WIP Painting/Converting/Sculpting General

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Did this guy for no raisin.

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My magnum anus

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>>47511250

That's one ugly muthafucka. Scary, too! Is that for Kingdom Death?

>>47511326

Thank you. Yes it is the so called Gorm.

>>47511250
is that...cum in its ass?

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>>47511178
I'm not sure why I did this model. I mean, it's not like Orlocks usually have hunting rifles and I sure don't have one now. I guess I just wanted to use that sweet sweet Skitarii rifle in something.

>>47511441

No, it's not real, I swear,

>>47511441
shows what you have on the mind.

I want to do my Tau in a Neo Zeon green color scheme, but I can't seem to get the right combination of colors to make it not just look like a green camo IG scheme.

Any advice?

anyone got picks of those eldar painted to be wooden? been kinda wanting to recreate that effect but on some old wood elves i have laying around

>>47511557
what else would it be? it is white-translucent.

>>47511740
I swear to god you have uttered those same words to your boyfriend.
How about we just get back to WIP, huh?

>>47511740
I MUST DERAIL THE COMMENTS NO MATTER WHAT!

EVEN IF THAT MEANS TALKING ABOUT ALLEGED CUM IN MINIATURE ASSHOLES DESPITE THE ARTIST ALREADY TELLING YOU THAT YOU ARE WRONG!

ARE YOU SORRY?!

>>47511740
It's called anal leakage. It is also thick, oily and translucent.
It also tends to leak out of messy unclean sphincters like this. It's mostly likely his diet and poor hygiene that are the problems here.

>>47512082

Considering the fact that the effect in question was actually caused by Blood for the Blood God, the real answer might even be worse.

>>47511234
looks good fame

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>>47498783
>>47510825

I am done constructing my fences. I now have 12x 4" long 2" tall segments and 6x 2" long by 2" tall segments.

Just need to damage their supports, prime and paint them. Then apply signs. Mmm mmm!

But first, I need to walk the dog (for real, no yo-yo tricks here, son) and get some inspiration herbs.

Until next post, adiós amigos! (get it, I am building a WALL that I paid with with my own money and speak spanish! GET IT! Make 40k Great Again!

>>47511250
I don't get it.
The eyes are top tier. The mouth, while flat, looks convincing. The dirt and mud is a nice touch. But the skin turns purple, thus darker, where it should be lighter, so I don't get what you were trying to accomplish here. Also the transition isn't very subtle, while you look more than capable to acheive it.
On the whole, you have an happy hand anon.

Have you guys considered setting up a discord where we could hang out and shit talk as we paint?

>>47512957
sorry, why does a monster of nightmares need to conform to your colour scheme?

>>47513020
Yeah, some of them CONSIDER this to be the place. Honestly, they should just put on a head set with audio delay and shit talk themselves.

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>>47513022
Not sure if troll...

>>47512957

The Gorm is known for its 'complex digestion system'. I wanted to give him the look between a fluorescent snail and a rotting corpse at the same time.

>>47513251
>>47512957

But thanky you for your praise and criticism alike.

>>47513145
When the whole word smells of shit, maybe you should check your own shoes.

THAT IS: Maybe it is you that is the unaware troll. The blind, black, KKK member, so to speak (so to speak).

You're talking light. The model is communicating skin pigmentation. You just missed the call.

Troll on unassuming troll. Some day you will see your reflection in the water under your bridge and it will all becoming earth shatteringly clear.

>>47513427
Drops.
Mic.

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>>47513427
fake and gay

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>>47513427
You could have said the same thing easily without making me cringe, Jesus Christ

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You take your beefs very serious, I like it.

>>47513644
how is one to avoid you cringing once you finally see your reflection in the water? the truth is a bitch, but cringing on you.

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Does anyone know how to achieve this effect in the plasma mortar? Is it just white with blue glaze over it, with white picked out in the centers again? I want to copy it.

>>47514658
Looks airbrushed. Light blue and then white. Notice how the white isn't dead center and it has a might brighter dot compared to the fade.

>>47514747
well shit, got no airbrush. Guess Ill have to settle for my usually shit start with darkest blue, then mid blue, then white in the center that always looks like ass when im done.

>>47514791
you can do a similar effect. Just need to use lots of layers. Tabletop minions has a pro painter on who showed how to blend a few weeks back, go watch that video.

>>47514658
I still wrap my head around this being an imperial 40k model. It looks like a warjack or something.

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>>47514658
I don't have access to an airbrush, but here's what I did with drybrushing.

Basecoat Lothern Blue, then drybrush a 3:1 mix of Temple guard blue and Vallejo Game Color Glacier Blue to a good majority of the source, then 2:1 of the mix to a smaller area, then 1:1 to an even smaller area, a drybrush of only Glacier Blue to the near center areas, and finally a drybrush of White Scar to the very center of the sources.

>>47514852
its fucking sweet though.

>>47514972
dosent look to shabby.

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My first model painted in 6 or 7 years, I am bad at this now it seems.

>>47515046
also im pretty sure you cannot play a japanease man with an automatic rifle in dungeons and dragons 5E no matter how much you think you should be allowed to.

>>47515065
It's a lady so it's fine.

>>47515079
o ok.

>>47514972
Have anymore pics of your tau on hand anon? Love the scheme

>>47515079
-4 str means she can't use that rifle without breaking her shoulder. Sorry man, go pick up a sexy elf.

>>47515156
Here's some albums. You can see my painting skill (if you want to call it that) get better alongside watching the theme evolve. Currently painting some Crisis suits I've put off for months. I don't have any albums of my fire Warriors but they're orange like the Stormsurge.

http://imgur.com/a/dz1OF

http://imgur.com/a/l55V2

http://imgur.com/a/XRq1A

http://imgur.com/a/Hmhko

http://imgur.com/a/ufrXh

http://imgur.com/a/YNL6r

Bonus: My most current Grey Knights

http://imgur.com/a/nIh7K

>>47513794

I like this blue lion.

>>47513553
your comment.

it makes literally no sense.

