Work in Progress, "Middle-of-the-Week" Edition

>Full-on /WIP/ OP Links Pastebin
https://pastebin.com/BE42AEcD

>WIP Tutorial Images Mega
https://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 paints
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxWgsqSf74s

>Paint thinning 102
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBDVPoNXyVI

>4 EASY Chipping Tricks For Beginners
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku4comhKHJM

>Decal Like a Pro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYKLiEW7p9c

>How to Edge Highlight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoRbYuAfbEk

>How to use contrast style paints
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhholrozptI

>How to Paint with Tremors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqp76vAJu9g

>Airbrush Priming and Thinning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkntrSBvXxE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGjBQzoukFg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00JVUxABe44
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEqT_R41JX8

>Who's Johnny, she'd say, and smile in her special way
https://1d6chan.miraheze.org/wiki/Johnny

Previous threads:
>>95823089
>>95802784
>>95781824
>>95758984

I'm starting to feel like a retard for having always attached my minis to bases before painting either minis or bases.

>>95846929
it's never too late

does anyone have a good red color system or combos for Word bearers? I have a batch of 10 legionaries that I have yet to prime.

Not sure if it's gonna be TTC berzerker red or khorne red as a basecoat. I prefer a warmer red but not looking like blood angels.

I want something I can mix with the basecoat to use as a highlight and maybe one more highlight color to throw in there and brighten it up.

>>95846929
I poster tack them to the base for priming+painting. Then you can take them off, do the base (the footprint tells you what not to base), then attach

>>95846947
Now's probably the best time for me to change. Just started Tsons and am currently semi-clueless on what basing scheme I'll do, so I thought I'd paint up some empty bases.
>>95846952
>poster tack
I think I did that for a single character, once.

>>95846929
>having always attached
For me, it's situational.

In a lot of cases, this makes sense - especially when I'm dealing with older models that have a slotta-tab between their feet. Sometimes I do part on the bases and part off, even in the same unit.

Here, for example, it made a lot of sense for me to attach most of the Death Company to their bases since they're playing the 41st millennium equivalent of "The Floor is Lave" and jumping off their tactical rocks... which are going to be integrated into the bases. Not all of them are, though, so some of the models are pinned on corks so I can work on them separately and attach them to their bases later.

>>95846929
This is the original and best way to paint your miniatures, plebs don't know but it saves you feeling the need to buy a painting handle.

Any of you lovely friends currently working on malifaux minis?

>>95847013
You're not just using a random dowel or cork?

>writing a hobby blog

Is it even a thing any more in 2025? I kinda come back to that idea every now and then, to write down some lore and hobby texts about my 40k dudes and maybe random other stuff, and i really do not want to get into youtube.. but are people still reading blogs?

With the upcoming KT box around the corner, i finally decided its time to work on the Servitors i already have.

>>95847070
Unlikely, a lot of people cannot focus on a paragraph let alone a blog now. Brain rot is a very real thing that a lot of people downplay.

>>95846929
Depends on the mini for me. Like I'm not going to spend hours on detailed bases for regular infantry guys, but an Lt gets one.

>>95846996
>Just started Tsons and am currently semi-clueless on what basing scheme I'll do
If you're doing the official scheme I think desert bases go really well with both the colors and their egyptian vibe

>>95847048
Why? I have the base to hold onto.
inb4
>but I can't paint the undersides of things easily!
Anything in that position should be left in shadow anyway.

>>95846948
If you want warmer highlights then mixing in an orange (less value jump) or a yellow (greater jump) would work well. Can also try colder shadow colors if the red ends up feeling too warm. For shits and giggles a colder highlight color would be a pale yellow mixed in to get a desaturated pink, but that really wants to be left as an edge/extreme highlight color.

>>95847086
I was hoping that the team would be tech priests and skittles with a heavy weapon servitor or two instead of two priests and a bunch of servitors.

>>95847231
I agree, that would have been perfect for KT. But ignoring KT and looking at the minis themselves, a good servitor set (they did not show the sprues yet, but i hope for lots of options) was kinda needed for 40k for a long time now. It will potentially be a kitbashers dream.

>>95847100
It really is a shame. Maybe i'll look into Instagram, but the plattform itself is disgusting.

>>95847303
>It will potentially be a kitbashers dream
I highly doubt this will happen with modern GW. It'll probably be monopose servitors with no options.

>>95847330
We got shitty single sprue. single pose sets like the current chaos cultists, and we got awesome kits like the Blooded with 30+ heads and 25+ weapon options options for the 10 guys.
We have the Cadian Command squad, with lots of options, we have the Krieg Command squad, with less options, and we got the Minka command squad with zero options.
With modern GW, pretty much everything is possible. I have not built all Kill Team sets yet, but from what i've seen, they are all among the better kits.

Good that I tested this Mr Hobby flat "coat" (why not call it varnish?) on test piece of plastic - it melts paint. If I would try to use it on my actual model, it would not end well.

At the other hand, both Mig and AK spray can matte varnishes seems to work fine, former being a bit glossy, latter being more matte. Too bad I could only do short test with piece of plastic because whole day is windy as hell.

Reposting my experiment

Finished up a lich, and did some stepping shading/highlighting on the wizard. How's it looking?

>>95847474
>If I would try to use it on my actual model, it would not end well
only if you're unironically retarded

>>95847744
looks cool. Do you plan to post your recipe?

>>95847086
>>95847231
>>95847303
This business in 10th Edition of "the unit can only have what comes in the box" is really starting to grate on me. I understand wanting to tell a narrative story in Kill Team and have specific models to maintain a sense of balance at such a granular scale, but then putting the Kill Team into WH40K and calling it a unit there - along with all its Kill Team restrictions - takes a lot of the fun and flexibility away from what I feel could be much more characterful units.

I'm specifically thinking about Space Marine Scout Squads and the Adeptus Mechanicus Servitor Battleclade, which are just their Kill Teams as-is.

>>95847785
On test piece it clearly smeared long cured acrylic paint. On model it would do the same. What do you suggest I missed here?

