WIP Painting/Converting/Sculpting General

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Librarian surfing up the rock or down the rock?

I planned it as up, but having messed about with it I'm now leaning towards down.

>>46373905

down looks better, but I think it's a bit too steep.

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https://mega.nz/#F!h8wwnY7B!v3V8yO2gSe4cZ56x30hWlw
as always would be nice if you have something similiar to share


also, damn found that one after moving into my new apartment, totally forgot I had it, need to finish it

Without using an airbrush, how do I do osl glow around small areas, like glowing eyes?

I want to do an orange glow on eyes for some of my models, paricularly get that orange reflection on the eye's surrounding areas, instead of just painting the eyes bright orange.

>>46374262
i usually use a sponge, not the best thing but better than nothing

how do i paint a good light blue ?

>>46374262
The #1 mistake people make when trying OSL for the first time is making the light-colour too dark, nothing looks worse than some really dark reds or blues as osl.

The best way to avoid it, is to just paint the miniature normally, perhaps slightly darker overall than you normally would, and then just start layering really, really watered down white where you want to glow, essentially painting the glow but with white. Then you just wash it with the colour you want the glow to be in.

It's the absolutely easiest way to make it look like not shit, since it's way, way simpler than trying to perfectly blend all the transitions between the light colour and the colour of the miniature. This way all you need to do is blend white with the miniature, then wash the light.

>>46374262
>Without using an airbrush, how do I do osl glow around small areas, like glowing eyes?

The trick to OSL is to not use an airbrush. So, you're on the right path.

>>46374262

use glazes around the area. Remember that the source should be brighter than the "reflected light".

>>46374501
How would i do an orange glaze? GW has lamenters yellow and bloodletter. should i make my own? how would I go about doing that?

>>46374538

You can do a sort of glaze by watering down regular paint.

>>46374665
I wouldn't try that, the consistency would be really hard to get right, especially for somebody with no experience with glazes.

>>46373905
I say if his hand is palm up having him on the upwards slope. but if you can make his hand palm down and sorta at a 45 degree andgle then down would look sweet

>>46373961
hey what is that orange color paint recipe? Sometimes i don't have the balls to use flesh tones on things that arent flesh, but then they often end up creating cool effects like this one, as opposed to using a pure orange.

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>>46375085
>hey what is that orange color paint recipe?
Just this, except I added another layer of Ratskin after Reikland fleshshade

Any of you anons have a guide on how to paint a power weapon with green lightning bolt effects ?

>>46374433
Different person but I have an OSL question.

What weapons for Space Marines should I be doing OSL for? Plasma and grav stuff?

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>>46375235
something like this?

>>46375235
substitute with green colors
http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/100431-painting-nihms-lightning-guide-quick-and-dirty/

>>46375841
There's no right or wrong way. I mean it's not even exactly clear what the coils on the plasma gun are. So paint them whatever you like. Copy a piece of artwork you like or something. And how gravity guns are supposed to work is anyone's guess.So sure there could be glowy bits involved. Don't ask me if they are part of the science or a casemod though.

>>46375841
plasma blue, gravgun green

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>>46374753
Assembled this guy by-the-numbers, the hand part is grooved to only fit in one orientation (without filing/sanding, which would make his arm weirdly shorter) and I'm already doing enough conversion work on my biker libby.

I think objection to surfing up, having looked at it, is that he's then staring off into space while casting, which would be fine for a chaos sorcerer or similar but feels off for a libby.

Surfing down feels a bit more like he's staring at the next contestant while casting (which feels a bit more appropriate considering he'll be rolling biomancy all day erry day).

>>46376520
Fuck, I have no green paints.

Looks like my two guys with grav-cannons will have lightless guns for now.

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I finally got around to basing my mutants.

>>46376676
Those are some really nice bases, great work.

>>46376676
Dude, post more.
Your stuff is like miniature porn.

>>46376676

Gives me strong John Blanche vibes, in a good way

>>46376676

Those pustules are disgusting, excellent work!

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>>46376676
I still dig your space merchant the most.

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>>46376676

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Second space wolf done.
Fuck fuck fuck painting faces. So fucking annoying to do the eyes.

Luckily I only have about 100 more faces to paint.

Did other fa/tg/uys find that faces and eyes got easier over time?

I had to redo the eyes like 8 times before getting something that I can tolerate. Not major pleased with it but I can accept it and move on for now.

CC welcome.

>>46373905
Up, looks like he's climbing up a small cliff to a vantage point to rain smite down on the emporer's foes.

>>46377548
Your work is fine, but god damn I hate the space wolf heads. The regular ones have enough character to work for Space Wolves, why do they all have to have retarded hair?

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okay anons, I will post two of my nurgle Chaos lords, and I need your help in deciding which one to use.

This also determines what color-scheme I will paint the rest of my forces as.

Here is the first

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>>46377600
And here is the second.

I like them both, but for varied reasons.

>>46377600
>>46377626
i prefer the first by far , to me the second one seems like more of a bodyguard than a lord

>>46377597
Thanks.
Yeah I kind of agree.
It's the same "wild" hairstyles across 100 marines mean that there are like 15 or so of each head. Going to have to vary hair colour a lot to give variation otherwise it looks like they are clones.
That's acceptable with just bald heads, but looks daft when it's a load of guys with the same punk hair in the same windswept pose...

If there were more simple long hair, pony tails and like short spikey / scraggly hair then they'd be generic enough to just look like an average common haircut.

>>46377600
Fug, this guy looks amazing. He definitely gets my vote. The second guy looks cool too, and I really like the interaction between the terminator cape and the blightking armor, but his legs look kind of stubby, he doesn't look particularly 40k outside of one arm, and the color isn't as nice. Former is way better, and a fantastic start to a warband.

>>46377600
This guy. Second still looks great, but this one blows him out of the water tbqh

>>46377600
I prefer this mini. If he's not a lord, he makes a fucking cool champion.

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Got my hands on some Preatorians and a female commissar, gona paint them up and use as cannon-fodder for my inquisitor.
The painter guardsman shows the paint scheme I´m going with and behind him is the first draft for the company standard.

>>46377745
>>46377729
>>46377699
>>46377682
Mr.Green wins, then!
Thank you, anons

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painting my chaos marines with this scheme, should i paint the plasma gun coils green or light purple?

