WIP - Painting/Converting/Sculpting General

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Finally finished my chapter master. Just need to do some touchups.

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For the guy last thread asking about fiends.
I bought seekers and put bits from the riders on them and greenstuffed tails or used chariot left over bits

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Thanks a lot Brit Anon!

I ginally got home today, and I know how hard to get those models are. Especially the Chaos Hero.

I hope you had a wonderful christmas as well!

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Here's a WIP shot of my first attempt at terrain building.

>>50990829
that's pretty decent anon

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Hello anons. I lurk. a lot. I posted long ago, then i stopped. but now I am back. I was a name fag, and you all hated my shit models. because they were. try to guess who I was before I finish posting my latest stuff.

>>50991103
Whoever you are crop and resize your damn pictures.

>>50991103
>was
You're still a fag and nobody gives a shit.

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>>50990152
but how do I make cute Yoshi-Fiends of slaanesh

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>>50991139
doing it now.

Man, buying figures off of eBay is like crack. They are a bitch to strip and clean lines of, but its so cheap.

I just got 30 guardsmen for like 50 bucks.

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one of magnus' sos.

>>50990152
thanks anon!

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>>50990531
>limited games day exalted hero
>old dark angels company master

Oh sweet lord in heavens, if I ever found that in my mailbox

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>>50991325
>>50991214
>>50991103
>namefagging

>>50989714

Just got green stuff for some modeling. Anyone have any tips?

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>>50991357
I am playing a game here. just let me test your memory. so Have my ashen knight of the rhubric.
critique?

>>50991103
Show us the hitler painting!

>>50989714
details on the model? I've been away from 40k for a while, is that a thousand sons charter or a model from another game?

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>>50991536
what. the. fuck? anyway, almost there. can you guess? any critisism?

>>50991561
From what I can tell, a modified forge fiend

>>50991561
It looks like the main body is from one of those big skeleton things from AoS with a forgefiend gun strapped on

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>>50991750
>>50991580
>>50991561
Whatever it is, it looks pretty fucking neat.

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>>50991561
>>50991580
>>50991750
>>50991835
It's the Marghasts Archai with the Forgefiend gatling gun.

>>50991891
*morghast archai

fuck my phone

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>>50991512
>I am playing a game here. just let me test your memory

About to build a Hammerhead turret out of a few assorted kits.

Is a Fusion Collider a good enough substitute for an Ion Cannon? Roughly the same size, and it'd be mounted at the same height on my custom turret. Wouldn't be running it as anything but Ion.

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Almost done! Just need to do some milliput fixings on the chestpiece and armpits to cover the plastic and repose the legs after I figure out a good pose.

I need feedback on the shoulderpads. Are they symmetrical? Proportional? I'll paint the Fire Caste badge on them.

>>50992050
It looks pretty cool but please, do something about the mold line on the gun.
>>50992006
kek

>>50992050
The right shoulder plate looks a bit more forward than the left, but that could be positioning and perspective.
I'd say maybe make them longer? But either way, good job anon

>>50992086
They're not mold lines, they're just were the halves join but of course, plenty of cleaning left to do! Drilling those barrels too, momma raised me right.

>>50992109
yeah I see it, thank you. The way the right arm is posed interferes with the shoulderpad a bit. They reach from shoulder to elbow, but on the right arm, there's not enough shoulder so it clips into the backpiece making it look unrealistic which bugs the shit out of me.

I appreciate it, thank you!

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>>50992050
those are some big guns

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hello! it mas me! master of the Emperor's wisdom!

>>50992239
Resize your images before you post them.

No one cares who you are either.

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>>50992204
It's a matter of perspective, really.

>>50992239
Go home Namefag, you're drunk.

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Rather new to this shit, so dont expect a masterwork. Here is my maulerfiend

>>50992291
....was that a Hellsing Abridged reference?

>>50992363
Good model, some highlights will really make it pop

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>>50992239
>namefagging
>posting shitty pictures of shitty models
>not resizing his shitty pictures

I don't know if it's bait, but if it is then it's a pretty damn good one.

>>50992363

1.I'd make those "fleshy bits" slightly less bright

2. highlighting the armour edges with a mix of red/orange paint would realy make it pop

3. the base looks a bit plain, but perhaps that was the idea

But other than that, it's a nice and clean paintjob anon, keep on painting!

>>50992239
now an anon again. game over. critique on my models?

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>>50992392
Can't help it, Was a good one. Now to wait another YEAR!

>>50992552
an over reliance on washes makes them all look really dirty.

>>50992552
>attention whoring this hard

I'm new here and even I think you should go die in a fire.

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>>50992564
Holy fucking hell, I actually got that right.

And yes, yes it was.

>>50992552
I don't think people really cared if you left for awhile and came back. You can settle down

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Working on a Death Guard apothecary. Wanted to try something different to make him stand out, so I made the robe bit around his leg a filthy teal. Sorta like the gloves and operating gowns you might see a surgeon wear.

Sorry for the shit lighting and blurry photos.

>>50992363
Highlights are dirly needed as of now, but the brush control is good.

Don't forget to use a white background, not to use the flash as it ruins everything and crop your pics.

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>>50992667
Here's the back.

>>50992667
Looks pretty nice from what I can tell from pic quality

>>50992667
Teal is the best colour, you made the right call.

>>50992667
It's good, the colour choice for the robe is a nice idea, and the flask is done well, keep it up.

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>>50991214
That GS bracelet is awful and frankly there was no need for the flames, which don't match what's there. I can't tell why you've GSed his face.

>>50991572
You take that shitty GS off that sculpt or you go home.

>>50992239
That laurel from the command squad has never looked good on any helmet ever, get one of the helmets with a laurel built in. Your photo is too big and out of focus, and the paintjob looks like the washes are pooled all fucking over the surface, which looks like shit.


