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>DIY Lightbox
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>Fuckin Magnets how do they work?
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My paint order can't arrive any faster
>>46462306
Better angle on my Tau + etherial
Reposting, need suggestions to improve
Poppy from space
Mirror
>>46462518
but anon, that's clearly a shock attack gun
train station with rails on columns. Will be mostly concrete
>>46462547
Terrain pieces or bases? Cool either way.
>>46462660
Terrain
>>46462306
Gonna need to post it eventually, may as well put it in now.
>>46462607
The rails on the collapsed section should be torn up and bent a bit, and the same gots for the ends of the piece still standing just before that segment. Those things twist, bend and pull up/down/sidetoside.
>>46462580
neat idea
>>46462583
Does the front armour look weird at all?
>>46460714
reposting for critiques&suggestions
>>46462704
nope, just paint it beat up.
>>46462668
Only CC would be that it might look weird next to painted minis- it's not as drastic as it's terrain, but it can look really strange on bases.
I wanna get into magnetizing my terminators so I can switch their load-outs.
What size magnets would I want for terminators and what kind of drill should I get?
Also, here is my warboss im working on. What do you guys think?
Should I try to make mega armour or just buy gazzy? it seems really hard. Currently I think this is eavy armour.
Should I proxy?
>>46463246
'Ez a small 'un, dat warboss. Gotta be bigger to be a proppa boss.
Seriously, though, a warboss should be huge, and he looks kind of small.
>>46462915
Go to your local DIY store, they should have thin plasticard. To get a reference on spaced armour, search schurzen.
>>46462704
naw, although I'm seeing the Y-shaped central plate as leather or rubber rather than metal, like some sort of workman's apron.
>>46463246
bulk up a meganob, maybe?
>>46463297
nigga that's the classic metal warboss as the base.
>>46463246
I think hes cool I'm not a fan of all the warbosses looking like ghazghkull thraka jacked up
Dark eldar anon from yesterday - adding some shadow spectres to the freakshow, how should I go about colouring them? I ask because I am colour-blind and so am doing it mostly by reading the pots so far.
The help the other day to colour the warriors was really good, and ended up like this, so I'm looking for how to match them while still distinguishing them as another army.
>>46463536
And here are the shadow spectres. The bases will be the same underneath the pillars, so something that works with red
>>46463246
Give him some robot legs!
>>46462547
Have you considered adding a wash or something like that? Just to give it a little tint, making it more alien or seem more 'in scale' with the other miniatures.
Looks good as it is though.
Caption this.
Also how might I use this in AoS once I'm done?
So I just got my first airbrush and compressor, what should I do to make myself less terrible with one?
What would look better on my Necron vehicles and such? Silver with green details, or Gold with green details, or Copper with green details?
The colors mentioned are to replace the usual black, and will be painted metallic, the green is going to be the same as normal, however.
If it helps, my Necrons' bodies will be gold, with my Overlord having Silver ornamentations, such as his cape.
I haven't gotten them yet, but I'm trying to decide on how I should do the Triarch Stalker, as I've decided on my Necrons' color scheme, but not if I want to do the vehicles in the usual black and green or not.
>>46464627
flat piece of plastic then spare arms and bits you have lying around
>>46464835
Don't have a lot of those, most of my models are metal.
This is my current scheme for my space marines, but I want to paint a group of sternguard. I read that the white stripe down the helmet is a sign of veterans, but I am afraid that would look awful against the current scheme. Any thoughts on alternatives?
>>46465441
I'm making my Sternguard all helmetless, because cool guys don't wear helmets.
Tbqh the pimping shoulderpads that the Sternguard kit has can designate veteran status all on their own, or if you wanted something more vanilla you could track down 5 Crux Terminatus shoulderpads for their right shoulders- nothing says 'Veteran' like terminator honours.
>>46464911
That's fine. Just practice and if you fuck you can strip it easy.
