>>98820980
woah... so this is the power of 3d printing...

>>98820980
why does noone file 3d printed models? does it make them shatter and the uncured resin pours out?

fpwp

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Talking about 3D printed models, I finished 2 more Igors.

>>98820927
Thanks anon. I'll look into picking some up if I try to the use the greenstuff I have again and find it as unworkable as last time.

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>>98816368
We've all been there

>>98821062
Great use of purple. I'm a big fan of non-standard shading.

>>98821041
That's plastic, not resin.
Moron.

>>98821094
When will plastic filament printing achieve the resolution of resin printing? The only time I'd ever want to get a printer would be if I didn't have to deal with all the bullshit that comes with a resin printer.

>>98821115
there is just as much necessary bullshit with fdm.

>>98821122
How unfortunate to learn. I thought I could escape the fumes and curing/cleaning stations.

>>98821086
Thanks, I'm in the process of learning how to do that properly.

>>98821128
I said NECESSARY bullshit, and I just fucking knew you'd respond with this strawman bullshit.
Shaving cream is more toxic and men who need it (not you of course) manage to resist the temptation to eat it.

>>98819142
>I'd never buy an fdm printer, they're retarded.
>I value engineering and giving people tools so they can independently and easily make what they want.
so are you going to make shit like brackets and adapters with your resin printer?

>>98819310
>The Bren is a cool design and yeah top mounted magazines are a pretty uncommon sight but as-is, it's super, super noticeable for what it is.
did you miss the part where galvanic rifles are literally just smles and heavy stubbers are brownings?

>>98819454
just use regular 2 part epoxy.

>>98819507
>why wouldn't they just put 2 seperate strips so you don't have to cut off the cured part for no reason at all?
wasn't it originally made for tradies? they were probably using it faster than it would harden by itself and being in a combined strip would be convenient because you don't have to measure out each component, just chop off a piece and squish it together.

post wips or go back to your containment thread already, you fucking faggots

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>>98820836
Not sure if I need to do anything else with this dude. Spent about 4-5 hours total including waiting for paint to dry. Was pretty chill.

>>98821281
No I make minis with my printer. You wouldn't make mechanical pieces in resin, they wouldn't deal well with stress.
I use programming languages to make tools.

>>98821062
I love your use of an undercoat/purple shading. Really ads to a dark, menacing atmosphere.

>>98821062
What exactly did you do for the metal on the machete here?

>>98821305
You don't make fuckall, the model does.

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You know what i love about brush primer? it's just above freezing and rainy/windy today, yet my painting project doesn't give a fuck.

>>98821321
>lil bro's still seething

>>98821320
Just some lazy stippling on a brown sword and then some edge highlights along with some scratches with a lighter metal. Takes like 1 minute.

>>98821115
>When will plastic filament printing achieve the resolution of resin printing
never, while theoretically it could it's never going to happen because physhics, mechanics, and time, it doesn't even make much sense to try

>>98821122
>>98821128
>there is just as much necessary bullshit with fdm
not even close, with fdm you print and that's it, no extra cleaning, no extra chemicals and disposing of them
fumes are much less of a problem with fdm as long as you print the usual pla or petg filaments, abs/asa is nastier and some other high end enginnering stuff that you would never need to print at home

>>98821300
He’s sick mate

>>98821305
so it's not retarded then

>>98821380
If you're implying making mechanical pieces in fdm is not retarded you'd also be wrong. FDMs printer are for making worthless baubles of a slightly different type of worthless baubles you'd make with a resin printer. Mainly bigger ones with an ugly and rough finish for a much bigger price. That's all there is to it. Sp yeah, in the context of this board and this thread, they're retarded.

>>98821368
>with fdm you print and that's it
you tune it every time you switch filament, and you pray to whatever you hold as holy that your house doesn't burn down while it's printing and you aren't standing right there watching it.
Oh and you need to get it a special little security tent if you want to use any material that has structural value.

>>98821041
Resin prints are much smoother than this. But sanding is too much work, I like to wet some milliput and rub it all around the model to smoothe things out.

>>98814107
We'll see if santa comes through.
Would be a bummer if not, I've been collecting stuff over the year for a potentially lucky anon.

