I am in need of a good light for painting given my new place has shit lighting. Anyone have any particular favorites for lamps or other lightning? I've never been in this situation before so I'm not sure what the go-tos as far as types or brands go.

>Use Death Metal from Army Painter Fanatics as it has a solid gold color
>It comes out as if it's Aluminum
Did I get a faulty bottle? I shook well over a minute or two and it's still not gold.

>>98493977
Ring lights are neat because you can look through the middle of them. You can also get head mounted lights that do the trick too.

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OK I think I'm done! Touched up the base and face and added some washes for the sword, to do a soot covered blade.
C&C always welcome

>>98493978
pics or you're colourblind

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Here's my Thunderbelly Ogor Tyrant so far. Was using Vallejo and Army Painter for the first time as well as trying to do lightning effects for the first time.

>>98493914
Does anyone happen to have some basing infopics handy? I'm trying to decide how I want to base my Iron Warriors. I'm stuck choosing between wet and muddy, dry desert, and snow.

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Have any of you ever built a modular castle?
What is the best shape for the towers so that they can serve either as an L-shaped corner or be placed between two wall sections?

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How I look at my girlfriend upon finding invaluable kitbashing material (empty egg cartons) in the trash.

>>98494197
I like that blue steel look

>>98494160
Nice one anon, looks great

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finished a tactical, despoiler, and command squad form my 30k Emperors Children today

>posted in the 40k thread but nobody had anything useful to say, so posting here as well, which is probably the right place

been away from the hobby for a pretty long time, getting the itch again
thinking about doing a renegades army using the old 7th ed FW renegades and heretic list, current idea is a dark mechanicus affiliated tzeentch army, probably fairly heavy on mechanized infantry and maybe eventually a baneblade variant or convert up something as a brass scorpion as a centerpiece
as far as models go i dont really want to get too chaosified or mutated, anyone have good ideas for infantry? Not a huge fan of the existing renegade models as they're too spiky and ragtag for my taste.
It'll probably end up being cadians/kasrkins because they're fairly simple to clean up, though one thing i would like is for my basic dudes to have autoguns and the vet equivs to have lasguns, but thats easily doable i think

>>98494191
See here >>98494197

>>98494657
nta but this looks like dark gold to me, anon

>>98494493
The buzz cut effect looks great!

>>98494288
Square obviously

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berzerkers done

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>>98489775
If your airbrush looks like what you posted then there's no getting around it, you have to disassemble your airbrush and place it some IPA for a while and then clean it. You NEED proper tools to get into the channel and end cap of the brush to make sure no dried paint is blocking the flow.

When I airbrush I use cheap q-tips (don't use anything sharp) with some cleaner and I rub the cup if it's stubborn paint, making sure no paint is stuck. Then I spray it out and I run more cleaner after that as many times as I need until it's clean, usually just 1 or 2 more times.

Airbrushing is a learning curve. The one thing you should know is that there is no recipes you can just blindly follow for everyhing, like mixing 80/20 thinner-flow improver. I don't do that anymore, today I just use thinner and my own eye sight. You need to learn to SEE how the paint flows, not follow recipes.

What airbrush do you have specifically? Because every airbrush is different. I struggled with tip drying on my H&S ultra 2024 for a while and I almost went mad, but what they NEVER tell you is how the velocity coming out of the nozzle varies massively from brand to brand. As it turns out my AB has a really high air flow velocity at the pressure I was spraying, so I reduced the PSI to 18-20 PSI and it reduced my tip drying massively. Again, you can't just look at pressure and assume everything is gonna work the same across the board. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_Ui2z63z8Q

>>98494678
whats with this weird ass depth of field, nice dudes tho

>>98494680
Forgot to add

Do not backwash, it serves no purpose other than getting paint around your trigger. You don't want that unless you want a sticky trigger. Get dedicated wells to mix paint and pour it into the cup, because you might mix thick paint somethines and you need to make sure it's properly thinned and flowing

I clean the needle often with paper towel and IPA after the cup is clean after every session, or if needed after I change colours

Use your fingers to remove dried paint on the tip if you're getting blockages, if you have a nozzle like I do then an expendable dry brush with some cleaner should do the trick

It's great that you have someone you can ask, I was gonna recommend that. Ask him to show you where it goes wrong.

>>98494686
still learning to use my fancy camera & battery was about to die & it's 2am so didn't bother trying multiple shots lmao

>>98494662
Why the fuck did I see two people who used this paint have their's turn out solid gold then?

I don't understand non metallic metals like swords and it's annoying the fuck out of me.
And I don't just mean I don't understand how to do it, I don't understand why a finished piece looks the way it does, why the bright and dark shades are at the places where they are. Like I can understand why a cloak has brighter colors on it's ripples, so I can figure out and replicate it. Not with NMM blades and stuff.

