WIP - Work In Progress General

Mageknight and heroclix conversion anon here. Should I paint before rebasing them or after? does it not matter?

>>52828437
Photos? Also, are you rebasing them to no longer be used as Heroclix?

A few touch ups, some ink in the crevices and here's what it looks like. Can do a step by step if anyone is interested.

>>52828437
also, best supply of cheap bases? I keep seeing hdf bases for very good prices, but are they any good to work with?

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>>52828499
And I forgot the pic

>>52828470
Yes, Im rebasing them to use as minis for rpg. Photos will probably come in the next week or so, after finals are done. but I have 150 of them so, so i'll probably sort them by priority first.

>>52828513
>>52828529
MDF looks like a good, cheap en masse way of doing it. I ordered a bunch to see how they hold up, but they look good from what I can see
http://www.back2base-ix.com/bases.html

>>52828555
will they cooperate if I decide I wanna add detail or flock them later on?

>>52828619
No idea, I'm ordering some now. I'll let you know how they work once they get here.

Why are there no turquoise space marines in 40k?

>>52828802
alpha legion are blue/green

>>52828802
Emperor's Spears are a vaguely nautical themed marine chapter iirc.
Their logo is a trident. And they're turquoise.

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Got a bit done on WK for my Tzeentch corrupted Eldar tonight. Still pretty rough and incomplete.

>>52828896
are you gonna stick feathers coming out of all the seems and joints? please stick feathers in all the seems and joints

>>52829011
That and some better iconography is definitely in the works. Just needed to get the various moving bits on to see where I couldn't stick things.

>>52828499
>>52828518
yes please

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>>52828409
I'm going to be rebasing a lot of unpainted minis soon and I was looking to get something with a bit of weight to it. I see that some people use washers but I'm a bit spoiled with the 40k bases and that little lip at the top.

Would it be feasible to combine them? As in sticking a metal washer underneathe a 40k base? Or should I use something different to give it some weight?

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Posted this last thread but didn't get any responses, how's it coming along? I have all the paints left to paint on the way.

This is my first mini in 4+ years, so be gentle please.

>>52829164
>As in sticking a metal washer underneathe a 40k base?
provided you have a washer that fits there, sure

people use pennies and shit as well

>>52829191

what color is the skin going to be? That kind of ghoulish light grey/green?

If so there really isn't enough contrast. I can see the skin working out really cool if it more dramatic highlights and the armor was a bit more extremely highlighted as well.

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Can I get an opinion on babbys first conversion? I needed a melta gun guy but had no melta guns. I took the end off a multi melta and the little hose bits and put them on a grenade launcher, would this get a pass from you guys on the table?

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>>52829216
Huh, coins. Why didn't I think of that? Certainly a lot cheaper too

>>52829246

yea it ain't bad. Gun's a bit big, but you could just call him "The Compensator" or something. I'd let it pass.

>>52829229
Yes, that is the skin color.

So highlight it a lot more is what you're saying? I'll look for some tutorials on contrast. Thanks!

>>52828896
he's got some serious moves

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>Guaranteed replies

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>>52829164
>Would it be feasible to combine them? As in sticking a metal washer underneathe a 40k base? Or should I use something different to give it some weight?

Unless yer talkin' about an actual slottabase with a tab and everything, the sky is pretty much the limit. I used nickels (perfect fit for the old 25mm Citadel bases), but then later switched to washers and magnets on other models.

>>52829704
Ooh, I like the space underneathe. Where'd you get those? Are these it?

https://www.amazon.com/Value-Pack-20-Miniature-TableTop/dp/B01FLL6L28/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1492830741&sr=1-1&keywords=warhammer+40k+bases

>>52829704
I got a 1 inch punch used for scrapbooking and punched a bunch of magnets that glue to the bases so that I can carry an army securely to the site of battle in an old steel toolbox.

>>52829246
I'd give a pass but you'd probably do better with a flamer bit. Take out the metal part on the end, put in the melta part.

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Looking for advice on my WIP chaos lord. His schtick is going to be that his name is"Heretestical", a devotee of slaanesh.

His catchphrase is going to be "SUCKLE MY HERETESTICALS!". I plan on shouting this warcry at my opponents to throw them off.

What should I go for, colorscheme wise? Should I paint his armor to look like a hairy ballsack?

>>52830524
Jesus christ what?

Anyone here ever get Gamezone stuff?
Blood Knights count as in particular?

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>>52830584
Maybe when he causes a wound I should also just plainly shout "SUCKLE ME". Pyschological warfare is a real thing, and nothing fucks with somebody like a 36 year old unemployed man demanding that they suckle him.

This is how i'm going to fucking win games kiddo. I have the right attitude, now I need a paintscheme to match it.

>>52830620
Paint them with your own blood and glue your real hair to them like that tyranid guy.

Hey guys,
Complete and utter beginner here, I am going to start painting a dark angels army, do you guys recommend using the citadel sprays or the army painter sprays?

Someone show me some cool pink horrors, converted or not. I wanna see what I can tease out of these goofy looking plastics

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>>52830987

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I'm shit and painting, not good quality photo or anything, all that good stuff. However, I decided to attempt a Rubric. How's it look?

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>>52831361
Back side. Looking at it now I realize the pack is slightly tilted. Time to fucking hang myself.

>>52831375
It's not tilted, he's shifting. He's in motion

>>52831380
I guess that works too. Thanks for making me not hate myself as much.

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Some late night WIP on my Malifaux Brutal Emissary. He'll be joining my Sonnia crew where the theme is heavy blue-flame OSL.

The crease in his robe on the front is driving me insane, I didn't think it would bother me but I'm probably gonna greenstuff it and repaint the area.

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>>52828409

Hey fellas, I posted last night about fluffing a Knight Titan army dedicated to Tzeentch. Not usually the kind of thing we discuss here, but there was one anon who posted some ideas I like:
>hereteks fucking aroun
>they cross Tzeentch
>Tzeentch takes the Knights as payment

So I'm thinking of going more tongue in cheek, and have each of them possessed by a different daemon of Tzeentch. Maybe a Lord of Change in the Warlord (a Lancer who's going to be all feathery and bird like), and have constant bickering while they do their master's missions.

