Divorced widow making stuff for her neckbeard son edition
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>>47745364
Well, I'll be damned. This thing turned out to be more useful than I thought. Not only is that magnification useful to find those annoying little hairs or mold lines, the light is also really bright.
On a completely different note, any suggestions for colours for a Van Saar gang? Just secured myself a bunch of third and fourth generation Genestealer hybrids as well as a Primus for basically nothing, and they'd make perfect Van Saar with a few headswaps.
>>47745364
>Divorced widow making stuff for her neckbeard son edition
... what?
>>47745586
Looks like pretty plain fucking english to me.
yan lo is done!
ready to resurrect spoopy skeletons
>>47745618
Hey /tg/,
making progress on my trench network. Hand painted the exposed foam ends and then spray painted the inner corrugated cardboard sides to help avoid them warming when I add paint.
Here you can see a bunch of the colours and washes I will be utilizing.
I am doing the corrugated steel that is rusted with a reddish brown and some oranges here and there.
Any suggestions before I move forward?
Thanks.
I ended with this. It's directly under the light so it's a lot darker IRL, I'll do about half as many layers to avoid having such a dark blue I think.
I'll just have to fo the details and the eyes I guess. Wish me luck.
>>47745636
Well I wanted to say that before yiu started painting but I figured it'd be silly but still:
I think the ground of your trench is too even if you see what I mean. It's a hole in the earth, I would have tried to put some uneven ground here and there, yo make it more realistic.
>>47745643
Just strip it man, his face is melted. Next time make your glazes less loaded.
>>47745631
That skeleton doesn't seem vary dangerous. In fact he seems completelyarmless.
>>47745643
>>47745774
Yeah just strip him and start again anon, unless you want to hear THIN YOUR PAINTS at full volume for the rest of your life.
>>47745793
It's not about thinning, he said that last thread, he glazed too hard.
>>47745779
With puns that bad your mother deserves raping.
>>47745694
Why didn't you say it then? haha
Yeah, if they were built into a table then there definitely would have been much more depth, but as they lay on top of the battlefield, I only gave myself an inch of height to work with else the mounds on the sides would have been huge and really hurt that realistic element. Twas the trade off.
>>47745897
Bit harsh m8.
>>47745774
>>47745793
>>47745809
I still don't understandhow the anon managed to have such a uniform and strong blue in 2 layers.
Like, fuck, mine is closer to GK than an AL after 2 glazes.
I know that he used an airbrush for the silver, but you don't apply glazes with an aibrush as well right?
I'll see how it looks with around half as many layers.
Reposting my modular truescale marine kit prototype from last thread. Would liek suggestions for improvement.
>>47745978
Could you show a picture of him not standing in such a squat position?
It's a bit hard to jufge proportions with a pose like that.
>>47745967
1 actually you do, look for alpha legion fw scheme
2 he used the right amount, which i don't know, but probably exists
3 even in last thread i didn't understand your fixation, just apply as many as you need, there is nothing forcing you to make only 2
>>47745967
Prime Krylon Silver Spray Paint+Primer. It's almost white silver. Way brighter than Runefang.
First layer
5:2 Lahmian Medium to Asurmen Blue
Second Layer
5:2 Lamian Medium to Asurmen Blue
Dry Brush Runefang lightly
5:1 Lahmian Medium to Asurmen Blue
Dry brush lightly Runefang
Hope that helps you achieve what you are trying to do with your model.
The gold is the same but with Gryphonne Sepia instead of Blue.
>>47745978
They already told you, but people already mock the marines signature pose because they look like they are taking a dump, this is evem worse, if you really wamt him bended like that move him to one side so he looks like he has his weight on one leg
>>47746049
>fixation
Must...follow...method.
Pic related is the other one, I'll probably add a layer of blue and see how it looks.
>>47746074
Thanks. Funnily enough, I thought about asking last thread if someone had your recipe for the blue, since you lanaged to a good metallic blue.
>>47746111
Then I might suggest you just work on them and stop bothering us with how you refuse to adjust your technique and procedure to work for you, an apparently unique human being to the anon that you are so in love with.
>>47746074
>>47746133
oops ignore that last dry brushing of silver. I don't do that second one, that was just a copy paste error.
>>47746111
It might be the pic, but his head looks thick, watch out for the head's details, it takes little thickness to ruin it, apply your glazes to the head only after doing the body so you are sure you are not using an overloaded brush.
This fucking guy
I hate robes and white
How's he look so far?
>>47746111
THICC Marines
>>47746263
Blue is looking good, but that white is really dirty for 2pure4u eldar.
>>47746263
A little THICC
>>47746315
I disagree, where do you see thickness?
>>47746283
I personally think blue is too dark too, it was better before the nuln. Try using the wash more precisely wjere you want it for the white.
