WIP - Painting/Converting/Sculpting General

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Currently loving Halo Battle Fleets. If anyone knows a good source for techniques on painting space ships, I would appreciate it if you could post it.

>>>51344317
Add this:
2016 New 50Pcs Titanium Coated HSS High Speed Steel Drill Bit Set Tool 1/1.5/2/2.5/3mm Titanium drill
http://s.aliexpress.com/URRju2ai
(from AliExpress Android)

3mm bits fit the drill, im using them as well for magnezizing. For bigger holes I use my power drill.

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Nearly finished this guy now, just needs some highlights and tidying up.

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Guys, I got a question, I picked up some very generic paint from Hobby Lobby, and it called "Model Color" acrylic colors
But at the bottom it says Vallejo. Do you guys know if these paints are really Vallejo paints? I don't think I've used "real" Vallejo paint, so are these the same brand?

Also it says on the bottle acrylic, are citadel/GW paints acrylic as well?

Pic related, it's one of the few that I found

>>51345261
Google would have answered you there, Model Colour is one of Vallejo's paint ranges (including Game Colours, Model Air, Game Air...)

Yes Citadel paints are acrylics, but not all acrylics are the same, so don't go buying cheap craft store stuff that's not intended for miniatures.

>>51345261
I've used these and as far as I can tell, they are identical to Vallejo's older bottles.

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So I'm aiming to make a conversion based off one of my characters just for shits and giggles... the only problem is, I don't know exactly where to start and what kits I could use. Suggestions? Looking for kits in 40k or similar.

Pic Related, it's said character.

>>51345298
>>51345299

lol oh great...conflicting answers then... I bought a few colors to start with, and I noticed some a VERY watery right in the bottle. it seriously looks like someone thinned out the paint in the bottle. And others feel normal, like the GW range....

Are the watery "thinned" ones cheaper or would they actually save me a step in watering them down..?

>>51345261
That is Vallejo model paint.
Also, GW paints are acrylic. There are three types of common paint, water colour, oil and acrylic. Water colour is thick and diluted in water to change the saturation, oil is thick and requires chemicals to touch up as it does not bond with water. Acrylic is the simple, thin paint, that reacts with water.

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this guy never ends

What do you think so far guys?

>>51345369
Yes, get the watery ones, but shake them a bit before use, as some particles I found, could settle at the bottom of the bottle.

>>51345398
i nutted a little bit. looks good nigga

>>51345352
Just check reaper and use sophie as tag.
It's not like there is a shortage of succubus/demon type characters.
Mantics gargoyle squad is also entirely composed of female models. Oddly enough the only male gargoyle they have is the character model.
They also an entire demon squad composed of succubi.

But yeah the only difference between succubi and gargoyle for your purposes here is the paintjob.
If it absolutely has to be GW then just use some of the dark eldar assault jump troops that come with wings.

>>51345434
Reaper's models are too static for my liking, and the mantic gargoyle squad is way too bestial looking for what I want.

>>51345398
Not sure about the colour scheme, execution's great though.

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Alright, the mace is finished now, front side at least. Decided to use red-purple for the handle to differentiate it from the red armor without contrasting too much as I didn't want to guide the attention there. Also the middle rod part is black mixed with a bit of turquoise, this helps to make the orange OSL stronger I think, and it is at the same time the split complementary to the red armor, just like the bookmark's yellow-green, which guides the eye to the book of Lorgar, which is a key element to the model's backstory.

Let me know if I failed any of this color theory bullshit reasoning.

>>51345352
Frankly, how good are you at sculpting, because I would probably get a Dark eldar succubus or scourge, trim the armour down, get greenstuff or an alternative and craft the main model.

>>51345657
Don't have the tools readily available, and limited sculpting experience, but I suppose this could be a learning experience.

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>>51345582
>Reaper's models are too static for my liking,
did you even look?
sophie is a reaper mascot, but they have other succubi. They also have a bunch of tieflings called hellborn that could fit the bill.

Anyway, as I said succubi are not really hard to find.

>>51345718
Sorry, I meant single pieced. Point is, they're not what I'm looking for.

>>51345634
I'm not sold on the green personally, it's a strong contrast with nothing to tie it to the rest of the model. Same reason I was asking if you had something else orange.

Just spitballing here, but if you had some green runes dotted about the scrolls it could help?

>>51345378
>>51345422
Thanks mates, appreciate the answers! I've been using TheArmyPainter paint supplies for my work, but it's getting a bit expensive, so I may switch some to these Vallejo ones and see how I like them...
I just hope they're as pigmented as TheArmyPainters are...

>>51345797
The green is probably going to be tamed down quite a bit, I too think it's too strong.

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>>51345398
Wish I could blend like that. Looks amazing. Been working on my Catachans and trying to figure out if I want to make Ogryns or Bullgryns for my new kit.

>>51345864
Those eyes, my dude. Props for trying, and the one in the middle doesn't look awful, but the right is pretty crazy looking.

Consider painting them black with white dots in the corners instead.

>>51345864
Props though man, they don't look the greatest, (TRUST me, mine don't either, I'm definitely NOT one to critisize...see my WIP grail knights..) I love the theme and look you're going for though.. Probably want to thin the paints.

I like your show of muscle tones though, the darker rescesses look good... The faces (eyes, mouthes etc) look a bit off though. You'll probably get shit on here, but I actually like 'em. Keep going with them

>>51345943
Yeah, eyes is still something I'm working with. They're both 20+ year old GW sculpts so they're already not the best looking guys out there. The female Catachan is especially difficult because her eyes are so much smaller.

>>51346062
Using the 'ol "20 year old sculpt" excuse hm?? Just messing with you, like I said, I think they look pretty decent. I also like the sort of rough "fabric" feel they have. Did you put rough coat on them or something? the texture of the models looks gritty and grainy. Not a bad thing, but it's just a different texture

>>51346062
>They're both 20+ year old GW sculpts so they're already not the best looking guys out there.
these models look far better than the plastic catachans that came after them.
Seriously. There is nothing wrong with the models.

Also the female specialist is rare as fuck these days.

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>when someone uses an image you made for the OP image

It's a good feel.

On another note, I gave up on trying for the orange/blue contrast because I couldn't get the values right and settled for a purple, but now I'm not happy with that either. I like the skin, metal and blue armour now, so they're set in, I just need a colour for the robes.

>>51346062

The fact that GW doesn't paint eyes in their non Eavy-metal stuff and in none of their painting guides should indicate it's an expert level technique that should be avoided if you are not experienced enough as it can damn ruin a model.

Building a chaos defiler at the moment and the faces in the kit aren't Nurgley enough for me. Any suggestions for heads to use that would fit better?