I could also use modeling ideas. I was thinking one to look like he was possessed by a Horror, so lots of twisting flesh and color changing, one like a Screamer with eyeballs and little fins all over the place, one with a bunch of gaping mouths all over the place, and I need an idea for one more.

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I've been working on a Chaos Militia force. I'm using parts of Fantasy Marauders, Catachans, and a host of pieces from my Cadian bitz box. I want them to look like they're men from a tribal Chaos planet that have been equipped by the Black Legion using scavenged, captured, or purchased arms in order to serve as their mortal army. This particular guy is all Catachan parts except for the helmet.

Thoughts?

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This is a guy using more Marauder parts.

also, wow fuck phone cameras. why the random rotating and the outrageous size? For future reference, how do I reduce image size?

>>52831549
Make sure to file away or visibly fuck up the aquilas.

>>52828896
>Tzeentch corrupted Eldar
sorry if I sound harsh, but is there any story were they actually appeared?

either way, your kit-bash looks awesome so far

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>>52830524
maybe give him this

>>52830766
someone really did that?

>>52831361
>>52831375
not bad

>>52831759
chaos eldar are canon, why not tzeentch eldar?

How do you paint your bases /wip/? Please post pics.

T MINUS 6 HOURS UNTIL PLASTIC SISTERS

++++THE EMPEROR PROTECTS++++

>>52831361
>Shit at painting
Have you not seen what others have posted? It's more than acceptable, Anon.

Maybe take it a step further by highlight everything or adding a bit of depth to the base? Other than that it's perfectly acceptable.

Is there any way to take good model photos with a smartphone camera? all I have to work with is an old iphone 4s and I'm definitely no photographer...

>>52831892
Put your model in a lightbox and hold that bitch as steady as you possibly can. A proper lightbox will do wonders

Painting 30k DG with a black primer is suffer, so many thin coats. Thank fuck for Rakarth flesh.

>>52831877
Ah, I guess you have a fair point there. I'm probably going to try adding depth to these bases soon, though in terms of highlighting I'm a little scared of my skill so I'll probably put that off till I get better.

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>>52831892
Two hobby lamps and a shitty light box I made out of a box with sides cut out and pieces of printer paper covering those holes. The background is just a black sheet of construction paper.

Taken with an LG G4 (which obviously helps a lot)

Does anyone have a comparison picture of the new Blood Bowl humans and the Tempestus Scions from 40k?

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>>52829246
Finished product alongside a standard melta guy. I think it looks quite good, any opinions. Sorry for the average photo.

I'm in need of some wisdom

Making a Killteam, decided to use Catachan with Genestealer Cult rules.

Any tips on how I can model "Catachan"stand in for Genestealer and Acolyte Hybrids?

>>52832144
Not cheap, but

>Buy catachans
>Buy acolytes
>Kitbash

>>52832023
The painting is really good but the project is a no from me Ted

>>52828896
Neat.jpg

>>52829769
Those are 32 MM bases, but yeah same design.

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Help me /tg/-Wan Kenobi, you're my only hope!

I'll soon start working on creating a unit of Chaos Ogres of Nurgle and could use some input on what apperance they should take.
I'm currently toying with the idea of converted my ogres to look like diseased cataphracts as I think that the tactical usage of Ogres on the battlefield would have a lot in common with the historical usage of cataphracts in the field. I also just absolutely adore the look of that kind of ludicrously armoured cavalry and think that it would look neat on a unit of giant gluttons armed with oversized greatweapona.
What do you guys think about this theme?
If you have any other theme-suggestions or tips please let me know as I have nothing set in stone yet.
The fluff behind my Ogre unit will be that they were an invading Ogre tribe that got beaten and absorbed by my Chaos army so I'm not worried about having them fit perfectly to my established theme of a Mercenary Company that've fallen to Chaos.

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>>52832023
I'd cut down the outer barrel on the grenade launcher to the metal ring at least.

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>>52832548
You could do something like this but have guts actively hang out.

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>>52831759
Not specifically Tzeentch aligned Eldar. And don't worry, you're not being harsh. But writing my own fluff is one of those secret guilty pleasures I have with this game. So many other oddities seem to occur in canon, why not add a few more?

The force is heavily psyker based (attached WIP shot of them). When that raid on the crone world went south, the Tzeentch demons that captured them realized their value and gave them a choice - work for their god, or get fed to Slaanesh.

>>52832588
Those fuckers look absolutely amazeballs!

>>52832605
Thanks anon! Just a few more passes on them, including faces and detailing and they should be ready for a coat of matte varnish.

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>>52828518

Is that...
Is that just painted on to an actual base? If so, it explains why it looks so extremely flat. My tip to you, get some green-stuff rolling pins, they work wonders and will give you a base that actually looks like cobblestone.

>>52832677
He explained it last thread.
It's tile grout spackled onto the base then scraped away in the recesses.

>>52832677
>Green stuff world
I'm afraid to go there, I feel like I won't leave without dumping several hundreds on stuff that might be useful.

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so im building some terrain for my dnd group

since thefiguresare kind of cartoonisch, I made the towerdesign oversized and a little on the chubby side. also for playing purose of course.

>>52830524
fuck off retarded cunt

>>52832770
Granite textured spray?

>>52832885
yes as a basecoat
gonna do drybrush by hand later

>>52832909
Might wanna smask the planks a little more next time, or is it just excess texture that falling off the "stone"?

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Finished my plague marine praetor, but I lost the calth contemptor I was going to convert next :(

>>52832951
Na you re right. I was kinda sloppy.
but i am gonna paint over them anyway, its just base spray too.

still hope the texture isnt showing too much through...

>>52832885
>>52832909

Hope you wore a mask, that thing is more cancer than usual spray paint.

>>52832974
Holy fuck, that meat-cloak is amazing, good job anon

>>52832974
looks really sweet, thumbs up.

>>52832982
You can always drybrush it tan and say it's dirt.

>>52833051
>>52833011

Thanks! Can't take credit on the cloak, for whatever reason this guy decided to mircowave PVA glue one day.

http://fantasygames.com.pl/nurgle-daemonic-skin/

>>52833128
Holy shit, I totally forgot that, time to buy some PVA and Nurgle up my rhinos.

