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February 1, 2026 at 12:59 pm #1962144
atheling
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The miniatures in this post were all painted up for The Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge, an online event I try to join every year. The event is superbly run buy Curt (and Sarah, everyone is very supportive of one another and it is truly an inspirational experience- and that’s forgetting to mention, you get to see a very wide variety of painting styles etc.

[b]For anyone interested:
Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge

https://thepaintingchallenge.blogspot.com/[/b]

[b]More images of my miniatures can be seen on my Just Add Water Blog here:

https://justaddwater-bedford.blogspot.com/2026/01/28mm-late-roman-cataphract-alternative.html[/b]

Cheers
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February 3, 2026 at 11:42 pm #1962652

Wolfie65
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You should not wash horses with oil. Water and maybe a little pet-friendly soap will do nicely.

February 4, 2026 at 5:37 am #1962655

atheling
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to be fair, I don’t own a (real) horse. But if I did………… 😉

February 4, 2026 at 11:37 pm #1962907

Wolfie65
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Sometimes, they have auctions for wild mustangs, which can be had for just a few hundred dollars. Where to put the horsie is a different matter…..

In case you don’t already know his channel, Marco Frisoni does some really amazing stuff with oils: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znrCqYFFl9Q

February 5, 2026 at 7:02 am #1962912

atheling
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Thanks, It’s actually the use of oils that I’m trying to avoid as they’re messy and can take come time to dry.

February 6, 2026 at 12:45 am #1962967

Wolfie65
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I tried oils many years ago and yes, the drying time is simply not justifiable on miniatures. Some painters get around this by ‘baking’ their figures in an oven on the lowest setting, but that will obviously only work with all-metal models.

February 17, 2026 at 5:40 pm #1964338

atheling
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Ouch! i ain’t baking my miniatures! LOL
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