Thread 96372057

Work in Progress "Epic Troll" 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:
>>96346066
>>96323165
>>96298273
>>96282053

>>96372075
I don't see how being big establishes consent.

I added some gradients to the carapace and swords to make them more visually interesting. I have a game on Tuesday, so Im trying to finish him by then.

>>96372119
it's pretty clean, and would be fine on tabletop. I would work my photo game if I were you though.

>>96372119
gradients on the scythes looks great, should add the same to the horns on his legs, the big blade on his head and the big sticky outy things on his back

>>96372088
Works when we do your mum.

>>96372069
>The spray primer turned out to be a "texture" paint of some kind
I have never seen spray on texture paint. I'm so curious about what happened.

>>96372028
I'm sorry anon, I'm fuckin' dying at this post.

any reason not to just pre-mix paints and store them for later use?

>>96372191
Yeah, it's a giant waste of time and effort, and you'll never get your mix the same twice for certain colors (especially ones involving magenta), and mixes will never be as good as single (or low count) pigments (not that most paints are single pigments, but the idea of just taking CYMK (and white) inks and making any color is retarded and misguided).

>>96372191
Only if you really like the tone and hue of the mixed color. Otherwise no if the color is just going to be a one off thing for a single miniature.

>>96372028
Never thought I'd need to know how to make something look moldy but do tell anon.

>keep adding layers

>>96372198
i'd like to get a set thats a good gradient of the color wheel but the smaller sets tend to be a random mismatch to where i'm not sure who could possibly use this palette, plus the savings isn't good at all
or they're just waaaay to big even if the price per ml is good

>>96372208
Not to shill, but The ProAcryl base set is pretty decent if you're okay to mix a *little* for shade and highlight colors. And I think Sugs signature set from them is specifically picked for paint mixing purposes - though my same criticisms apply regarding mixing never being as ideal as actual pigment colors.
I would just do any decent base set and then individual colors as needed.

>>96372202
The gun looks like those animation samples of physical objects dispersing into a gas or liquid. It honestly feels uncanny to look at.

So i am trying to make this project a reality and need the help of kitbashers. I am trying to get this to work with some bits I had floating around. I am making a slaanesh daemon prince(ss) and want to make the wings be mirrors attaching to her a la hellraiser chains or just rope bondage like from the inspiration photo. How would you make the two mirrors float without looking too stupid? Im thinking a heavy metal rod that hits under the ropes along her arms to hold it up, but unsure what kind of steel wire/ect id be looking for (like thickness). How do you usually make 'floating' models not look like they are rigged up on stilts? Sorry for the shotty image. It's late.

>>96372288
Make it so she's sucking her own dick through the portal instead.

couldn't help myself

>>96372308
Ok but what would you use to hold the massive dong up? You dont get to self-suckin-daemon-dick-harlot with a low weight thumb tack.

I've aquired the crawfish

>>96372288
Stainless steel spring music wire. Buy a variety pack for fifteen bucks and see what's the thinnest you can get it to.

>>96372288
1.5mm steel rod should be enough, if you can hide a couple on each side you can get away with 1mm, in any case it will have some spring to it

if you can't hide a straight rod you can look into bending brass rods or steel welding wire, again about 1-1.5mm

>>96372359
snibeti snab XDDD

Trying to get back into sculpting after a short hiatus.

Working on a dwarf slayer for Mordheim

I'm getting back into this hobby after 8 years out of it
I used to buy winsor and newton kolinsky brushes but what's the best value brushes available today?
I'm Australian if that matters?

Are the adhesive properties of greenstuff and milliput strong enough that superglue is not required for them when filling the depressions in mantic bases?
I’ve never worked with milliput or greenstuff.

>>96373150
rosemary & co, nevskaya palitra, roubloff, carstyn... even the gsw silver brushes are decent

see what you can get in there

>>96373186
Greenstuff on its own doesn't really have any significant adhesive properties. If you're just filling the cavities on your image, then that's not really a concern though.

>>96373326
Thanks! I’ll just go ahead with it then.
It will be the “leveling” around the puddle bases the skeletons stand on that will be the annoying part.

Bit unsure what to do with all the cables. Taking suggestions.

>>96373609
>discord
yikes

>>96373609
I leave the cables on my servitors usually just in black, like on pic related.
If you want some variation, maybe make one red, or blue, or striped.

>>96373609
Blue or turquoise might be nice.

>>96373186
>>96373335
If you use those bases with a "hole", why dont you cut the puddles around their feet to smaller "circles", so they fit in? Should be possible with almost all of them.

>>96373609
You could do
>hazard stripes
>same green you used for the coils
>different color that will still go well with the orange like turquoise

>>96372057 (OP)
Do I still wash gloss black armor joints on a space marine or is there no point?

>>96374009
>>96373998
>>96373989

Any other recommendations that would fit this modification. Baneblade with E-100 gun.

>>96372359
Something something "0.01% chance of success."

>>96372088
That's what she said.

How do I paint knights covered in plate armor? Do I just
>prime
>paint all armor black
>steel metallic
>black wash
>silver metallic

>>96375131
You need to learn NMM.

>>96375144
I dislike this meme.

>>96375151
skill issue

>>96375144
Not him but while I respect it from a technical perspective I dislike the effect.

>>96375157
>every metal has to be a shiny ass chrome garbage
>my favorite youtuber told me

>>96375178
you do know NMM can do more than Chrome? You can do any kind of metallic, which is why it's superior.

>>96375178
Chrome is one of the harder nmm things to do. Why are you pretending it's hard to paint nmm black metal armor?

>inb4 tmm vs nmm meltdown for the thousandth time
>>96375144
>>96375200
>>96375157
post a timestamped miniature with nmm you painted or shut the fuck up

>>96375206
I've posted numerous models with NMM here. I'm not associating my toxic shitposting to my models though.

>>96375223
No you didn't, you can't paint nmm and at best attempted it once or twice in your life and I doubt even that. Now shut the fuck up

>>96375240
Anon it's not the archaic and secret ancient technique you're making it out to be.

>>96375277
That doesn't change the fact that he is right and you are a fag.

I like that even though other people won't believe it, I (and the other anon(s)) know that it's not just me posting to do nmm, but it's probably just the 1 guy posting that he doesn't want to.

>>96375294
There were unironically only a couple instances of an actually good nmm posted here in the couple years I've been here and I highly doubt you're any of these people. Ergo, you're a larping faggot looking to derail the thread and should fuck off. Last (You) you're getting until you post an actual model with good looking nmm

Nearly done with the voraxii. Basing and highlights for the shiny bits are missing.These were a lot more frustrating than I thought they would be, mainly because the bootleg Stl didn't have fitting ammo cables and I fumbled the posing on one of them. I hope they'll be one day released in glorious hard plastic.

