For those of you who think I have a fixation on all things undead I have outlined the steps taken to paint the above canoes. Remember I am not an expert painter and others may well have superior methods, but these suit my skill level and fading eyesight!

1. Glue canoe to 80mm X 60mm mdf base with PVA glue leaving a little excess around the edges of the canoe to assist with creating the water ripples later on.

2. When PVA has dried undercoat the canoes with Tamiya TS3 spray paint.

3. Do the same for the canoe loads.

4. paint the canoes liberally with Citadel layer Ushanti Bone

5. Roughly drybrush with Citadel Base Averland Sunset

6. Shade the canoes with Citadel Agrax Earthshade

7. Paint and super glue the cargo in the canoes

8. Dry brush with a Monte Marte Satin titanium white tube of acrylic paint

9. Add a few scenic items such as reeds and rocks to the canoe base. Only do this on about a third to a half of bases and left the rest just clear.

10. Using Selleys Rapid Spakfilla create the waves caused by the moving canoe. Be sure to create the “splashes against the side of the rocks that would be hit by the river current.

11. Paint the base with Citadel Sybarite Green Layer

12. Whilst the Sybarite Green Layer is still wet dab on Citadel Guilliman Blue Glaze and Citadel Aethermatic Blue Contrast. allow them to “run”

13. When dry, coat liberally with Citadel Agrax Earthshade Shade

14. Dry brush the tops of the waves with a Monte Marte Satin titanium white tube of acrylic paint

15. Paint the crew and glue (I use Super Glue from a $2.00 shop) them inside the canoe

16. when glue has dried coat crew liberally with Citadel Agrax Earthshade Shade

17. Dry brush the crew with a Monte Marte Satin titanium white tube of acrylic paint

18.Spray the entire model with Tamiya TS-80 Flat Clear Varnish. Note it is important during winter that the spray is at room temperature or it may dry gloss.

19. Paint the water, around the rock and on the side of the canoe and paddles with PVA glue. This MUST be done AFTER the varnish or the varnish will leave a blotchy effect on the PVA glue.

20. With the PVA dry you have cheap and reasonably effective water finish.

I now only have another 14 crew sets to go. Have great rest of your weekend.