>>46377779
Where'd you get the femassar from?

>looked at the GW NZ page to see what's coming out this weekend
>They're coming out with a left hand brush

can someone left handed anons tell me if a regular brush is hard to use with a left hand or is GW just making a excuse to make money?

>>46378031
Got it with the preatorians, was not even mentioned in the description.

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>>46378064
what day is it in NZ, smart guy

>>46377889
I'd say purple, for some contrast.

>>46378115
Oh shit they got me

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>Green Knight arrived today, looked a little warped, decide to compare with image on GW site for repair
>GK no longer available
>I got one of the last Green Knight models

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>>46378158
be sure to listen to this hot painting advice

>>46376402
>>46375841

Well, the plasma blue is related to how high heat fire is blue I think.

>>46378099

Wow, seller got shafted.

>>46376676
>>46376676

dude, source on that basing stuff man, looks sublime!

>>46377889
Purple for contrast

>>46378322
I ain´t complaining

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ALMOST done. Metallics and basing are basically all that's left.

(Barnabas, Witch doctor and a 5-strong gatorman posse)

>>46378162

That's what you get for playing WHFB, Misuzu.

>>46378031

I'd help you identify it but fuck that 6 MB image. Fucking retard posting huge ass images.

>>46378362
>>46378124
alright thanks

>>46378064
Probably just an excuse, I personally have never had problems using a standard brush, I don't see what the difference could be.

>>46376791
>>46376850
>>46376912
>>46376942
Thanks!

>>46377345
>>46377511
Oy gevalt!

>>46378337
It's mainly Silflor summer moss pads, and some Silflor grass tufts. I glue them onto a base of pine bark and turf. Also lots of drybrushing and stippling with various of greens to bring some life into it.

http://www.greatescapegames.co.uk/basing-materials/mininatur-home-1/moss-pads.html

http://www.greatescapegames.co.uk/basing-materials/mininatur-home-1/tufts/two-colour.html

http://www.greatescapegames.co.uk/basing-materials/turf.html

>>46378203
Ha.

Well played.

>>46378953
now look at his shirt

>>46378990
I completely missed that.

Cheeky fuckers.

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Just finished the greenstuff work on these Dingos. I apologize for the shit photo, but all I have is a potatophone and some sheets of paper.

>>46377779
how much did you pay for all that ?

>>46378799
It's literally the original femissar.

>>46378540
Nice gators mang

>>46379401
About 170 dollars.

I could totally use some left over tactical marines with my remaining weapons from a devastator box to make more devs, right?

>>46377889
Yellow or orange might look pretty cool

>>46379703
If you didn't (for the weapons worth taking), I'd judge you.

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Finished this guy just now.

>>46379901
I used the lascannons and grav-cannons on the actual dev bodies.

I could actually use some plasma cannons in my tac squads....

>>46379946
>important looking helmet
>no cape
he's practically naked

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>>46378799
For you

>>46380230
Hasn't earned his cape yet. He's the sergeant for my 4th tactical squad.

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Working on some Senegalese tirailleurs for Bolt Action and general WW2 gaming goodness. First time trying African skintones on models. Not complete yet - still need to do the base, equipment straps, weapons, and the hats are getting more love eventually.

>>46378799
Fuck off, no one cares about your third world shit hole.

>>46380232

It's not the resolution that's the issue it's .png being several MB when they don't need to be. Just convert them to jpg.

By keeping it a png now you have a needlessly large (albeit still very small in file size) image with a too small resolution.

>>46380306
>sergeant
>no back banner

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

>>46380632

6 MB literally won't immediately load even on the fastest American networks.

You should never have to see an image scan on your screen even if it only takes 2 seconds. This isn't the 90's with 56K.

Fuck off, nobody cares about your pooly photographed, un-resized, needlessly huge png images. There's a reason every single person with an image over 3 MB is also a shit photographer, because the people who actually know how to take a good photo with proper lighting and display also do post-editing.

You can't even name a reason the file should be a png or that large to begin with other than your own incompetence.

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>>46380650
At this point I'm gonna say if you want everyone to change their images for you, make an easily postable guide like pic related.

Otherwise you just rely on everyone being a regular who knows that SOMEONE will lose their shit if they post a .png and will know exactly what you want instead.

>>46380699
America is a fucking third world country.

>>46380650
Holy fuck no one cares. I swear to god I will post 6 mb pngs DAILY if you don't shut the fuck up.

>>46380900

The literal definition of third world country is countries other than America + the other developed, non-third world countries.

It's like you guys forget America is fucking huge.

>>46380931
>implying that won't cause even more whining
>implying that's not just a waste of your own time and effort and doesn't affect the complainers in any way since they can just click the image, see it fail to load quickly, click it again, then proceed to post

Go for it.

"I was just pretending to be retarded, but I swear to god if you keep complaining about my retardation I will act EVEN MORE RETARDED" - You, during your daily rampage through the dildo factory

>>46380398
Are you going for an french colonial army or just a standard one with colonial forces

>>46380650
Ok, thanks for the tip. Haven´t done any photo editing for a while, so have forgotten some basics.

New Duncan video!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hx9TO4Tao8

>>46381357
That's not funny, that's how my children died.

>>46381266
No. Don't apologize to that retard.

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>>46381357
Praise be to Duncan. I'll be picking mine up later.

>>46381480
>doesn't know how to properly format images
>calls other retards
>refuses to apologize for his own retardation
>tells other people not to apologize

You're the reason the WIP Generals are so bad these days.

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Almost done with this bastard. It's been an absolute pain to paint all the way through, but I hope it'll look nice when it's finished. There's no way I'll get more of these, though.

>>46381714
>You're the reason the WIP Generals are so bad these days.
>these days

You act like we didnt have THE SAME FUCKING stuff about cropping images in literally the first official general we made.

>>46381802

People weren't so belligerent about it back then. It was "sorry posting from phone" or "whoops Apple rotated my shit". Now it's NUH UH FAGGOT RESPECT MUH SHITTY PHOTO YOU THIRD WORLDER DIN DO NUFFIN

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>>46381741
Fixed your image for you.

>>46381855
It's almost like we have a screaming retard now bitching about his shitty internet every ten seconds.