My first ever model of a decent size. I did a few "boyz" a couple days before.
I'm just starting out and getting into wargames.
Uh.. uh.. Waaaagh?
>>46463297
But ez got a roight proppa set o' horns... looks like an 'ard goff nob if yez asks me ya runt
>>46465710
>Uh.. uh.. Waaaagh?
YE SNIVELIN COWARDLY GIT! YE GOTTA PUT YER GUT INTO IT, LIKE THIS: WAAAAAAAAAAGH!!! THE ONLY FING WORSE THAN A WEAK ORK IS A QUIET ONE
>>46465743Goffs are zogging pansy who dont know wot a good dakka izt.bad moons ork
>>46465441
Is that a teal?
I'm working on teal marines.
>>46466108
That's baby blue
>teal marines
>not alphas
>>46466340
Is this too similar to Alphas?
Just finished the paint stripping on Coppatoof, Nail Polish is fucking rancid shit
>>46465710
>Uh.. uh.. Waaaagh?
Not with that attitude.
>>46466395
nail polish, or nail polish remover?
>>46466555
remover
>>46466366
Not if you do the teal as a glaze over silver
Finished the 6mm Spanish Infantry I've been painting for the last few weeks.
Trying to decide on a new color scheme for my tau and I want an urban/night fighting theme, the gun color bothers me and the tool only lets me choose 2 colors for the gun so I'm looking for ideas there specifically
Emperor of Mankind? More like *Wimp*eror of Mankind, amirite
>>46467086
>That dildo attached to the plasma pistol
Slaneesh pls go.
>>46467149
kek, it's a tentacle coming out of his back to represent Gift of Mutation, don't have a different angle pic atm. you can sorta see part of it behind his armpit
>>46465710
yer off to a good start but fer tha luv o' mork, remember ta file them mold lines er ur a git
>>46463567
Are those shitty China recasts? They look like shitty China recasts.
>>46467353
>to
>ta
I don't deserve to have green skin
>>46467221
Man, you should have just rolled with it and re-attached it to the plasma gun.
>>46462426
looking good Shas'la
>>46467380
excuse me but I don't "worship" slaanesh, I am the master of my own destiny in PARTNERSHIP with tzeentch okay and one day I'll rule the galaxy. I don't need to have faith in some fallible chaos entity so keep your silly barbaric religion to yourself, you probably think the so-called emperor is divine too
*tips psychic hood*
>>46465441
>Any thoughts on alternatives?
>>46465531 has the right idea on the Crux Terminatus. That is the official designator of membership into the First Company. There are of course sculpted Crux Terminatus shoulder pauldrons (I count five in the Sternguard kit alone!), but some of the weapons and armour in the Sternguard kit also display them. The original Blood Angel Chaplain Lemartes came with a bolt pistol bit for his left hand with a Crux Terminatus (presumably his Rosarius with the force field generator hidden in it). I bought several of those back when you still could.
Other possibilities include:
-- Changing helmet or limb colours
-- Using greaves or pauldrons reinforced with molecular bonding studs
-- Laurels for bravery on the helmets or other parts of the armour
-- Liberal use of goodies like marksman honours, purity seals, and scroll cases
-- Hoods, capes, tabards, or cloaks
-- Small decorative shields as besagews, worn in the manner of the Grey Knights
>>46467511
>besagew
so that's what those things are called
>>46467353
I do, with the back of an exacto knife.
>>46467712
good, good
also drill them barrels
>>46467735
I don't have a hobby drill. Maybe as I get more into the hobby I'll collect more tools and such.
>>46467785
get a hobby drill from a hobby store for like $10. essential tools are essential tools.
Anyone have a picture of Necrons with purple instead of green highlighting? I'm thinking of buying some crons and painting them metal/black and purple, but I'm having a hard time envisioning it, and I can't find any webapp paint scheme planners.
Found a Vampire Commander for the Perry Skeletons. Looking to make him very Bretonnian looking in nature.