All of your photos need improvement.

>>50990531
Shit I really wish I participated in this, but I'm a mediocre painter and I don't really have any rare stuff either so I wouldn't know what to send.

>>50992584
but what about the models?

>>50991103
>>50991214

Your pictures are shit so I can't tell, wtf are you doing to his face?

>>50990531
Do we have a compilation of all the presents?

>>50992745
kill. your. fucking. self.

>>50992574
exactly. they are not parading.

>>50992261
>>50992345
>>50992452

Would you fucking morons quit giving the namefag attention? It'll make for a better thread. Thanks.

>>50992790
something useful. i already know to do that.

>>50992837
dirty was the wrong phrase sorry, I meant poorly executed sloppy mess.

>>50992786
Ill prepare one tomorow. Its over 50pics, though.

When Duncan paints a model on Warhammer TV, is it Tabletop quality or more close to Show quality?

I think his stuff looks great on YT, but I dont see him using any advanced techniques or even an airbrush or anything.

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>>50992837
If you defend your shitty washed finish once more I will treat everything you post as bait.

If you have come back and want to learn, accept what everyone has told you.

Well-painted dirt doesn't look like that.
Real dirt doesn't look like that.

It is a finish on the models that looks like garbage and that is why everyone tells you this. It says "I am either incompetent or lazy" at a single glance to everyone who sees your models.

>>50992958
>That dude on the left
>Oh fuck, that flamer is pretty powerful!

>>50992929

It's like upper tier tabletop quality. He paints them very well, everything's neat and clean and good enough for box art, but it's not something that would place in a serious painting competition.

>>50992929
It's A+ execution of the upper end of tabletop. Tabletop quality covers a multitude of sins, and on the other end people field things that they paint for local or low-tier competitions.

The lack of advanced techniques is what makes me say that it can't be taken as display or show quality.

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>>50992883
Have one more!

Thanks Singapore anon!

Some anon said "An 15$ airbrush,a 50$ harbor freight aircompressor adn 1/4 to 1/8 hose (8$) and a regulator/water trapcombo is less then a hundred m8"

Can someone here tell me what aircompressor he meant and what $15 airbrush he would have suggested?

i want to get airbrushing to make my models look just slightly better

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Post your painting/modeling station.

>>50993002
I suppose that comes with the format innit? Unless he makes multiple videos on the same model he can't go into advanced techniques because there's no way to know how many videos the user has already seen.

>>50993130
Exactly. He did some more advanced stuff (a colour transition) on Nagash, but that was like a 4-part series.

>>50993002
>>50992997
It's weird but, it doesn't look exceptionally difficult. Is it just he has exceptionally steady hands and is extremely neat with his brushwork? I know he's amazing it's just I'm about to get started and I want to emulate him as closely as I can

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Starting on my skinks

>>50993130
It may also be because GW has their "official" painting method (base, wash, highlight) that they try to use for almost everything. Most of Duncan's videos fall into this.

You'll never see him use an airbrush unless GW comes out with an official airbrush (spray gun not withstanding).

>>50993326
You're correct. A lot of it is just experience and practice. Once you get brush control and paint-to-thinner ratios down, the rest is much easier.

Anybody know of Not!Sisters of Battle plastic heads?

>>50993326
It's controlled movement of many types, knowing intuitively what colors combine well, how much paint to have on the brush,how much to apply. Etc.

Most types of art look easy when you watch a professional.

>>50993387
Sorry, helmets specifically.

>>50993344
a lot of their painting guides do use airbrushes though, just not duncans ones. mostly the 'eavy metal guides.

>>50993344
speaking of airbrushes..
>>50993076

>>50993387
Sisters are getting new minis you might wanna hold off anon

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Finishing up an Iron Warrior Leviathan, painted up surprisingly quickly compared to smaller models.

How should I represent a melta on a biker?

- leave the bolters on the bike and give a melta to the rider?
- replace one/both bolter(s) with melta(s)?
- do something(?) else?

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Well, it's kinda shitty.

Actually, it's *really* shitty. And about 3mm too short.

But I have an Ion Hammerhead now. Yes, I know the engine intake is ugly.

>>50993091
Ok I'll take the bait, the fuck is going on with that magnifying glass?

>>50993552
I personally would replace the bike bolters with meltas, never liked the one-hand-on-the-wheel look.

>>50993490
http://taleofpainters.blogspot.de/2016/12/review-1289-kmoon-dual-action-airbrush.html?m=1

I ordered one of those. Dont know how good itll be, but for 20bucks ill try it. Paid 100 for a compressor, though.

>>50993497
I'm wondering just in case they don't actually get a new main box.

>>50993336
Brings back memories, the first model i remember ever painting.

>>50993490
Harbor Freight sells an airbrush compressor, I don't remember the price but it's pretty cheap. Mine broke within a few months.

>>50993723
Thx for the input. Both bolters for 2 meltas?

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First timer here, I decided I might try and add a little highlighting and shading to my Ork Boy, after you guys suggested I should when I posted before. I think I might've used too much shade, though. What do you guys think?

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>>50994452
This is what it looked like before, for reference.

>>50994452
I think the helmet would look nicer if it was a little darker, just a bit too gaudy looking for my taste.

>>50994256
Up to you, dont remember if the melts becomes twin-linked or not. If it does I'd go with two, if he keeps the twin-linked bolters and gains a melta then one of each.

>>50994452
maybe a little too much shade, but you can always just layer a green over it again. get some of the wash on that gun, too, and it'll look right proppa orky.

>>50991103
How big is Magnus' head, anon?

>>50994601
with the crown, a head is around 25mm. I greenstufed the head to make him look younger and more TTS like, but it is identical in size as it is built on top of the regular face.