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>>46381855
>It was "sorry posting from phone" or "whoops Apple rotated my shit"
What... ? Are you kidding me? The general response back then was
>LUL HAVING SHIT INTERNETZ
>LE PNG
I mean yes sure, it IS annoying and always will be, but damn, dont try to act like we reacted any different, especially when we still have a steady stream of new users.

>>46381932

Yeah okay >>46381911

>>46381932

It's almost like we have a clueless retard now posting terrible needlessly oversized photos of bad paintjobs every ten seconds, and then another clueless retard defending him.

>>46380674
>Banners
Disgusting.

I'd probably break them off anyways.

>>46381979
What do we do when people post shitty photos?
We post the photo guide.
Even though it's basic shit that a bit of googling could answer, we get better results by posting the guide than telling them 'take better photos'.

What do we do when people post needlessly large photos?
If you make a guide to resizing for the same class of idiot, that can be posted with the photo guide, we'll post the resizing guide.

>>46378203
I don't get it.

Maybe it's because I'm actually left-handed?

>>46381979
show us some of your superbly edited and formatted photos then.

>>46382067

Watch >>46381357

>>46381139
French colonials - Free French in Africa, the Levant, etc.

>>46382067
well at least you're not canadian

>>46382067
do you wear left-handed underpants too?

>>46382081

Do you seriously think it's that difficult to crop and resize and save as something other than png?

Like, really? We aren't bragging about who paints golden daemon winners here.

You basically proved just how incompetent and stupid you are. If you weren't busy throwing a tantrum for being called out you'd realize we'd already told you all along: simply reformat it.

>>46382456
20 minutes later and you'll still bitching about photo sizes.

>>46382686

All modern devices automatically resize to fit screen, so no, your retarded strawmanning and goalpost moving doesn't mean shit. You can sit down now.

Question.

If I give a heavy weapon to a tactical marine, I still need to put the backpack on him to complete the weapon. How could I show that he's in a tactical squad and not a devastator squad beyond where he is on the table?

Hey /wip/. I'm starting the Plague Toads w/Riders kit, and can't seem to get the release agent off. I've washed the parts with soap and water 3x, and they are still very shiny, feel greasy, and I applied a bit of brush on primer to a few flat surfaces as a test, and it isnt sticking.

I once read that when faced with this problem, to spray it with varnish before priming. I have a bottle of vallejo satin varnish, and some testors dullcoat. I'm reluctant to do this though, because I dont understand why/if it would work - and varnish isnt designed to do what primer does.

Any advice on getting the release agent off, or using varnish to get a surface?

>>46382887
If it's a codex chapter, his squad designation will ID him as a tactical marine (tactical marines have the upward-pointing arrow, while devs have the explosion-looking symbol).

>>46382964
Oh right, the transfers. I really should get to putting those on.

>>46382887
>Don't use devastator legs, keep him as "tactical marine with heavy weapon" rather than a guy with all the proper gear.
>Obviously if your chapter uses a modified scheme for devastators (such as blood angels blue helmets), don't paint him with that.
>Paint the tactical squad pauldron trims the colour of a company that doesn't have any devastators.
>Paint a tactical squad marking on his left pauldron as well, denoting he's a member of a tactical squad
That should cover it.

>>46382098
For normal infantry do you use miniature from other sellers or do you only use the Sengalese

>>46382779
Whoa there buddy can you think of any more buzzwords.

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Current project. Just doing the black at the moment. Needs another wash.

>>46383140
I've got a mix of Perry Senegalese and Foreign Legion minis right now.

>>46383181

Buzzword is a buzzword. Also, stop shitposting.

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painting up my tau

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>>46380230
>no cape

Do you remember ... Thunderhead?

The new tau models show the most killer white paintjob and it depresses me as I slog through my first army. I'll never be that good.

>>46384165

Most space marines have their capes right next to their heat vents, and have long hair right in front of their jump pack intake.

At least GW isn't stupid enough to put capes on jump pack HQs.

>>46384214

Use white spraypaint for priming. It's easier to do white techniques on white instead of black or grey.

I just got my first batch of models ever. Never painted anything in my life. My girl got me the brushes and paints. Should I attempt using them?

The chick selling me the models said to use Reaper, Citadel or Game paints. Citadel particularly for reds and metallics.

Also what other materials should I look into getting before getting started? My buddy was telling me to get a sponge and tupperware to keep my paints wet.

>>46384214
The people who do the professional level stuff all started somewhere. No one starts out being a master. Just keep at it.

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>>46384320
forgot the related picture

>>46384320
You can make a ghetto wet palette using a sponge or paper towels and parchment paper with a tupperware, which helps immensely in stopping your stuff from drying out, so your buddy is right on.

I personally like Vallejo Model colors, but nothing wrong with Citadel or Reaper (I'm more of a historicals type). What are you planning on painting up?

>>46384348

Don't use Testors for anything but matte varnish. You want acrylic paints that are popular with scale modelers and wargamers.

Vallejo, Citadel, Reaper, Privateer Press, Scalecolor, Tamiya acrylics, Army Painter are all fine choices with good pigments for miniatures.

You'll also want better brushes, or a cake of Master's Brush Cleaner to shape those cheapo Testor brushes into proper sharp points.

>>46384430
I did not know such a thing as this brush cleaner existed. Thank you, friend.

>>46384430
>Don't use Testors for anything but matte varnish
Not him, but what's wrong with testors? They're all our LGS has, and I'm just now getting around to painting my stuff.

>>46384385
>What are you planning on painting up?
Good question. Always been a fan of Flash Gitz. Probably looking at using a lot of yellow and gold and silver. And, you know, greens.

>>46384430
>matte varnish
What does that mean, exactly? Just like open spaces like bases and landscapes?

>tfw always fully assemble a box to see what parts i'll miss when actually painting then strip it and break the bonds

i really should just dry fit, prime and subassembly, but i hate changing routine.

>>46384320
Should probably check out some tutorials on youtube before you dive in. They'll teach you about washes and whatnot.
>>46384348
>Orks
Mah boy. Best army for creating your own unique models, a ton of their gear is looted so you can take any unit and make it your own.

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>>46384320
>I just got my first batch of models ever. Never painted anything in my life. My girl got me the brushes and paints. Should I attempt using them?