>>98821417
>want to make bracket for paint shaker to hold different size paint bottles
>anon says fdm is useless so I either have to print it with resin which will crack from the vibration or spend several thousands to buy a bridgeport and get 3 phase power in my garage so I can make it out of aluminum
shit why does it have to be so complicated?

>>98821625
Have you tried not buying paints that need to be shaken for so long you have to build custom brackets for an automated motor powered paint shaker in order to use them?
You're trying to spend hundreds of dollars and god knows how many hours to fix a problem that doesn't even need to exist in the first place and could probably be solved with a piece of tape in the first place. It's all kind of silly.

>>98821544
I have few gundam kits I would be happy to share with someone, I know it's not exactly /tg/ stuff but can be a bonus.

>>98821444
>you tune it every time you switch filament
10 minutes tops, 0 if you always use the same wich you should in this context since you are going to paint over it
> your house doesn't burn down
it's no longer 2017
> any material that has structural value.
petg is more than enough for anything related to this hobby, and you don't need anything to print that

actual day to day problems are supports, thin parts and warping, and if you have any modern commecial printer that's also anecdotical

>>98821417
nta, i have plenty of functional parts and tools printed, you are delusional or a troll

>>98821625
it's not, but you can also use clable ties or something

>>98821738
I'd rather change a thousand sheets of FEP than one clogged extduder nozzle too.
I note you also don't deny anything I pointed out, you're just trying to frame the problems as not being problems.
I own FDM and DLP, you can't gaslight me about either.

>>98821649
>nooo stop using tools I don't like only the tools I say are useful are allowed

>>98821817
I don't want you to stop, I'm just making fun of it.

>>98821775
i don't deny them, they are things that happen, and also irrelevant in the day to day use for 99% of the people, the same way a pressure cooker can blow up, or a toaster oven burn your house, or you can slip in you shower and break your neck
you just blown them out of proportion to be edgy

if you were sincere you would have voiced the actual recurring issues people come over with again and again to any printing community, but since you didn't i can't but assume you are trolling, so have a good day

>>98821853
I did voice the biggest issues
>you have to tune every time
Every. Single. Daily. Issue. Right. There.
It's all always about dialling the machine in.
And handwaving the fire hazard is retarded, the machines operation parameters make it a constant concern.

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This apply to anyone else?

>>98822185
What is this trying to convey? That you talk to your little guys?

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Do not pick the razor knife up by the blade

>>98822185
Yeah I'm with the other anon, I'm not really understanding the format of the post?

>>98822196
>>98822225
The original was flowers and I guess aimed at women.

The point being your freshly painted models make you happy when you see them when you wake up and go to bed.

>>98822236
>The point being your freshly painted models make you happy when you see them when you wake up and go to bed.
Oh, well that, yeah.
Even my non-freshly painted ones make me feel happy.

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>>98821300
very cool anon

my Seraphon spearhead in progress

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>>98822185
I don't really stop to appreciate my models too often but I really enjoy looking at them when high.yeah, yeah, dude weed lmao etc

>>98822272
Really really nice colours

>>98822185
Especially newly painted ones, yes. Comfiest part of the hobby.

>>98821827
ok now let's see you print a glock frame out of resin and I'll make fun of you when it blows up.

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>>98822272
Lovely lizards anon, I really like those orange Kroxigors. You got a scheme in mind for the Carnosaur/Troglodon?

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>>98822319
cheers lad

>>98822376
Carno is currently being worked on. Spent too long being indecisive on the colours, (got my first Spearhead game this Friday so needed to get a wriggle on). Basically going with the flow at this point. I was thinking I'd do some Monster Hunter stuff for the big guys, so Zinogre colours here. Only got some of the base colours on so far.

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>>98822222
>Apothecary! I am wounded!
Do you desire The Emperor's Peace, Brother?

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Another steel rift conversion

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Alright I’m gonna leave him for now and work on the Ork warboss who rides him.
I’ll come back to the spikes, leather, and nmm later.

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While out in the middle of nowhere, I put together a piece of terrain using mostly stuff I could find laying around. Aluminum foil, paper towels, a chunk of a plastic food container, dirt from the ground, and weed seeds for the dead grass. I did have access to PVA and CA glue, and found some really cheap (terrible) craft paint. I'm going to fix it up a bit and seal it now that I'm home. Going to make it a bit more grassy since I'm not working on wasteland terrain right now.

