WIP - Painting/Sculpting/Converting General

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>>51076384
if you have a printer you just have to do a little math and you can print your own labels.

>>51076687
Oh yeah and the point I forgot to make was that you can just invert the colors to white text on black ground and just glue and varnish it, so it blends seamlessly into the base or print it on decal paper so you can just transfer the name.
Because I'm completely nuts I even considered setting up a document and sending if off to be brass etched, but I decided that was a little too much even for me.

Put the idea to do some etching of my own at home into my head though.

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I just finished my 1/16 German Soldier
i know it isnt tabletop related but still wanted to post something
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Up_tLURwydQ

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Currently working on my Knight any ideas on the scheme any tips suggestions?
Thought about changing the golden parts leadbelcher

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Posted a couple threads back. Made a little progress.. been busy.

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What glue do you guys find the best? My town has nowhere that sells any so I gotta order online.

>>51077806
Depends on the application. I generally just use Loctite Super Glue "Gel Control".

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>>51077294
>I just finished my 1/16 German Soldier
>i know it isnt tabletop related but still

Smaller than da reel fing, innit? That qualifies!

>>51077690
Looking good as is.

>>51077798
Might be a bit hard to prime and paint the inside are between the structures when glued down.

>>51077806
Revell plastic glue.
I use army painter super glue for other shit.

>>51077850
>>51077943
Town has super glue still but i'll try out that revell plastic glue. Thank you

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Orc Shaman that's seen some amazing shit, maybe he's seen the future where Slaanesh grants penis fingers to Chaos Marines

>>51077943
I spray bombed the whole thing and then got a little carried away adding shit. Then I snapped some stuff off because I didn't like the layout and rearranged a bit. 2 steps forward, 1 step back. Pretty sure I'm done adding major things. Figure I'll just slap some more paint on it and maybe add a few small bits. I'd like to find a decent medium to glue down on the base, but I may forego it due to laziness.

>>51077294
Historicals need a bit of shading too you know. And that mold line along the arm, gotterdämmerung!

>>51078054
Get some Tamiya Extra Thin as well. I jump back and forth between that and Rveell contacta professional depending on what exactly I'm gluing.

>>51077294
Considering that this guy is what, 3-4 times the size of what many other people are doing, I'm not impressed at all.

Very few highlights, very little shading, and it looks like the paint has failed to stick on the pouch and holster- you did prime him, right?

The mud on his coat is cool, but I'm sure you can do better than this.

>>51078432
Please tell me that's grey primer.

>>51078771

The dude that's won 3 Slayer Swords and multiple other Golden Daemons doesn't bother with Primer either.

>>51078794
He can probably polish a turd to a mirror shine as well without much effort. For us mere mortals, primers tend to be a good idea.

>>51078837
>>51078794
Some use paint-on primer, you mix in shit or tone it for textures and lighting effects.

>>51078756
No, i had not primed him.
I did not think i would need it, since the model was bigger than usual.
But i know that now, if i ever do another.

I gave more or less up on the shading and highlights because i didn't want to mess him up more than i already had

Would /wip/ call this an accurate assessment of Dangles paint theme?

Main colours
>forest green, black joints
>Deathwing has bone armor
>Ravenwing has black armor, sometimes steel joints

Secondary colours
>crests and livery are back with white, bone, red, or a patterned combination

Decorations
-Swords
>if symbolic, white. If meant to represent a sword in a picture or carving, steel
-Skulls
>if symbolic, bone. If decorative, gold
-Wings
>Painted either white or bone. Ravenwing is always white.
-Crests
>Painted gold, unless it incorporates an above icon, in which case it is painted accordingly.

Robes
>Bone with red lining. The Deathwing wears forest green robes with black lining.

Apothecaries/Techmarines do not alter their paint scheme and wear standard white/red armor, the chapter pauldron is on the right shoulder, with the Apothecarion/AdMech icon taking the left.

>>51079012

I guess? Any number of GW paint schemes / tutorials will confirm for you

>>51078931
Primer isn't about size, it's about the surface. People use primer when painting cars, houses and ships. As in the real world stuff, not models.

>>51079246
Oh, well god dammit
Now i at least know that.
Well im gonna prime the next miniature (if i ever do one) as the first thing.

I do believe it's a bit late to prime that one

>>51078794
Then come back and tell us what to do once you've won one GD.

>>51079394

There's no need to be upset. Some people don't paint with primer as they feel it's unnecessary.

These people general don't handle their models as they're usually display pieces as opposed to play pieces.

Cunt doesn't have to be your default mode, fella.

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Chimeras, WIP and well on their way. I hated the lasguns poking out so I chopped them off to make them look like struts or whatever.

I haven't finished the Russ yet but the two unopened boxes were bugging me and now I can production line the next steps which are
Metallics, Varnish, Rust pigments.

Also I need to do the viewing lenses around the turret areas.

What would contract the Grey and khaki well? Red? Green? Blue?

>>51080327

I'd say red or blue, preferring red since the yellow looks fairly warm (though that may just be your lighting)

>>51080357

I think I forgot to auto the warm/cold setting as I was taking other pictures earlier. The yellow is slightly warmer than it is in reality.

I'm thinking Red might be a good offset as well

>>51078794
>>51079428

They don't use primer because they don't touch their models after they're done. They're display pieces. They don't even have a proper gaming base, they're usually on dioramas or plinths. They don't seal in their weathering dust either, if you touch it your fingers will be covered in weathering Cheeto dust and you'll fuck up the model.

If you play with your models you NEED primer, varnish, and powder sealer. Telling a gamer not to use primer is shitty advice.

>>51080327
I really like the yellow, good work mang.

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This is taking longer than I thought it would.

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>>51081008
I then have the heads, skin and everything else to do.
How do you get the energy and drive to try and paint the best you can?

>>51081034
>How do you get the energy and drive to try and paint the best you can?
I just tell myself that i've spent a small fortune on model soldiers and not painting them as well as I can is a waste of time and money.

>>51081034
once i put them on display I look at them and if theyre not the best i can do, i think "i could have done better, and i didnt"

that, and i figure spend all your time painting to your best is the only way to improve, if you fall into a rut and just batchpaint low quality you dont improve

>>51080327

This looks so nice, i see so many just flat dull Guard tanks sround here. Nice weathering and pattern

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Hung up with what head would look best on my BA Sergeant. Box shows him with the head on the far right but I am stuck between that or maybe on of the helm with the laurels. I also quite like the bare face I have on the right. Also would it be better if I gave him a hand flamer or combi-flamer? This squad is gonna be a flamer heavy squad.