>>47513644

sorry to make you look at your shoe and realize you are the shit. you have been the shit all along.

>>47515348
Loc-Nar

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Got some work done on the first of my Hassassins.

Really happy with how the green and the robe turned out.

I'll finish her up after a nap and liberal amounts of coffee.

>>47515457
Geez, the amounts of mistakes you spot AFTER having posted the picture.. fuck me

>>47515429
Isn't that a green orb?

>>47515497
That has appeared to you as a blue lion you found in some wardrobe and he addresses himself as Loc-Nar. Who are you to argue, little girl?

>>47515483
HI RES!
Sometimes, that is the point of posting a pic.

>>47515628
>That has appeared to you as a blue lion
>blue
I would have bought it if it was green.

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>>47515497
>Isn't that a green orb?

It's the queen's glowing sphere, you fool. The sacrifice to Ulutek can only be performed by the possessor of the sacred Loc-Nar.

>>47513794
7/3 would encounter in the underdark as a drow's circus pet

>>47515776
A green orb on a fancy stick, gotcha.

>>47515065
you can, there is laser gun rules in the DM's guide

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Sonic Dread. Need to figure out a way to do a shoulder mounted missile launcher that doesn't look too hokey (the one in the helbrute kit is too big).

anyone got recommendations for a beginner airbrush? Also would it be compatible with citadel paints?

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>>47515904
>you can, there is laser gun rules in the DM's guide

There's always this classic!

>>47511461
>M1 Garand: Revolver edition

My dick is diamonds.

>>47516058
Does it have to be shoulder mounted? You could put a few rockets in the indentations on the sides of the "torso," sort of like how the mk IV dread does it.

>>47516069
They're all compatible with all paint. Just thin it like fucking crazy.

>>47516069
Badger or Iwata are the way to go. An Iwata neo is good for beginners.

Get a gravity fed (cup on top) one. Fuck bottles and their bullshit, wastes way too much paint and isn't what we need.

Citadel paints are shit for air brushing, vallejo do a line designed for it. Make sure to get thinner and cleaner, watch videos on how to clean an airbrush before you use it, do it.

>>47516176
I'd like it to be. I tried doing some stuff under the L/R torso blocks and it just looked like too much

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Got an extra strumpet in my order, decided to have a bit of fun with it. This is just the first coat of paint and it's turning out way better than I anticipated, I really hope I don't fuck it up.

>>47516311
Not him, but are you talking about the Neo CN?

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>>47516423
This one.

I have one of these and I have one 3 times the price. The more expensive one is clearly a better brush and it feels better but it's way more delicate. The Neo is great price and functionality for a beginner. As long as you learn to clean it properly it will do what you need.

>>47516509
Coooool. I'll put it on my "list of shit to buy when I get paid".

>>47515658
I don't think it matters what you buy ;)

>>47516509
What compressor would you recommend?
Noise is a small issue, if one at all. Cost and endurance/longevity are my top requirements.

>>47516058
>gluing your minis together before painting them

i mean, i guess being a normie is good for time

>>47516632
>implying it isn't held together with magnets and blue-tac in the glue points.

Well I guess being retarded is good for time.

>>47516610
Go look on Youtube, I've only used 1 and it's an expensive iwata one.

>>47516632
>implying that matters when all parts of the model are easily accessible either way

i mean, i guess adhering to a completely pointless habit regardless of actual utility is good for wasting time

>>47516610
If noise really isn't an issue, you can use a shop compressor; you'll need to adapt down to your hose size, and you'll want a second regulator inline so you can get some control over your air pressure. If you and your neighbors/spouse/pets are driven to suicide by the BRRRRRRRT, at least you were warned.

>>47516632
Paint gives a weaker glue bond then non painted. It's best to assemble as much as you can without making it difficult to paint.

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>>47514658
Well shit, I lost my transfers. And that shoulder is super plain. Got some cleanup and then have to figure out what to do now for the shoulder I could actually pull offf.

>>47516676
Instructions unclear.
How do I attached airbrush to Youtube?

>>47516400
MMMM grape gum. Is that hubba bubba?

>>47516761
My hound doesn't mind the vacuum and I don't mind mcgyver'ing things so that sounds like a good option for me.

>>47516796
Fuck, now I can't unsee that

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What's the best thing for stripping paint off fw resin?

>>47517139
More money.

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>>47512793
To rough up the end pieces of the fences, or not?
That is the question I propose to you, /tg/.

>>47517281
Do some rough and some not. Personally, I would probably not rough them up as intensely, to leave room for sponging and drybrushing to show some texture.

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>>47517281
Skulls?

>>47517349
Yeah that smaller one is way too beat up.
I agree, some rough, some not, some in between.

>>47517367
Skulls.

>>47517367
do you have smaller skulls? Could cut the faces off some skellies for nice fencepost decoration. The chains from the chaos tanks would look great on these too.

>>47511250
I kinda hate those colors

I can't tell if it's the sculpt or what, but it is just... Not doing much for me.

great job on the head at the very least

>>47516058
>>47514972
>>47514658


So is all of 40k basically just big walking robots nowadays. It feels thats all you see now, a million different variations of the dreadnought and those retarded mini-titans, knights. What gives?

>>47517455
I know! Go to their website and look for yourself!

>>47517455
>those retarded mini-titans, knights.
>nowadays
i guarantee you imperial knights are older than you are

>>47517434
oh, I have loads of those chains that I have been wondering where to use them on!

>>47517455
Size creep. You can still easily have games of infantry/vehicles and maybe a large unit or 2, but the XBOX HUEG units are mainly Gargantuan Creatures, and those are easy to restrict from games. But for some armies, those big robots are the only thing keeping them remotely viable in competitive terms.

>>47516058
Is a converted version of this guy https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Helbrute

>>47514658
Is for 30k.

And my >>47514972
has only been used once, but he's the only SUPER BIG robot of the 3 you posted.

>>47511234
Bolter into hammer.
Clever girl

>>47511234
That Hambolter is brilliance on a stick. Literally and figuratively.