Shermans are something I'm slowly plugging away at. 15mm Canadian Sherman VCs mainly for Chain of Command

>>98823107
Wings are definitely better darker. Good call anon

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>>98823164
yeah I hit them with a glaze of alazarin crimson and it really stands out considering the rest of the maw krusha is extremely light

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>>98821300
Very nice frog, anon. The ruff came out especially great, good use of stippling.

>>98821625
Do you have a machine shop nearby? Draw up what you want to make and see if they can shoot you a quote for it. Most of them are used to making weird one off shit like that.

>>98823662
Looks cool, but what is it supposed to be?

>>98823749
>have to farm out my parts to xometry because anon told me fdm was useless

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Started on some hellblasters

>>98823107
Better colour choice on the wings. The infill on the bootprints on the back stick out insanely though, needs at least better blending. Looks like you just chucked blu-tac onto it and called it a day.

>>98823902
Oh that is blue tac, it’s covering up where his boots sit so i’ll have a better connection and it not be paint on paint.
Final touch ups will happen after everything has been glued on.

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Busy day, only had time for the initial drybrush tonight.

>>98823916
Oh, I thought you were doing it as a fully independent model, my bad. That's fine then. I printed off a maw krusha a while ago and shaved off all the extra greebles and filled in the footprints so I thought you might be doing the same.

>>98823338
What models are these?

>>98822369
why would I print a glock frame out of resin? That's retarded. Why are you so retarded?

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>>98814107
>>98814110
>>98821544
>>98821715
OK... well, it's been five days, with still no word from Santa. I've put together a form for us for this year. The URL is in the picture; here it is encoded:
aHR0cHM6Ly9mb3Jtcy5nbGUvWTJCdHNIdEUxODI4dldxZDk=

Normally, Santa would start sending out our matches right around Halloween. Because we got a later start than usual this year, let's add one more week. I will accept entries through Friday, November 6th, then I can try to use that weekend to get everybody matched and send out E-mails beginning the following week.

>>98824098
based anon. ill sign up this weekend, after i get the post office ship sorted

>>98824072
well you said fdm is useless so what else are you going to use?

>>98824098
appreciate you boo

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>>98824098
Based anon. Will sign up when I get home today

>>98824098
Based and Christmaspilled

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Reposting for C&C

>>98823143
>dirt from the ground, and weed seeds for the dead grass
are you guys not worried about mold and shit

>>98824371
gotta hand it to ya, it's pretty unnerving

>finish my first two armies
>made them for playing, not display
>matte varnish
>play with them like 10 games
>read that I should've gloss varnished first because that protects better
Now, I am feeling uneasy when thinking about putting a gloss and then matte layer on the already existing matte layer, and the natural skin grease that rubbed on from playing...

>>98824598
Gloss/satin varnish does protect better, but matte still protects the models somewhat.
You could add a layer of satin varnish on top and you should be fine.

>>98824598
I'm constantly in fear of damaging my models for the same reasons. Everything gets a coat of satin varnish, but you can't really tell if you got full coverage. Always scared of chipping and rubbing... Repairing the models paintjobs if they do get fucked up would be inconvenient at best, maybe impossible.
But you still have to take them to conventions and put them in the case and pick up individual casualties and bump them into each other and so on. It makes me nervous.

>>98824598
I told you that's boomer lore. it's all the same shit. the only difference is the surface finish.

>>98824606
I might just do that. While they aren't the most beautiful paintjobs, I don't know if two extra layers of varnish, thick enough to protect, wouldn't make them look off.
Well, I suppose I could make a test model first to see.

>>98824668
stop. first find a single piece of evidence that isn't "I heard it from a guy who saw it on a jewtube video" that shows any difference in quality between gloss or matte clear coat, because you won't find one from any of the companies that actually produce the stuff.

>>98824683
anon, I don't even understand what you are trying to say

>>98824688
I'm saying before you panic and start doing shit to your models stop to see if there's actual evidence of what you are thinking. (you won't find any.)

>>98824693
>Well, I suppose I could make a test model first to see.

>>98824706
will you do an a/b test by dropping both on the floor and kicking them around to see how they will wear? don't forget to account for the fact that one will have twice as much coating if it has one layer on top of another. the point is that you are worrying about nothing. matte being less durable than gloss isn't real.

