/wip/ - Work In Progress General

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Trying to kitbash a counts-as-Tycho out Captain Artemis. Any opinions so far?
This is the first mock-up. Still need to clean him up a whole bunch and test out some other head and arm options.

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Touched up the kneepad, I think i'm a bit happier with the weathering now.
At the very least it doesn't look like my leviathans' been rolling around in glitter any more.

>>55229627
I think it looks pretty cool, the tank connecting the melta is cool. only thing i'm thinking is maybe make the pistol a bit more ornate

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3 big shootas, a flag waver (cosmetic for the mob) and a Kustom Shoota nob

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How do you get the look of the fatigues/cloth parts of units like these scouts?

I am putting together my first army, crimson fists also, and don't really know how to get this look of dark fabric.

I have them primed black, will it just be a dark grey, nuln wash, then light grey highlight?

I circle the areas I am talking about

anybody have any glue recommendations?

preferably with a good applicator.

>>55229689
Yea, basecoat of mechanicus standard grey, black wash then going over the raised bits with mechanicus again, maybe a little bit of administratum grey for highlights.
That's how i'd do it anyway.

>>55229743
Thank you, I appreciate the idea

I might post results if it isn't hot garbage

>>55229627
Really nice. I like that you represented his hand.

>>55229689
That's right, but I do recommend you consider wet blending for the highlights.

>>55229701
For plastic glue, Mr.hobby's and Tamiya's get the job done.

For superglue, try gorilla super glue and Tamiya's CA Gel glue and accelerator

>>55229673
You should drill those barrels.

>>55229804
>That's right, but I do recommend you consider wet blending for the highlights.
I don't know if I am skilled enough for it, does duncan have a good video on it?

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>>55229584
So.... It begins, the opening steps on the road to making my first Army.

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>>55229877
Wrong picture

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>>55229877

Are people giving up entirely on non-Primaris Marines?
I want to start a small, but highly YOURDUDES-friendly, Kill-Team.

>>55229916
Fuck no. Hellblasters are good, but regular marines are fine

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I'm just about finished with these death guard but I've always been terrible at base considerations. I figured maybe doing something like one of Duncan's swamp bases or Realm of Nurgle stuff should be fine with Stirland Mud but would any basing experts know what colors would go well with what I got? I was thinking dark brown or black for the mud then those fun pools of nurgle's rot.

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>>55230026
And second part

>>55230026
anything dark would provide some contrast and look pretty good

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>>55229893
Another guardfag for the pile. Emperor bless!

>>55229893
Looks like you've got 90pts

Nice

>>55229893
Welcome to the Guard
Here's your flak jacket, Imperial Infantryman's Uplifting Primer, and wheelbarrow for your giant brass balls

>>55229638
lol yes that looks much better.

>>55229638
that paint flaking effect is bae

>>55230120
The hell is Will Shatner smiling at...

>>55230152
This hurts my soul. I used to have a decent size army, now I have a small section of a platoon.

>>55230026
>>55230062
I don't know why exactly, but these pictures look like they were taken in a game of some sort. The simple textured backdrop, the paint scheme, the camera quality... It's very interesting.

Neat stuff, though, I like it.

>>55230279
I can see it, the counter they're on looks like the texture from a ps1 game

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>>55229893
Starting some guard? Damn fine choice, trooper - probably the second best army for fun conversions so you best not squander it now. Take your time and make your boys exactly how you want to. Don't be afraid to get down and dirty with a hobby knife, cut up paper clips, and some good ol' green stuff.

If you need some inspiration (or just some music for when you're working), try these. Maybe one will strike a chord with you.
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIGHCoVzqtk
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oaIcChc4tI
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGU1P6lBW6Q
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U06jlgpMtQs
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwAGw92RHQc
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyDKezDLGTM
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5QzroijYfY
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4U7wNZu-CU
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMZDEuiq8nQ
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWgsdexkv18
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUOPvtVZwo8
and of course
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bzWSJG93P8

Godspeed Guard-anon. Make your mama proud.

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>>55230555
>>55230152
>>55230120
>>55230156
I have loved the guard for a long time, these are also my disposable guys actually, going to buy some bits and make a whole custom army, since before my purchase I have been writing a book of lore not just of my guard, but over their planet as well. Trying to make a guard Regiment based of STALKER and metro. I need to go to sleep because I have PT in the morning and it's my first time doing cadence for our run. Though if I come back and anyone's willing I would love to share the lore I'm making for these guys.

But yeah currently handed them off to a Dark Eldar friend for now to assemble and paint. So I can get my constructs finished and he can get some paint experience in.

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Aww yea. Scored these guys nib for $5! Can't wait to get paint down on em.

>>55231017
best gaunts

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These 5 dudes are done except for flag, how's it looking? Nob is my favorite model atm, he looks pretty badass

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Currently working with greenstuff. What paints should I use to get that deep green on the robes?

Anyone else paint super slow, not because they're actually slow, but because they never paint every day? It's taken like 2 months for me to finish these 5 bases.

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Need help for flag design also, want to use design on right but unsure how to put that into this weird flag shape, and on both sides

>>55231237
If I sit down for a painting sesh that lasts for 3-4 hours i'll be lucky if I get 30 mins of actual painting done, the rest of the time is procrastinating.

>>55231072
They're so obviously stolen from Aliens. I don't even own 'nids and I had to buy them.

>>55231240
That flag looks like the perfect opportunity to have the whole boar in a running pose

>>55231240
>unsure how to put that into this weird flag shape
do it so the boar head is facing the other way, also you could make a card/paper stencil and just trace the outline to get the same basic shape on both sides.

>>55230120
>want to do Elysians
>have always wanted to do Elysians
>as far back as 5th edition when I discovered them
>expensive as fuck forgeworld only
Damn it. I just want to have a bunch dudes drop out of the sky with bullpup lasguns and warthogs, but it's either $45+ for 3-5 dudes, or shitty china on small, spindly models.

>>55231017
Now get 28 more and you'll have an actual unit. I have a fuckton of old plastic termagants but can't be bothered to even think about using old hormagaunts.

