WIP - Painting/Converting/Sculpting General

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thanks, Washington anon
reposting in case you didn't see it last thread.

>"Time to do some freehand!"
>mess up
>wait for it to dry even though it's fucked up because fixing it now would make everything a blurry mess
>clean it up with previous color to prepare another attempt
>wait for THAT to dry

I fucking swear if I fuck this up again I"m going to lose my shit.

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Built a Skitarii pseudo-character for my Kill Team games. Transuranic Arquebus, cut down a bit, merged with parts of the Tactical Marine sprue to taste. Sharpshooter specialist for sick Ignores Cover.

Thoughts? He still needs a name, I just have him noted down as "Dunestalker" on my list.

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now THIS is a kitbash.

>>50834491
I swear to god, Ork converters do some lazy shit sometimes

>>50834116
>Thoughts?
Needs at least two bionics eyes if not more. No way an AdMech guy specialized in sharp shooting would still have his flesh oculars.

Nice kitbash. I dig the combat knife. Unusally down to earth for AdMech stuff.

>>50834536
Valid point, but my collection is extremely small and the only bionic eyes I have are the ones from Ranger heads... which I can't really extract and mount, considering I don't have a saw or any sculpting tools.

>>50835249
Go on ebay and get a razar saw, some cheap plastic sculpting tools from China and some kneadatite Greenstuff.

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>>50835249
If you have a a plastic rod of some kind you can just drill a hole in the appropriate size into the head and glue the rod in.
If you feel inclined you can also work a little GS around the side of head as mount and add a tiny ball of flattened gs as lense to the front.

Another possibility would be to use some of the visors that come with normal tacticals (If the new box has them), I figure if you have the head you probably have the rest of the box too, right? Just cut the front part off and stick it to the guys, face. You can probably use the backside of the thing too.
If you happen to have some IG the binoculars that come with the Heavy Weapons Teams also make good conversion fodder for this.

>>50835553
If you really want to get into sculpting you can get a great wax sculpting tool set off of amazon. Those should work fine.

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Don't remember if I already posted him here but here's my take on Exodus. The conversion still needs a bit of work but I'm really proud of the head.

>>50832647
The outside is black, but I'm starting to get the feel for a nice regal looking green similar to the colour the Sons of Horus use.

>>50835620
Might wanna scale the gun down abit but it's looking pretty cool

>>50833538
I did see it and I only wish I could have given you more and also the international shipping wasn't so expensive so I could have given more but at least I got my two cents in

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progress on my nurgle throne. first drybrush done. sorry for bad photo.

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/wip/, I uh...
I did a thing...

>>50836052
I like where you were going, the twin linked autocannons just look a little spindly though, they need some plating round the shoulders I think.
Also the underslung missile pods are sort of cool, but it feels like they'd work better on top instead.

>>50833449

How thin do my paints have to be to work on resin?

>>50836120
Resin needs a bit of a bath before primer will stick to it properly, that's really all the prep it needs.

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Almost done with the boys

VOTE FOOL! BEFORE THOSE HERETIC WIN!

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>>50836183
wow, more pics?

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>>50836183
Nice, where you get those sitting down korpsmen? Want them for my chimera/leman russ. Reposting my finished death rider

>>50836209
Character for what?

Anyone have any pics of gue'vesa they have made? looking for some inspiration.

>>50836283

I like that a lot, keep up the good work.

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Some Space Wolf git had given poor Big Bitey some cyborg bitz. Gave him a go-over and replaced them with all-natural green stuff.

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>>50836660

I got some CSM Possessed sprues in an eBay lot. any advice on making them not look terrible?

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Anyone else get their Daemonettes?

>>50836837
Aye, picked mine up from the post office this morning.
Trying to check them over whilst I'm at work without colleagues asking to have a look.
>Why have they got 6 boobs anon?

>>50836052

What is this, a counts as Deredeo?

What's a good rate to charge for painting figurines with an average paint job for a store display game? Do I count backwards from an hourly rate, or charge a flat fee per model?

>>50836995
How average are we talking here

>>50836995
>What's a good rate to charge for painting figurines with an average paint job for a store display game?
What is your time worth?
>Do I count backwards from an hourly rate, or charge a flat fee per model?
Do you work fast or slow?
What size of model are we talking here?

Obviously if you make a living this way you shouldn't undercharge.
Don't be afraid to ask for what your work is worth.

If you are kinda doing this as a favor to somebody else you should probably price it slightly differently than you would do for 'just business'.

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>suck at painting
>models graduated from "not actually dipped" to "drybrush everything"
>gaps, mold lines, etc.
>finally decide to throw down on a new set of plastic models
>pay someone to paint them for me
>they look exactly how I wanted to in my mind

To be honest, I probably spent as much money on the commission as I would on acquiring the tools, paints, and supplies necessary, coupled with this guy doing it in a few days, 8 hours a day, rather than my agonizing over it forever.

Point is, props to those of you who can paint, and those of you who are good enough to charge. I wish I was half as good and had the time and money to burn practicing

>>50835620
how did u make the head?

>>50837015
Basic brush/wash/highlight with thin layers and a bit better than the average /WIP/ job. Good enough that people who have never painted minis think i'm incredible.
>>50837028
It's a one off for a store owner who was referred to me by a friend, so i'm not in the mood for discounts. I'm doing this in between other freelance work, but I also want to get something for my time.

The usual rate I read online is something like 8-10 USD per basic model, with more for commanders, but i'm not a professional commision taker. Was hoping to find personal experiences from you guys because i'm sure at least one of you has done this before.

>>50837419
>Work out how much you want to be paid per hour
>Work out how long it will take you to complete the commission
>Work out how much you want to charge for wear and tear on brushes, use of paint, etc
>Add up all the numbers

You now have the quote you can give to the guy for how much you want to be paid.

>>50835601
>>50835249
Here's my thought; sculpt sort of a Kano-style face plate over one of his eyes, drill through that and run a cable directly into the back of his scope.

