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Monster w21 Faces: May 11, 2006; "What the fuck is that?"
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Where the hell do you shop for citadel parts these days? The Games Workshop website is the worst.

# ¿ Nov 29, 2013 22:52

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# ¿ May 22, 2024 03:03

Monster w21 Faces: May 11, 2006; "What the fuck is that?"
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Why the hell would they do that? To force you to buy a whole set to get a single part?

# ¿ Nov 29, 2013 23:21

Monster w21 Faces: May 11, 2006; "What the fuck is that?"
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I've been off the Games Workshop wagon for about 8 years now and even when I was younger, custom conversions and kit bashing was my favourite part of the hobby. Hell the only reason I asked the original question is because I was looking to make some custom minis for my new Pathfinder/D&D group as Christmas presents. If what you're all saying is true and I have no reason to believe it's not, GW can go gently caress themselves and the sooner household 3D printers reach a high enough quality the better. I hope it turns them into a small rulebook house.

# ¿ Nov 30, 2013 00:45

Monster w21 Faces: May 11, 2006; "What the fuck is that?"
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It's not like the bits were cheap. You would often spend �1.50 to �3 for individual limbs or larger weapons. A fully converted individual mini could end up cost you nearly �10. It's not like they purposely cast the pieces either, they just had open set boxes/blister packs and picked and choose when needed.

It was a specialist service no doubt, but it was invaluable for converters.

# ¿ Dec 3, 2013 12:44

Monster w21 Faces: May 11, 2006; "What the fuck is that?"
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Maybe we should start up our own trade group for bits and pieces.

# ¿ Dec 3, 2013 14:52

Monster w21 Faces: May 11, 2006; "What the fuck is that?"
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dishwasherlove posted:

Sorry let me rephrase that. What is a textured paint for basing that isn't from GW but closely matches the Citadel Texture paints?

Vallejo Water & Stone: http://www.acrylicosvallejo.com/en_US/water-_-stone/family/21

# ¿ Dec 5, 2013 11:10

Monster w21 Faces: May 11, 2006; "What the fuck is that?"
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Anyone know where I can get a bunch of those awesome Warmachine style bases in the UK?

# ¿ Dec 7, 2013 23:22

Monster w21 Faces: May 11, 2006; "What the fuck is that?"
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Bad Munki posted:

Crossposting because I bet you guys will be interested in this. You might remember my light-up standing stones from a while back.

And then transparent bones appeared and I did this:

Well, I've been continuing with the idea and trying to improve it. For instance, batteries suck, and switches are dumb. With that in mind...

Here's a little disk with an LED on it:

and if I move it on to the X...

No batteries, no switches, no bulk. Will fit perfectly inside a round base with the LED poking out the top. The power pad that makes it light up will be similarly thin and will fit nicely under, say, a battle mat.

When I ordered the boards, I accidentally made the vias in the middle too small for the LED leads, and there wasn't enough play to drill it out, so I just soldered the LED on top, which is why it's standing so far off. The final product will have the LED sitting much lower, basically the thickness of a base off the board, so it'll sit flush on the surface of the base.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbIWDnGJ9_s

Anyhow, you get the idea.

Sorry to dig this up from 20 pages ago but it's amazing.

Can you run me through what you've done here?

# ¿ Dec 10, 2013 00:27

Monster w21 Faces: May 11, 2006; "What the fuck is that?"
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Awesome. I look forward to seeing your work over the holidays.

# ¿ Dec 10, 2013 09:07

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Mango Polo posted:

That was Polyfractal I think....
He linked this video by Les and this other one.

It's amazing how far the hobby has come in the decade I've been away. Pigments, airbrushes, mineral spirits, oil washes...what the hell happened!

# ¿ Dec 12, 2013 00:16

Monster w21 Faces: May 11, 2006; "What the fuck is that?"
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serious gaylord posted:

Warhams looked to world war 2 nutcase modellers who've been doing this sort of stuff for well over 2 decades. You're starting to get a much higher bleed through of techniques and talent.

Do you see this as being a result of living in a post YouTube world?

# ¿ Dec 12, 2013 11:08

Monster w21 Faces: May 11, 2006; "What the fuck is that?"
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I used to get that issue with the old Tin Bitz. Pain in the rear end.

EDIT: Unrelated question. If I were to paint onto latex or silicone, say, a puppet, what sort of paint should I be using?

Monster w21 Faces fucked around with this message at 17:32 on Dec 19, 2013

# ¿ Dec 19, 2013 17:28

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thespaceinvader posted:

I like sahring coo links every now and again: best thing, or BEST THING?

http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?250907-Ogre-Maneaters&p=6944386&viewfull=1#post6944386 Indiana Jones ogre riding skull snake.

