Minature Painting and Modelling General

OP here. Would mixing Temple Guard Blue with some either white scar or Vallejo Glacier Blue yield me a color similar to Baharroth Blue? My dumbass didn't pick up a pot the last week they were on sale in my LGS.

>>46909877

I'm in the UK, about 40-ish miniatures, pretty good finish. Budget isn't a problem, so long as it's less than £200.

>>46909893
Tough to say. My inclination is probably, but getting the right amount would be really difficult. I might transfer the paints to dropper bottles to try and make finding a precise ratio easier.

>>46910171
>40-ish miniatures,
>pretty good finish
>less than £200.

So £5 a miniature.

These guys do a £5/mini rate for basic infantry and basic painting http://www.golempaintingstudio.co.uk/pricing.htm#

These guys charge the unit's price from GW as the painting fee for 'tabletop' standard, but also offer 'above tabletop' for double the unit's price http://www.the-vanus-temple.com/warhammer-commission-painting-service/

>>46910307
They're both in dropper bottles, but the process of transferring them is quite tedious, so I might give that up and just switch back over to pots as the bottles run out.

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I accidentally mixed up too much greenstuff while I was doing some gap filling on some other stuff so I decided to give sculpting a bird head a go.
it's not perfect, nor finished but i'm really not used to sculpting stuff and i'm pretty happy with how it's turning out

>>46910428
Thanks for the information.

Is using Windex/Water mix a good way to clean brushes while painting?

God damn, nail polish remover smells RANCID.

>Scrubbing 100 models down
>After model 22 I want to die
And women put this near their SKIN?

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>>46910819
Yeah it smells terrible. Be sure not to let the models sit in it though, even non-acetone will eat plastic if it's left in there long enough.

>>46911004
Just letting them sit for a few minutes to get that last bit of primer off.

Last time I ever use a non black/grey/white primer, I tell you what.

>>46910673

No, Windex has ammonia which will ruin certain brushes.

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>>46910673
>Is using Windex/Water mix a good way to clean brushes while painting?

Cleaning *while* you're painting?

I have a big cup of water that I rinse my brushes out in. If I'm painting with a metallic paint, I use different brushes and a different cup, or else I stop what I'm doing and clean both the cup and the brushes before switching from non-metallic to metallic or back again.

The actual brush *cleaning* comes after I'm done with the session.

>>46911244
>No, Windex has ammonia which will ruin certain brushes.

I also imagine the addition of the extra chemicals might change the flow properties of whatever paint you're trying to use while you're ... well, you know, painting!

>>46911555
that's the point of windex in water, cheap flow improver

>>46910571
:y

>>46910819
To be fair, they don't marathon it's fume inhalation like you are doing with all those models.

>>46911908
That is true.

I'm sure I'll die long before my wife does, at any rate, given how much fumes this hobby puts into my head.

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So I'm trying to build terrain from various materials, just playing around with them, got a few ideas and testing a couple of methods to glue them together.

Currently I'm trying to build an ammo crate out of coffee wooden stirring sticks. Got some clay as well, maybe I'll build a stone wall that's half blown off or something.

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>>46912119

>>46911555
>I also imagine the addition of the extra chemicals might change the flow properties of whatever paint you're trying to use while you're ... well, you know, painting!

A tiny drop of Windex is a very popular surface tension breaker and flow aid for airbrushers/wash users. Dish soap has also been used.

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Reposting WIP of my green knight for thoughts/critique. Still need to highlight the greens further & want to try freehand on the barding eventually too.
Also missing his shield atm.

So, I move around a lot. What's the best way to safely transport a bunch of minis?

>>46912152
>>46912119

The glue could do with cleaning up, but pretty solid nonetheless.

>>46913291
looks good. just needs higher highlights to make it really pop. everything looks great, you just need that final 10%

>>46913319
the only safe way to transport them is by using a foam case either by buying foam, cutting it in size for every miniature until you have enough slots for all of them and then encasing the whole foam in a hard case or you can buy a case for them with those slots already made.

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Finally figured out how to properly photograph infantry.

May also have figured out how to properly highlight them, too.

He's not perfect, but he's only a sergeant; I knocked out him and his squad over the course of a week.There's maybe eight more like him to go.

>>46910819
Plus it causes CNS damage. You absorb it through your skin in addition to the vapor. You really should use something else if possibel

>>46913319
Use smaller scale like 6mm and magnetic bases. Get some boxes and put a steel plate in the bottom for the magnet to stick to. Galvanized steel roofing flashing sheets can be bought for extremely cheap at a hardware store. Since the base to height ratio is so high they basically cannot tip over and the magnets will keep them from knocking about from bumps.

Can anyone recommend me some alternatives to gw brushes? Im not spending 10 bucks per brush thanks

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>>46909854
So, a while back I figured out a way to potentially make dirt cheap Valhallan's. I was gonna post pics in the thread, then life happened.

So now, way after everyone has stopped caring, I show you my results.

Tips if you want to try this
Pros
>The warlord greatcoat infantry are pretty cheap, even if only 25 out of 40 are greatcoats. Plus side, you can direct order sprues from Warlord so you can get them cheaper
>Victoria Lamb weapons work well with them, especially now that weapons are resin they'll be easier to work with.

Cons
>GW weapons are fucking stupid big compared to them, I'll give you a close up picture of the GW weapons in a bit, it really highlights how big GW weapons are.
>other than weapons, all these guys have is Soviet gear. You'll want some extra sci fi bits I think to future them up a bit, but they look good as is

I don't have any heavy weapons or I'd make a heavy weapon team with the prone bodies. On the bright side, a single box gets you 20 regular infantry and 5 prone guys to use for heavy weapons, you just need a source for weapons.

Let me know if the pics are too big, this is a new phone and it's a bit finicky with photos

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>>46915918
Rear view with all the kit they come with. Lots of shovels, hip bags, backpack sacks, etc.

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>>46915968
Fun fact, the chainsword is literally taller than the guy carrying it.

Also, the meltas are huge too.

