Work in Progress, Blood and Skullz Edition>Full-on /WIP/ OP Links Pastebinhttps://pastebin.com/BE42AEcD>WIP Tutorial Images Megahttps://mega.nz/#F!TvQFCaLb!w8WZKCcOsTRasxrI0JWezw>Saint Duncan's "Six Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Painting"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufP8ka3KGno>Saint Duncan also explains thinning your paintshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxWgsqSf74s>Paint thinning 102https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBDVPoNXyVI>4 EASY Chipping Tricks For Beginnershttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku4comhKHJM>Decal Like a Prohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYKLiEW7p9c>How to Edge Highlighthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoRbYuAfbEk>How to use contrast style paintshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhholrozptI>How to Paint with Tremorshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqp76vAJu9g>Airbrush Priming and Thinninghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkntrSBvXxEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGjBQzoukFghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00JVUxABe44https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEqT_R41JX8>Who's Johnny, she'd say, and smile in her special wayhttps://1d6chan.miraheze.org/wiki/Johnny>Previous Threads:>>97555454>>97539946>>97518323
>>97568428>christcuck takes 20 secondsDon't go slinging stones about brain damage there, bucko
>>97568690back to your containment general
reminder for all of the americans itt that you should be using american terminology. bongoloids and esls need not reply.
>>97568933>american terminologyLike what?
>>97568988do not samefag your low effort bait, faggot
REPORTIGNOREPOST MINISDRILL UR BARRELS
>>97569002/myguys/ have especially strict trigger discipline and place covers over their barrels when not in direct combat.
>>97568995If the guy wanted to explain what he meant he would have done so in his first post.
>>97568988clear coat not varnishmatte not mattmineral spirits not white spirit
>>97569002I like this model.
>>97569092I prefer the latter two, but clear coat is non-descriptive.
>>97569111how is it non-descriptive? it's clear and it's a coating. varnish is too descriptive because it's a specific type of finish for wood.
>>97569092>>97569111>>97569120shut the fuck up
>>97569120It doesn't describe what it's a coating of. Looking at the definition of varnish, I don't see anything specifying wood.
>>97569133what do you mean "what it's a coating of?" it can be anything. there are acrylic clears, enamel clears, epoxy clears, and a bunch of other types. I'm going to assume that you're an esl arguing just for the sake of being contrary, but if you're actually american just get out a little and you'll see that literally everyone in the country except for the tiny plastic space man community thinks varnish is for furniture.
for fuck's sake. "vernissage" has been a word for longer than the goddamn declaration of independance.fucking idiot
>>97569198esl argument. why don't you take your own advice and stop responding. this psa is for americans only.
>>97569198You looked that up only just now though.
I don't remember this thread attracting militant autistic idiots this often in the past.Lamentable. Post more models.
>>97569244the epstein estate has activate all their 4chan sleeper agents to try and destroy the site.
>>97569244here
Invoking the anti-degen beacon of that yuru anon. Plz keep posting.>>97569095Cool model, cool base, cool color, cool execution.
Does anyone have the step for step guide on painting female faces that uses a sob head and is based on make up? I've seen it floating around but never saved it. Want to give improving my painting a go.
>>97569244Casual rat poster here, 40k have been calling me back, have done some cultits and havocs recently.
>>97569244>Post more models.Funny, I don't see any models on your post, what's your fucking problem?
>>97569349Those marines is fantastic, anon
>>97569475are* I need some sleep
>>97569285now these are sexy
>>97569244Believe it or not it's one guy and he's doing it to multiple threads. Dude has no life, it seems he's constantly posting all day every day. Unemployeed neet most likely.
>>97569873Or you're a schizo and your imagination has turned a number of completely separate individuals into a single bogeyman.
>>97569910stop fucking replying
>>97569978Turn off the browser and walk away instead of having a melty, craftsperg.
>>97569095It's very Korean mmo, but it's excellent
Converted a black orc warboss to fit in a bit more with some of my older miniaturres.
Grabbing my WH+ model. What're some contrast paints that I might want to just get to have on hand? Right now I have Black Templar and Skeleton Horde. My current fixation is Soulblight, but I also have lizards and Blood Angels if that helps any recommendations. I'm thinking at least magmadroth orange mostly because orange is the biggest gap in my paint collection and Jokaero Orange sucks balls.
>>97570097Fantastic.
My Kriegs are done! Here’s the final result.
Is doing an ultra shiney, glossy custodes a good idea?I dont want to spend all the effect getting near mirror like surface for it to look goofy once all the other details, shades and highlights are put in
>>97570250Gloss armor is really underrated, chrome almost unheard of. I say go for it.I feel like an oil wash might still be a good idea though.
>>97570250No need to highlight it at least.
Frontier Class Platform transport kitbash
I thought I was done with this (except for the base, but I'm noticing there are a couple of straps and parts under the skulls that missed and need to go in and at least fill in.I like how the bone turned out. Think the NMM is okay but could be blended better on the scythe.Her face is kind of weird because it has like a bandage or whatever on the cheek that I'm having trouble, and I don't really like how the skin turned out in general. I stg I'm never going to figure out how to blend skin smoothly. I start off with nice opaque regions but then everything just gets messy as I try and blend it and make adjustments. It might help if I had actual skin colors I want.
>>97570592Huh, I could have sworn I attached the image
If I wanted to replace the legs of a plastic model with tentacles made from either milliput or green stuff, should I reinforce these tentacles with metal wires for extra stability?
>>97570250what gold is that?
>>97570617It helps a lot, yes, since GS is quite soft while it cures and would deform otherwise. Better yet, do crude but desired shape with wire inside and once it dries adds thin layer on it, to sculpt surface and details you want.
Working on some Necrons. I'm liking how the blade turned out but I need to get an airbrush to really sell the osl though.
Dunno if there's a better general to ask this, but has anyone got tutorials on making a GM screen? I refuse to pay money for cardboard.
>>97570741repurpose a cardboard box?
>>97570725The blade is very neatly done for no airbrush. The gradients sell the effect nicely
>>97570741I got not tutorials, but it shouldn't be too hard to make one out of old cereal box bits. Add extra layers for stiffness. Corrugated cardboard would obviously also work but I imagine you're more likely to have cereal boxes around. The thing that makes a dm screen stand up is the shape, not any kind of support or fancy stand.
I don't know if this is some sort of mental problem but I feel really bad about using airbrush lately. At first, when I got one and started to learn it, I considered it just another tool, complementary to normal brush, sponge or other techniques. But after doing two (bigger) models with it, I feel as if I'm cheating, if Im forgetting about normal brush, which I should master instead. Hell, I was advocating for years that brush is just as good for painting bigger models as airbrush and it's a matter of skill and dedication (and time, I never lied about brush being more time consuming). Its like betraying my principles and I feel awful about it. I don't even feel satisfaction or any kind of joy anymore with painting, as I used to be before and despite honestly wanting to paint these models. And that's even despite knowing that a lot of very good mini painters uses both brush and airbrush interchangeably during their painting process.Sorry for some sort of "blogposting", I had to tell someone.
