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Just finished setting up my work station downstairs so I'll throw it up here. Click here for the full 1024x768 image. Spent some time trying out Krylon Flat Back as primer today and worked out really well. Just painting up some Night Goblins right now for my first try at painting something since I started collecting this stuff during the holidays.
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Here's my setup, with proof that I actually painted today. For the first time in probably 8 months. Some of my paints and the WIP models (  ) are stored in storage boxes on the keyboard tray under the desk. My other paints are in other storage boxes in a little end table next to the desk. ^ Click for big. ^ [edit] If you look closely, you can see my mixing device--a puppy syringe!  [edit2] Eh, might as well ask for some advice here. I'm working on my Khador warjacks without really having a plan. I figured I'd do predominately red with a couple of black plates on them to break it up. This is what I have so far:  I realized after I finished the feet that they're basically all red. If I were to blacken the knee pad things and maybe shuffle around the black plates on the torso to make it look like THIS, would you guys say that looks any better? Aranan fucked around with this message at 08:26 on Feb 7, 2010 |
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Feb 7, 2010 05:39
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I've been painting upstairs but I'll probably move my stuff back to my gooncave under the stairs. More desk room not dominated by my computer. Less distractions when you listen to records and the radio. I'll try to get a picture of that too before we move out soon
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Feb 7, 2010 05:41
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 Click here for the full 1500x2000 image. Might not be the biggest workspace, but I like how well it works. Hard to tell from the pic, but it's one of those old fashion bureaus that folds open from the top giving me a solid workspace. Three drawers underneath hold my boxes I haven't assembled, terrain basing materials, and other large stuff. Organizer shelves above contain my tiny ork bits and WIP's I'm not working on at the time. Best thing about it? Got it for free! Saw someone tossing it out around new years because they had bought a new dresser for their kid for X-mas and snatched it up.
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Feb 7, 2010 07:07
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Hey PV, straight from my girlfriend's mouth: "Oh my god. It makes me so jealous. Look at it! It looks real... like cloth. Like if I touched it... it would move. Like cloth!" She pretty much just started but is better than most of the people at the local GW  Anyway, you have another admirer -- and she's hot 
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Feb 7, 2010 09:21
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Aranan posted:/312dcf12e7db620e55328a7d3e564bfcb89d0693/2.jpg]THIS[/url], would you guys say that looks any better? Is that one of the new plastic kits? If so what is your opinion on them? To answer your question I think the one in the link looks better
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Feb 7, 2010 10:28
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No Pun Intended posted:Is that one of the new plastic kits? If so what is your opinion on them? Nah, it's one of the old metal ones.  I'm just trying to nail down a color scheme on them, then I'll probably go buy the plastics and turn these into wreck markers.
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Feb 7, 2010 15:53
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Fyrbrand posted:At last, my Salamanders can be truly complete Holy gently caress those are awful sculpts.
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Feb 7, 2010 16:12
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I was taking pictures anyway, so I figured I would get my workstation. Here we go:  My actual worktop is pretty small, so I had to step back and get a shot of the whole area:  The red shelves hold all my paints and general modeling supplies, with by brushes/etc next to them. All that crap at the bottom of the shelves is boxes of bits and things that I am promising myself I will get to at some point soon. Now the real reason that I was taking pictures. I am sure all (some) of you know that Lizardmen are lead by giant frogs on floating thrones. But some (none) of you may also know there is a special character skink that also gets a throne! I have been trying to put together a usable Tetto'Eko, and this is what I have so far:    I am not sure how I feel about the whole thing at the moment. He is a lot smaller than the Slann that usually sit on the Palanquin, so I don't want him to get lost amid the base. At the same time he already has a big staff, improved headgear, and a little bench to sit on. I don't want to clutter up the whole thing. Any thoughts?
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Feb 7, 2010 18:15
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Just paint him in a colour that stands out well against the plain stone of the throne.
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Feb 7, 2010 18:24
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chelsea clinton posted:Just paint him in a colour that stands out well against the plain stone of the throne. Pretty much this. If the throne is cool greys and such, just make him one of those vivid warm-toned Skinks. He'll stand out well enough. You can even make the area of the throne directly surrounding him darker, to increase the contrast and draw the eye to the Skink.
