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I haven't painted minis since about 2006, but recently got the itch again. I ended up picking up a Start Collecting bundle and decided to paint myself some 4th Company Ultras. Finished up 3 marines today, pretty pleased with them considering how long it's been (compared to my stuff 10 years ago when I last did this: http://i.imgur.com/5Uw6OuW.jpg?1). The rest and dreadnought are at various stages of progress.      Thoughts?
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Jan 21, 2016 20:44
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ANAmal.net posted:I have one thought, and that thought is: dooooooope. SRM posted:Yep, them's some good looking Ultras. If taking time off made my stuff improve that much, I'd stop painting more often! Thanks! Uroboros posted:Good start, I'd suggesting taking a fine detail brush and using maccrage blue to make the edge lines look smoother and thinner, the same with the green on the shoulder pads. Good advice thanks, I will try this.
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Jan 22, 2016 03:26
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Just finished up this bad boy tonight:   
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Jan 26, 2016 02:57
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Lord Twisted posted:Just wanted to quote this onto this page as it looks baller. I'm thinking of expanding my Salamanders with some boxdreads as they're quite cheap and cheerful and fluffy. Thank you!
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Jan 27, 2016 00:05
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Uroboros posted:Edging already looks cleaner than your last picture, so great job. Of course the plus side of Marine vehicles is they are nice and angular for such things. What are you using on your gold areas? and the edges of your black metal? Thanks. All the gold is balthasar gold > agrax earthshade > gehenna's gold > runefang steel, and all the metal parts are black base, drybrushed with a little bit of balthasar gold, then leadbelcher > runefang steel.
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Jan 27, 2016 01:33
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Verisimilidude posted:What did you use for the wash on the blue parts of the armor? Nuln oil, just in the recesses not all over.
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Jan 27, 2016 13:09
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Uroboros posted:SPACESHIP!! Looks rad. For your blue highlights did you do edge highlighting or drybrush and then touch up the blue? Gonna start painting my Ultras storm talon this week.
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Feb 12, 2016 22:11
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Uroboros posted:I used maccrage, washed nuln in all the nooks and crannies, and then touched up maccrage. This is where it became bit of a pain, because I initially wanted to dry brush the whole deal to do the highlighting, because this is what I had done with the Land Raider and it worked well. So I went in with Calgar Blue followed by Etherium Blue Dry. While this worked well on the main edges of the hull it didn't do poo poo from all the little plating gaps that crisscross Marine aircraft. So I had to clean up the model and go back in using a fine detail brush to get them. I'd suggest dry brushing all the main edges, and if you still want to get those tiny gaps use a fine brush, don't try to dry brush them or you'll just make a big mess. Sounds good, thank you sir.
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Feb 13, 2016 00:34
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Finished up 3 more dudes:  
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Feb 17, 2016 21:32
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Uroboros posted:Your guys are definitely improving. Did you use the cloak edging from the Ultramarine transfer sheet on that dudes tabard? Was it hard to apply to an uneven surface? Because it looks like you did it well. Maybe do an extra Admin Grey highlight on the guns. And Fire Dragon Bright very thinly edge the red helm will give it some extra pop. Thanks man. Yeah that's the cloak edging from the big Ultramarine transfer sheet. It was a bit fiddly yeah, but I use the Micro Sol softening solution to soften up my transfers when I apply them so they go onto uneven surfaces much easier. It's good for transfers over panel lines as well, makes them look painted on. I do keep thinking of doing a second round of even lighter edge highlights, but I just find the process so tedious.
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Feb 18, 2016 01:12
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BULBASAUR posted:Here ya ar mi broder: drat I wish I hadn't already basecoated my command squad, I have macragge blue spray and I'd have loved to try this. Uroboros posted:When it says "washes" it simply means normal water mixed paints brushed on right? Not an actual GW wash. No looks like they do mean actual washes, not watered paint. The example one is carroburg crimson wash.
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Feb 18, 2016 17:03
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Progress! Getting there slowly...
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Feb 19, 2016 22:35
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Mango Polo posted:Wargame Exclusive, your one stop place for all things covered in tits. Some of these are so ridiculous (tau tits...), but that one-armed cigar-chomping Tau veteran is legit badass.
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Feb 20, 2016 16:57
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Cross postin'GuardianOfAsgaard posted:Finally finished this guy, I think the base took as long as the model...
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Feb 26, 2016 17:32
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Thanks guys. Yeah I know the highlights aren't perfect, I (stupidly) decided to drybrush it which didn't work at all, just made a mess, and so even with much touching up of the maccragge it's not as neat as if I had just edge highlighted like I should have. Oh well!
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Feb 26, 2016 19:04
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SRM posted:Drybrushing is great for certain things, but yeah, on Space Marine vehicles I'd just save it for weathering. They really benefit from hard edge highlights. But hey, you're getting better and learning from your mistakes, and honestly it doesn't look bad as-is. Keep it up with those purdy Ultras. Thanks man 
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Feb 26, 2016 20:38
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Renfield posted:People are mentioning drybrushing, and edge highlights... Thank you! Uroboros noticed it too to be fair.
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Feb 26, 2016 20:54
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Uroboros posted:I'd like to see an Turn based strategy game in the style of X-COM but with a 40K theme. Deathwatch would be perfect for this. Take your guys from lowly scouts to Chapter Master level of badass. http://store.steampowered.com/app/394450/
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Mar 2, 2016 04:01
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Got these delivered today all the way from the Ukraine, such cool models! They did come with nice bases but I'm gonna do my own. Super crisp and clean casts too, way better than any FW or GW resin I've seen.