I personally would recommend third party chainsword and special weapons. Vic makes good ones that obviously fit this scale, but mad robot makes good stuff too. If I wanted to make an army of these guys, I'd probably go all Vic for weapons.

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>>46916036
Shit uploaded the blurry photo by accident.

Heres the better one

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Just PURGED almost $3,500 worth of 40K I have collected over the last 2 decades. BA, DA, SW, GK, -=][=-, and old metal Eldar.

Distilled it all down to my Thousand Sons, Daemons of Tzeentch, and the core (and mostly new/current models) Eldar.

Feels. So. Good.

Now I am just breaking everything down into organized bitz containers and/or fully constructing the core elements of my armies.

Bought myself a Chaos Vindicator as a present ;) It's also what I have wanted to finish off my Thousand Sons for a really long time. Just wouldn't allow myself to buy anything new until I got rid of my HOARD.

>>46916115
>Distilled it all down to my Thousand Sons, Daemons of Tzeentch, and the core (and mostly new/current models) Eldar.
Oh, and I have a small Harlequins force that is on sprue on the walls still (and one set of the previous finecast models).

>>46916115
Are you the man they film vertical cell phone video for?

>>46916115
>old metal eldar
you sold it all I assume?

>>46916144
LOL, I put it like this specifically to avoid watching videos and never even thought of that!
I like it for viewing /tg/ and blogs/tutorials. I can turn it horizonal.

>>46916150
Yes sir! To one awesome dude that I am sure I will play some games with in the future. He started right around the same time I did and was right about the same age. It was nice to see it all go to a nice home.

Me: What do you play?
Buyer: Everything.

>>46915899
I grabbed some army painter brushes, they worked pretty well, but if you dont mind shelling out a lot of money for brushes that will pretty much keep you set for the rest of your life, you can pick up Winsor & Newton Sable brushes

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>>46914547
lovely work, Anon. That's all.

>>46910819
Please tell me that you're using a mask and doing this in an open place.

>painting devilfish
>leave underside just basecoated because nobody will look at it

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>>46910571

You don't sculpt something like that in one mix.

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Can someone identify this for me?

>>46916072
I actually like the look of the GW weapons on them. Helps bring them in line. They are like new recruits, still in their teens. Probably won't survive the fight.

>>46916634
Just going by the weird white material, could be kingdom death, but I could buy that head as an old GW sculpt. Got a better photo?

>>46916634
Bones, maybe?

>>46914547
That's amazing. Love the neatness. Great work!

>>46916676
>>46916702
nope, all I got. it's in an ebay lot with some other Chaos stuff that I think I can get a good deal on.

>>46916634
It's Rauthuros from the bones line.

https://www.reapermini.com/Miniatures/Bones/latest/77111

Google is literally magic.

>>46916900
awesome, thanks

Anyone have advice for using army painter colour primer? got a can of the uniform grey i'm gonna be using for some gates of antares stuff, anything in particular i should know about it?

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First 11 Imperial Fist Legionaries. Might touch them up a bit later, but right now focussing on getting the entire army tabletop.

>>46917236

Army Painter dries fast so you have to hold it closer to the models. Like closer than 12 inches. Read the can's directions if you don't believe me. They'll tell you the distance you should hold it at.

The problem with spraying so close is that AP cans also have a fire hose like shotgun nozzle. It's very easy to overspray and drown your miniatures. So be sure to do fast, fine spritzes and mists. Don't just hose your models down.

So I'm looking to upgrade from cheap nylon brushes to Series 7 Sable brushes. Do you guys generally use the miniature brushes more, or just the standard rounds? What size generally? I want to start with 2 or 3 in the most commonly used size and style at the moment.

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>>46917333

I think they're the same. Miniature just has a shorter handle. Size 0 is all you need. If you need one slightly larger get a size 2. They have practically the same point so if you're comfortable with the 2 you don't even need the 0.

Raphael 8404 is better than W&N S7. Pic related, from top to bottom is S7 miniature, S7 regular, and Raphael 8404.

Don't know why you morons keep hyping up W&N S7 as the "best" brush. Guess you've just never held better.

>>46917256
Red and green grenades look like Christmas ornaments and don't really mesh with the yellow armor. I'd change it to red+metal to match their eyes, or just metal.

Everything else looks great.

>>46916115
I wanted to ask since a few threads back anon..
Why you nail your sprues to the wall?

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Small Malifaux Mansion update. I've got some scrap booking paper cut out for the third floor as a test. I think the pin stripe paper could work better due to scale but it literally make my eyes hurt.


>>46918163
I would guess it so it's not all in a box taking up limited shelf space and it also has everything out in the open so you get a reminder of what he has left to build.

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Thoughts on this custom kitbash Tarantula Sentry gun? Gonna make two more like it. Just need to find some spare bits floating around to glue onto the white plasticard on the front to add some detail.

>>46919537
Pretty darn good. It looks like what it's supposed to be too, which is always a plus. ;)

>>46914547
Really like how "clean" he looks, great job on the face.

>>46917236
Be aware that the spray cap is a lot stronger than the one on Citadel sprays (if you used them before), it's very easy to blast details into oblivion. I personally hate it, like everything AP offers, apart from Soft Tone and Dark Tone ink. Their brushes are utter shit as well. Sorry for ranting.

>>46917333

Use regular, miniature have shorter bristles. I have brushes of both varieties but the regular sees more use. Get a 2, 1, 0 possibly 00

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Finished my grail knight champion tonight, thoughts?

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>>46920171
Love the fabric highlights

More lamenters, just a bit more touch up and highlighting to go for the vet sarge

>>46919537
It looks dope. Great job dude!

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Just doing some weathering on the fortress, is too subtle or does it need more?

>>46921150
No, looks really good like that. Don't overdo it.

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>>46921150
Have you considered mixing a bunch of washes and picking out stones?
It's not too much work if you use the right brush, but it would probably take this whole thing to the next level.
Like this building here.

The space between the stones looks a little shallow, maybe you could pin wash it with a dark dirt paint.
Or just apply the paint all over and then rub it of with a cloth so it stays in the recesses.

Aside from that it looks really good already, just a little too uniform imo.

