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Thundercloud posted:So I'm after some feedback on my test Skitarii Hit the robes with a wash of your choosing, maybe pick out more detail on the weapons/tools with different shades of copper and brass, and you'd be at my desired mechanicum paint scheme.
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May 10, 2015 14:54
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Every time i airbrush something for dropzone commander i tell myself that next time i'll just do the yellow first, mask the stripe and then do the main colour instead of masking everything but the stripe. It never happens.  
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May 10, 2015 15:14
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krushgroove posted:Control+F 'make your own washes', probably the same or similar guides as on Dakka Dakka i was saying i saw the OP guide for making washes (which points to Les' recipes from DakkaDakka) I was just curious if there were any handy guides for glazes. I bought some matte medium though so i'll probably experiment a bit with that next.
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May 10, 2015 15:52
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What is the recomended color to paint kahki? I've tried a few different colors, and my doughboys keep coming out peach or a light yellow.
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May 10, 2015 16:10
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treeboy posted:i was saying i saw the OP guide for making washes (which points to Les' recipes from DakkaDakka) I was just curious if there were any handy guides for glazes. I bought some matte medium though so i'll probably experiment a bit with that next. Ah, OK - what I've read is that you do 1 part paint to 10-12 parts of glaze medium. It's one thing I haven't played with very much yet though.
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May 10, 2015 16:16
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Moola, you might try giving it a real light drybrush with a silver metallic color
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May 10, 2015 16:43
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The only silver colour I have is Vallejo Metal Grey which I think might be too dark? Could I mix some white with it or will that ruin the metallicyness???
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May 10, 2015 16:59
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Yeah don't do that.
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May 10, 2015 17:03
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swear I had some sort of mithril colour somewhere, cant find it though :/
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May 10, 2015 17:13
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Building old models is fun. Pinning the robots together was super easy, since they're old enough to still have lead in them  
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May 10, 2015 17:22
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Moola posted:Any advice to improve it?? Go back over some of the creases with more gold. Like the opposite of how you'd normally shade. Gold statues tend to stay less burnished in their recesses. Also, on a couple of the more pronounced features, do a couple heavy black wash layers as a shadow. If it's supposed to be shiny, anyway. Burnishing:  Shininess: 
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May 10, 2015 17:41
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Black wash and not delvan mud? Dont think ive even opened my black wash...
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May 10, 2015 17:45
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You were right the black wash looks awesome
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May 10, 2015 19:03
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Moola posted:You were right the black wash looks awesome Pics
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May 10, 2015 19:05
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Twincityhacker posted:What is the recomended color to paint kahki? I've tried a few different colors, and my doughboys keep coming out peach or a light yellow. Panzer Aces US Tank Highlight or VMC Khaki.
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May 10, 2015 19:08
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SRM posted:Pics Still quite difficult to take a picture of       Pretty happy with it
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May 10, 2015 19:56
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Twincityhacker posted:What is the recomended color to paint kahki? I've tried a few different colors, and my doughboys keep coming out peach or a light yellow. El Estrago Bonito posted:...or VMC Khaki. Seconded! You just use khaki to paint khaki.
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May 10, 2015 19:57
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Finding it harder to get a worn looking silver statue effect  Washes arent really showing up, and I seem to end up with either really bright shiny silver or dark gunmetal Those two were boltgun metal spray, with the lightest metal I got dry brushed on top Was thinking maybe spraying black and dry brushing metal might look better?
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May 10, 2015 20:39
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Moola posted:Finding it harder to get a worn looking silver statue effect How do you feel about this 
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May 10, 2015 20:45
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Do you guys have a storage solution for Dropper bottles? I have like 50 of them I've mixed paint and washes into, and I was wondering if any of you have found a good storage system that goes beyond a plastic bin with a lid.
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May 10, 2015 21:03
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Tenasscity posted:Do you guys have a storage solution for Dropper bottles? I have like 50 of them I've mixed paint and washes into, and I was wondering if any of you have found a good storage system that goes beyond a plastic bin with a lid. Vallejo paint case or Reaper paint cases
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May 10, 2015 21:24
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signalnoise posted:How do you feel about this I like this How do?
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May 10, 2015 21:25
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Moola posted:I like this Montana Black Ink (metallic) (basecoat) Ghost tint brown sprayed Didi's Magic Ink sprayed to darken (use your favorite black wash or whatever) Drybrush with citadel griffon gold Drybrush with citadel necron compound Montana Black Ink is an alcohol ink that is actually made for markers. You can get 25ml refills for 4 bucks or so and it is the smoothest metallic I know of that you can still paint on top of.
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May 10, 2015 21:27
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Tenasscity posted:Do you guys have a storage solution for Dropper bottles? I have like 50 of them I've mixed paint and washes into, and I was wondering if any of you have found a good storage system that goes beyond a plastic bin with a lid. I mounted pegboard on my wall and got some nail polish racks from Amazon and mounted those on the pegboard. Works great.
