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Verisimilidude posted:It's a slow work day today so I had time to finish the last of my basic infantry for Infinity.  What would these look like if you took your time, Verisimilidude?
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AndyElusive posted:
Probably much neater lol. I have very limited patience tho so if I can spend 2 hours on a model and get a result I'm happy with, I'm good with that.
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Sep 17, 2021 18:20
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So I’m about to dive headfirst into warhammer w/the AOS Dominion box I just got; what are your tips on holding models while painting? Fully assembling vs painting piecemeal?
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Briny Sea Pup posted:So I’m about to dive headfirst into warhammer w/the AOS Dominion box I just got; what are your tips on holding models while painting? Fully assembling vs painting piecemeal? I fully assemble and prime black so any missed spots are hard to notice. I also use 2” wooden blocks with sticky tack to hold models in place. It’s very economical and hasn’t failed me.
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Sep 18, 2021 02:35
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Briny Sea Pup posted:So I’m about to dive headfirst into warhammer w/the AOS Dominion box I just got; what are your tips on holding models while painting? Fully assembling vs painting piecemeal? Most things I'll fully assemble. I figure stuff tucked behind other parts won't be seen anyway. However, models with shields I tend to paint with the shields off, and things like the Warp Lightning cannon (pictured) that would be a nightmare to get the inner details. 
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Sep 18, 2021 02:49
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Briny Sea Pup posted:So I’m about to dive headfirst into warhammer w/the AOS Dominion box I just got; what are your tips on holding models while painting? Fully assembling vs painting piecemeal? I use wooden dowels that I've cut into fist-sized pieces for painting handles that I apply double-sided 3M tape to and stick models onto that. I also prime black but I can't paint certain things without making sub-assemblies, like Space Marines for example. There's too many nooks and crannies that drive me nuts when I can't reach them with a brush. Other things like Necrons I just tend to paint pre-assembled.
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Sep 18, 2021 03:37
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I pin all my models to their bases, so I use the paperclips I use for pinning to hold them:
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Sep 18, 2021 04:02
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AndyElusive posted:I use wooden dowels that I've cut into fist-sized pieces for painting handles that I apply double-sided 3M tape to and stick models onto that. I use wine corks or pill bottles and sticky tack. Really anything is better than trying to grip the models by just the base.
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Sep 18, 2021 04:41
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Ya I have a couple of wine corks that I use to pin heads to when I paint them. Most of the time my other sub-assemblies are clipped into Mr Hobby airbrush clip sticks.
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Sep 18, 2021 07:40
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I quite like the GW painting handles 
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Sep 18, 2021 07:50
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GW Painting Handles are pretty cheap and ergonomic and if they don't fit what you're painting you can always slam sticky tac on top of it anyway.
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Sep 18, 2021 07:53
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Extra large corks with a piece of sprue stick into a drilled hole on my case. Or cork with piece of clipped off paperclip. Prefer to avoid fully assembling models as much as possible.
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Sep 18, 2021 12:15
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I’m a freak, because for all my failings and limitations at being a miniature painter, I’ve always been totally fine just holding the base.
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Sep 18, 2021 17:58
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youre way more likely to accidentally touch the mini when you hold it by the base. i would not recommend it.
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Sep 18, 2021 18:05
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Idk if I was priming badly or what but I painted my first minis holding the base, and aside from my hand cramping up like crazy it also made the paint start to chip off where I was touching it a lot
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Sep 18, 2021 18:07
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Finished my first Kabalite today so I could get the paint scheme down before I moved onto the others. I think it came out pretty good for a first attempt!  Now to do about 30 more... 
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Sep 18, 2021 18:09
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Painting Stick for things with tabs Other things; pill bottle full of sand for weight with a huge amount of blue tack on top to mash things into.
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Briny Sea Pup posted:So I’m about to dive headfirst into warhammer w/the AOS Dominion box I just got; what are your tips on holding models while painting? Fully assembling vs painting piecemeal? In general I have found that if it's hard for a brush to get into the books and crannies, you aren't going to see them on a tabletop. If you are just pick a good dark tone that works with your scheme (dark blue for ultramarines, a dark brown for orks, etc) and make a thin wash you can get that into the nooks well enough for it to serve as a general shadow and then you can ignore detailing those parts. ed: remember that unless you are painting for display, the minis are going to be seen almost exclusively from a high angle at a couple feet away. As a new painter, focus more on contrast in color and brightness over details you will probably never see again once you are done painting. kzin602 fucked around with this message at 18:47 on Sep 18, 2021 |
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Sep 18, 2021 18:45
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   Painted 2 more of these Haqqislam models. Just two more to go!