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Feb 7, 2010 19:06
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What is the top of that staff from?
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Feb 7, 2010 19:30
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The plastic battle wizard.
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Feb 7, 2010 19:52
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Blade_of_tyshalle posted:Pretty much this. If the throne is cool greys and such, just make him one of those vivid warm-toned Skinks. He'll stand out well enough. You can even make the area of the throne directly surrounding him darker, to increase the contrast and draw the eye to the Skink. Thanks guys, I was thinking all modeling and no painting, color differences didn't even occur to me. My rank and file skinks are pale green (Dead Flesh) with orange scales. I could make him straight-out orange and red. Would purple work? It's the Lizardmen color for Tepok, their god of magic, although I hate using Warlock Purple. And yea, the staff to is from the plastic battle wizard kit. I got it off ebay for $3, and it came with a bunch of other pieces that I am sure I will use at some point. The Skink himself is the Priest from the Stegadon box with some small changes.
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Feb 7, 2010 21:17
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I (badly) greenstuffed some leg-joints yesterday. I finally get round to them again today & the greenstuff is as soft as when I mixed it. Does GS go bad this way? Has anyone got a comparison of all the different modelling putties handy?
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Feb 7, 2010 21:18
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Cakefool posted:I (badly) greenstuffed some leg-joints yesterday. I finally get round to them again today & the greenstuff is as soft as when I mixed it. Does GS go bad this way? Has anyone got a comparison of all the different modelling putties handy? You probably had too much of the yellow component in there. GS will keep for years if the components are not touching. 50/50 is a safe bet, more yellow will make it stickier, more blue will make it a bit harder/more rubbery.
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Feb 7, 2010 21:20
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How cold is your work area? Refrigerating green stuff actually stops it from setting, it tells you to put it in the freezer to stop the reaction completely. So if your work area is really chilly, it might be drawing out the cure time. You could try putting it under a warm lamp (not the oven though!)
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Feb 7, 2010 21:37
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Finally got my stuff from Maelstrom so this is how I spent my day:
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Feb 7, 2010 21:38
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Arlaharen posted:Finally got my stuff from Maelstrom so this is how I spent my day: That's a drat fine Daemon Prince.
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Feb 7, 2010 21:52
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Ashcans posted:Thanks guys, I was thinking all modeling and no painting, color differences didn't even occur to me. My rank and file skinks are pale green (Dead Flesh) with orange scales. I could make him straight-out orange and red. Would purple work? It's the Lizardmen color for Tepok, their god of magic, although I hate using Warlock Purple. Red would work. Yellow might work too. The pictures aren't exactly clear but the orange looks a bit brown-ish so anything that goes well with that would be nice. Pale green and orange is one hell of a combination, though.
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Feb 7, 2010 21:53
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Ashcans posted:How cold is your work area? Refrigerating green stuff actually stops it from setting, it tells you to put it in the freezer to stop the reaction completely. So if your work area is really chilly, it might be drawing out the cure time. You could try putting it under a warm lamp (not the oven though!) Actually the oven is fine for GS. I bake stuff that I have worked on with sculpey and GS all the time. It will brown, but it won't deform.
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Feb 7, 2010 22:31
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Arlaharen posted:Finally got my stuff from Maelstrom so this is how I spent my day: Looks awesome. The Teddy figure is the best. After I paint my Oath, I'm gonna have a go at mine. I'm thinking black/green liquid from the mouth eyes, yellow eyes, and a ugly, dripping rainbow across his stomach.
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Feb 7, 2010 22:40
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Fyrbrand posted:Yeah I should have known that. To atone, here are some more pimp orks. just got around to adding these to the OP  FIND POSTS OF COOL FINISHED STUFF AND POST EM SO I CAN QUOTE EM IN THE OP Post the links like fyrbrand did, so I can just get to the post and quote it
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Feb 7, 2010 22:40
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Arlaharen posted:Finally got my stuff from Maelstrom so this is how I spent my day: added this to the finished section of the OP too, its loving awesome
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Feb 7, 2010 22:41
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I'm about to paint a Slaaneshi cruiser. Liche Purple -> Liche Purple/Warlock Purple -> Warlock Purple -> Leviathan Purple Not entirely sure how this is going to work out. What do you guys use for your purple/pink garish poo poo? I probably should have asked before grabbing some random related colours.
