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punishedkissinger posted:wet palettes cost like $15 why are people DIYing them? Same reason I buy cheap car primer instead of cans of citadel chaos black.
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PoptartsNinja posted:Was she the first one you did? She was the last one I did, but I didn't do them all in one sitting, so there is a good chance that the bottle wasn't shaken up.
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Aug 25, 2022 00:16
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punishedkissinger posted:wet palettes cost like $15 why are people DIYing them? because the $2 diy ones work just as well as the $15 ones so there's no point in spending more money than necessary
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PP6r_hPECh0 Tactics game where all the units are minis that wobble around when you move them and also you paint them in game.
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Aug 25, 2022 01:28
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Wrr posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PP6r_hPECh0 I want this, if I don't buy this by TGSS, I officially request this (if it's within TGSS amounts, and not against TGSS rules of course)
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Wrr posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PP6r_hPECh0 Kinda weird there no animation of the units themselves beyond movement and attack effect, but I guess between what looks like a pretty in-depth painter and what sounded like Matt Mercer probably eating a chunk of the budget, it makes sense.
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Wrr posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PP6r_hPECh0 This looks like it could have a lot of potential. However much I like physically rolling dice and moving minis, actually getting things to the table is a big barrier for a lot of people Let alone having a computer do all the math which sucks poo poo sometimes. If slay the spire can do something cool with a card game Id expect the same here for skirmish wargaming
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Aug 25, 2022 05:28
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punishedkissinger posted:wet palettes cost like $15 why are people DIYing them? Because I can DIY it right now and it would take a week or more to ship one to me.
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Silhouette posted:because the $2 diy ones work just as well as the $15 ones so there's no point in spending more money than necessary the redgrass palette and paper is objectively far better than my previous parchment paper setup and since this is a hobby im not going to pinch pennies and use worse tools than i need to
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both options are fine
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Amazing work! Just out of curiosity how long would you say each mini took with all the the nmm? Trying to work out a small army scheme and not sure how much time ill have to commit
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Aug 25, 2022 09:22
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It's really hard to say, but I'd say it was between two and three hours for the breastplates, weapons and helmets, and around two for the shields and other bronze stuff. The oil washes for the verdigris and rust were like, five minutes for the squad. I think that if you get a workflow going where all the minis have similar shapes, NMM is probably only slightly slower than doing "proper" TMM. I just do it because I like doing NMM, and the more practice, the better.
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Aug 25, 2022 09:42
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Thats not a massive time investment for 5 dudes, i can see why doing them in a batch would be even better for working out highlight placements, ive been taking reference photos of old paintings to help with my own study before i dive into it, feels like a good guide
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Aug 25, 2022 09:57
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Paragon8 posted:Citadel Shades is probably what you're looking for! an acrylic wash that flows to the recesses of what you're painting. Nuln oil is the one that's black but there's 26 or so colors now. jesus WEP posted:vallejo do a set of game inks and they’re good Cheers, I went with the Vallejo inks in the end. I've got an old metal unpainted Snotling Pump Wagon that I'd like to take apart and have a crack at. What's the best way of doing that without damaging it? I assume it was superglued together, but honestly can't remember. http://solegends.com/citcat1991b/cat1991bp182snotlingcart-02.htm
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Toss it in the freezer.
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Siivola posted:Toss it in the freezer. Really?!
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Gambrinus posted:Really?!
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You can also buy some acetone to soak or scrub it in, if that doesn't work.
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An acetone bath is real good for getting superglue out of construction holes, turns into a squishy blob and is right satisfying to pick out
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Mercurius posted:Freezing superglue makes it brittle and therefore easier to break apart cleanly. It's still not a sure thing but it's one of the more reliable ways to get stuff apart that was superglued together. Ta. I've bunged it in, next to the chips.
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punishedkissinger posted:wet palettes cost like $15 why are people DIYing them? Because diying them is free basically. Deli meat container, paper towel, parchment paper. I had all of that in my cupboards, and it works fine.
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I am trying to look up some guides on painting fur, and incorporate something I saw recently Basically paint the mini much darker than you would normally but with the relevant colors to what you're going with until you eventually lighten it up to the actual color you want, and that seems like it'd have some good contrast. Does anyone have any suggestions to do that with speedpaints or contrast paints though? i searched around and didn't find too much... edit the model I'm looking at doesn't have great obviousness for fur layers so I'll probably have to figure out how to do it myself
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punishedkissinger posted:wet palettes cost like $15 why are people DIYing them? Buying things? In this economy?
