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redpleb posted:goon friends! the day is coming when badger will finally send me my patriot for their 55th birthday deal and I'm a poor that will require a compressor. I read the OP and know that my options are slim, but has anything changed in the world of small cheap compressors in the 3 years since the op? it seems like the recommended ~$200 compressor is more like <300 now and that's a little out of my price range. I bought a No Name Compressor from Spraygunner, and I love it. You might give it a whirl. They'll be out of stock for about a week though, you'll have to wait: https://spraygunner.com/galaxy-air-airbrush-compressor-by-no-name-brand/ https://spraygunner.com/skyline-airbrush-compressor-by-no-name-brand/ EvilBeard fucked around with this message at 11:20 on Jun 20, 2019 |
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A long time ago I came across a third party bits site that had tiny resin grips/triggers for modifying modern GW space marine weapons with the hands attached to be complete weapons for dioramas. Has anyone seen these? I wish I'd bookmarked them. I've tried Anvil, Zinge, Spellcrow, Kromlech. 
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Jun 20, 2019 11:22
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Really liked how the yellow dude turned out, so I painted up some friends for him today.
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Jun 20, 2019 12:30
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EvilBeard posted:I bought a No Name Compressor from Spraygunner, and I love it. You might give it a whirl. They'll be out of stock for about a week though, you'll have to wait: Thanks! That's super helpful
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Jun 20, 2019 13:42
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redpleb posted:goon friends! the day is coming when badger will finally send me my patriot for their 55th birthday deal and I'm a poor that will require a compressor. I read the OP and know that my options are slim, but has anything changed in the world of small cheap compressors in the 3 years since the op? it seems like the recommended ~$200 compressor is more like <300 now and that's a little out of my price range. I also use a no name, off brand compressor (with no tank at that), paid 60 eurobucks for it and it works just fine. I use it only like 2 hours a week though so ymmv.
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Jun 20, 2019 14:03
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Furism posted:I also use a no name, off brand compressor (with no tank at that), paid 60 eurobucks for it and it works just fine. I use it only like 2 hours a week though so ymmv. I bought one for $110aud from a hobby shop. I was like "I don't know man" but the guy guaranteed it would work great and he didn't lie.
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Jun 20, 2019 14:08
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Mistafab posted:Just wanted to jump in and say, drat that's a fantastic paintjob on an awesome model. Been flirting with getting it for a while and your paintjob is making it even harder to resist. Really all the newish goblin and troll models are fantastic. But seriously, this needs more love, amazing job! Thanks! It was quite fun; nearly want to paint another right after, but will see if my enthusiasm survives doing the Troggboss too.
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Jun 20, 2019 14:11
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The No Name Skyline seems like a good deal. Thanks for compresser recommendations!
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Jun 20, 2019 15:52
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Has anyone still given a try on how Contrast paints work on an airbrushed primer? I've seen a lot of conflicting reports on how well they work if you don't use GW's special new primers.
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Jun 20, 2019 18:47
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Worked fine on Badger's white primer for me.
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Jun 20, 2019 19:03
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Great, thanks. I'll give it a shot tomorrow!
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Jun 20, 2019 19:07
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redpleb posted:goon friends! the day is coming when badger will finally send me my patriot for their 55th birthday deal and I'm a poor that will require a compressor. I read the OP and know that my options are slim, but has anything changed in the world of small cheap compressors in the 3 years since the op? it seems like the recommended ~$200 compressor is more like <300 now and that's a little out of my price range. $130 with a tank, you will need an adapter fitting for the patriot https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00WBT7PTW
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Jun 20, 2019 19:10
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Yeah unless you have an extreme use case, TC40T will be more than enough for miniature painting.
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Jun 20, 2019 19:54
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richyp posted:Really liked how the yellow dude turned out, so I painted up some friends for him today. Okay this may have just single-handedly sold me on Contrast paints. These look great!
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Jun 20, 2019 21:40
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TotalHell posted:Okay this may have just single-handedly sold me on Contrast paints. These look great! Thanks, I did a write up on Goonhammer: https://www.goonhammer.com/beer-bristles-episode-4-contrast-uniformity-and-other-oxymorons/
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Jun 20, 2019 21:44
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For people who photograph with lightboxes, does anyone know where I can get a couple of those neat textured backdrops? Everything I'm finding is for giant studio-sized setups and trying to print out images leads to some unimpressive results. I've seen a few people post photos with them and they had a noticeable fabric texture, so obviously someone makes them, but I can't figure out how to find them.
