Small & Shiny

[Buff Orpington]

I think that my 18th century SS might require a bit of balancing up. I appear to be a bit heavy on commanders. I have 40 copies of one Light Infantry officer alone. I shall have to dig out the other box. I'm pretty sure that one is mainly Americans in buckskin shirts.

[Essex Boy]

Anyone else feared opening up a post with this title?

Sell all your 19th century figures, let’s start again in 20mm

Big kiss.

[Essex Boy]

You all need to take a deep breath.

Shiny is wonderful.........but shiny is wonderful because there are other options.

Just saying.

[Buff Orpington]

Anyone else feared opening up a post with this title?

Sell all your 19th century figures, let’s start again in 20mm

Big kiss.

No tongues this time.

As to the 20mm idea, we have a 20mm enthusiast at the club, he wears socks with sandals.

[Jeremy]

You all need to take a deep breath.

Shiny is wonderful.........but shiny is wonderful because there are other options.

Just saying.

Agreed. I find there are ALWAYS other options to Shiny

[Ilkley Old School]

I do like a bit of shiny.

This is the formulation I prefer.



I use 2 coats and find that gives a lovely finish .
A good coat of gloss varnish will transform you dull, matt, colorless figures into shiny beauties. Use natural light to highlight your figures rather than complex multi layered paint highlighting.

I also understand that it works on figure scales and periods other than 20mm Napoleonic.

[goat major]

You all need to take a deep breath.

Shiny is wonderful.........but shiny is wonderful because there are other options.

Just saying.

You mean you’re not going to gloss varnish the Thin Red Smudge ?

This thread is a very good idea - will certainly breathe some life back into my unused 1866 figures

[goat major]

I do like a bit of shiny.

This is the formulation I prefer.
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Cheers I’ll give that a try.

[World2dave]

I won't be shinying my 19th century figs but I'm sure the Swans and Austrians will look good when you guys do them.

[Essex Boy]

You all need to take a deep breath.

Shiny is wonderful.........but shiny is wonderful because there are other options.

Just saying.

You mean you’re not going to gloss varnish the Thin Red Smudge ?

This thread is a very good idea - will certainly breathe some life back into my unused 1866 figures

The Thin Red Smudge went to Hotel via Peeler on the Sunday after the game. And, yes of course I would now be glossing them like a mad dog.