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mango sentinel posted:I hosed up an Alpha Legion shoulder pad trying to shave off the insignia. Is there a good way to press mold an insignia and make another hydra to transfer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wjpJTDuMUQ
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I use a lot of VGA paints and the quality is fine. I don’t see any appreciable difference between them and model color.
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Vallejo Game Air is a good line but Vallejo Game Color has some really dodgy individual colors. Like, Vallejo Game Color Black Green is almost unusable.
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Apr 3, 2018 18:25
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The issue I have with Game Air is that I'm paying primarily for flow improver. Agreed it's a good line but I only buy it if it's a color I really need.
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Apr 3, 2018 18:35
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This is exactly what I was hoping for, thanks!
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Apr 3, 2018 19:03
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Stephenls posted:Vallejo Game Air is a good line but Vallejo Game Color has some really dodgy individual colors. Like, Vallejo Game Color Black Green is almost unusable. Oh, poo poo? It's not just me? I tried to use it, but it wouldn't adhere for poo poo. Other than that, my vgc experience has been fine. There are some paints with no good equivalents in there like hammered copper. Apart from that, though, Vallejo model air metals are all better.
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Game Air Bright Bronze has been kicking as for my Khorne Blood Bros.
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pun pundit posted:Excellently presented advice, thank you! VMC does have a surfeit of realistic browns greens and greys, but it's also like four times the size of any other range so it has plenty of more vivid colors too. It also plays nicely enough with the game color range so there's no reason you can't use both together. Game color seems a bit glossier, though. I'd suggest just buying a basic set of the colors you learned in Kindergarten and branching out from there as your needs require. If you start out with a set of 100 paints it might be years before you even open half of them. You also might not stick with the hobby and never end up using them.
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nesbit37 posted:I finished painting and basing all of the armies for the battle of five armies last week. I'll put pictures up of them all once I finish the last 9 heroes for the set. Wanted to post now because an awesome storage solution arrived for me last week and I love it so far. It's using gem trays and gem transportation cases for miniatures, taken from this blog: http://belchedfromthedepths.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-quest-for-perfect-miniatures.html I just ordered this stuff. Thanks 3+ years ago goons. dexefiend fucked around with this message at 22:49 on Apr 3, 2018 |
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Apr 3, 2018 22:40
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The Moon Monster posted:I'd suggest just buying a basic set of the colors you learned in Kindergarten and branching out from there as your needs require. If you start out with a set of 100 paints it might be years before you even open half of them. You also might not stick with the hobby and never end up using them. Yeah this is the best advice. VGC, VMC, Citadel, P3, Reaper... I've used them all (often on a single model), and although they each have slightly different characteristics, they will all get your job done. I'd say go with the brand that you have the best access to the most colors you're interested in using, and then if there are colors from other ranges you need just pick them up singley.
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Bucnasti posted:Yeah this is the best advice. It's hard to get good paints for some colors (red, white, and yellow are probably the worst offenders). That's why I made this list, which compiles all the paints people have frequently-recommended. That should hopefully make it easier to get a decent collection of paints that actually work well without a ton of fuss. As usual, if I'm missing any paints, let me know and I'll add them to the list.
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The Moon Monster posted:I'd suggest just buying a basic set of the colors you learned in Kindergarten and branching out from there as your needs require. If you start out with a set of 100 paints it might be years before you even open half of them. You also might not stick with the hobby and never end up using them. There was a video on YouTube some years back, I think it was by AGP Productions. The guy in the video went over all the basic colors a beginner might need to get started painting (and mixing said colors instead of having to run out and buy every different shade or highlight color on top of the basics). He also did a video around the same time that talked about why he preferred Vallejo to Reaper with the tl;dr being that Reaper at the time was designed for people who preferred to wet blend while painting, while Vallejo were not (and thus easier to use for newbies). Again that was some years back, so Reaper might have changed the formulation of their paints by now.
