Thread 96772989

Work in Progress, Butts 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:
>>96750857
>>96732099
>>96714857
>>96689200

SS

>2025
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>>96772668
>I ran out of armypainter pre-cut papers recently and just went back to using cooking parchment paper, and I like it waaaaay more than the army painter branded paper
Because AP, just like with everything else, uses the cheapest bottom of the barrel garbage. Try AK papers, it's good. Redgrass is also pretty awesome.

finished this guy up

How is my boner looking so far lads?

Anyone wants to sit on top of it? I need some colors for that trophy helmet.

>>96773039
based skeletor enjoyer.

>>96773030
Nice. Very clean.

I finished this guy. didn't take proper pics though, it's too late for that.

>>96773039
We love him.

Reposting my war despot.
Chorfs have easily become my favorite army I've painted. Not a single thing on these models I haven't enjoyed painting or learning.

>>96773039
Should do a space shark. Not sure if they're distinct from their helmets though.

>>96773072
>Should do a space shark
Already did one for Abaddon.

>>96773080
Damn. And I thought I was being original.

>>96773030
This opened smaller than i expected and I thought the knees were bare skin. It looked like they were wearing a skirt an knee-high boots
Then it opened in full and i was dissapointed
Excellent paintjob though anon, I love it

look at this cool little dude i fished from my bitz box
im going to paint him

>>96773158
>Drive me closer, I want to slap him.

>>96773168
but in german

>>96773257
Yeah he could also be cranking his cyber-hog and saluting

>get an airbrush
>consider work safety
>check the manufacturer's (H&S) official video tutorials: Nah, I don't wear any mask for acrylics, it's annoying, just spray.
>check Iwata spokesperson: Not wearing any mask, just sprays.
>check actual artists who spray these massive canvases: literally not a single one wears any mask for acrylics, they just spray for days.
>check on reddit: an open window right above the table, dedicated air filtration system, airbrush booth with filtration, and a P3 rated mask on top of that
What compels this?

>>96773327
>trying to bait this exact same argument we've had a million times before like a fucking retard
What compels this?

>>96773327
Idk what to tell you, anon. When I airbrush for any extended time in my small work space if I don't mask up I feel notably shittier the next day, like I'm having allergy problems. So I just do it.

>>96772989 (OP)
>>96765530
Done with the chaplain small update. Hopefully it's a slight glow up and not a glow down. I was tempted to strip it down and remake it entirely but I didn't want to steal its sovl

>>96768694
Very cool collection anon

>>96773030
Very neat job

>>96773327
overly sheltered zoomers from single parent households who are scared of their own shadow we have been through this thousand times

>>96773334
I'm not baiting, picrel. This is for acrylics.

>>96773360
I don't give a fuck how some redditor sprays his acrylics and neither should you, faggot. Maybe you should consider spending more time actually painting miniatures instead of getting angry on how other people use their airbrushes.

>>96773327
Actually, H&S says that you should wear a mask IF you can't provide some sort of ventilation but even open window or door will suffice. Rest is fearmongering, especially with Reddit having some sort of self-reinfocing loop.

>>96773360
this will give you brain damage from the costant bumping into the struts faster than huffing paint ever could

>>96773158
He's from the old Vindicator, possible the most horrendous kit to build of all time

>>96773030
Don't like elves personally but that's a very fine paint job anon

>>96773039
Looking good!

>>96773047
Love all the different colors on this one. Very sharp and clean

>>96773072
Those green gemstones are super sweet looking in particular. Very solid overall

>>96773347
Definitely an improvement, looks very nice. Glad you didn't strip it, would've been a shame.

Picrel is what I'm working on atm. Thought it would be fun to have each killa kan representing different ork clans since I got kinda tired of painting goffs

>>96773490
And these are my wife's heavy intercessors

>>96773327
some people don't care. I used to do a lot of spray painting, both recreationally and professionally. I never wore a mask, but that's because I'm a retard who doesn't care. just because some people are retarded doesn't mean breathing paint in isn't bad for you eventually

>>96773508
Your wife's pretty good.

>>96773508
Nice minis, is she single?

>>96773606
this must be the most reddit coded "joke" in existence

>>96773508
*our wife's

>>96773508
normalfags out

>>96773610
'Reddit coded' would be asking if your toddler was single

>>96773610
i also choose this anon's wife

>there are anons in this thread with hobby gfs/wives
just kill me happy for you though

>>96773490
>Definitely an improvement, looks very nice.
Thanks man. Really dig your vibrant colours too

By any chance did you post some good looking deathwing termies some time ago? I remember an anon posting those saying their wife did the freehands on them, and seeing you posting some nicely wife-painted DA makes me think there's a connection

>>96773508
>>96773490
Hell yeah man. Just finished helping my gf build her DoK spearhead so she can start painting her first models.

>>96773606
>>96773613
>>96773615
all these (you)s lmao
>normalfags out
I've been here since 2007, I'm probably as autistic as you are if not more so


>>96773648
Thx anon! And yes I believe that might have been me posting her deathwing knights. You talking about these guys right?

>>96773610
It's pretty bland that's for sure

>>96773739
>You talking about these guys right?
I am. And again, they look great.
I'm initiating a friend to the hobby and he chose Dark Angels; I've ever only painted Black Templars basically so any good inspo to show him and help him out with his first legion boys is welcome, definitely gonna use your guys as such!

>>96773688
She's doing that spearhead as her first mini project? Damn, that's gonna be quite the challenge. I hope you'll guide her well anon

>>96773047
>>96773103
>>96773347
>>96773490
Thank you anons! Don't know how to format this reply honestly
>>96773047
Lovely colors, I especially dig the silver and his cloak.
>>96773347
Definitely an improvement with that additional weathering. Looks great as always, anon.
>>96773103
>wearing a skirt an knee-high boots
You know what, I'd buy that.
>>96773490
Those vibrant colors are fantastic, they look great.

>>96773775
Thanks for the kind words anon!
Here's a few more of her recently finished minis, don't think I've posted most of these here

Btw if your buddy wants the green recipe my wife's happy to share it, but it requires either glazing or airbrush & a dark green oil wash, so I'm afraid it's not super beginner friendly

>>96773905
Ayy thx anon!

>>96773327
First time i used my airbrush with no mask i was blowing wazdakka red out of my nose for a week. Anyone who doesn't wear a mask is either an idiot or some slav level not giving a fuck. You are filling the air you breathe with chemical particulate. Dont be a dumbass and risk your health.

