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Hey, look at me, I painted some things: Click here for the full 1280x960 image.  Click here for the full 1280x960 image.  Click here for the full 1280x960 image. Not much to say about BT given their color scheme--but I think it turned out all right for my first squad. Any suggestions (besides "get a better brush," because I already know that one) are welcome, especially w/r/t highlighting.
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^^^^^^ Those are pretty boss, by the way. Fix posted:Wait. You're... Canadian? By blood and relation, yes, but I'm sure my passport says I'm American. I was more hi-fiving Goons helping Goons and whatnot.
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Feb 8, 2011 06:52
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Simple Green strips Army Painter spray well, if you were curious. Remember, when using Simple Green to strip paint, scrub the model thoroughly with an old toothbrush or something, but do not rinse it with water. The water makes the paint stick to the plastic again a bit, not completely, but enough to be annoying. Try to scrub off as much as you can before you rinse it under the faucet. I fail at this consistently (I'm OCD about specks of paint and Simple Green flying around everywhere while I clean it) and have to double soak most of my strip jobs. Yes I use goggles and poo poo. Luckily I'm patient about that thing. My AoBR Slugga Boyz and a lone Ultramarine have been sitting in Simple Green since, oh, a couple months after AoBR came out?
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Feb 8, 2011 13:03
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Phyresis posted:Simple Green strips Army Painter spray well, if you were curious. Remember, when using Simple Green to strip paint, scrub the model thoroughly with an old toothbrush or something, but do not rinse it with water. The water makes the paint stick to the plastic again a bit, not completely, but enough to be annoying. Try to scrub off as much as you can before you rinse it under the faucet. I fail at this consistently (I'm OCD about specks of paint and Simple Green flying around everywhere while I clean it) and have to double soak most of my strip jobs. Yes I use goggles and poo poo. Luckily I'm patient about that thing. My AoBR Slugga Boyz and a lone Ultramarine have been sitting in Simple Green since, oh, a couple months after AoBR came out? anyone ever tried an ultrasonic cleaner for this? i'm tempted to pick one up for other reasons, and i figure it'll do metal mans nicely, but what about the plastic ones.
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Feb 8, 2011 15:42
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There was someone who did a trip report on their ultrasonic cleaner, I forget who ir was or I would be able to dredge up the posts. They had very good results on both metal and plastic pieces, and it seems like there is no risk of damage to the parts. If I recall, it also did a good job of weakening glued parts and greenstuff. It prompted me to look into getting one, but I haven't actually done so yet (I keep spending money on more tiny men instead) One of the real obstacles is that most cleaners are made for jewelry, earrings, rings, etc. so finding one that will fit a land raider hull or something that size is more of a challenge. There are some models that are also touted as DVD cleaners, which is a good place to start, but the larger models are also more expensive.
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Feb 8, 2011 15:49
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Frobbe posted:anyone ever tried an ultrasonic cleaner for this? i'm tempted to pick one up for other reasons, and i figure it'll do metal mans nicely, but what about the plastic ones. Rapey Joe has posted about using a sonic bath before, by all accounts they seem to be a pretty awesome investment if you see yourself stripping a lot of paint
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Feb 8, 2011 15:50
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i can can get one that'd fit a sideways rhino hull for relatively cheap, and of course there's always https://www.dealextreme.com for larger versions. i will investigate further!
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Feb 8, 2011 15:59
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Phyresis posted:Simple Green strips Army Painter spray well, if you were curious. Remember, when using Simple Green to strip paint, scrub the model thoroughly with an old toothbrush or something, but do not rinse it with water. The water makes the paint stick to the plastic again a bit, not completely, but enough to be annoying. Try to scrub off as much as you can before you rinse it under the faucet. I fail at this consistently (I'm OCD about specks of paint and Simple Green flying around everywhere while I clean it) and have to double soak most of my strip jobs. Yes I use goggles and poo poo. Luckily I'm patient about that thing. My AoBR Slugga Boyz and a lone Ultramarine have been sitting in Simple Green since, oh, a couple months after AoBR came out? God drat, this. I've been scrubbing old necrons, and the second I put those things under water all the paint remnants in the crags turn to rubber cement. You can pick and pick and pick at them, but they're not coming out.
