WIP - Work In Progress General

>>52371093
Sup WIP, i have a question-

I was in the last thread asking about stripping a X-wing ship after a less-than-stellar repaint.

I poured the Simple Green I had into a bucket and put the ship in, but I have 1 issue-

The ship floats.

I could get around this by stripping it one half at a time, but I was wondering if simple green can dissolve plastic after a long period of time.

So /wip/, tell me- Does simple green deteriorate plastic after a long period of time?

>>52371550
It shouldn't, but why not weigh the ship down with something?

>>52368178

What kind of questions?

>>52371550
Have you tried deflating it's ego by insulting it?

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>>52371550
Tie it to a washer or a bolt to weigh it down.

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Pardon for the Australiaization. Only have a phone camera.

This is my quasi-Bretonnia knight. White is definitely not an easy color to paint. My painting skills have been improving (I'm very good with blues and darker colors), but I'm mostly pleased with how the knight turned out. He is the standard bearer for my knights in whfb 3rd, and a normal knight in my song of blades and heroes warband.

Tips?

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Last pic was actually horrible. Lance is bet btw because it is molded to the Knights legs, which had to be stretched so he could fit the horse.

>>52371603
I tried calling it a piece of shit, but it has enough shields/hull to protect it's inflated ego.
>>52371735
>>52371575
I don't have any of that in my apartment on-hand, and it's 2 AM.

Does simple green damage plastic?

>>52371969
Simple green does not damage plastic. It's largely pretty good at getting paint off.

>>52371806
>>52371839

Protip for painting white, you want to start with a grey (a dark one is good for building up to high contrast if you want) rather than just paint it 'white'. Second pic looks better but you need to crank up the shadow/highlight contrasts in your red and white.

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>>52372192
I actually do grey undercoats in general. Right now my goal is to get a warband or three on the table for SOBAH. Overtime I'll def be coming back to improve on what I have done so far.

My general method for painting white has been: Grey undercoat > Grey base coat > white/grey layer > white. Obviously not a very nuanced way of doing it, but I'm open to suggestions

Here is another miniature I painted. Unfinished horse.

>>52372329

Try starting with a darker grey as your basecoat as you work up to white then, I think a little more contrast will really help your details come out.

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I'm trying to paint up some flawless host and i have no real idea what I'm doing (this is my first time painting anything). Any idea what paints i could use for the pale pink on their armor? I can't find anything in the GW store that looks like it.

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WIP a warlord titan...

I am using oil paints for washing, weathering effects.

>>52372726

Nice shoulder weapon choice. I like the long guns and QUAD GUNS GUNS EVERYWHERE BARREL DRAGON option but the missiles just look more refined.

Is there a better alternative to Purity Seal?

I enjoy the Satin finish but it's sucking out some of my edge highlighting. I'll do a 9-10/10 on a model only for Purity Seal to pull it down a bit.

>>52372726
Is that Z's recast?

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Noob painter here. how do I paint a guardsman's squinty eyes? Other criticisms appreciated.

>>52372872

Squints look better by just leaving them as shadows. Put some extra wash in them.

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What sort of primer should I use as a beginner? I used pic related back in the day but got subpar results.

>>52373127
I literally use rustoleum flat black primer from the local home improvement store.

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Hey guys, just finished a game of table top 40k with my girlfriend. Trying out these converted grotesques I am currently painted. First time using them and they are pretty bad ass. What do you guys think of the paint scheme? It is supposed to look like there flesh is ripped off and the muscle under is exposed.

>>52373127
You MUST use a spay primer. They go on the thinnest, easiest and streak free. Krylon and rustolium are good, any flat matte spay, black, grey or white. If you have an army scheme in mind the gw or army painter spay cans will save you a lot of time. I would suggest them, they are worth the price in the time they will save you.

Guys, what's the best place to buy bitz online?

eBay seems like a bad place if you want specific parts and not just a big bag of random bitz.

>>52373234
>You MUST use a spay primer.

Wrong. There is nothing wrong with priming by brush if you can't spray outside because of the climate. Vallejo Surface Primers intended for airbrush use work perfectly fine if applied by a regular brush.
Yes, spraying is faster, and yes, spraying is usually smoother (especially with a beginner in mind) but that doesn't mean that its impossible to get good results with a brush.

>>52373254

It really depends on what you are looking for.

In the past i had a good experience with "bitzstore dot com" in france, but there are plenty others too.

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>>52373156
>plastic bits with mouldlines attached to painted models
>flat skin
>unpainted elements like the rings on the legs

I hope they're unfinished anon. The idea is fine, but the execution really needs more.

>>52371969
it's a potent surfactant (ie. it removes the paint by breaking up its surface and letting other active ingredients get under it), but none of the ingredients in simple green are strong enough to damage plastic.
It's mostly soap and pine-oil.

>>52373284
Yes I am currently painting them. I am still working on them, it is like they are a work in progress, a wip if you will. I did the muscles but I have not finished the details,

>>52372617
Elf flesh + some grey, then shade with purple.

>>52373284
>>unpainted elements like the rings on the legs

Check your eyes IDIOT they're a beautiful red flesh color.

>>52373263
when the climate gets bad I have a cardboard box setup in my garage where I spray my minis.

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The first of my Minotaurs. It's far from perfect but I like how the scheme came out.

>>52373127
Mix it with paint and mixing medium, plain white gesso often gives subpar results, especially with that brand.

>>52373909
Its a possibility, but for that you have to have a garage. I used to go out on my balcony, but in my new apartment i don't have one. I have a cellar though, but its kinda moist and it gets super moist during winter so that option is off the table for at least 3-4 month per year.

The best thing would be an airbrush i guess.

>>52373263
I've had decent results with Reaper's brush on white primer, although looking at a just primed model you would not think so.

How to paint black metal?
leadbelcher + nuln oil washes isn't just cutting it

>>52374147
If you don't want to prime by hand and don't want to get an airbrush, you can make a cheap spray booth. Get a big plastic storage bin, duct tape, 10' of collapsible silver ring ducting, a small 3-5' fan, a large fan and some cardboard. Cut a hole in the plastic, attach the small fan, then attach the duct to to hehe fan. Apply duct tape liberally. Point large fan to bin at lowest setting. Place end of duct out open window, seal rest of opening with cardboard.
Congratulations, you have a cheap spray booth!

>>52374220
Either mix the Leadbelcher with Abaddon black, or paint straight black and edge-highlight with Leadbelcher. Depends on how black you want it to get.

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>>52374220

Stop thinking so hard.

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Finished up my Cawl. Still trying to figure out how to get the best quality photos using an iPhone.

