.102+01:00That's another vote for blu-tack and paint pot...That's another vote for blu-tack and paint pots...great suggestion thanks, Evan!Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-71246160810762089512016-09-02T14:21:00.708+01:002016-09-02T14:21:00.708+01:00And that is something I cannot disagree with, Mark...And that is something I cannot disagree with, Mark!Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-77011034361881887322016-09-02T14:12:33.924+01:002016-09-02T14:12:33.924+01:00I'm using blu-tack and old paint pots for my c...I'm using blu-tack and old paint pots for my current round of painting stands. Not that I'll ever need more than two or three at a time...!Evan Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18107866906860803155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-44552377623542903462016-09-02T13:07:06.983+01:002016-09-02T13:07:06.983+01:00Wine corks! That's what I use. Stick some BluT...Wine corks! That's what I use. Stick some BluTak on the top and you're away. Collecting the wine corks is much more fun than sawing curtain pole.Over Open Sightshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07598427337787574766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-69391146447873552972016-09-02T10:45:02.062+01:002016-09-02T10:45:02.062+01:00Dave, it's been great to join the paint and ch...Dave, it's been great to join the paint and chat. I missed last night's (stuck at work), but it's been a great motivational tool. Now we've mastered the technology (or sort of mastered it...), it'll be great to see how we get on in this Winter's Challenge...Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-274917753788342122016-09-02T10:43:22.826+01:002016-09-02T10:43:22.826+01:00Wooden cubes - now THERE'S a great idea. Well...Wooden cubes - now THERE'S a great idea. Well done Millsy! I have been using blu-tack for years. I've gone over to PVA just recently. There's pros and cons of each, I guess. With blu-tack I did find the odd figure coming unstuck - but it is wonderfully good stuff. 6 of one, half a dozen of the other!Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-23258716829977982722016-09-02T10:41:18.275+01:002016-09-02T10:41:18.275+01:00Hi Paul - thanks for dropping by and commenting! ...Hi Paul - thanks for dropping by and commenting! And thanks for the heads-up about the glue being a devil to remove - useful info! <br /><br /><br />You should most definitely drop by at the "paint and chat" - don't be intimidated! For a start, you can't see what anyone's painting in any detail, and the chat has ranged from relative qualities of German vs English sausages, Austrian battlefields we have visited, good beaches in North East England, decent restaurants in London, converting plastic miniatures, Dr. Who's assistants.... You get the idea. There IS painting going on, but the chat is wonderfully rambling. And don't worry about having to show what you've painted at the end. The other night I managed to paint a very dodgy pair of shoes, mess up painting a hat with a feather and finish painting a 25mm a flute, all in about an hour (admittedly with interruptions) - so we're not talking a speed or quality painting contest!<br /><br />You'll be more than welcome to drop in anytime.Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-91780672609555786022016-09-02T10:34:57.155+01:002016-09-02T10:34:57.155+01:00Ray - I was on your own blog last night, working t...Ray - I was on your own blog last night, working through the links and the flags taken at Dixmude in particular. Printing would be so much simpler, but some of those do look very tempting to have a go at painting!Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-21454032125168919392016-09-02T10:33:53.795+01:002016-09-02T10:33:53.795+01:00If you get your results from holding the figure...If you get your results from holding the figure's base, Nick, then who am I to argue against that? Old School - nothing wrong with that!! :)Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-91138395789430035652016-09-02T10:33:02.246+01:002016-09-02T10:33:02.246+01:00Wine corks - another great suggestion! I've t...Wine corks - another great suggestion! I've tried wine bottle foil for small flags (2mm and 6mm) and it works very well. I was always worried that it might be too easily fold-able for 28mm (and lead to paint on the flag flaking off) - but maybe I should give it a go. Thanks for the suggestion!Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-64354213770033526942016-09-02T10:31:22.489+01:002016-09-02T10:31:22.489+01:00Thanks Matt!Thanks Matt!Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.com