>>47745978
Your sculpting looks pretty good so far. If you intend to use this for kill team or something keep it up.
If you intend to make an army of these you're putting a lot of work into something that's only going to get harder. What are you going to do about vehicles? Did you plan to make rhino's out of land raiders and drop pods out of plasticard?
I made this guy more than three years ago by lengthening the legs, thighs, waist, forearms, widening the chest, and buffing the legs up with greenstuff. It was a lot of work and it wasn't worth it. Every release from GW and FW will be incompatible with what you make and you're mostly going to be playing against another marine army anyway.
>>47745632
What are you, six? Why do people take pride in showcasing how dumb they are?
>>47746198
>>47746270
I would dare say it's the pic, this one has fewer layers than the other, I'll be more careful around the head from now on though. The back of the neck is always a pain, since there's so little space, it makes some sort of bridge between the back of the head and the gorget when I apply paint here.
Thanks for pointing it out.
>>47745967
I found this on B&C.
Hope it helps.
>>47745364
>>47746429
I am fine with only sizing up the infantry part of the army. So Standard Marines and Terminators. The vehicles and walkers can stay as they are in my opinion.
>>47746459
Aw thanks a lot man.
>>47746564
that marine on the ground is a fucking pussy.
>"ah, I have an eyelash in my eye, can you see it? Did you get it?!"
>>47746564
>>47746725
And the guy in the middle has slipped on a banana. What a moron.
>>47746459
Looking at this, I have a very stupid question:
What's the difference between watered down abaddon black and Nuln noil?
Aren't they both diluted liquidy black paint?
>>47746913
Consistency. A thinned Abby black will apply normally to the surface, but Nuln oil will just flow with gravity down the surface until it settles.
So, /wip/, I have a question.
I'm making a spidery face, with a fuckton of eyes. How do I do it?
I'm thinking miliput base, with greenstuff to get the eyes and stuff in, but I need a way to sculpt on the eyes and make 'em look good or alright. The other thing is the mouth, which will also be a pain.
>>47747009
Personally I'd use tiny beads or something like that for the eyes and sculpt the face around that.
What materials you use depends on how big it's supposed to be I guess.
If you are not sure how to approach this you could also take a spider miniature and hack it's head off and just use that.
Depending on what size of spider head you need it should be easy enough to find something useful. Reaper and other manufacturers that you could use for D&D or pathfinder will have various sizes of spiders as does GW in their AoS and LotR lines.
>>47747441
The spider in question is currently the Reaper spider demoness. She's going to have a spider face attached at the front, and a few other tweaks to get the right look.
I do have a spare one of their filth beasts. I might chop off its face and use it to get the main 'mouth' set up...
>>47747269
It's epic?
Got a pair of chaplains coming in
This is basically what I'm going to do
>>47747920
a crozius is not just a fancy energy weapon, it's a symbol of office. Why would he have two?
I think a Chaplain with crozius and powerweapon or whatever the rules equivalent would be would make more sense from a fluff pov.
>>47747740
Yes. Epic fail.
WIP of a sidecar bike for Gorkamorka.
>>47747951
He's the last chaplain in the chapter, so he has two.
Mini six.
How did the texturing on the skirt turn out? Face is a bit bad, based it a dark color and then I just couldnt get cadian flesh onto the nose and brow, just cannot for the life of me get a highlight to stick where Im brushing it.
Does the hot water trick work after painting? Without damaging the paint?
>>47747993
Love kt, any infos you would want to add on how you did it?
>>47748401
Spiderman?
>>47748401
Im going to strip the shield and start over. Tried to weather it with a sponge, paint was too thin and the sponge was bad. Tried to decal by hand, slipped. Ended up with like 10 layers of crap on this thing
Im pretty satisfied with the mini though
>>47748015
give him 11 then!
>>47748448
that went over my head, anon
Don't talk to me or my Emperor's Children ever again
>>47748532
Faggot
>>47746505
is this supposed to look like an eva?
>>47748532
what's wrong with Fulgrim's face?
>>47745618
>Divorced widow
>>47748532
Good job, man!
Happy to see them finally painted.
>>47748565
Gee, I wonder who could be behind that post.
>Lesser Astartes detected.
>>47748519
>>47748452
>>47748401
He is on the wall.
Take the minimum effort to flip your photos if you want people to make any effort commenting on them.
>>47748611
yeah she got divorced and remarried and he died. Think.
Also, I can't believe you're still on those couple words at the start of this thread.
Move on anon, post your work.
>>47748594
calm down pro painter learn some tact
>>47748594
He tried remoddelong it to the non cockgobbling face of the originally planned mini before they decided on the super awesome mini diorama double mini sale scheme.