>>97570959>I don't even feel satisfaction or any kind of joy anymore with paintingStop using your airbrush then. I am as big of an airbrush advocate as you can get, I love mine. But if it's seriously affecting your enjoyment of the hobby like that, I think it's in your best interest for you to stop using it. Pick it up again if you feel like it, but don't make your hobby experience worse by using a tool you don't even like.
>>97570844Thank you. Make-up sponges do a good airbrush impersonation but they have real trouble getting into tight spaces. Large flat surfaces like the blade are where they really shine since they can easily pass over recesses without depositing paint in them.I'm gonna call him done for now.
I think it looks better out of the direct light. Makes the blade stand out more.
>>97570959stop being retarded. if you use a table saw to rip boards for a project is that "cheating" because you could use a hand saw instead? hand tools still have their place and real mastery is knowing which tool is appropriate for the job you're trying to do.
>>97571012if it's supposed to look red hot I think you need to take the gradient all the way to white, or at least a really bright yellow.
>>97571045I didn't intend on it being "red hot" but I probably need to take the gradient up more anyway. Pic related is the inspiration for this guy.
>>97570959There's no cheating in art/craft (apart from tracing, but you can't do that with models), only results. You don't hammer in a nail with a screwdriver because it's more challenging that way, use the best tool for the job.
Working on my cata praetor. This time I sprayed X-13 using the proper tamiya thinner. It went on noticably smoother and I didn't need to agitate the paint to keep a normal ratio of flakes and medium.Downside is that it's gonna be noticably less durable than when I used a lacqeur based thinner.
>>97571113People out here acting like painting a bedroom wall with a roller is cheating when compared to using a brush. They can do both but one is obviously more time efficient and you still need the brush for trim and narrow places a roller can't reach.
>>97571113>>97570987>>97571113It's a bait that's part of the current faggot shitposting campaign. Stop responding to it.
Trying to decide which scheme to go with for Arwen. Believe it or not I have more Arwens.
>>97571231Post models instead of bitching then.
>>97571253One where she has white skin.
>>97571255really desperate to get people to identify themselves, eh
>>97571261>instead ofNot too bright, are you?
>>97570250I can't say I've seen many glossy armies personally., but it would be amusing to do a small project with it or some one-off models. Using gloss primer or some shit?
>>97571231No, I was honest. For fuck sake, I am not allowed to have doubts anymore? To feel like piece of shit? I absolutely hate what modern internet had become, everything is being called "bait" right left and centre.
>>97571259That can be fixed.
>>97571278If you really weren't baiting then you fell for the "airbrush is le cheating" meme shitposting so that's on you
Picked him up for 20 at a mini swap he will slot in nicely into my khorne oldworld army
>>97571344Didnt make as much progress as I would have liked yesterday but i made progress on basing and primed and undercoated lots
>>97571280Then go for it, the shade of blue on the dress doesn't matter
Okay, very stupid question this time - I used "oxford blue" with "dark blue" as base color. But my brain must be damaged or something at this point because I somehow cannot figure what colors I'm supposed to add now to go up with highlighting. Violet like "amethyst blue" from the pic? Desaturated light blue like "grey blue"?
>>97572103Whatever you want it to look like, that's what you use, you can highlight with shades of teal, or yellow, or pink, what do you want?
>>97572103>oxford blueLooks like Prussian Blue to me
>>97572132Come on, yellow or pink wouldn't fit at all. I want natural progression from darker to lighter shades. I wanted to go towards violet-blue direction in general but maybe should had use different base color.
>>97572156then you'll have to get your purple with a wash or rebase it.if you knew you wanted purple to blue in a dark to light layering, why would you start with the mid tone?
>>97572156I think he meant that you want to mix in a bit of yellow, teal or pink with your base color for highlights. If you want to add purple tones I think shadows are the better place for that in case of blue, so you could mix amethyst blue into your midtone or shadow color.
>>97572146After adding that blue, final shade indeed look very similar to (dark) prussian but Oxford is supposed to be different.>>97572165I thought that I should always start with middle and either make washes for shadow or mix in brighter shades for highlights.>>97572171Oh, okay. I guess I could always add "sunny skin tone", somehow it almost always works.
>>97572211also Vince V has a nice guide on painting purple. Not my intention to shill, it's just an actually informative video.
>>97572220blue* god I'm stupid
>>97572220>how do I paint purple?>use purple paint>Thanks, Vince!
>>97572103>>97572156Whichever of those colours you use, you'll end up with a very grey result, as there is barely any saturation to your chosen paints.You're gonna need to do some drastic changes if you want to go for a more violet hue.Do you have a colour reference/inspiration or are you just winging it without any idea of knowledge and procedure?>>97572211>I thoughtI don't think you did.
Maulerfiend in progress, all metallics "done". Some touch ups might be required later.Now, into fleshy parts.
Someone please tell me I'm not wrong for believing Miliput Superfine White is Satan's smegma, formulated to ruin models and drive people insane>doesn't stick to anything you want it to>attempts to flatten and smooth it out result in immediate tearing>attempting to use water causes it to dissolve and run everywhere, coating the entire model in a grainy milk, while still not improving its workability or reducing tearing at allI think I would rather just leave huge visible seam lines on all my models than ever work with this shit again
>>97572265Latter. Simply picked a color to start with, only difference and probably mistake was adding another to the mix. At this point I just want to figure out which shade would be more natural to go towards lights in this case.>I don't think you didI'm sorry. I was just always doing it that way when painting miniatures with a brush, relaying on washes for shadows. Airbrush behaves differently with far less visible effects and I'm confused.
>>97572301I was once using this "superfine white" for fixing my mom's bath, it didn't behave any different but when I picked it up after few months, one of the components was already rock solid despite being kept separately and in airtight bag while normal Milliput was just fine.
>>97572229haha anon you're such a goofball :)we're not doing this again, fuck you
>>97571348Came home for lunch to finish the airbrushingLots of trim ahead!
>>97572220>>97572227Is it one named "Exploring Colors - Blue"? Because I just watched part of it and it already clarified some things to me.>>97572265Okay, I admit I was not entirely picking wild, I wanted to get some sort of what you can see here.
>>97572508yeah that's the vid
>>97571122IM BLUE Y-
>come to this thread expecting a shitload of models>tfw its all shitposting instead Thought i could escape the bullshit that is /40kg/ desu. The models that are posted here look great btw
Anyone have the latest Stahly pdf please?
>>97572792we've had a dramatic increase in shitposting lately for some reason, it's usually a much better thread
>>97572792If you migrate here from 40kg that means others are doing the same.What you're experiecing is the same as an indian getting off a plane in canada only to be surrounded by indians and lamenting that that is why he left india.Wherever you go you bring 40kg with you, you are the 40kg.
>>97572807Curious how you decided to shitpost more instead of posting your wipsAlmost like you're the one shitting up this thread or something, weird.
>>97572863I don't see a model attached to your post, faggot.
>>97572802>>97572807I should probably at least post something given this is my second ever post in this general. Its pretty shit but id like to get them done soon. I thought about using the ak enamel pigments in its mouth(?) but it already looks bright enough imo
Painting project from last night, 6mm scale.