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>>50835620
what is the helmet spine from? looks familiar

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Forgeworld Templars Dread.

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So I have this unit of rag tag dwarves and the banner is this one. But I feel that something is missing. Any ideas?

>>50837717
The baseing?

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>>50837717
Damned turn it did

>>50837603
Looks like its from the skitarii vanguard set.

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Testing a scheme for my DE
It feels lacking for some reason

>>50838016
The yellow looks a bit weird and out of place, and neither the green or yellow you've chosen go very well with the silver. A brighter green and yellow might look alright, although I'd suggest dropping the yellow and just using a brighter green for the knee/shoulder pads and weapon thingy. Are you going to leave the little crotch banner black or do you have something in mind for it?

>>50837603
It is indeed from the Skitarii vanguard box.

>>50837743
I meant in the banner design

>>50838075
Maybe change the Yellow into an Orange?
I was initally going to go all Metal with Green eyes but i thought it would be too dull altogether

I'm probably planning to mainly use dark browns and dark reds for any flesh clothing

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>>50837330
It uses one of the FW Alpha legions heads as a base, the headrest and antenna were cut from spare Skitarii heads and the optics were cut from a Plastic MK IV head and a head from the old Devastator box.

Here's a picture without primer to give you a better idea of its construction.

>>50838139

cut those nails, lad.

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>>50838075
Using paint.net this is what i got >>50838123

>>50835771
actually, you can probably still help me out a lot since I was thinking about using the IM to mold myself some mareens.
What kind of stuff could I use to actually fill the mold and make a new mini? I was thinking about melting down some polystyrene and pressure-injecting it, but I'm not sure how well that would actually work.

Has anyone made Les' Magic Wash before? How do I tone down the shininess?

>>50838149
I know I should but it's the holidays and I'm lazy.

>>50838139
looks sweet

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Painted my first ever mini today, what do you guys think?

>>50838415
You did well. Next step is to get some shade in those flat areas. Easiest way is washes

>>50838415
Not bad for your first mini, not bad at all. Some washes on the skin, metal and cloth and then a little highlighting and that would be decent tabletop standard.

>>50836837
Not yet. In the mail, though.

>>50838415
it's really clean for a first time! Good job on the eyes, teeth and clothes

What you want now are shades, take atleast Nuln Oil or Agrax Earthshade

But that's a really good fist mini

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choo choo

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Some Mantic Games Striders in working on as part of my Nurgle renegade guardsmen - I was originally going to go for a more traditional green colour scheme but I decided to have a go at a dirty white last minute. Had fun doing the freehand symbols on these. Bases still need finishing, and there's a few bits that need touching up, but I'm pretty pleased with how they've come out.

>>50838556
>renegade guardsmen
So this counts as Ogryn?

I like the model. Good choice.

>>50838670
I'll probably be using them as armoured sentinels - they're about the same size.

And thanks, I thought they worked quite well as repurposed industrial walkers

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>>50836052

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>>50838502
>choo choo

Can he chugga-chugga?

>>50838502
I can understand the Imperial Guard using trains, but is there much point for Space Marines? They can just drop pod anywhere they need to be or get a Thunderbird to drop them off.

>>50838212
Not him but instant mold/oyumaru warps with heat, so any form of heated casting process (even exothermic reactions) will cause a faulty cast. I always use milliput or greenstuff casting with them. It's ideal for press moulds and I've made armour panels, Tau armour plates and small models like necron scarabs with them but anything more than that has had iffy results at best.

That I did manage to cast a good pair of Stealthsuit legs with a two-part oyumaru mold. Good luck.

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Yes, no?

>>50838957
No.

Not really good value.

>>50838957
I dunno, can you repeat the question?

Well, what exactly would be good value for a beginner who wants to try it out and not having much dosh?

>>50838984
Maybe

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Guys, I bought myself a metal Shrike on ebay, but his jump pack DOESN'T FIT RIGHT

What do I do?

>>50838974
>>50838984
It's good value for testing a paint scheme and getting used to models if you've never dealt with them before.

>>50838502
>>50838817
Back in the RT days, the IG could take rhinos too so I guess it's not just a SM thing if you're making trains out of them.

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Aw yeah. Spoopy. Just need to paint the base and the rim now. Looks a lot less green irl for some reason.

>>50838984
Youre not the boss of me

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>>50838999
Grab one of these for ~$15 on Amazon. It comes molded in blue plastic though so you're only really practicing details however.

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>>50838974
>[referring to >>50838957]
>Not really good value.

I think MSRP on this set is $33. I can't find it for substantially less than this, even though it only comes with three marines, one brush, and tiny post of paints.

I will say this: those three marines in there are absolutely stunning. I've seen them in person, and they strike me as just about the closest thing to "truescale" marines that Citadel has ever produced. I'd love to get my hands on them, but considering they're just squadboyz, not at $10 each.

>>50838999
>Well, what exactly would be good value for a beginner who wants to try it out and not having much dosh?

You have ~$33 to spend on this? Calling it a good value is indeed a stretch. You might be able to get away with buying some halfway-decent brushes, a can of rattlecan spray primer, a few bottles of good paint (Citadel, Vallejo, P3, etc.) and some really cheap models (starter box plastics can be had for a song on eBay) and come out about the same.

Then you wouldn't feel bad about ruining those totally sweet Space Marines on your first sortie.

>>50838957
If you want to dip your tows into the hobby without commiting, yeah maybe.

If you want to get really started, just buy the real stuff.

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OK my Imperial Knight is arriving on Wednesday. It's going to be House Malinax, so how do I make it more unique? I was thinking about giving it mandibles as a "Jaw" on the helmet, and obviously some scorpion designs on the armour.
Armour is going to be Zandri Dust - layer Zameesi Desert - Highlight Tau Light Ochre - wash Nuln Oil or Agrax, which should be close enough to the Malinax scheme, if a bit brighter.

Convenient thing about forge worlds is that the individual Magi have their own variant schemes, so this is a bit off the "official" Xana colours in pic related (mostly because I don;t have an airbrush).