>>55231272
That's a good idea, thank you
>>55231262
That sounds neat, I think I'd do the boar head facing left and have the neck blend into the tears on the right of the flag so detailing won't be too hard.

>>55229893
>No tanks
>No Heavy weapon teams
>No commissars
>No command squad

>>55231413
Assembling a regiment takes time, soldier.

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Glued on the wings

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>>55231483
And this is the other side

>>55231483
>green dragon is drunk
>white dragon is surprised by the sudden picture
>black dragon is sleepy
>red dragon is losing its shit
>blue dragon is laughing its ass off

>>55230062
Sounds good I'll go for it. Thank you!
>>55230279
Thanks man! I'm kinda goofin with the photos right now that's just taken on a granite countertop. One day I'll get a proper light box but for now that's been the usual background on a lot of the pictures.

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>>55231530
10/10 appraisal.

>>55231530
Buddy, white dragon is very unhappy bent over grabbing the scenery and blue dragon is on top doing an o face.

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>>55231483

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>>55229584
Didn't know what I wanted to do with my last Intercessor, and I really hated the helmetless look of the Sergeant, so I turned him into a Dullahan standing atop a bloody pool of his recent handiwork.

Thinking of adding a sword on the back of his power pack. Should I? And what should this fucker's color scheme be?

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>>55231996
Slightly different angle

>>55231996
I think go for an old school suit of armour type colour

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Any ideas for a paint scheme?

anyone have a rough idea for how long citadel texture paints take to dry?

>>55231230

It's more of a desaturated green, start from something like Dark Angels green and mix in grey and sand until you find something approximate.

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Still getting the hang of this. Built a Librarian with bits I got from a friend of mine.

I'm trying to decide if I should try to freehand some glyphs to make it obvious that it's a Force Sword, but I'm afraid I'll just fuck it up and I think I'm gonna call it done where it is.

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>>55232433

>>55230555

> IT'S AN UGLY PLANET, A BUG PLANET

>>55232631
THE ONLY GOOD BUG IS A DEAD BUG

>>55232433
greenstuff on some bigger turbans and daggers and do the orange sikh style.

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>>55232631

>>55231996
>>55232105
Headless Dr. Strange balancing on marine helmets? Why?

>>55232905
A protest to marines not wearing helmets. I fucking hate no helmet marines

Plus I really wanted to practice making a cape out of green stuff. It's... passable

>>55232743

I'M FROM MACRAGGE AND I SAY WE KILL 'EM ALL

>>55232967
https://youtu.be/66AWetS2hPQ

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>>55232858

>>55233053
Disappointed that video wasn't this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MEJM0cboDg

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>>55229893
Welcome to the Guard, trooper.

Now repeat after me:

I WILL PAINT MY MODELS!

I WILL WASH!

I WILL HIGHLIGHT!

I WILL *NOT* DO A SORRY-ASS JOB AND BRING SHAME UPON THE EMPEROR'S IMPERIAL GUARD!

SOUND OFF!

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Ok last update for the night, legs are done and I'll be starting on the main body next.

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>>55233123
TOTALLY LOYAL GUARDSMAN, PRESENT!

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>>55233123
VOX CASTER, AWAITING ORDERS!

>>55233172
very characterful, I like him

>>55233186
thanks anon, I need to go over his sunburned ass with some highlights and a coat of cadian flesh on his skin but I pretty happy with the general look.

>>55233172
>>55233185
I've painted so many guardsmen, but this makes me wanna paint more

>>55233600
Do it. For the greater g- the Imperium.

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>>55233123
I like that face. How did you do it.

>>55231237
Yep. Been working on the Dark Imperium set since it came out. Expecting to finish it next year.

>>55229584
Anyone have than random space marine chapter chart? Need some chapter colors

>>55234024

Have you tried googling "random space marine chapter chart"?

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Is mournfang brown a good basecoat when painting citadel woods?

>>55234070
I think I've proven that I need to sleep instead. Good night /wipg/

>>55234080
depending on the kind of tree you want, Dryad Bark, Mournfang Brown, and Steel Legion Drab are good basecoats for them.

>>55234306
Ok, I was thinking of using mournfang due to the fact that I am getting it as a basecoat for my brayherds

>>55234306
Also, what colors should I use after a layer of Mournfang?

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>>55230555
This for sure, I've done a million conversions it is good fun.

Even small changes can do a lot.
Exhibit A,
Painted a few years back.

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>>55234941

> CARMELA COULD YOU PLEASE SHUT THE DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOR

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>>55234981
>Please stop yelling...

>>55229701
Revell Contacta Professional has the best bottle design for plastic cement I've found. The cement is pretty standard quality, which is fine so long as you are only bonding HIPS. I've not found a solvent which works on ABS, etc. and comes with an applicator at all.

For superglue, I think gorilla glue gel works OK. You need to give it a good shake to load it into the nozzle before squeezing, but it has a nice thick consistency and seems to dry fairly strong.

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>>55232433
Paint em like Saharan Tuareg nomads, blue robes, and mix it up with the turban colour

>>55229916
>playing an army which is going to get zoated in the next couple of years
ISHYGDSDD

>>55232573
Think it varies depending on the paint, but the crackling soil ones seem to take an hour or two.

>>55234080
Despite what cartoons say, most bark isn't a rich, warm brown. It's generally pretty desaturated, almost grey. Seriously, just look at some fucking trees and see what colour they are. I don't understand how people manage to consistently fuck this up.

>>55232573
I give em a few hours. It depends how thick you put it on. Solid thick layers will take more than 15-30 minutes to fully dry. The edges and surface might be dry but I've poked at it and had chunks fall off or get wrinkled since the interior was still wet

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>tfw it's finally that time of the year when you can prime again for like a month

>>55232433
Do the classic style but give them different head dressings, guns in classic green casings, goblin green bases. DO IT NOW

>>55235418
mama mia that's a crisp johnny

>>55235438
>guns in classic green casings
you mean red?

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>>55235438
I'm a big fan of the old style but the goblin green bases are a bit too much. They even used sand in the promo material.

>>55235258
How would you recommend I paint them then?