>>51080327
Blue would make for a interesting coastal camo.

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>>51081065
I guess I have to buy even more so that I can have this feeling as well.
>>51081114
Maybe I should display some of my models, what I tend to do is just put them in a box and then never taking them out unless I decide that I hate the colours and myself for picking those colours and just stripp them.

Hey /wip/, what would you say is the lowest temp one should be spraying minis with primer outside. I've blutacked my models and I'm ready to prime them but I'm worried about how cold it is outside.

Also, if my Skitarii primary color for their robes is Thunderhawk blue and the metallics are silver, what color should be secondary/inner? I'm going for a rain inspired color scheme.

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>>51081378
I will stop image spamming now since I'm getting access to my PC soon.

>>51081394
It's been -20 when I have primed my models. I dunno if it's because I keep my cans warm indoors first before I use them. It's more or less the humidity I find that fucks you.

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Aside from basing and some little touchups like highlights on the inner part of his fist Mr Graves is finished now.

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Alright, only need to finish weapon options now and do some greenstuffing on the volkite blaster to fix some errors that came when magnetizing it.

>>51081524
>It's more or less the humidity I find that fucks you.

This. Temperature does nothing. Humidity is what affects drying speed and chance of clouding and fucking up primer.

>>51081524
I don't care if you're talking C or F; I do not want to live wherever it is you live.

>>51081731
I live in Southern Ontario. So -20C.

>>51081728
Yup, either way I do all my spraying in the garage. If it's summer time and the humidity sucks I spray in the storage room next to an open window.

>>51081301
Ken Masters, is that you?

>>51081598
That looks pretty sweet, who made it? Looks too good to be Hasslefree, but it does have the comically oversized hands.

>>51081856
I feel your pain. -24C with the wind chill here in WI.

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>>51082147
I had to look that up. Sadly no, just fabulous golden haired Sons of Sanguinius.

>>51082172
It's a Malifaux mini.
Odd proportions and general weirdness are par for the course at this point.

>>51082195
It's normally not to bad where I live. Lowest it has ever gotten was -30 but that's rare. Shitty part is I have been working outside this whole winter so I am basically dressed up like that little brother from A Christmas Story.

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>>51082147

SHINRYUUUUKEN

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>>51082269
>tfw my Blood Angels will never look this cool...

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The question is not "why?
The question is "why not?"

>>51082406
>that fucking arrow

>>51082406
I don't have an issue with the missile javlin or the eye arrow, I am however confused as to why he's balancing a human skull on his head.

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>>51082450
That's his most prized possession. All he wanted was to get a head in life.

>>51082450
You'll see

>>51081394
Alright, that is my first question answered. Any advice for my secondary color?

>>51082508
Carlos....

>>51082508
You didn't even try, Carlos.

>>51082450
>not havin' the squig'erderz breedin' ya a speshul skull squig

>>51082508
Fresh off the boat, from reddit, kid? heh I remember when I was just like you. Braindead. Lemme give you a tip so you can make it in this cyber sanctuary: never make jokes like that. You got no reputation here, you got no name, you got jackshit here. It's survival of the fittest and you ain't gonna survive long on 4chan by saying stupid jokes that your little hugbox cuntsucking reddit friends would upboat. None of that here. You don't upboat. You don't downboat. This ain't reddit, kid. This is 4chan. We have REAL intellectual discussion, something I don't think you're all that familiar with. You don't like it, you can hit the bricks on over to imgur, you daily show watching son of a bitch. I hope you don't tho. I hope you stay here and learn our ways. Things are different here, unlike any other place that the light of internet pop culture reaches. You can be anything here. Me ? heh, I'm a judge.. this place.... this place has a lot to offer... heh you'll see, kid . . . that is if you can handle it...

What do people use for spray primer? I had previously been using Army Painter but I'm working on Malifaux figures right now and find it to be a bit thick on the application. Any suggestions?

>>51082688
What the fuck did you just fucking say about me, you little bitch? I’ll have you know I graduated top of my class in the Navy Seals, and I’ve been involved in numerous secret raids on Al-Quaeda, and I have over 300 confirmed kills. I am trained in gorilla warfare and I’m the top sniper in the entire US armed forces. You are nothing to me but just another target. I will wipe you the fuck out with precision the likes of which has never been seen before on this Earth, mark my fucking words. You think you can get away with saying that shit to me over the Internet? Think again, fucker. As we speak I am contacting my secret network of spies across the USA and your IP is being traced right now so you better prepare for the storm, maggot. The storm that wipes out the pathetic little thing you call your life. You’re fucking dead, kid. I can be anywhere, anytime, and I can kill you in over seven hundred ways, and that’s just with my bare hands. Not only am I extensively trained in unarmed combat, but I have access to the entire arsenal of the United States Marine Corps and I will use it to its full extent to wipe your miserable ass off the face of the continent, you little shit. If only you could have known what unholy retribution your little “clever” comment was about to bring down upon you, maybe you would have held your fucking tongue. But you couldn’t, you didn’t, and now you’re paying the price, you goddamn idiot. I will shit fury all over you and you will drown in it. You’re fucking dead, kiddo.

>>51082688
>>51082723
It's like dueling banjos
without the entertainment

What are people's recommendations for brushes? I just went to michaels last time and got a couple mid level ones, but they're getting kinda shitty so I wanted to grab some decent ones as I get better

>>51082715
I've recently just used the spray from Walmart or a hardware store, rustoleum I think. Just don't go too heavy on it and there's been no loss of detail on my infinote models.

Is there a difference between surface primer and primer?

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>>51082406
Shitposting aside here's my tankbustas built up, tried to go more overload on bits instead of just doing ork boys with rokkits Launchers
>>51082508
Fuck you Carlos

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>>51082903
>>51082768
>>51082723
Yall niggas suck anyways.

>>51082723
Wow, /wip/, this really sucks.

My names Duncan, and i teach every single one of you. You are all paint-thinning, moudline removers...

>>51082976
I always use a palette, and get a god bit of paint on it (I just thinned it; shit was SO cash)

>>51083031
Pic related, its me and my fine-tipped brush

>>51074330
I've only painted for a couple of friends, really. Start with your local group. Maybe a flier at the hobby shop if they'll allow it.