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>>47517579
It did this from the inside out.

>>47512793
Inspiration herbs
Get a job you fucking hippie

>>47514972
Damn good job anon.
As another anon without an airbrush this gives me hope

>>47515276
Y all links go to meat spin

>>47517713
Idk familia

>>47517675
Thanks. I also did force weapons a similar way. Base with 1:1 Abbadon Black to Kantor Blue, then drybrush Kantor up to 3/4 of the blade, then 1:1 Kantor to Lothern Blue and drybrush it up to around 1/2 of the blade, then straight Lothern to 1/3 or so of the blade, then 1:1 white to Lothern to about 1/4 of the blade, and then straight white from the tip to that 1/4 and a little bit further to smooth out the transition.

>>47516154
The Skitarii set is pretty damn neat.

>>47517631
Well, gee whiz genius, gotta have money to buy that stuff.
You know what you can do with your illogical judgements? You can blow it right out your ass.

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>>47517631
And look at all that stuff you're producing and contributing!
Must be nice relaxing on that high horse of yours.
No one tell him that his horse is high, tho.

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I finally finished the sphinx conversion I posted here long time ago

>>47518144
That is absolutely amazing.

>>47518144
Shit yes. I love that skelly trapped in there.

>>47518144
If I had seen this early enough I had bought a kit, I never liked the sphinx but that is amazing.

>>47518144
wonderfully done

>>47516400
Looks like she lot her way.

What model is that?

>>47518144
I honestly had my doubts before when it was unpainted and had really ugly sculpting, but you worked with that ugly sculpting with you painting and turned it around into something nice.

>>47518398
reaper strumpet

>>47518144
Fucking glorious. Looks very Dark Souls or Kingdom Death. Are you using it for WHFB/AoS?

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Thanks you all

>>47518439
You mean the milliput stone - which I agree, looks quite bad - or something else?

>>47518522
I bought it during End Times when TK got merged with VC, for my vampire army. I will be using it either that way or for AoS, depending on who I'll be able to find to game with

>>47511234

Decent, but the stick is way too big for his hand sadly

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>>47518141
Trimming down the middle (outer most) bricks in order to make space for the next outer row of length wise bricks to make the final ring around the final layer of bricks before I add in the "warp storm" and horror emerging from it's depths. Then I will add in some WLS Realistic Water Effects.

>>47518664

Can you tell me a bit about the techniques being used? The contrast is nice and it has this corrosive look to it that goes beyond the mere texture

>>47516772
Since I've taken to stipping entire armies to redo them I've come to really appreiate weaker glue bonds.

>>47518664
Mainly referring to the yellow medium, not so much the greenstuff sculpting.

>>47518144
Fucking incredible. Looks like something straight out of a Conan comic

https://youtu.be/UyN3Z-LTSc8?t=1m58s

>>47518924
make sure you do some tests before committing to the real thing

water effects are a little funky to work with

>>47517455
Dreadnoughts suck ass at the moment and Knights are only okay so if you're seeing a lot of then it's because people like them

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>>47519284
The construction of the well is complete here.
A piece of glossy paper with the "warp" pattern is currently sticky tac'ed to the bottom (plasticard) with a Horror also sticky tac'ed on top.
I will prime and base with acrylics, but I had some related questions last thread that you may be able to answer.
Can you only use acrylics? What about latex interior house paint? Will that bleed into the water effects? Will the print from the glossy paper? Will anything if I give it a coat of transparent acrylic matte medium over top before the RWE?
I have glow in the dark acrylic paint, do you think that will present any problems?
As you suggested, I will test something out first, but if you know the answers to these questions it will cut out a lot of trial and *error*.

>>47519528
Acrylic paint should be fine provided you let it dry thoroughly. Never tried latex (I assume it would be safe, though), or printed paper. Sealing *should* prevent any major problems, but since I haven't tested it personally, I can't say 100%.

The most important thing: be extra careful that your well is water-tight before adding the water effects. Leaking is no joke.

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Just started lads but primings super shit. I either spray the complete miniature and miss spots behind backpacks and guns, or I have to spray each backpack and gun individually which takes ages.

>>47519797

Buy some brush primer so you can touch up spots the spray missed and also prime in conditions where you can't spray.

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>>47508273

>How the hell do you make such good and thin highlight on the scythe?

You have to anchor your hands and arms against your desk, I push my bodyweight against my arms as well, which means the only movement my hands will make is what I 'tell' them.

When I want to make a brush stroke I often start the motion slight above the model and do so until I have it aligned as I want before applying it against the model (think how a golfer practice swings / aligns before hitting the ball)

>>47519797
Use multiple light coats so you can see where you miss instead of trying to hit it all in one go. With blacks it should easily take 2-3 passes, and you can see pretty clearly where you're missing and what the trouble spots you'll have to figure out are before you get a solid color on the flats of the model as long as you aren't dumping the paint on.

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>>47517622
>>47512793
Signs printed, glued to card, and cut out.
Ready to apply to painted terrain.

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Working on my gang for Eden. What do you guys think?

>>47520716
bretty cool

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Decided to get started on a small 500pt Inquisitor force. Was hoping you guys could give me some color ideas for my first acolyte warband.

This guy will be one of 3 crusaders in the squad. Was thinking of doing using black and yellow as main colors, mostly on the cloth, with the armor a dark steel and red as a spot color.

Thoughts?

Will post the other members of the warband currently built.

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>>47521164
2nd Crusader.

After taking this pics I realize that I still need to clean up a few mold lines and little fix ups and what have you.

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>>47521173
This guy I'm planning on using for both Inquisitor28 and my Inquisitor army. I'll be counting him as a priest with an eviscerateor.

That's what the massive chainswords are called right?

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>>47521189
And this guys just an acolyte with flamer.

But yeah, I would love to hear suggestions/critique for my minis and planned color scheme.

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Might also throw up other random characters I'm building. Again, for Inq28 and just for the joy of it.