I'm painting my Star Wars Imperial Assault figures and just got to the Royal Guards. Holy shit this is so much better than painting a bunch of Stormtroopers and Snowtroopers. And Mephiston Red is fucking glorious.
Pic related: my first painting project, the Snowtroopers. They aren't great, but it's so much better than playing with plain gray plastic.
The stripping is done but now I'm looking at a massive dry super glue build up on a lot of the model, is there a good way to remove it or should I just go at it with an xacto?
>>46470155
>The stripping is done but now I'm looking at a massive dry super glue build up on a lot of the model, is there a good way to remove it or should I just go at it with an xacto?
Metal model? Be just and fear not! This stuff *eats* cyanoacrylate glue!
>>46470212
Ill check it out thanks man
Wip deathwing knights, I was planning on using some BaC termies but until they arrive in the mail I thought id try some stormcast liberators I had lying around
>>46470267
>Ill check it out thanks man
Just make sure your area is well-ventilated, and try to get as little as possible on you or in you. Goof-Off is awesome, but it is hazardous.
>>46470212
does that stuff eat plastic?
Tried my hand at some blending using my finger to thin down the layers a bit on the model in addition to using thinner every now and then depending on the layer.
What methods do you all use for blending?
I tried learning airbrushing but I seriously just like brush painting a lot more.
how did I miss this video of Duncan?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hx9TO4Tao8
>>46470588
Was this an April Fools video?
>>46471190
Do you really have to ask?
>>46466108
Nah it's a light grey blue from Vallejo. Looks kinda teal but in person you can see the greyishness
>>46465531
>>46467511
I'd have to look but my models are metal so I'm unable to change much. It seems like only one has the crux attached as is.
>>46462306
Help me pick a colour scheme for my HH Word Bearer BlackshieldsWhiteshields?
I threw together this concept with some judicious image editing, and while I'm overall satisfied, I'm not sure whether to go with white arms, grey arms, or a mixture of both.
Any other commentary or suggestions besides their arms welcome.
>>46470370
I'd love to see that in person, very fun looking scheme
Is there a faster way to highlight my Dark Angels than edge highlighting?
I just finished a Mordian Baneblade for a client of mine.
>>46472400
>06
Here's the backside. My client didn't have any engine pipes installed, so he gave me artistic license to fill in the gap. So I put a whole bunch of lascannon battery packs to make a sort of hybrid engine!
>>46470480
extremely quickly
How should I paint my Triarch Stalker? The usual black and green, silver and green, copper and green, or gold and green?
>>46472470
looks good, i might throw some washes into those bolt holes and around the rivets
>>46472513
copper green
>>46472517
Thank you!
What do you guys think of this little skirmish terrain piece I made for 40k by leftover bitz, green stuff and pink foam.
Sorry for not cropping l, I'm on my phone
>>46472634
I love making little things like this to scatter around. Makes the battlefield look more cluttered and lively. Depending on what they are, I usually don't count them as much more than a 6+ cover save, but I love making them.
>>46472634
You could make a Church
A couple 30k BA assault marines
>>46473306
>>46473306
>>46473315
Paintjob is solid.
Poses look like ass.
Warboss build out of salvage parts
Instead of giving him a weapon, im going to model some grots I have to be carrying several different melee weapons, like squires following him around
>>46473498
>some grots I have to be carrying several different melee weapons
DON'T FERGET YER LUCKY STIKK, BOSS
>>46473545
The BIG boss has the lukky stikk, this is just one of his leftenutz
>>46473557
Now youve got me konfuzed... Ya said Waaaghboss. If yer warboss is just a nob, and the big boss is the warboss, is your big mek just a spanner boy? Who's da big mek, then, boss? Da biggest mek???
>>46473593
Nobz are under Warbosses
But Warbosses are under the Warlord
>>46472287
Thank you, I used to be a much better painter before I hurt my hand so it's nice to get a compliment.