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Working on my chaplain dreadnought.
Do you think I should put red dots inside the eye sockets, or keep them black? I want it to look more frightening than intimidating

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I'm not a great painter, and I'm about to turn in for the night soon, so I thought I would show this guy. One of the Warzone 2nd Edition Imperial Militia that I'll be using as Stormtroopers/Veterans for my Mordian Iron Guard.

>>51083512
Put a white dot in them. Idk why, black eyes with just a white iris always made me uncomfortable

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Alright /tg/, gonna be jumping back into 40k after a 10+ absense from it, figured I'd start with Adeptus Mechanicus since they finally have a proper army now so I grabbed the Start Collecting box. Any tips I should know going into it? I already know the basics like painting the Ranger's arms/rifle separate from the rest of the body and building/painting the Dune Crawler in separate leg/turret sections.

>>51083619
keep the capes separate too so you can paint the interiors unhindered.

>>51083619
Unless you really, REALLY (and I mean REALLY) want Move through Cover, don't make them Rangers but Vanguard instead, for starters. They're cheaper, have more flexible weapons, work better with 2/3 of their special weapons (with the last one being bad anyway) and have a better Special Rule.

Magnetizing your Dune Crawler is also pretty awesome to do, since being able to swap its weapon is pretty damn good on a unit as versatile as the Crawler is. It's pretty easy to do, only somewhat difficult part is the Icarus Array.

>>51083569
I like it dude, practice makes perfect.

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more cultists. my first attempt to paint human flesh that isn't just the top of some dude's head. eeeeeeehhhhhhhhhh I dunno.

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finished my other two rotflies. fuck i wish i could take a photo worth anything.

>>51085037
looks fucking great for a first. cultists should seem insanely unhealthy so that weird skin tone works a charm

>>51083512
red dot sounds cool, might turn out goofy if you're not careful though.

man I wish chaos had special dreadnoughts besides god-specific ones. I mean those are cool, but I'd like our basic dreads to have a little more variety. a dark apostle helbrute would be really fluffy for a helcult formation

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Newfag here. Just got started painting my Daemons of Nurgle I got for christmas. This guy was my first attempt and I think he came out okay but I'd appreciate some tips.

>>51085072
By the Emperor, those things are gross. Good job.

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>>51085378
Blessed be, brother! you have chosen the right god. theres not a lot you can do with them to be honest, maybe do the horn on a gradient like a bleached bone colour turning brownish towards the tip

>>51085072
>>51085465
>>51085378

Still haven't figured out which Demon Princes army I want to go with when I eventually start to build one. So far not all that interested in Khorne or Tzeentch.

>>51085378
looks solid man. after you varnish it you might try putting some of GW's Nurgle's Rot technical paint in a few areas to give it mucus-y details, and use it to make some pools on the base. some green glaze like Waywatcher in some areas might be cool too but gotta watch out and blend it well or glaze can turn shit real fast.

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>>51085545
there can only be one choice, brother! accept the blessings of the father, for he loves you and will festoon you with all manner of plagues to share!

>>51085378
Blood Effect is cool but come on, this is a Nurgle Demon! You can get grosser than that! Should have some puss colour drooling out too, maybe some slimy green.

>>51085576
didn't you post that same image yesterday? did you add some edge hightlights or paint the missing details on the bare chested guy yet?

>>51085643
i did not, i was busy working on
>>51085072
i just thought i'd post nurgle minis for the guy choosing a chaos god

>>51085576
That's why I am considering Papa Nurgle, he is just so loving and kind! But then again Slaanesh always has the best parties. And who can compete with Doom Rider and Sigvald?

>>51085708
I kind of want to start some nurgle forces, but not the usual nurgle. I've been mulling over ideas that don't have bloat, ooze, guts, mold, bugs, etc but are clearly the work of nurgle all the same.

>>51085774
the running 'four armies' thing in white dwarf has a nurgle army themed around blue and yellow, with blue skin tones and bright yellow boils. it looks pretty striking.

otherwise you can do an albino white and red kind of plague look. not all diseases are vomit and bile, you could have some awful blood disease

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How does FW get that bronzy metal colour like on the heavy stubbers here?

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To the guy that got my Secret Santa gift, posted about it, had me answering questions about it, and then told the organizer that you got nothing from me:

Why are you they way you are?

>>51086024
I was afraid to participate in the secret santa because I knew shit like this would happen

It would my appear my fears were justified and that my choice not to participate was the right one.

>>51086024
A setup like this deserves a more detailed post.

>>51086024
Please elaborate. What are the reprecussions of this anons action?

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>>51086024
Raw.

>>51086052
>>51086056
>>51086074

I don't want to go into too much more detail until it's resolved, but basically I handmade some gifts for my SS recipient, sent them to him. He posted in the thread that he got it, included pictures of what I sent including the note, we discussed what he got and I gave him a rundown of how to use his gift. This was the Tuesday after Christmas. I got an email yesterday saying that the organizer got a complaint that my anon did not receive a gift. Hopefully things get worked out, but I'm pretty frustrated. I hope that I don't get banned from participating again because of one greedy jerk.

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Figure this is the best thread to ask for opinions in.
I recently acquired a Ryushi patrol fleet box for Firestorm Armada, and when I cracked it this weekend to prep for painting I started getting disappointed. While the level of detail is great as per Spartan's usual, it's probably the worst box I've ever gotten from them in terms of casting quality. Bad mold slippage, lots of gunk resin obliterating detail, and weird areas of 'fuzzy' resin in the deeper undercuts. I've marked them in the image here- orange for slippage, purple for gunk, blue for fuzz. Now the fuzz I'm given to understand is an unavoidable consequence of the way these casts are done, and I've experienced the other issues with Spartan models before, but not usually this bad and not usually all on one model before. They've always been great about providing replacement parts before, but this is to the point where I almost want to replace the whole box- there's one cruiser out of four that I think is workable, but the one-piece metal-cast corvettes are all really blobby (Spartan's not the best with metal) and in places I can't tell what's flash and what's part of the model. I kind of feel like I'm being too nitpicky, though, and I hate to ask for what would be almost a whole new box. Can you guys think of any way of fixing some of this stuff?

>>51086126
desu, I found /wip/ too late to get in on SS. I have plenty to "gift" since I literally know no one who plays any 40k any more and have probably 300+ OOP models. This is disturbing.. to know that someone is being such a faggot.

