40k-minis-and-armies

[icy warren]

Sec

[pastel grotto]

Got the idea from these star wars guys with the black pauldrons

[icy warren]

here is a hue change with photoshop

[pastel grotto]

Hwm

[icy warren]

Here is normal I think

Right?

[pastel grotto]

Yeah

Those the regular bros

[rare hornet]

Have you considered using the scion heads with the berets?

For these new cadians that is

[pastel grotto]

I did but thought they looked too formal

[rare hornet]

Fair enough

[pastel grotto]

Wanted my guys to look like cadians, but shock troops

[icy warren]

I'm coloring them black so you can get an idea of what it'll look like

[vagrant pier]

nice, started reading IR stuff recently

[pastel grotto]

I'd do it myself if I wasn't stuck on a bus rn

[compact umbra]

Just do what you want! And if you don’t like it then change it! That’s why we do test models so we can see if you like it or not.

[icy warren]

Sorry, photoshop crashed

Shitty job but should give you an idea of what they look like

Depending on the helmet type, could be kinda tricky

[edgy jackal]

Looks alright. I also can't quite put my finger on it, but it reminds me of something vaguely. Maybe starship troopers? Can't be right, those were grey uniforms

Ah yes, reminds me of a combat armour in fallout 4, because I recoloured that to black every time.

[pastel grotto]

Ooo

I might do that

Thank you fren

[icy warren]

Certainly less commando than before. I would say this sorta sticks out like a sore thumb in the grasslands

But I like the contrast from the different parts of the uniform.

[pastel grotto]

My guys use urban ruins as bases

I wanted to give the new models a bit of flair to set them apart as shock troops

So thank

[icy warren]

sec

So that'll be with your pieces. Yeah, when I sent that message I realized I wasn't paying attention to your base pieces and the gravel

Didn't Cadians have painted helmet markings at one point? Perhaps you can do something with that to help identify if coloration makes it hard to see easily

If not you could make pauldron symbol IDs for quick visual picks

[pastel grotto]

Yeah all my guys have pauldron numbers

And the new cadian shock troops will obviously look different

[rare hornet]

That is one thing I've never really attempted, base decorating

[median thistle]

I dont know if I should show off my dark angels

discord doesnt particularly want to show the picture the right way up

[ionic jacinth]

dem figures look like dagame

[pastel grotto]

To whoever pogged at this, this is just 1 out of 5k points of guardsmen

[rare hornet]

It's not a true guard list unless you can make your opponent rage quit while waiting for you to finish your movement phase

[pastel grotto]

Gentlemen

[pastel grotto]

Yoo da thunder hamma

[ebon panther]

Just gonna put this here and slowly back up into a corner

[rare hornet]

ooo, I'm really going to need to paint my guard at some point soon

[pastel grotto]

"that man, beat his ass"

[ebon panther]

"For the greater good."

[sweet meteor]

everyone posting some good shit and than this guy completely flexing on us

[sweet meteor]

where is da paint ma bordah!

[pastel grotto]

Yes, the greater good.

[sweet meteor]

i need it

[ebon panther]

LOL

[sweet meteor]

meh

[ebon panther]

AYO my boi with an abominant!

Hell yeh

[sweet meteor]

cant compete

[pastel grotto]

He's my first chaos knight and he will fuck your shit up, tau

Tau players when they thank god (hold on)

[ebon panther]

"Excesive force authorized enemy knight in play. For the greater good, and for house exaultus."

[sweet meteor]

this one has a special place in my heart now

[ebon panther]

I'm making them into a kill team just in the middle of moving so I can't continue making them until I'm done

So till then the guard will hold the line.

[pastel grotto]

Oh? Your approaching me?

My 3 main armies are guard, tyranids and dark angels.

And chaos

4

[ebon panther]

"Yeah got a problem with it pleb?!"

[pastel grotto]

AAA

https://tenor.com/view/metal-gear-rising-metal-gear-raiden-metal-gear-ray-super-strength-gif-14889306

[ebon panther]

Mine are admech, emperers spears, and thousand sons

XD

[rare hornet]

Orks, Iron Warriors, Valhallan, Black Templar

[pastel grotto]

Which Tyranids had something knight sized

Rvghrhgr

Don't want silly resin dimachaeron

[sweet meteor]

Ohh, shit i think the 2nd Nerd War broke out

[ebon panther]

Is it a war when we both want the same thing?

https://tenor.com/view/senator-armstrong-handshake-metal-gear-rising-raiden-metal-gear-hug-gif-25003613

[rare hornet]

I think it’s more of a revolution at that point

[ebon panther]

Will say I am 100% buying that knight battle force

Gonna make chaos knights

[plush swift]

I will try and get one myself, but my town is weird with them

last year one store got one set and the employees bought them all on the same day

[vagrant pier]

damn, i need gw cristmas box soon

[ebon panther]

Can always order one from me if ya live in the states wink wonk

totally not gonna shamelessly plug the store I work at

[plush swift]

Depends on the state

[ebon panther]

looks at name

[plush swift]

So, florida?

[rare hornet]

Denmark?

[plush swift]

Canada?

[ebon panther]

...

[stable vigil]

few fellas to add the to the force. be easy, I'm kinda new 😅

[rare hornet]

Christ that's a lot better than mine

[plush swift]

its easy to get better quickly honestly

[stable vigil]

still need to go back and add decals/finish a few very minor details

[stable vigil]

I have only been painting for a year and most of my skill increases came from very simple techniques and concepts. my first minis were horrendous

brush purists will seethe but learning how to hit a zenithal highlight with an airbrush ups the game immediately

[rare hornet]

That’s my latest marine

[pastel grotto]

My only greater daemon

Sillius soddus

[median thistle]

Ahhh the great mighty poo

[clever hawk]

The Cult Rises! Tbh I hope they add a GSC expansion to Danktide

[rare hornet]

Got to keep hold of some of them for comparison reasons

[marble carbon]

wink wonk just sounds like something youd say when winking with a lazy eye

[marble carbon]

id imagine they would tbh, since they mention possible aliens being spotted

also looks really good!

all look really good!

[plush swift]

zenithal isnt that important honestly, most paints you mini painters use dont really make use of it all that well either. There are some techniques that can heavily up your game like verdaccio because of how the physics of light works with the pigments used in flesh

[ebon panther]

[plush swift]

I do it on most things but I take pictures and then layer it over, but my base layer is almost always an iron oxide based pigment, so the changes from zenithal dont actually show up

[stable vigil]

all of my favorite painters make use of a zenithal and usually a spray from underneath with a color that fits color theory.

I wouldn't say it's absolutely essential, but it certainly helps a person who has little to no concept of light sourcing or placement

using a zenithal for me really depends on the mini. I enjoy doing it with marines because I get to basecoat, zenithal, and then leave the armor alone mostly

[plush swift]

Its useful, but its not a requirement like most thinnk

it also doesnt help with volumetric lighting at all

but thats a bit more advanced

[stable vigil]

the same kind of effects can be easily gotten from a good dry brush though, with a lil knowhow

[ebon panther]

I tend to just use contrasts I like how it gives some shading so I can be lazy

[plush swift]

I make the vast majority of the paints I use, so i dont really know what contrasts are

[stable vigil]

I've seen the IG painter chads produce perfect looking marines with a dry brush in like 5 minutes

[ebon panther]

Think of them as a slightly thicker wash or a watered down base paint

[plush swift]

so an ink

[ebon panther]

Pretty much yeah

[stable vigil]

one thick coat, pool into recesses

[plush swift]

I think I have a bottle of it somewhere around here, I bought a few mini paints at one point out of curiousity because everyone kept telling me how good they were

[stable vigil]

I'm torn between certain contrasts and the washes that I make

[plush swift]

But working in conservation, my concept of good is a lot stricter

[stable vigil]

I really enjoy contrast paints though. honestly an amazing tool

I've heard the zenithal slapchop with contrasts isn't too shabby. have thought about trying it out just to see

[plush swift]

slapchop?