Hmmm... I wouldn't use those on your models, anon, even though they are acrylic. Keep the brushes, though. You will find even awful plastic brushes have their uses.

>The chick selling me the models said to use Reaper, Citadel or Game paints. Citadel particularly for reds and metallics.

She's right. Paints made specifically for miniatures will work much better than craft paint, and depending on how you use it, better than most of those meant for fine-scale military modeling (although there is some cross-pver there).

>Also what other materials should I look into getting before getting started? My buddy was telling me to get a sponge and tupperware to keep my paints wet.

Your buddy wants you to build a wet palette, anon. You'll need baking paper/parchment to do that right. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96mjmqWTPfM

Get yourself some better brushes. You can start by taking a "40% off one item" to your nearest Michaels craft store and getting a small set of nice beginners' brushes. You'll want a sharp hobby knife for cutting models and scraping off mold lines; to go with that, you might need a cutting mat or piece of board if you don't want to damage your work surface. A good pair of small clippers for removing parts from the sprue is valuable as well. Testors also makes good affordable plastic cement, which I don't see in your picture. That's about the bare minimum. Other things you should pick up along the way:

>Wooden toothpicks for applying a tiny amount of glue or paint to hard-to-reach places
>Very small drill/pin vise with very small drill bits, and a box of paperclips to pin your models together if need be
>Set of needle files for removing unsightly fingz frum yer ladz
>Bright desk lamp on an adjustable arm
>Brush soap, for taking care of your nicer brushes once you acquire them

I don't read these threads very often, maybe once a week or so, but this is the second time I've checked it in a row that that retard autist has been complaining about png files on his 3rd world internet. does he do this every thread?

>>46384729
Some people are stuck with dial-up, anon. I try not to judge.

>>46384729
>thinks it's just one person

Ever stop to think it might be multiple people who think you're a retard? Many of whom don't even bother to comment?

Name one reason you even need to post your shitty photos at 6 MB .png.

Has anyone basecoated with spray cans? I'm thinking about trying grey Krylon primer and then a yellow color spray for a basecoat on my space marines.

>>46384596

Testor's acrylic paints do weird things if you thin them with water or something that's not their special brand of thinner.

Just skip the hassle and get superior Vallejo or something. You can use Testors if you really want to.

>>46384854

Just buy Army Painter yellow. Primer and basecoat in one go.

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>Finally putting my horribly painted models through the process of being stripped
>Been 12 hours and it looks like nothing has happened
Is Simple Green really this slow?

>>46384809
>Name one reason you wouldn't hesitate to post your shitty photos at 6 MB .png

Decent internet connection. I haven't had to wait for an image to load since the nineties.

>>46384894
Try taking a toothbrush to them, anon. Whatever doesn't fall away will need more time to soften.

>>46377600
How exactly did you make this guy? If kitbash, which kits?

>>46384921
Why didn't I think of that... I'm a dumbass who just expected it to occur without my input.

I should go to sleep if my brain is this slow right now.

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>>46384894
Fuck simple green. It's pussy level at stripping paint. Get this stuff. Dawn power dissolver, it works fast and doesn't hurt any material I've ever used it on. Can only get it online now though.

>>46384641
Yeah I definitely intend to, but its always good to get some tips from vets and get situated before starting. Once I have most of my bases covered I'll be watching some videos and attending a painting class thing my local shop hosts.

>>46384686
>supplies
Noted. I'll head out to Michaels/Jo-anns tomorrow and see what I can find. I have a box cutter but the blade is pretty dull so I'll look into some exacto blades or something. I have thin plastic cutting boards from Ikea, would those do well?

>>46384955
That's not entirely an unrealistic expectation anon. Harder solvents will break down the paint to the point where it just dilutes into the fluid, like what you were expecting to happen. They'll also fuck up the plastic underneath though.

>>46384992
>I'll head out to Michaels/Jo-anns tomorrow and see what I can find.

Whenever you're near a Michaels and you have time and money, walk in and buy a nice brush with a 40% off coupon. They have such a coupon in effect almost all the time,a nd you can display it on your smartphone. If you're lucky, they'll run a 40% off all fine art supplies sale, which means you can buy more than one! Just be sure to inspect the brush tips first - Michaels employees don't get paid enough to keep customers (or their little monsters) from man-handling the merchandise.

>I have a box cutter but the blade is pretty dull so I'll look into some exacto blades or something.

A good X-acto with a metal handle and replaceable blades would be ideal. Beware cheap-o alternatives with plastic handles. The last thing you want is a plastic handle to snap and fling half the hobby knife toward something valuable like your eyes.

>I have thin plastic cutting boards from Ikea, would those do well?

They probably would, if they're the ones I'm thinking of. You just don't want to be cutting into the surface of a nicely finished desk. Me? I have a 3/8" wooden board that I can wreck up (pictured in >>46384686), and all it's protecting is a cheap-ass table-and-legs that I bought at our favourite Swedish furniture store.

>>46384999
Using breakfluid is a good option provided yoi dont expose the model for too long.

>>46385179
I'm living off ikea furniture so nothing is really worth keeping in excellent condition, but it would be nice not to get splinters all over the place.

What kind of brush should I be looking for? I'm not sure what qualifies as good or not.

>>46384897

That's not what I said. There is no good reason except for you're lazy and won't resize. You're also too lazy and incompetent to set your configuration to not save as .png.

>>46385630
>implying I'm that anon that uploaded
>implying that's not the only possible issue with large a filesize
Upgrade your internet service, anon. It's 2012+4.

So how is this for a new airbrush painter: http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Multi-Purpose-Airbrush-Master-Compressor/dp/B003ZWIZD4

Ignore the paints and extraneous shit, I'm mostly looking at the compressor and the airbrush. I know the airbrush isn't extraordinary, but it will give me a feel for it before I spend 70-100 dollars on a Badger or an Iwata, and the compressors I see are mostly all just the same OEM.

The main reason I'm thinking of this over the cheaper one on amazon is because of the tank attached to the compressor, because I've heard that compressors without tanks can cause an uneven coat or something. How true is that, and can you guys give any other advice/suggestions?

>>46384894
The paint should look like it's swelling up- brush it off.

>>46385823
Not him, but some of us are stuck out in the middle of fucking nowhere and have to deal with satellite internet or dial-up. Not everyone CAN upgrade their internet service.