>>50993530
looks good

>>50994687
>a head is around 25mm
Then my plan might just work.

Thanks, anon

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getting my kurnoths done...

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How'd I do on my first Deffwatch?

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>>50994804
what are you doing anon!

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>>50994981
Old pic, but swole birdmen neat a suitably swole bird-god

>>50993630
Looks pretty bad imo

>>50995022
ok. ass long as it is still in the service of tzeench.

>>50994965
What was your method for the black?

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>don't talk to me or my son ever again

Fuck me I wish I had a better desk, or any kind of dedicated workspace at all.

>>50995049
>implying I'd give a fat fuck, a mass murderer or a serial rapist the time of day

New to WH40k, in the sense that I want to get into it because the models look neat: where do I buy kits/models? Is my LGS the best bet or are they also sold online somewhere for reasonable prices?

>>50995110

painted/highlighted grays, then a few layers of nuln oil

>>50995282
going into a FLGS has the benefit of you can ask the guy about easy kits to start with, whats fun to paint etc. if you go into a GW store you're risking the guy trying to upsell you as hard as he can. FLGS are usually ten, fifteen percent cheaper on games workshop stuff too.

>>50995201
>or my son's son

>>50995314
It looks good I might try that in the future

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>>50995282
Buy some second hand models for cheap on ebay. Use Super Clean bought from Walmart etc. and soak the poorly painted models for about a day and a half in tupperwear. After soaking scrub the paint off with the a shitty toothbrush, drop in tupperware filled with warm soapy water and then scrub and rinse when the paint's removed. At that point when dry you can prime and paint. Make sure you use gloves while working with this stuff, it's HIGHLY corrosive and will kill the oils in your hands and prune your shit the fuck up

>>50995201
how do you get to the point where you can drop like four thousand dollars on a pair of models but not have the eighty bucks, or space enough, to get a desk to put them on?

>>50995337
I live in student accomodation and can't make any changes or even fit anything else. I move to my own place in 6 months and can't wait, my parents are holding on to a desk for me that'll be more than adequate

>>50993326
>Is it just he has exceptionally steady hands and is extremely neat with his brushwork?

That's exactly it. He's been painting for years and this stuff is second nature to him.
It's good to try to emulate his techniques, even to try to copy him exactly, but just know that you're not gonna nail it first, second, third, or even fourth try. Don't let it discourage you. The more you paint, the more your muscle memory will build up.

Muscle memory is important. Look at guitar players. They play a song enough, eventually they can do it with their eyes closed because their hands and fingers know exactly where they need to be and what they need to do there.

Takes time to build that up, but you'll get there.

>>50993686

Not him but he probably doesn't have a Helping Hand tool and he uses it to get close ups when painting.

>>50995320
I assume F stands for Friendly? Will note, though, thanks.

>>50995332
Is there anything comparable I could use? e.g. paint stripper, white spirit, gel stain remover, etc. etc. I have a variety of chemicals around my place, might have something similar.

>>50995358
Quite a bit of cash to spend whilst a student no?

Unless 'rents are loaded and happy days... fair play to you though lol

I want to paint, but my brushes are shit, and I don't want to use my new expensive brush without brush cleaner.

I think I'm having a moment of autism.

>>50995502
if youre in a commonwealth country, Dettol is effective and cheap

>>50995518
You can get some better brushes online for not too much. Zem Kolinsky sable hair brushes are very reasonably priced on ebay. I got a size 1 for $3.

>>50995540
>spending money while in debt due to loans

shivers

>>50995502
Sadly only corrosive liquids like Simple Green, Fairy Power (UK) and one or so more in the UK are safe for plastic and resins. You can use pure alcohol to strip only metal and it'd take a bit less time than the others.

>>50995571

That doesn't help me right now, though.

>>50995573

well what else am i going to do, not spend it? considering the amount i have to pay back is like 32,000 or something retarded it wouldnt make much of a difference. its not like a normal loan either since they take like %10 of your income a month when you make enough, so if you dont you never pay it back. or you can die and it gets wiped, but thats too much effort

>>50995538
>>50995578
>commonwealth country
I have no ideas what those are, never heard of them - I live in the US.

>>50995618
>$4000/$32,000 isn't much of a difference

anon

>>50995643
commonwealth of england, so uk, canada, aus/nz etc.

you just want to get a generic heavy-duty cleaner, but make sure it's non-acetone as that'll eat right through models.

>>50995643
He's talking about the UK.
Go to Walmart, get Super Clean or go to your local hardware store or Home Depot/Lowes and pick up some concentrated strength Simple Green.
I really hope you're deciding on getting second hand models, it's a humongous expense to get boxes of new minis to realize you hate painting them or play them and don't like how they play. Then you'd be the one listing your second hand minis hoping someone will make the choice you have to make starting the hobby

>>50995653

It's £. I don't know how student loans work in america but they're reasonable here. You only pay a small amount back based on your income. If I were earning 30k a year I'd be paying back £67 a month and you only start to repay when you're earning more than £404 a week. If I was earning 22k it'd be £7.

>>50995618
>32,000 or something retarded it wouldnt make much of a difference
Know that I'm a filthy second worlder and even I am laughing at you.

>>50995242
PRAISE!

>>50995618
Third world here. What the flying fuck? Are you guys ok? Or is a new trend to be like us?

>>50995667
Alright, I think I have Simple Green somewhere.

>>50995687
I'll consider it - I'm a sucker for neat models and I have a friend who probably wouldn't mind painting them for me for practice (and is also where I plan to borrow some of my paints).

Any recommendations on explicitly what NOT to do, in general? I know thinning my paints is essential but not much past that.

