/wipg/ work in progress general. Painting, modelling, converting.

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Reposting previous question to bump op and prevent multi thread.

Is there a good way to go about gluing stuff to bases after applying a texture paint to not get that superglue whitening?

I want to put barbed wire down as nd texture over it, but I think itd look off when I then couldn't drybrush the area under the wires.

You guys think Kabalite legs+Neophyte Hybrid torso would look ok? Maybe with Tzaangor arms and Necroreich gas masks.

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Do I need any other types of brushes?

>>54572259
>The paint on here, especially the whites look like you need to thin your paint more.
Will do!

>It helps if you brace your arms or your wrists together to stabilize.
Already doing that :(

>Fine motor control is also a matter of practice. If you are not used to doing something small like this you may also just need time to physically get used to it.
Yeah, I'm an engineering student; I haven't even written on paper in years. Hopefully painting for a few days will help me stop shaking as much.

>>54572721
Seems kinda skinny for legs but may work. I can't really visualize it.

>>54572739
>Do I need any other types of brushes?
You should be able to use these for 90% of what you are gonna do, especially with marines.

I'd recommend getting some extra brushes though, it's useful to have some cheap synthetics around for applying glue for basing or flocking, drybrushing stuff (takes quite a toll on the bristles) and metallic paints (depending on what you use the paint may not necessarily be more aggressive, but the metallic flakes can be hard to get rid of completely making your other paints sparkle. I also use a separate water cup for metallics because of that).

>Hopefully painting for a few days will help me stop shaking as much.
Yeah, just take it easy. I know when I came back to painting a few years I got cramps in my hands.

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>>54572739
not nescessarily but i would recommend the following.

flat brush or two for drybrushing.
fine detail (really fine) for the obious.
one medium for all around painting basecoats.
i have dedicated few brushes big and small for the washes myself but that doesnt matter.

remember to use them in a way that the paint doesnt get to the roots of the hairs, that way they keep their shape longer.

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Another Primaris deathwatch done.

I'm going to do all the highlighting of the black at the end, when I've done all 10.

>>54572936
looking nice, only thing I don't like the yellow bolter on the templar

>>54572844
Yeah, I'll get some more brushes when I get those paints etc

>>54572864
>remember to use them in a way that the paint doesnt get to the roots of the hairs, that way they keep their shape longer.
A bit too late for that..
Been thoroughly cleaning my brushes but couldn't get the paint out from the roots. Luckily bought those two brushes in a kit of four for like $5 so when I get a pair of better ones I'll try and keep the paint away from there.

>>54572936
Looks great!

>>54572972
>>54572936
Nice checks. I actually like that yellow bolter for some reason but really don't like the headwound on shotgun guy. Just doesnt look convincing.

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my own chapter got no name, yet. due to the high lighting in the room you cant really see the white edge highlights :(

>>54572991
there is a product just for that but i wouldnt go that far, pharmacy alcohol does the same for cleaning your brushes thoroughly and also removing paint from metal miniatures. buy that.

and dont buy brushes that label themselves "for watercolour" they are just for that. go to your local craft store and ask for good and cheap brushes that meet your requirements.

>>54573045
Looks rad, love the eye glow

>>54573045
I think he needs more colour, it's nice but a bit boring at the moment

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I got some of my sprues mixed up, should I have checked the instructions?

I will clean up some parts and fix others (especially left hand, hair) tomorrow. Somewhat happy with the result thus far, kinda makes me wonder how much of a pain the rest will be.

>>54573105
i have mixed feelings of it

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WiP special weapon tac marine. Got to do cleanup and final highlights.
Nearly finished my first unit. Thanks for the tips lads, I had no fucking idea what I was doing, but you guys and Dunc got me through it.

>>54573135
aww look at that guardsman, he thinks he's a marine

>>54573050
Just rub them with alcohol? I'm assuming I shouldn't do this too often since it sounds like it'll ruin the 'hair' (forgotten what its called).

Didn't even know there were different kinds of brushes, I just bought some the right size..

>>54573105
Which faction is this supposed to be? Pretty sure filename will become reality

>>54573135
Which colour did you use for the pauldron trim?

>>54573155
Sounds like Primaris talking about Classic Marines

>>54573105
Proportions are a bit wonky
Her legs and hands are gigantic

>>54573135
thats awesome.
im sure when some day you get your every mini painted you wont get the feeling of "i wish i painted them better, even the troops"

keep up the good work, you can only rise from the bottom up so theres something good coming by they way it looks.

>>54573036
Yeah it's my least favourite head as well.

I think I'll switch it out for something else later.

>>54573168
i took a picture for you just to demonstrate, 2nd and 6th from the left are for drybrushing for example.
i call them flat brushes ands they will turn in time to the 8th 12 13 16etc but then you will use them to paint bases and sutch for few years.

>>54573045
Needs some darker shades to bring out the details, other than that looks good, if a bit boring.

>>54573168
I am using the Deathguard models for it, but would most likely run them as random CSM guys and not Deathguards. Assuming I ever get around to actually playing the game.

>>54573175
That is a deliberate choice, as I like that specific style. Some things, that make it look even more off, will be fixed later on.

>>54573168
>>54573256
>>54572864
post drunk and get drunk results

>>54573168
>>54573050 doesn't really know what he's talking about and it shows. What would happen if you soaked your hair in iso alcohol? Would end up pretty fucked up. If you need to get the paint out of the ferrule area, use brush soap; it has conditioners in it to keep the hair supple. And don't snub your nose at watercolor brushes; look at what they're made of. Sable's for general use, badger makes for pretty good drybrushes. Horsehair shaders generally aren't too useful. I don't like synthetics, but YMMV (some do).

>>54573045
How did you get that white?

>>54573256
Ah nice, already got two of those

>>54573296
I paid $5 for mine and I assume they're the cheapest type of synthetics. So is it bad to use alcohol for synthetics as well? Tried shampoo like I read online and did very little for the ferrule area
Good to know for when I get better brushes tho. So sable hair is my first priority then, should I assume they're piss expensive? Like impossible to find in a normal hobby store?

>>54573296
im pretty sure hes fine with the alcohol solution or water as hes not going to buy expensive pro brushes anyway, maybe some day.

i clean my brushes with alcohol once in a month just to get that tiny bit out that got left in there and tempera deluxe brushes worth of 2 euros (red ones in pic) last for 3 months.

i would have ordered brush cleaning solution with new brushes but the store was out atm just to try it out.

>>54573348
ulthuan grey, shade has been done with administratum grey thinned down only in the recesses.
highlight with white scar

>>54573263
the issue is the light there, cant get it darker right now in the store

was thinking about breaeking the white up at some parts. however decals, squad markings etc are still coming so he is not done, yet.

