[Photo Credit: Grey_Death]
We admire the attention to detail expert craftsmen demonstrate in all they do. In a blog post titled, “Friday Quick Tip – Model Holder” Grey_Death describes a technique for holding miniature models while painting on the details. Here are the specifics:
“There are a lot of ways to go about painting a model. For the past 10 years, I’ve been of the school to just pick him up by the base and get to painting. Unfortunately, that method tends to end with you rubbing away detail on the model inadvertently and leads to clean ups as you realize far too late that you have black paint on your hands. To circumvent this, many people use some sort of hand hold to keep a grip on their models. And today I’m using Games-Workshop paint pot to do just this.
The break down is simple. Find a paint pot and stick your model to it! But there are some things you might think about as you go to securing your model.
Weight of your model: If you are painting a light plastic model, try using some sticky tack as I have in the photo above. If your model is heavy, don’t use sticky tack!! You might think to super glue him to the top of a flat pot instead. I would only suggest using the smallest amount needed to really secure the model to the pot. You don’t want to be ripping the base apart just to get your model off!”
In giving this particular challenge some further thought we might also suggest using some of our double sided glue dots and squares to create a sticky mat for the models to stand on while you paint them. Removing the model from the sticky mat will be easier than the more permanent super glue solution. Model painting – intriguing craft!