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so, I made this thing at work because LASER CUTTER. I think it might be cool as part of a set for PnP RPGs.

is this a thread I can talk about these sorts of projects in?

or should I go bother /diy/ or /toy/?

just under 2.5" high to the top of the chimney(shorter than a dreadnought, taller than a typical tactical marine)

>>46386233
That's understandable anon, and I'm sorry to hear that, shit sucks, but you have to understand that you're a minority in that regard and shouldn't expect others to cater to your needs, like >>46385630.

How exactly do you customize a special character - specifically removing emblems like faction-specific symbols?

>>46386510
Hard to advise on specifics without context, but generally you can use files, jeweler's saws, clippers, or your hobbyknife depending on what you're removing and the material. Obviously, metal models are harder to "clean up" than plastic, resin, or shitcast.

>>46386485
>I'm sorry to hear that

No you're not.

>catering to your needs

It's not catering, it's decent intelligence. Who the fuck snaps a picture with their crappy cell phone that uploads it straight away? You're no better than people with upside down and 90 degree tilted photos.

Even WITH high speed internet, it's obnoxious to see something over 2 MB.

>>46386485

Look at every photo in this thread. Then look at the retards posting over 1 MB. Gee, I wonder why 75% of the populace is smart enough to post jpegs.

>>46376676
Are those converted ork bits?
Good job man!

>>46386692
>I'm sorry to hear that
Wow, didn't know I was dealing with a mind reader. Ever consider taking that show on the road?
>Even WITH high speed internet, it's obnoxious to see something over 2 MB
I -never- notice images loading. What kind of "high speed internet" package do you get stuck with?

>>46386711
I only wonder why it booty blasts you so much. Some of the smaller res images I wish were larger, so I can appreciate the details.

>>46384596
Testors are shit for wargaming minis, they're more for vehicles.
You want good stuff.
As for brushes, I recommend you get
http://www.amazon.com/Hobby-Starter-Mega-Brush-Set/dp/B00HC8H4EI?ie=UTF8&keywords=army%20painter%20brush&qid=1459485916&ref_=sr_1_4&sr=8-4
as for paints, citadel is good if you feel like doing the pain in the ass that is transfering to dropper bottles (I only went through the effort because of a black friday sale where paint pots were 2$ each). Get army painter or vallejo paints, the sets are good for starting out.

Good on you for choosing orks, they're a fun army. As far as for painting them goes, you're going to want to not custom mix your paints til you're very experienced with the hobby. A nice pro-tip for ork players is to kitbash the hell out of everything. Take a burna head from a burna box, put it onto a nob body from the nob box, and put a mek's circular saw arm and a nob's spear gun arm and boom, you have a pain dok. I also recommend you look into 3rd party models, models and minis has cheep mek guns, which as a ork player you'll need.

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>>46386510
>How exactly do you customize a special character - specifically removing emblems like faction-specific symbols?

Without that big Crimson Fists emblem covering his chest plastron, I think Captain Cortez could make a fine Blood Angel some day!

Alright so question to the more accomplished people here: I'm painting some Reaper Bones stuff for my D&D campaign and it's all fine. Except the bones plastic is pretty crap and the paint/primer both rub off fairly easily. Not a big deal, I just have to seal it. But I've never really used a sealant before, so would GW purity seal work fine, or is there some other brand I should use that I can get at the hardware store or whatever? Trying not to fuck this up.

Also someone is giving me money to paint a fig for them so I guess I'm a shit tier pro painter now.

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What do you all think? Should I do it?

>>46387354
The generally accepted method is do put down a thin coat of gloss varnish, then a thin coat of matt varnish.

>>46386836
>Testors are shit for wargaming minis, they're more for vehicles.
>Good on you for choosing orks, they're a fun army.
As I said earlier, not him. Flames of War player, with tons of little bitty tanks to paint.

>>46384320
>>46384348
Linking these so you've got a (you) to see >>46386836 's advice, ork anon.

>>46387380
>Should I do it?
Coat it in chocolate?
Do you really need to ask?

>>46387411
Goddamnit.

No, should I kitbash the cannon and the bastilladon.

>>46387407
And forgot the second half of that:
Is the testors being bad for minis for ALL minis, or just those with lots of curves and bright/unrealistic colors? Besides the issue >>46384865 mentioned on acting weird when thinned.

>>46387399

Thanks. Is there a particular brand I should get? I imagine I can probably just from the art store or whatever.

>>46387424
It already looks pretty sweetl anon, but if you can envision something that would make it even cooler then it'd be a shame to stop.

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thoughts? criticisms?

>>46387558

Would honestly look fine if you put more effort into the chest wings. Everything else is solid for a foot soldier.

>>46387224
That will be phenomenal.

Reminds me of the Games Day exclusive based on the 2nd edition Blanche art.

>>46384942
head and arms from the Putrid Blightkings kit
Chest armor from the Chaos Lord kit
Legs from a Cataphractii Terminator
Back mutation from Dark Eldar Wracks
The rest was greenstuff and/or plasticard

>>46387449
I'm not familiar with art store brands, sorry. Lots of people swear by Testors, and I can personally vouch for Vallejo's.

>>46387380
Why have you mounted a warp lighting cannon on a dinosaur

>commission painting some necrons(I know right)
>realize my warpstone glow is MIA somehow
>can't get to the hobby store for at least a week
well
I'm just gonna commit suicide

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>>46387597
better?

>>46387821

I can get Vallejo's no problem. I wasn't being particular about an art store, modelling/hobby stuff is fine too. Thank you for the help!

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>>46378540
I'll say it again... trying to paint while taking care of a baby is really, really slow progress...

That said, beside some touch up, finishing the basing and adding some water effect in those puddles, they're pretty much done.

>>46386774
>I only wonder why it booty blasts you so much.

Says the guy who keeps responding, and even goes so far as >>46381911

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>>46387407
Alrighty thanks

Anyone have advice for making Flash Gitz? I mean as far as what armaments to use. I'm pretty sure I'm going to be making a lot of gold teef and weaponry. I'm also thinking of using Bright yellows and rich purples for the armor markings. Crude reference material related.

>>46388057
Derp... the feathers. Putting a post-it note not to forget those before I varnish...

>>46386774

Look at every photo in the thread.