>>55235514
not him, but depends on what you want. if it's dry dusty desrt terrain, you want to use lighter colours that imply the bark has dried out. Where as for dense lush rainforest kind of looks, the bark needs darker colours to imply they are still moist.

My local GW paint most of their terraint rees by dry brushing a dark brown, then a grey over the top and aggraxing it. turns out pretty good, more "realistic" kind of colour, as that guy was saying, i think.

>>55231017
You'll need those bases... on the original ones they spent 90% of the time face-down on the tabletop....

Alright, lads. Finally thought of a name for the ship that carries my Tau lads.
The good ship Greatest Good You're Ever Gonna Get, yeah or nah?

>>55235578
>Hive Fleet Flop

>>55235540
Alright, I want my trees to look like they are in a swampy/dank forest, so maybe I can use mournfang, wash with agrax and then drybush Lorithien forest on it?

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>>55233123
Are girls allowed to play in the IG club as well?

>>55235622
on a totally unrelated note, does anyone know how you'd say "Where is my super suit" in T'au?

>>55235761
You take that tit armour and go fuck yourself. Come back wearing proper Cadian-pattern flak.

>>55235761
>TALK TO THE HAND

>>55235772
Come to think of it, I can't think of a single female GW model that doesn't have boob armour except for that Bretonian Joan of Arc ripoff.

>>55230152
>>55230192
One thing I like about guard is that those 30 dudes can be either 30 conscripts, 3 infantry squads or 3 veteran squads.

>>55235814
At least the SoB have a tenuous in-universe reason, I.E. the whole "Oh, no men under our command can bear arms? Well don't worry, look at THESE! See, no men here!"

>>55232858
Nice

>>55235836
Or 15 heavy weapons teams. Mortars or missile launchers, pretty easy to make from plastic tubes.

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>>55229893
>>55230933
Just got back from PT this morning, my cadence was good but when we did individual 2 mile run I was lacking.

Finished my first guardsmen, also got another 10 stack in the mail to arrive shortly. Should be some conscripts from my home world these Cadian pattern are gonna be considered off worlders sent to bolster my forces.

>>55232618
Im not sure that would 'scan'. It'd just look like an army of ninjas.

>>55236196
I would like to hear the backstory for your dudes Anon.

>>55232105
>>55231996
That flaming trollface looks like ass.

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>>55236196
Also showing off my friends collection who thankfully is helping with assemble and paint. My off worlders will be to test his paint skill and to get experience in, before painting my not conscripts and his Dark Eldar. So in thanks to him and incase he stumble upon this I'm gonna share his army with y'all.

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>>55236271
I have a huge lore book I'm making. Currently working on a sector of planets involving all my friends armies and many other NPC worlds. Though the section for my guys and their world is 24 pages, Dark Eldar friend is currently the 3rd largest, Chaos friend at 2nd, Tau player at the least.

>>55236294
Where you the Anon in the star map thread a few weeks back where I shared a template to make a sector?

>>55236276
>>55236294
I'm noticing some pretty oldschool Dark Eldar minis in there.

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>>55236271
I'll give you stuff piece by piece first here is the basic info on the regiment to get a basic understanding of what i'm working with. My Regiment when finished will be based on things like STALKER, Metro, and other post apocalypse Russian themes. Mixed with my time in the military as an Officer and learning how awesome combined arms operations are, with an emphasis for outsmarting enemies through superior tactics, and learning to adapt to constantly changing factors. I'll give more info as I post. These are the guys I plan to use as main line STALKERs possibly, with a bit of conversion with lasguns they will be great.

Putosh IV “Stalker’s”

>War Cry-
Krov v Krov/Blood for Blood, or
“UUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!”

>Regiment Classification-
Imperial Guard: A true regiment, drilled and competent in their service.
Recruitment Criteria-
1/30 F/M Ratio

>Nature of Recruitment-
Standard conscription: Average or above-average citizens recruited from all levels of society.

>Home World-
Forge/Industrial World: Blessed by the Omnissiah to carry His light across the Galaxy.
Death World: For these people, life was a war before they could speak.

>Home World Predominant Terrain-
Urban: Good soldiers, once you get the cityboy out of the city.
Wasteland: Excellent scavengers and hardy survivors.

>Regiment Core Units-
Mechanized Infantry

>Specialization-
Drill & Discipline
Counter-tactics

>Loyalty Rating-
Adherent: Hold fast to the Creed and His will.

>Special Equipment-
Preferred Tactics and Strategy
Highly Adaptable

>Regiment Creed-
For The Homeworld: This regiment's mission is to demonstrate the skill and steel of the homeworld to the rest of the Imperium.

>Regiment Friends-
Adepta Sororitas
Adeptus Mechanicus
Rogue Trader Dynasty

>Regiment Enemies-
Chaos Space Marines
Renegade Guard
Creatures of the zone

>>55236341
No I have been working in a room with friends and wont to hold back till i'm ready to reveal my project.

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>>55236422
Putosh Environment: Putosh was Originally a vibrant forest world, with some swamps and fields. From space you will notice 5 main landmasses with 2 groups of them separated by a massive ocean. The temperature of Putosh is something akin to being perpetually in the old Terran season of Fall and sometimes Winter. The Planet is also very humid with large amounts of rain, and lightning storms. The current landscape has changed much with the introduction of the Forges and Mechanicus but the life on Putosh proves resilient since after the Great Blowout. Some Forges and Habs were completely left empty and in critical state of disrepair, and in some cases nature has taken back the land engulfing the Machine Gods forges. Though nature is coming back it still bears the scars of the forges and habs that were once populated. Many forest are now host to more gangly looking trees and vines, perpetual fogs wraps some of the forest and abandoned areas covered in overgrowth, as abominations and hunters, both Stalk the ruins going at each other. Though these old habs and forges are being taken back and repopulated, and returned to their former glory. Forges flickering back on, and habs bustling with noise and people, thanks to the efforts of Stalkers, Rangers, and Hunters to clear them of abominations for new life to bloom and machines to flicker on. A Symbol of the refusal of humanity to simply give up and come back from even the darkest of times.