His robes are shiny because my AdMech are the Brotherhood of Blessed Oils, pretty much AdMech Oil dowsers.

Any good sites for making bases? The list above didn't show any base sculpting/crafting that I saw.

I was wanting to make the ground look like it had been struck by thunder on some bases but not sure how to go about it. I was also thinking about Lava bases for some other minis as well. For that one I was thinking maybe a thin layer of green stuff then using a tool to make little lines in the grren stuff then painting the top black/grey and the lines ri look like fire/lava below it.

>>52372726
What legio?

>>52374416
eons of battle channel on youtube has a lot of basing tutorals. playlist is here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnxC47YI3-8&list=PL_-8gAsUyIUVu4QQeLL-18Gl9PR4yvWIL

>>52374416
https://youtu.be/uH5C6_TxPr8

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>>52374442
>>52374451

Thanks. Have a Tau Pin Up for your troubles.

>>52374220
Lead belcher, 3 nuln washes and then a soft drybrush with mithril silver

>>52374391
Sorry bro, this thing looks awful.

>>52374391

very lurid and interesting scheme

Do you recommend I just get both retributor and liberator gold? They complement each other I think. Had posted in the previous thread that I have some Vallejo Game Glorious Gold but the Vallejo Game metallics tend to be really shit. Could save this for dioramas and terrain and get a good tub or two.

Also a question because some the vallejo game paints I have are so watery that they're a borderline wash, so it got me thinking. Is there some additive I can mix with regular paint to create a wash? I understand if I just put water, I'll create a glaze at best.

>>52374391
Wacky, but cool.

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Tested out a forest camo patter on one of the side panels of a trukk. Undercoated with Chaos black, the left started with Dryad bark and the right with Waaagh flesh, the inverse are their second colors, third is Ushabati bone, and the fourth is Abaddon black. It's a bit slopping but it's an Ork vehicle so whatevs. I personally feel the right looks better but a friend preferred the left.

>>52375121
>retributor and liberator gold
Yes.

I've been painting my Thousand Sons with those golds and they are fucking amazing.

>>52375121
Retributor and liberator are pretty damn good.
I'd recommend getting stomhost silver as well to pick out the hardest edges with

>>52375155
Oh sorry, I forgot to take of the massive file size syndrome.

>>52374391
Don't listen to this guy. >>52374697

Listen to this guy. >>52375123

That's the most unique and cool Crawl I've seen without heavy converting. Well done.

>>52375155
>not paintin' et purple.

>>52375180
But then I wouldn't be able to find my model.

>>52375155
Why did you get lazy with the bone?
"orky look" =/= letting your toddler fingerpaint your models

anyway i like the pattern

>>52373156
Meaby a thin gloss coat on the muscles to show they are bloody? Or even a very thinned down blood for the blood god, but I would test it first.

>>52375161
Sounds amazing, got any pics? I plan to use them mostly for my TS as well!

>>52375169
Awesome! I have the Vallejo Game Silver which I admit is pretty nice. Considering you'd use so little, would it make a difference if I just used it?

>>52375214
Honestly I have no idea why the bone looks so crap compared to the rest. Maybe it needs a second coat or something?

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Not exactly /tg/ mini, but a /wip mini nonetheless - the face and hair atm, the rest isn't even basecoated yet

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>>52375241
I've probably posted my dudes too often already, so here's a pic of my current /wip/.

Also, what >>52375169 said. Stormhost silver for highlights is certainly worth it.

>>52375272
>Not exactly /tg/ mini
We don't discriminate in here

>>52375272
Where'd you get a Ciri mini? etsy?

Whats a good colour to highlight khorne red? Tried Evil Suns Scarlet but was way too orange.

>>52375340
Nah, it's legit mainstream, Scale75 (they have Geralt too, they just name them silly, prolly due to copyrights. That one is a "witch hunter", and Big G is "White butcher" or something

>>52375323
That's real fucking badass, mate. Y'all sold me on both pots. Nice to see the sphynx being used, using two regular ones for my maulers, though converted one to be more bestial.

Can you or anybody else help me with my second question please? The paint -> wash idea. If I could, I can make any colour wash I desired.

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Hello /WIP

What do you think of my little green friend ?

>>52375375
Thanks, dude. Shouldn't have asked. That just cost me €100.

>>52375446
I saw him last thread. I like him, solid work man. Next pic of him back the camera out a little and make the file size smaller.

So, as to pick up the thread a little, what's everyone working on this beautiful Sunday morning? Even if you don't post a picture, lets hear it. I'll go first.

Currently hunting mouldlines on a box of Mk3 Marines I picked up last night and am partially assembling so I can prime them later in the afternoon along with Kharn to start a 30K WE army.

> Any ideas on what to equip them with? Literally just have the 10 marines and Kharn right now.

>>52375469
Tanks, i'll try for the next pic.

>>52375525
Protip: massive file sizes turn people off of opening pics here for some reason. Don't compress it so we can't see detail, and don't keep it xbox hueg.

Does anyone have any idiotproof method for painting flesh? I want to play Khorne Bloodbound in Age of Sigmar but painting all that flesh is intimidating.

>>52375581
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsdjBtZJJ2k

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>>52375549
Ffffuuuu...! Made the same mistake with Ciri pic. Here's the proper size, disregard the big one

>>52375517
fucking about with new airbrush

>>52375517
Going to paint up a drone and a stealthsuit to set a colour scheme for my army, and finishing up 2 crypteks.

Might make a list of paints I'd need to get for when i update my Thousand Sons and get a Magnus. I want to give it my all for it.

>>52375628
What do you use your airbrush for? The only reason I can see getting one is for tanks/big flat areas and priming. I enjoy painting with the brush too much to give it up I think.

>>52375609
That's an awesome model. Keep us updated, and if it's a set/collection, I want to see all of them when you're done.

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>>52375605

>all those layers of highlights

this has done the opposite of reassuring me

i am not a good enough painter

>>52375656
So far not much beyond what you mentioned but even that's enough justification. Zenithal priming especially seems piss easy for nice results.

The army painter colour primer not completely matching the'warpaint' despite their claims though is what pushed me over the edge.

>>52375681
don't let layers and highlights intimidate you anon. you will have to learn to do it eventually. You have to get over your fear of fucking up.

>>52375693
Hhmmmm. A friend got one as a gift for Christmas I think. Maybe next time I go over i should take a tank and spray it down and see if I like it.

>>52375681
With thinned paints you can do that without problems, losing definition, etc, I used to be afraid of it too, anon, but a little bit of water in your palet is like magic

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how would i paint these alpha legion hydra heads, i also have shoulder pads with the same design

>>52373958
Pretty solid bruv. Keep it up. Take a better angle next time though.

