WIP Painting/Converting/Sculpting General

This thread-thing is claimed-stole for the great horned rat!

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Pretty awfully simple work on the defense line, but they are just big metal hopes and dreams propped up between mooks and guns.

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Just finished my Thorin

wait, just realised i've not put any flock on the base.

Hey wip, more questions about varnish, if you pardon my ignorance. How susceptible to temperature and humidity are spray varnishes like testors dullcote?? Is testors THE go to spray matt, or are there other options??

Also, is the gloss coat first followed by matt still needed to get the best protection?? If so, are there any good gloss varnish sprays??

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>>46348984

now, fully done

Hey guys,mad Max ork dude from last thread here. Any chance someone could share there ideas of how to paint the chalky white onto my green skins to make them war boyz like? Also, I'm making lord humungus my war boss.

>>46349098
love the detail, nice work!

>>46349098
A fine miniature nicely painted.

His sword looks bent though.

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Hey WIP, german begginer from maybe half a week ago here.

maybe you remember me, prolly not but i got myself some stuff, got my mold-lines off, wet palatte is ready, stuck the ultrasmurf on top of a pill bottle.

but i have some questions before i slap the primer on. Do i thin my primer? Do i want to thin the other paints?

gosh im so excited

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>>46349212
>but i have some questions before i slap the primer on.

I do remember you. I was intrigued at the multi-part marines you had. I'd never seen those before. Guess I'm a little behind the times.

>Do i thin my primer?

Isn't your primer coming out of a spray can? How do you propose to thin that?

>Do i want to thin the other paints?

Definitely! Your wet palette will help you a lot in that regard, but it won't do all the work for you.

>>46349212

I don't think the Primer would need anything but the tiniest hint of water, as it's supposed to be covering, but try not to go too heavy or worry if it doesn't cover in one go - it's better to let it dry then do a second coat, rather than just slapping more on, as that's what makes streak marks.

Remember to take pics of your progress, I'd love to see it anon!

>>46348992
I live in a very dry area so I couldnt tell you much about humidity, Id assume if you did it indoors (garage, or even a covered patio) you'd probably be fine. After shopping around testors gave me the best results with a true matte finish. I never gloss coat my models before dullcote, unless of course there was decal work or a need to seal the model before hand, if your just painting the model regularly I dont think its a necessary step. As someone else said though testors does smell pretty strong so be wary of where you spray it.

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>>46349241
I was intrigued at the multi-part marines you had.

I guess they are only coming with this kit for absolut begginers including all these small paints, so no assembly required and you can skip that part

>Isn't your primer coming out of a spray can? How do you propose to thin that?

actually one of the pots that came with the kit is imperial primer and as i read stuff up it is supposed to be a paint primer

>>46349242
>I don't think the Primer would need anything but the tiniest hint of water

So i dont put the primer on the pallate?

>Remember to take pics of your progress

will do, for the emperor

>>46349098

Looks super fucking cool man. That base is prime,

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Gotta get them done before the reinforcements arrive.

>>46349441
is this infinity?

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>>46349456

>>46349456
Yes it is.

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So tell me anons, what's your painting project for today ?

Hoping to finish these Destroyers some time today.

>>46349599
Nothing for today sadly, no time

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Just finished my deffkoptas squad.

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>>46349103
Bumpity

I'm relatively new to warhammer. Have a ~1350 point necron army and I'm enjoying the painting and modelling side of things, but necrons to provide much for customization. I have the dark vengeance set, but I have yet to paint it. I'm thinking of home brewing up a Marine chapter with it, and probably just using dark angels rules with it. So I come to you to ask for any good ideas on how to either merge the chaos and DA units or just expand upon the DA in general. I was seriously considering grabbing a BaC box as I love the look of 30k models, but it would probably look like ass beside my starter set models.

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>>46350462
>I was seriously considering grabbing a BaC box as I love the look of 30k models, but it would probably look like ass beside my starter set models.

I disagree. There is absolutely nothing wrong with mixing in historic models of armour with more recent models.

>>46350462
As a long time DA player let me give you some pointers.

First off, Dark Angels can be played in radically different ways and you'll probably want to figure out what you prefer before you start buying shit. There's the more or less vanilla mass marine gunline experience except with improved overwatch, then there's fast&furious Ravenwing or low model count, super elite Deathwing. Or a very constrained mix of them all in the form of the Lion's Blade detachment.

Also, BaC models really don't fit into the 40k DA aesthetic.

>>46349760
so hot

>>46349339
I used imperial primer for the first time last weekend.

Mine came pretty thin. When well shaken and mixed, it still didn't come out as solid black like when you prime with abaddon black. It was sort of stickyish consistency when used, like it had some pva in it.
This makes it stick the the model.

Don't worry if the model isn't totally black at the end, as long as it's totally covered it will do its job.

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Been working on my AVP models, not much left to do now except some basing and fine detail. Apologies for the shit photos.

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>>46350721

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>>46350721
>Been working on my AVP models
>Apologies for the shit photos.

I'm not making that out too well, Hudson. What is that?

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>>46350738

>>46350511
Gab dang, are those mixed and matched? Maybe I will go ahead with it...
>>46350603
Yeah I suppose I should have clarified that. I really like the shooty bits, and improved over watch gets my dick hard as the other guys I play with like to assault. I like the aesthetic of the deathwing, and low model count high point models may be a good choice if I'm going in mostly for the looks of the army. Not a big fan of the raven wing though. Don't really know why but bikes and vehicles just don't really do it for me.

I might get some death wing knights and go from there. And probably another unit of troops (which may or may not end up being from the BaC). Or maybe I'll say fuck it to 40k models altogether and go pure 30k armors. Man I cant decide...the funny thing is I went with necrons as I thought space Marines were bland and boring. Then I actually read into them and realized just how badass they can be.

A PSA to all would-be converters out there.

There are a bunch of 5x Stormcast Liberators on ebay at the moment for $20 dollarydoos.
I used the seller before, they're legit.

Looks like my Inquisitorial Crusaders are about to get replaced...

>>46350770
My recommendation then: Work towards a Lion's Blade Strike Force. In other words: Get a battle demi company and minimum strength Deathwing Redemption Force for FULL BS overwatch.

That's what I'm playing most of the time since I shelved my 3k points of pure Deathwing and don't want to roflstomp people with Ravenwing.

>>46350770
>Gab dang, are those mixed and matched? Maybe I will go ahead with it...