>>51085896
Warplock Bronze>Agrax>Runelord Brass

>>51086126
If you're the anon that sent custom flock, smoke launchers, and Horus Rising you have nothing to worry about. The thread is easy to find.

>>51086182
use a seam scraper and some milliput or maybe liquid green stuff

you can also use files, but you need a respirator. Resin dust is really horrible for you.

>>51086319
For sure I wear a respirator with particulate filters whenever I do resin work. The big problem I'm having with these pieces is that I can't get in to a lot of the bad spots with my metal files without removing a lot of the detail around them thanks to all the undercuts and overhangs.

>>51086379
then use a knife or a seam scraper

GW's seam scraper is actually surprisingly good, much heavier duty than I expected. They do charge a premium for it though. The construction is a roughly 1mm thick full tang "blade" with a metal handle bolted together.

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a good friend of mine is custom building a stompa
pic is next to the ork knight he did earlier

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>>51086499

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>>51086646

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Working on some cadians, still a lot of work to go.

I'm seeing a lot of talk about resin and respirators and I'm a bit concerned. I want to get into 40k but don't want to spend too much on equipment (yet) to test the waters and if I enjoy building/painting. I'm hoping that I don't need a clean room, right? What do you all mean by "respirator"? Those fancy $100+ full face things, or will a simple 5-pack of those mouth/nose things from Home Depot will do?

>>51087051
As long as you aren't huffing paint, sniffing glue, or doing all of your work in a closet, you'll be alright.

>>51087051

You're going to need a respirator regardless, either for spray priming or airbrushing so it doesn't matter.

Disposable cheap masks work for resin particles but they don't for aerosol spray.

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>>51087051

They're like $30 and come with a free pair of filters.

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>>51078794

Yea, but you're no GD winner. Don't get me wrong, you have a solid model going on, but using a primer is good for several reasons.

1- You can alternate the colors you will use. Make the model appear darker, or brighter depending on the primer color. You can even get a grey primer if thats the color you want to paint.
2- It makes the paint stick! This is the main reason you use it. See your models as an investment. To do a good pre-work, such as removing mold lines, clean of blisters, fixing gaps and eventually prime it, is all part of what will make this model stand the test of time. Just the same as the after work consists of a coat or two of a seal/varnish. All to save the time and effort you put in to your models, so it will keep your work alive for a very long time. So even if you just have them in a display case to look at, chances are some douche or spoiled child might touch it once or twice and ruin the work you put in to it.

So, to give advice NOT to use a primer is a bullshit move. And to quote great painters as a form of inspiration is even worse, unless you actually are one of those great painters yourself.

So do yourself a favor, try not being a cheapskate (because we all know this is your true motivation for not using a primer) and get a grey primer instead.

Oh, and regarding your model, you need to remove a bit of flash from the skulls. And I really like how the face is turning out, great job so far (despite your shitty primer advice).

>>51087197

>The guy taking everything to serious

Are you for real? You seriously think you need a respirator when using acrylic paints for an airbrush? And don't tell me you're a retard that can-prime models inside, with a mask on?!? Do that shit outside, and save you the trouble of wearing a fucking mask (and looking like a fucking retard to boot).

>>51087051

Dude, just work in a well ventilated area, hell, even outside will work. And as >>51087083
says, just don't sniff the shit you work with and you will be alright.

>>51087433

I said that and I'm not the guy who painted the Orc Shaman. Leave the poor dude alone.

I just said some people don't use primer and in a later post said the people that do not use primer do not use models to play with.

I never advised anyone anywhere not to paint with primer. The fact that 99.99% of tutorials advise using primer is probably a good indicator for the fact that a wargamer generally should.

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Forgive the photo quality, but you get the gist. Working on this and a few more for a LotR battle companies campaign that will probably finish before I complete it kappa.

>>51081378

>Maybe I should display some of my models

I display my choice models, a couple of squads / units / characters.

It's nice to see.

>>51078432
IDK, I beg to differ from what everyone else is saying, if it works for you, it works for you. That is a very very clean paintjob, but how on earth did you make the paint stick? If so, how on earth did you make it so smooth? Painting on raw plastic tends to pool the paint, so either you're a photoshop wizard, or you have some other technique.

>>51086024
I sent an email to the organizer about a missing package the other day but I saw your flock, smoke markers, and HH book get received by someone else. The organizer said that he got ahold of my sender and he said he worked weekdays and that's why he hasn't sent it despite having everything boxed and ready.

>>51080327
How did you achive this awesome paint work?

Why does my White Scar dry up chalky as fuck while other paints dry smooth as a baby's bottom?

Thinning like there's no tomorrow, so that's not the problem I think. I read that it's a common thing. IS IT THO.

>>51088039
White paint has a tendency to do that.
I've never heard of a way to fix it, so you might just have to get a new pot

>>51087466
You're retarded and will die of lung cancer.

>>51088039
Because White Scars is a shit paint.

Use Ceramite White or Vallejo White instead.

>>51088039

Pale or white paints generally die first due to pigment density vs thinner.

White scar is bad for it so is celestra grey.

It also happens to my non citadel pale paints but not as much.

I use Vallejo Air(brush) white for my general white work as its prethinned and doesnt suffer the same fate. I realise I don't get quite as much but its fine.

>>51088099
Not the anon, but seriously, you guys gotta relax. Ventilation and not stupidly sniffing paints and glue fumes go a long way.

>>51080327

By the way, how is this achieved whats the best way to achieve something like this? The uban camouflage stripes i mean.

>>51087083
>As long as you aren't huffing paint, sniffing glue, or doing all of your work in a closet, you'll be alright.


>>51087466
>Dude, just work in a well ventilated area, hell, even outside will work. And as >>51087083
>says, just don't sniff the shit you work with and you will be alright.

You should still be careful.

Back when I built my carpark Guard army (about 25 plastic tanks over like a week iirc) I was just building them in my study (which is not a small room, fits 2 computer desks and a couple bookshelves).

But just the sheer weight of plastic glue I was chunring through and had in that room I managed to burn my lungs pretty bad. I had breath issues and constant chest infections for about a year afterwards.

Don't underestimate how badly plastic glue can fuck you up if you aren't thinking.

These days if I need to build a stack of big plastic models I will turn the fans on first.

>>51088158

Masking tape

>>51088158
Not masking tape, but blobs of blu tack / poster putty in stripes, it gives you a wobbly edge instead of that dazzle camo look.