It's not that others are bootyblasted, you are literally the minor few autistic retards who can't post a properly sized image and fails to realize that.

Then ironically and hypocritically spergs out over others being "the minority not worth being catered to".

Keep being a retard. I'm sure one day you'll realize how stupid you are.

>>46388057
dude, I love the colors! That green is just amazing!

>>46373905
obi-wan vs anakin

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>>46388076

>>46381357
You can see him cracking up a few times.

>>46388072
I'm not that anon, dingus.

>>46388093
It's only you and that other anon sperging out about filesize, sweetheart. Upgrade your interwebz,

>>46387887
>>46387558

I don't like the white tactical arrow. And the eye lenses could use a bit of love.

Let's see them Gal Vorbak, WiP.

>>46377626

This guy has more of a lordly feel to him, with >>46377600 being his first luitenant/body guard

>>46380674

Shaniqua what are you talking about, he's wearing his call sign on his head

>>46388057

Not a fan of warmahordes but I want these now

>>46384320
>My girl got me the brushes and paints. Should I attempt using them?
Depends. Do you prefer your testicles attached to your body, or separate?

What would be a good pose for Crisis Bodyguards?

>>46390491

Pointing guns forward? Are they even really poseable?

>>46390558
Yes the new ones are much more possible.

>>46387853
Well, why not?!

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Just finished on Balin, next up, Dwalin

>>46390920
Man. Each time I look through the LotR models and think of how the AoS stuff looks a tiny tear rolls down my face.

Nice painting on this. Basing is spot on.

>>46390920
did they only have copper in the third age or why are all those swords bent?

>>46388057
Sweet scale shading

>>46377548
I don't bother with human eyes unless its a very important model. Otherwise I just give them heavy reikland fleshshade/agrax earthshade in those sockets and call it a day.

If its a helmet or some other glowing eye kind of thing though I will gladly paint those since you don't need to do pupils and the color pop is important.

>>46391304

Just start with the eyes and paint over the edges of them, it's easy to do

>>46391175
GW games the best miniatures in the world, of the finest materials available, aptly named finecast.
That's why.

From what I heard the stuff springs back to it's original shape after a while even if you straighten it out. Or it just starts to sag cause it's soft.

I made an order right around the time they switched to FC from metal. I originally had ordered a bunch of metal blisters. They send me clamp packs with FC.
The models were so crappy I lost all my drive to even touch the damn things.

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>>46377548
>>46391304
>>46391333
I do the same thing Marian does. I paint the base colors, usually brown, do the eyes with pupils and all, do the cleanup around the eyes and then paint the skin.

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>>46391333
I've seen that technique but in this case I don't mind the look on this guy. As an anon said before kind of like Darkest Dungeon

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>>46388076
If I were you I'd stick to boxart like pic related. No specyfic clan colour scheme, lots of checkers, and crisp bright colours like red and yellow.

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>>46388076
also, check OP links for
>How to paint citadel miniatures - Orks

I found a lot of inspiration in this one. But I honestly recommend lookin on all those guides. Sometimes you never know where you find something useful, like I found a great way to paint flames on how to paint high elfs on pohenix guide, or great way to paint rusty vehicles in how to paint daemons of chaos in soulgrinder guide.

>>46390920
Looks good, cant wait to see Dwalin. Baruk Khazad!

>>46393332
Khazad Ai-Menu!

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Black or white bolter?

Also, is the pink a bit much?

>>46381357
GW sells so much overpriced shit it wouldn't surprise me if they did

>>46393564
White bolter will make it look suspiciously like a Emperors Children.

also the leg needs some more wash.

>>46393564
White is always right

>>46378031
It's an old GW female commissar. Just search "female commissar" on ebay, but looks like most are selling at $30.

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>>46393809
>Just search "female commissar" on ebay, but looks like most are selling at $30.

Could kick myself for selling mine. I'm not entirely satisfied with the mold and wouldn't mind making another one.

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>>46380947
Third World was coined for countries that were neutral in the Cold War. Just so happens that the majority of them were under developed. Refer to the green countries in the pic.

As for something on-topic, does anyone have tips for painting circles of various sizes up to 1cm in diameter?

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>>46384348
Go for it, anon, shit will look so cash! Remember that each of us keep a glass of water to wash our brushes in and to thin our paints as needed.

>>46386018
Go for it. And those cold medicine cups are great for measuring out paint mixtures so you don't have to go by something like "well x many drops of Paint A and y of Paint B..."

>Hear many recommendations for VMA metallics
>Curious
>Pick up a bottle of VMA Steel to make my Amazon order up to free shipping
>Holy shit this stuff is amazing

My only regret at this point is that I'mma feel bad using it in store because the local manager is a bro.
So much nicer than GW metallics.

Enjoyed Duncan's left handed brush video. I need to check my right handed privilege.

>>46393564
the pink is good

>>46377779
A buddy of mine has an entire IG army of those guys, even has them painted up with red coats and yellow helmets.

>>46386240
If it's going to be used for PnP or table top games then it's /tg/ WIP. If you want to focus on the laser cutter aspect it would go to /diy/. And /toy/ usually turns away anything that could fall under /tg/

>>46393720
That's racist!

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>>46393564
I'm starting to think washing each shoulder-pad a diff colour was a bad idea.

You can't see the flesh tearers shoulder pad but its red similar to his fingers.

>>46394437
They do look nice though m9.

What combination did you use for the skin?

>>46391399
Space wolf poster here.
This is the technique I followed.
It looks simple until you realise the dot is 1mm in total, so each dot inside is 1/3 of a mm.

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>>46394482
as i said i do the eyes first
that way you can attempt as often as you have to without messing up the face.

>>46386240

All /tg/ related wip is welcome in my book, if it's a physical item.

Except rulesets, homebrew general is there for that.

Nice work though. More shots?

So I'm getting ready to scrub miniatures, but is it really ok to use the kitchen sink? I'm worried about all the gunk clogging the pipes.

>>46394437
On the iron hand, i used rakarth flesh, AP light tone (gw equivalent would be a sepia wash), then ushabti bone.

on the space shark i used pallid wych flesh, then black wash, then pallid wych flesh again, and some dark red wash around the chin.

>>46394482
use a toothpick or pin for the black part of the eye.

you literally want to dab the absolute smallest amount onto it.