Glowy engines, next to decide whether all the windows and running lights need to glow as well

>>96773968
I wear no mask whatsoever and I never had any problem like you. I just open the window and wear a sweater.
I've worked with plenty of academic painters who used airbrush and they never used any masks either.

I don't know what to color paint to the little reliefs on this juggernaut's shoulders. As you can see the yellow looks kind of ugly and black is pretty dark but I don't want to just put a bunch of wash in there.

>>96774003
also how does this marine look? I haven't painted anything primaris in almost 2 years and I've developed a lot since then. I'm not a huge fan of edge highlights and try to layer or wet blend if I'm feeling bold. I'm not sure what color to go with for the ammo drum on his waist

>>96774003
That yellow looks good to me honestly. Red and yellow makes me hunger for burgerslop but that's besides the point

>>96774022
Marine looks pretty good as far as I can tell. The satin finish of the blue makes it a bit hard to judge the paintjob looking at these images, but if you don't wanna edge highlight it might look too flat fully matte

I have a bunch of used 1ml and 200ul pipette tips. Any ideas on what I could use them for?

>>96774163
>used
Shouldn't used medical material get incinerated?

>>96773739
what weapons are these? Those aren't on the sprue right?

>>96774275
They're these polearms from Archie's forge. Can recommend, their quality is top notch. The bionic arms and legs are also from them
https://www.archiesforge.co.uk/products/large-power-axes-set-of-6?_pos=4&_sid=b6665f460&_ss=r

Spinning

>>96773778
Yeah but I'm not forcing her to do the whole thing at once. Whichever unit/model she wants to paint first will technically be the first. We just tackled building the whole thing so she can try Spearhead as a game.

>>96774697
Good technical work, 0/10 for default scheme.

Finally got round to stripping and repainting an old RT mini I bought about 25 years ago. Still a way to go and I want him ready for a game tomorrow. Wish me luck anons!

>>96773327
I don't use an airbrush but I mask up and ventilate a small room with two open windows and fans when I cut xps foam with my hot wire cutter. I do this even though the manufacturers say its perfectly fine to breath the fumes as long as you are in a vented room.
I don't trust manufacturers when they say things because I work in manufacturing. For instance I make things for food grade packaging and alot of the chemicals involved in the process are no where near food grade acceptable but since the residuals in the end product are below what is unacceptable for food grade it is considered "food grade" packaging. I imagine this is how all manufacturing rates their product safety and I imagine it's far worse when you are getting products manufactured from China or Taiwan.

>>96774807
No hate I love a good box art scheme

>>96774888
aaa forgive me I'm a phoneposting retard

>>96773327
>go to job site
>old welder tells you wearing a mask is for pussies
>he will die of lung cancer at 62 btw

Damn, didn't expect my asses to made to banner.

Drybrushed this guy fur, I think I should use darker shade as base coat, even with wash he looks quite bright compared to his intended rider. Still, would you go even brighter with his fur or leave him as this? Started with drybrushing what I used as base shade (Grey Blue), then mixed it a bit with Snow Blue, then pure Snow Blue and finished with White Grey.

>>96775018
>manufacturers tell you to just open the window/door
>professional artist tells you to just open the window/door
>multiple generations of artists who never bothered to use a mask and they were all fine

>>96775059
there have been multiple generations of slavs working in foundries without masks but that doesn't mean it's a good idea. does putting a fan in the window and wearing a mask somehow make it harder to paint? can you not afford the $40 expense? or do you have some kind of ocd where wearing something on your face makes you sperg out? it amazes me that people who are too scared to even brush paint enamels because of "toxic chemicals" are also completely unwilling to take even effortless precautions when it comes to airbrushing.

>>96775133
If you push that goalpost a bit further, it will be in a different time zone. That's what I'm saying, just open the window (like the manufacturer tells you to, and what artists did for ages now). There's no need to act like acrylic paint is a fine dust straight from Chernobyl reactor.

>>96775133
Nigga it ain't no foundry it ain't no Chinese sweatshop it's acrylics nigga it's the same thing u get in yo big as mouth when you suck yo paintbrush ain't even no solvent in it ain't enamel either just acrylics and air nigga

>>96775153
>>96775159
NTA but I don't trust manufacturers at all. To go back to my post here >>96774849
With the food grade chemicals, some of them are dyes which are supposed to have no things like lead or mercury in them. I'm not privy to the quality control reports of the chemical company that makes the dyes but our water treatment part of our process does have mercury and lead residuals in it. Where it comes from, who knows, but mercury and lead were in dyes forever up until recently.
I wouldn't trust a manufacturer of non toxic paints to be non toxic.

>>96775225
Then use the redditor setup for all I care.

>>96775153
it's aerosolized plastic. even if there are no vocs you should understand that breathing in particulates isn't a good habit. I wear a dust mask when I'm doing woodworking just because breathing sawdust sucks.

>>96775232
You do seem to care.
Just throwing my two cents out there that manufacturers tend to be cute with guidelines on what is healthy for people and it's done with a wink and a now with the government typically.

>>96775133
Mask is enough, no point in keeping window open. I don't know how it works in your place of living, mine have temperatures outside below 10C for 2/3 of the year. I would go bankrupt for trying to keep temperature inside room warm with window open for entire painting time. But this whole discussion is pointless since it was solved long time ago - paint particles are small but not THAT small and heavy enough to stay in air only for a short time. Pro artists knows how to control their stream so whatever that fails to land on the model is landing on table or is low in amount to be neglectable. If you would spray with some absurd pressures like 3 bar and into cardboard box, you could see over spray bouncing back but you usually keep pressure below 2 bars anyway where it's not a issue. Don't believe me? Set up light source and see for yourself. P3 mask will handle anything that could bounce back, if you are that worried. What you could actually require ventilation are lacquers due to fumes but if you spray acrylics, it's completely fine.

Now, why is Reddit and by extention social media spreading the fear? Because they don't fucking understand what they are doing and parrot each other, trying to sound smart. Go ahead and ask one of them about thinning paints. In 90% cases they will start talking about "milk consistency" they heard about in one of videos/etc but will never, EVER be able to explain what it actually means and more importantly, WHY they do this. Or how many Gunpla builders would insist on applying gloss layer over paint, then apply panel lining and then matt/satin coat but would be unable to explain why, just "that's how it should be done" (it's really about how wash is next to impossible to clean from matt surface while piss easy to wipe from glossy, even surface).

