Work In Progress /wip/

good someone fired up a new WIP thread

I was looking for some advice on doing tattoos/body markings. I'm doing some models that I want to do tattoos on, and I'm mostly just curious if I should be doing them before or after a wash?

I'm concerned because I normally use Reikland Fleshshade for a flesh wash but some of the models are going to have blue tattoos or face paint. How do I do that without the red muddying up the blue?

Previous thread:
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Working on my leviathan dread, I think it's going really well although still a long way from finished. Nothing like a warm summer night with a beer to get things done!

>>53219468
Love the honeycomb pattern.

What does /wip/ do when they just keep fucking up? I've dropped the miniature I've been working on three times and drilled straight through the arm while pinning it.

>when you use the wrong primer on your bases

Waiting for them to dry and praying they aren't fucked up. But if they're not I can finally get my painting back on the road after hiatus.

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Late WIP of a Chaos Termie Lord. Any thoughts Anons?

>>53219615

Pretty cool, I like the red on the cloak, I can never do fabric and cloth for shit

>>53219703

S'okay Anon, I mean you need to tidy the camo up. Otherwise fine.

>Want to get back into mini painting
>Old paints either gone or dried up
>Looking to replace 20+ paints

How good is the Vallejo Model/Game Color range? I like to use acrylics and it seems to be the one to go for in terms of color selection and package deals.

>>53219886

I use Vallejo a huge amount anon, they're really good.

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I've tried using printed background instead of just piece of white paper and I'm quite happy with results. Also I've realized, that I still have so many stuff to highlitght on them, and my game is at tuesday.

>>53219886
VGC is okay, but i had several issues with separation and just bad quality on certain colours. Vallejo Game Air metalics are super hot and worth every money. Atm I'm mostly using citadel (even tho pots are worst than dropper bottles) because I like their coverage on base range, washes and several layer colours (like sotek green).
If I were you and comming back to hobby, I'd pick citadel.

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and one more birdy

>>53219886
I enjoy Game Color better than Citadel because holy fuck, even on a wet surface it feels like Cit paints evaporate into nothingness faster than Vallejo/P3/Etc.

I just got a thing of Astrogranite, has anyone else used these textures and liked them? It feels like I could have simply glued sand on and given it badab black wash.

>>53220007
Citadel texture paints are good quality, but very expensive for what you get. For twice of the price, you can get whole jar (like 200ml or something) of Vallejo sand/black lava paste, that will last you forever and gives same effect.

Still tho, ready pastes are 1000 times better than wasting your time with sand glue, primer and paint to get same effect.

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Any tips on shading black?

>>53220161
dark grey
2 coats of nuln oil
dark grey
grey
edge highlight with light gray

>>53220161
well anon, you can't make black more darker. You either need to layer up black into grey, or wash grey into black in recesses

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Crosspost from /hhg/, but more opinions can't hurt.
Left or right head for a Pyrithite Spear? I like the slimmer, more simple one on the right, but the chunky one on the left is also nice.
Thoughts or advice?

>>53220237
Try making it more like a spear?

It just looks like a two-headed axe here.

>>53220352
Well, in his defense, none of the spears of the custards look like spears.

> Getting into 40k and mini painting in general
> Have box of shit friend gave me like 10 years ago
> Bunch of citadel paints
> most of them dry little blobs
> some have pigment settled on bottom with oily clear top layer

They were all pretty well sealed. I heard you can re-hydrate with a few drops of water with some mild success. Is it even worth it or should I just look into picking up new paints?

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>>53220237
Oh, don't worry about the term 'spear' here. Ixion Hale here is also wielding a 'spear'...

Derp, >>53220488 was meant for >>53220352, obviously.

>>53220189
The darkest grey I have is Mechanus Gray. Is there a darker shade than that that I should be starting with if I want to go from gray to black?

>>53220228
I have dawnstone. Is that a good layer for black or is it too light? If I do abadon black, dawnstone layering, a nuln oil wash / glaze and then dawnstone highlighs, would that give me a good look?

>>53220488
Now that's a fucking sweet model!

Doing some work on Only War characters, so needed a Chain Axe(two handed) and a heavy stubber.

Doing some conversion work, this is what I've got so far. Some questions though.

On the axe, any suggestions on a power source? I want to attach something to the haft to make the whole thing a bit more bulky.

On the stubber, do you think it still looks too long? Actual Chaingun itself was super long, so I wanted to the mounting down some, but it still feels really long.

I'm also a little unsure if I want to show the model actually shooting it, or if I want to have the model carrying it on their back. Which do you think will look better?

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>>53220631
And I should attach the photo

I got around to buying one of those "start collecting" sets ( Stormtroopahs ) - and now they're sitting on my desk in the box because I'm afraid of fucking them up royally since this is the first time.

Is it generally a good idea to paint the bits before cutting them off and gluing them together?

>>53220817
Cut them off, glue the torso/legs/head/backpack together, glue the arms/weapon together AFTER dry-fitting (so, no glue) to make sure everything fits. Paint the arms/weapon separately. It makes it easier. Don't paint on the sprue.

>>53220817
It's a terrible idea. Put everything together except the stuff that is obscuring other parts, i.e. usually weapons plus maybe arms and heads, depending on preference. Paint those seperatly and then finish the assembly.

>>53220839
That just sounds too much like common sense to me. Thanks.

If I paint them on the sprue - cutting them off can bugger up the paint already applied?

Got one more question - I did actually paint one model before ( a space marine ) that I got as part of that pack with the three Ultras and some paints in. One problem is that some sections of the model developed this weird grainy texture underneath the paint - not severe but enough to annoy. Is that from touching the paint while still too wet?

>>53220935
>If I paint them on the sprue, cutting them off can bugger up the paint already applied

Yes, and you'll have to paint the areas the sprue was attached to, where you'll ALSO need to prime again. With how many people use spray primer, it's just messy that way.

>grainy texture
If you touched the paint while it was wet, that's a possibility. Bad primer, or no primer at all, could do it too.

>>53220965
Damn. I'm glad I asked because I was actually seriously considering this as something to try.

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I just had a really crazy idea for a conversion to use in Warhammer Fantasy Battle. I had been toying with the idea of how to do a Warhammer version of the Phantom of the Opera as part of a Vampire Counts army, and I got the idea that maybe a Mortis Engine where the phantom is playing a pipe organ would work. Would the Sisters of Battle Exorcist bits be convertable to work on a Mortis Engine, or is that piece too big? Should I be thinking about using little pieces of plastic rod and converting the upper half of the Mortis Engine into a pipe organ? I'd still need to source a mini that could be converted into the phantom sitting down at a keyboard, also.

Why is there so many too thicc paint on faces fags who boast about those shitty miniatures? Looking at the archives right now

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>>53221203
It's a meme because' it's a common beginners' mistake. Acrylic model paint is almost always too thick to paint with when you buy it, and people who don't know that frequently end up having disasters when they try to paint.

