WIP - Work In Progress General

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Question: What are some of the best books for building terrain?
If there are pdfs out there even better, but I don't mind buying them

Pic just for attention

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BULLgryn-anon here with an update.

My original plan for the right hand holding the gun didn't work out, so I opted for cutting the ripper gun's grip off completely and then attaching the 'one-handed weapon' hand from the minotaur kit with a steel pin. The entry point is covered by the bottom of the Ripper gun grip.

With a bit of dremel and greenstuff I think I can make this work, though the gun's grip is wierdly long now.

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>>54494124
Fucking HOW I rotated it before posting 4chan you sack of crap

>>54494145
lol that looks perfect, I barely noticed it was different before I read your post.

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/WIP/, what's the best way to thin P3 paints for airbrushing? I've been using water, and the mixture either beads on the surface of the mini or clogs the nozzle.

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Working on my ninth company captain. Wanted to make him stand out a bit so I gave him an infernus bolter as a counts as Combi-Flamer. Still working on getting him painted.

>>54493739
What's the biggest one could get away with for the base of their chapter master using a Gravis captain? 40mm? Bigger?

How much shit can you stick on top of it before it becomes unacceptable? Can a slab of stone for example hang over the edges about half an inch off of every side and be okay?

So today I bought a single carnifex box from my flgs, and it didn't come with a base for it. Should I complain to GW?

>>54494529
Acrylic thinner which is a spirit/solvent.

>>54494954
YES. They're customer support is damn good. You're likely to get the box replaced in full.

>>54495117
>They're
Fucking spelling errors. I'm going to bed. I'm tired of being awake and tired in general.

>>54495117
You saying I could get a free carnifex out of this?

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I painted all his wires with the brightest silver I've got, and I'm trying to go over them with a glaze to change their color, but still keep a metallic-ish quality to them. Kinda a pain as the glaze seeps down over the wires and doesn't really stick. Had to do multiple coats after long dry periods. Is this the correct application of glazes?
I was using them before like a wash in recesses and even tho someone here chewed me out I still think it looks good for the eye glow.

>>54493739
new painter, what's the best way to thin my paints? I usually end up thinning it too much and the paint just doesn't stick and the primer remains visible.

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>finish taking pictures
>notice some stray paint on a lens
>halfway through painting over it realize it was just a bit of dust
>still need to paint the lens
>Fuck

Anywho, space marine. I'm trying to get faster.

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2/3 HQs for my plasma-spam traitor salamanders army complete save for the Discs of Tzeentch and lava basing. Any C&C, /WIP/?

Now I just need to paint lots and lots of plasma havocs and flamers of tzeentch.

>>54495379
buy or make yourself a wet palette, it makes thinning retard-proof.

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Kasrkin fag wrapping it up for you guys, of any of you have been fallowing me for the last few days I think this is the final result!

>>54495642
And I still haven't learned shit about phone posting :D

haven't pained anything since 2007 (when I was 11) but these threads are so comfy

blown away by some of the stuff you guys paint, tempted to get back into it (not the actual game, just the models)

unfortunately I don't really have an area to do it in

>>54495868
pressed send too early

I spent all of yesterday watching videos of duncan painting, so fucking comfy, it was like ASMR and it seemed so simple that even I could do it

how much do you think starting materials would cost me? brushes, paints, a simple set to paint etc

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>>54495880
Hey. I also returned to painting and stuff from a long hiatus.

I went from Warhammer to Flames of War to now Kings of War with Warhammer models.

The thing about Flames of War was that to play I needed to paint my miniatures, bacause in Germany all the FoW tournaments had mandatory painting.

I kinda recommand to do some modern historic wargaming (Bolt action for example if you like 28mm more). Why? Because you actually don't need a lot of colours.

I am right now back at 28mm painting. And I also do it more for the artistic/comf aspect. For this Kings of War is amazing. You can do multibases which means that you put all you miniatures of one base from the start. So you can do mini dianoramas. Or have different effect simply by positioning. So a mob would have no order and regular militray troops very good order.

Also if I come to game it, it is a very very solid system. Which plays fast. I usually play 2 games at a evening.

Also ebay is your friend. I completed to collect my 2500 point Highelf army for like 120 € (normal game size is like 1500 or 2000 points).

As for you question: sadly a lot. espacially when you go into fantasy/scify with its kinda brighter and more diverse colours. I have right now 86 pot of paints.

I recommand Vallejo. You get more for less money then at GW. But even with 2,36€ for a pot of paint that is like 200€ count to that paints and sprays and you are at 250€ ...

I guess 50€ would be a good starting point.

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>>54495880
>brushes,
five bucks
>paints,
twenty bucks
>a simple set to paint etc
buy a folding table for like i dunno forty bucks

That's only like sixty five bucks.

Then you gotta buy the models though.

My 5 primaris intersessors arrived last week. My box of Deathwatch should arrive today. Hopefully there's enough extra bits for me to make a squad of Deathwatch primaris. Anyone else done this?

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>>54495679
ayy my boy thats who Im doing next after typhus

>>54495154
Usually when there's a fault or a missing sprue GW will send you another box. In this case they'll probably just send another base. But maybe you'll get lucky.

>>54496185
Hey you got very interesting highlight-style, got any more pics of finished models?

>>54496202
Sadly no I took a good 2 year break and started over so typhus will be my first in a while

>>54496260
Eagerly awaiting results then!

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>>54495327
My glazes don't take long to try. If you are using a glaze medium you can try adding more glaze medium and no water to improve the handing and reduce drying time.

If you ware making a glaze with very watered down paint I think you did the best with what you had.

If you are doing more models maybe consider mixing in some silver paint.

Attached is current WiP, trying to figure out color scheme (boob plate was blue+silver paint)

>>54496390
Will remember the tip with the silvers for future reference. Really like the color on the plate you have

>>54496087
Forty bucks for a table? Fuck that go to Goodwill or Craigslist and get one for a dollar.

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>>54493979
>Pic just for attention
Seems that didn't work to well.

Anyway check the op and dl pic related.
Best resource you can find in book form.
There is also the WD archive, if you snoop around in those any issue till the mid 00s should have articles on building scenery. WD usually always had a very nice battle report or campaign going on with a new gaming table or piece of scenery for each one. This was before they started selling plastic scenery.