>>52832974
I personally stand by that the cloak looks weird, and that the guts shouldn't just be plastered on like that. some of the meat and those claws seem glossy, but that may have been your intention so idk.

but good job, all in all.

>>52832974
That's amazing. Where'd that wicked arm come from?

>>52831852
Source?

>>52832565
Should of used the flamer anon...

>>52833277
If I was that anon I might have...

>>52833259
putrid blightkings

>>52832974
Great work!

>>52831583
pls clip your nails friend

Is there a guide somewhere for making a ghillie suit or something similar for an infantry model?

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>>52833483
Gauze, pull apart till preferred looseness, soak in thinned pva glue, drape over model.

Other guy's pictures.

>>52833470
I knew somebody was going to say that lol.

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Test model for steel legion kill team.
Gonna use escher as new recruits

>>52833898
Yellow and red on a world of orange jam?

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One day I will paint the guys I build.

>>52833943
>World of orange jam
One can dream!

>>52833997
Looks nice so far, where the shotguns from?

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>>52833943
That anon actually did a great job making it look like heavy metal polluted soil/mud

Armageddon is very likely to be that polluted looking.

>>52833898
I would recommend going slightly darker or at least more beige/less yellow on the guardsman's jacket anon

the yellow makes it look strange

>>52834107
Just from the Neophyte kit

>>52831423
your lighting is somewhat overpowered my friend

>>52833943
Orange paint is still wet, it's over some cheapo textured paint I found . The yellow and red are a little more toned down IRL, but the bright yellow highlights on the lyanden darksun do look out of place.
I'll try get some bone highlights on the next guy

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>>52829769
>Ooh, I like the space underneathe. Where'd you get those?

You mentioned bases with lips on them. You a Warmachine guy?

Even before the Dark Age of Technology, Citadel made bases with a hollow underneath. As far back as the late 1980's, they came together in sprues of four for use with the RTB-01 beekees. Metal models with tabs between their feet were meant to fit on modified bases that had a slot built into the middle of them (hence "slottabase"). Early ones were square or hexagonal, but once Citadel really took off as the Purveyor of Fine Sci-fi Miniatures, they switched almost exclusively to round 25mm ones.

>Are these it?
>https://www.amazon.com/Value-Pack-20-Miniature-TableTop/dp/B01FLL6L28/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1492830741&sr=1-1&keywords=warhammer+40k+bases

No, those are 32mm bases. I painted the Honour Guard in >>52829704 over 15 years ago, when most infantry models still used 25mm bases across the board, and 32mm bases in 40K were unheard of.

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>tfw left-handed
>tfw every single model is designed to be painted by a righty
>tfw all the pots are designed for righties
>tfw every paint brush is designed specifically for right-handedness

What the FUCK do I do?

>start sculpting something
>need proper tools to finish it up so I toss it in the freezer
>store that carries em won't open till monday

worry

>>52835117
Paint in front of a mirror and look at the reflection instead of your hands.

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>>52835117

>>52835117
>he didn't buy the left handed brushes

Your own fault, freak.

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>>52835117
>tfw every paint brush is designed specifically for right-handedness

That's preposterous, anon!

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

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This is taking ages. But I'm just about happy with the skin now, will do the gory bits and boils next. The carapace will be black with white and yellow markings i think, but I've no idea what colour to do the wings.

>>52835296
Disgusting, that looks awesomely gruesome.
Very nice work Anon, Nurgle would be proud.

>>52835117
Practice instead of trying to be funny.

what kind of glue can work to glue some weight to the bottom of my bases, i really dont want to mess up my first wargaming army

>>52835386
superglue will glue just about anything to anything else, so it usually gets the job done just fine.

>>52835394
i have these infiltrators that i also want to have their bases weighted but the underside of their bases has these holes sticking out that looks like it may stop me from being able to properly add some weight, is there something specific to do in this situation

Got banned from Facebook for telling a SJW to STFU about "sexy armour" because if they wanted realism all the female soldiers would be dead.

Any place worth a damn with a painting community or did they all move to facebook like I suspect?

>>52835421
not really sure, but using smaller pieces might work, or you can try to remove the bits sticking out carefully, so that a larger weight will fit.

>>52835421
you can also fill it with a heavier putty like milliput.

>>52835453
Nowhere that'd want someone unable to turn their 4chan mode off.

>>52832998
dindt but thx for the warning, gonna go outside for the next batch

>>52832974
Looks great. My only critique is for someone who looks so moist, he sure lacks a trail of any kind of dripping/oozing fluids.

>>52835509
I wouldn't consider it "4chan mode" to tell two guys bitching about realism that if they want realism so bad it ends in a pile of corpses.

>>52832585
that's disgusting as fuck

>>52831361
It's okay, but the eyes makes it look literally retarded. I don't know if it's the lighting/quality or not, but it gives off that "retard" look.
Other than that it's very solid for someone that is shit at painting.

>>52831361
>>52835659
Oh and another thing, I think your spray primer is bad (or you applied it badly), because I can see those kind of "grains" or that bad surface you can get when spraying badly you know.

>>52832749
Go there. I bought more greenstuff/"brownstuff" than I'll be able to use in one-two years, and a pinning set + some brass rods, for like 60 usd or so translated to dollaroos. Got it shipped to sweden in less than a week.

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Posted this in the 40kg thread in response to a picture of the new bigger marines (about finally feeling that it was a good idea to bulk up my marines), and realized I haven't posted any progress on them in here lately. Here's how they're coming along.

>>52835712
I did... my wishlist has over 20 items but I'm behind on rent AND DG is coming soon...

>>52835776
I feel you my dude. I too will likely buy at least one kit of the new DG release even though I promised myself to build at least 20 of my 60 unassembled marines before buying anything else
though I have way more money than I have free time instead

just finished gluing some washers to the bottom of the bases of my electro priests and boy does this feel so much more satisfying to move, now i just need to add some weight to the rest of my army

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>>52828896
that pose is jojo as fuck

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>>52835754
Also working on a champion for the squad. Sorry for poor picture quality as usual, I'm always drunk when posting shit.

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Started on my Second Herald. This is all pre-greenstuffing. I quite like how the pieces flow together.

