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DJ Dizzy
Feb 11, 2009

Real men don't use bolters.
This is my necron army that I finished in two weeks for a tournament.




It's not super-pretty, only got a 5 in painting score. (On a 0-5-10-15-20 scale)

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DJ Dizzy
Feb 11, 2009

Real men don't use bolters.

JerryLee posted:

I mean, that isn't the most fantastic paint job ever or anything, but it's pretty clean looking. The competition must've been pretty amazing for you to only end up in the 25th percentile.

This won best painted: and this was the runnerup

DJ Dizzy
Feb 11, 2009

Real men don't use bolters.
Canopi for a crimson fist stormtalon. Wtf should I do?

DJ Dizzy
Feb 11, 2009

Real men don't use bolters.
How do you make kantor blue not look like pseudo-black on the table? I'm holding off buying a knight and painting it in crimson fist colours because I fear it will look too dark.

DJ Dizzy
Feb 11, 2009

Real men don't use bolters.

Throbbing blob posted:

Painted a small guy today. Probably my best work in 15mm yet, but unfortunately I didn't succeed in taking the best pics of him. I need better lighting.




God the new FoW plastic infantry is awesome.

Schnell! Schnell! Ordnung muss sein! Kartoffelkopf!

Jokes aside, that's a pretty banging officer. Still dont know whether to play US or Germans.

DJ Dizzy
Feb 11, 2009

Real men don't use bolters.

Hollismason posted:

That music is to ominous for a painting instructional video, that said excellent video. Also it started at 0:00 for me.

People open this up the music intro is insane.

What the gently caress is up with the music in this video

Painting is serious business.

On a completely unrelated note, where do I get GWs shining gold these days?

DJ Dizzy
Feb 11, 2009

Real men don't use bolters.

Pierzak posted:

Which one? I've got two from different generations that I use as entirely separate colors :wtc:

The one right before the switch to the new paints. The Coat d' Arms one is that horrid greenish one iirc.

DJ Dizzy
Feb 11, 2009

Real men don't use bolters.
I should found the Simple Bases Society - Down with the tyranny of tufts!

DJ Dizzy
Feb 11, 2009

Real men don't use bolters.

The Sex Cannon posted:

The Sex Cannon painted another tank? Whaaaaaa?
This time, it's one that can and will blow itself to pieces!






Real talk: Tte Executioner's probably my favorite Leman Russ variant, and I think it's super cool that I have one, now!

That black is so tight.

DJ Dizzy
Feb 11, 2009

Real men don't use bolters.
How do you guys prevent the paint on stuff like rivets from fading and rubbing off within a few games?

DJ Dizzy
Feb 11, 2009

Real men don't use bolters.

Pierzak posted:

Wash minis, good primer, varnish after painting, transport in something soft and packed so they don't bounce around. Should be enough.

Varnishing is really scary to me, becausr either it A) ends up looking terrible, or B) ruins the paintjob.

DJ Dizzy
Feb 11, 2009

Real men don't use bolters.
Is Purity Seal good enough?

DJ Dizzy
Feb 11, 2009

Real men don't use bolters.


Anyone know where this model is from?

DJ Dizzy
Feb 11, 2009

Real men don't use bolters.

serious gaylord posted:

Its a Kabuki models Corax I think. Doesn't seem to be available anymore.

Balls. Thanks anyways.

DJ Dizzy
Feb 11, 2009

Real men don't use bolters.
So... on the subject of Varnish. I coated a model in ardcoat followed by Lahmian Medium. I think I ruined it :ohdear: Whats an easy way to seal my precious metal models?

DJ Dizzy
Feb 11, 2009

Real men don't use bolters.
The GW recipe for sealing models is ardcoat followed by purity seal/lahmian medium.

Sweet. Thanks.

DJ Dizzy
Feb 11, 2009

Real men don't use bolters.

Z the IVth posted:

Halfords Gloss Automotive Spray Varnish and Army Painter Matte spray if you're in the UK.

Im in denmark, so I can easily get AP sprays. Testors is also available, never heard of Halfords.

