WIP- WORK IN PROGRESS GENERAL

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>>52386396
What does tg think of my yellow?

I usually dont hand paint light colors

The one on the right not left

>>52386475
Right is better, but the highlights are too gross.

I like yellows that use s yellow orange as base. Flat yellow never looks good to me imo

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>>52386438
>why do i always fuck up

Perhaps because you're posting the OP from your phone instead of a computer? Here are the video links:

>DIY Lightbox
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyxzC5kqbyw

>DIY Wet Palette
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96mjmqWTPfM

>How to Moldlines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4LZ8iCSkeU

>Fuckin Magnets how do they work?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8Tkw7ttTIo

>This planet is ours, witch!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_b-qBTul44

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WIP of my stonehorn, calling the horns done for now although I was toying with glossing them.

Going to shoot for raw pink skin around the eyes.

What do you guys think?

1/2

>>52386475

Looks pretty solid but you need to soften up those pure white highlights a bit.

>>52386475
Nice and smooth, although I think the white edges are a bit stark.

Remove the mold lines on the left one.

>>52386532
that ice looks fucking radical, anon. no joke, this is fuckin beautiful already.you should gloss em tho
i think the skin around the eyes ought to match the lighter skin on the legs

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>>52386532
2/2

Skin needs some touching up but is mostly finished as well.

Going to out some flock and snow on the base, anything else I should add to it?

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>>52386511
>>52386539
I think the lamp is making them brighter than they are

Here is another photo

>>52386532
>stonehorn
>horns are made of ice
What did you mean by this?

Joking aside I totally agree with this >>52386560 poster.

>>52386560
Thanks anon! The Ice is actually super simple and easy to do!

I toyed with making the eye skin the same color but I'm not sure if it would Contrast enough, I might give it a run though :)

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Is this silver just boltgun, black wash, mithril highlight? Because im trying that and mine is very light still. I want the darker,grungier silver

>>52386685
if i had to guess they put down

black
leadbelcher
and highlighted with rufang steel

the technique they used to shade it though is why yours will not look the same, its complex and very time consuming.

>>52386667
If you also used the pinkish skin tone somewhere else (perhaps on the tail and/or where the hooves meet the feet?) it would help to tie it in.

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>>52386685
Try a darker base metal? I've had decent results with Reaper's 'Shadowed Steel.' Also, multiple layers of wash.

Tore off the old plasma pistol arm and used a different pose, and greenstuffed some gear-toothy bullshit on the legs. Should I add some rivets or studs to them?

>>52386731
I hear ya it would have no other tie ins with the rest of the model except maybe the ogors skin. But I have decided how healthy I want him to look yet.

Would you add anything to the base besides snow and flocking (already planned for those)

>>52386622
that is the crustiest looking thumb i've ever seen, anon.

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Sat here waiting for wash to dry so I can start doing the bone on this guys legs.
I both simultaneously love and hate working on big models like this guy, they're fun to work on but they do take absolutely forever.

>>52387433

That's gorgeous anon. And I feel you on the big models - I have a Nagash I picked up for cheap just sitting around, taunting me.

>>52387433
stunning work, anon! i've been following this bad boy since you first started posting him, really loving all the progress you've made
you inspire me, anon.

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any tips on freehanding really tiny stuff? pic kinda-sorta-not-really related

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>pt2

>>52387702
what tiny stuff are you talking about?

>>52386622
anon you are right about the light, but the right one is better

>>52388428
like insignias on pauldrons and the like. the example here is the red insignia on the base in the first photo.

>>52387686
are you trying to freehand designs?

>>52387686
it looks ok. but id rather have a flat color base. but you hit it as far as free hand.

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Long time since posting. Some progress has been made, although lighting conditions have deteriorated.

1/2

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>>52388569

2/2

>>52388569
i love what you are doing, smooth out the thigh and neck

>>52388616

Yeah, trying to sculpt muscular contour is tough on such a small scale, and it keeps coming out rough for me. I'll probably just cheat and see what other cavalry minis do to resolve it.

>>52388666
water I know smooths it out, just be gentle with it. paint will probably fix those crimes as well

>>52388722

I've got liquid greenstuff as well, which seems to be an okay gap-filler before paint. Not sure how it performs over flat surfaces, though I've heard it can add a texture which I'm not a huge fan of since I want those areas smooth.

>>52388747
i haven't used liquid green stuff to long. but it could work. i would just use very little. ive made models where ive used too much and it looked horrendous

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>>52387686
>any tips on freehanding really tiny stuff?

I would recommend Sakura Micron pens.

>>52388454
ya I hardly painted the left one, was looking for critiques on the right

>>52389057
the right looks spot on mate, are you going for display or tabletop quality? cause if display maybe go more saturated yellow if you are doing imperial fists

>>52386532
>>52386566
>>52386667
>>52386731
What this guy said. You could to it for like, the kneecaps or something. Otherwise, another good one would be to have the pinker tone of the eye area be centralized while drading outwards to the blue to give that tonal shift.

Goddamnit I'm trying to save money but Kingdom Death put up new, sexy minis on the store so now I need to decide which 2 to get.

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>>52389159
they are actually for blood angels assault marines

>Hows my sandwich?
>Does it need mayo?
>Should I cut off the crusts?
>Took out the tomato and put cucumber instead
>Tried to put the crusts back on idk
>What do you guys think?
>bump

Anon, it looks great but for fucks sake just hurry up.

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>>52389603
>>52386792
4him

>>52389615
>>52389603
this

you are over thinking it, and if you do, which you are, everyone else will think it looks fine but you will always be bothered by it.

Watcha listenin while painting? Nier Automata ost is comfy when you separate all battle tracks.

>>52388569
>>52388580
Matrix/10

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>>52389644
>Nier Automata ost
this is literally what i imagive my marines listening to when they fight chaos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlWq6WXIv7M

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>>52389644
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmqfC_qsVtQ

>>>52387686
Do you freehand all the little DA details?

>>52389603
>>Does it need mayo?

Yes

>>Should I cut off the crusts?