>Will finish this part in next post but quick note. The idea of Putosh is a mix of environments I either grew up in or seen in media that has an aesthetic I like. Examples are.
1: My home in Spotsylvania, heavy fog and forest and stuck with perpetual rain and storm most of the year.
2: Chernobyl, duh.
3: Detroit
4: Hashima Island, referenced in picture is an abandoned Japanese island that was reclaimed by nature.
and many more.

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>>55236473
Putosh Environment pt2:
The main show on the other hand remains the Zone, stuck in a state of abandon, all forges, habs, forest, and swamps of the zone are considered unable to be reclaimed due to the constant blowouts, and repopulation of abominations but instead are cordoned off with a large walls manned by the best Putosh has to offer. The walls stand tall a testament of the Omnissiah’s will over the cruel machinations of beast and organics attempting to assail her. As the walls shadow is cast down on the twisted lands of the zone. Cruel beast stalk the ruins of ancient glory, and deep within dark woods. Smugglers set up bases within abandoned hovels and homes that lay scattered in the more outer part of the zone, as they go about their work killing and capturing abominations for one of the many off-worlders willing to pay a large price for these creatures or the artifacts created from the anomalies of the zone.

Picture is my home area. One of the basis for Putosh Terrain that is outside of the reach of Habs and forges.

Next up is your choice, special troop choices taken from other regiments on Putosha that can be added to my force in game as specialist forces. The pre-heresy history of Putosh. The battle of Sukhoputnyy most, specifically "Bastion 01". Or random cultural facts I made to make Putosh feel more like a world of different culture and life than else where. Or best in my opinion, the Putosh system itself and its Dual star arrangement (Yes dual star systems actually exist.)

>>55236399
Yeah he collected a bunch of really old unopened Dark Eldar boxes.

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>>55235761
Get yer tits out for the lads

Why is Yriel yellow such ass to paint over averland?

>>55236620
Yellow is just a bitch to paint 2bh

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>>55236690
I think my pot is fucked or yriel is just a super thin paint already

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>>55231237

Yes, I've been painting the silver tower set for like 8 months now.

Past 3 nights I've been painting 1 model. I do like 2-3 hours and get 1 bit "done". Then decide the next day it isn't done and spend another few hours faffing about with it. Rinse repeat.

>>55236727
Every time I've tried to use most yellows it's been a nightmare, even over white primer.
I generally just use Averland because the pigments are strong enough to cover the primer and then highlight with sunburst yellow or whatever

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I think I'm finally done with Khârn. It's taken me long enough.

>>55236855
The blood on the skulls looks like wax. You need to add little candles with lit wicks now.

Any news on when the painting app is gonna be released?

>>55237051
Same

I thought model looked good but it was a little odd for skulls to be bleeding

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Does it look like shokk-attack-tellyporta thing?

>>55237129
It's Khorne, they're all about skulls and blood and bloody skulls.

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>>55237089
>the painting app

So a friends was kind enough to trade me some of his old models for a beer. They are already primed, but not yet painted. However, the spray-job seems to be a bit botched as the surfaces got "pimples" or whatever you would call it. Is there an easy way to remove this unevenness? Thanks in advance.

>>55237247
https://youtu.be/dJCpm2WvTWE

>>55237247
Not him but I say a vid on Facebook showing its utility. Pretty sweet.

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Just the heavy flamer's tubes and bases left. I think I can manage that by sunday =.

>>55237544
looking good

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>>55235814
Boob armour is shorthand of "this is a lady" when it comes to miniatures. All other detail is too subtle, or so the reasoning goes.

If you want non-booby guardswomen you either shell out the big bucks for Victoria Miniatures or stick Statuesque heads on regular Cadian bodies and put any oddness down to baggy fatigues and heroic scale.

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My very first mini, it's probably shit and still needs highlighting but I feel pretty proud of myself

>>55238153
you done good for a first time

>>55237544
nice realistic fire
which chapter is the green white and gold termie from (back right)

>>55238153
Very good for your first time. I'd also recommend that you take photos in natural daylight.

A few edge highlights a brown was on the gold detail would go down a treat, but you should be happy with what you got there.

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>>55238213
Mentor legion, back when they were still cool.

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>>55237177
but skulls dont bleed

>>55237247
DUNCAN IN YOUR POCKET

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Glad to be almost done with these fuckers, though not looking forwards to painting all the dudes separately then having to glue them in and do touchups...

>>55232604
>Librarian
Where's the blue?

Also those little sprue connections on the backpack, make sure to really trim and scrape them down with a hobby knife.

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So I'm making a kill team for fun. I've got a squad of karskin and a squad of sisters of silence. Also got some inquisitors to lead them. But I cannot for the life of me choose a color scheme.

Fluff wise I am intending on them being witch-hunters . So I wanna give them a spooky vibe. The SoS I am thinking of doing dark screamer pink/ red with a coat of ard' coat to make it shiny. But if any one has some ideas or suggestions I would love to hear and then paint em up. Pic related.

>>55231237
Fuck I feel that.

>love building
>just generally loathe painting
>fielding just primed armies all the time
>feel bad, even ashamed
>but then I'm back to building more shit without giving any time to paint what I've built

It's a vicious cycle.

>>55238436
>Where's the blue?
not him but, if it's not a codex chapter it doesn't have to be blue

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>>55236855
>spend silly amounts of money on one model
>put all this effort into the base as well
>don't even bother to clean off all the mould lines

The amount of times I see shit like this.

>>55238541
I know how you feel. I converted these 5 Chadmarines in a day with new weapons, poses, helmets and shields, but its been two weeks and I'm only now moving on to highlighting.

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>>55238593
>spend tons on a model
>are either shit at painting, or they dont clean mold lines or drill barrels
I see this shit all the time, life is suffering
>this is a 20-30$ model

Anyone have any tutorials troubleshooting on how to get SMOOTH coat? I cant figure out if the problem os with my the paint brush im using, the primer job, or my technique. It always looks a little too rough.

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Try stripping your minis beforehand for a smoother look when you prime.