When I put together Squad Hector, I wanted to include one of every mark of historical armour. Nobody would ever wear a Mk I for anything but ceremonial occasions (i.e., never on the battlefield), so I slipped in an old artificer armour model instead. From left to right:

Artificer Armour 4 (070270/2)
Mk II Crusade Armour (070197/2)
Mk III Iron Armour (070197/1)
Mk IV Imperial Maximus [Deleted From Imperial Records]
Mk VII Armorum Impetor (9947010111201)
Mk V Heresy Armour (070197/3)
Mk VI Corvus Armour [Deleted From Imperial Records]
Mk VII Armorum Impetor (CAT3/3)
Mk VII Armorum Impetor [plastic w/ metal weapon]
Mk VIII Errant Armour (070197/5)

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Biggest and da best!

>>46351357
looks great, even tho I'd save that banner for something like deff dread or custom made bike/buggy for your boss

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One I did a few months ago, sold it and regretted it ever since :(

>>46350908
Yeah, that sounds right up my alley. Gonna work towards that.
>>46350954
I love it

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Krull, from the game 'Darklands'

>>46351979
It's wonderful anon

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>>46352032
Thankyou anon, he was very fun to paint for such a big model.

Here's an earlier shot of him alongside some other models.

>>46351463
No way, the literal and figurative over the top nature of this boss is perfect

>>46351979
He's a big guy

>>46349211
finecast

>>46349103
Heavy drybrushing

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>>46352480
U U U U
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U
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>>46352703
>U U U U
this shit is getting so meta it's gonna be the new loss

>>46351923
I can't even look at it because it's so disgusting. Which means you fucking nailed it. Great job.

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Any suggestions on how to chip/do battle damage on these guys? Just pure silver sponged on?

>>46353779
Try silver, then dot in black, keeping the silver in the edges.

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>>46353705
Thanks anon, here is another pic of it 'finished'.

>>46353830
Welp, no night time snack for me today.

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>>46353830

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>>46353830
>>46353855

Question /wip/ What's the weirdest thing you've ever used during a conversion/scratchbuild? I'm currently in the process of turning a couple of ladels into turrets for a fellblade

>>46353965
Using the end cap of broomhandle as a Belly gun on my stompa.

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Hey guys German newbie here again, sorry if im annoying anyone but here is my first coat of that macragge blue and i think i fucked it up? Do i have to make another coat when its fully dried? Did i not thin the paint enough?

>>46354001
Looks decent, though there seems to be a little crud on the backpack,

>>46354001
Looks a tad thicker than it should be, but it's not obscuring any detail, a couple more thinned down coats should have it looking fine anon.

>>46354001
you didn't fuck up

If you notice any black showing through after your first coat, you can always cover it up with a bit of blue after that dries.

>>46354001

It looks good so far, maybe touch up a few places like the vents on his backpack. Don't worry so much about getting coverage on the parts you're going to paint over later anyway, like the chest eagle, greaves and eyes.

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i'm painting a unit of gors. ti's been a while since i painted more than one or two mini's at the same time so wish me luck /tg

>>46354180
Are you doing snowgors, or is that just the undercoat? Because he looks pretty swag already.

>>46354343
Looks like the start of a wash-job

If I want to start painting my miniatures but dont have citadel or any specialized paints (just have regular acrylics). Di you advice to use this? or should I bite the bullet and buy the paints (they are particularly expensive where I live)

>>46354442
miniatures are expensive hobby, no matter where you live.
You'll regret (for 99%) paiting your dudes (which are probably expensive for you aswell) with crappy paints, that will look like shit.
Better get a proper set of paints, good brush and take it slow. Don't rush, take your time, learn, ask for advice.

Help my temporarily malfunctioning brain, /tg/.

What do I mix in with red to make it brighter?
The only thing I can seem to remember during this, hopefully, non-lasting brainfart is that white makes it pink. Orange? Yellow?

>>46354537
Yellow

>>46354343
thnx anon. they are for my von horstmann's army so i'm putting them on snow bases indeed, somehow white beastmen in the snow seem tzeentch'y to me

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>>46354442
>If I want to start painting my miniatures but dont have citadel or any specialized paints (just have regular acrylics). Di you advice to use this?

No.

>or should I bite the bullet and buy the paints (they are particularly expensive where I live)

Definitely. Regular craft paint is terribly unsuited to use on fine-scale models, doubly so if, as >>46354532 reminds us, they are expensive.

>>46354537
>What do I mix in with red to make it brighter?
>Orange? Yellow?

Orange is already red mixed with yellow. Mixing red with orange will give you a more gradual change than mixing red with yellow, which can brighten up really quick.

>>46354537
White makes it paler.

You can't really brighten a colour without adding a brighter colour, the issue with primary colours is it'll shift the hue.

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Okay. My finished dwarf group. These guys are done, but I'll take criticism for my next group.

>>46353144
How new are you?

>>46353997
End caps are super useful for random gun bitz. I just found one which appears to be a socket cover from my new motherboard that looks like it might me the perfect barrel end for a volkite carronade

>>46354868
I think the highlights on the green are a bit stark but other than that I think they looks ace

>>46354600
>>46354677
>>46354688
Thanks anons, appreciated.

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>>46351357
Wow he's a big guy. I like him. Reminds me of my old guy from my previous orc army, altough I decided to give him mor of a Bills hat.

>>46354960
>that blood angel & necron duo on the right guy's base
kek I remember those

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>>46349760
selfbump to get some attention as every single ork guy here

>>46353779
Those color man, how do?

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>>46354996
holy shit somone remembered him :D

Here, have a better shot of him.

>>46354960
Is that just Ghazghkull with a headswap and another bosspole? It looks great, I'm probably gonna emulate it if it's that simple.

>>46355109
yup, you got that right the body & arms are ghazghkull, the head and bosspole are from the metal warboss the bills hat is just painted greenstuff

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>>46355109
Here's a better shot of him. I had to sell my ork army about a year ago, unfortunately, so those pics are all I have left.

>>46355196
>>46355102
>>46354960
How did you highlight the edges on that black armour?

>>46355061
You're not the only one :D, also those Koptas look great

>>46355196
>sell something you painstackingly painted and customized to make it your own
Shit. Must have sucked.

Those looked great.

>>46355274
Some do it to keep getting new stuff to convert and paint without going broke or needing a storage facility.

>>46354917
Yeah. Thanks. I'll try thinning up the highlights on the next guys.

>>46355303
>or needing a storage facility.
>Mfw I actually have a storage locker full of hobby shit atm

>>46353144
_'_|_'_•
'_• |_' -

>>46354868
the eyes on that middle dwarf crack me up
>I have seen some skaven shit!

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>>46355274
I change armies like every year or two. I just paint it, sell it, buy a slightly bigger army for it. Rinse and repeat.

>>46355246
>How did you highlight the edges on that black armour?

