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A BIG loving BLUNT posted:what kind of primer are we talking about? Because vallejo makes airbrush primer Interesting, i haven't seen it anywhere but i will look into that. The primer I have is regular vallejo brush on primer, i got a bottle with a paint kit and figured i might as well use that up first before I break into anything else.
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Arlaharen posted:Finally got my tutorial for gatorskin up on Handcannon online for those interested. This is awesome. You are awesome.
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Arlaharen posted:Finally got my tutorial for gatorskin up on Handcannon online for those interested. This is a good little write up, I need to spend more time working on my shading techniques, I might pick up some gatormen to give this a shot.
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What brand airbrush are you guys using, and where do you get them from?
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/\/\/\/\ I use a Grex XT/compressor combo set; it's pricey but I'm liking every bit of it. Of course there's always the harbor freight combo that's like 80-100 that's adequate for base coating. Arlaharen posted:Finally got my tutorial for gatorskin up on Handcannon online for those interested. Beautiful. Thanks for posting this. Angryboot fucked around with this message at 21:22 on Jun 8, 2011 |
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Real hurthling! posted:You're wrong. Insta cure is the best poo poo ever and it never seals itself up. Krazy glue is for huffing and/or fixing a "world's best grandpa" mug. Gap filling or go home. hi-loving-5. Instacure (both liquid and gap-filling gel) are the best glues I've ever used. They blow that supermarket poo poo out of the water.
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Instacure purple bottle for lyfe 
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Someone took the cap off my instacure, put it partially back on, and left it on its side 
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Once I figured out that the plastic nub you twist off the top of the Zap a Gap bottle before you can use it is also a cap to seal the thing, pretty much all my problems with it disappeared.
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Beer4TheBeerGod posted:What brand airbrush are you guys using, and where do you get them from? I just got an Iwata brush and compressor, Also if anyone cares the Iwata silver jet comes with a filter to keep water out and a set of adapters for most three other manufactures. I ended up getting them from amazon because I have a free prime membership that has give free two day shipping.
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Jun 9, 2011 01:05
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MasterSlowPoke posted:Someone tp'd your dog mister
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Jun 9, 2011 01:09
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murder the person who sculpted and cast these shredders
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Jun 9, 2011 01:24
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PP metals: green stuff not included
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Chance II posted:Here is my little regimental command squad I've been practicing sculpting with all together and, for the most part, done. Not bad, but proportions could use some work, particularly the officer of the fleet's arm looks a bit long. It would be interesting to see them painted. A list of useful sculpting tutorials I found in my bookmarks: (might be handy to add at least a few to the OP) Musketeer Minis figure sculpting tutorial Random useful stuff on Scibor Badsmile's tute on Massive Voodoo (with poly clay though) Heresy miniatures figure tute The Art of Miniature Sculpting pdf First an last ones are by far the most informative. The Massive Voodoo one is also really good, but not so useful as poly clay works slightly differently than putty
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Thanks these look good and I'll check'em out.
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Ezekiel_980 posted:I just got an Iwata brush and compressor, Also if anyone cares the Iwata silver jet comes with a filter to keep water out and a set of adapters for most three other manufactures. I ended up getting them from amazon because I have a free prime membership that has give free two day shipping. I have an uncle who got an Iwata brush when they hired him to demo one at a trade show, and he swears by it. Says it's really easy to use, and gives a super fine spray. I'm picking up with my next paycheck for sure.
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What style Iwata are you using? Gravity fed? Bottle? Side siphon? There was a post a long time ago that I quoted about air brushes that had some good advice. If you want I can post it again. The Iwata HP-BCS was well recommended.
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PaintVagrant posted:PP metals: green stuff not included but why would you even cast two separate leg pieces only one of which has a half-tab on it forcing you to try and shove both legs into the body at the same time, trying to position them properly relative to both the torso and the base because the untabbed feet don't have definite resting positions, trying to make superglue stick on both sides at once and not glue your fingers to the lump when then falls apart when you peel them off aargh  it took longer to assemble four shredders than it took to do the carnivean and seraph which have like twice as many pieces
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Beer4TheBeerGod posted:What style Iwata are you using? Gravity fed? Bottle? Side siphon? There was a post a long time ago that I quoted about air brushes that had some good advice. If you want I can post it again. The Iwata HP-BCS was well recommended. I have the airbrush post booked marked but reposting it for others might be a good idea. I went for this number here http://www.amazon.com/Iwata-Medea-Eclipse-Action-Airbrush-Gravity/dp/B000BQKFAI/ref=sr_1_1?s=arts-crafts&ie=UTF8&qid=1307587521&sr=1-1 I just got it today so I am still learning but its stupid simple to use and take apart to clean. Also vallejo normal primer doesn't water down very well with isopropyl alcohol, I am guessing the pigment is not soluble in isopropyl because it turned into a powder in the the bottom of the container I was mixing in but my dicking around with regular yellow paint worked fine. I plan on getting some containers tomarrow for thinning and just trying to get used to using it so I can lay down even coats and I might try using windex instead for thinner to help with the odor and reduce the fire risk.