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Sydney Bottocks posted:There was a video on YouTube some years back, I think it was by AGP Productions. The guy in the video went over all the basic colors a beginner might need to get started painting (and mixing said colors instead of having to run out and buy every different shade or highlight color on top of the basics). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1y4y6ZV2hQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih0CiwAcUgg goodness fucked around with this message at 04:25 on Apr 4, 2018 |
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Sydney Bottocks posted:There was a video on YouTube some years back, I think it was by AGP Productions. The guy in the video went over all the basic colors a beginner might need to get started painting (and mixing said colors instead of having to run out and buy every different shade or highlight color on top of the basics). Mixing your own colors is also good advice that doesn't get shared often. Especially if you're painting RPG figs and don't need to keep things consistent across an army. For the longest time I got along fine with just a few colors (primaries + black, white, brown and metallics) and mixed all my tones (including washes) on my palette. It wasn't until I started painting 40k figures that I started buying specific tones.
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Bucnasti posted:Mixing your own colors is also good advice that doesn't get shared often. Especially if you're painting RPG figs and don't need to keep things consistent across an army. For the longest time I got along fine with just a few colors (primaries + black, white, brown and metallics) and mixed all my tones (including washes) on my palette. It wasn't until I started painting 40k figures that I started buying specific tones. Between craft paints and artist acrylics, I've got a shitload of colors to be sure, but I'll still mix them when painting. I very rarely do something like just highlight with a single color by itself, unless I'm going for a quick and dirty approach or something like that. Like when I do flesh tones, I usually don't go with just "shade/base/highlight", but more like "shade/shade + base/base/base + highlight/base + a little more highlight/highlight (and maybe a glaze to bring it all together if the highlights end up being too stark)".
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goodness posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1y4y6ZV2hQ I went to check what this guy's modern videos look like and they are goddamn identical in every way except he is 7 years older and has a beard. It's kind of terrifying.
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Changing from an Industrial theme to a... Fantasy theme? Is daunting. So I started on the Steelheart's Champions bases from starter set of Shadespire. Happy with how relatively clean they came out. Noticed a few stray pops of colour when looking at the photos, but ah well. Now to work on the Reavers bases!   
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Zeppelin Insanity posted:I'm trying to figure out a good way of making Chinese-themed mosaic bases for my Yu Jing. Do any of these appeal? http://www.greenstuffworld.com/en/51-textured-rolling-pins I've had a great time using them.
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mango sentinel posted:I went to check what this guy's modern videos look like and they are goddamn identical in every way except he is 7 years older and has a beard. It's kind of terrifying. jfc you're right he even has the same haircut
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Moola posted:jfc you're right Somewhere in his attic there's a "Marneus Calgar on Throne" model that looks like Billy Crystal in The Princess Bride.
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Schadenboner posted:Somewhere in his attic there's a "Marneus Calgar on Throne" model that looks like Billy Crystal in The Princess Bride. AND THAT THRONE IS MOUNTED ON A BRUMMBÄR.
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Any brushes at Hobby Lobby worth a poo poo? I am heading down to the states next Friday from Canada and I see they have a ton of brushes. I’m basic as gently caress right now but unsure if should waste my time. We have Michaels here but I am unsure if anything is good enough there?
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Any idea how to restore vallejo paint if mixing isnt working? When I squirted out some off-white it spilled medium followed by wet gloops, like the consistency of ricotta cheese. Its still usable, just harder to thin and mix into my brush. Shaking it didnt work
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Geoff Zahn posted:Any idea how to restore vallejo paint if mixing isnt working? When I squirted out some off-white it spilled medium followed by wet gloops, like the consistency of ricotta cheese. Its still usable, just harder to thin and mix into my brush. Shaking it didnt work Put an agitator (e.g. a glass bead) in the bottle, or if you don't want to do that, stir it with something like a toothpick?