[hollow trench]

Stormcast bits make for some unique chaos armor

[stable vigil]

hard zenithal with grey basecoat and white highlight. then one layer of contrast so the zenithal shows through

supposed to be a decent way to speed paint and I've seen some good results. I'm sure there's an art to it

[plush swift]

so a correct zenithal then

[hollow trench]

You basically do the highlights on the mini, then tint it

[rare hornet]

The most technical thing I own is an airbrush paint...

...I don't own an airbrush

[ebon panther]

Will say I need to stop buying and paint more. I have such a backlog now..

[plush swift]

ahh. I'm one of those elitist artists with a doctorate in it so my concepts of terms is fair bit different

always interested to learn new things though

its part of the journey after all

[ebon panther]

Can get them pretty cheap bought mine with a compresser for a bit over 60 usd

[rare hornet]

Well I have been using a brush for it, (Because I'm lazy) and it works surprisingly well

[hollow trench]

i try to explain things as simply as possible lol. I have a STEM degree so i confuse the hell out of people if i dont

[stable vigil]

getting into airbrush was cheaper than I thought it would be. can definitely get a good starter for $60

[hollow trench]

the technique is pretty simple tho. freels like painting backwards

[stable vigil]

I try to learn as much as I can, and I feel like I've come a long way with painting in the year that I've done it. I always yearn to be better though

[plush swift]

Oh god I get it, I had to get a masters in organochem for my job and I can over talk about paint chemistry a lot

[stable vigil]

I'm ngl I would like to hear about paint chemistry. would be a huge ELI5 session but I'd be down lmfao

[plush swift]

I mean I sort of do content about it but its slow to produce

I just got a lot of supplies for it actually

only thing I didnt get is a spectrometer because those are a few grand and I dont need one yet

did just buy 25kg of different pigments though

[stable vigil]

as a chemist who seems pretty well versed with paint, what brand of acrylic is your go to?

[plush swift]

Golden and lascaux

lascaux makes the best metallics ive found by far

golden is just a universally good brand that gets used in conservation a lot

[stable vigil]

will definitely jot that down because I have a hard time finding metallics I like

my gold is a 1:1 of two different ones because I couldn't seem to find one that worked right

love that box. I almost got one whenever I was running GSC but I never pulled the trigger

[stable vigil]

I had a shot to get one for about $80 and I didn't take it 😭 feel foolish these days lmao

[plush swift]

I tried to buy that years ago, wish I did

[stable vigil]

I'll have to look into trying some of these out, do they make smaller bottles? 😅

I've been looking for dark imperium and dark vengeance but have settled for just getting the contents individually

[plush swift]

85ml is the smallest, but you need to go to jacksons to get them as the ones in the US are crazy expensive

I have just a pile of shame I'm slowly working on

[stable vigil]

I have been slowly trying to get rid of all my assembled plastic and get all NOS

[plush swift]

my 40k army was put on hold for a bit because of commissions and december is a super busy month because people book me for art classes most of the month

[stable vigil]

3k is comparably nothing to a lot of peoples' pile of shame but I have like 3k of primaris NOS and it mocks me every day

[plush swift]

feb I have a scale modeling competition, , I'm hoping to start my army by august next year

[stable vigil]

I just recently started doing commissions (only for games level or maybe tabletop plus) and I'm struggling with learning the time management part

[plush swift]

DM me later if you want, i cant help you with that

its a very weird thing, because there is a ton of extra things you dont think about with it

[stable vigil]

have been thinking about using a stopwatch and trying to see how long it takes me to do things

[plush swift]

the problem is that when you have a stopwatch to track it, you'll inherently speed things up

[stable vigil]

my shop wants me to have a 48 hour turnover and I'm not confident I can always get it done

[plush swift]

when its not there, you'll slow down

48 hour turn over is stupidly hard

like you want a 2k army painted in 48 hours? you're paying an extra 2-4k

[stable vigil]

I think they are limiting it to single models and units, and they can contact us about bigger stuff

[plush swift]

I can do it with methods like this, but remember I also have been doing this for a very long time

[stable vigil]

I have been protesting for a week turnaround. feel that 48 hours is pretty harsh for a commission newbie

[plush swift]

yeah you need at bare minimum 72 hours

[stable vigil]

I think they might just be trying to push me and see what I can do

[plush swift]

plus with 48 hours, you'll be avoiding safety procedures really heavily

[stable vigil]

I would also worry about how rushed that assembly would have to be

[plush swift]

what a lot of people dont realize is that painting still has to be osha compliant

you're dealing with a lot of very dangerous chemicals like methyl ethyl keytone, xylene, etc

[stable vigil]

I need to use PPE more 😭😅

[plush swift]

Glues are acetone, n-butyl acetate, ethyl acetate, etc

CA glue is another entire thing all alone

And dont get me started on the fact pigments like titanium white and carbon black are carcinogenic

with most mini paints also using kaolin in heavily quantities, another known carcinogen, you need a lot more ppe than you'd think

well technically it isnt

but the fumed silica thats typically in it is,

also the matte agent? fumed silica

Im cursed

[hollow trench]

you scare me. I have a BS in Geology and people glaze over when i start talking about ternary diagrams of Feldspars lol

[plush swift]

I umm... wouldnt be opposed to that actually

geology is something I have to pick up while working since... old pigments are earth pigments

[hollow trench]

correct. Did you ever take an Earth Materials class in school? its microscopes and chemistry applied to rocks

[plush swift]

No, my original things were art history and psychology

when I went back i just didnt have time or a need for fun classes, just enough to get the credits and leave

my organo chem degree isnt finished yet technically, just was put on a brief hold due to covid

[ebon panther]

Honestly I don't understand anything yall are saying but the more I listen the more curious I become.

[rare hornet]

They're talking paint

[plush swift]

@ebon panther do you know the prices of the battleforce boxes?

[rare hornet]

It scares me

[plush swift]

yes, the curse of paint knowledge scares me, dont worry you're not alone

[hollow trench]

covid wrecked my upper level courses

had to do an advanced microscope class ONLINE

[ebon panther]

We sell same price as gw. But I don't know the prices give me a bit and I can prolly find it

Is there one you're looking for exactly?

[plush swift]

just the general prices, I have no idea if I can budget anything at the moment

[plush swift]

how?

[hollow trench]

not well lol

had to look at images of thin sections instead of using the microscopes. not like we could take them with us because they are super expensive double polarized scopes

[plush swift]

sounds like you need to buy one yourself

shouldnt be that expensive, right? only like half the cost of school books

[hollow trench]

only about $12000

so about the cost of tuition

[plush swift]

Yeah, see cheap.