>>97572928Looks like you got an issue with the veins on the the bulbous bits back of the head, like the paint was tearing during application from not enough wait between layers.
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>>97572959Yeah thats exactly what happened, it was the first time I tried doing the gloss varnish + oil wash meme and I clearly fucked it up, pretty sure i tried rushing it for whatever reason and that was the result. It would have looked OK if it wasn't so stark in comparison to the glowy parts
>>97572986it's cured now, go back over it with the color you desired and that'll fix it.
>>97572968Looks nice for such a small scale, I like those yellowish highlights on the green.>>97572928It absolutely isn't shit, the carapace and claws are well painted and the green provides really nice contrast. I'm assuming red parts aren't done yet so I'm sure he'll look good once finished.>>97572344Lovely, punchy red.>>97572283Nice job so far, looks good.>>97571253I like the left one more, myself.>>97571012>>97571010I think you could push the contrast further but it already looks good, orange was a nice choice for those recesses.>>97570596From my experience layering(or ideally airbrushing) works best for painting skin, might want to try that next time instead. I also feel like the shadows are too close in value to your highlights. Sword and hair turned out very nice though!
>>97572968Very nice, though the big black flight post looks pretty ass.
>>97573177The flight post is necessary, I tried skinnier when I was putting it together and it just wasn't enough.that's a plastic shaft from a q-tip btw.
>>97573075>yellowish highlights on the green.the final highlight is straight up yellow, but yeah, I like the way it makes green pop.
>>97573188I don't think it looks awful but you should look into 1-2mm full hard brass, it should be sturdy enough even for pewter models
>>97573261Drilling printed resin doesn't work so well.Drilling printed resin as fragile as that wyvern wont work at all, the wings are paper thin, the body is only a couple millimetres thick, I had to be ever so careful at every stage of handling it, broke off her sword when desupporting and had to replace it with the tip of a sewing needle.
>>97573294You can do it, bits just tend to really bite into the resin and you need to either have a very fast drill, or increase the bore size very gradually and start from a very tiny bit.
>>97573335While the actual drilling itself would be a damage problem, that alone could likely be worked around, yes.But holding that delicate wyvern still and firm while doing so would damage it before the drilling even started.
power > reze
>>97571122I don't think thinner has anything to do with how durable paint is. I've heard that when you are doing metallics you want to use less retarder though because slower drying gives the flakes more time to settle instead of freezing in place.
Some 30 or so year old bits of lead, mined from eBay. The two sculpts on the flanks were included with an RPG supplement back in the day, and so ended up the first fantasy minis I ever painted. Those two are now long lost to history though, but I tracked down a new set now and painted those two in paint schemes similar to what I remember going for back in the mid nineties. And then the third one's... also here.
>>97572103you aren't supposed to highlight gundams
>>97573488Nonsense. It's not the norm amongst the Gunpla folks (even specifically amongst those who paint, which is a minority) but there's no such things as you being supposed to do it some specific way here. If he wants to add some highlights then he certainly can, and unless he fucks up the execution it'll likely end up giving the model a bit more life and definition.
>>97573294if it's printed why not just print it with a socket for the stand you want to use?>>97573523it's not the norm because it looks horrible
>>97573545Making a socket using meshmixer is sometimes very easy, and sometimes the mesh just won't greenlight it.I use the boolean difference tool and most of the time I can tell why it wont work, fix the issue and then get it to go, this was not one of those cases. I'm working with only an older surface tablet so I don't have the RAM and processing power necessary to do some operations that just freeze it, this was one of those rare cases where I couldn't get it to work out.
>>97573577I admit that I have no experience with modelling for 3d printing but can you just open the .stl file in solidworkds or fusion 360 and do an extruded cut on the bottom?
>>97573577Have you tried 3D Builder? It's mostly a mesh repair tool but it'll subtract any mesh from any other non-damaged mesh without complaint.
>>97573239oh, that makes sense. It doesn't feel like pure yellow because of all the green around it, I guess?
>>97572344Test doggo
>>97573812Exactly, as some other anon was saying a few threads back, the colour you choose isn't quite as important as which colours you pair it with as the whole affects the perception of the parts.>>97573799>>97573804I have aught myself to use meshmixer and that is it, drive space on this tablet is a premium, this is specific instance is something so vanishingly rare it isn't worth the trouble to learn a new program.The stand is only a slight bother to me and overall not nearly enough to reprint and repaint.
>>97573845How does it surf with no board?
>>97573936with 1 (one) tactical rockobviously
Maybe one day I will understand how to operate airbrush but clearly not today. I probably more fucked up than improved (aside from attempting at highlighting, I also added deep, dark purple to base shade and sprayed from below at lower areas). I'm more concerned about how I still get paint (AK) drying inside, on the needle. Not at the tip outside where people usually clean to fix clogging, the area inside near the nozzle - when pulling trigger all the way back I can clearly see formed, dried layer on the needle. Somehow adding Vallejo airbrush thinner only makes this forms almost instantly but using water instead still ends the same. Adding flow improver helps only a bit. I wish I would know what exactly I'm doing wrong. Airbrush uses this so called "floating" nozzle if that matters anything.>>97573488Technically it's not a Gundam but I honestly believe that highlighting and adding shadows to scale models of any kind is clear improvement. It sure takes a skill, which I clearly don't have yet (even if I believed I do) but I firmly believe it's right direction. I saw too many people parroting whatever they heard online and repeating steps without understanding why they take them in first place. I want to go beyond and above that.
Should you use flow improver with Primer in an airbrush? Or is it not needed for that type of paint?
>>97574099Depends on the primer. I thin most things with a mix of 5:1 thinner:flow-improver.Supposedly thinning primer is bad for material properties though, so you're supposed to minimize it. I generally add like 3 or 4 drops per 15 drops of primer.This depends a lot on the primer you're using.
>>97573469Not sure. Maybe it's just because the mini is made out of resin.
>>97573952if you are preshading with your airbrush it can look good, but the eavy metal style with edge highlights looks like absolute garbage on gundams. if you want to go above and beyond you can find out for yourself.
How does Stormshield compare to Lahmian medium when it comes to varnishing? Obviously one is an actual varnish, but is Lahmian good enough to protect paint and/or dull down gloss?
>>97574295Dull gloss, yes. Lahmian Medium is fairly matt. Protect, no.
>>9757384510 doggo
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>>97574437why did you hotglue the bases
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>>97573845I like the rusty metalic looking skin you have going on there.
>>97574500>>97574508Somebody should send these to GW every day until it sinks in.
>>97574979I'm pretty sure they're just told to paint the faces like they paint everything else. Stark edge highlights and sharply definied features do not exactly look great on female faces. It still shows off the details well and since most eavy metal shit is just glorified marketing material it makes some degree of sense.