>>50838957
its okay. good for someone just starting out, same with the AoS version. The models are great, but the paints are totally fucking garbage. Since they're really small, they're hard as dicks to get open with the pop cap, and half of them end up dried since they've had them sitting around for who knows how long.

>>50839071
For 28€ you can buy a full starter set of Vallejo or Army Painter paint (bigger pots, more pots) (each for around 20€) and then use the remaining 8€ to get 5+ Dark Vengeance Marines.

>>50839021
Glue and green stuff, faggot, just like we did in the old days.

>things fitting perfectly every time

Still makes my skin crawl watching these 'perfect' kits work together in plastic.

>>50838459
Seconding this. Agrax Earthshade is miracles and works with most colours.

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>>50839168
>>things fitting perfectly every time

Calm down, guy. What I mean is that the shoulder pads get in the way in such a way I was thinking it belonged to the wrong model.

I mean, there's that little ball and hole that generally fit together, and they barely touch.

One solution I though of was using a different pack, like this one.

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>>50836283
I got them from the centaur assault tractors

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>>50838556
Very nice work anon. You said they come out to Sentinel size? I've been mulling over Sentinel conversions for Broadside proxies.

You wouldnt happen to have a Broadside for size comparison?

>>50839504
Give me a minute, I'll round up everything I've got in that sorta size and line it up for you!

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>>50839504
Haven't got any new broadsides but I've got an old one and a forgeworld one - should give you an idea of the size. Chucked a sentinel and contemptor dread in there for further comparison.

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>>50839602
Oh anon, you are a godsend, my Renegade brother.

My Gue'vesa Broadside seems all the more enticing, now that it wont be Sentinels witha Railgun in the side

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>>50839699

They come with the bits to make this variant too - probably a little bit more 'Tau' looking. You could mod the gun with some railgun parts.

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painted these 4 flyers the last couple of days, 2 more marauders to go

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>>50838016
You need colours that complement each other, and a focal point for the model. Here neither the green nor the yellow go with each other or the silver, and they highlight the knees and part of the gun.

Silver is tricky to work with as a primary colour for the model, it doesn't go with much other than black. If you want yellow/green highlights on detail in dark Eldar then the bulk of the model could be something like a dark purple, which would look colourful and rich, but not gaudy.

>>50839788
Not a big fan of the bubble, i just had the image of being able to assemble my KROOT SOOTS with those, too! Oh boy! Where did you get these, mantic?

>>50839991

Yeah, managed to bag three in their Black Friday sale - even not on sale they're very reasonably priced. The roll cage style I've used would probably be a good fit as well!

>>50839991
Paint it like non-metallic chrome and it will look amazing.

>>50840170
Well, i really liked your off-white (my Kroot are albino scheme) and i figured with some barbed wire and leather mixed with the bone/offwhite might fit

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>>50840211
A quick, badly taken pic for shits and giggles

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So operation big guy is going forward. Now that I have a ogryn body of sufficient size, I can now start to use greenstuff to make some arms. Soon I will have an ogryn of great size sporting a punisher Gatling cannon.

>>50840336
I missed your first posts, what is this about?

H-how did you get them to be such big guys?

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>>50840336
Also before a GW fag gets butthurt, about it. No I will not be selling this nor will I be sharing the part files.

>>50840364
I wanted to 3d print a large ogryn to carry a spare punisher Gatling cannon. I was floating the idea to then pose 3 bullgryn with slab sheilds around him as a count as leman Russ punisher. The big guy name was simply a bane reference as I am likely to take the model that is broken and try and make a bane count as for Nork Deddog.

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>Head to Badab, Johnny. The Astral Claws need our help!

2.5 hours work on my Secret Santa gift from Fort-Worth anon.

Truth be told there could be a lot more to be done but he doesn't look bad at a distance so I'll pop him in the cabinet for now.

>>50840461
Looks nice. What chapter is that?

>>50840461
Looks good, Fort-Worth anon was very generous to send a Johnny!

>>50840497
looks like Mantis Warriors

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>>50840497

The poor poor Mantis Warriors.

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>>50840336
Another pic

>>50840461

Did you cut the bottom tab off to base him on the 32mm?

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>>50840583
Any ideas on whether I should make a commissar with a pose like in this picture to go with my ogryn?

Any suggestions on building a drone piloted Hammerhead for a Longstrike proxy?

>>50840591

My benefactor did that, yes.

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>>50840617
You could use this big ol dude from the Pathfinder box, he fits into the top of Devilfish/Hammerhead body, or you could cut the parts needed to fit onto the turret.

Also probably set a smaller drone top into the pilot's bubble on the front end of it, that'd be neat?

>>50841010
Perfect, I'm actually getting a Pathfinder box and don't intend to use that drone. Good call.

>>50841096
Glad i could help! Please post pics as you go, im thinking i might start a folder of Tau conversion, not just Auxiliaries.

>>50840461

Ded sexy there Beckenham anon! I'll be sure to add him to the collage for the OP.

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OK, my Imperial Knight is arriving on Wednesday. It's going to be House Malinax, so how do I make it more unique? I was thinking about giving it mandibles as a "Jaw" on the helmet, and obviously some scorpion designs on the armour.
Armour is going to be Zandri Dust - layer Zameesi Desert - Highlight Tau Light Ochre - wash Nuln Oil or Agrax, which should be close enough to the Malinax scheme, if a bit brighter than pic related.

Also, when building Knights, I presume you leave the armour off and paint the plates and the skeleton separate. Do you also do the same with the weapon arms and carapace gun, or do you do them along with the skeleton and back plate respectively?

Suggestions for cool basing is also welcome, I have the GW large base detail kit since it fits with the boards at the local GW where I play. I thought I'd do a sort of "Scrubland City" with cracked parched ground and some roads and such, plus some cork rock outcrops for my Knight to stand on.