Really simple, here's the recipe: black paint ( I used Vallejo Negro Black) and mechanicus standard grey.

1. give everything a thin coat of black paint
2. paint lines of grey mixed with black, mix ratio about 1:3
3. do the same thing, but do a thinner line this time and with more grey paint in the mix, so about 2:3
4. edge higlight with pure mechanicus grey

And pic related is what you end up with, I hope it helped.

>>46354917
>I think the highlights on the green are a bit stark

This was my thought, too, but I bet they look great on the table top.

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>>46355418
mfw when I used to run a meganob ork force BEFORE the Ghazghkull supplement came out, and it was still worth it, just for seeing the look on your opponents face when he thinks he's going to face a green horde so he brings a shit-tone of flamers, but he's instead greeted with w wall of 2+ armor and a dozen battlewagons.

FUCKING PRICELESS

>>46355418
>I change armies like every year or two. I just paint it, sell it, buy a slightly bigger army for it. Rinse and repeat.
I get attached to my shit. Couldn't just sell it like that.

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Progress on my Flesh Tearer sanguinary guard. Its slow going because ive got some joint issues with my hands. What do you guys think?

>>46355517
>I get attached to my shit. Couldn't just sell it like that.

I still have my original Death Guard CSM army that I first bought about 9 years ago. It has changed quite a bit, and was stripped and re-painted almost 2 times, but I never sold it. Still working on it to this day.

>>46355569
Uh... the loincloth's nice.

Has anyone tried attaching LR Executioner's Executioner Cannon to FW's Deimos Predator? Because FW doesn't sell bits, and I only have normal version of Predator.

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>>46355569
>Flesh Tearers
> Stone-white armor

Explain.

>>46351979
Can you tell me how you did the metallics?

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>>46355762
I think the LRE cannon might be slightly too big for the predator, but I'm not entirely sure.

It might require doing some re-adjustments to the predator turret, but I think it could work like in pic related.

>>46355765
Normal BA sanguinary guards wear gold.

>>46355762
>Has anyone tried attaching LR Executioner's Executioner Cannon to FW's Deimos Predator? Because FW doesn't sell bits, and I only have normal version of Predator.

No, but when I covered myself with mud, the Predator could only take snap shots at me.

>>46354868
Minis look nice, but the bases suck ass.
Unpainted gravel looks bad.

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>>46355765
>Flesh Tearers
>Stone-white armor
>Explain.

He's channeling his inner Angels Encarmine.

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>>46355883
Yes, because gold is the color of the veterans (hence golden helmets on BL vanguard and sternguard). But it doesn't explain why are those FT Sanguinary guard wearing stone armor.

>>46355953
Man White with just shoulder trims and backpacks is so baller.

That was WE and DG's true heresy.
To abandon some of the sweetest schemes for trash.

And WS as the only major chapter that still does it, do it awfully.

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>>46355762
>>46355867
Works fine on a regular predator sizewise. Not sure how the deimos predator autocannon is built so you might need to scratchbuild a simple mantlet to attach the plasma cannon to

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Not a very good picture, but I'm busy painting.

Current WIP. Working on the cloths, only the scales are done.

>>46355953
>>46355957
That dex is only a year or two old at most.
People have been going nuts with the successors schemes for about 25 years now.
If it looks good why not?

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>>46355883
>not honouring the original colour scheme by painting his SG black

>>46356057
>That dex is only a year or two old at most.

So are the sanguinary guards?

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>>46355843
Warlock bronze, brass scorpion, agrax earthshade, brass scorpion.

Scratches are runefang steel mixed with brass scorpion.

Hope this helps anon

>>46356115
No. The unit is older than the models.
The old cmd squad with jump packs for BA had the bits in metal.

Size-wise, how much difference are there among Skarbrand, Bloodthirster, and Anggrath?

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>Buy a lot of starter set snapfits
>Painting through them
>realize 1 of them isnt a snapfit, its a multipiece model from the GW sets
>this is the only one out of the 40 i bought like this
I got a bad feeling about this

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>>46356266
Skarbrand and the bloodthirsters are a fair size. Anngrath is ridiculously big.

>pic related

>>46356320
Why did you buy 40 marines with 3 poses between them?

>>46356358
I got 40 clanrats with 2 poses between them though.

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>>46356115
>So are the sanguinary guards?

Nigger please.

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>>46356115
>>46356249
>>46356403
The 2007 WD dex even already had them in the golden scheme

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>>46356403
This guy did a conversion inspired by those old guard models.

>>46356442
sorry m8 those are converted. look pretty baller tho

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>>46356442
>>46356443
The Hivemind is strong with this one.

>>46356320
.... I fail to see the issue.

>>46356443
Not sure what you are saying here, but the models in the top row of your picture are a regular assault squad with plastic banner from the command squad and slightly modified banner top.
The bottom row are the models you could buy from gw all the way during 3rd edition.

>>46356465
see above.
the only conversion is tacking an arm from the command squad on there.
Anyway, the unit was called honor guard, but functionally the same.
Like assault veterans and regular veterans became stern and vanguard all of a sudden. Still the same thing.

>>46356537
>but the models in the top row of your picture are a regular assault squad

Are you just baiting, or can you really not see how heavily converted those models are?

>>46356603
Painting a brown line on the legs aping Dante's armor is not a conversion.
So no, I can't see heavily converted models cause there are only regular plastic models with metal jump packs from Dante and the standard from the cmd squad.

Jesus.

>>46356537
>the only conversion is tacking an arm from the command squad on there.

>>46356654
there are only regular plastic models with metal jump packs from Dante and the standard from the cmd squad.

Look harder for a minute m8

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>>46356249
>No. The unit is older than the models.

Death Company first got their roolz in 1996 when GW published Angels of Death. At the time, GW acknowledged that the Flesh Tearers, Angels Vermilion, Blood Drinkers, Angels Sanguine, and Angels Encarmine were successor chapters (adding the Lamenters and Knights of Blood was a Fifth Edition ret-con), but further asserts that while "there may be other Chapters which were derived from the Blood Angels, but the Imperial records do not name them, nor do any other chapters claim the lineage." Except for one page showing the regular squadboyz paint schemes, nothing is said about the successor chapters' painting their Death Companies any differently.

>The old cmd squad with jump packs for BA had the bits in metal.

Blood Angels got to have an Honour Guard instead of the normal Command Squad in Third Edition, when GW issued us a "pamphlet" that we could use to go along with the Third Edition Space Marines codex. The colour scheme was simply red armour and gold helmets, and yes, we got some metal models with jump packs to represent them. The coolest thing, though, was that every model could have a power sword, and you could have up to ten models accompanying your HQ choice.

