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 Post subject: IDF ready for battle
PostPosted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 12:27 pm 
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IDF ready for battle! Well, almost! These are the once that is completely done so far, there is bunch left to paint, and then there is the PLO, phuuuuu, no time to rest.

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These are the 15mm IDF soldiers from Peter Pig. I finally got around ordering them and they arrived in no time at all. I ordered a bunch of PLO miniatures as well. I will let you know how they turn out when I get some paint on them.
So soon I can play my first game. No, wait, need some terrain, bummer. No time, must go and paint :)

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Nice work! Thanks for posting these up - I've been wanting a closer look at the IDF figs from PP.

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NICE!


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very cool looking....what do you use for bases?

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Thanks!

Today I'm finishing the first two squads. I can post a picture of one of each pose of figures so you can see how the look. But I only have, for the moment, Galil, LMG and Command figures. I will eventually buy them all :D, but this will be enough for now.

The bases are 19mm, 1mm thick washers with the smallest holes I could find.

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Can you give a more detailed instruction on how you do those bases? I am especially interested in the material you use on top of the washers :)
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Simon

btw: they look cool!


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Not much to it really, turned out a little bit better then I hoped.

I glue the figure on to the base as is.

Then I add wall filler (I know there is another name for it but that is a direct translation of the Swedish usage for the material, to fill holes and uneven patches in walls and woodwork).
Any way! With that I build up so that I hide the "base" of the figure itself.

When dry I paint it with, in the case, Vallejo Flat Earth. Then I apply white/wood glue to the base at some areas and dip it in fine cat litter (that stuff that goes in the cat's box). This is the larger pieces you see on the base. Not waiting for it to dry I add more glue to the uncovered areas and then dip it in sand.

When the white glue has dried it becomes almost transparent letting the brown colour show giving it a feel of something you might find in the barren countryside of Israel and it's neighbouring countries. I hope
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Hah, cat-litter - good to know :D
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