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first guy in seven years, painted on top of the old paint I couldn't get off

result is pretty bad but I had fun making it

anyway. you can't see shit from the pic, but what would be a better color scheme to go with the albino skin?

right now it's dark leather for leather, dark grey for pants and black metal for metal

>>52376011
blue or purple maybe.

>>52375681
If you're new to doing skin, do the same steps in that video, but stop after applying reapplying the base layer after you shade.

So the steps go:
Base color >> Shade >>highlight with base color

See how it looks, and add another highlight if you feel the need.

Odds are, for most models, this can get you a surprising good result. Not great, but good enough as you work to get better.

Word of caution... if you're going with my suggestion, don't use Bugman's glow. Your flesh will look VERY dark, start with either a mix of cadian fleshtone and bugman's glow, or just cadian fleshtone.

Don't forget that shades can be thinned as well. For some faces that don't need a lot of definition, i'll thin whatever shade i'm using down a little to get softer shadows

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Assblasted out some Dire Avengers

Wish I had a better camera that didn't brutally murder every highlight

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>>52376351
Still an awful, low res picture.

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Hey whats the best brand of spray can primer that isn't too thick? Preferably cheap and can be bought at Home Depo

>>52376941
rustoleum or krylon.

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I've been working on some plastic Warzone Imperials. I have 20 painted now--one third of the guys I picked up! And I've been converting them more. My second veteran sergeant is a simple rotation of the left hand and the addition of a chainsword.

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>>52377185
Another trooper, this time with an easy swap: his usual backpack for a Cadian voxcaster.

Anyone got any good Grot/Gretchin/Gnoblar replacements or alternatives? I only need a handful, and GDubs' posing/equipment on them leaves soemthing to be desired. And I'm not buying a Mek Gun just to get the crew figures.

Really I just need something small, sci-fi/Post Apocalyptic and cheap.

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>>52377201
For the 10 guardsmen, I've been getting bolder in my conversions.
This trooper is pulling the pin out of a grenade--a pose I blatantly stole from a Forge World Krieger.
I cut away the gun from his left hand and had to green-stuff the butt of it back on. Both his hands are swapped out--the right is the Cadian grenade hand, and the left is the flamer/grenade launcher bracing hand. The gun's handle is from a Cadian lasgun.

I used the least dynamic pair of legs on this guy, and I think that the leg pose on both the sergeant model AND the other trooper model (see the above vox caster for reference) give a better "about to throw" pose.

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>>52377253
This is the model I'm currently working on. I want a more involved vox pose, so I like the "hand at the ear" stance. I'm not sure about the other hand, though. As an alternative, I'm thinking of having the model hold the gun from the handle on top instead of the grip.

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Got these guys for free and was wondering if anybody can identify them. They are old as fuck and almost certainly lead.

>>52375609
Where did you get that model? I wpull love to buy it.

>>52377185

Nice stuff mate, presuming you bought 80(?) pack that comes with the intro set from Prince August. How is the plastic quality? You've done a good job but where they a lot of work, or similar to old GW plastics?

>Like the Aesthetic of Night lords
>But like the idea of death guard better
There's no way to blending them together is there,.
And I mean plague marines mixed with normal night lords.

>>52377588
Just make two armies.

Can I get some ideas for low effort bases for a newbie? I really just wanna get my dudes on the table looking alright

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>>52377530
Thanks!
I didn't buy the Prince August intro set, I picked up a set of 63 Imperial grunts on eBay. I want more than 63 guardsmen, though, so I'll probably buy the Prince August 80 pack later this year.

The plastic is VERY HARD, and it is a pain to work with. On this guy >>52377253, I actually broke my X-acto knife trying to cut the rifle off of his right hand. I've had to use clippers for any kind of serious cutting, and I think I'm going to have to get a jeweler's saw to remove limbs.
The oldest GW plastics I've worked with are the 5 pack of plastic plague marines, and those are so much easier to work with.

so, /wip/, i have a question
i've been thinking of starting an armageddon steel legion army, but i hate working with metal. any good conversion bits for them?

>>52377670
Argrellan earth or whatever it's called. Just slobber it on and your good to go.

>>52377688

Mad Robot Miniatures has resin Steel Legion-esque guys.
https://madrobotminiatures.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=9_19&products_id=197

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I screwed up on my painting and am going to strip the paint off. PREVIOUSLY I used Simple Green on a Tau battlesuit and it seemed to peel everything off fine without harming the model.

Anyone know if will function ok on metal models?

>>52377670
Mix sand and normal, white school glue together, almost a 1 to 1 ratio. You want each piece of sand to be covered in glue, but the glue to be thick and grainy with the sand. Lather your bases with it, prime, then paint it brown. Drybrush it a lighter brown if you want to be really fancy.

>>52377767
Metal is just like plastic but more resilient. It will work fine.

>>52377588
If you're playing 30k, not really.
But with 40k, mix those guys! Cult troops are there to support your normal Chaos Space Marines. Chaos Marines are often roaming warbands, so it makes sense to have a mixed force.

>>52377350
holy shit, that's Groo the Barbarian miniatures!
you lucky fucker!

>>52377767
Whatever can be used on plastic can be used on metal too.
It just doesn't always work the other way around.

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>>52376941
>Hey whats the best brand of spray can primer that isn't too thick?

Rustoleum Painters Touch 2x. It *can* be thick if you do it wrong, so be careful in your application of it.

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Groin Kikka, here. Ready for da krump!

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>>52377350
>Got these guys for free and was wondering if anybody can identify them. They are old as fuck and almost certainly lead.

Lissen ta >>52377873. Several of these models are characters from Sergio Aragonés's comic book Groo the Wanderer.

Top row: Ninja Turtle (?), Sage, Minstrel, [not sure, maybe Dakarba the old witch?], Groo the Wanderer, Taranto the thief, some wench (not from Groo), skeleton playing mandolin
Bottom row: Ninja Turtle (?), Ninja Turtle (?!?), Sage's dog ("Mulch" is his name) x 2, Chakaal x2, Arcadio, Minstrel, Groo again, Groo yet again, skeleton with hand weapons

>>52372726
Patrician weapon options anon.

How did you use the oil points? I've got a wip warlord as well, and the oils, but I haven't gotten to that stage yet. Did you use white spirits or an oil medium? Etc

>>52378075
Awesome. They were my uncles but he's gone so they're mine now. I have one more turtle aswell but that's not here. They were just in an old pill bottle. The skeletons my favorite.

>>52374416
Hot glue gun to do lava/liquid

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Lads I need your help. / feedback / advice requested.