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Mar 2, 2016 15:50
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Something a bit different to my Ultras today, painting up some jungle-themed Tau. Here's the first Pathfinder, a test model of sorts for the colour scheme and basing and all that.  
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Mar 7, 2016 17:44
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Enentol posted:Looks seriously great, dude. Would love to see what you could do with some jungle Stealth Suits. Thanks so much! Yeah stealthsuits are definitely coming, though I'm itching to do a big battlesuit, so maybe a Ghostkeel next...
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Mar 8, 2016 02:10
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jadebullet posted:Hey guys, I need a favor. Back in 2007 I bought some Chaos Space Marines, and one of the bits was a head with a blindfold over the eyes and a sewn together mouth. Do any of you guys have this bit? I will pay you for it. I need it for a conversion. Is it this one? Second on the left: https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Chaos-Mutations
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Mar 8, 2016 03:19
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jadebullet posted:Second on the right is exactly the one I am looking for. Wtf brain, I did mean right not left haha. Not sure where you're located, but found one on ebay from France if that's any good: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/KM11-TETE-BANDEAU-MUTATION-CHAOS-WARHAMMER-40000-BITZ-/200526380215?hash=item2eb04dbcb7:m:m_-Qy-kJ2VKx57BOAFh4nKQ
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Mar 8, 2016 03:37
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SRM posted:This guy's seriously dope. I'd paint the base rim brown though - either a similar neutral brown to the fatigues he's wearing, or Rhinox Hide for a darker brown, but I feel like that could overpower the mini. I really like the look of him, that's a solid scheme. Thanks man. And thanks for the tip on the base rim, I'll try a couple of different browns on the next one I finish and see how it looks.
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Mar 8, 2016 13:55
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Uroboros posted:Feels like you are light on bodies, what are the mission types? Good job dude, these are rad as hell.
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Mar 9, 2016 00:39
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Finished up some more Jungle Tau, and a little display board for them. Quite pleased with these honestly.      *edit* I should also mention these are the first faces (Tau or otherwise) I've done! GuardianOfAsgaard fucked around with this message at 23:39 on Mar 16, 2016 |
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Mar 16, 2016 23:33
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Uroboros posted:Yeah I know this a pretty goonie debate over the proper markings and what not. I'll likely use the plumed helm and chest piece with the Ultima medallions hanging from the bottom for the champ, and the others I'll likely do either helmetless with laurels and extra purity seals and bling, or white/gold helms. I'm kind of torn, mainly cause I hate painting white. Here's my command squad Ventris. I used one of the plumed helms for the champion which took a little modification to fit but looks rad I think, the apothecary and standard bearer are pretty much as they came apart from some ultramarines upgrade shoulder pads and stuff. I made Uriel Ventris with the black reach captain and some ultras parts, and Pasanius Lysane is kinda kitbashed with parts from lots of different kits. 
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Mar 18, 2016 16:42
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Uroboros posted:I noticed you got a heavy Flamer on your dude? Is that legal for Ultras? As others have said, nope! I don't play though so it doesn't matter for me, and I wanted to make a fluff-accurate Sgt Pasanius, so heavy flamer and the robot arm (technically the wrong arm but gently caress trying to convert the arm holding the flamer to a bionic).
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Mar 18, 2016 21:29
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 Not too nazi-looking.
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Mar 29, 2016 02:01
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Jeez that set is actually a really good deal, you get a sanctum imperialis as well, for the price of 1 knight.
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Apr 16, 2016 14:21
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Finished some more jungle Pathfinders today:   Riptide in the works.
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Apr 16, 2016 18:39
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Made a thing. VR is fun.
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Apr 22, 2016 01:57
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DeadGame posted:So is it Skitari-eye or what? I'm so confused. It's either Skitari-eye or Skitari-ee depending on how you pronounce it, either is fine, just definitely not Skitar-ee.
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May 2, 2016 18:38
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Just finished my Uriel Ventris, 4th co. Captain:   Pretty happy with him, need to do his buddy Sgt Pasanius next, and I'll be doing a Land Raider mounted version of Ventris soon too since I just picked up this:  A kit I didn't even know existed until now!
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May 14, 2016 15:29
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Thanks dudes
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May 14, 2016 18:45
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SteelMentor posted:Those new guns for the Supremacy armour are mighty tempting though, although I'm not exactly sure what the hell those things are on the other shoulder of the railgun variant. AA missiles perhaps? At first glance I assumed it was the magazine for the railgun?
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May 14, 2016 23:43
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Uroboros posted:Unsure if I should paint my assault marine trim as second company or go with some red or green or an entirely different company I haven't painted yet. Obviously I'm biased towards the 4th, but you could do some black 5th co. dudes? Or grey 8th for the reserve assault company.
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May 16, 2016 16:30
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The 2 new Japanese themed (more-so than regular tau I mean) Tau vets they just put up are pretty sweet though, I might pick them up.
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May 18, 2016 16:30
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Zaphod42 posted:I dunno, just feels like you have zero confidence in your sculpts at that point. And too lazy to paint one up nice to take a picture to show off? All the model aircraft I've done have the usual painting on the front, but then pictures of the sprues and the painted model on the sides/back of the box. I guess it just depends if you buy it online or in a store as to whether you can see those pictures, but you can always look them up elsewhere if not.
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May 19, 2016 16:10
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Zaphod42 posted:The cowards! The fools! Check that twitter username again pal.
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Jun 8, 2016 16:24
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