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So I found a colour I want to use for my Tau but I'm not sure where to go on from here. As much as I can't be loving bothered to do the technique on infantry, hamshot suggested stripping, zenithal priming, and then basecoating them to not worry about using a wash. Either way that still leaves me with a colour to edge highlight the blue with and I'd rather not mix my own highlight as I doubt I'd be consistent. 
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ijyt posted:So I found a colour I want to use for my Tau but I'm not sure where to go on from here. As much as I can't be loving bothered to do the technique on infantry, hamshot suggested stripping, zenithal priming, and then basecoating them to not worry about using a wash. Why not just a simple edge highlight of a blueish grey, say GW fenrisian grey, Vallejo Wolf Grey, Scale Arctic Blue, etc? If you wanted something on the greener side, maybe ulthuan grey? Depending on how bright the basecolor is, Vallejo turquoise or escorpena green might be good options.
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Jul 9, 2017 12:50
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Years ago I bought a Badger Krome, but didn't use it because I lost interest in the hobby. Now the drat thing feels like cheating. Does anyone airbrush indoors? Do you have a little booth? If so which one?
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Jul 9, 2017 12:58
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bonds0097 posted:Why not just a simple edge highlight of a blueish grey, say GW fenrisian grey, Vallejo Wolf Grey, Scale Arctic Blue, etc? Worried it'd be too flat with just a highlight. Beer4TheBeerGod posted:Years ago I bought a Badger Krome, but didn't use it because I lost interest in the hobby. Now the drat thing feels like cheating. The cheapest listing of this that you can find: http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-PORTABL...XMAAOSwCypWpx-q
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Jul 9, 2017 13:23
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Yeah one of those portable booths should do you for airbrushing. It's not suitable for indoor aerosol spraying though. Even with a spray booth, do yourself a favour and always wear a properly filtered mask when airbrushing. I use one rated for gasses and particulates. While the paint's aren't toxic (for the most part) you don't want to be breathing it in,
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Jul 9, 2017 13:38
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Yeah that whole "non-toxic" rating doesn't take into consideration that you're spraying the paint and breathing it in.
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Jul 9, 2017 13:50
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Yeaaaah, if you're doing anything at you should either have hella good ventilation or one of those booths. I have one of those and can confirm it works fairly well. I don't use a mask and haven't had problems. However, if I were spraying anything beyond basic acrylics I totally would mask up.
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Jul 9, 2017 14:11
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It's kind of a long term thing.
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Jul 9, 2017 14:24
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What other products do you absolutely have to have to start airbrushing? I have an airbrush and compressor, just ordered a booth and I have some isopropryl alcohol kicking around somewhere, what else do I need?
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Miles O'Brian posted:What other products do you absolutely have to have to start airbrushing? Get some airbrush cleaner and probably not a bad idea to get sone airbrush specific stuff for thinning paint. It's not mandatory or anything but if also recommend getting an airbrish cleaning pot
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Jul 9, 2017 14:45
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You guys prefer airbrush cleaner to Windex?
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Jul 9, 2017 14:53
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Beer4TheBeerGod posted:You guys prefer airbrush cleaner to Windex? I wouldn't use windex as I don't think ammonia plays nice with airbrushes.
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Jul 9, 2017 14:57
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ijyt posted:I wouldn't use windex as I don't think ammonia plays nice with airbrushes. Having taken them apart I haven't seen anything in there that would care.
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Jul 9, 2017 14:59
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Whatever works for you then I guess is the answer.
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Jul 9, 2017 15:01
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Wait I think I mixed two things up, disregard that.
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Jul 9, 2017 15:03
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I got some airbrush cleaner because it was cheap. It works pretty good and came in a good bottle for putting it in the airbrush. Probably the most important thing is that if you're using varnish on anything, a strip-down and rinse/brush over is pretty mandatory. I also do it with primer, but that's slightly less important. With a patriot the full strip down only takes a few minutes. I just close the sink drain and dump everything in there to rinse out, flush and brush everything, then make sure the nib is clean inside and fish/shove out anything with the needle I bent. A couple bucks on a set of pipecleaners of various sizes on a ring for airbrushes is useful too, but can't get into the nib. The cleaning pot is WELL worth buying. Not very expensive, and the filter on that poo poo lets you spray out poo poo without it splattering or getting in the air.
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Jul 9, 2017 15:27
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Booyah- posted:Holy crap those are gorgeous, please post more of your stuff! Thanks. I don't have many good pictures of my stuff, but I'm working on some Genestealer Cultits and will put some pictures up when I finish them.
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Jul 9, 2017 15:37
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ijyt posted:I wouldn't use windex as I don't think ammonia plays nice with airbrushes. They make ammonia free glass cleaner/Windex that works pretty good. I mix it 50/50 with water and have it in a condiment squeeze bottle.
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Jul 9, 2017 15:39
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darnon posted:They make ammonia free glass cleaner/Windex that works pretty good. I mix it 50/50 with water and have it in a condiment squeeze bottle. I got myself mixed up over spraying ammonia vs soaking it.
