tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021096045371174446.post1602238593172319893..comments2024-03-28T02:30:55.843-07:00Comments on Tales From GHQ: A means to an end...Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06985725848702292911noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021096045371174446.post-62941327927702309162015-07-30T08:10:27.096-07:002015-07-30T08:10:27.096-07:00Doing our own thing Sean is the definitely the str...Doing our own thing Sean is the definitely the stress free route! Glad you enjoy the blogs and thank you for saying so.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985725848702292911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021096045371174446.post-25421162823911398742015-07-30T08:08:17.409-07:002015-07-30T08:08:17.409-07:00Pleasing all of the people all of the time a thank...Pleasing all of the people all of the time a thankless aim. In our own way we are doing what we want and others can pleas e themselves! See you on Saturday!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985725848702292911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021096045371174446.post-65484473669400872422015-07-29T13:09:07.309-07:002015-07-29T13:09:07.309-07:00I used to aspire to the 'Dallimore' method...I used to aspire to the 'Dallimore' method which I think came to the forefront in the mid 90's?. I did ok and people liked my figures which is always nice. But it was so slow that projects often got sidelined as the butterfly effect took hold. Now, I paint solely for the purpose of getting figures on the table. I am almost exclusively a 15mm gamer playing Peter Pig games with their figures. I basecoat/undercoat in the predominant colour, add the details then wash with either AP dip or GW washes. Under your nose the figures look a bit rough but from 3' away they look great (in my humble opinion!). More to the point, I now paint armies in a fraction of the time it took me to paint my 28mm figures years ago. And I game more often. Which for me is the aim after all! Great post as always David. Along with Phils, your two blogs are up there with my favourites to pass the time! Long may it continue.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13326904214624189171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021096045371174446.post-75137697369354820462015-07-29T07:14:03.233-07:002015-07-29T07:14:03.233-07:00Interesting article Dave and I have always admired...Interesting article Dave and I have always admired your games collections and photographs. As someone who has won many painting completions over the years but I stopped entering them many years ago I have had the opposite comments from yourself. I paint my figures to the best standard I can manage to suit what I want and never insist that others have to do the same yet many times when I have been putting on display games I have been criticised for painting them to too high a standard and putting other people off. There's no pleasing some people!General Buggerationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04322457329762218851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021096045371174446.post-83798772335059545372015-07-26T11:37:14.309-07:002015-07-26T11:37:14.309-07:00Thanks for that insight, Christopher. I enjoy pain...Thanks for that insight, Christopher. I enjoy painting, to a point, but I do admit that consistency can be a problem when I revisit an old project with a new unit and find my style has changed more than I realised.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985725848702292911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021096045371174446.post-52471283010027044832015-07-26T11:35:42.933-07:002015-07-26T11:35:42.933-07:00Its nonsense, as you say, Phil. I couldn't agr...Its nonsense, as you say, Phil. I couldn't agree with you more! See you tomrrow I hope!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985725848702292911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021096045371174446.post-57185304002737322292015-07-26T11:34:20.517-07:002015-07-26T11:34:20.517-07:00Only three years, Irishhighlander? You are slippin...Only three years, Irishhighlander? You are slipping up there! I agree though, its a hobby, not a life consuming occupation.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985725848702292911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021096045371174446.post-89577127625589665442015-07-26T11:32:16.693-07:002015-07-26T11:32:16.693-07:00Thanks for the support for my viewpoint, Gary.Thanks for the support for my viewpoint, Gary.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985725848702292911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021096045371174446.post-73500019308486844982015-07-26T11:31:37.862-07:002015-07-26T11:31:37.862-07:00Interesting viewpoint, Mark. A recent LAF thread t...Interesting viewpoint, Mark. A recent LAF thread threw up the fact that most respondants were either not gamers or infrequent gamers.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985725848702292911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021096045371174446.post-9953776019799099512015-07-26T11:29:58.428-07:002015-07-26T11:29:58.428-07:00Thanks for he support;Giles. I can't bring mys...Thanks for he support;Giles. I can't bring myself to use the dip yet, but I take your point.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985725848702292911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021096045371174446.post-49141275800976942332015-07-26T08:00:17.006-07:002015-07-26T08:00:17.006-07:00I'm always trying different things and usually...I'm always trying different things and usually it involves trying to get the best effect balanced with practical time in. The only constraints I have is that if I paint a project in a particular method a try and keep to the same procedure or at least something similar so it looks consistent. <br /><br />Christopher Christopher(aka Axebreaker)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13205928451375232865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021096045371174446.post-38158084209224427522015-07-26T01:15:22.014-07:002015-07-26T01:15:22.014-07:00I paint to one standard, which is the best to my a...I paint to one standard, which is the best to my ability, so don't have the "showcase"/"war game standard" syndrome nonsense. We all improve over time and find ways to get a better effect more quickly, I never now add a third colour where two are sufficient. I used to put three colours on gun stocks for instance until Dave Andrews said I was mad. There will always be a better painter out there no matter who you are, so keep doing what you do folks and enjoy it.Phil Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14951076081660516802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021096045371174446.post-25205721600042563822015-07-25T19:25:25.426-07:002015-07-25T19:25:25.426-07:00I paint what I like, with what I have, and if it l...I paint what I like, with what I have, and if it looks close enough to what they should look like, thats fine, painting takes up too much time. I have enough in storage to keep me busy for about 3 years. Plus, when it comes down to it, its also a hobby, what is supposed to relax us.irishhighlanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11560543695636931736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021096045371174446.post-51466544912375732772015-07-25T05:43:14.934-07:002015-07-25T05:43:14.934-07:00Hear hear to that, paint to your standard and play...Hear hear to that, paint to your standard and play the game, its like computer graphics once you get used to the new graphics or HD tv it is taken fro granted.Lordhayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10521114461667569661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021096045371174446.post-50497971512549765892015-07-24T04:38:14.601-07:002015-07-24T04:38:14.601-07:00I fully agree David. I keep pushing the boundaries...I fully agree David. I keep pushing the boundaries on my figure painting, but I do it for me. I really enjoy scratch building terrain but do realise that takes me away from painting figures. More recently I have become perhaps slightly petulant in building forces for what I am interested in not what is the current fashion. My two wargaming buddies have their own collections of periods/scales I will not collect but we all just muck in enjoy playing the games regardless. I must admit I stopped visiting LAF. It is full of great ideas, but I did start to get the impression (rightly or wrongly) if your painting was not a certain standard you were not really 'in'. Maybe that was me just bring over sensitive but now I'm far happier charting my bit of progress on my blog and visiting other's blogs who deserve the attention. That's my tuppence worth.MarkGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10931863014281720994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021096045371174446.post-5118874828749189752015-07-24T04:24:36.439-07:002015-07-24T04:24:36.439-07:00Echo you thoughts entirely - I just paint the base...Echo you thoughts entirely - I just paint the base colours of my figures and dip. Its all about the games for me.<br /> Eric the Shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17679305263405486078noreply@blogger.com