Nine hours painting

Well it's boxing day and the family wants to blob out and do nothing so i took the opportunity to go mad and hit the brushes I got up at 7.30am and started painting and other than a short break for lunch and a quick trip to the store  i didn't stop until 5.45pm that's around nine hours straight I'm painting around 100 Romans, the saddest thing is even after nine hours i still have more to do. I have last coat of white,gold to paint and then the detail for all the shields i have 21 figures that i completed on the first batch so hopefully i'll have about 130 figures ready to base sometime this week, as long as the wife stays happy. 

first batch of Romans finished based

 As many of you will know by now i've entered a fun competition on analogue painting blog where between 20 December and 20th of march you have to paint as many figures as possible these are my first finished I'm really pleased with the way they have come up. Last night i painted  the skin on all the rest and this morning got up early and painted the first of three layers of white, it might be a comp but these lads will be in my collection which means i have to look at them and i can't cut out any stages to get faster.

Merry Christmas to all

A big merry Christmas to all who visit my blog thanks for popping in and leaving comments, I hope that you all have a wonderful Christmas with family and friends and that santa leaves lots of little lead or plastc miniatures under the tree for you. God bless and take care over this festive season. And have a fun filled time.
Cheers
Kent

28mm foundry romans black shields

Hi there again i decided since i'm painting Romans i might as well base some of the ones i'd already started they will need the odd touch up and i need 5 more shields to finish the command figures to do the next base. I did these chaps a while back but when i found i'd miscounted on the shields for some reason i just put them in the cupboard and that's where they stayed.

28mm foundry Romans

Well this will be the last you will see these stands until after they have been on the analogue web site, i decided i need to finish a few so as to get my numbers started in the comp did the shields  and second coat on wood plus gold today so 24 done 130 to go

might have to spend time with the family tonight i think and i have a message to write for church but no doubt i'll find time somewhere.

Romans aaaaaahhhhh they just keep coming

 what mad man decided to do a whole roman army in one go here's the first batch of shields (104) 3 hours after stating them the backs are painted two colours and the fronts now have 3 layers on the 

for the red i start with black red paint all of shield then i paint the middle blood red going across the sheild then the sides going down, then when dry repeat this with slightly different brush strokes 

 some will be in green some in yellow they will be done by layering three colours to give depth to the design. this is fine when your doing 20 or 30 shields but 104 i think i'll go mad

 The first 52 infantry are coming along well the white is done and first layer of wood done soon it will be onto the detailing

and then thre's the next lot i gave them there first coat of bolt gun metal last night 

So three days in other than a sore back and i'm seeing double all's going to schedule

Painting desk update, Romans

 Well yesterday i decide i need to do a few more hours so i hit the brushes and 6 hours later this is where I'm at the red is black red, a wash of devlan mud black red again then blood red with a blood red coat to got  the white has it's first two coats on sky grey then off white with white t go the chaps below will get a coat of off white the sandals are light rust, well thats day two of my comp painting long way to go