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Another mini done while deployed. I might base him while I'm out here, or I might wait until I'm home. Haven't decided yet.
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# ? May 3, 2017 08:18 |
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Yeast posted:I'd recommend using bronze/brass/gold as trim. Unintended bonus- you can wash it with purple too to age it. What do you think of a tinbits?
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# ? May 3, 2017 12:32 |
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As part of the retro month in the Oath thread, plus sorting through a load of old models, I decided to paint up one of the oldest minis I have. On the left, one of the first few minis I've painted, from sometime around 1994/1995. I think some of the paints (particularly the metal) are the old Humbrol ones I used for model planes. On the right, the same model painted last week. Purely an exercise in showing progress, as it's unlikely I'll ever end up using it in a game.
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# ? May 3, 2017 13:34 |
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Nice! You've come a long way.
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# ? May 3, 2017 14:14 |
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Love the highlighting on that grot's face. It's so bright! =)
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# ? May 3, 2017 14:19 |
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JackMann posted:
I think some of the other footmen may have put something in his ale for a gag
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# ? May 3, 2017 14:29 |
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So I went out and picked up a bunch of rocks to be used on bases today but what's the best way to clean them? Boil them in water/Rinse them with boiling water or just bake them in an oven for a while?
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# ? May 3, 2017 15:30 |
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Cooked Auto posted:So I went out and picked up a bunch of rocks to be used on bases today but what's the best way to clean them? Boil them in water/Rinse them with boiling water or just bake them in an oven for a while? Did you dig them out of dog poop? Other than maybe rinsing off the dirt, I don't see a need to disinfect them.
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# ? May 3, 2017 15:45 |
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berzerkmonkey posted:Did you dig them out of dog poop? Other than maybe rinsing off the dirt, I don't see a need to disinfect them. Better to be safe than sorry I figured but I figure a warm water rinse will be sufficient.
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# ? May 3, 2017 16:18 |
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I was thinking about painting up the Dark Vengeance csm as Black Legion, but I'm not sure how to paint all that black without them looking kinda basic. Anyone have some tips or maybe a decent little guide?
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# ? May 3, 2017 17:11 |
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Next stage of the Doom Cogs Sergeant is done. I'm fairly happy with how the hazard stripes turned out on the Chainsword. I hate that it's a little wobbly. For the life of me, I cannot paint a straight line. Does anyone know if there's a little paint-pen or something I could use to create a consistent size line? Still have to edge highlight the red and extreme edge highlight, then highlight the metal armor.
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# ? May 3, 2017 17:11 |
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Looking good. One suggestion: Thin your wash a bit more, and then touch up with the base color to neaten it up a little. EDIT: Kabuki Shipoopi posted:I was thinking about painting up the Dark Vengeance csm as Black Legion, but I'm not sure how to paint all that black without them looking kinda basic. One thing to help with that is to use color when you highlight the black. Don't just use grey and white. Mix a little red in there. So long as about 80% of the surface is black, it should still read as black. Objects in real life tend to pick up some of the color of things around them, especially light sources. Things looking pure white or pure black are actually fairly rare. JackMann fucked around with this message at 17:25 on May 3, 2017 |
# ? May 3, 2017 17:21 |
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Is it worth it to add a tank in line with my Air Compressor, or just buy a Sparmax TC? Currently I use my Airbrushes (mostly Paasche and a couple Central Pnumatics [Harbor Freights]) mostly for primer on units and terrain. I put my 7gallon tool compressor outside, run the airline to a connector mounted on a metal brace I used to block off the previous owners doggy door, then to a second moisture trap and regulator so I could manage flow on the workbench. This system works great for the bit of Airbrushing I have done in the past, but I am looking to move the setup to the next level. I was painting puppet parts for a friend last night and just got tired of compressor kicking on every few minutes. Even muffled it is annoying.
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# ? May 3, 2017 18:37 |
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Kabuki Shipoopi posted:I was thinking about painting up the Dark Vengeance csm as Black Legion, but I'm not sure how to paint all that black without them looking kinda basic. Paint em whatever color you want and just give them black legion iconography, those purple dudes I'm painting are gonna be played as Black Legion Warboot fucked around with this message at 19:47 on May 3, 2017 |
# ? May 3, 2017 19:44 |
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I'm trying to find the pictures of Jojo that happen when they're posing. Looking to find the right shapes and colors for the background here.
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# ? May 3, 2017 19:52 |
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Warboot posted:What do you think of a tinbits? A good base colour, but by itself it's very very muted. Especially if you wash it for definition. If you're wanting to go with that deep warm metallic tone, consider Runelord Brass / P3 Molten Brass / Scale 75 Viking Gold - as they'll still be dark once washed, but not almost black. Purple is a hard colour to oppose with dark tones - most of the time they'll end up lost, so use it sparingly (imo) like black in between armour plates.
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# ? May 3, 2017 21:07 |
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Yeast posted:A good base colour, but by itself it's very very muted. Especially if you wash it for definition. I ended up taking it to one of the locals who has an art major they suggested Balthasar gold, Highlight it with Ghennas Gold, and then wash with Druchii Violet
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# ? May 3, 2017 22:33 |
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Can I use Simple Green to clean between colors in an Airbrush or is that a bad idea? edit: forgot to be specific mango sentinel fucked around with this message at 02:58 on May 4, 2017 |
# ? May 4, 2017 01:20 |
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Warboot posted:I ended up taking it to one of the locals who has an art major they suggested Balthasar gold, Highlight it with Ghennas Gold, and then wash with Druchii Violet Awesome! Now post pics. mango sentinel posted:Can I use Simple Green to clean between colors or is that a bad idea? This is not wise.