>>46394869

What are, poor? Frances pls, just invest in a micron ink pen.

>>46394909
i've got a 0.1, but a pin is still thinner.

>>46394963

>not a 0.05

Pleb

>>46394218
I decided to go for a cheaper one without a tank, and if I decide if I need a tank, I will either send it back or buy an airtank to attach to it.

>>46391399

the brush in those pictures is like 0.25mm long...

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Gotta say, I'm not a huge fan of 4chan's "Hey look! We're Google+!" April Fool's Day joke.

>>46395401

Don't call it a joke, call it a Age of Hiro update

>>46394594
not currently, at work.

and trying to plan out a flat cutout for a multi-level blockhouse for combat encounters...doing that WITHOUT using curved sections AT ALL is neither easy nor fun...

>>46395147
I've been trying to find a tank that comes separate, but outside of something from Bongland, no dice, and I ain't spending my burgbux on that shipping.

>>46395505
oh, and I'm limited to only using 90 degree angles(no idea how to model a box-joint that mates at any other angle while being compatible with other adjacent joints...)

>>46395509
Have you tried Harbor Freight? I know they sell airtanks, but I'm not sure how that would work on attaching to a compressor meant for airbrushing.

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>>46384980
>>46384894
>all those faggots not using DOT 3 brake fluid to strip their minis

step up senpai

>>46395401
I'm mostly okay with it, but the highlighting of posts when you hover over post numbers is too subtle.

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First time painting in a fair while. Haven't done my rust/cleanup but I'm fairly happy with it.

>>46395654

I thought that was only necessary for pewter.

>>46395668
I fucking hate my phone

>>46395668

How does it feel to paint in space? How does no gravity affect your paint strokes?

>>46395672
Nah m8, I've been using it for almost 10 years now, works like a charm for plastic, as it doesnt' damage it, but it works just as well on metal minis.

It's realy efficient, however the process takes at least 10 hours, usually you just leave your figs overnight, and in the morning they're ready for painting again.

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>>46395672
>>46395759
+ it's really cheap

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So how are my orks coming along? I still have to do highlights on them but this is the general scheme. Any ideas to make them stand out?

>>46395695
I'll repost next thread, when I transfer to my computer.

>>46395793
Some rusting on the blades/guns might look nice

>>46395613
Yep, that's even where I got my compressor/airbrush kit from. They don't sell the needed adapters for compressor->tank or tank->filter/regulator, and even then, the smallest one (5 gal) is way too big for just hobby airbrushing. I'd be more willing to just buy another compressor that comes with a tank and have a backup.

>>46387558
Thin your paints a little more

>>46395793
get some runefang steel and do chips and flakes on the metal yellow bits like the axe blade and gun covers, the yellow is really pretty and solid though, so major props on that, but unless you like clean orks I can guarantee it will make them look damn orky. Mud spatters optional but those are a bit harder to do small-scale, so I guess just general combat weathering and dings. solid colors all around though!

>>46395986
Have you noticed any problems with just using a compressor with no tank? Any problems with the paint applying?

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Long time no see. The counting guy here.

Here's my miniature number 22. Took another break from painting muh smurfmarines - here's my Lord Celestant.

It was a blast to paint. Some minor mistakes here and there.

>>46396085
oh, and one more thing, darken the oustanding metal with a wash or two of nuln oil to make the brighter steel flecks stand out and not just look the same as other metallic parts, but thats up to you since it will change the overall tone of the model, emphasizing the yellow more.

>>46394532
As I said, that's the technique I followed, friend.

>>46395654
>DOT 3
Step up scrub, DOT 4 is where it is at.

>>46378931
Are there any ferns there? Those friggin things look lifelike!

>>46396092
Not really since I do it in short bursts on only a couple minis at a time right now. Once I start working on like basecoating an IG platoon or something a tank may be more important.

>Three failed attempts at connecting to reCaptcha
>Not the first 4chan connection issue I've had today
Maybe this is the real April Fools prank...

>>46396613
Ah, that's good to hear. I'm mostly painting infinity minis, so I don't have to basecoat an entire IG platoon.

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Got gifted 4 cans of white primer so I'm very quickly painting some DV termis to get into it. Quite a change after years of black primer.

Also, I didn't bother putting up the rest of the lamps for that photo.

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>>46396688
>Luther Buckley
>Dark Angels
>Luther

>>46396688
>white primer
>DV termis

Lookin' gr8 so far. What's your off-white base coat on that armour, Bleached Bone?

>>46396792
Ushabti Bone with a few drops of Ulthuan Grey

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How do you paint your bolters?

>>46396688
>that pale blue glowing eyes

I think it's best combo I've ever seen with DA termies

>>46395793
too yellow, IMO orks looks better in browns, with only small areas makred with clan colours like belt buckles, shoulderpads, single panels on weapons etc. Also need some dags and checkers here and there.

>>46383789
the paints a bit too thick but i like the colors

>>46395793
OI DEZ BOYZ ARE SO BRIGHT I CANT' SEE EM

Guys, I'm planning a salamander devastor squad with 3-4 heavy bolters, but don't have time atm to build em.
Can you post some astartes (any) devastors to inspire me a bit? for the emps?

>>46396999
>Dip brush into paint pot
>thin paint
>Apply brush to bolter

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>>46397482
>Can you post some astartes (any) devastors to inspire me a bit? for the emps?

Sure thing, "Judith".

>>46397531
Nice oldschool stuff! I dig the knee pad heraldry, gonna get my space negros a few dragon heads on their knees.
And that banner guy gave me an idea.
I guess I want some form of standard bearer in my devastors too, but not on the marines' backpacks. How can I model a fluffy salamander flag token? What about using servitor skulls to carry a flag? That could look a bit wonky, though.

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>>46397482

Not devastators, but i got some WiP Salamanders here.

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Working on the next 10 Skeleton Archers for my Undead legions/Tomb Kings tribute.

Gods, I wish I had some chariots for this but, chinaman stalkers will have to do for now.

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>>46397612
>How can I model a fluffy salamander flag token?

Mine is an Imperial Astropath, converted to carry a Space Marine back banner at the top of his staff. Damn thing breaks every time I take it somewhere! He's meant to look like one of the chapter serfs on the cover of the Fifth Edition Blood Angels Codex.