Later, some of da studio ladz would take a little artistic liberty and paint the Honour Guard's entire armour gold, much like the First Edition Blood Angel captain on whom other later models were based. It would be prudent to point out, however, that these models were made by combining assault squad models with Sanguinary Guard bitz - the latter did not exist until 2009, when their roolz wuz introduced in Fifth Edition.

>>46356680
some SW power weapons and a stip of GS on the shin?
Still don't see how this qualifies as heavily converted. It's a kitbash with some GS.
They look good, no doubt.

Anyway, i think we derailed the thread enough.

>>46355765
I figured gleaming gold was too decorative for the brutality of the Flesh Tearers. Then I remembered that they fall to the black rage at a higher rate than other successors, so I wanted the sang guard to feel like monuments to the fallen, so I decided stone colored armor. The helmets will still be red though.

sup guys. i'm brand new to the 40k hobby and i've never painted models before and it's pretty intimidating. I've been watching tons of videos but there's one thing I've never been able to figure out is what brushes people use. the obvious way to go for me is some of the citadel brushes, though i don't know if i should pick individual ones or just get all of them, but that's only because i have no experience. any tips are appreciated!

>>46356654
I think destroying 4 dante models just to get right shoulder pads counts as a heavy conversion.

It's quite amazing actually.

>>46353830
>>46353855
>>46353873

Dat dere is worth a demon.

>>46356754
if going for citadel ones, get a large brush for 90% of your paintjobs, standard for smaller areas and highlighting, detail for tiny tiny stuff.

Then get some dirt-cheap brushes form artstore you'll use for aplying washes and drybrushing.

>>46356754
>sup guys. i'm brand new to the 40k hobby and i've never painted models before and it's pretty intimidating. I've been watching tons of videos but there's one thing I've never been able to figure out is what brushes people use. the obvious way to go for me is some of the citadel brushes, though i don't know if i should pick individual ones or just get all of them, but that's only because i have no experience. any tips are appreciated!

Every time you pass by a Michael's craft store, go in with a "40% off one item" coupon and buy a nice, expensive brush at a hefty discount. Pretty soon you'll have a healthy stock of good brushes.

>>46356891
>>46356905
thanks for the advice friends. should i use a wash brush size relative to the model i'm painting or is there a specific size that's preferable?

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I took an old SW Mini Rahkghoul and made him into a Ork Nob with some spare bits in my college dorm. Any advice?

>>46356654
>Painting a brown line on the legs aping Dante's armor is not a conversion.

Huh. And this whole time, I figured they used Sanguinary Guard legs (>>46356733). That would explain how they had those in 2007 when Sanguinary Guard weren't made until 2009.

>>46356738
>Anyway, i think we derailed the thread enough.

What's wrong with you?!? I... yeah, yer probably right. At least nobody posted a pointless picture of Johnny, cuz, well, he's a Blood Angel, y'know.

>>46356794
Surely this was from the days where you could buy parts individually from the mail order trolls.

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>>46356990
......you do realize that even if he bought just the torsos, he still had to chop 4 of those fucker up?

pic related, you can't just detacht it, you literally had to saw it off

>>46356045
These are cool as heck
Where are they from?

>>46349103
Vallejo makes a very light slate grey weathering powder. It might give you what youre looking for instead of a war paint effect

Two questions:

If using Simple Green to strip my models, do I need to bring it down to a 1:10 dilution, or should I just use it as is?

And what kind of grit sandpaper would I want to use to remove stray bits of sprue?

>>46356045
the scales look awesome, really nice, warm colors

>>46357096
Ah well shit, I didn't realise dante was that solid.

>>46357096
>you literally had to saw it off
Or do a mold and cast it, or just sculpt it.

>>46355569
I like it, personally.

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Done some 6mm Spanish as the Regiment Irlanda.

>>46355569
>>46356753
I think it looks cool, and is a subtle nod to the Flesh Tearer original color scheme. (or at least looks dark enough)
If you add a few gold bits, even if just the head stripe here >>46356062, I think you'll have just the small enough amount of contrasting detail to sell the deal.

>>46356029
I wanted to do a White and Gold scheme but no fucking way could I pull white off.

>>46357097
Warmahorde minions. Bayou/Voodoo gatormen necromancer mercenaries.

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>>46356990
>Surely this was from the days where you could buy parts individually from the mail order trolls.

Sure do miss those days!

>>46357811
What's the double headed axe on the right from?

>>46357836
I'm not him but I'm sure I had that figure. I think it was some sort of chaos champion I think?

>>46357851
>>46357836
It's Grimgor Ironhide's axe

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Wip of my greater daemon of tzeentch. This'll be his shield once I make the space look a bit spacier.

>>46355398

2soonm8

>>46358375
what the fuck
>tfw i will never make something like that

>>46358375
god that looks cool

>>46358375
needs actual black bits

>>46358597
>>46358375
Ok let me try that again. "You need black bits with lots of stars, and the colored nebulae sections with very little stars. That's how you make it look like space: Darkest = bright stars, Lighest = no stars

>>46358637
I'll be right on that, cheers anon.

>>46357154
If you must use Simple Green, don't dilute it. If all you need to strip is the paint, though, alcohol works just fine.

Don't use sandpaper at all. Just clip with snippers & trim mold lines with a hobby knife.

>>46358375
Airbrushed or just good blending?
I'm wanting to paint an army (KoW night stalkers) in a similar sorta scheme- black with purple, blue highlights to look kinda spacey, any general tips?

>>46358816
Damn.

The package came with a diluted bottle and a concentrated jug, so I figured I should use the bottle first.

Is it just not going to work or should I wait longer than 24 hours?

Hey /wip/, I'm looking for a couple suggestions. I've had for quite some time a set of Cataphractii Terminators which I fancied running as Assault Terminators in a SM list, and I'm looking for some suitable thunder hammers and storm shields to give them. I've looked at Scribor and quite like their shields, but I don't believe they come with hands (which this resin kit lacks, obviously). Any suggestions will be appreciated!

>>46358840
Mix of both, I use airbrush to jot down the spacey cloudy colours then go into it with super thinned paints to make some of the nebulas a bit stronger. The stars are just white paint splattered with a drybrush.

Main tip (if not blessed with airbrush) would be the standard pin ur thaints and start your colours very dark (almost black), your spacey cloud/nebulas will look like fucked up camo if they dont blend into the black.

Make sure if you're flicking white paint onto your model to flick it a few times onto your palette/whatever to make sure that the dots come out tiny and not like you jizzed on your mini.

Use actual images of space as reference and dont try to completely make it up.