>>51346395
Greenstuff

>>51346395
I think the tank hatch fits on the head spot, you could have a nurgling popping it's head out or something

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>>51345864
The eyes are ok, but do this next time
With your smallest brush, paint a black line in the eye socket.
Again with your smallest brush, paint a white line inside that black line
Once again with your smallest brush, paint a small black dot in the centre, making sure it touches the bottom and the top of the sclera section

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Finally getting back into it with some Salamanders. Guy on the far right is done, those on the left are WIP.

>>51346517
Im not being racist (so shut the fuck up) but salamanders are supposed to be charred black, not negroid.
You have red of your lense leaking on your green helm, and your red edge highlights are bit messy but good job

Anyone have pics of some neat non-standard Eldar paint schemes? Really appreciated, thx.

>>51345147
Very nice, anon

>>51346568
Yeah, the lens is leaking for sure. I had to stop at one point or else I'd be fixing stuff all over. I think once the squad is all done I'll go back and do touch ups here and there. Thanks.

I get what you're saying about the skin, I just hate painting black on the faces. I can't do it without making it look lifeless or like stone. So I just went with the older edition Salamanders look.

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>>51345147
Not even your model but even from GW , which yellow grass grow from a grey rock? Is that even possible?

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>>51346644
Meant to post this with that.

>>51346644
Bro..do NOT make them charred black. They're YOUR models, not GW's...paint them how you think looks best. I honestly like them the skin tone you have them at. Dark, but not pitch black. Plus, your armor and lighting is really really sharp mate

>>51346645
I know what you mean. In my head I see it as a long baron wasteland. So years ago there would have been fields of green, but for whatever reason the majority has withered away and all that is left is the raw earth and some dried husks of plants etc

>>51346386
What should I do not to leave them flesh-clored? Just paint them white and leave them be?

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>>51347087
Leave the shade to settle in the recesses of the eyes and leave it like that.

>Pic related is how I do my eyes using the above

>>51347087
I think you should keep practicing. Some people prefer to just darken the recesses with wash and leave it like that.

>>51347114

This is what I do too. 100% of the time it looks better than peoples' painted eyes, unless they are like a Golden Daemon winner.

This technique only works on male/squinting/yelling models though. If you're painting something like Celestine you're going to have to do glowing eyes or actually paint the eyeballs.

>>51347087
I tend to give the eyes a couple washes, to go for the Darkest Dungeon style look.

>>51346257
They do look great compared to the plastics which is why I collect them. That being said, the early 90s Catachans are have a much bulkier look than the early 2000s metal Catachans. And the female sculpt's face suffers from GW 90s female face syndrome. The reason I painted her black is because her nose is very flat and it looks off
if you give her a white skintone.

>>51346386
I find painting in the eyes really breathes some life into the model. Even my mediocre attempts at painting eyes makes a big difference. On the gaming table my models aren't going to be scutinized from six inches under a white light like here on /wip/ (not that I don't appreciate the criticism) so I can live with it.

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>>51347087
I'll actually offer a pic to go with >>51347125 , I'm not claiming to be GD but that's why I keep practicing.

>>51346257
Female specialist was never really rare. She was packaged with the flamer guy I believe. I hacked off her grenade launcher and gave her a melta gun. You can find her on ebay for about 10 to 15 dollars pretty regularly only because she's one of the few official female models. I had a much harder time tracking down a few specific sculpts of the lasgun guys and Sly Marbo.

>>51347342

Looks worse than unpainted eyes.

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>>51346172
Finished them up. Still need to base them and maybe do a few touch up highlights but I'm happy with the result.

>>51345864
They need some Khorne red on the lips and another wash off nuln oil.

>>51347455
That sounds like horrible advice. I hit the lips up with the base coat (Rhinox Hide) but they're already dark enough. Nuln Oil would just make then really flat looking I think.

>>51347509
You failed to spot the /pol/ poster.

>>51345398
Wish I could afford one of those.

>>51347529
Fuck me. When did /pol/ start invading /wip/?

>>51347560
I don't think one joke constitutes an invasion senpai.

>>51347455

DAT'S WACIST

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What kind of tool do you guys use to drill for Magnetizing?

I bought an Armypainter model drill and i'm not sure it can take bits large enough to use 1/8 magnets. (3mm)

Does anyone make dremels slow enough to use on warhammer stuff?

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>>51344904

Could use some advice on this guy. Ogroid Thaumaturge I'm converting into a Thousand Sons Daemon Prince. I think the head works, but as you can see I have a lot of work to do to make it blend with the rest of the model. I could use some tips for that.

I'm not much of a sculptor so I'd prefer to use bits, but I don't wanna bling him up too much around the head and detract from the rest of the model, because I don't want to bling up the rest of the model either.

Wat do, /wip/

>>51347874

People use drills. For larger holes you need bigger drills, or if you want you can try widening the hole with your existing drill but it might not be a perfect circle.

I have the AP drill and it's kinda shitty. Gets the job done but not the sturdiest and fit and finish is terrible.

>>51347899
My advice? Look for some armor plates that fit with the aestetic of Tzeentch. I'd say the hip armor on the Rubric marines may be EXACTLY what you want.

about to turn the new "eldar triumvirate" upside down. Turning the avatar into a KoS and the lady into a Herald. anyone got some ideas for the Incubi or the familiar?

please whisper sweet lies into my ear and promise me slaanesh is going nowhere

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>>51344904
Hey /wip/, I've been converting a few Genestealer Cultists into Van Saar for my local Necromunda campaign, and this is my colour test mini. I'm just not entirely sold on the scheme. It doesn't quite "pop".

Do you have any advice? I want to keep the white overalls with red padding and the brass collar, but I'm not entirely happy with it now. Maybe add something cold for contrast?

>>51347899
spare beastbirdman shields?

>>51347970
>please whisper sweet lies into my ear and promise me slaanesh is going nowhere

Sure thing bub, the new slaanesh releases are just over there behind the chemical sheds

Incubus + Harlequin mask bits = Masque of Slaanesh?

>>51347996
Colder white, looks like you're using celestra atm? Try going into white via the space wolf colours.

>>51347970
Slaanesh and Ynnead are going to become Eldar yin/yang.

Callin it now. Excess and an actual death/end to the party. This will leave options for Chaos Eldar, DE, Slaaneshi boobgoblins, corsairs, whatever you like.

Is that what you needed, bb?

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>>51347996
a stripe of yellow on the gun might work

painting his shoulder lamp with light blue or yellow would also help

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>>51347451
Cleaned up her eyes a little. Not going to win an award, but she looks less surprised now. Thanks for the critique guys.

>>51348085
I wouldnt actually mind that, but I spend about 1k iin the last half-year on slaanesh themed CSM and Daemons and are having panic-attacks about all my work being quasi-worthless

>>51345686
Practice first a bit, before you try.