The scheme is purple body; silver arms/weapons, lime green for details or special weapons.
>>46473613
Why would you use 2 warbosses in one contingent?
>>46473640
Maybe it's for fluff reasons?
>>46473357
Thanks anon, this is my first army that I've used an airbrush on
>>46473640
I don't know, Warbosses are cool
It's not like in going to win anyway.
Ive got 4 in total.
>>46473660
Had a pretty funny game yesterday, 1500 pts vs necrons (pretty uncheesy lists).
Boys, bigmek, dok and warboss piled in on wraiths and slowly wittled em down, melee got reinforced by some warriors and Anrakyr.
Warboss called him a sissy, he accepted the challenge. 2 turns later he snips off the necron's head while simultaneously getting nuked by his own lucky stikk. Shit was cash.
Lost the match 8-2. But orks never lose, you know...
>>46473613
Datz a wicked boss, boss
>>46473306
ladida
>>46473640
CUZ DA BIG GITZ ARE DA GOOD GITZ U DAFT 'UMIE
>>46473306
Gotta love dat battle damage.
are there any good guides on airbrushing?
This preshading and prehighlighting stuff is new to me
Dakka-dakka dakka-dakka dakka-dakkaSHARK FACE!
>>46474696
Airbrush?
>>46474853
All brushwork.
>>46472154
I'd say go with grey arms, stops the scheme being nearly completely white
>>46474870
How'd you achieve the beautiful blending on the barrels? I'm just learning.
>>46468379
>>46474891
For stuff like that, all it takes is a process of layering thin coats, first a thick one, then the next slightly smaller inside the first, and so on and so forth.
>>46474990
Thank you very much. I hope some day to be able to do that sort of stuff. I'll be doing my first ever painting later this week I think. I just need to find like some sticky tape or something to get my models together and do my undercoats.
>>46473306
>>46474136
This. Fix that leg.
>>46473652
another anon here, it's cool, just need highlight and it'll be great. But the poses. Damn man.. do something about it
>>46466891
unless you now how to properly light the black with blue it'll look like shit IRL.
>>46475004
https: //www .youtube .com /watch?v=qlsH1A21UCw
This video pretty much visualizes what I explained, but in a smaller scale.
Just need to do the tassels and it's finally finished.
>>46475239
Thank you very much, it's very appreciated.
>>464746Shouldn't the sharkface be orky? So make the teeth bigger on the bottom
>>46475283
No
>>46475278
No worries friend. I wish you luck with the painting and getting into the hobby.
>>46472068
>I'd have to look but my models are metal so I'm unable to change much. It seems like only one has the crux attached as is.
Anon, two of the three models in >>46467511 are metal - the two on the left.
Metal Space Marine veterans - if you have them - don't need a whole lot of adornment; they're already flash enough as it is. If you're just using regular metal squadboyz that take plastic arms, then stealing arms, weapons, and pauldrons from Sternguard, Vanguard, or Space Marine Commander boxes is perfectly acceptable.
Attaching purity seals, scroll tubes, and besagews - assuming you have the bitz from one kit or another - can be done to any model provided you can find the room.
First Edition officers were universally issued a generic "backpack/cloak" that replaced the normal backpack. You might consider adding cloaks, tabards, or pteruges uniformly, whether you have to find the bitz or make them from kneadatite.
If all else fails, you can always paint the Crux Terminatus onto the right pauldron in place of the normal squad/company marking.
How would I achieve this sort of brown colour for the under suit of a Tau?
Painboss Gutcutta is finished and is unsuprisingly, ready to cut guts
>>46474915
swap the blue to bright green
>>46475976
Love that model, i have one at home waiting to paint but i'm scared i'll fuck up the fluid in the syringes.
I'm >>46474696 btw.
