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Sneaking in some hobby time on Christmas to apply an oil wash to the terrain board while the family naps.

A Christmas Oil Wash

Basing & Terrain

Sneaking in some hobby time on Christmas to apply an oil wash to the terrain board while the family naps.

The steps

  1. Thin the oil down with mineral spirits and work it out and around rather than slapping it on everywhere.

  2. Check for pooling as you go, especially in flat recesses.

  3. Pull the excess off before it sets.

  4. Let it dry properly. An oil wash takes far longer than it looks like it should.

Christmas Hobby Time

Quick one on Christmas. Finally getting this oil wash done. Mineral spirits are in here.

My cup’s too big to fit the brush in, so I got to be a little bit strategic. I don’t want to slap this everywhere because it’ll be very easy to make a mess with this. So we’re just going to be careful.

Working the Wash

Just working this out and around. And just like that, we’re going to be back into our actual earth and dirt tones.

I’m checking for any excessive pooling. Going to let this dry just a little bit.

Almost There

I’ve pulled the excess off and it’s still pretty wet. I think it’s going to be a little bit before I can actually show you the finished result.

But this is where we’re at today on Christmas—sneaking the hobby in while everybody is napping and winding down.

Merry Christmas to you guys. Hopefully my voice comes back soon. It’s been a brutal week, but thanks for being here. Merry Christmas again!

Full transcript of the video

All right, quick one on Christmas. Finally getting this oil wash. Miracle spirits are in here. Uh, per lumber. So, my uh cup’s too big to fit the brush in.

So, I got to be a little bit strategic and I don’t want to slap this everywhere cuz it’ll be very easy to make mess with this. So, we’re just going to be careful. >> [snorts] >> See, just working this out and around. [snorts] [snorts] [snorts] He And just like that, we’re going to be back into our like actual earth and dirt tones. the rest of here just for [snorts] And I’m just checking for any excessive pooling.

Um, I’m going to let this dry just a little bit. Okay, so I’ve pulled the excess off and it’s still pretty wet. So, I think it’s going to it’s going to be a little bit before I can actually show you the finished result. But this is where we’re at today on Christmas sneaking the hobby in uh while everybody is uh is napping and winding down. So, merry Christmas to you guys.

Hopefully my my voice comes back soon. Uh, it’s been a brutal week, but thanks for being here. Merry Christmas again.

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