I wanna sculpt a bear headress in my mini but I've never sculpted before, any advice?

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When do bloodmaws paint there mouths red? Is it a right of passage? I need to know before I paint them all.

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>>46921300
Read this. Got some stuff on hair and fur.
You can also use stamps instead of carving it by hand if you got a good source for it.
And just in general block out the shape first.
Something like a rectangle for the snout and the general headshape, slightly smaller than you want the volume of the final piece.
Once that has dried you can add the texture and details onto that without worrying about the general shape turning into a blob anymore.

>>46921326
Isn't that just part of Bran's company's scheme?
Just curious btw, I'm not that deep into SW lore.

>>46921388
Yee, but I don't know, i read something once and can't find it again. They all have black heads, it's the red mouth that I don't know.

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>>46921279

Yea i've done the wash thing before, see photo. I did consider it for a little bit but then seeing how many bloody bricks are on each wall it would take forever and with this castle i just wanted quick and easy. I do plan to go all out when i start to paint my tabletopworld blacksmith building.

>>46909854
Anyone know what tool he's using in the Removing Moldlines video?

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>>46921377
And if you were wondering where Green Stuff comes from...

>>46918163
>>46918256

Well this other anon pretty much nailed my reasoning. You will notice I said I got ride of over 3500$ and over 2 decades with of stuff. I even had boxes still. Like, Rogue Trader SW Long Fangs still with the box mint. I was sick of it all staring at at me.
Plus... All that wall space doing nothing! Also a lot of my bits containers went to the buyer ;)

>>46921377
thanks so much, this is very helpful

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>>46917333
Mind that a really high-end brush is not strictly necessary for good work. Keep it clean and control your hand and you can still do pretty good.

>>46914547 and pic related; I did it with a single Citadel Psycho and a $4 pack of modeling brushes from Walmart, plus about 6 or so colors of Vallejo paint and 4 Citadel washes.

>>46921489
I only use natural, cruelty free vegan greenstuff, you backwards savage.

>>46921781
what paints are you using to get that nice white colour on those insignia's ?

>>46921994
But the cruelty makes it stick better and harden faster

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Tried some freehand - it went pretty well but it feels like a lot of pressure, don't think i'll try any more for a while but I'm happy with how it came out

>>46922497
It looks good.
Time to start the Furry jokes

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Even the FW fb page has to tell people to properly take pictures.

>>46922497
>don't think i'll try any more for a while but

No way! Keep practising, you certainly have the hands and eyes for it. Practice on some paper, but try to replicate that fox in the circle on the terminator's banner.

>>46922568
Get lights in the 5000-6000K range. Tape a piece of parchment paper (that you should already have on hand for your wet palette) over the bulb to help defuse the light to avoid harsh white reflections on the mini. 2 or more light sources are recommended.

Good little graphic, though. I like it.

Also, use PS (or GIMP) to quickly adjust the Colors -> Levels -> Auto while you are cropping that image.

>>46922636
The pdf they put up in the same post is great as well but too heavy for posting.

Any ide on how to reduce it on a phone? Or if someone can do it on their computer and then post it here so that it can be saved it would be great.

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>>46922588
I have a stylized icon for smaller banners and shoulders, just wanted something grand for the large one - but thanks for the kind words!

>>46922557
haha, going with a whole desert fox imperial british big mustache vibe - think thornberry meets fennec fox, SMASHING!

>>46922497
THE WORK OF ONE WHO CONSORTS WITH BEASTS

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Hello /wip/, does anyone here have the FW Fellblade?

I want to convert a GW Baneblade into a Fellblade and the only thing I am missing now is:

How big is the horizontal firing arc of the Quad-LasCannon?

Thanks in advance

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There you go lads, a nice and easy guide in how to take some proper pics, resized by yours truely.

The next chucklefuck to post a sideways 5MB picture gets all of /tg/'s dragon dildos in his rear end.

>>46922636
>Tape a piece of parchment paper [...] over the bulb to help defuse the light

My lights don't get too hot, but as parchment paper is also used for cooking, it has a pretty high heat tolerance. The PP-Tip was given to me by a photographer friend (who will be taking pictures of my Thousand Sons once they are finally complete).

>>46923237
>The PP-Tip was given to me by a photographer friend
did you get yourself tested afterward?

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So its either a Badger RK-1 Krome Airbrush 2-in-1 Ultra Fine Airbrush or the dragon .... how easy/user friendly is it to assemble though?
Lot of mold lines, parts dont fit, etc.?

>>46922065

Vallejo dead white; it goes on as a base over the primer, then a nuln oil wash, then a white overbrush.

>>46923698
testing is for the weak

>>46922730
ah, looks neat!

Anyone order from thewarstore? They have a good paint selection, but I'm always nervous ordering paints from a new store since I've been screwed in getting shitty dried out stuff or stuff that broke in the package before. Their site looks trustworthy and all that, but I always like to be sure

>>46917256
man these look amazing, but may i ask how you made the bases or more where did ya get the material, im still pretty new to the hobby

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So much money wasted.

>>46924963
looks amazing, at least. maybe a bit more white on those weapons.

So how do I go about using washes? I'm pretty new to painting and I've picked up some basic tricks, but I have very little idea how to go about using them

>>46925152
>maybe a bit more white on those weapons.
The blue primary weapons, that is. The purple is fine.

>>46924963
Weeeeeell. The base is too small for starters. Makes him look like a naughty boy waiting to be told off by the headmaster.

Probably over airbrushed too. It's a tool, not a solve-everything button.

>>46925163
For starters: don't just slather washes all over flat surfaces. It looks awful. Use a smaller brush and only put it in the recesses with flat things.

On textured stuff like fur and faces though, go mad. These are when it really shines.

If you're washing a larger area, do it all in one go, or you'll get a line where it dries.

>>46925288
Whatever you're washing though, watch out for pooling.
If there's too much wash in a recess, use your brush like a sponge to draw some of it away.
If you don't do this you can get bubbles and general Bad Stuff when the wash is dry, and it's not easy to fix at that point.
Check a little bit after you've finished brushing the wash on, because gravity is a thing.