>>97570310>>97570337>>97571275i was thinking either do some sort of gold candy coat or layering of metallics/ graphite powder then 'polishing' and clear coating on topimagine automotive paint process but with baked in highlights and shadows before the top clear coat>>97570657its literally gold plated
>>97574511I used snow sprinkles, it was still drying in the pic. They come out sparkly and I like it>>97573483I like ur wizords
>>97575197Snow isn't blue, it's white.>t. a fucking leaf
Other than not cutting through things you're not supposed to, do you do anything to care for your nippers? Like sharpen or oil them? Mine came somewhat oiled and has a rubber cap, but I've never oiled it myself.
>>97574500>>97574508Thanks anon.
Trying to push into a proper modern ’Eavy Metal finish. Clean blends, crisp edges, strong contrast, very controlledI’m not new, but I don’t feel like I’m improving anymore. For people who paint at that level, what did you actually grind to get there? Is it mostly brush mileage and edge discipline, or are you building volumes with airbrush first and refining after? Just trying to study it properly instead of guessing.
>>97574437How'd you get the done so quickly?
>>97575316a thin layer of oil will keep them from rusting, but most of them are plated steel so I don't think you're in danger of them rusting that bad. assuming you have adjustable ones, I think you could sharpen them but I don't know how easy that would be by hand on such a small surface.
>>97575316>>97575520>rustingare you leaving them outside in the rain?
Washington class sea defense platform
>>97575631even dry cracked hands have enough moisture and bad oil in them to corrode steel over timeeven if you get shitty stainless steel nippers they'll corrode over time with regular handling
>>97575667cute!
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>>97575676thanks!
Did all the copper trim. My army is battle ready now for next weekend, but I don't think I'm going to have enough time to get best painted.
It's another>I bought a bunch of minis for an army but now I'm paralyzed trying to start painting themepisode. I hate that I'm like this.
>>97576003start with a squad or charactertry not to get overwhelmed
>>97576080>start with character>do paint scheme>unable to duplicate paint scheme on other models because of some weird slight mix or something>all the models have to go in the garbage againThere's no fixing me. Leave me behind.
>>97576090always write down your paints used, especially if you're mixingall of your problems are solvable
>>97576090Mix up a bigger batch of the color(s) you want to use and draw from that as you go.
I need your help /WIP/. I have reached a creative block. I am not sure how I am supposed to paint the dwarf rangers to tie them to the rest of the army (a basic warrior and elite shown beside). So far my idea has been to make the cloaks a similar shade of blue and to paint the bows the bronze/copper colour to represent metal dwarven bows.I have no idea what to do with the uniforms of the rangers, there's no way to sensibly paint bronze onto their clothes. And painting their clothes blue would make them super blue with the blue cloaks.
>>97576276Make the belt buckles copper too.Make the boots the same color as the boots the rest of your guys are wearing.
>>97576276keep the uniforms the same colors but make the cloaks gray
>>97576287The belt buckle. Of course, thanks! Unfortuantely I painted the boots differently on the two squads. But they are barely visible with how I based the rocks.>>97576316I feel like this is my only realistic outcome without it looking too blue. Thanks anon.
GW really needs to start reviewing their designs for paintability once assembled. "Paint this part before assembling" doesn't cut it, especially when they recommend spray priming as the first step.
>>97576367terms "test fit" and "painting separately", and tutorials for them, are bound to shart+. you sound poor :^)
Another Skorpekh down. Being able to do this at work is nice.
>>97576376Did you have a stroke at the end of your first sentence?
>>97575495I don't do the entire autism of 3 progressively thinner edge highlights and do some simple volumetrics instead but people always say it looks like eavy metal so I guess I can chime in. It's all about patience and being neat, honestly. Edge highlights are obviously very important here so you should figure out how are you the most comfortable doing them. Some people like going top to bottom like Duncan always advised, I prefer to go sideways holding the tip of my brush downwards, if that makes any sense. Your blends need to be really smooth to sell the "clean" effect, too. Airbrush really helps here but nothing wrong with doing everything by brush, it will just take longer and probably look slightly worse in the end. I usually do the main color of the miniature/subassembly with an airbrush and everything else by hand. Oh and one more thing, if you want those crisp, defined recesses you might need to sometimes ditch washes and use thinned acrylics to blackline instead. That's the gist of it, it'd help if you posted a mini of yours and maybe I could give some more specific advice.
>>97576367why can't you spray paint parts before assembly?
>>97575495>’Eavy MetalIn my opinons 'eavy metal style is just very limited. I think they push it because it's relatively easy to do, but it has a hard ceiling. Volumetrics defeat edge highlights once you're beyond a certain skill level.
>>97576708they push it because it looks good for box and promotional photos, form any angle, while making details stand out, it also makes you buy at least 3 colors and a washimo it's working against them with how much tiny details some of the latest models have, they look like noise and it's hard to tell what's what
>>97576708I mean you don't have to stick rigidly to exactly how they do it. You can mix in volumetrics, paint metallics beyond wash+edge highlight etc
I simply can't glaze over smaller details for shit, no matter how much I try, the layers end up far too watery even if make sure to drain all the excess water on a paper towel beforehand. Either there's absolutely no pigment left on my brush, in which case I'm basically wetting the model with no noticeable change in colour, or there's a bit too much, in which case I'm basically doing some awfully watered down layers that end up drying all over the place and are not uniformly transparent; for a method that should supposedly give me so much control over the colour, I unironically feel like I have much more control with drybrushing or even wet blending. Hours and hours of Youtube videos haven't really helped because everyone has their own little method and everyone uses different brands that all require different amounts of water, and the biggest tip they can give you is "just eyeball it bro you'll be fine" because it's obviously a very volatile method.Thank fuck I can wet blend decently at least, too bad that doesn't work for smaller details or transitions; maybe I should learn feathering or some shit
Nearly done with the spider face thingies. What color do I go for on the dripping goop? I'm thinking a radioactive green, but I can be persuaded otherwise.
>>97576858nibba just layer with heavily thinned paints instead
Maybe someone will have some idea here - what could be the cause of paint drying inside the airbrush, on the needle, instead of on the tip? Could this be related to thread-less nozzle design? I'm just trying to figure out why exactly this problem happens and searching around only returns garbage results with tons of "guides" all about dry tip and made with this annoying language of "everything you do is wrong, here is how".
>>97576929how do you stop airbrushing? do you just release the trigger or do you take care to first move it forward to stop paint flow and then release the trigger to stop pushing air
>>97576944The latter, first thing I learned was this movement since otherwise I would split paint drops next time I release air. Again, there is barely any paint left on the tip but when I pull trigger all the way back with empty cut, I can see layer of paint formed and dried on the needle itself. When I took apart airbrush after session (and that was after flushing with water, cleaner and water again), inside of the nozzle had clear traces of dried paint, too.
>>97576858If you're using water, maybe try glaze medium. It tends to sit in place and not run at all in a more uniform way. Water takes more practice desu.
time to give these fellas little love they have been chipped literally to hell and backflaming mane still looks pretty cool but i think im finally going with real khorne colors
>>97576814Sure, but edge highlighting in general is just a quick fix. Yes the model pops, but it looks strange.