Should I go for A or B?

This is for my April fools competition, so I want maximum, ahem, "whimsy"

This may be too much / explaining the obvious joke but I was also thinking of adding a piece of parchment to the side of the base saying

>"Be wary, Brothers. Ork Infiltrators operating in this sector"

Disregard still drying water effect.

Thanks in advance.

>>52378196
A

>>52378196
A looks like the two marines are having a conversation while the ork is jsut looking on.

B looks like Beaky is slowly figuring out something is up whilst Standard Marine is monologuing about the Emperor.

My vote is B

>>52378196

A

>>52378196

You got an audible lol from me. Very nice.

Imo B, but if you go for B i'd leave off the text

>>52378196
first one does it for me...
>battle-brother middleman beeing so focused on his task, he's getting oblivious of his immediate sorroundings...

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>>52378121
>Awesome

You're welcome. I didn't even know these were a thing until I came in here this morning, but the certainly are!

I've been a fan of Sergio's for decades. Other than Al Jaffee, he is the oldest surviving contributor to MAD Magazine, and he still draws some of the funniest strips ("A MAD Look At..." and "Marginal Thinking"). Groo has been tossed around from publisher to publisher, running under Marvel's Epic imprint at one point, but also at Image Comics. I'm sure Sergio owns the characters.

Mark Evanier, who helps write and edit for Sergio said that Sergio is the only cartoonist he knew that made caricatures of himself that were *less* attractive than he looks in real life.

The old witch is a different character than I thought - not Arba of "Arba and Dakarba" (a play on the magic words "Abracadabra"). In this picture, your model is sixth from the left.

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How should I paint this Lawful Evil tiefling slayer? My idea is to make her come from fantasy Russia working for a sort of Byzantine Imperial court.

>>52378290
Why is she doing the dreamworks eyebrows

>>52378196
I like B because the beaky realizes something may be amiss.

>>52375323
Which gold did you use there?

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>>52378196

>Those crisp as fuck Ultramarines
>That base
>That Not-Ork

>Someone's joke competition entry is better than I could do in God knows how many years

I should feel inspired, I just feel sad.

B.

>>52378301

Murder is fun.

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>>52378196
inclined to agree with >>52378265

>>52378377
... How the hell do people get inspired by looking at someone else's better work?

>>52378523

You see something you like and you should fight and strive to obtain it. (The skill and knowledge that is)

>>52378821
But I'm lookign at the other guy, who has obtained it. How does his success in anyway affect my struggle?

>>52378832

You, as a man, when you see excellence should strive to obtain it for yourself.

>How do I paint like that?
>I will practice
>How did he do that base?
>I will practice
>I will study tutorials
>I will practice
>I will ask for advice.
>I will practice
>I will obtain the right tools
>I will practice

For Thousands of years people have been inspired by great works of art and then set out on their own journey.

I have been inspired to start armies and paint schemes based on awesome models I've seen and roughly several universes away from my own stuff, even Michelangelo while mostly self-inspired, drew his reference from a number of artists including Ghiberti, Ghilandaio and Giovanni.

why is johnny so loved?

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>>52378965
I... don't get it.

It's someone else's work. Someoen with a completely different set of skills, disciplines and attitudes. Right from the get-go I'm incapable of replicating it. I mena, it might be nice to think I could eventually make something similar, but it's impossible. I can only do the best of MY abilities, so dreaming to acheieve someone else's level is futile, no?

>>52379055

It's a cute meme and a silly old model, nothing more.

>tfw your Johnny is in the OP

>>52379193
Everyone with a bit of pride should have a Johnny in the OP

>>52379056
Are you a woman by any chance? Would explain how you are seemingly unable to understand admiration and the desire to want to become like someone else whose skills and ability you admire.

>>52379056
>Right from the get-go I'm incapable of replicating it.
>but it's impossible
>I can only do the best of MY abilities, so dreaming to acheieve someone else's level is futile, no?
Do you think everyone is popped out of their mom vagina being a master of their craft or something? Everyone had to work their ass to become as good as they are to whatever they are good at, just like everyone else. If that person had been a little bitch like you and given up before he even started to try, practice and work his ass to git gud he wouldn't have ever reached the level he is at.

>>52379419
No, pretty sure I dangle down there.

Don't get me wrong, I understand liking someone's work. And yeah, I would liek to get better. But I don't understand how the two connect, except in a negative fashion (i.e. "Oh wow, I'll never get to that level, I should give up, etc."). Someone else succeeding doesn't make me feel liek I can succeed. It doesn't tell me anything except that they acheieved it.

>>52379463
I'm aware they've worked their ass off. But jsut because I do the same doesn't mean I'll also succeed; I'm a different person to them. My limits, learning capabilty etc. are different. My personal development will take a different route and reach a different plataeu.

>>52379056
Skills and abilities can be gained. I think you'll be surprised at how fast you get good at stuff when you really put your mind to it and invest in the right tools.

Not to say that you'll eventually be the best or even that you'll be anywhere as good as your heroes, but you can;t be sure if you've never really committed to trying.

>>52379419
Cool comment, bro. This is really helpful in discrediting the "gamers are toxic misogynists" meme.

>>52379512
I get that. I get that practice = progress. But i don't see how seeing the results of someone else's practice is going to make me feel better about my current skill level. It just doesn't make sense. "Wow, they were once at my level too!" No shit.

>>52379485
>No, pretty sure I dangle down there.
Your vagenis probably doesn't count.

Also, you sound like the kind of faggot that'd advocate for equality of outcome, not equality of opportunity - in other words, pulling everyone down that's better than you.

>>52378523
How could you not?

It shows you, this is how good this piece of plastic can looks. Doesn't it bother you that you can't do it yourself? Doesn't it light a little fire in you that tells you to reach that level, to be the guy posting the image that causes little fires in everyone else?

Inspiration is a beautiful thing.

>>52379761
... No? I'm not working for other people, I'm trying to get better for my own sake. Inciting envy in others isn't really high up on my list.

>>52379829
Well shit, maybe different people are just wired differently, and get inspired by different things for different reasons.

>>52375323
Dude I love your blue gradients and blending on the armour.

>>52379512
>This is really helpful in discrediting the "gamers are toxic misogynists" meme.
Go back to tumblr if you got triggered then. I'm sure you'd be a better fit there.

Where can I get a whole pile of one-handed bolter arms (and, preferably, left arms as well) for 30k Mk3 marines? They're Blackshields, so I can mix marks a bit. I need somewhere between 100 and 150 pairs total, but I don't need all of them at once.