Faces are hard.
>>47748688
>He tried remoddelong it to the non cockgobbling face of the originally planned mini before they decided on the super awesome mini diorama double mini sale scheme.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WHpQVMZbjo
>>47748644
I had thought the problem was merely random with my phone, but I just reviewed the photos and the only non rotated ones were taken in landscape.
My apologies
>>47746453
Do it without the head attatched. Mount them on a piece of wire and glue them later.
>>47748770
>picture ends up blurry
I just keep fucking this up
>>47746547
Bold move.
Rhinos already look barely big enough to fit a tac squad.
>Want Dreadknight
>Don't want derpy baby carrier
Wat do?
>>47748904
Why aren't you reviewing them before uploading?
You aren't just using your camera app right off the upload picture button are you?
>>47749018
USB cable is frayed and broken, requires being cradled like a spoiled cock to connect to the laptop and I've actually run out of room on my phone's internal storage so getting a picture taken is dubious at best since it refuses to store to my SD card.
So I use the inline button (which saves to SD card for god knows why but hey), I look at it on my standard phone screen, it seems fine, I hit go.
The only reason I tripped up this time was because I took it landscape and then it switched to portrait and it became even more miniaturized, hiding the blurriness
>>47748904
Breath. Take a second and look up how to take a proper pic of a mini if you have to. If the image looks blurry on your screen, I have a surprise for you, but its going to look blurry on ours even after you upload it to magic internet land.
First of all, experiment and take some pics until you can get one that is actually in focus.
You are not a photographer with a 1000$ macro lense are you? Then get back from that model. You don't have to take the photo from an inch away (and will always have problems with focus on your phone that way).
Consider a timer for the picture. Consider propping it on something so your hands are not moving. If you have to hold it, breathe OUT slowly as you take the picture. You are more steady at that moment. That tip may help you kill a man to save your life some day ;)
Next, your image resolution when you upload is way too large. The model ends up being like 2 feet tall at your resolution. Its like watching a movie from the front row. Its hard to take everything in and obviously every little mistake that you wouldn't ever notice on the model becomes like 3 inches big.
So, take the pic further back, focused, with lots of dead space around it.
Open it in an image editor, auto adjust "levels" to let the program do the work of correcting colours that your phone didnt grab properly in preprocessing, crop the dead space around the model, resize it to like a width of 800 pixels.
This photo is after processing to upload to WIP.
I also export them from GIMP at 50% quality. Why? Because the file was 1.9MB and now it is 68.7kb and if you looked at the two images side by side, you couldn't tell the difference.
The next image will be this same picture, but PREprocessing (that is, straight from my phone).
protip: I have dropbox on my phone and computers. The instant I take a picture it is instantly transferred to all my systems.
>>47749111
Here is the preprocessed image.
WARNING, huge resolution for demonstration reasons. I greatly reduced the file size though.
So im thinking of expanding my Tau auxiliaries to be full fledged second army projects. How well do you guys think Terminator armor converted into Crisis stand-ins would go? Trying to make a list of off the wall ideas that could shape into a future SM or IG army.
Feel free to throw a couple ideas in the hat, and i will post updates if they go anywhere!
>>47748914
Take the head of the mech off? So its more of an exoskeleton look.
>>47749111
>I have dropbox on my phone and computers. The instant I take a picture it is instantly transferred to all my systems.
Now there's a solution
>>47748584
>is this supposed to look like an eva?
To me it looks like the Infinity mecha designs draw most of their inspiration from Masamune Shirow's works - primarily Appleseed and Ghost In The Shell.
Getting closer. I'm coming around to liking the red plastron, and I already knew I'd like the red eyes and bolt gun. Need to do some tidying up and highlights, though... and then on to insignia (I haven't a clue!) and the backpack/cloak.
Flesh Tearers anon here.
I'm trying to decide how to paint my doods but I'm not sure what colors work best for the chest decorations and the cables on the abdomen.
I did up a few combinations on B&C's painter with the rest of my color scheme as reference.
I'm kinda partial to #3 and #5 but I'd love to get other anon's opinions.
Also, I know acetone won't melt metal and as such is great for stripping metal models of their paint, but does anyone know if it would harm any green stuff that was applied to a model?
>>47749358
Forgot pic.
Sorry for the size.
>>47748532
>jump pack with jet engines
>cape
It's like he's asking for a horrible death
>>47749358
>>47749374
#1 or 5
>>47749199
Looks like that robot is railing her in the ass.
Does anyone have examples of Battlecannons mounted to a Knight's left arm? Something other than someone just switching arms, because that looks weird with the shield placement
>>47749381
>jump pack with jet engines
>cape
>
>It's like he's asking for a horrible death
Do you remember... Thunderhead? Tall... storm powers... Nice man. Good with kids.
