WIP - /wipg/ Painting and Modeling

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my real car also needs work so the going is slow, but i made some progress on my cult limo

I got the Reaper Bones starter kit. Are the painting tips in here good or should I be thinning my paints more?

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Tips for a man who is new at this stuff please. Rate?
The base is still drying. I wanted a weirdboy but since they didn't have any left anywhere in the world I got the AOS weirdboy.

>>54665993
That's great for someone new. You should wash then highlight the skulls.

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If anyone is looking to buy brushes DickBlick is doing a 40% off sale. Just ordered a Sabel 000, and 0 for the price of the 0.

>>54665397
The thinner the better. Beginner tutorials assume you won't have the patience or hope for super thin layers ("why am I not seeing any color?!?!") so they don't tell you to thin as much but you can always go thinner.

The only thing is if you go thinner than you really need to for your purposes, such as basic coloring, you start becoming time inefficient. Some advanced techniques require paint so thin it looks like water. I like to thin paints until it runs fast down a cup wall. If it oozes or sticks it's still quite thick.

>>54666004
wash?

>>54666029
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD7Shdx_VBs

Hi /WIP/

Maybe someone with bits can answer this. Do Marine torsos look passable with Termi legs? Or do they just look awkward?

>>54666291
They're too thin. You need some greenstuff to space them out and clean up the gaps

>>54666303
Hmm, okay. Not impossible to do but a bit more work than I was hoping.

Thanks, anon

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question: I have a T-Son rubric box, can I prime the models with Imperial Primer then basecoat (two thin coats, as always) with retributor armor, like in the Duncan video?

What's the best way for me to paint/model/convert my Tyranids if I wanna go for a swamp/fungus themed Hive Fleet?

>>54666028
So you recommend that runny consistency for even base coat? Do I put paint that thin on my palette or in a cup?

>>54666546
Yeah I thin that much even for basecoats. It might mean I have to do 2 or 3 layers, and probably even more if you primed black, but because it's so thin you can slop it on and it won't dry thick and gunk up the details. Thicker paint requires you to spread it out and will dry thick in cracks.

A small plastic medicine cup or shot glass will help you to see how runny the paint is on the walls, but once you are familiar with thinning, you can just thin on a palette and you'll be able to know how thin the paint is just from how it feels when you put your brush in it. You can also tilt your palette to see how fast the paint runs.

New painters generally don't thin their paints this much, which isn't wrong, it's just that it's much riskier to have thicker paints and thinning at least this much is always better than not, except for a few rare situations.

If you really want to get a visual aid for thinning, buy an airbrush paint like Citadel Air or Vallejo Model Air/Game Air and see how thin it is. Or watch a YouTube tutorial where they teach beginners how to airbrush.

You don't HAVE to thin this much, but it helps a lot. Just remember to have patience and go the extra mile of doing multiple layers and you will have smooth paint jobs.

>>54666546

Not that guy but generally I shoot for milky consistency for thinning.

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>>54666893
>Not that guy but generally I shoot for milky consistency

>>54666893

That's the general advice. I've seen "skim milk" thrown around too. Milk is fairly watery and runny, even whole milk and creamer. As long as you're not leaving visible solid brush marks in the paint you're good.

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Current progress

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Recently I realized I hate the standard space wolf colors (after doing my entire army that way) and decided on something more grimdark. I purchased my dark imperium box today and that magazine which comes with the free Chad-Marine.

What do you guys think? I've been watching alot of video's and taking critiques. Know I have a long way to go but compared to anything I've done before this I think looks leagues better

>>54666291
>Do Marine torsos look passable with Termi legs? Or do they just look awkward?
It's a fairly common conversion for true scale marines. People fill in the exoskeleton around the tights with GS usually.

If you google for true scale marines you may be able to find some pics.
Primaris made the whole true scale thing kind of obsolete now though.

If you do true scale and primaris in one army you will have a harder time telling them apart now.

>>54667045
Greys can look great, but they can also look pretty boring.
If you go with a straight grey, as in black/white without any off color tints like blue for example I'd at the very least try to do something with the shading.
It looks a bit like you got grey with a black wash, which is ok, but may look a bit boring, especially if you are looking at a whole army.
I'd maybe consider using a brown wash in the recesses for a warmer tone or a blue/purple.

With that particular miniature I think you also have a problem with the basing. There is just not enough contrast there to differentiate the miniature from the base. You either need a value or color contrast there.
So make the base darker/lighter or paint the ruins a dark green or brown (only if you don't use it on your marine) or something like that.

Aside from that it looks pretty solid. I also like the head with a somewhat reasonable haircut.

>>54667027

Your primer looks like it has a tad too much tooth grain.

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got one of these today, what colour scheme should i try and paint it?

p.s nowhere near the skill level of the original model tho

I appreciate the tips, guys. I know you must get tired of regurgitating the same beginner tips all the time, so for you to give me those tips with no impatience at all means something to me.

I painted the bones of a skeleton. I think I went a bit too hard on the wash: he got really dark after and the drybrushing didn't lighten him up enough. Ah well, lesson learned. I think I'm a bit too eager to dip my brush back into the paint in general.

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>>54667045
Did you paint onto the bare plastic? Is that why there's blue crap on the gun?

Does anyone have recommendations for what to practice painting on without spending a lot of money on stuff that might get ruined?

I'm a raw beginner with my heart set on a Harlequin Shadowseer as my endgame, so I have a LOT of practicing to do. I've been thinking that buying a less-expensive Warhammer plastic set and painting the sprues as well as the figures might be one way of practicing techniques on the same material, but I don't know if there might be even simpler options.

>>54667452
Nope, I primed w/chaos black spray. Until I took the photo I did not see any blue left, which I have already started working to cover up.