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>>98494288
you could do this with the green wall being removable

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>>98494288
>>98494872
actually you could align the walls to the corner and make the wall a smaller tower

>>98494761
Most of the time NMM people are just following patterns rather than actually a coherent reflection of the light. That's not really a criticism, there has to be some flubbing to make it look reflective when it isn't really.

>>98494680
>>98494702

H&S Evolution in fact, also using AK paints but I doubt it really matters. 1.5bar pressure, which roughly translates to 22 PSI but changing pressure was not really changing anything in this behaviour.

That experienced modeller said I do everything correct so really no idea. The only case where I have zero problems with drying paint, dirty internals, etc was when I was spraying Vallejo Metal Color (those 30ml bottles), not even using flow improver, just some of their thinner. Really don't know what to think about it.

Thanks for your advices, however.

>>98494990
I have no idea how you get so much paint stuck in the cup. Anyway you have to reset, disassemble if you haven't already, you will have to learn this sooner or later, and do a deep clean. Airbrushing is about routine, get into the habit of making sure your AB is clean after every session like the method the anon posted from youtube last thread, or my method with the q-tip. Deep clean is different, you only need to that if your AB is clogged

>>98494990
Reading more of your posts last thread I think you should care less about thinner-paint ratios. Just make the paint thin, as thin as contrast paints or other inks. You need to judge this using your eyes, not follow ratios. When your paint is thin, you need to be aware of other variables like pressure, distance and how much paint you spray at a time. If you're too close to the model you will start spiderwebbing for example. As someone who sprays contrast paints and inks often, you can even thin these ones at even more, but you then you have to airbrush slower than usual. All this is the hard part about ABing, the variables. I went through frustrations as well, but if you just keep at it I'm sure you can make it as well

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Is that a rust?

>>98495233
does it stain a dry qtip?
brass 'rusts' green or dark brown btw

>>98495233
How old is the brush? The coating inside will ultimately turn roughly to this color, it's natural and won't hurt the functionality. The cup is usually the first one to turn this way.

>>98495270
No, it doesn't. Maybe I'm paranoid.

>>98495296
Few months, it was bought at March or April or something around. Date printed on body itself states 09.2025

>>98495331
could be tool marks, or from whatever polishing treatment it has

>tfw the kind of person that needs everything else in their life to be basically perfect to do any painting
>not the chad "30 minutes here and I only have a piece of corn flake box for a palette" guy who ends up actually painting

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa fuck my retard life

>>98495331
Yeah, discoloration like that is normal. If you are using it regularly it's prone to show a bit earlier. Don't worry about it for as long as the airbrush works normally.

>>98495233
no it's brass. tamiya mini q tips are the perfect size fo rcleaning that hole

>>98495352
I can relate

>>98494678
kino

>>98494702
>Do not backwash
NTA, but are you talking about backwashing paint or solvent? Because backwashing solvent turned my deep clean frequency from every time I shoot paint to "Fuck, when’s the last time I pulled the needle out of this thing?"

>>98494990
I don’t know if we covered it or not, but are you using the trigger correctly? Air on, trigger back to shoot paint, trigger forward to stop paint, air off? It’s an easy mistake to make that an observer might not catch and would explain why another painter can use your brush without problems.

>>98495352
You simply don't want to paint.

>>98494761
The answer is always using a reference image. Just search for shiny swords until you see something that looks nice to you, and copy it.

>>98495460
Yeah, the movement was the first thing I covered, every single guide for airbrush keep focusing on this one.

>>98494542
Isn't a common source of heretics to combine the old FW renegades and the old heroic scale cadian shock troops before the TROO scale took over? Since they're OOP you can get both recasts from wartablegames.me

>>98495460
>>98494702
Backbrapping cleaner/solvent is fine. I would argue backbrapping paint is also fine, especially since even the manufacturers do it.
https://youtu.be/hb6_Uz-4xsw?si=z2UHYDkCsPAaRU0O&t=1159

>>98495536
Just my personal anecdote, but I used to backwash paint all the time to help mix it, and I think it did cause my airbrush to gunk up once or twice. The paint gets behind the needle, and forms a seal that makes it hard to remove without first removing the needling.
99% of the time it was fine though, and you only get the clog if you let the brush sit for a long time without the trigger being pulled (a couple days or more, I think enough time for the paint to cure?).
I don't think it's too much of a big deal though tbdesu, but I might recommend a new painter just avoid getting into the habit.