>>50995720

It literally doesn't make a difference. See >>50995713. I can either spend the money and be paying back a set amount, or I can give them the money and still be paying back the same set amount. May as well use it for some enjoyment.

>>50995618

See, I'm just going to kill myself when they start taking my money away. I had to drop out of school because of depression, and once they start scalping my already shitty pay, I don't really see the point anymore.

>>50993012

I am here. You're welcome!

>>50995201
For that much money, you would think they could bother doing quality control on the model before they ship it to you. If I had to do that kind of filling/sanding on a model before I could even safely assemble it for that much money, I would be pissed off.

>>50995759
Just a few tips, first and foremost given your friend has experience he won't allow you to use shitty brushes I hope. I'm not saying it's necessary but you should learn how to make a wet palette. The worst thing about painting is it takes time. Acrylic paint dries INCREDIBLY fast, especially GW Citadel paints. It's plastic essentially so an improvision is taking tupperwear, fill about a quarter inch of water and place a sponge with a paper tower on it. Normally you would need to drop paint onto a palette, dab some water on it, mix and race against the clock. This isn't the case with a wet palette. From the start it'll save you alot of paint and time.
When painting a group of models it's best to do one color section of the model at a time. Say you're painting red space marines. You're going to need to do alot of painting in red, right? You get everything red done on your models one after another. This benefits you in multiple ways. Through the unit you get better at painting that section and color, it saves you alot of dried left over paint that you'd waste not doing this and it also increases productivity.
If you're deciding on doing red space marines it'd be a good idea to try out some colored primers. Bought from a hardware store, only some FLAT PRIMERS are acceptable. Most notably Painter's Touch 2x Cover in my experience. Retailers like Army Painter and even GW does their own colored primers. It's a (relatively) cheaper but less cost effective way if you intend to do a variety of miniatures than buying yourself a compressor and an airbrush.

I could go on and on but really the best aid is visual. Go on youtube and get a good idea of the step by step process.

>>50995907
It's forgeworld, who do you think they are? Chinaman?

>>50995907

Believe it or not the warhounds are worse, the warlord is a much nicer model to build and with far less issues all around, there's no missing detail. I'm mostly filling in various mall gaps at the joins or covering up pins, the only real area of issue is the upper carapace which as you can see doesnt fit properly, so im going to build it up

>>50995997

I admire your dedication, I just feel like you got unfairly cheated.

>>50996038

I'm not too bothered about it, I find it relaxing to make it seamless - as long as there's no detail missing such as an assload of rivets I don't mind having to work on it and it gives me something to do while the epoxy dries. That warhound had so many issues fw have sent me an entire replacement. FW products generally always require a decent amount of cleanup, but their customer service is stellar.

>>50995969
I've already got a compressor, is there a way I could jury rig an airbrush? Or are the cheap ones good enough to not worry about it?

>>50996331
There's nothing to jury rig; if you're talking about using a shop compresser, you just need an appropriate hose adapter.

>>50996469
That's the thing, I don't know what adapter it needs - I don't have one that has anything that looks like it takes paint bottles, and all the airbrushes I've seen at my LGS are in the 100+ range, with no compressor.

I'm getting into 40k and I've got some Guardsmen all primed and ready to go, but my biggest problem right now is trying to figure out a colour scheme. I'm colourblind, so trying to pick out colours, shades, and what looks good together is proving to be a huge challenge.

I was hoping to go for a wehrmacht or starship troopers sort of colour scheme (I'm into gray/black/white), but I'm starting to think it won't really "pop," and instead look bland.

Any suggestions? I'm using citadel paints.

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How do forge world guardsmen models look next to infinity? Thinking of picking up some of them to substitute storm troopers or something.

>>50996765
hostile enviro cadians are nice

DKOK also work as steel legion

>>50996583
>>50996583
>>>50996469 (You)
>all the airbrushes I've seen at my LGS are in the 100+ range, with no compressor.
Sticker shock much? Guess what; you can pass that $100 airbrush down to your children if you treat it well. Meanwhile, rattlecans are fucking expensive if you break them down (they only contain about 4oz of paint, and maybe not enough aerosol to use all of it).

>>50996802
I don't think you understand.

>>50996815

Scale wise you mean?

>>50996849
Yea. i have some dkok models and wondering how infinity models look beside them.

>>50996864
no idea. Infinity probably a bit taller.

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Currently working on my kitbashed Twin Linked Devourers with Brainleech Worms because fuck paying $18 for the FW ones.

>>50996870
>>50996864
Infinity miniatures are the same height, but MUCH thinner.

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Would anyone happen to know what a good glue would be, to attach foam core to Insulation foam?

Preferably without warping the shit out of it.

Pic is what I'm working on right now. Really just getting into terrain building for the first time, and experimenting as I go.

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Doing a color test with a quick NL.

How should I color the base? I was thinking dark grey with blood in the cracks.

>>50997168
Wood glue works pretty well for me. As long as people aren't dicks and digging their nails under the foamcore and actively trying to rip it up, you'll be fine.

I want to paint my souldrinkers similar to this.
Can someone suggest to me a paint, or do I have to mix my own? I've been using my airbrush and basecoated them in purple. Also, any airbrush advice would be nice. I got a gravity fed one.

>>50997253
Thank you.

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>>50997260
>me incharge of attaching images
Also I basecoated them in leadbelcher, I want to work up to that purple.

>>50997168
PVA

>>50997201
I'd go for for a near-black base, a grey overtone, and blood splatter, like it sprayed from a stab wound or bolter round.

>>50996713
I'm thinking like... maybe an off-white uniform, dark gray armor and weapons for some contrast. A kind of urban-y camo scheme. What sorts of colours could I use for that?

>>50997377

>grey overtone

How would I do that? Drybrush gray over the cork?