>>98824706
Don't worry about the other guy, that's just one of our resident schizophrenics.
They're like the inverse of the people who get all their info from youtube. If one of their "jewtubers" says one thing once, then it's wrong forever in their minds.

>>98824753
The only youtuber I'm aware of actually testing this found no real difference between matte and gloss varnish.

I haven't been keeping up, but do you guys really not realize how awful gloss varnished minis would look?
Acrylic paint and primer are never going to be THAT durable, if it's an army you play with you just have to accept that you'll lose paint here and there.

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I'm calling these blokes done.

>>98824793
it does greatly depend on the brand of varnish

>>98822185
when you spend 10+ hours painting a model you end up admiring it even if it looks bad.

>>98824885
post tds specs indicating this

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Wip of my Chaos crab thing. I like how it's coming out, but I need to "yellow" the green a bit more as, as it is, it looks more like the doomguy robots from nu-doom than a nurgle thing. Trim isn't too bad, I just put on a podcast and go over slowly.

>>98824793
link pls

>>98824914
My own personal experience indicates it.
Go slurp your boyfriend's cock, you incorrigible faggot.

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WIP of the next ork, shading started then probably another round of highlights later tonight

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I've had a box of Imperial Knights: Renegade unbuilt in my collection since 2018 and figured I should do something with them at long last
So I'm turning them into a shelf decoration

>>98824098
I think his email stays the same since years, could someone try to write him a message, so he would at least know about this initiative?

>>98821853
>they are things that happen, and also irrelevant in the day to day use for 99% of the people
So exactly the same as all the scarmongering bullshit FUD faggots like you try to spread about resin then, cool, thanks for admitting you're a disingenuous lying poof.

Regarding 3D printing, resin at least, you're lying if you don't admit all the issues with sticking plates, deformed prints, shitty resin batches you can do nothing about, having to learn how supports actually work, it's a separate hobby itself. It's not a plug and play stupidproof activity, you have to adjust every print, otherwise there wouldn't be so many fucking threads on tech support boards and discord about it.

>>98821300
I love him, good work anon

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>>98818097
Arm almost done, only transfers remain.

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Progress has been very slow on the three ork huts. I paint for hours every day, but terrain takes ages to finish, so I took a little break and worked on some other smaller bits of terrain for a change of pace.

First up are three barbed wire clusters.
I'm doing most of the universal equipment as terrain pieces to just make the game simpler. It'll be very casual 4 player games where pretty much only I'll know the rules. So stuff like barbed wire, ladders, barricades etc. will already be on the table.
I'm doing six of these barbed wire clusters, and the first three will have the classic 2nd edition cactus that I have four larger clusters of too. The other three will have fallen branches and stuff.
I really like the colour of the cactus, but I can already see a few small changes I'll make to the bases (making the second green highlight more visable and not let the finial highlight take over too much).
It's hard to see in the photos, but I made pools of water here and there using gloss varnish mixed with a bit of Landser Grey xpress.
I want to make every bit of terrain really dense for my Exodite theme and I think it looks great at tabletop height.

I bought a bunch of Gamergrass jungle specific tufts and stuff, but it's so expensive I'm saving it for the minis themselves and not for the terrain pieces.
But I'm thinking about not doing any of the gamergrass stuff until everything is painted up before I know how much I can use on each mini to make all of them look dense. Main thing is the exodite bases though, I want them to be almost entirely covered with grass and plants.

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I also did my first slap chop test (which I'll primarily be using for the orks and tyranids). Also my first time really using contrast/xpress paints. They feel really weird to paint with, it's like jelly that hasn't quite set yet. I found it a little difficult to do over flatter surfaces.
I bought Dreadnought Yellow because I liked the orange shade it had, but it's a little too dark, so I'll have to get the brighter one too.
But I also noticed I REALLY need to do the white drybrush part heavily. It needs to basically be white in those areas.
Also, I noticed that using the Dirty Down rust (that I still love. Worth every penny), that the phase where you use water to move it around can erase the xpress layer beneath it. So just be aware of that.
Also did the blister pack foam weathering with burnt umber, but it's more noticeable on the back.