You can afford it as a student with no job, just ask your rich parents who are paying everything so you dont have to get crippling debt for it

[hollow trench]

i had to watch my roommate get dragged down into the endless cycle of loans. spent summer working 80+ a week to try and offset the amount of loans she needed

and i went to a cheap school

[ebon panther]

Cheapest 40k one is about 310$ while most expensive 340$

[plush swift]

not worth buying for me, thats the price of the models normally

if they are doing the christmas boxes for no discount this year, I might just say screw it and buy a new printer instead

I need one that can do white ink for waterslides

[plush swift]

ouch

[ebon panther]

You're saving around 35% per box

[hollow trench]

straight up 1/10 students are homeless, many to avoid the cost of housing. I remember finding out a buddy of mine lived in his car when i found a news article interviewing him

shits surreals

[ebon panther]

Also sorry boxes are looking at 210 - 280

[hollow trench]

thats a lot more reasonable

[ebon panther]

Ye sorry I was looking at the wrong chart lol

[plush swift]

I wonder what box is 280, thats at most a $60 discount

[vagrant pier]

i made all my math considering 230

what the fuck, 280 is impossible

466 dollars for me

[plush swift]

sounds australian

[ebon panther]

Agreed im using USD

[hollow trench]

cursed

[vagrant pier]

brazillian

[ebon panther]

Plus these are guestiments because they haven't released the full sell amount to us yet

[vagrant pier]

to know the price around here i convert the US price to BRL + 1000 brl of tax

well, will afford it if my friend let me borrows his card so i can pay on 4x

worst scenario tho

[vagrant pier]

this weekend it starts

[plush swift]

Any idea when they will start being sold? My store said to come back every day until they do...

[vagrant pier]

this weekend

[hoary cobalt]

Not mine, but absolutely EPIC to say the least
https://youtube.com/shorts/KCOVb9FN9ME?feature=share

[plush swift]

two stores I know said it wasnt this weekend

Last year it wasnt until the 14th of december

[plush swift]

The stores around me dont even have them in

[vagrant pier]

prob its just the pre-order this weekend

[plush swift]

maybe

[vagrant pier]

when your stores receive it

i will need to wait one month

so im good

[slender mantle]

such handsome

[plush swift]

yeah not even the brit stores I know are saying a release date, they just said "on some saturday in december, gw never tells us anything prior"

[ebon panther]

Sadly no GW is kinda stingy cause we don't find out things till the public does

[plush swift]

thats honestly aggravating and I can see why two of my local stores stopped carrying GW products.

[ebon panther]

It's rough especially when we try to see how many we need to order for our players but we can't because we don't know anything

[ivory swift]

My boys

[plush swift]

one store never carried them because they had to order one of every box, including aos, and the issue is aos just isnt a thing in this town

[ivory swift]

Looking forward to the Cadia Stands box coming out soon, going to be hard splitting my time between painting minis and playing Darktide.

[plush swift]

you can do both at the same time

[ivory swift]

I can certainly try lol

[rare hornet]

That's the spirit

[elfin yew]

Getting a Dorn for my GSC

Time to continue the age-old tradition of making guard units but cooler as Brood Brothers

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1029214979452321875/1043020310078820393/GSC_Is_for_me-1.png

[ebon panther]

Yeah we're having that issue here as well and it's getting a bit rough atm

[plush swift]

its almost like GW doesnt want to sell discount boxes because they make less short term money

[ebon panther]

The issues I've had with them in the industry is that they don't provide the things we request such as paints, brushes, and the like. We have been waiting on layer and base paints for two months and our rep is ghosting our emails

[plush swift]

lol does your store want to carry my paint brand?

[ebon panther]

Not only that we put in a large order for the collector edition black templar mini and they got sent to the wrong lgs and we never got our money back

And that would depend on how much it would cost us and how much we would have to sell it for.

[elfin yew]

I could be wrong but I feel like buyign several boxes of cadia stands is actually at an upmark

Alot of the box value is in cards

and the transfers and such

And the codex(?)

[plush swift]

pretty much

[elfin yew]

Oh yeah it has the codex

[plush swift]

been selling it for like $4 for a 20ml bottle

well the white specifically, the rest are around $3

the white covers black in one coat

[slender mantle]

you took them all?

[ebon panther]

Lol no I wanna though. I sell them.

[ebon panther]

How much would you sell them to us for if we bought in large bulk?

[slender mantle]

this is the only miniature I resold

[plush swift]

everything depends on how many and what not, there is also a private legal concern with my paints due to an impending lawsuit against another paint company I have to work out

long story short its slander and noncompetitive practices

i just cant be in the same store as that brand

[ebon panther]

Say I wanted to purchase 6 of each paint how much would it cost us to start out in? Would you have a display or would we have to provide one and would the paints sell better than vellajo or Citadel?

[plush swift]

You'd have to have a display, but there arent many colors in the line, its mostly focused towards weathering and other effects at the moment with a few historical colors thrown in. Would the paints sell better? No idea, they sell well around me but it's because its a support local concept

but its mostly the white that sells

[abstract jolt]

How do you have that many already?? I pre ordered mine and I don't have it yet

[elfin yew]

Vendor

[abstract jolt]

Cringe

Still waiting for my Bayard's revenge model

Thank you GW for changing the delivery time for a pre order to "within 180 days" 🫡

[ebon panther]

That's fair. I think I'll pass on getting them for the store but I may grab some for personal use because I like to try other brands and see how well they work for me.

[abstract jolt]

I bought the guard box because the new models were nice, even though i collect krieg

I plan to get the other new guard models too

[plush swift]

its also not in full production and everything is hand made, so the waiting list is long the moment

dealing with the legal issue has put it on hold partly too

[ebon panther]

Ah shame let me know when things get sorted I need a good white for once lol

[narrow ice]

Being cool and being a bug are mutually exclusive 🙃

[elfin yew]

green leafs will be first to the bug wall

[errant fulcrum]

Hear me out…

[hollow trench]

hmmm

[abstract jolt]

My krieg cabinet ( gotten the quartermaster and retinue since this picture and i need 1 more deathrider to replace the oop commisar deathrider for squadron commander)

Also working on my sisters of battle still, got about 1000 pts , only halfs put together

[slender mantle]

Hand reveal

[abstract jolt]

hand

[hollow trench]

needs more trenches

[abstract jolt]

i have trench planks down on some of the bases

could add raised bits later on

[plush swift]

needs more shovels

[abstract jolt]

still happy i got the marshall AND quartermaster models now

[hollow trench]

Here's an old Mordheim mini. Got a couple of the possessed too

[abstract jolt]

very nice

[hollow trench]

they painted?

