Once everything was dry it was time to add the 10 or so decals that would match the Oxford and proclaim the Barges as officially drafted into my Steam Wars Navy force.
Although these are MDF kits, the method of applying decals is no different to a standard plastic or die cast kit. Once you have painted the MDF it is waterproof, and the surfaces are fairly flat. As long as the placement of your decal is not over an edge, or seam in the kit, you should never have any issues.
I would suggest a coat of spray varnish when it is all completed, to seal in the decals (I find it almost seems to dissolve the decal into the painted surface). Doing this ensures they do not lift off when handling the model during game play.
10 decals later and the finished effect is quite nice.
I had not noticed until I left them out to dry but they now cover a sizeable chunk of my gaming table. Thats a 4 foot wide gaming surface covered when arrayed nose to tail…
I just have to profile them up for Steam Wars and then talk Coronasan into a game later this week. They need a chance to hit the gaming table, and show me their worth.
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They look great and yes bigger than expected
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Bigger is always better, until you find that you don’t have a box to store them in… 🙂
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Haha that just means you’ll need to make them a centrepiece on the dinner table 👍🏼
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Who knows, with a couple of apples and a banana in them the good lady may never notice what they really are…
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Those are very nice- clean and smart (and rather large).
Cheers,
Pete.
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Cheers Pete. A great size to physically load up with troops, rather than having to note down who is in what transport (like I do with 40k Rhinos).
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They look really nice. You can use them as terrain when they’re not actually part of your forces too.
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Hmmn… Time to start thinking about building a shipyard or set of hangars for the games table…
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