Miniatures Unspiration: I have nipples, Greg, can you paint me?

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Fathis Munk: Feb 23, 2013; ??? ?

That's really neat looking.

# ? Oct 24, 2017 17:49

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# ? May 14, 2024 12:39

Exinos: Mar 1, 2009; OSHA approved squiq

Moola posted:

i'm the cookie bases

You should challenge him to a basing bake off with your brownie bases.

# ? Oct 24, 2017 19:58

Iron Crowned: May 6, 2003; by Hand Knit

Exinos posted:

You should challenge him to a basing bake off with your brownie bases.

gently caress you, Brownie bases owned

# ? Oct 24, 2017 20:01

w00tmonger: Mar 9, 2011; F-F-FRIDAY NIGHT MOTHERFUCKERS

Anyone got those handy? Progressively looked more and more like brownies every time

# ? Oct 24, 2017 20:08

Cool Dad: Jun 15, 2007; It is always Friday night, motherfuckers

I haven't seen them, but I would like to.

# ? Oct 24, 2017 20:28

Moola: Aug 16, 2006

im not linking them again someone else dig them up

# ? Oct 24, 2017 20:41

Nebalebadingdong: Jun 30, 2005; i made a video game.
why not give it a try!?

i found it for you

Moola posted:

So I tried to do some mud effects again

Old attempt:

New attempts!:

Also tried a cavalry base for KoW

Much happier with the consistency, and looks less like a chocolate brownie so far

Thoughts, comments, suggestions????

# ? Oct 24, 2017 20:49

Fathis Munk: Feb 23, 2013; ??? ?

I dunno, they looked more brownie like in my memory :thunk:

# ? Oct 24, 2017 21:19

Moola: Aug 16, 2006

lol

at first I didnt even notice what you did there

# ? Oct 24, 2017 21:29

w00tmonger: Mar 9, 2011; F-F-FRIDAY NIGHT MOTHERFUCKERS

Oh my god

# ? Oct 24, 2017 22:24

Kwyndig: Sep 23, 2006; Heeeeeey

Now I really want fudge.

# ? Oct 25, 2017 01:42

Ilor: Feb 2, 2008; That's a crit.

Kwyndig posted:

Now I really want fudge.

I find it difficult to read a discussion of Moola-bases and not get hungry.

# ? Oct 25, 2017 01:49

Giant Ethicist: Jun 9, 2013; Looks like she got on a loaf of bread instead of a bus again...

Kaza42 posted:

Depends on what you mean by "mandatory". Some events require it, typically as part of a 3 color + base minimum. Also, most models look very incomplete with an unpainted base. However, this is mostly bad because people glue the model to the base, paint the model and then don't paint the base. This results in a base with some splotches of paint on it that is clearly just sloppy rather than intentional. Clean black bases don't look that bad.

However, I am a fan of an alternative: clear bases. Paint your model before gluing it onto a clear plastic base. Go over the outer edge of the base in black marker or paint. This causes less clash with the table (it's always weird to see desert bases on a snow table, for instance) and still gives you a very clear outline of where Your Model Ends, which is useful for anything that uses templates or base-to-base measuring. Here's an example of clear bases with and without the black rim (not mine):

Yup - I did my whole army that way, although my acrylic supplier charges much more for rounded bases than straight squares, so I'm all on (heresy!) square bases - which, with no blast templates any more, isn't an issue for the kind of casual games I play since at least I'm consistent with size. Looks good on any table, and lets me be super lazy about something I've never really actually enjoyed all that much.

# ? Oct 25, 2017 01:57

Ilor: Feb 2, 2008; That's a crit.

Giant Ethicist posted:

I'm not a fan of bigmars, but the bases on these look super-rad, and I don't even care that they're on square bases. If that's heresy, I don't ever wanna be orthodox!

# ? Oct 25, 2017 02:14

Eediot Jedi: Dec 25, 2007; This is where I begin to speculate what being a
man of my word costs me

Oh my god look at those tiny scouts :kimchi:

# ? Oct 25, 2017 02:29

Runa: Feb 13, 2011

Clear bases look pretty alright

# ? Oct 25, 2017 03:17

Nebalebadingdong: Jun 30, 2005; i made a video game.
why not give it a try!?

Xarbala posted:

Clear bases look pretty alright

I'm surprised and impressed!

# ? Oct 25, 2017 03:33

JcDent: May 13, 2013; Give me a rifle, one round, and point me at Berlin!

I see someone else is not a fan of MKIV helmets either.

My Dark Imperiun bigmarine captain is rocking a Mk III and it looks great.

# ? Oct 25, 2017 06:32

Giant Ethicist: Jun 9, 2013; Looks like she got on a loaf of bread instead of a bus again...

JcDent posted:

I see someone else is not a fan of MKIV helmets either.

My Dark Imperiun bigmarine captain is rocking a Mk III and it looks great.

I ended up swapping helmets on about 2/3 of them - it's not so much that I don't like MkIV helmets (MkIV is actually probably my favorite mark all told) as that I like a more non-uniform look, for space marines in particular.

