Painting.... really can't be arsed!

Like I mentioned previously, I've added a couple of pics. They're just of what I'm working on. A skaven slave ( metal from early/mid ninties ) of which I have about 60, and the new plastic Engineer from the Island of Blood box.

Point of this post is that I haven't put brush to model in months and months... and the reason? Well spare time is the biggest factor, and that a lot of my paints have dried up!

In the many years I've been gaming, me and the other lads have endeavoured to bring as fully-painted an army to the table as possible. It just looks good. And makes for better looking piccies for battle reports! Unfortunately if we spent the time we'd like to on painting the armies, then we'd probably get to use them in the next edition. So over time, and even more recently, me and the others have all taken to cutting a huge corner and using the either the wood-varnish or Army Painter method.

This is where models are painted in their respective base colours, albeit in a brighter tone than usual. Some highlights can be used on more important models. Then the whole lot is either 'dipped' ( as this method is more commonly known ) or brushed with wood varnish or Army Painter varnish. The overall effect is that the varnish acts as a opaque shading medium that not only adds contrast and shade to the model, but protects it as well.

From a gaming distance ( 2-4 ft away ) the models look very respectable. And the method is VERY fast. I will post some of of my more better results, such as a Lizardmen Engine of the Gods. If the other lads take pictures of theirs, I'll stick them up too. Oh, I use wood varnish by the way as does Darryl. Steve and Mick went with Army Painter.

So anyway, here are some examples of what I've been rattling off ( pun intended ) as fast as I can. Oh, and a picture of the dining table just to show the others I have been trying to get back in the swing of things!

The models have yet to be based properly. Can't find my static grass anywhere. But the results, for minimum effort, are fine as far as I'm concerned. Like I said earlier, these are JUST a light base colour and wash. No highlights, not even on the Engineer. Oh, and as you can see, a caffatiere of coffee is essential when painting blocks of skaven!