I need a skin color recommendation to use on a sexy demon girl that isn't either purple or red. Any recommendations?

Everyone should sit down and try nmm at some point because it's a great exercise for working more contrast into your painting and doing some quick and dirty blending. Your true metallics will look better when your start thinking about light and shadow placement rather than block colour > wash > edge highlight as well.

>>96375388
mocca

>>96375410
Serious answers only, please.

Im new to tabletop games and its litterally my first model, Im kinda afraid i wull fuck it up beyond saving. + i dont know what color scheme to use.

>>96375449
just use the box art scheme.

>>96375131
That's one way to do it anon. There's other options, but that will work.

>>96375449
Unironically >>96375454
Focus on painting well. Color schemes is a second skillset, and when you're just starting you might as well focus on executing well.

>>96375449
Color schemes can be taken from anywhere. You can copy any object in your house that you like the colors of or just copy someone else's scheme.

Unless you have art experience, you'll likely fuck it up a little. Either strip it or make peace with the fact that your first couple models will be a bit scuffed.

>>96375388
Well these are the 2 usually associated with demon girls and they fit for a reason. You'd still want something fairly warm and bright, so maybe orange or yellow-green?

>>96375449
paint strippers are cheap

>>96375449
you will be fucking up models for a while anon, just have fun and you'll get better with every model painted.

>>96375449
Stripping plastic models is not a good option, ignore the other anons.

>>96375504
>Stripping plastic models is not a good option, ignore the other anons.

Literally why not? Just pop it in a bowl of Isopropyl for a couple days and then clean it with a tooth brush > reprime.

>>96375206
At the end of the day it's about preferences. Both in pic rel look good for example. (source el miniaturista and bt marines guy)
I think NMM is more technical and look cooler in pics, TMM is more realistic and probably looks good also irl.

>>96375546
Neither of these are yours so I don't understand what the fuck you're talking about. Also funnily enough I actually prefer BT anons Helbrecht despite all the fancy effort put into the dude on the left

>>96375563
>I actually prefer BT anons
same. I have nothing but respect for el miniaturista, he does some absolute magic, but it's just aint my preferred style. And I sincerely think it does not fit with the grimderp either.

>>96375563
I know they aren't, I'm not the anon you were replying to, I just commented about the possible nmm vs tmm meltdown, saying it's just about tastes. Both of those models look good, both techniques can look good.

>>96375546
Unrelated question, are black templar anon's swords nmm, or black with tmm gradients?

>>96375563
>Neither of these are yours
Who gives a shit? His argument stands.

>>96375576
>it does not fit with the grimderp
Grimdark is nice as a setting, but as an aesthetic it's just boring. Either way, it's the color choices you dislike, not the technique.

>>96375601
The difference is you need to dedicate like 10x more time to get the result on the left. The anon asking about the metallics wants to do simple layering so he's obviously not yet at a level where he should be attempting NMM. So the faggot telling him he "needs to learn NMM" is either an absolute fucking idiot that never held a brush in his hand or a low effort shitposter and should be ignored.

>>96375546
Left is a good paint job with some interesting touches, but I don't think it's a very good example of NMM if I'm being honest.

>>96375634
We've moved on from that guy.

>>96375615
Pretty sure it's metal with black gradients.

>>96375635
This one is technically much more impressive

>>96374008
The positioning of the feet won't allow for that, but I appreciate the suggestion nonetheless.
Thank you.
The circle depression in their bases is one of the genius decisions Mantic made for their miniatures in making sure they can rank and flank up.

>>96375667
>how to spend dozens of hours to make something that looks cheap and gaudy

>>96375684
The fabric there is more impressive than nmm.

>>96375684
>>96375688
Agreed I absolutely love that cloth

>>96375667
This one looks like a graphic novel which I like and greatly respect the craftsmanship of but don't prefer stylistically for my models.

>>96375684
This one made me nut.

>>96375667
>>96375684
>>96375693
What exactly is the point you're trying to make here by posting someone elses models?

>>96375715
Anon is suffering a terminal case of tribalistic retard.
>i must defend muh technique, its part of my identity

>>96372480
>>96372592
Thanks anons

>>96375715
We're talking about the merits of nmm, what does personal skill have to do with that discussion?

>>96375742
nta, but if one lacks the skill necessary to pull off nmm, its merits are kind of irrelevant.

>>96375831
To the person in question, not in general.

Don't forget. In WIP you aren't allowed to post inspirational work from excellent other painters. You can only pat people on the back for how well they're doing for staying at the same skill level for 8 years.

>>96375874
No, you dumb retard. But if you "advise" a beginner that he should do NMM (which you clearly don't know how to do yourself), then you will get rightfully dunked on.

>>96375860
>>96375874
trying too hard

>>96375886
I never said a beginner should do NMM. But I do think if you're like middle of the road intermediate that it should be a tool in your belt even if you aren't doing like flameon tier blending.

>>96375901
>I never said a beginner should do NMM.
>>96375131
>>96375144

>>96375901
Do you have that "tool in your belt" yourself? Or are you just trying to give shallow and pointless advice as if you knew what the fuck you're talking about?

>>96375901
NMM is literally just a flex for people who paint professionally. There is little to no reason to ever do it other than make more work for yourself.

>>96375914
I think you know the answer.
This is such a weird fucking thing to do. And common, too. Why the fuck would you give an advice about something you know nothing about? Anonymously, too. Like why lmao.

It's true, you're right guys. NMM is impossible unless you have a masters in classical art and have done a minimum of 500 masterwork studies and are working as a professional artist.

Seriously, you are all hyping it up way too much in your brains. Yes it's not a beginner technique and it takes some practice and learning, but it's not impossible by any stretch of the imagination. Something like >>96375693 or >>96375684 (not my posts btw) might be, but that's like max tier NMM. You'd also never achieve the highest tier TMM style mini either, does that mean you're just never going to paint again or try to get better at it?

>>96375968
>still trying
Just post yours to prove you have any basis for saying this or again, shut the fuck up
>>96375930
For (You)s and attention obviously. That's why I asked the larper to post his nmm right off the bat. This always happens around weekends too, probably just some bored tourists or something

>>96375968
>tmm
>Base coat Ret
>Shade of your choice (Guiliman Flesh, Reikland fleshshade, etc.)
>Highlight Liberator Gold

It's bottom of the barrel for any painter. There is no "tier" for tmm.

I swear to fucking god if someone bites this I'm going to lose it

>>96375914
>Do you have that "tool in your belt" yourself?
This is both irrelevant and a logical fallacy. Please stop.

>>96376007
I just mean conventional painting in general, not specifically the metal parts. And yeah there is a skill spectrum for just tmm even, like in your case that's a tier above just Ret.