>>51347927

I could do that, frankly I hate the way it looks on the Rubric Marines anyway so that could actually work.

>>51348032

Might be just a little bit too big but definitely worth looking into.

Thank you both. What else has /wip/ got for me?

>>51348145
Major improvement, looking a bit shell shocked tho, fitting for a Catachan.

>>51346448
Is there a video tutorial for this? Like I get it in theory, but every time I try I fuck up putting the pupil in and have to repaint the white over. Seeing it in practice would help A LOT.

>>51348161
They wont be worthless anon.

Just like all my Tau Auxiliaries arent worthless. Right, Knarlocs? R-right Gue'vesa?

No but srsly i wouldnt be surprised if they wiped out elfs before taking your booby demons away. Also now that i have a Slaaneshi's attention. Are Steeds of Slaanesh easy to chop up and work with? Say, for putting Kroot hound bits onto one maybe?

>>51348232
Being in the only female in your platoon probably has that effect. Speaking of which I bought some Raging Hero jailbirds and was kind of disappointed with how long and lanky they made them. I figured I could slot them into my army easily but they stand like a head over my other guys and they're all doing dumb feminine poses.

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>>51347925
Mine is still being delivered. Do you know if it fits a 1/8 drill bit for 3mm magnets you find online.

>>51346645
In Hawaii lava fields, usually theres ohia trees and yellow grass poking through first. Aged, the lava rock does look darker grey.

>>51348344

It comes with a 1/8 bit. It has a screw type chuck to hold various sizes of drill.

>>51348382
On amazon it says the one I ordered comes with 1.0, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, and 1.8 mm bits.

I think 1/8 is 3mm have you used yours for bigger magnets than the 1/16th ones.

>>51347996
Looking great.

The cultist kit is so fucking sexy, you can make so much cool shit with it.

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>>51348381
just for reference.

>>51346292
Oompa Loompa Tzeentch?

>>51348438

Whoops I was talking about the 1.8. I've never used anything larger than what was included with the drill, but I took a ruler and measured the chuck hole for you right now and it's exactly 3mm.

I've got a brand new AP Regiment brush, and the damn thing keeps forking/splitting on me. Is this normal or what?
I'm a complete novice to painting, so there's that.

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>>51347899
>>51347927
>>51348186

I think the leg armor thing worked pretty well. As soon as that green stuff is dry I'll go in and neaten it up a little bit, but I think we have a winner.

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>>51348250
.>Are Steeds of Slaanesh easy to chop up and work with? Say, for putting Kroot hound bits onto one maybe

The Heads wouldnt be too much of a hassle I guess, though im not too familiar with kroot hound dimensions but ima assume that the only thing that stays kroot is the Head.

That being said the Head is part of the body on the sprue and I never clipped one off. the only thing I did was to stuff tongues onto the metal ones

the leg-bits look like pic related

The ones from seekers have more radical poses and 3 monoboobs, while the chariot ones all look the same and have no breasts

>>51348516

That's not normal, did you get paint in the metal part of the brush? AP Regiment brush sucks regardless, mine kept a tip fine but it lost most of its hairs after a while.

>>51348063
washing with a light blue, and building from celestra grey to uluthan grey and a edge highlight of white might do it.

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>>51347899
BROTHER!

>>51348250
>>51348525

oh and They have saddles on their back so that could be interesting to deal with

What is the best source for multi-meltas on my tac marines without having to buy devastator boxes?

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Back again, I finished the armor and am feeling pretty mixed about it. The Metal Medium didn't do much it seems and am unsure if I like the gloss or not. I had to wash over the depths again after the gloss coat cause it made all the shadowed areas shinny.

Anyways I think don't think I will go much further with the armor, will move onto the decal and other pits though this time give the armor armor bits a matte look.

Sorry for the poor photo.

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Ah... Where is our Quarry? I long for the hunt!

>>51348778
Bits sites. I don't even know where you can get them besides the Devastator box.

Micron pens, anyone use them? Are they worth it? Recommended size?

>>51349244
yes, yes, and a varied selection is best in my opinion

>>51348530
It's out-of-the-package new. I haven't even had time to neglect it.

>>51349244

I use them. I kinda feel like they're not worth it and I would rather just leave whatever you're writing on blank, but if you aren't good enough to do small writing with a brush then a pen is useful.

The only problem with them is they don't look like black paint. They look like black ink and you can tell it's a very thin layer and it shines like ink.

I used them to draw tattoos on my space marines.

>>51349244

Smallest size you can get. No larger than 005 (0.2mm).

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>>51345864
eyes look fine to me

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>>51349244
depends on how hard a time you have with a brush.
I tried one but just went back to using brushes. Wasn't really that much of a difference imo.

>>51347899
fill the gap with feather bits

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Hey /tg/ How does this Dark Eldar look? I've only painted salamander sphess muhreens before.

>>51349622
Well, it's a bit hard to see, you may want to put the mini down, and isolate it by itself, infront of a light colored back drop. From what I can see, it looks good, definite table top quality. I see some highlights and nice attention detail on the hair plume, and the roping.

>>51348695
I was hoping for the saddled ones. I have an old White Dwarf that suggests using Steeds and cutting Hound heads off to make Knarlocs, at least runner-breed.

The legs from the kit are perfect if i cut them at the ankle and put kroot feet on it.

>>51349244
Yes, even though I have a micro penis I get to use it every now and then.

Dunno what's it got to do with this thread anyway.

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>>51350016

So I just got the Magos Dominus model. I like it, but I like a little uniqueness in my models. I'm not a super experienced modeler/converter. Aside from using the pope hat I see like nobody using, what else could I do to make it look a little more 'me'?

>>51350051
>what else could I do to make it look a little more 'me'?
Anon, I'm afraid that's a question that really only 'you' can answer.

Seriously though does your army have a theme? Or something that stands out to you personally?

You could have one of the mechandrites hold a mug of coffee reading #1 Magos or something.

>>51350051
Think.
What do you want the model to be like, narrative wise.
What's his backstory? What is his personality?
Once you have this, think how his image can reflect this, then find what you can use to convert this.
Eg, a person wants a semi heretek Magos. They may take pieces from necron models, like the ribs, and change them out.

>>51347899
I know people here are sticklers about keeping the image size down for whatever reason, but that's a bit too small, I can't see much detail on it.

>>51350277
>for whatever reason

Why do you need 5 MB for a poorly taken jpeg?

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>>51348845
Lookin great, red-kabalite anon.

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>>51350277

Here's a bigger shot of how he's looking now. I'm gonna clean up the green stuff as soon as it's done drying.