Also note to self, buy masking tape! My hands are unsteady as fuck for doing hardcore painting like doing straight hazard stripes.
I think they turned out shit, but they look fine from tabletop height and I'm glad to have smaller bits I can do before doing the more serious pieces. I love the rust though.

>>98820836
What is the difference between vallejo/AK pigments and soft pastel? They are both pigment powder, right?

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>>98825143
Good idea. Santa didn't respond to my asking if he could handle it for us this year, but at least if he happens see one from me regarding this, he won't be (as) surprised.

I'm thinking he ran our Secret Santa for five years!

>>98825847
Yeah, I think it would be polite to let him know that way. Shows we appreciate his work from last few years.

>>98825194
auto supports work, never had a bad resin, sticking to the plate isnt a problem when you learn to use a razor for removal, warping is exposure settings and unlike fdm you tune that once only.

>>98825914
>>98825847
Who was Santa in the years prior to the current one?

>>98825921
anon

>>98825930
gasp

>>98825847
I'd love to give him a gift, desu. He's put so much work into all this.

>>98825943
if he does respond, genuinely i would send something along as well

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>>98824583
I was stuck out in the middle of nowhere. I had the materials dry heated and will be sealing when I'm done. In regards to drying, I'm going to be making some flock with tea leaves and pigment in the next few months. It's important to dry the stuff out with as close to no moisture process (not just under the sun) as you can. Sealing is important when everything's done.
People use shit like seafoam and other natural materials for terrain pretty often.

By the way, if you use tissue paper for cloth (in this case, the flag in the pic), don't use textured paper unless you want that shit lumpy. I thought I could just smooth it out with some pva. Nooope

>>98825671
very cute, anon

if you give the underside a slather of PVA like the topside you can sort of counteract the curling that it causes
better to use something more solid for your base than corrugated cardboard if you can find it, too, since it'll resist warping more

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Base is finished and this lad is now done
Tried UV resin for the first time did go semi well, both skulls are now sunken

>>98826374
Thanks for the tip, I'll do that to the next three barbed wire pieces I'm building. I thought I had sealed the sides off by tapering the edges and filling them, but it still ended up getting bent. The four bigger cactus pieces I've made are also on cardboard that got a little bent.
It's ok though, it looks fine from tabletop height, I just like having terrain be pretty flush with the board so minis can stand on them without it being wonky. It's wonky now though. Oh well.

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The jigsaw mixer can be made both cheaper and better by taping a plastic bottle onto it instead of modifying a clamp to hold your paint, a little tissue in the bottle to prevent rattling and the bottle makes the potential paint mess of the paint bottle flying away a non-issue.

>>98826572
... I just noticed my dot of paint on the cap did not survive the process.

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>>98826572
madlad actually did the meme

>>98826616
Hey man, it works.

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>>98826572
similar, i use my massage gun to shake it for me. I should build a better holder, but duct tape works fine

>>98826654
the only improvement needed here is to put them inside a container to prevent the slim chance of a mess, with dropper caps that have threaded lids that chance is a lot slimmer than GW pots at least.
It also means you don't need to undo the tape for every bottle of paint.

I've seen that it's possible to unclip the cap on a GW pot entirely, I wonder if it would be possible to design a dropper bottle nozzle that fits onto GW pots straight up without requiring you to transfer paints.

>>98826684
with 3d printing that shouldn't be an issue, the trouble would be that the pots aren't designed to squeeze paint through a dropper, to short and fat, I imagine it would work, just not as nice as you'd want, there is a reason dropper bottles are tall and skinny.

>>98826666
you know im retarded, ive never considered gw pots shaking open. but no issues so far. if you ever see a wall cover in technical glow, you'll know it was me

>>98826712
I thought about that, GW pots aren't particularly squeezable.
Even still, the ability to remove GW caps entirely should open up the ability to replace those fuckass pot lids, even if you don't use dropped lids per se.

>>98826716
empty pill bottles are cheap.

>>98826712
also the wrong material. pots are thicker plastic than droppers. maybe a 2 stage pipette? although i think this is getting more complex than just transferring it to a dropper

>>98826729
What about a screwtop lid attachment? Just take paint straight out of the pot without it getting clogged, stuck open, and drying out.