>>46925288
>>46925473
Would it be possible to apply a wash (just a diluted layer paint) with a drybrushing technique instead of slathering it?

Like would a drab wash applied sparingly make for good dirt/soot accumulation?

>>46925687
You would stipple or sponge the wash on for that effect, but yes.

>>46916440
I like to live dangerously.

I prime and strip models in my room with my windows open.

I'll probably die soon.

>>46919968
I learned this the hard way.

My AP Black Primer basically turned some assault terminator storm shields into a blob of black with a super light dusting that worked fine on the rest of the model.

Why are militarum tempestus scions so fuckin annoying to put together.

The arms are a pain in my balls. I've had these 5 guys sitting here for a week waiting for their rifles, but I cant get the left wrist attached to the hand on the rifle right. Its kinda driving me bonkers.

>>46925950
I feel you.

I keep running into an issue with Devastator Marines with grav cannons.

The wrist never lines up with the hand so they always look like they have disjointed wrists.

It's getting to the point that I might just stop trying to use grav devastators and upgrade to centurions.

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Emma is a qt, fuck that goon Duncan.

TRY EVERYTHING

also get out

>>46925899
>I'll probably die soon.

Solvent poisoning is not a fucking joke and it accumulates over long-term exposure.

Stop priming in your room, start treating solvents seriously and you might survive to see your army painted without long-term brain damage.

http://www.thompsons.law.co.uk/workplace-illnesses-and-diseases/solvent-exposure-injury-compensation-claims.htm#symptoms_solvent_exposure

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You're a big squig.

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>>46926019
Emma's cute, but Duncan is wife material.

>>46926051
>Can affect fertility

Aw fuck.

>>46926019
Has anyone had a chat with any of the two?

>>46921326
Bump

>>46926262
I fucked one.

>>46924963
needs more church

>>46925950
I ran into a similar problem with my Deathmarks. They were impossible to pose correctly and glue without 3 or 4 hands.

Using green stuff and super glue together solved the problem. You have some time to pose them, they actually stay where you put them, and it dries nice and solid.

>>46926177
Anon we both know that won't matter to you or me

>>46926694
I can at least pretend I'm worried, right?

Wanting kids is normal, innit?

>>46926262
I had a dream that Emma and I shared a hug. She grabbed my balls, I liked it.

>>46924963
Does the kit come with the smashed chimera? I've seen a couple with that on the base.

>>46924945
Textured plasticard, 1/50 scale. I picked it up at my local model shop, which sells mainly model trains and airfix kits: most staff at such small business hobby stores are usually more then helpful, just ask for it. In british pounds, it cost me less then £10 for enough plasticard for a while 3000 point army with plenty spare.

As for making them, it's a simple case of cutting, gluing to base then cleaning up. I recommend adding at least two different textures to each base to add variety.

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>>46926746
>Wanting kids is normal, innit?

Wanting kids is normal. Wanting your kids not to grow up and be faggot Eldar or Tau players... now *that's /tg/ at its finest!

>>46927354
>Implying I'd let anyone in my family do that

I already steered my younger brother towards making Guardsmen, I'll do the same with my fictional child.

>>46927430
And lo, as he starts batch painting the 60th to 70th guardsman, his hatred doth buildeth and buildeth...

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Do space wolfs have imperial guard? Also, should I do Viking guard to match my space Vikings or japs

>>46927354
>Starship Troopers Bug
good taste

>>46927548
No space marine chapter "controls" an Imperial Guard company/regiment, however they could have been on campaign with each other for a long enough time to rub off on each other.

Also Vikings, but nice pic

>>46927574
Technically the Ultramarines do, as they have the Realm of Ultramar PDF to draw from as they please.

>>46921326
What the fuck are bloodmaws?

>>46927574
>No space marine chapter "controls" an Imperial Guard company/regiment

IG is the best way to represent PDF like http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Ultramar_Auxilia though, which is nigh-indistinguishable from Guard.

>>46927631
Space wolf company. One of 13.

>>46927627
>>46927639

I was under the impression that they respected the Marines enough to follow them and whatnot but they were still technically autonmous of each other

>>46926019
Duncan was in my dreams again...

>>46927672
Given that technically Ultramar is ruled by the Ultramarines, they could simply be ordered along. They're a PDF force, entirely subservient to the planetary (regional) governor, who happens to be the leader of the Ultramarines Legion.

>>46927672
Technically autonomous, but as Ultramar is literally ruled by the Ultramarines...
http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Ultramar

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>>46927627
>>46927639
>>46927781
>>46927786

>>46927937
No I prefer my marines with Hydras on their shoulder, rather than toilet seats.

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>>46927937

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>>46928084
>mfw

>>46924712
Warstore is the best us based website I've ever used. Probably spent over $900 through them, at least $90 of that paint and supplies.

They are very awesome dudes, ship quickly, ship cheap, and ship your stuff securely.

Not to shill but they're the online store I order from. They've never failed me and will do their best to get stuff there on time and in one piece.

Can anyone tell me about varnish?

I'm putting together a bunch of models that need to be painted in stages. What is the best way to assemble a painted model without ruining the paint job while also getting the strongest bond on the part?
Super glue?
Plastic glue?
Mask the plastic or just scrape off the paint before gluing?

>>46928528
Are they plastic or metal? For plastic, super or plastic glue works fine but be careful how much you put on. For metal get it prepared for pinning, then paint, then pin.

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Working on my Iron Hands vindicator.

>>46928528
all plastic, stardrakes and dracoths for an extremis chamber in Age of Sigmar

the riders need to be painted separately before being put on the saddles and the drake's wings need to be added later because it's so difficult to paint the areas around them

>>46924963
Assembling/pinning all that resin? I don't envy you one bit.

Looks good. More hazard stripes would have been cool but that's my inner IW talking

>>46928675
Stardrakes look like they should be fine with the wings attached tbqh. I'd rather work around them than deal with matching up that skin-on-skin join (with lots of weight on it, that any catch on the end of the wing will apply a lot of leverage to.)