November 15th of '58! All was well, another day saved, when... his cape snagged on a missile fin!
>>47748532
Didnt dual pistol Moritats get nerfed into uselessness?
>>47748914
I hope you're good with green stuff.
>>47746505
what model is that if i might ask
![99029999114_GemsPaintBundle01[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/xxMepCU.jpg "99029999114_GemsPaintBundle01[1].jpg")
Has anyone tried pic related to do SM eyes? I was thinking of using the green for my guys.
>>47749358
Acetone turns green stuff (and other two part epoxies, like milliput) to mush.
>>47749381
>>47749527
>Le Incredibles maymay
Cloaks are very useful were used in combat throughout history.
![Laughing-Face-Meme-15[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/AJuIsNI.png "Laughing-Face-Meme-15[1].png")
>>47749702
Cloaks were useful for keeping warm. If an EC needs a cloak to keep warm, his armor has terrible environmentals.
Been playing around with these guys off and on today. Gonna go with these colors for the Kill Team.
>>47749760
>>47749402
It's Masamune Shirow's art, so it may be.
>>47749348
I'd probably make the chest skull bone (leave the wings red). It would look good with the other bone sections.
>>47749743
>his commanders aren't snug and comfy
what kind of leader are you
>>47749743
There's all sorts of handy uses for a good cloak.
>>47749637
Damn, well I guess that's out then.
You know if Simple Green will do the same thing?
I'd hate to go back to the stuff since it's not the best at removing paint and primer but I the only others I got on hand are acetone and CSC on hand.
>>47749793
>I'd probably make the chest skull bone (leave the wings red). It would look good with the other bone sections.
I thought about thought; looking at the new Centos figure the way Citadel had it painted up for the 100th North America store opening gave me a similar idea... but I went back to my inspiration on this one.
I may try that with some other figures to see how I like it and end up coming back to this one and changing it.
>>47749834
In my experience, it won't do anything to the GS, but the piece might loosen up a bit.
>>47749614
They're weird. The paint is gummy almost, and there's a definite metallic sheen in the aftermath.
I don't think it's good for eyes but give it a try anyway
>>47748015
lolwut
>>47749614
Idk man, the regular way is easy and it works. Id put that stuff on a test model first.
>>47749702
Being cold when you're out in sector sucks. Especially if you made contact or if you're tired. There are better ways to stay warm than a cloak though.
>>47750007
I'm kinda new, can you explain the "regular" way?
>>47748015
>not recovering every single crozius of every single fallen Chaplain in the Reclusiam
>not having wings and back spines made out of croziuses
>not descending upon your foes with righteous fury and a swirling vortex of croziuses
>>47749111
>>47750173
And forgot to type.
I'm not sure I buy into the "take the photo from far away" bit. Or at least, not on my phone from as far as you did.
>>47750046
I keep it simple. Say you're doing the eyes green. Take two greens a dark one, and one 2-4 steps lighter. Paint the lens with the dark one, let it dry, then pick a spot and put a little swish or smudge of the lighter one on. Then take white and put it opposite the lighter color. So if the lighter color is toward the back of the lens, put the white dot towards the front of the lens - and vice versa.
For round lenses like on Scions, just put the light smudge in the center, and the white dot in the center of that.
There are variations to the technique. Youtube some videos and have fun finding your own way.
>>47750194So I mean, my struggles with photography aside, there anything worth saying about this model?
Russia makes pretty good fakes.
>>47750430
>>47750046
>I'm kinda new, can you explain the "regular" way?
Paint them like gems with successive layers and highlights. The example of the Sanguinary Priest in the Blood Angels book is a simplified version of this - it leaves out the highest highlights using a pure white colour - but it's along the lines of what >>47750007 is referring to.
>>47750484
>>47750395
Alright, I see what you guys mean now.
I think I got most of those paints too, neat.
Cheers guys!
>>47745636
Working up the initial stages of the rusty patina for my trenches.
The end is nearing and the vision is materializing. Feeling good.
I'm looking for a nice hot pink, but I can't seem to find one in Citadel or Vallejo. Have any of you successfully pulled off a hot pink or know how to get that color?
>>47750484
>Moot green
Damn...
>>47750762
Reaper Magenta should work.
>>47750787
My bottles says Scorpion Green ;)
Current wip archon, thoughts?
Need to clean up the cloth and get her weapons i'm thinking 2 of the bladed tonfa from the wych set. Any cool weapon bits you guys can think of that would fit
>>47750821
Speaking of blinding Scorpion Green
>>47750816
No, anonI miss moot
>>47750762
>>47750905
That is cool anon. You miss moot green.
My bottles say Scorpion Green!
It's okay that you miss InferiorMoot Green.