>>51350324

Saying something is a bit too small doesn't mean they want the file size to be almost 50 times larger, anon. Hyperbole fits in many places, but this is not one of them.

>>51350324
Why do you need 35 seconds to type this out every time, hit the captcha, and pass your autistic tendency to the internet at large?

I post big images just to watch you boo and hiss.

>>51350424
>hyperbole

Have you even been on this board for more than 1 hour?

Here, I'll find you some in this very thread:

>>51346292
>>51347114

>>51350427
>implying it's just one person

I bet you think only one person hates tripfags on this board too, don't you, newfag? There's a reason you get 24/7 responses to certain things.

By the way, why do you need 35 seconds to type your response out to people complaining about file sizes, hit captcha, and pass your autistic tendency to the internet at large?

>>51350324
Not filesize, you dingus, image size. Zoom out if it's too big; Ctrl-Scrollwheel isn't hard to remember.

>>51350427
>getting butthurt that nobody likes his shitty posts
>w-w-w-why are you so autistic!

kek

Why don't the people who tell others to ignore things just ignore those people? Why are you morons so ignorant of your own hypocrisy and stupidity?

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Tired to not go overly weeb.

>>51350478
No, i dont think its all one person. Same as im sure you know there isnt one person telling you all to get over it.

The difference is, im laughing my ass off that you are not only missing the irony, but continuing to rinse and repeat. Im a grown man on the internet, i have nothing better to do with my time, and to be frank, neither do you. Thats why we do this dance. They'll say our love is forbidden.

>>51350498
I havent posted a wip-related image in over a week :v)

Stay projected

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How good of a buy is this? Some guy I know is tired of Warhammer and wants to offload a bunch of his stuff for like $200. From what I understand as a (very) new 40k player, that's a reasonable size army with a lot of expensive units, and it SEEMS good, but I just don't know.

What do you all think?

>>51350584
Also if this belongs more in /40kg/ than /wip/ let me know, but the idea was that I'm going to strip and repaint them.

>>51350584
Post in 40kgeneral. It looks like it'd be a solid entry level.

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After recent events:
can someone please motivate me to continue building/painting my slaanesh daemons i have lying in Front of me.

>>51350584
You have 150 britbucks in crisis suits and fire warriors (assuming you buy the SC! boxes), plus the broadside and after that everything else is free, based off buying it new.

Depends if you like it and want to play tau m8.

>>51350584
Id buy it for more if i had the offer

>>51350609
Well, it belongs in the trash, but failing that, it's OK to post it in either thread.

Kys, taufag.

>>51350584
If you like Tau, get it, good value.

>>51350636
What GW is doing is recreating the build-up/"hype" of the End Times, but without the apocalyptic finish.

GW is an old dog, and a 40k crash is something they're going to avoid. Paint your shit and post it here, dude.

>>51350609
>strip and repaint them

One unit at a time though, right? Then no matter what, the little OP bastards are still mostly painted when you play.

>>51350584
Shit, i wish i knew someone doing this. My area is dead at best, and anyone getting rid of stuff is selling old Metal lizardmen armies after 15 years.

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>>51350735
Well see, I thought the tradition is to play with unpainted units.

>>51350465

Anon, all he said was that the image was a bit too small for him and you responded by asking why he needs a 5mb file size to look at the picture. You can't blame someone for not jumping to the conclusion that you were referring to the entire thread rather than just that one instance.

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>>51350795
Only for Tau players anon.

And every other fucker at my store

>>51350800

Don't talk to me or my camera's photo ever again

>>51350539

For the exact same reason that you couldn't help making that post just now: because literally everyone thinks that they are somehow special and that even though what they are saying has been said thousands of times, they think that THEY are the one who is going to make a difference.

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Just got some bones minis from Reaper, including a minotaur that's somewhat large. When I opened it up to start cleaning the mold lines, I noticed deep lines around the neck (see pic), shoulder, and tail. It looks like these were separate parts that were glued on later.
What should I do about these lines before I prime? I've never painted anything larger than a human before, or seen lines like this.

>>51350917
Fill with putty

>>51350917
The typical solution is using some two-part epoxy to cover the gaps

Kneadatite ("green stuff") is the stuff most people use.

>>51350832

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

I gotta ask: I've been seeing this meme for almost a year now. Where the hell did it come from? From the context it's always used in I assume it has something to do with a fat person and their fat kid being insulted. Where'd it come from?

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First time painting anything in like 10 years.

Going for a blue/gray guard. Not HAPPY with it, but it isn't coming out as awful as I expected.

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>>51350979
Holy shit, at least cut the nubs from the sprue off if you can't be bothered to clean the mold lines.

Damn.

>>51350975
Idk, i always just see smaller versions of something posted.

Now the one someone on here did, with the new Scarab Occult and a Rubricae 'dont talk to me or my thousand sons ever again' gave me a hearty giggle. Wish i still had it

>>51351087
First time in the hobby, didn't do it and already primed 'em. Said fuck it I'm not stripping it to fix those.

>>51350968
>>51350973
Got it. I've heard of green stuff before, I just always thought it was used more for sculpting than repair/cleaning.
Thanks!

>>51351136
Just remove em either way moldlines are thin enough that you can just overpaint the cleaned parts

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WHY DIDN'T YOU THIN THEM ANON

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Still working on her; I work so slowly. Anyways, I've been debating between blonde and red hair for them. I haven't painted hair before so I'm a bit intimidated (though I hear it's quite easy).

>>51351415
white might actually be better, to match with the white detailing on the armour

>>51348778

The FW ones for the Heresy kits?

https://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-NZ/Mediant-Pattern-Multi-meltas-Set

>>51345398

As others have stated, great execution, horrible color scheme.
This guys screams of "I own an airbrush, and I m not afraid to use it!". Remember that sometimes Less is more anon, less is more.

>>51345634

I think its brilliant, and that you achieved the effect you where looking for. The rod looks cold and hard, and contrasts well with the warm glow from the mace, makes it stand out.

>>51351682

What's wrong with his color scheme? The trim could stand out a little more but the thing is clearly still a work in progress.

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>>51351682
Yea seriously, wtf is wrong with you people How is THIS:
>>51345398
critisized as being over done?? This is a fucking work of art. I swear the people on these WIP are just hateful, insult mongering pricks. You really, literally can not make a post that is purely positive, encouraging, and not written in the vein of some sort of snide, negative comment. It's pretty sad that this community has such a mean spirited, negative and genuinely hateful knee jerk reaction to our fellow players and hobbyists..

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Starting a guard army soon and not sure on the color scheme. Really want to incorporate red somehow. Also need enough colors to paint vets and conscripts differently from regular dudesmen. Completely unsure how I want to do tanks and chimeras though. All suggestions greatly appreciated.