>>98495536
Backflushing with solvents is fine. With paint, I've done it and I'm not doing it anymore after my trigger got sticky and I had to do a deep clean. I think it's just one of those hobbyisms that people recommend that serves no purpose. I mix all my paint in glass/well and as long as it's mixed and homogenous you don't need to backflush it

>>98495595
These days I just mix my acrylics in the airbrush's pot, and use the bottom end of one of my part holders to mix with.
Backwashing barely seems to mix anything when compared to literally just mixing the paint with a stick, I really don't think there's any actual benefits to backwashing, other than the funny bubbles.

>>98495583
>>98495595
I usually mix in the cup with a long rigger brush and then backblast a little before I spray. Never had a problem with a sticky trigger that way, just make sure the paint is thinned properly.

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Newfag to 40k trying to build my first army and I just got this tank for my birthday, how does this step work? Do I need to place this little cylinder in the front plate first? Or do I glue on the front plate first and THEN put in the cylinder?

>>98495617
Always dry fit and test. Looks like you could go either way. Its telling you not to use glue for the cylinder anyway, you want it held in place by the top plate but still be able to rotate the gun. I'd put the cylinder in, and then try to close it up without gluing just to see if its still movable.

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Bugman's Glow may well be my favourite mini paint. GW paints can be a bit hit or miss sometimes, but this one is surely a hit.
What are some paints that you couldn't live without, anons?
>>98495617
No glue for the cylinder, just glue all the parts together around it and it should be held in place and be able to rotate. As the other anon said, always dry fit first to see how everything fits together.

>>98494678
what red is that? nice!

What are some best practices when magnetizing bases of minis for transport?


And how do I check the space from the gw style base’s “ceiling” to the table surface to figure out if the magnet height size should be 2mm or another size?
Should the magnet strengths be the same as the armypainter magnets are said to be on the webstore or should they be slightly weaker to not attract or repel models too close and always placed in the center of the base or as close to the center when eyeballing it?

>>98495748
The magnets should all be pointing the same direction, this avoids them trying to stick together bottom-to-bottom if they get bumped.

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*schlurp*
long time no see my old friend
must be getting cold outside to see you here so soon

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>>98495617
>how does this step work?
Assuming you're not going to magnetize you guns, do like >>98495647 said: try dry-fitting it first to make sure you'll get the effect you want.

1). Set the cylinder upright on the hull of the tank.
2). Place the front plate over it.
3). Place the top plate over the cylinder to hold it in place.

Put glue on the front plate to attach it to the hull, and put glue on the top plate to attach it to the front plate and the hull,but be very careful not to get any on the cylinder.

The old metal Space Marine Predator sponsons work pretty much the same way, except they're ... well, metal.

>>98495748
>And how do I check the space from the gw style base’s “ceiling” to the table surface to figure out if the magnet height size should be 2mm or another size?
if you don't have caliphers use something of known size, like button cells, coins, or pieces of plasticard in known thicknesses
also remember to leave a bit of clearance for glue, and you don't want the magnet to be exactly flush with the border, a paper thickness deeper is better

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>>98495771
????

>>98495771
Sir, I don't think it's healthy to have that much oil on your doner

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>>98495771
A-Anon what is that?

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Pray for me as I pin this beast

>>98495841
she's gonna be a beaut aye

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>>98495647
>>98495700
>>98495774
I think I got it, the top piece was a bit hard to get in but I think it's working now. Thanks guys!

>>98495805
newfag

>>98495760
So does this mean a Rube Goldberg reference device like a magnet glued to a popsicle stick with words “this side up” can make sure the magnets are uniformly having their sides facing the same direction?
>>98495784
I think I got some calipers somewhere it isn’t battery powered.
>leave some room for glue
I’ll remember this. Thank you.


Lastly I’m planning on making a diy mini transport bag out of a food delivery bag. Probably not the pizza box ones but bigger.
What cheap kind of lidded metal containers at the dollar store should I look for to have minis stored in the big bag for transport to games?
I’m not sure what the ancient grogs made.
The diy wet palette is the gold standard of diy hobby stuff and I’m looking for one of transport cases.

>>98495771
What can I do to sanitize a wet palette if I see first signs of bacteria or mold? I got machine washable dish cloth sponges.
That pic reminded me of the palette mushroom picture I saw a long time ago.

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>>98496015
i have seen people use ikea kvissle/havrmatta both for closet storage and transport, several companies offer bags designed for them, there also at least one anon here using somehting similar but in grate form, not sure where to source that one

if you get the ikea one either rip the cork out (it's glued but easy to remove) or flip the trays so your magnets are on the metal, it's also free cork for basing and shit

>>98496022
add a few drops of bleach in the water and leave it overnight or in the sun

>>98496062
>metal letter tray with removable layers
This is good if I can’t find a substitute for whatever might be best at a dollar store.
Is it better to spend the money for the letter tray and what’s the best seller of them in Canada if a specific model is best?
I will take a look at ikea but I want to know if there is a cheaper alternative if what is offered is from the same Chinese factory that’s exact model is being sold for significantly less.