>>54573370
Synthetics are plastic; the hairs would probably hold up, but the glue holding them together? No idea.
Natural hair's more expensive than synthetic, but that doesn't mean they're out of reach. You don't need Series 7 to paint! All the manufacturers make budget brushes in the $5-$10 range.

>>54573155
I had an old Cadian fig from when I was a little kid, used him as practice seeing as I hadn't held a brush in 15 years and didn't want to ruin my brand new marines. Fluffed as a chapter serf/homework PDF.

>>54573168
Balthazar Gold base, Auric Armour Gold layer, light wash of Agrax Earthshade, highlight with more Auric Armour Gold. Hated working with Auric though, it has a horrible, slimy consistency. Difficult to thin to a good consistency.

>>54573191
Thanks lad.

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How do these boys look for my 3rd to 7th models ever painted

>>54573537
>Hated working with Auric though, it has a horrible, slimy consistency.
Thanks! Would you recommend doing it the same way again or should I try another layer?

>>54573542
looking good

how do you get a solid, clear white coat? I need one for the GK heraldry on my vehicles, but it took like 6 layers to get somewhere to a solid white color (army painter matt white). I undercoated with celestra gray.

>>54573045
sons of vader

>>54573731
Crossing up your brush direction helps, but ultimately hand painting white's a bitch.

>>54573597
I like the colour enough that I'd give it a chance, in case mine was a bad batch. To be fair, if you're patient it can look really nice, and the wash helps make it look nice and consistent anyway. I think you'd struggle to drybrush with it though.

>>54573731
Dark grey, then a light grey, then white.

>>54573045
Arctic Warriors
Children of Fenris
Sons of Russ

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Celestial Lions, just basecoated. Next will be the bits I could not basecoat in gold and the blue shoulders/heads (where applicable).

>>54573958
Majestic

>>54573597
>>54573537
You guys should absolutely use retributor armor for gold. Its fanastic and has great coverage. Shade with reikland and highlight with stormhost silver or liberstot gold. Auric gold is shiiiiiiit.

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>>54573045
Needs more seals

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I think I'm done with this guy. NOT.
Any suggestions on what should I paint on his chainsword? I was thinking about a simple red line or two, but I'm open for suggestions.

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>>54574101
and his front

>>54573958
>Celestial Lions
10/10 patrician chapter choice right there

>>54573889
Nice, I'll give it a go then. Using Corax White as undercoat tho so might need another base, idk I'm new af

>>54573958
Looking good!

>>54574026
No layer? Will try this too tho

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>>54573045
The Kopaka crew

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Most recent wip.

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Just Bought this Not!-KeeperOfSecrets

Any Advice on painting Large Models like that?

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Just finished scratch built mega armored big mek. Critiques welcome

>>54574260
loving the skintone and expression, the trousers don't quite look right to me though but I can't articulate why I feel that way.

>>54574315
thats totally not keeper of secrets.
to your question i would have to say have fun and enjoy.
my normie friends always get shocked when i buy expensive gw stuff but i think more along the lines "i pay 300 euro for this hierophant and i get to paint and model it maybe whole 2 weeks while enjoying every secondwhile doing it".

>>54572936
I'm a huge fan of those. They're really jam packed with character, you should be really pleased m8.

I kind of agree the headwound is a little stark though.

>>54574403
His legs are terrible
It's really distracting cause the rest of him looks pretty good

>>54574160
I'm the guy who used Auric. As much as it's a nice colour, it's probably worth listening to >>54574026 because as I mentioned, I'm also extremely new, and don't really have a clue what I'm doing. The pic I posted is literally my first unit.

>>54574403
The stubby legs look goofy, but it's the kind of thing nobody will ever notice looking down on it.

Also is it ridiculous? Yes.
Is it endearing? Yes.

The orange buttons/spies on his shoulder could also use a bit of detail, maybe some highlights like for the lens on the weapon. Same for the monocle.
A bit of shade is missing on the square plates of his chest/thighs?

I'm being harsh for the sake of being harsh, but frankly it looks amazing as it is.

>>54574403
Overall I really like what you've done.
This is going to sound really wierd but I think the checkerboarding is too neat for an ork, still really well done though.
The chipping metal effect you've got going on the armour would be nicer if you painted under the bottom of it with a brighter orange highlight to give the illusion of more depth. The yellow on the teef, skull and those round things looks like it needs another highlight too.
The right (his left) silver tube isn't completly painted and I think certain bits of metal (the claw, tubs and those rivets) are a bit bright and could probably do with a wash.
I don't like the base, unpainted sand just looks wrong to me but that's just personal preference.

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>>54574160
>>54574487
In case you do try Auric, I primed with Mechanicus Standard Grey spray. Here's an additional pic of the WiP sergeant in painting alongside plasma guy, to show how it looks on chest heraldry. Apologies for reposting image in another thread.

>>54574101
>>54574116
>not putting cheesy lines like "cadia's sons" "emperor's blade" on every possible piece of combat equipment

it's like you don't event praise the emperor, anon

>>54573105
>implying the neckbeardist thing isn't injecting your waifu fetish into established lore and rejecting common sense to get a rise out of nerds
t. triggered neckbeard

>>54574548
Oh, looks a bit too brassy for my taste. Works great for trim but idk if I'd run that as a 'gold' colour

Thanks tho! Will definitely try something like this

>>54574421
Could I get the source, pretty please?

>>54574315
Source!

>>54574675
>>54574710
The Keeper of Secrets if from Creature Caster (its in the picture)
They got a sick-ass Great unclean one and chaosDragons too

Still looking for advice on how to Paint Large Models, The biggest I've ever done was a Tau Broadside

>>54574666
It's the brightest, "most gold" that GW do as a layer paint. That said, the lighting in the photo might be a little off. I'll try to take another when I'm next at home, but I'm sure you'll be happy with either gold anyway, and adjusting the wash strength and colour will do a lot for getting the hue you want. Good luck bro.

>>54574765
Thanks a bunch anon and sorry for being a hassle

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painting faces is bloody hard

>>54575087
Did you paint a Black dot instead of Drilling a Barrel?

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Speed painted Iron Hands Inceptor. Base is still wip

>>54575105
yea for now. Ofc needs proper drilling later

>>54575123
Looks good, I would tidy up that silver smudge under the chest aquila

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Was told to thin my paint, is this looking better?

>>54571804
>>54572259

>>54575170
Fuck good catch, cheers pal

>>54575246
yea, photos are horrible for catching things you've slipped on :)

>>54575185
looks much smoother than on the original, still a bit thick on the left Arm.

