Star Guarded posted:

So I need some advice on painting a miniature that isn't Warhammer and I'd really appreciate any help I can get. I've been reading a lot of links in the OP (some of them are dead, but most are awesome) but I thought I'd make a post, too.

http://imgur.com/a/OdXRy#mAPcI

This is a WIP model made with sculpey. It's about 4 inches tall. When it's done, it'll be baked and I'll be painting it (along with a few similar ones). I painted Warhammer miniatures before, two years ago, but I wasn't very good. I'll be practicing a lot before I even tackle this, but what techniques are essential to have down before I even start, so I know what to learn and focus on specifically? I'm pretty nervous about making these look great despite having little experience but I'll be practicing as soon as I order some paints. Would the Warhammer paint sets be good for this (clay) or should I be looking at a different brand? Are Warhammer acrylic sets pretty much the same as artist acrylic sets or is there a difference because the warhammer sets are specifically for miniatures? I know very little about any of this, obviously.

Lethemonster posted:

I love the overall paint job but what really catches my eye is how nice your base is! I love the paint job on the floor, you've gotta give up how you did that sometime!


And onto rubbish - I tried heavier and more layers of drybrushing on this set to see if it made them look more interesting. C&C?







Also tried wood, both whole trunks and random bits. Think the colours turned out ok but I don't know if it's 'enough' for miniatures.

Beer4TheBeerGod posted:

It's still a work in progress, but what do you guys think of the concept?

ghetto wormhole posted:

Awesome, though there's kind of a gap left in between the two saws. I guess the gap wouldn't matter for vehicles and any infantry that missed getting sawed are going to get run over.

El Estrago Bonito posted:

The best way to do really simple and good looking snow is like this:

-Basecoat the base in something blue/white like spacewolf grey.
-Apply a very thin coat of water effects gel (or if you're poor/crazy elmers school gel)
-Now dunk the base in some baking soda and shake off the excess, the baking soda should absorb the gel and become a darkened grey color
-Now either continue the above step until the soda ceases to be that color after shaking or apply a thin layer of modeling snow.

I've used both water effects gel and elmers for this process and there is an upside to both. The upside to gel is that its slow drying so you can correct mistakes, it dries in a VERY thin layer so it doesn't puff up your base and its less prone to "strange accidents" than the gel. The gel on the other hand is better at creating the illusion of deep snow due to its naturally blue shade, is less watery so it requires less coats of baking soda and/or modeling snow and dries much quicker. Its downside is that very rarely it does strange things like peel and its very very very sticky and its therefor harder to correct your mistakes with it.

Ideally you'll produce bases like these (these are some models that I was experimenting with this base technique on):
Too much model snow:
http://imgur.com/DaatL
this one doesn't have enough:
http://imgur.com/mfk1L
This one has a light white drybrush on it:
http://imgur.com/7j0ie
And this is one where I tried basing the model with a standard brown dirt style, then applying a wite drybrush and finally the basing technique above to it:
http://imgur.com/VCdE2

Unfortunately my camera is broken, because I have a bunch of marauders who are based this way and look way better than those elves do. If you are going for little tufts of snow on bases you can accomplish that with just baking soda and elmers. If you apply more soda to the middle of the tufts than the outside it will create the look of melting snow nicely, if you want to have little chunks of ice you can use rock salt of all things to make little ice crystals in your snow piles.

This is by someone who is much better at this than I am, but the water effects gel is what makes it look so good:
http://www.coolminiornot.com/278844?browseid=107276

Not a viking posted:

Thats what I heard as well. Does it work better if I mix in white paint or use dull coat?

Beer4TheBeerGod posted:

It's still a work in progress, but what do you guys think of the concept?

Buffalo squeeze posted:

I like the idea, but I think it's little too wide with the chainsaws sticking out and the widened wagon. It's probably too late now, but I would have place the saws vertically side by side coming out of the front of the wagon. Like a monstrous underbite.

Beer4TheBeerGod posted:

I goofed around with the idea a bit, but I wasn't a huge fan of how it looked (kind of looked like a chainsaw dong). If you mean "too wide" from a gaming perspective the chainsaws don't really count as anything anyway, as deffrollas aren't part of the hull.

Buffalo squeeze posted:

Cutting down on the goofiness factor.

Buffalo squeeze posted:

I meant it just looks too wide. I can see what you mean with the huge chainsaw dong. I would have put the saws where the cab is now and moved the cab up and back. That way the overall lenght of the wagon would have been the same as an unmodified one. Cutting down on the goofiness factor.

Red Herring posted:

Red Herring posted:

Pics Pics of WIPs WIPs.

Please be overly harsh and full of critique! I need it! I strive upon it!

Less words, more pretty pictures!

Squig Chariot (WIP)

Rider needs a head, weathering. Flock is required around the raised wheel, some minor details on the rider too.

The chariot itself is complete however.






Savage Orc Shaman (Completed)



Night Goblins with Bows, Unit 2 (WIP)

Taking a break from the batch painting of them, until I finish the chariots and Wyvern.


Big Version
http://i.imgur.com/sPVzm.jpg

Night Goblins with Bows, Unit 1 (Completed)

Big Version
http://i.imgur.com/tYN0V.jpg

Night Goblin Drawn Chariot.

Finishing this chariot off after I do the Wyvern and Squig Chariot.



Da Warboss' new ride!

Red Wyvern, no rider, yet. Using Azhag's legs, Gorbad's Torso and arms. No idea about the head, maybe Grimgors. Weapon I'll likely use the Ogre Ironguts Sword.



Army shot of stuff Painted / On the Go!

http://i.imgur.com/pcX9K.jpg




Feedback as always much welcome!

theironjef posted:

Baking soda, elmer's, a tiny touch of titanium white, and a even tinier touch of ice blue. Mix into a slurry, apply where you want it. Then while that's drying, sprinkle more baking soda on top.

This picture is of a two-year old model, so it doesn't yellow for a while if you add the titanium white and the ice blue.

Gravitas Shortfall posted:

Maybe a little off topic, but has anyone used the Feldherr cases before? Was thinking of getting one of the mixed-mini-plus cases to transport infinity proxies around.

Not a viking posted:

I just finished a chaos dwarf! etc.

Mr_Happy_Pants posted:

Been working on the NMM for Rasheth's dais. Comments and hard criticisms please:

thespaceinvader posted:

Does anyone know where I might be able to obtain Masters brush soap in the UK? I wanna make sure my stuff stays in good nick.

Mr_Happy_Pants posted:

Been working on the NMM for Rasheth's dais. Comments and hard criticisms please:

Gravitas Shortfall posted:

Maybe a little off topic, but has anyone used the Feldherr cases before? Was thinking of getting one of the mixed-mini-plus cases to transport infinity proxies around.

Mr_Happy_Pants posted:

Been working on the NMM for Rasheth's dais. Comments and hard criticisms please:

Shadeoses posted:

A friend came back from Japan with some inexplicable toy figurines, and I noticed that they're not all that far from regular infantry size.
I shopped up a terrible representation of what they might look like painted, and submit this concept for critique.

I would add a few things with putty, like the commissar hat and implants. I might make a psyker staff out of a sprue or something, too.

Gravitas Shortfall posted:

Why would you do this? Whyyyyyy

Gravitas Shortfall posted:

Maybe a little off topic, but has anyone used the Feldherr cases before? Was thinking of getting one of the mixed-mini-plus cases to transport infinity proxies around.