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sprayed these fucks yesterday, hopefully Ill get the time to paint them next week.

>>52836078
I'm surprised at how well the plaguebearer legs go with the blight king torsos, looks good.

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>>52835117
Oh shit, are all those for right handed people?
It seems I've been using my tools wrong then.

>>52835564

You mean along the base behind him? Hadn't thought of that.

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anybody got tips on painting this base? im not quite sure how to handle the lava effect with it being as flowing and bubbly as this is

>>52836185
they require a bit of cutting and filing, to make sure the armored parts go away, but yeah, they go together like two peas in a pod!

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>>52836225
mostly dark with bright cracks

>>52836212
I think he means in general, off the guts. For the arm, I'd use hairs or strings of glue to make it look slimy.

>>52836318
So i guess ill base it yellow work up from orange to red to black?

Anyone got any ideas on how to do forest basing? GW staff recommended I try their burnt grass, but I'm sort of doubting that it would look right. Kinda want to get a more green but still natural looking sort of grass?

>>52836531
What kind of forest?

>>52836531
Any sort of grass before priming/painting could work, then painting it, if you're going for a grassy look. I'd recommend having it laying down rather than sticking out if you go for that though.

>>52836531
What forest, what season, what state?

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>>52836586
>>52836672
Don't really have much in the way of reference i'm afraid. I was picturing something along the lines of lord of the rings, or a generic fantasy kind of magical forest that elves would chill in.

Alternatively, here's something i found from 20 seconds of google searching.

>>52836606
Haven't heard of a technique like that, sounds iffy but could work i suppose.

>>52836531
>tfw taking your californian native american gf to a swedish "fairy tale" forest for the first time in her life
Go for moss covered rock. GW used to sell some sort of moss-like basing materials back in the day, they probably still do.

>>52836701
http://fromthewarp.blogspot.de/2012/06/making-wood-themed-bases-is-easy-to-do.html

>>52836701
Well I personally always paint any grass or other basing materials I use, looks too fake when used unpainted.

>>52836701
Well that there's a mid season pine forest in decent health.

Way different to say a damp rainforest, a wintery oak forest, the rotting remains for a forest, burned stumps ect.

>>52836745
Did see that tutorial while doing some prior research, doesn't look quiiiiiiite right though. Maybe using some reddy brown leaves instead of the yellow ones?

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2 x 5 Death Guard Marines I just finished (aside from bases ofc).

I have a lot of shit to paint and not much time, so I aimed for decent TT with room to improve when I finish the rest and have more time.

Thoughts, /wip/?

>>52836531
Open red bush teabags, glue them to the base and you have a good forest floor base.

>>52836828
The leaves that he is using are basically just brichtree seeds.
If you put them in a container with a bit of water and paint you can dye them in all the colors of the rainbow.
You can also look into railway model products.
They have premixed ground scatters for all kind of things.

>>52836888
They look half finished, it's a shame because the half you have done looks nice, the half done trims are figuratively killing me.

>>52836888
The parts done are solid.
But lotta brasswork to be done later.

>>52836888
Yeah, gotta agree with the others, the untouched legs and backpacks look like they are just not finished.
Otherwise the scheme looks good. Solid colorchoices and I like how the skin came out.

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>>52836888
Forgot to size down and adjust brightness

>>52836959
Why'd you leave out half the armour trim?

>>52836888
>2x5 rather than 2x7
Why?
Also yeah, these don't look finished, at least do all of the armour trim.

>>52836926
>>52836929
>>52836952
Thanks Anons! Definitely will revisit them someday, after I finish the rest laying around.

>>52837030
As mentioned in >>52836888 I don't have too much time and a lot of shit to paint - will come back to them later. For now the aim was TT.

>>52835296
Looks neat. Where's the head from?
Also, if you have some would you care to give us his fluff?

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Almost finished with these guys, what do you think, /wip/?

>>52837402
I like them. Very oldschool look.
Though a little bit too "dirty"

>>52837402
They look good. Especially the flyheaded one on the right.

>>52837402
Paint is decently applied, models are well built (but undrilled)
Not a fan of the scheme.
Feels like it's just a green marines with details added as an afterthought.

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>>52837429
I got a little excited to try out my Typhus Corrosion, Ryza Rust, and Nurgle's Rot.

Will probably tone it down a bit as I move forward. This guy is next on the list.

Humidity killed my primer, but I spray a basecoat of Ushabti Bone either way, so hopefully it evens out that orange peel.

>>52837402
looks a bit messy, and not in the good kind of nurgle way

>>52837402
Where's that bug head from?

>>52837402
You need to give the models visual focus.
Work on the composition, you know.

>>52837578
Plague drone riders IIRC.

>>52837578
>>52837656
It's from the ordinary plaguebearer set.

>>52837578
It's from the Plaguebearers sprue.

You end up with about 16 heads for 10 plaguebearers, so great for conversions.

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>>52837656
>>52837817
>>52837823
These guys?

Does it come in the Start Collecting: Demons of Nurgle?

>>52836366
If your thinking of drybrushing its not easy

>>52837312
Thanks. The bottom jaw is from a warhammer giant but the rest is green stuff. Haven't come up with any fluff yet, need to do it for all my nurgle guys really.

>>52838025
Yes if the Start Collecting set has a full sprue (10 PB).

>>52838025
Yes and yes.

>>52838087
Ah I see. Neat work. I wouldn't mind if you posted the fluff when you come up with it in the appropriate general.

>>52838088
>>52838092
Thanks fellas. I've planning on getting that anyway, once/if I get better at painting and run out of figs.

>>52838147
Never buy individual Daemons of Nurgle boxes, you get everything that's currently available in the Start Collecting box for about half the price.

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>>52828839
And ADB has taken a liking to them recently, so prepare yourself for super snowflakes soon.
On that note, allow me to recommend this book, that manages to fluff an unknown chapter nicely, without having them being super snowflakes while still retaining identify.

>>52831583
By using the crop feature that is on your phone, just like everyone else.
Alternatively, tweaks parameters to take smaller pictures.

>>52838321
Will do. Thanks anon.

