PAINTING THE BLACK DRAGON TONG part 1
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“The Black Dragon Tong is a secret arm of the Chinese Boxer movement. They are hell bent on bringing terror to the heart of
the West’s governments by targeting senior officials, government ministers and even monarchs and presidents.”
“Few, even among the tong membership, can describe her appearance accurately or consistently – there are even rumours that she can change form. The most common description is of a statuesque woman of indeterminate age.
THE DRAGON LADY “Few, even among the tong membership, can describe  her appearance accurately or consistently – there are  even rumours that she can change form. The most  common description is of a statuesque woman of  indeterminate age, dressed in long, flowing, decorated  oriental robes …”  UNDERCOATING It is worth going over any model carefully just to make  sure there are no sprue, flash or mould lines, clean any  off with a sharp scalpel and a fine file. Undercoating is  essential as it provides a consistent surface on which to  apply the next coats of paint, and it shows up the detail  on a model much more clearly than shiny bare metal.  For the undercoat I used Humbrol enamel matt black.  Usually oil based undercoats better cover better on the  bare metal.  THE PAINT I used Army Painter War Paints to paint The Dragon  Lady, mixing up colours to suit my style and preferences.  The Mega Paint Set provides an adequate range of  colours for almost all needs, but you will often need to  mix colours to get the desired results, however I have  tried to work out colour combinations to reduce mixing if  possible.