>>51351985
>This is a fucking work of art.
my man, using an airbrush for 5 minutes is no work of art.

>>51348778
Anvil industries has lookalike bits for a bunch of different weapons.

>>51351985
Nigga do you think this is B&C or something? You go to /tg/ to be insulted and get proper criticism.

>>51351985
>You really, literally can not make a post that is purely positive, encouraging, and not written in the vein of some sort of snide, negative comment
Yes you can.

You also get completely uncensored thoughts and comments, which are perfectly fucking fine. Go to a forum if you want people dancing around their words to comment in a positive way on even the most basic shit.

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>>51352129
No. I come here because being an anon, before you're type of ilk destroyed this place, meant respecting other anon's and not tearing them down. We used to be a botherhood, and a family here. So many boards have succumbed to the cowardly, and self destructive manner of tearing each other apart, completely destroying the sense of unity that once was such a key feature here

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>>51350975
apparently the original image was a picture of spike from cowboy bebop next to a warped miniature version of himself with the caption

Shitty pic to keep post /WIP/ related, my praetor I recently finished for my Blood angels

>>51352238
>I yearn for a time that never was

>>51352254
Too busy/10
Sword for ants/10
This is mah strong hand/10

>>51352238
Are you trolling or genuinely retarded? How is
>the painting is very well done but I don't particularly care for the colour scheme
'tearing each other down'? Nobody was vicious. It was constructive criticism you gigantic faggot. Why don't you fuck off back to a hug box where negative comments are forbidden if that sort of thing triggers you?

>>51352238
This is bait, but you don't deserve me adding to the image count. Fuck off.

>>51352333

How is "horrible color scheme" constructive criticism? What specifically is wrong with it?

>>51352238
Nigga seriously, just calm down. None of that ever happened.

>>51352238
Nigger, this is genuinely the nicest place on this entire fucking website except for the odd Godzilla thread on /m/. You clearly belong on a different website.

>>51352238
fuck off nigglet, using an airbrush for 10 minutes to get some basic blending down is awaken realms-tier, its not a fucking work of art or anything close

>>51352430
>>51352390
>>51352366
>>51352355
>>51352333
>>51352269

You stupid faggots are the reason we get so many trolls in these threads. Just stop.

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>>51352468

>>51352468
>Waaaah we have too many trolls in /wip/
Said the autistic faggot who blew up at someone offering criticism of a piece that had bad color contrast selection (which is a REAL THING you winging nutcase) instead of praising it like it won a golden demon award. The only troll here is you.

>>51352586
I believe he meant that we are all replying to a troll and we shouldn't take the bait so easily.

>>51351682
>>51351817
>>51352360
Models in the 40k style thrive on contrast. The airbrushed section has two problems. First, it has an abundance of yellow, which grabs attention away from the fine details on the model, and unlike an Imperial Fists paint scheme or similar doesn't appear often enough to become a background effect. Second, the trim is too close in color, and fails to contrast with the airbrushed plates.

As per constructive advice, if the trim were more gold than brass, it might work. Alternatively, the airbrushed bits need to be darker.

>>51350550
too late. make the exhaust be composed of streams of katanas

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>>51344904
Hi guys, first time here. Had a question

I sprayed my mini with some Testor's dull cote, a product I've used often over the years. The mini is still somewhat tacky to the touch even after 24 hours. Any advice? This doesn't happen with my gunpla

>shit used
Reaper Bones mini
Citadel paints
Testor's Dull Cote

>>51352637
Monochromatic colour schemes are a thing and it works perfectly fine on there. If it was my model the one thing I'd do though is hit all the rivets with a dot of silver.

>>51352763
tacky?

If the coat feels weird, give it a light spritz with gloss coat to melt the coat back and then when that's dry, go back over with dull

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I never realized how easy camo is to paint on large shit.

>>51344904
>>Painting guides, Uniforms & Heraldry books, Painting Videos, Visions, ebooks and White Dwarves

Link is dead

>>51352637
This is true, but also the change in tone for the model is back to front. There isn't much shading in the gradient so it looks a bit flat, which is made worse by going from a light tone (yellow) in the recessed parts to a darker tone (red) on the "top".

The technique is great, the colours aren't great. But it's still a WIP.

Can you do a wash with an airbrush? Something like a very thin, opaque black?

>>51351477
Maybe but I wanted to go for a more natural hair color.

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Anyone have something like pic related but for Eldar? Would love for other factions as well desu(AoS and 40k)

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A friend gave me a heap of old metal night goblins and a truckload of snotlings. Still have to work through 80+ plastic goblins. These guys are a test for a blue/purple scheme for squigs.

>>51352586

Guy you're replying to here, and >>51352616 is correct. I am not who you think I am.

>>51353017
As a guard player from way back, seeing that image always makes me happy

>>51352803
Alright, thanks

>>51351682
Fuck off, the whole (recent) anti-airbrush sentiment is stupid as shit. It's a tool just like any other.

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>>51345398

I like it, you've done a good job so far and I like the colour scheme, it really suits the model. One thing I would suggest you consider is to do an extreme highlight of the brass trim on the armour panels to make it stand out more, using a really thin line of silver - it'll make it pop out and give the whole model more definition. I used the same technique with one of my knights I was struggling to get contrast with, apologies for the bad picture but its the only one ive got on short notice - its most noticeable on his shoulder pad, his heraldry and his faceplate.. Are you going to add weathering such as rust, blood etc to the metal wires and stuff? I'd say you should, it really screams out for it.

>>51353152
People who cannot afford an airbrush complaining about those who can is certainly not only a recent thing.

>>51353152
using nothing but an airbrush to paint and making every model look like that is not only a non-recent thing, but also not anti-airbrush. It's a tool to be used with other tools, not just 'lets do some boring transitions between two colors and thats it'

>>51347899
We Stargate now.

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>>51353017
>Those stalking tigers

>>51352238
Gtfo you cumguzzling cockmongler. /tg/ and the /wip/ threads in particular are among the most friendly places on this site, but idiots are still being called idiots when they do or say something idiotic. Like you did there. You fucking idiot.

>>51353254
a lot more than two colors in that blend, friend :)

>>51353810
woah somebody get this hot head out of here!

>>51352886
While it`s a fairly good attempt at camo, there is a reason why wargaming model painters usually go for crisp and clean camo patterns separated by dark/ black lines.

Yours looks more like it was left to rust and is halfway overgrown with moss than intentional camouflage.

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Which Rokkit Launcha concept should I go wiith, lads?

>>51346644
>>51346517
i like the skin tone you're using. the charred tone is a bit silly looking to me, sort of like zombie flesh. the tone you have plays nicely against the green hues.

>>51353942
left.
right doesn't even look like a stickkbomb. Looks kinda like one of those hand tennis rubber ball games thingies.