>>50841096
Also if you end up cutting the bottom off, and do it right below the gun swivel, the round part on the bottom has ammo packs, emp grenades, and possibly Ion Rifle/Railgun power packs on it. They would make a nice ammo refill objective marker, or supply cache on a Devilfish.

>>50840616
how is it even a question?

>>50841248
>Suggestions for cool basing is also welcome, I have the GW large base detail kit since it fits with the boards at the local GW where I play. I thought I'd do a sort of "Scrubland City" with cracked parched ground and some roads and such, plus some cork rock outcrops for my Knight to stand on.

Have you considered perhaps the ruins of some sort of religious edifice? If you bought the Renegade set to get your Knights, it comes with a Sanctum Imperialis that you could cannibalize.

>>50841444

Do you mean like a mosque, or some sort of synagogue???

>>50841189
My original intention was to merge Tau with Ork and Imperial kits for a salvage-happy independent force, but I ended up not liking the way it looked, and I can't weather worth shit either. But I'll keep you posted; I have Kroot conversions to do still, and they ought to be neat.

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What are you guys working on?
Im working on a crismon dick droppod

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>>50841623
I swear i wrote fist

>>50841444
Sadly I didn't buy Renegade, since it was out of stock at the local GW and also apparently on teh internets, so I just bought the Warden kit.

I do like that idea, though. Possibly a broken up Bastion or Vengeance battery he's stepping on, or that Honoured Imperium statue? I'll look into it.

>>50841639
Freudian slip I've ever seen one anon.

Looks pretty decent - the metal looks a bit flat but I'm not sure if that's just the camera.

>>50841520
I think any sort of structure dedicated to worship would really help set off any Imperial Knight

>>50841702

Sooooooo, perhaps the architecture of, say, a church would be a good compliment?

>>50836978
that's exactly what it is
>>50836096
I'm gonna have a look at having the missile lawnchairs on top, but I feel like it's gonna leave a lot of negative space under the torso and legs

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>>50840336

>big guy

>>50839832
Super cute. Nice work, anon!

>>50841734
That might be alright, but you'd have to be sure it wasnt absolutely miniscule in comparison, the scale is important

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>>50841623
And thus were born the Crimson Dicks.

Who want to writefag their background? Or should we start a Chapter Generating thread?

>>50842511
A chapter obsessed with the purity and virility of its 'geneseed'

>>50842511
Enjoy sex during shark week

>>50842511
Codex Approved G-Strings are a go.

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No 2 on the right, bit naff but improving on no 1. Consistency still an issue tbqh.

>>50842511
Nurglite warband masquerading as loyalists, preaching love and dick-dueling throughout the Imperium. They attribute the biggest, most crimson dicks as those that have dueled and bested all other Phallus-themed opponent, when in truth its just a really bad case of nurglonorrhea


Alternatively, just a bunch of working stiffs that want to just do their job, but come off rude to outsiders

>>50842654
Yo, you're taking the tools taught and applying them with increasing success. Good job, anon, it'll get there

>>50842654
try multiple thinner coats, you'll get a smoother and more uniform coverage

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>>50839832

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>>50842115
4 u

>>50842736
Thus spoke the holy Duncan.

>>50842654
looks like you're using a matte black (nuln oil?) wash that's muddying things up and staining the yellow. Ideally, for yellow armor, you want to be using a gloss Agrax Earthshade or Fleshshade wash.
Gloss washes flow better, don't stain, and you can always matte it back down later.

>>50843059
our artist, who art in nottingham
unclogged be your pot
thy patience come
thy skill be done
on our minis as on yours

Give us this day, our daily tip
and forgive us our moldlines
as we forgive those ignore the OP
and lead us not into thick layers
but deliver us from lost detail.

For thine is the example
and the ability, and the praise
for ever

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Came up with a new setup since I don't have enough marker drone antennas and sensors. Pathfinder markerlight and a cut-up pulse carbine (never use the bloody things). Now I can make a bunch.

>>50840461
Mate, that's pretty fucking nifty.

>>50843192
Definitely saved for the Tau Stash! That's awesome, i wish i had some greenstuff to do this with! Also, same problem with carbines.

Hey SS anon, I had a question for you, sent an email over.

>>50840461
Love it!

>>50843284
Why would you need greenstuff for it mate? I just used spare parts. Thanks a lot though!

>>50843372
Oh, i saw the gun the wrong way, my bad. Liquid greenstuff would be enough, nice.

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>>50839502
that's a very nice tank anon, will lurk for more progress on your army

i nihilak'd the front armour of my baal predator. thanks for the tip for thinning it with medium anon a few threads ago. when it was half dry i whiped it with some cloth to give some natural were (thank you starmcast anon). the pic makes it a bit flat looking but i'm really happy with the result.

as for the marble effect i'm not sure. when i compare it to a small marble plate which i bought at a salvage store it looks almost the same, but i want it to look like heavily veined marble wich i cannot do somehow. i'm not yet ready to try this a third time, maybe this can be used as a base for more veines/detail but i have a land raider to build so fuck it for now.

>>50843399
Oh right, sorry! It's just a salvage from a dirty half-painted bit I had. Good luck!

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Something has arrived... And earlier than expected

Starting to paint my first troops. Black Templar Space Marines. For the first highlight, do I edge every piece of armor? Because i'm seen conflicting sources on where to highlight.

>>50839084

Wow nice

>>50843857

That's because there are different ways to highlight. If you want a more cartoony stye, only do edge highlighting. This is fast, distinct, and visually readable even from a distance. Otherwise it requires more complex stuff such as mimicking light sources on pauldrons. Either way works fine, it's up to you/

>>50843634
Open it Anon.

>>50843454
D Korps dude here.

I like purple a lot on tanks a lot, and if you're worried about marble there's a painting video GW put out that explains some of it. (At least I think it's GW).

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Got this from post today.
Bit scared to paint it.

>>50843944
Is that a recast or where did you get it from I thought they sold out from the main source.