Taking Pictures of your Minis always shows mistakes you wouldnt notice IRL tho

Thinning paint isnt as easy as people make it out to be, if you thin too much your paint flows into crevices and makes it look even worse.

The Important thing is to not overload your brush and to wipe of excess on a napkin.

Should also check out Wet Palettes
Tabletop Minions has a great how 2 Wet palette for 3$ Video on YouTube

>>54575185
loaaadss better

>>54573045
Why is there a gap in his arm, above his right elbow?

>>54575260
Thanks!
Yeah, gonna make a wet palette tomorrow when stores are open
That left arm is a total mistake; was gonna 'unload' some paint on the arm as I had a bit much on the brush and forgot it there to dry while I was painting some other part.. Didn't notice until I was cropping that image.
The paint is probably twice or trice as diluted as on my old model. What do you mean with wiping excess on a napkin?

>>54575270
Thanks!

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>>54572936
I'm going to make a left. I'm fine with the headwound, but I dislike the shells on top of the shotgun. I think that middle band needs to be a different material holding them in place(maybe leather like the ammo pouches?) and one end needs to be the brass head with the other the shell case.

Even regular rifle ammo has a two-tone look and them being all gold/copper looks off compared to the level of detail on the rest of the model(s).

>>54575386

If you accidentally pick up to much paint or Water on your Brush you can brush some off on a piece of Paper (Can also do this to double-check the Paint consistency)

>>54573958
Did you get those early or are you just in an early timezone?
>tfw filthy pacific US
>get everything late as fuck
Only way it could get worse would be if I move to Alaska or a pacific island pretty much.

>>54574403
I think you should blend the base up the model a bit. An Ork in the desert should have some dust on him, or at least on the legs. It sounds silly but it just seems too clean and tidy.

I think some sand, dust, grime coming up from the bottom with some oil stains leaking down from the top would help break up the big areas of red on the armour.

>>54574176
This

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>>54575087
eyes looks suprsingly good, well done anon!

just one thing, light does not go like you did on that plasma. Fingertips are fine, but casing should be black.

>>54572636
watered down pva glue.. cmon man stop posting the same shit every thread and TRY stuff

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Shaded and highlit, how do I improve my highlighting technique?
Obviously stop missing my target but still feels thicc around the edges

>>54575423
Will do!

>>54575185

>>54575502
I got them Tuesday, like always. Germany, if it's any help.

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Almost done with this lieutenant, just waiting on the required ushabti bone for armor highlights.
He's my first crack at doing the averland sun yellow fists. I've also got some lamenters yellow glaze on the way, not sure if I should use that.
Has anyone tried the averland sunset spray?
I've got a lot more dudes to do.

>>54575803
Watch how Duncan does it in this vid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_odi1c7ErCg&feature=youtu.be&t=4m4s
(Skip to 4:04 if link doesn't)
Thin down your paint a little and use the side of the brush on the sharp edges. After that it's just a matter of practicing

Man, the Ghostkeel is a gorgeous model, but the legs are a pain in the ass to repose.

I want to modify the gun-arm so the gun pins directly to the elbow/upper arm (so the gun itself is the forearm). Any tips on how to do this? the joint is very small.

I'm starting to paint minis regularly, and I don't want to mooch off my friend's paints anymore. Since there's a Michael's in driving distance, I was planning on picking up a set of paints to start off with. How fucked am I if I go for basic off-the-shelf general-purpose acrylic paints? Since I'm still a greenhorn, I figure that high-quality paint would be a waste of money, but I don't want to go too cheap and get something I can't really use at all.

For the record, I'm looking at a $17 pack of 12 and a $16 pack of 24. A bit over a dollar per 2 oz. bottle seems to be about right, but the color range is limited compared to the 24-pack; however, with the 24-pack being priced at 66 cents per 2 oz. bottle, I'm worried about the quality.

>tl;dr buying paints with no idea what I'm doing wat do
I didn't see anything related to this in the OP pasta; sorry if I missed something.

>>54575869
It won't work

>>54575803
Don't highlight until you've alteast Basecoated your Model also try using not the tip of the brush but the in a 90° angle to the line you're highlighing.

Just slowly do the stroking motion above the point to highlight and slowly descend the brush until you see the Paint, that ensures you dont put on too much pressure and get a fine thin line.
This works best on Sharp,edges which Marines have alot of

Also get rid of the Mouldlines on the bolter and backpack before its too late. If you are cool drill your barrel

>>54575869
>How fucked am I if I go for basic off-the-shelf general-purpose acrylic paints?
Depends on the quality of the paint obviously. Generally speaking they are made to be used on canvas and not on miniatures. It's thicker and the pigment may not be fine enough to thin the paint properly to use for washes or glazes.
>Since I'm still a greenhorn, I figure that high-quality paint would be a waste of money, but I don't want to go too cheap and get something I can't really use at all.
You totally can use the craft paint to paint minis. But you are better off using it for scenery.
Honestly 30 bucks is gonna get you enough paint for any colorscheme you want to do.

If price is a concern just don't buy GW. Buy Vallejo or Warpaint. They are just as good, come in 17ml instead of 12ml bottles, the bottles won't dry up and are cheaper too.
Honestly just don't buy GW and it's not that expensive.

>>54575822
>>averland spray
Just tried it. Not bad. Sped things up and wasnt awful to use like corax white. Just make sure you check everyone and clean up spots the spray missed, because it will.

>>54575964
Did you spray it straight on, or over a primer layer?

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>>54574116

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Least favorite part almost done, only arms and shoulderpads need clipping out and cleaning up.

Now this is my first marine related kit and i would like advice on how people assamble them so painting is easier.

Do you guys glue the arms or bodies on? Or use bluetack? Its kinda bad for posing using just bluetack i think

TL:DR how do you assemble marines for painting?

Cant wait to prime and paint them up

>>54573045
Heralds of Kopaka

>>54575921
Dang. Figured, though.
>>54575942
It's not just cost but availability; I don't know of any stores in my area or within reasonable driving distance that carry miniatures paints. I could order online, I guess, but I just got some new models in and I'm itching to get them started ASAP.

Guess I'll just have to be a big boy and wait patiently.

>>54576014
I usually leave the bolter+arm and backpack off for painting

character arms are on or off depending on how much of the body they make hard to reach with a paintbrush

>>54575836
Thanks!
Been going through a lot of his more recent videos but they mainly seem to focus on a specific stage.. Gonna go through the video tomorrow morning

>>54575925
>Don't highlight until you've alteast Basecoated your Model
Yeah, just experimenting with this batch of tacs

>try using not the tip of the brush but the in a 90° angle to the line you're highlighing
That's what I'm trying

>Just slowly do the stroking motion above the point to highlight and slowly descend the brush until you see the Paint
Thanks! Will definitely play it safer from now on. Do you recommend having a lot of paint on the brush for this or the opposite?