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Started in on a Scarab Occult sorcerer

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Hey lads, about to get into the hobby and don't want to buy shitty brushes; I'd rather just buy nice brushes and take care of them.
Winsor & Newton have a very decently priced set of 4 (000,00,0,1) on Ebay. Will these 4 brushes be enough, if I were also to buy a medium GW base brush for large areas of base coating?

>>54495880
I think a paint set would be the most expensive thing. You can follow Duncan tutorials without the GW paints if learn to mix what paints you have (small amounts of white and yellow to a base color make a nice highlight, same with a dark blue or green for shadows).

>>54496503
I mostly use a 0 and a 1.
I use a 2 for base coating.

>>54496480
what's that hole in his hand for?

>>54496590
Do you think you need anything smaller for fine details i.e. eyes, or anything larger i.e. vehicle base coating?
If you think a 0,1,2 is fine, I'll just get that

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>>54496480
>those mold lines on the staff

>>54496603
You can do any size of details with how good the points are on s7

>>54496603
I own a 00 for fine detail stuff but the point on all those brushes should be the same so I could be using my larger brushes if it wasn't for the fact that the bristles have worn or become hooked. My 00 sees less use so it is good.

I don't paint vehicles bit I'm guessing you'll need 1 really big brush to save time.

If I were to buy a new set of brushes it would be a nice 00, 0, 1 and then go to an dollar store for a cheap set of brushes for base coating, terrain/basing work/drybrushing

>>54496603
I mainly use a size 1 normal W&N S7, not the miniature variant. As the other guy said, the points on them are so good you can basically use any size for details.

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Hows your morning going wip?
Im workin on some inquisitorial henchmen, how about you?

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Any ideas for Tzeentch/Thousand Son chaos spawn conversions/kitbashes? I'm feeling a tad bit creatively burnt out and demotivated, especially since the few ideas I could think of either seem as if they may be too difficult to do pull off or sounded kinda stupid after thinking about them

>>54496718
>>54496749
>>54496819
Alright thanks guys, I'll probably just get a the 00,0 and 1

>>54497112
Use a cotton ball and air brush it in blues and pinks

Make it a chaos flame spawn

>>54497068
Just doing a bunch of washes on some Knight armour and infantry bases, not too difficult. Spray leadbelcher then just go Nuln and Agrax a couple times for dark grimy metal.
Having to fix a couple tiny patches where newspaper stuck to the plastic after spraying, though, and as pot Leadbelcher is a bit different to rattlecan leadbelcher it's a bit of a PITA. How do you guys avoid that?

>>54495880
>it was like ASMR
kek I thought this exact thing too

Can I get a recommendation for a sprue cutter?
Is the Citadel one good to go, or is there something better for a similar price?
Also wondering if they Citadel files are good. Can you also use the files for mouldline removal, or is it best to just use the mouldline removing tool?

I found an old Space Marine Rino while moving the other day. It was only somewhat built so I placed an Ork on the Gunner seat and added a bunch of Ork stuff to it from other Ork things I've had.

Now I want to add Grots to it to hang off the sides and whatnot. Any suggestions for doing that? I was thinking of getting the Forgeworld ones with the tools and cutting some arms off and doing green stuff to make them hold the other model.

I've never used Green stuff before. Don't have any pictures because forgot to take some before heading out.

I've read the pdf for the green stuff. Any other advice for using it? Any advice for turning another army's model to an Ork one?

Please post looted stuff.

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>>54497068
Paintin up one of the 3 man Reiver boxes as reinforcements for my Death Company, they're pretty neat models.

>>54497159
Thanks for the suggestion, anon! I guess I might have been reaching too far too early with my ideas or something, but you snapped my mind right back on track and helped a ton with planning.

>>54497277
Tamiya modeling kit is my personal choice

I got it for building gunpla gundams and ended up using it for my warhams

>>54497324
>a tzeench player having trouble because of overthinking things

Life imitates art eh?

>>54497277
Citadel will almost always be the most expensive option.
For sprue cutters, you need fine side cutters, available in hardware stores everywhere. Get the smallest size they have. Privateer Press sidecutters are decent too. Tamiya is another excellent option.
For files, again, hardware store. Can usually get a decent set cheaply. Also pick up a fine wire brush, looks like a toothbrush, to clean the files in case they get gunked up.
You can use files for mouldline removal, but they work best on metal models. Plastic gunks up files, Resin creates hazardous dust and scars easily, resin plastics have both downsides.

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Pretty happy to call this guy done for now. There's some small details like the gun scope, some missing rivets, and maybe some small hazard stripe details on the drill which I'll probably come back and do within the month but for now I need to move onto other shit.

>>54496451
I have this and it's seriously a great book.

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Started playing Zombicide and was bored with the bare plastic so decided to do some simple paintjobs to liven them up a bit. Pretty happy with the result for the effort involved. Really digging the Army Painter "Necrotic Flesh" primer.

>>54497573
Picture from the back?

Looks nice at the front

>>54497068
Rest of the WIP retinue for Inquisitor Lord Tobias Vokes (RIP)

from Imperial Armour vol 7, Siege of Vraks part 3. Mentioned in scenario 18 - the battle for armoury 59-44 and in the description of scabiathrax

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>>54497688
Fuck i forgot my image

also of note is that Vokes has an inquisitorial rhino that is featured in Imperial Armour vol 2, 2nd edition: war machines of the adeptus astartes

>>54497573
my only problem with this is that hes entirely on one half of the base

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>>54497709
>reading siege of vraks 2nd edition, description for assault on armoury 59-44
>inquisitor is now named Elias Vokes

God bless forgeworld proofreading

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>>54497679
Quickie filler image showing off the LED that still works after a decade while I wait for my fluro light to warm up.

>>54497780
The feet are moulded onto the base so I didn't get any real say on the position, but I will say he is much more central on the base than he looks in that image.

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>>54497679
>this lardass is much easier to photograph from any angle but front on because the giant shoulders reflect light like a motherfucker

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>>54497679
>also forgot to put my ghetto plastic bag light disperser over the light and now the pics are too bright and the colours are blown out

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>>54493979
>What are some of the best books for building terrain?

I got two words for you, anon: Nigel Stillman.

>>54495410
>finish taking pictures
>notice some stray paint on a lens

This is an inescapable truth of life, anon, and just part of the hobby. Inevitably, when you photograph something up close, the camera will catch something you didn't see, and you'll feel a compulsion to go back and correct it.

