40k-minis-and-armies

[plush swift]

no not normal

but is it a big deal?

[deft fable]

really disturbing

[plush swift]

its a gift from papa nurgle

[plush swift]

I thought that was a bust for a second with a miniture lasgun next to it

then it set in

[floral wind]

lol

They do others too

[ebon mango]

[floral wind]

yo vintage

[mighty gust]

For you see, there is such a thing as a recoiless rifle, and it just so happens that it specializes in antitank combat

[floral wind]

[mighty gust]

And considering how a “sniper rifle” is a Accurized rifle made for sniping, typically with a magnifying optic…

It’s more likely it counts as one…granted the bore is probably massive

Granted it’s more likely a AMR if we’re going autistic

[azure fulcrum]

Guess who got stuck with stocktake on cosmetics today

Yaaaay

My love for makeup is slowly turning bitter

[plush swift]

You can use that make up on me if that makes you feel better

[lilac moth]

Is it heresy to make the flames in your chaos space marine units green aka fel fire?

[plush swift]

Which is the most favored option to you? pick that one

[copper siren]

my wash is really uneven

guess it's "battle damage"

hehe

Will probably have to repaint parts with blie

Its tooo messy on further inspection

[plush swift]

thats called coffee staining, its caused by a lot of things, mainly a wash mixture that wasnt made correctly

[copper siren]

First time washing things tbf

Didnt spread the wash adequatly

[plush swift]

gw wash?

[copper siren]

Starter kit

Yes

[plush swift]

yeah add flow improver to it, it doesnt have enough surfactant in it

[copper siren]

What

[plush swift]

helps with surface tension

will reduce coffee staining and pooling

[copper siren]

Just have to touch things up

Im still very happy with my first painting job

Have to make weapons black and gold on the weapons

Then wash it

With a bit less wash, i really went ham on the first one

[mint dove]

Very smooth finish on that paint. Bravo

@plush swift gonna paint tomorrow, got any advice for eyes?

Would I just do a base coat of white then go over it with extra thin red to give it a glowing lens look?

[plush swift]

really depends on the red youre using

[mint dove]

I find some things warrant alot of wash, like if I'm painting something that uses any sort of flame weapon you'd assume their armor and face would be covered in ash

Let me see what my options are

I think for the power sword I want to paint it the way it looks in Spacehulk, a normal sword but with a red orange highlight

[plush swift]

3 of those have fading issues, the one all the way to the right I dont know btw but dont worry too much about it as its not fugitive levels of fading

looks like 3 naphthols and a mixture that contains quinacridone but that could be the lighting

what I would do is base with the red all the way to the right

then do a glaze layer of the red all the way to the left, then near the edges use scarlet and dot with a white dot ig youre after eavy metal

you can also trade off the white for orange and yellow

[mint dove]

I see, and a glaze is just an extra thin coat of paint?

[plush swift]

sort of, not really its a bit more than that, but for this project, yes

[copper siren]

2 thin coats

The wash is miserable now that I keep looking at it

[plush swift]

you can cover it with paint

[copper siren]

Yep

Will do first thing in the morning

[plush swift]

paint forgives everything, if you have a problem, just cover it in paint

its how I avoid my tax audits

just cover them in paint

[mint dove]

No it's not miserable! He's just in combat on a volcanic world

[copper siren]

So true!

[jagged sparrow]

He visited his salamander cousins for Sanguinilia

[somber vigil]

The army so far

[sterile grail]

have depression? just paint, its therapy and solution to everything. Can't do your math question? paint it white, you fixedyour problem

[sterile grail]

i was meant to reply to this my bad

[mint dove]

there are no accidents, just battle damage

[ember canopy]

anyone got any arbites models?

[plush swift]

art therapy is a thing

[grizzled jolt]

First time free hand painting, it's not perfect but a great start.

[azure fulcrum]

You're painting chaos space marines.

Every thing is heresy.

Do whatever the fuck you want my dude.

[azure fulcrum]

I don't think I'd be able to do it to a standard you'd be happy with.

Admittedly I've only ever used makeup once like a few months ago.

I was going to take a cosmetology course but with full time work and wanting to get back into snorehammer I haven't had the time

[white shore]

Ntb considering I painted my first mini on Wednesday

[mint dove]

pretty good lookin nekron, what di you use for the warpstone parts?

wait do nekrons use warptone? what is that

[azure fulcrum]

necronstone

[brisk vapor]

Yeah warpstone is more of a fantasy concept. Necrons just use some energy crystals or whatever which determinate the colour of their energy effects. Most are green but there are others too

[white shore]

I undercoated with corax white and went over it with tesseract glow

[mint dove]

thats what ill probably have to do for mine as well, i dont think theres a vallejo equivalant for tesseract glow

citadel is a bit too expensive for me to use it as my main paint source

[white shore]

It came with the “starter paints and tools” kit or whatever haha

Could probably make it with like a lime green and white mix

[plush swift]

Im a goth, I have no make up standards

[azure fulcrum]

Wouldnt your standard be black and white?