>>55238988
Meant to reply to
>>55238671


But in all honesty.
I found the best way to get a smooth coat is buy the right primer, and make sure you are priming correctly.

Obviously thin your paints

Mind posting an example? We might be able to narrow it down

>>55238153
>clean
>thin
>shading

Congratulations, you're already better then half of /wip/ at painting.

>>55238153
That's excellent for a first.

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>>55238988

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>>55239023

I dont have a pic of the ones I did yesterday. They were probably the worse. pic related did a month ago and looks alittle better than the two new ones. This one is definaly smoother but you can tell the way the was settled that its far from perfect.

I think maybe using gesso or bighting the bullet and using an airbrush to prime might be the biggest help. Still that doesnt fix the base coat if that issue too.

>>55239157

the way the wash*

Oddly enough that one I actualy like the slight bit of shine it has but I wasnt able ti replicate it on my new ones

>>55238392
Just paint your beastmen like this, it's quick and easy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-hvOoRDPCM&t=6s

>>55239157
It looks to me like you're not applying enough wash onto the model. It's not supposed to be a light coat, it needs to be applied liberally and allowed to flow into the recesses.

>>55238988
Brake fluid?

>>55239157
>>55239515
Or I should specify, you're not loading enough wash onto your brush. It shouldn't really go on in "strokes", you should almost be able to just dab the brush on the model and let the wash do the rest.

>>55239157
I would suggest to try and thin your paint more than what you usually do (at least taking into account the minia as reference).
I'm pretty new to the hobby, but many diluted layers of paint will give you a much smoother effect than a single heavy one.
And work on the precision, the brushwork on that eagle on the chest piece is a signal that either you are using a way too big brush, that you shake (fix the minia somewhere and hold your brush hand with your other hand, it can help) or that you have a shitty brush with no point.
What really helped me in the beginning was thinning paint with a medium (the W&N one is great) and buying a sable brush (and treating it very good, using soap to re-do the point at the end of every paiting session).
But most important, keep at it, everybody sucked at the beginning.
Hope it helps.

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A handsome new helmet. I had difficulty deciding what to do with the very recessed eye lenses. Just glazed in some red.

I wish my evil suns scarlet hadnt been surreptitiously borrowed by my friend right now so I could finish this.

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So I've been looking through Shapeways instead of working, and my god it has turned into a complete goldmine of conversion material. I'm a particular fan of the whirlwind missile bank piece in the pic. A lot of this stuff is cheap, too.

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This is what I have built so far, featuring half finished deff dread-kun

What clan should I paint these bad boys in? I was thinking speed freaks or bad moons but I kind of want to paint blue too.

Oh and I also have 8 more nobs, a trukk, and 10 more boys, but I don't want to fuck up a kitbash. Should I just go for it?

>>55239629
>subduing the heretic with your hidden Dickmissiles

>>55235761
No, girls are yucky

>>55239592
Looking good mate

>>55239669
Saw a vagina once, it was disgusting.

>>55236196
What cadence did you do lad?

>>55239646
I didn't see that, anon. Thanks. Now I can't unsee it.

On the plus side, it's for my Minotaurs, and they're massive dicks, so it fits thematically.

>>55239629
I don't like it, it's too simmilar to a rihno with a fancy top at a glance across the table

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>>55239743
It's interesting, but I wish it was built up a bit from the top. Ideally, in a patriot missile tube rectangular platform type deal.

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>decide to paint up some details on terminators
>paint first of their flashlights
>3/0 size brush slips and falls to the floor
>tip first
>brush ruined
>tfw
Tell me of your recent mistakes and accidents, /wip/.

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>>55239550

that makes sense. I actually noted that the ones that came out worse had even less wash. Ill give that a try.

>>55239584

I dont think think thinng my paints is the issue. I use about slighly under 1:1 with distilied water. Unless im not mixing properly. It in recessed pallet so it more or less contacts directly fully instead of blending it would on a flat pallet.

It could be my brushes. I do my best to keep them up. I use brush soap after every session to. Though I they are slightly curreled at the end after only a few uses. Its my first brush set so i wanted to get a a wide variety of low-mid end brushes to see what I liked. Pic related if youre familiar with the set. Any better ones you would suggest?

>>55239826
Dropped a metal cadian sniper and the barrel bent from two different places. I bent it back a little. It looks ok from far away but if you look it closely it's clearly a bit wonky.

>>55239859
>>55239859
Any medium quality artists brushes will do (don't buy GW's, they fray super fast)
Things like W&N cotman or sceptre gold 2 will do and are around £4 per brush.

Not really sure what is going on with the uneven paint applications. Black gesso is really foolproof to prime with. It might be less finicky for you than a spray primer.

>>55239826
Dropped a DI plague marine and it blunted the middle spike on his helm ;_;

>>55239826
Ive had many instances lately of paint pots shooting gobbets out their back edge at high speed when I shut them, spattering previously finished models.

Worst recent accident was a friend telling me to catch without warning and throwing me a bottle of water while I was painting a primaris apothecary. I caught it without dropping anything, but shattered the hanging vial of geneseed in his hand.

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Can anyone help me identify these bits? I want to make this.

>>55235578
Ya it came with 25mm bases, and I emidiatly said fuck that and grabbed the ones in my pic.

>>55239629
No radar/optics/comms equipment makes it shitty.

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>>55239816
I got a couple of these to make Exorcists.

>>55240203
>Don't need a soul to be swole
Looks like a Wraiths uper body for the chest, and a Command Barges/Night Scythes...scythes for the shoulderblades. Arms could be of a Triarch Stalker, forearms look like Gauss Blaster from Immortals.
For his actual body, probably a Destroyer Lord on the tail of a Wraith on the lower half of a Destroyer or the back of a Canoptek Spyder, with the carapace removed. The thruster bits could be from the Command Barge as well, the legs from the Canoptek Spyder or a Wraith.
No idea what Necron unit has articulated hands like that, but the scythe is probably scratchbuilt.

