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>>97184830I feel like I didnt send enough and I want to get my guy something else.
>>97184841It's not a spending competition for fuck's sake.
>>97184847I didnt say it was
>>97184841>I want to get my guy something else.Well, it's not like you don't have his address ... how bad is the shipping?
>>97184851Then you sent enough, images of other "hauls" over the years should have no impact on you, if they do, that's you feeling like it's a spending competition.
>>97184401Apologies for the autism.Rus Vikings are a bit of an oxymoron if I recall correctly. The term 'Rus' was initially used in a similar way as the 'viking'.Sort of what the person did, occupation if you will.
>>97184866and then you get craftsperg complaining that it's no longer people sending each other leftover sprues and bits :(
>Why isn't my SS opening the present? I'm dying over here.
>>97184942just noticed my SS got the package today and now I'm dying as well
>>97184921the Rus were a swedish tribe who went viking along the volga river and eventually established themselves there as the ruling class of the slavs, who bear their name today as a result, the writings of ibn fadlan (iirc, might be butchering the name atm) describe a group of these Rus vikingr, which the opening scenes of The 13th Warrior are based upon.
Repostin'
>>97184924I don't think anywhere but here is going to care about what is essentially a random model from the 80s. It's only notable because of the Johnny meme, and that meme has become utterly irrelevant and unknown anywhere but here.
>>97184806AK Interactive has new Acrylic washes in 18ml Dropper bottles on their webstore now. Their deep shade acrylic washes are probably going to get discontinued soon for anyone that uses them and likes them.Has anybody here used them and is able to comment on their quality?How are they compared to ArmyPainter washes?I don't want to accidentally make mustard gas using oils and enamels so I stick with nontoxic acrylic paints. And if you're here because you want to kill time waiting for an acrylic wash to dry you can also read the book I wrote in the last thread only to notice that this thread was made after posting it.>>97184963
>>97185064>I don't want to accidentally make mustard gas using oils and enamels so I stick with nontoxic acrylic paints.You are doing a great disservice to yourself, anon.
>>97185109What most people think of as "mustard gas" isn't, bleach+ammonia is Chloromine gas, it's lethal, but less so and not yellow in color.
Conversion work, Lord (still some bits left to sort out there), Slaughterpriest and Bloodstoker.
>>97185046well if true, I'm gonna need her to be a lot more explicit in her /wip/ references. If you're reading this, Sugs, please remember we're autistic if you're trying to give us a wave.
>>97185029Man that thing is gross!
>>97185029From the thumbnail i thought this was a blonde elf with a circletI was very surprised when i opened it.Looks super gnarly
Very nice gift from Poland. Tons of hobby supplies, cool dread, and lots of candy. I really like the painted techmarine and the windsor brushes.Best candy so far is marshmallow one. Thank you very much anon, wonderful gift.
>>97185217Pic of the techmarine
Sweden Anon, thank you very much for your gift! I admit I don't recognise some of these runners (there are Orks, Chaos Space Marines for sure) but I'm sure it will be nice challenge, especially since I didn't paint them before.Grindark times indeed, as you pointed in letter but events such as this bring light into this dark. Thanks again and best wishes for Christmas!
Was catching up on last week's Jeopardy! with the missus last night, and holy shit, this happened!None of those heretics could even hazard a guess!
Repostin evil women.
>>97185217>>97185222Damn that was fast, I thought the shipping would take longer. I hope that that was really you replying about the chapter and I didn't paint it wrong lol. I'm really happy you like the gift, Merry Christmas anon!
>>97185276I like the robes and face, but the skin on the arms and legs could be smoother, the shins specifically bring down the whole model
>>97185280Wasnt me sadly, havent seen that post. But dont sweat it, i was on the fence about painting some ultramarines anyway so he will have a place. Hes really nice. Thanks again and merry christmas anon
>>97185302Do you say that just because of the lack of blending, or the value? I haven't made any attempts to smooth things out yet on the skin.
