The City's Finest: Keeping the general populace safe from arachnids and democracy.
Just a quick run-down of the making of the Watch. I remember taking more pictures, but here are most of the stages. I was a bit overwhelmed at doing a whole unit after painting just individual minis. To make sure that would actually have the energy to finish these guys, I decided to follow the ancient guideline of engineering and Keep It Simple, Stupid or KISS.
The sprue.
A pikeman assembled.
Based with one of my favorite basing materials, pine bark.
Grey undercoat.
Painting the first layer with midtone colours.
Some black ink over the metal bits and then drybrush with just the same silvery metal.
Over the rest of the colours I used a brown wash (Citadel Agrax Earthshade) and then a quick highlight with the same midtones I used earlier. Then, finally a layer of satin varnish to provide that tiny bit of protection in the harsh life of an inch tall toy soldier.
The process was quick and the result ok when viewed from a gaming distance of 0,5-1 m. Looking back, it really wouldn't have taken that much longer to add a lighter final highlight, which would have left the watchmen looking a little less flat. Still, there is something in the effect of seeing a finished whole unit that you just don't get with single minis.
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