>>96773905
Thanks as always kind anime poster, and you're welcome

>>96773929
He's likely not there yet (I don't have an airbrush myself..), for now I taught him to do a basecoat, wash and drybrush+highlights for a quick result and to learn some basic techniques- although I encourage him to try different recipes and experiment since he's painting several intercessors which are good to learn and test things on. Pic rel is his first marine ever, I think it's a really good result for a first timer, definitely better than my first mini.

The dark angels you posted look great by the way, great inspo for DAs.

>>96774022
I like the blue and the stark panel lining helps visual interest, highlighting might add some more details but as the other anon said it's hard to judge overall as it's quite a small image

>>96774904
Cool champion! I would try and make the tilt shield design a bit more complete, and rely more on layering rather than washes for the cloth, but solid paintjob anyway

>>96772878
Yeah, sorry, that was me - and I think a few years later I sent you that tiny old metal terminator one. Glad you're still posting here!

>>96773441
>possible the most horrendous kit to build of all time
I dunno...

>>96773929
>it requires either glazing or airbrush & a dark green oil wash
for that?

for ss i want a full thread without the cyclical sperging, does that ship internationally?

>>96775280
Thanks!
>I would try and make the tilt shield design a bit more complete, and rely more on layering rather than washes for the cloth
Working up the courage to freehand more I'm planning on getting to his shield and writing on his tassles either tonight or tomorrow. So I suppose I'll be a man and glaze my tabbard...

why are we fighting?

>>96775477
Just don't shill, post nigger minis, youtuber click sloppa, contrast sloppa, non-game painting, etc...
Is that so hard?

>>96775540
Because if we stop, they win.

>>96775540
For victory

>>96774815
Almost done

Please forgive my dog shit photo skills

>>96775615
non game painting is fine, sperging about it (or anything else) is not

>>96775994
this guy fucks

Does anyone have the new Stahly swatches with the brand new Vallejo Metal Color range? He just updated it a few hours ago.

>>96776091
Give me a moment, I'll grab it.
t. original uploader

>>96773327
I'm more worried about the blowback particles hitting my walls and closet door since I have to paint at my computer desk. I'd only wear a mask with varnish and maybe primer.

>>96776091
>>96776102
>"PS: Next week I'll also update the 7-in-1 document and the combined Game & Model Color swatch!"
You'll have to wait a bit, anon.

>>96773072
I hate nuchorfs so much its unreal.
My wife bought me a secondhand despot because she knows I collect chorfs .... the 4th ed ones
Im gonna convert the shit out of the dude until he looks the part.

The beard gems are going
The weapon will be an ax
The horns will probably go too
Helmet gem, filed
Make the helmet taller somehow
Try and give him a moustache

any more suggestions, /wip/?

>>96776246
Ah, dang. I thought it'd be on the 7-in-1 as well because the normal swatch page seems to be updated based on his tweet. Guess it's a bit more work to update that thing.
Thanks anyway, you're a doll for responding so quickly.

>>96776268
Vallejo is getting updated now, the complete one later. No clue why.

>>96773030
What's your photography set up look like? I feel like I'm only getting worse at mini photography and seem to get the best pictures when it's just my models on the desk vs trying to set up a backdrop and lighting.

Thanks to anime-chan for the feather advice, I think it came out a lot better than I was hoping. Here's the finished snake and lady doing battle with some explorers, hope you guys like

GW realizing they can just make every model a hollow shell where you just assemble it like rebuilding the shell of a broken egg has been a disaster for the hobby.

>>96776008
>non game painting is fine
No, there's a board for that.

A close up of the princess of frogs

>>96776331
Cute purple girl and frog. I would maybe plan this out so that your main warrior guy wasn't facing away though.

>>96775615
>non-game painting
what the fuck that even means

And the Sun Cloaks, a city guard for my setting

>>96776350
Thanks! Yeah, it's a bit awkward with positioning with the Amphisbaena's face

>>96776351
People posting wips of stuff that has nothing to do with /tg/
non-game on a game board, rather self explanatory.

>>96776389
Does this new rule applies to scale modelling in your headcanon?

>>96776404
It's literally off-topic, retard.

>>96776445
You will never be a janny.

This thread has really gone to shit since the downtime. Idk if it's because of 40kg tourists, or what. I assume it's literally 1 guy but still. Poison skittles and all that.

>>96776389
every model can be a game model, i have seen people playing gaslands with 30cm tanks and vehicles

>>96776469
Nah, we still have cool regulars and there are minis posted all the time, I dont know why people cant just ignore baits. Your comment doesnt help either, post about cool stuff instead.

Alright, it's probably stupid question but - in airbrushes with threaded nozzle, I would screw nozzle first and then slowly insert needle from the back until it stops at nozzle itself, ensuring that its in right position. But how should I insert the needle in case of airbrush with so called "floating" nozzle?

>>96776862
same way, the only difference is that the nozzle is kept in palce by the nozzle cap instead

Guys primer went on too thick and he painted over it while it was still drying and woke up to having accidentally created the best work leather look i have ever seen
Mahogany Mr. Color with Tan Aqueous Hobby Color, I think?
https://x.com/nobunobu_1971/status/1978964228842156062

>>96776963
I thought that it needs needle for centering itself.

>>96777006
afaik the are tappered to do that on their own, the manufacturer shoudl have a guido on it tho, if not iwata sure does

>>96776551
Can be ≠ is
We've got anons who post stuff and explicitly state its not for gaming and is not related to gaming.

>>96777278
and you seem the only one to sperg about it, so leave it already and let's have a nice thread again, post a model for a change or something

>>96777359
>if I assume that all anons I disagree with are just one anon, then their opinions mean nothing

anyone got a favorite superglue that frosts the least?

>>96777278
All my minis are not for gaming. I've never played a single game of Warhammer in my life.
Also, when my Horten arrives, I will post it here just to spite you, sperg.

>>96777427
Game minis are game related, midwit.
Busts of /lit/ characters are not.

>>96777405
Just post minatures.

>>96777464
What you gonna do about it lmao

>>96775738
Ready for space marine operations, let's show those primaris how the old-school fight

>>96775280
Ty! And yes that first mini of his is really fucking good for his first try, makes my first years in this hobby look like toddler work in comparison

>>96776331
>>96776345
>>96776364
Love the vibrant colors here, and that pipe smoking toad is cool as hell

>>96777502
The miyabi of space marines

>>96777405
it doesn't really matter if you are one or a thousand, when the matter is beyond your control and accepted by the rest of the board, so just post miniatures

>>96777880
Thanks anon! I'm normally too intimidated to post here but I'll never improve if I don't start sharing my work

It's crazy how much better real sable brushes are than even quality synthetics.