In person you really cant see it, I had to really look after I saw the picture

>>54667465
https://us-store.warlordgames.com/collections/frostgrave/products/frostgrave-barbarians

I like these guys. A lot of little parts to practice putting together, and nice detail for painting. 20 dudes for 32 bucks is pretty cheap, too.

>>54667465

That's pretty useless unless you are a 100% beginner and need practice painting even basic shapes, in which case you could do the same on anything plastic, or even shapes on a paper.

I recommend you to eBay the cheapest Harlequin miniature you can, then paint with that and strip it and paint it again. This gets you accustomed to the size of your army's miniatures, and gives you the proper shapes and textures to get used to. It's pointless to paint a big chunky space marine or Ork if you need to be practicing painting slender Eldar, flowing trenchcoats, golden masks, or checkered pants.

>>54667465

Simplest, cheapest WH figures are $10 starter kits with a few easy models in them.
$10 for 3 space marines.
https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Marines

$10 for 3 orkz
https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Ork-Boyz-4-models

$10 for 5 nids
https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Tyranid-Termagants

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>>54667398
Do a death guard theme since that's the hot new thing

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>>54667452
>mfw that face

>>54667398
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>>54667527

A-heh, it's not the diamonds I'm worried about-- I mean I need to learn *everything* shading and texturing related. A secondhand Harlequin is an excellent idea though, thanks.

>>54667537
>>54667525

Oh, those are nice and cheap, thanks.

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>>54667452
that dude lookin like sigurd snake-in-eye

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Chapter champion almost done, the helmet isn't as thick as it looks that's mostly leftover from the dark angels symbol I had to remove and I have to finish the cape and backpack.
maybe I'll make this guy a captain since champions are worthless but he doesn't look badass at least

>>54667658
You have an iron halo laying around? Slap that on him and another purity seal or two

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Bunch of total newfag questions from a dude who's been out of the hobby for a decade and barely painted even when he was in.

What paints do you guys like to use?

Is using a primer always necessary?

What is the best brand of glue to use?

Good brushes for a beginner?

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Woo, progress. Just need to decide his chapter now.

>>54667676
>What paints do you guys like to use?

GW paints are fine, but Vallejo and Army Painter are in some cases better

>Is using a primer always necessary?

I would highly recommend it yes.
>What is the best brand of glue to use?
Whatever is cheapest for superglue, I use Model Master liquid cement for plastic- cheaper than GW brand, much better bottle

>Good brushes for a beginner?
GW brushes are alright enough, that and Army Painter

>>54667045
Just looks like a SW covered in dust to me.

>>54667676
whatever works for you. go with gw, army painter, scale 75, vallejo, w/e. after a while you'll figure out which paints you like the most, they all have pros and cons. Always use a primer, it helps the paint stick properly, perfect for thinning.

Anyone have any photos of Primaris painted in Custodian colours?

>>54667674
haven't either

>>54666439
Why wouldn't you be able to?

>>54667027
Just out of curiosity why did you have to make your own helmet when you clearly have the warsmith model?

>>54667676
>What paints do you guys like to use?

Vallejo Model Air, Citadel, Army Painter. I plan on trying Vallejo Game Air, Vallejo Metal Color, and Darkstar Molten Metals. I know Scale75 and WarColours are very good but never tried them.

>Is using a primer always necessary?

Yes faggot. Do it instead of asking if you should do it. Just do it.

>What is the best brand of glue to use?

Revell, Loctite, Gorilla Super.

>Good brushes for a beginner?

Army Painter, Winsor & Newton, Citadel (if you have money to waste), Rosemary & Co. When you become better, Winsor & Newton Series 7, Da Vinci, Raphael 8404.

>>54667676
I use Tamiya Extra Thin Cement. It's fucking magic, dries super fast, doesn't glue your fingers at all, very strong.

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Attempting some Green Stuff and Milliput work.

Old metal termies with modern plastic claws...

>>54668085
>Attempting
Truer words never spoken

>>54668168
More savage than a snakebite boy wearing nothing but a loincloth

>>54668085
ook ook eek eek

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>>54668168

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>put all my CSM stuff away
>focus on dark eldar shit I have
>build and magnetize 1500pts
>prime a SC! Worth to finish for campaign
>dont paint them
>tfw instead build some terminators for week 2 to paint and surprise the shop

Fucking hell. I was so close. Guess it's back to midnight clad.

>>54668168
as scathing as it is true

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>>54666291
Here is a picture of mine. No greenstuff just glued on torso. Dark Angel Terminator legs are newer and look better. Sorry for the shitty pic.

Anyone got a guide on how to make ghillie suits? I wanna put a little ghillie on my tau drones.

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>>54668599

do you guys just experiment to see what paints you need for a certain color scheme? like what color to use if highlighting details

>>54668633
The proportions of the terminator legs look too broad for the normal marines. They'd look better if the hips were closer together. As it stands right now they look goofy and mismatched.

>>54668599
>>54668997
It kinda looks like they're sitting in an imaginary saddle or something. I like the concept but it doesn't seem like it pans out.

>>54668622
Buy some camo netting from your local hobby shop's WWII section.
Weave in some other threads, maybe yarn, glue it on there, add in some fake foliage, maybe made from tiny scraps of tissue paper, colored like your base.

>>54669247
Huh, didnt know they actually made mini camo netting. I'll have to check the hobby store tomorrow

>>54669364
You could probably achieve a similar (and poseable) effect using wire mesh.

>>54667465
>Does anyone have recommendations for what to practice painting on without spending a lot of money on stuff that might get ruined?

I'm in a similar situation, so I bought a few Reaper (as in the company, not the eldar unit) minis. Their regular metal minis are inexpensive, but the plastic Bones line are dirt cheap, and some of them look pretty cool.
If I had my heart on a Shadowseer, I'd probably try this guy first:

77040: Satheras, Male Warlock
https://www.reapermini.com/FigureFinder#detail/77040

Or maybe this one:
77069: Autumn Bronzeleaf
https://www.reapermini.com/FigureFinder#detail/77069

Those links are for the inexpensive (plastic) versions, they have metal versions as well.

