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BULBASAUR posted:I really like your forest base and your tutorial for it is an added bonus. That said, drat dude, that's so many steps for a base! I finally found someone more meticulous than me. I think can reduce the number of steps. At the very least I can take out the one where I make a totally different base, decide it sucks, and toss it.
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With the new Grey Knights codex adding it as an option for the first time, I painted up an older metal terminator chaplain for myself:
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Safety Factor posted:Crosspostin' Nice mans. I like the understated armour with the splashes of red and chess boards. Good luck on your BAWKSES!
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A friend gave me a Bones Werewolf so I did a quick and dirty job on it.   
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Anyone have a source or ideas for Christmas themed miniatures? I was thinking of grabbing a few and painting them up for Christmas gifts. So far all I've really found are Reaper's mouslings
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Floppychop posted:Anyone have a source or ideas for Christmas themed miniatures? How Christmasy are you going? Reaper does have some modern-Christmas minis, but they also have about 5 that are specifically nativity related as order-on-demand on the website. (They even have a Krampus!) e.: ...Okay, wow, that's a lot of their Christmas succubus, I see what you mean. Maybe sculpt some snowmen? Dr. Gargunza fucked around with this message at 21:34 on Oct 19, 2017 |
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Dr. Gargunza posted:How Christmasy are you going? Reaper does have some modern-Christmas minis, but they also have about 5 that are specifically nativity related as order-on-demand on the website. (They even have a Krampus!) To be honest "winterey" is probably close enough. I kind of want to shy away from Nativity stuff since I'm in the Midwest and everyone already has enough Nativity sets to kill a horse. Christmas-themed succubi are not an option though. More of stuff that Grandma would approve of.
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Floppychop posted:To be honest "winterey" is probably close enough. I kind of want to shy away from Nativity stuff since I'm in the Midwest and everyone already has enough Nativity sets to kill a horse. Christmas-themed incubi, then? 
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https://www.darkswordminiatures.com/shop/index.php/christmas-honey-badger.html https://www.darkswordminiatures.com/shop/index.php/2009-holiday-tribute-santa-frog-and-tadpole-timmy.html https://www.coolminiornot.com/shop/albrecht-the-damned-christmas-edition.html
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Floppychop posted:To be honest "winterey" is probably close enough. I kind of want to shy away from Nativity stuff since I'm in the Midwest and everyone already has enough Nativity sets to kill a horse. In that case, Reaper has enough generically-designed minis that you could probably get away with just xmas-ing up their color schemes. Take this Bones elf wizard, for instance. That could easily be painted bright red, with white fur trim, planted on a snow base or diorama with some craft store pine trees. Druids (or this happy dude) can be done up like the Ghost of Christmas Present, etc. Whatever you end up doing, you might consider posting your progress in the Oath Thread. November's challenge is weathering effects, and December's is building a special base or display board; both challenges lend themselves nicely to winter-themed stuff. Plus, you could win Valuable Prizes! (Thanks for the suggestions, Avenging Dentist! I gotta remember to check on Dark Sword more often, they're just so pricy.)
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Yeah, Dark Sword has some rad minis, although they can be a bit same-y sometimes. Overall, I prefer their human sculpts to Reaper's, since Reaper's proportions are usually a bit off (which you don't really notice for monsters, thankfully).
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Did Warlord games take down all their articles?
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Phi230 posted:Did Warlord games take down all their articles? I saw that they're starting some community engagement stuff on face book so it's possible that they took it down to mine it for material
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DiHK posted:I saw that they're starting some community engagement stuff on face book so it's possible that they took it down to mine it for material Awesome. There's nothing like trying to search Facebook for an old post. It's so much easier than, say, going to a website and using a menu.
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I've painted hundreds of soldiers, dozens of vehicles of all shapes and sizes to what I consider a level of good quality at 15mm, but now that I'm starting 28mm I feel as if I've never painted before How do I blend
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Phi230 posted:How do I blend For wet blending what helped me practice was to get a plain model base, and paint one half in one colour and the other in another. While both colours are still wet get a damp brush, and draw the paint in one direction from one half to the other "feathering" the edges (like using a duster). Repeat until happy. Retarder mixed in paint will slow down the drying time as will medium, giving you more time to practice. 9 times out of 10 I find layering less of a hassle than wet-blending though.