>Also get rid of the Mouldlines on the bolter and backpack before its too late
Thought I had gotten most of them and it wouldn't show, which I noticed it did after I had primed them. Gonna do an additional round on my second 5-man squad once I'm done experimenting on this batch

>>54575964
>..and wasnt awful to use like corax white
What's the problem with Corax White?

>>54575980
Straight on. It didn't turn out any different than the guys I sprayed white and hand base coated.

>>54576068
Corax white is just kinda chalky and it loves to goop up and ruin detail, unlike based sex spray chaos black.

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Last model I thought I had thinned the paint enough
Thanks for telling me otherwise, feels much smoother now

>>54576099
You mean like the dots on this image? Can't seem to get rid of them
Maybe I should try Mechanicus Standard Grey sprey next time?

>>54575803

>>54576196
Looks like you either sprayed from too far away and it dried on the way (gives rough texture ) or had some dirt or whatever get sprayed onto the dude.

>>54576196
dont apply GW Colour sprays without them being primed first. tends to flake of from my experience.

>Prime Chaos Black

>Can Skip this step: give it a tiny sprinkle of Corax white to simulate the sun/lightsource shining down on the Model
>Spray the rest Death-Guard Green

If you go for white Shoulderpads use Ulthuan Gray its easier to highlight and actually closer to pure white (white scar) than Corax white is

>>54573958
Captain pointing out an Ork sniper's nest, I see.

Anyone got a nice way on how to highlight Bare-skin like Breasts or flat a stomach area ?

Havent ever painted Models that weren't wearing armor or literal skeletons

How have you fucked up recently WIP?
Recently I spent 30~ minutes trying to glue a metal miniature with plastic glue.

>>54576382
I literraly did the same for 5 minutes 5minutes ago, tried to glue a Model to a sculpted Resin Base with normal plastic glue I used to assemble it with

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>>54576267
Yeah I spray from quite far away, figured it'd be less likely to thicken up then
Am I wrong to worry about spraying too much on my models?

>>54576275
But Corax White is a primer, right?
Also already using Ulthuan Grey, see pic

>>54576382
When I was tidying up I threw away some notes about my custom paint mixes for some of my projects by mistake and diddn't realize until it was too late

>>54576471
Corax and Chaos black are primers yes

>>54573802

Thanks, this seems to have helped a fair bit. Got a nice and pretty solid coat, sadly enoug had too much paint at some point and didn't notice so now there's 2 small lines that annoy me on 1 of the white areas.

>>54576382
i just dropped a bit and tried to catch it with my lap but crushed my balls in between my legs

>>54573105
maybe scion pauldrons would give a bit of extra bulk to the torso and make the legs seem less huge in comparison?

>>54576471
Yeah definitely don't do that. 8 inches is about right. Spray will dry on the way and fuck your shit up. Make sure you shake for two minutes first and be aware that a really hot day will exacerbate how fast it dries if you spray from far.

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painted the floorboards and glued some moss to the walls here and there.

next up grass, grass tufts, random rusty junk and wooden boardwalks.

the middle wall plus shaped section is in desperate need of boardwalk going around it because it looks retarded to my eye atleast.

also half boarded windows break that boring gray wall up nicely.

>>54572936
I see quite a few people wash the silver arm of the Deathwatch with blue. I don't get why. Surely a nice wash of nuln would be better. It's weird because the only one of the GW ones with blue is the guy with the glowing blue sword as reflection. Other than that they look great. Hope mine turn out half as good when I'm done with them.

>>54576930
Those look really nice. What material are they made of?

>>54574403
He is stubby, but that is fine given his legs could have been blown off and Ork. He just feels really clean. Not much battle stuff. Blood, dirt, dents / scratches, soot on guns / exhaust / a frayed wire here or there, little rust in the recesses. He is a Ork, Orks are not clean and proper like marines (and most of them are not either).

It's not that it's bad, but aside from being stumpy it is missing a lot of character it could have.

>>54573045
Filtered

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Got my captain basically done, that brings my total marines completed up to a mighty two and two thirds.

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Really happy with the thickness of the pauldron paint
Tomorrow I'll give highlighting another go

>>54576893
Oh, Duncan said 12" in his video on priming.. Will definitely try spraying closer next time.
Also only shaked the can for like 10 sec

Is it more important to get an even or a thin coat?

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>>54577102
thanks.
im throwing away my old ones and making more practical sceneries.

i work at construction and i have access to insulation foamboard at all times, try cutting 100mm thick board to 10x10mm thick pieces with handsaw and you know what the word mess means.

>>54577215
>Is it more important to get an even or a thin coat?
get the thin coats right and evenness will follow

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Finished my squad of Ruststalkers. First go at both this colour scheme, basing paints and the graduated highlights on the swords, think I've achieved tabletop quality?

Also, is there any good thing for stripping paint off plastics that's available in the UK? I need to redo some overprimed Kataphrons as well as repaint a squad of Mars Skitarii and Dunecrawler in my new Taqwin colours, I like them much better.

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>>54577274
Rear view. They're a little shinier than I expected on the armour, but I kinda like the effect in retrospect.

Rather glad I got these guys done today, going camping for the weekend and it's nice to pick up something different like some Kastelans or infiltrators or possibly my Knight when I get back.

>>54577171
Damn look at the shading on that face

>>54576382
>>54576420

When will the plastic cucks learn

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>>54577310
>>54577274
I like em, anon. Makes me want to finish this Start Collecting Skitarii box I've been ignoring since I finished the magos.

I keep fucking up the robes, and it kills my motivation.

>>54572936
Those are beautiful!

>>54577274
Looking good. I think the bases would look nicer with black rims though,
As for stripping paint in the UK I use dettol (normal brown stuff), leave the minis in there overnight and then scrub with a toothbrush.
clean then detol covered minis off with soap (i use fairy liquid) before you get normal water anywhere near them though otherwise it reacts with the dettol and you get a sticky, bad mess and a ruined model.

>>54574101

Two thin diagonal racing stripes near the tip in the same color as his hat.

>>54577071

It's because that's how GW does it. They just don't use as much blue wash. It's not OSL from the power sword, go look at the shield guy's elbow, it's washed blue.

>>54573105
The only thing that triggers me is I can't steal that backpack for my loyalists because it has a Nurgle skull on it.

I bought 5 CSM Anvillus backpacks and 3 of them have dumb Chaos arrows on them.