For the riders, they'll hardly be load bearing so you can either do a tiny spot of superglue or, (what I'd do) put a pin in the saddle and a hole in their ass, and just put a dab of superglue on the pin when the time comes to reunite them.

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marble anon, did some more tests
watcha think? big shoulder pad still needs gloss varnish

>>46928918
if I take the superglue approach, do I need to scrape off the paint at the join or will superglue over paint be okay?

>>46929069
I think the lines need to be a bit sharper, but it has potential

>>46929084
scraping the paint at the join will be stronger, but unless you pick them up by the riders you can probably get away with not doing that.

If scraping the paint, might as well use plastic glue (carefully).

>>46929069
You're getting better, that's for sure.

>>46929069
>>46929107
To be super-helpful, I actually think the lines are a bit too distinct, and cloudy areas would look better.

Painting by committee is rough, anon.

I can see brush marks in your black on the other shoulder, though, which isn't good.

>>46929125
Personally, I just grab some painting tape and stick some on the joint before priming.

>>46929154
well, black just got a first basecoat so ignore it, i only finished the marble

it sucks because I actually thought I nailed it this time

>>46929192
I think that it might help if you posted the references you're using with the effect, so we can say whether you've replicated what you're aiming for well.

Everyone seems to have different expectations for marble.

>>46929192
I think it looks good, but I also have no other marble comparison to base it off of. I think once you put on the varnish it'll look better because in my minds eye marble is shiny

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>>46929069
I tried a marble effect on a converted casket of souls last year, pic related. I think you trying black on white is probably the hardest colour combo you could choose though (white on black would have been easier imo)

Heres the tutorial I used for it http://www.mengelminiatures.com/2014/08/tutorial-black-marble.html

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>>46929222
>>46929214

>>46929225
i am actually gonna do black marble too, so thanks bruh

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>>46929069
Don't inox of you've seen that picture already, but might help, along with Duncan's tutorial.

>>46929472
Don't know*

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>>46929331
Shitty MS paint edit, but I hope this captures what I was talking about with the lines being too sharp.

>>46929604
i see what you mean now, maybe its just the white being too white then? since the actual marble looks diluted with black/ slightly blueih

>>46929807
You're obviously going to paint the white a flat white to start with.

The initial wash in >>46929472 for honey marble to add the stained areas could be one approach, as well as wobbling your brush to make the lines slightly fuzzy-edged. You can also feather the thin paint out from your lines in places, which I think Duncan mentioned in that advent calendar tutorial he did.

>>46929881
oh you're going to wash it? then ignore me i thought you were done with it

>>46929911
I ( >>46929881 ) am not marble anon.

Noob question- how the hell do you paint on the Marine armor plates on, say, the upper thigh while layering after basecoat and a wash without blotting out the shading? Am I just not being careful enough?

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Working on a Feral Orks team for Gorkamorka. Weirdboy, Squig rider and Brute with Big Hamma.
The hammerhead is just a big and menacing-looking chunk of scrap they found in the desert.

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Hey wip, I'm looking for input on blight wasps. I was cleaning them up to assemble tonight, but I realized I'm not sure how to make them fit with my legion scheme.

Any Ideas? I was thinking I could make them a departure, with really saturated (the painted models are more deeply saturated outside of the photo) butterfly wings, or maybe more subdued like moths.

>>46926177
Well that explains why the girlfriend's pill works so well...

>>46918093
>>46917256
This. Or just tone the green way down. Like a dark green-brown/yellow.

>>46920171
The head part of the horses cloth looks bland. Maybe do the same pattern from the back on the head? Otherwise great stuff!

>>46922730
That's actually pretty neat. OC, right?

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I finally went ahead and ordered some bits I have been eyeing.

How long do these kinds of usually ship? It's from UK to Denmark.

>>46913291
>>46920171
Your grays look supremely messy. Overall I think you're trying some ambitious stuff and clearly pushing your personal limits with some of the techniques, which I applaud

>>46924963
Maybe it's just this angle, but your assembly looks wonky.The head and those exhaust (?) things on top particularly appear off-kilter

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>want to stick that gatling gun from the dreadknight kit in the nose of a dakkajet
>check the bits stores
>nope, they're all out of dreadknight gatling guns
>like hell am I going to buy the whole kit just to loot a gun
What do?

Neuropathy dark eldar anon here.
What are some easy to paint scheme for dark eldar kabalite warriors? (Dry brushing > edge highlighting )
Was thinking of using metallics
Please help

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My Baneblade kit's coming in tomorrow, does anyone have any tips or know of a good guide for dealing with really large vehicles? Only ever painting infantry minus a helbrute and a Russ which looks awful.

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>>46932171
>does anyone have any tips or know of a good guide for dealing with really large vehicles?

There is a "How To Paint Citadel Tanks" guide in the OP under "Citadel Painting Guides".

>>46932240
>Rounded sides
Wait
You're not supposed to use regular dice?

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>>46931914
well im stealing that idea, later NERD

Gatling gun from IG tank

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>>46931914
LOOT DA ENTIRE DREADKNIGHT YA GROT

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>>46930837
yeah, here's my full thing fluffwise so i can keep things straight

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>>46912119
>>46912152
Finally done building this ammo crate that can also be used as a hidden objective marker as the top side of the box can be moved. Added random bits from the rogue trader kit, cut a knife in half and glued it on top of the crate to make it look like someone just put a knife through the crate, added an ammo pack and a bolter as well.

Going to prime it later and then paint it. I was thinking about making a tiny stencil of a wolf or an ammo symbol like a three bullets surrounded by a circle and then painting it with a white over the wood to further reinforce the "ammo crate" idea. Going to use Leadbelcher for some nails on the sides and going to paint the bits as well.

Whaddya think? Coffee wooden stirring sticks crate.

>>46927781
PDFs aren't used offensively. And although any planetary defense force is going to be under the control of their planetary governor (which in the case of any planet in Ultramar is going to be Lord Macragge), Guard regiments drawn from the Ultramar system are going to be under the command of the Lord Commander Militant, as is the case with all other regiments.