>>55240203
I can see parts from a command barge, Ark, triarch stalker, tomb spider, wraith, immortals and a fair bit of scratchbuilding

>>55236855
>Dabbing kharn

>>55240349
>No idea what Necron unit has articulated hands like that
I'm pretty certain they're claws from a wraith

>>55240366
But wraiths only have claws and whips, don't they? Or do you mean the old metal ones?

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Finished these today.

>>55240418
CLean up the free-hand symbols.

>>55240349
>>55240354
Thanks /wip/. If I ever scrape enough money together to do something like this, what should I field him as?

>>55236263
The secret is painting your guns like they're wood and a few banners here and there.
Heads from random kits work as well.
You could use tau heads since no one wants those.

>>55240318
neat, desu

>>55235761
this
>>55239669
>>55239724
>tfw finishing off a hefty paint session by being beaten into submission by bfs fat sausage

on a /wip/ note, currently waiting for a static grass applicator to finish off my overgrown farmhouse. tried using a balloon to get the static going but no luck. Man it feels like its been weeks since I placed the order

>>55240476
Probably a Tomb Stalker.
Or if your opponents aren't dipshits and you're okay with the idea, maybe as a C'tan shard, or just as a regular Destroyer Lord. Although the Destroyer Lord would probably seem a bit off on such a huge model.

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Does anyone happen to know where these are from? I got them in a job lot, seem to be cast in FW resin or something

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>>55239859
Sorry, late reply, had to cook dinner.
Is that grainy effect there also after base? or just after wash?
Are you making your own washes or using a premade ones?

Meanwhile I managed to finish the halberd...I'm really happy with it, tomorrow I'll try to fix the details that I just noticed on the picture but overall I really like it...

>>55240396
I mean those hands are made out of lots of little wraith claws

>>55240924
Oh yeah, you're right. The Canoptek Spyder has pretty much the same claws as legs, those might fit too, with some repositioning if necessary.

>>55240681
gw sold a set of battlefields accessoires for the city fight expansion some years ago.
The kit was called mines traps and booby traps, if you want to google for more pictures.

>>55241130
They also released an urban basing kit with a bunch of resin bits, which that skeleton might be from.

>>55240314
Well, it's not like you can't add those bits yourself, later.

I am currently making my board for Armies on Parade, but I have some thoughts about making the ground. I have a 50x50cm board and paint, and I am planning on using rough plaster to make the ground, but are there any better and easier options than plaster?

>>55241321
Coat in glue/spackle and add sand on top
Paint on a texture medium
etc.

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My new Big Mek; cobbled together from a spare ASOBR Nob and various gubinz in the scrap pile

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>>55241432

Booty shot.

>>55241383
>texture medium
What is that?

>>55239826
My 8404 can't hold a point for similar reasons. Nice brush, but paint doesn't flow down and it doesn't do thin lines like it used to. For $15 a brush, it's a shame.

>>55239826
Spilled a good 2/3rds of a boltgun metal all over my paint station.

Did the same with a pot of nuln oil. Really pissed me off as it meant I had to go to the store and buy new paint.

>>55241451
Sand in paint, basically
Stuff like this
http://www.waylandgames.co.uk/stone-texture/36089-stone-textures-dark-earth

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I got a phalanx warder upgrade kit to turn into veterans with axes and stormshields as a bodyguard for my fists captain in 40k. Should I strictly stick to mk4 legs or use some other marks and mix in different helmets?

>>55241848
I would keep the bodies as they are as mixing marks of legs doesnt quite look right with the plastic legs. Helms are just fine though

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>>55232433
I always liked the calssic scheme, though I'd do it without the camo specs and just do brown tunics.
The other schme I really liked from the studio minis was the black and blue one in the middle here.

If you like the tuareg idea this anon mentioned >>55235143 there is also a painted example of that on this page.

Tallarn really had beautiful minis. The 90s truly were the golden age of IG armies.

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>>55241959
>as mixing marks of legs doesnt quite look right with the plastic legs
don't have any of the newer plastic kits, but from just wanted to point out that from a lore pov mixing armor mks makes sense.
The mk1 veterans even had a sarge with one mk7 and one mark6 leg.
Fun Fact: that particular mini was sculpted by Felix Paniagua, who now owns and operates Avatars of War.

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Iron Claw (later absorbed into Citadel) Space Pirate. Think he's looking ok for a 1980's Olley sculpt. Any suggestions or keen eyes spotting something I've missed? He is squinting... Bob didn't give him any eyes to paint....

>>55242577
Do you think your picture's big enough? I don't. Make it at least twice as big.

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I just finished the bodies for my Carcharadon terminators and would like some C+C. This was my first time ever using any sort of edge highlighting so it's prob a little shit but I'm super proud of how they turned out.

>>55242577
>Any suggestions or keen eyes spotting something I've missed?
Seeing as this is wip, this may be something you are gonna do anyway, but I like to add some color variation to the skin on certain models.
A spot of color on the lower lip or a some really thin glazes around the nose, knuckles or ears for guys standing in colder places etc.

Nice painting.

A lot of these old sculpts really hold up surprisingly well with a nice paint job.

>>55242610
I should hope not. I reduced it by 60% before posting it.

>>55242611
Great taste in chapters.
Bit hard to see on the pic but your edging looks good for a first attempt.
I recommend following a Duncan tutorial for the white helmets, as white is really hard to make look good

>>55242644
Thanks, I'll look into that. Maybe a thinned purple wash round the knuckles and a warmer shade on the lips. His eye-lids could maybe do with a slight touch-up too. Photos help highlight our shortcomings remarkably well.

I have a few of this range, which is one of the few times GW allowed sculptors to add their own aliens to a range. They're mostly humanoids with odd heads though.

>>55241130
>>55241159
thanks lads

>>55239592
Glad I tried to urge you to go for it in the first place, that looks badbass.

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Trying to decide on red or grey for the bits on the leviathan i've circled, just wondering which you guys think would look nicer?
marine is my standard scheme for reference

>>55243341
do red familam. It'll make it the dreadnought look like it has xboxhueg pauldrons

>>55243341
Red, then for those tiny shoulders you could do black or silver

>>55243341
Id go for red 2bh, same for the head

>>55243378
>>55243386
>>55243388
Thanks guys, I was learning more towards red anyway.