>>54577357
He looks really nice, man. Miles better than mine, although that's not surprising given my TPD was my first model (hence why he's not getting stripped despite Mars colours) and I had not yet been saved by Saint Duncan nor learnt the ways of the Two Thin Coats. Those vials especially aren't even something I would dare attempt, they look gorgeous.
Admech are a pain in the ass to begin with, but surprising easy to do decently with silver spray to get the legs and a few tactical details. And a fuckton of subassemblies, because painting Rangers with backpacks and guns on is pure agony.

>>54577375

Thanks anon, I'll try black rims on the Infiltrators and see how they look. Easy enough to switch if I decide to paint over.
Glad to heare I don't need some arcane reagent, I'll grab some on the way back from camping. I should really make a word document with "painting wisdom from /wipg/" saved.

>>54577274
Methylated spirits. Get it at Boots the Chemist, put models in a tub or jar with the meth spirit in it and wait 5-10 minutes and scrub with an old brush. It works faster than dettol and you dont get the scum residue you get with dettol

see here HOWDO GUUUUUYS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SsWOYMialA

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What great models, only complaint is that I'm going to have to get some liquid green stuff for the cloaks

>>54573045
The White White's

>>54577604
I already have a load of that and it seems much faster. Why doesn't everyone has that method? Guess the Kataphrons can be my next project then, they seen like they'd rather benefit from a spray/wash to deal with all the details on the tracks and torsos relatively quickly.
I'll have to remember to mark the one that single-handedly killed a 7e Tau Riptide, though. He's getting battle honours.

>>54573542
How'd you do the skin? I must know.

How much does doing a black primer or white primer make for GW layer paints, I prefer Black primers but I worry that my Skavenblight Dinge is going to look too dark with a black undercoat.

>>54578163
You would definitely need to do a couple of coats of a GW layer paint over a black primer. But you probably should be doing that anyway, whether you're painting over white or gray. It might just take an extra half coat or so.

>>54577914

Bugmans Glow Base
Highlight bridge of nose, cheeks and any other raised area you feel comfortable with Kislev Flesh
Wash of Raikland Fleshshade
Another highlight with Kislev
Final Wash of Raikland Fleshshade

It's nice enough if you don't plan on painting the eyes or mouth

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I picked up a few Reaper Bones models recently for D&D, but I'm not sure what I want to do about the ogres' skin. I don't want to go with standard caucasian flesh, and I don't want to make them black, either.

What would you guys do for D&D ogre flesh? Maybe something especially pasty, basecoated with Rakarth Flesh? A blue-grey like in pic related? Something else?

>>54578460
A few years back, when fantasy was still a thing, there was a dude who had green-tinged ogres which looked pretty cool. Not out-and-out greenskins, im pretty sure it was just the standard caucasian look with a green wash put over it, but it looked good

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>>54577599
Appreciate it, thank you. The vials were actually fairly simple - the only difficult part was making sure the angle was correct, and I sorta botched that on the glove-shaped vial. I chain-watched Duncan's Cawl video, and tried to follow along as best I could.
And subassemblies are damn near mandatory for AdMech - I never used to do that, but there's so much detail wedged in awkward spots that I can't imagine ever painting these things fully assembled. I find I have a hard time painting units - single models like the Magos I can sit and devote my time to no problem, but ten rangers gets apathetic.

Painted up Lorgar for a friend of mine - it was a pretty awful recast, with the cloak being unusable and some significant detail loss, but it was fun to try out a primarch.

>>54578326
And I won't lose any brightness?

>>54578502
Fucking christ, I uploaded the non-resized version. Sorry bout that. Nobody ever needs to see that much of Lorgar.

>>54578460
You could take a look at how the original Ogre Kingdoms Ogres were painted - they had a nice charcoal-greyish skin to them.

>It's a You glue your fingers to the model but not the model together episode
I hate reruns

>>54578595
I glued the back of my thumb to my face once.Was trying to get two fiddly little parts together, put too much glue on them, and somehow my hands got near my face...
Still not entirely sure how it happened, but Zap a Gap make a hell of a bond.

>>54578502
If I ever picked up Marines it would be with Word Bearers. Sexy ,sexy inscription. I was thinking of having his rock hover above the the ground with some sorceries, since picking Levitation on him is a good way to not have to pay for a big ugly Spartan transport.

Would it be possible to repose the arns so he's reaching upwards in the traditional exhortation gesture rather than just standing there? I slightly dislike his pose but have no idea of the model is monopose or not.

>>54578595

>It's a shit yourself when you knock over a pot of Nuln Oil even though the lid was closed

>>54578595
Not entirely sure this will work but someone once told me that if he wears rubber gloves still wet with the soapy liquid he used to clean resin glueing goes much smoother than usually

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>>54578663
It's pretty monopose. You can rotate the forarms a bit, but you probably couldn't do much more than pic related without having to carve the kit up, which gets prohibitively expensive if you're not using recasts.

>>54578738
That seems good enough, at least he's doing something rather than just standing like a Half-life 2 debug model in the middle of a battle. He'd be my favourite Primarch model of he wasn't so passive.

Can I use Lahmian Medium to seal a mini or is that retarded and I should find some silk varnish?

>>54577171
What's the recipe for that grey homie?

>>54576930
I know it's autistic, but there wouldn't be any moss if Nids were there. Biomass is biomass.

>>54578843
Vallejo German Grey, nuln oil, german grey/administratum grey mix, pure edge highlights of administratum grey

>>54578873
Well it's hell of sexy.

how would you go about filling a gap in an already painted miniature? i just put the arms on one guy I had as a subassembly and only noticed after gluing that there's a gap between one of his arms and his body.
should precisely applied greenstuff work?

>>54579059
Greenstuff is like force. The appropriate application of it is the solution to every problem.

What I usually do is snap the arm off, use a kif to bring the torso and shoulder flush, then re-glue. Looks as-intended that way, but can take amny treis and chip paint on an unsealed models.

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This is my first model, I got it with some GW magazine and painted it in the store with a "starter brush" (probably about a size 1 brush). I still need to shade and dry brush the base, and tidy up a bit of the model's feet, but how'd I do?

>>54579225

It looks a bit flat but for a first model that's great, especially getting the eyes that clean; It took me a while to get that down

Nice work

>>54579225
Well since it's not shaded or highlighted I'd say
>paints reasonably thin
>metallics fairly smooth
>eyes couuls use some cleaning on the rim of the helmet there, remember to go from the innermost feature out
>worst chapter
Certified NOT HERESY, but you have room to improve.

>>54579255
>>54579332

Yeah i didn't highlight or dry brush, but I was just using what was on hand. I did shade actually but it didn't make too much difference.