[abstract jolt]

sadly no

been busy irl

[hollow trench]

it be like that

[abstract jolt]

when i can paint again, starting with the deathriders

[hollow trench]

I wish I still had this one, did it for a friend a while ago

[slender mantle]

Cool cup

Drink the paint out of it

[hard sand]

I am coming to drink your wash pot

[hollow trench]

happens more often than id like

[slender mantle]

https://tenor.com/view/jerma-jeremy-jeremy-elbertson-chug-consume-gif-17498960

[plush swift]

just dont drink my paint water

one cup is petrolium distillate, the other is for my acrylics... but I use a lot of chromium and cadmium based paints... the years of cad residue probably would make soluble cadmium at this point

[true spindle]

that dont sound good

[slender mantle]

he is like walter white

[plush swift]

Yes but with paint

[true spindle]

indeed

[plush swift]

I do have some strontium pigment around here somewhere

[true spindle]

pulls out 1920s model plane paint with real lead

[plush swift]

I actually have a ton of lead paint here, they still make and sell it

[true spindle]

fair enough

[plush swift]

Same with genuine vermillion and manganese

despite what people want to say

[true spindle]

no idea what vermillion is. so I shall google

[plush swift]

mercury sulfide

pr106(pigment code)

[true spindle]

ah

you had me at mercury

[slender mantle]

https://tenor.com/view/breaking-bad-chemistry-experiment-scientific-walter-white-gif-17820266

him painting

[plush swift]

i have some right next to me actually

[true spindle]

idk why but vermillion strikes me as a name better suited to green

[plush swift]

vermillion is cinnabar, cinnabar can also be a green

[true spindle]

likely due to ver being used alot as a prefix for green colours

ah

[plush swift]

might just be a very subconscious thing

[true spindle]

well vert is french for green there is also verdigris (again french)

[hollow trench]

Got some glow paint with strontium lol

[true spindle]

damn

I think honorary may win lol

[plush swift]

you also ahve viridian

[true spindle]

yes that as well

[plush swift]

it makes sense why vermillion would seem like a green honestly

[hollow trench]

Also historically used in jewelry. Do with that what you will

[plush swift]

doesnt really glow much

[plush swift]

The red was at least, the green was arsenic and not really something hard

[true spindle]

anytime I think of glow Im just thinking of those poor watch makers

[hollow trench]

Cinnabar isn't hard to begin with. You can scratch it with your fingernail

[plush swift]

well the green is very powdery

hard as in something you can sculpt

[true spindle]

can't remember the name of them but the fact every day they handled radioactive paint that slowly killed them horrifically is not pleasant

[plush swift]

radium

[true spindle]

yeah

[hollow trench]

The green is probably cobalt and zinc

And heat treated

[plush swift]

thats one of the few pigments my landlord banned me from having in my apartment

[hollow trench]

I'm not surprised, it's radioactive

[plush swift]

its copper arsenic

[true spindle]

what the hell do you do that requires you to have such volitile paints?

[plush swift]

art conservation

[true spindle]

that makes sense

also sounds like a horrifically difficult job

we have all seen the poorly "touched up" jesus

[hollow trench]

That would do it

[plush swift]

Yeah but me bringing back a crate of mummy brown raised no red flags

[hollow trench]

wat

[plush swift]

the 50kg of arsenic pigment showing up at the door? thats fine

the 10g of radium pigment, nope thats too dangerous

[slender mantle]

do you sniff it

[plush swift]

that was actually a good move not a bad one

weirdly enough

[hollow trench]

My favorite form of arsenic is Realgar, chemical formula AsS

[plush swift]

also thats restoration, not conservation

[plush swift]

realgar is gorgeous

[true spindle]

this one

[plush swift]

yes, that painting before was worth about $75

the current one is worth in the range of 30 mil

[true spindle]

hahahaha

[plush swift]

the botched job is actually causing a lot of places to purposely get unqualified people to restore ancient paintings that have no value

[true spindle]

jesus lol

no pun intended

(or entirely intended)

I still feel bad for the artist but...atleast she is a hero to her town

[hollow trench]

Ancient painting, no value. That makes no sense

[plush swift]

she actually saved the town from economic ruin weirdly enough

[plush swift]

not all paintings have historical or monetary value.

I have a 450 year old painting a family member painted, its not worth anything other than to me as an heirloom

[true spindle]

suppose its all relative to perspective

[plush swift]

The person wasn't ever relevant as a painter... talk about charlatan priest?? dude was

[slender mantle]

is it a good painting

[plush swift]

no

[hollow trench]

Oof

[true spindle]

hahahha I knew that would be the answer

[plush swift]

Its his attempt at painting one of his wives

except half way through he got a new wife and tried to change it to her

[slender mantle]

based 450 year old relative

[true spindle]

HAHAH

[hollow trench]

And yet here it is 450 years later being discussed

[true spindle]

Im suprised that this information has lasted

[plush swift]

it has because my family has some political notoriety and religious notoriety

only reason

[hollow trench]

Does that have anything to do with wack paintings?

[plush swift]

Nope

Im pretty much the only artist in the past 400ish years technically speaking

[feral valley]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/643798724920737801/1044782306570813550/20221122_201121.jpg

we paintin kasrkin tonight lads

[hollow trench]

thats a really good yellow

[abstract jolt]

averland sunset 👁️

[broken elbow]

you are already able to find the new kits?

I just want a sentinel man

[feral valley]

hobgrot hide

[feral valley]

the kasrkin were in the Gallowdark kill team set

so i just bought some off people

[junior meadow]

we need someone to make the Bosnian knight

[feral valley]

loudly bosnian knight!!!

[compact umbra]

Knights!?!!!

We must read out our chivalric duties!

“He must be humble of heart, strong of arm, be savage in war, loyal to hearth, and follow deeds of Glory. He must keep honour with all, banish cowardice from his doings, and bring his House no shame. He must serve the Emperor, and defend the Imperium. Thus should a Knight rule himself."
— The Chivalric Duty, Aquitainus Malory Cadmus, M31

[slender mantle]

Awesome sauce

[rare hornet]

Let’s change things up with a bit of good old ork

[hoary sphinx]

I like his blue pants 👖

[rare hornet]

Thank you

[ember sinew]

dropping a few pics of my recent synth wave styled Necrons (40k) here

[rare hornet]

That is very funky, I like it

[normal sphinx]

built these guys after the closed beta 🙂

[rare hornet]

Was wondering about whether it was possible to adapt the chaos ogryn for the normal guard kill team?

Rule wise I mean

[median thistle]

I present ancient anger management bot

WIP of course

[heady lotus]

Even in death papa smurf still serves

[vernal turtle]

Not 40k but I wanted to share my 1st Maggotkin of Nurgle model

[rare hornet]

So… Kin of Ultramar… you think your armour will protect you?

The sons of Iron will see your fortresses turned to dust!

[median thistle]

just be grateful I havent put a baneblade on my christmas list

I will make a Shadowbaneswordlord of storm

[rare hornet]

Perturabo sends his regards

[median thistle]

I did however put Rowboat on the list

and he has a knack for fisting space marines

[deft fable]

Hello everybody
I'm Warhammer 40k curious I would like to try this hobby, painting looks awesome but playing looks too complex and elitist ATM 👀 I Heard about battle force boxes but maybe it's too much for a never try like me.
Any advices? 🙏

[rare hornet]

Opinions will probably differ from person to person. But a combat patrol box would be the quickest way to get a battle ready army

[median thistle]

go on GW website, look through either the combat patrol boxes or just some minis, find what looks cool and then get peoples opinions on what to buy with that

[rare hornet]

That being said. I would recommend getting an idea on what faction appeals to you most before buying anything

[median thistle]

or if you wanna try painting etc to start with get one of the small mini boxes that comes with painting

paints*

[median thistle]

also regarding playing, dont worry about it, most of the stuff you will hear is probably about tournaments etc, its not that elitist lol

[edgy jackal]

The tabletop gaming aspect varies wildly depending on your local gaming group. I would say go to your local game store or Games workshop and ask about which games are most commonly played (40k, age of sigmar, kill team, etc). If you're lucky, there might be a kill team scene near you, which is probably easier to get into than 40k proper.

They might even have introductory event for newer players from time to time.

