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So, I've started replacing/adding to my set of Citadel paints. The local store convinced me to try Vallejo paints and holy crap are they amazing. I've heard very mixed opinions about their metallics though, are they as good as the basic paints?
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Manifest posted:I hate the vallejo metallics. Whose washes? Citadel's? I'm really disappointed with the new ones. What's the current equivalent of the old Flesh Wash, BTW? Pierzak fucked around with this message at 01:49 on Jun 8, 2011 |
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Jun 8, 2011 01:45
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crime fighting hog posted:How'd you do that blood? Looks rad Also: Ashcans posted:*nice War Walker with no barrels*  why someone who can paint well doesn't even paint the barrels.
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Jun 16, 2011 23:24
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Thanks for the blood!
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Jun 17, 2011 00:28
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Captain Invictus posted:Man, those are some serious tits on that bloodthirster. Sure that's not a Keeper of Secrets cosplaying one? It's even got a sorta gimp mask going on there. Does GW(FW?) still make the old-style chainfists? The new ones look like a crappy conversion instead of something to cut man-sized holes in starship doors with. Pierzak fucked around with this message at 22:30 on Jun 17, 2011 |
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Jun 17, 2011 22:23
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Fyrbrand posted:What the hell are you painting that you need something smaller than a 000? Touching up the text on our Epic marines' purity seals. 
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Jun 23, 2011 04:03
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So, are miniatures off-topic now?    This snow is awesome (painted by A. Giraldez). Much better than the thick layer I usually see on IG/Warmachine bases. Process shown here if you don't want to skim through 40+ pages of his thread (I recommend reading everything though).
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Jul 3, 2011 00:02
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Lincoln posted:Metal tanks you're making GBS threads me. I saw a picture of a metal Killa Kan the other day and thought, "Oh man, that's got to be heavy and easy to ruin." I mean, if my plastic warboss falls over, his boss pole isn't getting bent. He's lightweight plastic. How in the world did they make metal tanks? They were at least hollow, yes? That's what we had to deal with back in the day. You should've seen the MkI Rhinos. 2nd ed. plastic miniatures were pretty much the worst in 40K history. And I had to pick this moment to start playing  As for the tanks: Hull/treads were plastic, the main types (Chimera/Rhino/Leman Russ) were plastic, while the variants (later Predators, Demolishers, etc.) had metal replacement turrets/sponsons/whatever differed. It's as bad as it sounds... . . . Unless you're talking about the Imperial Steam Tank from WHFB. That piece of poo poo was all metal (and hollow).
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Jul 12, 2011 00:17
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Shockeh posted:You take that back. Old school Land Raiders (Two for £6!) were the best tank, and I'll fight you for their honour. Which part of "2nd edition" do you not understand? AFAIR old Land Raiders were 1st ed (at least once I started 40K they were nowhere to be seen). And yes, they were good.
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Jul 12, 2011 11:17
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Lungboy posted:Here's my finished CSM test model: Dark copper? Definitely needs a drum mag.
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Jul 15, 2011 01:11
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PaintVagrant posted:Dont buy VGC black, its shiny as hell and that makes it very difficult to highlight because of the damned sheen. True. But thin it with VGC black ink and it'll end up matte  the difference is striking.
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Jul 28, 2011 04:14
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Bought GW Purity Seal (don't blame me it wasn't my money and there wasn't anything else locally available) and I now have a frost giant.  How to avoid/get rid of frosting? I know that painting it over with varnish helps, would another layer of GWPS help as well? I don't want to make it worse And what exactly causes it? Distance from can, temperature, moisture, spraying method?I've also heard that GWPS is excellent when combined with another varnish - i.e. spray clear to protect the minis (I think the person mentioned Vallejo varnish), and then apply GWPS to matte it. Did anyone here try something like that and does it work? I don't have any other spray on hand. BTW, Vallejo matt varnish (bottle) doesn't work, GWPS frosts over it. PS. To whoever told me here about wet palettes, love you man! 
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Jul 28, 2011 22:50
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smokmnky posted:So guys I think I need some help. I've started in on my Khador Battlebox set and frankly I suck at this. I've read a ton of the guides around the web, I bought a few different brushes and the Khador paint set from P3. This is what I have so far but I just feel like this stuff looks so lovely. Help me painting thread: That's what I'd tell me at your stage. These don't look lovely, just unpainted. You'll be amazed how much a little washing/edge highlighting will do for these. They'll look A LOT better. efb~
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Aug 3, 2011 18:11
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Kasonic posted:Edit: vvvvvvv could you detail what you mean by "Highlight back up to red"? I'm retarded and I'm not entirely sure how/what I'm supposed to be highlight on big, flat surfaces. 1: Brown wash on red will darken it a notch, so you can use the same color as the basic coat, at least for delicate highlights. 2. Shade the edges, convex surfaces (like the shield) and anything that stands out. Looks ridiculous, but works really well. Thin the paint more than for a normal coat so you can blend the edges of the highlight and give it a smooth transition.
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Aug 5, 2011 22:43
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Real hurthling! posted:I would like a word with them about their game color being almost too watery. trying to paint fewer than 30 coats for coverage over black primer, guys. Maybe give me some loving pigment. You must've confused them with GW. Or have a bad batch. In my experience the VGC pigment is way better than the GW one, with which I had problems similar to yours.
