A Work in Progress Needs Advice

[Jackanapesink]

So I'm in the middle of tricking out my Road Bills team, paint is finished--and I'm debating whether or not the shoulder numbers are worth the headache (and eyestrain)--and I'm finished with the decals for the D.  No, I'm not recreating any particular team or players, this is strictly for gameplay.  I use a little poster putty to hold them in place as I work on them individually.  Not only does it give me a visual sense of progress, but the cat can't knock the whole team onto the floor again!

You can see I incorporated the "Mean Thirteen" and they mix really nicely.   Of course, with the Tudor decal sets only including stripes and logos for ELEVEN, I'll likely have to hand paint those on my two remaining special teams players.

A few questions I'd like to toss out there:

1) Are the shoulder numbers worth the effort?

2) On these figures, are the chinstraps a detail with diminishing returns?

3) How do you prep the facemasks?  Do you prime them before rolling them , or after?  Or do you need to prime them at all, just go directly to paint?

 

Thanks for any advice you can give!

[The System]

1.  If it is a competition team check with your league.  If it is a TOC team then yes.  If it is for solitaire then no.

2.  It is not worth the effort.

3.  Go straight to spray paint.

Others may have different ideas.

[Troutbum]

I second the motion.

[Jackanapesink]

Great, thanks!  To clarify:  Paint before bending?

 

(And I don't know what TOC means...)

Edited April 15, 2020 by Jackanapesink

[S.Turner commissions]

9 hours ago, Jackanapesink said:

So I'm in the middle of tricking out my Road Bills team, paint is finished--and I'm debating whether or not the shoulder numbers are worth the headache (and eyestrain)--and I'm finished with the decals for the D.  No, I'm not recreating any particular team or players, this is strictly for gameplay.  I use a little poster putty to hold them in place as I work on them individually.  Not only does it give me a visual sense of progress, but the cat can't knock the whole team onto the floor again!

You can see I incorporated the "Mean Thirteen" and they mix really nicely.   Of course, with the Tudor decal sets only including stripes and logos for ELEVEN, I'll likely have to hand paint those on my two remaining special teams players.

A few questions I'd like to toss out there:

1) Are the shoulder numbers worth the effort?

2) On these figures, are the chinstraps a detail with diminishing returns?

3) How do you prep the facemasks?  Do you prime them before rolling them , or after?  Or do you need to prime them at all, just go directly to paint?

 

Thanks for any advice you can give!

Definitely prime first. You will end up layering painting on that mask and it will look lumpy. If your after fine detail the shoukder numbers are worth it. Just a learning curve and a little extra time. 

[HawaiianJohn]

13 hours ago, Jackanapesink said:

Great, thanks!  To clarify:  Paint before bending?

 

(And I don't know what TOC means...)

Yes, paint before bending.  😉 

TOC = Tournament Of Champions (Tournaments that many players join in on).

[Anthony D Burgess]

Yes the shoulder numbers are worth the effort, just think this team is a reflection of you. 
 

With the face mask I would suggest that you first bend them around a pencil or object match the circumference of the players helmet then if not painted prime then paint. Once dry put a dab of glue on each side of the face mask then place on the figure and hold it in the proper alignment with the helmet until the glue takes.  

[Jackanapesink]

Thanks for everyone's input!  Just finished the decals--shoulder numbers included, they do look better--so next stop Facemasks!

 

Cheers!