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Reposting from last thread, hoping for some advice to improve.

>>54498063
Get an xacto knife and give the man a hair cut. That is just atrocious and offensive.

>>54498063
you need to highlight the hair a tiny bit more. I get that you're going for the dirty blonde look but it doesn't really look "deep".

i think the only other thing it's missing are eyes. that will finish the model off, big time.

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>>54498063
>>54498130

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Done some highlighting. Needs more.

Any advice?

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>>54498200

How do I fix sideways images?

>>54498200
>>54498212
stop being a fucking retarded phoneposter

>>54498200
>>54498212
I'd hit that flamer's cowling (the brass-colored bit on the end) with some nuln oil or a similar shade to crank up the contrast, but besides that I'm not sure what needs doing. If there's flaws I'm not seeing 'em.

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This might be stupid and obvious but texture paints are amazing.
Never particle basing again

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>>54498416
Any way to convert existing bases with texture paint? I have something like 50 Infantry models based with sand and the difference would be jarring. Pic related.

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>>54498473
I also have this question seeing as the rest are all ballast based

>>54498300
Not everyone has a camera fuckface.

>>54498562
No but you presumably have a computer, right? Kill yourself.

>>54498572
please begone with your uncomfy vibes

>>54498581
>negative waves
Such a missed opportunity.

>>54498581
WIP is not your safe space, faggot.

>>54498397

I've hit it already with agrax. Would you suggest nuln on top of that as well?

>>54498300

Oh, gentlesir, I prostrate myself before you out of great agony for having inflamed your autism.

I hope that you will find it in your heart to spare me of your great wrath.

>>54498710
At least you didn't post a file that was close to the 5mb size limit, that causes world-shattering levels of autism.

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>>54498416
How'd this come out btw in your opinions? Wasn't going for fancy just table quality.

>>54498736

Tabletop quality: achieved.

>>54498672
You know what, no. I'm betting that your camera is crap so I'm not seeing what you are. It looks good.

>>54498829

I have a lamp drowning that bitch in light. It's a bit darker just looking at it.

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>>54498667

>>54498667
And it's not your platform for shitposting. He posted an image from his phone and it's rotated 90 degrees. Whoop de doo. Just turn your head.

When you find shit like this on ebay, how legit is the item? Seems a bit crazy how cheap it is, though no doubt it will rise near closing

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-Contemptor-Dreadnaught-on-sprue-Horus-Heresy-Betrayal-at-Calth-Warhammer-30k-/391847576671?hash=item5b3bef845f:g:KOMAAOSwuAVW1LqR

I'm new to miniature painting and am looking for some decent brushes to get started. Are there any that I can grab off Amazon that would be good guaranteed? Or do I have to go down to an art store to get some hand-picked individual ones?

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I get the feeling my texture paint doesn't have much in the way of.

>>54499019
I just use the ones at Walmart and the one that came in the primaris paint set.

>>54499062
I can only find the cheapo thick ones at Walmart (the ones where the brush tip is wider than the head of the figure). Been considering going to Michael's or Hobby Lobby but was hoping to grab them online if possible.

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>>54499015
>When you find shit like this on ebay, how legit is the item? Seems a bit crazy how cheap it is, though no doubt it will rise near closing

That same plastic sprue appears in both Betrayal at Calth and Talons of The Emperor. Guy probably has a stack of those to sell. They're not the Forgeworld model.

>>54499019
My advice would be to get these:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NI39OSU/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_12?ie=UTF8&psc=1

to learn and once you know the basics of brush care get these:

https://www.amazon.com/AIT-Handmade-Crafting-Exquisite-Watercolors/dp/B010KM5KPM/ref=pd_sbs_261_2?_encoding=UTF

Get some brush cleaner too. It is a godsend for keeping a good tip on your brush.

>>54493979

Look up... yeah, whatchucallit...'Terrain Tutor', yeah, on...whatchucall it...youtube, yeah.

>>54498736
Strip it and try again. Next time don't just dunk the model in the pot.

>>54499125
>Been considering going to Michael's or Hobby Lobby but was hoping to grab them online if possible.

If you do head down to Michaels, bring a coupon; if you have a smartphone, just pull up whatever they're giving for your store. The best deals are typically 40% or 50% off one regularly-priced item, so just go back to the brush section and buy a nice brush for yourself every time you walk in the door.

Sometimes, they put brushes (they qualify as "fine art supplies", along with paints and canvases) on sale, which means you can't use a coupon unless it specifically says it also works on sale items. In those cases, you might get a good deal on multiple brushes at once if your wallet can handle the capital outlay.

The brushes from Michaels I prefer are Royal & Langnickel "Zen", Winsor & Newton "Galeria", and Artist's Loft "Vienna". I also have a larger Robert Simmons "Sapphire" that I use to wash.

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>>54499155
>Get some brush cleaner too. It is a godsend for keeping a good tip on your brush.

I agree. I should've mentioned this while talking about Michaels. Use a 40-50% coupon on it; the cake will last you a long time.

Does anyone have hints on painting torn flesh and gore?

Doing some custom flayed ones and I want them to look maximum spoopy

>>54499448
Not him but what? I might be new but what's wrong with it exactly?

>>54494798
Not memeing or anything anon but everything seems a little thick, especially on the white helmet

>>54495410
His green looks like it could use some highlights but overall he's very neat, well done anon

>>54499779
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29Yg2ukwpTo&index=4&list=PLEaPE4sLDA7sQTIw3wFBbHnbLvq1nW7ba

maybe this will help?

>>54498736
Would play against

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I want to do a Malinax Knight like pic related.
Aside from the complex airbrush scheme that FW uses for those, which I can't do because no airbrush, how would you get that armour panel colour with GW paints? The trim isn't going to be too complicated, just Leadbelcher and then Agrax/Nuln until it's darkened right down, but I don't want a panel colour that doesn't match the transfers at all.

>>54500030
Nice trips. I'll let you name him.

My best idea was N.C.O Dinn

>>54499448
Why? Im super new at 40k and I think it looks great. Teach me why it's shit?

>>54499972
It Does! I love the pink on all the guts. I'll definitely be using that Mathis for the first bits, but the skin on the contagion Lord is a bit too pale. I'll have to find some other colors to use

>>54500121
>Leadbelcher and then Agrax/Nuln until it's darkened right down
Look closely at the khaki armor near the trim of the shoulder pad. You can see very light evidence of metallic paint residue left over from drybrushing.