>>52838321
More importantly, the plague drones kit is expensive as shit by itself, around 70% of the SC set, and drones are both one of the best Nurgle daemon units and the better choice for Daemon summoning as well. So even if you're not gonna use them yourself you'll easily be able to sell them off and get your plaguebearers for almost free. Though nurglings are sadly shit, so some of the value is wasted. Still, I'd say that the SC Nurgle Daemons is one of (if not The) best value of all SC boxes.

>>52838406
The only thing I might do is buy 2 Start Collectings and then an additional box of Plaguebearers, but that's just because in Age of Sigmar there's a formation with 30 plaguebearers that makes them WAYYY more useful.

>>52838513
That'd be handy if I ever played. I just enjoy building.

>>52838508
I wouldn't say that the nurglings are useless. They make for great scene-dressing and are too adorable to not use. Your nurgle champions need atleast one pet nurgling each.
For instance I have a nurgling balancing on my BSB's halberd to symbolize the Chaos gift Poisonous Slime.

>>52838508
>>52838639
Nurglings aren't bad at holding objectives, either.

I'm vastly more interested in fluff and presentation than WAAC, though, so I'd field them either way. Their new sculpt is just too great.

>>52838669
>Their new sculpt is just too great.
their old sculpts is what made me want to get into nurgle at all.
They had way more personality than the new ones imo.

Still have loads of metal nurglings (oddly enough the only nurgle minis aside from pestigors i own).

>>52839204
The old ones are much more daemonic and not as mischevious-looking like the new models. In my mind nurglings are the naughty kids of dear papa Nurgle. This is why I aswell love the new ones.

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I'm during my baby steps in the hobby, painted my first 20~ zombies from BP using 5 base colors of some no name-acrylics.

I made my first investment and bought 20 vallejos from it's game color line + nuln oil sp I figured out it's a good point to ask for guidance..

Nr 1 is the first shading approach with just watered black + dish soap.

Nr 2 is the first use of nuln oil ever, still didn't get everywhere I wanted. Is it normal to put more than 1 layer? Should I just apply it into the hollows and avoid surfaces? I tried to clean highlighted areas with brush and it looked way better while wet.

Nr 3 is before washing to show just the paint job.

Any advices highly appreciated. I started with BP as I believe my low skills will be good enough for a board game (at least better than raw plastic), however afterwards I would like to try some malifaux minis so I would like to improve.

>>52839423
Yeah I guess I get that. They fit better if you are going for a carnival theme.
But the old ones are cheeky bastards too. There was one with a wooden club with a nail through it. They were pretty hilarious if you actually looked at them close up.

>>52839550
I dunno, I feel like old Nurgle sculpts left a lot to be desired.

The fluff clearly states that Nurglings are like overexcited children that really want to play with people and Beasts of Nurgle are like super loving puppies.

How loving and playful they are combined with how horrifying they look and how deadly they make the environment around them is what makes them appeal to me.

That's Papa Nurgle in general, though, the only higher power in 40k that gives a damn about his subjects.

>>52839471
>Nr 1 is the first shading approach with just watered black + dish soap.
making your own washes is a good skill to have. Something went wrong here though. The detergent should have broken the surface tension, but it looks like there was air trapped in the crevice where his arm connects with his body.
Doing a black wash over everything is also kind of harsh, so the result on the white looks a bit grainy.
Try a medium brown or a grey on white next time and see how that works.
>Nr 2 is the first use of nuln oil ever, still didn't get everywhere I wanted. Is it normal to put more than 1 layer?
Yeah. Depends on what you are going for. Some people paint with washes exclusively. Just white primer and a bunch of washes until it looks passable. Quick method for mass painting.
>Should I just apply it into the hollows and avoid surfaces? I tried to clean highlighted areas with brush and it looked way better while wet.
Both ways to apply a wash work. Generally speaking there is no right or wrong when it comes to painting, really. If you apply the wash all over you still have to be careful to avoid pooling. You can usually more the wash around or take excess off with and empty brush if necessary.
>Nr 3 is before washing to show just the paint job.
Looks pretty clean.
Try a green or brown wash on the skin maybe, and a brown one on the shirt instead of black. That should give you somewhat softer color transitions.
It's tempting to use pure black but it rarely looks natural.

>>52839550
>They were pretty hilarious if you actually looked at them close up
I don't see it. They just look like plague ridden daemons to me. Allthough I do love the fly-eyed one.

/gunpla/ here asking...

Are there times when you recast with green stuff, that your dupes aren't very sturdy, and so the next time you recast, you insert wires as kind of an armature?

Or you use a combination of wires and styrene as a sort of underlying structure to sandwich into the epoxy as it goes into the mold?

>>52839658
I dunno man. I think you take this too literally.
Nurgle is a sadist that delights in torturing his subjects with the worst plagues imaginable.
Same goes for his subjects.
Their 'affections' are perversions, because they are deadly by nature.

If you think any of the chaos gods is being a generally swell guy with no ulterior motives you missed a shitton of not very subtle subtext.

Anyway that is a fluff discussion so I guess it's best I leave it at that and not derail the thread.

>>52838321
to be fair though, Nurglings and Plaguebearers are cheap.

>>52839816
That may be true but the nurglings are still depicted as playful if not outright mischevious children.
In regard to your point it's true that Nurgle is basically the equivalent of an abusive partner who manages to brainwash his significant other, i.e followers, that he loves them and are kind to them.

>>52839816
>ITT idiots who know absolutely fucking NOTHING

Nurgle does not take delight in torturing anything or any one, quite the opposite is true. Nurgle is known as Papa Nurgle because he's like an old grand father who loves his grandkids and sneaks them a toffee when their mother told them not until after dinner. His followers are in a constant state of celebration and it's like a circus. They dance through the streets, cheering, juggling and tumbling any where they can. They are incredibly happy to be blessed and are sharing that blessing with others so that they can also join the party and find the love of their favourite grandpa.

Nurgle is one of the few places you can find happiness in the Warhammer universe. Only new fags who don't read any of the fluff beyond SPASS MAREENS and Muh Horus Waz a Gud boy don't get this.

>>52839929
With fear of going way offtopic do anyone have the official fluff-text that describes nurglings as capable of acting like the scandinavian tomte (farm gnome)? As in moving into a farm and causing general mischief to its human inhabitants if he doesn't get provided with food etc.