[plush swift]

Start looking into professional grade paints, They are way cheaper than citadel per milliliter in a lot of cases, very few where they're more expensive. A lot of the cheaper paints around $10 for a 4 oz (118ml) bottle

[plush swift]

It's pretty much just lime green, you just take pg36 phthalo green yellow shade or PB15:3 phthalo blue green shade and start mixing in PY3 Hansa yellow light.

[dull monolith]

It will be fun

[brisk vapor]

That's true but you rarely need all of that 118ml when painting miniatures, even in a couple years time of active painting. So in the end you're still paying more for the paint you end up using

Maybe some main colours you are better off buying in 'bulk' and you'll save some money

like if I'd find one to one match of Sons of Horus green in pro grade paint tubes I'd probably get one because I'll be using that colour a lot but it's pretty specific mix of some pigments that I do not know so I'll just buy a few pots that'll last for me until the army is finished

[sterile grail]

nice

tamiya surface primer is top notch compared to citadel, i would recommend.

tonight is the night where i make things right

see you in 3-4 hours

[lean snow]

Which looks better? One is base green and drybrushed for a leathery texture. The other is what I just said but with a coat of contrast paint on top

Dark angels primaris chaplain

And yes before anyone says anything I kitbashed the mace into a power hammer because the mini's mace was pitiful and small

[copper siren]

FUCK GW

Making me freehand on the starter kit

Give me a small transfer sheet

The SLIGHTLY raise the pauldron for insignia

FUCKKK YOU

My painting went GREAT

UNTIL THE WHITE

[lean snow]

You can still save this

Without a hundred layers of white

[azure fulcrum]

You wont learn to freehand unless you try

[lean snow]

Start the freehand with a grey or tan colour and move up to white over several coats instead of a hundred base white coats

[copper siren]

Painted blue over it

Just have it blue now

Taking it to GW rotterdam, filing it off, and buying a transfer sheet

My hands tremble waay too much

I tried with the side of my brush

It does not work

[azure fulcrum]

I would encourage trying to freehand it

are you also in a proper painting pose?

elbows on table, wrists together

[copper siren]

Yes, yes, yes

Even made a mini holder

[azure fulcrum]

I get that its frustrating

[azure fulcrum]

But failure is how you improve

[naive umbra]

I have really unsteady hands too. At some point you will have to learn how to brace your hands to stop them shaking so you can do fine detail work

[azure fulcrum]

Granted, I am building CSM and am going to actively be defacing armour with graffiti like "SKIN THIEF" and "GOT BASS?"

so maybe I'm biased

but freehanding is always better than some stinky transfer

[naive umbra]

Usually it involves having my entire arm and hand in contact with the table, and just barely making small movements with just thumb and index finger, like writing with a pen

[lean snow]

For me it's mostly just holding my brush straight and turning the mini around the brush

I can also draw quite well so I feel I have an advantage

[naive umbra]

I also find with raised areas like that, it's easier to just paint as close as you can but then if you go outside the lines, you can just push your brush slowly towards the raised area from the side until the tip of the brush hits the edge, to clear up the area around it

[sterile grail]

tip

one straight smooth line

you can patch up the line later

idk that works for me its not for everyone but thats how i got a bit more comfortable with extreme small edges

[lean snow]

And dont use the tip of your brush on any raised edges

Just use the side and roll it across the raised part

And if you have just blue beside the raised part you can come back later and fix and paint that may have missed the omega symbol

[plush swift]

They sell smaller bottles The problem is that those smaller bottles come with an increased cost per milliliter and the 4 oz bottles are actually some of the better deals, The one ounce bottles are generally speaking still a little bit cheaper than some mini paints but when you get into the expensive pigments it is just worth it to go buy the for ounce because it's like a dollar or two more. Plus what a lot of people do with those bottles is they share them with friends.
And that green color is a specific blend but it's actually really easy to blend that up yourself

[plush swift]

No my standard is basically just being a degenerate

[naive umbra]

Finished assembling the Shas'ui for my last Fire Warrior Strike Team. I already have a breacher team with pulse blasters and one strike team with pulse rifles, so I'm assembling this team with the pulse carbines. Just have 7 models to go and then I will have assembled everything I own so far.

[sterile grail]

@plush swift @atomic rose the new head for today is done, wish me luck. May the emperor guide this marine.