>>95847881
1) are you using mr super clear (lacquer) or mr topcoat (water-based)?
2) did you let the acrylics cure for a day before varnishing them?
3) did you spray in multiple light passes or did you just fucking blast the paint with varnish?
4) did you fuck with the varnished layer in any way soon (a couple hours) after spraying?
I use mr super clear on all my minis and never ran into any problems so far

>>95847921
disregard point 2 since you've mentioned that the paint is cured

>>95847921
I was explicitly told to use this one from the pic along with their leveling thinner and told that it won't affect water based acrylic paints. It was not sprayed but applied with brush and mixed with thinner in 1:3 ratio, one coat and left there but it was smearing it right away.

>>95848068
>It was not sprayed but applied with brush
niggy...
never, fucking never even think about hand brushing lacquers ever again

>>95848101
How cool is that, scale modellers are telling me to use this one, claiming that it won't damage the paint (yes, I explicitly asked about water based paints just to be sure), it fucking dissolve the paint instead and /WIP/ is telling me that I'm retarded for following this advice. Fuck this world.

And yes, they claimed that they applied it with brush. I don't fucking know anymore.

>>95848167
Did you ask them specifically if you can brush it on? Because I think it's highely likely they just assumed you're going to spray it

>>95848173
ok nevermind then

>>95848167
lacquers are much better suited for airbrushing and can be used over acrylic base provided you build it up with thin layers and don't douse the model with lacquer thinner but hand brushing lacquers over water based acrylics will absolutely fuck them up
Hell, hand brushing lacquers over lacquer base will also reactivate previous lacquer layers just because lacquer thinner will eat up any paint you throw at it
That said it IS possible to hand brush lacquers (ask jap modellers) but it is basically a separate skill with its own learning curve - and certainly not over acrylics
See example https://www.zimmerit.moe/kvltworx-lacquer-hand-painting-tutorial-part-1/

>>95846948
Try this if you want.

>>95847804
Kill Team I can understand since it has its own rules and unit abilities that need to be balanced, but its still a bummer.

>>95848211
>>95848188
>>95848176
So I was trolled?

>>95846996
when in doubt glue sand and paint in a sandy or greyish color, works fine for any 40k model, can also add any debris on top, be it a wire, a chunk of sprue or leftover bits...

>>95848394
that thinner is what, 60% IPA? and the coat itself maybe 40%? so yeah you are hand stripping you models with 50% alcohol

>>95848394
hard to say, maybe, maybe not
maybe they misunderstood and thought you asked about using lacquers first acrylics second
maybe they are all gurus of hand brushing lacquers and know all the skills, tips and tricks for it to actually work
or maybe they did just want to fuck with you

>>95848418
also don't forget 20-30% MIBK on top of IPA - MIBK being a close relative of MEK (commonly used as a plastic cement)

>>95848313
why put in all this work when you could get similar / better results with just khorne red base + some highlights?

>>95848575
Because then you wouldn't spend $35+ on 4 GW paints

>>95848575
Paint something that's khorne red with just thin evil sunz/wild rider highlights and you'll see the difference

>>95846948
I would go with a bright pink/magenta, would probably be baller

I should have known that 40k's trimmiest boys would be murder to do with a gradient. Should I go with white all over, or pick out a slightly brighter and redder burgundy to go all over?

>>95848590
Maybe with a microscope.

>Want to use contrast paints to give my metallics a unique color
>Everything becomes a splotchy uneven mess

Who asked for this dogshit. Can't believe it's marketed towards "beginners".

>>95848657
that's some grainy ass airbrush job dude

>>95848676
>>95848676
Go back to painting your "above tabletop standard" craft slop, faggot.

>>95848582
You could substitute those for $1 chinkshit paints from aliexpress though

>>95848657
Something went wrong, it looks like a poorly printed 3d model

>>95848678
something something bad workman blames his tools, skill issue etc etc

>>95848706
Yeah, I got sick of painting my test model and gave up. I should probably dunk it ipa now that I think of it.

>>95848693
Someone sure is living in your head rent-free.

Ogre I'm just about done with

>>95848678
first time using contrasts?
forget everything you know about painting, flood the fucking thing, then clean your brush and remove the excess where it pools, you cant just 'paint layers' with contrat paints, you gotta flood it so it can do its thing

>>95848855
I don't recommend this, they dry insanely fast. Pooling often gets missed, unless you focus on only tiny areas at a time. Also, this doesn't really work on flat surfaces.

>>95848901
nta
They work for small areas of skin/flesh, not monsters, but 60mm or smaller.
Cloth, fur, feathers, wood, a metallic look over a silver/iron base (I did this for warpstone), spiky armor like DEldar have.
Maybe other stuff but this what I've done with it. Obviously a drybrush over most of these will be even better

>>95848901
yeah you can't do this on he whole model at the same time, or a tank

see this, clickbait and retardation aside results are results
>https://youtu.be/IhholrozptI?feature=shared&t=244

I just got done base coating some Skorpekh Destroyers that I tried my hand at reposing. The push-fit joints were more annoying to work around than I expected. Pic rel is the WIP ones next to some finished ones in their default poses. I don't think the new poses are as apparent as I wanted, except for maybe the one on the far right.

>>95848855
The other thing here is that Citadel makes two different kinds of Contrast paint.

Blood Angels Red works as you describe - the original type of Contrast paint Citadel manufactured. Slather that over a white undercoat, and you'll get something that looks similar to the more complicated process of painting the entire thing with Evil Sunz Scarlet and washing it afterward with Agrax Earthshade. The "self-highlighting " part of these Contrasts really isn't bright enough for the Second Edition red that I like, but if you were in a hurry to get tabletop ready, it would probably pass muster.

Compare this to Baal Red. Baal Red over a white undercoat is a really intense red, like something you'd expect to see on a flashy sports car. It doesn't have any of the depth that Blood Angels Red does. the advantage here is that you get this intense red coat without having to worry about thinning your paints, so if you're a beginner, you might be able to skip that part for now ... and if you know what you're doing and this colour is what you're after, it can be a nice shortcut.

current wip of late 100 years war knight.

>>95849145
he doesn't look a day older than 30

those moldlines... yikes

>>95849224
Yeah, he definitely looks middle aged.

>>95849381

>>95849381

>>95846929
I'm starting to feel like a retard for never having sub-assemblied. Though I hate it, I recognize it's useful sometimes.

>>95849381

>>95849381

>>95847793

I just wet blended dark red to red to orange

Washed the top in flesh tone and the bottom in dark blue

Then dry brushed silver over

The green is dirty down rust

This is todays experiment

Finishing up my dino. Regret the blue claws.

