bench update 31 December 2023

Assembled, but without final wash/varnish: included at bottom left is an element of sea people Sherden I used for continuity of paint scheme.

bench update 10 December 2023

Some visible progress. This is a new grouting compound, that is designed to look like mortar. I thought it might be ideal for basing. But it has lower adhesion than regular, which means that the chariot montage may pop off if knocked.

bench update 3 December 2023

Still trying a number of surface options. The frustrating thing is that metallic paint surfaces perfectly. The tentative answer I've reached is that Vallejo paint can't be thinned on this base paint.