>>54667027
You needed to make that helmet come to a point at the face more, the eye slit should have been more of a V shape. Oh well.

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>>54667452
And into the folder it goes.

>>54667045

Serious question, wip. Why is it that everyone's metallics look grainy? Like, mine used to look like that too, and I didn't even realize it.

I see a lot of grainy-ness on the surfaces of many beginners' projects here. I haven't gotten into painting anything yet, but I was wondering how I'd avoid that look.

>>54669658

GW's metallics have very coarsely ground mica flakes to give them their metallic shine. This results in glittery, "grainy" look.

If you want smoother metallics, use a paint that uses finely ground aluminum flakes. Those paints look like smooth metal and not glittery metallic. Brands such as Vallejo Model Air, Vallejo Metal Color, Alclad, Vallejo Liquid Gold, and GW's white lid metallics use fine aluminum flakes.

>>54669685

Shake your primer for at least 2 minutes.
Warm the primer can with hot water.
Use airbrush or brush on primer instead of spraypaint primer.
Don't spray in humidity above 45-65%.
Don't hold the spray can so far from the model or the paint dries in mid air and lands as a grain on the model.

>>54669731
Wow. Thanks.

>>54669731
What's the ideal distance for using a spray can? Do I just follow the directions on the can?

>>54669453
So I kind of wanted to do a few test models to see what I liked the best so I got a package of gauze. Gonna try a little bit of this and glue some flocking to it to see how it looks, and I'll try some camo netting and maybe mesh tomorrow.

>>54669766

Different brands require different distances. Army Painter for example has high can pressure, wide nozzle, and fast drying formula, so it must be sprayed very close. Generic brands of primer often tell you to hold it farther, like around 12 inches. Read the can to see.

To absolutely guarantee you didn't spray the primer too far, simply spray closer than the recommended distance on the can, because even if you do everything right, your weather may cause the paint to dry before hitting the model, especially with fast drying primers.

"But if I spray so close I'll clog the details!" This is why you need to practice very light puffs of paint, or very fast passes when spraying (which wastes a lot of paint, but guarantees only the minimum amount of primer needed hits the model).

Here is a video as proof of concept. Note I am not a huge fan of this guy, nor did I learn these tips from him. It's simply a video I found very recently that demonstrated all these tips I learned over the year in video form. Note he does lay the primer on a bit thick as you can see how shiny and wet it is, but he STILL doesn't clog any detail despite spraying very close, due to following tips like shaking and warming the can. Here is the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCenxgOW-fs

Have anyone tried making their own space marine minis?

>>54669828
Thanks a lot for this, man. You're probably gonna save me a shitload of minis.

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>>54669698

Except I only have whatever the current GW metallics are, and I don't have that grain I keep seeing.

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Anon trying to paint black here. How does this look?

>>54670037

The current GW metallics are the ones with white lids.

>>54670086
Looks good but those are some seriously MASSIVE globs of fucking blue-tack man.

>>54670108
Not too grey?

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>>54670037

They're there, you just gotta look closely and without the light shining off it.

>>54670127

Any blacker and you get into "just primed it black and left it like that" territory. Compare your black armor to the black base rim, it's plenty dark enough.

>>54670127
I mean it looks a little grey but that's because it's a more matte finish than your primer. It looks fine. >>54670144
is right, any darker and it'd look like you just primed it and left it that way.

>>54670106

I didn't even notice. I guess that's why.

>>54670134
Actually, the "light" shining on it is a brighter silver highlight, which I learned back in like 4th ed from somewhere I don't remember. The bit was about how you use ovals of brighter silver in a thinned layer to highlight an area of armor. Still, I know I'm not perfect. Thanks for pointing out those areas.

>>54669532

Oooh, that Warlock would be good practice for the Solitaire as well. I might just buy a few of him. Thanks!

>>54670218

There's nothing wrong with the circled areas, just pointing out the areas where you can spot the characteristics of that brand of metallic.

I think the only way to get 100% invisibly smooth metallics is with Vallejo's alcohol based metallics.

>>54666009
>Miniature 000
Jesus what are you even planning on doing with that brush?

>>54670723
>mfw buying minis instead of regular S7
>mfw buying W&N instead of Raph 8404

smugloli.jpg

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Just got into the game, picked up an Eldar and I'm going for an army entirely composed of bikes and flying vehicles. Very sleek, sexy, smooth sort of look to it. For the colour scheme I wanted a tron/miami nights theme, with a purple/pink colour scheme pictured above, with some blues, and perhaps a large yellow sun on my Farseer's bike, or the Fire Prisms.

Any other ideas on colour scheme, concepts to add? Does it sound like too much to undertake for someone new to painting?

>>54670866

Dark Eldar vehicles are way easier to do this concept with.

>>54670886
Unfortunately I've already made the investment, so I'd sooner switch concept than army. I'll keep that in mind though, especially if this doesn't work out.

Going to get at least my base coat done. I want to bang out 5 Cataphractii by Saturday. It seems like a simple task, but I have trouble with motivation

>>54670086
Looks good.

>>54670723
Small detail, and smaller detail. I have synthetic brushes that work fine for everything else.

>>54668085
Not a great job.
I did the same using 2e space wolves terminators and less is more. Just a tiny bit to angle out the arms, but you definitely don't want it poking though.

It won't have adhered between the metal and the plastic.
Once it's cured, pop the arms off and use your knife to cut all the excess down until it's just like a tiny armpit in the joint and not poking out, then superglue back on.

I'd post photos of mine, but I'm at work.

>>54671768
You must be next level, the quality of S7 tips is such that a normal size 1 is small enough for tiny detail.

>>54667678
Roll then.