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# ? May 4, 2017 02:25 |
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Yeast posted:This is not wise. Should I get Iwata Medea cleaner or what?
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# ? May 4, 2017 02:53 |
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mango sentinel posted:Should I get Iwata Medea cleaner or what? Ooooooh, I'm a dumb gently caress. I thought you meant on models Jesus Christ I need a coffee. Simplegreen for an airbrush is fine. I keep a 50/50 mix of water and simple green in a glass and dump the airbrush into that during painting sessions. 100% fine.
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# ? May 4, 2017 02:54 |
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Orc and Goblin
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# ? May 4, 2017 02:59 |
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Ammonia-free Windex and water also makes a good combo for doing quick cleanout. A condiment squeeze bottle ran me a whole 50 cents from Wal-Mart for it.
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# ? May 4, 2017 03:00 |
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The bases on that Orc and Goblin are pretty sweet.
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# ? May 4, 2017 03:14 |
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I like the thin lines on your orc's pants. I'm about to paint my freebooterz and I was worried about trying to paint consistent sized lines but that seems a little easier for me to pull off.
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# ? May 4, 2017 06:41 |
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Zaphod42 posted:I like the thin lines on your orc's pants. I'm about to paint my freebooterz and I was worried about trying to paint consistent sized lines but that seems a little easier for me to pull off. I shaded and highlighted the yellow before I painted the stripes, but if I do it again, I think I would rather just put the base coat on and then add the red lines, and highlight around it. Easier to correct mistakes that way
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# ? May 4, 2017 12:58 |
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Those are awesome and the bases are rad as hell! What are you using them for?
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# ? May 4, 2017 13:14 |
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Nebalebadingdong posted:Orc and Goblin Is...is that just freehanded 2d on the bases?
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# ? May 4, 2017 16:17 |
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Nebalebadingdong posted:Orc and Goblin I love the skin on these. This is how orcs should be, really vibrant! Tons of character in these two. Great job!
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# ? May 4, 2017 16:17 |
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berzerkmonkey posted:Those are awesome and the bases are rad as hell! What are you using them for? Nothing really, its just for fun. Maybe I can find a dungeon crawler to use them in. Im trying replicate the frostgrave soldier bases Kevin Dallimore does it better tho
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# ? May 4, 2017 16:49 |
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Nebalebadingdong posted:Kevin Dallimore does it better tho
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# ? May 4, 2017 16:59 |
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Cross-posting these mansZuul the Cat posted:Here's the tactical paint scheme done. Still gotta add transfers to him and drybrush the base, but overall I'm really happy with it. I included a shot of the terminator for comparison.
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# ? May 4, 2017 17:21 |
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Warboot posted:Paint em whatever color you want and just give them black legion iconography, those purple dudes I'm painting are gonna be played as Black Legion I'm a big advocate of painting for fun and personal taste, this time I'm choosing the black and gold theme specifically because I love the dark opulence of it. I was mainly asking for tips on painting black and it's shades. I know I could have just YouTube'd some tutorials, but there's some painters in itt. JackMann posted:Looking good. One suggestion: Thin your wash a bit more, and then touch up with the base color to neaten it up a little. Cool thanks! This is just what I was wondering about.
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# ? May 4, 2017 17:47 |
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Nebalebadingdong posted:Orc and Goblin These guys are real fun, and I like the base texture thing you painted. That seems like it'd work great for dungeon crawling RPGs. Watch the gently caress out, traitors and heretics, the Black Templars are comin to town:
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# ? May 4, 2017 19:11 |
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dexefiend posted:http://www.models-workshop.com/2016/light-arch-part-1/ I'm really interested in trying something like that. As usual I''l warn about checking the RA (or CRI) of the LEDs. Cheap LEDs (and CFLs) have a very poor colour rendition, which means your coulours look very different under those LEDs than they do in daylight. The colours may be off, and blending will look different. Ideally you want LEDs with at CRI of 90 or more. They are a lot more expensive though. It's a shame this is not mentioned in that link at all, as it's one of the most important considerations for stuff like this. CRI is not the same as colour temperature.
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# ? May 4, 2017 19:12 |
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I decided I wanted to make a Chaos kill team for Shadow War Armageddon, and I really like the color scheme for Alpha Legion. I spent yesterday doing a test run on an aspiring champion; I'm overall happy with it, but want to work the green into the scheme more to make it more obviously Alpha Legion. Any suggestions for working more green in, or just overall improvement? I'm considering coloring the helmet green since most of it is blue. I probably should have painted some spare space marines as test models. (I promise it looks better in person; I hate how it looks in photos!) I based with Tamiya metallic blue, washed with drakenhof nightshade. The green is Vallejo Escorpena Green. I did blue touchups with a bit of macragge blue from my start painting space marines set. I have thunderhawk and lothern blue for blue highlights, but may need to invest in a teal/more greens. Gooch181 fucked around with this message at 00:00 on May 5, 2017 |
# ? May 4, 2017 23:41 |
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Didnt someone do an awesome Alpha Legion with metallics and transparent blue green? I will try and find it when i get home.
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# ? May 4, 2017 23:53 |
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# ? May 4, 2017 23:58 |
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This is really cool, thank you. I happen to have all of the paints required, as well! SRM posted:Watch the gently caress out, traitors and heretics, the Black Templars are comin to town: These are really great, and I love the Badcast. Keep it up! Gooch181 fucked around with this message at 00:03 on May 5, 2017 |
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Nebalebadingdong posted:Orc and Goblin This is inspirational! You have taken an orc model that I despise, and made me love it. I've got tonnes of these guys kicking around in my 'probably never gonna use' box, but now I'm reconsidering. I particularly like your metals and wood work.
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