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Jobbo_Fett posted:Right Doggo - Vision lens red, black armor, maybe a vague police/ambulance logo on one of the plates. Pouches have medical supplies  Ended up darker than I wanted, but not sure how to lighten it. I guess I could paint over the bags and make them white with a red cross freehand
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GreenBuckanneer posted:I am trying to look up some guides on painting fur, and incorporate something I saw recently I'm working on this myself. Contrast and speedpaints are generally so intense the effect wouldn't look right, I think, unless that was your base colour. Just working up from your original colour with increasing amounts of highlighting seems the way to go, then use a wash/thinned contrast/glaze original colour to smooth out the transition. One small tip I got was to try to make sure you always have separation between each line. But in some ways the technique is really forgiving since you're applying so many lines any mistake is going to disappear pretty quickly.
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Jobbo_Fett posted:Guerilla - Leaning darker green outfit with red hat, a little generic, maybe. Either give the outfit (minus boots and gloves) one overall camouflage, or give the pouches a 2nd camo pattern.  Eyes didn't come out right but oh well, first time doing anything camo related.
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GreenBuckanneer posted:I am trying to look up some guides on painting fur, and incorporate something I saw recently Do the opposite. Start with very light, thinned contrast paints and use multiple different shades in different places, building to get dark. Or use a dark/medium one and drybrush regular light paint over it.
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Hello, I have painted my first Marvel Crisis Protocol figure. A C27 Miniatures Namor figure that I instantly fell in love with and just *had* to paint. And I hate painting, I just love having painted, but could not resist this model.   I still don't have many paints, and the waves were hard, but for someone who painted a handful of models last year after a 15 year break I'm kind of happy with this. Parkingtigers fucked around with this message at 18:00 on Aug 26, 2022 |
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I’m curious to hear recommendations in this thread for places to get relatively inexpensive busts/larger models. I’m itching to try my hand at a display piece where I can really practice some blending, but I’d prefer not to spend a ton of cash on my first few attempts. And before it’s suggested, I don’t really have access to a 3D printer, so I’d prefer recommendations for places just to buy the models rather than .stls. But any other thoughts are welcome, and thanks in advance!
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Etsy. There’s a whole industry on there of people with 3D printers who will print all the things at any scale you want.
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Parkingtigers posted:Etsy. There’s a whole industry on there of people with 3D printers who will print all the things at any scale you want. I definitely should’ve thought to check there. Any specific creators people like?
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Just avoid the ones who make "anime" ...stuff.
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Finished some more MCP stuff recently. Game continues to own.      
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Spanish Manlove posted:or don't and practice painting skin and spherical shapes Well, they did say they wanted to paint larger busts...
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xpost Nazzadan posted:Chaingunners done ready to mow down my coworkers dudes, now they need their Aspiring Champ and it's on to a box of Chosen Someone suggested I use a purple wash instead of a darker wash like nuln and I like how the purple came out much more. Right now I'm just watering down a purple contrast I have so I might go grab some actual purple wash that's a lighter tone and test that on the next model.
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I think I'm going to commit myself to a big project. I'm going to create the Iron Warriors War Elephant.
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 Finally! I was able to complete these admech from the magazine, only took them sending me issue 21 and 22 before it had the sprue I needed. Incidentally, I also got issues 24-27 this month too  Honestly I don't know that I can keep up even at one of these a month lol
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Here's some WIP of various things I've been working on. All 3D printed, all done mostly with Contrast paints/Speedpaints. Some cowboys (and a cowgirl) from the 3DBreed "Join or Die - WANTED" Kickstarter that ended recently.  A "Death Division" trooper from RedMakers, it's pretty obvious what they're meant to be a proxy for. These have bionic legs though   A "Burna Boy" from Blue Sky Minis. I broke down and got the new Mantis Warriors Green Contrast paint, because after seeing a couple of videos on YouTube, I was convinced that this would give me the skintone I wanted for my Orks, with very little effort on my part, and it absolutely does. Obviously there's some mistakes to be corrected, missed spots to be fixed, and basing to be done, but thus far I'm happy with how well (and quickly) these have turned out.
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