>>96376007
>basecoat with steel
>shade with fleshtone
>highlight with gold

I had so much fun doing my one off GY center piece the other day I decided to an entire 3x3 board. Apologies for the bad lighting but my hobby desk is too small to show the entire board assembled together. Going to have a large outer wall ringing the entire GY. 3 breaches and 1 gate for the main areas to enter from. 2 mausoleums, 8 statues, and a multitude of Graves will litter the boards.
Going to take the rest of my vacation and then some to finish this board and my GF keeps mocking me for wasting it on this but I can see how some old duffer turns his entire basement into a train diorama now.

>>96376071
Hallelujah somebody is actually working on something.

>>96376084
I am too just haven't made enough progress to post an update

>>96376071
Looks real cool anon, the scale of the wall bricks doesn't seem to match the path though? Keep posting progress, this is fun to follow.

PS: Your girlfriend doesn't sound very supportive, I suggest beating her.

>>96376084
Conflict avoiders are dangerous.

I hate that HSV is a 3d space and not 1 or 2d. It makes organizing paints by color annoying.

>>96375546
Right has a much better vibe tmm and nmm aside, although the dead ork would have made it even more kino

>>96376286
I like NMM but some of the choices are so weird and some just objectively wrong imo. Bounce light from the lantern on the metal is dimmer than the light it's casting on the cloak, ambient lighting is brighter on the leg than it is from the lantern. I genuinely don't know what the fuck the lighting on the lantern arm shoulder pad is supposed to be representing.

>>96375968
>It's true, you're right guys. NMM is impossible unless you have a masters in classical art and have done a minimum of 500 masterwork studies and are working as a professional artist.

Admitting your inadequacies is the first step to overcoming them.

>>96376084
I've been doing little things related to painting but not painting. Finally went through all of my test models and stripped them, last batch is soaking. Made more painting handles, planned out some projects and took stock of what I'll need, pretty much all set for when I can get some stuff I need and can get back to it.

>>96376144
Scale is admittedly a bit off but smaller stone blocks means more time hot gluing. I went with a size that was easy to work with.

>>96376333
I think the ultimate goal, like in a lot of elminiaturista figures, is to create powerful contrasts and a lot of visual interest which he's good at making, especially with extreme OSL.

Aside from that he can be somewhat sloppy, note how he didn't really bother that much the rocks on the base, and actually forgot or refused to paint the elbow joint of the sword arm.

>nmm
>osl
>weathering
the basic bitch painter trifecta.

>>96376451
I think his brand and skillset is mostly just impressive OSL effects. Which is cool, but I can definitely see him phoning in a mini to be able to get a cool OSL tiktok video when nobody is really looking at the rest of it. Not that he's bad, but the focus is always clearly OSL, vs. say flameon where the focus is always clearly the NMM.

>>96376471
And I assume you were the guy who painted the normal ultramarine that won a golden demon?

>>96376478
nah nigga eavy metal is the ultimate meme. I don't even know how the fuck you're supposed to paint your minis according to this place

>>96376545
Try different things. I also think full 'eavy metal is a meme, but you still can get value from doing it.

>>96376471
>>96376545
If all of that is basic bitch, what next level intricate shit do you do?

>>96376627
I was being sarcastic, this guy >>96376471 has no clue what he's talking about

>>96376627
pssst. Come 'ere.
You wanna hear a little secret?
Base, wash, and drybrush is good enough for 99% of models. Especially if you get good at it.

>>96376627
Grimdark

>>96376646
I don't do "good enough", painting is the whole point of this hobby for me.

>>96376647
That's a style, not a technique.

>>96376627
That's the trick, you don't paint your models at all and say your grey tide is an art piece and a deep postmetamodern philosophical statement.

>>96375684
Christ. How is that texturing done? Insane

>>96376471
post models with time stamp so we can see how we should be painting, Master Artist-san.

>>96376684
well don't be shy anon, let's see your pieces that don't conform to the "basic bitch painter trifecta"

>>96376745
I responded to that comment, it's not mine.

/wip/ anons what is the best example of NMM you've ever seen? post pic if you can find it.

>>96376741
I don't know, but I'm guessing sponging?

>>96376797
fuck off

>>96376804
Stop thinking everything is calling you out for not wanting to paint nmm. People are allowed to talk about painting here.

>>96376797
James Wappel has lots of good NMM on his videos. Sometimes I feel he uses it to hide areas he doesn't feel like painting though lol. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njztGQvQNmU

>>96376797
I'm not sure if it's literally the best, but this sergio one is really good.

>>96376969
>sergio
Love his work.

Anyone have ideas on how I could make little rocket tips for a launcher like the cyclone?

>>96377062
Raid yer bitz box and use all the little rockets that have come with every Space Marine Tactical Squad or Devastator Squad since Third Edition.

>>96376471
Feel like weathering is pulled out your ass just for a third, but yeah hard pass on nmm and osl degenerate dogshit.

>>96377092
how long will you keep samefagging your shitty bait, faggot

>>96377080
My bits do not include many marines

>>96377097
You seem upset, wanna talk about it champ?

>>96377062
>drill some holes
>glue in little toothpick tips or something else similar
Idk, but something like that could work.

>>96377127
>u-u mad
lmao it's like you tourists all follow the same script

>>96377134
Toothpicks is a great idea.
I was trying to think of something with a bunch of points

>>96377142
Wait am I a tourist or the local boogeyman? Try having a cup of tea, gather your thoughts.

>>96377092
>hard pass on nmm and osl degenerate dogshit
Cooope.

A finished beastly shaman for you, /wip/!
Now there's only two left for the lava chaos warband, they're filling out the bottom shelf nicely

>>96377325
He look so goofy, I love him
>>96376071
It's really cool following your progress on this, I hope you'll keep posting updates
>>96375348
I think I remember you building these guys some time ago? Or was it a different anon? Anyway that purple metallic looks very nice

Thank god, Rin, and neat little shaman guy are here to salvage the thread.

Every day I get a little more progress done. Got most of the main stuff either done enough to be secured or its dry fit. I plan to make a banner and I hope the how to pic I grabbed works out.

>>96377558
He looks like he's about to beat the shit out of the crew of default ESO characters.

How do I successfully keep a drill bit centered? I always end up drifting off center and fucking up the placement. I start with poking a small hole with the tip of my scalpel but still drift.
Am I putting too much pressure or something?

Been chipping away at the small details so there's not much visible progress but I'll post anyway since the thread is off to a rough start

UR-025 from Blackstone Fortress.

>>96376025
>if someone bites this
Bexley is equipped with "Needle Teef". Each time this unit is selected to fight, it inflicts [LETHAL HITS].

