tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787114211330115345.post7609721386368201938..comments2023-04-27T23:47:12.789+10:00Comments on Hammer and Banner: Modernizing your past work - to do or not to do?John McDonnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00762271126162407772noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787114211330115345.post-29951027765342754762015-05-27T16:34:32.481+10:002015-05-27T16:34:32.481+10:00I've left some of my early line troops with th...I've left some of my early line troops with their original paint jobs, but centre piece models such as this I would definitely strip and start again. Lovely model. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17821272978961150946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787114211330115345.post-9572825216279453562015-05-25T22:27:54.719+10:002015-05-25T22:27:54.719+10:00I go with the wash and highlighting of the crew an...I go with the wash and highlighting of the crew and wagon myself, they do look perfectly servicable at present as tabletop standard, the horses......well that is gonna be difficult it seems, as based as they are, it's gonna be hard to remove them without damaging them from what I can see.<br /><br />However it might just be worth repainting just the barding and applying some washes and highlights to the rest of the horse, perhaps adding just a small amount of additional colour to certain areas, I would strongly recommend googling horse pictures for ideas.<br /><br />My opinions of course, it is your model of course, you lucky so and so....Always wanted that model, out of my price range these days :SOB:Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16215536877653190810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787114211330115345.post-54906072645174657942015-05-25T19:41:38.629+10:002015-05-25T19:41:38.629+10:00When I got back into wargaming a couple of years b...When I got back into wargaming a couple of years back I had the same dilemma. Bases in particular caused me a lot of anguish and I spent a fair bit of time repainting them. As for figures, I've decided to leave old paint jobs as they are. If nothing else they show progression in painting skill (I hope!). The problem with revisiting past models, is that it prevents you moving on to new projects... Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262838777862575100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787114211330115345.post-80254858564497740962015-05-25T19:03:04.050+10:002015-05-25T19:03:04.050+10:00I suppose you could salvage the horsies too, by pa...I suppose you could salvage the horsies too, by painting directly over the top of them? The other problem with stripping the whole thing is you'd have to reassemble it :(<br /><br />I reckon your on the right track though, it's not bad enough to strip.Mr Papafakishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449586265828153638noreply@blogger.com