>>54672570
If you wanna paint eyes or more intricate freehands that don't look like ass, you pretty much need the WN 000 or take your time and dot ink it with an actual needle.

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>>54667678
Forgot picture.

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Hey /WIP/ anyone got some tips or idea on how to paint a citadel wood to match this battlemat?

It's mostly the trees, I'm after since I've been fairly succesfull with the bases so far

>Celestra Gray
>Purple/Green wash
>Pallid Wych Flesh drybrush

>>54669658
>>54670520
>>54669698
Any suggestions to what vallejo equilvant for Retributor armor and auric armor gold?

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beep boop

Would mixing chrome silver with olive drab or sky green make a sort of 'shiny' green that isnt really chrome?

How do i mix a metallic olive drab color?

>>54665271
anyone got a link to her channel? People say shes a bad painter and quite toxic but I wanna see for myself

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>>54668543

Slowly but surely. Got the base coat done for the blue at least. Sadly, I need to sleep. I'm hoping to get them done by Saturday. We'll see

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Haven't painted models in ~7 years, started again for the 8th train. How'd I do based paintanons?

I'm trying to work on getting better edge highlights to come out.

>>54673364
crisp and dark. I like it!

>>54670866
Works well on Tau I can tell you that much

https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/651320-Tron%20Tau%20Riptide.html

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Some progress on the Lord of contagion

>>54672640
You can paint eyes perfectly fine with the tip on larger S7 brushes, I'd love to see some of your freehand work that required 000s. Honestly it must be pretty spectacular.

>>54667678
red scorpions!
The chapter that has wayyyy more apothecary's than any other

>>54667543
That termie captain looks great

>t. Fellow Red Scorpion player

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>>54673533
not him but an extremely small brush can be great for freehand patterns on capes and small spaces.

>>54672652
Fix misspellings, also you should probably remove the Legion of the Damned, Deathwatch and Grey Knights, since they're not really schemes you can just slap on a normal marine mini.

[spoiler/]also where my Relictors at reeeeee

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>>54673781

Holy shit!

>>54673533
>perfectly fine
The battlecry of mediocrity.

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>>54673815
I mean thats not my art (I wish) I'm still job hunting so I can start painting again and improve myself. But small brushes can be great for those small areas, especially on soft flowing freehand, as well as painting detailed eyes. (not just a black dot on a white backdrop)

>>54673781

>leg armour reflecting cape

fucking impressed.

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Few nights into my chaos rhino. I'm happy with the colour and weathering but it's still too clean looking for death guard. Was considering agrellan earth to weather the tracks and lower hull. Anybody experience with this?

>>54674226
draw streaks of agrax down from all the rivets and under the side ports

Can anyone vouch for halfords primers? Just tried their red one and seems kind of sketchy, finish isn't as bad as corax white but it's still not ideal.

>>54674442

I love the grey one. /shrug.

>>54674442
I've only ever used their grey one, it's pretty good

>>54673335


>>54673335

twitter - ICantThinkEm
twitch - electriceve

having trouble posting this as 4chan thinks its spam

>>54674458
>>54674457
Good to hear, also bought the grey one.
I'll probably give the red one another go a bit later, might just be that their colour primers aren't as good.

>>54673466
Yeah bruh, that's looking amazing. Just don't disappoint us with parts left unpainted and non-scenic base.

Question, how many layers between shadow to mid-tone and up to last hightlight? Do you wetblend? Loving the contrast.

>>54674496

amy painter do a coloured primer line that might be worth a try
but I think red might just be a cnut in general, as my army painter red paints are rubbish for coverage.

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>>54660060
Pretty happy with the improvements
Gonna go back and practice painting weapons on the older models before I go on with my other ones

>>54660078
Thanks! Motivating to hear

>>54674442
The black has worked fine for me, it goes on a bit thicker than other primers like army painter but its serviceable.

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>>54674620
At least one of the (battle) brothers turned out alright!
Six to go and there's still room for improvements

Has anyone used any anvil industry shit with there primaris or just in general, There crests and tassets.

>>54673364
you did good, son.
I have never been called based before. thank you anon.

>>54674563
Did see the army painter colour primers but the whole point in going for halfords primer is that I'm cheap.
>>54674625
I didn't notice any black primer when I was looking, unless you mean the weird gap filler stuff.

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>>54669571

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First squad I've ever painted, if you don't count the sloppy attempts I made when I was a ten year old.

I can already spot a ton of mistakes I need to work on, but I felt like I might as well share. I think the colour scheme works pretty well, just gotta work on my technique. Currently suck horribly at edge highlighting, which is something I think I definitely need to git gud at if I want to paint Tau well.

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Did not like the inceptors so a lot of conversion work is needed, thought about giving them the GK terminator helmets?

>>54668085
Why not use regular Marne arms? It's clear the old models are way too small for the current scale arms.

>>54673364
brilliant

>>54674474
thanks. People have said she has people banned off her stream when they give advice or constructive criticism, I wanna see

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>>54665271
Practically done my first model. What other factions should I use with my Skitarii in my army?

>>54673364
>7 year break
>comes back to play ultra mahrines
Why'd you even come back fagget?

Seriously though, nice clean job. looks gr8 m8
Only thing I can say is maybe use pigments on their feet because they wouldn't be so clean on that kind of dusty terrain

>>54666439
prime your base BEFORE argalan ffs get your shit togetha mooon

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>>54670866
you are unto something !

>>54674474
Went to electriceve first. Live broadcast. It's some small Asian dude.
Look at the archived videos. It's her in those videos.
Either she got real thin, real quick and has a deeper voice now, or it's a guest?

>>54675145

Really enjoy setting up narrative campaigns w/ friends. We want to play out Ultramarines v Death Guard/Iron Warriors scenarios from the Dark Imperium novel.

Great idea re dust on the boots. I'll see if I can dig up something similar to the Kindleflame drybrush on the bases.