>>96377589
>Johnny anon has both a cate and a pupper
very based

>>96377567
>I start with poking a small hole with the tip of my scalpel
This was going to be my exact advice. Maybe rotate the scalpel blade a little bit to gouge out a bigger divot? The idea is to establish a guide hole that keeps the drill bit from drifting.

>>96377567
Use something round to make the hole so that the bit can't drift, like a needle or thumbtack. Never go straight on to make the hole, come from almost flat against the part you want to mark, get your point and then angle the tack up perpendicular to make the hole.

>>96377567
Don't bother drilling your barrels, it's mostly a waste of time.

>>96377598
Maybe I need a bigger guide
>>96377603
I'll give this a shot. Thanks
>>96377630
Not barrels in this instance, but I should probably use some for practice because I have tons. Good idea, anon

>>96377649
there was literally just an artis opus video on this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5nUlEfnw8I

If I didn't know better I'd think you were Artis himself trying to get somebody to organically shill his videos.

>>96377679
Nah, just a humble retard

Working on immolator. Unsure of some things. Will do more blue soon

>>96377720
man sisters vehicles are so fucking cool

>>96377325
Adorable little guy. Full of character.

My objectively correct opinion on NMM:
1. It is a good advanced technique to learn. It forces you to understand how light works on metallic (or even just shiny) surfaces because if you don't - the end result looks off. This is a valuable skill to learn as a painter. It also requires smooth blends, which are, again, good to practice.
2. Done well it is an effective way to show off your painting skills. Perfect for competition pieces and display models.
3. Learning it is completely optional. It has its uses as mentioned above, but if you're not interested in trying the effect - there are other ways to improve the same skill areas (like focusing on volumetrics with cloth/skin).
Picrelated is the first NMM study I tried to paint. The gold was largely a failure because I made the highlights too large.

>>96377871
>thread just managed to calm down
>brings this shit up again
actual brain damage

>>96376071
How and where do you store shit like this? Only concern stopping me from making a modular board myself.

I need some white primer, which ones are good and which to avoid? Cheers

>>96377871
>This is a valuable skill to learn as a painter. It also requires smooth blends, which are, again, good to practice.
>claims to be objectively correct
>makes objectively incorrect statements
Lmaoing at your life

>>96376471
Weathering is kino and fun, I am horus heresy enjoyer

>>96377871
volumetrics and nmm are the same idea, you're just painting light on surfaces. bad nmm goes nuts with way too many areas of light and shadow ignoring the actual shapes (see your image)

>>96377567
>small hole with the tip of my scalpel
Thats your problem, use a pin to make the whole so its actually round. After that its just about starting small and working your way up. Start with a #74 and go to #64 for boltguns. Make sure to check your centering each step from different angles of lighting. Its really easy to end up thinking you are center because of the shadows but then you turn the model to the other side and its totally wrong. I normally do this by spinning the model upside down and to the sides to check, while holding the model on either side of my lamp. Takes about 5 min per barrel.

>>96378073
You can easily do it with your knife. You should be spinning the blade to drill a small starter hole in the barrel. That way if you fuck up the alignment you can recenter it by scraping your blade in the direction toward the center.

>Excited to paint big expensive model
>day comes to paint big model
>scared im going to fuck it up and shelf it
Why am I like this? On that note, I want to paint Fulgrims armor a nice gold. I look up tutorials or what to base with and get wildly different answers. Still only slightly above average paint skill so NMM might be a bit much, but id love some input on what makes a good gold painted armor.

>>96378159
Do test colors on another mini first as a test run until you're happy and move onto the big model then

>>96377936
Airbrush, brush on, or rattlecan? AK and proacryl airbrush well, tamiya is probably the nicest rattlecan but it's expensive for a smaller can than other hobby primers. Avoid army painter, they have shitty nozzles and will spit.

>>96378167
Rattlecan, I don't think a white brush on primer exist?

>>96378156
Im just giving my anecdotal experience. When I use hobby knife I fuck it up. When I use pin I dont. When making the center hole with a pin you can just kinda keep at it until you are happy, pushing the plastic around and "folding" it over from side to side until the center mark is actually center.

If you fuck up too bad just put sprue goo in it and try again in a week (thats how long it takes spruegoo to finish curing if not 2 weeks).

>>96378177
I've brushed proacryl on, it covers but is splotchy. Not a problem if you're covering it but if you want the white to be a main color then no dice.

felt like painting some deldar in the classic flayed skull scheme and this is basically how the first test model looks

I actually did a zen prime and airbrushed a mix of red and magenta ink to pretty great effect but then I airbrushed red tone wash over it and it basically atomised midair and ended up acting like paint and kinda ruined the saturation of the ink

>>96378195
Yeah that makes sense

>>96378185
I tried making sprue goo with some Testors extra thin and it came out incredibly thick and stringy. It actually sucked the brush out of the housing on the cover and I had to wrestle is out. I feel like I added too much plastic. I expected the whole thing to mix together but there's still a layer of the pure glue on top of the rendered down plastic.

Turns out tomorrow's Rusty Nurgling event is, in fact, going to be at the Citadel after all. Good. I was planning on going there anyway.

>>96377679
Man artis opis vids trigger me.
>Need to know how to paint something
>Search it
>Exact video I need pop up
>The guy just dry brushes everything
>Oh it's an artis opis video
That and videos from people that just use contrast paint on it. I mean it seems to work, but I suck at dry brushing and I'm not buying contrast paints.

Reeeee, I broke a drill bit inside of a part I'm trying to pin and now I can't drill where I actually need to!

>>96378249
How long ago? I used tamiya extra thin for mine, and I think it took nearly a week to fully combine. Mine is kinda the consistency of silly putty, but it certainly does get stringy if you are not careful with it.

Only one more head, some standard basing and I am finally free from these intercessors! It’s pretty evident how by the time I got to #7 you can definitely tell I figured out how I want to stylistically approach Space Marines. There’s just a hint of hand-applied distress with only additional slight texturing of Rhinox Hide on the edges. I like the vibrancy of the blue and light edge highlighting, so adding all that distress texturing muddies things up.

>>96378370
big oof

>>96377723
agreed! I want the others too

>>96378392
Well I certainly didn't wait a week between adding more plastic. I checked it once a day. It might've been 2 weeks by now.

If I put down a layer of varnish, and then paint on top of it, will white spirit remove the paint above the varnish, or will it eat through the varnish as well?

>>96378206
Very nice

>>96378496
White spirit won't remove acrylic varnish, only oils (or enamels I think). It will soften acrylics like any liquid will, but it won't reactivate it the way it would with an oil wash.

>>96377919
That's actually my largest terrain piece I've done yet. I should be able to fit it into my hobby room somewhere.