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Feb 8, 2011 19:07
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PaintVagrant: I seem to remember some time ago, you bought a can of Army Painter silver and used it to do a Grey Knights squad, I think terms. Do you still have pics of those, by any chance? What process did you use to paint them, if you don't mind me asking? I'm torn between silver and grey.
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Feb 8, 2011 21:09
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Gonna ask here as well, but does anyone have extra Sanguinary Guard chest pieces? There's one I'm looking for in particular, with the little tabard at the bottom.
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Feb 8, 2011 21:17
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Phyresis posted:PaintVagrant: http://s49.photobucket.com/albums/f281/BBivona/Miniature%20Painting/grey%20knights/ Army painter silver, matte spray, thinned p3 armor wash. Its kind of a bitch, and army painter sprays tend to skunk, so Im not sure Id recommend it. If you can figure out how to airbrush silver id do that instead.
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Feb 8, 2011 21:24
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PaintVagrant posted:http://s49.photobucket.com/albums/f281/BBivona/Miniature%20Painting/grey%20knights/ Hurf durf, dunno what I was thinking. This link is on the middle of my bookmarks toolbar, ffs: http://www.hawkeyeshobbies.com/ Obviously the better solution. I haven't been airbrushing cause of this poo poo winter.
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Feb 8, 2011 21:39
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Phyresis posted:Hurf durf, dunno what I was thinking. This link is on the middle of my bookmarks toolbar, ffs: http://www.hawkeyeshobbies.com/ Absolutely wonderful product. I've been using it for my strange/awesome metallic green Salamanders scheme inspired by Fix's craziness. Goes on butter smooth, but has good tooth itself in which to apply paint and wash over it. The website does mention that you don't need to use primer with this stuff, but I just can't imagine not priming before painting.
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Feb 9, 2011 03:01
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God I love the smell of Simple Green. It smells like... victory. Victory over someone else's lovely paint job.
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Feb 9, 2011 08:51
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Fix posted:God I love the smell of Simple Green. It smells like... victory. Victory over someone else's lovely paint job. Are you kidding? I can't stand the smell of Simple Green anymore. After cleaning the secondhand models for my July oath it took days for the smell to leave my skin, and SM47 made me wash the sheets eveyr day because the lingering scent of it kept transferring to our bed (even after twice daily showers and almost a week's time.) That poo poo is olfactory herpes- you never get rid of it.
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Feb 9, 2011 09:11
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"HAMBURGERS? Hamburgers are poo poo! I once ate SIXTY ONE hamburgers in one sitting, and let me tell you... huh... bud... huh... let me tell you, I never want to see a hamburger again!"
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Feb 9, 2011 09:21
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Guess he bought himself a light tent for his birthday. This guy. No more lovely cellphone model pics for me. Check out my hard-drinking wasteland doctor.  I still need to play around with it though, the reds are way, way to bright so far. That middle streak on his apron is almost black on the model.
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Feb 9, 2011 10:42
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LintMan posted:I seem to do most of my painting late at night. Here is my latest miniatures. British 3.7" Heavy Anti-Aircraft guns. These baby's didn't get much use and only got to shoot at ground targets when they Germans broke through. Was thinking of using them in a French Early war Reservist list and for a US Para list for Market Garden. This is a little back but I really like these. For what game do you use them? They look smooth.
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Feb 9, 2011 12:03
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Flames of war.
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Feb 9, 2011 18:46
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PaintVagrant posted:http://s49.photobucket.com/albums/f281/BBivona/Miniature%20Painting/grey%20knights/ Plasti-Kote 'Aluminum' spray paint goes on smooth and has amazing coverage, and it's pretty cheap.
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Feb 9, 2011 23:02
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Silhouette posted:Plasti-Kote 'Aluminum' spray paint goes on smooth and has amazing coverage, and it's pretty cheap. Seconded. FYI sushi, this is what I used on those Grey Knights.
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Feb 9, 2011 23:20
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I'm happy with my aluminum airbrush paint for now, but I do wonder how the two finishes would compare.
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Feb 10, 2011 04:21
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Decided to paint Pedro to add to our club's raffle.