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how do I go about stripping a model without harming the greenstuff?

>>54675469
use mild stripping agents, Simple Green and such, that should affect the GS at all, it's just a soap after all.

>>54675493
Will it remove the primer too?

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>all those thousands of tutorials, project logs for inspiration and paint colour references forever lost because photobucket went fullretard

>>54675506
it should, though it will require more scrubbing than some of the more drastic approaches available.

>>54675533
So it's not on my phone and computer then? It's the website itself? I've wondered why the images were never loading

I live in a climate where humidity hovers around 20% or less most of the time and is generally very dry (AZ). I've been wanting to prime and paint some stuff but haven't had the opportunity until tomorrow, but they're promising light showers - will a humidity of 40-50% (which drops down to 30 later) mess up the primer and paint, or should I be okay as long as I don't leave them outside or something?

>>54675553
Basically Photobucket decided to put 3rd-party hosting behind a very hefty monthly fee.
Anyone on their free plan can store photos there, but not link them anywhere.

>>54675593
So they wanted to destroy their company then? Considering you can literally go to a million different image hosting sites that are both better and also free

>>54675612
Photobucket was already dead. This is their way of extorting the last few dregs of money from entrenched users before the website fades out of existence entirely.

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awful picture but I've made some progress on my Aggressor, tried for a freehand design on red leg panel but screwed up a few times and repainted over it, I just hope it won't be too noticeable once he's finished.

>>54674474
>>54675137

Top Kek

>>54674985
Pretty good, but the normal jump packs feel too small.

>>54672707
I'd start with a brown and then continuously layer lighter browns and white to give it the dying willow tree feel

>>54675740
What kind of starting brown would you suggest? Since there are a couple of hues of brown.

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Continuing my theme from a previous thread...

>Day 102, I have forged an impenetrable disguise. The noble astartes have accepted me as one of their own! They don't suspect a thing!

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base color alright for alpha legion?

Can someone post the guide for painting plaguebearers that one anaon did?

>>54676003
pee poo poo

>>54673829
No, just an expression that the tips on larger S7 brushes are ridiculously good.

>>54673781
That's yours? I don't see any of it that couldn't be done with a larger well tipped brush though. That's impressive because of brush control and knowledge of reflections, light and colour.

>>54675990
could use a little bit more green, but that could be solved with a shiny greenish wash. The metallic blue looks pretty baller though Anon.

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>>54676003
Mine? Here you go.

How can I model the Aux Grenade Launcher on my Intercessors?

I'm not spending £35 on a box just for a couple of bitz

>>54676345
>3.71 MB
>expecting me to click that.

>>54676354
Ebay. People sell bits all the time.

>>54676354
Try cutting up a spare bolter.
Doesn't seem to be a difference between the two barrels that I could see.

>>54676372
I don't expect or want you to do anything. Someone asked for a guide so I provided mine. Take it or leave it.

>>54676345
I appreciate that you included "fill gaps with greenstuff".

Too many plaguebearers look like shit thanks to their gappy waists and necks.

>>54675699
Ok, thanks for the input, was also undecided, put when compared, they are the same size, maybe a bit bulkier

>>54676319
hmm any recomendations on a shiny green wash?

>>54674985
Interceptors

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>>54675929
That pauldron must weight more than the grenade launcher.. Poor shoulder

>>54676557
I'm no experienced painter nor an Alpha player but grabbed this from here the other day, might help

>>54673781
that thread pattern.

fuck. and i was already a sucker for nice banners.

airbrush base edges y/n?

>>54676372
It's a pdf you stupid monkey

>>54676372
it is an 11 page pdf to be fair

>>54672652
Fuck it, i'll take a roll, wanna do some Primaris myself

>>54676791
sounds like a terrible idea
use a regular brush

>>54676791
If you can do it, fine. But it's probably more trouble than it's worth.

>>54676372
Pleb

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>>54674983
Wow, nice.
My tau are a bit uglier, yet I have not abandoned them yet

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work in progress on my Ryza Dunecrawler
the grainy surface is because i was dumb enough to use Revell basic color primer since when i was buying the required paint, retailer didn't primers in stock

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Man, yellow is almost as annoying to photograph as it is paint.

>>54677681
*didn't have

>>54675929
>Today our little Brother found a spare pauldron in the armory and has taken to wearing it
>Brother Baras thought to admonish him as the weight was surely more then his body could handle
>Yet he walks around with it proudly displaying the Chapter colors as any other Battle Brother would
>We have chosen to allow him to continue to wear it, as it fills the Company with pride to see him bear the weight with such delight

>>54677697
Should model a hydraulic lift-platform for him, how the fuck its supposed to move..
Is this official mini or converted? The power-mittens are goofy as hell.

>>54677681
the grainy surface doesnt look that bad, reminds me of real tanks.

>>54677788
at least that's something, thanks

>>54677681
I sorta like it

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Sorry for the shitty quality but what do you guys think of my triarch stalker?

I'm not sure if I should make the head on the suspended spine "alive" or have all of the life moving through the machine. There are alot of eyes on it already, would the head being able to see be redundant? If I keep the deathmark head bit I'll likely run more cables to it showing the importance it has to the vehicle

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>>54677895

>>54673766
>>54667543
after taking a second look at it, I realized the scorpion is facing the wrong way

I take back what I said before
that captain sucks

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>>54677766
m8, centurions are the pinnacle of GW design. Behold, their space marine pilot INSIDE the bigger space marine armor. Power mittens are the most ergonomic design to wield heavy weapons.