Reposting since the last thread died right after. Making headway on my starter fleet.

>>95845236
Looking good!

>>95850658
They do blend in too much. Easy enough to go over them with a black or white

>>95850688
very pretty anon

>>95850487
idea is good and they are painted really well but they lack some contrast and bases being the same color does not help
>>95850658
looks good, you could give claws and scales a slight lighter hihlight to make them more even if you are worried about the color

>>95850658
I'd work on those claws to turn them into either white with blue shading or black with blue high lights

>>95850688
Great ochre.

>>95846865 (OP)
Small wip on my Helbrecht, the armour is basically done, now I just started on the cloth and some details. I've actually enjoyed a lot painting golden armour, almost makes me want to get a Custodes kill team or something. Now I go slumber

>>95851096
very nice but did you really order extra expensive branded cutting mat from greenstufworld instead of walking to your local craft store

anyone have a guide on how to do volumetric highlights on black with an airbrush?

>>95851711
You do it the same way you volumetric highlight anything else with an airbrush, while following the rules of highlighting black with any other tool. There's nothing special about combining the two.

>>95851096
Nice gold, what paint(s) did you use?

>>95851899
was more looking for the paints used for it

>>95852009
i'm not wearing any pants

>>95848068
Weird, i been spraying the same thing on acrylic for years without any problem

>>95852432
do you have a guide?

Works been slowing me down and the Chaos Knights codex is making me uncertain about my list at the end of the month, but I'm getting close to having 1000 points of wardogs ready. I really wanted to run 6 Karnivores up the middle and GW decided to fuck me specifically.

Anyone know where I can find a vicar amelia (from bloodborne) models that scales well with 28mm figures? I want to paint one for an oathmark army as a monsterous unit. I know there is one in the board game, but I dont think ill buy a 90$ boardgame just for like 1/4 of the models in it.

>>95849224
ouf, I should have caught that before painting!

That what I get for putting shit together in poor lighting and rushing to the paint step.

>>95849381
; )

>>95846929
sub assemblies and not basing your mini before painting are retarded

>>95848843
Keep going

>>95851398
>instead of walking to your local craft store
>not just buying from your trusty chink friends for a fraction of a price the craft store would've charged you
what a sucker lmao

>>95853245
you really do get lots of miles from that chink thing
doesnt ordering from china take like a month minimum

>>95853344
Oh I'm sorry I thought it was obvious it was a shitpost. I was making fun of the resident schizo, I'm not retarded enough to wait weeks to save $5 or something

>>95853344
Depends a lot where you are from. Those Chinese have improved their logistics by a lot. Pre-Corona, 3-4 weeks were standard for Aliexpress shipments here in Germany, but nowadays they manage to ship from china within a week, if the item is already in a warehouse in Poland or Spain, it arrives in 2-3 days. Only Amazon is faster usually, they deliver within 24 hours if the goods are already in a hub nearby.
If i order from any random online (hobby) store from Germany, i can expect around 5-7 days of handling/shipping time too, so for stuff like bases, tufts and other hobby materials, Aliexpress is unbeatable at the moment.

>>95851398
Hello GSW-shizo.

Cutting Mat A4 on GSW: 7,16€
(cheapest) Cutting Mat A4 on Amazon: 5,99€
Aliexpress: 3€
Temu: 1,80€

Buying directly from China wins, as always.

But you did not recommend that. Do you really think any local store will sell such a mat for less than 10€? lmao.

>>95853474
I'm fairly sure he was just memeing as well

Working on my first Ultramarine. Head is magnetized, I suck at faces but will post when I’m done.

>>95853344
On my last order from Temu, I had more problems with the shitty courier company they chose. It took less days for the parcel to arrive into my country, than it took to deliver it to my mailbox afterwards.

Starting an undead project, gonna test ideas for paint scheme on this little rank of lads

>>95848656
I actually did that for my khorne berzerkers which did look awesome but now I don't want my word bearers standing next to them with the same colored armor...

>>95853845
Hell yeah dude.

I sprayed (AK "matte" varnish from spray can) upper section instead of brushing ("ultra matte" with contrast medium) like lower half but I will pretend it was supposed to look differently). Overall, Battlemech made out of spare parts and scratchbuilt elements is called done. I would like to thank you /WIP/ for all suggestions and advice provided along the way. What do you think?

All he needs now is a name and proper photo session. Since somebody here called it "illegitimate child of Stormcrow and Timber Wolf" maybe Storm Wolf?

>>95854396
It bothers me that I spent a lot of time brushing varnish on my minis when it looks so much better sprayed. It's also fa/tg/uys who told me about my mistake.

>>95854400
To be honest, I would prefer to be able to apply varnish by brush instead. Spraycan is at disadvantage most the time - it require spraying outside while better part of the year have too low temperature and those that do have proper one, often have strong winds or raining. Plus, up close it appears slightly similar to some sort of carpace (in this case this effect is less prominent, AP varnish looks very grainy while being absurdly durable to compensate - you can run knife across cured layer and it won't even notice). Too bad that all my attempts at. Rush applying varnish ends up with one flaw or another (change in colouration, chalky effect, etc).

*brush varnish, I hate when I have to post from phone.

>>95854396
very nice and i like your take on the cockpit glass
cant really tell any difference legs being blurry and all but on the other hand who can on a tabletop 50cm away or sitting in a cabinet

>>95854454
Cockpit glass is actually made with thinned Vallejo fluorescent blue over their Metal Color Silver. I did something similar before and liked the effect so replicated it here.

these guys are "done." I regret using wolf grey over Fenrisian grey since the fatigues came out a bit too dark.

They're a bit rough but they're satisfactory for a small batch job. They're still missing decals and the freehand 122nd regiment number on the shoulders but it's fine. got bigger hobby fish to fry.

>>95854500
also some orks I finished and varnished alongside them since I was getting the airbrush out and putting on the mask. I tend to pile up finished models then just varnish them all at once cause I hate wearing the mask and cleaning my airbrush for one model.

>>95854507

>>95853422
Take the Fantasywelt pill

Guys, Rubicon Models hard plastic bases - anyone used them? Pros and cons?

>>95854523
They have usually worse prices than TGD, Kutami, Miniaturicum and most others. Very wide selection of stuff for sure, but i rarely buy from them because of their higher prices.