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>love the bright blue coats on my kriegers.
>really don't like the idea of blue tanks and prefer a semi realistic look.
>these 2 schemes look awful next to each other.
>want my valkyrie to have different paint scheme entirely because lore.
Help wip, how the fuck do i tie these together. Should i just whitewash the whole thing?

>>51087882
It's a bit daft desu I saw David Soper, from Sproket's Small World doing it, and I just thought I'd try it, the citadel paints can be a bit awkward but I found a bit of Scale 75 paints in there and there was no issue, it was just a test, I think I'll stick with a primer in future, but at the moment I've been off work with a serious illness so I can't spray on prime, and unfortunately I have no brush on, because I'm a tard, thanks for the interest though

>>51088513
IDK where the fuck desu came from

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>>51088463
>>really don't like the idea of blue tanks and prefer a semi realistic look.

>>51088562
Isn't that fieldgrau or whatever. Straight out of the factory paint job not something that would actually be used.

>>51088539
the it must be your first time posting senpai

Hey secret santa americanon, UK Lincoln Anon here. Just got home and I think royal mail have lost your gift. They've taken my number, but just to explain why I haven't posted pictures yet.

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>>51088463

I've got an idea for my IG army. Instead of painting an entire army one way, I want to do a multi regiment army. That way I can have fun playing around with different color schemes. Currently I have an urban themed army, and if I go with this I'd like to do a mountain, woodland, and tundra theme. Anyone have experience with doing mixed armies like this? Is it just going to look like shit when they are on the table?

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>>51088589
Dunkelgrau. Feldgrau is the greyish green they used for uniforms.

Dunkelgrau was applied in factory, but it's the colour they used in the field in the early war, they didn't repaint them in the field. It supposedly blended in pretty well with Poland and France.

Then they got to the desert and everyone stood out like a sore thumb, so you started seeing more or less improvised camouflages painted on.

Eventually they switched over to dunkelgelb as the factory standard, and on from there.

>>51088619
They'll need stuff to tie them together. The same bases and some shared colours.
An alternative is to maybe just make a few killteams.

>>51088654
Interesting anon. I think i'll use something like this with a second colour for 2 tone camo.

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quick question: what is the difference between Vallejo thinner medium and glazing-medium? I do use the thinner medium and I am quite happy with it. Does some anon use both products and can confirm htet the resulting effects of poth are different/distinguishable?

happy painting to you guys!

>>51088829
glaze medium seems to take ages to dry, for me at least. I think thinner medium is faster.

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nearly finished

>>51088829
Glaze medium increases the translucency of the paint, something that the thinner medium does not really do. And like others have said, it has a slight drying retarding effect.

>>51076519
I just started sculpting today, gonna sculpt me a baboon. Any tips?

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couple pics from a diorama i found in a closed fb group, could use them for inspiration.

>>51088979
Jesus fuck that's beautiful.

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>>51088986
my uncle invited me to a bunch of diorama and armour modelling groups, and you really do see some amazing stuff

>>51088953
>Any tips?
getting the armature and proportions right is important. spent enough time on it.
study the baboons anatomy. thoroughly.

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Hi all, colourblind DE anon here. Finally work has calmed down enough that I can keep going on my army/ies.
I'm priming 10 corsairs, a Corsair baron on bike, void dreamer, another baron but on foot, and some inq/sisters characters I got off made to order.

What are you guys working on today?

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>>51089133
Fuck didn't post cropped photo.

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Spawn i have been working on... I think something is missing, just dont know what.

>>51089161
Paint.

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>>51089176

>>51089161
you need to blend in some of the greenstuff with the plastic, so it looks like it's flowing with the model and actually coming out of it, instead of being plastered upon it when painted.
I also see some finger-print markings on some teeth, get some water if not cured and gently get that away. if already cured, carefully file it down.

other than that, I like it a lot!

>>51089161
You need to scrap that idea and completely remake it using CGI, it'll look much more better

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New tyranids army (I like to suffer), I was thinking a Kabuto (the bug) palette, but I am not sure I managed to do that. Any suggestion and critic is welcome!
Also, any suggestion for the black parts?
(Image is ref)

1/2

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>>51089519
2/2, test model for the carapace.
Me Priston red x 2, blood red, troll slayer orange, and abbaddon black on the corners to finish it.

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>>51089530
The drawing looks like the colour is lighter where the light is hitting it, not just in the middle of each carapace element. You've just done it in the middle. Your contrast needs to be higher to look like a bug really, going all the way up to white, reflecting the light.

Hey /wip/, what basing scheme should I do for Magnus? I'm thinking either Prosperan-looking marble tiles (Possibly ruined?) or a snowy tundra to go with the space wolf arm, possibly with some other dreadnought bits.

>>51089590
do the prospero tiles.
get yourself one of these
> http://www.greenstuffworld.com/en/textured-rolling-pins/367-rolling-pin-egyptian.html?search_query=egypt&results=1

and some greenstuff

>>51089634
Thanks anon, you just made that scheme viable army basing for me

>>51089530
imo you should up the contrast on the armor to complete black around the edges, but instead of highlighting like the other anon said try gloss varnish instead.

It works really well for tyranids.

>>51089552
>>51089706
Thanks guys!
I'll try to add some extreme white lighting in some point to see how it works. The progression from black to red and orange seems the natural color of the carapace, and not something light related...
I'll try not to gloss at the moment, the kabuto carapace do not seems that reflective, but I,la give it a try later.
What about the rest of the body? It is black, but I am unsure how to proceed. Maybe some extreme highlights to be yellow-ish?

Generally how many layers can you airbrush on a model before it needs stripping to change colour scheme. Kinda tempted to just spray over the top.

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How would i strip down a plastic model without damaging it or ruining detail? i tried camouflage at it turns out i suck tremendously

>>51089944
People recommend dettol or simple green but really you can use any kind of degreaser as long as it's strong enough.

>>51089944
Put them in an acetone bath overnight. Google may have other options.

>>51089768
>What about the rest of the body? It is black, but I am unsure how to proceed. Maybe some extreme highlights to be yellow-ish?
I'd paint it a really dark brown and wash black. The hairs on the legs look yellow because they catch the light I think brown is a more natural approximation.

>>51089944
>>51089966
if you put a plastic model into an acetone bath overnight it will be gone in the morning.

>>51089944
Dump it in a tub of Castro super clean overnight then scrub it with a toothbrush.