These guys are still a little WiP. Gotta redo the rifleman's collar.

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>>47521232
The squire for a 40k knightly looking fellow I posted here a while ago.

PSA for aussie/kiwi wippers:

theres a shop in Sydney doing it's end of financial year sales, and some stuff is ridiculously discounted. I got some Scibor miniatures for $1.75, the scibor site lists them for 22 euro. i also got a bunch of big tank things for the dystopian wars larger-scale game, advertised online at thirty five dollars, i bought nine of them at two dollars each.

they only have like, 19% off citadel stuff but just thought i'd let anyone interested know

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>>47521246
Servitor. Thinking about modifying the flamer into a Plasma gun/cannon.

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A ministorum priest I'm working on that I've converted from Empire Flagellants. Just finished the base coat minus a little bit of touching up.

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>>47521257
this is the one i got for a buck seventy, i got two and i'm gonna paint em up as Custodes

>>47521257
Do they have an online store BrOdysseus?

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>>47521277
Psyker I'm also working on that was converted from the same flagellants.

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i finally started painting the ordinatus i got.

only these tracks are finished for now, maybe after the model is painted to this style and assembled, i will weather it with some Valleyo Burnt sienna pigment. to give it even more of a Mars-dust look.

>>47521280
http://www.thecombatcompany.com/

>>47521599

Damn, I was excited for a second but the savings is only like a buck after shipping for what Cadians I want.

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>>47521599
what i got for four dollars

>>47521733
yeah it's only the discounts on non-GW stuff worth bothering with

>>47519797
You can get a giant pot of gesso super-cheap and brush-prime. It's great stuff, usually in black, white, or grey, but you can mix to dye it if you really have to.

You can also just use it to touch-up areas that you missed with the spray.

>>47521599
Thanks BrOdin.

>>47518144
wowsers

>Still no Duncan video showing off the new gemstone paints
Why.

>>47522179
Because it will be an Emma video.

>>47522179

Since they're for utter beginners it'll be Emma

>>47521265
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>>47521164

Just wonderful

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>>47522179

Is it just me... or does this look shit?

>>47522223
so close.

Looks shiny desu lad.

Might pick some up for my Grey Knights.

How would I highlight something like this, though? Is it a brighter silver than Runefang Steel?

Might be able to use Runefang Steel as a layer, and then edge highlight with this Stormhost Silver...

>>47522223
the lighting in the image means it's basically impossible to judge how the paints actually look on miniatures

Unless you're talking about the photography specifically, in which case yes it's shit.

>>47513427
>Blind, black KKK member.

Doesn't even make any sense. He can still feel and more importantly, smell.

>>47522223
I think it looks best as stage 2. Stage 3 just looks wrong, somehoe.

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>get nice base coat down
>happy with model and conversion
>fuck up on the wash
Everytime.

I'm still relatively new but I always fuck seem to fuck up on this step more than I should, or at least when I try and do layers on top of it.

>>47522753
How are you fucking up the wash? Post pics and we can try to help.

>>47522783
Can't post pics at the moment but I'll try and explain it, I'm definitely doing it wrong. I've tried it too ways: just doing it all over with emphasis on the crevises. This has mostly just resulted in weird patterns settling on things like cloth so it looks like there's piss stains. Second I tried just doing the crevises and it looked alright except the edges of the wash made it really obvious it was a wash so it looked like a stain once again.

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Thanks a lot Vallejo you giant fucking racists.

>>47522867
Is Vallejo primarily sold in Spain?
Vallejo sounds Spanish, wouldn't be surprising if they put the Spanish word first.

>>47522823
You can get weird marks with washes if you let it dry at different rates in different locations. If doing the first approach, get the whole model wet with the wash then let the whole model dry together. It may be that when you're concentrating on the crevices the wash is drying unevenly elsewhere, resulting in those marks.

>>47522823
When you do an all-over wash you always get some variation in the colour that it's on top of, but it sounds like there might be too much on there and you're getting more serious pooling.

Both these problems might be that you're using too much at once, building up washes over a few layers can reduce the stark edges.

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>>47522823
Well, you have to go back with your base and layer colours and neaten up after applying washes.

On my phone so I can only post one of my older wips, but it should kinda show you what I mean. Those terminators are in various stages of being painted. Front right is almost finished, while those in the back row are just basecoat+ washes.

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assembled. I think gold armour with red fabrics, standing on a grey floor.

>>47522913
Is that supposed to be Not Lion el Johnson?

>>47522927
Scibor's marines are just massive.

>>47522927
theyre a good primarch/custodes size. they're labelled as just 'templar science fiction knight'

Can anyone tell me where the Nurgle shoulderpads from post >>47506247 are from? I've been out of the hobby for a while and seem to have missed some good bits.

>>47522888
>>47522903
Okay, I think I'm understanding where I might be going wrong. I'll try using a little bit less and trying to do it a bit faster (I tend to take ages doing it) to see if that helps with settling.

>>47522905
Neatening up is just repainting over the bit that would get touched the most by light, right? I've always worried about the light difference looking really bad where you can see where the next layer of paint is.

>>47522867
The biggest problem I have with negro paint is that it keeps running out. I always use it for my undercoat, so I use a lot of it and then the bitch just goes and runs out.

>>47521599
Comparing prices for Nids on that site to GW's and I don't even know where any of their markdown is coming from. Most everything listed is above MSRP after the markdown. What's up with that?

>>47522980
Nurgle Blightkings kit, I recall the guy saying.

>>47522885
It is a Spanish company. Negro is Spanish for Black.

>>47523149
what do you mean?
i'm looking at the nids start collecting box, on GW's website it's $140 aus, on combat company it's $113

>>47523200
Didn't realize it was AUS. That explains the pricing difference.
The Start Collecting box is $85 where I'm at.

>>47523150
Cheers!

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Don't think I won't FIRE you if you don't deliver Parker!

>>47517139
If you are in the UK, Dettol. Mixit with water and leave it and the models in a plastic container with the lid on.
If you are from the US apparently simple green does it.
You need to scrub them with a toothbrush until the paint is all gone.
The primer might not come off though.