>>47750933
Won't a fluorescent paint dim and fade over time? Excuse my lack of knowledge.
>>47748584
Infinity is weaboo tabletop
>>47749199
Well, it is basically GitS: Tabletop edition
>>47749605
It's a kitbash of the Infinity PanOceana Cutter and also the Bootleg Cutter.
>>47750991
If you keep it sealed you should be good for a long time.
>>47750739
Oh yeah, and as I am painting these...
I thought I might share something that some of you don't know, but may find very useful. Especially at these early stages in making terrain.
A little bit of dish soap helps break the surface tension so you can get into the cracks and crevasses. I have a spray bottle of water with a little bit of dish soap. I either shake it up and spray it on the piece (like rock faces), or spray into my paint on my palette and mix it in.
I have also used this in the past on models when I want to make sure paint shoots into the corners and nothing stays on the surface.
>>47751096
What about on the model?
>>47745478
Link to where you got it? I need one.
Anyone have any good custom Deathwatch inspiration? Recently got 13 of them in a lot, but they're basic marines aside from the shoulder pad.
>>47745631
Guy at the store I work at was looking for a Human Necromancer model today. This sprung to mind right away.
>>47751605
There was a guy on /wip/ not to long ago who made some Deathwatch guys to complement the ones in Overkill. I remember he had a Flesh Tearer, Charcharodon, Minotaur, and a few others I forget.
I didn't save the pics but they were pretty kick ass.
>>47748914
you have to do some minor converting at the very least to deviate from the carrier.
Getting back to doing some Malifaux, love these little bastards
>>47751960
Is that an armless Terminator with a green stuff cummerbund or is it just the head? Where did the tabard come from?
>>47752034
jesus
its so clean and that blending on the skin is cartoony but fucking gorgeous
gj anon, cant wait to see the finished product, how are you doing the robes?
>>47749614
i tried the gemstone paints today, not impressed honestly
the stormhost silver however is great, its essentially runefang steel but its covers incredibly well
>>47751646
Yeah I remember seeing those, they were great. Pretty much what I'm looking to see now.
>>47752097
Thanks, and not sure yet. The studio is a light blue, which I do like, but I have an orange color I like to use all the time for no reason so might do that as well.
>>47751544
It's from a domestic site, unfortunately, but I'm guessing you can get it from other places if you look around.
https://www.kjell.com/se/sortiment/el-verktyg/belysning/arbetsbelysning/arbetsbelysning-med-forstoring-bordsfaste-p22305
>>47748914
One of our residents did this.
>>47752404
>Implying the churchnought is any better than the baby carrier
>>47752444
>implying it isn't
>>47752404
I dig it except for the weird uprights on his shoulders.
It make him look like a 40k version of a telephone pole.
>>47748705
Wont spoonfeed you if you are memeing.
Finally started to paint my KD stuff. Yes I know he's grainy looking in the face and chest, there was an incident during my priming session and this one got fuckled.
>>47752508
it isnt
>>47752611
That's where the hydraulic rams attach.
>>47752747
I think you need stronger points to attach the arms onto.
His didn't seem to work very well.
I'm thinking of buying an airbrush and all the other stuff needed.
What are the DO's and DON'T when buying and using an airbrush?
Is it suitable for someone living in a flat?
I heard Iwata airbrush were good enough for their prices, what about compressors?
Thanks in advance lads, have a tutorial.
>>47748532
I have to ask, how did you do the purple?
I've tried getting a good EC purple armor for ages but every guide I've followed ends up meh at best.
Realizing more and more i need to build a lightbox for taking pictures of these guys.
Trying to decide on wing color for my scourges Either the blue for contrast or the beige to match the armor. No scourge painted currently so i painted up some test wings next to a kabalite. Tertiary color is orange so that's another option but it seems a tad too vibrant.
So I'm starting on some Dire Avengers today, and I'm not sure which primer to use, black or white. I guess black, seeing as there's no yellow on them?
>>47753154
Simply, black is easier to work with,but white gives a brighter effect if you are looking for it. But if you are planning yo do very light colours with black you will have to tone down using progressively lighter colours.(this goes double with yellow white and some reds which have problems covering,but can be primed black if you do it well)
>>47745643
Colors are good, but THIN YOUR FUCKING PAINTS!
Is the banner too much, lads? He's already a big guy and I can't decide if it's a good idea.
>>47753108
Black/dark grey. It will contrast the bone armour nicely and look less cartoony than electric blue wings.
>>47753154
I'd go with white, paint the armour medium blue and shade down with washes. Don't they have white helmets as well? Although I am admittedly terrible at painting Eldar.
>>47748532
is that china-cast or a bad batch? why is is face like that?