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Painting my first mini this week, followed the apathetic fish tutorial for an evil sunz ork. I haven't got the guts to try highlighting yet.

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>>50843634
>>50843923
picture resizer app stopped working transfering to pc

>>50843973
Looks ok for a beginner, but you missed some mold lines on his hand.

>>50843959
It's from the original kickstart. Had to wait for it over 2 years

>>50844021

source?

>>50837190
> I'm totally saving money guis
> for real tho tots props if you can paint I just have no time lol
Get the fuck out. And keep telling yourself all that, you talentless, lazy hack. Why play TT if you can't even hobby? And please, say you have some fucking disease, and how nothings your fault, wah wah hand out please I blame Obama bullshit.

>>50844031
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jeremyglen/creature-caster-first-wave

>>50837717
Like the banner. Is that free hand? If so, it's awesome

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>>50843991
drugs...I know I live in Washington but

>>50844021
Be honest did you forget you even ordered it with how long it took to get you?

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>>50844100
no just basing stuffs

>>50838415
Not bad.
Use washes to give depth.
Thin paints a little more. 2 thin coats better than one blotchy coat.

>>50838502
I am not sure why, but this arouses me. 40k armored death trains. This is now a thing

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What's the best way to fill in/remove the stepping on a 3d print?

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>>50844199

>>50844145
>Coke, kush and catfood
Based anon has god-tier priorities

>>50844210
Hows it look after you primer it?

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>>50844210

>>50839084
Tots spooky dawg.
Looks great

>>50844199
Acetone. Like, not pouring it, but like, google "Acetone vapor treatment 3d print" or something.

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>>50844227

Best place to buy Magnets?

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>>50844145
so much more.... honestly anon am struggling to find the words to express how awesome you are and how grateful I am

>>50844293
Your local hardware store

>>50844237
Can't you just sand it down?
But Acetone probably works better.

>>50844120
Not really. Updates were frequent enough.
Only got bored playing chaos daemons while waiting.

>>50844293
Depending on the size, architecture suppliers or hardware stores or big hobby retailers.

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>>50843938
thnx anon i will look in to that.

painting tanks purple was a bit of a mind switch, crappy old pic from crappy old phone related is how i normally paint my tanks

my Maddox 11th bagpipe dude salutes your Kriegers

>>50844199
just say it's zimmerit

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>>50844301
so much materials

>>50844308
Well I'm still figuring out how to print well, and I fucked up with these prints by going with a 5% infill and it was like a really sparse spider web in there. The whole thing that is printed right now is less than 70 grams of plastic. I think it's too fragile to sand.

>>50844321
What is simmerit?

>>50844336
I see.

What about a putty or similar gap filling stuff like for wood? Smear it onto your tank and make it smooth and even.

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>>50844334
not the clearest pics of this terrain stuffs... seriously thank you so much

>>50844356
I thought about that, but I don't want to mess up because I still have 16 hours of printing to do for the treads and armor plates on the sides and I have to have it done by Christmas.

>>50844351
a thick layer of material the Germans put on their tanks in WW2 to prevent magnetic mines from sticking to them.

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>>50844351
Zimmerit is a paste the germans applied to their tanks in WW2 to prevent magnetic mines to stick to the steel. Pic related.

They stopped using it after they realized that they were the only ones with magnetic anti tank mines..

>>50844301
You're very welcome anon. I know basing materials is the warhammer equivalent of getting socks for Christmas but I'm glad you enjoy it. I'm also ecstatic that it arrived before Christmas.

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>>50844364
hey it''s something mentioned in the note

>>50844379
>>50844378
Neat.

>>50844388
True, but it is something you need to 100%, no matter what game or army you play.

Looks like a pretty nice selection.

>>50844389
I think the plasticard was on the bottom, I realize without packaging it's not clear what it is.

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>>50844389 paints and stuffs
>>50844388 seriously... am getting self conscious of what I sent
>>50844401
true that

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>>50844019
Oh shit you're right, now that you've pointed them out they stick out badly. Can see why it's important to get rid of them, didn't think it'd be that bad.

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>>50844407 honestlyl am more confused what the rectangle thing, the greenstuff ball and the evil book/plant/muzzle flashes are
>>50844425
precious bits

>>50844425
Keep in mind Anon, the spirit in which it is given is more important than how much it is.
With things like this people will always try and out-do each other, but that's not exactly the point, now is it?
Giving gifts to strangers for fun is what the point is.

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>>50844476
no idea what this is.... but is cool

>>50844476
The tan rectangle is a sandbag, the plants are base details of catachan kits, the things with the purity seals are detail bits from the bastion kit I've used to make little shrines for objective markers, the greenstuff ball was excess from working with it I thought looked like a resurrection orb.

>>50844505
evil butthole

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Christ I have a mini diorama I want to make but literally every miniature store I can find online is out of stock of this fucker. I have no idea if the company even ships internationally because it's all in spanish.

Pic very much fucking related.

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>>50844476
>rectangle thing

Looks like a 1/35 scale sandbag to me.

>>50844502
True that honestly the only things I bought outright were the gesso and templates, plus sweets. The rest were duplicates or portions of things I had.

>>50844502
>Giving gifts to strangers for fun is what the point is.

This.
You always have people going over the agreed amount of money.
It was said around $15 so if you kept that in mind for your gift there is no reason at all to feel bad. Nobody should expect to get a huge/expensive gift here, thats just not the point.

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>>50844502
wise words>>50844505
ffinally some thing for the sugar lovers>>50844546
>>50844524 speaking of which
ahh>>50844525
3 eyes of terror

>>50844505
Tyranid spore plant?

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Cadian cavalry legs or something similar?

Would be nice to have WW1ish cavalry for my WW1 ish guardsmen rather than mixing blue uniformed soldiers with mongols.

>>50844556
Also I forgot to mention, the lids for the white things for the sand and snow are nearly the size of heavy weapon teams, and guardsman bases slot into the top of the columns nicely if you wanna do statues and shit. Or just knock them on their side for chest high walls.