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Bro, I need to try this

>>98495519
solid idea, i'll take a look at the feasability of that

>>98496073
no clue if there's a chinesium one honestly, i paid 30€ for mine and it's well worth them, it's gonna last you basically forever

>>98496074
this "effect" always looked more like moldy cheese than marble to me

>>98496074
am i supposed to pretend they carrying a 200kg marble shield?

>>98496074
I need a comprehensive list of beginner friendly acrylic only weathering and effect techniques to enhance my models. The stupidly easily done kind of stuff from drybrushing to chipping to that.
Organized by airbrush required or not.

>>98496104
better get on it then

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block of skeletons finished and few WIP empire crossbowmen

>>98495787
and a good ???? to you too anon
>>98495798
maybe i should put a separate clean water tray to them spiders for winter but it has been so long they might not be able to live without the paint particles
>>98495805
i live innawoods and always keep my big windows open so i used to get all sorts of wildlife from squirrels to birds and bats to paint with me until i put a net over my windows
bunch of daddy longlegs always comes to keep me company for winter and drink my paint water
>>98496022
i would maybe rinse them thoroughly and include them in my cloth washing cycle
or just get the whole roll and cut a new piece every few weeks
i still prefer the kitchen roll because it dries every night

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>>98493977
(IKEA TERTIAL (or alike) + 5500K) x 3

>>98496147
Is it worth making a pastebin to just add to the OP if it isn’t already there?

>>98494493
Did you blacken the eye sockets or is that lighting? I like it a lot.

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>>98493977
If you are rich.

>>98496218
Unironically worth the money if you can tank the price. The color clarity is incredible. It's also quite nice for sensitive eyes.

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>>98496189
Anon, I can't be everywhere at once ... but I *do* maintain the pastebin in the OP. If you have valid suggestions, I will happily add them.

>>98494678
excellent work! what did you use for the snow?

>>98493977
I use a cheap chinky 1000 lumen diffuse light lamp ie a r9 knockoff and then a cheap regular desk lamp with a ~35w 3300 lumen led lightbulb
Gives me plenty of light

>>98496062
Most ubereats-style bags will fit on with extra space up top
>>98495748
>ow do I check the space from the gw style base’s “ceiling”
I use a small piece of putty between the magnet and underside of the base for spacing, lay the base or mini on the table so it compresses to the right height and then fix it solidly with glue once it cures at the height you need

>>98494761
>I don't understand why a finished piece looks the way it does, why the bright and dark shades are at the places where they are.
neither do most of the people pushing the meme to be honest family. shiny objects act like mirrors. mirrors reflect whatever is in front of them. if you are looking at reference pictures like
>>98495497
suggests you will be misled by thinking that the reflections of whatever happened to be next to the person taking the picture are how it's "supposed to" look like. you don't need reference photos. you don't have a sword but you probably have a letter opener or a butter knife.

anyway there's no reason to do nmm unless you are trying to create a specific look that you can't achieve painting normally.

>>98496022
Copper coins at the bottom.

>>98496100
I think I could make a pretty difficult quiz: "Mold or marble?"

>>98496317
or why not have the whole tray made from copper
would look cool too

>>98496335
It oxidizes and corrodes.

>>98496335
you are fundamentally misunderstanding the concept of a sacrificial component

>people itt think that removing the needle so you can wipe it off is "deep cleaning" and not regular maintenance
>then wonder why they are having problems

>>98496429
This lmao.

>>98496429
They’re right in this instance. Every time your remove and reinsert the needle your airbrush becomes a little looser and shittier. Constant disassembly is unnecessary wear on the parts.

I use my airbrush a lot and only rarely have to remove the needle.

>>98496458
Pretty solid bait.

>>98495509
I figured that you knew that, I was just checking to be sure. Improper technique was one of the things that made my initial experience with airbrushes miserable. I don’t know what else to tell you. Sorry anon.

>>98495536
>>98495595
Okay, I thought that I was losing my mind. Not backbrapping some solvent after each flush was the other thing that made my early airbrushing misadventures suck.

>>98496458
>becomes a little looser and shittier
It's an airbrush, not your mom.

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>>98496458
>your airbrush becomes a little looser and shittier

>>98496429
there is now a whole generation of people whose whole knowledge of the real world comes from youtube video tutorials
they are not handy at all, they lack imagination and they most likely come from single parent households so grew without a dad to show them the ropes and everyone is stuck with them until the end of the internet
that is the sad truth and i feel bad for them

>>98496476
kekylmao, bodied that freak

>>98496462
>>98496476
>>98496490
>>98496513
>>98496517
Seething, but no response. Sad!