>>51354002
I have no idea what you're talking about. But I agree the left one looks better.

I wanted to get some explosive arrows in, hahah.

>>51354030
maybe the explosive arrow would work better if it looked like a stick of dynamite strapped to the arrow.
Just need a bit of plasticrod (a stick from a q-tip will work in a pinch) and add a wick with wire to it, before wrapping some jarn around it and sealing it with glue.

that would keep the arrow shape intact and give the whole thing a low-tech ramshackle feeling.

Something about stickbombs just feels still too hightech, unless the charge at the top was made of clay.

Maybe that could even work. You know in Zenoclash they have skulls filled with explosives that kinda look like an old timey bomb. Could steal that idea for savage orks.

>>51350163
>>51350174

I appreciate the answers and I'm sorry I didn't respond sooner.

The magos is a subservient magos to the Lord Malagra of my forge world, and therefore is charged with the persecution of heretics rather then the search for knowledge.The forge itself focuses on automata and robotic as part of their sub-cult.

I suppose my question should be reworded as 'how do I modify the model itself?' Like should I greenstuff things? I...I don't know how to convert.

>>51354077
Good ideas. Maybe make a bunch and glue them around an arrowhead.

>>51354078
>I...I don't know how to convert.
Should start with what you want to do.
From the backstory it sounds like you could style your magos after the spanish inquisition though. Would go well with the whole red robes thing I guess.

Or maybe add some big speakers onto the model like he could out-demagogue the guys he's after.
You know get some speakers from IG voxcaster or tank equipment and go to town.

>>51354078
>I suppose my question should be reworded as 'how do I modify the model itself?' Like should I greenstuff things? I...I don't know how to convert.

Wew lad, here we go.
First its a good idea to find some references, have a look at what other people have done that you find interesting or anything that you've seen in media, real life, stuff like that - for example maybe you like the various bits and pieces the Borg have got stuck to themselves. Next you want to think about what you actually want to do and how you're going to do it, generally planning is a good idea - some people like to draw sketches out, play around with throwing pieces together, some like me simply go for it and see what happens.

Your first step should be to think whether you have some appropriate bits you want to use as-is or bash together into something else, or if you want to go entirely scratchbuilt - say you want to add a big speaker like device such as a KRK Rokit to your dominus' chest (just go with it) - do you have any bits that look suitable, any that could be modified, or are you going to make it yourself out of plasticard and greenstuff.

Speaking of plasticard and greenstuff, you'll need some of that. It's always a good idea to have it even if you're not converting just because there's so many uses. You'll also want at least some basic tools (craft knife, some sort of flexible tool for spreading greenstuff, a file or two, a ruler (very important for plasticard) superglue etc. Cont.

>>51353152

And like any tool, some people misuse it or use it poorly. It's easy to see everything as a nail when you own a hammer (airbrush).

>paint on the sprue
>paint on sires
>paint on fully assembled mini
which is the best?

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>>51354174

>>51354234
Paint sensible subassemblies.

>>51354234
sub assemblies is the best way
i always get too into the building and paint full models which is detrimental to the quality of my paintjobs

>>51354257
>>51354174

Fucking 4chan. Anyway, I was going to say "here is about 2/3rds of my collection of tools I routinely use when im working with plasticard, greenstuff and conversions" This is shit i've acquired over time as I needed it for specific things - as I said you'll only reallyneed the knife, a couple of sculpting tools (if even that) and some sandpaper. That's also a small amount of the bits I have, there's a big organizer full of them, if you dont keep your bits start doing it.

>>51354234
>paint on the sprue

Never do this unless the part is only attached to the sprue at one point, and that point is where you would glue anyway. For example, Forge World legs with foot bottoms on sprue, or a head with neck on sprue.

>paint on fully assembled minis

Never do this unless you have no choice, such as for metal models, or if the model does not have its arms and weapons block its body or have any cape or backpack blocking the body.

>>51354257
>never forgotten
What is your multitool about?

>>51354121

I really like that idea! Maybe replace the vitae fluid jars with the speakers!

>>51354174
I don't have any speakers. I was contemplating something like doom sirens and cutting the chaos's bits off! Ooh! Or meddle in an IG voxcaster or something.

Oh you guys are great.

So for greenstuff, I've used a bit of it before and I've seen conversions online where entire tentacles and stuff have been made from the stuff. How does that ll work? The stuff seemed pretty liquid to me.

>>51354078
>>51354174
>>51354276

Considering your theme of "charged with the persecution of heretics rather then the search for knowledge.The forge itself focuses on automata and robotic as part of their sub-cult" you could take various ideas away from this, considering what warhammer likes to do. For example you could give him a big searchlight to literally and metaphorically illuminate the heresies, and a big fucking book that he'd record all the deeds he must fix and maybe a pet robot servo skull floating after him, all of which are very simple and easy (in order: a tube with some gribblies, a block of plasticard or greenstuff and a skull you either have in bits with some tentacles or make yourself)

>>51354289
>>51354296

Re greenstuff:
There's liquid and solid greenstuff. Don't buy solid greenstuff from GW it's a rip off, you can get rolls of 36 inches of the shit on ebay for £9.99. You'll mostly be using solid greenstuff to begin with, so:
It comes in two c olours, yellow and blue. You guess how much you'll need and cut off an equal amount of both (they're normally side by side) and then start working them together to mix it until it goes green. You'll want to put water on your hands and work area because that shit is sticky, so dont let yourself get dry. Talcum powder is real fucking neato for making it even less sticky. So roll it all up into a mix and start playing around with it like playdough. Generally its a good idea to let it be for a few minutes so it gets a little bit harder and less tacky, then you can affix it to thinks (it sticks itself) and sculpt away. An idea you could do is make a rectangle of greenstuff and then press the relevant bits of a doomsiren into it, and then cut little channels into the greenstuff for details, indents etc and add little bits back on for cables and stuff, then stick him on your dominus

>>51354296
Oh mate, you're a genius! I have some extra skulls and stuff from my Vultarax automata.

>>51352254
Try to anchor your elbows before taking pic.
Model is looking good though. How are you going to colour him? Sang guard, tactical, Sang priest? Can't wait to see finished model.

>>51354341

Give me a few minutes and i'll throw something together to demonstrate

>>51354234
I go with a sub-assembly like most of the replies. did a couple fully put together and it was a pain in the ass. Someone told me it doesn't matter because if you cant reach it easily, likely no one will see it, but it bothers me still.
I'll also assemble as I go. For marine for example, I'll base coat in pretty much pieces, legs, arms, head torso all separate, mostly so I can get the leg joints painted, then I'll glue the torso onto the legs and the pauldrons on the arms and go from there.