>>46932298
Obviously you have to use Citadel™ Games Workshop™ Artificer™ Dice-cubes™ to get the optimal rolling experience.

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>>46932864

>>46923710
I have a badger krome and an iwata eclipse. The krome just adds the ability to do finer details. It will save you a lot of time, especially blending those smaller bits. Get it first, then the dragon - that way you can use it on the dragon.

>>46932887
>>46932864
Pretty cute. Now do fifty more.

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wip howling banshee kitbash.
Wash painting worked pretty well for the white.

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and some WIP Fire Dragon conversions. much more progress to be done on these.

>>46933024
I was thinking about making a mold of it and casting it in plastic.

>>46933356
might want to gloss coat it heavily first so that the wood's texture doesn't make it stick to the mold

>>46933356
identical imperfections would bother me too much

I'd rather just assembly-line a dozen of them in an afternoon, or something.

>>46933385
True but then I lose the wood texture which is important.
I guess I'll have to make fifty more by hand.

>>46933435
That's also true, tho, this takes a god awful lot of time.

>>46924963
Is that the Puerto Rican flag?

>>46928034
What's the difference?

>>46927430
>>46927500
>Tfw my little brother is a little "FOR THA EMPRAH" shitposter but thinks Marines are for pussies so he aspires to fielding Guard when he's older

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>>46933690
Good kid

>>46921994
what you use might be cruelty free, but its certainly not more natural than than creature

>>46928495
google could with such a vague question

>>46930460
Have the chitin and the skin be the same type of tone and the wings be that vibrant pink the Naga has around it's mouth.

>>46930100
noob bumping for obvious question

>>46924963
I fucking love how no one mentioned the white background yet. Hahahaa

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>>46928635
Bro, need to see more if you have some. Will attach my recent IH accomplishments in return

>>46915918
man those guys look sweet. the lasguns actually look pretty good, but those meltas are stupidly huge.

>>46921150
I think that the water stains at the tops look great, but they are a bit too stark on the rest of the wall.

I would say either tone them down a bit, or darken/weather the rest of the wall more.

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Deathwatch so far. Ultramarine, and Imperial Fist are still WIP. Plus barrels and bases aren't done on any.

Once I have 15 I'm going to make a 3x5 tiered display stand for them.

I tried to do unique weapons on the conversions. E.g. The Carcharadons gauntlet, and bayonetted bolt pistol. And the Flesh Tearers chain-knife.

What would you recommend as weapons for a Minotaur, Crimson Fist, Lamenter, Emperors Scythe, Black Dragon, and Son of Antaeus?

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>>46934393
Did you use the forge world IH method for them?
> base leadbelcher
> 4 coats of nuln oil

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>>46934513
>deathwatch carcharodon
NICE

>>46934538
Is it really that simple?

I should give that a try.

>>46929604

Yeah, I see your trouble. Your black's too black, and your white's not white enough. What you want is to try and simulate depth.

Try taking your white and drybrushing it into the surface. It'll deliver a textured coating that'll blend into the basecoat, giving a textured fade to the black. Should do marble decently.

My Knight world has an Egypt theme because before the Heresy they were helped ou by the thousand Sons, where can I get good Egyptian bits outside ebay now that tomb kings are scrap

>>46934393
Actually Leadbelcher spray, black dry brush, nuln to finish. Then runelord and agraz for brass. Iron breaker for brighter metals

>>46934538
Shit >>46936094 meant for you not me

>>46929604
I believe Duncan has a good video on this

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Are starship troopers models not "true" plastic?

Because I've been trying to glue these warrior bugs together with testors liquid cement and it ain't doing shit. The models you see already built were like that when I got the lot, so I have no idea what the last guy used.

It definitely seems like they're a different material. Normally you'd see stuff melting in a minute or so, but with these guys no luck. Kind if a shame because I'm worried the super glue will pop off eventually, but oh well

>>46936290
I have never seen a blue label Testors glue, but im not sure if thats a big deal either.

Also I didnt know Starship Troopers had models, now im going to have to buy some because its one of my favorite movies, fuck you for showing me :)

>>46936290
That's good root beer.

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>>46927354

>start playing 40k in 3rd ed
>poorfag kid at the time can not into money
>as soon as i can i get a job to into money
>tau line comes out and fall in love with it
>i into tau
>4th comes along and the student becomes the master
>even though tau are not one of the top tier armies in 4th i am kicking ass and taking names
>5th ed hits
>HOLY KILL POINT FACTORY BATMAN!!!!
>still play them because screw buying and painting another army
>suffer though 5th and 6th
>tau get a new book
>be accused of being a bandwagon tau player.

Bitch im a tau fag to the bone. through thick and thin i play tau. If you want to know pain then play 5th ed tau. For fucks sake SOB had an easier time in 5th.

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>>46936395

Eh. This is better.

>>46936487
>4 pack
For what purpose?

>>46926130
For you

>>46930100
I'm having some trouble understanding your question.

>>46936531
>>46930100
I think hes putting wash on the flat panel. On Space Marines the wash should really be focused on the recesses.

>>46936511

Thats how the sell all their soda too.

I do not care for most of it but the root beer and cream soda they make are the drink of the gods.

>>46936563
Is the cream soda alcoholic?

>>46936574

No. Its just damn good cream soda.

I wish they made an alcoholic cream soda though... that sounds tasty.

>>46936361
Good luck man, they're hard as hell to find, although stuff like plasma bugs and hoppers are still cheap.

Best bet is looking for starter sets, but you're gonna shit a brick when you see how much they go for now. I got lucky and picked up most of my stuff when it was at its lowest (like MI boxes for 6 bucks type cheap) my advice would be snooping around on swap forums and join the starship troopers game Facebook page, they tend to find leads on cool stuff every so often and help each other find models

Now people are jacking up the prices to stupid levels trying to milk the market.

On the bright side, rebelminis has the rights to most of the more original metal sculpts, so you can still get movie light infantry, spider bugs, the grizzly suits, Chas bots, cliff mites, etc.