>>47748444
Sure. It's based on a reular warbike, with the forks cut off and glued back at a steeper angle and turned a bit. The sidecar is based on the trukk gunner cupola thingy, attached to the body on a piece of wire simulating a frame of sorts. From there it's mostly a bunch of bits to detail it up. The gunner is a crew torso from the battlewagon kit I think, with legs added to it, since both are removable for gameplay purposes.
Also, WIP of a trukk.
>>47753369
Personally, I'd get rid of the banner. That model has enough stuff going on. The banner doesn't really add anything to it.
But that's just me. If you like it, stick with it! Its not my model after all!
>>47753370
The Fulgrim model has sadly always had a derpy face
>>47753384
Nice.
Did you do the bull bar or is that a resin piece from somewhere.
Love your attention to detail.
>>47752674
it is
>>47753369
Normally, there's never enough banner. But that guy doesn't look like the type to give a fuck left or right about a banner.
He looks like he's about to fuck somebody's wife.
>>47753369
You added a scabbard strap. It isn't just held there by magic.
My hero!
Although I echo the sentiments of the other anon. I think it's pretty complete without the banner.
>>47753416
It's a leftover from FW's Big Trakk that I based another vehicle on. Thanks!
Also, another WIP bike.
>>47753370
if you have no idea what you're talking, just shut up.
>>47753366
even a parrot can be taught to say that.
>>47751605
yes that is what Deathwatch are.
>>47752796
Iwata/neo is fine.
as for the compressor: get a 100USD one from ebay with a tank! for a little bit of miniature painting on the side, one does not need a 300USD compressor.
>>47753369
Thanks, I appreciate the advice though it's now a moot point- I've run out of white. And yeah, you're right, the Exarch does have a white helmet, though the normies are blue. Guess I'm just going to have to layer the fuck out of the white.
And I'd say ditch the banner, but that's only because I think all banners carried by individuals look real fuckin silly. If you're that top-heavy, yeah you're gonna die in melee. Also
>"DOORS! MY ONLY WEAKNESS! HOW DID YOU KNOW?"
>>47753346
Thanks man, I'm going with black as I ran out of white. So how would I do progressively lighter shades of white? Do greys?
Has anyone here worked on the Deathwatch Overkill box at all? Picking it up when my next paycheck comes in, is it true that they're all monopose minis?
>>47753675
I'm positive that marines and the "named" characters stealers are, not so sure about henchmen though.
>>47753518
Thanks, looks like the "standard" price for stuff like that is between 80-100 pounds anyway.
My last question is, is it big? Like, can you put it in a drawer?
>>47745694
maybe at first, but I'd imagine it would level out with all the walking back and forth
>>47753709
>My last question is, is it big? Like, can you put it in a drawer?
what? the airbrush or the compressor? the former: yes easily (I keep mine i a drawer) the latter: no. too big for that. but it's not gigantic ether. maybe the size of a football ( I mean a REAL football not that egg thing they call football in the US)
>>47752747
every time I look at this model, I just wonder why
>>47753694
>>47753675
Alright, I might get it and then decide what I'm going to do. Depending on how they're posed, I might dip my hand into green stuff for the first time.
>>47749702
did they also use jetpacks?
>>47753753
Ok, sounds managable anyway. I'm in a small flat so I didn't want to end up with a big ass tank that would be too big.
Thanks for your help buddy.
>>47749760
odd colours, but I like it
>>47753815
You shouldn't worry to much about the poses.
It's not like regular cultists where in a squad of 20 you literally have only 2 or 3 unique models for the entire unit.
For Genestealer Cults you have 6 unique models in a 12 man unit.
>>47753624
Yes
>>47753675
I was thinking about getting that box, I need something to expand a Tyranid force and I'd prefer it to a load of gaunts.Thanks for nerfing genestealer cults into the ground, GW.
>>47753841
Monopose stuff tends to have a better pose than more flexible kits anyway. You sacrifice a little variety and customisation for minis that look a bit better. See the genestealer boxed set and standard termies as opposed to the ones that come with Space Hulk.
>>47750476
Do you have a link for his store?
>>47753975
t. Games Workshop
>>47750410
Looks like one of those soft plastic D&D models that come pre painted. Also, thin your paints.
>>47752034
Fuck I love blending green, it always looks so nice. Good Work.
>>47753990
wait what?
Daemonettes were the first thing i ever painted.
>47690669
So, this time I tried a Fiend.
I have problem with the shade. I made mine simply by diluting Daemonette Hide.
It kinda of works, but for the Fiend (and I fear every big models) not much so.
It would be so much easier replacing it with a proper shade, the Druchii Violet, but I'm afraid it would look very different from the one I already did.