>>96779033
There's even quality differences between the sables. I just wish I could find out why the tips on all mine lose their sharpness after a couple projects.

>>96779210
Do you let paint creep up in the ferrule? Cause that is how you ruin any brush.

>>96779299
Nope. I baby the fuck out of them. It's not the bristles splaying. It's the bristles literally wearing down and losing length.

Got the last two desert stealth suits painted up, but don't worry because I've got three more to keep fooling around with! Those will be in a dry green color scheme.
I did get a wash medium for the black lining but frankly it didn't really make a difference. It was a bit more efficient than the water but otherwise I didn't feel much of a difference.
I used agrax and camoshade for the xv25.

>>96776008
Ty anon. I'm working on a viking warband for Pillage. The Victrix models are really nice to paint.

>>96779417
breh everyone keeps telling you the point of a panel line wash is that you wipe away anything that's not in the panel lines. if you're just painting it on it doesn't matter what you're thinning it with.

Behold, blue

>>96779881
Whoops, phone posting

I’m going to paint the blues first. I won’t actually highlight the blue until the red and pink base coats are completed. The teeth and talons will be at the end. I’ll paint the base near the end as well. The final step is going to be glossing the tongues and red sections

>>96779304
Do you use them with metallics? I've heard the flake in metallic paint can damage brushes.

>>96779902
Nope. No metals, no shades/washes, no paint past the middle of the brush, and soaped almost every session.

>>96779210
What kinda brushes you tried? I've had one artis opus and 2 out of 3 Winston & Newton brushes get totally fucked for no good reason after a couple months of use. Babied the shit out of them. Best brand I've tried so far is Raphael, 2 for 2 still going strong after at least 6 months of use

>>96779881
>>96779900
You're the dude with the recast forgeworld dragon yes? If so you did well with the greenstuff. Can't tell what areas you fixed up anymore

Not sure why I placed the guys with heads in the back out of focus here lol

>>96776285
It's nothing fancy, just a cheap chinesium light box with a ring of leds at the top and blasting my desk lamp on the mini. Having an actual piece of fabric helps a lot but you can just as well use pieces of paper. You know what I think I'll do an updated guide later today and post it here. Gotta give me a bit though, I just woke up

>>96779757
>The Victrix models are really nice to paint.
yeah, i got some early saxons for conversion fodder for frostgrave and was pleasantly surprised at how good the models actually are

>>96780599
I really love your painting style anon

>>96780777
hey thanks

So is rock hard dried paint a certain RiP? Or is there a way to loosen it up?

>>96780888
into the trash it goes, acrylic paint becomes plastic when it dries, you are not going to undo that process

>>96780888
I once somewhat revived dried paints with generous amount of dedicated thinner but I wouldn't count on it. Single pot or bottle isn't worth it, better buy new one.

>>96779417
I'd rather see some craftpaint anon stuff than this

does this guy look vaguely look like a thousand son?
kitbashing a DW group of traitor legion is hard

>>96780599
>>96780872
I agree with that other anon. Your style is very nice. I would lay it down by the fire and make sweet love to it.

>>96773981
love to see some BFG here! Great stuff!
I have painted a shitload of BFG models last year. The game is great. I need to get back into it.

>>96781534
Honestly, no. If you hadn't said so, I would have imagined he'd be an Exorcist with a weird helmet.

You might want to push on the egyptian aesthetics although those are part of post heresy 1k sons I guess so possibly not what you're aiming for

>>96781534
The helmet is the most specific thing about it, but it's also almost too much in a sense. Like giving a Space Wolf Blackshield a Wolf helmet. Nobody else had that style. But as the same time the color scheme really did the heavy lifting for the thousand sons, so once it's all painted black the helmet alone might not even click with people, especially if hidden behind a gorget.
I was thinking maybe some of those shoulderpads with the rims the HH resin kits had would be another subtle clue. Not exactly subtle, but if you want more flavor you could give him a force-kopesh instead of a staff. That way people will probably know exactly what it is, even when he is wearing black.

>>96781580
>fancy trim

>>96775615
what do you mean by that?

>>96781534
That's just a librarian
You need crests, iconography, and/or trim for a TSon to come across

>>96781588
>>96781580
>>96781597
I see thanks anons
Ill need to find some ts iconography and a kopesh
here are the other guys I made so far

>working on a test marine with some new formula AP paints
>build a really nice volumetric gradient just by mixing two of them
>do a big oil wash, don't bother with gloss varnish as I usually never need it unless I need a good capillarity
>return a couple hours later, dab the armour with a sponge (no white spirit) to see if I need white spirit to do most of the cleaning
>all the paint comes off together with the oil wash

man I thought that guy complaining about AP and oil/enamel was exaggerating and being biased. But this shit came off like nothing the moment I introduced an oil wash. I curse myself for not applying a gloss varnish, but seriously I literally never got this issue even when not using it with other paint brands.

>>96780599
Did you paint that one? Cause the face is excellent.

>>96781723
>don't bother with gloss varnish

>>96781723
>>man I thought that guy complaining about AP and oil/enamel was exaggerating and being biased
Bro I literally provided proof of the AP fuckery.
t. guy complaining about AP.

>>96782008
You know funny thing I saw people in /40kg/(yeah, yeah) trying to discredit that test you made for some reason.

I guess I will call them finished since I don't think I can do them better.

What's your opinion?

>>96782034
Oof, I didn't realize how wobbly the spear on the standing girl was.
Overall really nice though. Could maybe do some more shading/highlighting on the wolf/fox/thing's fur. They all look good though.

>>96782048
In theory I could again attempt to straighten it (already did before assembly but it just returned to bendy form for some reason) but don't know if hairdryer wouldn't damage the paint (mind you, it's European one, not heatgun people use in US).

I'm not sure if I could highlight fur more, it was already drybrushed with white grey in the end, I'm afraid I should had started with darker color as a base.

>>96779911
>soaped almost every session
This is why you're fucking up your brushes.

>>96774320
>Archie's forge
Their stuff look good and I'm sure it's good quality but it's far too expensive for some 3rd party resin prints. It's basically GW prices.

>>96782197
Actually, let me correct myself, it's definitely more expensive than GW.