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>>50843634 final picture
one last thank you oh so much.
I figured it was appropriate to end on cherubs and togetherness

>>50844690 I just realized that picture looks like a three-way about to happen it doesn't help that I took the picture on top of my bed

>>50841639
Nice crimson dicks anon.
Do they take the knot as well?

>>50844145
Think again anon.
Snot that shit.
RIDE THA RAINBOW

>>50844690
>'hey, *hic* whatcha fags lookin at babies fer?'

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>>50840497
>>50840508
>>50841197
>>50843209
>>50843361

Thanks Lads, appreciate it!

Wondering if I should paint the rest of my Secret Santa stuff as Mantis warriors or perhaps use the roll a chapter thing for each.

>>50844816
I'd say paint at least a squad of them

>>50844816
I wish i had a Johnny to paint up, sounds fun

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Thinking of ways I can make custom DS8 turrets as I have the old Fire Warriors. Had an idea of using these small bottle caps. The bottom fits snuggly onto a 25mm troop base and I chop off the top, put a flat base on top and then mount a mocked-up missile pod. Ass a fire caste symbol, maybe an armour plate and voila.

>>50844939
I said ass instead of slap.

I'm not exceedingly lonely, nosiree!

>>50844505
It's a Catachan Flytrap

Secret Santa has been really interesting this year.

The gifts have been between like $150-$2

I only saw one that made me feel sorry for the opener (who I offered to actually send a $15 GW voucher to as I was so mad but never emailed me)

Do we have any people who have not recieved yet? (in Wave 1 (dec 1st) or Wave 2 (Dec 8th))

>>50845252
NJ anon from wave two here. No package yet. I sent mine out to Canada about two weeks ago. Think it was Ontario. Been super busy at work so I'm not sure if the anon got it yet.

>>50845252
Mine hasn't arrived here in Mount Pleasant but I believe it came internationally so I understand the wait.

>>50845297

In Farringdon?

>>50845329
Mount Pleasant is my town in South Carolina. Not sure where it was sent from.

>>50845357

Ah, well I sent my gift to North Carolina on the 10th, still not there I don't think as I've not seen anything on here and I didn't send tracked as they wanted another £10 on top of what I already paid. cunts.

Hope yours arrives soon.

>>50845415
Thanks mate, and you

>>50836046
looks sweet as bro.
your photo is fine. At least its upside-up and not 9999kb 8888x7777px ;^)

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>>50845252
>Do we have any people who have not recieved yet? (in Wave 1 (dec 1st) or Wave 2 (Dec 8th))

Beckenham anon and I had a private deal going on the side, and I know my draw got what I sent him (one of da ladz in North Chesterfield, VA) because he posted pictures of it here, but I haven't seen anyfing from Wave 1 come my way.

Not that there's a shortage of fingz to paint around here...

The thing I am most looking forward to once 3D printing becoming a thing is terrain. Giant gothic buildings and shit with total plausible deniability for legal bullshit so long as retards keep aquilas off them on the files.

I cant wait to have proper cityfights with huge buildings, mass produced sandbag lines, roads and shit. I'm so hyped for that.

Anyone else excited for the future of wargaming with 3D printing making it's way into the mainstream?

>>50844939
Do you have any spare drones you could put on the top?

>>50845715
None whatsoever, already trading with a friend to get the last drone top I need for my markerlight squad.

On a sidenote, I'm also making a custom shadowsun and I have two problems: The jetpack and how it fits on the torso I made and the wrists that allow for an underslung fusion blaster. I think I'll chop off the frontal bits of more carbines, shave off one side of the domed part and glue them together, making a box-shaped tau bracelet that could suffice for a wrist!

>>50845710
excited about seizing the memes of production in general but yeah

Why is painting red over white such a pain in the ass?

>>50845415
Oh i got it and posted it the other day! I was so excited! Ive never had or painted any HH, so its all new for me! Thank you so much anon!

>>50845781

Because red is a bitch in general. Red on white is better than red on black, but if you want an easier time, you should do red on brown or red on dark red. The brown and dark red will also go over white or black a lot easier, so the final red will be easier than going straight over white. Or just spray red next time. Red primer isn't hard to find, Army Painter or otherwise.

>>50845766
I just had a google and holy shit it's already happening. Look at this, a ready to go titan, just slap some bits on it to make it look all edgy and bam you're fucking done

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1107654

And another set of modular terrain holy shit im so hyped. 3D printing price drop when?

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1908461

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>>50840461

Those are some nice civilians you got there, Johnny. It'd be a shame if something happened to them.

>>50845252

I'm away from home so not sure hadn't as of Tuesday. Not sure if my anon got his yet, also didn't send tracked because of fucking royal mail postjews.

>>50845710

I like my terrain to be one-piece, which is pretty much impossible for 3D printed large buildings. I suppose you can just print them out in sections and assemble.

>>50845252
Really, one was that bad? I was scared mine wasnt that great. But geez, thats kinda rough. I hate to ask what it was, but curiosity is a bitch

>>50846038 I also am curious

>>50845252
Which gift was lacking? Maybe I missed a thread but from the pictures it looked like most people stayed within the $10- $15 range.

>>50836837
Yup. Glorious.

Got a Mistress Repentia too, for extra tits.

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>>50838502
Is that you, son?

>want to make custom Ekene Dubaku model
>plan on giving him Teeth of Terra and Power Fist
>use Horus Heresy Imperial Fist kit parts
>want to use Eviscerator as fuckhuge special chainsword to represent the ToT
>not a single Eviscerator bit on eBay
>need to sculpt his Sword Brother cape myself with green stuff

This custom model thing is much more difficult than I imagined.

How do you go about giant conversions? I've decided I want to make a pimped out Baneblade for my Archmagos, but obviously it needs a lot of work. I was planning on mounting half a Haemotrope Reactor flat on the rear hull, and adding a couple control consoles. Do you just offer them up, trim offending parts and greenstuff it in?