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Be careful, Jensen. not only do we have to deal with these space wolves, but theres talk about the flesh change coming back. .. Jensen?

>>50989714
Can I get tips on how you all do some white details? Like White Aquila or some of the blood angels stuff. I tried doing the rakarth flesh wash then highlight with screaming skull followed by white scar, just looking for some other recommendations.

Also, for cloth, I see some cloth that has a more brown that builds to white, and also some that goes more for a blue tinge, anyone have tips for the blue method?

What clay should I use when making 2 part molds? The stuff I use is too hard and leaves residue all over the master

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Another of my WIP skinks, wondering on the color for the shields.
Red, yellow, or grey?

>>50992050
i know 40k is all about le ebin big in people's minds, but jesus this looks fucking stupid

>>50998301
stone grey with some metallic or gemstone features, maybe

>>50998282
Amazing Remelt / Composimold seems to work well and is reusable. Oomoo 30 is a pourable silicone that is nice as well.

>>50989714
Anyone got suggestions for a reasonably-priced carrying case for my vehicles and monstrous creatures?

>>50998415
Im looking for the clay you set the pieces in when pouring the first half of the mold, not the actual mold material itself

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>>50998282
Because I'm too retarded to fool the spam filter I have to screen cap the video I learned from

>>50998508
just put em in a bucket

>>50995337
how do people afford smokes? its a fucking sickness

>>50998622
Roll your own for $14 a carton.

>>50998622
Cigarette smoking makes me laugh. You pay money to be crippled by addiction, riddle yourself with sickness and cancers, make all of your shit, you and your teeth smell and look disgusting.. I mean just smoke weed people

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>>50989714

working on some neglected members f my command squad. What's /tg/ think of it so far?

>>50998694
you can continue to function while and immediately after smoking a cigarette.
As a former pot head I assure you, you are not as functional as you think stoned. Don't work stoned if your job remotely matters to you. Your productivity sucks.

>>50998702
Bit drab anon, i'm getting depressed just looking at these guys.

>>50998791
>I'm getting depressed just looking at these guys

They're Death Korps of Krieg. That's a good thing.

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Half a year later, i'm finished my second squad.
What do you guys think? Other than thicc highlights i think i'm doing pretty good.

>>50998907
Fuck me i'll resize.

>>50998561
Is injecting really necessary as opposed to just pouring?

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>>50998932

>>50998527
Plasticine? It gets very malleable when you heat it. VERY malleable. Like melted (non-liquid) butter.

>>50998955
Yes and no. Injection is much more accurate than pouring (virtually no bubbles), but is very expensive. Pouring is cheaper, but is generally lower quality because of surface tension/trapped air.

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>>50998964
I recognise that heavy weapons team base

>>50999234
Is it better to use a thinner resin that has a longer work time?

The stuff I use is super thick and has like a 5 minute work time

>>50994965
Very nice.

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Does anyone know of any good substitutions for a chaplain/legion of the damned helmet? I want to pick up a skull helmet but I don't want to buy a whole chaplain for it.

>>50998907
Hell no! I'm saving this one. Nice Krieg. Great detailing.

>>50999488

Have you tried independent bits sellers?

>>50999552
maxmini, spellcrow, and anvil industries all didn't have anything. Anvil seems to have had skull helmets at one point, but they don't sell them anymore I think.

>>50999388
Yep, would work better technically. If you're looking at resins from the same manufacturers then there will almost certainly be comparisons. Care to share which resin/which company you use, so I have another to look into?

>>50999488
Anvil industries do a quite nice set of four

>>50990829
What material did you use? Foam?

>>50999748
Can you link them? I could only find the skulls with hoods on their site.

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>>50999582
Alright. At any rate, there's a helmet in the Khorne Berzerker kit that looks like something you want as long as you snip off the bunny ears. I'd look for that.

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>>50999488
The FW renegade Enforcers head works wonders.

Failing that, a smooth CSM helmet is often used as a substitute.

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>>50999582

Here's how this >>51000363 can look painted up.

>>50994452
dip entire model in quickshade or wash allover with agrax earthshade 2 times. Work on skin, try doing layering properly. You gonna make it tons of times anyway so better start learning as soon as possible.

>>51000383
Thanks for this. I'd also want to do something about the teeth but I think that's well within my meager modelling power.

I also found a useful piece in my Kingdom Death collection so I'm going to explore that as well.

>>50989746
Love that golden arm

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>>50999582
>maxmini
You didn't really look very hard apparently.
Maxmini has the skull tribe pack, which has 10 skull helmets and the rites master conversion pack, which is a chaplain conversion pack with skull helmet two skull pads and a crozius.

in addition to the other options mentioned the WHFB chaos warriors have a helmet in their box with a skull faceplate. You can probably bitsorder that.
Or bitsorder one of the other khorne heads with a skull faceplate.


You could of course also cut a SM helmet and a skull in two halves and just glue the skullface to the helmet. If you fill in the eyesockets with a bit GS for lenses you're good.

>>51000623
Thanks for the pointer. I've added those to my list of potential options.

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>>50997283
you'll want a purple Candy Coat, I would have gone with a brighter silver personally, but it should work.
Ideally you'll want a base that's as reflective as humanly possible (think Vallejo Metal Colour Aluminium or Chrome)

As for what to use... You'll want a transparent purple.
Now most actual Candy paints are designed for automotive work and as such are toxic as all hell.

Createx offers a good number of options, and I think these are water based.
Auto-Air 4247 is a Transparent Purple (http://www.autoaircolors.com/paints/4247.html)
Auto-Air 4659 is a Candy Deep Purple (http://www.autoaircolors.com/custom-candy-colors/4659.html)

>>50989714

Hello WIP, I need some advice. I collect emperors children and have a leviathan dread that should make a nice addition to my army.