I ordered some webstore only models from GW last year and they still haven't shipped. How long does that stuff usually take?

>>51354396
It should not take anywhere near that long. Write to them and possibly demand your money back.

>>51354078
Step Primaris
What do you want to modify or change.
Step Secundus.
What can you change it with.
Step Teriteris.
Cut out and replace.
Step...Quaderis?
Touch up with moldable putty, eg Greenstuff.

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How is my greyfax? its about 95% done. First model I've painted in 9+ months

Did I thin my paints enough Dun-chan?

>>51354341
>>51354366

Here is my exceptionally shit rush job example of what could be a speaker system or a radio etc, made using a marine backpacks vents, a random keypad i had and some cut up sprue. You could attach that to your dominus somehow, have it on his abeyant or whatever. Obviously youd take your time and smooth it out, make sure it all lined up nicely and put detail on the cable etc.

>>51354417
>and possibly demand your money back.
they haven't charged me yet either (legally they can't charge me until they have actually shipped the items)

Maybe there was some payment issue, I don't know. I am more worried that it will ship while I am out of town and get either rained on or stolen.

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>>51354495

Bastard thing i forgot to attach

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>tfw forgot to buy paints when you ordered your start collecting box so all you got is army painters starter paints.

how fucked am I lads?

>>51354470

Why is your base not centered.

>>51354529
as long as you primer and thin your paints you'll do fine enough.

Is that all of them though? With such a small selection you won't be able to do more than just base coats, but you can pick up some gloss shade and highlight colors later

>>51347996
Hey man thats gorgeous. Where did you find the head?

I love the model and the color scheme.

>>51354529
I recommend getting some paperclips so you can work them into the bottles and give them a proper stir. It made a huge difference to my paints.

>>51354567
you can also pop off the dropper top and drop a bead into them. Helps a lot to shake them up.

>>51354549

cloak sticks out a lot more than I thought it would. I'm not a fan of overhanging cloaks.

>>51353230
I can afford an airbrush. I just don't like them.

>>51354551
Aye, thats all. I was intending to pick that up + skitarii colouring and figured that'd be fine, but forgot to add the skitarii paint to my order. rip

this'll be my first model painting so i'm a little unsure, but I don't necessarily mind.

>>51354574
>>51354567
Thanks man, I'll do that

>>51354567

I want to know if it's on purpose that some Army Painters are a thick sludge while others are watery thin. Because I know there's one company that has certain colors as thin and others as thick but I thought Army Painter would be consistent throughout the range.

>>51354470
I like her stubble

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>>51354506
Thanks a ton buddy. I love you long time.

>>51354575

You can add some decorations like rocks or skull piles to the base to balance it out.

>>51354588

i saw that after I posted the picture but its a faint shadow from the collar. I thought I created Tran Hellsing for a moment. It still bothers me.... but I don't wanna file it down.

>>51354582
Gloss shade is like magic. Do try to get your hands on some. It flows into the recesses far better than normal GW Shades while also staining the surfaces less.

It is VERY glossy though, and you will need a powerful matte varnish to matte it down afterwards. Testors makes some very good and inexpensive matte varnish sprays.

>>51354594

I think I will. ty!

>>51354612

Only thing I don't like about the gloss shades is how much harder it is to remove the gloss from the deep cracks.

>>51354612
>Testors
>inexpensive

Are you referring to something other than Dullcote? Because Dullcote is literally the most expensive matte on the market.

>>51354638
I guess it is a matter of perspective. I've found Testors Lusterless (not their regular Dullcote) to work better than anything else I've used, and for 9 bucks and free prime shipping it really isn't bad... for me at least.

>>51354662

I'll try that out. I've been using Army Painter Anti-Shine which comes in a huge can but is $15. It's not as good as Dullcote but the price difference was worth it.

>>51347087

The problem is with your african skinned catachans is the darkness of the skin just turns their eyes into dark pits.

With white skin which is light enough to mitigate this you usually add depth by shading and highlighting around the eye, you should do the same with black skin, mainly lighter browns

>>51353198
Highlights are really blotchy and thick.
Also the framing around the shield doesn't make sense, it should be a shade in that recess.

Check pattern on the shoulder is cool, but also lumpy.
There's gold on top of the batling gun.
Pipes round the head look thick and clogged. Could use a wash to make them less flat. Same with the aquila heads on the crotch tabbard.

Missiles would look good in Red to make them pop out.

needs a base on the church.

>>51354503
okay so they haven't charged you, but still try to write to them, just to see if any of them know what's up, or if they've just never received word of your order or something.

>>51352679
Is it that bad?

>>51354721
>51345398
I mean, it IS doing a naruto run.

Don't sweat it too much. I was kinda just giving you shit for shit sake.

>>51354580
Whatever you say, my man.

>>51354588
>tfw you're a male inquisitor but the only power armour you can afford that fits you is sob handmedowns
>tfw you wear it because you're just that dedicated to eradicating heretics and anyone who makes any snide comments suddenly turns out to have an 8 pointed star somewhere in their house

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>>51344904
What did you fuckers do to the thread.

I go to sleep and come back to find that in one night we've rehashed
>Image size autistry
>Why can't we just all be friends?
>Airbrushing isn't real painting

I am disappoint.

>>51354743
>naruto run
Fuck, I didn't even realise that was the same pose.

I kinda want to rip the arms off but the cement has cured :/

>>51354753
What, so I'm not allowed to like things now or else I'm lying? Fuck off you bellend.

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>>51354588
>>51354802

>>51348063
>>51348111
>>51348451
>>51348541
Thanks, people, I'm gonna try a blue-grey wash on the white uniform, a bit more blue on the black leather, and maybe a bit of hazard stripes on the weapons. Will post result.

>>51354553
Heads are from Mad Robot Miniatures, who's got a lot of Necromunda bits.

does anyone have any tips on painting an ironstrider? sub-assemblies or the like?

>>51349622

Fellow Dying Sun kabalite?

Looks good as far as I can tell, maybe add another bright highlight dot to the eyes to really make them pop.

Can't think of anything else to suggest, well done.

>>51354802
I'm pretty sure that inquisitors are sufficiently wealthy and influential that they can get custom made power armor pretty easily.

The inquisitor who has to wear second hand SOB power armor must live in the most ghetto sector in the galaxy.

>>51354988
or he likes to wear a female dress to be closer to his pure waifus.

>>51355000
how did this man get into the inquisition

>>51355007
nobody really cares about eccentricities as long as you get results

>>51355022
clearly the imperium could take some lessons from the US government on how to correctly perform security screenings

>>51354828

Airbrush and file size arguments are in like every WIP general.

The left handed brush is a meme video from GW right? R-right guys?