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Jul 9, 2017 15:46
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berzerkmonkey posted:This isn't mine, but it actually makes Sigmarines look kind of cool now? When someone makes a Sigmarine conversion by swapping the helmet, I stop being able to see a Sigmarine there. God drat it, GW. Also, I'm having some success in thermoplastic cloning with the blue stuff/thermoplastic from greenstuffworld. It's easy, you drop it into water, wait till it goes soft, then mash a bit of miniature in it. Wait for it to cool off and add an another bit of the stuff. Separating them after the fact might not always be easy, but it's doable. I'm using yellow miliput and it works fine. It would be even better if I had finesse, patience or skill. Even made a little lego thing for my base cloning adventures.
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darnon posted:They make ammonia free glass cleaner/Windex that works pretty good. I mix it 50/50 with water and have it in a condiment squeeze bottle. Windex with ammonia is technically fine to use in an airbrush but you need to pretty thoroughly rinse it with water afterwards. The issue is if you let Windex sit on the brush at all. A bottle of cleaner is pretty cheap to not have to worry about corroding your airbrush
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Finally stopped adding small poo poo to everything and got around to priming. Wraith lord I wanted to have carrying a rifle with the idea of a fixed bayonet that still counted as having the sword and brightlance.  Magnetised the front plates so that the Lance array on each can be swapped out for whatever. Right now I just have the Lances and two totally flat panels. I still have plans to make a pair of battle cannons with cloth cowling, but haven't felt like sculpting after putting that wraith lord rifle together.     Can't say my scratch built valdor tank Hunter isn't legal, it totally has an Official GW© Dark Imperium ® Plastic Bit™ (the tool box on the rear).     Sprayed the trio as well, figured it would be too much if any more detail was crammed on (even if I still want fuel cans, tool boxes and extra wheels stuck on the sides)  (Lookit that tiny shovel and pick)  (Breaker bar + pry bar)  French swastikas.  And to everyones paint job posted in here;  Those're sum gooduns' boss!
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Jul 10, 2017 07:58
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Is the Patriot 105 Xtreme a more specialised brush than the regular 105, or will it be able to do all the workhorse stuff too? The price difference isn't too much (about 10 GBP) and i want to make I don't regret buying one over the other.
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VolatileSky posted:Can't say my scratch built valdor tank Hunter isn't legal, it totally has an Official GW© Dark Imperium ® Plastic Bit™ (the tool box on the rear). 
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Jul 10, 2017 12:36
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Anyone who tells you not to use that Valdor is a goddamn monster.
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What do you mean "scratch built"? 
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Jul 10, 2017 13:52
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I'm a dummo that bought some used models without asking what they had been primed with first. I'm in the US, what's the least horrifying way to strip enamel from plastic?
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mango sentinel posted:I'm a dummo that bought some used models without asking what they had been primed with first. I'm in the US, what's the least horrifying way to strip enamel from plastic? trash can
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mango sentinel posted:I'm a dummo that bought some used models without asking what they had been primed with first. I'm in the US, what's the least horrifying way to strip enamel from plastic? I can't say I've tried to strip enamel from plastic, but my go to for serious stripping of plastics is Super Clean engine degreaser. As has been stated before, use gloves; and while you can dump it down the drain after use, it has more than a single time use as a stripper, and some goons have recommended letting it evaporate to get rid of it rather than dump it into your municipal waste water system. If you use Super Clean, post results.
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Thanks for the Patriot 105 recommendations. I just ordered one (EXTREME version no less) and an extra high-roller trigger for my SOTAR.
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I've been lurking in this thread for years - but I think I've only ever posted once or twice - so here's some Primaris marines that my son demanded I make into smurfs. Teach me not to suck so hard at basing please Goons :/
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Are you loving kidding.
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peonic posted:I've been lurking in this thread for years - but I think I've only ever posted once or twice - so here's some Primaris marines that my son demanded I make into smurfs. Mother gently caress. Don't use static grass, keep using tufts, add some weathering powder to make it dusty. You are now a better painter than 80% of this thread. 
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Jul 10, 2017 22:48
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Also black rims.
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peonic posted:I've been lurking in this thread for years - but I think I've only ever posted once or twice - so here's some Primaris marines that my son demanded I make into smurfs. I don't think you need to worry about that, peonic. Those bases are very functional and low-key, not a distraction nor a detriment to the (very nice) paint jobs on the spacemans. Were you thinking of doing more "hero bases" or display bases, something like that? e. Seconded. Black rims all day
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Jul 10, 2017 22:50
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Second edition green rims all the way.
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Jul 10, 2017 22:58
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Black rims are the equivalent of £500 pre-ripped hipster jeans. If you want your base to look like trash just leave the bare black plastic showing. 
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peonic posted:I've been lurking in this thread for years - but I think I've only ever posted once or twice - so here's some Primaris marines that my son demanded I make into smurfs. Your bases are good shut up
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Lovely Joe Stalin posted:Black rims are the equivalent of £500 pre-ripped hipster jeans. If you want your base to look like trash just leave the bare black plastic showing. I will fight you here and on slack you fucker.
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The bases look great peonic. Can anyone recommend good brands of grass tufts or ones to avoid?
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