>>97576979That's a REALLY good point actually, I'd used some medium in the past but I never quite got the hang of its consistency; in my head it's only really used to make your own washes but it makes perfect sense that it would be great to actually retain some control since the pigments split a lot less. My problem is mostly that, with too much water, you basically lose the paint consistency itself and the pigments end up around the edges of the "puddle" since that's how it driesGood suggestion anon
I love speed paint metallics!!!!!Fuck the haters!
>>97575496I've painted about 1000 minis, so just reps...these guys were mostly all slopped on sponged and dry brushed, even so there is no what im going to finish everything before my game saturday>>97576981Neato>>97576884Fantastic>>97575998Trim with me>>97575667Cool what game is this from?
>>97576884You did green in some of your other stuff, right? Probably a good idea to keep it consistent. I think glossy red imitating blood/gore would look nice too in case you want to mix it up
>>97577146I did green on the helbrute and...
>>97577172good lord this model is so stupid
>>97577172Coal liquefaction black/red/orange on the forgefiend.
>>97577172so what is that thing you are working on anyway i have never seen it beforei saw that they released some new defiler for some reason even if the real one is one of the best vehicles there ever was
>>97577231Lord Discordant
>>97577264oh yeah now i see it, i would also have to say greenany plans regarding the defiler
Holy fuck malifaux is a bitch to assemble
>>97577317I kinda want one but I want to wait for the release so I can take a proper look at the model and the sprues. I think both the new and the old one are sort of goofy in different ways. On the old one the weapons look like shit and the head on top of the chassis looks retarded. On the new one I'm not a fan of the beer gut and the more rounded profile while in line with the newer daemon engines makes it look a bit like an armor plated testicle. If I could have the new one but a bit blockier and 30% less fleshy then I would be really hyped for it.
>>97577329Yeah but it makes them feel so much better when finished
>>97577347>>97577329is it just because of how spindly the parts are?
>>97577357Yeah, like her anklet was a seperate part. Also their instructions suck ass
>>97577338> On the old one the weapons look like shit and the head on top of the chassis looks retarded.agreed and way ahead of you (no pun intended) and i would love to get a pristine one but they go for over 100 euros these days and prices most likely just doubled with the ballsack version release
>>97577367>her anklet was a separate part
>>97577357It's a combination of>small and fragile parts>nonsensical partitioning with no concessions made to design to account for it>no part labeling on sprues or instructionsLike this is a tiny box on treads, you can barely see the interior, yet despite that there's 7 tiny pieces that go inside it, the top and bottom are each 5 very similar unlabeled pieces to preserve interior details obscured by those 7 interior items, and each tread wheel is 2 parts as well despite the outer parts completely obscuring the inner ones.
>>97577140Dystopian Wars. I'm just getting back into it and am kitbashing my ancient models into new ones
>>97577415>monopose tracksAn absolute travesty there's no excuse for in this day and age.
>>97577172BANE?
>>97577491>no functional miniature motor that runs on miniature diesel
>>97577525Yeah, more interior stuff would be also nice.But monopose tracks are just nonsense.
I've rigged my own paint shaker from scrap, seems to work well after testing it with ak and vallejo
>>97577562It's beautiful anon, but won't your mother miss it?
>>97577568kek
>>97577568lmao
>>97577568xD
>>97577562heh
>>97576698In this case, it's because there are some significant gaps that will need to be filled specifically on the parts that need to be painted before assembly.
Guys, does a terrain thread exists?If not, do you know where to find any "standee terrain"?Like some obstacles to print on paper to be ready to play.
>>97577964rarely during a blue moon there are terrain threads but this here /wip/ and /3dpg/ are your best bets outside themi suggest just using google-fu because everything papercraft related can be found that way these daysremember to use your local library they have color printers and good luck anon
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>>97577964>do you know where to find any "standee terrain"?Most of what I have in my "Papercraft" folder is the work of a genius lad who used to visit us here with his little papercraft chibis, but I also have the terrain from the WH40K Second Edition boxed set, the Battle Bunker from White Dwarf 169, and a futuristic shipping container.aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWdhLm56L2ZvbGRlci9uQVJ4WGJDTCNxZ0tBbU1RU2dDYXdORDc3T2RUdUdBI also have a ton of fantasy stuff that's not in the folder; even MEGA can get crowded after a decade or so. What game are you interested in playing that needs terrain like this?
>>97578116I am in love with you sir.Ranger of Shadow Deep, therefore I need some generic fantasy, mostly three, rocks and such, I still have to learn how to do 3d terrain.
I recently got around 50 chaos warrior shields and axes off eBay for 5$ and I've been using them as practice for effects before I do my models.
>>97578366and an attempt at frost/ice
>>97578380Oof
>>97578380put some layers on top
how do I paint asian skin without it just looking like I'm painting the simpsonsparticularly mongol skin
>>97578366did you use baking salt and how did it feel
>>97578185Somewhere, I swear I have a printable cardboard village for WHFB, but I can't find it. I did add the Mageknight tower to the Papercraft folder.
>>97578779I actually didn't. I used some Leadblecher as a base, fresh rust and Dark Rust from Army Painter for the effects and then I did a (pretty bad) drybrush of leadblecher on the raised areas.
With the introduction of Crucible Champions and the wacky loadouts you can get with it, how would (you) incorporate a multi-melta, heavy bolter, two inferno pistols, a paragon war mace, and a paragon war blade into this model?
>>97578882wrong thread friend
>>97578901Is it? I would have thought that this would be the thread to ask about kitbashing stuff
>>97578930This would be the place to show off a kitbash, not to spitball one.
>>97578882Melee weapons into main arms, ranged weapons into subarms mounted on the back. No, I have no idea about what Wh40k models should look like or how these weapons you listed work. I just listed first thing that came to my mind. Probably can scratchbuild said subarms with polystyrene rods.
Witness me! (Speedpaint gogogo)>>97577347Ur malifaux is great
first pass on the robe, not quite liking it yeti think its too wide and needs a bit more of a bell shape
>>97576929try lowering your air pressure or adding retarder to the paint. what airbrush are you using?
>>97579245FineArt FA-190X, probably one of local variants of some Chinese model. Thread-less nozzle and teflone seal at least. I tried adding retarder (even more than suggested, 4 drops to 10 of paint) but whitle it helped a bit, it would still end with this drying inside effect, only a bit later.>lowering air pressureI'm a bit confused here. I was told before that higher pressure is actually preventing premature drying. In my case I was using 1.6 bar, by the way.
Had some time to get started on this fellas skin
>>97579146Chaos warriors returning from a foam party.
>>97579223Bell shape? You just made odd creases that go inward for no reason.
