Man Vs. Hobby Day 11

Today I got basing and undercoating done and a little painting too, yay!

Last night I stayed up and added basing material to the models, I add it prior to undercoating because I find the undercoat helps to keep it attached to the base. For basing I use a tub which contains a mixture of bird cage sand, bird cage grit and some kitty litter. In my opinion this gives a great varied texture and is very cheap too.

This morning started off with a visit from a dear friend Chris, was lovely to have a cup of tea and a catch up.

This was followed by two hours of undercoating, for this I have always used the ProDriver Auto Spray Paint from Poundland, its good value and give a nice surface to paint on. I know other people will look down their noses at it, but when one is on a budget one works with what one can afford. Anyway it was very very hot, and I just had enough undercoat to actually do everything, then proceeded to blackout once it was all done due to dehydration.

And of course I was able to begin painting, concentrating on the models that make up the Fierce Eyes Finest formation first. I have laid down a basecoat of The Fang first followed by two very thin layers of Russ Grey, then a wash with Agrax Earthshade, and then another layer of Russ Grey, its slow going, but at least the painting has begun. Tomorrow I continue to get some colour on these models and hopefully order Space Hulk and a Rune Priest in the evening.