So you need to very lightly drybrush black paint with metallic colours like leadbelcher. Forge World are also big lovers of pigments, so perhaps they used some rust pigment ( a very light dusting) to get the effect.

>>54500213
So what, Abbadon Black and then v. light metallic drybrush for the trim? I'm a tad confused. Panels after the trim, presumably?

>>54499448
shut up, dork
>>54500143
It's super sloppy, but the dickhole who said to strip it is wrong. That model's paint was properly thinned.

>>54500322
Super sloppy? Like paint in places it shouldn't be because I don't see that?

>>54500279
If you don't want to buy some rust pigment, you need jokaero orange, leadbelcher and a couple of the browns.

you should drybrush the trim VERY LIGHTLY with leadbelcher, and then EVEN MORE LIGHTLY with jokaeoro orange. then you mix some brown with the jokaero orange and do a super light drybrush again to help darken it down

then you need some lahmiam, mix jokareo orange and browns and dab the mix on the rivets, then work a little in the lower recesses where the trim meets the plate.

obviously this likely won't look as good as Forge World's rendition but it's the only alternative I can think of if you can't/won't buy weathering pigments.

>>54499062
You applied it too thinly, the thicker you slap it on the more violently it will crack. You should keep it thinner towards the edges so it doesn't lift off the base. Also don't get it on the rims of your bases, otherwise when you ring them later they'll look all chunky and shit

>>54500136
Okay, What do you think of the name Thraxx?
Like the barbarian emperor.

>>54498736>>54499811
>>54500143
>>54500322
Not the shitposting anon from before but your silver looks a bit thick, and so do some of your highlights. I can see where your brush ran dry at the top of his right pauldron. Pants look alright tho. Like I wouldn't say this is like strip worthy bad, and it's defs not the worst for just a normal guardsman who you're gonna have a million a of on the table. I would say that you need to dip your brush a little more often than you think you need when highlighting. I think your silver paint might be a little old cause I can see little silver chunkies hanging out towards the bottom of the axe head. Base looking fly tho anon

>>54500418
OK then, I have that lot here, so I'll give it a go. Thanks anon. my skills aren't good enough to get a FW-perfect scheme anyway, I just want a decent enough approximation that it'll look obviously like Malinax and not clash horrifically with the transfers.

>>54497709

>using Redemptionists as retinue members

A man after my own heart. You did good anon.

>>54500669
Try my shit on a black spare model first to make sure you can get the effect somewhere close to FW's. Last thing you want to do is fuck up a knight. Shit ain't cheap.

>>54500703
True, especially after the hassle it was magnetizing it. I'll use one of my test cultists and paint his robe black, try the armour trick on the hood. Obviously not completely the same surface, but it's flat and should look pretty similar.

>>54499412
Roight, 'at's not a very fair impression of ol' Mel, izzit?
>HSSSSSSS
Roight, movin' onta the next post, 'en...

>>54500735
if you have any spare marine/tank sprues you can try it with those instead. shoulder pads, surplus hull components, unused weapons.

>>54500618
Not OP and never was but that's super insightful. Im seeing now most of what you were talking about. So besides the silver and the pad highlights this is okay? I'll use it as a baseline for my own Guardsmen then!

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What's the best mud for dioramas I can buy?

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Nearly finished my 20 poxwalkers, smile time

>>54500480
>thick your paints
That's a new one.

>>54500812
Go outside into your garden and get some.

>>54500812
Depends on what you want to do.
gypsum with pigment and wet effects works, texture mediums for acrylics work, sand with pva and a layer of paint works, I've even seen people use a painted layer of cotton and pva.

>>54500778
I just realized I have an entire Chimera I never got around to painting and don't have much use for anymore. No idea how I forgot about that.

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>>54500899

>>54496480
>"Spare some change, sir?"

>>54500871
I would like to have something useful both for splatter on tanks and bases, big and small. I've checked out AK Interactive and it looks cool, but I'm not sure

>>54500865
>stepping outside of my home
What are you, gay?

>>54500974
>>stepping outside of my home
how do you prime shit, nigga

>>54500974
>I've checked out AK Interactive and it looks cool, but I'm not sure
If you wanna go down that route, go the OP, navigate to 'the weathering magazine' and check out what the guys in there do.
The magazine is a showcase for the MIG products amongst others, but always worth a look for all things weathering.

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Wip Deathwatch Primaris squad.

black Templar, death spectre, and lamenter.

they've all got a fair bit of work to go.

for the Death Spectre I gave him pink eyes like a albino mouse.

>>54501023
Work to go? Bro, if I painted something at this level, not only would it be finished...I'd be posting it everyday and holding viewing parties in my living room on weekends.

>>54500997
I spray it inside, crippling depression and unhealthy habits will kill me long before the thinners get me

>>54501005
Thank you, is it here? https://mega.nz/#F!0AIGDAxL!xOT6MK3oiGpBB1pQaNy5lg

>>54501023
That shiny bionic eye is pretty nice, did you use those new gw technical paints?

>>54501023
Why have you left your barrels undrilled, brother? Would you see your rifles explode in your hands upon firing them?

>>54501023
Very good.

Correct those barrels and call them done!

>>54500823
incredible

>>54501079
sorry for the confusion. It was hidden in one of the links from /40kg/
mega:#F!64wmnBZR!rWcm37EkOOeToeueqhPjpA!35wCBZqR
Issue 5 is about mud.

>shitty/average models get tons of (you)s
>genuinelly great stuff is nearly always overlooked
such is life in wipg

>>54501238
Thank you man

>>54501101
Tamiya clear red, but bloodforthebloodgod would do the same thing I think.

>>54501241
You've got a pretty high opinion of yourself.

>>54501241
Are you here for (you)s or critique? It should be a good thing when a model doesn't get shit on you butthurt pansy.

>>54501264
>myself
?

>>54501241
>great stuff doesn't need improvement, and needs no advice
>shitty/average models need the advice

>>54501295
>>54501241
Are you the guy that hates RGG for no good reason and are just mad he got more YOUs than YOU?

>>54501295
>>great stuff doesn't need improvement, and needs no advice
That's where you're wrong. There is always room for improvement. or even an opinion on an alternative color combo or something that can give the model more aesthetic, like weathering or what have you. And anons can ask about how he achieved an effect, or how long the model took, or whatever.