>>46476110
i think i could have done it neater, i only have cheap brushes so a fine tip was difficult to do. aside from the vials, the model overall is actually pretty simple to do. most of the layering and highlighting is just on big patches like the hand and skin, and all the fine details are done with drybrushing or blotches, like the rust, necron compound highlighting or the oxidization on the warplock bronze
it's probably been my favourite infantry model to paint, however
>>46469427
Revenge Of The Bretons
>>46476168
Thanks anon, maybe i'll start him once i've finished the Junka, i actually fielded 24 shoota boyz with a PK Nob, KFF Big Mek and Painboy in my last game and they were an absolute mega-sponge - managing to survive the entire game with two boyz left!
Pic related, it's da boyz.
>>46476226
Hope you're going to fill in that slottabase and do that shoota boy justice, anon.
>>46476268
Already done anon, i'll take a pic when i get home (i shaded and highlighted his arm straps too).
>>46476226
those are some nice hats, are those kromlech?
i've only actually fielded orks once, and i used my painboy to give FnP to a squad of 11 shoota boyz, who still got massacred by tau gunline on the second turn, despite FnP
>>46476333
Hats are actually all greenstuffed, like pic related, i'd 100% recommend plasticard visors though, they're a nightmare to do in greenstuff!
>>46476401
i love the work you do but at the same time i'm always saddened to see butchered guard stuff
>>46476433
If it makes you feel better i've never played against Guard, only Ultramarines and Admech.
>>46476333
When fielding boyz mobz the more the better (as long as you're not cramming them in a trukk of course), stick a painboy and mekboy with a kustom forcefield with them and you have a unit that is surprisingly survivable, especially if you can utilize cover as you advance.
>>46476523
Can confirm, FNP boyz mobs are a pain if you can't drop flamers or large blasts on them.
>>46463970
sage
>>46473498
>nob-sized head and arm on warboss-sized body
bad idea
>>46476523
Beware Wyverns
>>46466891
This looks like the coolest Sega Master System game ever
>>46476744
I'm not sure why? The fuck are hidden rules of /tg/? literally just asked what the hell you all do.
>>46477418
you dont sage posts
i dont play AoS but could he mean a sage, as in a druid/soothsayer or something
>>46477418
It's cause you're holding the figure. The WIP thread is very big on that "rules of photographing miniatures" image these days, and one of those rules is put the figure down. Not a big deal in my book as long as the picture is in focus, but that's what's going on.
Well since the other anon posted his Painboy I will too, he isn't based yet. Not super happy on how the vials turned out but I like most of the other stuff
>>46477636
i like the checker pattern
Renegade squad on the move!
Should I paint rivets on space marine jetpacks the edge highlight colour?
>>46477807
post more!
>>46477831
No, in fact you aren't even allowed to.
>>46477863
It's from a large Apocalypse battle last saturday.
>>46477981
those are some nice guardsmen
my condolences to their homeworlds.
So I'm using Army Painter's Matt Varnish spray to seal a model and it seems to be spraying properly, but I'm not sure if it's actually affecting the model.
I expected the model to get slightly wet from the varnish and then slowly dry matt, but it just looks the same as before right away, so I'm not sure if it's actually applying. Can I assume that I'm doing things correctly as long as I don't get the infamous grey graininess? I'm following the instructions on the can and the weather is ideal.
>>46478011
>>46477981
>>46477964
>>46477942
Action-shots with nice painted armies on nice terrain are the best. Could look at such pictures all day.
>>46477568
Oh, Lord. Okay then. I haven't been around WIP long enough to understand their culture. Let me take another one.
>>46477942
Fully painted apocalypse games are a sight to behold.
Is the rubble on the table glued on or temporarily scattered over? If it's the latter, how has it been working out for you?