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Sep 18, 2021 19:06
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Also it's easier to paint everything as fully assembled as possible because it's easier to see how light should fall on your miniature when doing your shading and highlighting. Doubly so if you're doing a zenithal first. Or you can be a weird gunpla guy who paints everything on sprue first, all approaches are valid
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Sep 18, 2021 19:19
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IDK how the thought of filing or gap filling a painted model doesn't instantly trigger sprue painters
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Sep 18, 2021 22:46
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I hold the model in my teeth and paint while staring into a mirror
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Sep 18, 2021 22:50
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Silhouette posted:I hold the model in my teeth and paint while staring into a mirror I just use an elaborate miniature-holding device that I made out of a steadycam
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Verisimilidude posted:
These still look fantastic. I wish I had the motivation to paint that you do  Can't even make myself pick up a brush.
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You can do it. We, the goons of Miniatures Painting - Steady Hands, Squinty Eyes believe in you.
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BULBASAUR posted:IDK how the thought of filing or gap filling a painted model doesn't instantly trigger sprue painters I had to do that just recently. I've got a model kit where the main body is in two halves. Important components have to be attached before the halves are assembled, which will make masking and paining the thing a nightmare. So I primed and mostly painted the two halves, especially the areas obscured by the subassemblies. Then I attached sub-subassemblies and did the gap filling and sanding on the body where it was needed. Now I just have to mask off and re-prime and paint the body around the seam. It'll look great, but this is one hell of an annoying puzzle.
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SkyeAuroline posted:These still look fantastic. I wish I had the motivation to paint that you do painting is a process that can take as long as you need it to. try and just get one color down whenever you have the time, whether this takes weeks or days doesnt really matter. pacing yourself is important to not burning out.
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Sep 19, 2021 02:03
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SkyeAuroline posted:These still look fantastic. I wish I had the motivation to paint that you do I tend to engage with my hobbies in fits and starts. Before these models I was in a bit of a painting funk. I don't have this kind of motivation all the time, and I'm happy I have it now! Plus it's my birthday weekend so I have plenty of free time to just sit and paint without having to worry about other things. Speaking of which, finished Tariq from the Haqqislam Action Pack!   
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Verisimilidude posted:I tend to engage with my hobbies in fits and starts. Before these models I was in a bit of a painting funk. I don't have this kind of motivation all the time, and I'm happy I have it now! Plus it's my birthday weekend so I have plenty of free time to just sit and paint without having to worry about other things. Well, happy birthday. I ended up deciding to make myself paint today, started on one of those Primaris marines, loving hated it, and banged out a tabletop standard Line Kazak instead. Unfortunately photography is a joke with how lovely my lighting setup and overall desk setup is, and this is the best of about 15 takes. A little blurry but gets the point across.  Might continue work on it, might call it good and seal it. Third Kazak model done, first one done since 2018  Seriously hate these loving marines and about ready to mail them to a friend for a better home though
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Sep 19, 2021 04:37
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I'm a real big brain and find I can't loving stand painting at my desk, hate it, absolute misery, but painting at the kitchen table is fine for an hour or two. I started painting a solar watch custards for KT and found out pallid wyche flesh is the devil's off white. So thick, until you thin it, then it's maybe too thin maybe too thick, every brush load a surprise.
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Sep 19, 2021 04:48
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 Painted 20 more Grave Guard.
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Geisladisk posted:
oh damb where are those guys from???
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Sep 19, 2021 22:54
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3d printed Barrow Wights by Monstrous Encounters: https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-barrow-wights-unit-129779
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whats the cost in resin for something like that?
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Sep 20, 2021 00:16
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The slicer estimates about 5ml of resin per model, supports included - Multiply that by 20 and you get about 100ml. So... like 5$, assuming a resin price of 40$/L.
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Sep 20, 2021 00:32
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Make sure you close your paint pots before you shake them.
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Sep 20, 2021 03:20
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It's weird how when you intentionally slow down and take your time on a model instead of speed painting, you end up with something you're proud of (base isn't done)
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Sep 20, 2021 04:02
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Made some Van... Saurian 
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No. 1 Juicy Boi posted:It's weird how when you intentionally slow down and take your time on a model instead of speed painting, you end up with something you're proud of (base isn't done) Hell yeah, all the brassy/coppery bits look sweet. Nice work!
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Verisimilidude posted:I tend to engage with my hobbies in fits and starts. Before these models I was in a bit of a painting funk. I don't have this kind of motivation all the time, and I'm happy I have it now! Plus it's my birthday weekend so I have plenty of free time to just sit and paint without having to worry about other things. Verisimilidude, bro you are a loving machine
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