How long should I keep this little (resin) guy in hot water if I want to set him straight?
How hot the water?

>>95853419
You do understand GSW used to be hated here for their shenanigans not the price or quality of their products right?

Craftsperg you need to stop posting.

>>95854699
>GSW used to be hated here
It's literally one schizo, (You).

>>95854687
As hot as the hottest coffee you can drink, and dunk it for about 5 seconds if it's that thin

>>95854558
Seems like a lot of marketing talk and things nobody ever asked for in a plastic base. Was basing material coming off a base ever an issue?
Was drilling into a base for pinning a miniature ever an issue? (considering you already had to drill into the mini in the first place)
That little rim might be neat, but it does not justify the x2 for their price compared to any generic "gw-style" base.

>ergonomic
Yeah right.

>>95854707
No
go read about the Vallejo color shift fiasco for a start

>>95854699
>used to be hated here for their shenanigans

It used to be one guy bringing up some old (like 10 years old) stories and everyone was like.. yeah dude, who gives a shit.

>>95854704
Fun fact, I dug the archive with craftsperg pictures and he posts in /btg/ and is apparently a nazi. Just in case anyone thought to take him seriously

>>95854721
>I'm new
Ask me what have it away

>>95854715
>hot as the hottest coffee you can drink
How hot is that in terms of burgers?

>>95854726
Doesn't stop him from painting ladies with fat bulges lmao.

>>95854719
>GSW copyrights "colorshift"
>Random youtuber does sponsored Vallejo Video, calling their paint "colorshift", despite Vallejo having already lost against GSW
>Video gets striked
>she makes drama
>GSW and youtuber settle things between them
>video gets re-uploaded, with correct vallejo product name

So?

>>95854756
I mean those things oftentimes go hand in hand innit

>>95854756
Funnily enough /btg/ also called him out on the bulge. Just make sure to ignore the faggot from now on.

>>95854718
Hmm at least they look that, unlike GW bases, you could lift them from a table with your fingers instead touching a miniature, and break something if you are clumsy.

>>95854764
>Funnily enough /btg/ also called him out on the bulge.
ahahahaha

>>95854759
Imagine copying a existing paint range trying to copyright it...
I wonder (((who))) owns gsw?

>>95854804
>>95854704

>>95854804
Well, if Vallejo dont like it, they can win any legal fight with GSW, right? But guess what, they did lose.
Copyright exists for a reason and while personally i dont give a shit about it and buy recasts and download files whereever i can, i'm not a business. Businesses have to follow the rules and laws.

>>95854804
>(((who))) owns gsw?
Since the pandemic, that would be Blackrock and Vanguard, but you aren't allowed to point that out here in /tg/ since mentioning those two companies outside of /pol/ is apparently banworthy.

>>95854822
google tells me a Israel Soriano Garcia
started it...
Oh no no no

>>95854759
>>95854804
>>95854821
You can't copyright individual words or concepts, you can only copyright creative works. What you are thinking is either a patent or a trademark, which are different from copyright.

>>95854839
Who cares? They won their legal fight against Vallejo, and Vallejo had to rename their stuff. It was a completely normal thing.

>>95854835
Wouldn't it be funny if this was the true reason for nazi craftspergs vendetta against gsw

>>95854891
What are you talking about?
what legal fight?

>>95854908
Most likely it is.

Btt: the weather is awesome today, so i'm sitting on the balcony, painting some Wargame Exclusive Servitors. I even used a GSW paint on them, and might use some of their rust washes too.

i made few hills and fields
if you look really close there is a happy little night goblin waving at you, say hi to him

>>95854908
the real reason is prob buying their colour shapers, the blue ones, do not get these cheap shitty rebranded junk

>>95854927
The one that made them rename their paints to "Shifters" in certain countries.

>>95854891
Sure, that maybe, but it wasn't a copyright dispute. It's like saying: "This famous person was convicted of rape", and when someone corrects you that they were actually convicted of drug possession you respond: "who cares, they are convicted felon anyway lol". Terminology matters, especially since GSW is very litigious when it comes to copyright stuff as well, so when you use the term improperly you are misinforming people.

>>95854946
>The Shitters

>>95854951
Dont make things bigger than it was. All the posts above were very clear that its about the name "coliorshift" and the right to use it to name such paints.

>>95854951
More like saying
>This famous person was convicted of dealing meth
and it was cocain in reality and then saying
>who cares, they are a drug dealer anyway lol

>>95851964
Plenty. Brown base, ap emperors gold, vallejo gold + brown ink + gsw gold pigments, dark brown oil, vallejo gold+ gsw gold in that order. The gsw pigments give it an insane shine that is hard to capture in pics, the overall colour too. It looks quite close to actual, worn metal irl.

>>95851398
it's over

>>95854963
There are dozens of issues with gsw
A Google search will turn up many many issues
Read the comments in this shitmar video https://youtu.be/OxEFY1Bnoqc?si=qbNj2DXSkRoDOpLD

See? This is why you ignore craftsperg's abhorrent faggotry. If you don't, you suddenly have a thread full of faggot youtuber drama, retarded shitflinging, and his awful samefagging. Just don't feed the braindead retard.

>>95854979
They could've taken part in the holocaust for all I care if they have a decent product I'm interested in I'll still buy it.
>links a literal slop video
just fuck off already

>>95854987
this general has always been pretty civil so this over month long spergout is sure to go into the history books

>>95854989
>gsw
>decent products
Lmao
Do you think they make stuff? they import stuff and put their logo on it, and it's not exactly quality

good enough, I think

>>95854500
solid work

>>95854666
I suppose it depends on your order but for me they are a lot cheaper than kutami and others because of free shipping above 49€. Tradinggoblin is another one to look out for, good prices but limited selection.

>>95855006
What if they import quality stuff, sperg?

>>95854979
Why dont you tell us their biggest crimes?
>shitmar
yeah, not thanks.

>>95855006
Bulge-sama, I...

>>95855063
Yeah I'm going to trust s company known for shitty behaviour and dishonesty
Prob imported one part from China and another from India and putting it together

>>95855087
Is GSW in the room with us now?