>>53221341
I mean.. I just saw a khorne 'zerker champion and bunch of ig blue coated dudes whos faces seemed like the dude pressed a lighted match against them.

>>53221384
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3p_VuPIS2c

>>53221384
those blue guards are one particular anon that really keeps at it even though he's become something of a meme for his poorly done faces.
pretty admirable if you ask me, and he's improving

>>53221110
Hrm. The size should be similar, but it's the weight that worries me the most. The Exorcist organ bits are solid metal, and the Mortis Engine is fairly fragile (assuming you're planning on plonking the organ down on top). You'd have to find some way to subtly reinforce the platform and ghosts.

There's also the fact that acquiring the Exorcist bits at all is going to be difficult and pricey.

It IS a bitchin' idea though, and I wish I'd thought of it.

>>53220381
Nope, once they're dry, they're fucked.
I recently tried to resurrect some older, OOP Citadel paints with pure acetone, even that didn't work.

>>53221110
that would be so hard and so badass

>>53221110
do it and post pics

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Working once again with the raider. Love this kit but really hate painting it. Just not fun

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>>53221110
Funny, just today I saw a kickstarter for some not-VC that has a very similar concept

>>53221899
I think I've of the Chinamen has a resin recast of the exorcist. That would at least be lighter and cheaper.

>>53222441
That's pretty awesome conceptually although I'm not sure if I'd back it based on just a sketch.

>>53222929
Yeah the KS looks pretty janky generally, outside of three painted vampire minis, the only miniatures that are rendered (the skellies) are in a weird greek style that, while cool, doesn't fit any of the other minis/concepts. Seems sort of thrown-together, and the aggressive and constant misspelling of "model" is legitimately unsettling

>>53219274
So I'm thinking about magnetizing my box of boys, do you guys think its worth it to magnetize them? Cause otherwise ive got a couple sprues full of extra arms im not sure what to do with

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Is Army Painter any good? I'm thinking of getting a paint set and so far this is the cheapest one with the most range of colors

>>53222978
I'd say no, but chinaman sells legs and torso sets separately, I always get double squads (10 slugga/10 shoota) out of each box of boyz after ordering a pile.

>>53222988
They're pretty good.

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>>53219703
>>53219778
Anon I'd recommend throwing in one or two more colours on the camo pattern like so

>>53222988
I love me some army painter paints, stay away from the brushes though.

>>53223047
>>53223140
Gotcha thanks, now what about primer?

>>53223214
Krylon matte is good cheap primer. Army painter also offers primer a long with GW and the other major paint brands.

>>53222113
Well, if it's any consolation you're doing a good job.

>>53220237
even the slim one is clunky and chunky, so i say embrace the chunk. the left one for sure

>>53219336
plz halp

>>53223450
water down the wash a bunch and try it out on a piece of sprue first?

>>53220624
>only sold for a limited time at a single event
It's like FW wants Chinamen to have good business.

>>53219336
what about a micron pen

>>53220237
so you're saying you prefer feminine spears?

Putting their halberds on atkins ain't going to save custodes from the chunk. Might as just well go full huge on everything.

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Rained all day so I couldn't prime the next piece of this guy. Ended up working on his base.
Touching up the purity seal now that I see it from that angle.

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>nearly done this chimera
>just need to weather
>which means I'd have completely finished my 1000 points of blue valhallan guardsmen with their meme faces.
>which means I'll have nothing left to paint
>which means I'll go out and buy more stuff instead of waiting for 8th because I'll be bored.
>which will make my backlog exist again

Help

>>53224187
grab fun models that you'll enjoy painting, or do a display board up nice and cool like. Also, you could get into using LED lights and stuff. To the untrained eye, LEDs make a model golden deamon levels.

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Anyone know of good bits to pull of something of this nature? Corrupted Ultramar Auxilaries are my planned army for 8th, and I wanted to see if there were good options for conversions out there.

>>53224241
I actually plan on having some black templars as allies as my list lacks any real durability and anti tank. What are some cool space marine models I can do up that can squeeze into 500 points? I really like the stormtalon so I might get that.

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>>53221414
I mean they faces aren't perfect but they look amazing when I play them on the tabletop so I'm damn happy with my work.

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>>53224496
IDK, I mostly play grey knights. I'd say look at the emperor's champion though, he's sexy.

Please ignore that he's currently a grey knight.

>>53222988
They're good. Not *quite* Citadel quality but they have good pigment coverage and they are a lot cheaper. I use them quite a bit.

>>53223214
Rustoleum and Krylon primers will do fine. On more expensive models or ones made out of metal or resin (as opposed to plastic, which primer bonds strongly with) I will break out the Army Painter primer.

>>53224536
there you are. i fucking hate you but love you man.
your models do look great on table too (though that may be cause they are facing the enemy lol.)

in my level of painting i wouldn't call those faces tabletop or acceptable by my standards, but i spend over 2-3 days for a single fucking model because i get some perfectionist autistic OCD.

your models look great though and you're a good sport, so i'll let you and /tg/ in on my secret face painting technique. (again this is only if you want to improve your models, but they are a bit of a meme now so i dunno, but IMO 10+ years of painting this is my favourite/easiest face method.

>white
just make the whole face white
>purple wash
thin the fuck out of purple paint. I use maggaroth night with like 1 tiny drop purple and like 7 or more drops of lahmian medium and apply a thin coat of that to the model
>Seraphim Sepia
same as the purple, but with Seraphim Sepia, thin it out and apply over the face

you now have a face that looks similar to that of 'eavy metal's quality

>>53222988
Not as much pigment as vallejo

>>53225123
Thanks man, I guess. I'll try this on a space marine head when I get my bits in and report back then

>>53224536
Did you do any commissars or anything?
Rough riders would be fun!

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Was working on this earlier. Haven't been painting very long. Thoughts?

I've seen a lot of people's favorite, or near-favorite, models to work on on here. What are people's LEAST favorite models to paint that they own?
Please don't let me be alone in having entire boxes I don't want to touch

>>53225681
I basically gave up on Warmachine because the models are overdesigned as fuck anymore and it's not worth finishing them just to go play with the cancerous tourneyfaggot scene around here

>>53225681
>What are people's LEAST favorite models to paint that they own?
Vehicles.

>>53225681
>>53225769
Related to Warmahordes, but I don't like having to paint the same monopose model over and over

>>53225681
I'm new and the first box of units I got were Rubrics. It takes me fucking forever to get the blues and golds finished. Can't see fielding a whole army as they are hard to paint. My killteam should be done (ready enough to play with) by tonight tho if I finish my Champion.

Every other unit I've tried to paint was much easier in comparison

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>>53225630
>Rough riders would be fun!

They'd freeze before they reached the first marker.