There's no reason why people can't offer praise to good shit, either. Good shit being posted is encouraging to newer painters since they see that painters who actually know what they're doing actively post here, which means new painters can improve more, feeding discussion and making the thread more entertaining. Ignoring good shit means the painter is less likely to post more, since he's not really "participating" since participation in a community is a 2-way deal.

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Still cleaning up the eye, but getting a good idea of what the final product will look like. For my first time using greenstuff for something other than filling gaps, I'm pretty happy.

>>54501397
SHERRYYYYYYYYYY

>>54501397
Dope af, legitimately love the helm chopped down a bit, might need to do that for my typhus if he doesn't get a fancy new model soon

>>54501397
Fucking awesome

I need to give green stuff a go

>>54501395
Well here's the thing. You have a solid point and I agree with you. But if people have input to put in they will. Generally, though, the shitty/average stuff needs the advice more because they have a lot more to improve on. Also, stuff that is worse generally sticks out more than stuff that is good because not everyone can see where good stuff can improve, people will generally have more to say about something that's bad than something that's good. That's just how things are, sorry if that makes you upset.

>>54501397
The edge on the fleshy bit looks a little too uniform, you might want to vary it up and have more stuff creeping out onto the blade next time. Other than that, looks good.

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So I've been replaying mass effect and saw that I had an old kroot box and decided to make a squad of Turian. The torso is coming along, but I'm not sure about the head, so I did a rough mockup.

>>54501397
Maybe a couple of streaks of metal going into the flesh, or light drybrushing of steel around the flesh edges to make them blend into each other.

>>54501418
>>54501437
>>54501457
Thanks, spicing up my other nurgle Dark Imperium set, so this helps out. This guy's my Typhus stand in for now.

>>54501545
Appreciate the feedback. Think adding Typhus corrosion around the flesh or Nurgle's Rot around the growth would act as a good way to show where the flesh will grow next?

>>54501621
Looks interesting, I think you need a bigger diamond on the forehead, and you should try to do individual strips for the fringe. Can't wait to see how it turns out.

>>54501680
The Typhus model is too fucking small now.

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>>54501621
Check out Gate of Antares' Algoryn.
Best image I had saved, but you get the idea

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use two thin coats

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>>54501907

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>pro-painted

>>54501939
wat

>>54501939
so... this is the power of chaos...

>>54501939
I really hope that is just a picture of a marine that fell of a table and stayed in a dusty corner

And not something a person actually did with full consciousness

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>>54501976
The Emprah protects, son

>>54502125
Nah, it's mine. Probably the first thing I painted when I was 6 or something. Found it in a box at my parents.

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http://www.greenstuffworld.com/en/51-textured-rolling-pins

Anyone ever used on of these rolls?
Can you recommand them?

I´m thinking getting the egyptian one for my planned thousand sons

Guys, I'm looking to paint a guy with black armour, but so much gold script that he looks golden from across the table.
Basically I want to do a gold armoured helbrecht like chapter master but make him look gold through honours and adornment rather than just 'bling me up SENPAI'.

Am I better off starting from gold and blacking out the parts around the script or should I just go for gold paint on black undercoat?

Any tutorials for gold script?

>>54502162
but you didnt apply all the hair and gunk yourself did ya?

>>54502205

Got one on order, so I would also be interested.

>>54497319
reivers look so much better in literally any scheme that isn't ultrasmurfs

>>54502212
I would do a gold basecoat and fill in the black.

>>54502212
I would think go for a black base otherwise it would be a real pain in the butt to blackout the spaces within and between characters.

>>54501397
cool as shit. has that soul calibur nightmare feel to it.

>>54501939
raptorsanon's camo conversions are getting elaborate.

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>>54502253
>>54502205

I have the Factory Ground one and am planning on using it for fit all my Admech bases. Here's the first lot for my Cyber-Occularis, they're a little sloppy but good enough, and the next lot will be better.

I recommend rolling out a large sheet of greenstuff and embedding your bases into the bottom (then cutting them out with a knife later) rather than the recommended method on the website, it's better for larger numbers and gives a more consistent result when you roll the pattern on the whole lot at once.
Also when you get it grab a stiffish (not like a wire brush, but reasonably rigid) brush and give it a scrub down in water, to remove a couple of the bits of mould flash that cling to some of the ridges.

>>54496451

god damn, I can't find the pdf help please

>>54501725
Yeah, that's pretty much what I was thinking, did the pic from memory and couldn't be arsed to edit.
>>54501778
I kind of get it, those look like future-space-cops, but there is nothing on them that I want to use, except maybe the guns. The hair looks more like tentacles, the mouths and legs are humanlike. Feels more like male asaris.

>>54502417
damn that looks like some real thicc greenstuff

>>54502509
It is, I'm still getting used to using greenstuff full stop. Next lot will be less so. Still, the actual rolling pin worked excellently.

>>54498736
Awwwww RGG is making real minis!
Little thick on the silver but A otherwise.

>>54502557
>>54501349
What the hell is a RGG?

>>54496749
>become hooked
I'm having a huge issue with this on my 1 brush. What causes the brush to hook, is it shitty bristles or shitty handling?

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>>54500699
Im glad you approve anon

Here's a shitty pic of my other inquisitor's very unfinished WIP retinue
yes thats a LoTR gandalf

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>>54499745
What's the difference between that and pic related?

>>54502197
why is it covered with pubes? did you fap near it a lot?

reminds me of my keyboard

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Working on some Skitarii Rangers tonight

>>54503508
Finally, someone who posts my favorite faction with a reasonable filesize so I can look at off wifi.

They look good, but the metal parts are a little hard to distinguish.

>>54503011
Solid or liquid.

Different brands.

>>54503588
Thanks!

Went a little -too- trigger happy on the washing phase, Going to try and brighten it with a light drybrush up when I add the weapon details

>>54503669

How did you do the metals? I like the results.

>>54503782

Base of Leadbelcher, Agrax Earthshade wash and Runefang Steel highlight

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>>54503818

Thanks. I think I'm going for a tealy dark green for my Skitarii. Maybe washing metals with Nuln Oil will be better match, The warm tone of Agrax might not math the robes.

>>54503401
I don't think you're fapping correctly.