>>54675634
looks v nice anon, the red shoulder came out very well. nice edge highlighting too

>>54676557
That metallic blue looks fuckin sweet.
you could try using waywatcher green
I like how the citadel glazes look on metalics and it would add that hint of green but not too much green that you are going for

>>54675929
I like the progress you've been making with these dudes anon. that color scheme works really well for Arthurian knights in space. My favorite part is how well that sergeant's sword turned out. It looks amazing

>>54675139
looks great anon, you could try running space marines from a chapter that has good relations with forge worlds (like red scorpions or Iron hands) or maybe mechanized tank-y guard

>>54674983
you might want to highlight those guys with a drybrush or clean up that wash a little bit, but they look great and very neat anon, I like the lenses the best

>>54673244
never enough dakka anon
gork and mork would be proud of that loot

-------------------

remember everyone, its important to give (you)'s and comments to people, even when its not just straight up critique. Its what makes this community so friendly and encourages people to share their work and to participate more

How can I mold / sculpt an exact replica of the Inceptor?

Can I make imprints of the shapes on dry clay and then fill that with liquid green stuff?

I'm sort of 1 from making a full squad.

>>54677895
>>54677912
You might want to add some cables posed dynamically around the spine, almost like arms. Could help give it more life.

So I'm working on Seraphon for my store's AoS Path of Glory campaign, and I got my Carnosaur all primed and ready, as well as my Saurus oldblood, but I've no idea what colorscheme to use. Suggestions?

>>54678331
Check out Oyumaru or Blue Stuff. It's heat reactive plastic you can make molds out of really easily.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVZLXLaidjQ&t=606s

>>54678451
great idea, I didn't want to give them arms cause I want them to be more of a "tech-thrall" archetype but it's a perfect inbetween

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>>54678331
Find your local fablab
https://www.fablabs.io/labs
Borrow their equipment (for free) to scan a 3D model of your model then print it
Takes a bit of fiddling to make a good model but pic was my first, stressed test. Woulda made a good copy but tests came up and haven't picked it up since then

It's also really fun fiddling with 3D equipment

>>54678482
Yeah, think something along the lines of Adeptus Mechanicus tentacles. Should look cool mate!

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>>54678523
Pic is a second version I was working on cleaning digitally but ran out of time

>>54678523
Is this a brother of Forge World Fluffernutter or the Death World Arachnid?

>>54678331
>>54678523

Let's assume that I don't have access to blue stuff or a 3D printer.

Any ideas? All I can find is liquid green stuff and epoxy putty from Tamiya.

>>54678474
>>54678827

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Working on aggressors. About midway through this one. If I were to put some checks on these guys, would it be better on the flat of a fist or on a hip plate?

Finished the shoulder pad for whats gonna be an Emperor's Shadow deathwatch marine

Kinda fucked up the bonzai tree but overall im satisfied with how it came out

>>54679010
I'd say the hip plate after you drill those barrels

>>54678331
>I'm sort of 1 from making a full squad.
buy one off ebay?
split a set with your friends?

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>>54679069
Fuck i forgot the pic

>>54679108
Weebs get out

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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>>54679082
Of course, senpai.

I have no idea why but I always end up drilling after I paint like an animal. It doesn't make any sense but it always happens that way.

But yeah. I think the hip will be more accomodating. Though part of me wants to cop this look.

>>54679145
>posting that on an anime imageboard

I wish i had a smug enough anime girl for this

>>54678101
Thank you man, amazed that somebody read and remembered my Arthurian knights fluff. I'm putting together ideas for a character conversion at the moment. Looking forward to painting a character who can show off the theme a little better. The sword came out better than I expected, I was a little daunted at trying to do a power weapon effect, but I really didn't want to just paint it silver.

>>54677712
Kek, this little guy is going places.

>>54679108
I wouldn't paint as if the white is cloth stretched across the pauldron unless you sculpt it. Looks awful as is. Do blue trim and white field IMO.

>>54679200
That does look sweet. Do a second guy like that and post pics!

>>54679246
You could probably try using some black templars bitz for character conversions to fit with your theme

>>54679253
Yeah it is kinda rad, right?

It'd be a pain to check around or over the gun, but might be cool enough to be worth it. Im thinking white/black will look best, though red/black could also be nice.

>>54669571
mind to dump them all?

>>54670037
>>54670134
...Where's this model from?

>>54679413
its a sister of battle

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working through two warbands for ToH.
Trying to force myself to speed paint so these two minis took about an hour and a half in total.

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Ignore the thicc marine; it's the first one I painted.
Gave him a new bolter tho, thoughts?
Does that Elysian Green look watery or is it just me?

>>54674620
>>54674634

>>54678331
Chinaman

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Also, does a matching white backpack work or should I stick with solely the pauldrons?

>>54679445
Looks great anon, especially for 2.5h

>>54679478

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>>54677626
Blue eyes on white always look so pretty!

>>54675634
>we Brotherhood of Nod now

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What would make a good muzzle for a plasma weapon?

I want to make some Heavy Plasma Incinerators as like sniper rifles/anti-materiel rifles, and been thinking about some muzzle device as one of the modifications. Not sure what would be a good style. A plain muzzle break might look a bit silly.

>>54678523
>>54678563
Honestly you are gonna be faster using 3d assets (from a game for example) or retopologizing the whole thing rather than trying to clean up a 3d scan with a quality like that.

To be frank I'd rather pay the extra money for some plastic space mans than do all the work that goes into making this viable for printing.

>>54679603
be a man and put bayonets on them. If they explode on an overcharge ideally the bayonet will fly into the heart of an enemy.

Do it faggot

>>54679638
Sure it's ineffective but it's a fun thing to fiddle with

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>>54679665
They're not White Scars.

>>54679603
Some kind of copper coil looking thing? Like an extra accelerator element?

>>54679697
In theory it would work well with space wolves as well.

>>54679603
Don't want to sound overly negative, but that sounds like an exceptionally weird role for a plasma weapon.
Sniper/anti-armor role is already filled by the trusty old lasgun anyway.

It shoots burning gas essentially, not really a concept that lends itself to extreme range applications unless you can figure out a way to transport the plasma from a to b without it dissipating. But that is a problem the regular plasma gun has too, but at least it is not a sniper rifle.