>>53225873
that's also part of the problem. I've got a whole bunch of pressgangers that I just can't bring myself to even touch

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>>53225681
Fuck Scions.

Fuck their smug little grins on beret heads. Fuck their little picklehaube bullshit. Fuck all their cables. Fuck the artist who took "carapace" literally and made a goddamn bug shell out of it. Fuck their monopose special weapons. Fuck Tauroxes and everything wrong with them. Fuck their bitchin' coats that I love. Fuck all the recessed detail that gets covered up at a moment's notice by other details. Fuck those godforsaken gun arms that make no distinction between straps and fatigues.

I will never finish a single Scion out of spite for their models, but god damnit I have two squads and a Taurox waiting for me to strip and fix them so one day I'll have to.

I like painting certain models, I swear.

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So whats /wip/ working on tonight? I just put close to 12 hours straight on pic related. My eyes hurt.

>>53220631
>>53220728
Can we get a photo of the rest of the model for scale with the stubber?

>>53225963
Primed bases, waited for them to dry, worked on one of the Scions in the post above, put it back on the shelf of things I should never have bought, still waiting for bases to dry. Then it's time to find out if unpinned Wyches with 4 points of contact to the base can stand up.

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>>53220631
Barrel can never be too long. Pic related. And Id say let him carry the stubber.

Also maybe small box with tubings for axe?

>>53222988
Yea definetly worth it imo. There are few better brands out there but they definetly get the job done with good results. Also they dont cost that much which is nice.

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>>53224362
Check pig iron productions. They have something similiar called kolony ferals. Pic related. Anvil Industry is another place to be checked out.

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Made a Tactical Marine Squad with Ork Arms, and I'm calling them "Muscle Squad"
Was going to paint them as Black Templars cause that's what I play, but who do you think the buffest chapter is?

>>53226295
>Ork Arms
Couldn't you have just gotten Space Wolf arms?

>>53226321
I had the arms left over from the Boyz I got, and I have no interest in Space Wolves

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On to the arms tomorrow (and other stuff I still need to finish up)

>>53222999
Chinaman?

>>53226295
>but who do you think the buffest chapter is?
sons of anateus

But I agree that the arms don't really fit.
The guy on the left has his arms reach down to under his knee.
Beastmen arms look good and should be easy to come by on a bits site.

>>53226388
That's an idea. I also collect Chaos Warriors for Sigmar, so I might also get Marauders and use bits from there as well.

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Pretty glad with how these guys are turning out

>>53226350
he looks so happy.

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>>53226501

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>>53226510
Right ways up?

>>53226501
>>53226510
Nice. It always warms the soul to see people working on Fantasy Battle kits with proper square bases.

>>53225661
>havent been painting very long
your painting not very long is miles better then my 2 years+ at painting

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>>53226519
>>53226501
And my wife's Saurus. We started a week ago, I think she's getting burnt out by autism.

>>53225983
Scions is what I'm using, for reference. So roughly Guard size.

I still haven't put the model together, because I haven't decided on the pose.

>>53226350
I dunno anon. I think he looks great as is.

>>53219778
will do. than you
>>53223113
It doesn't show well on camera, but the triangles are two different shades, I think ill do a third, darker shade of grey for more contrast

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>painting my marines in shiny metallic armor is the easier route to having em look impressive
>want the more military sensible matte finish akin to tank armor
>not sure how to do this without making em look like the usual cartoony painted style

Any tips?
Would the drybrushing approach from the Citadel tank painting guide work for space marines?

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Grissel Bloodsong all finished up
I finally got a paint scheme for leather that I am satisfied with

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>>53226721

>>53226321
Space Wolf Wulfen arms are covered in fluff and the joints are for monopose, so you have to flatten them.

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Conversions for renegades again tonight

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First mini I painted for D&D its my rogue I made in heroforge. Also painted a gang of kobolds that i don't like to much.

I'm not expecting anything near what I see on /tg/, but any tips for making this easier?

>INB4 "Thin your paints"
I do

>>53226919
youtube how to use wash's, they are cheap and make painted models look so much better

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>>53221110
Somone on Dakka seems to have had a similar idea to mine, with a pipe organ mortis engine. Oddly enough, theirs is apparently inspired by Davy Jones' pipe organ from Pirates of the Caribbean and is part of a zombie pirate-themed VC army (you can tell by the pirate hats on the ghosts and the peg leg on his organ player, who has a Phantom-style mask).

I think the Exorcist pipe organ would probably be too big for the Mortis Engine base, and it contains many elements that would be out of place, particularly all those purity seals that would have to be shaved off. Even with a recast from Z the kit would cost $16, which seems like a bit of a waste since I wouldn't be using most of it.

I think it would make more sense just to modify the actual Mortis Engine with some polystyrine rods cut up to look like organ pipes. One place the other guy made a mistake is that he used wooden dowel rods, which aren't the best material since the ends tend to have a rough texture even after sanding.

These plastic rods are really cheap and I think 3mm would be a good thickness for the pipes. With a pin drill I could hollow them out for a bit of extra detail. Adding the pipes to the existing Mortis Engine structure would give it a very eerie and gothic look, which I think would fit well with the rest of my VC army.

http://r.ebay.com/2RdaBo

Unfortunately I don't know where to source an organ console or a mini for the phantom himself. I might have to fabricate the console on my own out of plasticard and greenstuff if all else fails, but if anyone has any ideas for how to make a phantom mini I'm all ears.

A mask and cape shouldn't be hard to sculpt on with greenstuff, but I don't know what figure or figure bits to start with. Plastic or resin mini bits would obviously be a lot easier to work with since I would likely be customizing his pose a fair bit.

>>53227168
>Unfortunately I don't know where to source an organ console
4grounds to have lasered pianos. I mean an organ is not really the same but maybe you can use that as a start.

For the phantom itself you could try looking into vampire miniatures. The old timey b-movie archetype of slicked back hair, suit and cape should get you halfway there.

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>>53227236
That is some marvelous detail. Technically not an organ, sure, but at 28mm scale and some additional decorations on it, I don't think most people would care.

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>>53225933
I know the pain, I had a hard time with the fatigues, still pretty proud of how this one turned out but I can't be bothered with the other 4.

>>53227527
*It is a bit pricey just for the one piece of the model, though. My best option might still be to fabricate my own.

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Working on what originally was to be a Typhys-count-as has now more or less turned into a Chaos lord or Chaos sorcerer.
The arm you see on the far most right is a Syringe-arm, which I intend to connect a small plastic cable from, and into the armor itself. Maybe into some sort of tube or other contraption.

any C&C would be appreciated.

>>53225681
I've tried on several occasions to get in to infinity. I like the models but it always feels like a chore working on them for some reason

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Working on a scenic backdrop for my Ininity and scifi photo shoots.

Spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace

>>53227647
Nice idea.