>>95855093
>he says constantly talking about them

>>95855035
Check out Fantasy-In, they also ship for free above 49€. It depends on the products, but i find their prices quite competitive. (they, and Fantasywelt, used to do that for orders above 29€.. but that was some time ago sadly)

>>95855063
>>95855087
we had this the other day. cutting mdf is super simple if they have the machine for it, and transporting quite heavy mdf material from asia to europe is quite expensive, so it makes totally sense for them to produce everything mdf at home.

Do not engage with this bullshit you imbeciles, we know it's literally one faggot shitstirring and yet you still take the bait

>>95855087
>shitty behaviour and dishonesty
so you don't use amazon, google, microsoft, apple, nestle, aliexpress, or gas for your car, right? right?

ancient gw plastic smells weird or is it my feet

>>95855093

>>95854718
>>95854558
Surprised they don't have magnets slots on the bottom, given their popularity for storage.

>>95854927
>>95854946
This seems like a fun concept, are they actually any good?

>>95855392
>are they actually any good?

They work, but its very hard to show on a picture, thats why you rarely see those paints.
Also you should apply a basecoat of gloss black underneath if i remember it right.

(in part) due to popular demand, I am redoing the more complex shield design.

>>95855512
I see. On a small search, they might be interesting to use for an army that's mostly in metallic palettes. Maybe some magic effects but using regular colors probably still works best for those.

>>95855649
I can see them on insect or dragon-like minis too.

>>95854928
I really like that simple color scheme anon. I'd make them really dusty with concrete on their bottoms too

Second banner done.

>>95854929
>walking through the fields
>the wheat starts speaking gobbo

>>95855689

>>95854929
Aww man I've got fond memories of my gw store having a field of wheat made out of a welcome mat and seeing my ork warboss run through it.

Bike

>>95855689
Fantastic.

First time working with resin. I'm painting in subassemblies. Do I need to care about getting paint in the connection points like when using plastic? I don't want to have trouble when using super glue to connect.

>>95850487
I think these turned out really good. There is a certain something missing from them, but I think the execution of that wash and the tones are lovely. I don't think you have to add contrast, this is a style unto itself where kinda everything blends in together, but that might make it seem harder to differentiate them on the battlefield.

>>95855816
Super glue bonds to paint just fine, the only issue is that a bond is only as strong as its weakest link, which in this case will be the paint-to-resin bond.

>>95854987
>craftsperg
Take your schizophrenia meds, this is obviously two anons. Target subject is different, typing style is different, posting times are different.

>>95855936
>t. craftsperg

>>95855964
Yes, who just woke up dumbass.
I like GSW, only one product I have ever had any issue with from them was the runic rolling pin which had a bunch of hebrew fish all over it that I had to scrape off.
Otherwise GSW sells a lot of interesting unique stuff that is occasionally worth picking up to throw in the toolbox, like those leaf shaped hole punches, I want one.

>>95855392
I think the effect is really cool, it would work great for game pieces that will actually be observed from a lot of different angles.
>>95855512
I think they also recommend applying them with an airbrush because any imperfections will be much more visible.

>>95855392
>This seems like a fun concept, are they actually any good?
Sure in context appropriate uses, like doing bug shells.
But just like in IRL when street racers do it to their cars the result is typically garish and untasteful.
Key words here
>context appropriate, typically
Yes there are niches, but just like when someone gets contrast paints it inevitably becomes the primary paint choice for every project when someone buys them, it goes everywhere on everything, it is very hard for the majority to resist the pull of "Ooh! New shiny thing!"

>>95856066
Pretty sure this effect stuff looks great in person when you can hold the mini and move it around, but even on such a picture where you see both colours, it kinda feels lame, because all the "in between" is missing.
Necrons might be the perfect minis for that stuff.

Really struggling on what to do with the mushroom stalks. Anyone has an idea what colours I should use on them?

>>95856128
Yeah I wanted to make a video initially but I couldn't get it to a small enough size. Just wanted to show the actual colors. It really does look cool in person but like other anons said, if you had an entire army painted with them I think it would get old pretty fast. I remember one anon here using it for a single panel of his knight and that worked out really well imho.

>>95856153
Damn anon this is starting to look really fucking good now that it's all coming together. I think the stalks are fine as they are but when in doubt just look for reference in nature. You could try imitating more texture with some small dots maybe?

>>95856153
Purple to contrast with the green skin and orange caps, a dark ivory to more blend in and let the skin and caps be the stars, maybe a reddish brown to compliment the orange without being as background as the dark ivory. Could go blueish white for max contrast with the caps and echo the blue green skin. Depends on how "visible" you want them to end up in the model.

>>95856162
This discussion reminds me of a purple metallic paint I bought many years ago.
Every project I started for at least a year I stopped and considered if I could find a use for that paint, eventually I realized that it will never be right to use it for trim or weapons or mechanical joints, it's got to be used for armor panels, but that would have to be done for a force that is thematically right for a purple, and itself should be part of a collection where I have a larger amount of silver/gold/bronze done on armor panels so that it would fit in without sticking out in a bad way.
So I've never ended up using that paint.

>>95855689
Oof, nicely done

Ogre update, how's he looking

>>95856266
Not properly centered on the base.

>>95855751
this bike fucks

whats it from

What can I use as NOT wet pallete? Should I buy Citadel Servo-Skull Palette or is it a meme?

>>95856303
>What can I use as NOT wet pallete
weird question to ask because the obvious answer is anything
or is this some new fad im not aware of

>>95856303
I use bottlecaps

>>95856303
>Citadel Servo-Skull Palette
I was not aware of this thing existing. It does not look very practical to be honest. Art stores usually sell palettes. You can also do the Duncan thing and use a bathroom tile or a piece of polished glass.

>>95856353
>bathroom tile or a piece of polished glass.
Do you guys just have this lying around at your place?

>>95856303
I got 2 aluminium palette from amazon for like 6 eur.

>>95856153
What a great troll

do you know that feeling when you have great motivation to paint or do hobby stuff and order all that gear you had worked out in your mind
then local postal service decides that your package will arrive in 2 weeks instead of the promised max 2 days and you already lost the mojo

>>95856162
>if you had an entire army painted with them I think it would get old pretty fast

I think it would be funny to do something like Alpha Legion since it would be in character, but realistically on a lower commitment project like a full Kill Team or a specialized squad in 30k. And from the looks of Vallejo's videos, they show off a few Necrons with the stuff, the one on the right is using it primarily for toning.