It belongs in a museum.

El Estrago Bonito posted:

I used to do a lot of work with latex covered foam weapons and we used acrylics that were sealed with gloss varnish.

Any flaking or cracking? this thing is going to be seeing some puttering and I'd like it to hold up over time.

# ¿ Dec 19, 2013 17:57

Monster w21 Faces: May 11, 2006; "What the fuck is that?"
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What the best source for rank and file pathfinder/dnd monster minis?

# ¿ Dec 19, 2013 21:52

Monster w21 Faces: May 11, 2006; "What the fuck is that?"
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moths posted:

Reaper bones.

Thanks.

Um...not to be rude but is there anything...better?

# ¿ Dec 20, 2013 00:07

Monster w21 Faces: May 11, 2006; "What the fuck is that?"
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I'm not entirely fussed about cost tbh, just the best sculpts. I'll check those out though.

# ¿ Dec 20, 2013 00:21

Monster w21 Faces: May 11, 2006; "What the fuck is that?"
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These Kings of War minis look pretty good actually. Especially the skelingtons.

# ¿ Dec 20, 2013 00:25

Monster w21 Faces: May 11, 2006; "What the fuck is that?"
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TheBlobThing posted:

Do the Vampire Counts Zombies come with additional weapon-less arm sprues or did you remove them all?

# ¿ Dec 20, 2013 10:14

Monster w21 Faces: May 11, 2006; "What the fuck is that?"
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I think Ogre Kingdom Gnoblars are going to work perfectly as DnD/Pathfinder Goblins.

EDIT: Does anyone have any tutorials or videos demonstrating how to paint red skin/flesh?

Monster w21 Faces fucked around with this message at 13:08 on Dec 21, 2013

# ¿ Dec 21, 2013 12:51

Monster w21 Faces: May 11, 2006; "What the fuck is that?"
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I have another question! The curved edge Warmachine bases...the 30mm ones...is 30mm the outer circumference or the inner circle that you actually affix the model to?

If it's the first, what the working space at the centre of the base?

# ¿ Dec 21, 2013 20:22

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Hellbeard posted:

I painted these Infinity Loup Garou. The sculpts are amazingly good. The proportions are perfect. I'm relatively certain they are at 1:56 scale.
I'm gonna do some more. It's educational.

The mud I sort of made up on the spot by mixing weathering powders (Tamyia) and some AK interactive grime streaking effect wash and fixed with fixative. I primed them with Tamyia superfine light grey which is really good but the downside of it is that it's so fine it doesn't have much tooth and paint can be removed with strong fingernail pressure. I should probably seal them with some matte varnish.

What are you plants made from?

# ¿ Dec 21, 2013 22:30

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treeboy posted:

I haven't touched some of my GW paints in a bit (black flip top, most recent before the big shift) and several have dried out but are still rubbery, I've had decent success reconstituting them with a toothpick and water, is there a better/more precise method?

Maybe a little mineral spirits or turpentine?

# ¿ Dec 26, 2013 00:33

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serious gaylord posted:

DO NOT DO THIS!!!!

Mineral spirits eat away at acrylics, you'll end up with a pot of sludge.

Use water, slowly, or substitute matte medium.

Sorry.

# ¿ Dec 26, 2013 01:08

Monster w21 Faces: May 11, 2006; "What the fuck is that?"
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Cured green stuff becomes like a really firm rubber and cuts really nicely.

# ¿ Dec 26, 2013 13:56

Monster w21 Faces: May 11, 2006; "What the fuck is that?"
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So I've been looking into personal/small batch casting techniques and it seems totally doable! Anyone know where I can get vulcanized rubber discs?

# ¿ Dec 26, 2013 20:19

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berzerkmonkey posted:

Do you have a spincaster and a vulcanizer? Because you'll need those first, assuming I'm correctly reading your intention... Also, the discs aren't vulcanized - they're uncured and need to be vulcanized in a press.

The spincaster can be made pretty easily and I can get a machine shop to cut me steel for a vulcanizer.

# ¿ Dec 27, 2013 11:54

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Achmed Jones posted:

I got ahold of Don from Don's Airbrush Tips, and he told me that the set screw is 8x32. Hot dog!

As someone who's looking to get into painting with an airbrush that's a great resource.

# ¿ Dec 27, 2013 21:18

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Tequila Ranger posted:

Does anyone have a recommendation for a cheapish set of silicon clay shapers off of Amazon? Green stuff compatible if there's a difference.

What level of detail?