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>>54503889

Nice, I bet that would really compliment the Minis....Post pics when done!
I wanted to go Purple/Blue originally but I've always had a thing for Mars pattern Ad-Mech

Posted a bigger picture. Ignore poor lighting and potato-cam...also aiming to greenstuff the gap on the far right cloak before I finish

>>54496503
You're going to fuck up those brushes if you're a noob. Get a cheap set to learn on

>>54502931
What is Gandy going to be? Sanctioned psyker?

>>54503889
My lighter green is working out really well so far on my Rusties.

I thought they'd be way more difficult that they have proved so far, but most of the bits that need painting are reasonably flat.
Spray silver, all over washes, cloak, limb stumps in black, armour in bronze, little lens dots and swords and you're pretty much done. Not THAT much more work than 5 Skitarii. if you just want tabletop standard.

>>54503977

That black metal is REALLY sexy. Really just lots of Agrax? Because I might steal that for my Imperial Knight.

>>54504106

Yeah, applied it a bit more liberally than I intended using an old wash brush

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>>54493739
Rescuing my melting daemon prince

>>54497283

I find it sometimes helps to look at key features of the model and decide: this part was either completely destroyed or didn't work the way the Mek wanted, so he tore it out and rebuild it. Even something as simple as the exhaust design being orkified can add a lot of personality and make it seem like its been in Ork service for a while. If just one isn't enough, do another. I had a Vindicator that I slapped an Ork gunner in and a few random plates of metal onto and figured that was good enough. After a while I got tired of seeing a very distinctly Space Marine model in my armor so I literally tore it apart and rebuilt it, adding onto the main chassis, redoing the exhaust, moving the cannon to a turret mount, redoing the doors. It was a fantastic experience to kind of roleplay a Mek's process.

>>54504223

Looking nice. Love the metals with the subtle blood effect

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>>54503977
>>54503508
Skitarii represent
Here's the guy I've been working with lately, only needs a backpack now

>>54504265

Awesome work. Love the weapon effects, I've been putting it off in fear of ruining mine!

>>54503977

Those look great. I find that succesful Skitarii schemes are the ones that keep the creepy-transhuman-monk feeling in effect.

>>54504106

The Ruststalker princeps is probably my favourite GW miniature.

After dealing with the absolutely exhasperating mold lines in Skitarii, painting them up indeed is easier than expected.

>>54504255
Thanks. somebits still wet so its stupid bright

>>54504297
Thanks, weapon wasn't too much hassle so long as you don't clog up the coils

>>54503945
why? i like to be rough

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Finishing up my customised lich master and vampire lord for a new undead army. The stretchy gore is a mixture of red ink, pva and a dash of super glue.

>>54494798
brother tell me you have used an undercoat

>>54504510
underwhat?

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Should I continue with Aurora Chapter lads?

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quick pic of the captain I've been working on, I'm not sure what colour to do the rope on his chest and whatever that thing on the front of his loincloth, any suggestions?

>>54504601
I think it's a lantern. For the ropes, maybe use the pink color you used on the hilt of the sword. As for the lantern, I'm not sure, maybe a green to contrast with the red you got going on.

>>54504601
That's a sexy scheme, yo

As >>54504636 said, the sword hilt will look best here.

>>54504636
>>54504664
thanks for the advice, I'll go for pink for the ropes

>>54504549
what color are you using for the green? i play aurora and it took me awhile to find a color i like.

>>54504104
Yup
Technically he was supposed to be a "sage" but thats with the old 3rd/5th edition rules so for 8th im just gonna run him as a fluffy psyker

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Making a siege tower for my Orcs and Gobbos. It's been a super fun project so far. Kind of stuck for wheels though. I've been keeping my eyes out for any toys I could,cut the wheels off of.

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Question from a new painter: can this be used on plastic straight from the sprue?

>>54505003
yes

>>54505003
Use Mechanicus Standard Grey first. You can get away with a light dusting of it.

The reason being is that I've found citadel's color sprays when sprayed directly onto plastic have an odd issue that often the propellant will "sweat" from the drying pigment and leave you with a nasty texture.

>>54505065
Thank you anon
>>54505099
I'll keep that in mind thank you as well friend

>>54493979

Masterclass books from forgeworld

>>54505099
Yeah, I've ran into that occasionally too. Apart from their Leadbelcher spray, which has so far been fucking perfect aside from taking a little bit longer than usual to dry. Makes all the Mechanicus "fuck getting a brush under these robes" minis much simpler.

I want to give my Deathwatch chainswords. The kit doesn't come with it. I can only find chaos chainswords on eBay. Where can I get a set of 5 space marine standard chainswords?

>>54505221
Assault marines set

>>54504832
Looks great.

Large craft stores sell various sizes of wood dowels and discs, you could try that route.

>>54505099
Wait, shouldn't I use Chaos Black?

>>54505319
chaos black before yellow will make your yellow very muted

>>54505319
Undercoating yellow with black is a very bad idea.

>>54505337
>>54505346
But won't the yellow flake off without something to grip on?

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Second pass on the custodes, this time with more washes and highlights. Better?
For some weird reason the banner bearer and the tribune on top look darker than they are, they actually have roughly the same color as the other guys.

>>54505357
what

>>54505385
I thought I was supposed to use a primer to avoid having my paint flake off? Sorry I'm new

>>54505357
So use mechanicus grey, it's the same stuff but won't make the yellow look bad

>>54505401
The yellow spray basically is primer, anon

>>54505423
>>54505412
O-ok sorry ;_;
Also I'm color-blind, is storm vermin fur a dark grey or some kind of brown? Would it go well with a muted pale green?

>>54505480
IM NOT EVEN COLOR BLIND AND I COULDNT TELL

i think its a gray though

>>54505480
It's alright, there's always been a lot of confusion around the GW sprays from what I've seen.

>>54495154
i had a monster that had two left arms once.

complained, got a new box, and ended up just making a cool arm out of green stuff.

even if they send you a pack of bases, its a pack of free bases.

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>tfw basecoating every model by hand instead of spray priming

>>54505221
http://www.hobbytitan.com/warhammer-40k-bits-space-marines-tactical-squad-power-fist-sword-chainsword/
Their pack with 5 is unavailable right now but this is cheap as air

>>54499745
How do you use this thing?

>>54505480
storm vermin should be black with dark grey highlights.

muted pale green works better with plague units but if thats a big part of your theme then yes.

ultimately though its your army. paint it to what looks good to you. what do you care if you're color blind.

