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Z the IVth posted:All the Infinity nerds are going to have an orgasm for it. Can confirm, would like that for my objective consoles and random advertisement signs.
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Indeed, 40K terminals with all kinds of crazy gothic poo poo on them would also be fantastic! Thanks for the suggesions on the 3D model everybody. I think I'm going to drop the whole two barrel thing, got a bit sidetracked there. The model is going to be terminator sized and use terminator rules, but it's supposed to represent a space marine that's closer to what's in the fluff. So it doesn't really make sense to model it as anything else than a heftier bolter. Hollismason posted:Has anyone ever dealt with or painted with "holographic" paint , it's the kind that gives the prismatic rainbow colours that you'd see one some cars and vehicles. I ask because I found a company that sells a pearlescent coat that supposedly works, but am really apprehensive. Look for iridescent or opalescent paint. I've seen it for 28mm models before, but Google is failing me.
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Bistromatic posted:I haven't had much time to work on my UCM lately but i might get some prototypes for light dropship clamps done today. I hate you so bad. And by that I mean you are awesome and I want to see detailed descriptions about how you did that. How did you do the engraving? 
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I've come to that point where I'm not sure what to do next on these guys. I have a paint picked out to highlight with but I need something to break up the monotony otherwise. I don't feel like coloring their hip packs and stuff with brown this time, I'd like to keep it colorful.
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Doctor Zero posted:I hate you so bad. A lasercutter, I assume. That's a fantastic low effort way to make a lot of awesome terrain.
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Bistromatic posted:I haven't had much time to work on my UCM lately but i might get some prototypes for light dropship clamps done today. Heyyyyyy buddy, we should work together, you and me.  Bad Munki posted:Crossposting because I bet you guys will be interested in this. You might remember my light-up standing stones from a while back. Now that I have a giant bag of bases from the Bones II kickstarter, I'm continuing with this. First order of business will be switching to a tiny smd led that should barely protrude above the surface of the base, if at all.
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Feb 21, 2015 19:37
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HardCoil posted:I've been working on an overcomplicated, yet cunning plan to make true-scale Grey Knights. Needs to be twice as large as it is now so it looks ultra retarded like the new Grey Knights plastics. If it ain't twice as big as is practical then it's not heroic.  signalnoise posted:I've come to that point where I'm not sure what to do next on these guys. I have a paint picked out to highlight with but I need something to break up the monotony otherwise. I don't feel like coloring their hip packs and stuff with brown this time, I'd like to keep it colorful. First off, the weapons look great. As far as a second color that keeps things colorful, a blue or bright orange might work. Less boring than brown satchels would be a shade of grey or grey-blue. Overall, that big guy in the middle looks more complete because it looks like you applied wash between the armor plates. Definitely repeat that on the other guys if you weren't planning on it, as of now they look like: 
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Yeah, that armour needs a tonne more detail to avoid the greenscreen-suit-guy look. The wash is a start, but it needs a lot of little details filling in. Eyes, facemasks, grilles, that sort of thing. Otherwise it looks like you're trying to use chroma key to make the weapons hover.
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HardCoil posted:Indeed, 40K terminals with all kinds of crazy gothic poo poo on them would also be fantastic! Yeah I looked for that as well, I'm going to test out a few brands I found. They just don't to me give the effect I want, however I did find some interesting stuff called Prism Foil , that you can purchase, I'm wondering if I can possibly cut to suit but that seems incredibly complicated on anything with any detail. Does anyone know if it is possible to reduce flake size in metallic paints through any kind of chemical or mechanical process?
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signalnoise posted:I've come to that point where I'm not sure what to do next on these guys. I have a paint picked out to highlight with but I need something to break up the monotony otherwise. I don't feel like coloring their hip packs and stuff with brown this time, I'd like to keep it colorful. Pin wash it.
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Does anyone have recommendations for stripping X-wing ships? I have a Lambda and a Slave 1 that I soaked for 3 days in simple green and scrubbed with a toothbrush; it didn't take anything but a little of the wash off. Any idea what else is safe for this specific plastic?
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I would guess that they've probably been painted with enamels, if not had colour added diirectly into the plastic. That poo poo's not coming off; I had the same experience with WotC's D&D miniatures. I'm pretty sure most people who paint X-Wing minis, paint over the stock paint job.
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Any tips for getting a 18mm bronze cannon to pop more? I area highlighted it with the base bronze colour (VGC Bright Bronze) after washing it with Agrax, and it looks neat already, but I'm thinking of adding some gold edge highlights. I'm worried that the gold will be too yellow compared to the reddish hue of the bronze, that it won't look natural.
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Throbbing blob posted:Any tips for getting a 18mm bronze cannon to pop more? I area highlighted it with the base bronze colour (VGC Bright Bronze) after washing it with Agrax, and it looks neat already, but I'm thinking of adding some gold edge highlights. I'm worried that the gold will be too yellow compared to the reddish hue of the bronze, that it won't look natural. Add some verdigris to it by watering down some turquoise paint and putting it into some crevices .
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Feb 22, 2015 11:04
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Big Willy Style posted:Add some verdigris to it by watering down some turquoise paint and putting it into some crevices . I'm trying to make it pop more, not less!  Seriously though, I'm going for a parade ground look. I haven't weathered their uniforms or equipment, as I'm trying to make it as bright and pristine as possible.