>>53227614
Was that early on, or recently? The models in the earlier editions were pure BS to assemble and paint, competing with early Malifaux for "most frustrating bullshit". The newer stuff is a bucketload of fun.

>>53226350
how do you get such vibrant colours and contrast? what paint range do you use?

>>53227714
Looks like Anon just layered up from darker base colours and did a lot of smooth highlight blending.

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Shadow War Ork Nob, WIP, my favourite Ork sculpt of all time. Much love.

>>53227761
>that moldline
you do realize you could've filed that down more?

otherwise, I'd say it looks great.

>>53227782

I was blind to it sadly, I saw it the second I put the base on.

This model actually had a major mold slip across the back and left hand side that took me an age to fix (thanks pewter), When i was finished I looked over the model again and again and thought yep done.

Then as soon as it was base coated I noticed it.

Ces't la vie.

>>53227647
That's cool, I should do something like that sometime instead of just using a bland piece of cloth.

>>53227803
I think we all know that feeling of finding a moldline you didn't notice before you painted it. it aint fun.

>>53220817
But anon how would you get rid of the mould lines and drill your gun barrels?

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>>53221110

To give you an idea, here's what the exorcist kit looks like. The stuff that isn't on sprue is metal.

>>53227761
It is the most Orky model I can think of, pretty much squeezes their entire aeshtetic into a single model.

>>53221899
>>53222662
The GW website lists it as plastic and resin now... but.... GW resin.... chinacast is probably better quality.

>>53222441
> Modle

>>53228021
where's the dakka tho

>>53219703
>>53219640
A Selkie sniper, wearing his sealskin cloak. Novel concept for a model m8.

>>53228079
It always did irk me he had no gun to fire the shells

>>53228079
One went off on his left foot apparently.

>>53228135

The gun holster on his left has a hole blown through it and you can see the dent in his boot.

Wait a minute he should have a grot in his backpack wtf

>>53226919
What is the cast-quality of this? Ive seen few heroforge figs and they've all had this horrendous layering (not to mention painting HEHE).

>>53228201
You can see the layers in the picture, doesn't look good.

>>53228249
I want to know if its Premium Plastic or Nylon Plastic. From their website examples the one above should be nylon, but I have no faith in this.

>>53219468
Did you buy those airbrush stencils I linked here with my tau a few weeks ago?

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Finished my first Krieger. I'm considering making the helmet and shoulder guard a darker green, like the gun casing. Thoughts?

>>53226919
Was it a low-quality print? Because.... Them lines...

>>53228344

First of all thin your paints, as for the colors it is too uniform at the moment so making them darker green would be better as you stated.

>>53226350
From the thumbnail I thought he already had arms

>>53228570
Why would you assume my paint isn't thinned?

>>53228570
His paints look pretty thinned to me. And the colour's fine. You're being picky for the sake of being picky.

>>53222988
Have that exact box set and I've put it away in a drawer I never touch. They're just sub par to every other brand of paint.

>>53228570
Retard alert.

>>53228822
>>53228882
He's right, There's no variance in that green, it's just a puke coloured blob. A darker green would hold up better as the only colour but ideally it would be two different greens.

>>53228570
I feel like you've heard the term thin your paints and just want to use it as an opener.

the paint thickness is perfectly fine. He just needs to highlight the greens and brown a bit.

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>>53226262
>MFW they've molded their sprues for use as terrain

>>53229057
>yfw anvil industries does the same

>>53229057
>>53229081
Examples?

>>53219274
So I want to get started painting 40k, I already have some guardsmen that I picked up second hand which are half done, now I want to learn how to get some unpainted models to at least to tabletop standards.

What are some absolute essentials and what are some good places to pick up these essentials? I refer to both technique and kit here, and am running off the assumption GW is a bunch of greedy twats that sell common paint at a premium.

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>>53229094

>>53222988
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et6VmcFJpXU&t=1031s

>>53219274
Any advice on how to strip superglue off a Forge World model (specifically a Knight). I found one used that I'm tempted to pick up, but it's pretty badly built so I'd want to rebuild it from more or less the ground up. Most solvents I can find or think of would dissolve or damage the resin as well, which is of course unacceptable.

>>53229500
I've never had a ton of luck getting glue off of resin. Others may have tricks that work better, but I usually resort to scraping/chipping it off, which could be a helluva job on a model that size

>>53229500
If it's superglue and not plastic cement, you should be able to just freeze the model to make the glue incredibly brittle.

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I'm finishing off my first fw squad and I decided to give my shas ui a helmet because safety first. Here is is next to some guys who are closer to finished for some comparison. Does the red helmet look good or does it look shit?

>>53230275
I like it anon, I think a few highlights would do him good! Maybe really darken the line on his helmet too.

Any tips on highlighting dark angels?
No matter how thin my paint is or how great my brush control is, I manage to fuck it up somehow.

Most of the time the paint dries on the brush while I am working. Its really frustrating since its my first time painting an official color scheme and I really want it to look good.

I use moot green and another green I can't remember the name of. Both of them are recommended by gw for dark angels, if that means anything.

>>53230275
Looks good, did the same with my Tau (catachan green and hawk turquoise sept markings)
How you basing them?

>>53222999
What does this anon mean i'd love to get some more torsos and legs so i dont just have piles of extra bits

>>53230882
He means he orders recast bits from a Chinese man making them in his shed with rather toxic resin.

>>53231050
Now i really dont know what to do with spare bits, should I magnetize them should i just keep them on their sprues.

>>53230188
I've had mixed experience with freezing. Sometimes it works like the fucking hand of god, otherwise the glue just laughs at me and makes me feel insufficient. But it might end up being my best bet.

Even if it's a bit more shitty than a brand new Knight, that might justify the $60-ish saved.

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>>53228344
>Finished my first Krieger.
>Thoughts?

What Rush album are you planning to name his van in homage to?

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>>53230740
>Most of the time the paint dries on the brush while I am working. Its really frustrating since its my first time painting an official color scheme and I really want it to look good.

For things like that, you might try thinning with something other than water. No, really - I'm serious. I use Reaper's "Flow Improver" when I'm working on things like touch-ups, tiny details, and unit insignia. It takes longer to dry than water, giving you more time to work with it on your brush.

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Pretty much finished the fucker >>53219615

I'll add flock to the base after I varnish him and I'll varnish him after I make any improvements some kind Anons might suggest.

Any thoughts /wip/?

>>53227714

Just practice and colour theory to be honest. I use mostly GW range but sub out for Vallejo white because it is much better.

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>>53227537
>>53225933
Guess I'll share some of my scions too, I'm currently working on the Tempestor Prime

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>>53219979

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Managed to do some baseocats and a wash on my deer tau.

>>53231565
If you want I will name my Macharius Vanquisher "A Farewell to Kings", "Caress of Steel" or "Roll the Bones" when I get around to buying one later this year. Let me know which one, or if you have other cool suggestions.