>>96378370
Okay that was close, but I got the praetor's big hammer being held by both hands now

>>96378410
Very neat ultras, anon. I like the contrast of red weapon casings. And yeah, the blue is nicely vibrant.

are contrast/speed/quickgen or whatever paitns gimmicks or a real replacement for buying a bunch of different paints

>>96378544
Red bolters is the way

>>96378548
Not a replacement for regular paints, but they can be a nice tool to have.

Tsukimi Tsupremacy

>>96378577
Agreed

>>96378577
u wot m8?

>>96378548
Speed paints are just another tool in your belt to use.

>>96378615
It's just a jellyfish thing, don't worry about it.

>>96378548
Just a tool with a specific use case.

>>96378648
and that specific use case is?

>>96378863

Some speed/contrast paints are just good at what they do. For instance, Skeleton Horde is an amazing paint for bone, I absolutely love Snakebite Leather and I actually prefer using Black Legion as a flat, black paint (it goes on super smooth with nary a brushstroke). Likewise, some of these are great to apply on top of normal paints if you’re looking to add a bit of texture.

Like others have said, these are simply additional tools.

>>96378863
In general - saving time and effort for a passably good result.
Fast way to do surfaces with a lot of detail like fur. Good for staining when diluted with contrast medium. Overall washing over a monochrome drybrush. Plus a couple of edge cases like washing metallics with some particular dark contrast-likes.

>>96378159
everyone is like this. Just remember, it's just paint. you're not going to ruin the model. Just paint over it or at worst, strip it and do it again.

If you want to do NMM, go spend the five bucks or whatever it is and subscribe to Richard Gray's patreon for one month. You'll learn more there than anyone here can tell you.

>>96379286
I disagree. I could tell anon all about NMM, but this isn't really a good format for that, so it probably is better if he does some actual research and planning on it.

How are the colored metallic paints in the Two Thin Coats range? Was eying some up for use in an airbrush.

>>96379485
Idk, but if you do use any metallics in your airbrush make sure you really give it a thorough cleaning afterwards, not just the quick rinse.

>>96379494
I'm somewhat aware, already used Vallejo metal color for Custodes (although it is pre-thinned paint).

>>96379349
I was too flippant. He could learn things here. If you're still here guy who wants to learn NMM, you don't need to be able to blend or anything, you just need 4 variations in tone and learn how to place them. Let's thank the person who posted their eldar dude because he's a prime example of it. Look at pic related. it's mostly a mid grey color, with an extreme jump to white for the main highlight that sells the effect, and then a very narrow band of dark grey and a small amount of black. The important part is that the black is directly next to a much lighter spot.

Trying to do a custom pose on 8 individual arm pieces where the hands have to end up in the exact right position was not fun. But it's mostly in place now.

>>96379832
Can you rotate a torso a bit? The pose looks kinda static.

>>96379908
No.

>>96379924
Ok ok yeesh, no need to get snappy.

>>96378249
>>96378392
>>96378468
It shouldn't be taking more than a day to properly combine in my experience. I use tamiya extra thin/airbrush cleaner which are the same thing but with a price markup for the cement. Add sprues to the bottle, stir once every hour and add more until it looks like it's hitting equilibrium.

>>96378548
I've only tried a few. I mostly don't care for them. Citadel's Sewer contrast does a good job at adding extra depth to wooden things. I've also heard lots of disquieting stuff about how they shit the bed long term but I haven't seen proof to back that up. I haven't tried other brands in the same vein so YMMV.

>>96377364

Yeah I did, was on vacation out of my house for two weeks and there was also some lack of motivation, but thankfully they're almost complete now.

>>96377589
What a cute doggo

I saw that both AK and GSW sells "basic" airbrushes. Are they good? I'm afraid to ask outside of /tg/ since last time somebody else asked about airbrushes elsewhere, people started recommending absurdly expensive models, each costing way more than compressors themselves (and started talking about importing paints straight from Japan because somehow "local brands are shit"). I just want to use airbrush as supplementary tool, for priming, varnishing and "all over" base layers.

>>96380358
for that purpose any chinesium like pic related (ab-130) works fine and costs less than 20 bucks, so those you mention will work too

key points, double action, .3 needle or interchangeable, non removable cup on top, one piece body (avoid those aliexpress ones made of aluminium in bright colors, looks for the chromed ones)

the amazon compressor+airbrush kits (fengda or timeretch usually) that come with one like that are fine, the version that comes with a tank

>>96380534
I already have this one, from "mini compressor + airbrush" set, I simply ran into video suggesting both not paying too much for starting airbrush and AK "basic line" one. I simply noticed that after cleaning it, it apparently leaked a bit (there was paint in thread section of needle and booze caps) and all this talk about better trigger control made me consider changing it. But if you say that it hardly matter or that compressor with a tank will matter more, then I simply won't waste money.

From what I see, both online and local shops in my country mostly stock either your pic model and others from this company, FineArt stuff or those H&S expensive ones.

>>96380358
Fengda BD 130.
Anons will tell you to pick a random chinesium, but that's stupid. Get this specific model and you won't regret it; it's usually around 30 bucks, and it is used by people who make really cool shit with it (Nightshift).

>>96380744
>I simply noticed that after cleaning it, it apparently leaked a bit
hence my advice of getting one with the least removable parts and avoid exaclty those ones
however if you already have that i see no point in getting another cheap one unless that one gets too bad or too frustrating to clean

>compressor with a tank will matter more
if you have one of those compact tabletop compressors definetly get a real one

>>96380772
I don't see this particular company in my shops and I definitely won't import (I could find one UK shop with it and one European but it would still cost like 17€ plus another 20€ for shipping). I do not doubt that it is good quality one but still.

From what I found, I can get, for similar price, FA-180A from FineArt, AB-180S, AB-130K or Adler AD-7704 (all with either 0.3 nozzle or 0.2, 0.3 and 0.5 in set) or nothing at all, like >>96380777 points out and keep using that 130T.

>>96380358
cheap airbrushes are going to clog like a motherfucker if you're spraying primer and varnish through them. they really are a waste of time and money unless you're doing specific stuff that's a hassle without one. brush on varnish and rattlecan primer is more convenient in every way.

>>96375546
Hey that's my Helbrecht. Appreciate yours and other anons endorsements!

>>96375615
It's tmm with black, usually wetblended although layering also works

>>96375693
That armour reminds me a lot of one some character wore in the Joan d'Arc movie with Milla Jovovich, although I might be completely wrong

>when I have my £200 Harder and Steenbeck airbrush and I see people doing much better with a random Fengda
I feel a bit foolish now

>>96380921
It might be but my own experience with brush application of varnish and primer was quite bad (brush marks, glossy "matte", pooling or desaturated colors in case of varnish, burying details in case of primers) and rattlecans can be used, in my case, only outside and require temperature above 10C with humidity below 70% - conditions present in my country for maybe 3-4 months. Already had situations where I had to "smuggle" tools and parts to apartment block basement because I had to prime/varnish something and it was either too cold or constantly raining outside.

