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PostPosted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 1:41 am 
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I am sure even the army reports have different miniatures pictured in them than have been used in the game.  Why would you risk damaging the top quality miniatures through over handling when they recreate all the sceens under special lighting etc after the game for photos anyway.


GW do use the 'Eavy metal miniatures in their gaming.

Heck they have one guy whose job description is "guy who repairs and re-paints miniatures damaged whilst handled by studio staff".

I've seen the Studio 'repairs' work table, it's like someone took ten different army cases, picked out a selection of models from each, and then hit them all repeatedly with a hammer.

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 Post subject: GW / 'eavy metal painting standard
PostPosted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 10:42 am 
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Quote: (Steve54 @ 17 Aug. 2009, 06:44 )

From talking to people at WHW the front rank units are done by completely different people then the back ranks. Several people who I know from the store there have gone on to be eavy metal painters - but there job is doing ranks whilst the front rank is done to a higher standard by somebody else

It just occured to me, if I am not entirely misinformed as I did sleep through most of my art history classes, great painters such as Rembrandt used the same technique. Their apprentices painted/filled in large surfaces like skies or walls, and Rembrandt could paint the people and details. The thing that matters is that the people/front rank is painted to a higher level at all.

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