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Since someone posted pic related in /40kg/, I want my Guard to have a little girl as their commissar for shits and giggles.
Where can I find appropriate parts to make a conversion?

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First-time painter here. Finished this little dude last night but didn't have much light to work with. Finally got a good shot by standing in front of my window.
I'm using Tamiya acrylic paint because it's within budget and I've had success thinning it down with water. I also have a little bottle of Nuln Oil which does wonders to tone down the brightness.
I realize the colors might seem unmatched but it appeals to me and the others will get more blacks and greys due to their different clothing.
The paint's a little globbed up in places and I haven't been able to highlight the edges very well, but overall I'm satisfied with it.

What wisdom do you have for me? I can probably afford one or two quality paints if it would help.

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>>53233181
Id say you should pick out the necklace chain and armband in a lighter colour, also consider not having they Eyes the same colour as the hood as they sort of negate one another in such close proximity.
Also i just darkened the guns "foregrip" to make it less of a metallic lump.

>>53232721
why are all of their antlers awesome except for the dudes second from the bottom? their antlers look like you ran out of nice ones and just made some in two minutes using scrap metal and a can opener. am i missing something?

>>53233181
The metal could use some highlighting, looks a little dull

>>53233181
First time? Good job m8!
Wisdom for you:
a) thin your paints - don't try to fully cover with a color in one go. You'll end up with a much nicer, smoother finish
b) don't use Nuln Oil for everything. It's good for silver/gun metalics and low saturation colors, but it makes most colors look super dirty. If you want a more universal wash Agrax Earthshade is good for a lot of colors, but I'd recommend getting for example drakenhof nightshade if you plan on painting a lot of blue

>>53231850
Damn that cape sexy looking!

My first ever batch of boyz, snaged em with a trukk while I was getting more paint for a pack of grots. What do you retards think? Using synthetic brushes cause GW were expensive and I figure my first few WILL be abused. So far so good?

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>>53233462
Opps forgot pic

>>53233462
Those are some mighty stealthy boyz indeed, best camouflage effect on /wip/ to date.

>>53233494
I'd drill the barrels befor I go on with painting.
Are all the vests gonna be brown?
Cause so far it's very... well dull.

It could really do with a colour to make it *POP*

>>53227527
search for "dollhouse piano" on ebay. you can find some very cheap things you could possibly use, if you can get the scale right. you always ask sellers for measurements.

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>>53227761
very nice gem goggles.

>>53233462
>>53233494
Okay so far. There's a few mould lines you've missed but they won't matter for a first unit. Paint looks thinned nicely, maybe needs another thin coat to get a smooth finish before washing. A couple of touch ups needed though before you get that far.

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>>53228344
>Finished my first Krieger
>Finished

doesn't look finished to me. where dem highlights?

>>53228344

Do you hate the glorious Imperium? Why is your helmet Aquila not a glorious shining white?

>>53231850
wow, those lightning claws really jump out!

maybe you could do something with the bright metal on his rack of spikes, though. it's a bit too... shiny for the rest of him. especially since it's the only silver-coloured metal on the model. maybe rust it? it just isn't quite in keeping with the rest of the colour scheme, and that draws unneeded attention to a fairly uninteresting part of the mini.

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>>53233573
The force is gonna be an Evil Sunz/Deff Skullz mix, these fine gits are gonna be Evil Sunz, just now starting on the red, not all vests will be brown

>>53233771
Right, that'll help a lot, few things are sadder than green and brown snakebite snooze-horde.

>>53233454
>>53233704
Thanks Anons!
Also great suggestion with the spikes, will try to do something about them

>>53233345
The pathfinder have antlers from a woodelf kit, which happen to be too small for the stealthsuit. I badly carved them out of 3mm plasticard. It might have looked better filed down, but I dind't want a sleek set of horns for the guy that has more of a "monster" aesthetic. Probably could have done a better job out of it, but that is true for nearly everything and they work.

>>53233825
Ye, snake bitez sounded bring, got some orange to throw in more color, primed em all white so the color will really pop. Been doing brown pants and black boots for so long, ready for some frickin color

>>53230275
I give all my Shas'ui helmets. Hell, I'm going to give my Cadre a helmet. Fuck no helmets

Where are the sensor vanes on your drones?

>>53233626
I think the lighting makes him look flatter in the picture than he actually is. That said, I'll try another layer of highlights and a different green for the helmet and shoulder guards on the next one.

>>53233873
If possible could you give some tips on how you do cloaks?

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Progress. Got horns, boils, swords and a few highlights to do.

>>53234112
Sure:
1. red+a bit of brown basecoat
2. agrax all over
3. more agrax in the creases
4. (optional) more agrax in any place I feel like could still use more
5. layer the same red+brown as in 1 everywhere but in the creases
6. layer red without brown on any remotely raised area
7. add a bit of yellow to the red and layer over slightly more raised areas than in 6
8. add a bit more yellow to the mix and layer over even more raised areas than in 7
9. add even more yellow and highlight only small areas, like the very top of a wrinkle, or the edge of the cape

I can quickly make a visual guide in photoshop if you feel like the description isn't enough

>>53234112
>>53234244
as for more general tips: make sure your paint is thin, so that you get a really smooth finish and use appropriately sized brush (one that would allow you to do a whole highlight/layer (I mean one of the first, big ones) in one stroke would be ideal

>>53232871
You could go even more subtle; make it unit #2112.

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I may have a problem.

>>53233181
Lurker here. I am doing the exact same colour scheme

>>53234152
tell me your secrets

>>53234642
7 different aries is a bit much.

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>>53234688
9 actually.
I have Eldar, Dark Eldar, Halrequins, Tyranids, Genestealer cults, Skitarii/admech, Orks, Necrons and Imperial knights.
Plus, I also have the blood bowl kit still to paint.

>>53234789
Oh, and I am thinking of expanding to Tau and Tzeench deamons, and I also have Sylvaneth stuff from AOS.

Kill me.

>>53234642
The hell is up with you guys? New to this shit and that much crap just lying around sounds like a waste of money and space

>>53234789
Well I used to have 6, trying to cut down to just 2..
plus a few SWA killteams.

>>53234802
>shit goes on sale
>buys a bunch of it
>another sale pops up
>recaster sale with great minis
etc.

>>53220381
>>53221906

If they're not dried hard, you can revitalize them with some acrylic medium (not water/thinner).

>>53234802
My story is that during the last few years during which I have been horribly depressed, I have made impulsive purchases that have been not that well thought out, thus the pile of those boxes has just kept increasing.
Healthier than using all that money (oh god, the amount of money!) on drugs and alcohol tho. Or that is what I at least tell myself.
>>53234849
Most of my stuff is ordered straight from GW or bought from their stores...