If it's not toasted

>>Took out the tomato and put cucumber instead

Tomato with or without cucumbers = okay
Cucumbers without tomatoes = what the fuck are you doing nigger are you trying to make cucumber sandwiches like some kind of limey bastard

>>Tried to put the crusts back on idk

Ok I lol'd

>>52386475
CRISP
R
I
S
P

Painting is great... but moldlines aren't anon.

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Asked in 40kg figured someone with some experience in dreadknight conversions might post here. I came across the new custodes contemptor dread and was wondering if anyone knew how tall is was. Was thinking about using it as a dreadknight stand in if the dimensions are similar. Cant stand the dk and im a bit worried about making a pile of greenstuff and plastic goop trying to fix it.

>>52388666
Little thing I did to help me sculpt muscular contours was I picked up a muscle anatomy book and sculpted my model from his muscular structure up to the skin. Dunno if it'll come of use to you later on going forward with your sculptures, but my autistic ass found it useful to do so. Ended up with a realistic muscular structure and a better understanding of posture.

I might suggest cutting away enough of the legs to try your hand at making mini muscular structures.

What paints did forgeworld use for their shiny reds on their thousand sons? I've been using a copper and gold enamel spray to give a lustrous gold sheen before several light coats of tamiya clear red sprayed over, and the shine is coming through, but NOTHING as deep as forgeworld's. Did they use some high gloss enamel candy red or something?

How should I go about sealing these models so the metallic armor stays lustrous and shiny, but doesn't make the whole model look like it was dunked in slime?

>>52390199

Tamiya Clear Red on top of Leadbelcher.

>>52390209
Really its on a silver? I thought that gets too close to the word bearer's darker red instead of the thousand sons candy red.

Will post progress pictures this next weekend while I'm home to work. My tartare terminators and contemptor are paintable, I'm waiting of the rest of the forgeworld upgrades for the rest of my legion. Stay tuned.

>>52389667
Why is there such a large overlap between neckbeards and heavy metal?

>>52390283
Same reason bike thieves listen to gangsta rap.

>>52390327
But I listen to gangsta rap and I don't steal bikes.

>>52390035
>If it's not toasted

My god, what new rules of sandwich etiquette am I being inflicted with now? Is it okay to leave the crusts on the non-toasted sandwich if I'm at a non Subway-sanctioned eatery?

>>52390360
>Subway

Fucking disgusting. Where do you live, anon? I'll point you to ten better chains.

>>52390337
Maybe not right now, but you will. Soon. I mean, goddamn, you are basically invisible at night!

>>52390370
I'm porcelain white.

>>52390376
Sure you are.

>>52390380
I-I'm Irish-American, a-anon.

>>52390283
>Why is there such a large overlap between chickens and eggs?

>>52390386
Yeah yeah, we've heard that before. Go sit in a corner with the Argentinians and Mexicans.

>>52388468

Insignia looks great

>>52390167

Oh man that model is all kinds of sex.
I need that in my life.

>>52390360

Well that depends, what shape was the loaf and what type of wheat was it? Also, how many slices of bread does the sandwich contain? You must understand this is a very delicate process, Anonymous.

>>52390241
You keep doing the clear red until it turns candy color. Like 4 layers.

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>>52390035
>are you trying to make cucumber sandwiches like some kind of limey bastard
COME AT ME YANK.

>>52390633
I'm sorry Nigel, would a bread sandwich be more to your liking?

>>52390365
I...oh, right, this is a general work-in-progress thread, not 40k specific. I can't make a 'warmahordes get out' joke at this point in the mixed metaphor.

>>52390283
Because metal thematically evokes those kinds of genres of war, fantasy, mysticism, the occult... Shit, just look at any of Dio's or Dream Evil's music videos.

You know that several of the OG GW crew were in fairly big metal and rock bands, right?

How do you handle multiple sides of a miniature when painting NMM?
>use primer that dries with slight shine
>place under light source too see where the light reflects
>take picture as reference for consistency
Now when I need to do the back what do I do? If my first reference photo was taken from the front straight on should I take it from the back straight on? Like just do the opposite? Am I being retarded here?

>>52390694
Bread and butter would be a nice tea time snack, yes.

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So TG, many, many years ago when I was a boy my friends and I all used to sit in our school classroom looking at old copies of white dwarf. We where mesmerised, it just looked so cool and wonderfully painted.

After begging our parents to buy Warhammer we then proceeded to completely fuck up any attempt at painting them with a mixture of impatience and youthful incompetence.

We played together until we left for senior school at 13 and all got sent to different boarding schools, but we remained in touch and remain close close friends to this day. As we got older Warhammer and gaming seemed uncool. There were girls and listening to music and other shit, and so our collections sat gathering dust in the back of a cupboard at our parents home.

Many years later, we all slowly started playing 40k again, or rather I did and some mates joined me who had never quite let the flame die. An old friend gave me a heavy toolbox filled with old metal imperial guard (and other things).

His paint jobs were legendary for being terrible (even at 11) - Pic related is how they start out.

>>52391114
1 commissar Yarrick.
2 commissar Yarrick.
HUH?!?

It's all metal so you can just take the bases off and dunk them in acetone to strip paint and start them up again.

You could probably use the IG models for an inquisitor and retinue for little games of Kill Team which is a simple low point skirmish game.

The apothecary and librarian are still decent models. Rebase them on the new 32 mm bases.

>>52391114
Well, at least that Librarian is easy to salvage.

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>>52391114
Are you me? Just reconnected with my best friend from when I was 12-15.

15 years later, we're painting 40k again.
Heres one of my early examples.

>>52391149
Is there a way to save minis when they are like this?

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>>52391114

Apologies for the massive file size, anyhoo after soaking this pile of stuff in dettol for a month. 11 year olds really have no idea how to thin their paints! The following wonders have been found.

x18 steel legionaires (one not in pic)
x13 Original Cadians, these guys are so old that Tau were just a myth, Custodians wore no shirts and there was such a thing as a squa....

Some of the Last chancres
Some of Gaunts ghosts

So, after many many years of inactive service they will all be returning with a nice new paint job in service to the emperor! The world may have changed for these guardsmen, but they are ready to stick a lead boot up the arse of the first Xeno they see.

>>52391160
Yeah, stripping them, by bathing them in simple green/detol.

But, i'm not going to bother as the models are so old and low quality compared to modern models.