>>97579380Hahaha i love itSo i figured out I gotta paint the silver first then the black then the trim for fastest sloppiest painting speed allowed.I dont hate painting trim, but so much of it is just not creative. More paint by numbers so I use it as time to practice brush control
Redpill me on makeup spongesIs it just a meme or are they good enough airbrush substitutes for poorfags like me
>>97579418they suck, unless you seal your undercoats
Relic knight lady
>>97579418"Good enough" is tricky term, anon. They indeed allows you to apply highlights in a way similar to airbrush but not quite the same. They will also be quite helpful with shallow details as with gentle tapping they won't drown them in paint, which is quite useful. They are also easier to keep precise but you could argue that its matter of training with airbrush. That being said, they have different problems, mostly related to how paint can dry inside of them or on the surface during work so if you are not careful, you could start getting rough, little grainy surface. It is also quite easy to accidentally catch some dust/etc and burry it into your paint layer. I personally keep small container with water nearby wehn I use them and periodically squeeze out paint and quickly wash them in water to prevent drying. They are overall quite fun and useful tool to serve as complementary to your other ones.I posted this here before but here is an example of using sponge - green armor here was highlighted with it (legs looks odd because I fucked up varnish application here, upper section was done correctly).
>>97579418I use them a lot for setting decals
>>97579386>Bell shapewider at the bottom than in the middlei have to fix the creases meeting in the middle at the bottom and soften them somepicrel is the reference
>>97579418Wouldnt say they are a airbrush replacement I view them like a smoother drybrushAlso i use them alot to add micro texture to worn cloth
>>97579418Exhibit B, mentioned problem with rough surface (she was done before battlemech saw in >>97579492 ), on the face. Dark grey parts were also highlighted with sponge (including chest and belly).
>>97579522>>97579492Both of these look quite stellar honestly, I can see what you mean with the roughness problem but that could even be useful with certain surfaces like cloth or diseased skin.My main use case would be to cover larger surfaces that I simply can't brush over, and I don't mind some smaller imperfections since I can fix them later with some care.Any resource/guide you'd recommend to get a good idea of a workflow? Because all the ones I've seen so far don't really mention how much water you need/when to clean them/how to use them and how thinned stuff needs to be.>>97579516"Smoother drybrush for flat surfaces" doesn't quite roll off the tongue, but I get your point.It's just something I came across randomly and it looked quite interesting, I'm amazed people don't mention them more often
>>97579559>but that could even be useful with certain surfaces like cloth or diseased skin.Thats why I said its complementary to other methods. Useful to have but won't exactly replace either completely.>Any resource/guide you'd recommend to get a good idea of a workflow?Sadly no, I had to guess and eyeball it. From my experience its better to thin them to layer consistency rather than base coat as too thick paints will stick and form really uneven surface with repeated tapping - unless thats what you want to achieve, like some rough camo sprayed quickly over tank armor, for example. And mentioned water container to periodically wash and squeeze it to prevent paint from drying inside and making it stiff.
>>97570097Insane green stuff work anon. Very well done
>>97579497Sorry, but that reference seems off.
>>97579559DIfferent anon but gunpla might yield more results: https://youtu.be/4WhOj3rH6qI?t=600
>>97579651ofc it does, anime isn't a realistic depiction of reality, and most of the times the drawn shapes don't even translate to 3d
unit readyim so stoked i finally have a squad from every legion painted
>>97580250Looks great man be proud
>>97580250They do look good
>>97580307>>97580350thank you anon i finally have every retro marine squad painted only thing im missing is lucius the enernalit might be the bottle of whisky i just downed talking but feels pretty great to finally finish something you always dreamed of
Posting to keep me motivated because ultra tedious shit is incoming. I want to assemble it so much already.>>97580250Cool stuff m8 >>97577347oooh baby ! >>97577179Thx for inspiration, will try to replicate some things of that later.
>>97580307>>97580350feels good man>>97580454thank you anon and i like those fleshy bits
>>97580479I believe I was promised 18 founding chapters represented amongst your painted collection.
>>97578380https://youtu.be/hSqCAz9WyIM
>>97580479Oh man I love the new rubrics but those old ones are kino as well. Are these prints?
>>97579418>Is it just a memeYes.
>>97580484give it time anon i just started stripping my old faba demons>>97580491i used to own all of them back in the day but yeah around half are prints because im not made of money
>>97580633>give it timeFuck you, you said>finally have a squad from every legion
man I fell for the meme of AP rattlecans being terrible but their black is way better than chaos black
>>97580731ive had that blister in my hands dozens of times but i never bought itonly one thing i regret more than lucius is the chaos dreadnought
>>97577568
I've finished my corsair princess. I haven't done a space cape for a while and the brush I used for my old ones is worn out and doesn't quite make the swirls like it used to.
What's the biggest brush you use on a regular basis or that you'd use on a large model? Not something massive like terrain or a knight, but like a dragon or a dreadnought. Preferably a round brush. I can't stand using flat brushes, they don't hold shit for paint.
>>97580936I use a 3 round semi-often but it tends to leave a lot of bubbles and fixing those is time consuming enough that it's hardly much of a time saver over the smaller ones which don't do that.
>>97580936the biggest brush I use for anything is a 1 and I do not airbrush, I don't even rattlecan primer.
>>97580883the model itself is top notch but sandly unless you told me that cape was supposed be stars and galaxies etc i would not get it as it is now
>>97580959>leave a lot of bubblesIs that from the size of the brush or the thinness of the paint? I've had this happen sometimes when I try to just slob paint on as quick as possible but I'm not entirely sure what causes it.
>>97580983I think it's from the brush being a little frayed which combined with the size creates enough space in between the bristles to generate bubbles, it didn't do it when it was newer.
>>97580968>I don't even rattlecan primer.What kind of freak are you?
How would one go painting a wood grain-like pattern? Specifically, not unlike what often gets paired with black electronics, whether it's actual wood or a fake pattern. I presume a gloss or satin varnish over the top would also help bring it out more.
>>97581234When you're painting take that picture and then paint the colors in the picture you posted.
Do these read as sports car or voltron?
>>97581224One who enjoys the entire painting process, why would I not want to brush everything?
>>97581234very carefullystart with an uneven base tone and streaking highlights as gently as you can. Non-traditional mediums like colored pencils might help as long as you varnish over to set it in place.
>>97580981I really did botch it. I feel bad I've had that brush for nine years.
>>97581368Read more like cars/Mario kart than voltron to me
>>97581405Excellent, ever since I posted the base colors in /btg/ it's been "power rangers" this and "voltron" that and it stuck so I needed a fresh objective set of eyes.
>>97581368I see Voltron but I think it could be rectified towards sports car with more shading
>>97581448I'm really trying to keep clean civilian sports car with it, kept the shading subtle for that.
>>97581450A glossy finish might help pull it toward “car”. Right now the colors do feel similar to the classic voltron colors but if they had a high gloss it would be different from the Saturday morning cartoon vibe.
>>97581234paint the lighter color and then streak the grain over it with oil paint.
>>97581472I do intend to give them a gloss coat when done, yes.
>>97577172zoomed in for checkered missile and noticed the shark. Exquisite.
>>97581368... and I'll form the head.
>>97579610>>97579755Thanks anons, I'll give them a try and hopefully it'll work out
>>97579755I should call her...................
>>97581234Paint a layer of brown oil paint, then pull it down with a clean brush to create streaks.
Picked him up NOS for 20 at mini swapSuch a good findAlways wanted one of these duders
>>97583166I don't know what's this but it looks pretty cool
Built a few zombies to stand in as poxwalkers
>>97583373Also converted a few more Plague Marines.