Really like Horse caparison, gives you a lot of surface are for designs. its like having a wavy canvas.
>>97185280NTA, but after seeing WIP of your excellent Techmarine, I was secretly hoping I was your match this year. He looks really spiffy!
What's your favorite recipe for painting skin tones?
>>97185489Black primer, white drybrush, then work my way up from a purple/red/brown to a nice beige/off-white highlight.
>>97184998That's one theory, I believe it's mainly linguistic based. There are however archeological findings that suggest they may not have been strictly Scandinavian in origin. I'm not sure if there's anything available in English though. Gnezdovo is a very interesting site, look it up if you are interested in the era.
>>97185644>interested in the era.Not particularly, it's just that taking my religion seriously instead of being a meme requires a lot of academic reading and the number of firsthand contemporary sources is quite limited.
>>97185486If you're in EU sign up next year, I'll definitely be painting something for SS again
>>97184830As I didn't get a tracking code, interested in asking santa, how many anons didn't send out their gifts yet and how many shall we bully for it?
>the reloading marine does not have the magwell, not rounds in the mag sculptedShamefur dispray, GW-sama.
>>97184830Been checking the tracking code for mine, it's being sent from one distribution center to another for weeks now. It's definitely moving, but in a very strange way.
>>97184928>complaining that it's no longer people sending each other leftover sprues and bitsThe years i got half finished projects have definitely been the best. I hope when I've sent abandoned projects people have enjoyed those too. Though I think the best present i sent included a 50yo kit from my shame pile.
>>97186025Mine hasn't updated for a week now, god only knows what Royal Mail are doing to it
>>97184942i mean, santa comes the 24th
>>97186005nice work.
>>97186047I love the idea that some anons open their SS gift in front of their families on Xmas morning. Wholesome, but very brave
>>97186063My gift is going to mog all the gifts his family got him combined.
>>97184942One time my anon didn't share even though I knew it arrived safely. Maybe we got the same guy?
>>97185660Pre-Christian Norse?
Posting green boltstodes. I might take a better pic in a lightbox wednesday, if theres enough sunlight.
Reposting Italian test model. I need to figure out how to do the skin better. Anyone have good skin, wood and leather tips? I did this skin by painting the skin white and then using dwarf flesh xpress paint.
>>97186229Back
>>97186184Right, because only ancient Norwegians practiced European religions? No one else, certainly no one today?
>>97186232>look at me I smoke pot!Go back to where that'll get you updoots.
>>97186243I have a terrible setup for photo, hard to get the right amount of light on the model.
>>97186229>>97186232Yeah the skin is looking a bit rough, but everything else is pretty tight. Not sure how to go about touching it up though. Maybe try highlighting it with a beige?
Hey folks,I just received a wonderful Secret Santa gift from a friend. When I initially got the box I realized it was from the Monster Hunter World board game, but only an expansion to it. I don't have the base game, but I opened it up to discover a beyond massive sculpt of Kushala Daora for me to paint. You can see what it looks like next to a Terminator I'm working on.So Kushala Daora's whole design gimmick is that it's covered in metal scales (and it's notorious for knocking hunters down with gusts of wind but that's a whole other thing) which means I have the opportunity to really explore playing with metallic shading. I've worked on numerous minis with metallics, but never had said metallics be nearly the entire color scheme.You can also see in the attached image what it looks like in-game and how others online have tackled the project. I'm personally thinking of airbrushing a base lof light and dark silver before applying colored washes and then drybrushing vibrancy back up with levels of silver/copper.However, as this is such a large hunk of plastic and I dread approaching it wrong, I was curious if anyone else here has some solid ideas for how they would go about applying the different levels of metallic tones. Mind you I will also be doing a custom, snow-themed base, so don't think it's going to be sitting on the single chunk of plastic. This will most likely be a project I work on on-and-off over the course of a few months.
>>97186439if you want slightly different colors of metal, you can try mixing inks into the paint, or airbrushing it over metal.