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Throbbing blob posted:Any tips for getting a 18mm bronze cannon to pop more? I area highlighted it with the base bronze colour (VGC Bright Bronze) after washing it with Agrax, and it looks neat already, but I'm thinking of adding some gold edge highlights. I'm worried that the gold will be too yellow compared to the reddish hue of the bronze, that it won't look natural. Use silver to highlight gold/bronze.
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Throbbing blob posted:I'm trying to make it pop more, not less! Umm, turquoise and bronze colours contrast pretty well and that is what people usually mean when they say 'pop'. And from what I have read in the military history threads basically a cannon would never ever look bright or anything like pure bronze. They would be dull even in parade conditons.
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The phrase 'pop' really gets on my nerves. And yes, cannons, even parade ready, would be dull and scored because they'd still be used and would be stored outside in all weather conditions.
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Thanks for the lectures on cannons, nerds. I'll just go make my model pop with gold or silver highlights. 
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So I almost lost my first minis to the dreaded fogginess of matt varnish (drat Scottish weather) but managed to clear them up with some krylon gloss. I'm ready to hit them with the matt again but want to avoid another foggy layer. What's the best temperature/humidity to have a room at for matt varnishing?
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Feb 22, 2015 16:47
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I just take a drop of olive oil, dip a q-tip in it and carefully polish the varnish.
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I live with a bunch of good for nothing lazy rear end cats so I have a lot of dust and fluff in my place despite hoovering all the drat time. I'm worried that an oily surface is going to end up with some gross fluffy miniatures.
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Monster w21 Faces posted:So I almost lost my first minis to the dreaded fogginess of matt varnish (drat Scottish weather) but managed to clear them up with some krylon gloss. I'm ready to hit them with the matt again but want to avoid another foggy layer. What's the best temperature/humidity to have a room at for matt varnishing? I think I remember a harsh limit that's something like 10 degrees Celsius (don't know what that is in crazy backwards moon temperature scale) and 80% humidity. I've varnished in my cellar with a higher humidity outside than that and it went fine though. On the other hand, I believe it can always end up loving up.
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And this is why I own a couple bottles of Vallejo varnish
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signalnoise posted:And this is why I own a couple bottles of Vallejo varnish Yeah I got some brush on varnish too, which is great if you have to do a couple of models during winter, but some times it's just worth it to run the risk if you have to do like 30 stands of infantry or something.
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Monster w21 Faces posted:I live with a bunch of good for nothing lazy rear end cats so I have a lot of dust and fluff in my place despite hoovering all the drat time. I'm worried that an oily surface is going to end up with some gross fluffy miniatures. You're not oiling the thing up like a roman bodyslave, you're just polishing it. Also I have two fuzzballs myself, never had any problems with fuzzy hams and I work with some really fuzz-sensitive stuff like dip. When in doubt though, always test everything on a miniature you don't care about before trying it on something you'll regret ruining.
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serious gaylord posted:The phrase 'pop' really gets on my nerves. They usually aren't stored outside if they are active guns. Artillery regiments regard their guns with the same affection as infantry regiments do their Colours; as a result they are extremely well looked after. I've looked after two old guns that were used for ceremonies, and we gave those things a top to bottom cleaning every two days to make sure they glowed. Seriously, we polished the steel barrels to a mirror shine, along with the brass fittings too. Fearless fucked around with this message at 20:01 on Feb 22, 2015 |
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Does anyone have any good reference for minis that have war paint applied? I'd like to add some warpaint, white hand of Sauron style for my chaos warriors armour but can't seem to track down any good examples of other minis with warpaint applied. Cheers.
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Finished my second Wyvern!     And the completed battery: 
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The Sex Cannon posted:Finished my second Wyvern! That's incredibly clean. How'd you do it?
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Beautiful sex cannon Sex Cannon. How'd you get them so crisp? Just finished this guy:    
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"Guys, I just dropped a contact and I can't se-GODDAMN IT STEVE DON'T STEP THERE!"
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spacegoat posted:Beautiful sex cannon Sex Cannon. How'd you get them so crisp? The blend on the claws/arms is what takes this from just being a cool old model to an awesome retro paintjob. Love it! Finished up five more Stormtroopers for this detachment. I need to paint up 5 more, a Commissar, and a pair of Tauroxes and the formation's done!       
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I dunno how you make that scheme work SRM but it works so drat well.
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Monster w21 Faces posted:Does anyone have any good reference for minis that have war paint applied? This guy does an orc with blue war paint. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evuIWfJsCI8 War painting starts at 12:45.
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spacegoat posted:Beautiful sex cannon Sex Cannon. How'd you get them so crisp?  Goddamn that 2nd Edition Screamer Killer
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everythingWasBees posted:That's incredibly clean. How'd you do it? I just take my time and try to be careful, I guess. I don't have an airbrush, so it's really just a matter of working methodically and making sure those paints are thinned. And lots of going back over my many, many fuckups. spacegoat posted:Beautiful sex cannon Sex Cannon. How'd you get them so crisp? Yo that blending, doe That's a really well done 'fex.
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The Sex Cannon posted:I just take my time and try to be careful, I guess. I don't have an airbrush, so it's really just a matter of working methodically and making sure those paints are thinned. And lots of going back over my many, many fuckups. That was done with a brush?!
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Took a break from my first set of minis (skellies) and decided to pick up a box of chaos warriors as they're an excuse to do more metal work. Doing them up as 'errant' knights who are roaming the lands being nefarious looter fucks. going to be applying hand daubed warpaint to their armour which mark them as brigands. Probably in orange or yellow.  Using this as colour references. 
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