>>54578668
>Its a you freak out after you think you knocked over your shading and then accidentally drop your earbuds in the paint water episode

>>54579225
>with some gw magazine
I thought that one had a special base though?

>>54579811
Maybe he meant he got one of those free store copies.

>>54579862
Ah yeah, that's probably it. Because the mention of a "magazine" I thought he meant the Getting Started thing with that same looking intercessor but a different base.

>>54579811
>>54579862
Nah, if you're at the base, it still raises in all the right places. It's probably the one you're thinking of, the base detail is just covered with the texture paint.

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Actual first model post. Gonna prime it with white and paint tomorrow.

>>54580039
remember to thin your paints

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I just found this guy at the bottom of a pile of bits. Now I want to either finish it or maybe do a five man squad. What would be some good colors that go with orange? I see blue a lot, but not sure if I want to make it look like my old high school mascot.

What's an easy way to paint terrain? I need to paint my aegis defense line but only have a few paints available. Just throw some Mech standard grey and agrax on 'em?

>>54580064
I've been watching Duncan senpai in preparation for this day. I'm ready, battlebrother.

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>>54580111
Paints I have:

Abbadon Black
Mech Standard Grey
Leadblecher
Eshin Grey
Gorthor Brown
Dryad Bark
Stormvermine Fur

Shades
Drakenhof Nightshade
Reikland Fleshshade
Agrax Earthshade
Nuln Oil

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Finally finished my Carmine Dragon!

I really love how he turned out in general. This was my first Forgeworld model so I was a little bit nervous about fucking up such an expensive model but I think he turned out well. It might not be professional by anybodies standards but he is by far the best paintjob that I've ever done.

What are your guys thoughts? I know that I still need to work a bit on his foot as the model would not fit together after I had painted it.

>>54580115
Post your paints senpai

>>54580076
Black, white, bright silver, bright gold

>>54575087
when in doubt put more shadow in the eye sockets. it's tempting to make the bright whites of the eye visible but they should really be more grey than white.

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>>54580266
Not pictured: Corax White spray, and the cup of Abaddon Black I need to buy tomorrow. Can you guess the theme of my elf?

>>54579255
Yeah I just put textured paint all over it

>>54578821
No, Lahmian Medium is paint thinner.

>>54580531
It's a medium, dingus. Not a thinner.

>>54578515
Not really. Not if you do enough coats to get a solid base.

>>54574116
It's very well done but why did you put extreme glitter highlights on the cloth? Is it supposed to look shiny?

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Jesus could GW put more mold lines in? Going to take longer to clean these than to paint them.

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started working on this 2 hours ago cuz its my birthday

>>54582267
He needs a party hat

>>54581745
God I miss the old bloodletters. The models you have are not bad but those were gorgeous

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>tfw you fight some plague marines and come down with a bad case of disco fever
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlT_8GbTQfo

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>>54582321
My fellow funky monkey. I gladly accept some nostalgia funk. Here's what I'm listening to

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UnK5rw_6hM

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>>54581745
Oh please, you don't know the horror of moldlines until you start playing Warmachine
>moldlines going straight down the models face
>mfw

>>54582303
When I start my World Eaters army (when their codex comes out) I am cutting down the xenomorph heads. They're fucking nasty.

Anyone know a good tutorial for the pre-heresy Death Guard scheme? I've looked at a few and seen a lot of variance in the bone color, so I'm not sure what to go with.

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>>54582416
Thanks for reminding me this exists. Time to watch it another hundred times.

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>>54582634
You're not the only one. I'm watching it right now just because I found that gif

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Chadmarines? Please.

>>54582553
https://youtu.be/6RmpbNpx7iY
I like this guy's guideline.

>bone
The pre-Heresy death guard are actually supposed to be factory standard white or light grey. They're just absolutely filthy.

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working on this rock-headed git

>>54582730
Fuck yes I love that model

>>54580039
What model is that ?

>>54576014
did my Rubrics like the other Anon said. Backpack and bolter arm off. Worked perfectly.

Does anyone here actually paint because they enjoy the physical act of painting, or is everyone just like me and only paints because of the satisfaction you get from seeing a model come together and owning fully painted squads?

>>54581745
>not filling in the the skull gap before painting
confusedscreaming.jpg

Just ordered someone bootleg models from china never worked with forgeworld or resin before what should i expect ?

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You only get one stalker pattern bolt rifle in the Deathwatch veteran set. There seems to be no other model of this either. It's missing it's ammo pack because the other arm is holding it (pic related). Is there any other kit with a loose ammo pack the same size I can add on?

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>>54583476
>There seems to be no other model of this either

Aha! Finally, a chance to flex my vast and useless knowledge of Space Marine models and bits!

Small update on my Mauler Fiend, tried something new with the base.

>>54583465
Flash is to be expeted, Also slight miscasts, depending on the caster of your choice. Clean the models carefully, preferably using a dust mask. The microscoping piece of resin can lodge themselves in your lung, and you do not want that.

If the pieces are warped, just heat them up with a hair dryer or some hot water and bend them into shape. Also you might want to wash the models before priming, just to be sure.

>>54583476
>>54583483
This seems like a really easy conversion, though.

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>>54583567
Forgot the picture like a scrub.

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I just need to do the boots and the base.

>>54573542
Greens could use a highlight, so could the gun stocks.

In fairness, these are already better than 90% of the cadian guard models i see in my games, and it would be a pleasure to play against them.

Anyone know how to make flowing green stuff cloaks for bikers? Or at least have example photos of models with them? Im wondering if its too heavy but i think it would be cool as fuck

>>54582730
What model is that?

>>54583476
Regular bolter ammunition fits on the stalker perfectly. You just have to be careful about the angle you file the top at.

>>54574116
they match your mouse

>>54583780
So it does. This is gonna be expensive!
Good thing Deathwatch is a low model count army. Cheers.

>>54577171
the grey looks amazing but I think the red could do with more highlighting

>>54583712
https://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-CA/FW-Imperial-Space-Marine?_requestid=11848321

>>54581745
I bought finecast havocs.
Tell me about mold lines...

>>54584003
>mfw using that giant thing as the Imperial Space Marine model with the disintegration gun

>>54584121
Enjoy your mesothelioma.

>>54584121
but they dont even have good weapon options anon, Just buy the Ryza Pattern Las-cannons and a squad tactical Marines. It's Cheaper too

>>54584141
>mesothelioma
Only china shit is carcinogen, so he should not be worried if those models are originals.

>>54584141
I'll be fine
>>54584171
I had no idea what's finecast back then, I'm still new to warham.
Definitely will convert devastators/tacticals now.
>>54584233
They are original

>>54577171
What Chapter? Exorcists?