>>46478129
i think it's less some specific eccentricity, and more a general photography principle. observing it shows that you're making a serious attempt at getting feedback, and its nicer to look at
>>46478129
The culture in a nutshell:-
THIN YOUR PAINTS
REMOVE MOLD LINES
DRILL BARRELS
HAVE PERFECT PHOTOS <1MB IN SIZEonly post GW figures or get ignored
Oh, and love and respect the holy trinity of Johnny, Saint Duncan, and Agrax Earthshade
>>46478129
Yeah, it's kind of silly. The "rules of photography" image gets posted in every thread (>>46462678), and anons are starting to treat it as holy writ. Don't get me wrong - it's a good image, and it's all good advice, but as long as the pictures are clear, I don't see the need to be so anal about it.
>>46478194
Temporarily scattered over. Our host really spends a couple of hours decorating the table the evening before the battle. It's loose gravel. Sometimes it gives balance issues, but the effect is awesome.
>>46477981
More Renegade shots, please!
I'm working on a Renegade army myself and its so nice seeing other Renegades. More!
I have access to a very limited selection of primers here in the balkans, and I've been using Revell basic color white primer, but I'm not getting satisfactory results for the price. Would it be a good idea to buy some gray car plastic primer, or would it ruin my expensive minis? What are some general primer suggestions if I don't have access to Citadel?
>>46478229
i got a anti-rust spraypaint for furniture and cars or something, and it worked for minis without messing detail. I had some trouble having paint apply to it though, but thats mostly because i water them down too much.
greetings from australia my balkan friend
Thanks everyone for the wip culture lessons. Hopefully this picture is a little more to your likings. Maybe soon I'll make a proper light box.
The question remains: what sorts of blending techniques do you use or would suggest? Here I applied some paint and wiped it away with my finger for the blade. At a distance it looks decent but I hate seeing those lines up close.
>>46478225
My current Renegades & Heretics that are 100% finished and based, alongside an Iron Warriors allied detachment (which is a small part of a large Apoc army, also fully painted).
>>46478229
Whatever primer you buy, if you don't know what it's going to do to minis, spray it on some sprues as a test before spraying it on the minis themselves.
>>46478214
>THIN YOUR PAINTS
>REMOVE MOLD LINES
>DRILL BARRELS
All 100% legit and I make no apologies.
>HAVE PERFECT PHOTOS <1MB IN SIZE
Don't have to be perfect, and I don't mind size, but the guide is a great shorthand to tell people how to take photos that you might actually be able to critique, and there's so little effort involved in actually doing it (have a lamp, a camera and a piece of paper).
>only post GW figures or get ignored
I find it's more or less random what gets ignored, plenty of GW stuff gets totally passed over as well.
People are more likely to respond to stuff they have experience with.
>>46466879
I'm incredibly late to the party, but those look better than many 10-15mm I've seen.
>>46478357
Niiiiice.
>>46478357
Ah you, yee man I remember that Wyvern of yours. Very cool! What Renegade project do you think you'll be working on next?
This is mine, from a little while ago. Not all painted, but since this picture I've managed to get to most of the infantry, and i've only got two Chimeras left to do.
>>46478229
>>46478229
Use this stuff. Less that $4 at Walmart and is the best primer I've used
>>46478320
Is this a joke?
Nigga, there's one type of blending. Use water. Think your paints. Actually try.
>>46478440
I'm currently working on three renegade Leman Russes (2 battle tanks, 1 executioner) and three FW Heavy Mortars with crew. And some heavy weapon teams, but I still needs some infantry squads to go with those.
It all started with me using the FW renegade bodies for CSM Cultists and then IA13 came along.
Nice horde, btw!
>>46478469
Well, i thinned it all with thinner first, since I had it on hand. I'll try again with even thinner layers the next time.
>>46478492
Very nice, I love LR tanks for Renegades because you can do so much with them. You'll have to post them as soon as you're done. What made you decide the Mortars over the Thudd Guns? Aesthetics?