Also, at 30, I have a job now.

>>52391169
>Yeah, stripping them, by bathing them in simple green/detol.

won't work when the paint is that thick
you can get some off but the detail is lost forever

the only way guys like that are "saved" is burning them and ending their misery

>>52391169
You do know its reccomended -nay, encouraged- to have a life beyond work, right?

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>>52391160

Yeah anon, dettol (for bongs) or Simple green (for Yanks) should sort you out, soak for a weak and then scrub with a toothbrush. Wear crap clothes and rubber gloves, the stuff stinks and is not good for the skin. Metal models are easier to strip than plastic.

Here is a closeup of the ghosts, some are a bit damaged, but I think that was inevitable really, others a missing or else in another toolbox (my friend has assured me there is another one filled with Lizardmen and they probs ended up in there.

> Ibram Gaunt has been fighting so long now he hurts. There are so few of them now, where was the home they were promised?

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>>52391168
You can be my wingman anytime.

>>52391181
you can get off most if not all off. You just need patience. I've let several bathe for days, then brush them, then bathe for few more days, repeat. But the effort isn't worth it.

>>52391190
You misunderstand me, I mean I have a job now so I can actually afford to buy new plastic men, instead of spending all my time trying to salvage the old shitty monopose models.

I would quit my job and paint little dudes all day in a heartbeat if I didn't need the $.

>>52391169
Oh, I see. I am a poorfag and in my 3rd world country 40K is hard to come by so I salvage what I can. My friends gave me lots of warp horrors like that one from when they were kids. I will try to strip the paint to see the extent of the damages.

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>>52391169

Mate i'm approaching 30 and also have a career, you can have a job and still do other things you like.

Here is the steel legion.

> The 35th Have lost track of time, they were told Orks weren't that bad anymore. They are confused, they certainly were pretty scary at Hades Hive. Another regiment said 'Tau' are worse. The 35th think they can't be that bad, after all they don't eat people... right?

>>52391216
Sorry for not being clear, please see >>52391204

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>>52391204

Sorry Anon, I misunderstood you but there is a charm to the old metals that the plastics just don't have. I mean just look at this dude from Necromunda, with his stupid gun, stick and little round glasses. He's great and is being use to represent one of the players in the DH game I run.

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Finished a Stealthsuit and drone to see how I'll paint the rest of their kind. Darkened the emerald green ever so slightly for the stealthsuits so it's more subtle and the highlights more pronounced.

Next is a Pathfinder, because I want to test out if I should give them a camo pattern. They are forward scouts so I want to give slight variations of the scheme to each different "role" in the army. Thought of doing them like the FWs but with dark brown streaks across the armour, like Woodland face/camo. Just afraid they might look too dirty or would stick out more/be too distant in aesthetic when viewed as an army.

Thoughts, advice?

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>>52391195

Sweet, have a closeup of the old Cadians. Fatty in the lineup remembers when Eldar had Lasguns and the guard had jet bikes.

>>52391114
>one lonely Van Saar

For what purpose?

>>52391168
Oh, see the second row with the cloaks? Yeah they're worthless, don't worry I'll pay postage to get rid of them for you...

>>52391254

Nice, would crusade against/10

>>52391265
Anywhere and anytime, Gue'la. Thanks!

>>52391261

lol let me just get a parcel... nah. They are nice though, I do wonder where the other ones are, I suspect they will show up in time.

Very silly question. Should I thin Vallejo Air paints when using an airbrush?

I fear my airbrush has problem functionning properly because it's a cheap one, and not because of the paints.

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>>52391260
>Corbec has half his lasgun missing

>>52391300

Clean your airbrush throughly using a cleaner. With some vellejo paints use one drop thinner to three drops paint.

>>52391313

I know, like I said they have been based about for 15 years, some damage was going to be inevitable I suppose, besides when you are little you don't appreciate the value of these things. The lasgun is annoying, but easily repaired.

>>52391313
Can't even remember if he's dead or alove in the books. I've stopped hoping for the last book a while ago.

>>52391339
The majority of the OG crew died around the end of the Sabbat books or something didn't they?

>>52391216
>approaching 30
>somewhat recently broke up with gf
>spend all my evenings painting

I'm not sure this is a good thing

>>52388569
and I thought, you were already finished

>>52390283
well, heavy metal is awesome

>>52389667
>listening to music when you have to focus on the battle.

>>52391347
The new book is like November this year as well.

>>52391357
We are on the same page, brother.
I am currently working 12 hours a day, reading some Horus Heresy and painting minis before I sleep.

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>>52391462
Might as well post my latest work

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>>52391169

>old and low quality compared to modern models

You take that back

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Be gentle

>>52391661
Can't see shit

>>52391661
I know he's called DARK apostle but you didn't have to take it so literally, lad.

>>52391661
can you take a pic somewhere else than on nostramo?

>>52391509
Dayum, it's looking good.

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>>52391661
>>52391671
>>52391673
>>52391721
Since anon doesn't seem to kow how to do it, here's his picture tweaked.

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>>52388569
>>52388580

where's the painted one?

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any idea what these legs are from, they seem converted so it may be hard to guess. just like the pose

>>52392389
Not converted at all. Those are just chaos space marines possessed legs with a robe from the plastic chaos terminator lord.

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>>52392389

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>>52392389
there

>>52390241
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5Wrrx-m_zk

What companies models do you enjoy painting the most /wip/?

>>52392809
Perry plastics. Haven't had that much fun since painting 40k metal scouts.
Dunno maybe it's something about the simplicity and ease of painting a good one piece sculpt.

The older I get the more I'm turned off by overly complicated or big kits.
Yeah, that is a very subtle reference to GW.

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>>52392809

Games Workshop.

sorry not sorry

>>52386532
Woah dude, can you share your method?

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>>52390980
>You know that several of the OG GW crew were in fairly big metal and rock bands, right?

Get out of my way! I can do anything!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14Pa09DBBiU

>>52392571
nope. its not even terminator armor.

>>52392553
>>52392529
think you guys are right. thanks

>>52393018
>Electronic Arts

Uh.

>>52393026
He meant that the robe was from the terminator lord, ya dingus.