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WiP Blood Ravens. Red Powered Armor done. Moving to Shoulders and Purity seals next.

anyone has good advice on painting mentors ? Undercoat with white then caliban on the middle part or what ?

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>>54583439
They're basic bitch cannon fodder why would I spend the time to do that? Skulltaker when he arrives on the other hand will be getting much more TIL
>>54584121
>bought finecast
Finecast belongs in the trash. I remember when they announced that being excited thinking it would be like forgeworld resin.

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>>54582423
Every shitty placed sprew point and mold line should justify you to punch the designer in the dick.

>small gooseflesh bumps
>mold line randomly curves up so it can run through a field of them

>>54572936
I think they look fantastic but you're waaay overdoing it with the blue glaze on the metallics. Thin it down with some more medium.

I ran out of plastic glue, all I have is super glue. Is it ok to build my Hammerhead Gunship using super glue?

>>54579542
What shade did you use? I know store employees sometimes tell you to use a matching colour e.g. warpstone glow for Salamanders or whatever the blue shade is for Ultramarines and I find that it's not a dramatic enough shade. Also, dark colours like navy are hard to shade dynamically anyway, speaking from experience having painted some Dark Angels.

>>54584815
I exclusively use super glue. Plastic glue melts the models which is pretty inconvenient if you make any mistakes

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Raining today so lighting is shit
There's such a big contrast between the base and the highlight; is that because I expose the highlight too much or should I try mixing a darker hue?

Progress:
>>54577215
>>54575185
>>54571804

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>>54581011
It is, in a way.
I was originally inspired by the classic Cadian blue, black and white scheme, but was too lazy to actually paint all those stripes, so I decided to go with grey-ish blue uniforms with some bright highlights to make it stand out more on the table.

>>54576382
I fumbled my primaris into the water cup while basecoating because I'm an autistic fuckwit

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Started the Lord of contagion

If u look sorta closely I added a small amount of teeth coming from the lower eye hole

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>>54585090
*and by the classic scheme I mean this one*

>>54580245
do something with the eyes man

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>>54585124

Hey WIP thread, I came from the 40k thread told that you fine gentlemen can help with my query:
Sup /tg/ my next conversion project is, in short, a shrine to chaos built atop a onager dunecrawler in the same style as pic. First of all I have no idea how to go about a shrine, and all help would be wonderful, but manning that shrine I want to be a small army of cherubs sourounding one god-emperor of dune style fat bloated baby face worm.
So if you would be so kind as to relpy could you please:
> What boxes have cherubs or where to get them
> Ideas for a shrine with either models or artwork/fluff
> How to make the wormy thing.
For the shrine I want it to draw the eye with lots of fire and sigils with this great fat lazy baby beast sitting in the middle being fed and attended too by his cherub guard. Lots of machinery and life support keeping him alive: kind of like a living chaos "golden throne".
Keep in mind this is to go along with my undivided chaos force.

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>>54585268
Woops forgot the pic

>>54584970
Just realised I might've misinterpreted the function of a highligt..
It's meant to reflect (pun intended) light reflecting on the edge of a surface, right?
Then I've been painting the edges the wrong way (and the colour needs to get brighter, not darker)

>>54585471
No that looks fine. Look at an object and you'll see that the edges are lighter and recessed lower, its more about shadowing then anything else.

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>>54585178
Oh wow these guys look worthy of the old Cityfight art. I miss that GW.

>>54585501
On a side not why do IG look so much more baddass then SM?

>>54585527
Because you can identify with their struggle and heroism in the face of unimagineable terrors while Space Marines are robot-like superhumans whose only purpose is to fight and die.

>>54585543
I have always done creepy chaos stuff but the lure of the the guard... think I might do them next.

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>>54585527
They're the most grounded part of the setting, being just a simple soldier not unlike those you'll find on the battlefields of today. They've got the AK of Laserguns, a flak vest that only protects them against shrapnel for the most part, and a gut-full of courage.

>>54585569
They'd be the perfect foil for the madness Chaos manifests. With a bit of converting you could even make them renegades...

>>54585178

The hand gestures of some guard/Imperium figures always reminds me of this for some reason

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

>>54585658
I already have renegades a plenty. But I still feel somewhat disconnected from them. I'm researching a good small true IG band to put together.

>>54583345
Wyrd Gaming's 'the thorn.' She comes in a box with either 2 other or 4 other minis, depending on how much money you wanna spend

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>painting tanks sucks
>but I should buy more
the taurox is growing on me

its steps having little buttons to extend is cute

>>54583567
>before priming
Do I have to use chaos black or the new colored sprays are good enough?

>>54585691
Could you post some photos of your renegades? I am starting a vraksian militia army and I need inspiration

>>54577116
No Filter whatsoever. Dont be jelly. If you want to know how its done just ask

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What's the best way to fill the horrible line on the torso? All I've got is milliput at the moment. Will that do?

>>54574116
>>54574101
he looks worse now than he did before

you really overdid the hat highlights

>>54586141
Put the head on and arms+shoulderpads, look at it again

Is it really worth the extra work for that little nuissance? I personally would say no but if you still want to do something you can use liquid greenstuff, it does a great job for this.

Or when you are building your next ones and you are using plastic glue just use a tad bit too much at the outer edges, so it squeezes out a bit, then wait till the glue is dried completly! and scrap off the excess. That´s the laziest way and can be quite messy, so be carefull and your mileage might vary

so use at your own responsibility

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Here are my new lads what ya thunk:

>>54586141
>Will that do?
yes.

>>54586392
>you can use liquid greenstuff, it does a great job for this.
Liquid green stuff shrinks. This makes is worse at what it was designed for (gap filling on finecast) than regular green stuff. Just saying.

>>54586141
If it really bothers you use the milliput. Milliput behaves a lot like clay in that you can make it soft and pliable by adding more water. It dried rockhard so you can sand and cut it too if necessary.
Just try not to be too messy cause cleaning milliput off of something is a bit tricky.

As the other anon said if you use enough glue to melt the torso halves properly together you can just scrape the plastic later. It's definitely the easiest way to avoid that in the first place.
He's also right in pointing out those areas are gonna be covered with the shoulderpads and the the helmet.

>>54585873
Valkyria Chronicles?

>>54582730
So... This is the power of Truescale.

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So I just got up to check the cure of my plastic cement and... What the fuck happened to her head/neck? The fit looked fine last night. Is there any way to fix this?