>>98496471
It's okay, like mentioned before, I had couple of similar "wtf is going on" situations before.

Backbrapping paint is fine the only issue with mixing paint in the cup is potential chunks which shouldn’t happen anyways

>>98495456
Thanks anon
>>98495731
s75 mayhem red airbrushed over purple primer, washed with AP dark red wash then highlighted with glazed mixes of mayhem red and PA bold pyrrole red
>>98496257
Thanks, it's just AKI snow sprinkles paste

>decided on white for my craftworld scheme
I can’t decide if I should hand paint my dudes or just airbrush everything

>>98496513
even jewtube videos show you how to do it though. there's no excuse besides laziness.

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>>98494672
My problem with a square tower is that if I want it to be compatible with a corner or fit between two walls, I have to give it three doors/entrances (one on the left side, one on the right side, and one at the back).
But in the end, depending on how I place my walls around the tower, there will be a door that opens onto empty space.
I guess this can be easily remedied by adding a removable staircase to the inner door or a removable balcony to the outer door.
But it requires extra work and extra stroing space up for each towers.
>>98494872
>>98494897
Yes, I thought about a small removable section of wall/battlement, but it's the same principle as the removable staircase/balcony.
That’s why I was curious to know if anyone had ever found the perfect shape or system for creating 100% modular castle towers ?

>>98496986
you could make some slottable window parts that fit every door frame
that way every tower can have 4 windows or 4 doors

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Put in a ton of pins. 2 on each leg, 2 in the waist, and a bunch to keep the main body together. Gonna keep the "pilot" and arms off for painting.
How did they expect a kid in the 90s to keep this shit together

>>98497045
>How did they expect a kid in the 90s to keep this shit together
by asking their father for help and spending some quality father-son bonding time like god intended

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>>98497097
My dad was always disappointing I chose to paint tiny sci-fi soldiers instead of tanks and planes like he did haha

>>98497114
the paintwork on the rawhide shin guards is really nice

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Farsight starting to get shape.

The plan is to use contrast blue paint of some sort over black metallics but I honestly don't know if that would work.

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Moving on to the shitty part

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>>98497241
you'll want to thin it with contrast medium. I tested that with contrast paints over Vallejo Duraluminium. I think it was 1:2 paint:medium. I guess it depends how much blue you want to come through.

>>98496429
I literally said I cleaned the needle as regular maintenance though

>>98496462
>>98496476
>>98496490
Anon is speaking the truth though, but as long as you don't use force the needle hard into the nozzle until you feel it stops, you should be fine. What you need to do is gently forward the needle to its maximum and hold it steady with your index finger while using your thumb and middle thinger to fasten it. We're talking about atoms in terms of machining quality here

>>98497477
Don't milk it, anon.

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>>98496986
>extra stroing space up for each towers.
make a hole in the bottom of the tower so the balcony can be stored there

that's what i was planning for picrel but it didn't look right in the end, but you should have enough room on a tower

>>98496100
un bouclier du fromage

>>98497276
I like the white eyes. Reminds me of a comic character.

>>98497664
If only I could just leave them like that

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Work continues on the monsters. The yellow skin didn't turn out quite as I expected - I wanted it to be sicklier. Will see what I can salvage going forward.
What do you think?

>>98497688
im still not entirely sure what am i looking at and yellow is notoriously difficult to paint
would have suggested to make the skin really dark and deep to make the metal parts pop but you already painted the base that way

>>98496177
This is the way.

>>98497444
Just the inside crevices like on official art but thanks for the tip.

>>98497722

I basically did my version of the trench crusade war wolves with bits I had at hand, some sort of biomechanical battering ram.

I've had bad experiences with poor yellow coverage earlier l, but I mixed it with white and the coverage got much better. Now I just need to have better brush control than usual to avoid splashes of other colours on the skin.

>>98496305
>anyway there's no reason to do nmm unless you are trying to create a specific look that you can't achieve painting normally.
how do I paint bladed weapons then without them looking very flat?

>nmm bad
You just know the people who post this paint like absolute shit

>>98497936
You'd have to guess, because they don't post their work.

>>98497910
have you painted many bladed weapons that looked so flat that you decided to start learning nmm

>>98497936
>>98497952
stay on 40kg instead of shitting up our threads thanks

>>98497959
just 5 or 6

>>98497997
i dont claim to know your process or painting history but dont you think it would be better to hone youre skills with the basic painting some more before you set your sights at so high
in my country we have this saying "jokainen ei ole seppä syntyessään" and it roughly translates to not everyone has innate talent you just have to work for it

Nmm is not that hard. First you have a primary reflection coming from the sun, bouncing off the object, and entering your eye. Then you have a secondary reflection from the ground/surroundings, where the light from the ground/surroundings bounce off the object and enter your eye. Between then is a dark area, where the light is reflected to some other place than your eye. A reflective metal will barely scatter light at all, so this area will be very dark, even black.