DJ Dizzy
Feb 11, 2009

Real men don't use bolters.

Electric Hobo posted:

Where do they have Testors in Denmark? I've never seen it around here.

Show-fow.dk only place I know of that carries it.

DJ Dizzy
Feb 11, 2009

Real men don't use bolters.

Electric Hobo posted:

Thanks!
Who the gently caress closes their online store because they're counting all their stuff? Don't they know how a webshop works?

Jutlanders do. They (the store) are solid people though.

DJ Dizzy
Feb 11, 2009

Real men don't use bolters.
Vallejo? FW?

DJ Dizzy
Feb 11, 2009

Real men don't use bolters.
What are peoples experiences with AP varnishes? It's slightly easier for me to get.

DJ Dizzy
Feb 11, 2009

Real men don't use bolters.
What about their satin coat?

DJ Dizzy
Feb 11, 2009

Real men don't use bolters.
How would you guys paint the albino-white skin on some trollbloods? Would a blueish tint look the best?

DJ Dizzy
Feb 11, 2009

Real men don't use bolters.
Grey wash?

DJ Dizzy
Feb 11, 2009

Real men don't use bolters.
Nice paintjob, but wrong faction.

:911:

DJ Dizzy
Feb 11, 2009

Real men don't use bolters.


My first blood angel. :toot:

C&C please.

DJ Dizzy
Feb 11, 2009

Real men don't use bolters.
Thanks mans :shobon:

The reason the gold is abit lovely is that I couldnt find my retributor, so I just basecoated that.

I'm thinking of giving the armor panels a coat of gloss, to make it stand out more. Thoughts?

As for the soft spots, yeah, it was late and I was itching to get home to play some vidya games with a friend of mine.

DJ Dizzy
Feb 11, 2009

Real men don't use bolters.

Holy poo poo. this is the best IW I have ever seen. :staredog:

DJ Dizzy
Feb 11, 2009

Real men don't use bolters.
Aint no snow in the jungle.

DJ Dizzy
Feb 11, 2009

Real men don't use bolters.
For reds, should I give it a gloss varnish to make it pop more?

DJ Dizzy
Feb 11, 2009

Real men don't use bolters.
What are peoples experiences with applying gloss varnish to red power armor, purely from an aesthetic standpoint?

Also, lava bases for blood angels. Yes/No?

DJ Dizzy fucked around with this message at 18:58 on Mar 14, 2016

DJ Dizzy
Feb 11, 2009

Real men don't use bolters.

BULBASAUR posted:

Now that I look at my minis maybe it's my bases that are the culprit. They blend in with my models.

It is.

DJ Dizzy
Feb 11, 2009

Real men don't use bolters.
Is there a non-expensive variant of Lahmian Medium?

DJ Dizzy
Feb 11, 2009

Real men don't use bolters.
citadel paints in dropper bottles would be my christmas wish.

DJ Dizzy
Feb 11, 2009

Real men don't use bolters.

signalnoise posted:

I too have finished a mini



Much better.

DJ Dizzy
Feb 11, 2009

Real men don't use bolters.

Frobbe posted:

guess my next vehicle purchase! (once i'm done with my sentinels, chimera and vendetta)

Buy my entire army. Theres a hellhound in it.

DJ Dizzy
Feb 11, 2009

Real men don't use bolters.

Brewsuke posted:

I'm stripping down some Cadians because I don't like the colors compared to the way I've painted the second batch I got. Is a 1:1 ratio of cleaner to water a safe mixture to dunk them in?

Straight denatured alcohol.

DJ Dizzy
Feb 11, 2009

Real men don't use bolters.
Dunk it in denatured alcohol.

DJ Dizzy
Feb 11, 2009

Real men don't use bolters.
How sensitive is the trigger on an airbrush supposed to be? My Sparmax Max-4 is either no air or all of the air. I have no control at all over the amount of air flowing through it. And yes, I do have the dual-action valve on.

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DJ Dizzy
Feb 11, 2009

Real men don't use bolters.
As stated in my post, I have the dual-action valve on. The single action valve is a constant airflow.

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