Redvers and Son Get Into Bushido
Assembling the Birthday Presents
Both my and my son’s birthdays were in May and we both asked for our respective starter sets. These were duly delivered and, in the case of my son, with a couple of extra models that he wanted. Most of the miniatures in Bushido are metal although the newer casts are now in resin. I’m not a big fan of metal as I find it difficult to work with. It’s very disheartening to paint everything up to then have an arm fall off because the contact wasn’t great or for the paint to chip off. But I’ve tried to learn from the past and we spent some time cleaning the models up to remove the mould lines as best we can. Soapy water and a toothbrush followed next before I put pins into as many joins as I could. A bit of green stuff to fill any gaps was the final step.
Temple of Ro-Kan from left to right, Yim, Ume, Kira, Riku, Saruka, Haru and Horatu
A bo staff wielding panda and an old man riding a tortoise (who's not fully glued together to allow for painting first)
For the Cult of Yurei we have Yama Uba, Ibara, Mo Ises, Risu and MokotiA couple of the Cult of Yurei are already on the painting bench as I forgot to take a picture of them before I started.
I also looked into what primer I should use as one of the problems with chipping is probably down to not using the right one. I’ve opted for a Mr Hobby metal primer based upon internet feedback. I’m hoping this will prevent any chipping problems once things are painted up – we shall see!
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