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>>52391181
>the only way guys like that are "saved" is burning them and ending their misery

Administer The Emperor's Peace

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>>52393066
>Electronic Arts
>Uh.

We can forgive them. That's D-Rok with Brian May of Queen guesting on guitar.

>>52393147
When you think someone can't be more based, you discover they're into /tg/ stuff. Bloody awesome, it's like Peter Cushing.

what bitz sites do you guys use if any

>>52393026
> its not even terminator armor.

Look again.

>>52391533
good paint job, shit models

>>52392958
Ice: base ceramite white. Glaze with guilliman blue until strong color is achieved. All over light wash of druchii violet. Touch up with guilliman glaze. Drybrush wrack white. Drybrush bahharoth blue (very light, hitting the edges and swirling along the flat areas). RE highlight with wrack white.


Fur: base mechanicus standard. Heavy drybrush administratum grey. Super light drybrush of thunderhawk blue. Hit just the tips with drybrush of wrack white.

Due to all the dry brushing this guy has only taken about 4 hours to get here (I'm a very slow painter so that's quick for me)

>>52390980
Pretty much all the original 80s and 90s geeks were into metal. It's only since it got taken over by the mainstream that you lose their influence.

>>52393066
Old EA was quality, new EA is shit.

>>52393194
>Best known for being the second man to a homosexual
>Based
Uh huh...

>>52391181
Yeah, no.

Brake fluid. 30 minutes in and all the paint falls off.

>>52393448
Brake fluid? Really?

I'll try it. If my guys end up looking like nurgle chaos spawns ill hook u in the gabber m8.

>>52393576
A piece of warning.

That shit is toxic, wear mask, glasses and gloves, and do it in a well ventilated area.

You'll need to scrub the models a bit using an old toothbrush or something.

After that wash them well with soapy water.

Also, some places have special laws regarding the disposal of these chemicals, try not to commit a crime.

Other than that, it's super effective, and it does not damage metal or plastic at all. Not sure about resin, never tried it.

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>>52393405
>Caring that Grand Moff Tarkin might have been a homo when he played him in comfy slippers, was a british gentleman to a fault, and into wargaming

Shame anon.

>>52393576

Just use Dettol.

It'll work fine as long as he hasn't used enamel paint or anything?

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Putting finishing touches on Mhaize, Harvester of Khorne.
What do you think?

>>52393640
Your reply makes no sense. Brian May is being discussed, the man best known for being the guitarist in a band with an open homosexual who died of AIDS.

>>52393405

If that's all you take away from Freddie Mercury, then perhaps you should just lock yourself away in a cave somewhere you sad sad sad little man

>>52393405
>kid that still thinks homosexuality is bad
fuck off, christian cuck

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>>52393678

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>>52393640

I think he meant Brian May and Freddie Mercury, but c'mon... what about Sir Ian McKellen? You know, Gandalf?

>In 2003, during an appearance on Have I Got News For You, McKellen claimed when he visited Michael Howard, then Environment Secretary (responsible for local government), in 1988 to lobby against Section 28, Howard refused to change his position but did ask him to leave an autograph for his children. McKellen agreed, but wrote, "Fuck off, I'm gay." McKellen described Howard's junior ministers, Conservatives David Wilshire and Dame Jill Knight, who were the architects of Section 28, as the 'ugly sisters' of a political pantomime.

>>52393681
>best known for
>not any of their songs
>or influence on rock and music in general

I know this is b8 but in WIP, really?

>>52391160
Drop them in a bucket of vinegar for a year, giving the bucket a good swish every few weeks to a month.

>>52392809
I really like Darksword's ASOIAF range

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>>52391160
>Is there a way to save minis when they are like this?

I used non-acetone nail polish remover.

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>tfw heavy flamer tube broke
I repaired it with a paper clip and it looks ok but it's been 2 days that I've been pondering to use greenstuff to slightly increase diameter and imitate texture. I don't think I'm capable of that but on the other hand the tube looks fucking weird, even if it's going to be black

>>52393711
I really like the wings and thats about it

I dont even know what it is i dont like so much, I think you tried blending too much and it kind of ruined the paint scheme

I honestly cant tell anon and im not trying to be a dick, but i dont like it.

>>52393681
Ooooh my bad, I thought you were talking about Cushing.

>>52393678
I like the model, what's it made out of?
The silver on the weapons looks bad, it's too flat and I think too bright.

>>52393801
I believe Cushing had a wife. If I recall she died and then he never found another partner because he wanted to see her again when he got to Heaven. I seem to recall reading that at least.

>>52393835
It was the Ultraforge pleasure demon.
Chest armor was made out of bloodthirster arm guards.

>>52393856
Yeah, I remembered reading or jearing about a wife, hence why I was surprised, and misunderstood our bigot friend here.

>>52393856
>>52393888

He was such a talented and beautiful soul, we'll never see his like again I'm afraid

>>52393888
>Bigot
Shit dick confirmed.

>>52393898
If Disney get their way he's going to be in every Star wars movie from here until Carrie Fisher's ghost stops being high.

IS LIQUITEX PRIMER OK TO USE

>>52393898
He's up there with Lee, while McKellen, Steward and Caine are still among us.

>>52393927
My dick is just fine my dear.

I doubt Cushing will come back for extended scenes. The RO ones took them ages and were a huge investment. Although I presume if they did it once, doing it again would be easier.

In any case, at most that's the Solo movie, which shouldn't contain much Empire stuff anyway, and the 3rd undisclosed one, since Boba Fett was cancelled.

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If you're in the UK, this is the future of stripping plastics and metals. Used it on ancient white plastic, modern grey plastic, lead and pewter. Works fast, bloats the paint off so there's little scrubbing compared, and unlike dettol it's water soluble so it won't create an unshiftable goop if the two accidentally meet between the soap.

Just wear gloves and don't inhale too much of the fumes, like dettol really.

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Can anyone identity this guy for me? I just got him in a box with random D&D miniatures I bought. It's metal and the paintjob seems to be much better than anything I can do myself. I don't suppose there's any way to fix this without it looking like shit.

>>52394646
old Radagast from the Lord of the rings game

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>>52394646
>Can anyone identity this guy for me?