>>47523289
>>47517139
can confirm undiluted Dettol stripped a squad of krieg with zero problems, just make sure you're gentle with them when you scrub them with the brush incase you snap off swords :(

>>47523289
Biostrip 20 is good.

>>47516772
while i agree with the glue as much as you can part while not making difficult to paint areas, use super glue for gluing together two painted components brother.

>>47516656
i doubt it is
>>47516678
i mean i guess having low tier paintjobs is okay for some people

>>47521164
>>47521173
I'm ignorant when it comes to whfb bits. Do those shields and helms come from the greatswords kit?

>>47523778
>Then I realised the heads were heavily cut GK paladin helms
This is genius.

>>47522867
That's the Spanish word for black you spastic cunt. And your joke sucks.

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>>47517573
technically the thanatar is in the next IA book, so its for 40k confirmed soon too.

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I'm thinking of Nurgle-fying some Kroots to use as renegade mutant rablle, but I've never actually worked with the Kroot models before. What is your opinion on this? Would it work as some nice non-human chaos corrupted creatures?

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Fugg :''DD

>>47523812
Sounds like you should grab a juice and take some time off the internet.

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Picked up this bad boy earlier, the undercoat is currently drying. I want to have the skin by black, but it's going to look flat and boring. How can I highlight it but still keep it looking black? I don't want it to look too grey.

>>47523812
Calm you nipples, my Negro.

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>>47523997
You need better lighting m8.

Can't critique from this. When you have a better photo you can also resize it, which is just considerate.

Anyone know of any repositories of terrain tutorials?

Need to populate a table, but I've never done any modelling before.

>>47524078
>How can I highlight it but still keep it looking black? I don't want it to look too grey.

Carefully. Try the black skin highlighting from Duncan's Archaon tutorial.

>>47524078
Consider using dark blue to highlight. Works well with black and gives it a more interesting optic than boring grey.

>>47524101

Look up The Terrain Tutor on youtube, lots of good basic terrain modelling advice and walkthroughs.

>>47523937

Go for it. I think you could mix them with bits from the plaguebearers kit.

>>47524078

Pure black, then several layers of gloss varnish.

What colour is a tyranids blood?
What colours would look fine with black and yellow if i used a nid heads as a trophy on the black and yellow vehicle?

>>47524395
Gooey white semen like shit, a la the Blood from the androids in Aliens.

>>47524395
>what color is tyranid blood
whatever color you want it to be m8

>>47518144
Terrific!

Do you have a blog?

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Behold! I bring you "Tales from the Reddits"!

These abominations received nothing but praise in the comments section on the 40k subreddit.

>>47513427
I can smell the fedora through the internet.

>>47511250
One thing I don't like about the sculpt is the folds and creases don't really look organic. Something else I'm going to spend a lot of time fixing on mine if I ever get around to building it.

>>47525139
it got 8 comments and 34 upvotes. That's pretty much nothing.

>>47523905
off-center head russles my jimmies way more than it has any right to

>>47519528
What material did you use for the brick?

>>47525139
Can you even tell the difference between 4chan and Reddit these days?

>>47525139
"Abominations" is pushing it a bit, anon. The paint's mostly within the lines, the moldlines are mostly gone (though there's a couple). The dude desperately needs to concept of washes and highlights explained to him, and to buy a couple of different shades of red to mix things up, but they're not terrible.

>>47525139
I'm pretty into the Juggernaut use for the big guy in the back. For some reason the armor on the other guys looks a bit soft. Like it was made from playdoh or something.

>>47524916
If a thread on a forum counts as a blog, then yes

www.vampirecounts.net/threads/borgnines-log-completed-necrosphinx.23103/

>>47518948
Metal parts are the only ones that are made with a specific technique in mind - and I described it here:

www.vampirecounts.net/threads/borgnines-verdigris-patina-tutorial-with-pictures.29878/

Stone parts are just disorganized layers on layers as I wasn't able to get it to look right for a long time

>>47525198
8 comments and not a single one pointing out how awful they look.

>>47525243
The problem is not so much the paintjob, more so the "conversions".

>>47525268
the left two look pretty ok

>>47525139
nobody cares

>>47525139
Reddit 40k is a hugbox, what do you expect? People go there to show off and get upboats and praise. The commentors on there are like women commenting on ugly and hot women. They will boost the egos of ugly ones while complaining about the miniscule stuff on good looking models. It's somewhat similar here, except if you paint/model terribly here we WILL let you know. It's always been like this.

>>47522980
I think those are forgeworld's marines
>>47522885
>Is Vallejo primarily sold in Spain
It's a spanish company and he was just making a stupid joke(why did you ask if they sell mainly in spain?shouldn't the first thought be" are they a spanish company?")

>>47525248

Thanks!

>>47525493
And this is why an anonymous board is always superior.

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One of a bajillion projects I'll take forever to finish. I need to figure out ventilation so I don't fuck myself up while using certain materials.

The fig isn't bad and the fitting is mostly okay but I did notice problems with the join at the neck. I haven't glued the head and the left leg to the torso yet. I need to do some putty work before that.

I mentioned it in a thread some time back that I drilled out the eyes and put a couple of beads in as replacements. The plan is to putty in some eyelids at some point. I magnetized her butt so she'll be removable from the base, which I added some texture to with a motor tool. I also had to lower part of the base so her feet would rest more naturally on it.

>>47525567
Have you sculpt that? The legs look awesome.

>>47525567
What the hell is wrong with her eyes?

Oh...

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>>47525567
I forgot to mention the fig is "Beyond the Wall" from "Kingdom Death."

I replaced the eyes because I wasn't keen on the expression on the figure as far as conveying the look of fear. Or at least proper tension. ...or something.

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>>47525608
I'm modifying the original figure a little in an attempt to make it look a little more natural. Most of it will be kind of subtle I guess.
See >>47525632


>>47525621
I replaced the eyes so I can open them up wider and get a better look of fear while maintaining a good round eyeball shape.