>>98826739
probably the best solve, no paint loss from transferring (or at least necessitated thinning to get all the paint) and you lose the risk of the stupid flip top causing the pot to knock over at least.

Although really the best solution is to just buy paint that's already in a dropper and tell GW via your wallet what they need to do.

>>98826751
>Although really the best solution is to just buy paint that's already in a dropper and tell GW via your wallet what they need to do.
I'd be inclined to agree, but the temptation of trying those newly released paints is hard to resist. I at least want to try that white.

>>98826759
Oh no muh FOMO!

>>98826786
Yes, I am not immune to marketing

>>98826798
NPC

>>98826803
You are not immune to propaganda.

>>98826759
crazy they didn't think of putting them in different bottles, entire companies made their business of alternative droppers to pour GW paints in

>>98826853
I imagine they did, they probably just did a cost/benefit analysis and decided against updating the pots.
the shitty pots probably make GW a bunch more money from the schmucks who will buy nothing not branded "warhammer" when they inevitably fail, spill or dry out, and subsequently get replaced with the exact same shitty bottles.

>>98826853
If you spill your paints or fail to close them properly and they dry out, you have to buy more.
t. GW Marketing Genius

>>98826798
Rookie.

>>98824098
Anon saves christmas! Just signed up.

>>98825847
Yeah, he did a good job! He's earned a break.

>>98826815
But I am.

>>98826879
GW just lost about 500 million pounds from investors backing out when a market report indictaed GW does not have a sustainable future, this coincides with the release of their tone pro paints, somebody noticed that it doesnt pay to ignore your customers complaints for decades when their complaints are "match your competitors for product standards"

>>98827012
>somebody noticed that it doesnt pay to ignore your customers complaints for decades when their complaints are "match your competitors for product standards"
releasing a shit, more expensive product raises stock value
the drop is because of someone looking at a company that's grown since covid and going "hey wait infinite growth isn't real" and GW not paying them to shut the fuck up like every other company does

>>98827064
You're retarded, right? Investors don't look at a line continuously going up and back out because "it must go down" one or two, yes, not a big chunk all at once.
the market report doesn't just arbitrarily say "the line must go down eventually" it will say the line is bound to go down but it does so by observing the market, and in thisc ase the relevant observation was "they just released another product of X nature and it shows that they have refused to listen to the most predominant complaint about their business model, the competition just keeps getting better, this is the tipping point"
As I already stated, the coinciding with the tone pro paints is not coincidental.

>>98827103
so what isn't coincidental?

>>98827172
READ.

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>>98826729
just tape the new bottle to the gw one, spin them like a madman and let the centrifugal force transfer the paint

wat could go wrong

>>98827103
how significant is the paint revenue vs models and books?

>>98827224
>and books
who the fuck buys codices or libraryslop in anno domini mmxxvii

>>98827233
probably the same people that buys the nth primaris or the new paints, no clue really

>>98824842
damn anon, awesome job!

>>98827206
got a laugh from me. incredible drawing
>>98827233
i buy books, just not gw

>>98827206
Hmm, could be done with powerdrill, just weight the pot/paint/bottle togerher and counterbalance them.
I think i'll try later if any of my buried ancient gw pots are still liquid.
I will do this outside.

>>98827224
Paint is the primary recurring purchase, probably significant, books are pirated, models are limited per customer.

lol, anon thinks people are more frequently buying paint than models. Like, in between the 1 model kit they buy a year they're still chewing through their paints by fingerpainting or something.

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the highlights on the red didnt come out bright enough.

>>98827382
Some of us paint regularly and frequently.

>>98827404
... On models you don't have?
I don't think many people exclusively painting non-GW models are buying many GW paints but I could be wrong.

>>98827224
idk but last time I checked Space Marines were >50% of all GW revenue.

>>98827404
you get what....50 marines from a single pot? at least? even if you include all the extra colors, you can paint an army 20 pots with plenty left over.
that would give a ratio of 100 minis to 20 paints or 5:1

>>98827418
>>98827455
You guys pretending people don't stack 50 different colours of green they'll never use are funny.

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What is the most unusual/poorhammer material you've used in your models? I've used a lot of masking tape to create armour panels etc. for miniatures. Now I'm thinking of making a sci-fi conversion of a scale model, or the deodorant bottle grav tank with the spoon turret. I've a hunch that small cable connectors and screw caps could be used on scale models, for example. What do you think?