Also the tones of the primary and secondary reflections depend on the surroundings. Usually the primary reflection is cooler and the secondary is warmer.

And do remember that the reflections are where the light bounces to hit your eye. Meaning that the reflections change depending on the angle you view the object. And the very top of the object is not likely to be the part doing the reflecting. Obviously since you can’t paint a moving reflection you have to fudge it a little bit, combine two angles, etc. to give a convincing effect.
You can take a picture of a mini primed with gloss black under bright light to get an idea of where to place highlights

Otherwise that’s pretty much it.

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>blocks your way

>>98498050
Nmm isnt hard and it is something you should do from the beginning

>>98497141
Thank you

>>98498076
dunno ive never tried it
t. painted since 1998

>>98498076
Why?

>>98498050
no, that's the thing
I have no idea how to paint blades and when I google'd all I got are these stupidly good looking nnm swords, even if I search for "beginner" or "simple"

>>98498072
am I seeing that correctly ? you gave the chicken tits?

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>>98498179
chicken breasts

>>98496218
I have one, it’s really good. The boom arm and overall build is very high quality, which is the most important part—a lights a light. I wish they didn’t go with the one button for brightness control cause switching between painting and taking photos means I can never get it quite how it was before. It’s too white though, I have little side lamps to yellow down my workspace, personal preference. The thing can get super bright, enough to illuminate a space that 3 or 4 people can’t paint at nicely for when you have friends over. 4/5 stars. If I knew of any other product that I’d rate higher than 2 stars I’d probably recommend that instead but everything else I’ve seen or tried is shite by comparison.

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>>98498196

I changed my mind on the colors on some Dire Avengers that are already 99% painted. What color would you recommend to "prime" the areas I want to repaint? Would be going from a wine red to a sky blue.

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practicing some nmm
you can probably tell the order I painted them in by how scuffed some of them look

>>98498221
Very impressive, can you show one up close and detail your methods?

>>98498146
google has come a long way in 20 years and its pretty much useless these days tbqh
your blades are fine you just need to stop constantly comparing your work to others
its pretty sad when beginner painter gets the blues for not measuring when all he has to compare are these masterful works the algorithm has decided to show him

>>98498215
I think blue paints cover particularly well don’t they? Calendor sky might totally overpower a crimson color.

>>98498071
>nmm not that hard
Then why when I do it does it look like grey plastic hmm? Riddle me that one Batman.

>>98498050
You don't need to wait until you're a master to practice advanced techniques, practising advanced techniques are what will make you a master.
Like you said, "jokainen ei ole seppä syntyessään", you will never get better at techniques you never practice.
The prerequisite knowledge for NMM is just a basic understanding of layering and glazing, which themselves just need a basic understanding of how to thin paint. You don't need to practice for years to have the skills to try NMM, most people will be able to get started much earlier than they expect.

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>>98498232
I'm definitely not good enough to be giving advice since I'm just slapping paint down where I think there should be a reflection
base black
dark gray on the areas facing light source
gray inside of the dark gray
white inside of the gray and also along the edges that should catch the light

>>98498247

Ill send it with just some light grey primer and hope it works out

>>98497910
stop using leadbelcher
try painting your metallics over gloss black

>>98498071
a sword is a big flat piece of shiny metal. it's going to reflect whatever is in front of it. if you actually wanted to do something cool with nmm you could paint the reflection of the guy who is about to get his head cut off with it, but I've never seen that attempted before.

>>98498323
would non-ornamental swords even be able to reflect that much?
obviously it's still all down to the artist's interpretation

>>98498344
the more polished something is the clearer the reflection is. so a completely unfinished blade would just look like a gray slab, and then as you polish it you would first see vague shapes reflected in it and the more you polish it the better you would be able to see them. if you have unlimited time to waste you can get a piece of scrap metal and a set of sandpaper and sit there polishing it. at around 400 grit you can make out your face and above 1000 you can probably see yourself well enough to shave.

>>98498316
>stop using leadbelcher
don't have that color
>try painting your metallics over gloss black
I do that on guns
not sure how that'd look on a long flat detailess surface

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>>98498386
use metallics but actually shade and highlight them properly, picrel is some anons work

>>98498386
look at how people paint polished metal on model planes. there are a number of paints out there that are shiny enough to see your actual reflection in. there's literally no reason to do nmm unless you are trying to do some diorama type gimmick.