Would make more sense as a plasma grenade launcher or mortar maybe. You know, plasmabombs you can load into a rocket launcher or something.

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Newish painter, need some advice on using washes on pale colours. Trying to shade the recesses but I either use too much and leave an ugly patch or too little and can barely notice it.

>>54679745
Heavy Plasma Incinerator, when overcharged, is 36" S9 AP-4 Dmg. 2. As Heavy 1 weapon, it's not really suited for mobile or close and personal shooting.

>>54679812
>hade the recesses but I either use too much and leave an ugly patch or too little and can barely notice it.

Yeah, thats the problem with recess shading.

>>54679085

I just need a single model. Don't think anyone is willing to part with just one model.

>>54679492

Chinaman already got them on sale?

>>54679812

Try to remember that the shade is going to shrink as it dries and just practice till you figure out the sweet spot

>>54679829
probably unrelated but what is exactly the difference between plasma and Melta in the fluff?

>>54665271
>DIY Spraybooth
>http://www.starshipmodeler.com/tech/pa_booth.htm
Anyone know how well the indoor spray filter works?

>>54679858
Plasma fires miniature suns and Melta is a hair dryer cranked up to 40,000

>>54679858
plasma weapons fire an energized ball of hydrogen-based plasma. they can basically be used at any range. Melta weapons basically ignite the air with petrol, making it more short ranged, but able to reduce anything to molten slag. Like a shotgun hair dryer.

>>54680134
hydrogen plasma is also extremely unstable though, and needs to be contained in a magnetic bottle to travel any kind of distance, that goes from the pistols all the way up to Plasma Batteries on starships, they're really powerful, but relatively short-ranged.

>>54680134
As for melta weapons, they're essentially sub-atomic disruption weapons, literally reducing the target material to its constituent sub-atomic particles through extreme thermal excitation, and again atmospheres really fuck with that effect.

>>54679812
If it goes out farther than you want it to, just clean it up a little with the white.

>>54668168
Fuck I nearly spilled my drink

>>54668085
The enemies of man will fear the gorilla termies.

>>54679858
Plasma takes some Hydrogen or other gas good for fusion, heats it up in a magnetic bottle, and using some coils blasts it out the barrel at the enemy, usually burning through targets with explosive force.

Meltas have been given two types, microwaves and fusion. Microwave things fire a concentrated beam of microwaves (basically a maser) that heat up the target rapidly, igniting flesh and melting armour in seconds. Fusion meltas create a rapid fusion reaction and vent the heat out at the target like a super-charged jet engine.

>>54674553
Lol well you guys will be disappointed

As far as shading I do 4 to 5 layers of paint

I don't use the paints from GW or anything just basic acrylic. I always thin them and constantly add lighter paints when shading. I start from black to brown or a dark grey or blue depending on what the final color is supposed to be

I also only paint with a toothpick and usually file the toothpick down to be even finer when doing free hand

>>54668085

"It will be a war... for the planet of the apes."

>>54677681
drybrush it and it is a technique, not a mistake.

>>54678331
use bluestuff or clay to make moulds.
pour in a resin or press in solid green stuff.
the liquid is just paint pigment and some medium. not epoxy.

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IT BEGINS

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Just got to clean up the wash and highlight everything. Also do another coat on places the camouflage looks uneven.

The deathwatch apothecary I knocked together while waiting for stuff to dry.

>>54680633

Any kind of clay would do right? I'll look around for blue stuff but I doubt I'll be able to find it where I live.

Solid green stuff is otherwise known as epoxy putty right? And there's different types of epoxy putty, some made for sculpting and others are made as fillers?

>>54680634
rawr

>>54679334
Yeah, I might steal a few helms and other small bits from BT, but I'm not taking too much. I'm shooting for less religious, less grimdark knights. Harder to find bits for though.

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>>54680376
<pic related>

>>54680683

>Painting over the spotlight

Shit nigga, what are you doing?

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>>54679603
Speaking of, any good way to make the bendy pipe under the muzzle? Don't know if I can bend a brass rod like that without damaging it (let alone getting a clean cut on the tip). Heat some plastic rods and bend them?

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A bit more progress on the blingsaw tonight.

>>54680922
OK, now put the model next to WORLD'S BIGGEST MUG so that we may ascertain how big WORLD'S BIGGEST MUG is.

>>54680922
shit son thats a huge mug

>>54680959

Its actually a 4ft tall model, just to give you an idea of scale. Shits pretty big.

>>54680899
Paper clip

>>54681025
Cleaning all the grout on the massive wall behind WORLD'S BIGGEST MUG must be a pain in the ass, then.

>>54681027
I don't have clippers that can make the cut clean and flat. I could, of course, just take the ends with flat ends, but then I'd run into the problem of bending the end without fucking it up, and I don't think my tools can manage that.

>>54680683
looks really good but >>54680877 has a point.

>>54679413

Literally just a metal SoB

https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Battle-Sister-with-Meltagun-2

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What do you guys think of my scratch built Hell Blade?

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>>54681228

>>54680763
the clay needs to be able to take details. you will need mould reliece if you use it. you should just ebay another one, as they would be cheaper than these shenanigans.

Hmm, guys painting my first units, which happen to be cadian guardmen, with black armor and grey clothes. Painting the faces and armor was easy but the cloth part was terrible and I am not sure what I did wrong.

1.I had it primed black
2. Gave it a base coat of celestra gray
3. Nuln oiled the shit out of those parts
5. Coated again with celestra grey, trying to avoid the crevices where the nuln concentrated
6.Tried to highlight the edges with ulthuan grey

However the result was an utter looking mess that I am ashamed to look at. I think the steps I did were right but not only it looked weird it had a sort of grainy texture all around.

Was there any error in the painting processthat I followed, do you know what might have gone wrong, or point me at any useful tutorial video?