# ? Oct 25, 2017 06:39

Synthbuttrange: May 6, 2007

Beaks are the only helmet

# ? Oct 25, 2017 06:45

Atlas Hugged: Mar 12, 2007; Put your arms around me,
fiddly digits, itchy britches
I love you all

My friend did clear bases on some of his eru-kin models he uses in skirmish games. It's great because he can use the same models in a Lustria Mordheim campaign or in Frostgrave and they don't look suddenly out of place. My elves on grass don't fit either!

# ? Oct 25, 2017 07:30

Fathis Munk: Feb 23, 2013; ??? ?

Synthbuttrange posted:

Beaks are the only helmet

# ? Oct 25, 2017 07:52

Star Man: Jun 1, 2008; There's a star maaaaaan
Over the rainbow

Xarbala posted:

Clear bases look pretty alright

Except that they'll all look like they're levitating a little bit off the ground.

# ? Oct 25, 2017 08:00

Runa: Feb 13, 2011

Star Man posted:

Except that they'll all look like they're levitating a little bit off the ground.

Actually it looks like they insist on bringing their own plastic to walk on.

# ? Oct 25, 2017 08:04

Atlas Hugged: Mar 12, 2007; Put your arms around me,
fiddly digits, itchy britches
I love you all

Star Man posted:

Except that they'll all look like they're levitating a little bit off the ground.

Given that the majority of bases are a couple of millimeters tall anyway, I see this as an improvement to the 200 micro hills scattered across the city.

# ? Oct 25, 2017 08:09

Synthbuttrange: May 6, 2007

May I direct your eyes to the lower right

# ? Oct 25, 2017 08:27

Star Man: Jun 1, 2008; There's a star maaaaaan
Over the rainbow

Atlas Hugged posted:

Given that the majority of bases are a couple of millimeters tall anyway, I see this as an improvement to the 200 micro hills scattered across the city.

At that point, I might as well insert little metal weights into my plastic space guys and go baseless.

# ? Oct 25, 2017 08:52

JcDent: May 13, 2013; Give me a rifle, one round, and point me at Berlin!

Synthbuttrange posted:

May I direct your eyes to the lower right

Not a cheetaur, don't care.

# ? Oct 25, 2017 08:59

lokipunk: Jan 16, 2007

Too bad clear bases are specifically illegal in Warmachine.

Seeing you guys tear into that guy really makes me nervous about my painting, then again I am not advertising for commissions and am steadily improving.

# ? Oct 25, 2017 09:00

JcDent: May 13, 2013; Give me a rifle, one round, and point me at Berlin!

I passionately hate painting and I complain about it as much as I do about Hams, but the first pictures from that guy looked super terrible and even my work looks amazing in comparison. That guy looks worse than Fighting Tigers of Vedna.

Watching a painting tutorial now and again helps... a little.

# ? Oct 25, 2017 09:07

Runa: Feb 13, 2011

I'm sorry sir but clear bases have not been approved by the FDA

# ? Oct 25, 2017 09:52

ijyt: Apr 10, 2012

lokipunk posted:

Too bad clear bases are specifically illegal in Warmachine.

Seeing you guys tear into that guy really makes me nervous about my painting, then again I am not advertising for commissions and am steadily improving.

The difference is you�re probably aware of your ability and limits.

# ? Oct 25, 2017 10:20

Moola: Aug 16, 2006

transparent bases look really cool imo

# ? Oct 25, 2017 10:54

Lovely Joe Stalin: Jun 12, 2007; Our Lovely Wang

lokipunk posted:

Too bad clear bases are specifically illegal in Warmachine.

Seeing you guys tear into that guy really makes me nervous about my painting, then again I am not advertising for commissions and am steadily improving.

No one in the SA hobby ghetto will poo poo on someone who is trying to improve. The painting & modelling thread is a genuinely excellent resource for information and assistance.

# ? Oct 25, 2017 11:04

TTerrible: Jul 15, 2005

Lovely Joe Stalin posted:

No one in the SA hobby ghetto will poo poo on someone who is trying to improve. The painting & modelling thread is a genuinely excellent resource for information and assistance.

Seconded. The SA painting and modelling threads are probably the best resources I�ve found. Tons of really good knowledgable people and no assholes.

# ? Oct 25, 2017 11:37

Lovely Joe Stalin: Jun 12, 2007; Our Lovely Wang

Oh I'm an arsehole, but the P&M thread is hallowed ground.

# ? Oct 25, 2017 11:40

darnon: Nov 8, 2009

lokipunk posted:

Too bad clear bases are specifically illegal in Warmachine.

If they're the right diameter they should be fine except the tournament formats that require basing.

# ? Oct 25, 2017 13:17

LashLightning: Feb 20, 2010; You know you didn't have to go post that, right?
But it's fine, I guess...
You just keep being you!

JcDent posted:

I passionately hate painting and I complain about it as much as I do about Hams, but the first pictures from that guy looked super terrible and even my work looks amazing in comparison. That guy looks worse than Fighting Tigers of Vedna.

Watching a painting tutorial now and again helps... a little.

The guy got to tabletop quality eventually, for which we'll salute him, but offering a paid service for him to paint your little plastic mans is stretching it, considering that he's hardly Golden Demon material, which is what I think the mockery was for. His 'hubris', I guess.

And I like those Fighting Tigers of Vidra. <