>>97583369nta but it’s the previous plastic daemon prince.
>>97581668There is a black mech too but I didn't finish it yet, still need to go back over the lines and then clean up their edges.
No way im finishingOh wellNothing will be grey at least...1 week was not enough time for 1250 points of khorne trim
>>97580781I remember seeing this thing in like an old GW brochure and thinking it was the coolest shit ever
>>97583858All I remember about it is everybody complaining that the tentacles never stayed on because everything was metal and weighed 9kg
>>97583872Unlike the loyalist dreadnought, where the entire left arm was cast as a single piece (only the "fingers" were separate), the second edition Chaos Dreadnought had a shoulder piece with a "slot" for a left arm weapon. You could have the power scourge, which is pictured in >>97580781, but there was also a power claw and thunder hammer.There's a shallow "peg" built into the shoulder, but I don't think it ever worked as well as intended. If you knew how to pin things, you could, but most of us "kids" back then probably just used superglue.
Okay, I'm asking honestly - I often see people "explaining" others problems with airbrush by its origin - that they experience problems because "they bought Chinese". But why exactly is that? What exactly is making Chinese airbrushes bad?
>>97584239lower quality materials and lower tolerances. worse materials means it's harder for paint mixture to flow/clean and lower tolerances means you don't get an as consistent spray. but that's rarely the actual problem people are having.
>>97584239Oh look, this shit again.
>>97583558Ah nuuu cheeky breeki iv damke!
>>97584239I'm still not buying chinkshit, craftsperg.
Finally, these guys are ready for an oil wash.
>>97581368Progress
>>97584560Are you going to call everyone this retarded boogieman? I wanted to honestly know.
>>97584761It's funny how he's calling you that while totally ignoring the posts by the actual craftpainter.
>>97584736>>97584761>>97584848samefag
>>97584761If you timestamp a mini now I'll do it too and we can show the schizo that he needs to take his meds.
>craftpainter>he is here
>>97584872When the schizo uses a shotgun he is eventually bound to wing his target, yes.Most of the time I see him throwing that around I'm just lurking on my phone because I have a real job and a life outside of that too.
Too much orange ? >>97584618New vallejo TMM ? >>97580781Still got him, but with pliers and heavy plasma. And I still kinda prefer the him over the new one.
>>97584883Man between you and the black legion anon I'm starting to like this model a lot, maybe I should get one for my tsons
>>97584883Wow. That Maulerfiend looks fucking stellar. Beats the crap out of what I was doing. How'd you manage the glow effects for the exhaust pipes?
>>97584865I was not painting today or yesterday, sorry, felt very bad after getting back from work, despite not even doing anything intense or tiresome. Overall I'm still painting that scratchbuild mecha and trying to figure out why, when using airbrush, paint was drying inside on the needle instead of at the tip outside.
>>97584883>New vallejo TMM ?Nah, Tamiya X-13
>>97584971>He called the scratch build gundam anon craftspergAbsolutely fucking hysterical!
>>97584900Game-wise and cool-wise, it's a great idea, IF you're willing to put the effort.>>97584986Oh, ok ! You've got my attention with the oil wash nonetheless.>>97584927Technically nothing crazy, it's 'just' a gradient. My advice would be, don't be afraid to add white during the intermediate steps.Like, start from orange, put white on the center, then yellow, and white again.And don't forget to highlight with black, super important for the contrast. The rest is just blending I guess.
>>97585032I feel like I put decent amount of effort into my stuff, for reference those Rubrics at the beginning of the thread are mine. I think a jade/mint glow and pale purple skin would look really nice on this guy.
>>97585055Good stuff indeed ! Make it happen ! Wanna see it too now.
>>97585079All right you convinced me, just ordered one. It might be a while until I actually start painting it, though.
I'm trying to make an obsidian effect for bases, but I'd appreciate some help.My goal is to achieve a smooth, ripple-y, surface with some sharp edges. I tried gluing plasticard slivers and covering with some extra thick sprue goo, but it's not looking right. I've seen people get similar textures to what I want using diorama water texture, but it my tries have been underwhelming.
>>97585157Nice! Do sub-assemblies btw, or you're gonna lose your mind trying to access half of the model...
>>97584618Lowkey gorgeous models, anon. ngl I don’t even like the color blue
>>97585249Looks a bit more green in person!
The daemon prince scares me
Today I bring you a goblin shaman.
What could I theoretically use a maulerfiend/forgefiend kit for other than cannibalizing it for parts if I play Death Guard? The big gatling cannons would work well on knights.
Done with these
Would fully encasing a miniature in polyurethane resin, turning the base up into a clear cylinder or rectangle with the painted miniature embedded within, be a good way to protect the minis and make transportation and storage simpler?
>>97585573Did you do a reverse zenithal? Why is it lighter in the recesses and darker on top?
>>97585777if you never ever wanted to get the miniature out of the resin, then sure.
>>97585924Why would you? You can still see it and play with it.
>>97585945No problems then. Epoxy resin might be easier to work with. if you're happy with it being preeminently encased then yeah go for it, I don't see what else could go wrong.
>>97585951Well it would only work for a force/army where not one of the models has any bit overhanging the base, and then the top, flat or rounded? would a round topped cylinder distort the viewing of the mini?but if you could do an entire army/force that way you could literally just chuck them into the bottom of a backpack or whatever for transport, no more foam lined cases or anything, keeping them dust free would also be stupid easy.
>>97585966sure man do whatever the fuck you want, they're your minis
>>97585970And yet you sound angry about it for some reason.
>>97585766Adding the black one to the group just makes it look even more like Voltron
>>97585985sure sounds like you're projecting since nobody's taking your shit bait seriously
>>97585766The gloss didn’t help. idk why you picked the literal exact shades from the original Voltron cartoon if you didn’t want that connection. Race cars come in so many different colors.
>>97585766Those look adorable brother, well done.
>he's samefagging his shit again
starting this week's model
>>97586049Immense sovl, good paint job too. Who made the mini?
Polanon, Don't worry you didn't get grinched, the USPS just FUCKED ME this year. Your package should be arriving
>>97585991>baitIn what way is that question "bait" for fuck's sake.
>>97586079You sound angry about it for some reason
>>97586083No anon, I'm bewildered that you perceive trolling in the idea for some reason.Is it trolling because it's a new idea? Does that make you uncomfortable and you have to stick it into a predefined box of ideas to react to it?
>>97586103trying too hard at this point
>>97586118Okay so new concepts do frighten you, got it.
Anon is right, soon everyone will seal their minis in pillars or rectangles of resin so they can travel easier. What's 15-20 pounds of resin for an army if the paint job will never chip???
>>97586140not to mention dealing with avoiding bubbles with your epoxy poursand keeping pours shallow enough so they don't melt the plastic with the generated heatand the fact that your models will look retarded encased in a cylinder of resin
>>97586140Are you trying to say 20 pounds is a burden?
ignore the fucking obvious shitposts jesus christ its not that hard
>>97586150why the fuck would you think I was serious
>>97586160Are you retarded?I'm mocking the initial mongoloid who suggested this in the first place and crashed out as soon as somebody said it wasn't the greatest idea known to mankind
>>97586150Im not sure heat generation is an issue as plenty of modelers have fully or partially encased things in tinted polyurethane to do underwater scenes
>>97586166Who's crashing out?