>>52839943
He doesn't reservere his gifts to his devoted, and normal mortals don't delight in his diseases, so it's becomes a " of join us or drown in your won liquefying flesh" deal.

He's quite the Mengele type character, if you cooperate you'll get sweets, but you're going to have your spine fused to your dead twin either way.

>>52840041
>general mischief
You mean weeping sores, crib-death and drowning in phlegm?

>>52840093
IIRC it was more along the line of souring the milk and making all the cookies in the cabinet moldy.

Does anyone have any videos of people painting old models with new techniques?

I think it would be cool to see someone paint something like the Johnny model with modern wash-chipping-technical-airbrush-etc level techniques.

Does anyone have the heat tarnish effect painting guide? I think it's demonstrated on a Knight? Thanks!

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>>52841453

>>52841473
I wonder, can you that with washes/glazes and brushes on a dmaller surface?

>>52841556
why wouldn't you?
You don't need an airbrush to paint a gradient. Though on the muzzle of a 28mm flamer or stormcannon you don't even have to bother with that to get a good result.

>>52841453
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIKEfVoqC5U
maybe this'll be useful

>>52841556
even on a larger surface, it just takes a lot more time.

>>52840216
Look up Old hammer but most of those guys aren't painting to a super high standard.

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What would be the best way to put a bladed plow on the front of a bike? I'm gonna be running my chaos bikers in the KDK gorepack formation and I wanted a more visual representation of their ability to charge through cover, and I figured, hey, big-ass plows. I'm thinking bits of plasticard but if there's a bit out there that'd make a good plow I'd love to know.

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Working on some stripped down scions, removing the shoulder camera thing, trimming the armor down and modifying the guns. Which of these do you guys think looks better?

Busted out 5 more Fire Warriors. Keep at it lads and laydees, we can do it!

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slfrgrjsrterkrrr

or something like that, i added wings to my mosquito deamon, made from paper with watered down pva glue brushed on them to keep the shape. i also sculpted te body and wing attachements and a new snout. the snout still looks meh... to me, maybe i should make it longer

the legs of the deamonhost are glued in place and i added some chains. here's a dry fit with some cotton smoke so it really looks like it's hatching

>>52842547
I like the one on the right better

>>52843194
The cotton looks kind of odd. I'd rather except a spray of blood than smoke?

Like the concept as a whole though.

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>>52843194
front view. there are a few anatomical errors but it's fairly close to the mosquito pics i worked from

idk yet if i want to keep the smoke, but i want to do things with superglue/water and pva glue/water to make it more gribly and ocourse shiny varnish on the topcoat. i also some really nice purple ink for the eye's

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Took the Mephiston I posted here a few days ago to a game today at my flgs and someone liked it so much they gave me my first commission to paint a Solitaire for them.

My progress form the last few hours, think I need to tone down the grey highlights on that black.

>>52843194
Malifaux have giant mosquito models, look into them

>>52839744
So you're saying i need a wash for most of the main colors?
I really thought nuln oil is a miracle in the pot, but i need way more than just that.

Should i buy ready washes or make them from my paints every time? looks like a lot of cash or a lot of repetitions..

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Done a bit more to Alarielle, I'm really enjoying working on her so far.
Trying to decide what colour to do the hair though, there's going to be loads of reds and oranges and white on the model so I'm thinking either really dark brown or black.

>>52843515
I don't think there is enough brunette sounds cool. Why not go with that and maybe some white streaks like Rogue from X-men?

Also your work puts everyone else here to shame. Excellent job.

>>52843499
Making your own is fine. I'm just saying shading with black is anything but subtle and if you do that all over the model it can blend the colors together or make it look a bit untidy. Especially if you got bright and dark shades next to each other that become apparent i think.

However as I said there isn't really a wrong way to paint. Just personal preference.
I just think you'd get better results if you'd use more than one wash and change it up a little.

>>52843515
Blonde would work best. you already have the yellows going on and you can tie it all together as a low contrast piece

>>52843221
ty anon. i was thinking the same but you beat me to my second post.

i also put on the smoke to hide the nothingness that is there now. i also use the pics i post here to stare at and think what i want to do next. sometimes it works better for me than looking at the model directlyin front of me

>>52843442
ty for the input anon, i googled them but they are to nurgle for my taste.

>>52843211
Thanks, I think I do too. I like the idea of the carbines, I think it fits the idea of deep striking stormtroopers. Still wondering why they made 18" range guns fancy sniper rifles instead of compact smgs

>>52844172
Probably because they based the designs on the old Inquisitorial Stormtroopers.

I figured this is a good place to ask. I am going to buy my first box of dudes and the GW painting starter soon. Is there anything else essentail I need to start and try painting my first guys?

>>52844706
Besides glue and a clipper to get em off the sprue and start assembling?

Best thing I can think of - wash your sprue with a bit of slightly soapy water before you clip and assemble. Most minis have some release agent on them to help get them off the mold cleanly and it'll make your paint chip off if it's not washed off.

>>52844797
Well, I think they are included in the painting starter, so I should be fine on that. I'll remember to wash the sprues before assembling them though, thanks!

>>52844830
No problem.

>>52844797
Only resin and metal commonly have release agent on them. Plastics very rarely have them, like as in 1 or 2 people on the entire Internet reported it out of hundreds of thousands of customers.

You only need to wash plastic if it's from a very small company or you have filthy, greasy hands.

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Ready to murder some word bearers.

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>>52845145

>>52845145
>>52845184
>not alpha legion

meh

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>>52845211
>not alpha legion

How do you know?

>>52835117

how the fuck are paint brushes designed for one or the other handedness?

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>>52843515
reddish brown would be cool

>>52836225
lava is one of those things where it's bright in the recesses and dark as it goes out to black

>>52831583
if you're on android you can change the camera settings to save images at a lower resolution. idk about Iphones but it seems like most camera problems and rotation issues come from people that use them.

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Fell Caller is almost done, just want some advice.
How would you go about highlighting the swords?

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>>52829095
Here you go. It's nothing amazing but it's cheap and quick. I did this one in about 30min between DnD
>>52832677
Holy shit...I want those...I want those so badly. Unfortunately I'm a poorfag and make use of what I can use

>>52846930
Is that stuff as brittle as I think it is?

