My Slaine Project

[Angel Barracks]

I have dusted off my copy of Slaine that Samantha bought me for my birthday in 2022 and had a read and I have started basing the figures.

The rules initially put me off back in 2022 as there are chits and special dice and all that, but upon a thorough read and testing out the mechanics it may be ok.

Anyway, here are the first few.
I have more models, but the bases that Warlord provide are a bit naff so I am using these, and this is all I have.

So I am ordering more and will  do more basing when they arrive.

[Angel Barracks]

Not being a big fan of anything over 10mm, so Slaine is an Achilles heel for me when it comes to painting, being 32mm.

Normally a 28mm takes me about 8 hours to paint but for Slaine which has goons/rank and file nobody bad guys I decided no more than a couple of hours per figure.

The hero characters I will spend proper time on, with careful painting, but for now, quick and easy inkwashed Skull Swords.

Next up, a hero of some sort.

Not based yet as my new mat has not arrived and I want to make sure the bases match it.

[Andrew Beasley]

The’re great cannon fodder 🙂

Have you tried the ‘slap chop’ method at all? Stupid name (even its creator namer  agrees) but folk are getting nice results after a bit of practise and careful selection of paint…

I found a great match to my mat after trying lots of flock but it turns out to be a significantly different colour under the camera lens!!!

[Mike]

Thanks!

If Slap Chop is the zenithal highlight contrast paint method, then I am aware of it, but have no desire to try it.

😀

[Angel Barracks]

Cool beans, my mat arrived, all rolled up and not folded.

Now to start basing.
I think given the muddy nature of the mat, I will not do my normal static grass but more mud/earth with some old school scatter and a few tufts and rocks. Right, off to do stuff now.

[Phil Gray]

Nice work.

 

Have you also tried the Erin range from Alternative Armies for this?

Sand, not oil, in the gears of the world.

[Angel Barracks]

I have looked at it, but alas the Warlord Games stuff that comes with the game is OFC massive and not really compatible with normal 25/28mm stuff.

Shame as I have some Celtos from Brigade Models I wanted to use..

[Angel Barracks]

So I based up 3 quickly painted Skull Swords and I do feel the basing has improved the overall standard of the model.

From passable to not bad.

😀

Given I am using a flat printed mat, the basing will never be a perfect match but the colours are pretty close and by the time terrain and such like is added, it should all blend together quite well.

[6mmwargaming]

Cool figures and the basing matches the mat well.

My 6mm Wargaming site https://6mm.wargaming.info

[Angel Barracks]

Cheers my man!

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