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>>51076519

Still Working on my chops.

Anyone have any solid tips for dry brushing?

This is probably a dumb question but should I spray paint the model frames first before building them or build the model and then spray paint them?

>>51090049
Build (possibly into subassemblies), then spray.

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New year new mob of ladz, first two finished!

>>51090092
that's one sex looking nob.

Throw away the old fuzzy snow though and get some of that new valhallan stuff. the new stuff looks so much better.

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>>51090092
Man, I love your mob so much. Nice job

>>51086024
maybe there's some confusion on the organizer's part? I didn't get anything and he told me the person who was supposed to send was from New Hampshire (if that's you), but if someone got the package and posted about it, it definitely wasn't me

>>51086182
a lot of those areas apart from the mold slips kinda look like they didn't bother to properly clean/smooth the 3d print master before they made the mold

>>51090049
Depends on the model.

As default, build first.

Sometimes there are parts you can't reach to paint after assembly. So you don't assemble enough to block those. But sometimes those bits can't be seen anyway, so fuck it.

The real party is when you have a quite visible but un-reachable area, blocked by a large part that'll require a good bit of gap-filling and sanding when you glue it in place. Assemble, paint, assemble, paint...

>>51090092
Is that power klaw knife?

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Im going to soon be converting my black templar rhino into a looted wagon for my ladz, but I dont have a lot of ork vehicle bitz. What kits have a good amount of leftover orky bits that I could use to convert with? Im thinking of just using all the bits leftover after I make my warboss's battlewagon, but Im not sure there will be enough left over.

>>51091102
use plasticard, ask ppl form LGS or facebook trade/exchange groups

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How was your weekend /wip/?

I managed to finish those fellows along with their totem, and beat up militarum tempestus bro in kill team with my orks.
Feels good!

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Shitty pic but started an ulthwè force.
I have to try the freehand again, this time it didn't come as straight as I wanted it to be

>>51091226
those look familiar
is that super dungeon explorer

>>51087466
>wearing respirators is dumb
I'd rather look like a retard then corrode/dissolve my lungs with chemicals or whatever.

>>51091102
Start at recalcitrant daze's new looted wagon tutorial.

>>51091226
Going OK, going to be stuck at my desk working for the next couple hours, but at least I got my 10 Sicarians, Dragoon and Knight's base primed and the Knight sprayed Leadbelcher while it was light so I can start work on them.

Other Dragoon needs some modifications first, though. It got a bit damaged, so I'm taking the opportunity to convert it a bit rather than a repair job. Nice to have them look a bit different.

>>51091274
it is!

>>51081301
No one has any opinions?

>>51091691
I'd say go with the laurels, but I'm an Ultramarines player.

>>51076519
do any kind anons have a guide to mould making?
just something simple to make weapons

and? which one of you snapped up brother craig/johnny on ebay??

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>>51081301
>Hung up with what head would look best on my BA Sergeant. Box shows him with the head on the far right but I am stuck between that or maybe on of the helm with the laurels. I also quite like the bare face I have on the right.

I absolutely can't stand the fanged bare heads. The Death Company heads are more handsome, but several of them are sculpted to look deranged, as would befit someone overtaken by the Black Rage. The biggest disappointment to me, though, is the head that comes with the Blood Angels upgrade sprue. It's just all-around unattractive to me (like he's wearing a dead hedgehog as a wig), and it's supposed to be our "special" head.

The head of the plastic Sanguinary Priest model looks nice, and if you have one and are planning to fit him with a mighty helmet, then that frees up the head for use on another model.

>Also would it be better if I gave him a hand flamer or combi-flamer? This squad is gonna be a flamer heavy squad.

Either a combi-flamer or *two* hand flamers. The former will give you one big shot at S4. Depending on who you're facing, this may be all you get before your squad gets obliterated by return fire. OTOH, twin hand flamers essentially allows you to score double the number of hits, as many times as you're able to shoot, but at S3. Additionally, the sergeant will get +1A for having a second hand weapon (two pistols).

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>>51091970
>do any kind anons have a guide to mould making?

Here's this one. I also got a lot of good ideas from da clevva ladz at Hirst Arts:

http://hirstarts.com/moldmake/moldmaking.html

>and? which one of you snapped up brother craig/johnny on ebay??

It wouldn't be me. I saw one there a while back that was poorly painted but with free shipping for $19.00, and it was gone within 48 hours of my posting it here. Haven't seen Noble Knight Games repost their lot of ten marines that included one. They were selling it for $65.00... maybe someone finally bought it.

>>51091981
Twin hand flasmer is just twinlinke/ie reroll to wound.

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>>51089356
the thing reboot reference?
mfw finding out they did that

>>51092049

thanks buddy

and no straight up 1 single johnny sold for £35ish was thinking about it but £15 is prob as high as i would go

>>51092243
1. Yes, it was a reference to it
2. Is not a reboot is a prequel that ties perfectly with the 80s movie

>>51092403
>perfectly

>>51089161
This is The Thing?

>>51091393
Tell me about those pesky chemicals usung an Airbrush and waterbased acrylics

>>51092521
atomized chemicals of any kind is harmful due to deep lung deposition.

>>51085073
>Cadian skintone is unhealthy and weird
if you want unhealthy skintone the Pallid Flesh works wonders

>>51092521
atomized paint is a very real hazard.
Yes there are no aggressive solvents in there, but pigments are still pretty potent chemically.

>>51086499
sweet mother of the emperor, it's beautiful

>>51092521

Atomized acrylic paints found to be between 4-35µm from spray painting http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15298668691389964?journalCode=aiha20 (industrial but nobody studies miniatures airbrushing conditions).

So that's in the range of ash, cement dust, regular dust, spores and pollen. So let's take a look at some articles about the dangers of particulates in that range /because they are that small/.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3640939/

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/web/portlandcement.pdf

http://www.hcdoes.org/airquality/monitoring/pm.htm

http://www.greenfacts.org/en/particulate-matter-pm/level-3/02-health-effects.htm#1p1

Now I'm not saying that you need a hazmat suit to paint with an airbrush, but taking precautions for your own health just makes sense.
Over the long term you will be increasing your risk of cancer and other health problems if you don't ventilate properly and use a respirator, in the same way that you increase your risk if you're overweight, drink or smoke.