>>97186063Some fine big booty KDM models to show to granny.
>>97186518why is KDM becoming such a staple of SS here?I'm fine with it, just think it's interesting.
>>97186439Damn that is really sweet. I'm actually playing Wilds right now, I hope they'll add Elders in the DLC.
>>97186524It's the most well known of the very limited selection of sexy lady miniature providers that both actually look good and don't require a 3D printer
>>97185140Mustard gas isn't yellow either
>>97186524>pretty expensive mini wise, thus it’s a nice price point for a gift>very few active collectors of the range on here so less likely you give someone something they already have>coomer minis are something that someone might feel embarrassed about buying for themselves but not for others
>>97186587>coomer minis are something that someone might feel embarrassed about buying for themselvesweakness disgusts me
My gifts I ordered for my santee just arrived and I think they're so kino, I really want to keep them so bad, I hate this
>>97186608nta, more like something i could never justify to buy but would paint if i got as a gifthappens with any other stuff i don't plan to (maybe) or can't game with
>>97186439well I would definitely use an airbrush. I would also try to remove the arms before painting. I still think trying to highlight metal looks like shit so I would try to go from light to dark starting with something like aircraft aluminum or silver and going to dark aluminum or steel and then hitting it with an oil wash.
>>97186617Order more then?
>>97186439Yoo nice one. I have a buddy that got that same board game and we were both astonished at the size of the kushala.He hasn't painted it yet but the approach was going to be the same. Brush evrything dark silver metalic, spot highlight with different metallics, wash and drybrush. Large organic pieces can be surprisinigly leniant especially with an airbrush. Have confidence and let the airbrush go brrrr. He painted his rathalos already I'd share a pic if I had one on hand but it also turned out pretty good for surprisingly easy effort.
>>97186587>pretty expensive mini wise, thus it’s a nice price point for a giftHo-lee fuck buddy, price has got nothing to do with gifts being nice.
>>97186830Cost too much
>>97185253>anime cupsShould have sent a bomb instead.Jokes aside, those look like Orc Boys, Emperor's Children Tormentors, a Tyranid Hive Tyrant, and some Trolls.
>>97184942If i open it before the 24th the tomten will beat me up and burn my house down
>>97186524High quality mini's, fun to paint in between other projects and big booties.
>>97187036Huh, my gnome analogs only get uppity if I don't give them their special sweet porridge
>>97186351>if that is true /wip/ is singlehandedly driving up eBay pricesThat's *mostly* true.Johnny is unusual in that he was only available in blisters or individually via mail order - so he's not "limited edition" or "unreleased" - but because he's absent from the Blue Catalogue circa 1990, completionist collectors might not have ever known they were missing him until he was no longer available from Citadel. I suspect this rarity is also at least partly responsible for the prices.By contrast, Brother Sheer also only appears in mail order inserts and White Dwarf adverts. However, he was one of the models you got duplicates of if you bought a Rogue Trader-era Tactical Squad. Consequently, while he's not in the Blue Catalogue either, he is nonetheless fairly ubiquitous.
>>97186439woah that's a big kusshy
>>97187155>kusshy
>>97186919Speaking of which, I'm glad my package didn't get stopped. I was half expecting it to get picked up as some kind of suspicious bomb package.Spoiler WIP image.
Dearest Californianon,Your package has been retrieved from the lockbox one street over (it has a remarkably similar name and this neighbor often gets my deliveries). Lotann is exactly the model I hoped to add to my budding Idoneth Deepkin army. I'm sure the candle smells just like the ocean, a scent foreign and unknown to the Sonoran desert. I appreciate the dice and look forward to getting them into the table with my models. I love swedish fish, once upon a time I used them in a fake proposal to my now wife (got down on one knee and pulled out "some red herrings" (I did pop the question later that night)). The chocolate did not survive a Mesa weekend in a mailbox, even in winter, and is now reconstituting in my freezer (not the first time this has happened, don't worry). I always need new hobby supplies as I refuse to buy myself new stuff even when it wears out. Thank you again for your thoughtful gift and Merry Christmas.-Arizonanon
>>97186524They're good models with a lot of detail and fun to paint for people who like to paint skin. They also do Black Friday which is a perfect opportunity to grab something discounted.