Yes. It's Citadel Miniatures' Radagast the Brown from their Lord of the Rings line.

>>52394687
>>52394713
Thanks!

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>want to get depth from shading
>don't want to make the areas darker

What's the move? Shade then drybrush? What other options do I have?

>>52394713
See the dignity and the "druid" feel of the Radagast GW of yore invented, and compare it with the retard Hackson put on screen.
And then weep.

>>52394866
Just put the shade where you want to shade. Leave everything you odn't wnat shaded untouched by the shade.

>>52394866
>What's the move? Shade then drybrush?

Chances are if you go this route, your surface will look chalky. If you do it the other way around (drybrush with the later colour first, *then* wash with our saint's blood), then that will darken the drybrushed areas, too; might that be the effect you're looking to achieve?

>What other options do I have?

Well, there's also "pin washing":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3Z62PQALiw

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Working on some Enforcers for my Renegades, staged some tiny chain to make a flail, thoughts so far?

>>52394043
Okay, I've heard some stuff about this and from your write-up it seems good. Would you mind answering a few questions?

How fast does it work?
Does it smell worse than dettol?
Do the miniatures smell of it after cleaning like when they're stripped with dettol?
Does it fuck up your hands unless you wear gloves (the skin on my hands is fucked to all hell, huge cracks and peeling skin so I have to be careful when stripping things)?

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I painted the Sabertooth Tiger from the Conan boardgame by Monolith.

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>>52395249

>>52395268
>>52395249
I don't know the scale but it could really have used some fur painting techniques.

Still looks nice.

>>52395314
The fur on the sculpt was not very pronounced. I did look at pictures of tigers for reference, though.

>>52390694
>bread sandwich
That's a toast sandwich to you!

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What colour red for Magnus? Looking for a red similar to pic related. I don't like the red that Duncan does in his vid and the box art is a disgusting pink. Anyone got a painted Magnus to share for inspiration?

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I need a lighted display case to protect minis from cats.

Any recommendations from people who have bought similar?

>>52395788
Detolf from IKEA, it doesn't come lighted but it's a piece of piss to add lights to it. Fairly cheap and seems to be the standard for miniature display cabinets.

>>52395788

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/storage-furniture/cabinets-sideboards/detolf-glass-door-cabinet-black-brown-art-10119206/

One of us

>>52395788
How would a lighted one stop the cats? Wouldn't they just climb on because the lights are warm? Or do you mean a closed display case?

>>52395878
>>52395896
Nice, thanks!

>>52395909
I've been using standard shelves until now. I just figured if I buy one, may as well get a nice one.

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>>52395950

I know i'll get some shit for the contents

(mine and my buddies armies)

But they're pretty great

>>52396127
Nice.

Yeah, I'll be getting on or two then. They'll look pretty nice on the sides of my workbench.

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>>52393018
>want to paint some Graia Skitarii
>hear https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWdXrG4zt9g
>sudden urge to paint up blue Skitarii
I can't get into Bolt Thrower in the slightest, but D-Rok is my jam.

>>52395788
>>52395909
>How would a lighted one stop the cats?
You'd need motion detector activated laser pointers.

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>>52396337
>I can't get into Bolt Thrower in the slightest

If it weren't for the liner notes, I'd have never had any idea what the lyrics were.

I like more imperialistic sounding music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMELh7b1BSE

>>52395878
>>52395896
I really don't like this shit because it has huge space between shelves and not a lot of shelf space. Completely opposite to what you need to store armies.

I went with http://www.ikea.com/dk/da/catalog/products/S59195939/ instead and put a lot of glass shelves inside.

>>52395788
Don't be stupid and kill your cat. Get something off the floor that it can't get to. A floor cabinet is asking to be smashed.

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>>52396507

>A floor cabinet is asking to be smashed.

What the fuck are you talking about, unless that cat is a fucking lion it ain't gonna do shit.

>>52396127
>three detolfs
Gee, bill. No need to show off. Those framed artpieces are nice though.

>>52396560
Maybe he doesn't bolt all his cases to the wall like I have to do. Being from commiefornia is suffering.

>>52396560
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fu61z0q3yuc

A full speed cat will smash a cabinet if it ran into it.

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/storage-furniture/cabinets-sideboards/norn%C3%A4s-glass-door-wall-cabinet-pine-art-00282250/ This cabinet seems a good option to keep it pet safe

>>52396560
>He's never watched a cat sit wobbling on the edge of a cabinet/shelf/stack of shit, then spring off of it, knocking over what it jumped from and then skidding into a landing

Damn i hate the fuckers. Luckily my giant dogs arent an issue with modelling

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Alright lads its looking good. You ready for NAPOLEANIC SPACE AUSTRIANS?

Posting for ratio check and eye check

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>>52396833
Second angle

First ever conversion. Black Orc Big Boss. Any CC appreciated (also if you have tips on getting rid of the big skull, lemme know)

>>52396856
>>52396833
Yes.

>>52396833
>>52396856
Awesome.
Did you use male or female arms?

>>52396871
Fuck me, I knew I shouldn't have phoneposted

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>>52396871
My bad, fixed it

>>52396894
Female arms just to be safe, but ithink even Victoria's male arms would do just fine. Going to order more arms, shoulder pads, and other things come next week

>>52396959
I like it, though the shield feels a bit unfitting.

>>52397042
What about it do you think doesn't work? Maybe I can bash some extra armor bits on it.

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>>52396970
You get the first body plus 6 others, two which need minor cutting. However the head selection is STUNNING. Plus packs and accessories

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>>52397062
This entire sprue was like 4 bucks. Im quite happy with it as i haave to give jewshop zero shekels

>>52396970
Thanks, I've been meaning to do something similar with a different Perry kit.
This is really helpful.

Austrians really do have swag though.

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>>52395180

Glad to help, I'll try to be as complete as I can because especially with stripping I hate forum posts with people being hazy or making presumptions.

These are old Space Crusade Scouts that spent a night in the stuff, wish I had pictures of them previously. They were horrific, several layers of paint and enamel paints in parts. Fairy Power Spray was stripping the paint off the large flat surfaces, but the many recesses where still bad. I actually considered throwing them in the bin. Some unrelated pieces from 90s metal torso Blood Angels had a slight red tint afterwards but were smooth.