>>54583991
thanks, you're right about it probably needing another highlight, I'm scared of making things too orange though. It doesn't help that the lighting in my photographs makes it look a bit flatter than it does in reality though.
>>54584489
My own made up Exorcist successors chapter called Perdition's Vigil

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WIP Typhus. Still have trim and details to do, but unsure of what colour to use for the smoke, thoughts?

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>>54577351
Glorious sister of battle master race reporting in. Dropped my whole army last week. Broke a hole into my basement. Installed a firemans pole.

>>54587139
did you melt down your sisters to make that pole
they're more useful that way :)

>>54582267
Happy Birthday!

>>54582267
Happy birthday

Any tips for a newbie painting it's models mainly white for the very first time? I heard that painting white is a bitch and it's a pretty tricky process.
I want to paint my fire warriors white with some averland sunset details

>>54587243
>>54573045

>>54587243
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRR7W5-F15c

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>>54586376
I haven't done anything to the hat since I finished it a week ago, so it might just be the lighting in the picture. Here's a pic from a few days ago.

>>54586511
Those are some angry 'zerkers

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>mfw I fucked up using a Mephiston Red spray, ruining 30 miniatures.

The pain is real, brothers.

>>54587660
And I was mad when I wasted a single miniature with fucked up primer

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>>54573105
Actually posting an updated version in the same wip, what a feeling.
Not perfectly happy with the hand, but using black mass made it so that I couldn't get it visible, same for the small corrections along the legs.
>>54576813
Didn't have those left, filed down the ones in SoS kit. It looks better, but I am a tad sad about missing the size difference.
>>54577449
If you really wanted to, you could go in there with a knife and sandpaper. Sadly loyalist need a smoother removel done.

>>54585178
"Turn and face us heretics, it's cleansing time!"

That's beautiful anon. I loved the Cadian scheme for the first Cityfight book, and you've mastered it.

>>54587748
Sadly, they're not mine.
They're done by a guy named IRKUCK, here's a link to his gallery, he's got an entire army painted like this.
http://www.coolminiornot.com/artist/IRKUCK?browseid=2807601

>>54586592
Cheers. I've started using the milliput. It's not so bad. But very crumbly. In a way it's very forgiving, but might need a few layers to get a smooth surface. I don't use plastic glue, I use super glue gel. I don't like that messy bonding plastic glue leaves. Well at least these are Deathwatch and my 1k PTS army is only 25 models total. I can take my time! Cheers for the advise.

>>54584676
>>54581745
Fuck, I want to buy a box of these fuckers to paint them as grey statues with red eyes, tongues and swords

>>54587332
Ouch, maybe I will just paint my first squad with paints I already have and when I gain some experience with these models I will try my best with white

>>54587332
Nice, I'll keep this technique in mind when I paint my Sanguinary Priest's armor.

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Finished this guy last night, my eleventh finished model since I started painting again. Not too sure about the yellow tassel on the knife though

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>>54587847
Hit up EBay. You could probably find someone selling only a few of them. I want to get one of the 1980s ones just because of how awful they are.

>>54587847
>>54588199
Are those old? They seem identical to the current ones

Does anyone else have trouble with the Ghostkeel's opening pilot compartment or is it just me?

It's pretty loose and won't actually click closed unless you actually push it in. I'm tempted to just use the pilot for something else and glue it closed.

>>54587660
Post a pic of the damage.

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Been working on this loooted ark eldar thing for the past days

What do you guys think?

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>>54588704

>>54588704
proppa orky/10

best way to strip bases that have paint, grass and PVA on them? Can I just use water and something to scrape with?

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>>54588724
More pics coming up

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>>54588744

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>>54588770
And a bonus pic of some boyz in 'eavy armour

>>54588542
The hinge at the bottom is also ridiculously tiny, it's just asking to snap off. Too small to even pin. I can't see a place for magnets either unless I want the pilot to show with a disc laid on his legs.

Any advice? I know Tau shit gets ignored wholesale on here but I'm shooting at the dark.

>>54588735
Soak in very hot water and detergent. Then just scrape it off with a metal ruler, or paint scraper etc.

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>>54572936
Aweseome!!

Here's my slaves

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Still got some cleaning up to do but how are these highlights? Are edges usually that thicc?

>>54584970

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>>54588981

>>54588601
I don't have the minis here, but it was so bad that you couldn't differentiate between the eyes of the Space Marine and the rest of the helmet. A helmet-less Marine had his face turned into one massive red blob.

Basically, all my minis were THIN YOUR PAINTS-tier even though I hadn't even begun painting them, because I naively thought a Mephiston Red spray could be used the same way as a black undercoat spray.

I'll never, ever use a red spray again. From now on, I'll skip right away from black undercoat to painting the red parts myself with a brush, no matter how many hours it takes me.

>>54588923
Nice, I like the black clothing... but it looks a *bit* shiny. Lol, actually looking at it closely, it looks like your rats really are "slaves" as in S&M sexual slaves lol.... I like 'em though

>>54589005
In addition to living in a city, this is a reason why I just handpaint my basecoats. Trying different sprays has always been a roulette wheel for quality in my experience.

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So I finished my first two bases... thoughts? I primed the bases black, but I didn't the borders, so there is a bit of black showing through... I think for the next couple I'll prime, but still paint the borders of each brown....

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>>54589405
Here's one completely finished...the pic I posted above was the wrong one..that one was only half done.

>>54585714
Thanks !

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>>54584594
https://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-US/Gabriel-Angelos-2017
You're buying him, right?

>>54588528
They're from the new set, but they're the same as the ones I had six years ago.

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>>54588528
Unless you mean the 1980s ones. Which is pic related.

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>>54587129
Hot damn. Maybe a pale purple?

>>54574116
I would call him finished. At this point anything you do will probably mess it up. But that's me.

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Can someone please help me identify what this white stuff is, and how to get rid of it? I just bought a bunch of metal minis and its all over them. All I know is it ain't metal, and it crumbles a bit when scratched.

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Threw together some counts as hydra gauntlets because I'm not paying the asking price for bits. Honestly, I was hoping the other weapons wouldn't be total shit, but they are. Razorflails reroll 1s to hit, which is redundant thanks to Succubi, and shardnet/Impailer don2 damage, but don't get the extra attack. I can't think ofna single target where I'd want my wyches dealing more than one wound at a time. Anyway, how do they look?

>>54576930
Now you need to add more bits.

Lamps/lights, some broken pipes etc

>>54590780
epoxy? putty? whoever had it probably put it on for adhesive. use an unwanted brush and try applying nail polish remover with acetone, or Simple Green solution. Simple Green will take a lot longer

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>>54590933
Would this work?

>>54588155
>Not too sure about the yellow tassel on the knife though
From that angle it looks like a little banana