>>97187632>titanium hobby knifefancy af
I'm pretty bad with anatomy so how are the proportions for her neck?seems kinda long to me
>>97187726Long necks work just fine for elves.
>>97187725Surprised that is even allowed in california. I figured you had to use biodegradable cardboard hobby knives or somethin'
>>97184830To GA Anon, thank you very much for the wonderful gifts! The Japanese candy was a great surprise, though since my dentist visit is tomorrow I’ll hold off on the stringy gummy. Very touched by your generosity with the old metal battle sisters and the Triumph of St Katherine, they’ll be wonderful centerpiece models. Most especially I LOVE the watercolor card you made, that’s getting framed ASAP. YOU’ve helped make my holiday that much brighter.
>>97187916Cookies and cream pocky is really good.
>>97186229If you want to get the army table ready quickly, just do base colours (tallarn flesh or cadian flesh for skin) and then an Amry Painter strong tone wash for everything but the skin and soft tone for skin. That's how I did all my WW2 minis without going crazy (because I have painted 500 or so of them in total).
>>97187632LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOOrip to the choccy but glad everything else is intact. Enjoy the fragrance of the ocean as you build your fishman.it took almost three weeks to arrive at my LGS because the guy I told to place the order on it didn't and it went under the radar until I asked the store owner
>>97187726She's practically a super model body so it works.
Following warning about leaving batteries for too long, I decided to open package the other night.
Package felt pretty heavy, with really cool Box lurking within.
The Box itself is a work of art, feels sturdy too. Helpful arrows so I could figure out opening it but not sure about where the batteries may be hiding
>>97188304Seconds before disaster.
>>97188322>when your ss gift is a box containing the demon core
Had a moment lifting the lid and hearing a click where I wondered if it may actually be a bomb
>>97188332>The demon core isn't in the box>The demon core IS the box>And it's already closed
I didn’t look at the OP and dang I’m the OP image. I finished up the rest of the team just now. I’ll get better pics tomorrow after the oil is matte and I have better lighting.
>is this a bomb?>*never posts again*uh oh
>>97188381I like your grass. it looks very good, however you made it.
Turned out to be interior lighting casting a glow over the treasures within. To the anon who sent this, you are far too kind. Felt like an endless treasure chest, with items all carefully packed together. KDM, tiny goblin girls, a range of GW minis, and even more.Proper paintbrushes and cleaner to keep them in top shape, neat effect paints and more. I will need to improve painting skills before I am brave enough to tackle the KDM and goblins but am looking forward to the challenge
>>97188430Jesus christ, people don't put this much effort into proposals. There's like at least $500 in there.
>>97188430>not a bomb
>>97188381nice to see some more Blood Bowl here! Solid job too!Allow me to repost my dwarfs.
>>97188409>Ak rough ground>grey prime>Wildwood contrast>drybrush VMC dark sand>AP steppe grass applied with pva glue>the pitch lines were made with pure white on a popsicle stick>the blood splatter was VGC blood red flicked with a brush
>>97188430Jeez... I'm not saying I'm jelly, but I'm jelly. That's a fucking haul! That's hundreds of bucks...
Still blown away by all of it, and the craftsmanship that went into the Box/bomb itself. To my secret Santa, you have my unending thanks.I feel like I recall someone working on resin casting going back a while, so was extra surprised finding this. Keeping her arm safely wrapped up, but it is there too. Seems my Santa is one of many talents
>>97186351I caused a small price spikes a couple of years ago (2019 I think?). I jumped an ebay auction from 20$ to 100$+ with no intention of buying the model, and I immediately noticed the Johnnys started selling for more than they did before in other auctions and they had higher starting prices.
>>97188484jelly