>>96380772
it's the same thing just rebranded

>>96380846
any of those look better than what you have now

>>96380921
have you tried one? i have one with a decade on it and clogs about the same than the 100€ procon boy one i have, that being when i fuck up, the trigger on the good one ofc is smoother but that won't matter at all for basecoats
gotta say i had so remove a bit of a burr the cheap one had on the nozzle cap, just a bit of sanding

>>96380975
There's nothing wrong with HS. On the contrary. It all depends on your user case; if all you want to do is 1:35 armor and occasional 1:35 figure, Fengda is all you need. If you want to spray some insane little detail and use your airbrush as your primary painting tool, then your HS is a better choice.

>>96381044
>it's the same thing just rebranded
nope.

>>96381044
>>96380846
forgot to add, of the ones you listed the addler is the only one that doesn't have a limit nut so avoid that too

>>96381068
You mean this part on the back that limits how far can you pull the trigger? Why is this important? Video that I mentioned before (from Jose Davinci, guy generally does not produce advertising videos and seems quite capable, no talking head sections too) have author advising against using this limiter at all.

FA-180A and this Adler 7704 both seems quite okay but the question is, which one would offer better quality, durability and trigger work since price is essentially the same.

>>96381140
Helps keep you from accidentally flooding a model with paint. The guy recommending that you not use it, painting is also his job so he has a bit more experience. I can say from experience that the nut helps, especially in longer airbrush sessions where your hands can cramp.

>>96379550

suddenly getting jump scares by my dude getting reposted (here's another angle, although all my pictures kinda suck)

specifically for this guy I used Vallejo Liquid Metal silver (the best metal paint), a wash of P3 armour wash (the best metal wash), and I tested a few very bringht silvers out on the sharpest edges and points of contact for light. Kinda makes you not want to bother with nmm at all.

that said I agree with your points on nmm actually being pretty straightforward (I actually very roughly did some on the rifle to test out some colour other than just Matt black). The key is establishing areas of contrast, generally the main flat colour of the metal and the areas that reflect (and what they reflect) and the areas that don't (the shadows). Actually pulling it off is a whole other game

also for comparison here's how he looked post-ink air brush with just some plain liquid silver on the helmet. the next guy I think I'll try to keep this kind of tone as much as possible

oh yeah and when I was painting this guy a random bird dive bombed into the room and started freaking out before flying into a glass door and concussing itself, and literally managed to shit directly into my coffee as it flew in (this entire session was cursed)

>>96381140
>>96381189
this, also for basecoats or somesuch you can adjust it to how much you want to spray ans just pull the trigger back without care while ensuring you have a uniform flow all the time

while it's a matter of preference it doesn't hurt to have it even if you end up not using it

>FA-180A and this Adler 7704 both seems quite okay but the question is, which one would offer better quality, durability and trigger work since price is essentially the same.
can commen't on that since i dont even know the brands, see if barbatos rex on youtube has some reviews, he has a fuckton of airbrushes (he also shills his own one but ignoring that hes ok)

>>96379989
So I probably fucked up and ruined the whole batch then. Because mine looks like this. Very thick and stringy and with a layer of the glue still stilling on top.

so what is the current era recipe for marine juice or do people even do that anymore

>>96381384
what are the ingredients on that glue? does it have ethyl acetate?

>>96381482
>marine juice
The fuck?

>>96381665
It's what some diy all-purpose wash was named.

>>96381498
It says it contains acetates and methyl ethyl ketone.

>>96381665
When you squeeze your Space Marines reeeeeally tight, they secrete a special juice.

It's about "universal wash", people were making it with mixing apparently flesh wash with either nuln oil or dark tone and lahmian medium in set proportions.

>>96380981
pro acryl brush on primer is great. vince v swears by it. the trick of brush on varnish is to keep the brush wet (as opposed to moist when painting), work quick and soak up any excess pooling exactly as you would a contrast paint or wash.

>>96381665
back in the day before washes were invented there was this magical paint mix that you could use to make instant marines of any kind
basically like dipping but it was the cool way to do it

>>96381724
>before washes were invented
i should add that there were washes too but everyone had their own secret recipe for making them
purified water, dish soap, crushed moon rocks, moonshine etc

>>96381720
What's a good spray primer to get? I don't want to use AP anymore.

>>96381712
then it does, the mek is probably fine but the moment you add ethyl acetate it gums up, don't ask me why i'm no chemist
use the tamiya extra thin (or their airbrush cleaner wich is the same) or anything with acetone and butyl acetate and no ethyl acetate

>>96381773
AK, Vallejo is also okay. Citadel sprays are fantastic, but very overpriced.

>>96381773

color forge is my favourite spray primer currently. It's good value for money on top of having the best finish and consistency I've come across

>>96381773
I tried several vallejo and citadel rattlecans, vallejo is definitely better, citadel is okay.

>>96377558
The rubble looks really good, can't wait to see it all finished.
>>96377579
Cool clanker! I like the subtle weathering and that drab color of his body
>>96377720
Stained glass turned out nice and yeah SoB vehicles are really damn cool
>>96378410
Very clean and crisp but doesn't feel full eavy metal which is nice. I love the nurgling plushie!

>>96381779
So it's a loss then. Oh well. I have Tamiya glue that I use more anyway. I mostly used that just to glue my subassemblies while painting and the brush is horrid anyway. Testors non-toxic thick glue is pretty damn great though.

I've been posting a lot of the mantic terrain crate stuff I have. PVC.

I mentioned how PVC often comes warped and that you need to reshape it using warm water or a hair dryer, like thin resin pieces. I haven't had a solid piece for you to visualize. I found the ones I was looking for. Here is what you can expect to see when you open up your box of brand new mantic terrain crate.

Buckley the retarded horse and the cart from hell he dragged in with him. I will reshape these and post some more pictures later so you can see the limitations there. This is why I say to stay away from PVC minis especially. You will never get those rifles or swords or spears straightened how you want them. They are flimsy enough that you will certainly break the paint layer bumping them or whatever. It's not worth it even when they are sold for a dramatically low price. You might as well buy army men from the dollar store and use those at that point.

Damn how much did AK pay Vince for the markers? Is every video just going to be markers videos now?

Another point about terrain crate, the scaling is often out of wack in every direction. What do you think should be bigger, the kings throne or grandpa's rocking chair?