>>52379952
One handed? Try bitz sites and if they don't have enough, it'll probably be easiest from kits with melee weapons, like Assaults, Vanguard vets or Forgeworld power weapons sets if you want Mk III.

Not gonna be cheap in either case.

>>52377986
I like this a lot.
The yellow beady eyes on the wyrm are so bestial, and I'm impressed with the scales and spikes. Those look like you spent a lot of time on them, and since they aren't eye-catching parts of the model, it's very cool to see them looking good.

>>52379419
>not just posting the image

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2017/03/25/tools-of-war/

wew

>>52378196
I would go with B, but if you gonna ad "Be wary, Brothers. Ork Infiltrators operating in this sector" chose A then

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senpai, i'm planning to dump some cash into finally buying an airbrush kit and compressor. had put it off for a long time but i've now begun work on an army with a metallic gold army scheme and it's a real son of a bitch to do by hand despite my skill. i'd rather not be doing this for the rest of my life so to speed things up i'm getting of these bad boys.

i am however a complete virgin to the airbrush world, unsure of what i might want/need and how to best use them. any suggestions/points for brands, techniques, maintenance etc. would be greatly appreciated.

>>52380632
metallics through an airbrush is a pain in the ass

>>52380632
My first airbrush was an Iwata Neo, very good, never had problems with it and it's recommended for beginners. You'll also need a compressor (preferably one with a tank) and you'll also find a spray booth and airbrush cleaning station very useful.

Don't listen to >>52380646, I use Vallejo Model Air and Scale75 metallics through my airbrush and they come out looking fantastic. Especially the Scale75 metallics, they're absolutely beautiful to the point that I'm considering buying robot models just to paint them with those paints.

OrcPainterNerd and TabletopMinions on youtube have useful 'getting started with an airbrush' videos which I recommend you watch.

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What do you guys think? Shotgun bayonets for my assault vets; yay or nay?

>>52378196
Looks ace, B for sure. How did you paint the marines armour, did you airbrush?

>>52380632
The Vallejo air metallics are great, and cheap compared to GW.

Look up videos and tutorials on youtube, make sure to try on paper then sprue first.

You can (and should) get the Vallejo airbrush primer, the black one at least and hrey if you do light colours.

Honestly for Airbrushing the Vallejp Air range is top notch.

Don't forget to clean it regularly, careful with the needle, it's fragile as fuck and very sharp. The nozzle is fragile as well, broke mine by trying to tighten it too much.

You should stay between 20 ans 30 psi to avoid any problems.

>>52379512
I usually don't bring it up, as my first post doing it brought strife to the thread (and a hillarious picture of a guy painting the nails on his hand with a terribly painted unit), but I am that IF noob who happens to be grill.

I honestly haven't seen any soggy-knees on any of the threads until this post; so don't worry about the stereotype.

That being said, I don't go seeking it out. I only saw this because someone (you)'d this post.

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>>52380646
>>52380720
>>52380772

awesome thanks guys. now on the subject of metallics i've been using GW's Auric Armouir gold and already have a squad going, i suppose i could change it if it would work better with the air brush but would there be any difficulty using it vs the Vallejo paints?

Also, about how much in $ am i looking at spending? i saw an Awata Neo today for about 120$ and tomorrow i'll be browsing a hobby lobby to see what they can offer.

>pic is first test WIP of Celestial Lions chapter and the gold in question

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Just about finished with my Bad Bay Hacker Ogre.

>>52380844
Well if you use the spray you're good to go for Celestial Lions. The spray is perfect for that. Just use the Custodes tutorial by Duncan to make sure to gzt a good gold.

However, if you fo use the spray, you have to spray many guys at once to make it worth it.

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>>52380974

>>52380844
Probably around £300 for everything, including paints and primer (depending on how many you buy, obviously).

GW sell their paints as Air paints but hilariously they're still in their shitty pots so are incredibly irritating to try try and use in an airbrush, you'd probably have to decant them into dropper bottles. I wouldn't try using the normal Auric Armour as it's probably too thick to go through the airbrush and thinning it consistently would probably be a pain in the arse. Scale75's Elven Gold and Vallejo Model Air's Gold are probably going to be the closest match. I've heard good things about the Vallejo Liquid Gold range but they're alcohol based and I prefer waterbased acrylics so I have no experience with them.

>>52375581

Noob here as well, just finished Khorne Bloodbound from AoS starter set - here's the newbie way to get the skin decent:

>Rakath Flesh (Base)
>Flayed One Flesh
>Reikland Fleshshade (Shade)
> (Drybrush) Flayed One Flesh
>Reikland Fleshshade (shade - watered down to about half the intensity with Lamian Medium)

Should get you a decent look, if you'd like, you can touch up the worst spots with flayed one flesh after you've dry-brushed it.

Good luck, anon!

>>52380844
>Celestial Lions
Excellent choice, my melanin-enriched battle brother.

>>52380844
>GW vs Vallejo metallics

I had asked this myself last thread and this one actually. I have Vallejo Game Colour "Glorious Gold" and it's shit. The coverage is arse, it's either a thick goop or glittery water that gets fucking everywhere. I was heavily recommended GW's Retributor and Liberator golds. That plus pictures and videos I've googled seem to give a great image of the paints. Real nice coverage with beautiful shine.

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First time trying barrel heat weathering.

Did i do ok?

>>52381359
The tips look arse, but the heat is pretty cool m8. How did you do it?

>>52381392
Yeah im not keen on them myself. Probably go back to black.

The barrels were done with Guilliman blue, drakenhof nightshade, druchi violet, seraphim sepia and agrax earthshade. Thin each one with lahmium medium and build up the colours on each section. Speed helps as you'll need to blend them whilst wet.

>>52381359
M O L D L I N E S

The barrel is pretty good but the tips are a mess.

>>52380982
>>52381154
>>52381268
>>52381334

awesome, thanks for all the feedback guys

Why is it that when I go to paint eyes, by the time I press the brush to the mini, no paint gets transferred?

>>52381485
Yeah, completely forgot about them until i'd put the first coat of ink on... one day I'll remember.

>>52380974
>>52380996
Bad Boy 3.53MB and 3.85MB

>>52380721
Shotgun bayonets make no sense. They would be hit by the scattering shots all the time.

My primer coat is shiny in places. Should I rough it up with fine sandpaper or is it ok?

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>>52381608
>They would be hit by the scattering shots all the time.

>>52381392
>>52381485
whats wrong with the tips you faggots?

>>52374391
I like it. I would thin the paints a little bit more, tho.

>>52381608
2/10 got me to reply.