Hope this helps dude.

>>46358896
Try it for 24 hours first to see if it functions. I hit up Dollar General for $1 bottles of LA's Totally Awesome, & it does the same job.

>>46352502
easily fixed in under 5 minutes.

>>46358150
>It's Grimgor Ironhide's axe

Very perceptive! I imagine it might have made a good champion weapon for that chaos army of mine that never came to fruition. There're also a pair of slicey knifey-fingered Dark Eldar gloves in >>46357811as well.

Who hates mold lines?

WE ALL DO

Fuck.

Worst part of putting models together.

>>46359647
i find removing mold lines therapeutic
speak for yourself, fucko

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Paid it forward a couple times posting links for "Johnnys" and "Revenbros". Having some trouble finding pic related, any anon out there know of any. I've hit up all the big ebay stores already (noble, lazarus, etc). I like the aesthetic a lot and really want to paint one up
Thanks in advance.

>>46359667
You obviously don't play guard.

Half the molds are worn out and have huge nasty moldlines everywhere.

And jesus fuck does trimming 90 Guardsmen take forever.

>>46359667
>therapeutic
maybe he doesn't need therapy, unlike you.

fucko? really?

>>46358126
this shit looks aces, got any other angles?

>>46359667
agreed, fucko!

>>46359282
I used to use simple green but LA awesome works way better than simple green for cheaper. Just make sure to wear some gloves or pour it out before retrieving your minis. It can dry your hands to the point of being chalky and painful.

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>>46356443
>Assault techmarine
>Assault apothecary

>>46359667

I didn't find mold lines annoying until the updated plastic models came out and I had kits with zero mold lines and I was like fuck moldlines forever.

>>46360228
both of those having a jump pack makes total sense and they are still space marines

>>46360330
I thought jump packs were used only by close combat marines, not by specialists, apothecaries are rare and necessary and should not be spend on assaults.

>>46351923
>sold it and regretted it ever since

You're stupid and you should feel bad. Great mini and a great paint job.

The codex says all BA successors paint their Sanguinary Guard gold except for Angels Encarmine and Lamenters.

But then that just makes them look like BA. A DC scheme with reverse black and red or just the simple FT scheme would look great on SG.

>>46360429
that's what you get for thinking.

>>46359767
>Paid it forward a couple times posting links for "Johnnys" and "Revenbros". Having some trouble finding pic related, any anon out there know of any. I've hit up all the big ebay stores already (noble, lazarus, etc). I like the aesthetic a lot and really want to paint one up

The model you're looking for is "Plasma Hand", part number 070202/16. I can't seem to find one on eBay or Oldhammer at the moment.

>>46356443
God, Dante looks ugly. Would it be possible to make better Dante-proxy with San Guard bits and stuffs?

What the hell?

My Devastator Marines arms aren't co-operating.

Either the hole the arm is supposed to connect to on the Grav-Cannon hands is way too small or the nub is way too big...

>>46360798
Of course it is possible. Your only limit is you imagination.
>>46360826
You're either drinking too much or not enough scotch

>>46360903
Arm 74 is supposed to connect to the hand on the top of the Grav-cannon.

I can see the little indent where the raised part of the arm is supposed to go, but it won't fit.

>>46360826

You have to use the exactly marked parts to combine. Even though you have 2 same-looking GCs, it's actually two unique GCs with their own components. That's the one thing I hate about the new kits. You get a lot of new parts but they're all crammed on the sprue and individually labelled and it's tedious as fuck.

>>46360228
>>46360330
>>46360429
I remember back when I was trying to decide between green and red space marines back in 3rd edition.
I decided I liked the Deathwing scheme more than anything else.
Had I made a different call back then my 40k 'career' would have been a lot different...
Ah, memories.

>>46360955
I've tried both of the grav-cannon arms and neither of them want to go in.

I'd take a picture but my phone's camera is horrible.

>>46357584
cool cool cool

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My BA captain based on Rogue Trader

>see more https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2BVrxp0oZ0&index=47&list=PLy55WVLwDMPlyr7qFDehv8aCI9wnuDvZd

>>46349760
Verey nice work, I'll admitI expected some airbrushed shit when opening the thumbnail, but I was pleasantly surprised.
My only problem is with the right one, in red, I find it a bit plain compared to all the flashy colors of the others.

>>46348971
Are those belt buckels?

>>46351979
I remember this one, but it was like months ago.

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>>46355084
I'm guessing he used the recipe on guy explained here to get pic related results:

Metal is layered up to runefang steel, second is two layers of guilliman blue, third is waywatcher green layer, and fourth is one final layer of guilliman blue and then details. Takes a while but pretty easy.

>>46348992
>>46349273
You can get a cheap bimetallic hygrometer for just a few bucks - it'll let you monitor humidity in your work area. Depending on your climate it might be better to work in the morning or evening for example.

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>>46348645
Just finished my Chapter Master. I'm not too happy with the gold on the gauntlets or the tabbard, but it'll do.

>>46361241
so tiny
the thumbnail is almost the same size

>>46361454
is this supposed to be raven guard or dark angels? homebrew?

>>46361671
Raven angels.

>>46361426
That's my picture. Yeah it's super easy my 3 year old did one of those marines up just to show how easy it is. Just takes awhile.

>>46361454
Man, this power claws need some more love, use Duncan's vid on nemesis power swords.

Plus you do realise that Shrike is the Chapter Master now, right?

>>46361528
well klick the video then -.-

>>46361780
Yeah, but I don't have his model and he has a similar loudout.

>>46361671
Raven Guard. The Chapter symbol is on the pauldron you can't see

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>>46361894
>Yeah, but I don't have his model and he has a similar loudout.

There's also this one now, too.

>That model you can NEVER get to co-operate with you and it always comes out wrong

what's her name?

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So I'm thinking about painting up a Marneus Calgar. The problem is I don't have the Ultramarine symbol that goes on his shoulder and I have nothing to hide it with. How do I shave down the shoulder to get a complete wing out of it?

>>46362108
my Typhus model , the hands holding the scythe never stayed on and would fall off every game

>>46362108
My pewter Bjorn.

Fucker falls in half every game.

Or my old pewter Vindicator that the cannon fell off the front of nine times a week.

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>>46362173
>my Typhus model , the hands holding the scythe never stayed on and would fall off every game

Squad Sergio's banner-bearer has yet to arrive for a game intact.

>>46361795
u wut?

>>46362260
One of my Devs is like your Vindicator.

He keeps dropping his fucking Grav-cannon no matter how much plastic cement I use.

not sure whether to paint my dark vengeance chaos models as night lords/ iron warriors or a custom tzeentch warband

>>46362447
the chosen are really organic for iron warriors.