>>97586060diehard miniaturesthey have a very sovlful range, and in glourious metal>https://diehardminiatures.com/product/malak-undead-chaos-warrior/
>>97583166berry nice, but don't forget about that moldline on the knee
>>97579418Your post inspired me to give it a try tonight. I think with two coats of Evil Sunz Scarlet, this assault intercessor could be decent. This is over a Blood Angels Red Contrast Paint basecoat and a white undercoat.Not sure it was worth the trouble unless I was doing multiple models at the same time. Don't bother worrying about blocking in your other colours ... you *will* get paint on them with the sponge and have to go back and fix them anyway.
>>97587163That's just a scar from the arrow.
Did some work on my kitbashed dragoon. I'm having a lot of fun playing with greens as a break from blocking in all the metallics.
>>97587610>Did some work on my kitbashed dragoon.Pics or it didn't happen.
>>97584883I really love the tarnished copper you did for the trim. What colors are those?
>>97579146That's some really good lookin red.
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>>97584883>New vallejo TMM ?NTA but the turquoise ones are seemingly becoming hard as fuck to find.
>>97587724>>97584883The Alpha Legion poster again here, now you guys made me interested in those sets.I ended up getting the turqouise and age metal sets. I feel like this Tamiya X-13 might be too blue on it's own anyway.
>>97587804I was the other guy who had the TTC blue, by the time I had assembled all my dudes I saw that releasing and reviews were generally favorable of them being good colored metallics (even if Vince still isn't so big on them making things toy-like), being the full monty with an airbrush mix too. Too bad that shit's sold out everywhere in Oceania, so I'm getting quite a considerably delay on when I can actually start painting everything.
>>97587861Contrast paint over metallic undercoat does have an appeal to it, I can see how someone could prefer it over colored metallics. If you have an airbrush you could swap the contrast paint to Tamiya Clear. I hear that's how the storefront photos for Alpha Legion praetors were painted.
First attempts after a couple years away, just picking up models from the resale shelf that look nice
>>97588045pretty good all things considered, what are you planning to do for the bases?
>>97588057Not super sure yet, I was thinking about trying to paint some marble or ice for the deamonettes. And something industrial for the death cult assassin
>>97588045hey i too am working juan diaz daemonettes atmman these things are really really small
>>97588138yeah, but they look very nice. Considering how much these go for on ebay i got very lucky finding them on the 3€ shelfNot super happy with how the skin turned out but I think I know how to improve
>>97587663Vallejo bright bronze, shaded with Citadel cygor brown, barely diluted with flow improver and dry brushed with bright bronze again.
>>97570097Better than Nelson's shit sculpts that's for sure
>>97587674Very cool kitbash, anon.
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>>97583872>>97584120The recessed joint had excellent grab unless you used bad/expired glue and didn't clean mold release agent from the model. I had that model, known multiple people who did, nobody had a problem with that joint.
>>97584239Chinese is shorthand for "knockoff". Good for basic bitch work like priming or one-color basecoating, but the moment you want precision work is when shit falls apart.Also, if you have a chance, compare how popular cheap "pseudo-Iwata" Chinese airbrushes handle compared to the actual Iwata models they were based on.
>>97588583I mean China makes most of the shit you buy in the West, the only difference is QC.
Progress on the acolytes, almost done. Just looking for something for their shoulders to mask where I clipped of the chaos bits.The abberant in the back needs some techy bits to further integrate him with the rest. The alpha (not in pic) needs some terrain to fit him onto the base, I'm thinking a trash heap to give that scavenger vibes.Then I can move onto the neophytes.
>>97588603>the only difference is QCAnd there you have your answer.
>>97588682Yeah but its absolutely possible to get decent quality directly from chinks, though it's always a gamble.
>>97588698>it's always a gambleExactly!!
>>97588603>only difference is QCNo, no it is not. We've been through this, craftsperg.
>>97588583I keep hearing about this precision but don't see it, really. Lots of YT painters use most expensive H&S model but then you have guys like Jose Davinci that use AK basic airbrush, which is most likely Chinese too and seems to be doing fine. Likewise I saw a guy trying to prove how Chinese airbrushes are bad and would show painting with them and some quality one - but to me, lines were pretty much the same, instead of "totally different". Another video showed guy unpacking some cheapest Chinese airbrush, showing very thick lines with it and then polishing needle with proper compound, which massively improved results.While I won't be able to taste the difference myself since I have internal blockade on spending on single tool as much as I spend on entire hobby per year (and not to mention spare parts), I simply have a feeling that Chinese stuff is in reality much better than their reputation suggests.
>>97588982We've been through this already, anon. Me and other anons already explained this to you once, probably twice. Why are you repeating the same nonsense from before? >Jose DavinciHe's using like five different airbrushes, depending on the requirement, which is something that was already explained to you before. Still, all his videos I've seen before, the moment he needs to do a detail work or some really smooth blends (like the skin on the thick lady), it's nearly exclusively HS Infinity.
>>97585988>>97585998The black one was there from the beginning, I just worked on it separate, as for the colors those are all bog standard sports car colors, I never thought of voltron or power rangers until I posted the base colors and got that reaction, at which point it was too late.I didn't want to number them so I did them all different colors, although having gone with different racing stripes for each probably would have been sufficient. That being said I'm happy with each color, probably the best yellow I've done on anything, the black one is alright but the four little ones all make me happy.
>>97588982>I keep hearing about this precision but don't see it, really.That's on you and your low standards then. If you personally don't see a difference, by all means buy Chinese and spend the difference on something else.
>>97589082Anon like>I don't understand the fact that several microns matter. These airbrushes are as accurate as the blocks of the pyramids which is all you really need.
>>97589297I truly don't understand how difference measured in microns could possibly matter. It changes airflow completely or what?
>>97589336The issue with airbrushes specifically is buildup of dried paint. Dried paint will immediately begin accumulate more dried paint. So any gaps where paint can physically be will accumulate paint, any gaps in nozzle or needle tolerance. The tighter and more sealed those are when not in use the less likely paint gets stuck in them. This applies mostly to surface finishing and treatment though. the parts on a higher end airbrush are going to have a smoother more hydrophobic finish than a cheaper airbrush. >airbrush performance is mostly dictated by how clean the airbrush is>a perfectly clean cheap airbrush will mostly be as good as an expensive one>a cheap airbrush has a 0.1% chance of starting to accumulate paint buildup with every second of use (made up numbers but you'll get the idea)>an expensive airbrush has a 0.01% chance of starting to accumulate paint buildup with every second of use due to better tolerances/QC and more expensive surface treatments
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>>97589475Alright, that makes sense. Cheapest airbrush I own have areas on needle that have slightly different, darker areas than the rest so I would guess these are imperfections differently reflecting light.Understanding mechanics behind painting process is crucial to figure out how to deal with limitations and obstacles and recognize those that cannot be mitigated.
