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Boon posted:He just needs ornamentation I think. Hm, good point. I wanted to make him some sort of mad king who devolved into using necromancy to prop up his failing body, so I should probably bling him out a little. Maybe an ornamental sword on his side, some skulls hanging from his belt, that sorta thing.
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One of the gaming shops I buy from has Vallejo Game Air in stock—The Combat Company in Australia. If they have stock, it should be available in plenty of other places. While I do have a set of Minitaire paints, Game Air is pretty tempting. I'll have to grab some of the metallics at least.
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Slimnoid posted:Hm, good point. I wanted to make him some sort of mad king who devolved into using necromancy to prop up his failing body, so I should probably bling him out a little. Maybe an ornamental sword on his side, some skulls hanging from his belt, that sorta thing. A ghostly familiar, representative of past glory or whatever, holding a tattered banner with a dinged crown on top would look pretty cool, but I've no idea how it'll fit onto the base. Maybe use one of those new leering sweeping ghosts from Warhammer coming out of his coat?
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Slimnoid posted:Alright I'm at a loss here. Put him on a pile of bones being reanimated and some swirly ghost or magic effects like dark elf sorceresses
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I need some advice on Green Stuff alternatives. I need a putty that is suited to crisp detail and less sticky than Green. It's essentially for push-moulding stuff (bases) and I've found that Green doesn't take the detail very well and sticks to the mould really badly, further distorting the detail when it's pulled away.
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ineptmule posted:I need some advice on Green Stuff alternatives. I need a putty that is suited to crisp detail and less sticky than Green. Brown Stuff is supposed to hold edges (like swords, etc.) better than GS. Also, try spraying olive oil cooking spray in the molds, or use actual mold release maybe (but it costs a lot more).
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Slimnoid posted:Alright I'm at a loss here. Love this model! Call me old-fashioned, but a wizard ought to have a staff, a big chunky one with a horned skull, bat or similar mystic wotnot on the end. Pin it part-sunk into the base at the right angle, and the whole figure would seem more imposing.
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ineptmule posted:I need some advice on Green Stuff alternatives. I need a putty that is suited to crisp detail and less sticky than Green. Magic sculpt or pro-create, possibly mixed with greenstuff.
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Cool, thanks guys. I'll look into those options. Does Brown Stuff go by another name? (eg. Green is Kneadatite)
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Slimnoid posted:Alright I'm at a loss here. It looks good so far. I'd be tempted to sculpt his coat as if it was stitched together from patches of skin, then paint it various skin tones.
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ineptmule posted:I need some advice on Green Stuff alternatives. I need a putty that is suited to crisp detail and less sticky than Green.  http://lethemonster.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/putties.html
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REAL MUSCLE MILK posted:The Deathwatch is basically a group of Marines who go around hunting aliens. Ooh, looks like they have semi-custom armor too. Great. rantmo posted:When my hands shake, I tend to plant both elbows firmly on the table and grip my right wrist with my left hand, locking it into place. Putting as much weight onto my elbows as is comfortable takes the tension out of my hands and gives me several solid points of contact. If I'm holding a mini and am getting shaky, I'll usually press the point of my left pinky onto the heel of my right hand for that extra contact. I'm also pretty new at painting and doing nothing at all fancy, but that helps keep my hands steady. Thanks, I'll try that out. Group pics once they and the Rhino/Razorback are done. Edit: Dang it, Deathwatch requires shoulder pauldrons I don't have. Where should I get those? A Shitty Reporter fucked around with this message at 14:17 on Sep 9, 2014 |
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Lethemonster, that is a great set of guides and resources on your blog there. I hope you keep adding to it!
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Fauxtool posted:Put him on a pile of bones being reanimated and some swirly ghost or magic effects like dark elf sorceresses I do have the wizard that game from the Isle of Blood set. I might be able to cannibalize the swirling energy he's floating on... Galaspar posted:Love this model! Call me old-fashioned, but a wizard ought to have a staff, a big chunky one with a horned skull, bat or similar mystic wotnot on the end. Pin it part-sunk into the base at the right angle, and the whole figure would seem more imposing. I was going to set some fence posts in there but that's a better idea. Fearless posted:It looks good so far. I'd be tempted to sculpt his coat as if it was stitched together from patches of skin, then paint it various skin tones. That'd be too much of a hassle. 'sides, I plan to paint it dark with the ends trailing off to a ghostly turquoise. ineptmule posted:Cool, thanks guys. I'll look into those options. http://www.polymericsystems.com/epoxies-adhesives/epoxy-putty-tapes/where-to-buy-kneadatite-brown-neutral.htm
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Awesome, thanks Ms Monster!
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Also, is Dark Heresy a good starter set to buy? There's one at my LGS with the extra 38th figure and no "wrong edition" warning sticker.
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An Angry Bug posted:Also, is Dark Heresy a good starter set to buy? There's one at my LGS with the extra 38th figure and no "wrong edition" warning sticker.
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Do you mean Dark Vengeance? Dark Heresy is the 40K RPG game. I'm playing it at the moment, and it's fun and all but it's not the miniatures set  But yeah Dark Vengeance is a decent deal. Just make sure it has the correct rulebook inside - a retailer may not have necessarily put a 6th edition 'warning' sticker on the outside. But you might be able to talk them down in price if you argue it's an older rulebook.