Grandpa's rocking chair of course. Some things are wildly too small, others are comically massive. The retarded horse over in the other picture is massive even compared to stuff like empire outrider cavalry from gw. It's like the size of one of those Griffin knights mounts or whatever they're called. I can't recall the name right now.

>>96381773
I use a generic auto plastic primer. usually cheaper and better quality than the hobby brands, if you find the right stuff. last one I bought was in 2021 and the same brand is 2x the price now.

>>96382314
they're all shilling markers this month

>>96382314
>>96382808
This is unironically the reason why I don't watch any hobby channels regularly. I'll look up videos if I need something for a project but I'm not interested in watching advertisments pretending to be hobby videos

>>96382808
I sort of saw that in my periphery, but Vince is the only remotely respectable one so I don't see if people keep putting them in more videos the way I see how every video since the sponsorship push has included them.

>>96382803
>High covering power
what is it, a light machine gun?
I'm sorry, it was funny in my head.

I just use some Krylon gray primer I bought at home depot. No reason to pay a markup because the label says "for miniatures"

>>96382902
nope just go around every cheapo hardware and dollar store primer you can find until you find the one that works
few years ago some american anon placed an order for maston primer from finland but sadly i newer saw how he liked it

>>96372057 (OP)
Finally got the bloodborne board game. not really for the game itself, but I love the models. Think im going to add these guys to both my warband for mordheim and my oathmark army. Having a detachment of massive religious werewolves seems rad.

I have experience painting human sized 28mm models and horses, but nothing large like these monsters. any tips?

>>96383054
Not really, they're typically more forgiving then normal dudes because the areas are larger
So just have fun

>>96382947
if 518 is grey, but 520 and 521 are black and white, then wtf is 519?

How useful are heavy body acrylics? Are they worth getting and if so, what brand is good?

What does your workflow look like for a new army or if you're just trying to learn something. Will you start with a battleline model or a character?

>>96383279
mine goes usually something like that i might craft and paint day and night for 8 months straight and then hate the hobby for 4 months until i get the itch again

>>96383279
I'll let you know when I finish a project I start.

>>96383317
>>96383384
I'm the type to try and use a low value model to try things on. I'd like to start working on some vampires or deathrattles, but I don't have anything that's necessarily easy to replace atm. So the fear of fucking up something I want to turn out good can paralyze me. But then I don't want to buy anything more right now because I have other shit I need to paint.

>>96383451
its great when you have the motivation do do stuff
im currently on the rut but last time i had the motivation to do stuff it lasted about 16 months straight and i build and painted around 24 papercraft models and other assorted faba/40k stuff

>>96383279

Battleline units. Typically I assemble the miniatures, clean mold lines, glue sand to bases with two layers of PVA glue (second batch mixed with some water).then I magnetize the bases with magnetic tape, as I typically have flat MDF bases. If I'm feeling really industrious I'll clip off all the extra bits from the sprues and put them to my bits box so that I can throw the empty sprues away to save space.
After these pre-preparations I prime the batch of miniatures. Typically I paint two-three times a week in sessions that range from 30 to 90 minutes, typically an hour. My goal is to get at least one layer of paint to a group of models, a dozen or so for basic infantry, 5-6 cavalrymen, 3-6 monstrous infantry models and so on. I believe that consistently is better than inspiration, but I sometimes fail to live up to this ideal. I also have a hard time telling when a model is done and the final mistake-fixing part before varnishing makes me a bit nervous.

>>96382902
>No reason to pay a markup because the label says "for miniatures"
There are exceptions to every rule, anon. A can of Retributor Armour can mean the difference between "Dante and his Sanguinary Guard are finished" and months of aggravation.

There is a special place in the Eye of Terror, though, for the guy who decided that Sanguinary Guard should now be on 40mm bases instead of 32s.

Painted a couple more little guys. Got all the various colour schemes sorted so its time to speed up a bit

>>96383185
sweet

>>96383279
I tend to do characters early on because they're more exciting and it doesn't matter as much if some details don't end up matching the rank and file.Also if I give up on the idea having one finished character on the shelf is worth more than one or two basic grunts.

Sometimes you'll try something and think it looks nice but never ever want to have to do it again. Batch painting is for the perfected scheme.

Quick chaplain made from a broken grimaldus body

I was going to do some subassemblies with the shoulders but too much stuff ties into them so just gonna yolo it all at one piece. I like how the 2-handing the hammer pose worked out though.

>>96383641
>I tend to do characters early on
Huh, interesting. I do the exact opposite because I feel like I'll have more experience painting the more important guy after doing some basic dudes first.

>>96384074
>but too much stuff ties into them
I had the same realization, nice work so far

>>96384320
Even though I've been painting for several years and have done some pretty good models, I still struggle with a lot of fundamentals. Largely paint consistency and loading the brush appropriately. Hence why I always feel I need more practice before diving into a model I really like. I still haven't touched the WH+ assassin because I don't feel I'm good enough to paint him yet.

I'm looking to expand my paint range to other brands. Vallejo metal color is the really good metal paint from them, right? Is it actually different from the other metal paints? What are some other paints by them that are just good have generally? I know Ice Yellow is a pretty common highlight mixer.

I know I should thin my paints, but does that count for fx paints too? Talking about the paint that is supposed to give me a sandy look.

>>96384074
Cool pose. Dig the stripes

>>96384689
Like texture paint for tye base? No, that gets slapped on

Finally finished those damn wings

Anyone has any experience with adding LEDs to minis? Is the heat an issue for paint, or for resin?

If primers are different chemicals altogether than a normal acrylic base, and they are able to bind to plastic well, and also good for paint to bind to, why don't we just use the primer base for all of the paints instead of whatever the acrylic base is?

Does anyone have a recommended paint stripper for acrylics that won’t hurt green stuff in anyway? I have some of my first models I wanna try repainting them. Pic related

>>96384891
sick. You know that but I'll feed your ego anyway.

>>96385197
I haven't, but I know some people do and I don't think heat is generally an issue.

>>96385298
I don't think IPA affects cured greenstuff (citation needed). But for the most part when repainting old models I recommend unless they're really bad with the thick paint, just to paint over it. I hate stripping paint though.

>>96385197
i mounted a few LEDs into a mates resin printed boxnaut to make the sarcophagus slit, rear engine stacks, and flamer all glow red, ran the whole thing off a little cr2032, the lights never got warm, but there were about 5 of them splitting the power.
it ended up looking like shit though, the amount of parts he fucked up masking for the primer, and his insistence that "the wash wont fill up the tiny slits where the light comes out, its fine" meant it was only noticeable in a very dark room.
on a more useful note, unless you're pumping a shitton of power through the thing 24/7 it'll be fine, modern LEDs are pretty efficient.