Never enough Tzeentch around tho.

>>46362447
I don't know what you want from us. We know what you want even less than you do.

>>46362108
Not a specific model, but the 3rd ed stormboyz were like frag grenades blasting shrapnel out all over the place whenever they fell over. I was pretty young and didn't know what pinning was (and even if I did, I probably wouldn't have bothered to pin legs, arms and a head to a metal torso then pin the rocket to the back of that) so it was just cheap super glue holding them together poorly.

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made a thread for this, not a native of this board.

Will post more, in the thread I was given notes concerning the plates on the back, taking under consideration.

Took off horns.

>>46356115
The current sanguinary guard models came out in like 2011, they got a 32mm base re-release recently

>>46362671
>>46362702
>>46362738
>>46362769
Yeah the back plates have got to go. Clean up the moldlines and it will be really great. Much better than the stock model.

>>46362738
I think you should cut off everything left and right from the eagle in a straight line down.
That way you can keep the armor, the style and make it look like he could actually walk and save the silhouette from the back.

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what colour should i do my tzeentch warband? this one , the same but with a darker blue or replace the silver with gold / copper

>>46362671
Knight pauldrons would look even better.

>>46362854
Shoot, this one caught my eye. I quite like it.
Go for it, Anon, you Heretic!

>>46362671
>>46362702
>>46362738
>>46362769

pallet suggestions welcome

Welp, finally got one of the grav cannons to work with me. Compared the hands to a box my friend bought and the holes on mine were indeed too small so I shaved the nubs off the arms and glued them together. The angle looks a little weird at close inspection but it will look fine on the table.

I never want to make Devastators again.

I asked in the HH general and didn't get an answer so I figured I'd ask here since it's going to be /wip/ related.
Is there anyone with a FW Fellblade that would be willing to do a couple of quick measurements for me for my latest project?
If what I have planned works I'd be happy to share the plans I make since I think it'd be a pretty cool first

Can I use plastic glue to bond the model to the base after letting something like martian ironearth finish cracking, or do I need to use something else / do the base while the mini is on it?

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Hello all, I'm going to buy my first models ever, as I want to get into 40k, and the Skitarii interest me greatly.

I need advice and instructions for how to paint, and assemble models properly, as I am a complete beginner at this, and will order my Start Collecting! Skitarii pack soon.

If possible, I'd also like to know how I could paint the Stygies VIII color scheme, and what colors I would need for it, as their lore interests me, and their color scheme caught my eye.

I will repeat that I am a beginner, and have never painted nor built a model before, and am asking for advice and instructions on how to properly do so.

Thank you in advance.

>>46363534
plastic cement is good for plastic to plastic bonds. It slightly melts the plastic so you effectively weld it.
If you want to glue plastic to something else use super glue instead.

>>46364113
Alright thanks, I'll have to go buy some super glue tthen.

I'd rather do the bases apart from the models anyways, I don't want to risk getting the paint on them.

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>>46363827
Check the OP for more useful stuff like this.
Can't really tell you anything more specific atm, cause i'm not familiar with the new paint range, but i know for sure that you should use subassemblies for the skitarii.
That means do not glue it all together and then start painting. You won't be able to reach the inside of the cloak with a brush anymore. Think ahead before you build them.

>>46364228
Thank you, so I should paint, and then glue? Sounds good to me.

>>46364323
Glue a bit, paint, then finish gluing. Do a dry fit first, identify if there's anywhere that will be hard to pain once assembled. Don't glue those bits, do them after painting.

>>46364323
Yeah kinda. Glue together what you can. I'm not sure how the skitarii minis are cut up, but if you glue the whole thing together and on a base the inside of the cloak and the torso under the rifles are gonna be hard to reach spots.
At the same time painting each bit separately can be insanely draining. So try to find a reasonable compromise.
Maybe it's enough to just not glue them to the base, so you can paint them from below. If you are gonna do that I'd recommend inserting a pin into the foot and using that to mount the mini on the handle of a pinvise for painting. Or stick it in a piece of cork.

Plastic cement bonds hold best, on naked plastic. So if you use subassemblies you might want to mask the glue connections with a piece of blutac or something before priming.

>Get new job
>Between that and skool too tired to want to paint stuff
>can't even bother to file mold lines
I've got twenty kasrkin here and they're just staring at me.

Incidently I want to make different sergeants for them since I don't like the no-helmet heads. What's a good idea? I was thinking standard cadians with scion heads and scion arms for sepcial weapons, would that work?

>>46364472
>>46364513
Alright, that makes sense, I suppose. Do you have any other bits of advice for me?

Oh, and what exact tools will I need for everything? I know I'll need a paintbrush, and paints of course, but what other things will I need, and could I buy them from GW alongside my Skitarii?

I plan on ordering them withing a month or two, so I can set aside extra cash if need be.

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>>46364619
>could I buy them from GW alongside my Skitarii?

Yes, but there are other places where things are less costly or of higher quality. It depends somewhat on availability and also personal preferences.

For example, I like GW's mold line remover tool. Can you use the back side of a hobby knife's blade to remove mold lines? Yes. I'd rather do it this way, though; if I slip, I won't be slicing into my finger with the knife. I like GW's paints, too. There are a lot places on line and in real life where people who have been there and done that (pic related) can give you expert advice on how to use them to achieve the effects yer interested in. On the other hand, I buy all my brushes at other places, and I don't buy GW's spray paint/primer/sealer because the utility-per-dollar is substantially lower elsewhere.

>I plan on ordering them withing a month or two, so I can set aside extra cash if need be.

If you're going to buy from GW, you'll need that extra cash. I like to buy some things from my local GW because I want to support the store and see it succeed, but there's no harm in spreading your money around a bit when it makes sense.

>>46364619
>but what other things will I need
a hobby knife or a scalpel. That's basically the most important thing next to your brush. Some files or sandpaper would be good too. That's basically all you really NEED. You can get a clipper to cut stuff from the sprues more easily. That's nice to have too.
>and could I buy them from GW alongside my Skitarii?
You could, but GW's stuff is usually twice as expensive as it has to be.
You can get your brushes from an art supply store. Synthetics for drybrushing and metal paint (cheap stuff, easily replaceable, for things that tend to kill your brushes) and some aquarell/watercolor brushes for painting. Model color is quite a lot thinner than usual artist acrylics so those will do fine.
People are gonna tell you to get sable brushes. That's not wrong, though the most expensive kind of brush you can buy. Not something I'd tell a beginner to buy as first brush ever. They're worth it though and they'll last you a long time if you take proper care of them. Brush maintenance is a skill that has to be learned too though.
When you're in the art store you can also pick up some medium or crackle medium if you are interested in those kind of things. Not necessarily something you need imo though.