>>52381559
then you press a little harder, and a big blob of paint is deposited

>>52381651
They look thicc and do not match the rest of the gun at all. Look out of place.

>>52378196
B

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>>52381651
I agree with >>52381704

I'll be painting them black again.

>>52381559
The paint dries quickly because tiny brushes have more surface area.

>>52378196
A, but toe the two marines more like they're facing each other, having a conversation

>>52378196
B

>>52378196
A. I'd omit the text though.

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>>52380632
>>52380844

okay last question from me guys- does anyone have any suggestions as per the air compressor? brand etc.

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What does tg think of my fully magnatized predator / rhino?

R8

1/2

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I'm conflicted. On one hand I'm itching to get going on my conversion work for Lord of Plagues and Gutrot Spume, replacing their scythes with Thunder Hammers. However! Soon the Endrinmaster and Arkanaut Admiral will be released, and they're sporting some serious punch as well. What say ye?
They're for 40K, by the way.

>>52381877

I have this, it's the fucking tits

https://www.amazon.co.uk/FoxHunter-KMS-Airbrush-Compressor-Airbrushes/dp/B004XP7K9W

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>>52382066
Hey son, that's pretty goo-
*I notice the mold lines on the techmarine*

Cmon anon, why would you ruin such a nice paintjob by not removing them?

>>52375245
White needs to be done in much thinner and more plentiful coats in order to prevent brush strokes from showing. Just be slightly more mindful of thinning your paints when moving onto bone/white areas on your models. I made the same mistake on my skullcrusher banner bearer and ended up having to break off the banner, strip it and start anew from scratch

>>52382087

What's the question?

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>>52382066
2/2

>>52381759
you can't paint away the thicc anon

>>52382097
Then again, it might just be me being overscrupulous, but I just can't help but cringe everytime I see a nicely painted model with visible mold lines.

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>>52382097
I assembled this model years ago when i first started to get into the gamr, im repainting things to make it look not like shit and forgot to remove that line

Also 3/2

>>52381334
The new white top GW metallics are pretty good. The VGC metallics are shite yes, but the VMA are really good, especially when airbrushed but can be done by brush as well. I'd also like to shill Scale75, they're really fantastic paints and I don't think enough people use them.

>>52381619
If you rough up primer with sandpaper all you'll do is sand the primer off. What material is the model made of? What did you use to prime it?

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I am working on my first set of bikes, and I usually paint things in parts. As in pic related, I need to put these parts together or else it's going to look awful.

Can I use glue to fill in this line, or will I need to use green stuff to do it?

>>52381334

VMC Metallics are the best I've ever used, I didn't like VGC

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>>52382113
Either go for it now and start converting using Thunder Hammers, or wait for the Kharadron Overlords to get released. I was thinking maybe the two-handed hammers from Deathwatch.

>>52381334
i also have glorius gold and its awesome
>>52381556
>>52382186
>>52382220

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yay or nay?

>>52382224

Wait... use the Overlords hammers for your Nurgle dudes? Or Start collecting Overlords as your army?

>>52382248

NO. Get one with a tank.

>>52382248
nay

you dont need a super good compressor, but a decent brush is absoletly necessary and any brush under 100$ is gonna be shit.

>>52382205
Plastic
Rustoleum black primer

>>52382274
>>52382248
the tank is not necessary, but the brush is what is more important

if you are not a professional, do not get a tank and just get a cheap compressor and run it at 18 psi for general painting and 10- for details.

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>>52382211
>priming before filling the gaps

What the fuck?

Also, you can't fill gaps with glue, it's not thick enough. You'll just destroy the texture of the model and make a lot of mess.

>>52382308
Lowest I've ever seen someone talk about psi, people generally oscillate between 20 and 30.

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alright, how about this? though i'd like to find one sans the unecessary paints

>>52382308
i dunno what you'd consider professional but i'm only considering this investment because i love doing the best i can for my models. for me modeling > playing the game

>>52382259
Hammers for the Nurgle dudes.

>>52382348
Never done a vehicle before, so I didn't know to do so. I can sand off the edges of primer.

So, should I do that and then glue them together, them green stuff whatever line is left?

>>52375323
o/

Dont have pics right now, but me and my homeboy were working on an angry marine devastator squad over the weekend and we made an extra marine by using about 2 oz of modeling clay with one of the extra chestplates.

>>52382211
what this guy said
>>52382348

If you're using something like super glue, it's just going to go into the gaps without filling them. It might also rough up the texture of the plastic.
So use green stuff, and then sand if needed.

>>52382301
Did you buy the matte rustoleum primer or a glossy one? Did you clean the model before priming? Did you handle it excessively before priming?

Glossy primer may make it difficult for paint to adhere to it properly, I'd advise just painting over the glossy spots with some brush-on primer like Vallejo's polyurethane primers or stripping the primer off and trying again. You could try testing the primer on some spare sprue to see if you get the gloss again.

>>52382159
>meme airbrush osl

Well, at least slightly better than usual.

>>52382353
A la carte; Buy the CS, the compressor, a hose, and the cleaning pot separately. You're probably at @ 250 tops. Stand's not bad, but you can usually use a cleaning pot as one. Mixing cups are usually totally unnecessary (you mix in the brush's cup).

>>52382427
Ok thanks.

So to be sure, I should glue the halves together, wait to dry, fill in the parts with GS, then re-prime?

I try to paint my marines in as many parts as I can so I don't have areas that are hard to get to. I guess that doesn't work for vehicles.

>>52378196
B for sure

>>52382353
well let me explain my experience to you so you can better understand what i meen

I got an airbrush because i wanted to really crank up my painting game and am the type of person were i want to get better after every single model i paint

I bought the master brush and compressor kit which ran me around 80$. couple of things

the master brush was shit, it clogged constantly and was poorly built. it would gunk up due to design tolerances and be a general headache to use. it eventually broke after i had to take it apart for the millionth time and thats when i decided to buy a real airbrush

I bought this airbrush https://www.amazon.com/Badger-Air-Brush-RK-1-Additional-Regulator/dp/B0078MEXX8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1490565086&sr=8-1&keywords=badger+krome And have never regretted it, it is totally worth the investment and i still use my shitty compressor which works fine for me. the compressor only comes into play when you are applying really detailed coats, and even then if you are careful you can make it work just fine


just save yourself teh headache of finding out which homebrew thinners do and dont work and just by vallejo airbrush thinner and avoid thinning with water unless it is distilled, and make sure to religiously clean the brush after every spray to keep it from gunking

when you think your paint, get it to the consistency were it is thin but also sticks to the cup. This is the hardest part to figure out and you WILL NEED TRIAL AND ERROR.