>be bored of current project so decide to start a new one
>begin basecoating warhound
>with a brush

Never again. I completed the upper body and thats where I draw the line

>>53234895
Damn man, I absolutly understand, Im getting into this to get out of my depressive state. The painting is peaceful for me and I think Ill actually enjoy to game

>>53234904
How on earth could you buy a warhound without first reaching the point of buying an airbrush?

>>53235175

I wanted to do it by hand because its relaxing sometimes. Turns out after the first half an hour its no longer relaxing

>>53231605

I was thinking about something similar for my night lords. I have an artificer brush, but most of the time the very will dry quickly just enough so that the surface tension doesn't break. That makes lightning bolts a pain in the fucking ass.

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Well,this is my first six models.I would like to think it's decent for a beginning painter,but criticism would be appreciated,as well as tips on how to do better.I currently thin my paints by putting it on a palette and slightly dipping my brush in water and mixing it,if that info helps.

>>53235363
Thin your paint and use multiple layers, use a shader and highlights.

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>>53235363

Should have made the bolters red.

>>53235363
Thats pretty damn good. How long it take ya?

>>53235363
Also paint your purity seals.

>>53234895
>My story is that during the last few years during which I have been horribly depressed, I have made impulsive purchases that have been not that well thought out, thus the pile of those boxes has just kept increasing.

Oh good. I'm not the only one who does this. However, most of my shit was bought at significant discount.

>>53234642

I'd say about 90% of pic related is unassembled, and 90% of what is assembled is unpainted. Not shown is my 5 Tupperware containers of chinacast stuff sitting in soapy water, another box of assorted china stuff, and a few other things from my first army.

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>>53235417
About 3 days for the first three and 4 days for the last three.I tried to take my time and thin my paints so that's why it took long.Also,I kinda forgot about those seals since I've been sick,but thank you for reminding me.

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>>53235473
Fuck me.

>>53235473
>>53235483
Putting it together is my favourite part, Looking at doing greenstuff modeling now.
Painting, however, is not something I enjoy too much.

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I am aware of the minor repair work that needs to be done, but aside from that: How'd I do? This is the first time I've painted a Commissar.

>>53235391
I did thin and use layers and highlight,it's just that I took the pic with a phone and it looks bad.I know it sounds like an excuse,but if I show an individual model it's a little better.Anyways,I tried to highlight,but I just couldn't get it right.I always mess up,and when I reapply base over it it just looks weird.However,I don't know what you mean by a shader.Do you mean a wash?

>>53235519
God fucking damnit. I didn't mean to post it sideways, I swear.

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Working on angels of redemption, finished my first 2 man tactical squads, and just began working on my captain in the middle. Do they look alright so far?

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>>53235519
Apart from the gold(which personally to me looks a bit too dirty)that looks great.Good job.

>>53226350
>THICC

>>53234152
Beautiful work

>>53235535
It's fine,everyone makes mistakes.
Don't do it again

>>53235562
I used Nuln Oil to make it stand out a bit more, but I see what you mean.

>>53228570
Faggot detected

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>>53229327
We do not deserve such majesty.

>>53235507

I enjoy it well enough, but therein lies the problem of real, not meme depression. Finding the energy to actually do it is impossible. When I get home from work, I never want to do anything because I hate my job and not even plastic army men can fix that. Then, I have to worry about how
long it takes, even when I only pull out one thing at a time to work on. Info Ken easily spend 7 hours on one model, which is then compounded by a whole squad of dudes, and that's potentially two weeks worth of unpaid work for what, 150 points at most?

Even if I wanted to drop the hobby all together, I couldn't because not only is it really my only excuse for socializing, I have people counting on me to be there. That includes the store owner because I'm more or less in charge of running the warhammer stuff.

>>53234642
>>53234789
>>53234895
Well thanks for keeping the miniature industry afloat I guess.

>>53235678
I hear you about the depression... been fighting mine for about 8 years now... got into painting and assembling as a way to help treat it, with quite a bit of success. This is one of the few things that I actually enjoy nowadays, aside from shooting.

I hope you get better soon

>>53235678
Stop being a faggot and just do it. That's the solution ever time, it's not meme depression or "muh real depression" it's simple reality. It's much easier to jerk off to tranny porn and watch the latest marvel film than it is to do something constructive.

>>53235678
Currently dealing with depression too. The best advice I can give you is to absolutely FORCE yourself to do stuff. Its so difficult, but the more you force yourself to do things, the easier you'll find it, and more enjoyment you'll get from them.

Saying that, don't feel obliged to partake in a hobby you're losing interest in just because of some small responsibilities!

And one thing that has helped me massively is making sure to do a little bit of light exercise, even if that's just taking the dog for a walk every day. Hope you can crack it, stay strong!

>>53235363
One trick for thinning your paint, don't dip the tip of your bruh in the water but use the other end, that way you can put a single drop of water on the palette which makes it easier to guess how much water you're using.

So I want to be a good guy this year and really help out with the Secret Santa. A lot of you may cringe at talking about Christmas this early, but it's the optimal time to start putting out feelers for general interest in AoS, 40K, and /wip/.
I've never taken part but I have a keen interest in giving some rare of fun gifts for all of you guys, you're a great feedback source and some of you are genuinely nice people to boot.

Has GW ever done a tutorial on new ahriman in any form? I'm trying to help out a fairly new painter friend. Gonna start digging in white dwarf pdfs.

>>53236007
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ahriman+painting

>>53234802
I honestly can't speak for the people with piles and piles of current stuff, but I have about as much vintage stuff that I've collected and have yet to paint. It's at least as much about the hunt for me, when it comes to finding RT stuff or weird ugly old shit that no one plays (Warzone). I also collect dead CCGs though so maybe I'm just weird

>>53235908
This, basically. Ice cold showers in the AM help too. If you really feel like you're at an all-time low, CBT + medication is the route that's research-proven to be most effective

>>53235821
>t. Someone who's never been depressed
>implying I jerk off at all

>>53235751

Been dealing with it for literally my whole life. Regularly going to therapists as a child and teen does great things for your social life, and I haven't figured out if my lack of friends was because of basically being told I was broken, or I was broken because I had no friends. It's basically a chicken/egg scenario, though I never understood why I needed friend's. I really should really be on some type of medication, but uninsured therapy sessions and medication is significantly more expensive than plastic crack, which is something hilariously wrong with burgerland. According to my government, here's what's considered "affordable" for someone who makes $12/hr
>$200/mo insurance
>$100 copays
>$6000 deductible
>0% prescription coverage

So biweekly sessions would cost me $400/mo plus the cost meds as opposed to spending maybe $80/mo average on warhammer.

>>53235908
The problem with forcing myself to do it is that it drains anything fun out of the whole thing, which then makes it feel like a chore, or worse a job, which strips all the will to do it. There's a balance that needs to be met, which is honestly the hardest part. I can't overload on inspiration because then it loops back and crushed the spirits, and I can't overload on JUST DO IT because it takes what little fun is left out of it. There's a medium in there somewhere that ends up being "eh, fuck it" where I actually get shit done.