Thanks dude! Its growing still, I've got 4x Thudd Guns on the way and 3x Laser Rapiers coming, I think its going to do pretty well. Working on one of my Griffons right now
>>46478219
Do you mind asking him where he got it? The size and color seems perfect for my table.
How do I tank colours? What colours would fit for a tank and don't look out of place at the same time?
>>46478542
>>46478320
Is that Caliban -> Warpstone -> Moot?
The transitions between them are ridiculously stark for blending, you need to do a lot of intermediate mixes of them to avoid a line like that. Go slow, add small amounts of your lighter colour.
>>46471356
considering GWs business practices its quite possible its an upcoming product
>>46478597
It is.
I was doing that, but it was my first time attempting to do so and it came out as you point out. As you said, what I'll need to do is thin and mix even more because it looks like I didn't do anything here haha.
It's nice to know I was on the right track, though.
>>46478544
Large blast templates and aesthetics. I like underdog units.
>>46478469
>there's one type of blending
U wot m8? Wet blending/two-brush blending, glazing, dual action airbrush blending etc.
Although I don't know what the fuck that other guy's trying to accomplish by using his fingers.
>>46475250
Come back anon, how did you do the blue?
>>46478557
I'll ask him today. I guess it's just a small grain garden gravel or something.
>>46478682
Elaborate on the two brush method? As for fingers... well I dated an artist once. As you can see, my pool of knowledge is quite small. But that's why I'm here. To learn from you fuckers.
>>46478320
Besides what asstights says the first picture was fine, this second one not like so.
>I applied some paint and wiped it away with my finger
You aren't painting a fence man, thin paints with water and give the surface 2/3 thin coats.
Learn brush control, first and foremost. You can't start learning any advanced technique until you can't control your brush strokes.
Use inks/washes for shades while you are learning the rope, they are quick and easy to use, until you feel confortable enough to experiment otherwise.
Next time you paint something like your skaven, glue the staff after painting. That way you ll have an easier time to get around the arm and torso.
>>46478762
Well, I'm not entirely new. I've done a few things, but never tried blending colours like that. Thanks though.
I learned my lesson about painting before assembly with my lizardmen and do so at every opportunity. Unfortunately I got the rats secondhand so there's little choice here.
>>46478733
Basically you use one brush to apply the paint to the model then quickly switch to another moist brush without any paint on it and use it to blend.
Here's a video that shows the technique, although he uses saliva to wet his second brush which I wouldn't recommend: https://youtu.be/g5xy-bNSzQA?t=99
You should consider acrylic retarder if you want really good results.
>>46479097
There we go. That's exactly the technique I'm looking for. Yeah, I'll use my acrylic thinner. Thanks!
>>46478709
Thanks, I really appreciate it! I figured that it's probably just gravel but it would help to know if there's any specific kind I could buy for clean and consistent results.
I hated the idea of anything other than footslogging power-armour in my Deathwatch, so I converted the White Scar and Salamander. Gonna remove the jumppacks from the ravenguard and blood angel as well.
I need some opinions:
White Scar: Sword and shield? or sword and pistol?
Also painting a lizard skull pattern (similar to a Night Lord) on the Salamanders helmet?
r8 m8's
>>46479543
Flesh tearer looks nice, tabard provides a good splash of colour.
I'd go with a pistol- more likely to be WYSIWYG on the table, but the shield could work too.
Hard to know with the lizard skull, but desu he looks plenty slamander already.
>>46479543
do the shield up just like the original.
the red and white fucking suck to paint accurately but it'll be worth it.
>>46470370
Hoods being the same colour as the armour looks pretty dumb ihmo. The kitbash is pretty cool though.
What are the rules for banners, symbols and insignias in general (and Tau in particular). What makes a symbol good?
![matoranAlphabet[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/D26mKcD.png "matoranAlphabet[1].png")
>>46480353
Just pick one of these and modify it.
>>46480353
Here is a symbol for my sept that someone made in a drawthread a while ago. It might give you some inspiration
>>46480457
Pal La, huh? Seen any sexy statues recently?