>>95856406
You can get a tile or two from the hardware store for pretty cheap.

>>95856703
It looks like these both have a layer of colorshift with a normal silver drybrushed on top of it, the one on the right just has a lighter shade of colorshift than the other.

>>95856303
>>95856414
pretty much this. either aluminum or plastic palettes from amazon. they come in really cheap sets of 2-5 pieces and you basically can use them forever.

>>95856722
In the video, the painter goes with a silver basecoat on top of gloss black primer, but then delicately uses an airbrush for the colorshift tones before using multiple washes and highlights. Probably making Necrons more complicated than they need to be. The one on the left doesn't get covered, I would assume he used the same method on a more vivid paint but it's a lot more glossy.

>>95856829
I was watching a different video where the same paint needed three airbrush coats before it showed well, so that silver is still showing a lot here.

>>95856299
Westfalia's red brigade range

I think this false hydra is starting to come along. Thanks to the anon who gave me advice a few days ago.

>>95857316
Holy fucking print lines.
The only advice I can give is throw it out and buy a resin printer like you should have done before ever thinking about printing miniatures.

>>95857402
I didn't print it. A friend did and gave it to me to paint for him. Im well aware that fdm is not good for miniatures, but that's for your wonderful observation.

>>95857316
You could probably use the printlines for your advantage by painting it as a rough, primeval statue.

>>95856303
>What can I use as NOT wet pallete?
I use a paper palette all the time. When the page gets all gooped up, peel it off, throw it away, and use the next page.

>>95857316
Maybe cover it in varnish spray before painting it to smooth the printlines over

I was sent here, does anybody make a transfer similar to this skull symbol?

>>95855689
Fwark that goldwork border's nice

>>95857872
Maybe try fighting pirannha

>>95857872
>I was sent here, does anybody make a transfer similar to this skull symbol?
Not that I can find. It's a Micro Machines "AAVP-7A1", in one of their generic schemes. https://micromachinesmilitary.com/aavp/
I've been trying to find someone making replacement decals, but Etsy broke their search again if you're using adblockers and I'm not seeing them anywhere else.

You can make your own decals fairly cheaply with a printer.. as long as it prints in white. Or you're willing to paint a white circle on the model where the skull goes. There's versions of the decal paper available for both laser and inkjet, and I've done them up in the library before.

Not a whole lot of progress because I've been really busy this week but I did manage to do some shading and edge highlights

>>95858297
Looking great

How’s glaze medium? Any brand.
Is it just mix 50/50 paint and medium and then one can start painting with a more transparent paint?
I want to paint gun barrels that have seen extensive use and not quite feeling like using thinned speed paints for the job of easy glazing.

>>95855999
These ones?

>>95855252
What has nestle or AliExpress done? Or gas?

fuck off craftsperg

More or less finished a hammerhead for the Yo'vai sept. Detailing is pretty light, first time trying splinter camo with tape and an airbrush, then just oil in the panel lines and some silver. I would spend longer on them but cba

>>95858618
I use liquitex and its fine, you don't even need 50/50 just a drop or so is plenty. Do note that while it makes for very easy glazing and wet blending it can cause some paints to dry shinier than usual. A non-issue if you're planning on varnishing but worth noting.

>>95846865 (OP)
Grimdark are doing a sale on their washes or whatever theyre called, and their tutorials. Anyone ever buy either? Was thinking of getting the starter set with a course combo.
Thats $75 for 7 bottles plus the tutorial. How big are the bottles? How long and indepth are the tutorials? Thinking about Flesh&Bone, Tyranids, or Genestealer cults since those courses cover the gross Aliens/The Thing body horror skintones that I'm struggling to capture right on my minis and I have yet to find some free youtube tutorials that cover that type of skin. My attempts have come out looking like clownpaint rather than creepy sickly colored

>>95858714
>nestle
It's easily the evilest of the companies listed. You can start your reading of the various infant formula scandals over the decades, and that's only scratching the surface. Tech companies just spy on you, violate your privacy and steal your data, whereas Nestle kills babies to make money.

>>95858716
you're the only one being uncivil and rude, why don't you just mind your own business if you don't want to take part and stop trying to prevent others from talking about it

>>95858773
Why don't you fuck off back to /b/ or whatever shithole you crawled out of if you want to fling shit about off topic garbage you gargantuan faggot

>>95858786
>I get to approve and decide what can be talked about
Lol
Lmao

>>95858688
They're a bit too big for typical 28-32mm scaled minis. Think about it, an 8mm leaf is bigger than the torso of a man sized mini. If you know any leaf punches that can make 3mm leaves then let us know.

>>95858773
Shut the fuck up already, you useless cunt.

yeah cool argumenet guys, have you painted anything recently though?

>>95858768
Buy some variants of streaking grime, or even better, 3 oil paint tubes. Do oil washes on your model, dab off the excess. I saved you almost 70 dollars

>>95853474
>Buying directly from China
The last 2 orders I got from China never got delivered. They just hit the Line office and stay there for 3 months until it expires and the tracking number becomes invalid.

>>95858714
>nestle
where to start...just about every illegal thing you can think of, child labor, adulterating products, killing babies, ecosystem damage....

>aliexpress
all kinds of scammy, stolen, or outright dangerous products, chinese factories aren't well known for their regard for their workers

>gas
look up the countries it comes from like venezuela or saudi arabia, or how it's extracted in some of the us (fracking)

we live in a world where nothing that comes from any medium or big corporation is morally clean when not straight up illegal or activelly harming or killing people, outing gsw for some shady bussiness practices is delusional

>>95858813
Theses heaps there, just do a search

>>95858855
nta, that sounds like a your-country (or carrier) problem
also sometimes is worth to buy at gsw, amazon or whatever for more money just to avoid waiting aliexpress times for shipping

>>95858855
with what company?
both Ali and temu will give you refunds and bonus discounts for something not arriving, or even if it's delayed

>>95858855
Here in Australia I get almost everything direct from China, zero problems, I've come to realize most of the stuff I didn't get from China just came from there by a different route anyway

>>95859037
Not sure where these are from but I dig the rusty/earthy colors you're using

>>95858854
Is that really all it takes to oil wash stuff? Goddamn, thanks anon!