>>52847372
Nah it sorta seals to the base, I just threw the base I made at the floor 10 times and it looks fine

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My first time doing camo, what do you guys think? I was going for a completely useless glamoflague look for my blud axe mob for SWA.

>>52847637
Surely you can't look at this and think it has been successful? I think you need to focus on the absolute basics, getting down a solid smooth set of base coats before you start trying to freehand patterns.

>>52845145
looks good but the dark blue looks closer to nightlords than smurfs in my opinion, well painted though

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Started assembling and painting one of my new Spirit Hosts that I got in the mail today. Sprayed white, coated with green wash and blue wash accents, then drybrushed white. It's coming along nicely and it's actually a pretty easy model to paint.

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Custodes-in-progress. I got too drunk to continue working on these guys but fuck they're delightful. Can't wait to get stuck into the real details.

Fucking insanely overpriced though. Still mad.

>>52848717
Needs more gold

>>52841473

Hurray! Thanks!

>>52845145
nice

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Hey, is there any way I can recreate this kind of star field in the recess look on a large mini?

I saw https://culturehustle.com/collections/potions/products/black-v1-0-beta-the-world-s-mattest-flattest-blackest-art-material

and thought it might be useful to do emulate a flat surface on a 3d plane.

I want to try this on something like a chaos demon and I think it might be very cool.

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>>52848747
Yeah. First layers. I accidentally got on the rum and don't trust myself to do these $20 a model units justice with the finer details.

Have a pic of my Tau commander.

>>52848765
it might loose some of it's superblackness when you thin it.

>>52848810
That's why layers are for right?

>>52848809
please fucking tell me that those greens aren't supposed to be glows.

>>52848838
from what i understand the paint achieves it's super flat black effect from matting agents in the paint. by thinning it it will naturally be shinier and thus lose it's 2D illusion.

>>52848765
sure, you paint your star field effect first, then block in the areas you want as "normal" afterwards

it'd be a huge pain in the ass, though

>>52847637
Oh, c'mon, Anon. Are you really trying?

On the positive side, you're thinning your paints and you've got, somewhat of, a grasp on highlighting Ork skin.

However, your skin highlight is super sloppy, your coat of pink is also spilling all over the place and lastly, if you have your heart set on a camouflage pattern then get some reference material or maybe watch some tutorials and practice a little.

Just take your time and apply yourself, Anon.

>>52848809
What sort of stencil did you use for the airbrushing?

>>52848853
They are. Stay mad.

>>52849053
Hex stencil from
http://www.fallouthobbies.com/stencils/

>>52849066
I just pity for having an incomplete and nonsensical OSL

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>>52849169

>>52849066
Not him but to be fair, that model is like the worst kind of 10 minute airbrush pro painter job, looks really speckly too. A murky green light that somehow projects a glow brighter than itself is just dumb, looks so lazy.

>>52849066
The sloppy "osl" is rely dragging the quality of the model down desu senpai.

>>52849066
How would you rate those stencils? How reusable are they?

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More work on this guy. Opinions? Anything I can work on?

>>52849296
It might be the quality of the photo or lighting, but highlights wouldn't hurt. Unless you're going for a more muted tone then it's well painted.

>>52849330
Yea, I haven't built a lightbox yet. But I am trying to go for a more dirty/grungy look to use in a mordheim warband. Thank you.

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>>52849242
The stencils are pretty good. Did the whole army with them and the stencils are still fine.

>>52849227
>>52849161
>>52849230
>All this elitism and faggotry.
Did it occur to you guys that this was my first airbrush army and I was still learning the ropes of airbrushing? You don't pick up an airbrush and immediately become a 1000/10 top tier OSL beast. I didn't even know how to get paint into the damn thing properly when I started that army.

For the record every time I take that army out it garners a large amount of interest and compliments anyway. It's nice and table ready, even if the OSL is a bit overdone. Beats grey taushit.

>>52849242
I bought a few of the other ones too, get good milage out of them. I'd avoid the wings though, they're impossible to get the small inner parts of the stencil out, makes them virtually unusable without many hours of very delicately removing them.

Numbers, Ork template, Hex, etc are all fine though.

So you can order Fairy power spray off Amazon. Anyone know if this will still work for miniatures?

>>52849435
All I'm saying is that it could be greatly, greatly improved by going back and painting the lightsources in a brighter green to fix the OSL. Other than that it looks good, it's based and it's a finished army which is still something that eludes me.

>>52849435
I didn't mean to be an asshole. The scheme is really nice. Maybe put some brighter highlights on the light sources themselves. At the moment it looks kind of like a funky decorative pattern instead of osl.

>>52849435
>Valid criticism
>Elitism and faggotry
Yeah fuck off, none of us know your life story, don't be so precious. If you want to post long finished models in /wip/ feel free but expect criticism. Osl does not look good 100% airbrushed, it needs more thought than that and like the other guy said would only need going back in with a brush to make actually believable light sources.

>>52849435
They are (shit). Stay mad
:^)

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Notice me magos senpai

>>52849435
Theres no shading at all, you've just primed white and airbrushed a stencil over it, called it a day friend. They're not interesting and they're barely painted. Even if you're gonna airbrush your army you still gotta bring out the details by hand.

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Oi, got back 'ere!
A fully-new boy just came out of painting and basing last night. This one is an obvious Vietnam reference.

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>>52850090

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>>52850112

>>52850090
>>52850112
Stick a matte coat over him and he will look bob on.

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>>52850115

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>>52850128

>>52850116
Will do that once all da gitz are done. There are still a nob and a boy to paint and one nob to base.

How to know what wash to use?
Do I just Agrax/Nuln everything?

>>52850090
>>52850112
That's ace.
Though Orks only smoke Squigars, filters iz fer grots.

>>52850194
Use a darker version of the base colour...

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>>52848626
The first of my Spirit Hosts models is done.

>>52850439
Is the skeletal emerging a custom thing?

>>52849435
Sean, can you tell me why the lense is glowing the same colour as the vents on his shoulders and the sides of the rocket pods? Why does everything glow green? Even part of his leg is, what's with that? Also the drone's aerial is glowing.