>>54505357
There is a spray can of standard grey that is a primer, just like the black.

>>54505804
I just wanted something that won't hurt the eyes of the people looking at my minis

>>54505622
It's soap. You use it like any other soap.

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Posted in the 40kg with no responses earlier.

I'm thinking of turning one of these into a Slaaneshi dreadnought. I'm not sure what it'd count as, probably a Decimator.
I was thinking of doing a headswap with a Daemonette and then painting the beehives black and grey to look like speakers. Any other ideas?

>>54505862
its okay, anyone who really complains about colour selection is an asshole anyways.

as long as your not half assing the paint job, or just throwing glitter and pink paint nobody will care.

hell if you used glitter and pink paint but did it really well people would probably be more saddened by the wasted effort than offended by the color choice.

that said, if they criticize your technique, whether its highlighting or your colors coat (to thick or thin, things that you should be able to tell whether colour blind or not since its more about texture) then you should take that criticism to heart and use it to improve your skills.

either way paint an army that you'll enjoy looking at since you'll be the one who'll be using it every game and displaying it in your own game/hobby room.

>>54505585
why would you torture yourself so

is there any special way I need to store citadel paints, like keeping them cool or something, or can I just have them sit out on my desk as long as they're sealed the whole way without having to worry about them?

>>54497956
>>54497956
This guy sounds like he's truly insane

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>>54502205
>>54502253

I have several of them, they're pretty gud.

The sticking can be annoying, but now I use them with super sculpey, which is dirt cheap and gets nice results. Get the dumb silicon rings, thank me later.

First things I painted ever, pls no bully.

>>54506173
those look great

>>54505480
Stormvermin Fur looks medium-dark grey to me, although sometimes the sprays confuse a lot of people anyway - Leadbelcher is darker than the brush version, and as long as your skills are good not many people will care what the colours are anyway.

My best gaming buddy is red-green colourblind, and a few weeks ago he got some corrective lenses for it that let him see those (which apparently cost a fortune) and spent the entire day running around exclaiming at all the random plants and grass about how amazing the green was. I didn't know he was colourblind until then, so it confused the hell out of me.

Anyway, he went to the store the next day and realized that not only were my Skitarii green not Stygies dark grey, the Salamanders he thought I was fighting were actually hot pink. Still hasn't stopped him being a far better painter than me, especially where volume and speed are concerned.

>>54506118
not really.

the only thing i don't agree with is not swapping out models into the army or not having more than 2000 points of models since i think having deep organization is still kinda neat. Also not matching your opponent in bigger games can actually be a lot of fun but could also be disappointing, having varried armies to play against and tough battle is what makes it fun for a regular opponent. Nobody wants to fight the same army over and over again.

But having a set organization for the forces that you do have or naming units and characters and using them in concert. Making themed armies that work well but still fit a theme. Are all great.

the whole
>WYSIWYG
>always give your opponent the benefit of the doubt
>who cares if your opponents know your army comp by heart
>let the only surprises be your deployment and tactical moves
>etc.

are all good things too.

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is there a better alternative to inceptor flyer bases that wont make me want to kill somebody?

>>54506209
wait he never realized he painted his salamanders dark pink?

>>54506227
Elevated rocks.

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>>54506200
Thanks mate. Here is my fist mini ever. Gonna change/touch up a few things (especially the gun, looks to ceremonial), but you can see the deatil on the base. They come out pretty good, look pretty much storebought imho.

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>>54493739

Whats the best way to paint Blood Angels?

> Candy Red
Glossy, metallic base layer, super shiny

> Ferrari Red
Matt, super bloody, bright red

>>54506240
No, there's a Marine player at the store with hot pink/gold trim Marine chapter who incidentally likes flamers, so they use Sallies CT just for more FIRE. Not actually Salamanders, but to him indistinguishable before two months ago. His Nurgle is the usual set of greens, because while he can't tell the colours apart at a glance he can read the names on the pots.

>>54506295
I prefer the second, the first is more Thousand Sons and the matt looks rather cooler anyway.

>>54506305
Oh okay, that makes a lot more sense, I was going to say you guys were jerks if you just led him on, and that he was more than just colour blind if he used pink instead of green.

But more seriously that's great. Amazing technology now a days and its great to see that sort of excitement in some one experience things new for the first time.

>>54505978
I always had bad experiences with spray primer so i dont trust it, and i figured out a way to do a watered down basecoat which lets me pick what color i want depending on the model im painting, but it uses a lot of paint and is a lot slower/more tedious. Also i gotta be careful not to fuck it up and lose detail but i have gotten pretty good at it.

So honestly its preferable to me over spray priming but wewladdy if it aint tedious

>>54506476
i think we all have had bad experience with a can of primer. but doing it all tediously by hand... because you don't trust the next can.

just do a test model.

>>54506295
blood angels are literally the ferrari marines

candied marines are shiiiiiiit

>>54496480

Aren't those red?

>>54506576
looks blue to me

>>54498212
>>54498200

Nigger just hold the phone right when taking a picture. Rotate phone 90 degrees clockwise. Seriously how the fuck.

>>54506576
only pre-heresy

>>54506472
Yeah, I'm almost jealous because most of us never have these kind of experiences when we're old enough to appreciate them. Not jealous enough to want to bother with those contacts AND my usual shortsightedness, but still. Haven't seen him in a month or so, I wonder how many thousands of models he's managed to paint since.

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so im trying to paint some carcharodons or a raven guard chapter with grey, black red and gold, so this far is my attempt at drybrushing, trying to get a grip on the technique

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>>54506755

better light :D

>>54506755
the drybrushing makes it look like a statue, can't say i'm a fan

>>54506535
>trying new techniques
Listen anon, i could easily be a member of the adeptus mechanicus with how much ritual and faith goes into my painting
and im not even good

>>54494529
I've gotten by beautifully with about a 1:3 Windex to paint mixture. Make sure it's ammonia free though.

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Got me one of these fellas. Is it heretical to paint him in any colour that isn't blue? Rogue Trader era Librarian for anyone that doesn't know.

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>>54505285
Thanks! I have tried my nearest big hobby store but they didn't have any. Might try making some spoked wheels,from scratch with matchsticks and balsa, I reckoned it should be doable.

>>54506790
Hey, that's actually a neat idea for a diorama, you know?

