Battletech Mechs, first time painting in many years. | minipainting | Page 1

noble idol Apr 8, 2024, 3:34 AM

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Hey all, just going to use this to track my progress, first time painting a mini in many years, and with the new Army Painter Fanatic paints. This was what I got done tonight. I used some metallic paints, I do want to try NMM eventually on these guys.

I tried to do some edge highlighting, but I'm going to have a long trip ahead of me. So feel free to give any constructive feedback as i definitely wish to improve! Thanks for all who check this out. Sorry that the photos aren't great lighting is crap at the moment lol

crystal owl Apr 8, 2024, 6:22 AM

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Nice. I started on these ones too.

Looks like you've maybe gone a bit heavy with the gold paint. You'll often get a much better finish if you use multiple coats without worrying about full coverage on the first pass. Just get a smooth flat coat and come back later with another to get the coverage.

noble idol Apr 8, 2024, 8:26 PM

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crystal owl Nice. I started on these ones too. Looks like you've maybe gone a bit heavy wit...

Thanks! Yeah I thinned it a bit but I wasn't getting good coats so I didn't thin the last coat quite as much... next mech I'll just build it up more and be a bit more patient.

crystal owl Apr 9, 2024, 1:44 AM

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To be fair it doesn't look like it was a very nice paint to work with. But yeah slower build up is better in most cases. Just make sure you let it dry fully in between.

noble idol Apr 9, 2024, 2:33 PM

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This is the new Army Painter Fanatic. I personally felt like the other paints were very smooth but something about the metallics when I thinned I didn't like. I'm not sure if they have their own medium that they recommend for thinning or not yet.I should check

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But I have limited paint experience with reaper citadel a little vallejo and p3

#Battletech Mechs, first time painting in many years.