[deft fable]

I'm into Death guard / Sisterhood

[edgy jackal]

Nice layering on the greens

[rare hornet]

@deft fable is it safe to assume you’ve have little to no experience of the actual gaming part of warhammer?

[deft fable]

Yes I saw those necron/marines set but I'm like what can i do with 3 necrons after painting 😕 ?
@rare hornet I do have a coworker who plays a lot, show me his minis and tell me his games . But nah never played

[median thistle]

well the whole point is practice

but if you want death guard or sisters then then definitely get a combat patrol

I wouldnt suggest the battleforce box but if you want one I wont stop you lol

[deft fable]

Dices, inches and Infinite codex are all I know about this game

[rare hornet]

Okay, not a problem. May I suggest the use of the website: Wahapedia. It has all the rule books and is kept as up to date as possible

[deft fable]

Does the battle box 2022 sounds great for a new player ?, a whole playable army at cheap price

[median thistle]

the only reason it wouldnt be good is obviously if you dont end up liking the game itself

but otherwise yeah

you get a big army centerpiece

and some other shit

take a screenshot of something you like basically

put it here and youll get advice from someone

[rare hornet]

Those boxes might be a tad too high calibre for someone starting new

[edgy jackal]

The christmas battleforces are great value for money, not going to lie

https://www.fauxhammer.com/featured/warhammer-40000-2022-battleforce-boxes-price-savings-breakdown/

[median thistle]

for sure

[deft fable]

Yeah that's what I thought,Mortarion painting in my baby hands 🙁

[median thistle]

lolol well you can have morty

the trick is to use the rest of the army as you build up its size to practice painting

[deft fable]

Yeah that's what I thought too

[median thistle]

lemme show you the difference between the first dark angel I painted when I bought them, because the word dark angel sounded cool to the one I have now

[deft fable]

Love you guys ! ❤️❤️🐸

[rare hornet]

Hang on a tick I might have my first painted model somewhere

[median thistle]

we all gotta start somewhere basically lol

to be fair my picture was kinda crap

[rare hornet]

@deft fable on the painting side of things. Might I suggest the idea of searching up reference images? Whether that be models other people have painted or just artwork of the army?

[deft fable]

Sorry u want me to ?

[rare hornet]

No, sorry it was just a suggestion

I found that having a bunch of images of what I’m going to be painting can help if I ever get stuck

It’s entirely up to you of course

[deft fable]

Oh I see... But high level of painting might provide the opposite effect no? Like unreachable

[rare hornet]

That’s true, but to be fair as long as you’re happy with what you make then who else cares?

[edgy jackal]

It doesn't even have to be painted minis though, can be just generic art

For example, this is a non-standard paint scheme for dark eldar incubi, and would be a handy reference if you wanted something similar

[median thistle]

exactly

I mean used some reference art to find the colour I wanted for my dark angels librarian

which ended up influencing the colour of my ultramarines cuz I liked the blue

you might find some art or a build and itll make you think thats a good idea

[rare hornet]

^thats the point I was trying to make. And failing miserably at it 😅

[median thistle]

this is the art that @rare hornet has based his iron warriors off of

sort of

[rare hornet]

Yeah pretty much

[median thistle]

I just saw someone elses dark angels green and thought fuck that looks great what can I do to get that effect

[mellow skiff]

Wish I could paint minis as well as some of the guys in here do

[rare hornet]

Well you’re probably doing better than I am 😆

[near egret]

Figured I'd share my custom grey knights!

[rare hornet]

Are those Sororitas legs?

[near egret]

Nope! All stormcast bodies with grey knight bits

It was my first project with minis and was frankly a little overzealous

Took a few months to finally get through lol

[rare hornet]

Oh, fair enough, they just looked similar was all. They’re well done though

[near egret]

Thanks!

[median thistle]

I love that, favourite is second from the rightg

[near egret]

My boy Shax! Rocking the broken antenna

[median thistle]

yessss

[rare hornet]

How did you do the power sword on the middle marine?

Well middle, slightly right one

[ruby pilot]

i dont recommend getting a battle box to start out unless you're really really sure

[vagrant pier]

Im about to start a army with that

But its not going to be my first 40k army tho

[ruby pilot]

if you've painted minis before and you're sure you like it then yeah they're great

i just meant for new painters it can be really intimidating

i got the really old cadia one years ago when it was only 200 cad it was such a steal

[vagrant pier]

Yeah i painted like 2 killteams,500 points necrons and a squad of plague marines

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/633604405345910784/1012905726500413440/IMG-20220826-WA0037.jpg

My best one tho

[jovial sequoia]

Would any of you be able to recommend a really pale gold paint? I'm looking to go for something really desaturated

[vagrant pier]

Only gold that exists on my brain is retributor armor

[rare hornet]

Yeah retributor and perhaps a shade over it?

[vagrant pier]

Retributor and earthshade is my religion

[ruby pilot]

vallejo 77.725 is pretty pale but its also pretty green

[plush swift]

it can also have no green under tone to it. Vallejo isn't very great when it comes to quality control

[edgy jackal]

Retributor, liberator and golden griffon drybrush? Maybe sigmarite drybrush?

[plush swift]

you can also mix a little yellow into silver

the palest gold I have is literally called pale gold, there is also pale rich gold

but those are from a high end brand and arent easy to find

[edgy jackal]

Yeah, that's a good point. @jovial sequoia , what paint brands do you have easier access to?

[plush swift]

Im just waiting for the day I find someone in a discord randomly who lives in my town whos looking for rare paint

[jovial sequoia]

I can find just about any paint. I use mostly army painter

[plush swift]

Looking outside hobby paint is a good start

with metallics you have a way wider range within artist paints

or even looking outside normal acrylics, gunpla has a ton of metallics too

[jovial sequoia]

Aren't gunpla paints typically lacquer? Can you brush those on

[plush swift]

its enamel or lacquer, there isnt really a definition of what those are in the modern world though, blame dupont for that

and yes, you can

always better with an airbrush, but it you can it on as long as you have some mineral spirit

[jovial sequoia]

Hmm. I'll have to check the local hobby lobby then

[plush swift]

Hobby lobby may or may not have a brand called lascaux

the rich pale gold from them might be what you're looking for

[jovial sequoia]

I will write that down, thank you

[plush swift]

I dont know what hobby lobby has off hand, I always forget we have one near me

its just really inconvenient to get to

[plush swift]

just keep in mind, its very expensive but its also considered a super premium brand

though... its cheaper per ML than vallejo metal air ever so slightly

[jovial sequoia]

I gotcha. I used to have the Vallejo liquid gold paints and that was like 30 dollars a bottle

[plush swift]

yeah these are way cheaper, I think the smallest bottle is an 85ml and they run around $30~ in the US, way cheaper if you go to jacksons

[jovial sequoia]

Could only thin them with isopropyl alcohol because if you used water the pigment would rust

[plush swift]

thats honestly debatable, we did testing with them years ago

[jovial sequoia]

Huh, neat

[plush swift]

its just recommended to not use water because its an alcohol(i think, need to check the sds again) based paint

[ruby pilot]

vallejo liquid metal is alcohol yeah

and i have definitely gotten moisture into it and not had it rust

[plush swift]

lascaux is water based thankfully

its real metal pigment, so a burnishing fluid will cause them to rust

[frigid minnow]

I play Orks and Imperial guard on Tabletop. I used to own knights but I sold them when 9th edition first release because obscuring terrain can eat my rear.