>How fast does it work?
Within minutes you will see the white viscous liquid has spots of colour in it where the paint has started dissolving, I'd say after two hours you could give them a scrub with a firm toothbrush and maybe put them back in if it hasn't shifted 100%.

I've never left plastics in for more than two or three days though, so I can't guarantee you can leave stuff in it for weeks like Dettol.

>Does it smell worse than dettol?
No but much like Dettol I wouldn't huff too much.

>Do the miniatures smell of it after cleaning like when they're stripped with dettol?

No it doesn't permeate clothes or miniatures like Dettol.

>Does it fuck up your hands unless you wear gloves (the skin on my hands is fucked to all hell, huge cracks and peeling skin so I have to be careful when stripping things)?

Yes, I'd certainly recommend wearing Marigolds then. I get by with latex gloves I bin every session.

>>52397249

And like I say, big plus over Dettol is how the stuff seems soluble, so you can mix it with soapy or plain tap water whilst scrubbing and it won't turn into an awful mess.

Ha...hahaha... hahahahaa

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>>52397473
HAHA

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>>52397494
YESSSSSSSS

>>52397249
Going to give it a go myself. Thanks for the advice mate.

Do you know if it mixes okay with Dettol? I have some half stripped minis from dettol and want to use this stuff to clear them off.

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Thoughts? Highlight is done by drybrush, I just hope it doesn't looks too messy...
The final result should looks like old wood. I think I posted their little brothers, the tree revenant some time ago...

>>52397542

I don't unfortunately, though I have also put half-stripped miniatures coming from Fairy Power Spray, acetone and isopropyl alcohol into it and never had any troubles.

>>52396959
Is this the base the mini comes with? It seems too big for the model. Otherwise looks okay.

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Some of my japs that I started on. These guys were great fun to put together. Can't wait to finish them.

>>52397601
Yeah, that's the proper base.

>>52397653
Oh fuck it I am retarded with the phone.

is there a good way to emulate a space marines chest that has been caved in? i got an idea for a base where the guy standing on it has beat a marine with a power maul

>>52397249
Thank you very much for the detailed response, I'll have to pop down to Wilko's to pick some up. Glad to hear it doesn't leave a smell, I hate the stench of dettol stripped minis.

>>52397653
Those look more Australian than Japanese.

>>52397794
>i got an idea for a base where the guy standing on it has beat a marine with a power maul

How about having the marine grip the power maul by the haft and hauling its puny wielder into the air while he empties his bolt pistol into the guy?

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>>52395744
Mine has the colours Duncan used. If you wanted you could probably go Khorne Red -> Carroburg Crimson wash -> Mephiston Red

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>>52397861
Well the knee mortar, lmg, and sword are japanese. Plus I have a chi ha to go with them.

>>52398033
Yo senpai, would you do me a huge favour and measure the guy top to bottom for me? like tips of toes to top of head and then wings please? I'd be super appreciative.

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>>52398088

He means they look more Australian because they were obviously photographed where women glow and men plunder.

>>52398088
It was a joke because the picture is upside down

>>52398157
>>52398184
My brain is fucked today haha

>>52397547
I'm afraid it does look a bit messy anon, maybe a wee bit too stark.

Have you looked at Duncan's wood video? It could be helpful.

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>>52398123
here you go.

>>52390167
The only thing I want to do with that dreadnought is have one running around the field punching things with its bolter fists, to hell with the spear

>>52395090
Bonus points if you make the wielding model headless.

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Working on some kingdom death now. How's this skintone?

>>52398545
You the guy that did the Dreamers? Anyway, skin looks great.

>>52398545

Looks excellent anon, what's your technique? I'm trying to improve my skin tones stuff. Especially since I may or may not have ordered the Visionary (Male) and Forsaker last night...

>>52398545
>>52398589
wtf is kingdom death? i have heard it thrown around a couple times here but thats it.

>>52398504
Jesus christ! thanks a ton mate!

I actually expected him to be taller without the wings. Still, total 25cm isn't anything to sneeze at.

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Assembling a Tribal warband for This is Not a Test.

>>52398545

My comprehension of how to achieve something like this is so far away from my skill level that you could tell me you shot paint out of your wizard dick at it and it's just as believable.

>>52398695

Kingdomdeath.com

It's a GIGANTIC fucking board game that plays like a mix between animal crossing, dark souls, and monster hunter. Of note to /wip/ people they have gorgeous fucking minis, some of the absolute best out there. You can go to the 1.5 kickstarter to see most of the (game) minis.

>>52398695
Kingdom Death is a line of Nightmare Horror miniatures (and associated humans) with an interesting setting to draw from.
It also has quite a few sexy pinups available (which are often inspired by the monsters and humans from the regular range).

The majority of its popularity and fame has come from the 2 highly successful kickstarters the company has run for their game Kingdom Death: Monster.

The downside is that the nature of their miniature production means that availability of many of their models is a bit of an issue.
Production runs are small and tend to sell out in a matter of hours.

>>52398695
GOOGLE FAGGOT

>>52398725
Without the wings he's a bit shorter than an Imperial Knight. Nothing to sneeze at.

>>52398850
being this much of a fag, you had to use all caps

>>52398855
but is he as powerful as a knight?

Hey folks, come check out our discord for all things warhammer, for when the thread is dead or you want a faster conversation!

https://discord.gg/Zeh7nhC

>>52398882
Only a single game against Knights with him so far, but 2 weeks ago I did stomp a full Baronial Court with the Rehati War Sect formation - Magnus, 3 flying ml 3 DPs and a summon battery of horrors with Herald.

>>52398504
What red is that on his skin it looks gangsta as fuck

How to Xana II colour scheme?

>>52398033
Thanks a lot mate looks a lot better than in the video actually, you are better than bloody Duncan!

>>52396476
Holy sheeeeet. Saw them live about 8 times. That's classic Bolt Thrower, but:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUqfASftDFs
or
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlaUY59ekGo
are probably more accessible

>>52391347
Yeah, a lot of the old reliable's get killed off in suitably retarded ways - Bragg and Corbec come to mind.