>>96385298
I used ak paint stripper on a model with a bit of green stuff on (tabard), I don't remember it getting ruined but I can't make guarantees.

>>96385298
A reddit thread from 2 years ago seems to point towards it being fine. But maybe test it on just some hardened green stuff first.

>>96385366
>greenstuff reacts badly to whatever anon uses
>burns house down

>>96384891
Fantastic work anon.

Not sure when I'm gonna actually get around to painting him now, but he's all ready to go now. I can't wait to regret not painting him off the base or in subassemblies.

>>96372057 (OP)
How often do you guys replace your scalpel blades? I noticed I was getting rust on my figures while cleaning mold lines today and I think that might be a sign to move on. That and the fact I have to full-body lean into cutting anything thicker than an arm.

Any pro tips for painting just a head off of the sprue for a miniature? I’m painting Guilliman and I haven’t attached his head options yet.

>>96386053
To elaborate, I need help specifically trying to make a homemade stand to hold the head, and to spray prime it.

>>96386057
get a bamboo stick (a really long toothpick), pin the head from the bottom, glue/tape the pin to the stick.

>>96386065
>>96386057
or you can use putty to hold the head as well, instead of pinning.

I went away for a few days, but I took the advice to get Open Camera and it's kind of disgusting how night and day it is compared to the default app. I got a lot done tonight, though.

>>96386129
Fucking an hero myself

Hi frens dunno if this is the right place to ask but I will anyway. Recently got an ODST model from Etsy and I wanted to paint him up as Buck from the game. Got most of the colors nailed down since its just grey but I'm a little stuck on the visor. Any color recs for it? I mainly use the citadel and two thin coats line

>>96386151
Don't do it. You have so much to live for. Like... The opencamera app

>>96386193
Glossy varnish over the visor is the entry level option. I would leave it matte and just paint in those highlight reflections the way they are in that picture though since it's just a tiny part and you've got a reference that would work.

>>96385926
I don't use a scalpel, I use a hobby knife. Change the blade only like once a year or so, don't really notice a need to do it more frequently than that.

Crusader anon back with more progress. The picture is the main draw for some of my aesthetics, mostly the cape as I'd already settled on a blue/yellow/white scheme. No shading on the cape yet. Started blocking in some smaller details.

I want to ask you guys about blood spray. This guy has just been through a hectic battle where he's no doubt slaughtered countless heretics and Muslim barbarians. What process do you use? I've heard tell of a toothbrush method, has anyone used it? Is there a correct amount of blood to give the correct effect without drowning the model?

>>96386151
Looking crisp.

I lied about not working on him just yet. I spent all the time scribing the hazard stripes that I wanted to paint them.
I'm gonna be paralyzed on whether or not I want to do NMM for the trim though, or if I just want to get him done asap

>>96386644
Always pick the long term - high gain option, that one leads to happiness and success.

>>96384891
Hell yeah bro

>>96372480
Isn't this stuff incredibly tough to the point of being able to ruin hobby clippers?

A normal person would use brass.

>>96387116
Hobby nippers are for plastic and resin ONLY. You're supposed to use dedicated metal cutting ones for pins/strings/whatever.

>>96386680
Which is true metallic metal

>>96385926
pretty often as the cheap handles I buy always break before I can use up all the spares they come with.

Is the skin look kind of grimderp?

>>96386057
glue it to a waste length of sprue. tack tends to be a bit bulky and get in the way for priming, and it can fall off. pinning is a hassle. tiny drop of plastic cement is best.

>>96387167
Hmmno. I fully understand not doing NMM, but it gives the best final result.

>>96387172
It looks like he has an illness.

>>96383579
Very cute!
>>96386151
Looks good, I like the purples a lot and the cream skin contrasts very nicely with them.
>>96383804
Damn, that's a big boy. The smaller scale stuff on the base is really cool.
>>96386545
Nice work so far, did you freehand the templar crosses(that's what they are, right?) on the back? Impressive if so. As for the blood yeah you can use the toothbrush method or if you want it more controlled take an old brush instead.
>>96386644
People hate on these models but I actually like the oversized pauldrons. Nice shading on the hazard stripes, btw.

>>96381773
>>96382803
Automotive primer is a good place to look for cheap reliable primer. They're not all equal though.

Dupli-Color Sandable Primer is the best primer I've ever used.

I tried the Rustoleum Sandable Automotive Primer and it leaves a slight texture (good for some terrain, but I will never use it on a mini).

>>96387133
Hobby clippers will cut brass rod without damage (although I wouldn't use expensive ones).

So what reason is there to use tempered steel wire instead of brass rod when you need a dedicated tool to cut the wire?

>>96387171
Get an Excel K1 for ~5 bucks and stop using plastic poo poo

>>96386545
>Crusader
Oh. Different game, I guess.

>>96387116
you use a dremel for that
if you don't have a dremel you are doing it wrong

>>96387190
properly shaded true metallics look better irl (unless you use garbage mica "metallic" paints)

>>96387190
>>96387403
>>96387167
can we not start this again

>>96387282
duct tape and a pencil ftw

>>96387236
Technically, the templar crosses are freehand. I did lay out lines in pencil but just the general grid. And then I promptly fucked up and had to slightly ignore the grid.

>>96387399
What game are you playing? Some cross between KDM, Speedracer and Mechwarrior?

does this look like an imperial fist
printed paper transfer turned out ok imho

>>96388579
I mean he's yellow so yeah. The transfer looks all right too.

Hobby nipples?

I remember someone posting here link to videos about silicone mold making from some old guy, who was obviously very knowledgeable about it. If anyone recognise this, could you post it? I want to test out GSW Fleximold and would definitely make use of this knowledge.

>>96388760
this guy?
https://www.youtube.com/@RobertTolone

>>96389088
Yeah, this guy! Thanks!

>>96385328
Thank you anon and hey, nothing wrong with encouraging other anons. I try to do it as well whenever I can.
>>96385502
>>96387089
Appreciated! I wasn't sure about the purple at first but it really grew on me.

New thread
>>96389366
>>96389366
>>96389366

>>96388694
i have never painted yellow to this extent before and it took 3 test models to hone it this far
should i do the edge highlight routine

>>96389371
oh man I was making a meme for the banner but you beat me to it

>>96383279
Character/unit leader gets the most attention. Then usually like 3 models get higher then average attention. Then I want to paint something else and batch paint the rest of the unit so I can move on. I wont paint the same type of squad twice in a row, quickest way to burn out.

>>96383576
Nta, but I have tried 3 different cans of retributor aarmorover the years and even after and the prep and tricks, it just always comes out like sand and makes my model look like golden leprosy.

>>96388216
>What game are you playing? Some cross between KDM, Speedracer and Mechwarrior?
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