Egyptian Chess Set

[iznogood]

I recently received my moulds for the Egyptian side of the chess set, and the spear of the pawn looks very strange. The tip of it isn't straight, but it curls backwards and doesn't look like a real weapon. Is it supposed to look lite that? From the photos used in the web store it looks like the tip of the spear is supposed to be straight.

And what does "Hi Dry colour" and "Mid Dry colour" in the painting instruction mean? Is it a technique like dry brushing, or how am I supposed to paint these layers? Thanks in advance for answers to silly questions from a noob who has just recently started painting models.

[Prince August]

Sept 19, 2013 18:17:29 GMT iznogood said:

I recently received my moulds for the Egyptian side of the chess set, and the spear of the pawn looks very strange. The tip of it isn't straight, but it curls backwards and doesn't look like a real weapon. Is it supposed to look lite that? From the photos used in the web store it looks like the tip of the spear is supposed to be straight.

And what does "Hi Dry colour" and "Mid Dry colour" in the painting instruction mean? Is it a technique like dry brushing, or how am I supposed to paint these layers? Thanks in advance for answers to silly questions from a noob who has just recently started painting models.

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The Hi Dry statement means use a little paint and lightly brush it on. The Mid-Dry is using more paint and apply with a heavy hand. Both are dry brushing techniques.

I am sorry about the pawn, I have checked and it seems to be a small tooling issue. We will replace the tool and send you a fresh mould for the pawn on Monday. You can bend the tip of the spear back easily enough if you do it as soon as you take it out of the mould in the meantime.

[iznogood]

Thanks for your quick reply

But if Mid-Dry brushing means use a bit of paint and a heavy hand, that layer of paint will cover the base coat layer fully, right? Is tha base supposed to shine through?

E.g. on the egyptian castle/tower/rook, to paint the main color of the pillar I'm supposed to paint a layer of desert yellow as a base, wash with beige brown and then mid-dry brush with dark sand and high-dry brush with white. Is the base and the wash supposed to shine through the mid-dry brushed layer? Or will the most dominating color be the mid-dry brushed layer with a lighter layer on top of it?

Thanks for sending me a new mould for the pawns. I'm looking forward to getting the tip of the spear right.

[Prince August]

Sept 23, 2013 11:51:21 GMT iznogood said:

Thanks for your quick reply

But if Mid-Dry brushing means use a bit of paint and a heavy hand, that layer of paint will cover the base coat layer fully, right? Is tha base supposed to shine through?

E.g. on the egyptian castle/tower/rook, to paint the main color of the pillar I'm supposed to paint a layer of desert yellow as a base, wash with beige brown and then mid-dry brush with dark sand and high-dry brush with white. Is the base and the wash supposed to shine through the mid-dry brushed layer? Or will the most dominating color be the mid-dry brushed layer with a lighter layer on top of it?

Thanks for sending me a new mould for the pawns. I'm looking forward to getting the tip of the spear right.

"But if Mid-Dry brushing means use a bit of paint and a heavy hand, that layer of paint will cover the base coat layer fully, right? Is tha base supposed to shine through?"
No, its still dry brushing. I mean heavier hand than the very light brushing of Hi-Dry. Perhaps I did not explain it correctly. Apply it with a bit more pressure than the very light application of Hi-dry.