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Jun 20, 2019 23:45
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I finally played a game of Titanicus - which means I have some non potato camera pictures of my titans. Puer Magnus  Puer Quaestio  Lupus Callidus and Lupus Mortiferum  House Piger Pictorem - They were frosted pretty badly by GWs varnish which is a shame because I was really pleased with how they turned out at first (especially considering how little effort I put into painting them).  We played 2 v 2, each player controlling a titan for our first game. Ended in a draw after my teammate destroyed the opposing reaver, who careened into his own reaver, destroying it. All the scenery belongs to my friend. It looked incredibly cool but i'm thinking it would be more practical to play on a flat map as opposed to the forgeworld tiles.
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Jun 20, 2019 23:50
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Hit the ghosted varnish with another coat. It should clear it up.
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Jun 20, 2019 23:57
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Beer4TheBeerGod posted:Hit the ghosted varnish with another coat. It should clear it up. Honestly I don't think they were hit so bad its worth the chance. My friends Grim Ironjaw and White Dwarf got ghosted and a second coat made it worse (It's heartbreaking to me because I can see their lovely dwarf paint job in my minds eye). It just taught me to stick to doing it by hand and passing off the large models to my airbrush owning friend to varnish.
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Grizzled Patriarch posted:For people who photograph with lightboxes, does anyone know where I can get a couple of those neat textured backdrops? Everything I'm finding is for giant studio-sized setups and trying to print out images leads to some unimpressive results. I've seen a few people post photos with them and they had a noticeable fabric texture, so obviously someone makes them, but I can't figure out how to find them. Many folks (including me) seem to have the Macromat set from tablewar. It's great for photographing single miniatures or squads. Legendary Ptarmigan fucked around with this message at 00:10 on Jun 21, 2019 |
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Jun 21, 2019 00:08
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Legendary Ptarmigan posted:Many folks (including me) seem to have the Macromat set from tablewar. It's great for photographing single miniatures or squads. If, you know, you like the fabric texture in your backdrop.
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Jun 21, 2019 00:15
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MrFlibble posted:Honestly I don't think they were hit so bad its worth the chance. My friends Grim Ironjaw and White Dwarf got ghosted and a second coat made it worse (It's heartbreaking to me because I can see their lovely dwarf paint job in my minds eye). I have had good success using a gloss coat and then trying again, but I totally understand the hesitation.
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Jun 21, 2019 00:24
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Ive been messing around with contrast on these squigs and its been a lot of fun largely just slapping it on and playing with it Im coming up on the end of the group and I have to figure out what color to use for the handlers' robes. Any thoughts? The standard black would probably be a good counterbalance to the bright colorful squigs but it seems kind of boring. Anyone here have some night goblins for inspiration?
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Jun 21, 2019 00:44
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MrFlibble posted:Honestly I don't think they were hit so bad its worth the chance. My friends Grim Ironjaw and White Dwarf got ghosted and a second coat made it worse (It's heartbreaking to me because I can see their lovely dwarf paint job in my minds eye). I will second what others have said. Gloss it and then re-varnish. Fuzzing is really scary it gloss makes it magically disappear.
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Beer4TheBeerGod posted:I have had good success using a gloss coat and then trying again, but I totally understand the hesitation. My friend is sorting out the dwarves...by painting them again, over the varnish. I'm curious to see how that works out, but contrast paints are super thin and it sounds like its working.
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Booley posted:If, you know, you like the fabric texture in your backdrop. Is there a good way to avoid that? I tried printing some out but it kinda looks like rear end, I dunno if its just because of the ink / paper that I used but it interacted really weirdly with the lighting, with big patches that were very matte and others that reflected way too much light.
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Jun 21, 2019 02:23
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Crosspostin'  WIP    There's still plenty to be done here. I've still got to shade and highlight the additional armor panels - I've already taken care of the panels that are part of the body. After that, I've got details to do like the plasma (blue) and lenses (yellow). Still not sure what color to do the missiles, but may go with bone. I'm planning on an urban basing scheme for these models to help offset the green and brass. And then there's the decals. 
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Jun 21, 2019 03:05
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The words "fly as hell" come to mind
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Safety Factor posted:Crosspostin' great. Love the metal.