What scheme/design/style can I put on it to make it stand out? I'm not a fan of solid purple so are there any ways that would break up said purple and make it look exciting?

>>51001219
>What scheme/design/style can I put on it to make it stand out? I'm not a fan of solid purple so are there any ways that would break up said purple and make it look exciting?
You could mix a brighter shade of purple and pain the eagle motif like a watermark onto the armor.

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>>51001219
Gold. I'd make it almost Phoenix Guard in likeliness with some converting when it comes to wanting it to stand out.

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>>50997283
you could try tamiya clear over metallic paints.
Forgeworld used red over gold on their brass scorpion paintjob

>>51001245

This sounds pretty cool anon, I might go with that, I will also think about the gold!

>>51001280
i want to see an ultramarine army painted with that blue.

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>>51001219
Threw something together, it'd looks fantastic if it were anything along the lines of this

>>51001396

That is pretty sweet anon! i'm no sculptor but I will see what can be done!

>>51001416
You'll find that making stuff like those shin pads is remarkably easy actually! All you need to do is make a cast of the surface of an object like that face using a piece of terrain or what have you. I forget what the product is but it's a clear strip that has to be sectioned and heated up in hot water. With the mould you can spritz it with mould release (or water if it works but I doubt it) and pack it full of greenstuff that has a ratio of more blue than yellow. Let it harden for a bit, pop it out and apply it to whatever surface you want. It's a really easy way to pimp out transport doors as well.

>>51001486
The product you're referring to is called Oyumaru, also sold rebranded as Instant Mold. It's very easy to use, like you say.

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Painting some Imperial Assault for a buddy of mine, getting a bunch of cash afterwards. Started with the Stormtroopers and now I want to kill myself.

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>>51001617
>painting imperial stormtroopers
>primes in black

>>51001617
looks good though.
a while back I was pondering buying Imperial Assault for the minis too.

what are your thoughts on the quality of the sculpts/casting?

>>51001638
It doesn't really look good though.
>>51001617
There are obvious mould lines that need to be cleaned and the fact that you didn't even prime in GREY is just mind boggling

>>51001655
Believe it or not, that's the model. It has segmented leg plates. not like regular storm troopers.

Primed in black because im broke and only have black primer.

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How do I obtain the burnt metal effect like on the end of the flamer of pic related, /wip/ ?

>>51001774
stipple brown and then stipple black. Leave some of the brown showing when you do the black. Then you could go back to rehighlight the sharp edges under the hole like the soot rubbed off there or something. At leat it looks like he did that tin the pic.

>>51001787
Great, thanks

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>>51001638
Sculpts are okay, some are really good, namely the not-greedos, the admiral-ackbar sniper hero rebel and the HK droids, but some are pretty bland and uninteresting.

The casting leaves much to be desired. A LOT of mold line, some that I just couldn't be bothered cleaning in very annoying spots, as well.

I make no effort for these to be excellently painted minis, either. Buddy expects them to be finished in a matter of days, and doesn't care for level of painting except that there's paint on the mini and it's a tabletop quality, which I can give him in such a short notice.

If I'd been getting paid more than fifty cents per small based mini (almost 20 minis for 50 bucks from the first lot) then I'd be inclined to get more materials, but as it is I'm getting paid chips so that's what he gets, which he's more than happy to get.

Although some minis like the Greedo's and the Ackbar sniper I'm taking my time on. They're really good models and they deserve a bit of love.

Forgive the shitty photos, only have camera on my phone that is 3mp and cannot focus for shit.

>>50996583
Hose adaptor and a water trap! You reaaaaaaally need a water trap!

>>51001774
>>51001787

Alternatively, get any one of the numerous weathering products that are designed for doing just that, like a smoke pigment, or Tamiya weathering masters in the right colour. It'll look better, and be easier too.

Any ideas on a knight colour scheme?
I saw something were somebody tried to imitate marbel anyone can give me tips on that?
Knight conversion ideas?

Looking for any advise on pinning and/or using magnets for interchangeable characters on a pad.
Previous conversations in thread implies some overlap.

>>50995110
I put him to work in the cotton field

>>50994965
Did you paint your basing materials? If not, you should. If you did, it looks weird for some reason.

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>>51001638
>>51001655
The sculpts look better than WotC's old Star Wars miniatures... but that's not a very high bar.

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>>51002247
They aren't bad minis for the price of the game, to be honest. Not good for an actual wargame/tabletop game though.

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I've got these MDF hab blocks and I have no idea what to do with them when it comes to painting. They've all got that grey undercoat now, but I'm stumped about what to do next. Should I just grime them up with some weathering? Wash recesses? Add some more colours? Help me, /tg/, I've got something I can't just drybrush.

>>50996713
what way are you? R/G? G/B? grayscale?

>>50996765
They would look brittle next to any guardsman or any warhammer mini. warhammer dudes hands are huge, their heads are huge, their limbs are chunky - even eldar, compared to infinity.

>>50994965
Only thing that really stands out is the edge accenting on that mace.
I guess the eyelenses are dark on purpose?.

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>>51002258
you need to add visual interest via painting.
Easy ways to do that are using sponges for chipped paint, streaks of oil and dirt or adding stuff like hazard striped and chevrons or warning labels.
And you got some panel lines in those buildings use a different color to pick those out for the frames of the doors, windows and whatnot.

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>>50996765

>>51002394
That looks fucking excellent and I'm going to do exactly that. Thanks for the mockup, was having real difficulty visualising what could be done with them.

>>51002339
It's severe R/G, to the point where traffic lights (red/amber/green) look the same to me and I only know when to stop based on where the light is lit up (red top, amber middle, green bottom), rather than what colour it is.

>>50996713
>but I'm starting to think it won't really "pop," and instead look bland.
That really depends.