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Feb 10, 2011 05:32
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NecronSchmecron posted:Decided to paint Pedro to add to our club's raffle. Very nice job indeed!  I haven't gotten around to painting any new stuff yet, so here's some Dark Elf Witch Elves, a Dark Elf sorceress, and a Reaper minis Elf Thief I painted around somewhere around 2008-2009.   
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Feb 10, 2011 05:54
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NecronSchmecron posted:Decided to paint Pedro to add to our club's raffle. Liking that highlighting. That's zenith highlighting, right?
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Feb 10, 2011 06:01
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bhsman posted:Liking that highlighting. Um... Zenith highlighting, sure... I knew what that was called the whole time.  'I call it line highlighting but switched it up a little for the banner.
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Feb 10, 2011 06:08
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NecronSchmecron posted:Um... Zenith highlighting, sure... I knew what that was called the whole time. Zenith, line, same difference; I had been looking up tips for painting black for my Deathwatch character(s) and one in particular kept referencing 'zenith' highlighting. Which, in fact, may be different if you think about it: basically line highlighting that goes even thinner. Probably works better with black. VVV Oh well OK then 
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Feb 10, 2011 06:18
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Zenith highlighting is light from above, typically with heavy cast shadows where the light doesnt hit.
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Typically people suggesting it are actually suggesting multiple undercoats, priming black completely and then white from directly above so that you can take advantage of a glazing method for automatic easy shading.
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Feb 10, 2011 06:22
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bhsman posted:Zenith, line, same difference  You've been eating the paint again!
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PaintVagrant posted:Zenith highlighting is light from above, typically with heavy cast shadows where the light doesnt hit. So yeah, this is more or less what I'm going for here, but I still shade mostly with washes as opposed to building from black.
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Feb 10, 2011 06:26
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NecronSchmecron posted:Decided to paint Pedro to add to our club's raffle. Lookin good, duder. I still need to paint the Pedro model I've had sitting around for the last two and a half years. Today I finally built an Ogryn successfully. After an hour of drilling through the densest pewter I've ever seen, I've got blisters on my thumb and forefinger. At this rate, I might have them built by the time the next Oath thread starts! Also, gently caress those little spindly bits on the back porch of the Basilisk. Those little tiny rods that don't fit quite right. You know what I mean.
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PaintVagrant posted:Zenith highlighting is light from above, typically with heavy cast shadows where the light doesnt hit. You've done zenithial highlighting with an airbrush before right? Do you have any tips/know of good tutorials? I'm not really having good results with my Lamenters.
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SRM posted:Today I finally built an Ogryn successfully. After an hour of drilling through the densest pewter I've ever seen, I've got blisters on my thumb and forefinger. At this rate, I might have them built by the time the next Oath thread starts! Also, gently caress those little spindly bits on the back porch of the Basilisk. Those little tiny rods that don't fit quite right. You know what I mean. I got around the spindly rail problem by building some Sculpy sandbags for mine (Irongob ingredient worked out well.) They're half glued to the platform, half glued to the sandbag wall.
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Feb 10, 2011 08:09
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Grandpa Pap posted:Very nice job indeed! Take a piece of paper and put it in front of your flash, it will soften that killer light you got going on.
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Feb 10, 2011 08:24
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Asmodai_00 posted:Take a piece of paper and put it in front of your flash, it will soften that killer light you got going on. Yeah, those were right around when I was just starting to mess around with photographic techniques, just getting pics without worrying about the results too much. Later on I started using two desk lamps and no flash with a lot better results (though I didn't get around to re-photographing those particular figures). Probably when I get back into painting seriously, I'll get a lightbox put together as well, for better photos.
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MasterSlowPoke posted:You've done zenithial highlighting with an airbrush before right? Do you have any tips/know of good tutorials? I'm not really having good results with my Lamenters. Everything you need to know about more advanced painting techniques is right here
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Feb 10, 2011 16:29
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Silhouette posted:Everything you need to know about more advanced painting techniques is right here Holy poo poo, what a great site.
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Fix posted:Holy poo poo, what a great site. Seconding this, there's a wealth of great info on that site.
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