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Thanks for the quick answers. Yeah, meant Dark Vengeance. Good to hear. I'll make sure to check which rulebook it is. The guys at the counter there are real nice though, so I'd feel kinda bad about haggling with them. Might still ask, but if I have to buy that rulebook pack too, so be it. Edit: Also SRM you are amazing.
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An Angry Bug posted:Thanks for the quick answers. Yeah, meant Dark Vengeance. Good to hear. I'll make sure to check which rulebook it is. The guys at the counter there are real nice though, so I'd feel kinda bad about haggling with them. Might still ask, but if I have to buy that rulebook pack too, so be it. Don't feel bad about haggling - the 7th edition rulebook set is £70 or whatever the equivalent in shekels or rubles you pay in. You can find the new mini-rulebook on ebay if you're lucky, but it was about £20 or more after the Sanctus Reach box set came out (the Orks/Space Wolves set that was released a couple of months ago), and it's £35+ now.
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Just got home and opened the Dark Vengeance set. These miniatures are not remotely as good as the tactical squad ones. The bikes are only three pieces, for crying out loud!
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An Angry Bug posted:Just got home and opened the Dark Vengeance set. These miniatures are not remotely as good as the tactical squad ones. The bikes are only three pieces, for crying out loud!
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Oh, absolutely. Just wish I could pose them.
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An Angry Bug posted:Edit: Dang it, Deathwatch requires shoulder pauldrons I don't have. Where should I get those? Easiest solution is to order Deathwatch shoulder pads from GW webstore. They are metallic though, and not quite as large as modern shoulder pads, but the size difference, IMO, isn't noticeable. The Space Marine Commander kit has one, and Command Squad has two Deathwatch shoulder pads, which are correctly sized, but buying those boxes just for the couple of pads gets expensive fast.
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An Angry Bug posted:Oh, absolutely. Just wish I could pose them. You asked if it was a good starter set. It is. One of the things that makes it a good starter is the finely detailed models that go together easily and don't require loving around with a billion fiddly parts per model. Be careful what you wish for ... 
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An Angry Bug posted:Just got home and opened the Dark Vengeance set. These miniatures are not remotely as good as the tactical squad ones. The bikes are only three pieces, for crying out loud! That's sort of a "GI Joes vs McFarlane Toys" argument. Tacticals are poseable and awesome but sort of plain to facilitate that. DV dudes are static but that means they can be way more awesomely posed and detailed since they only ever have to look good one way.
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On the plus(?) side, I can just buy more kits. Doctor Zero posted:Be careful what you wish for ... 
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Slimnoid posted:
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Finished up Dozer & Smigg for my Trollbloods tonight. Super fun model to paint.   
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Oodles posted:I've been away from painting for about 2 years, and have just decided I want to try and singlehandedly save GW from bankrupcy. Italeri make some great paints, good tight pigment and bright vibrant colours. And the come in dropper bottles.
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Gotta say there is something relaxing about doing vehicles. I think the cockpit windows came out good enough but I was wondering what you guys think.
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Fyrbrand posted:Finished up Dozer & Smigg for my Trollbloods tonight. Super fun model to paint. Rad as always, love that blue
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Painting my first vehicle, the Stormwolf gunship. So far, I've just got the cockpit done. Wanted to finish it before I put the rest of the ship together around it.  Ignore the fuckery that Google did when it automatically uploaded from my phone. I don't know why it felt it needed a border, but apparently it did. Decided to give Zenithal shading a try. Started with the rattlecan The Fang, but discovered quickly that it was to humid for that when it fuzzed pretty much instantly. You can still kind of see where I tried to wipe it off. Got most of the fuzz removed, and started again with the airbrush. Went on much better. Then moved onto Russ Grey and Fenrisian Grey. It doesn't look great, but I can see where I hosed up, and I think it'll go much better the next time. Mostly I just need to make sure I go much lighter with the midtone and highlight than I did the first time. Otherwise, I'm pretty happy with how it came out. Especially since the worst areas probably shouldn't show once I place it into the rest of the model. Have to be very careful to mask it well when I paint. Any suggestions on that? Also haven't decided on which symbol to use on his pauldron. I'm in the 41st Electronic Combat Squadron, and our colors are blue and yellow, so I'm half-tempted to try freehanding our squadron patch onto his shoulder, or else try some scorpion motif (our nickname is "The Scorpions"). Alternately, I'll just use the decals.
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JackMann posted:Also haven't decided on which symbol to use on his pauldron. I'm in the 41st Electronic Combat Squadron, and our colors are blue and yellow, so I'm half-tempted to try freehanding our squadron patch onto his shoulder, or else try some scorpion motif (our nickname is "The Scorpions"). Alternately, I'll just use the decals. Forgeworld has Red Scorpion decal sheets
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A work in progress shot of the Malifuax crew I mentioned a few pages back. Everyone in my group is doing a mini (although I've done the basing to tie them all together) for a mate who has just been diagnosed with cancer. 
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