>>47753992
>thin your paints
That is as helpful as saying git gud
>>47754046
I don't mean that in a rude way, it's actually helpful advise. Trust me, doing multiple thin layers is a lot better than doing one or two thicker ones.
>>47754046
except one tells you how to improve while the other just tells you to improve?
>>47754063
Which parts look bad
Because I bet you those parts were done thin, just covered in layers of fuckups.
>>47754063
>>47754046
>>47753992
>>47750410
It's useful, just not good if it's parroted like the meme it has been sometimes. The paint around the lower cape area and the face are a bit too thick and losing detail. It's not awful for a beginner, I've seen much worse. Take a look at my first Dark Vengeance kit, and many considered that pretty good considering that was my second box ever.
>>47754080
Is that the soft kind of plastic which you can kinda bend? I have never painted any models with that plastic but when I look at them the paint always looks sheeny for some reason, which to me makes it look thicker.
>>47754085
models look pretty good, it's your photography that's atrocious
>>47754085
see
>>47748401
>Face is a bit bad, based it a dark color and then I just couldn't get cadian flesh onto the nose and brow, just cannot for the life of me get a highlight to stick where Im brushing it.
The hem was a different problem, was trying to texture the blue part and it had a bad habit of dripping down onto the hem when I'm not looking (be it me leaving it there to dry as I watch anime or from me turning it every which way to try and paint the arm and face beneath the shield) and I kept trying to patch the problems so that's what I get for trying to add a finishing detail before the finish
The answers to those are not "thin your paints"
>>47754120
This probably illustrates my point a bit better. Photography is still trash, but this was months ago.
>>47754134
You may have thinned it, but if it's dripping you are using too much dude.
>>47754164
too much water or too much paint
Aside from the occasional dexterity fuck up and just hitting the hem with the brush, what was more specfically happening with the hem was trying to put a vertical line through the crease of the skirt and then it all joined together through surface tension and sagged down onto the hem.
The face specifically was a pain in the ass because no matter how much I thinned or didn't or how much I brushed on or didn't, until the very last touch of the model with a thick paint applied as thin as I could, the paint 100% of the time dropped off the nose and brow and into the pockets of the eyes.
>Point stands, "thin your paints" is useless advice in my case
basecoated and red shade done on my gobbos. nothing too special but i thought you guys would like to see some non-citadel models
>>47754236
also, a scibor miniature i'm working on, basecoats done but washes not started.
>>47754189
Aside from the meme, 'think your paints' is very good advice.
Remember that the direction of your brush strokes influence where the pigment and paint will be thickest, so perhaps you could have stroked away from the brow to prevent your drippage.
(That's also a good blending tip)
And why did you do a final thick/thin layer of paint?
>>47754252
>Brother Damien contemplates his fate as he falls over onto the rock
>>47754252
Nice.
And whats scibor, never heard of it.
>>47754263
>And why did you do a final thick/thin layer of paint?
On the face? Because it was still inverse highlighted, his brow was dark when it should have been light because the shape of the face kept sucking the layer paint away from where I was trying to apply it. I stopped painting when it didn't look like a cartoon skull.
>>47752034
how did you do the blending?
>>47754274
scibor miniatures, they do offbrand single models, mostly space marines themed around romans, greeks, spartans etc. the models tend to be very expensive, but my local hobby store is having end of financial year sale, so i managed to snag some at something like half the cost price.
the website lists them around 25-35 euro a model, I grabbed them and some larger ones around 3-9 AUD
>>47754327
Blending does explain itself
>>47754367
No, I asked how. There are many different methods of blending.
>>47751605
I have about 6 custom so far plus most of the overmatch box done. but I'm on holidays away so no pix for a fortnight.
My best bet is look up each chapter and there general theme (weaponry, shoulder pad, head). Then compare it to what spare bits you have and your converting skills. you want them to be stereotypical to their chapter. Let's take say Crimson fists. They hate orks, they are big on sternguard, and they are Spanish inspired names. So I'd model them like Pedro kantor or captain Cortez. Black hair, tanned skin, ork skull decorations, combi-bolter.
>>47754236
i doo appreciate the variety,what are those? kromlech?
>>47754398
yeah kromlech, goblin soviet horde. doing a couple at a time.
heres some of their artillery crew that i did a while ago
thoughts on muh stealer?
>>47754361
Damn, not bad quality. I've been looking for a third party mini to serve as a Chaos lord.
>>47754412
i wish i could afford them too, i am now torn as fuck between buying my hobbby tools i need and paints or get some kromlech and micro stuido(if they are the manufacturer, not sure) goblins
>>47754417
Pretty good, the Kantor Blue on the carapace isn't exactly too lively however.
I think you gotta add a little something in the smooth patches so it doesn't look like he's wearing a Kantor Blue onesie.
The black bits and the purple bits look fine however.