And It's been ages since Salvation's Reach came out, I'm hoping to get some sort of fucking closure here soon.

>>52399019
Screamer Pink base
soft Wazdakka Red drybrush
Carroburg Crimson wash
Wazdakka Red layer and some glazing for the muscles
Evil Sunz Scarlet and Pink Horror highlights

>>52398855
Gonna have a ton of fun painting him. I can't fucking wait. I wouldn't field him below 2K points though, both cause of power he brings and because he's too expensive.

>>52398882
Magnus is a model that scales exponentially with good support. Thanks to Siphon Magic and his ML5, you are essentially guaranteed 10+ extra WCs for his casting completely free provided your main force has the dice. My 2K force carries 19 and most of the time that's enough to wreck face in the psychic phase.

>>52398571
Nope, not that guy. What are Dreamers anyway?

>>52398589
The technique I'm using there is a mix of glazing and feathering. A tip I can give you for skins is: use a bit of red in the shadows. Red is the color of blood, the color of life. Other than that the most important is to place the shadows and lights correctly. Imagine the basic volumes of the figure (for example, that leg are two cylinders) and imagine they are being lit from above. Then paint the shadows that would naturally form.

>>52398695
Dungeon Crawler meets I Wanna Be The Guy + Asses Ahoy

>>52398748
It's actually just as I said above about the lights and shadows, some technique experience and some color theory.

>>52399257
Dude isn't half bad in melee either. You can easily chew through MEQ or TEQ units and with a bit of luck get a few spawns out of it.

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Took the advice from a few guys on here and covered the barrel heat glow. Looks much nicer now.

Still shitloads to do though.

>>52399348

Yea light placement is currently my big hiccup in getting better, guess it's time to crack open some articles on light theory. Thank you for the tips! I've been using a purple+skintone for my shadows that I picked up from a tutorial recently. It can work out some times and certainly makes for a striking look.

I think the dreamers they're talking about might be the saviors that I think came out around the first KS?

>>52399364
I feel his usefulness as a nigh-untouchable magic discoball outclasses his melee capabilities, much like the Daemon Prince to a much smaller scale but yes, he can definitely throw down and slap your shit.

Goddamnit I wish Ahriman got better with this update. Yeah he can take a disc now and can cast the same witchfire 3 times per turn... but 260 with a disc and still no familiar? Negro please.

>>52391533
Did you paint these? You should try few of the Space Crusade ones... Similar in design but more poorly executed. Their commander had a weirdly shaped head (that said, the Chaos Marines from the same game still old up pretty well...).

>>52393018
You know that GW had their own music label for a while, right? They had.... D-Rok, Bolt-Thrower and, maybe a band called Wraith (iirc) were on it.

>>52393764
I once had to operate on an RT Land Raider... got it cheap on e-bay... because whoever put it together couldn't read instructions and used paint that pooled in certain areas and failed to stick to others.

10 years later it's still in my 'to do' pile :P

Anyone have any good tips on painting the lights on a bike/rhino?

I've checked warhammer tv, and googled around a bit but I can't find anything I like. Either they go way overboard with OSL which makes half the vehicle look like it is in the dark, and the rest like it isn't, or the lights are purely flat.

>>52398088
Are they for Bolt-Action?

If so, does it still work on reinforced platoons? Always fancied a Soviet force with too many T-26 in it... but that would probably take some bodging to manage...

>>52399109
I just want to know how exactly Mabbon is going to fuck them over. He's obviously a triple agent for the Blood Pact.

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>>52399679
Takes a bit of precision, but: shadows and bright areas.
>dark yellow
>nuln wash
>reapply dark yellow, leaving wash
>brighter yellow
>white

I got bored halfway through but that looks good enough if you don't want to go for a lazy OSL with the airbrush.

>>52399816
Cool, thank you that helps a lot.

I am painting imperial fists, so I might need to go with blue or green instead of yellow?

>>52399922
Blue would go nicely with yellow.

>>52399922
>I might need to go with blue or green instead of yellow?
Pretty much.

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>>52399552
>You know that GW had their own music label for a while, right?

Yes. There was Wraith, and also Sabbat ("Blood For The Blood God" came on a flexi-disk in White Dwarf magazine! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8mEOiI4pjs), and another band called "Crash & Burn". I'm not sure how much Earache records was tethered to them, as that's the label Bolt Thrower appeared on.

>>52399611
>I once had to operate on an RT Land Raider.

My RT Land Raider took to the field for the first time in over a decade last weekend. We squeaked out a Pyrrhic victory with an array of tanks (with some help from Dark Panzees and Tau) versus two Knights and a Stormlord Super-Heavy Tank.

I'm not terribly proud of the 25-year-old paint job (and it doesn't have an assault ramp!), but I am reticent to strip it for nostalgia reasons.

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Painted my first Norman for fun, never really done historicals before. Was brave enough to paint his eyeballs instead of just washing it to fuck.

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>>52399387
Barrel heat glow is a beautiful effect. I started putting it on most of my stuff, and now I have a dozen people at the gamestore all begging me to apply the effect to their stuffs. I'm not even that good at it, but having more models to practice glow effects on isn't a bad idea.

I recently discovered that OSL doesn't work out that well on metalic models, hence my tartaros sergeant that looks fucked even though the technique was applied flawlessly. I'm pretty much now limiting glow effects only to the area that should be glowing with my dudes, since anything more looks like shit on the silver armour.

>>52400222
Trips, eh?

Mine's going to look a bit mangy... I had to hack it apart because a previous owner had managed to put it together upside down....

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>>52400259
On the other hand, I've been trying to get better with lowlights on these dudes. I like the feel of icy-blue lowlights on the steel.

>>52398735
looking pretty sweet. Any closeups?

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Help me /wip/. I need motivation because otherwise I won't be able too burn through this mess. I didn't intend the pile to get as big as it did. It just sort of happened.

So far, most of one of the SC boxes is together except for extra bits on the raider, one rider on a Reaver because I want a more consistent squad, and 2 special weapons on the warriors because I want to try and magnetize them.

>>52399387
Tell me more about that base, anon.

>>52400665

Forget you have all that shit, hide it in a cabinet or something. Take out one vehicle/squad at a time, and get them painted. Then retrieve the next one. Rinse repeat til it's all done.