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Feb 7, 2010 22:43
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chelsea clinton posted:Red would work. Yellow might work too. The pictures aren't exactly clear but the orange looks a bit brown-ish so anything that goes well with that would be nice. My Saurus are brown with orange bellies, and I was planning to paint the Slann red with black patterning. So I think I will go with a yellow on the priests to make them stand out, while hopefully not looking too radically out of line with the rest of the army. I think the green/orange comes out pretty well:  I hate taking pictures of my miniatures because it reveals what a terrible painter I am. Good enough for the table though, which is what I am aiming for.
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Feb 7, 2010 23:55
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Ashcans posted:My Saurus are brown with orange bellies, and I was planning to paint the Slann red with black patterning. So I think I will go with a yellow on the priests to make them stand out, while hopefully not looking too radically out of line with the rest of the army. Honestly, I see nothing wrong with that mini other than an unfinished base. I'm just starting up in this hobby and I can only hope to paint to that standard.
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PaintVagrant posted:
Oh god I am popular at spacemen. Just dived back to find a few things I remember liking: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3210214&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=16#post368424019 (BL in non-nid shocker) http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3210214&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=15#post368176366 http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3210214&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=12#post367763614 (I think there is a mass shot of all Fix's Sisters too which looks awesome) http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3210214&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=12#post367763900 Bonus Ork:  I assembled 36 Termagants this weekend. Kill me now.
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Is there a pic of Fix's models with the bases done?\ e: added the stuff you posted, shallow
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Shallow posted:Oh god I am popular at spacemen. Thank you, thats really made my day 
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PaintVagrant posted:Is there a pic of Fix's models with the bases done?\ Which models?
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Fix posted:Which models? sisters, or anything else youve finished and based since this thread started
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Feb 8, 2010 03:35
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This is a very simple and perfect guide to rust, it's what I used for the Skavenslave, although I changed the shades to Bestial Brown and Blazing Orange.
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PaintVagrant posted:sisters, or anything else youve finished and based since this thread started Ah. So nothing then.  I've still got to figure out just how I'm basing those bitches. Sadly, I think I'm probably going to have to go back and hacksaw the tabs off of their feet, post painting. So I'll have to get back to you on that. Edit: Looks like I'm going to have to go back and reshoot my Flesh Tearers, too, since the only photos I had of them were on my laptop that got stolen and in the old thread, which seems to have finally fallen off of page 8. Whoops. Fix fucked around with this message at 03:51 on Feb 8, 2010 |
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Le Saboteur posted:Honestly, I see nothing wrong with that mini other than an unfinished base. I'm just starting up in this hobby and I can only hope to paint to that standard. The base is kind of a mess than I do intend to fix when I finish up the current batch of skinks. For what its worth, that skink was a very straight-forward job. Paint the entire thing with Dead Flesh, pick out the scales with Blazing Orange. Do the shield in Scab Red, then details with Brazen Brass, Blood Red, and Vermin Brown. Hit the whole thing with Badab Black. There is basically no shading or highlighting going on, the wash does everything. I think it looks pretty mediocre when its up in this thread with PVs stuff and Arlaharen's bear and everything else, but its a decent tabletop standard and, mostly importantly for me, its very easy to repeat consistently.
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So I soaked a test saurus in simple green for about a week, and the primer is still on there completely solid. All the GW paint came off no problem. Something to keep in mind if anyone else is using or thinking of using Duplicolor. Could really suck rear end if the primer skunks or something.
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I'm working a Daemon Prince for my Purge renegade CSM army. The gooey yellow poo poo is just tack to hold it in place. I'm planning on green-stuffing some guts, but I can't decide if I should keep the whole leg connected, or what. Input would be great! Click here for the full 973x1000 image.  Click here for the full 984x1000 image.  Click here for the full 963x1000 image.  Click here for the full 1000x954 image. e: it'll get cleaned up/damaged more before I glue it, etc. Red Robin Hood fucked around with this message at 06:54 on Feb 8, 2010 |
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