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pretty new to the hobby, just on my first kit after royally fucking bungling the dark vengeance ones i got secondhand. i'm pretty happy with how the flamer is coming along

>>46931914
Buy Dreadknight and viola you now have ample material for a looted Deff Dread too!

Is there a specific brand of sticky tac I should get? I got the white sticky tac at my local CVS and it holds for like, a minute, and then shit falls apart

>>46936722

There's no difference between brands. The "official" blue one is a bit softer and less crumbly while the white poster tack is firmer, but the white stuff still sticks just fine. My white stuff was from 3M and is called poster mounting tack.

>>46936722

Knead it more. Keep kneading it until it starts to get warm and even hot. It should get stickier.

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Just picked up an Infinity Father Knight to paint for fun, I gotta say, just looking at the model makes me rock hard because I'm so used to painting Citadel models with their cartoony proportions. Dem slender legs man.

Can't wait to spend weeks painting it

>>46934513
Looks really nice man, they're coming along really well.

I guess you could do something with the bone sabre things for the black dragon guy, and I'd say either a power fist or a sternguard bolter would suit the crimson fist.

Not really sure what you could do for the other chapters. Maybe a power spear and storm shield for the minotaur?

>>46936983

Be sure to post it when it's done anon. Infinity has some great fucking models.

>>46925152
>>46925183
>>46926962
>>46928900
>>46933560
>>46934089

Oh it's not mine. Just one I saw on FB. God no, I don't have that kind of money to spare, and even I did, I wouldn't use an airbrush so intensely.

>>46936422
I only started playing 2 years ago and when my friends hosted an intro match for the gang to get into the hobby, I picked tau because one of they guys was using his guard for the match. I then settled for Grey Knights (which I'm currently regretting because I'm like at a 90% loss rate), but early last year I started my Tau army. Now I'm working on my Dark Eldar and seeing how AdMech just WIPED the floor with my Grey Knights tonight (I conceded turn 2), I'm already regretting DE because I was between AdMech and them. Picked DE because that fluff and aesthetic are GREAT.

>>46936561
...Thanks.

I'm actually asking about how to apply layer paints for Space Marines when it comes to details.

>>46937476
Oh... then I guess the answer is yes.

Is anyone here able to offer any advice on painting bone coloured armour?

>>46921326
>>46921388
>>46921419
The Bloodaws are part of Bran Bloodmaws company. Bran is regarded as particularly viscous and animalistic, even for SW. The Curse of the Wulfen seems to haunt his company the most and Bran himself is rumored to be cursed by it (although he can actually control it). The FW rules for Bran have you roll each turn to replace his model with a super deathkillmurderwerewolf.

Also maw=mouth, BloodMaw=Bloody Mouth

>>46937649
>Bran is regarded as particularly viscous
Left him in the acetone too long, huh?

>>46937534
I mean any tips for applying layer paints on Marines?

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Finally finished the tracks and undercarriage on my lifta-droppa, now it's just the exhaust stack to go!

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>>46937915
Also bashed together a KFF big mek with a horrible quality finecast shokk attackgun!

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>>46937934
Rear view too, still need to finsh off the boss pole and greenstuff in around the arms so the chest fits the new pose.

>>46930846
Which areas of the grey? The horses? I tend to slack off when I get to the horses I feel, should highlight / blend them further I guess..
Which techniques do you mean?

>>46930843
>Denmark
Er du i kbh? Hvad spiller du?

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Nearly ready for apoc on saturday

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Hey /wip/,
New to the hobby I guess. Painted 40k around 17 years ago when I was early high school but never really applied myself, but I got some Infinity this time around and I'm really enjoying it. Decided to get a steel mini from HeroForge for a Fragged Empire game but was wondering if anyone had any experience with them? Is it possible to remove the rough texture, or pool the primer to smooth it out? Is fixing it going to be outside of my skill level? Thanks Anons!

>>46938257

Well the roughness is a trait of the mini itself, so you're going to need some way to sand it down to get it smooth. I'd recommend just getting their grey plastic in the future. I guess you could maaaaybe fill the holes in with liquid greenstuff but that would be a hairy project to keep the details and not look weird I think.

>>46938367
Yeah thought this might be the case. Will try the new BETA stuff next time because it sounds much easier to work with. Cheers buddy.

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does this blue shit work for nurgle

>it's my first time painting or using GS so go easy

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>>46938254
"Oi Grogzit, 'ow kum yer mum let's yer 'av TWO setz 'o wingz?"

Building my looted wagons for an apoc game next week! Let us know how you get on anon!

>>46938402
No. Maybe if you painted it in skin colours as some sort of weird flesh growth. Right now it's reminding me of tzeentch.

>>46938437
yeah i wanted to avoid the generic nurgle colours. would anything other than those green or fleshy colors work?

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should i do anything else to enchance the heat effect on the jet exhaust?

Also any good tips for painting the marble look on the caliban relics?

>>46938561
Base their colour on wounds, sickness, disease and decay and you'll be fine. Bruise purple and yellow. Pus yellow in wounds. Green rot. Bright red infected wound. Rust. Mushrooms. That kind of thing.

Do some research and pick a theme.

>>46938585
You could try adding a bit of a purple wash to get the burned effect on it. Otherwise looks really nice

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>>46938615
i wanted to the blue because of some fungus that i saw that grows on logs. I guess csm aren't tree dudes.

>>46938669
thanks. i used this pic as reference. i actually have purple as the middle color. i figured that i should focus the effect on the exhaust nozzle as it is the part that gets really hot.

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>>46938703
forgot pic

>>46924963

Bigger base. How will you get any church on that tiny thing?

>>46936722
The white stuff sticks too much and gets into details and is a bitch to get out again. Blue tac keeps together better and sticks better. I think the white one leaves less oily residue on paper, for poster purposes, but that's not really an issue here.

>>46937915
>>46937934
>>46937950
Your orky stuff is a glory to behold. Now get them painted!

>>46938980
I think we've got 3 different Ork players in these threads that build ludicrous contraptions and never ever paint them.