I mean an army of Stormtroopers is gonna look impressive just by virtue of uniformity.
Then put the towering shape of Darth Vader in the middle an it gets interesting.
As soon as he switches on the red blade your entire attention if focused on him.

What I'm getting at here is it's not so much about the individual models, than it is about the army as a whole and setting an accent here and there.
A starship troopers army would look pretty dope imo.

>>51002525
Any idea what sorts of colours I should use? I have a set of citadel paints because the cutesy names are easy to remember.

>>51002550
Prime gray, not white. Paint as a light grey and highlight with white. White is an interesting color because if you want a stormtrooper look, it's more of a block color with highlights being used on the non-white parts to make the mini pop.

>>51002628
Alright, thanks.

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Haven't painted in about a year. How did I do /wip/?
Pretty basic paint job, for playing.
Kinda pissed off about the shine though; I used Vallejo's matte varnish, and here it is...shiny.

>>50993686

this >>50995389, I have two hands and 3 things to hold.

>>51002692
using too much of any varnish will turn into a shiny varnish

>>51002692

I have the same problem with Vallejo matte. From what I hear it's just not much good at what it's supposed to do, it makes for more of a satin finish (though you need to shake it like buggery to stop all the matting agent pooling at the bottom of the bottle). I'm told AK Ultra Matte or Tamiya Flat Base are good products for a proper matte finish.

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Excelsior Warpriest from Silver Tower. The base will get some attention, but I think I'm done with him.

>>51003337
Might wanna go and put a bit of a darker wash in those runes on the cape. Other than that looks pretty neat.

Is it okay to prime in low temperatures? I have some new army painter sprays coming in the mail tomorrow, but the temperature is supposed to be about 4 degrees F. The only location I can prime in is a garage. Is this ok? If not, how low is ok?

Could someone check if an ork boyz legs will comfortably straddle a hormagaunts back please fellas

>>51003507
At low temperatures the solvent in the paint won't evaporate as quickly, so make sure you put the models on something that you can pick up (otherwise you'll ruin the primer), after spraying, put them somewhere warm to dry, because it'll stay wet for a while.

>>51003535
Good thinking. I store the cans inside, spray outside, then quickly bring the models in the house to dry at room temp.

>>51002258
Oh hey, I've still got all my kickstarter stuff in a pile somewhere, waiting for the space to assemble and paint it all.

You can have my plans for when i eventually assemble mine, if you want. Prime, then spray with different reds and oranges. Then spray hairspray and sprinkle salt on them, then a coat of an off-white. Then I'd brush them off with a toothbrush and warm water for a realistic chipping effect, and go back in with rust pigments and some washes to add more detail. Finally, do what >>51002394 says, maybe add some graffiti in with stencils or whatever.

Looking forward to seeing the results, I backed for the £250 level so I've got I don't know how many hab blocks to assemble and paint.

>>51003507
Also, put those models to dry somewhere with a little ventilation, that stuff smells quite a bit.

>>51002495
then go for a more kriegish colour scheme. Blue and creme mainly, with some grey. Problem averted with one of the best schemes available.

>>51003661
>£250 level

Have fun with all those stairs and walkways. The habs were a snap to assemble, but the stuff that connects them is fiddly as fuck.

It'll look impressive as all hell when you get there, but I hope that you have the patience of a saint.

>>51003524
go to boards.8chn.net/zoo/

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v1epu4d7cs

>>51003972
>Duncan with tits

I'm confused, disturbed and a bit aroused.

>>51003972
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v1epu4d7cs
They know. THEY. FUCKING. KNOW.

Duncan watches us with his illustrious eyes and is pleased.

Praise Duncan.

how many coats of varnish do you usually apply?

>>51004112
Two thin coats.

How do you pronounce "custodes?"

>>51004348
Cuss-toad-aze

t. Latin

>>51004348
Cuss-toe-dees

A friend keeps calling them cust-oads, what do?

>>51004440

If he has space marines, start calling them ass-tarts.

>>51004440
call his army "tows"

>>50991325
Scriptarius, is that you?

>>50995201
Nice Scarlett.

>>51004440
Same here. Very annoying!

>>51000323
Doesn't seem that they have them on the direct site but
http://www.darksphere.co.uk/p.php?p=63568&c=1300

>>51001774
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIKEfVoqC5U

>>51004607
who?

Picking up this hobby for the first time since early 2000s. My wife got my the AoS starter set.

First thing I noticed is that the paint and glue lacks that distinct smell I remember from my childhood. Is this my imagination playing tricks on me, or do citadel paints have a much more mild scent than they did 10-15 years ago?

>>51004739
What anon asked for was soot though, not this heat discoloration effect.
I mean for a melta gun it makes sense since I supposedly is a transportable microwave, but a flamer uses actual fire.
Strictly speaking a muzzle made of metal on a microwave gun is a terrible terrible idea, but that's besides the point.

>>51004873
\Health and safety rules mean that there are less volatile chemicals in many of the products we use in our hobby than there used to be.
So, no. You are not imagining things.

>>51004873
>>51004975
These days people do so much hobby stuff because the escapism isn't just isn't the same anymore without the fumes.
Seriously. Sitting in a closed room glueing plastic models all day cannot have been good.

>>51004873
>>51004975
See, I'm willing to bet you can thank the EU for that.

THE EU SAVED HOBBYISTS LIVES!

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Lazy drybrush and edge highlight job.

>>51004730
Thank you, I'll try and order them from these folks. I'm living in the US which is making things complex but hopefully I'll be able to figure it out.

>>51005056
If you want the fumes back, may I suggest MrHobby plastic glue? Or any of the Asian hobby brands, no such rules to stick too, as unhealthy as ever.
Has its benefits, some of those older products were better than what's available now without the nasty chemicals.