Big work: http://www.amazon.co.uk/MODEL-POTTE...d=IOW069KAZQVAQ

Small stuff: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Piece-Stain...=I1HWFNRJ76E0IV

Together for just over �10.

# ¿ Dec 27, 2013 22:11

Monster w21 Faces: May 11, 2006; "What the fuck is that?"
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Ooooh I thought he meant tools for sculpting silicone clay, not tools MADE of silicone.

# ¿ Dec 27, 2013 23:04

Monster w21 Faces: May 11, 2006; "What the fuck is that?"
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Holy wow.

# ¿ Dec 29, 2013 00:40

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AlMac posted:

I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions about this. Is Leviathan a painful way to go when it comes to painting large bugs (I know it's a super-common scheme, I don't care about that)? Is there any way to make my old scheme look good or should I forget about it? Does anyone have a particularly nice Tyranid scheme that they've had success with?

Thanks!

Those are night and day. Great job.

I'f you're happy with Leviathon there's a video tutorial here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8XurxXUbn0

If you want to go back to your old colour scheme, try the initial wash method from that video but use a black wash over a base coat of dark grey.

If you want to go fancy you could also invest in an airbrush to speed up the process over a two town base coat of black and then a dark grey at a 45 degree angle.

Now I'm not actively back in the hobby (need to wait for pay day) but I have been watching a lot of painting tutorials over the holidays. So take my advice with a pinch of salt.

# ¿ Dec 29, 2013 21:14

Monster w21 Faces: May 11, 2006; "What the fuck is that?"
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ijyt posted:

I like how the same schemes can look quite different depending on the direction the person painting wants to take with the model.

Yours is cleaner and crisper compared to the models I was oathing (before I lost motivation to finish them this month).

What's your bronze recipe? That's the look I want for skelingtons and Chaos Dwarves.

# ¿ Dec 30, 2013 16:01

Monster w21 Faces: May 11, 2006; "What the fuck is that?"
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Has anyone purchased any of the Grot Tanks from Forgeworld? If so what are the dimensions of the body? I bought some materials over this past week and I want to scratch build something similar.

Many thanks!

# ¿ Jan 2, 2014 22:40

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JerryLee posted:

This is the new best thing.

Agreed. Now I want to make Mesopotamian Squats.

# ¿ Jan 3, 2014 21:22

Monster w21 Faces: May 11, 2006; "What the fuck is that?"
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Holy poo poo. I made the mistake of going into a GW for the first time in a decade on my lunch break to buy some black primer for a prototype I'm hoping to kickstart.

�9.80 for a can of loving spray paint???? :psyduck:

# ¿ Jan 9, 2014 14:19

Monster w21 Faces: May 11, 2006; "What the fuck is that?"
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Screw that, I'll just buy an airbrush sooner than I planned.

# ¿ Jan 9, 2014 14:32

Monster w21 Faces: May 11, 2006; "What the fuck is that?"
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First modelling project in over a decade / material report.

Thought i'd start off simple by making some more 'traditional' stone dungeon floor.

Tools used: Small knife, scraping needle, kitchen scouring pad, cocktail stirrer.

Material: Something called 'Das'. It's a fake clay like substance that air dries. �3.99 for 1lb. Pretty fun to work with.

Monster w21 Faces fucked around with this message at 22:18 on Jan 11, 2014

# ¿ Jan 11, 2014 19:58

Monster w21 Faces: May 11, 2006; "What the fuck is that?"
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moths posted:

I'm taking my Soviets to Berlin!

Seriously, everybody buy a Basius pad. I made these with a $3 tube of plumber's epoxy, I love it.

That's cheating. :colbert:

# ¿ Jan 12, 2014 12:41

Monster w21 Faces: May 11, 2006; "What the fuck is that?"
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I'm interested in painting some Hordes trollbloods but am having trouble finding a decent tutorial online. Any suggestions?

# ¿ Jan 14, 2014 21:17

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# ¿ May 22, 2024 03:03

Monster w21 Faces: May 11, 2006; "What the fuck is that?"
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treeboy posted:

A friend at work drew my attention to this kickstarter this morning and it seemed like something this thread might be curious about.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/heroforge/customizable-3d-printed-tabletop-miniatures?ref=live

Basically they're developing a webapp for customized posing/armor/items for 3d printing of miniatures 28mm-6"

It seems pretty nifty, my one major hesitation is that they're using Shapeways for their printing. I'm not big into the 3d printing scene but I've never been totally blown away by the detail of what Shapeways has produced, though their options as far as materials are concerned is quite nice.

Still their examples have pretty good detail but the faces seem a little bland

Why do they need $95,000 if they're not even printing the miniatures?

# ¿ Jan 15, 2014 19:12

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