Attached pic is the unmodified version. I picked up the plastic fig. I think there was an older resin version.

What's a good way to do Black armor?
I'm doing deathwatch models and the black is a bit boring.

>>47525703
Actually, looking at that one, I think it's the resin version. The way the base comes together is different and I notice a few thinner parts and slightly finer detail compared to the one I have.

>>47525713
Get some variations in the black?
You can add a hint of brown (warm) or blue (cool) to it. You can also give it a hint of metallic, though I've never really been happy with how (not) smooth metal paints are. You can use a little graphite to get a dark gun metal. Just rub it to the surface and give it a clear coat afterwards. Slightly lighter blacks by adding just a little bit of white as well.
If it's your thing, you can always trim the panels with gray or whatever like GW does.

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>>47525220
>off-center head russles my jimmies way more than it has any right to

You have to go back to the classics ...

>>47525713
You could add battle damage to break things up a bit.

>>47517455
They want the Warmachine audience now
I wish that there were more tanks and planes instead of robot honestly

>>47526006
Most tabletop games are doing this shit now. They're more interested in selling display pieces than gaming pieces.

>>47525567
>Those fucking legs

I know it's supposed to be a bit of cheesecake titillation, but holy shit the positioning of those legs. Looks so goddamn uncomfortable and unnatural.

>>47526155
IKR? I might bring the knee in just a little to make it look vaguely and oh so slightly less awkward, cheesecake be damned.

>>47526081
As cool as having a huge infantry army is, I have to say that painting 100+ of them can be pretty mentally scarring when you're concerned about the details.

>>47526155
It's definitely a strange pose,but i find that comfortable, it's not so absurd

>>47526291
I'm not talking huge infantry, look at Warmachine. Went from 30ish models a side to 5 to be competitive in some factions.

>>47522223
a lot of the recesses have gotten paint into them at step 3. look inside the chest "vents" and as well on the wrist part on the model's right arm.

>>47525139
>Ork's head above it's shoulders.
this looks so fucking wrong.

>>47522340
No, it doesn't THAT IS THE JOKE moron.

>>47525160
Then you should take it off. You'll go bald wearing it all the time, anyway.

why are they concentrating on making shitty age of sigmar models when they could be updating the entire 40K model set instead, it wouldve been better if they just killed fantasy rather than reanimating it as a botched sigmarine abortion if it meant they'd focus on 40k

>>47525227
I bought them online, but they appear to be actual brick (clay).
Easy to cut (with a sharp knife and a steady hand) and sand.
I used No More Nails as the "mortar" and laid it down with a toothpick and a rolling motion. Press brick in place, continue. Whip away excess NMNs with finger or tip of a clean tooth pick.
It takes some time to cure, so you have time to work, and any excess is easier to remove once it sets ever so slightly. Just pick it away with a knife or toothpick.
I am about to prime the whole thing now after cutting the edges off of any bricks that are poking out the sides.

>>47526739
Look on the brightside, Age of Sigmar may be a terrible game, but the models are great conversion fodder for 40K. Sigmarines are a good base for BA termies, and the new orcs can be turned into meganobs without too much trouble.

>>47526739
Why are you asking US about "they"?
WE are not THEY. Ask THEM, noit US.
This is the problem with the internet community. Bitching to the wrong people. What are we going to do about it?

>>47526791
sales are the only influence on any of GW's actions, so i refuse to buy new age of sigmar models, that's all the impact i can do.

i like to impotently cry about my favourite fantasy setting being raped and then destroyed on my most frequented boards too, of course

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Newfag here. How do you all stop the little mistakes, like the left shoulder yellow spill in pic related. Is it just practise, or correction, or is there some mystical ancient technique handed down from neckbeard to neckbeard? Shits frustrating, green is showing on my Exarch's faceplate and it look like he has a skin condition or some shit. If I paint over it, it just obscures the detail of the model (eyes etc). Any tips? Is it literally just practice?

>>47527123
Just wipe off a lot of the paint on your brush, and then be very careful. Using the side of a brush can also help. You can of course touch up the mistakes later by painting over that yellow with green.

>>47527123
Use a smaller brush and correct it by oh... I don't know... painting over the area you slipped with the original colour?

>>47527147
>>47527249
Coolio, ty. So just practise I guess. One further question to pester you with: on the shins, the spills between the chevrons. How to correct those, bc it seems even the smallest brush would over onto the yellow. Would maybe a green wash help, dabbing the chevrons with tissue paper?

>>47526849
But, what does telling US that do?
Nothing. GW doesn't KNOW you aren't buying. They just know someone is maybe possibly not buying as much as normal. Maybe.

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finished my USMC strike force today.
75mm crew is made from the plastic marine box since it's the US Airborne one originally.

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>>47527364

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Base coated the warp portalglyph.

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Also spray painted my remote escape hatch and a small fence segment as a test.
Happy with how the spray paint corroded the exposed foam. Makes it look more like worn concrete.

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Some progress on the mutant technopagan overlord. Pretty happy with how the hood flows into the poncho.

>>47527643
I really enjoy your kitbashes, man.
Lovely work.

>>47527643

Where's the head from, the Dominus?

I'm totally stealing your idea for my Age of Strife Techno-Barbarian project btw,

So I went from having an abundance for skull chains from the CSM vehicle kits... and now I can't find any. I've been itching for a place for these bits, and now that I have found one, I can only find 3 of the smaller ones!
Gah, the life of bitz hoarding.

>>47527328
A, your brushes are fucking huge if they can't fit in there
B, repaint them green, paint them carefully yellow again.

>>47527789
thanks!

>>47527809
Cool!
and yeah, Dominus.

>>47522885
>Is Vallejo primarily sold in Spain?

I think that Vallejo started selling paintings for american cartoons.

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>>47527970
>Gah, the life of bitz hoarding.

It's pretty sweet if you do it right.

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>>47528081
>I think that Vallejo started selling paintings for american cartoons.