Hobby isn't as intense as industry, but you also aren't risk assessed to the same degree because there's no way that airbrushing companies are going to take the flak for this if you give yourself bronchitis (as companies would if Little Timmy died from drinking paint sold to him by dear old GW.)

Take responsibility for your own health.

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>mfw someone I know is buying multiple armies and never intends to paint them

>>51092934

Sorry Paul, I have a sickness.

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Can I get some feedback on these bases? Can I leave them as they are our should I add some grass tufts or debris?
Sorry for the massive picture, phoneposting.

>>51087197
>spray priming

Just do it outdoors.

>or airbrushing

Spray cabinet and acrylics.

>>51093018
clean their shoes, add some grey rocks.

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Is there a market for airbrush painting? I feel like I would enjoy the building/painting/finishing process more than I would actually playing 40k. I've heard people do commissions and such for painted armies or individual figures, but it is something I could reasonably have some sort of income from or is it generally a one-off from people who have spare cash?

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>come back from my first semester of college
>parents threw out my MASSIVE bit box while I was away

Kill me now like right now senpai

>>51087466

Resin dust is harmful though and you do need to wear a mask when working with that, especially if you sand it.

>>51093292

It's an established market.

Why would people come to you and not others?

What is your lowest rate?

Are you any good?

Are you willing to set up a *good* facebook page, Instagram page, website to advertise and showcase your stuff?

I doubt you earn a regular living, but you'd maybe get dribs and drabs

>>51093057
>clean their shoes
Actually started doing after I took the picture.
As for rocks, use actual stone or foam cut to shape?

>>51093435
small pieces of slate is great.

>>51090092
If you're the guy with the tons of kitbashed tanks conversions and blood axe orks then I love how you paint your guys, dark and gritty without removing the inherent humour.

>>51090092
Are those highlighted or just washed?

Just ordered pic related. I'm coming into the hobby again after 4 odd years.

Gonna start an ad mech army and I really wanna pay homage to the vision of Blanche.

Really looking forward to getting into it again.

>>51093018
What grass is that? I want to add some to my guys >>51090416

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>>51093636
Forgot pic of course...

>>51093652
static grass

>>51093652
Just regular spring coloured static grass buddy

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>>51093587
Highlighted and washed, my camera kills the top level of highlights for some reason...

>>51093491
That's me!

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Just about done.

Painting white fucking sucks.

I'm doing some weathering involving powder guys and now I need varnish that shit so I don't remove it every time I handle the model.

Can anyone recommend any varnish product? Matt varnish I guess?

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>>51094112

>>51094112
>>51094131
GOSH ITS SO BAD

YOU ACTUALLY PAINTED THE BASE BLACK AND MADE THE GROUND MORE INTERESTING

ALSO THE PAINT JOB ISN'T BAD?

THIS IS TG

MAKE IT BAD

>>51094190

Sorry, I'll do the rims goblin green in future :(

>>51094131
>>51094112

looks good cuz

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>>51094256
Stay mad, fuccboi

>>51089161
Looks amazing

>>51092934

>Sisters is primary army
>have a decent sized tzeentch army
>recently bought deldar
>also recently bought both HH
>bought some CSM stuff for bits
>got Sylvaneth box for Christmas
>and WMH 2 player box

Here's the kicker
>only sisters are mostly painted
>daemons are mostly primed
>deldar have one SC! Box done
>HH Marines have a single dude assembled and painted
>Sylvanth and WMH are still boxed next to my Knights and drop pods

I have a problem pls belp

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Anyone know how I could get ahold of just the head for this mini? I want to use it for a chaos spacemarine lord

>>51094131
How did you make such a nice gold? Mine always looks like shit.

>>51094644
bitz websites I imagine, providing it's not modelled to the torso.

>>51094779
by layering it, that's a deeper gold base, sepia wash, layer gold again, then highlight with brighter gold and silvers.

>>51082450
well, he lost an eye, so he got a skull with two new ones

>>51094888
But those arent eyes, they're.. eye holes.
Get up on outta here with my eyeholes! Im the Eyehole Ork!

I posted this in the 40K thread yesterday but people were too busy arguing about Cadia to pay it any attention.
I'm collecting and converting/painting Tzeentchian CSM/DarkMech, and I'm thinking about getting the Triumvirate. I'm at a loss as to what I'm going to use Celestine and the Inquisitor for, however. Any fun ideas or suggestions?

>>51094916
>But those arent eyes, they're.. eye holes.
>Get up on outta here with my eyeholes! Im the Eyehole Ork!
maybe, the ork was thinking, eyes are always coming with the skull
damn, ork-logic, don't question that

>>51094986
Tzaangor heads on the Celestine posse for warped bird angels

Inquisitor is harder, no ideas come to mind other than 'inquisition that strove to learn too much'

>>51094986
Possibly add some tzeenchian parts to Celestine and do blue highlights on the wings, swap the head for a bird and that's a pretty nice Daemon Prince of Tzeench.

Inquisitor I have no idea, really.

Personally I'm getting Cawl and using his bottom half as my Anacharis Scoria's walking body. Going to magnetize him just above the hips, have a walking body, an Abeyant body made from a Canoptek Spyder with a few Admech modifications, and a command platform that has him wired into the back of a Stormlord with monitors and weapons, the whole thing made more DarkMech, obviously.

>>51094112
GREETINGS FELLOW LION OF SIGMAR! SHALL WE CHARGE TOGETHER?

Anyone know of any good 3d printable parts for a Zone Mortalis board?

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>>51091226
got tabled pretty handily twice (which presumably will be put on the internet for everyone to see), bought more scions which I assembled while watching my sister's place/pets for the weekend

Considering buying the new inquisitor to paint in blue, but I might wait for the ebay auctions to crop up since I don't care for the sisters or mechanicus guy.

>>51094786
Is thier any that has bitz for metal/resin miniatures? Cause that model is metal

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>>51076519
What is a good complete brush set that really covers all the bases for mini painting and isn't 200 dollars like Citadel's?

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First time painting a monstrous unit, tips are appreciated... be gentle

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>>51092451
It is this... thing...

>>51095380
oh wait, that's an Out of Production metal chaos knight? Yikes, those are going to be very hard to find.

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Finished painting the cockpit insides of my Valkyrie.

>>51095409
a wash on the scales to increase definition a little bit would make it look quite a bit nicer. That should make the individual scales stand out.

>>51089161
>>51095413
Nice! Like the other guy said, do a bit of blending to make the transitions more seamless. You've got a good idea going, so keep at it!