>>55236738
Sweet musclulature, would /fit/ with.

>>55242611
Good job anon, I like em.
Also, you might find these useful for when you get around to painting your own metal boxes.
https://www.shapeways.com/product/8UC9BAY62/carcharodons-quot-metal-box-apc-quot-door-1-l?optionId=62655964&li=marketplace

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>>55233123
Sound the charge!

>>55243341
Nice marine scheme, I wish I'd gone with something like it instead of overcomplicating things like I did.

>>55243341
I think either would work, to be honest. Red would look good for sure though. If you get a 2nd dread then maybe try it with grey shoulders for a bit of variation.

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/wip/ I could use your help making my marines more distinct. I've been keeping up with those 4 warlord articles and I really dig what the Black Templars have going on.
Now I'm doing Mantis Warriors and sadly, not much to work off of there besides their Sargents have a yellow stripe on their head. Now, I decided to give the Troops green backpacks like in this art I found, but beyond that and maybe giving veterans tilt shields I've got nothing to make different unit types and battleroles look distinct from eachother.
Help?

>>55244554
Different colored pauldron rims
Deathwatch style arm
Knee stripes
Scratch built weapons
Praying Mantis power armor accessories
Just rolling into the FLGS with a small terrarium and fielding literal praying mantises, running away before anyone can yell at you

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He's coming along. But I have a question, how would one go about painting a white plume for a helmet? Never done it before and was hoping for some advice.

>>55244615
>Praying Mantis power armor accessories
>Just rolling into the FLGS with a small terrarium and fielding literal praying mantises, running away before anyone can yell at you
Now these two I really like.
Though beyond cannibalizing some emperor's scythes decals I'm a bit lost on how to do the former.

>>55244641
Why didnt you atleast remove the left Aquilla Wing and replaced it with the Claw to make it look like the Phoenix-Claw.

also are those the Eidolon Daggers?

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>>55244554
>I've got nothing to make different unit types and battleroles look distinct from eachother.
the equipment does that

if you give the veterans tranquility camouflage you'd get mad grog points, though

>>55244746
I had considered that, but I'm already doing that for my scouts' camo cloaks.

>>55244641
Those are Eidolon daggers yes. Also I don't know why I didn't, guess it never came to mind. I got 9 more however, I can do it with a few of em.

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i made some good progress on my beastmen, the white has more depth irl but my phone does not like all this white. done for tonight but next up is leadbealcher

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I hate doing eyes.

Fun model to assemble though.

>>55235761
This is a violation of Rule 17a of the Regulations of the Imperial Guard: Troopers are strictly forbidden from redesigning their uniform to “better display their physique.”

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>>55229584
Trying to convert some Obliterators by mixing centurions with helbrute bits, also my first go at greenstuffing so results aren't as great as I hoped. Yay or Nay?

>>55245287
looks like a good start, keep at it anon.

>>55245287
I can dig it. Needs more fleshy bits and/or spikes though.

>>55242654
Thanks, do you happen to know a link for a specific terminator tutorial? I tried looking up "edge highlighting terminators" but got nothing on Youtube.

>>55243588
Thanks for the kind words. I actually already have some Carcharadon shoulder pads from shapeways which I'm using for anyone they can fit on.

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Added Klawverine and Fawken to my Marvel themed squad of grots. Black Widda has two grenades shoved down it's shirt. The Iron-man knockoff has a big hammer because he's Iron-Mek. The rest are Kaptin' Murka, Bulk, Tor grot of thunda, Hawkgit, Spida-git Might do a Dokta Strange as a weirdboy to finish out the squad.

>>55242611
>secretly undercover Relictors

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>>55245613

>>55245528
I might set aside a few mini's for test scheme's and to figure out how I'm going about painting something. But you got to dig in and just work at stuff, otherwise your cool stuff is going to spend eternity in it's box.

Like I got the mini 40k starter with 3 Primaris marines and 3 reapers. A perfect start to test out how I want to do my Imperial Fists, didn't stop me from painting up my Apothecary (white armor, completely different scheme), or my Redemptor dread (converted to have chicken walker legs).

Still thinking on what to do with those plague marines. Got like 4 khorne zerkers out to test paint schemes (black legion with gold, black legion with dark metals, or a renegade's with a white washed sort of armor).

In the end, it's all practice, so don't let fear hold you back from working on your awesome shit.

>>55245613
That's pretty brilliant.

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BOY DO I LOVE THAT NEW GW SKULL KIT

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>>55245967
It's beautiful.

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>>55245967
What the fuck

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>>55245613
>my brain when

>>55245967
skullforceproud95

Beskullzzle

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>>55245967

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>>55245613

>>55241432
> sprue claw
Kys

>>55245074
> Howling Griffons
A man amongst plebs I see

>>55246419
Nothing wrong with sprue klaw, it's a time honored tradition.
>>55241432
That has to be the worst sprue claw I've ever seen.

>>55239732
> if you are in a unit that actually calls cadence
Something gay, without a doubt
Let me guess, you also say Hooah unironically.

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Just impulse bought this big guy off of ebay, trying to decide whether to paint him in og DG colors or that grey scheme from the White Dwarf issue that one time

>>55245967
When it goes on a bombing run does it just do a barrel roll and let them tumble off?

>>55245613
CUUUTE

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So recently I took this....

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>>55246611
Too this

>>55246641
base rim is garbage, model looks better though

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I have some ogre miniatures for D&D that I'm planning to paint up soon-ish (as soon as I get done with a few Star Wars Imperial Assault projects that are already WIP).

I'm planning to go with a pasty skin color on them, with Rakarth Flesh for the base color. Will I be able to get good coverage of that over a dark gray primer (AP Uniform Grey), or should I prime in white?

>>55246678
Yeah still learning how to base models, this was like second attempt making a base from scratch. Only the statue is part of the original model.
Need practice doing water effects.