>The Vallejo company was registered in New Jersey, U.S.A., in the year 1965. In these early years it specialized in the manufacture of colors for animated films (cartoons). The most sustained expansion of Vallejo started in the nineties, beginning with the introduction of new products directed at the Modelpainting and Hobby sector. The company became the first specialist in acrylic colors, with a long and varied experience in all aspects of this branch of manufacturing.

I'll be darned. I'd always wondered if there was a connection to Boris Vallejo - the timeline fits - but Vellejo is from Peru, so it looks like the name (and the artistic bent) is coincidental.

>>47528099
mine is like that except for those specific bitz! I took them out for this project, and now I can't find them! They aren't with all the other skull bitz.
They will show up once I am done.

>>47528174
Look at this bitch

>Sees a T-rex
>Hides behind tree
>Man jumps out to save her
>He's only using his fists
>Better hide my knife, don't want him to get it dirty

Should of let the dino eat her mate.

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>>47528214
>They will show up once I am done.

The worst is when you think, "Hey, I could really use an 'X' here for this conversion... I wonder if they are selling any on eBay." You order one, pay for it, and while you are waiting for it to arrive, you find six more of them in your bitzbox.

>>47528237
That is a great throat slashing posture. Just a flick of the wrist with little risk of hurting yourself, and in that position it will also act as a parry dagger along your left forearm.

>>47528269
That's me and Havoc Launchers lol

>>47525843
Is that an army mech from Dougram?

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>>47527643
man, that looks great!

I am doing something similar, though I've yet to decide on what body to use as a base.
Seeming as you are imaginative and resourceful, maybe you could share some tips or perhaps suggestions?

Since I more or less collect Nurgle CSM, I wonder if I should try to make him into a warpsmith, or something.

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>>47527516
Testing, testing, 1, 2, 3.
Is this thing on?
"Dry fitting" skull chains and a warning sign to get an impression.

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>>47522189

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>>47528608

Hah! I was literally just experimenting with those horns actually.

As far as suggestions for a body, maybe Forgeworld Myrmidion? I'm not a huge fan of the models myself, but they are the right size and their robes match the hooded head.

The finecast orruk great shaman would also work I think. Here's a mockup.

>>47523795
Thanks man, I'm glad you think so.

As for the shields, unfortunately they're from the Bretonian Men at Arms box that games workshop, in their infinite wisdom decided to discontinue.

/wip/ help pls, i can't gst an even coat of gesso on my models,if i just throw it on the model it doesn't shrink enough,if i try making a thin coat it doesn't come out even. I try making an even coat,but i get brush marks and they become worse as it shrinks. Any generic tips that might help?

Does anyone know a good guide for painting black skin? I want to mix it up in my guard regiments.

>>47529289
Black is in "africanas" or "Salamander'esque"?

>>47529266
home made or store bought?

>>47529289
>skin
Abbadon Black basecoat
Skavenblight drybrush

>Eyes
Ceramite white

>Lips
Mephiston red

>>47529377
Brand is "lefranc & bourgeois"

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Just finished this absolute bitch of a model. God damn.

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>>47529289

>>47529418
I always wondered why the doors to that thing were on the bottom. How do they get out if it lands in mud?

>>47529266
I didn't mention it,by googling for help i found out people have problems with white gesso which is what i am using. I hope you can still give me something since i am getting some straight up grey parts,not just uneven.

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>>47529289
>>47529458

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>>47529418
One more. I know those pics are crap, but that's all I've got for now.

>>47529465
it's supposed to be a boarding torpedo thing if memory serves.
the idea is that you punch a whole through the side of a ship the spiky bits grab hold and then you open the door of the inside of your target to deliver your passengers.

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>>47527643
Clever as hell as usual. Looking forward to seeing him done.

I stole your leather recipe for the skirt on my own shaman actually.

Speaking of which I just finished my megaboss too, here are the pair of em.

>>47529458
>>47529487
wooooow! awesome. I would never play 40k because GW's policy is the biggest shit on earth but the models and what people make out of them is awesome sometimes.

>>47529413
>lefranc & bourgeois"
Hmm, not sure. If it's acrylic it should work. I'd say test some different thicknesses and applications on some spare sprue.
Mine was pretty watery (Imperial Primer), but only after a LOT of manual mixing and adding water. I realize this is a different substance, but it may help.
I'd imagine white gesso is the problem as well. Too chalky and reflects too much light on a miniature scale. You may have to sand it, but I can't see that being a viable option on such small models.

>>47529487
The model is wonderful, but the base looks horrifyingly small for it, like it will topple over at any moment.

>>47529514
Thanks man, I appreciate it. And no worries, it's chinaman. I'd never, under any circumstance pay £155 for a 40k model.

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>>47528465
>Is that an army mech from Dougram?

Yes, but here in the States, it's more familiar as the TDR-5S Thunderbolt from Battletech.

>>47523937
Kroot are super easy to convert. Go for it.

>>47529547
I wouldn't dare use it with the flying base in a game, I made it only for pics.

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>>47528622
All damaged and base coated.
Booyah!

>>47527364
>>47527380

What's it for, Bolt Action?

>>47529519
Well thank you, i will keep trying. I am just worried the problem is in my technique instead of the mixture.

>>47528237
>He's only using his fists
The dude has a knife in his left hand..

>>47529707
Could be.
Maybe you even need to cut it with some Matte Medium.

>>47529719
Which he pointed out... and alleged that he was hiding instead of using.

>>47529756
I read it as the woman was hiding her knife
and 'him' being the guy and not the raptor, which I took be an 'it'

>>47529680
yes it is.

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>>47529593
holy shit them fucking plastics! I've painted them once.

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>super glue everything together, want to get in to the game ASAP
>realize I need to paint these fucking things
>have never painted outside of elementary school art class
SO, what paints do I need for Blood Angels, what brushes do I need, and how the fuck can I safely remove pieces that have been glued so I can paint? This is my first army and I've played all of one game so far.
(left is BA: Battleforce, right is DA side of Dark Vengeance, plan on using DAs as BAs and as trial runs for the BA)

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>>47529645
Capping some energy drink cans to make into industrial gas containers. Will add elbow pipe joints to the other ends.