Faggotry and elitism? Settle down mate, they're not exactly shit, but could do with some actual effort by hand with a brush. Take the criticism.

>>52850571
nope

>>52849435
Just too much random OSL, like the shoulder vents and the knee circles on the other pic. Also to make the glow pop more you should use a darker or lighter green from the sources

>>52849435
For all the shitting on the OSL, my biggest beef is how dull the missiles look, red warheads would make the model skyrocket.

>>52850011
Primed black. Sprayed blue. Then white. At least know what you're talking about if you're gonna talk shit.

>>52850682
>he actually follows photo codes to find people's facebook
Sad.

Everything glows green because I wanted it too, and to limit the pallete. The tip of the aerial glows because I decided it has a light on it, like an aircraft wing tip.

There are some brush details, but the point of the army was airbrush practice. I've done endless brush work.

Criticism noted and ignored.

This army really triggers /tg/, I should post it more.

>>52849643
Post your grey horde then m80

>>52851227
>This army really triggers /tg/, I should post it more.

I'f your gonna post to bait could you do it in /40kg/ then?
You'd help combat the.
>Tau
>Painted
meme over there.
AND keep unnecessary drama out of here.
/WIP/ is the least shitty part of /tg/ and I'd like to keep it that way.

>>52851227
saying a mediocre paint job is shit isn't being "triggered" but posting butt blasted responses about valid criticism of a boring, bland and skilless paint-job is.

>>52851272
>boring, bland and skilless paint-job is.
You're sounding a little salty. Like I said. Every time I've taken this out I've had many people come up and ask ask out it ask bound compliment it. It's obviously not that boring.

Also considering the amount of posts it's generated, for whatever reason, I'd say it's certainly triggered a few fa/tg/uys.

>>52851271
>AND keep unnecessary drama out of here.
You guys are the ones getting worked up over a quick airbrush paint job and some shitty OSL.

At least I've contributed some model photos. Care to post some of your work?

>>52851324
Fucking autocorrect. *ask about it and compliment it.

>>52847637
>Pink cammo
I used that in ME3 multiplayer

>>52851227
Man, at least learn some humility. I fucking love the models, and wish I was that technical, but your salty attitude completely kills them. A pretty cunt is still a cunt at the end of the day, cunt

>>52851324
You keep saying it but nobody is mad that you've done half a job on your expensive toy soldiers, they're just giving feedback which is exactly the point of this thread. You are coming across as upset that your bubble made by the cretins at your LGS has been burst.

>>52848809
Looks like foam

>>52851324
>At least I've contributed some model photos. Care to post some of your work?
I can though I only really do conversions and WIP's seen them a hundred times.

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Hey guys
I need advice.
I'm painting the carapace for my guys, and I wanted to smooth the colors a little and create some shadows or natural texture.
What do you suggest? I was thinking about a wash of either black, red or a mixture of the two, or maybe even of some kind of brown (earth shade or sephia).
I also may use a glaze, but I never used one and I don't want to screw it up.
Any advise is welcome!

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>>52851463
I mean, not really. Virtually every post regarding the two pictures I posted were negative. Two separate stores I've taken those models to garnered a positive response. I have no illusions about my tau army it was designed to be a very quick paint job with minimal effort to practice airbrushing and get a fun list table ready.

I find the disconnect between tg and reality funny though, since this army relieves almost total salt in wip, and the opposite Irl.

>>52851560
Because /tg/ isnt a hugbox, nor care for courtesy to spare your feelings.

>>52851530
I find nuln oil has a great smoothing effect. Maybe use that.

Then maybe a sneaky bright red dry brush on the carapace edge to make it pop?

>>52851580
The best part is - wasn't looking for a huge box, or even feedback. Just posting content to contribute to the thread.

>>52851607
It's not rocket science that when you post in here, you set yourself up for criticism, wether you like it or not.

>>52851626
Tell me more newfag.

>>52851642
Nice Ad Hominem

>>52851666
Stand back guys, Oxford debate rules are in effect.

>>52851560
The vast majority of the "salt" you're experiencing is because you immediately responded to the first bit of criticism with "stay mad" rather than maybe explaining that this was your first experiment with an airbrush and a learning experience. You just come off like a twat.

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Larger models are the death of me still working on base layers what are some good highlights for mephiston?

>>52851948
i personally use muted orange highlights for mephiston red, such as using Tau Ochre or whatever it's called.

So I have a few old conversions gathering dust because I never got around to doing the last necessary step: Sculpting fabric out of green stuff.

I know it can be done, but I was pretty scared to get started and fuck it up, and ended up moving onto other projects and forgetting about it. But I should really just nut up and get it done.

So, any good advice/tutorials for how to go about this?

>>52851948
Evil Suns Scarlet is my go to. Nice and bright while still being a good highlight color.

>>52844797
I never knew this.

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i finally finished the warlord for my first wargaming army, im pretty happy with it, expecially since for this guy i actually didnt glue on his back pack till the end so i got to paint every part of his cloak first

>>52853417
Nice ruststalker claws, although I'm not sure why he has two Dataspikes. Is he being a Dominus, or are you running some odd Elimination Maniple where he's the only character?
As for the WIP, he could really use some washes, it all looks quite flat. Nuln oil is your friend, plus some highlights on the gun and robes.

>>52853773
i just really liked the model so i decided to add some extra shit, also i didnt have any nuln oil when i painted him but soon im going to go to a shop and pick some up, also now that you mention it i really need to highlight the gun, it looks way too bland

>>52852955
You and me both

>>52847637
you put wayyyy to much fucking wash on there

>>52851227
At least do some work by hand if you're gonna be a nigger anytime someone says its shit kid.

>>52851607
You're right, they're nowhere near finished, tabletop maybe, m89 fitting of the WIP thread

>>52850194
Simple rule of thumb: use Nuln Oil on silver metals, Reikland Flesh Shade on gold metals, Agrax Earthshade on brass/bronze metals.

For other colors, use a darker version of the color you're applying if you just want a quick recess shade. Shades of colors opposite on the color wheel can be used to desaturate a model, and light applications of purple and red shades to skin are an easy way to make it look bruised/irritated.