[ruby pilot]

i cant imagine selling an army for gameplay reasons

[frigid minnow]

I was tired of arguing with people about the errata changes for obscuring terrain. Had people trying to shoot through solid walls saying they didnt help the knight.. Like a solid wall not a door and I wanted more ork models at the time

[plush swift]

lots of people do. one of my clients buys an army, has me paint it, sells it when its bad in the meta

[median thistle]

I have been tempted to get an army painted for myself at some point

[plush swift]

its very expensive

[woven herald]

It is.

[frigid minnow]

Yeah, if you're new to the hobby, I'd tale it slow. If you just want to paint or have something on the desk to see then I'd reconsider but if you want to play the game and want an army for cheap check ebay

[woven herald]

My fee for the Morty commission I’m doing is 450 usd.

[ruby pilot]

hahaha what the fuck

[plush swift]

Thats all?

Last morty I did was 3500

but they wanted the step below showcase

god it was a nightmare

[woven herald]

It’s a side gig I do at a very slow pace. So I charge low.

[ruby pilot]

how long did it take you

[plush swift]

like 40 hours

not including build time or design time

[median thistle]

yeah I Know that lol

its the main reason why Im trying to improve my painting

its gotten better but only with like one colour scheme

[woven herald]

Have you considered…

GOLD

[plush swift]

art classes are cheaper and a few hours can help you improve a lot

I occasionally do some free stuff for mini painters on the weekends too

[median thistle]

Ive never really considered that to be honest

[edgy jackal]

retributor, agrax, liberator?

[plush swift]

its a very weird thing, a lot of mini painters that do classes arent very good at teaching, but are good at painting

[woven herald]

Reikland and auric too.

No agrax.

[median thistle]

This is my current project I need to work on

[woven herald]

Ultranerds.

Beaky Ultranerds.

[median thistle]

Trying to figure out how to make a more battle worn look for the blue

[woven herald]

We needs it, precious

[median thistle]

Yeah I don’t like The beakies but I split an age of darkness box

[plush swift]

what blue are you using?

[edgy jackal]

retributor, reikland, liberator and auric, nice. Auric is such a weird paint.

[median thistle]

Vallejo Game Magic blue

[woven herald]

I actually want to redo my Custodes.

No marble bases.

Cut out the dry brush elements.

This box would be a fun reset before going back.

[plush swift]

one second, need to double check which distributor they use for pigments

[marble carbon]

what colour golds are used to get that hue?

[woven herald]

Retributor spray, Reikland, Auric Armor, Liberator.

[plush swift]

green shade phthalo with green shate ultramarine mixture, most likely, so adding white will make it very green, you might have to add some violet to the mixture

[marble carbon]

thank you, ive got custodes myself and like to collect gold recipes haha

[desert wigeon]

oh wow this looks nice!

[median thistle]

so I will be honest, I dont actually know what that means

[desert wigeon]

kek

[woven herald]

A worthy pursuit that honors our Emperor.

[plush swift]

Paint pigments. Sorry, I work in art conservation so my brain instantly goes into paint chemistry

[median thistle]

lolol no worries, the conversation the other day exploded my brain

[plush swift]

I can do that easily

basically if you get some of the base single pigments as an artist grade single pigment, you'd start to see a lot of weird stuff with paint

but then you get into the weirdness of things like using magenta and green to make a violet and blue

[woven herald]

playable custodian in darktide when?

[plush swift]

skitarii first

i want my mechadendrites to have mechadendrites

[woven herald]

Sir…. This is an imperial cult server. Get your mecha slaaneshi stuff gone.

[plush swift]

Your boss is literally admech

[woven herald]

Wait… the Darktide Inquisitor is a Toaster Licker?

[plush swift]

thats a different boss

you're a reject

the bottom of the barrel

[woven herald]

Just like real life.

[plush swift]

no

rejects have more rights

[edgy jackal]

Yeah, that doesn't make sense in either standard colour mixing or light colour mixing.

[plush swift]

thats color theory in a nutshell. Color theory is a study of physics

because purple, violet, magenta, etc arent real, your brain invents them

you can mix them in weird ways

plus PG7 is just over all a very strange color

[median thistle]

I think im just going to stick to sponging on/drybrushing the brighter blue over a darker blue to make a battleworn look and see how that goes when I try it for the first time

[plush swift]

sponge is my best friend

its the best painting tool I have

[median thistle]

I need sponge lol

last time I did it when I painted my SS I used the sponge from where I keep my minis xD

[plush swift]

you can get sponge brushes for cheap and if you dont use them as a brush, they work well

there are also tons of make up tools that work super well

[ruby pilot]

are you pro or anti drybrushing with makeup brushes

[plush swift]

Both

[ruby pilot]

haha

[plush swift]

Make up brushes work, they just arent the end all be all

[median thistle]

I have kept an eye out for make up stuff but ive never seen anything that looks very usable

[woven herald]

Foundation brushes are excellent tools for dusting minis. Gentle and gets into the crevices.

[plush swift]

You'd be shocked at what can work

[plush swift]

this is pure fact

[edgy jackal]

I guess just like yellow and blue paints mix to green. It probably isn't clicking for me due to a) lack of recent mixing experience b) working with additive colour mixing for most things (any RGB scheme on a computer).

[median thistle]

all this talk of painting has reminded me I have a few resin models I still need to wash and put together

[plush swift]

paints are subtractive so its a different thing to learn entirely

[edgy jackal]

True that, which is why hobby stores get away with selling so many different colours for plebs like me 😂

[plush swift]

yep, I cant cope with that much paint

it also breeds a weirdly toxic attitude too

[errant remnant]

My latest work

some Bladeguard Veterans for my Silver Templar Space Marines

[novel jasper]

silver templars are so underrated

but those are juicy as shit

[errant remnant]

I started collecting Space Marines with the Conquest magazine and since the Silver Templars were invented for the magazine, I just kept going and painting them. The colorscheme is really striking when a whole army is on the table. But tbh.. my favorite colorscheme for SM is the Howling Griffons one but that's just too much to paint a whole army of 😄

[woven herald]

An ultra successor I can respect.

[bright swan]

Some details missing ofc but happy for the IG representation in the game 🙌

[lone oriole]

Painting my first ever army!

[compact umbra]

I completely forgot did they reveal agents of the imperium style rules for guard?

[vagrant pier]

one question plastic crack veterans

cristmas box come with transfer?

so i wouldnt bother getting one to use on my AoS army

[elfin yew]

Which box, either way, most likely

[elfin yew]

No + I don't think they have any agents of the imperium anyway

Not in their codex at least

[vagrant pier]

thousand sons

i was going to get a CSM transfer to use the tzeentch mark on a tzaangor banner

[elfin yew]

It should have a transfer sheet

[rare hornet]

I'd be surprised if they don't come with transfers

[elfin yew]

I say this because I've gotten christmas boxes that for some reason didn't have their respective transfers, when they were supposed to

[rare hornet]

but at the same time I wouldn't

[vagrant pier]

well, need to wait and hope the dude around here is still selling for 5 usd

[elfin yew]

If you have friends who play chaos at ur local store though, of any sort, you can probably just ask them for TSon sheets. All the CSM boxes come with an entire transfer which has symbols for each legion

I have like, 6 of them

[woven herald]

I claim this chat in the name of Archaon and AoS.