Primaris marine statue with some shit like wreaths and flowers at it's feet, maybe a plaque and some imperial citizens

>>54502205
You really want to make sure you coat the roller in vaseline so the greenstuff doesn't stick to the roller. Made that mistake and spent a good little while picking it out of the roller.

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Got some bits from an Ironstrider so I can use them for other things because I think they look really cool they're bigger than I thought they'd be though. Now I just need to get some blue stuff and watch a couple tutorials on casting.

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Getting there, got the scythe, gun, Tau arm, typhus left arm nurgle seal, and base left to go lol

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>>54507114
Also took a pic of the top skull so u guys could see the tiny deathguard symbol in the eye

>>54507114
wow, I love it

>>54507007
I love those holstered pistols. You can strap one to a lot of places and they make a great sidearm for custom HH Magi. Yet to find a use for a holstered longarm though. Maybe some some type of custom Admech Vindicare? What do you want them for?

My Magos Reductor isn't outfitted for combat since he's the FW Titan Tech-priest and just has axe and mechadendrites, so I gave him one of those pistols. One time a big squad of combi-melta veterans deepstruck behind my artillery and burned it only for him to stride out of the smoke Rogue One style. Didn't ever miss a shot or a save that whole game, just kept stalking them though the wrecks until he'd shot all five dead one by one.

>>54507114
>>54507161
Those highlights are certainly... stark? I wouldn't highlight straight white on everything go for a light color of the base because it looks too bright with the straight white.

Hey folks.

Trying to think of a way to do a concrete-like base for my ultramarines (meant to represent standing in a fortress monastery, Ultramar city, whatever).

What are some ways to make the boring ass concrete more interesting short of buying those temple-stone bases GW makes?

>>54506295
The ferrari red looks great.

>>54507198
I don't actually play mechanicus I just liked the bits, I was probably going to use the sidearm for an inquisitor or maybe a rouge trader type. Not sure what I'm going to use the longarm for because of how big it actually is.

>>54507236
Make a cast of a base and pour concrete and rebar made from paperclips into it

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>>54507275
>Make a cast of a base and pour concrete
>pour concrete
>concrete

>>54507252
Longarm is hard to fit on the models it was MEANT for, let alone anywhere else. If you had Iron Hands Primaris I suppose it could be one of those Stalker Bolt Rifles slung on the back, but the power pack would get in the way. Hellrifle Malleus Inq, maybe?

>>54507301
hey, he wanted a concrete base
why not go authentic

>>54507301
Whats more concrete-like than concrete itself?

>>54507228
Funny u say that, that's actually what I did the base is a dark brown and I mixed the brown with a bone color for about 6 layers each one getting more bone till the last layer

>>54507335
I don't know, maybe it's the lighting, but the highlights look too bright to me.

>>54507306
I don't know. Maybe I can put it on the side of a bike or a vehicle or something.

>>54507275
That's... That's actually a really good idea. I'll experiment and post results!

Might go for a more urban wreckage/ruins look if it turns out to work well, rather than the temple fortress thing.

>>54507301
Don't you fucking doubt me

Okay, I just got some Citidel White Scar and it's SUUUUUUUPER watery. Is that normal for that paint or did I just get some defective product?

(already shook it well)

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I know this a simple question , but would compressed air or a dunk in water be better for dusting off primed models that sat around a little too long before painting and got dusty.

>>54507490
Compressed air and a toothbrush.

>>54507378
>Side of a vehicle

>Skitarii Ranger Primus with a button-up gold trimmed robe, monocle and fabulous metal moustache arrives in custom jeep Dunecrawler.
>Gets out with friends, surveys battlefield.

>"Umubu! Fetch my Carnifex gun."

>Small Skitarii runs back to Dunecrawler, starts unstrapping fancy rifle from side next to ladder while it's twitching and aiming everywhere with the four different guns on it and the rest of the squad is stretching and laying out a picnic.

>Finally gets gun and sets it up on stand after the cake and biscuits are finished.

And that is why Transuranic Arquebi can't move and shoot. You heard it here first.

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>>54504601
What did you use to make the ropes?

>>54505902
Cool Idea, you probably want to cut the branches with the berries on the left arms off, as well as the leaves on all the sapling bits, also I might steal this idea.

>>54507510
Now I've got the idea in my head of a Safari style Skitarii ranger driving around in a space jeep with an elephant gun.

I know what my next project is.

>>54507534
>What did you use to make the ropes?
They're already molded onto the model

>>54507488
Its normal

I find that pallid wytch is a better white

Fucking white scars are the most watered down chapter

>>54507510
>skitarii
>driving
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>>54507499
thanks

>>54507566
dunecralwer as a jeep?
and isn't there that long rifle from the rangers box too

>>54507360
They are pretty bright but that was what I was going for so it all works out

>>54506790
>>54506755
you can fix the grainy look by putting a wash over the drybrush to blend the colors together.

>>54507646
We were talking about the holstered weapons from the Ironstrider set >>54507007
I was just letting my imagination run with the description from the post.

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>>54507566
Doesn't that Kharadron Overlord leader guy have a suitable face? Top hat, metallic moustache with inbuilt guns. Maybe base it on the Enginseer or something though, a regular Skittle is a little small. For the Jeepcrawler, either a converted Dunecrawler or Admeched up Dust Tac Transport? Looks about right, all it'd need is some Cogs Mechanicum.

>>54507597

>Omnissiah-blessed Alpha Primus
>Not syncing metallic legs to Jeepcrawler legs so you can walk three times as far with your Omnissiah-given augments.

Now I want to do Inquisitor Hammerlock and his Hunting Crew.

>>54507646
There is, which probably looks good for that kind of thing too, it was just silly.

>>54507647
Well if you're pleased with it then it's fine but I still think it's a bit too bright for my tastes. But that's just a personal thing.

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>>54507823
The top hat might be a bit much for me but the Kharadron Overlord head seem like they would fit great, now I just need a safari hat like pic related

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>>54504601
done the rope and lantern now, pretty happy with how they've turned out. just gotta do the cape, backpack and bolter

>>54507920
The red could use a little more highlighting but otherwise looks great! Keep it up anon!

>>54507872
Maxmini do a set of ten pith helmeted heads complete with officer smoking pipe, so that would be plenty for him and a retinue.

>>54507920
>>54507933
Agreed, red looks super-flat but otherwise its coming along really nicely

>>54507975
Yeah, just found them, looks good.
god dammit, though, the last thing I needed was another army to build