Minis Painting: I have the heavy body and soft body

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Bo-Pepper: Sep 9, 2002; Want some rye?
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Pulled out an old bag of minis lurking in a closet. Thinking of painting some and stripped them. Tons of old Ral Partha and Grenadiers from the 70s and 80s!

# ¿ Oct 1, 2023 21:45

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# ¿ Apr 28, 2024 04:19

Bo-Pepper: Sep 9, 2002; Want some rye?
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Lamuella posted:

Now those are some bendy swords.

Haha yeah I�m afraid to set it back without snapping them. Lead seems real soft at least.

# ¿ Oct 1, 2023 22:16

Bo-Pepper: Sep 9, 2002; Want some rye?
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My first miniature in approximately 30 years. Absolutely poo poo at taking a good picture just yet. He has wings as well, but the pictures I took of it with the wings are worse than this one. Still, I'm not mad at it!

# ¿ Oct 5, 2023 20:32

Bo-Pepper: Sep 9, 2002; Want some rye?
Course ya do!; Fun Shoe

Old Grenadier bone dragon I feel pretty good about!

# ¿ Oct 28, 2023 23:01

Bo-Pepper: Sep 9, 2002; Want some rye?
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Been working on this crazy thing for a while. Really enjoyed how detailed it is. I feel like I could keep poking at it forever and never be done. I�m not great at pics but here�s it is.

Ork Trukk!

# ¿ Nov 13, 2023 01:54

Bo-Pepper: Sep 9, 2002; Want some rye?
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That thing was a blast. What are the other good Ork models? In for a penny in for a pound.

# ¿ Nov 13, 2023 03:40

Bo-Pepper: Sep 9, 2002; Want some rye?
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Lostconfused posted:

I've been avoiding painting stuff for the past three days because the only thing that's left are smaller details and I keep smudging stuff and making mistakes and having to go fix up parts I already painted.

Edit:

Ok, that's it, first mini done in 20 years.

That's as much effort and money as I'm willing to put in at the moment. Now I just need to paint up 30 more guardsmen in the same style and that will be most of the combat patrol done.

As someone who�s basically in the same let�s-give-this-a-try mode after a real long time, I think that looks real nice! Hope you�re having fun.

# ¿ Nov 16, 2023 13:03

Bo-Pepper: Sep 9, 2002; Want some rye?
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Yeah I�m pretty sure this hobby could bankrupt a person if they�re not careful.

# ¿ Nov 16, 2023 19:34

Bo-Pepper: Sep 9, 2002; Want some rye?
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I bought the Ork combat squad today and I�m holding myself to not buying anything until I finish it all.

# ¿ Nov 17, 2023 02:23

Bo-Pepper: Sep 9, 2002; Want some rye?
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My Spirit Otter posted:

lol. lol

I�m gonna do it! I believe in myself!

# ¿ Nov 17, 2023 03:02

Bo-Pepper: Sep 9, 2002; Want some rye?
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Chill la Chill posted:

Bo peeps I've seen your other posts and I am glad you enjoy this little hobby of painting tiny mans

I've mostly hung up my posting pants but am happy to discuss my descent into mini madness ITT

# ¿ Nov 17, 2023 15:02

Bo-Pepper: Sep 9, 2002; Want some rye?
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Helicopter boyz primed and ready

# ¿ Nov 18, 2023 06:01

Bo-Pepper: Sep 9, 2002; Want some rye?
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Cardboard Fox posted:

Is this the "slapchop" method I've been hearing about? I don't think I'm ready to try new things like that yet, but some of the results do look really cool.

The orks I did just above are the black->grey->white primer progression people use for slap chop. I really like the effect.

I do the final white streaky on purpose because I think it fits the Ork look.

# ¿ Nov 18, 2023 06:54

Bo-Pepper: Sep 9, 2002; Want some rye?
Course ya do!; Fun Shoe

My family never knows what to get me for Christmas, so I'll be dropping hints for more orks THAT I WILL NOT PAINT UNTIL I FINISH THE COMBAT PATROL

# ¿ Nov 21, 2023 21:05

Bo-Pepper: Sep 9, 2002; Want some rye?
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Almost done with these copter orks!

# ¿ Nov 22, 2023 09:37

Bo-Pepper: Sep 9, 2002; Want some rye?
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Still working on my Ork combat patrol. I almost like the primed look good enough to leave it alone.

# ¿ Dec 4, 2023 18:33

Bo-Pepper: Sep 9, 2002; Want some rye?
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Putting green on the boyz. That�s it for today I think.

# ¿ Dec 4, 2023 22:57

Bo-Pepper: Sep 9, 2002; Want some rye?
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Lostconfused posted:

I do prefer the lighter shade of green that citadel goes with for orks.

The army painter orc skin is a bit too intense for me.

Yeah I get that. The army painter stuff is just so easy breezy to work with for a lot of the shades though. I intend to do a light brush on them down the line to soften them ups bit.

# ¿ Dec 4, 2023 23:23

Bo-Pepper: Sep 9, 2002; Want some rye?
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Feeling pretty good about this guy! Still slowly working through my Ork combat patrol box. NO I WILL NOT OPEN THE KILL RIG BOX I GOT FOR MY BIRTHDAY

# ¿ Dec 22, 2023 05:29

Bo-Pepper: Sep 9, 2002; Want some rye?
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Some boyz!

# ¿ Dec 22, 2023 07:35

Bo-Pepper: Sep 9, 2002; Want some rye?
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I�m going to drill the bores. I�m well aware!

# ¿ Dec 22, 2023 07:36

Bo-Pepper: Sep 9, 2002; Want some rye?
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Yeah I need to find my dremel. It�s somewhere in the basement.

Still enjoying painting these dudes for these recent weeks after not doing it for .. 35 years?

# ¿ Dec 22, 2023 16:08

Bo-Pepper: Sep 9, 2002; Want some rye?
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That Modern Masters Metal Effects stuff looks pretty great though. Appreciate showing off the different products.

# ¿ Dec 28, 2023 20:34

Bo-Pepper: Sep 9, 2002; Want some rye?
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EdsTeioh posted:

Thanks, yeah I like that stuff a lot! If you're in the states, you can get it at JoAnn Fabric and use their coupon on it; comes out to about $16 for 2oz of the paint and activator.

Looks like JoAnn Fabric doesn't deliver that product even though I'm in the States and it's weirdly expensive on Amazon? Still, I could see myself springing for that at some point. It's a nice effect.

# ¿ Dec 28, 2023 21:18

Bo-Pepper: Sep 9, 2002; Want some rye?
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Going to see if I can do the finishing touches on my Ork Combat Patrol this long weekend and post the final pieces.

Been fun getting into this over the last few months.

After this, the KILL RIG.

# ¿ Dec 28, 2023 21:59

Bo-Pepper: Sep 9, 2002; Want some rye?
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Enjoying playing with rusty weathering

# ¿ Feb 28, 2024 05:05

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# ¿ Apr 28, 2024 04:19

Bo-Pepper: Sep 9, 2002; Want some rye?
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w00tmonger posted:

This looks awesome. I see the dirty down hiding there!

Absolutely rad paint, if a bit finicky sometimes. Really seems to be something that wants to be experimented with

Yeah it�s a fun paint for sure. I put it on heavy then poked and prodded at it with wet q-tips. Then hit raised edges with silver.

Not the most complex process but really has a nice look off that�s what you�re going for.

# ¿ Feb 28, 2024 13:24

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