>>98498429
I never understood the "checkerboard" highlighting everybody does on swords
That's not how the reflections on real swords look

>>98498435
i dont understand the appeal
why not just use normal metal colors and why does everything has to be soo cool and different and special

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Almost done painting the five troopers for the Centaur RSV. Just placed the gunner on top. Really happy about how this is turning out.

>>98498429
I don't understand what I am looking at, where's the metallic here

>>98498460
Don't lie.
That is a world war two US M3 Halftrack, with a winged skull stuck on the front.

Fuck Games Workshop with a rake.

>>98498514
Don't fucking jinx it, you mong. it's like the first time in decades when GW released a non-retarded vehicle.

>>98498532
It is functionally identical to a 1:35 scale Tamiya historical, at less than half the price, and you know it.
Let it die.

The paintwork is nice though

>>98498546
I'm not even that anon, I'm just happy that there is a Warhammer vehicle that could be actually functional for once.

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>>98498514
>>98498546
Why are you in a hobby that requires precision work if you're blind?

>>98498532
>it's like the first time in decades when GW released a non-retarded vehicle
no way thats an official model and not a printed proxy
i was way happier not knowing that

>>98496645
Thanks berzerker-brah

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Last thing i painted. Tried to mimic the box art. Could defo do with some more dirt/wethering i think or pigments if i knew how to use them.

>>98496015 (me)
>Rube Goldberg reference device like a magnet glued to a popsicle stick with words “this side up” can make sure the magnets are uniformly having their sides facing the same direction?

I need to know and is there a defacto agreed on polarity or is it better to avoid high grade n52 mags to avoid them sticking or repelling metal models or making opponents with magnetized for transport models being attracted and repelled?

I am overthinking but I just want to be sure to minimize problems and awkward situations at the lgs.
>>98496285
That’s good advice about the putty. I’ll do that in the future.

>>98498550
>>98498460

Oh yeah, there are tiny slits in the hood of the GW knockoff.
Clearly that's enough to distinguish it as an entirely different vehicle, and not just a superficial variation on a greebly.

Frankly, if GW's standards for "Original Property: Donut Steel" get any lower, they'll be filling their army books with crayon drawings of Sonic The Hedgehog.

>>98498628
metal models are made of pewter which isn't magnetic.

Speaking of metal models I just now broke the arms+executioner on my metal banshee exarch at the hilt of the weapon, basically a sword spear, so long and thin. First metal models. What would you use to glue it back together? CA glue OK or do I need something like jb weld?

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>>98498599
Tomb world stuff i did before this.

>>98498662
new year thread was ruined because i could not find the thing where you are supposed to melt the tin
i was supposed to cast old metal models into a bucket of water and read /WIP/ good luck for this year

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She's a little cock eyed but I'm done with that shit

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>>98498702

>>98498599
Really nice anon, I like it. How long did that take you to paint? I'm newish to the hobby so looking at that, "shit I don't even have my army painted yet and this guy is killing it with his terrain".

I would put graffiti on there though desu. Have fun with it.

"Xenos go home", "Trazyn was here", "Have your heard of the Four Armed Emperor?, "Commisar John is a nonce", "THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE (with a chaos symbol)" etc.

>>98498702
>>98498710

b-b-boooba!

>>98497688

to make it sicklier I would highlight/wash/undertone the yellow flesh with orange and green. Pick some shades that you like and blend it.

>>98498687
I think you can solder pewter

>>98497688
>>98498726

You can use other colors too now that I look at it more. Purple+red. You could choose a green-blue. Just look pictures of bad bruises to give yourself some color palette ideas.

>>98498710
I think the skin looked better on the first one. this one looks like she has an uneven tan.

>>98498732

I could try I have everything to do it I think? don't know if I need a special solder or not.

>>98495748
My universal rule for magnets is "north is up and out". So On bases north is up, and on turret and weapon mounts north is facing out of the body of the vehicle.

>>98498429
>>98498473
Those greys are metallics, i recognize that anons work, it's tmm shaded or blended with blacksrr

>>98498697
Great work, adding some pigments could do wonders on this

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>>98494493
That's a good helmet bit, I'mma make use if it too

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>>98495617
This is how I did that kinda joint on my sicaran tank. I glued (epoxy) a magnet inside the tube and then I put one on the inside of the tank. The magnet is just enough to hold the gun facing forward so it doesnt flop around while you play, but you can still swing the armament back and forth for the cool factor.