My other thought was to convert the plastic Dark Angel "Watcher in the Dark" who carries the sword as a "Perfidious Relic". Naturally, you'd replace the sword with a bosspole and make him yer banna wava.

>What about using servitor skulls to carry a flag?

That could work, although it might require you to model some trailing cables to hold the skulls up - otherwise, yer banna's gonna drag on the ground. Oh, and you'd probably have to come up with a custom banna, too!

>>46397148
Thanks. I gave all my DA blue lenses because the red always looked a bit too edgy. And if it's one thing Dark Angels don't need, it's additional edge.

>>46395793
I don't like orcs (even less orks) but I found myself staring at your pic for a while.
I think you pulled a great yellow there, which is usually hard to, you should be proud.
A bit of weather or battle damage could be what you are looking for.

Lads, I gave 10 tactical marines and 2 assault marines a trip through 24 hours of simple green.

When I took them out and took a brush to them, the GW paints came right off... but the Army Painter base+primer sprays refuse to be removed except for very small areas.

Is Simple Green weak at removing primer or is AP primer just super resistant to this?

>>46397998
Primers in general can be tough to get off. They usually don't actually impede painting over, though.

>>46398075
I see.

One of the models looks like his came off and he's a darker grey than the normal plastic...

Would it be a good idea to do a very quick pass over all of them with the primer before repainting?

Also really wishing I hadn't tried out a red primer one of them, he's gonna stick out like a sore thumb if I don't build up to the teal properly.

Have:money
Want:more plastic
Need:time to paint

How does everyone find time to paint?

Inb4
>4Chan
>NEETs

>>46398156

Go over it with black or brown, those are high pigment density paints but will give you a better result than painting over red.

>>46398192

>time
>painting
>caring

Hoarding is the hobby

>>46398192
Time is the biggest limitation for me as well. Collecting is most of the hobby as a result, assembling and painting is done when there's time.

>>46378203
>Not giving him a shirt that says The Divine Left

>>46398192

>9 to 5 job
> Live alone

Plenty of time to paint

The grey and red marines are being freed from their hell.

Only for me to try again once they emerge. Hopefully it goes better this time.

>>46398932

It sounds nice but it's pretty much code for living in poverty

>>46398935
10/10 for perseverance.

>>46398956

But i like my job.

Why do you assume that every 9-5 job is badly paid?

Also if you can afford GW stuff and have this hobby, you can't live in poverty. Under poverty i imagine scraping by, buying the cheapest food and clothes just so you can afford to pay rent.

>>46399151
My family lives far below the poverty line and I've been buying models with left over money from my scholarship each semester so when I graduate I can focus all money earned from a job into helping out my mom and paying off my small amount of debt.

>>46399269
Don't try to justify your choices to 4chan, 'Carmen'. You cannot win on this path.

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>>46398156
It really depends on several factors. I use non-acetone nail polish remover to strip just about anything because it works in seconds instead of days/weeks, but there are a lot of caveats to using NANPR. I made a video about this but took it down because I felt that I didn't cover the risks of this method appropriately, some things to consider:

1) most of the models I strip are relatively recent GW plastics, and metal
2) metal obviously won't be harmed, in fact you can use straight up acetone on them which is probably even better
3) anyway, my method is to get a bowl of water, toothbrush, and NANPR, go outside to the parking lot, dip the brush in the remover and start scrubbing the paint off the miniature. I can strip a space marine from thick 12 year old's ebay paintjob to bare plastic in about 30 seconds with this method
4) there are some issues. you have to learn how to do it properly, the amounts of remover you need on your toothbrush, and how long you can leave it before it starts to soften the material. if the remover on the mini/brush gets too saturated with paint, it will stop working. dip it in water after you're done to get that shit off or your model will lose detail, I lost a jump pack chaos lord this way
5) you may have to go back over some highly detailed models because paint sludge tends to get stuck in the details, so rinse it, let it dry, and go over it with the remover again
6) do NOT submerge the minis in the remover
7) wear gloves because the toothbrush will sling paint sludge everywhere
8) I've tried it on finecast a few times on small pieces but not enough to be confident that it's ideal for models overall

My camera is a bit shit but pic related is a Helbrute I stripped this way in a couple of minutes. You can still see some primer and red base coat that sludged up and stuck around the gun area with lots of little recesses. I had to go back over that but overall just the first pass stripped better than simple green etc. ever will

>>46399269
>>46399349
carmen is such a fucking liar, she's not "working her way through school", every single of one of those $1 bills in her panty line goes toward her heresy era legions with eventual plans to recreate the drop site massacre WYSIWYG

dunno which project to work on as I finished my slaanesh army for age of sigmar...

1-2continue basing beastmen and maybe buying some daemons
3-4get back to my skaven force
5-6paint my dwarf army
7-8paint some tau
9 just keep going with bolt action shit
0 start painting some flames of war shit

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>>46399916
you know what to do cassie

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>>46399941
was thinking about using this scheme

I'm looking to get into Warhammer 40k finally after I get my tax return.
I'm starting Imperial Guard.
I'm buying Vallejo game color paints. Question is, in general, how far does that 17ml go? I'm assuming I'll be able to paint the Start Collecting set with one bottle of each color I need with lots left over, but beyond that? Sorry if that's an odd question.
Also, is distilled water a fine thinning agent for vallejo paints?
Thanks in advance.

>>46400128
I've bought like 3 pots of the same color ever.

>>46398956
Not really. I have that kind of job, live alone, and I've got plenty enough money to fritter away on overpriced bits of plastic.

>>46400016
lux dope

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>>46392398
>>46392335
I've been reading the op links thanks will help me loads. The videos I've been watching seem to be for more advanced painting techniques.

>>46386836
>>46385179
>>46384686
>>46384348
Alright got an updated materials list now. Been watching a few videos and reading the op links so I'm about ready to start.

>>46388057

Really nice blending. Keep at it.

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>lets see what ebay has tod-
>1000€

Man, what a shame its buttfuckingugly

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>Finish model
>Think I may have actually done ok this time
>Grab some better lighting
>It's grainy as fuck

God damn it.

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Painting my mechanicus with a Stegadon scale green base like pic. I don't know what colour to make the inside of the robes on skitarii, I was thinking maybe orange-brown or simple cream robe.