I prefer to use 20 psi for general painting of miniatures and less than 10 for details, but i also use a .2 needles which may account for this.


any more questions?

>>52382159
Sorry anon but the airbrushed OSL is overused and detracts from what would be otherwise a nice clean looking paintjob.

I dont understand the obsession with painting the headlights like that. 9/10 times it always looks awful.

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>>52382211
1. Don't worry, SM bikes have the reputation of being some of the worst GW models to properly assembly
2. It looks like you didn't press the halves together enough, leaving a small gap. You're supposed to glue them together and them sand the middle like in pic related.
3. just use some putty/green stuff to fill the gap
4. NEVER prime before you finish the assembly

>>52382496
my first time using osl like this and i agree that its a bit rough and am not going to use it in the future, in fact, i may just paint over it.

>>52382496
>I dont understand the obsession with painting the headlights like that. 9/10 times it always looks awful.

Yeah, less is definitely more when it comes to airbrushed OSL (and OSL in general). The headlights would only look like that if the tank was driving somewhere at night with no ambient light, and the rest of the tank isn't painted like that was the case, so the headlights look really strange.

>>52382521
>>52382496
can you post a pic of what headlights should look like if using osl?

its hard to find a reference

>>52382474
that works for me, thanks man you're awesome

>>52382513
They aren't glued yet. They are just pressed together. I was about to start painting them and figured I'd ask first.

You really put the marines on before priming? That is going to make so many parts hard to paint D:

>>52382211
>>52382467
>>52382551
Ok sorry, I'm a retard for not noticing you didn't glue them.
But yeah, glue them together and then just sand. You might not even need to fill it with anything.

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>>52382539
Not really. None of it looks right.

Pic related is probably the best of a very shitty bunch

>>52382474
well, scratch that i suppose i do have 1 last question - when you say
>the compressor only comes into play when you are applying really detailed coats, and even then if you are careful you can make it work just fine

could you clarify? it sounds like you don't use one at all unless you're applying really detailed coats? don't you need something for the airbrush?

>>52382539

You want to do it more like this: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZKjYIiGReXk/UsREzhaTlzI/AAAAAAAAAUs/XefkOUWi408/s1600/IMG_3177.JPG

or this http://s80.photobucket.com/user/Thomas9287/media/rhino2.jpg.html

Just google "Rhino OSL headlights"

>>52382570
I should have specified. I will post pic after I glue and sand it down. Hopefully it will fill together nicely enough. I'm using model glue, as these are plastic not resin.

I have loctite superglue, and some loctite apoxy for FW stuff if you think that'd be better.

>>52382551
>You really put the marines on before priming?
It's a bad idea to glue painted parts together.
>That is going to make so many parts hard to paint
....you know you don't have to paint the parts ther're going to sit on?

>>52382548
no problem

also do not give up if it does not work out in the beginning, airbrush painting is completely different than regular painting in terms of style

this guy does a lot of painting tutorials in were he uses an airbrush and he explains a lot of the theory behind it and techniques to use. he is also just a genuinly good painter and i learned a lot from him
https://www.youtube.com/user/OrcPainterNerd

>>52382592
to clarify you always use the compressor, the advantage of a tank compressor is that the airflow which pushes the paint out is more consistent, so sometimes when painting up close detail irregular amounts of paint can come out

but i usually find this easily avoidable by just being super careful and going slow + using a low psi range for up close detail.

>>52382575
I like this, warm and subtle.

But fuck that guy for not knowing how to properly asssemble a rhino/razorback.

>>52382633
got it, thanks. be on the lookout for more Celestial Lions in these threads in the coming days. will report my airbrush progress.

>>52382439
I did test on a sprue and it looked fine.

I think the layer was too thick on the actual model because there was a lot of detail to get the primer on

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>>52382539
go to coolminiornot.com and just search for rhinos
There's thousand of them there.

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>>52382539
Oh shit I look what I found.

>>52382575
>those chaffs
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH

>>52382744
>a jacuzzi bathtub inside the rhino

Ok now that's fucking brilliant.

>>52382632
>....you know you don't have to paint the parts ther're going to sit on?

Yes, but it makes it a lot harder to get to the, for example, parts of the seat that are showing but are adjacent to the marine. I'd be afraid that trying to paint that part will get it on the marine.

>>52382354

No, far too ornate.

Just buy some cheap Stormcast Paladins on eBay, they have large double headed hammers

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>>52382744
>slaneeshi rhino
>the bathtub
>that chair
>that tentacle

This is amazing on so many levels.

And the best part about this is, it's still a 35 points rhino.

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>>52382804
> I'd be afraid that trying to paint that part will get it on the marine.

Paint the bike first.

>>52382845
Oh, that's what I planned to do.

Paint the bike, then put the marine on, then pain the marine. Same applies to the bolters/headlight, and the handlebars.

I thought you mean have the entire thing glued and primed before you slap and paint on it.

>>52382867
1. assemble the bike and the marine
2. glue the marine to the bike
3. prime them
4. paint the bike
5. paint the marine

It's not that hard

Chaos Sorcerer sword snapped after I painted it.

Glued it back on as carefully as I could, now there's a ridge on it and it's wobbly as hell

What can I do to keep it on right?

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>>52382066
Removed the osl and am repainting the front pieces
Thoughts?

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>>52383048
That's.....damn, that's actually really nice.
I like it.

>>52383048
Much nicer anon. Id be proud to field an army pinted to that standard.

>>52383048
>3
Looks good, just the yellow lights are way too stark

>>52383048
Instantly looks a lot better to me. Before I didn't notice the smooth transitions on the green, which really shine now the distracting blue OSL is gone.

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I recently posted my first mini in one of these threads,and was told to reapply base after shades and use highlights,so here's a Termagant.The claws and teeth are pretty bad though.

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>>52383153

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My Raptor champion. Still requires a lot of highlights and details

>>52383163
You've used a bone or a white for the claws. Those colours need to be thinned very well and then applied in a fair few thin coats.

People in these threads always say to thin your paints, and they're right, but they don't say the other thing that is very important when working with thinned paints - don't overload your brush! It doesn't matter how thin your paints are if you're splashing huge gobs of paint on to your mini.

As for the mini, the purple highlights on the carapace need to be cleaned up and made thinner, teeth and claws obviously need work. The red looks alright, you've got some hairs and a few lumps but for a first model it's not too bad. Instead of washing the whole model and then re-applying the basecoat, you can just apply wash into the recesses, which saves you time and only requires a little cleanup. It's also useful for learning brush control.

>>52383228
That's a pretty good start

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First group of 10 I've done from start to completion in one session. Still some cleanups to do, but mostly done.