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Ayn Randi posted:but why would you even cast two separate leg pieces only one of which has a half-tab on it forcing you to try and shove both legs into the body at the same time, trying to position them properly relative to both the torso and the base because the untabbed feet don't have definite resting positions, trying to make superglue stick on both sides at once and not glue your fingers to the lump when then falls apart when you peel them off aargh pin the pelvis together in a position that has the feet flat and stable. Glue and let dry. attach to torso. I had the same deal with my woldwarden. No biggie.
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What palettes do you all use?
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Those are some awesome models PV! Are you taking commissions again?
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Inverse Icarus posted:What palettes do you all use? A piece of baking parchment atop a sponge in a tupperware dish with water in the bottom.
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I use a couple of $1 dimpled palettes I got from an art supply store. Sometimes I like peeling off the dried layers of old paint. It's like pulling skin from an old sunburn and owns.
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Inverse Icarus posted:What palettes do you all use? Eight skulls of endangered eagles, laquered with oils from deadly amazonian plants, set into a Damascus steel disc. The steel was forged from ancient wrought iron swords, alloyed with carbon from the burnt remains of my foemen, and glass harvested from the blasted craters that were once their lands. 
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Blade_of_tyshalle posted:Eight skulls of endangered eagles, laquered with oils from deadly amazonian plants, set into a Damascus steel disc. The steel was forged from ancient wrought iron swords, alloyed with carbon from the burnt remains of my foemen, and glass harvested from the blasted craters that were once their lands. So how much does one of those run ya?
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Inverse Icarus posted:What palettes do you all use? I've seen a cd case be used as pallet before. Also when I want to remove models from their bases I just put them in the freezer first? And when I go to use simple green what technique do I use to strip the paint? Soak them?
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ghetto wormhole posted:So how much does one of those run ya? About $.70 at Michaels.
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ghetto wormhole posted:So how much does one of those run ya? About 800 Air Miles.
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Raunchy posted:I've seen a cd case be used as pallet before. Freeze, then allow to return to normal temperature (or wrap your hand around it until it's not cold anymore), then try breaking it off. Soak the mini in simple green to strip paint off.
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I use a wet pallet made out of a "Really Useful Box" brand sealed lid box with wet paper towel and parchment paper. It has a habit of drying out around the edges and pulls the parchment from the towel, ruining it after a day or two, so I've been tinkering with putting an aluminum rod weight in the bottom to keep the paper "clipped" in place. Something about an "ice pallet" I saw before looked interesting, which is one of those plastic pallets attached to a long-lasting ice pack, then the entire thing is wrapped tightly in foil, conforming it to the dimples in the pallet. Not sure how well it works though. I've seen some crazy fucks use everything from a ceramic tile to their thumbnail for pallets though, so really it's about what you need/want out of it. Also, on the airbrush front, I want to pick up an air tank so I can hook up my Harbor Freight compressor to it and get an adjustable air pressure flow, or just get a compressor with a flow regulator built in so I can go from 5 PSI to 20 on the fly. Any recommendations for either (or both)?
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Fix posted:A piece of baking parchment atop a sponge in a tupperware dish with water in the bottom. except with jay cloths instead of sponge I used to use a ceramic tile and trust me you want to use the wet palette
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Holy poo poo, mixing medium is awesome. That is all.
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Odd question but does anyone know where I can find around 12 small plastic riot shields?
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Inverse Icarus posted:What palettes do you all use? Old computer CDs/DVDs. Or just anything flat and plastic really.
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Fix posted:A piece of baking parchment atop a sponge in a tupperware dish with water in the bottom. This. I love my wet palette. My only regret is that I didn't make the switch sooner.
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High five home made wet palette crew. It really will change your painting life forever.
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Miles O'Brian posted:High five home made wet palette crew. It really will change your painting life forever. I just started trying this last night, my first attempt was just a piece of the foam that came in a blister pack. It actually wasn't that bad. I see why you need the baking parchment though.
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My current painting station is a solid dining room chair infront of the tv. My pallette is a condom wrapper and an empty ziplock bag that contained weed. My water cup is a tacky as poo poo viking cup with all this deadly knot work. I have shifted to the loungeroom because my desk is just too cluttered. edit: The condom is still in the wrapper
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Sole.Sushi posted:Something about an "ice pallet" I saw before looked interesting, which is one of those plastic pallets attached to a long-lasting ice pack, then the entire thing is wrapped tightly in foil, conforming it to the dimples in the pallet. Not sure how well it works though. Massive Voodoo Ice Palette That may be where you saw it, that was the first place I ran across it. It works fairly well but if you are wanting to keep colors over night, the more traditional wet palettes in an enclosure works much better. I use the ice palette when I can sit for a 2-3 hour session of painting. I have the same issue my parchment paper and it's edges, although I am still trying to get a match on the way the main guy on Massive Voodoo does his
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