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Aug 7, 2011 12:09
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WhiteOutMouse posted:That poo poo is 3d. So rich.
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Aug 10, 2011 15:34
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Dominion posted:The old washes required watering down, and were not super magic one-shot shading like the current citadel ones are. Now, basically that means that yes, you could easily have made Badab Black in 1991 or whatever, but it was an extra step that most people didn't know how to do. Now it's literally open pot, slosh on model, and the stuff looks a million times better than it used to. At least they *could* be watered down, not like today when this poo poo is so thin you can't really use it the way you could the older ones. gently caress GW and their greed. Once I go through the pot I have (shouldn't take long) I'm switching to Vallejo. Gimme an old-style blue-cap Flesh Wash any day.
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Aug 10, 2011 23:08
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richyp posted:
And how did you do the buzz cut? ^^^: Thanks! Pierzak fucked around with this message at 17:56 on Aug 12, 2011 |
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Aug 12, 2011 17:25
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lilljonas posted:*Japanese village*
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Aug 14, 2011 18:03
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lilljonas posted:
For some reason I just remembered Crying Freeman... Pierzak fucked around with this message at 20:55 on Aug 14, 2011 |
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Aug 14, 2011 20:45
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crime fighting hog posted:I don't know, I like it It's ok, if you tone down most edges by like 70%.
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Aug 22, 2011 18:19
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I found an even worse example.
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Aug 22, 2011 19:00
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Z the IVth posted:Also, been a while since I painted anything, but it's good to be back. I wanted to practice my free-handing on this miniature, so I copied the design on the dress of a friend's actual outfit. 
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Aug 27, 2011 17:45
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Ashcans posted:richyp, that is a really well painted miniature. I am not going to ask how long you spent lovingly wet-blending her panties, and basically you should feel bad about who you are as a person?
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Aug 29, 2011 11:25
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malal posted:It's just makeup, I promise. no actual children were harmed in the process. I'll take the compliment though, it is what I do for a living! Still looks too realistic for comfort. Good job! What exactly do you do?
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Aug 29, 2011 13:04
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FROOOOOOOOG posted:On lead minis: I got some old old Wood Elves a while ago, and some of these spears I could bend in a circle without even trying. Is there any way to like, make them more rigid? Drill them through and pin them with a steel wire (idea not tried). If the shafts aren't ornamental, just replace them with steel ones. Failing that, give them some Viagra.
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Aug 30, 2011 10:14
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Not a viking posted:Any help in how to get it more "realistic" looking? I don't have a lot of experience with free-hand painting aside from a few skaven banners. The runes? See how the Chinese characters are written. It's all in the brush stroke Also: I just noticed that the left dwarf has a lot of chest hair... Pierzak fucked around with this message at 00:05 on Aug 31, 2011 |
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Aug 30, 2011 23:55
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whocares8310 posted:i've just painted my first set of miniatures ever and am quite happy with the job i did but i found it very hard to to the high detail/tiny areas without getting any paint on other things that i wasn't supposed to. Get a second brush for details, also don't drybrush with a normal brush (you'll ruin it).
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Aug 31, 2011 01:06
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Shadeoses posted:Nothing Fixed that for you.
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Aug 31, 2011 12:05
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ghetto wormhole posted:You're a madman! I'm not. I just happen to fancy warp and bio weapons. (Be happy that I didn't mention the virus grenades. That was some good poo poo)
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Aug 31, 2011 14:16
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Not a viking posted:I just finished a chaos dwarf! etc.
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Sep 7, 2011 21:34
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Gravitas Shortfall posted:Why would you do this? Whyyyyyy To give an entirely new meaning to "bullet hell".
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Sep 8, 2011 12:02
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thespaceinvader posted:until such time as I can figure out where I can get sand in small quantities in the local vicinity
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Sep 12, 2011 14:40
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PaintVagrant posted:Spikedog teach me to sculpt tia
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Sep 12, 2011 23:23
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Captain Invictus posted:It's very Masamune Shirow-esque. Reminds me a lot of the battlesuit from Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex, but without a head/front arms.
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Sep 16, 2011 01:55
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TastyAvocado posted:An almost done WIP of my d&d character: Love the palette. ...that's a book, right? Not an axe? edit: or a warhammer with a silly shape. Oh, D&D...
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Sep 17, 2011 20:46
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TastyAvocado posted:Alright I think it's all done, here's a couple more views. A joy to paint, I really really love painting with metallics. The muted colors really suit the new D&D, I'd change the shield emblem however, as it's too recognizable as the WH chaos star.
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Sep 17, 2011 23:55
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Fix posted:Wow, that's pretty dark, given the way you've been painting lately.
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Sep 18, 2011 23:21
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TastyAvocado posted:pic from https://www.sciborminiatures.com
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Sep 18, 2011 23:23
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Yum. These are sooo going on my repainted Necromunda gang. (fake edit: the post-apoc ones may be even better if I can trim them down a bit. You know, line of sight and all that.
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Sep 19, 2011 00:25
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