>>96782183
NTA but I also use soap (not liquid, the solid one) to clean my brushes after use, from time to time also clean them with shampoo and they are just fine.

Need some technical support.

So, I’d heard here that Badger Stynlrez primer was pretty decent, so I picked some up when I needed more primer. I found it worked great on the mini, but it would rapidly clog up my airbrush. I tried thinning it with some Vallejo airbrush thinner I had sitting around, and this is the result I get: an incredibly smooth, glossy primer coat that ends up not taking paint well - too smooth!

Any advice on whether I should be thinning the primer with something else - water, rubbing alcohol, or? Or should I suck it up or try boosting the pressure on my air compressor and power through it?

>>96781566
:3

>>96781782
yes, thx, it's part of a frostgrave warband i'll never play with

here's a photo of the others so far before i painted that one

>>96782034
what models

>>96782212
looks like you flooded the thing, primer should be a thin coat
can't speak for stynylrez but when i prime i thin as little as i can get away with, if any, and use like 30psi

>>96782211
If you wash hair too often it dries out and fucks up the ability to hold a point. Brush soap is a literal scam. Just use a little dish soap if you've drowned a brush in something and need to rescue it. Otherwise stick to water.

>>96780872
I really like the red undertones in that mask

>>96782273
Eldfall Chronicles, Wayfarers pack. Indie skirmish game. I picked it up solely for painting since I wanted to try doing some fantasy minis for a change. My LGS seems to be really into it recently (understandable since they were very Infinity focused for quite some time, Eldfall is pretty much fantasy Infinity and unlike Warcrow, minis are all Unicool instead of Siocast which means good details instead of rubbery mess).

>>96782297
Oh you mean brush soap, not normal one. Yeah, I don't think it makes sense to use or buy one, I asked at art shop and they couldn't say what actually makes it different from normal soap and some art student girl giggled a bit after hearing the question and said she clean her brushes in literal dishwashing liquid and they are just fine. A little too much for my taste so I follow my mother approach - normal bar soap at the end of the day with proper rinse and occasionally woman's shampoo treatment.

I also have small bottle of Vallejo "brush cleaning solution" which is supposed to not damage natural hair but I'm not entirely convinced as it smells a bit like alcohol.

>>96781594
Sir this is a gaming board, not a cuck fetish board.

>>96782386
Go back.

>>96776285
Here you go anon, I made a quick guide

>>96782396
based, thank you, anon

>>96782396
Added to our MEGA

The lobster continues

>>96781723
>>96781784
>>96782008
I recently had a weird color change happen with a coat of AP SpeedPaint 2.0 going from magenta/red to orange/brown after being hit with a dark red oil wash. No clue why that happened. It didn't come off the model like in your case, but it did react very strangely to the oil wash that's for sure

>>96782197
>>96782204
Oh yeah the prices are fucked

>>96780210
I've given Windsor & Newton like 5 chances and my 4th brush is already dulling. Have barely used the 5th one. I gave Rosemary and Co several tries across different brushes of theirs. I recently bought the Vallejo sables and they paint very nicely for the price, but unfortunately have begun dulling. I've got some ancient Monument Hobbies Bombwick Sables that have held a point longer and endured more abuse because I got them when I was still a beginner. So while they have a decent point it's not sharp enough for stuff like eyes and the bristles themselves are actually a bit curved despite being real sables. I've been wanting to try Da Vinci's or Raphaels but sourcing them in the US without paying out the ass for them is hard.

>>96782396
What a king, thanks. Yeah, I'm on iphone and currently use Halide or Camera+ sometimes. I feel like my issue is lighting itself or positioning of them or the model because I do have a chinesium lightbox with lights but I don't usually use it and often opt to just stretch a shirt over my desk and set up lamps or manually handle my old hobby lamp into position. I do prefer a black background since I feel the white can sometimes desaturate color, but in your case it clearly doesn't. I should give my lightbox more use, though. Any recommendations for a specific type of fabric? I have the plastic backdrops that came with the box but they came rolled up tight and never really could unfurl completely.

how the fuck do you guys paint black?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHKAVsgT5p4
if I want to approach black I should just try this right?

>>96782575
Mecha shark lobster of Khorne

>>96782845
This is one method. The core of painting black in any case is to not actually use pure black anywhere except the darkest shadows. The majority of the model should actually be dark grey. But it will read as black unless you really fuck it up. Look at how black objects look in light for an idea of how black objects look IRL. A black ball, a black car, etc.

>>96782880
For black to look black there shouldn't be "darkest shadows", you need to crush the contrast so that at least 50% of the black is full black. If you're only using black in recesses then you're painting dark grey imo.

A satin finish helps deepen black and make it really pop. Quite a few black acrylic paints from the major brands dry matt so need a coat of varnish or a wash.

>>96782386
My nigga Dhalsim with the blade.

>>96782575
Where's that fucking crazy head from?

>>96775994
Got my sights on that Victrix bag.

>>96782575
Nice! That's a much better shoulder anon

>>96783093
The GW Akhelian Allopex box, i picked up a sprue with the head and some other bits for super cheap
>>96783133
Thank you!
I went through all my tech bits and nothing seemed to fit so I went with a very cut down tyranid part and stuck a claw in to hide a gap.
Having some more biological parts also helped

>>96781594
The woman looks nervous and the barabarian looks like he's trying to look intimidating but is preoccupied looking at a shiny coin on the floor

>>96783082
It can be an off black like Corvus black or something, but if half the model is your darkest black it's going to just look like ass. Black reflects light unless it's vantablack or something like that. Black cloth or armor isn't a black hole. You should still only be reserving true black for the darkest parts.

>>96783156
Excellent job, this is why I still come to these threads.

we ride!

>>96783752
I insist you make a version of one pointing

>>96782845
I don't get the obsession with painting things gray and calling it black

>>96782256
That's a damn good band, not gonna lie.

>>96783920
Because on one hand you want to be able to shade the model, and on the other hand it isn't like any actually perfectly black paint will ever exist (ie reflects no light at all), they're all just more or less dark grey all said and done. And of course if you want things to look worn and weathered, well, black ain't exactly going to get any darker as the pigments fade, paint is worn, and dirt accumulates.

>>96784119
>it isn't like any actually perfectly black paint will ever exist
It already does, dumbass.

Does it look hot enough?

>>96784216
add white for the flame. Its too orange atm

>>96784216
Mmm... roast boar.