>>95859310
NTA, but it's oil wash (or oil paints) + white spirit which you will need to clean up the excess paint and/or mix your own washes from the paint. And also clean your brushes afterwards. But yeah, it's pretty simple. Oil washes are thousand times better than acrylic ones, imo.
t. oil baron

>>95859331
>>95859310
also not either of these anons but be aware at how bad white spirits will smell, if you for example oil wash a huge terrain piece or something make sure you're not breathing that in too much. I've had some killer headaches from that.

>>95859377
I'm none of these anons, spend the extra couple bucks and get either gamblin or mona lisa brands of odorless mineral spirits. Gamblin has almost no odor, mona lisa has a slight odor but not any more than the oil paints themselves. Still need good air flow and ventilation so you don't get a headache but they are a big improvement over regular white spirits.

>>95859396
Odorless does not mean you are not breathing the stuff in. The good ol' smelly one is better, because it tells you clearly when you need more ventilation.

Any advice or videos to watch on how to work colors into nmm steel while having it still read as steel? I want to ape craftworld studio's style, and I'm trying to apply it to 30k IW, to little succes. I was trying to do like black shadows, purple undertones, cyan mids, bright grey highlights, but it reads more like alpha legion.

just done with kdm goat. I am not happy with the eyes on the girl, but I redid it too many times, so I'm giving up for now.

>>95858760
Sorry about taking a while to respond. But thanks anon!
I’m planning on varnishing my models so the shiny part is not a problem to me. Thanks again!

>>95859621
i didn't flip that picture. huh.

>>95859621
You did well anon! I particularly like the way you did the skin tones because I struggle with painting fair skin flesh with fair skin colored acrylic paint.

>>95859621
Fuckin neat. The eyes look good, I wouldn't repaint them. You can try adding a red glaze on the lower eyelid area to help them stand out more. Also if you can manage it, a white dot covering a bit of the pupil helps break the "black dot" eye look.

Also, be sure to paint the nipples in detail.

I have made a wet palette out of a sponge, sandwich box and baking paper. Almost like the Vallejo wet palette tutorial.
Is there such a thing as too much water even if the thin car cleaning sponge I bought isn’t submerged under water?

And is a sponge better than wet paper towels being used to hold water that will travel up and moisturize the baking paper?
>t. Moving up from the plate I used as a palette.

>>95859396
Yeah if you're indoors get odorless

>>95859653
it's base coat + highlight + oil wash. The oil wash does all of the work, better transitions than I could ever dream of.
>>95859697
Yeah, I'll try the red glaze, will probably add some depth to it. It all feels a bit flat, probably because the model only has eyesockets no modeled eyelids. As for the nipples..... well....

I'm thinking of ripping off this guys green stuff beard and chest plate but I think it's healthier to just accept it and move on.

>>95860375
For a man in his 60s he is fucking jacked

>>95860164
>oil wash
Thank you anon I’m tempted to try oils and enamels now but I might get a pet so I think it is for the best that I stick with acrylics.

>>95859753
I thought that just enough water to moisturize the sponge or paper towel was enough.

Round 2.

>>95860402
it's not achievable natty bros

mr imperium wide

>>95860443
Oils offgas much less than enamels do. If you work with oils, keep the solvent bottle and palette near an exhaust fan or a filter extractor and it should be fine.

>>95860164
I believe in you anon

>>95846865 (OP)
Working on my second ever paper "freehand" banner.
And the first one that's actually miniature sized.
This is for my slayers.
I'm both very proud and very unsure of how it's coming out.

>>95855570
Very nice anon. I suck at free handing and have been trying to practice. It's frustrating but makes me respect good stuff even more and yours is some real good stuff anon. I hope I'm this good one day.

>>95855689
11/10

I got into model painting a few months ago. I decided to get the Warcrow starter box because it looks cool and my friend plays. Anyways, I was wondering if anyone else finds it easier to paint some models disassembled and then glue them together and touch up whatever paint you fucked up? Also how big of a deal goes the color of the primer matter in the end? I've been using grey with white as a zenithal highlight sometimes.

>>95861040
Painting models on the sprue is a meme. Anyone who tells you they do that is trolling or a sadomasochist. As for painting disassembled. I haven't yet but there has been a few models I kinda wish I did the head or arms separate. Especially some arms with shields. But a great rule to follow is don't worry about painting a part that isn't gonna be seen much if at all.

>>95861181
I've had pretty good luck building the torsoes and legs and maybe the head and then doing the arms/wings/whatever separate and then glueing them on. I find it easier to get to what would other wise be extremely hard that will still be seen when fully built. I've seen those trays with sticks use for priming and I wonder if it's a worth while investment if I'm going to keep painting them half assembled.

>>95859428
>Odorless does not mean you are not breathing the stuff in
Except it (kinda) does mean exactly that
Odorless white spirits are much finer refined resulting in a) having a much higher boiling point compared to less refined smelly ones (e.g gamblin odorless spirits have a boiling point of around 190C, other "low odor" spirits have a boiling point of around 150C, even less refined spirits are even lower) - which means that they evaporate slower and in a given moment in time there’s gonna be less odorless white spirits vapors in the room compared to non-odorless so you’re literally breathing them in less and b) the higher degree of refinement (and the "odorless" part) means that all the smelly volatile aromatic compounds have been distilled off - and those aromatic volatile compounds (such as benzene and toluene) are much more toxic than all the other hydrocarbons in white spirits so with odorless not only youre breathing in less white spirits vapors, what you’re breathing in is also less toxic and headache-inducing
So no, using smelly white spirits over odorless is a pretty retarded idea all in all
And to be clear I’m not saying that you shouldn’t ventilate while using odorless spirits

Got the base coat on a squad of these fellas, going to do the rest with oils but I was pretty happy with how the autumn leaf mantle looked. Anybody got some tips for oil painting? I've been researching it but any tips I've missed would help.

WIP deathskulls. Hoping to finish them this weekend.

>>95858855
They you should get a refund, no questions asked, from both Temu and Aliexpress.

Completed my 1500pt fleet, with an orbital city just for good measure.

>>95862301
Really nice colours

>>95862301
Very crisp and the blue pops beautifully, nice job

>>95861418
I stand corrected, then. Thanks anon. Maybe I should update my knowledge since my high school oil painting classes.

>>95862301
Beautiful lil things, anon.

