Today (Saturday) is the day. My return to the painting table after too many months to count away from hobby activities. Almost all of the outdoor winterizing of flower beds, leaf clearing, and mowing has been done. Chilly, damp weather has arrived. We've even had a few dustings of snow the last few days although that has gone by midday.
I'll begin by quickly dusting off the surface and putting away a few things, and then see where things are with the slightly more than half of the Eureka SYW Saxon curassiers that are close to completion. And then open a bottle or two of paint and have a go at things. Probably makes good sense to draft a short checklist of colors/parts left to complete too. Wish me luck.
Hmm. Wait a second.
A complete hobby absence from hobby activities is not entirely true come to think of it. I have tinkered with a few small river sections using printable magnetic sheets from Office Depot (or is it Office Max?), and I like the early results. An idea I borrowed from Lee over at his Figure Painting Therapy Project (actually his related Youtube channel). The sheeting has enough heft to lie flat, takes paint, and minor terrain modeling without too much work, and, apparently, will not warp.
My problem with commercially available river sections (and I
purchased some a year or so ago) is that they never seem to blend into
the tabletop or surrounding scenery well. Then there is the issue of
water coloring (rivers and streams are rarely "bright blue") and
glistening water effect. I might have the answer to both after watching
many, many such Youtube videos on the topic by gamers and model
railroad enthusiasts. More of which anon.
Ok, enough blather!
The Grand Duchess has suggested we go out this morning for coffee. And
who am I to refuse? So, a quick shower first, then breakfast with the
Young Master, followed by our planned cafe outing, and a trip to the
jewelers to drop off too wristwatches for new batteries. Then, it's
Back to the Painting Table! I can almost hear the rousing theme music
and see the late John Wayne emerge through the smoke.
Happy Saturday, everyone!
Stokes
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