Everything else you can get from a hardware store.
Paperclips are good for pinning.

that's all you need as a beginner.

>>46364619

Never buy GW products except for models (and books if you need the physical book for some reason instead of pirating), and even when buying GW models try to buy at non-GW stores to get a 20% discount.

GW supplies, while the new ones are very nice due to the fancy metal redesigns, are very expensive. You can buy a $5 sprue cutter that works just as well, even if it doesn't look as pretty or have a shearing action like GW's $30 cutter.

>>46364920
Not a single store I know of in my city sells under GW prices.

I hate Boston.

>>46364809
>>46364900
>>46364920
Ah, thank you, your advice is much appreciated, as are the trips in the second post!

>>46364900
get the cheap five dollar for a pack of five arts brushes to start with, and move to expensive brushes once you've learned how to use and treat them to a certain level of care.
like this guy says, brush maint. is a skill to be learned.

>>46364947

You usually gotta go online for those discounts. I've heard people say their FLGS offers same prices as the internet but none in my city do.

>>46362671
needs a church, like that other guys dread-knight.

>>46365064
i live in sydney, australia, and we have a nearby retailer that sells all their GW stock at a ten percent discount. paints, brushes, models, everything.

>>46352065
I see some dank ass Gal Vorbak. Let's get some pictures.

>>46361795
anon, this is an imageboard. you don't need to make a video of you fondling your new, precious mini.

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>>46366187
As requested anon. My favourite models.

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>>46366187
>>46367000

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>>46359767
>I like the aesthetic a lot and really want to paint one up

...

What's considered the best thickness of plasticard for scratchbuilding?
I'm looking at converting a baneblade chassis and building something from scratch.
I was thinking of 1mm for the structural work and then 0.5mm for detailing.

>>46349760
those are extra sexy

>>46367201
All thickness types. They're all important when layering the details.

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This turned out much less impressive than I thought it would

>>46367275
>>46350620
thank you fellow anons!

>>46361356
it was 1st time someone ever mistaken my paintjob with airbrush, many thanks! Red seems the same on both of them, maybe it's about angle I took when making photo, and maybe I should paint those dags with yellow instead of white to make it more coherent.

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>>46356045

Update. Should be finished tomorrow. Then back to painting customer's stuff.

>>46362854
take darker blue, paint some colorful swirls of purple/teal/green, sprinkle some white paint all over to make stars, gold trims. And enjoy your space themed warband.

>>46367460
>5312x2988
>for single angle of unpainted buggy
eh anon

I'm just curious about wheels, how did ya made them?

>>46368008
that is a lovely shade of green! Can I get the recipe?

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Got done with this guy yeasterday, i think im going to do all my thousand sons like him although im not sure about the blue it feels a bit too smurfy, any thoughts?

>>46368468
color seems thick, and I can't see neither a wash or a highlight.
Seems far from finished

>>46368477
its probably cuz the photo is a bit shit, i added highlights to the cape and the gold but its kinda thin

>>46368538
But where's the highlight on the blue armor, the cloth around his neck? Where is the Black/brown wash on the blade and gold? Where is the glow-attempt in the silly blue mouth of the spear?

It may feel finished to you, but I only see it as half-done.

>>46358375
It took me a really long time to remember what your Tzeentch scheme reminded me of.

Lisa Frank art.

Not saying your stuff looks as awful as that, by any means. Your work is quite pleasant to the eyes. Just had it on the tip of my tongue and I couldn't remember what it was making me think of for weeks.

>>46367460
I don't know.. it looks like a nice farm tractor anon.
Just remember to scult a straw hat on the driver.

>>46367000
>>46367021
Fuck yeah, best models in all of 30/40k.

>>46368774
>I've got a brand new 'umie 'arvester
>Get yer filthy grot mitts off the keys!

>>46368588
how do you do a glow, when i try to do it it always looks bad, ill probably highlight the cloth more tommorow, although i still dont know if i like the blue, i want it to be darker but i dunno,
its 4 in the morning and i cant comit anon

>>46368792
Look up OSL tutorials on google, that will give you plenty of help on the glow-effect.

>>46368843
thanks senpai

>>46356981
Use a lot less paint on your brush when doing the lightning effect. Looks like shit as is. Also get a lamp. Can hardly see anything in the picture.

>>46368008
Really nice work man. A beautiful combination of simple basic colours and well done highlights and shading.

>>46349103
> I'm making lord humungus my war boss.
Do it! When I briefly considered doing orks I had a similar idea. The Boss Hufungus.
>I`z gravely disappointed. Once again you gitz make me unleash ma Squigs o`war. You has one last chance. Just zog off. Let me loot da hive, da manufactory and da whole armory, and I will spare ya gitz. Just zog off.

sup /wip/, about to start my first knight titan, quick question, can the frame be built up and painted before putting on any armour plates? I like to paint my metals with a black undercoat and a heavy leadbelcher drybrush, but for the plates I want to airbrush them. Would that work out?

>>46349212
if you're painting with imperial primer, yes, it only needs a little bit of thinning but you'll also need to use at least two coats. However it's worth noting that painting on with imperial primer takes A LOT longer than using a spray can / airbrush.

My best advice would be getting a spray can primer (I actually use a can of grey car paint primer from my local Poundland in the UK, don't know what a good german equivalent would be) and you just want to spray it very lightly for a split second over each part of the model until you get full coverage, otherwise you will loose detail.

If you find yourself getting into the hobby then a cheap airbrush is worth investing in, an entry level compressor with brush is affordable if you're buying a lot of models and that makes priming, basing and some highlighting on your models even easier.

>>46369221

Duncan has your answers for subassemblies
https://youtu.be/njhLv_nyP_s

>>46369246
>getting into the hobby then a cheap airbrush is worth investing in
I will never understand why some people keep giving this advice.
I painted three whole armies plus spares since I started in the hobby, never felt the need of an airbrush.

>>46369336
Presumably they give the advice because they did it and found it useful.

You might not find a use for it, but the large number of hobbyists who do buy airbrushes and find them a really valuable addition to their toolbox says a lot.

>>46349339
Ich weiß wo du wohnst.

>>46369373
Keep in mind it needs an entire different set of skills from brush painting, I dubt any beginner is willing to learn two paths of skills at once.
Also, recently you see armies of models sprayed with airbrushes that on closer ispection looks like crap.

>>46360429
If the marines are all being inserted via thunderhawk by jump pack then either the apothecary straps one on or those marines.go in with noone to recover geneseed.

