Finished a unit of 16 High Elf spearmen for WHFB. I acquired these from Bob in a trade and they were in bad shape when I got them. I used Simple Green to strip them, and was really pleased with how well it worked. I have in the past used Pine-Sol but it is very strong and the missus hates the way it smells. Simple Green works just as well, perhaps better, is less toxic and with only a slight and not unpleasant odour. It just takes a bit longer- I let them steep for about 10 days before using an old toothbrush on them to take them down to bare plastic.
High Elf spearmen are not a game-winner, unless perhaps the unit is very large, but it provides a safe place for mages to hang out while they cast their magic. So you have really got to have some. I would like to pick up some more, but GW charges $42 for a box of 16....sheesh...
Next up: 15mm Legio Heroica Seljuks for DBA are assembled and primed.
Nice work. I use Mean Green to strip and I can usually strip them down after 24 hours. If you don't feel a need to stick only with GW Mantic makes fairly priced plastics. Also, I think the GW elf spears are 35 not 42 :D
ReplyDeleteNo, they're $42. Nice to see they've stuck with they're 6th Edition packaging and ranks of 4.
ReplyDeleteHere in Canada they are $42, despite our dollar being at about par. Somehow everything costs more here. I want to like Mantic products, but I find the Mantic elves just too thin for my taste. I'll have to look up this Mean Green, thanks for the tip.
ReplyDeleteNice save on the figures and thanks for getting them onto the table and out of the purgatory of the unpainted! I'm chuffed, after this weekend, to get my pile painted and/or cleaned out. Seeing 30,000 figures in various stages of painting was a bit of a depressing thing.
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