Also I was considering having his base fit into the dais for him, but that looks way too difficult.

I keep having cool ideas, then attempting to make them work and realising I lack some components and can't buy them, or none of the parts line up at all, or I got the size off and it just won't work, and never starting any of them.

Also, lenses. I saw some very nice Iron Warriors a while ago with lenses that were apparently basecoat white, glaze Bloodletter and then a dot of white in the middle. Would that work on bigger things, like Knight eyes?

>>50846180

You lack discipline, grasshopper. Your eBay-fu will never grow at this rate.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Warhammer-40k-Space-Marines-Assault-Marine-Eviscerator-w-Shield-Bits-/282294855543?hash=item41ba15a777:g:hmYAAOSwXeJYHTj6

The FW ones are all sold out at the moment, but they aren't that uncommon. They're called heavy chainswords, not eviscerators, that's how you find them on eBay.

>>50842115
This is beautiful

>>50846261
You see, I saw that one. Problem is that I'd pay 7€ for just those 4 bits and another 14€ shipping to Germany. At that point I'd almost be better off just buying a pack of Assault Marines and using one of their Eviscerators.

>>50846287

Bits buying is expensive, there's no way around it. But it's still cheaper than buying the entire kit. Although with the kit you do get extra parts. You're not going to get something like an Eviscerator or Grav-gun for less than $10 or so because they're one per kit and in high demand. Your choices are basically a) do without the part, b) save a few bucks and buy the bit on eBay, and c) buy the whole kit but at least have lots of parts leftover.

>>50846333
>>50846287
>>50846261
>>50846180
Why can't you just lengthen a normal chainsword by attaching a second blade on top? If you want to make it thicker, split it in half and sandwich a strip of plasticard in between.

>>50846388

You could, it's just more work and looks weird if you do it wrong. Some people don't have green stuff either and this is a job that requires it.

>>50845252
Im from the first wave and dont have it yet. Feels bad, but i know for a fact my SS mailed it to me, so its a mail problem.

>>50846333
I'm fine spending 5-10€ on a rare bit, did so on my Transuranic Arquebuses as well. My issue is that the only seller is US-based and that the shipping cost is twice the cost of the bit.

>>50846545

I know of a German FW bit seller on eBay, but I don't know if he'll have what you want. His items are listed in German though so they're hard to find unless you speak German and know the proper German terms for the items.

>>50846602
world-of-bitz is usually my go-to seller, stocks a huge variety of things, including FW and a few dozen different chainswords, but sadly not a single Eviscerator.

At this point I'll probably just go with either a fancy relic blade or a Vanguard Veteran/Space Wolves chainsword with decorations. Thinking about it, a chainsword, even if a relic, doesn't seem appropriate for a newly appointed Chapter Master with no special affection to chain weaponry anyway.

>>50846173
Holy shit that's fucking glorious.

There's no problem mashing the Forgeworld resin parts with normall GW plastic parts, is there?

>>50846819

GW parts are slightly bigger but it will fit and doesn't look too strange. The Deathwatch stuff is a lot larger than both FW and regular GW parts.

My army is all FW and GW mixed and it looks fine. Putting things like plastic arms, guns, backpacks, and running assault marine legs on FW stuff works fine. Things like plastic Sternguard shoulders and Power Fists can be slightly large on FW stuff but Sternguard in general are massive.

>>50846819
Remember what you mixed, because apparently some stuff melts in certain stripping solutions.

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if you're painting the rim of your base and dont have blu tack handy, or dont want to lie the model down, you can keep the edge raised off the table easily by putting a spare base under it.

I accidently primed my models with satin primer.
It is kinda shiny
Did I fuck up or is satin safe and not gloss tier?

>>50846867
>not just setting them on the table and peeling them off when they're done drying

I bet you use napkins when you eat too.

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also, todays projects

>>50846881

Satin is between matte and gloss. Since you said it looks shiny it might be a bit shinier than standard satin, but it won't be as bad as gloss. Satin doesn't have as much tooth to hold the paint as matte and flat primers, but it's not as bad as glossy.

I think you should be okay, just don't scratch at the paint and seal it off when you're done with varnish.

>>50846919

Nice 'Eavy Metal style highlights on the Custodes.

>>50846908
my problem with that is they would have an almost imperceptible line where the base meets the table that wouldnt keep the paint on properly

>>50846931
It's not as shiny as a gloss varnish but it's just a little bit, and it could be due to the strong lighting. Thanks though.

>>50846951
thanks. i've been working on them for about a month so i'm happy to say theyre almost entirely finished.

>>50846957
you mean underneath the base?

Anyone got any idea how I'd be able to do a cybernetic leg on a Space Marine?

40k newfag here. I was lead astray by my sempai and i fucked up real bad. Is there a good way to remove paint from plastic models?

>>50847026

Wait for the leg from this kit to appear on eBay:

https://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-CA/Space-Marine-Character-Conversion-Set

Nathaniel Garro also has a bionic leg, although you can only see the bionics from the side/back because it's covered by normal plate from the front.

>>50847052
acetone. Just be careful and good at it

>>50847052

Rubbing alcohol is the fastest method that's relatively safe. For completely safe methods use a floor cleaner like Simple Green, Pine Sol, Purple Power, etc or Fairy Power Spray if you're in the UK. Those take a while though and need to soak for days and scrub hard with a brush.

There are faster methods like oven cleaners, industrial degreasers, brake fluid, etc but they are hazardous and can damage your models.

>>50847026
There are various companies that make cybernetics for 28mm models. I can think of Anvil Industries and Puppetswar off the top of my head.

>>50836052
A weapon to surpass metal gear

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>>50847026
>Anyone got any idea how I'd be able to do a cybernetic leg on a Space Marine?

Hack the leg off an Epic Knight and use the Knight's shoulder pauldron as the hip joint.

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>>50847052
>Is there a good way to remove paint from plastic models?

I use non-acetone nail polish remover.