>>96784404
please don't post pictures of my daughter here, thanks

>>96784216
This >>96784404 but also add some black at the tips of the flames, both will help sell the effect.

>>96784216
The line on the right (its left hand) weapon fire is too stark. blend the yellow and orange a bit more. The main fire on the body looks good.

>>96782212
I heard you're supposed to thin it if your airbrush needle is smaller than .5

>>96784687
>>96782212

>>96784119
you don't need paint that looks like a cartoon black hole, you just need it to look like black paint or black plastic or black finished metal since that's what you're trying to make your model look like. if you want it to look dirty then you can paint whatever color dirt you want on top of it.

Holy shit what was GW smoking when they were making Centurion kit. The sculpt is fine, but holy fuck it needs so much cleanup and it fits together crappily, too.

>>96783920
Because when you look at something IRL and it reflects light, part of it looks grey. Look at this. Black metal half sphere. It's very clearly black. But take it into a paint program and look at the actual color values that come up. The majority of this shows as grey because of reflected light.

>>96784762
And when you paint something with a 'black' paint it will also pick up that atmospheric lighting and not appear "black" in a photo.
Do you think everything shows up like vantablack so you have to shade and highlight everything in grey lest it become a featurless black blob?

>>96784762
if you paint something gray and shine a light on it it's going to look like a gray object reflecting light, not a black object. just look at
>>96782212
it's all black but the shine looks white and some parts look gray, just like you would expect a shiny black object to look. there's no way that painting gray over it is going to make it look any more black and not gray.

i hope it's clear to all of us that this is the start of the exact same "natural shading" argument

>>96784911
Gloss varnish means you don't need highlights.

>>96784931
dont you fucking drag me into this go reply to someone else

better now, yeah?

Doing some plasticard stuff, and I want to do a chamfer on a block. The piece is pretty small. What's a good way to get all the angles right? I can't find good material for how to make jigs for such small work.

>>96784970
Looks great
>>96782575
Looks awesome with the paint

>>96784970
better

>>96784911
Sometimes I really wonder if it's always the same faggot starting those arguments because it feels like we're cycling between them.

>>96785119
for my own peace of mind and to maintain faith in the thread at large i choose to believe so

>>96781534
you should worry less about the legion aesthetics for now and focus on fixing his pose. he looks so stiff and lifeless

>>96784959
You drug yourself into it.
Funny thing is I was never part of that argument, but you asked for it.

>>96785169
my immortal spirit flies ten hundred feet higher than yours at all times butthead

>>96785178
Sure thing faggot.
Gloss varnish still means you can skip highlights.

>>96784216
the hottest point and main source of light needs white, or almost white to sell the glow.

>>96785378
thank you for correcting what i objected to and changing the opinion i had butthead i love you very much ^_^

>>96785432
i hate left one. right looks super good.

>>96785463
Only actual literal faggots pull the false-positivity shit and only when they're pissed, so seethe more, pedophile.

>>96785166
>he looks so stiff and lifeless
oh...I like the pose

>>96785432
I love how GW fatshames by making all deathguard obese.

>>96785515
i'm sorry anon, but it needs some work

>>96785564
Ok Ill work on the pose as well
might just scrap the arms and legs

>>96785577
It's just the one arm waving that looks kinda odd, the rest is fine

>>96785577
you could always just steal this pose. the legs walking towards his target would help a lot if you want to keep that sort of pose

>>96781534
>>96785577
Not that anon, but I think he could look cool with an upwards facing fist. Or hoisting his staff in the air.

>>96785577
Just have him leaning into the outstretched hand like he's blasting someone's brain rather than trying to get the waiter's attention

>>96783244
That's total crap. Black is your midtone on a black object. Paint grey if you want but it's not fooling anyone irl.

>>96784911
you know I was willing to let it pass as a difference in stylistic approaches before, but now people are actually trying to claim that painting a black object gray will somehow make it look more black. get the fuck out with that lunacy.

Finished rebinding my copy of the 1988 Chapter Approved book.

>>96785981
Groovy.

Working on some beastmen kitbashes. What do you think anons?

>>96786016
>Groovy.
Groovier

>>96785981
Based.

>>96786089
Hey, you have one of the new ones! Dead sexy!

>>96786041
drill that barrel!

>>96786016
>>96786089
absolute legend

>>96785367
next time add some sand and texture to those rocks. They're jarring

>>96780221
Took some cleaner shots

>>96786652
Those photos are too dark.

added some minis to my German army.

this is a very comfy process so far

>>96787079
nice bases and infantry

Base skin shading on these orks. Not the faces though, going to focus on them separately. I might highlight the skin up a little more though? Looks maybe a little low contrast but imma sleep on it.

>>96786922
Nahh the wip photos were far too bright. This is much closer to how they look to the eyes

>>96787162
What's the deal here, are you painting peach orks or are you gonna hit em with a green contrast or something? Looks pretty smooth btw

>>96773688
Hope you're ready to get pegged

painting boobs makes me feel funny

>>96782611
It was blood...

>>96784931
This but unironically.

>>96787781
>samefagging your stale bait almost 12 hours later
kys, unironically

>>96787792
It's not bait if it's true.

>STILL trying
get some help, I'm serious

Can i use these panel liner accents as washes? People often using them for weathering, right?

>>96788075
They pretty much are washes, anon. Though I can't really see a reason, keep them for panel lining and make your own oil/enamel washes.

>>96788079
Well, they are cheaper than Winsor 37 ml oil tube at my area

>>96788090
The thing about the oil tube is that if you use it just for washes, it will probably last you a lifetime. Get a tube + white spirit, it is like thousand times better value and it will give you a lot more options than just the panel liner

>>96773508
>his wife

>Try Light grey primer for a change
>Resin mini is also light grey color
>Can't see shit

>>96788305
Literally why I only use grey spraycans for zenithal.

>>96786652
They look awesome.

>>96788267
Kek this is exactly what I imagined guys that say their wives play /tg/ games or paint wives look like, until they prove otherwise.

>>96788382
>>96788267
Looks like pretty cool and nice person, don't see a problem with that.

And this is a thread about painting minis, not people.

>>96788433
>Looks like pretty cool and nice person,
Come on.

>>96788506
You are a faggot for posting retarded garbage offtopic, you are a faggot for being a shallow effeminate cunt, and you are a faggot for doubling down on your faggotry, too. To sum it up, you are a triple faggot. Go get your top queer prize >>>/lgbt/ and then go straight back to /40kg/

>>96788526
this, the little aggro fuckwit from /40kg/ needs to stay in his containment general with the ritual posters and the other runoff.