>>47529928
Superglue goes brittle at temperatures below 0°, so pop it in a freezer and gently pry them apart with a scalpel or something.

>>47529944
Why would I want to remove these? I just put them on. And I used NMNs, not super glue.

>>47529944
weird sorry, that appeared as a reply to me.
My bad.

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>>47529833
>holy shit them fucking plastics! I've painted them once.

It's nice having a Thunderbolt whose arm doesn't fall off at least three times every single game, isn't it? The Marauder with a bad tendency to split itself in half I could do without, though.

Huh... I own a metal one... why wasn't it in this picture?

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>>47529458
Thank you gentlemen.

>>47529928
before you do any painting, go through and clean up any little burrs left over from where the models got clipped off the sprue.
as for paints, you'll want Mephiston red, evil sunz scarlet and nuln oil for the armour, or you can go the army painter coloured primer path, which is a primer and basecoat together, which is nice.

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>>47527380
nice one man I like how they look neat as in well painted but mucky as in jungle fighting marines. Good job bud

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>>47529944
Ah thank god, was afraid I'd have to buy some kind of chemical or w/e. I watched the painting guide on the GW site and was trying to decrease the number of paints by as much as I can. Only problem is, again, I know NOTHING about painting. Primer? What's that shit? Going to be a lot of learning going on these next few weeks. I still need to do something about these moldlines.. and I should probably due it before I get them painted. Seems like every aspect of this game has layers and layers of complexity.

>>47530091
In the guide the guy uses uh... Agrax Earthshade to bring out the details in the armor and uses Nuln Oil for the weapon. Should I skip the Agrax and just use Nuln for both? Trying to do this as cheaply as possible since buying paints I don't have the skill to use seems wasteful
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9HzqHVg1uE

>>47530137
Check out the Army Painter colour sprays. They are primers that come in various colours - you can grab a red one for your Blood Angels. A wash and a highlight later and your space marine's armour will look great!

>>47529645
makes me think of oldhammer. Me rikey

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>>47530200
This stuff? Or would is say primer on it? I'm excessively new to painting and it's best to assume I am borderline retarded on this subject.

>>47530270
Google has advised me than a primer is just an undercoat. So what, I spray my models with this shit, let it dry, and then do another coat of mephiston, then paint the details?

>>47530270
>>47530298

I was on about this stuff: http://shop.thearmypainter.com/products.php?ProductGroupId=15


But yes, you'd undercoat/prime with a white or black spray, and then Mephiston Red over the top. The Army Painter stuffs specially formulated so you don't have to prime first.

>>47529266
Get a drop of water in that fucker, also, to avoid brush marks, apply the gesso more like a dry brushing than like paint. With somewhat thinned gesso and that technique I usually get excellent results. If the gesso shrinks too much and leaves a few bare spots, you can always reapply it over those areas without much hassle.

>>47530199
agrax is a brown color and nuln is a black color

which kind of look would you prefer? they are you models

Primer is special paint that adheres to the plastic extra well, but is too thick to use for normal painting. Usually you do one base coat of primer in a black, grey, or white, then do your colors over that. Primer comes in both pots (applied with a brush) and spraycans.

For a beginner, I recommend getting a can of Chaos Black Primer. Shake the can very thoroughly, hold about 12 inches from the model, don't use it if it is humid or windy. Use light coats of primer, and do multiple coats if you feel you need better coverage.

>>47530345
>>47530532
Both extremely helpful, thank you so much. Over the next week I'll make some purchases, royally fuck up a model or two as I experiment, and come back for more advise. Thank you!

>>47530556
>royally fuck up a model or two as I experimen
isopropyl alcohol and an old toothbrush, available at any supermarket near the medical supplies*, can remove acryllic paint in minutes without harming plastic.

I know it could not remove the old Citidel Chaos Black primer, but I've had it remove Corax White primer no problem. Not sure how it will fare against the new Chaos Black, but it will allow you to remove the paint over the primer very easily at the least.

*(obviously supermarkets only sell new toothbrushes - you will have to make it old yourself)

>>47530620
Ah I forget you can take the paint off... Really takes a lot of a stress off. As for the toothbrush... I think I just swapped out my old one for a new one a few days ago so I'll have to work on that. At first I was like "haha, duh they don't sell old toothbrushes! that'd be gross!" before I realized old as in softer brush and shit, not... yeah...

>>47530620
what percent couldn't remove the old citadel chaos black? I had some ~9 year old pchaos black spray primed models in 99% and it mostly came off, if i had changed my isopropyl out, i think it all would have

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>>47529645
Signs have been applied to the fronts and backs of the fences.

>>47530780
you could use a new brush if you wanted, just don't use it to brush your teeth ever.

As far as stripping paint goes, alcohol is one of the more expensive ways to do it. A bottle from my local supermarket is maybe 4 bucks or so, and I think I could strip about 20-25 models with it. But I like using it because it is easy to get, safe enough to use (keep away from open flame), and very fast.

Simple Green is another chemical people use. It is a lot cheaper, and you can also use it to do cleaning around the house. But while alcohol takes minutes, simple green takes hours, maybe even days, and will not be as thorough. I've left models in Simple Green for months and it only removed some 80% of the paint.

Castrol Super Clean is an automotive degreaser (you can get it on amazon, or maybe at an auto store?). It is much more powerful than Simple Green, but you MUST wear gloves when using it as it will also cause nasty chemical burns. A gallon of this stuff could strip a 3000 point army and probably have some to spare. It will remove anything short of enamels. I don't use it because chemical burns don't sound very fun.

Any of the methods can be combined with a sonic jewelry cleaner (20 dollars on amazon) to strip paint faster. I've read a sonic cleaner and Super Clean will remove anything that can ever be removed within 30 minutes or less.

>>47530812
91%

>>47530815
looking good

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Working on warbuggy. Thoughts?