>>51095380
>>51095438
Nah, it's this.
https://www.games-workshop.com/en-SE/Lord-on-Daemonic-Mount-2016

>>51095382
Two good brushes, one general use and one detail, will cover most things. Maybe a somewhat bigger one as well for basing and such. Even bigger if you're painting vehicles. Then as these wear out you have them become your drybrushing brushes.

Exact sizes vary, with cheap synthetics (which I'm often surprisingly find of) your standard brush might be a #00. Then you switch over to expensive sable and find that a #1 fits better, with the #00 being your fine detail brush instead.

But anyway, start with three brushes I'd say, add more as needed.

>>51095485
hmm, finecast, that is not good, you'll rarely see bits for those, and the metal one is worth a fair bit on ebay...

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>>51091226
I worked on tankbustas, I played kill team, got destroyed by sister but on the contrast i destroy some skitarii. Seems to be the way kill team works, no close games just a complete wipeout.
Had fun, was important thing, am happy.

>>51095382

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSpmm1YaZuk

>>51095344
>>51095344
>>51095344
He's a big guy....

>>51095446
I may be preaching to the choir but be sure to not use superglue when you attach the canopy

>>51076519
I'm new to painting and just got a bunch of High Elves. Is there a good tutorial about what equipment I need, suggested paints and good methods to paint them?

>>51095746
no one cared about ogryn until they put on the masks

So I'm having trouble painting because my hands shake a lot due to having a tremor. How can I make it easier to paint?

>>51095867
white primer is essential to prevent psychotic breaks.

>>51095344
These guys look great, love your ultramarine.

>>51095899
rest hand wrist to writs, elbow on the table.

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>>51089202
mfw someone uses my image.

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>>51095553
Shit. Any other good heads to use for a chaos lord?

Are there any good brush on printers than can be bought in a crafts store that I should grab? I'm heading out to get some Masters and be a real painter.

>>51095975
depends on taste.

>>51096007
Gesso should work perfectly fine, available in white and black I think and dries to a tight, crisp finish, perfect for paint.

I'm looking to paint some models in a specific way. Armour in metal colours, highlighted appropriately, then washed in multiple layers of colour. If I recal correctly, there was an image with multiple colours going around a little while ago, of I believe Necrons. Don't suppose anyone has it?

>>51096057

Thanks, I'll keep an eye out for it.

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Still working on my golden host. I really love these models and can't wait for them to release more of my beloved Custards. alot of fine detail to paint yet though, but it's pretty fun still.

>>51096136
That shadow of the scorpion..

>>51096113
oh and look up how to work with Gesso, you apply that stuff fairly thick, but it shrinks a ton as it dries.

>>51095807
What should you use instead.

>>51096258
PVA , it dries clear instead of frosting up the canopy.

>>51096220

Huh. That sounds worrying having to wait and see if you fucked up.

>>51095807
Its always okay to remind people so it's all good.

>>51096136
Dont know if its what your going for!?
But very christmassy

What is your favorite solvent to use for plastic minis?

>>51096303
It's used by plenty of people, its reliable enough, and fairly cheap compared to cans and whatnot.

>Digging around for a tub of PVA glue that I know I have
>Find 13 Imperial Guard
>One Sergeant
>9 Guardsmen, one of which has a Vox
>3 Specials Weapons. Two Meltaguns and one Plasma.
>Not even painted yet
FEELS GOOD

>>51095717
That's a proper ork'd out rhino lad, what did you use to cover up that missile pod?

>>51096576

Wait what? Why the fuck would you submerge 13 units in a tub of PVA glue and forget about them?

>>51096603
Re-read that post anon.

>>51096603
Don't judge him. Some people just have a thing for covering miniatures in sticky, white goo.

>>51096525

Fair. Sadly, it looks like they only have white, which he a shame because I want to paint my edgelords aka Deldar and Night Lords.

>>51096603
I was digging around FOR glue, not digging around IN glue. Silly anon.

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Why does my wet pallete keep drying up like this?

>>51096785
parchment paper under, lid over

>>51096827
It dries in minutes while i use it.

>>51096951
do you have parchment paper under?

>>51097015
I thought it was just parchment paper ontop of wet paper towels?

>>51092050
wut? It's two seperate weapons, anon.

Got my Masters and some brush on primer, even if it's white. I also grabbed a wet pallette and proper paper because I was having the same problem as >>51096785.

Things should be looking good.

>>51096650
that blows

>>51096951
Do you wet the parchment paper when you're making up the palette, and how thick a layer of towels are there?

They need to stay damp, and your paper should stick to the towels and allow water to pass through.

>>51096650
You can mix black paint into the gesso to make black gesso.

>>51097212
I soak the parchment for 10 minutes in warm water and have about 4 paper towels under it.

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>>51096593
Thanks! I used a leftover pelt from the Ironblaster kit

>>51097239
And your paint dries out while the palette is still wet? You mind showing us the package of paper?

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>>51097287

>>51097377
I'm stumped anon, physics works differently for you than it does for me.

>>51097377
Clean your keyboard

>>51097238

Does it work like that? Wouldn't I need a lot to overpower the white base?

>>51097479
Never done it myself but http://www.ehow.co.uk/how_8651688_make-black-gesso.html

I imagine it's like painting black over white vs. white over black.

>>51097512

Seems simple enough.

Also, I got it backwards and thought it was easier to lighten then to darken. This head cold is fucking with me

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Door making/fixing time. Alas they will never open, but it's better than buying parts.

>>51097826
plasticard would be a better choice

>>51098115
Aye, but I'm out and feeling crafty

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>>51098115
Some dremel tooling after it's dry and a coat of primer to hide any imperfections and it'll be fine.

How long does it take oil paint to dry enough that you can start blending and softening it?

There isn't a how to paint burning of prospero pdf floating around anywhere, is there?

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finally broke down and started working on some ADLs. Going to have to redetail that chimera - it was my first attempt and it came out like shit. Too much wash and too dark.

>>51099077
Personally, I like how it looks. Not nuts about your manorks Plasma gun though.

>>51089944
"LA Awesome" its at dollar stores, cheap, better than simple green. only downside is wear gloves it will dry your hands like crazy bad.

>>51087466
>masks look retarded

No they don't, and you're a retard if you don't wear them.

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This is my tervigon, /tg/. How's it looking?

>>51087836

Love the base, man. How did you make it?