>>47754421
I thought the same, but be warned. Scribor mini's are HUGE. I ordered the demon lord guy on your picture, only to find out that he's about as large as a demon price. So they really don't work to well with GW's scale, imho.
>>47754382
Looks like layering blending.
>>47754450
would work well as true scale next to an imperial guard however.
>>47754445
any thoughts on what to do with it?
>>47754450
That's a little bit of a shame, but it'd depend how badly the scale is. Being quite big is alright for me since it'd be a giant lord and I'm not a competitive player.
>>47754451
no brush marks though, looks more like wet blend but hard to tell because blurry as fuck picture.
>>47754473
I'll try to snap a comparative picture this evening, if that would be of any help.
>>47754417
i don't like tht yo made the arms the colour of the carapace,it's ok if you like it, but he really looks like he is wearing a suit
>>47754467
Since you already have some highlights on the blue, you could make the recesses of the blue darker.
>>47754450
>>47754463
well when i got my 'little' scibors, the one i posted, it stands about twice as tall as an astartes, so it makes for a good Custodes (which is how i'm painting them) the cruiser mech scibors are primarch size.
this is the only photo I have sorry, but you can tell from the size of the head the scale of the model.
>>47754486
Its hard to see brush strokes with layer blend if the paint if thinned correctly, and yeah pic is blurry and mini is far off.
>>47754495
thanks, good idea.
>>47754490
Would appreciate it.
>>47754501
Damn, they really are massive. Custodes are pretty sweet as an idea, though.
>>47754492
Its his pajamas
Nah, its the Space Hulk colour scheme. Same as on the box.
>>47754546
thanks. I got my hours at work slashed so hopefully i'll have them finished in a couple of days. I'll try to post them here so you guys can see how they turn out. I based the armour in warplock bronze, and i'm tossing up between layering it with brass scorpion, washing it and leaving it warplock bronze, or layering it in retributor armour for a really bright gold.
i think ill wash it, leave it as warplock, and do the detailwork in retributor.
>>47751960
Glad you decided to keep the nipple tassels even though it gets pointed out every time you update.
Anybody know where one could obtain decent quality 28mm skeleton models?
>>47754742
Mantic's are fairly good if you give them a headswap.
>>47754742
CHINA
>>47754799
What's the consensus on Mantic miniatures? I've heard (and my eyes confirmed) that their elves are shit and undead are nice.
I've taken a look at their orcs, goblins and dwarves and they seem nice enough, but I haven't had the opportunity to see them in person.
Also what kind of material are they made of?
I'm thinking about starting a new army for WHFB and I'm searching for nice alternates.
>>47754828
There comes a point when it's just not an advantage, surely? GW skellies are £15 for 10, less if you can find somewhere doing the standard 20-25% discount, and Mantic skellies are even less. So is china really going to be so much cheap that it's worth fucking about with cancer-resin over plastic?
>>47754799
This. Mantic used to sell a shitload of them for pretty cheap, too, although I haven't checked in a bit.
>>47754881
From just hearing about them: they're a mixed back. Like you said, they have varying quality. The skeletons are nice but are made a lot better by a head swap with GW skellies.
>>47754903
mixed bag*
>>47753675
>Has anyone here worked on the Deathwatch Overkill box at all?
Define "work". If you mean "sell off the parts you didn't want and keep the parts you did", then yeah, I worked with it a bit.
>Picking it up when my next paycheck comes in, is it true that they're all monopose minis?
It might as well be true. You can do some things like change the angle of some of the heads and arms slightly, but that's about it. The Space Marine models even have square shoulder pegs so their arms line up in the "correct" positions to achieve the dynamic poses their sculptors intended. Since they're all plastic, though, a bit of work with a knife and maybe some bitz swapping could get you away from that in a few cases.
>>47753815
>Depending on how they're posed, I might dip my hand into green stuff for the first time.
The guys with Third World Internet are gonna hate me for posting a 4MB image, but I think it will benefit you, anon.
>>47753154
Done the basecoat, I think next step is washing. Based in Kantor Blue, haven't got a darker shade of blue yet; mix in black or grey to get a darker colour? I have Abaddon Black, Eshin Grey and Dawnstone. Hoping this wash works, the last one was an unmitigated disaster.
>>47754881
The New Sci-fi (indeed, almost all of the hard-plastic sci-fi) stuff is good. Some of the fantasy is great and some is bad... none worse than the goblins though. The res-stic stuff is a bit of a pain to work with, certainly compared to the material Prodos has started using recently.
>>47754943
Damn, I'm glad I went Eldar over 'Nids, that looks like a fucking jigsaw puzzle
>>47754881
Not-lizardmen are an 80s kind of """good"""
Everything else except their undead is hideous