>>53236141
>Muh being a victim
Or maybe I've been depressed and didn't act like a faggot because I'm not some kind of woman. You're just a lazy fat fuck, it's no wonder you play 40k

>>53236141
I feel for you man, definitely all about finding that mid-ground when it comes to forcing yourself to do stuff. Perhaps engaging in any other interests you have might help you diversify your time and keep things interesting?

Seeing those costs makes me so glad for free healthcare in my country...

>>53236141

Depression is a cunt.
Ive tried meds, counselling etc, never really stuck. A few months ago i decided to change everything about myself and thats working so far - took myself off meds, started being active and cliche as it sounds thinking positive, all of which is working well for me. Even when I have a bad day I know what I need to do to force through it.

>>53236141
What is ur job anon? Also, if ur So Cal I'll be ur friend bro. I'm an Iraq vet who joined the military to die and ended up living. Kinda drifting now, thought I would die a hero and now realize I need to be a member of society. Not trying to be edgy, just saying how I feel.

>>53236240
What country?

>>53236299
UK. The way the Tories are treating the NHS right now does make me worry.

>>53236141
>t. Someone who's never been depressed
You should know the difference between being depressed (having the sads) and having a Depression (Brain chemistry imbalance hampering the ability to feel joy or motivation)

>>53236240
>Seeing those costs makes me so glad for free healthcare in my country...
I live in glorious socialist scandination, "Not a hazard to self or others? No help, come back when you're cutting, then we'll schedule a new appointment in 6-8 months"

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>>53235954
Wow.That's really good advice,can't believe I didn't think of that.Thank you.

>>53236345
Nigger stop buying into the Labour lies, borrowing money again will lead to the NHS collapsing and dying when we have to repay the loans. A few more years of belt tightening and we'll be alright.

>>53236272

The meds I was on as a teen never really did anything. One made me gain Anton of weight, and the other basically turned me into a zombie. Meds and shit is just about finding what works, though. Sadly, it's mostly just throwing shit at the wall and hoping something sticks. Counselling depends on you and your counsellor, really. You have to be able to tell them everything, and they have to be able to help. It's a two-way street.

>>53236278
I'm on the other side of the country, sorry. As for my job, I cut metal and operate heavy machinery. If was anywhere else doing the same shit, I'd likely be making $18/hr, but the PA job market is shit.

You'd be surprised at how many people out of the military play warhammer. At one point in 5th edition, HALF of my meta were out of the armed forces. If you really want to be a member of society, then you have to go to society. Find a game store and ask about warhammer. Make a Facebook group, or a Craig's list add. If literally 0 of your LGS in the area play warhammer, then ask the owner of its ok to paint/assemble in the store. That's what I did here, and we've got about 10 people that play between 2 games stores with more and more getting interested.

>>53235997
Don't worry anon, SS anon did a stellar job for the past 2 years and we'll all be back (and probably go above 100 this time, considering the speed at which it grows).

>>53236353
Yea, I had my first therapy session when 6 and regularly saw various doctors/therapists for the next 10 years. We only stopped because my family couldn't afford it anymore, but please keep telling me the difference. I'm not talking out my ass here, and I'm not some 16 year old tumblr with sad feelings. I'm a 28 year old adult who's been fighting depression for literally his whole life because crazy runs in the family. If I could afford to back to a doctor, I would, however the state of healthcare in burgerland, especially mental healthcare, is a fucking atrocity.

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Pretty happy with how this face turned out, i know i've got to practice on thinner highlights and thinner coats, and photo quality... Feed back is greatly appreciated

>>53236621
Was so excited for my guy to post updates on his SS, but he only ever posted the picture of the box

>>53236642

Better than my last face attempt by a mile. The only thing I can say is the forehead looks a little flat. Maybe a little more shade in the crease? That's totally just nitpicking, though.

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>>53236278
Hey, it's no therapy, but every little bit count. You might want to read that book. A few buddies of mine thanked me for recommending it to them.

I'm just starting out painting miniatures for the first time ever (funded the Dark Souls boardgame basically just to get those sweet minis) and I'm terrified I'm going to fuck something up. I'm reading through some of the guides listed in the pastebin but just as a cursory question: when priming a mini with aerosol primer, is it better to potentially miss a couple of spots the mini, or to do another 'coat' and risk losing some of the finer details?

>>53236649
Don't worry about that too much. I still haven't painted the Eldar Farseer I got from the SS from 2 years ago, and I'm probably among the people with the smallest backlog here.

>>53236638
>please keep telling me the difference. I'm not talking out my ass here, and I'm not some 16 year old tumblr with sad feelings

I know that, just making sure the proper nomenclature is used, because that makes me feel useful.

>>53236665

Fuck now i can't unsee it, will think about it in the future, thanks!

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New painter here posting my Nurgle Ogre.
I'd like to know what you think about it and specifically how you think I could go about improving it. The thing that I'm the most disappointed with is the outcome of the tentacles on his right arm. They were meant to look slimy but they just came out a mess.

>>53236750

Sorry, I just get defensive because the Internet is flooded with people having the sads.

>>53236761
Honestly, it could be the lightning, too. There's a glare on half the forehead. Don't fret it looks great.

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>>53236642

>>53236806
I'm gonna be honest, all of it looks like a mess, and not in the good sort of way.
The model kinda just looks like a blob of paint. Everything look undefined and very... bland. A wash and highlights will help with that. Might just be the lighting.
Also, the color scheme is very boring. Nothing pops out cause everything is either brown/green or a combination of the two. That's just a matter of personal preference, feel free to ignore this.
And I know it's a meme, but seriously. Thin your paints.

>>53235678
>currently depressed and have been, on and off, for about 6 years
>have $1000+ worth of models sitting around to assemble and paint
It's a shitty feel, I know.
I only work on models when I can feel myself slipping back into some semblance or normality. If I try to work on them when I'm really bad off I just get frustrated when I make a mistake (which is quite often seeing as how I'm more or less unable to muster up much energy to work well) and slip deeper and deeper into into it.
I practically only work when I can feel a step forward back outta this pit now. I really have to force myself to get shit done, but it helps. Not quickly, but it helps.

My depression comes from Type 2 Bipolar which makes it all the worse. I buy tons and tons of models on the highs then let them collect dust the entire time I'm in a low. Feels bad.

>>53236677
Thx broski. I'll look into it.

>>53236535
What is keeping you from leaving? Sounds like shit.

>>53236876

Jesus the resemblance is stunning

>>53236956
No problem my man. Even though it's a graphic novel made by a Marine, anyone from the armed forces with that kind of problem can find something in it. It's actually a big part of the book, "finding what you were looking for in the armed forces".