[vagrant pier]

well.... i played on 2 stores on 2 different states, and the chaos players usually free hands

[elfin yew]

Should have plenty of extra transfers then LMAO

It's p much guaranteed that a CSM player will have extra transfers since each sheet comes with transfers for each legion and they're only going to use one of them

[hard sand]

oh belakor its time for your 2pm Everchosen Coronation

[woven herald]

LOL

[pastel grotto]

I claim this chat for the imperial guard

[hollow trench]

holy shit

[woven herald]

Warhammer World display.

Very cool.

[pastel grotto]

Yup

One day I'll have something like that

[woven herald]

I prefer the fall of Prospero display.

[pastel grotto]

Also chaos warriors look sick as fuck

[woven herald]

Has Custodes.

And nerds being beaten up.

[pastel grotto]

Oh I hate custodes

Hey bro we heard you like space marines

So we made space marine space marines

Same with grey knights and death watch

[woven herald]

We are now sworn enemies.

[pastel grotto]

Good

[woven herald]

I’m torn.

[pastel grotto]

Come closer.

I want to turn your Custodes into a friendship bracelet

[woven herald]

I could continue to doing generic red and gold. Or do Dread Host.

[wheat root]

Where Ogryn?!

[rare hornet]

1...2...3...4... Yep that's at least 7 tanks

[pastel grotto]

Nah it's 6 maybe

[hollow trench]

paste. you mean paste

[pastel grotto]

They are made of golden metal Armour. not flesh

[hollow trench]

they are like oysters. hard outside, squishy inside

[pastel grotto]

Either way, making into a nice bracelet for my lords of war

[clear bear]

God that's incredible every time I see it

Just realised the Scions at the side too

[median thistle]

ooo I just remembered something important

does anyone here use citadel paints with an airbrush

[patent brook]

Both my brothers and I do.

[median thistle]

how do you like, get it to work

I bought some recently and, well it didnt like me

[narrow ice]

Figured i'd have my non-krieg painted something like this for tabletop

[patent brook]

Haha, I have never had a issue with it, but all I have ever done is a basic zenethal coat, or just base colors especially white. I have never had a issue with it, But I dont do the full model. I really just base/large areas/stencils

Is it not spraying? Whats the issue? And do other paints work

[median thistle]

I tried using caliban green for the coat over a black base coat for my dark angels, just to make it quicker, but it barely came out, I think it clogged it up almost immediately

other paints work

just not the citadel one

[patent brook]

Hmm. I have never used that one. But I can tell you this. Theres a reason I dont use a lot of citadel paints and its because unfortunately they are garbage from time to time. They have some really fantastic ones, and some really bad ones. I have also gotten some randomly bad pots here and there. Honestly if you have a better green you like I would go with that.

These 3 air work great for me, I also use mechanicus standard as well a lot

[median thistle]

yeah I figured that might be the case

ah well its good to hear it from someone else anyway

just means Ill have to find another dark green air as an alternative

[hollow trench]

Doesn't glow a ton, but still turns out ok.

@plush swift

[patent brook]

Yeah me and my brother had a long talk about this regarding contrasts, We both use a mix of citadel/army painter because some citadel contrast is great, like nazdrag yellow or snake bite leather but some are garbage

[hollow trench]

i really like basilicanum grey and black templar

[median thistle]

the contrasts have been pretty good so far

though my apothecary white recently didnt wanna work so well

[hollow trench]

does it normally work well? ive been doing white the hard way with standard paint

[median thistle]

well it doesnt do white white

lemme grab a model and show you what it does

[median thistle]

tah dah

[hollow trench]

ah

i dont recognize the scupt, is it custom?

[median thistle]

Kitbash

the black templar marshal

but yeah the cape is what it does

its more of a shade for white

to add detail/texture

[hollow trench]

oh. i thought it was the helmet color

[median thistle]

haha noooo

thats just white white

[hollow trench]

gotcha

im currently doing my Slaves to Darkness in white. lots of grey seer lol

[plush swift]

what paint?

[hollow trench]

glo-efx green

goes on clear

[plush swift]

you can always just get pg7 phthalo green and mix in a little red

[median thistle]

I think once i get back into a painty mood ima have to ask you to show me or explain all this pigment mixing stuff

[plush swift]

I enjoy glow in the dark ideas a lot more than black light reactive ones

[plush swift]

sure, no problem

[hollow trench]

same, i have a dragon next to my window with the blue one in its eyes and mouth

[patent brook]

My warcry warband and my steel legion are both contrast

Nazdrag yellow for the SL

[plush swift]

@median thistle for reference this is the green I was saying

[median thistle]

ahh okay

[plush swift]

its transparent but if you mix in some iron oxide red, which is opaque, it should fix some issues with that if you have any

the red darkens down green, but too much and it turns brown

you get a much cleaner color than just mixing black into it

[plush swift]

I currently have no glow effects things around, I only have fluo here because clients keep asking for it. I should do some glow effects on a few scale models though

[pastel grotto]

Xcom be like

70% chance to hit

[plush swift]

naw, thats like a 40% chance to hit in xcom, you arent close enough

[pastel grotto]

Oh sorry my bad I haven't played xcom

I just know it's hell

[edgy jackal]

Do fluorescent paints have any special properties in regular light beyond being bright, and typically saturated and opaque?

[plush swift]

well they arent opaque at all, also they universally fail blue wool testings, so you're considered lucky if you get more than 6 months out of them before they start to fade.

Blue wool testing is basically testing a pigments resistance to UV light

[hollow trench]

gotta be a little careful, as they can leave a milky look and can have crystals visible. also Strontium Aluminate

[plush swift]

if they use a 1-5 scale, 1 is best, if its a 1-8 scale, 8 is best

[edgy jackal]

Huh, last I played around with flour paints (green stuff world), they went on rather well. Maybe I didn't thin them enough.

[plush swift]

i should make some

[plush swift]

thats because those arent the pure pigment

they sell cheap cut pigment thats filled with corn starch

corn starch is a good way of making a paint opaque

it doesnt affect the paint really at all

it might be kaolin they use too

though thats less likely

[edgy jackal]

That's interesting. So beyond the entire UV gimmick which isn't too great for your eyes either (afaik) and apparently fades quickly, they're just bright paints? What about glow in the dark pigments (or things marketed as pigments)?

[plush swift]

glow in the dark is trickier

there are a few pigments that do it, some are fine, some arent

[edgy jackal]

Fair enough, let's hope GSW makes decent ones

[plush swift]

I think the best you'll get is a 4/8 which is like a 3/5

[edgy jackal]

I think that's good enough for mini level

[plush swift]

the only problem is that since its a zinc compound, you have face cracking in the long term

[edgy jackal]

huh, interesting

[plush swift]

if you want to see a huge deep dive, google DIN 67510

its the standardization of phosphorescent pigments

they have to be standardized and monitored because they are required for a lot of safety protocols

IE exit signs

[plush swift]

lit pigments from culture hustle?