>>55246713
In my experience Rakarth has decent enough coverage

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>tfw you finish the basecoats on your swamp thing but then realize you're out of agrax

>>55246731
no I mean the blue rim, it's streaky, give it another coat or two

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this didnt get much reception on 40kg but i wanted to ask if anyone has had any luck with schemes like pic related (german fallschirmjäger splinter camo) with models like Steel Legion or Cadians. I figure I'm gonna end up doing both, or a hodge-podge of conversions and steel legion for wallet safety sake

>>55246936
Oh yeah now I see what you mean, Yeah I might do that, thanks for the tip.

>>55247011

I think it's extremely hard to do camo well on miniatures. It always ends up just looking like a splodge of shit. Only time I've seen it done well is on space marine Scout camo cloaks. Maybe other anons have some tips or guides for you.

Does anyone know of any guides for painting bases for Silver Tower? I bought the GW age of sigmar bases and I think some kind of Blue and gold could look nice, a quick way of doing it and looking good would be great if anyone's got any ideas/tutorials.

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>>55239732
a modified version of an airborne cadence i heard once lines go as such.

Hi-ho Lock and load
>Hi-ho lock and load
Were ready for Running and ready to go
>Were ready for running and ready to go
We were always ready to go
>We were always ready to go
So early
>HEY
So early
>Hey
So early in the morn'in
>So early, So early, So early in the morn'in
Apaches flying high
>Apache flying high
Hellfires fill the sky
>Hellfires fill the sky
repeat ready to go section and so early section (aka the hook)
....
Rangers in the sky
>Ranger sin the sky
All will jump some will die
>All will jump so will die
Kill the enemy take his soul
>Kill the enemy take his soul
Kill the enemy nice and slow
>Kill the enemy nice and slow
Repeat hook
....

Artillery loud and proud
>Artillery loud and proud
Splits the earth, shakes the ground
>Splits the earth shakes the grown
Kill the enemy break his home
>Kill the enemy break his home
>Kill the enemy nice and slow
Repeats hook
....

Armor charging hard and fast
>Armor charging hard and fast
Were always set to kick your ass
>Were always set to kick your ass
Kill the enemy crush their bones
>Kill the enemy crush their bones
Kill the enemy nice and slow
>Kill the enemy nice and slow
Repeat hook

>>55246476
I hate guys who yell hooah in all honesty. Really hurts my ears.

Also friend helped finish one of my new guardsmen.

>>55246783
Wonderful. I don't have any specific plans to actually use these minis in a game yet, so it's strictly a for-enjoyment project that I'd like to have minimal complications on. I'll try to post pics while I'm working on them.

Anyone ever feel bad about their hobby progress, either because it seems like the project was taking a turn for the worse, or was taking too long to complete, and then see the finished product and feel super good about it?

Or on the flip side, anyone finish a project and then hate themselves because the end result looks like shit? Both have happened to me but I'm pretty sure I'm not alone in this, right? Surely none of you guys just hurr durr your way through all your projects completely satisfied from start to finish.

>>55247201
>anyone finish a project and then hate themselves because the end result looks like shit
every single time I paint anything

>>55247201
I almost always reach a point partway through painting where I just want to walk away, because I just don't see it coming together how I want it to.

>>55247201
>Surely none of you guys just hurr durr your way through all your projects completely satisfied from start to finish.
I hurr durr myself through life

Pretty hit or miss results...

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>>55247011

Found this on google, on my phone though so you'll need to google reverse image search it to see where it came from. Or just search "steel legion camo".

If you want the real deal look up bolt action fallshirmjaeger models. I dunno if Bolt Action has an official forum you could maybe ask for guides on how they paint their official models. I'll link picture in next post.

>>55247201
Not exactly, but sometimes I make such a huge accident that hours of work go down the drain. Its after these moments i crave death more than any mortal pleasure.

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I'm aware of the primer problem, and sanded down my other dudes to have smooth surfaces.

I am painting my first dudes, crimson fists, and am unsure what else to base coat red on them.

What else should I paint red? I am going to use silver and gold also on more of the details of the model but want to do blue and red first.

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>>55247011

>>55239298
Well thanks anon, praise Duncan. At least I only have to do those four Beastmen since they're just a small "allies" section to my Khorne army.

The Beastlord will be like an ambassador, bringing my army a Cygor (the actual mechanical allied portion of my army) and whatever Bray/Warherd units I feel like in the future in return for spoopy dark favours, or some shit. I just wanted an excuse to bring a Cygor in a Khorne army because fuck you and your magic.

>>55246448
Why thank you,

Not sure that I've got the yellow highlighting down well, but its a nice scheme to do.

>>55247201

I'd say a good 80% of the time spent painting a model my model looks like total shit. It's only in the last stages when applying final highlights that it starts to look anything remotely decent. I wish I had known that before because I got so dis heartened in the past that my models look crap that I'd give up before finishing.
It's really the last bit of care that makes all the difference. The rest is just applying the base coat properly and within the lines which for me anyway is a long and time consuming process.

>>55245074
Don't dot in the pupil, dot in the whites.

>>55247425
Thanks! I'll try it that way next time

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How do you folks feel about this little guy?

>>55246484
Go for fresh and original.

>>55247611
Handsome

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Working on two lictors when my drill slipped and stabbed me in the thumb. Progress tonight

>>55247611
A real dapper lad.

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Just doing a usual swampo base. Which of these base colors looks better? Kinda considering going base coating and highlighting for the grey mud but the brown might be better with the contrast.

>>55247103
>>55247255

thats the problem too im finding with a lot of camos is that they look very blobby or just very cartoonish though the camos ive seen for 40k minis is usually some bright woodland mix or urban.

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>>55229584
Hey /tg/ i'm buying a recast knight and thinking of converting it to look like this, what do you guys think?

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Painting a bastilodon for the first time. How do I get the effect on the ends of the armor plates here? Is that all freehanded or is it some kind of wash or spray?

>>55247763
Is your thumb okay, anon?

>>55248016
New thread

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Here's a random wip bone

>>55247909
Looks like airbrushing with a stencil, but who knows. Could be done freehand as well I guess.

>>55247909
Paint each blotch individually
Start with a base of light green and then fill the middle with yellow.
If your good enough you can try using a blending effect to make the light green and yellow gradient together.