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>>50846995
here, like on the pumpkinhead model's base

>>50847026
?
https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Iron-Hands-Tactical-Squad-Upgrade-Pack

>>50847172
>>50847115

Thank you anons.

>>50847281

And here I thought I was the most anal about their base rims.

>>50847052
If UK use dettol.

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Anyone have any experience cleaning models with one of those sonic jewelry cleaners? I've been using Simple Green baths and a toothbrush but I feel like i can't get in all the nooks and crannies.

>>50847026
to add to this
>>50847091
>https://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-CA/Space-Marine-Character-Conversion-Set
>>50847289
>https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Iron-Hands-Tactical-Squad-Upgrade-Pack
You can also get bionic arms and legs from Anvil industries, for termies, power army and guard sized models.
Most 3rd party companies have something like this, of varying quality though.
Check out Zealot and Zinge industries too.

If you want something more cartoony look into puppetswar or kromlech.

>>50847862
Domestic will only do as good a job as toothbrush can.
Industrial are expensive as hell.

>>50847052
The best and cheapest option, that is more or less undisputed but lesser known, is Methylated Spirits. Also known as Denatured Alcohol. It will strip and shine metals and make a joke out of paints on plastic. And what's best, it won't eat plastic.

>>50847862
>>50848174
It works and is faster than soak and brush.

>>50848233
>Methylated Spirits. Also known as Denatured Alcohol
That's just Alcohol anon.

Does anyone have some material on sculpting techniques?

So is there anyone who can give me some advice for painting my skitarii? Particularly the chest. I'm looking and the guns are gonna make it hella awkward. Has anyone done it who can give me some advice?

>>50848917
leave the guns off and glue them in later.
Same as with Marines or eldar guardians or IG or any other miniatures holding a gun across their chest.
Sub-assemblies are the way to go.

>>50848957

Well it's a bit late for that I'm afraid, though I'll keep that in mind for the future. So what do I do? Am I just boned?

>>50848957
>>50848917
The alternative method is to realize you don't really need to paint what no-one can see. Get a basecoat and a wash in there and it wont matter whether the highlights are perfect behind the gun. This is particularly true for standard troops. Save the sub assemblies for character models and other things people are likely to pick up and scrutinize.

>>50848995
>Am I just boned?
Kind of. At least if you were planning on painting any fine detail on there.
Doing a basecoat and a wash should still be possible, but I'd paint the chest before moving on to the gun to avoid mistakes.

>>50849008

Right well at least it was only a few of my troops.

>>50849002
That's all well and good.
The point is that multi part plastic kits, unlike metals who are cast in one piece, do have a little space between their chest and their weapons. Depending on the pose you'll be able to see the backside of the gun, but not be able to get in there with a brushhandle.

Sub-assemblies are pretty much always a good idea.
Can even save you a lot of time.
Say you prime the legs of your skitarii with metal and spray paint the torsos red. Can't do that when you glued it all together.

>>50845962
Unlucky anon.

I sent my SS over to the US, Royal Mail saying they're having troubles with the mail this time of year so idk how long it'll take

so for my lord of change I've stuck him onto a rod so that he is off the ground as his pose looks like he is gliding, whats a good way to hide the rod?

>>50849038
>you'll be able to see the backside of the gun, but not be able to get in there with a brushhandle
Never been my experience. Again if it's so tight that you can barely get a brush in there then all you need is a basecoat and wash. Anything that's covered up wouldn't naturally be highlighted anyway.

>>50845897
I believe my local public library has a 3D printer available for use. You just pay them $X for the materials, and you can use it.

I'd say look into it as it might be a good cheap investment to test the waters.

>>50845252
KY fellow here, I still have nothing.

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>>50836475
have you considered using aliens?

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Why doesn't anyone use Tamiya paint?

I'm getting Into minis from 1:35 armor, so I have a lot of money invested into Tamiya paint.

>>50850356
when i started i bought some tamiya paints and i found them watery to the point of unusability. they werent labelled as inks or washes or shades or anything.

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Started working on Señora Veridyan and trying some sort of non-metallic metal and glossy black armour for the first time. Whaddayathunk?

>>50850505
Gorgeous kneepads, but I'm not quite sold on the armour yet.

>>50850525
Thanks man! Any tips on black? Always found it a bit difficult, but neatening up as I go along

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>>50850532
Hah, I wish.

For my non-Sisters in not-fetish gear, I went for a shiny black leater look by using black ink and an extended drying time to get that nice shine.

For your armour though, I think it will look fine once the boob-skulls, shoulder, pommel, and cloth are done. You could probably take the white highlights down a shade though.

>>50850356
>Why doesn't anyone use Tamiya paint?
Tamiya is good quality, but aimed at another market.
The primers are great but a waste of money if you intend to paint 200 models with them.
You can totally use your stuff, but most people go for what's easily available. In most cases that is GW paint cause the FLGS carries it.

Waterbased acrylics are also easy to use and you can't really do anything wrong with them. Worst thing you can do is paint badly.
If you try to market something that needs paint thinners and the like to 12 year olds you'll likely get a less enthusiastic response.

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>>50844529
>I have no idea if the company even ships internationally because it's all in spanish.
pic related, and yes, it does ship internationally.

>>50850925

Jesus christ thank you. I was able to find a lot of Kensei miniatures all over the net but that particular one was sold out everywhere.

>>50850940
no problemo

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>>50844529
>>50850940
Are you doing the three storms?
Caus hasslefree recently made a very nice Jack Burton.
Still waiting for the metal version.

>>50848499
Nope, there is a difference.
Methylated Spirits is Methanol, not Ethanol.
There's a big difference, I wouldn't drink the former for starters.

>>50843961
Don't worry anon, I know you're not a traitor

>>50845916

Delet this

>>50850998

I wasn't actually but that might be a good idea in the future. This particular mini is for my upcoming assassin character in D&D.

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These are two models I am working on at the moment. They'll get finished after Christmas. Can anyone suggest colours for the white parts of the Samurai?

And does anyone like the highlighting on the German?