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Vintersorg posted:Any brushes at Hobby Lobby worth a poo poo? I am heading down to the states next Friday from Canada and I see they have a ton of brushes. I’m basic as gently caress right now but unsure if should waste my time. You'll get the same selection as at Michael's, with the same value-added benefit of the public and indifferent employees screwing up the tips. Unless you're in the market for disposable brushes, just spend the few bucks extra and buy good ones online. Geoff Zahn posted:Any idea how to restore vallejo paint if mixing isnt working? When I squirted out some off-white it spilled medium followed by wet gloops, like the consistency of ricotta cheese. Its still usable, just harder to thin and mix into my brush. Shaking it didnt work Pop the tip off and stir the hell out of it with a small paintbrush handle. Make sure you clear the goopy stuff out of the tip too (that's what she said!) Sometimes, the paint is too far gone, but a good stir usually fixes things.
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I accidentally bought some "scrubber" brushes the other day intending to buy some cheap square brushes for dry brushing. The bristles are very stiff and rough and it tears up the paper towel when I try to wipe paint off of it. Are these a bad idea for dry brushing, and if so, do they have any other use or should I just return them?
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mango sentinel posted:I went to check what this guy's modern videos look like and they are goddamn identical in every way except he is 7 years older and has a beard. It's kind of terrifying.  
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I'm just gonna say that were looking at a basement in a parent's house. I can't think of a better explanation for a lack of change during a decade where most people experience a wealth of change.
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Put that loving book back right now 
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I disassembled my Badger Patriot to try and clean things up but I am having an absolute devil of a time getting the trigger mechanism to go back together properly, despite watching videos. To clarify: I want to have the pressure pad to go straight into the well I can see inside the main barrel of the airbrush, then the curved metal plate goes...with its tip against the side of the well? E: 
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Vintersorg posted:Any brushes at Hobby Lobby worth a poo poo? I am heading down to the states next Friday from Canada and I see they have a ton of brushes. I’m basic as gently caress right now but unsure if should waste my time. Well-beaten but don't go to Hobby Lobby, anti-birth control Iraqi relic buying motherfuckers, the lot. "No ethical consumption under capitalism" doesn't mean you should seek out the worst fuckos and hand them your money.
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Pyrolocutus posted:I disassembled my Badger Patriot to try and clean things up but I am having an absolute devil of a time getting the trigger mechanism to go back together properly, despite watching videos. To clarify: I want to have the pressure pad to go straight into the well I can see inside the main barrel of the airbrush, then the curved metal plate goes...with its tip against the side of the well? Just line the holes up so that the needle will go through and it will all work out?
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General Olloth posted:Just line the holes up so that the needle will go through and it will all work out? My issue is the little curved plate keeps slipping like crazy and I'm having difficulty getting it to sit properly while the pressure pad goes back in. The portion about anchoring it against the well was my way of asking how to get it to sit securely.
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Pyrolocutus posted:My issue is the little curved plate keeps slipping like crazy and I'm having difficulty getting it to sit properly while the pressure pad goes back in. The portion about anchoring it against the well was my way of asking how to get it to sit securely. Put it in and hold it down and back with the trigger, then just screw in the needle tube/chucking guide.
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ijyt posted:Put it in and hold it down and back with the trigger, then just screw in the needle tube/chucking guide. Holy moley, that worked. Thanks! That drat thing kept falling all over the place.
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Stop it this is freaking me out
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Pyrolocutus posted:Holy moley, that worked. Thanks! That drat thing kept falling all over the place. Yeah that sliding locking piece is a fiddly little fucker but seems to behave when you poke in the trigger. Counterintuitive. Mine likes to rotate 180 amd stick.
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I usually throw the needle chuck/spring assembly in first and let it hold that piece forwards until I put the trigger in.
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Question regarding pigment fixers - does anyone know what it actually is? I've read online it's just white spirits. I'm thinking of putting some into a small spray bottle so that i can spray over my terrain pieces to lock down the dry pigment that's currently on my stuff. I just don't want it rubbing off on peoples hands.
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