Mr. Sorastro:
After buying SW:IA to play with my dad and brother, I stumbled across your videos on painting and was immediately intrigued. Although I'm a lifelong nerd, I've never painted a miniature in my life. But, I decided that now would be as good a time as any to have a go. I would like you to know that my dad and I are now nearly entirely consumed by the dark obsession that is miniatures painting. We've purchased and utilized an embarrassing amount of painting supplies, gadgets, and other tools in an alarmingly short amount of time in order to complete our figures. Your videos provided the initial nudge to get us started, and a subsequent springboard that's served to inspire us to use new techniques in painting the figures, as well as going over a few we'd already done.
In sum, I would like you to know that I hold you solely responsible for mine and my father's newest addiction, that it has caused two grown men to behave like delighted boys, and that it's been absolutely brilliant. We are incredibly grateful for what you do and hope some day to produce figures that look a bit more like yours. Though, you've already helped us produce figures that are considerably less shameful than our first batch of stormtroopers.
All the best in your endeavours, and your Patreon campaign. Thank you, Again.
Thank you so much for posting such a lovely message! "Grown men behaving like delighted boys" also sums my feelings up when I engage with table-top/miniature gaming and I'm so grateful that it's a part of myself that hasn't diminished with age. What a fantastic way to spend time with your father too! My own father was never into this kind of thing but it's a hobby I already treasure sharing with my little ones (and I even got Mrs. Sorastro to play a game of Robinson Crusoe: Adventures on a Cursed Island with me the other day!)
I'm tempted to do the clear bases in your zombie videos though... Would your reinforcement technique work on that or be too obvious?
Hmm I haven't tried it actually.. I'm not sure if the Litko bases are too brittle to drill in to without splitting but I'd be happy to give it a go (I do love the look of them). I'll get back to you once I've tried it
I have drilled into Litko bases successfully. I've put all four Trandoshans and Jyn on their 25 mm bases with the same paper clip support as shown in the video. I suppose there is a risk of breaking them, but I have had no issues yet. Just be sure to support them well while drilling, but be careful not to put a hole in your own finger. I like to watch the depth of the bit through the side while I'm drilling. They are a harder material than the SWIA minis, so the drilling will be slower.
I also bought two of their 50 mm bases for the Nexu and have mounted them. I will put the wookies on a Litko base when I finish painting them.
I also grabbed some orange bases to try on elite units because I didn't know how to tackle marking them with a clear base.
Awesome! Thanks for sharing your findings; I haven't gotten round to trying it out yet but it's good news to hear that the Litko bases can take a little drilling!
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