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Grizzled Patriarch posted:Is there a good way to avoid that? I tried printing some out but it kinda looks like rear end, I dunno if its just because of the ink / paper that I used but it interacted really weirdly with the lighting, with big patches that were very matte and others that reflected way too much light. That happens because your printer doesn't have a 'white' ink tank, so instead of printing something, it'll just leave that spot as paper. High end printers have a gloss tank to hit that area with a 'varnish' so the finish is uniform. If you take that artwork and get a commercial printer to do it for you, it'll also fix it. Might cost $10 for a print, but eh. Other option, place your miniature further away from the backdrop so your depth of field doesn't have it in focus.
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Yeast posted:That happens because your printer doesn't have a 'white' ink tank, so instead of printing something, it'll just leave that spot as paper. You can still pick up some speculars moving the background further away, plus if it's a sweep some will be under the base (part of why it's impossible to make a Macromat look good without a bunch of photoshop). Other than getting them professionally printed, the best solution is to varnish your backdrop.
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Jun 21, 2019 06:46
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What's a good metallic for highlighting Leadbelcher? The Citadel pots that came with my Death Guard starter set are enraging me so much that I may just swear off any of their stuff that's not a wash. I've started to buy Vallejo stuff for the other colors I need, based off a conversion chart, but I've heard poor reviews of some of the Vallejo metallics, unless they're of the airbrush variety, and I'm not using an airbrush.
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Filthy Hans posted:What's a good metallic for highlighting Leadbelcher? The Citadel pots that came with my Death Guard starter set are enraging me so much that I may just swear off any of their stuff that's not a wash. I've started to buy Vallejo stuff for the other colors I need, based off a conversion chart, but I've heard poor reviews of some of the Vallejo metallics, unless they're of the airbrush variety, and I'm not using an airbrush. You can brush on airbrush metallics and they're often very good. Citadel non base metal is pretty much all bad.
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Booley posted:You can still pick up some speculars moving the background further away, plus if it's a sweep some will be under the base (part of why it's impossible to make a Macromat look good without a bunch of photoshop). Other than getting them professionally printed, the best solution is to varnish your backdrop. Out of interest what is the best varnish for this? I've used AP matte spray varnish and it is quite uneven on my painted backdrop.
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Z the IVth posted:Out of interest what is the best varnish for this? I've used AP matte spray varnish and it is quite uneven on my painted backdrop. No idea. Probably 2 or 3 thin coats moving the can in perpendicular directions each coat. I'm just saying that if I needed to make a printed at home backdrop work that's what I'd do, not that I've done it.
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Filthy Hans posted:What's a good metallic for highlighting Leadbelcher? The Citadel pots that came with my Death Guard starter set are enraging me so much that I may just swear off any of their stuff that's not a wash. I've started to buy Vallejo stuff for the other colors I need, based off a conversion chart, but I've heard poor reviews of some of the Vallejo metallics, unless they're of the airbrush variety, and I'm not using an airbrush. Vallejo Metal Color, whichever shade you like. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgDELycXMS4 It's a bit thin so you have to watch how you work with it but I always brush it on and it's great once you get used to it.
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I wasn't paying attention while building my Imperial knight and glued a part to a weapon that I wanted to keep attached to the body only so I could swap weapons on and off of it. Im now trying to make a mould and copies of the piece but it's not going well. God damnit >:I
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long-rear end nips Diane posted:Vallejo Metal Color, whichever shade you like. JBP posted:You can brush on airbrush metallics and they're often very good. thanks, I'll try out some VMC
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richyp posted:Thanks, I did a write up on Goonhammer: https://www.goonhammer.com/beer-bristles-episode-4-contrast-uniformity-and-other-oxymorons/ Cool and good. Until you trash my yellow bois 
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What is this "vertical strokes" tip? I'm struggling with getting consistent results on any larger area. Initially I made the mistake of "touching up" too light areas before the paint had completely dried, which produced a horrible mess, like if you try to add too little wash to an already washed area before it's completely dry. I also picked up a bottle of Space Wolf Grey yesterday with the intent of seeing how well I can do Space Woofs with it, and so far I'm not super optimistic. But it's not like I've done a lot of practising yet. Shaman Tank Spec fucked around with this message at 15:15 on Jun 22, 2019 |
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