Can some chad custodes player share their not golden paint schemes? I have a bad experience with painting 2000 points of stormcast and I don't want go through that ever again

>>98827552
Rhinox hide base coat, sponge on retributor armor just skipping most of the recessed and downward facing areas, highlight with a lighter metallic where it makes sense.
I made this up, but it sounds like it'd work. Good luck.

>>98827338
>gw customers paint models so much they need new pots
>limited per customer.
>new fomo unit every month
kek

at most they have to buy new paints because they spilled or dried up

>>98827605
You're conflating long-term hobbyists with ne paypig impulse customers. Some morons still insist on buying citadel paints even if they don't buy or play GW games.

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>>98821062

>>98827577
>give me some examples of non gold paint schemes
>try gold!
anon, please get your head checked

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>>98827488
>What is the most unusual/poorhammer material you've used in your models?
I got this OOP First Edition Dreadnought from a friend, and his right shoulder was missing. I replaced it with a washer nut that accommodated the scatter laser.

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>>98826654
>>98826572
>>98827206

I just bought one of those vortex mixers that pharmacies use to mix medicines. Works pretty well without the risk of the cap coming off or whatever.

>>98827703
That is obviously for putting your dick against.

>>98827552
Then why the fuck do you want to play the golden boys???

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>>98827767
>Can I have some custodes, but without the gold?
>HEY, JIMMY! GET ME SOME CUSTODES WITH NUTHIN'!

>>98827488
>unusual/poorhammer material
That's a tough one. It's pretty common for modeling in general to make use of a variety of materials, including found objects. Masking with tape is pretty common and there's really not much of a limit on the things you can use. There are a few people on the Tubes that exclusively build models from various bits and bobs that include scrap chunks from hardware like vacuum cleaners, printers, and whatnot.
I can't really think of anything particularly unusual that I've used. Poor, I've found cheap broken chain necklaces that I've reused when I was a kid, made some miniature gold tone bracelets with them. Snipped and bent some guitar string from a beater I found to make ribbed piping. You need to bend that incrementally or you end up with inconsistent gaps between each rib. Aside from that, I cut a chunk of plastic from the lid of a large food container to expand the turret ring on a 1/35 French tank. Your imagination and knowledge of materials are probably the big limiters.

>>98827703
this type sucks because you have to keep your hand on it the whole time and the transmitted vibrations can cause joint injury.

>>98826572
>>98826654
Genuinely a good idea. I really hurt my wrist yesterday shaking some of my paints up.

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>>98827846
>>98827829

when do my fingers stop moving away from where I want them to aim
this painting shit is so fucking hard

>>98828008
When youve developed your fine motor muscles in the hand, ones youve never used like this in your entire life.

>>98828057
>ones youve never used like this in your entire life
are you a zoomer that never learned how to write in cursive or something?

>>98828116
(You) not me, ESL bitch, learn to fucking read.

>>98828008
Practice. The average person couldn't draw a straight line if their life depended on it.

>>98828137
>ones youve
Glass houses, anon.

>>98828162
>Practice. The average person couldn't draw a straight line if their life depended on it.
When I was learning to draw I will always remember
>you can't even reliably draw a decent circle, how tf do you think you are gonna be able to reliably draw basically anything?

>>98828162
just like coloring books are easier than drawing, painting miniatures is easier than painting on canvas. if you can write legibly you should have enough motor skills to paint space marines.

>>98828184
Which is why everyone can be a crystal brush or golden demon winner with 3 months of training

/sarcasm

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Luv me fat lads

what painting handle do I want if im going to paint 30+ dudes on 40mm bases. (ogor mawtribes). I have the first citadel painting handle, and it just feels like its gonna snap when its on 40mm (max setting). So never felt comfy using it on 40mm, works great on 32mm tho.

>>98828309
If you're painting one at a time, an alligator clip on a cocktail stick from a hardware store will do

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>>98828309
>>98828348
Pic related
You "bite" the side of the base and it will hold normal plastic minis no problem

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>>98828309
a counting stick puttied to a base

>>98828190
you don't even need to be able to win a golden demon to paint a decent space marine

>"tonight is going to be the night i actually sit down and throw some paint on models"
>do a little weight lifting after work
>shoulder pain is now 1000x worse than this morning

goddammit.