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>>50989714
hey /wip/

I got a tau riptide for Christmas and I was wondering if it would make more sense to prime first and then assemble or assemble and then prime. With this model i wanted it to be the best paint job i can do. Another option was to sub assemble the parts and then prime them? How does /wip/ do it?

>>51005501
Assemble the main body and prime, do the weapon arms separately - especially if they block out of other portions of the model. Look up how to pin things too, that'll help stuff stay together

Should I paint the trim on my Death Guard gold or silver?

>>51005680
brass.

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So here is my 1st bullgryn about 90% done, I didn't have the layer paints to finish the skin and I have some touch ups left to do. However I am happy with this guy's chrome toothed little grin. Now I just need to finish him and his buddies.

>>51005363
good luck anon

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>>51005993
Let me try for a better photo

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>>51006046
Remember to up your white balance, a white background makes the phone darken the pic otherwise.

Correct colours as well, on phone it's literally pressing a button nowadays and can do wonders.

Finally crop your pictures.

Now onto the model. The execution is solid but I don't see highlights on that skin, making it very flat and dark. And because the plates are about the same colour, it makes for a model that has no focal point, you lose yourself in the sea of sand colours.

So do some highlights pretty much everywhere and it'll be much better. You also missed a spot on the side bits of the shield.

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What do you think of these objective markers? Most I've seen are cobbled together from random pieces and look kind of odd, and I wanted one that was purpose-built. I put the maximum number of pips in to check spacing, but they'd start from the top.

>>51003337
Pretty sure that mini should be a black man

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Gentlemen, i could use some help. My local group is making a badab war display and I'm doing the Mantis warriors. Problem is, beyond maybe starting with a castellan green, i have no idea what colors to use really. Help?

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Working on an auxiliary force of 'normal' space marines who are attached to a Thousand Sons warband, and fill tactical, raptor, havoc and other 'standard' chaos marine roles.

Aesthetically, I'm going for a chaotic version of the 30k Thousand sons but without the rubric aesthetic. I've also used lots of baroque, 'mutated' bits to show the tzeentch aesthetic.

Thoughts and ideas?

>>51006370
Will the top be large enough to hold a die, so you can indicate which mysterious objective it is?

>>51006955
You could mix in bits from the new sets to tie them in a bit better, maybe a prospero box if you've gotta fill in a pretty big model count but id shy away from mkIII helmets, they really have the "suit of dust" look to me. Also what happened to the shoulder pad, it's got a chunk missing. Looks cool otherwise, hard to go wrong with mkIV.

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>>51007108

The chunk missing is from an unfortunate hobby knife accident. It's much less noticeable in real life and not from that angle though.

Howling Griffons

Do you sack up and paint the quartered color scheme, or do you play it safe and do the camo colors?

>>51007168

BATTLE DAMAGE!

>>51004607

>scripty not kitbashing the shit out of a model
>scripty painting a model
>scripty being an annoying faggot about namefagging

Definitely not him.

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>>51007093
But Anon, that's what the side pips are for.

I could do that, though, yes.

Which do you prefer when you're building something new: beveled edges, fillet (rounded), or vertical? I know a few people that can't stand anything but vertical bases, but I'm fine with beveled ones. I don't understand the rounded ones, though.

>>51007532
No, the side pips will indicate the objective's number for TOs and the like.

I mean as a way to indicate which mysterious objective result (ie. Skyfire Nexus) was rolled for it.

>>51007730
Okay, I'll take that into account. What kind of die and what size? I assume just a regular D6? The images are based off a 25mm base so I could run into some issues with the sizing, but I'll have to measure it to make sure.

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>>51004473
Underrated.

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>>51007796
There are only 6 mysterious objective results, so D6. I think people most typically use 12mm dice for the bulk of their rolls. I have some dice that are smaller and some that are larger. Could go 16mm to be safe.

>>51007886
Looking around some more, it seems that the official GW objective markers use 25mm bases but people like 40-60mm, so I think I'll upscale a bit - if I used a 40mm base with exact same scale then a 12mm D6 would fit perfectly, but I feel like it would be too tall.

Will definitely play around with the sizes and get some physical models made and compared.

>>51006170
thanks and I knew about that spot on the shield.

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Should I get particular wet palette or is any on amazon going to be more or less the same?

>>51008259
Isn't a wet palette just a tupperware with water, a sponge and some paper towel? Never used one...

>>51008380
a little more than that (you forgot the baking paper), but it's a really handy tool.

>>51008426
So just go cheapest possible one then?

>>51008426
pretty much, others may be able to offer more insight.

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>>51008426
Wax paper? Layered in what way? Please spell it out for me.. total noob to the wet palette,

>>51008576
http://www.fullborerminiatures.com/articles/wetpalette.html

You wanna get parchment paper/wax paper for the top layer.

>>51001763
That's no excuse to do shoddy work if someone is paying you man

>>51008636
Thanks!

>>51008636
>hmm, that looks useful, should bookmark it
>already have it bookmarked
>never made a wet palette
Well then.

>>50989714
Do Skitarii look good in purple? anyone have any experience with it?

>>51004873
I picked up a bottle of kantor blue the other day and sprayed it through my airbrush.
Smelled just like the way battle for macragge did, fuck it took me back.

>>51006457
WE

>>51009529
WUZ

>>51009529
ARE THE DEFAULT COLOUR SCHEME PROPOSED BY GAMES WORKSHOP
go to >>>/pol/

>>51009695
WARPRIESTS N SHIET

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>>50995643

>never heard of the Commonwealth

The sun never sets on the British Empire

>>51009695
KANGZZZZ!

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Anyone have a size comparison of chaos spawn and daemon prince models ?

>>51010050
>>>/pol/