>>95860960
thanks! though like I said, this is largely tracework, not pure freehand. I printed out the sheild design, glued it to the model, then painted over it so it doesnt look too obvious.
God knows I would’nt be able to paint that heraldry purely freehand.

Time for a primer nap dd

>>95858754
Man that looks awesome. How did you do the polygon camo? do you have little paper squares or stamps or something?

>>95853474
>>95858855
>>95858944
crazy how much I've been warming up to China recently as an American...

temu and AliExpress are dirt cheap and not that bad for the price by Chinesium standards

>>95861560
mended brush studios and james wappel on youtube. mended brush is color theory focused and step by step tutorial. wappel is painting a mini from start to end with different techniques but a main focus on one.

>>95862851
>temu and AliExpress are dirt cheap and not that bad for the price

The main thing to consider is that for most items, all other options will be made in china anyway. Neither Amazon or GSW, nor Army Painter or any other hobby brand make their cutting mats themselves.. They all buy them either in china or from a company that imports stuff in bulk, and then re-sell them.

If you dont want to support this, you could use a locally made wooden cutting board for example.

>brings chinkshit up again the next day at almost exact same time
can you fuck off already

>>95862973
It's actually pretty fucking impressive. Medical tier retardation right there.

It's also wrong, as always with craftsperg. If you don't want chink cutting board, you can buy from Prym (Germans) or Olfa and Tamiya (Nippon). AK (Spain) also makes them locally afaik. Plenty of options, really.

>>95862973
See, and I was feeling crazy a few months ago when we had Cunt-kun around, responding to every mini posted within the last 12~ hours with insulting comments at the same time every morning.

>>95863034
You're not one to talk, you got proven wrong on this assertion yesterday.

>>95863384
Yes craftsperg, making things up is a valid tactic. Last (you), now go away to shit up some other thread.

Any tips on how to make a crown in 28mm scale out of plasticard or greenstuff? I want to make a king figure by adding a crown to a greathelm but it's so fiddly trying to work at that scale it's driving me crazy

>>95863384
>>95863400
Samefag.

>>95863400
NTA schizo.
Oh hey, by your logic since you're posting at all the same times as gsw anon that means you are gsw anon.

I don’t know what to feel about this

>>95863515
neither do I to be honest with you

>>95863515
Looks chalky, craftsperg.

>>95863063
A few months ago, that kind of behavior was more of a /vt/ schizo thing. I guess they’re not getting the responses they want there anymore if it’s showing up here.

I’ve done plenty of oil washes before, but about to test one for the first time over a gloss varnish. I hear it’s the proper way to do it, but I’ve been too lazy.

>>95863730
The cleanup is easier, it flows better, and the result has a bit of a colder color. But the difference is not THAT noticeable, imo.

>>95860594
Oh boy, here we go again.(not complaining though)

>>95862301
VERY sexy.

>>95863730
Iron Within brozah. Keep it up !


Also, more progress for Vizzik, now we wait until tomorrow.

>>95854929
Swanky stuff mate, method?

>>95864132
Something feels off about the green glow or is it just me?

>>95864132
Not all hazard stripes are Iron Warriors, especially on olive green dudes.

>>95864228
>Something feels off about the green glow or is it just me?
I feel something off too from the moment I've done it, but I dont think its a bad result

>>95864242
>Not all hazard stripes are Iron Warriors, especially on olive green dudes.
Sure, but on pauldrons ? its gonna confuse many people

>>95864301
I mean the runes are fantastic it's that green around them that is throwing me off. Like it's too spread out or something? Nice job still, as I've said the runes themselves are really good

>>95864301
You’re the first one confused so far, I have an army of these guys already

>>95864301
>>95864361
Also it’s inspired by this official GW scheme

>>95864384
Forgot pic

>>95864324
>>95864301
I think its because the green runes don't look "bright" enough yet compared to the surrounding diffused glow to be giving off that much light.

>>95864419
That might be it, yeah

>>95864132
How bad are the mould lines on this dude?

>>95864395
Welp, fuck me, first time seeing this, and I stand by the fact its confusing, but its probably my IW autism speeking I guess.

>>95864419
That might do the trick, I'll correct that, thanks !

>>95864428
Mould lines ? Not really a problem, gaps were trickier (but not really that bad)

If i put gloss varnish on something and don't like it, can I go over it again with matte and dull it?

>>95864673
Yeah

>>95864704
Perfect. I have a monster that I think i want to look moist and slimy but I'm not sure it will look good so Im glad I can reverse it.

I think I'm done with the young false hydra. I think he looks pretty good for an FDM print. It looks great from tabletop in normal lighting.
What do you guys think?
>inb4 LaYeR LiNeS!!

>>95864765
LaYeR LiNeS!!
also nice

How can I reattach a 3d printed lance that snapped at the thin point above the hand?
Should I just make a green stuff cast? This shit is so brittle it'll just crack if I drill it.

>>95864810
Thanks. It's the first mini i have done primarily with the airbrush. It worked really well over contrast paints to make the skin look translucent.

>>95864853
Superglue.

>>95864853
If you have some resin and little black light you can put a drop of resin between the pieces then cure it with the light. If not then superglue.

>>95860594
Thanks, Doc

>>95864765
It's not something I'd want in most minis, but the layer lines actually do kinda add something for weird monsters like this, especially where it looks all swirly. If it could be done in a more intentional manner it might be kinda cool.

>>95858927
Aliexpress. First order I got refunded for the stuff but not the shipping cost, I never got any coupons. The second order has been sitting in the line office for a month and a half now. I'm not expecting it to be delivered.

>>95866576
>but not the shipping cost
Had that happen with ebay once, got it refunded through my bank.

>>95858297
what's the blue recipe fren?

>>95864132
I remember you posting the wip head. Looking great.

>>95866657
It was airbrushed as you can probably tell, spraying from increasingly higher angles: stegadon scale green basecoat - TTC sentient turquoise - ttc cursed blue. TTC ray gun glow edge highlights, blacklined with tamiyas panel liner.

Started some stormcast today. I don't really like painting them so far but im doing it do see how fast I can get ok result.

>>95862738
nice freehand!

Finally getting to my Aggressors. These guys are a pain.

When doing hazard stripes / squad markings on a curved surface like a marine pauldron, how do you decide what vantage point they should appear straight & parallel from?

baked a new one
>>95868646

>>95868646

>>95868646