Sry no pics but I haven't got the miniature with me

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>>54680877
For whatever reason, the video game decided to leave all the IR spotlight covers on.

I'll see how wonky it looks like after the tank is finished

>>54681456
In that case, carry on.

>>54681456
IR spotlights today don't even have glass lenses, they're made out of germanium, because as a metal it's more resilient and it also lets infrared through. If the paintjob is also capable of letting IR through, there's no reason not to paint over it, it's not harming your capability in any way.

>>54681456
Why does that tank look like they forgot the outermost wheels from their tracks? It's like there's suppose to be a 3rd set attached to the spokes coming out from the innermost wheels.

>>54681574
I think the japanese saw a Tiger without the outer roadwheels for transit and thought it looked cool

>>54681456
>King tiger turret

Can anyone identify the chassis?

>>54681642
panther, maybe

>>54681642
It's from Valkyrie Chronicles.

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>>54681642
Edelweiss tank from Valkyria Chronicles

So, with new meta, i came to conclusion, that my all-infantry army, even with meltas, no longer competetive against armies with vehicles/dreads/knights

i decided to get myself some armor, that would also be able to take out enemy armor

i mainly play 1000-1500 games as chaos/death guard

as much as it pains me to put my bikers on shelf for good, but i decided to replace them with either leviathan dread or spartan assault tank

which would be better? perhaps you have any other more cheaper (point wise) suggestions, that would perform better?

>>54681674
>>54681679
I figured as much, but the body looks really familiar and it was bugging me.

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>>54681679
>>54681456

But where do I buy the model for looting

>>54681845
well >>54681456 is basically just the king tiger with some extra doodads

>>54666009
Wow, I'd forgotten how hard you lot over the pond get hammered on brush prices.

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Finished this guy.

I'm still a beginner, started with the DI box for 8th but I think im getting better. Its at least to the level of the display models at my store which I think is pretty good.

Also my store has an anniversary on the 9th of September. Would there be much interest if I were to buy the power fist/plasma pistol Primaris Captain for reselling?

>>54682147
Looks good! I would clap some paler tones on that plague cloud shoot though as its the same colour as the armour, totally blends in as is. Otherwise, very great standard of painting for a beginner.

>>54680376
Would either of them have any recoil?

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>>54681250

>>54681228
I mean, you're halfway there! You just need to add the other wing now, right?

>>54669571
>Im Popeye the Space Marine
>You cant even hear me scream.....

>>54675929
P A U L D R O N
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Still have a bit of work to do on it. But it's in a state which Id not be embarrassed to throw it on the table.

>>54681228
looks like you glued a bunch of pieces together haphazardly.

>>54681456
>>54680683
fuck i actually liked the paint job, and the game but didn't get it.

you could have put a cover on the spotlight using plasticard.

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What do? I've tried pinning but it still breaks after any real use. Also children did it and no it's not painted I just based it.

>>54683022
What. I own a Baneblade and the barrel has never broken

>>54683022
Epoxy?

>>54683048
My child broke it and now even after pinning the joint is too weak and breaks whenever I use it.

>>54681642
The chassis was a shortened Panther chassis which was going to be the basis of the Panzer IV replacement. Never went into production because the regular Panther did the job fune

>>54683022
Viagra

>>54683054
I'll try that next. Thanks.

>>54683063
It's a King Tiger chassis, the Panther had a different wheel arrangement and sprocket

>>54683061
Pin it then apply plastic glue (epoxy cement)
Should fix it, might need minor filing around the join

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Been working on a design for grot tanks all day and can no longer look at it objectively. Does this look OK, or shit?

>needs more detail
yeah, this is still a rough draft
>tracks are too small
unfortunately, those are the tracks available to me and I want the final vehicle to be about the same size as the FW ones, so I don't have much room to manouver
>too many right angles
making any other angle out of plasticard is much more work and curves can pretty much just fuck right off
>where can I get those cute little tracks and dozer blade?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tracked-Gun-Weapon-Platform-with-accessories-PACK-OF-SIX/282482476961

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IW guy here, decided to strip and try again since primer was all grainy. How long do I have it soak in simple green so that the primer and paint comes off but greenstuff is fine?

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Working on a valkyrie.

>>54683136
Turret seems just a little too big, throws the proportions off a little

>>54683144
looks fine desu, dip it in wash and then start layering

>>54683022
>>54683061
You're just not pinning THICC enough then.
What's the internal diameter of that barrel? 5mm? Get a 6mm drill bit and a 50mm long 6mm metal bar. You need it LONG and THICK to hold.

>>54683238
>That was my though. I use gonna drill it bigger and stick my wood in it.

>>54683144
Simple green kinda sucks. You can try it overnight, but an couple hours in superclean is best imo. Sucks about the the rough spray

>>54683258
He's gonna greenstuff, superclean might eat it.

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>>54683170
Thanks, that's helpful. Is this better?

>>54683345
Paint the belly teeth, otherwise great

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I tried /wipg/ I still have much to learn

>>54683519
When you say 'can't make the tracks bigger' do you mean the whole track unit or just the width?

>>54674634
Great improvements, friend

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>>54681914
Zoukei-Mura

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>>54677626
Ugly? Those look great, anon. My models always come out looking like a shitshow.

>>54683883

The nice thing is that you're at the stage in your painting life where it's easy to improve real fast.

>Thin your paints

and

>Look into Ink Washes

those two moves alone, especially the first one, will do leaps and bounds to help your dudes look better.

>>54683699
The entire track is a single piece, so there's basically no way to stretch it without massive amounts of work and wastage, at which point I might as well scratch build them. And having scratch built tracks in the past, I'm keen to avoid repeating the experience if possible.

It might be possible to do them as double-width tracks, or with front and back tracks like the taurox, but that would mean only being able to build half as many tanks and I don't think it would look better enough to justify that.