[hollow trench]

more glo-efx

blasted it with bright light for like 30 minutes

[plush swift]

I love effects like this, i just wish I had a reason to do them more

[hollow trench]

ive only got it on a couple minis. the only other one is a venomcrawler

pots light up something fierce at night lol

not super practical though. mostly a gimmic i wanted to do

[plush swift]

yeah, gimmicks are just things I rarely do

[hollow trench]

i use dirt and blood a lot, but thats because i love John Blanche's work

[plush swift]

i use both a lot too, even mixed my own blood paint, a few gore artists buy it because its hyper accurate

[hollow trench]

https://tenor.com/view/concern-concern-meme-40k-tech-priest-commissar-gif-19826274

[plush swift]

its got that dichromatic effect that turns lightly yellow, its also lightfast unlike real blood thats fugitive

[hollow trench]

brutal

i just use Blood for the Blood God

gets me looks if i forget to clean it off my hand and i go out lol

[plush swift]

I get that look all the time anyways, but im that weirdo who used a gas mask as a covid mask

[hollow trench]

i walk around with a mark of slaanesh around my neck and tell people its god when asked

[hollow trench]

thats hilarious. what kind?

[plush swift]

I was using an M42A1 with VPU but switched to an M50 with VPU

[hollow trench]

ngl that would be pretty unsettling

i was picturing a WW1 mask lol

[plush swift]

I have laser ballistic lenses for both too

so green tinted lenses

I have a few WW1 gas masks laying around

[hollow trench]

why am i not surprised

all i got is some old ass algea lol

[median thistle]

I wanted to do that, but gas masks are expensive for someone with no money

[plush swift]

yeah they also got even more expensive after the lockdown, lots of people buying them up to resell

[plush swift]

I collect random things and keep them in a closet for my own viewing pleasure

[crimson ermine]

Stopped into my local GW to pick up some paint for a certain two headed daemon i'm painting and spotted a Spacetonnian out in the wild

[hard sand]

Bretonnian marine will simp for Celestine

[broken elbow]

What type of knight is it?

Looks great btw

[barren crest]

I used extra parts from a webstore to make it a Lancer, 3D printed some parts to make her more Mechanicus looking too

[broken elbow]

I love the lancer personally so I was curious if there was another big shield mech. I like that spin on the lancer

[barren crest]

It is one of my favorite patterns too, I wanted to make one that was really unique. Thanks for the praise on it too!

[broken elbow]

I'm a big fan, it is a great custom kit!

It looks amazing

[slender zodiac]

Lv 30 ogryn

[median thistle]

they call him, MechaChonqueries

[hoary cobalt]

Oh shit, that's sick af!

Lol I'm playing a combined force of Guard and Space Marines for a 2k fight

Even tho I lose Doctrines with having a different faction in another detachment, I've found baneblade + space marines are a fun fight xD

[slender zodiac]

They are
I like doing 550pts of sallies with 1450 guard
Its sallies are just an HQ, 1 trac marines, sternguard vets and a dreadnought with all the flamers they can carry and a dready drop pod

[hollow trench]

chad

[feral valley]

Recon is ready!

[hollow trench]

Less blurry shot

[rare hornet]

So I’m planning to make a Valhallan Guard army, and I’m taking inspiration from the WW2 Soviet uniform, only issue is that I’m worried they’ll look too much like Cadians. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

[plush swift]

I actually thought this was a cadian before I read that

changing the green to a more chromium oxide like color would help a little, a bit of white accents too

Chromium oxide for reference

[edgy jackal]

I think that's probably because the fatigue colour is so close to actual cadian, and the distinct cadian uniform features (helmet and flak vest shape).

[rare hornet]

Yeah, shame they stopped doing the unique models for most of the other regiments

I’ll just have to live with it most likely

[plush swift]

you can always get bits for them, or sculpt hats

[rare hornet]

True, I think I’ll need to have a rethink on what to do

Luckily I have about 50 other guardsmen to practice on

[median thistle]

RIGHT im committed, Im going to finish my contemptor today

[rare hornet]

I don’t think any other terminator armour is going to beat Cataphractii in looks in my opinion

[lapis karma]

About to assemble and paint these up

Also want to grab some kasrkin and a psyker

[rare hornet]

RIP the old guard start collecting box

[lapis karma]

Yep. This friday will be the new models

At least in my area

Good time to buy too cause of black friday

[rare hornet]

Ooo, I’ll keep an eye open then

[rare hornet]

What regiment you doing?

[lapis karma]

Cadian shock troops

I'm pretty sure I can throw in kasrkin, ogryn, a psyker etc. though

But someone correct me if I'm wrong

[rare hornet]

I’ll be fair, it’s been so long since I played guard I honestly don’t know

[proud crown]

with the new codex "regiments" are gone

you make your own

but there are some traits that explicitly mention the regiments

[vagrant pier]

My Future femboys say otherwise

[rare hornet]

Oh?

[vagrant pier]

Look this armor, the stance, the power

[median thistle]

the codex astartes does not support this action

[vagrant pier]

But the book of magnus yes

[median thistle]

now I gotta go get guilliman and the codex launcher

[median thistle]

wait does this mean the battle of prospero was the battle of femboys vs furries

[vagrant pier]

They turned femboys after prospero tho

[rare hornet]

Wasn’t a no

[vagrant pier]

Femboy transformation happened with the rubricae of ahriman

Reason why my Nick on some discords are dusty femboy enjoyer

[rare hornet]

So Ahriman was the first femboy?

[vagrant pier]

Yes

Im ordering a ahriman next week

[rare hornet]

I’ll be honest thousand sons are not a well know legion for me

[vagrant pier]

Basically there is a meme with then being femboys

[pastel grotto]

Counterpoint

The stance

The power

The raw energy

[rare hornet]

You’ve got me there

[vagrant pier]

Because they had a disease that made the flesh change , distort in a disgusting creature

[pastel grotto]

Oh yeah thousand sons

[vagrant pier]

It had been cured temporary but tzeentch said fuck it, the disease is back

So ahriman mad af because magnus wouldnt do shit this time, done a ritual he found in the book of magnus

[pastel grotto]

It cured them all of the disease.

[vagrant pier]

They got cured, some sorcerers got a boom on magic Powers

But most of then burned alive until all remained is dust

[rare hornet]

So that’s where that phrase came from

[vagrant pier]

And the fire shuted the Power armor trapping the soul inside the armor

So most of thousand sons are basically empty walking armors

And people say these are the femboys

[rare hornet]

I’ll be honest, I’m still not seeing that correlation

[vagrant pier]

Warhammer players being weird

[rare hornet]

And that’s the truth

[vagrant pier]

And its know now that the thousand sons is the femboy legion

And that inside the Power armor is a femboy

If u turned to dust you are a femboy

[rare hornet]

Warhammer players are weird

[vagrant pier]

Prob why i fit

[rare hornet]

At least the space wolf furry meme is easy to understand

[vagrant pier]

Ngl , i got a bit sad when i discovered about ahriman face

[rare hornet]

It’s why we all fit

[vagrant pier]

Post ritual

[rare hornet]

How so?

[vagrant pier]

There is nothing

His face turned in a void

Doomed his entire legion trying to save his family

And himself

[rare hornet]

I can see why that’s somewhat of an issue

[vagrant pier]

At least he is the most powerful sorcerer of the galaxy

[rare hornet]

Isn’t that why he got banished by the legion?

[vagrant pier]

Yeah

[rare hornet]

But then came back as their saviour

The irony

[pastel grotto]

Have you seen magnus

10/10 femboy

[rare hornet]

I feel like TTS has something todo with that

[pastel grotto]

Your honour, I can confirm my client is indeed a femboy who has done everything wrong

[vagrant pier]

Well, he got banished when he cured the disease

[pastel grotto]

Oh yeah

Magnus hates Ahriman

[vagrant pier]

And thats with tzeentch saving him when magnus tried to kill him