>>46938980
>>46938998
I really need to tidy my desk of all the bitz and gubbinz so i don't get distracted when painting...

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>>46938585
>>46938669
This; needs more blues and purples. Right now it doesn't look convincing..

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>>46939278
I am kinda going for a more subtle look that has been subjected to wear and atmosphere. this one is kinda catching it. i want to look at a part made of steel and get a feeling that its warm without it being as pronounced as in that exhaust pic.

Any suggestions on kitbashing a Cadre Fireblade? I really don't like the existing model but I have a hard time putting my finger on why.

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What's the best way to make a datasmith conversion ? I have FW robuts and I don't want to buy a kastellan box just for it eventho I quite like the model.

>>46921150
where did you get that wall from?

>>46934513
That white scar shield is fucking gorgeous.

>>46932811
Everything was great up til I read the fluff
cringing into oblivion here

>>46933061
Please cut their nails, anon. Please.

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Getting there but still a lot of work to do:
Get a second layer of leadbelcher on the carapace trim
Finish washing the hard edges, especially on the armour plate tans faceplate trim
Touch up the metal trims
Dirty up the gun barrels
Finish off the metal handles on the carapace
Highlight all the rivets
Dry brush the base
Add some weathering

Does anyone have a good guide on weathering?

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How terrible is my non-canon paint scheme?

>>46939812
I like it except the green trim is terrible

>>46939829 They're suppose to be a Salamanders successor chapter and i wanted something to represent that. Do you have any ideas that work with that idea that might look better?

>>46929069

Still looks terrible

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can I get some C&C on my Storm Knight? I still have to add the extra smoke bits and maybe the lightning parts but I'm not too confident about making the lighting look nice. If you have any advice on that, it would be much appreciated.

pls be gentle, im inexperienced and i know i should have thinned my paints more. also, yes i screenshot the pic so you didnt have to deal with 40000x80000 res.

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>>46939679
The Chapter Master part got me.

>>46939855
What about making the grey sections of the shoulder and knee armor green, and change shoulder trim from green to grey?

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>>46940071
Like this eh?

>>46940127
Much better imo

>>46939986
I feel a little more contrast for his armour wouldn't go amiss, as well as pushing the brightness on the clouds a little higher. That should make him pop a little more, he seems a little homogeneous at the moment in terms of colours.

>>46939679
ahaha that's okay - i'm not a good writer. I accept that it's terrible.

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>>46940127
I feel like the grey trim doesn't work to well with the green, but it works the other way around for whatever reason. So swapped the trim to orange.

>>46939278
That's not an exhaust's heat discolouration, that was applied very deliberately exaggerated

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>>46938585
That's nicely done. Suitable materials for a jet exhaust will only show subtle discolouration if any.

>>46932811
>that spelling and grammar
>that borderline furfag fluff
Are you twelve?

>>46939278
lol thats so fake

>>46940143
I was thinking of drybrushing silver on the armor, and maybe adding a different color to the pipes along the armor, but I'm not sure if that'd work. Thoughts?

And im definitely gonna add more to the clouds, thank you!

>>46940234
help me craft a better story friend

>>46940239
That's what I'd do, a copper perhaps for the wires, and bringing up the brightness of the armour with silver should help a fair bit in making him pop.

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>>46940234
I'm a terrible writer, but gave it another shot - let me know if this is better/worse/furry. I'm hoping for better...

>>46940439
4th and 5th paragraphs are kind of bad, but I like your freehand skills.

>>46939793

It still needs some sort of place of worship on the base to further improve the look.

Maybe some kind of church?

>>46939793
You did a really good job with the yellow!

>>46940517
This is a meme now?

>>46940439
Should i just axe those completely? I dig the mustaches I just don't know how to word it in a compelling way. I'm fine with the eye stuff going away

>>46940546
One dude's trying to make it a meme by mentioning it at any opportunity. It's getting a bit tedious.

>>46940546
This is a meme now?

No, but there is a big subgroup of people who would be best described as connoisseurs of ecclesiastical structures and their applicability as decorative elements as pertaining to the pastime kwoen as Warhammer.

>>46940552
Does it need to be worded? Use beardy faces if you like them, but it's pretty dumb to have it as a chapter doctrine.

>>46940647
I like that it's dumb

>>46940174
The orange looks good. I chose grey because it would brake up the image more (which is what I prefer on my marines); clearly separating the chest, arm, and shoulders like the gold on Ultramarines or the red on Imperial Fists.

Sorry guys, I know this question was answered in precious threads, but I'm having trouble finding it in the archives.

What's the best solvent for stripping? I got the assault on blackreach set when I was 14 or 15, but I didn't get any paints except for the ones included (which was incredibly limited). So my models suffer from impatient teenager and shitty paint syndrome. Now that I'm coming back to the hobby, I'd love to work on my brush control before starting the IG army I'm gonna buy.

>>46941128
You could also have googled 'how to strip plastic miniatures'.

The answer is a bit location-dependent, but in the UK Fairy Power Spray and Dettol both work well, while people tend to go with Simple Green in the US.

I'll let the usual NANPR recommend that, as I've never used it.

>>46940154
I really like it. Especially the part with the facial hair. It's important to have fun with your army.

>>46941589
thanks man, that's totally the goal.

>>46940621
We aren't one person. I am one who has done it like 5 times and I have seen plenty other do it when I have not.
so maybe two of us.

>>46940665
Then go with it. I also like the bit about the angry sky gods.

>>46941711
Yes, at least three of us, if not more.

>>46941994
We are the true chaplains of /tg/

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Just went to this small store on the other end of time run by the same old dude since always and rifled through his old blisters.

>>46941887
cool, thanks, and i actually really appreciate the push to revise it - i think it's better for the criticism.

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Just got the wooden gate/doors/hatches and the metalwork on them to finish, I'll probably do that tomorrow now

>>46939793
>not keeping the armour as subassemblies until they're done
my guy what are you DOING

>>46938428
Where did you get the turret on thr third tank?

New thread when?

>>46942184
>not making everything you can to make it hard to paint

It's like you want Anon to have fun.

>>46942854
i am in physical pain