You might want to look up Terminal Lance as well. Max is pretty based.

>>53236621
I wanted to get in on the SS so bad last year but I didn't have enough money for a good gift to send. I had some spare sprues and bitz I could of sent but I was worried I was going to get a billion dollars worth of shit in return for them.
That just wouldn't of sat right with me, y'know?

I got money set aside for this year though.

>>53236678
>when priming a mini with aerosol primer, is it better to potentially miss a couple of spots the mini, or to do another 'coat' and risk losing some of the finer details?
Better to miss a few tiny spots on the mini that won't be seen and/or get worn than it is to overprime and lose detail all over the model. It's hard to know when you got enough primer on, it's more of a gut thing based on experience than it is anything else IMO.
I'd take it reeeal slow and do a couple of coats, hitting the model from all directions each time. Slowly build up the primer rather than slap it all on at once. Before each new coat give the model a twice-over and see where it needs more and where it doesn't and prime accordingly. It'll help you get full coverage without losing detail.

>>53236943

I get that, actually. Major Depression and Bipolar is what I was officially diagnosed with. The highs are generally mild but enough to be a problem like overspending, and the lows are empty voids. My advice is to get help if you can, especially if you're still with your parents.

Hide shit you're not working on, and paint one dude at a time. Who cares how many you still have left. They don't matter because you're not working on them. One step at a time.

>>53236956

Money. It's a catch22. I don't make enough to move so I can make more money. Even if I stop spending my $80/mo on warhammer, that's only $960 at the end of the year. That's not even a down payment on an apartment. On top of that, I have student loans I can't afford to pay back, which have ruined my credit score. Honestly, thinking I would actually make my way through school was one of the biggest mistakes I've ever made.

anyone have a good recipe for a nice vibrant turquoise, preferably without too much mixing involved?

>>53237383

Isn't hawk turquoise pretty vibrant?

>>53236935
Thanks for the input, I really appreciate it!

I do agree that he looks a bit too bland (especially on these phone pics).
I have put some washes on him but they didn't come out at all the way I wanted besides the Sepia on the armour. That might just have to do with me picking the wrong kinds of washes and not using lamian medium. I'll definately have to go back and retry with other kinds. What types would you recommend for the moustasche, skin and pants?

As I'm extremely incapable of doing highlights without fucking everything up I wonder if there are some good ways to practice that skill without having to ruin minis.

Regarding the thinning of my paints I can tell you that I pretty much always do that, this mini included and I can't really see where on it I should've thinned them further. The lack of highlights combined with the shitty pic-quality does make it look like the paint is much thicker than it is IRL.
After I've redone the washes I might ask my roommate if he can take a better pic with his camera.

>>53236935
>>53237423

Oh, and at the same time that I posted my response I remembered that I forgot to corrode the bronze.

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>>53235409

Glorious red bolters!

>>53237510
Hate ultrasmurgs, but these are looking very crisp. Good job.

painting question
I'm at the stage when I should use wash but I'm not sure how to go about it, because I used oil paints
normally, for canvas, I'd use a mix of three even parts of oil, white spirit and varnish with the desired finish tinted with the colour I'd like the wash to be

while painting I dialed back the oil as much as possible, thinning with white spirit and I think it worked out as it should

now I'm thinking what should do the trick would be a 50/50 mix of white spirit and varnish tinted with the colour, if anyone has any other ideas I'll hear them

I'd greatly appreciate it of someone could tell me what kind of consistency and colour saturation I should be going for, since this is my first time painting miniatures and I never used store bought model wash - for canvas I rarely do washing, but then I do I got for very thin, more transparent than not mix

>>53237510
i appreciate what you're going for, but your shading needs to be stronger in my opinion

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I got an old grainy primed typhus I tried to save and despite some parts I think it looks pretty good. Just need to touch up spots I keep missing like the arm missing some paint.

>>53237510
The color pallete reminds me of the 1993-era 40k where the reds were very red and the blues were very light.

>>53237510
1990s style Ultramarines are the best sort. Absolutely love these.

>>53237510

I hate ultra smurfs, but it's hard to hate the classic blue and yellow done well.

>>53237510
They look great. Nice one. Perfect.

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>>53237717
And with that some more plaguebearers I still gotta finish. The left two I did normally and the right two I attempted to replicate the resident sick ass nurgle painter's style. Nowhere near as good but experimenting was fun.

>>53237106
Great, thank you. Of the three models I've primed, I think one is a little bit too coated, one is a little bit undercoated and one is just right. I'll probably go back and re-coat the one that needs a little more but it'll be a good learning experience even if I fuck it up.

>>53230534
Thanks. I used khorne red and evil suns scarlet. It's not really visible in the photo but it probably needs more.

>>53230777
I was going to do it like this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQik48B_M0w

>>53233948
I glued them on backwards by mistake and took them off for reglue.

>>53235997
You're bringing back the anger at getting stiffed

>>53225963
looks great

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>>53236806
>>53237423
>>53237451

Did I ruin him?

>>53227168
>skeltals with flintlocks
>guy playing the piano is really feeling it

amazing mini

>>53238192
It's glorious allright!

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>>53225681
i fucking hate Yarrick, just hate it, got it like 9 months ago and never finished painting him, i haven't even entirely base coated him.

i dislike scions for painting, but its mostly due to my paint scheme that makes them look tactical but also gold as fuck.

I love tanks though, fucking love tracked vehicles. Currently working on a Basilisk i still need to agrax the rivets and recesses, smaller details, periscopes, painting and attaching the searchlight and smoke launchers. texturing the tracks and then drybrushing, then the crew.

>>53238132
You seem to have an idea going here, but it lacks definition. Its just a blob, cant see where armor/etc (its supposed to be armor?) ends or starts.
And defo ruined with corrosion, less is more.

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>>53238402
Ah well, I was going for pic related but shit happens when you party naked.

>>53225681
I love painting ork boyz because I can be as random and dirty with each of them and no two orks will be the same with enough creativity.

I hate painting ork boyz because I plan to paint 90 of them and I can't help but paint each and one of them with love and care. Plus the 90 gretchin that goes with them. Help.

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>>53239347

>>53239103
I respect giving them all the love and detail but mate save your self the trouble and base/dip them. As someone with aprox. 200 boys painted you break after a point I tell you what.

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Working on my terminator wolf lord still, weapons are pretty much set just need to clean up some areas, add some bits, and greenstuff some fur to cover the shoulder gaps

I'm trying to decide on what to put on the top of the armor and for what head to use

Should I leave the faceplate and put in a smaller head like the one with the eyepatch? Or cut out the plate and put something like the grille helmet or one with a beard that wouldn't normally fit

Also this is going to be my first foray into greenstuff any tips?

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>>53237510
awesome stuff, you just need neon green bases

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>>53240694

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>>53240785