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richyp posted:For wet blending what helped me practice was to get a plain model base, and paint one half in one colour and the other in another. While both colours are still wet get a damp brush, and draw the paint in one direction from one half to the other "feathering" the edges (like using a duster). Repeat until happy. And layering is different from highlighting
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Phi230 posted:And layering is different from highlighting If you're layering a lighter colour over a darker one you're lightening an area, from my non-artist painting background I've always used the term highlighting to be a more targeted layer (or hard edge painting) of a smaller area such as the centre of shoulder pads/knees, or edges of armour plates, muscles, hair etc...
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This is a pretty good wet blending tutorial, even if the presenter is... cringe inducing. Anyway https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERX3ghWvMDw&list=PLC291692A667CD290&index=79
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I know this has come up before, but is there a recommendation for an inexpensive airbrush compressor, to get started with?
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Does anyone have a recommended brand of superglue with an applicator that isn't terrible?
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Booyah- posted:Does anyone have a recommended brand of superglue with an applicator that isn't terrible? https://www.amazon.com/Loctite-Ultr...tite+super+glue God's gift to hobbyists
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That stuff is okay but you aren't getting a whole ton of glue for the cost. It's only one of the little syrettes with a bunch of plastic packaging that you have to hack open to use all of. Other bottled medium or thick CA tends to be more economical.
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Funzo posted:I know this has come up before, but is there a recommendation for an inexpensive airbrush compressor, to get started with? I'd recommend a Master setup. If you get this one, you get a spare brush for basecoats and stuff. Once you really get into airbrushing, then you can upgrade, but this is a great setup for the beginning airbrush user. Booyah- posted:Does anyone have a recommended brand of superglue with an applicator that isn't terrible?
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darnon posted:That stuff is okay but you aren't getting a whole ton of glue for the cost. It's only one of the little syrettes with a bunch of plastic packaging that you have to hack open to use all of. Other bottled medium or thick CA tends to be more economical. People pay for convienience and this bottle is convienience.
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Lovely Joe Stalin posted:This is a pretty good wet blending tutorial, even if the presenter is... cringe inducing. Anyway https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERX3ghWvMDw&list=PLC291692A667CD290&index=79 
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Finished up some Crusaders for my Templars; I kinda blew out the whites in my lighting though.      
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Buying a cheap starter compressor is s false economy. Get something like a sparmax tc610h.
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Oh great. Now I have an erection. Thanks.
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I feel like his name should be Joel. He is now Joel.
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I bought a Airbrush Depot TC-20T off Amazon for ~100USD several years ago and its still going strong
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Funzo posted:I know this has come up before, but is there a recommendation for an inexpensive airbrush compressor, to get started with? Master Compressor with tank is your cheap entry option.
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If this one bothered you don't watch his video on wet palettes
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mango sentinel posted:Master Compressor with tank is your cheap entry option. That's what I seem to remember from past discussions.
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Funzo posted:I know this has come up before, but is there a recommendation for an inexpensive airbrush compressor, to get started with? I am just get started and got the following Compressor: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00WBT7PTW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Flow Improver: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00QD780G0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Cleaning Pot; https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M8NI5GA/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 And I plan on getting a Patriot 105 airbrush once the price drops for the holidays, looks like it goes down to around ~45 from 80.
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goodness posted:I am just get started and got the following Cool, I'll have to keep an eye out for the Badger price drop. Incidentally, Noble Knight has flow improver and all the other stuff I've seen recommended here cheaper then Amazon. I don't know what their shipping costs are like though.
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Funzo posted:Cool, I'll have to keep an eye out for the Badger price drop. The flow improver is $1 cheaper on amazon with free 2-day shipping, and I can't find the cleaning pot on there.
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I bought a cleaning pot without a stand and I feel like the biggest sucker
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My Patriot 105 has been very forgiving as an airbrush to learn on, and would recommend it. Also that pot with the stand has been invaluable.
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People experienced with the citadel cracking texture paint, at what point are you covering the base with it? I used it for the first time yesterday after finishing the model and it's so thick and lumpy that I ended up accidentally getting it on the feet and low hanging parts of the model which was a little frustrating. Need to know whether I should base earlier in the process or just be more careful.
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