>>46480403
Fuckin kek
>>46480493
wut?
>>46476268
Here you go anon.
>>46481040
wuts yer snow recipe bruv?
>>46481223
GW snow premixed with pva and a bit of white paint applied to the base as a paste and then topped with more snow.
>>46481263
simple. thanks. It looks ace. Your models are great.
>>46481309
It might come out a bit thick so don't be scared to thin the mixture with a little clean water.
>>46480353
Really? Combine and black mesa?
>>46481360
What? They produce exotic matter for spaceships.
>>46462580
awesome painting anon
Should I remake the white? I'm trying to go for forgeworld Metalica and their white is a lot more whiter. I only White Scar white which I used to do the highlights, so redoing it would be a bit tedious.This is going to be my DH2 character models
>>46481741
If you want your white to get whiter, well, add more highlights.
That said, how white their robes actually are probably depend son how many minutes they've been in the field.
>>46481741
I actually really like this white anon, looks great IMO
Here's my hand at two brush blending. It's a lot nicer than before. Does WIP approve?
>>46478357
Golly gee, did someone say renegades and heretics?
I need to get a proper group shot of mine later.
>>46482176
What do the moonrunes say?
also, fucking sick paintjob
>>46481933
That's pretty solid. Painted a little thick but with practice you'll be ace.
>>46482176
>Draconic
>not glorious Daedric
>>46475975
>>46482301
Thanks Doc
Speaking of renegades, I'm planning on using soem of Mantics Zombies/Ghouls to form a squad of conscripts, but I don't know how to represent the lasguns. Mantic's scale is a little different to GW's, so slapping some cadian hands onto them looks really weird. If my GS skills were half-decent I'd have them chucking demon fire, but I'm open to any other suggestions.
Guys i finally learned how to take mini photos
>>46482254
Thanks. It is covering up the old job, so I don't know if that makes it look thick or not haha.
But cool. The method was surprisingly simple and easy.
What would you suggest for thinning? I use the testors acrylic thinner and water every now and then. A lot of what I hear is to aim for that milky consistency, which i tried but i think I got impatient.
>>46482388
Why don't you just use them as Plague Zombies or Mutants as per the Imperial Armour 13 rules?
>>46482408
Kind of.
>>46482408
I like this. Good job. But... the first thing that came to mind is that he's using a nerf sword and i couldnt stop laughing.
>>46482420
I've... never actually touched any of the Imperial Armour stuff. And it'd probably fuck up the detatchment.
>>46482408
Looks good, but could do with some washes. A brown wash on the gold and a dark blue wash on the power sword would be a good start. Could use the brown on the green or hunt down a dark green.
>>46482408
Sort of.
>>46482450
Yeah i kinda fucked up the sword, didn't really know how to do it
>>46482460
Download some cheeky PDFs of IA5 and IA13 and take a look, your stuff will probably fit. The lists enable a lot of customisation; depending on what upgrade you give your leader your army composition changes.
I've been really think about starting a R&H army...
>>46482408
You've got a dusty shoulderpad
I've got some dusty models that need painting - best way to get the dust off before I spray them?
>>46482630
Air canister like you'd use for cleaning a PC, should blast the dust right off it.
>>46482600
Great, and I'd just gotten through the stress of making the 2k point Astra Militarum list...
Just finished this dude today, quite happy with the result.
>>46482695
That's exactly where I'm at haha. Got back into the hobby recently, building up my new Guard army, and I've completely got the bug for some renegades now...
I think they'll mostly be used in games with mates so I'm going to use a lot of non-GW and scratch built stuff
Because even a bunch of str2 teenage weirdos with developing minor psychic powers can cast better than Eldrad if you shoot the least dedicated one whenever they look like they're dropping the mind bullet ROF.
>>46482437
>>46482488
Well it's focused. Just not enough light
>>46482695