>>96787236
Yeah they're just gonna be that color

>>96788526
You're a faggot if you willingly put your dick into that.
Or try to, can you even find the hole without a prybar and flour?

plan is to cover most yellow even surfaces with something or other to take the eye of how bland they look
i managed some depth with airbrush but obviously camera and light made sure they wont show

>>96773441
very nice ill make sure old veteran gets a new set of wheels and back to action

>>96788884

That looks really sharp - be proud. Remember Imperial Fists are one of the hardest chapters to get "right". You managed depth and it looks clean I like it.

>>96788884
that's a damn nice chapter mark, I'm fairly sure it's not a water decal, but I can't tell if it's a stencil or free-hand.
>>96788916
as a nid collector, Imperial Fists are probably the marine chapter I'd most like to play against
when they come to it, but they can't chew through it, and they can't knock it down, they know that they've found
THE WALL
THE WALL
THE WALL

>>96788916
thank you anon maybe i will let that yellow shine through afterall
>>96788942
>I'm fairly sure it's not a water decal, but I can't tell if it's a stencil or free-hand
nothing that fancy they are just printing paper with paper glue topped with spray varnish
sorry to disappoint but im glad you liked it

>>96789114
it's fine, I'm stealing this.

>>96788863
Nta but you've never put your dick into anything other than your hand, except maybe an onahole. Now either post some minis or fuck off back to your containment general, you shitposting faggot

>>96788884
Did you paint the yellow over black?

>>96788884
Delicious yellow. Mine always comes up messy instead.

>>96788526
Grow up, retard.

Lobter

>>96788863
>>96789309
>shitposting in /wip/
kys

>>96789317
>I am incapable of ignoring shitposting, and must have an apoplectic meltdown whenever I see it. This is everyone else's fault.

>>96789208
>t. 350 pound hambeast redditor invading 4chins to tone-police nazi's

>>96789313
100 push-ups...
100 sit-ups ...
100 squats ...
... and a 10km run ...
... every single day!

>>96789135
np
>>96789223
>>96789306
i sprayed imperial fist contrast over white primer and then the rest with black primer and tape
120% sure that masking tape would have peeled all that contrast paint off without a layer of varnish in between
not a really big airbrush guy i just use it for basecoating wehicles and have to admit its pretty handy

>>96789313
lobtertark!

Who is this esteemed gentleman?

>>96789761
Mr Mouldlines I presume?

>>96789837
On a WIP model? Surely not.

>>96789851
Oh I'm sure something will be done about things. But looking at it I'm happy it won't be me doing that, because some of that looks gnarly to deal with.

>>96789889
That's what you get with a shitty Chinese recast for a quarter of retail, I guess.
Should've just bought a second-hand resin printer and been done with it honestly.

A freeblade Lancer that I'm working on. Trying for a industrial type aesthetic. Removed as much of the heraldry and decorative pieces to the armor that were feasible. The hammer head and shield are 3d printed.

>>96790100
Got a light kit for the eyes too.

>>96790100
the little shoulder shield needs some kind of decal. also I think the battle damage on the shield should be more exaggerated so it can't be mistaken for handling damage to the model.

>>96790100
Cool idea, I like it.

I would really appreciate if artists, while developing miniatures, would take painting into account and how hard would it be to reach certain areas. Unless I was expected to spray white all over and then apply violet over.

Couldn't paint wings separately either since they cannot really be attached once the head is on.

>>96790245
well you are supposed to spray something all over it and then apply the paint no matter if it is autocad or handmade

>>96790265
I know but I, probably wrongly, assumed that if majority of her colours are various shades of purple, I should spray it first and then paint clothes white. Still, most primers are gray.

>>96790245
>Couldn't paint wings separately either since they cannot really be attached once the head is on.
why do you have to put the head on now? it looks like both arms come off too.

>>96790294
next time you will be wiser and prime the model accordingly to finish the more difficult parts first

>>96790324
>using primer as a finished color
not this again

>>96790380
I'm pretty sure it was "mental shortcut" for "prime, then spray more difficult color first and then paint the rest".

>>96790380
If it's the color you want it's perfectly fine.

>>96790380
I'm going to prime my raven guard black and you can't stop me

>>96790380
That's not what he said you dumbass

Already asked in 40kg but wanted a few more opinions:
What would be a good plasma color for White Scars? I'm thinking classic blue or green right now

>>96791332
Both of these should work. I'd go with turquoise myself.

painting yellow for the first time but I'd like to use a black primer if possible. Could I build up to a bright yellow if I start with a light brown or ochre basecoat or would I be looking at a shitload of layers?

>>96791479
Yeah you should build it up from brown or ochre. If you try to paint yellow directly over black it will take a lot of layers which will be difficult to keep smooth.

>>96791479
You'll be looking at a shitload of layers pretty much no matter what if you're priming black. If you have a really strong colored orange that would probably be your best bet, but brown will work too. Use Averland Sunset as your base yellow though. It has good coverage for a yellow paint.

>>96791332
>>96791449
this guy knows the way

>>96788369
Ty anon!

>>96789313
This is really sweet

>>96791479
>I'd like to use a black primer if possible
why?

>>96791838
NTA but black is the best color to prime IMO unless you have a primary color covering most of the model like a Space Marine. Shadows everything it touches.

>>96791332
>>96791746
You convinced me. Why not just take mix of what I first thought

I do wonder if this general will ever finally get past learning how to prime it's models and move onto painting the first actual coat. At this rate in about 80 years we'll have a basic tabletop ready paintjob well understood.

>>96790380
>Prime world eaters mephiston redi

Why would I not do this.

>>96791889
how does it "shadow" when it's just sitting under your actual colors? if you use black primer and then use gray and white to preshade before painting your yellow or whatever that will show through as contrast, but if you're just painting yellow over all black it's not going to accomplish anything but making your yellow harder to lay down.

>>96792308
why make the foundation of your house out of concrete if you're just going to put wood flooring on top of it?

>>96792370
it works fine 100%

>>96791959
We've already reached the chad peak of mini painting: Primer then Gloss Varnish. That's it, you're done painting.

>>96792440
Prime with craft paints, too.

>>96792440
>>96792448
Don't forget to dip into a bucket of wood stain for shading.