What do you think?

>>52382426
>that sounds horrible. Get pictures.

>>52383306
base them and take a decent picture/10

But I'll give you some bonus points for dedication. They look pretty good.

>>52383343
I don't know anything about basing, and I admit I was just about to go prime some more and wanted a quick picture for attention.

That being said, thank you for saying they look good, I appreciate it.

>>52383306
>red and white weapons
They look like doctors

>>52383259
Thanks for the advice,especially on the highlights.I've never highlighted before,so I just applied it around the edges.I would've done the claws a different color,but I only had the white.

>>52383435
Lol, I hadn't thought of that.
>Bringing a healthy dose of pain to all xenos near you.

>>52383508
>It's only going to hurt a little

>>52383521
I should get an apothecary HQ at some point

>>52378196
B

Does anyone have any ideas on how to reposition the Ironjawz Megaboss? I have two and don't want them looking the same, and while I have plans to use a different head, shave off the giant pauldron skull, and use a different weapon + add Tuskar shield, the pose will still be the same.

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>>52383048
finished the tank and ya osl was not a good idea, i tried to push back the yellow on the headlamps so it does not stand out so much

thoughts? I need as much constructive criticism as possible since i have a lot of vehivles coming up in my backlog and this is really one of the first vehicles ive painted

>>52383949
A damn site better anon. Seriously.

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Daily reminder you will never date Duncan's qt scubadivng sister

https://mobile.twitter.com/itslucyrhodes

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Anyone else back the dark souls boardgame on kickstarter?
If so are you planning on painting the models & what ones are you looking forward to painting the most? Can't wait for these two.

>>52384012
>qt
No offense to St Dunc's kin, but she's strobelight honey material at best

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>>52383988
anon, how on earth do you manage to pic out the lines on this space marines crest like that? it does not look like you dry brushed it.

>>52384028
>what ones are you looking forward to painting the most?
If you asked a week ago, I would have said Dancer, but I've seen what's the final quality of the minis and now the answer is none of them.

>>52384065
shit meant to reply to him>>52383949

>>52383949
Looks very decent anon.

Nitpick crits; mouldlines need to be removed, edge highlights especially on the turret could do with being thinner, the lenses could be blended smoother and some gloss varnish would be nice, the scroll needs some writing

You've got really nice green transitions on the main body of the tank. Everything seems pretty clean apart from the aforementioned.
As for improvements the smoke staining on the exhaust vents could be done better (Vallejo Smoke, as the name suggests is excellent for this), as could the mud weathering at the bottom. Pigments are excellent for this, but the GW texture paints will work if they're all you have access to.

>>52384082

Where did you see final mini quality?

>>52384085
ya i actually almost never weather my minis so its new to me

unfortunatly i think the light mixed with my phone is over saturating the soot and dirt

also what would you recommend i drawn on the front? never even tried beause im sure my free hand is ass.

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>>52384065

wait a minute...

>>52378196

Did he file off all the Dangel stuff?

Marines without backpacks, using the back space for other bits (chainswords, etc).

Yes/no?

>>52384184
Extremely haram.

>>52384171
Mmmaybe. Looks like he just replaced the chapter shoulder pad though; the trim lines are a different width.

>>52384225
nah this is the exact same model, you can not remove the shoulder pads on this model its molded in

>>52384065
to answer you question anon, very, very, carefully.

>>52384012
>dat patchy mascara
Thin your paints

>>52384128
I'm pretty sure the decal sheet that comes with the vehicles has some sort of transfer for the scroll, so you don't have to worry about freehand. If you want to develop your skill, look up some tutorials on how to paint calligraphy on miniatures and then practice on some paper until you're confident.

Weathering is a huge topic and there are tons of resources out there to learn from, I'd highly recommend looking into pigment weathering as I love the realistic look it gives. It would contrast nicely with your smooth greens on the body of the tank.

>>52383048

Looks like shit right now but after you put some matte varnish on it it will probably look good.

This even be worth it?

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/401291533675?_trksid=p2060353.m1431.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

>>52384388
Zing!

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>>52384496
certainly there must be something better to do than troll people on a wip thread

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im collecting Alpha legion but have no idea what type of bases i should make. any ideas?

>>52382112
Thanks for the tip there.

>>52384683
stone bases

>we are not the bad guys, we are champions against the false emperor, we will prevent the destruction of humanity itself

>wears a cape made of human flesh

>>52384683
Dusty orange-red Mars rocks to contrast the blue.

Hydra Dominatus, brother

>>52381559
>Why is it that when I go to paint eyes, by the time I press the brush to the mini, no paint gets transferred?

Try adding some flow improver to the paint on your palette. It takes longer to dry than water.

>>52384714
i admit i like the mars bases but it seem like everyone under the sun uses them

>>52384805
How about rusted out spaceship plating?

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>>52384826
good idea, since alpha legion are fleet base. dont think iv seen a guide on ship plating. guess i gotta do some research.

thanks anon

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What does tg think of my base?

Left or right?

>>52383949
Much better, anon. Your gunner does have a huge moldline on his arm though.

>>52384894

Left base is better but the grass is too monotone (which is fine for Blood Bowl but not for 40K).

Right has a more interesting look but you put too much yellow flock and the cork isn't as good as the left base.

Resize your images.

>>52380087
Would Deathwatch arms work well enough? The arm designs would be pretty different, but not so different as to look terrible with Mk3 shoulder pads over them.

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>>52384921
Better?

Cant fix file size am using phone

>>52378101
I used mig's oilbrushers and tamiya enamel thinner. It is easier to use than normal oil paints.

>>52378196
B

>>52382474
>less than 10 psi for details
What the fuck?

How the fuck are you sharting paint onto your model at that psi, and painting 'details'.

Define 'details' because one does not paint details with an airbrush.

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>>52385727
This head is only a wash and a couple airbrush colors, thats it

Not saying its the best, but you can paint details with an airbrush if you really try

Generally though what i meen by detail is very soft hoghlights and colors that you want to build up rather than just plop down on a surface

>>52383228
anon, what the hell is up with that filter? that being said i like the colors on the face

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Yikes!

What a waste of a plasma annihilator!

>>52378196
I like A since it engages all the minis. For B, the marine staring straight ahead just seems kinda... redundant, I guess? Feels a bit out of place, whilst A feels like it has more of a story going on.

>>52378196
A

>>52385054
>Cant fix file size am using phone
What has that got to do with anything? Even at the basic level of taking a photo you should be able to set the resolution you're taking photos at.

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>>52385898
bad camera and even bad lighting but this was after wash. once i get some highlighting i'll take some proper pictures.