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Finished my Raptor champion from last thread.

>>52390365
Not the guy you're responding to, but I need some good sammiches in my life. FT Drum, NY.

>>52400665
>>52400724
this is exactly what i started doing with my DA, i had about 5k of unpainted models that i needed to paint.

looking at it all at once just discourages you, its better to slowly do it over time.

It also helped me to paint towards a goal, like having 1500 points ready for a game in a couple weeks ect....


>>52400749
very inteneresting anon. up close it looses its value since you can see all the diferent colors you put down, but when i look at it in a smaller resolution it looks fantastic

I dont want to call it tabletop, because its better than that but its only really good at a bit of a distance, kind of how low poly models in games look fantastic from a distance but fail up close.

still very interesting.

>>52400749
Maybe a wash to bring all those colours together?

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>>52400722
What would you like to know anon? Its a mars themed base. Used the GW texture paint and Red Ocre weathering powder to simulate the dried dusty ground.

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>>52400800
Same style on my stormraven

>>52400800
Is it a pre-made piece, or did you glue some spare parts together? If it's the latter, what parts did you use?

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>>52400800
>>52400834
And on my troops

>>52400837
Nah they're all random bits found in my bits box. The pipe and wall are from the gw buildings kit, the fans and floor plate are from a fire raptor and the random debris is from Perturabos scenic base.

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>>52399387
assuming your the anon that posts the imperial fists that are just washes, you need to work on your color composition

I appreciate what you are doing, and you bases are fantastic and well done, but your actual model needs some work

if you are playing imperial fists your yellow needs to be either pale yellow or orangish yellow, your current yellow is like this brownish yellow that makes the model look a bit flat.

As for this model, im not sure if you are done with the black bits, but they look super weird compared to the rest of the model

not saying any of this to be a dick, i just think you have a lot of potential from what ive seen you post and you are not using it by trying to batch paint quickly.

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>>52400914
I appreciate what you're saying anon but I genuinely prefer the mustard yellow from the washes as opposed to the other yellows i've used in the past. Im purposely not doing edge highlights or using too many layers as I want to portray a sense of realism (well as much as can be done on tiny models).

The black bits are far from done. They've only been primed up to now.

Again its not so much a speed thing anymore as I like the effect im being left with.

What's your preferred brand of primer?

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>>52400914
>you have to paint your models how I say you do...
>not trying to be a dick

Pick one and only one

>>52400724
>>52400787

Yea, maybe I'll try that. I'm just worried that it'll end up as an out sight out of mind thing and I'll lose motivation. A goal is good, too I guess.

>>52401000
its called constructive criticism you retard. If you don't want people to judge your shit dont post here.

>>52401006

Having a goal is good (paint 2 squads a month or whatever) but you have to temper it so you don't get burned out by looking at a huge pile of minis.

>>52400749
Really interesting style. It's like I'm looking a a drawing instead of a model. I think the verdigris is a shade too dark.

>>52401030
Im the anon who was having his shit criticised retard. But you cant tell someone they're yellow is the wrong kind of yellow...

>>52401064
Im not the anon*

>>52401064
except if it is the wrong kind of yellow

his colors do not look good on eachother and are flat. the yellow is not appealing at all and is not the type of yellow used for imperial fists

if he is gonna use the bases he is using, then he is going to have to use a more vibrant yellow, because right now the model is just being drowned out by the base.

the type of people who post on tg look for the opinions of others, so ya, i can say his yellow is ugly, because it looks like honey mustard

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>>52400985
>What's your preferred brand of primer?

Rustoleum.

>>52400749
...just use an actual metallic gold?

>>52401129
Cool opinion bro. Here I was thinking that people could paint things how they wanted as opposed to what you think. I'm about to start my nightlords, please can you provide a list of blues I can and cannot use incase it makes you mad?

>>52401129
>not the type of yellow used for imperial fists
A: The Imperial fists have been portrayed with every type of yellow. If you go by the Horus Heresy black books they should even be metallic.
B: It's possible that the colour was bleached or muted by exposure to the Martian elements.

>>52401147
Why do you keep posting this?

>>52401147
How many coats of yellow did that base take?

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>>52401031

Yea. That seems reasonable. I'm still not sure HOW I want to paint them, yet. Pic related is a test I did using gesso for the first time, though they only had white, so I mixed it with black to get they gray on that base.

It's hard to tell, but the armor is Reaper forest green. I was thinking like a Cult of Strife type of color scheme, with a really dark green base since they remind me of my old wood elves a bit.

However, I have no idea how to the base, I'm fairly shit at them to be honest. Even using texture paint, it came up flat. I think it was astrogranite.

>>52401147
My can says paint and primer. Is that bad? Identical to yours in other respect

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>>52401041
Well I paint that way + my camera is terrible = that effect
Here is one od my other a little lighter shade model with better highlights to compare

>>52401191
ya dont paint them boring and blan and then expect people to praise it.

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>>52400665
You know what to do Eldar fag.

>>52401386
When was he expecting people to praise it? He was showing the bases to >>52400722

Try reading the thread before blindy jumping in and making yourself look like a dickhead.

>>52400849
That lens color is a weird choice. Why not darker or a better lens effect?

>>52401417
not only did he post his whole army without anyone asking for it but he has been posting this shit for over a week now and this is like the 4th time im seeing it

actually fuck off samefag, this is why tg needs id's

>>52401420
I tried a few colours including the traditional blue and this was my preferred result. I like to think it looks more sinister in the dark.

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Just finished up this Pathfinder. They're forward scouts so wanted to give them a camo version of the army scheme. I'm unsure if it's good enough though. On one hand, I love the idea of camo, on the other... I might have fucked it up. Perhaps not enough black streaks? Grey highlights too thick?

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>>52401413
>tfw when I'm probably going to to buy a Gangs of Comm box next week because it's discounted, which means I'll actually have Hellions

>>52401467
i think what is throwing it off is the grey sreaks in the camo, also i would cover both sides of the green streaks with black and get rid of the grey.

>>52401445
>Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Stay mad bro, why dont you try posting your own shit instead of throwing shitfits and screaming samefag when multiple people call you out for being a retard?