Man, going from scale model stuff like Hasegawa, Takom, or Meng back to Citadel is fucking painful.
Considering how huge GW is, I'm still kinda baffled with how low quality their shit is. It definitely got a lot better over the years, but still.
I really wish some actually good scale model company did ~1:35 scifi models as varied as Citadel.

>>96792468
What's the difference?

>>96792448
Yeah but that's no joke, you're going to varnish your finished mini anyway and those give a great matte coat to build up from.

>>96792467
Mmhmm, just use your power drill to spin off the excess, might need an adapter to put your 25-40mm bases in the chuck though.

What's the worst accident you've ever had with a hobby knife?

>>96792589
Just the usual slicing my fingers wide open.
Wonder if any dumb fuck ever stabbed themselves in the chest/gut with one.

>>96792508
Everything, pretty much. The quality of casts, how much you need to clean up, and how retarded that cleanup is. How stuff fits together. The little things like that the Citadel still had not achieved the esoteric mysteries of casting tubes in one piece (like barrels) while everyone else did. That they are not even willing to work around that, like with metal parts that even cheap Takom kits have. Nonsensical numbering/location of the parts, or that you can see that they just don't give a fuck about your enjoyment while building the models. A lot of kits seem to be made with the idea of being as unpleasant to kitbash as humanly possible, too.

There's more of it, but I don't wanna ramble too much. Don't get me wrong, comparing Citadel stuff from ten years ago and Citadel today, it's a day and night difference in how much better it is. The difference when comparing them to these companies I mentioned above is about the same, though.

>>96792610
>kits seem to be made with the idea of being as unpleasant to kitbash as humanly possible, too.
That is correct, rules are being rewritten to cut out anything that doesn't come in a box already to spare you from the dangers of creativity and kitbashing.

>>96792589
First mini I ever built I cut my fingers open like 3-4 times before it was done. A few weeks ago I dropped my hobby knife while I was in my underwear and it nicked me a bit on the inner thigh. It was not that bad but an inch to the right would have been catastrophic.

>>96792657
Lol, I got paint stains on the right leg of so many boxer shorts from painting in my underwear.

>>96792589
Only really hurt myself once early on. Just stuck the tip of my knife into my thumb because I was holding the model poorly while scraping mold lines.
>>96792610
>Citadel still had not achieved the esoteric mysteries of casting tubes in one piece
Cost cutting. That would require them to make the molds in more than 2 parts. It's the same with pauldrons with studs now sometimes coming in 2 halves to make the studs look better. Instead of making the mold 3 or more pieces to get that detail.
>kits seem to be made with the idea of being as unpleasant to kitbash as humanly possible
Exactly the idea, like anon said. They're moving to make it as difficult as possible to kitbash and making the rules so that, if it doesn't come in a box they sell, it's not a legal loadout for models. It's fucking vile and makes me not even want to play the games.

>>96792758
>It's fucking vile and makes me not even want to play the games.
Just wait until they come prepainted so you don't run the risk of painting them the wrong way.

>>96792758
This is why I simply don't play 10th ed. The changes to war gear and unit composition are intolerable. GW clearly does not give a fuck about making a good game.

>>96792909
>GW clearly does not give a fuck about making a good game.
Of course not, corporations exist only to generate profit, any decision which does not maximize profit that is made with any other goal is actually illegal.

>>96792589
I stupidly used a too blunt blade to cut something tough while holding it between my fingers. I remember going, "I'm about to stab my finger," before I did just that.
Sliced into the tip of my left middle finger, right below the fingernail, all the way down to the bone. Bled like a fucker. Left a trail all the way from my desk to the bathroom.
I've dealt with worse cuts and stabs, and I knew this one was in a shitty place that couldn't even be sutured let alone stitched, so I clamped it down until the bleeding stopped, then cleaned and wrapped that fucker properly.
Had it bandaged for like 3 weeks before it healed properly.
Still a little numb on the tip.

>>96792919
But the creation of a good game can be done in the pursuit of maximizing profits by building trust among the consumers. But then of course that takes time and shareholders can't see beyond quarterly earnings, therefore don't give a shit about customer loyalty.
Anyway, how's everyone feel about using real dirt/sand vs texture paste?

>>96792994
>using real dirt/sand vs texture paste?
Do people really spend money on something that's free just outside your door?

>>96793007
texture paste is for very specific looks and basing schemes. It shouldn't be used for everything. Sand with drybrushing looks the best.

>>96793071
>very specific looks and basing schemes.
These days I just print bases if they need something more than glued on dirt/sand.

>>96793086

You should build up both skills. It's a lot of fun to use sand

>>96793071
Speaking of specific looks, any good alternatives for GW's cracked earth pastes?

>>96793097
Reminds me of the scale modeler who was doing the sicaran tank a few threads back, guy used the wet mud texture paste, a relatively expensive tub, and then he just covered it in sand and pebbles from his driveway, completely hiding the texture paste and rendering the expense a total fucking waste.

>>96792758
30k and Necromunda go with upgrade kits since they're probably the last vestiges of non-knights/tanks actually having options, but a lot of the guns are still designed around being used with two hands, and poses for things like power lances will need some modification if you just want to use them with one hand instead. Though oddly, Solar Auxilia infantry isn't monopose, and only a few kits are consistent about having slots for magnetising weapon options, like dreadnoughts in particular.

>>96793438
That marine looks like he's having a lot of fun

>>96792589
Haven't had an accident yet. Then again my knife is very dull for that very reason

>>96792589
building a repressor years ago the knife slipped and stabbed into the bone of my thumb. pulling it out, the squirt hit me in the eye. it was a mess

>>96792589
None, really. I've accidentally done some pretty deep jabs into my finger with a #11, but it's nothing to write home about.

At 7 dollars each would pic related be good for basing miniatures?

>>96793594
yes. in better times it would be good advice to just go to the beach with a bucket and get some for free but a lot of people shit on the beaches these days so getting prewashed sand for only $7 is a no brainer. modern problems require modern solutions

>>96793601
Ok, should I get a second type of aquarium pebbles, or will just the one with the sand look good enough?

>>96793633
depends how much they screened that sand. if it's only super fine grain stuff and uniformly so, it won't look very good on bases. this is why beach sand mogs because you get different grain sizes and broken up bits of shell and stuff so its pretty convincing on the base but there's no guarantee it's clean nowadays

>>96792699
I like to joke that my bathrobe is actually a smock. Thing is practically tie dyed at this point.

>>96793594
i've used school glue and baking soda, those probably work better.