>>98495233
No, it's staining and maybe a little calcium buildup absorbing some color, but it's not an issue, brass doesn't rust. But you can polish brass if it bothers you. I'd just wipe it out with a lint free cloth.
>>98495700
I use a lot of goblin green and livery green. Because vallejo discontinued livery green I have to get it from wizkids in the prismatic paint line. As I've said vallejo makes paints for other companies and doesn't tell anyone. Don't be afraid to search around for backup suppliers for your favorite paints.
>>98496022
First wash with dish soap like any washing rag. Rinse well by squeezing under running water and then put in some water with a drop of bleach, use gloves to handle since bleach will tear up your skin and be super careful to not get it in your eyes, if so flush eyes with tons of water IMMEDIATELY, but anyway, soak, just one drop or two of bleach in the water is fine, then rinse in water and hang outside to dry, don't leave it in the sun for too long or the sponge will break down, but a couple of hours is fine. But if it looks like >>98495771 throw out the sponge. That's disgusting! But the spider is cool.

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>>98498717
Don't feel bad anon, i have almost 0 painted miniatures to actually use on it. I went about it backwards and wanted to have all the killteam battlefields before having the teams to play on it. That set took weeks to paint even though it doesnt look it since i dont have an airbrush. Each wall section was like 250 rivets which needed washed and then rehighlighted. I mostly only get an hour or so each night but it adds up! I also make alot of mistakes which i then need to go over again to fix. Im not a fast painter. I do really like your idea of grafitti though, i'll try doing that in the future to make it look more lived in.
Pic rel one of the few painted minis i have, and it was from over 6 years ago.

Is there a good way to compare/contrast different wargear besides the little instruction booklet?
>>98498791
How autistic is it to magnetize stuff? Is there a good guide?

>>98496176 Looks great, awesome banner
>>98496335
That would work, but it would need to be polished occasionally with pot pan polish because copper oxidizes and corrodes.
>>98497114 You made the right choice anon.
>>98497241 Looks really good. Glad it's working for you with the issues you had at first.
>>98498702 All women are cock-eyed. At least the fun ones are.

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>>98498808
>how autistic
This should give you an idea

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>>98497629
*de fromage

>>98498736
well you definitely need one with a working temperature lower than the melting point of pewter

>>98498865
looking good but dont tempt me
i have this friend who is so fucking crazy about war he would play with me all day everyday if i told him there was a miniature game about a world war let alone both of them

>>98493977
My wife’s boyfriend recommended the Lucent to me and I’ve been happy with it. There are probably cheaper options but I like lots of 5k from multiple angles and this does that.

>>98494493
what purple?

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Got the new spectre killteam, pretty neat aside from the pieces being all over all of the sprues instead of near each other. Got some offbrand grenadier heads since I'm bad at painting faces and eyes and I think they look much cooler. I took these photos before I went to bed and made this on my work laptop, they will be cleaned up when I get home.

>>98499096
Look nice!
Trim your fucking finger nails though god damn

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>>98498435

>>98499152
Im gonna!

>>98499165
that dark spot is very likely from the person standing in front of it taking the picture. for real, stop looking at photographs for reference. find a real piece of metal in real life and look at how it reflects what is around it.

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Got some orks primed and undercoat slopped on today while painting with some friends. About 50-60 models. It’s going to be slow progress but it’s nice to cut through a massive chunk of models in one go for a change.

Ended up meeting a friend of a friend and got to talk really in depth with them about painting beyond the very surface level that a lot of 40K players are at. Give me the advice that if I want to get better at painting that I should paint a model I vibe with but don’t care about getting it “right”.

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Had this lad on my desk forever, and he's almost done. This was an experiment using Army Painter red rattlecan as both primer and basecoat. My opinion? It's way too expensive for what it does.

>Need to add insignia
>The Blood Angels codex now has insignia for 20 squads to each company
やれやれだぜ

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i know nobody here has never dreamed of owning a castle but this will hopefully be my weekend painting project

>>98499190
Correct, the dark part is indeed the environment reflecting off the blade. That's why you can make just about any reflection on a sword you like and most people choose a contrasting pattern.

>>98499207
are these are stl? can follow up, can you share it

>>98493914
does anyone have any guides on making terrain? I'm a long term secondary finally getting into Killteam and I don't want to break the bank buying terrain (and I'm up to build some of my own stuff)
>>98499096
I grabbed the same team along with a Battleclade, super sick

>>98498798

Damn dude that looks absolutely disgusting! I can tell you put a ton of effort into your painting. Legit.

>>98499271
sure thing its Modular Medieval Stone Castle - OpenLOCK
openlock thing is bullshit dont believe it and just use big magnets

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>>98499285
>does anyone have any guides on making terrain?
Nigel Stillman literally wrote the book on this. There's also a later version from this century.

>How to Make Wargames Terrain (1996 version)
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>How to Make Wargames Terrain (2003 version)
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Long day of hunching over a desk