>>46369421
That's because some people think you can paint a model from start to finish just using an airbrush.

>>46369510
In the end: you can do pretty awesome tasks with an airbrush, but it isn't for hobby beginners in my opinion.

>>46369531
Ok, I've only been back in the hobby for 3 months and it's probably going to be my next big purchase, once I move out of student accommodation.

The things that I'm hoping to get from it are:
>Priming when it's raining / dark outside
>Cutting down on time spent basecoating vehicles and power armour

I'm not interested in becoming one of those guys who spends more time masking off sections of their miniature than they do painting it, but I'd also like to use it for basic highlights on tacticals etc.

It also seems like airbrushes are good for getting nice finish on big areas on vehicles, doing the thin layers needed for a smooth finish on my Rhinos by brush takes forever at the moment.


Am I barking up the wrong tree?

>>46369247
Based Duncan

>>46369590
Nah that's pretty much the tree you were looking for. A cheap airbrush cuts down immensely on the time spent getting smooth coats on large, flat surfaces.

I got one at a clearance sale for €40 and while I couldn't do detail work with it even if I wanted to, it's a godsend for basecoating vehicles.

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>>46369690
>Nah that's pretty much the tree you were looking for
Good to know, thanks senpai.

Sup /wip/, has anyone here used lead foil for cloaks? I got the suggestion from my modeling guru father, but I'm a little iffy on how it would handle gaming and being touched and sitting in foam cases and such. He wasn't certain but the idea appeals to me, since rolling Green Stuff thin enough without tearing is a pain in the dick.

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>>46369860
Not really cloaks, but I use old condiment tubes as base for my banners. Should work fine I guess.

Hey guys maybe thats a stupid question?

but do i water down my metallic paints like balthasar gold for example? it already looks so runny

>>46370010
Metallics separate faster than other paints. If they are 'runny' then chances are more than good that you didn't shake it enough.

If you still want to thin it, don't do it with water, but use acrylic medium instead.

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>>46348645
I need help identifying a bit, /wip/.

I built this lad from bits I found in the common bit box at the local club. I know what all is them are except for the loincloth. Not knowing wouldn't be a problem if I wasn't getting paid to replicate the mini. Anyone recognize it?

>>46370028
>didn't shake it enough.

By which we mean REALLY shake it.
Turn it upside down and shake it.
Shake it side to side.
In summary

https://youtu.be/_wjFahULCK8?t=55s

>>46370028
oh wow im fucking stupid, i just had to shake it a bit more well

>>46370079
Nevermind, I found it. It's from the Nobz set, if anybody else is wondering.

>>46370105
Super seekrit tip: buy a tin of steel or even plastic BB pellets and put 3-4 in every pot of paint.

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>>46368706
This comparison seems to made quite frequently regarding my colour choices for tzeentch I'm okay with this

>Threw a squad of marines and some failed martian ironearth (i seriously don't understand that paint, mine isn't cracking at all, am i putting too much or too little?) bases into some Simple Green
>It was before my meds had kicked in
>I did it without opening all the windows
>My head is killing me now


Anyways, I realized I don't have any greens for the lighted parts of some grav-cannons.

Should I try another color or hold off on painting them once they come out of that bath?

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Uhh guys beginner here again, i think i have a problem.

On the package it says this pot is supposed to be leadbelcher, but on the photo you can seeplease dont look at the pauldrons i know they are horrible it dried very into something very black on the skull that is, isnt leadbelcher supposed to be a mettalic grey?

Can things like this happen at GW that a paint gets mixed up into the wrong pot/wrong pot gets into the wrong package?

thankfully i only did on the skull because i suspected somethings wrong on the first look at it, in the pot.

>>46371321
Have you given the pot a very good shake before using it?

>>46371321
Shaking the pot, while it's closed, for half a minute or so should do the trick. You may also want to use a thinner layer of it on such a small area.

Solid progress so far, though.

>>46371321
I've had leadbelcher come out like that. Requires more shaking, may require stirring (do NOT stir with a brush unless you don't want to use that brush any more) to get it all mixed again.

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>>46371380
yes i even stirred and shook again now to make sure, but its still pitch black

>>46371496
Huh.

That maybe a bad batch. Positive that isn't imperial primer again? That doesn't seem right.

>>46371496

So you should have

> Imperial Primer
> Macragge Blue
> Balthasar Gold
> Leadbelcher
> Ceramite White
> Drakenhof Nightshade
> Agrax Earthshade
> Agrellan Earth

That looks like a pot of imperial primer..

If you can't find another pot that's more convincingly metallic, especially if you find another pot of just black paint, then you've experienced a fuck-up and should contact your retailer.

>>46360782
Right on, I hadn't heard of old hammer. I'll have to check that periodically.
>>46367171
What, no RT love? I always loved the bloodletter styled helmets. I think it showcases the best of the 80's grimdark, and whether you find it beautiful or ugly you gotta admit, it is comical.

>>46371496
That looks definitely like Abbadon black or perhaps even imperial primer

>>46371555
>>46371550
yup i checked,all th other paints are there and look their part only the leadbelcher looks like, yeah that imperial primer

i think now too its a bad batch, problem is my "local" retailer is 2 hours away from my home so i guess i will just order a pot of leadbelcher or wait till i get into the city again, damn this waiting annoys me, i really hoped i could just paint ym smurfs with this kit from start to finish with no problems, thats why i bought it

>>46360782
Also, the part number i found for it on SoL was 070302/16 plasma hand.
Thanks again.

>>46371626
Contact GW customer service: you might get some free stuff out of it, and the root problem is unlikely to lie with your retailer.

Those that don't ask, don't get.

>>46371723
well thats a good idea didnt even come into my mind.

Anyone here has experience with the german branches customer support? should i just ring them up or send an email?

>>46371864
I always call customer support lines, I get a better response from being on the phone and being able to explain the problem and ask what they can do to rectify it.

Emphasize that you're disappointed that you're not able to finish your first ever marines because the box didn't contain what was advertised.

If they don't just tell you to go back to your retailer, then I'd expect you to be able to get them to send you a Leadbelcher to make up for it.

I have objective markers. Sorry for large image, posting from phone. And, unfortunately, my orange spray decided to become cheeto dust. The other colors work fine, but orange was the only color I was set on and didn't notice until the damage was.done.
Worse still: mdf, so I can't just wash it off

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>>46371922
Fucking.

>>46371922
>inb4 'sorry forgot image' post with a massive blurry image that's rotated on its side

>>46359647
have you put together a box of space marine scouts lately? box is 90% mold lines since the molds are old as dirt.

>>46371940
Try a red wash over the orange to tone it down and add some depth.