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>>51355066
>he uses right handed paintbrushes in his left hand

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>>51354874
Sororitas Heavy Flamers are weird.

Hopefully everyone can see that's supposed to be one of the masked heads anyway.

>>51355066
>tfw left-handed
>no left handed brushes
Why

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I just base coated and washed my CSM Nurgle sorcerer. Before I continue, do you think the rust is overbearing? This model obviously has more metallic details than the troops.

>>51354828
/tg/ is one of the most autistic boards on this Taiwanese haberdashery chat room.

>>51355244

Take a better picture. Its impossible to see whats going on with it as is.

>>51354360
Going for red armour, black cloak, gold detail and black/red striped plume.
Tossing up between green and blue lenses, leaning towards green at the moment

>>51350424
Jaffa'kree!

>>51355244
>do you think the rust is overbearing
>so rusty the lenses of your helmet rust over

Yeah I'd say you overdid it a wee bit.

>>51355244
Yeah, the rust is fine, but it looks like it is on non metallic parts of the character, which makes it look overbearing.
Take off most of the rust on the body, complete the model, make the metal look more metallic, then add rust.
Maybe add some chipping as well to take away from the rust, and add realism, like around the joints. Then add in the flesh areas, Then, you can do rust.
Otherwise the rust will be overly prominent, and the model will lack depth.

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What are my biggest flaws and how do i improve?

>>51355469
>what are my biggest flaws
You're breathing

Shitposting aside that's a really nice looking paint job. It's not particularly messy and everything works. I'd say work on your photography skills as I can't make out the hammer.

>>51355469
Put model on desk under a good light source and a piece of White paper behind it.
Anchor your phone on the desk so it doesn't wobble and take a photo again.

>>51350424
hooooooly crap anon, that mask is perfect for something I'm trying to do, just too big, where is it from?

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>>51355244
I think you need to look more at references of real rust, Typhus + Ryza works but it isn't the only technique. Look at varying the corrosion, having some flecks of metal actually showing through where the rust has flaked off, actually concentrating the rust in the recesses where moisture would collect, varying the tones with brown inks and washes...

Massive Voodoo have more weathering inspiration photos than you will need in a whiiile.

>>51355494

Kek, thanks though, i know my phone camera is shite, gonna try and sort a lightbox out this weekend.

>>51355469
your photo-taking skills.

read a guide to making a light box.

>>51355583
Anytime anon, tbf you don't even need a light box, a well lit area with a white wall would suffice

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>>51355619

I tried this a long time ago but it looked way too yellow...

>>51355244
Looks more like bad acne than rust, but I mean that's not exactly unfitting either.

>>51355654

Crap sorry, forgot to resize

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>>51355654

That's because your lighting is shit and your phones WB balance is off.

Also, ask yourself if the picture of your Chaplain has to be the size of a real human infant, which it is at the moment

>>51355654
Problem is the light, get some daylight led bulbs

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>>51355692
>phones WB balance is off
But Word Bearers are red? Then again, 'Eavy Metal painted every word bearer in the CSM codex wildly different for some reason.

>>51355654
As someone else said, grab a daylight lamp, and use color correction on your phone. Look around a bit when trying to modify your image, when you're cfopping it, because you are cropping your pics right? It's just a single button normaly.

>>51355772
There id some red here. The painter devide to make the metal proeminent.

>>51355886
No, what I mean is that that guy is a very dark red with blue eyes, one guy is a brighter red with green eyes, one guy is an in-between with red eyes, and the Dark Apostle is a Dark Apostle.

>>51355971
Oh, my bad then.

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Just started a lizardmen army for age of shitmar. Any advice for painting a sandstone color for Kroaks magic chair?

>>51356214
Stipple on various browns, drybrush for a rough effect, bring the layers together somewhat with glazes.

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>>51356214
I'd go with mostly drybrush as sandstone is usually quite rough. You could also make the surface look smooth afterwards by selectively blending over the drybrushed parts with very thinned down paints, but that's up to you.


>brown basecoat
>sepia wash
>lighter brown drybrush
>dark yellow light drybrush
>bone colour drybrush in some places
>white drybrush along ridges
And if you're going with the whole 'Aztec' feel then you could add some red to the whole thing, as their sandstone had a redish hue.

Also make sure you apply the drybrush always in the same direction as sandstone usually has a 'grain'.

>>51355224
I'm sorry, but is this a reference to something? Aren't brushes the same?

>>51356606
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hx9TO4Tao8

>>51356606
Left handed brushes would make using striped paint much easier.

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>>51354529
Talking of alternative paints, has anyone here used the Tamiya acrylics? What are they like?

>>51356623
Smelly. And they dry super fast

>>51349427
My penis is tinier, that pen is shit

>>51356632
do they stay smell after they dry?

>>51355469
No flaws there, aside from a boring base.
I'd say the next step is using several similar colours to paint something to add depth, and use of multiple kinds of washes to reenforce said depth.

>>51356737
Nah not really, but I'd advise cracking a window open whilst painting

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My third and fourth Mini. Just finished the fourth, showed the third here before. Thanks to the anon who posted the idea of using sprue as bricks, came out a lot better than my greenstuff attempt on my first mini.

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How the fuck do I attach this shit

>>51357044
The pointy bits go in the pointy bit recievers

>>51356993
>in secret the emperor created a special chapter of space marines so mysterious no one can prove they exist
>their monastery is on the ice planet noelus which also serves as their place of recruitment where youngsters are put through a rigorous trial on the winter solstice
>their baubleguns and nikolus pattern power armour are manufactured on the planet ell by the ellvan natives tirelessly year round
>their mission: spread christmas joy
>by
>any
>means
>necessary

>>51357139
kek. I may have to do Christmas elf guardmen then.
Or nutcracker guardsmen.

>>51355971
It could simply be aesthetic preference, but you could imagine the more favoured they are with chaos, the darker their armour becomes.

>>51357044
it doesn't need to be glued in (unless you want) it kinda snaps into the holes on either side

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>>51357044
i drew it for u, there will be a second hole on the opposite side for the other end, and the two bits in the middle just rest on top of the lights

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>>51357139
>spread christmas joy
>by
>any
>means
>necessary

Jingle bells, jingle bells!

>>51357910
>>51357883
>>51357089
I was overthinking it

I just glued it in the little holes and attached it to the lights(? the two nobs in the middle) after.

>>51358078
yep thats how mine is

>>51358055
>is able to deliver presents to Imperial children in the space of 24 Terran hours
This man is clearly a heretic under the influence and sorcercy of the ruinous powers. He should be declared Heretic Horribilis and executed!

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I'm never making another tech chicken ever again.

This was my first model. I think it went OK

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Took me a while but I eventually finished repainting the ghost mini.

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>>51359094

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>>51359017