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  • #74107
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    Even though I live in paradise, the weather intrudes upon my gaming hobby.

    For example, Summer might have 14-21 straight days of temperature unremittingly in the high 30s or into the 40s (c) which makes painting a little difficult as it can dry on your brush between dipping & applying it to a figure.

    At the moment, in Spring in the Antipodes, we’re experiencing our 4th straight day of rain which is unusual at most times & very odd for early Spring (thunderstorms, cyclones, floods: sure. But rain?!?!?). This has slowed down drying time amazingly. Although it’s 21 (c), the humidity means the old hills I’m renovating are taking an inordinate amount of time. I re-flocked one on Saturday. It was fairly dry by Sunday so I did my usual soak of watered PVA via a squirt bottle on Monday & its still very damp. The whole process usually takes place in a day.

    How does your weather effect your hobby?

     

    donald

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    Even though I live in paradise, the weather intrudes upon my gaming hobby. For example, Summer might have 14-21 straight days of temperature unremittingly in the high 30s or into the 40s (c) which makes painting a little difficult as it can dry on your brush between dipping & applying it to a figure. 

    I live on the coast in Spain and can relate directly to this problem. My semi solution to the problem was to transfer all my paints to dropper bottles which extended the life of the paint by a huge time and I haven’t thrown a dried up paint pot away in the last 5 years. The second thing was to use a wet pallette. a drip of paint from a dropper bottle can often stay workable for 24 hours using the two combined.  Furthermore the coastal humidity led me to abandon spray undercoating and varnishing a long time ago.

     

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    #74118
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    I live in Devon and tend to do any scenery building between April and September (this is also the period I have to do house decorating as well) as generally we get dry sunny days at regular times during that period.  Doing scenery building (lots of PVA is used in construction) at any other time means it takes longer for them to dry, most scenery will dry out in the sun in 6 hours or less.

    #74125
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    If the weather is nice, I tend to spend as much time as possible outdoors. When the weather is wet and windy, then I find more motivation to paint, model etc.

    #74131
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    Daily weather doesn’t affect me too much because my painting/modeling sessions are rather infrequent. There’s always enough time for drying. I gave up aerosols years ago so cloudy spray finishes are not an issue. Seasonal changes, however, are a different matter. My hobby space has always been in a basement area with poor heating. So during the winter months I cut down substantially because I can’t spend long periods of time down there–bbbrrrrr. The upside is that during hot humid summers I spend a lot more time down there where it’s comfortable.

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    #74150
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    The weather doesn’t affect me so much as the day length. I tend to get a lot more painting done in summer when the days are long, than winter when the days are achingly short and I have lots of ‘other stuff to do’ in the hours of daylight. All the figure prep, especially the spray painting, is much easier in spring/summer/autumn too. Not much fun trekking up the garage in pitch black pelting rain with a box of figures.

    Winter is time for playing computer games.

     

     

     

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    #74163
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    With rare exceptions the weather in Colorado is usually one of low humidity regardless of temperature. The only time I may have to wait on spraying a varnish or primer is in late June to early August, our monsoon season.

    The occasional 24+” snowfall is simply an opportunity to paint more.

     

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    #74168
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    I live on the Atlantic coast of North America, and it can be impossibly humid for long stretches, regardless of temperature. In the winter, cold and humid can really crack your teeth, let me tell you. It can also render spray priming impossible for weeks at a time, which is a real drag. Spring and early autumn tend to be priming season; other times of year are just no good.

    #74181
    Avatar photoGuy Farrish
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    #74182
    Avatar photoGuy Farrish
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    I live in Wales.

    #74186
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    So you use a ‘wet palette’ technique with your painting, Guy?

     

    donald

    #74189
    Avatar photoMr. Average
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    Yep, so do we.

    #74191
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      Tough here today ….

    #74193

    It gets too hot here to paint at times in summer – paint dries as quick as a flash on the brush.

    #74440
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    I have a shed at the bottom of my garden that I use for painting and stuff. It has heat and lighting so I can use it all year round.

    I live in SE England – the warmest part of Britain!

    #74459
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    If the weather is nice, I tend to spend as much time as possible outdoors. When the weather is wet and windy, then I find more motivation to paint, model etc.

    Pretty much this for me as well.

    Interest include 6mm WW2, 6mm SciFi, 30mm Old West, DropFleet, Warlords Exterminate and others!

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