>>98828309
during the year I got a golden maple handle as a gift and I like it but you do need to have your dudes on a base to mount it with blue tac

>>98824098
Thank you for taking up the mantle. Hopefully everything works out smoothly.

>>98824098
>What are you planning to give your giftee?
whats a normal number of dragons dildos to gift? 3? 7?
planning to gift what people ask for feels like a stupid answer

>>98828830
golden sells a spring loaded clip head for their handles as well

>>98827721
I have done that with my tornado mixer and have came many times. It's just a side benefit really.

>>98827874
kek

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Ork skin lineup #1
Ork 1 I think it's similar to 3 but I think this photo isn't that great

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>>98822185
Yeah. I leave mine on the desk a few days to appreciate before they go in the storage case. Finished this guy last week and got his photoshoot in over the weekend and he's on the desk right now.
I do sometimes worry I'm gonna reach for something on the desk and break a piece inadvertently. Almost happened with this dude when I tipped his sword with my elbow and thought I loosened it.

>>98825671
>>98825698
Do you have a dedicated blue-white backdrop or do you edit these into one?

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Ork skin lineup #2
Masked ork probably closest to my painted test model, but I think it's not as warm

Now do I keep painting ork skin or finish up these boyz?

>>98828198
they're beautiful anon, such fun dudes to paint. where's the fat witch?

>>98828971
finish them. with all of their clan colors on you might think a different one is better. Number 3 in image #2 is the best skin so far, the brighter yellow pops

Best way to paint minis before basing them? I thought maybe using a small bottle and sticky tack would be enough to brush stuff on. I think I've seen some people recommend supergluing one contact point to the end of stick and pulling it off when done.

>>98827829
If you're not concern trolling and you actually have some kind of joint condition then I recommend getting some of those gloves designed for dissipating power tool vibrations

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I'm about 50% done on the current batch.

At this rate i might finish my fall goal before November. I guess I'll have to dig out more characters to have painted by Christmas

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I thought about adding a spire, but it feels like it would just be too damn tall at that point.

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>>98823858
Little bit of progress on them tonight

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Got the black gunmetal base down for everything that isn't the armor panels. Only did 2 of the 3 dreads tonight.

>>98829143
The best I've found so far is Museum Putty(it's called Quake Hold at Home Depot where I got it). Not quite as sticky as blue tack, but even after spraying it with primer and all sorts of other acrylics, it still holds things together. And it sticks to itself so you can always just smash it with another ball of the stuff to pull it off the model. Just a little ball of the stuff between the model and the base to keep them together until you want to glue them together.

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All done
Happy with the result but it was honestly nightmarish
never buying a modiphius resin product ever again

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>>98829552
I love the volumes you've got going here and the whole piece looks so crisp, great job.
>>98829495
That blue metallic is really nice!
>>98829490
That's a very neat color scheme.
>>98829457
Looks great, always love seeing a scratchbuild.
>>98828971
I really like the rightmost skin, those more pronounced yellowish highlights give it lovely contrast.
>>98828961
Absolutely beautiful and incredibly clean work!

>>98829974
Good work.

>>98829552
that's a cool sculpt, it reminds me of the fallout tactics dude. sick paint job btw, good work anon.

>>98825603
Oh that's a sick kitbash anon great work

>>98821330
what brush primer are you using?

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>>98828974
Thanks! Fat Witch stays in the box for now, I just got these cabinets and temporarily arranged them, I also need to buy leds lights

>>98828966
I made two A4 papers with the gradient. One vertical and one horizontal. I use lightroom to remove any bits of the frame the paper doesn't cover if I need to pull the camera away for focus. You could do it all in post, but I prefer to get the most out of a photo in camera and do as little as possible in post.
I could have done a better job making the gradient smoother, but it's just for my casual shit so it works fine.
I take the shots on a windowsill in my house where I can set it up between two windows and have indirect daylight from left and right. There's also another window in the room doing a little bit of fill light from the front'ish.
Simple shit with minimal effort and gear.

>>98828971
Can imagine how good these look in person when they look that good in a mega close up shot like that. Everything I do looks wonky as fuck that close. Tabletop height is my saviour.