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May 10, 2015 21:34
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JoshTheStampede posted:I mounted pegboard on my wall and got some nail polish racks from Amazon and mounted those on the pegboard. Works great. Oh, if we're talking permanent storage solutions then I like an Ikea Alex drawer unit with a pick and pluck foam insert  but I might be obsessive
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May 10, 2015 21:37
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Tanks for the tank god    
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May 10, 2015 21:45
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cool tank
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May 10, 2015 21:52
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El Estrago Bonito posted:Panzer Aces US Tank Highlight or VMC Khaki. The Panzer Aces US Tank Highlight is the exact color I am looking for! I found the VMC khaki too grey for what I had in my mind. Thanks!
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http://www.amazon.com/Plano-23730-05-Stowaway-Adjustable-Dividers/dp/B001447AW2 Plano model 3730 for dropper bottle storage  I have one Vallejo box and a bunch of Plano boxes. They are also only like seven dollars to hold about 94 bottles. dexefiend fucked around with this message at 22:56 on May 10, 2015 |
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I recently found my old Badger 105 in the garage from like 12 years ago. I think I got it when I was into modeling and had a hard time figuring it out so I put it away forever to be forgotten... I took it apart and the needle and siphon cup had some paint in it I soaked them in Simple green and ran some air and paint through it. Everything seems fine, it sprays albeit very wide but mechanically it all works. Is there anything else I should take apart and clean/check etc? Does it need to be lubed or anything? I ordered a medium and a fine needle/tip and some Vallejo primer that says it's already thinned for air brushes. The intention is to start using it for priming and base colors and then maybe get finer more detailed as I get the hang of it.
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Ensign Expendable posted:Tanks for the tank god This is my kind of post. Great job, dude!
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The tank commander is missing a chain sword and bigger hat  .
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Super 3 posted:I recently found my old Badger 105 in the garage from like 12 years ago. I think I got it when I was into modeling and had a hard time figuring it out so I put it away forever to be forgotten... Good find! Check the feel of the trigger as you press down and pull it back, if it's sticky at all you'll probably need to take it completely apart as shown in the first video in the Airbrush post of the OP (http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3705692#post442594539), down the trigger and needle chuck, and give everything a very good clean with acetone, a squirt or spray bottle of water or airbrush thinner and cotton buds/Q-Tips.
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Tenasscity posted:Do you guys have a storage solution for Dropper bottles? I have like 50 of them I've mixed paint and washes into, and I was wondering if any of you have found a good storage system that goes beyond a plastic bin with a lid. I have all of these things, which I just finished putting together this afternoon, basically thanks to this thread, the previous iteration of this thread, the boardgame thread and the 40k thread: 
This is all semi-temporary - eventually I hope to have an actual work bench rather than pushing my keyboard out of the way, a bench big enough to fit the whole paint rack assembled in a better format leaving room to return my alcohol to the top of the Expedit, and those glass doors will house my glassware, with my minis eventually moved to KR cases and a dedicated display case in another room.
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big_g posted:I'm finally calling it done on the Corsair I posted a while back. Came out looking okay I think.  It's pretty awesome, man. signalnoise posted:Oh, if we're talking permanent storage solutions then I like an Ikea Alex drawer unit with a pick and pluck foam insert I like this idea. The only downside I see is a lot of wasted space due to the pluck foam walls. EDIT: I just went ahead and bought the Agrax. The DIY question still stands though. berzerkmonkey fucked around with this message at 18:00 on May 11, 2015 |
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berzerkmonkey posted:I like this idea. The only downside I see is a lot of wasted space due to the pluck foam walls. It's only a problem if you have hundreds upon hundreds of paints, fortunately.
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signalnoise posted:It's only a problem if you have hundreds upon hundreds of paints, fortunately. I can see that. Vallejo question - I've got a bottle of the VMC Charred Brown. When I went to apply it to my models, it was acting like I mixed too much water into it (i.e. pulling away from the model, flowing into the recesses, etc.) I shook the bottle some more (I have agitators in it) and even went as far as to pop the top and stir the paint (no pigment was congealed on the bottom) and put some on my palette, not adding any water this time. Same problem. It's like there is very little pigment in the bottle and a shitload of colored water. Granted, the bottle is a few years old (8+) but I've got other old VMC that I don't have an issue with. Has anyone else had this problem? Possibly related, I'm applying over AP spray Desert Yellow - could the AP be too smooth for good adherence? I've already applied VMC Heavy Charcoal with no problem, but I know that it has a higher pigment ratio, so it may not be comparing apples to apples...
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NTRabbit posted:I have all of these things, which I just finished putting together this afternoon, basically thanks to this thread, the previous iteration of this thread, the boardgame thread and the 40k thread: I like this and (assuming we get the larger place we're trying to rent) I will be stealing liberally from this setup.
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I love Ikea. I highly recommend them for making painting desks. I have a massive painting desk made entirely of Ikea poo poo that was pretty cheap to make and has tons of storage.
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