[edgy jackal]

I prefer option 1 for more contrast, but I guess it depends what style you're going for

[copper siren]

finished up my second minihttps://media.discordapp.net/attachments/806843943257505823/1061291544969228378/20230107_153310.jpg?width=810&height=1080

(the one with the nade)

added a few details. like gold belt buckle, and gold power pack medal

[brisk vapor]

https://tenor.com/view/star-wars-second-child-there-are-two-of-them-getting-out-of-hand-gif-16342964

[copper siren]

this part

as an extra detail

[sterile grail]

backpack details paint stripped off, i need to patch it up again

[lean snow]

Assembling my deadnought has been the least amount of fun ive had with this hobby since Ive started it

[sterile grail]

I just realized i didnt paint the ass area

fml

[lean snow]

Just ignore it and hope no one stares at your marines phat ass

And let it keep you up at night forever

[brisk vapor]

redemptor? I love that kit so much

[lean snow]

Oh man I hated it. It trying to be a gundam when I just wanted a plastic statue

I ended up gluing every joint that moves

Making these clay bases however was hella fun

[brisk vapor]

I really liked the posable arms and hands with the easy option to have multiple weapon options ready

without magnets that is

[round crystal]

Getting ready to block off the teeth and claws 😎

[brisk vapor]

squigs are very based

[plush swift]

you dont need luck, just dont fail. easy as that

[sterile grail]

i wouldn't say its easy for me but the not failing part is what im trying to achieve 😅

ass painted mission complete

[naive umbra]

Staring resumes

[atomic rose]

It's never too late to wrench defeat out of the jaws of victory.

[plush swift]

failure is only what you define it as though

[lilac moth]

Failure is everything short of perfection. But its all part of the work in progress until you reach it!

[sterile grail]

it finally is what i wanted 🥹

[stable schooner]

First model ever

[sterile grail]

yayy

im actually so happy ngl considering its my first try on the eyes

[vagrant pier]

damn, i want these guys reall bad

i need then to play the new game mode

[urban orchid]

The ship breach one or just the new Arks of Omen release?

[vagrant pier]

ship breach

im waiting for the battleforce

but for the ship breach im running ahriman - terminators - marines

[urban orchid]

I guess you'll have a few points to spare, but not much

[vagrant pier]

6 points

[urban orchid]

Did you buy the Disc for Ahriman?

[vagrant pier]

nope

and my ahriman is magnetized

[urban orchid]

Nice

[vagrant pier]

ahriman 160 points

rubrics 119

[urban orchid]

I only count 465 (160+105+200)

[vagrant pier]

terminators 215

[urban orchid]

Ah, rack plus canon

Or did you grab the flamer?

Finished up a kitbash of a Techmarine and Librarian for my Grey Knights last night

[sterile grail]

what do you guys think?

[muted token]

Turns out it's really hard to take a good photo of a thing printed in black resin

[midnight siren]

You definitely need more than one light source from multiple directions

[muted token]

Or I could just prime it

But yeah that's my Lord of Virulence

Have some close ups too

Going to paint as dusk raiders

https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/images/1/14/XIV_Legion.jpg

[hazy meadow]

I painted over a green contrast with death guard green because it finally came in

Is it too thick? Looks perfect on my hand when I tested it but can’t tell if it’s milky looking due to being painted over a finished contrast or not

[muted token]

I mean

It looks death guard, they're meant to look kinda, sick

[hazy meadow]

Yea fair, I guess even if they look like shit it works lol

This is what the green did look like

So I think at least it’s a step up from that

This does have flash on it so it’s a little worse looking on camera but

[deft fable]

@hazy meadow my bro we will progress togethaaa through the nurgle way

[hazy meadow]

I gotta work up to mortarion

[deft fable]

Oh u built it

I didn't

Was it hard?

[hazy meadow]

Probably smart to sub assemble

Not hard just took a little time

[deft fable]

I'm exactly in the same shit

Haha

[hazy meadow]

I wouldn’t put wings on at the least but maybe smart to leave scythe off as well

[deft fable]

Yeah smart move for the wings

[hazy meadow]

The little nurgling guys that go on the base also leave off for sure they’re hard to paint around

[deft fable]

They recommand u to start with rocks?

I glue the base at the very end everytime

[hazy meadow]

It might be near the end that you do it I think, I can’t remember but I just followed to book

I left the little guys off of the rocks though they just would be too hard to paint around mortarion with him on

It might even be easier to leave him off the base completely while you paint and paint the rocks separate

I wanted to make the base with some nurgles rot technical paint and some sort of ground mixture in places and it’ll be hard to spread it with him on the base now

[deft fable]

I'm not a very fan of the green

I would like to create a purple nurgle rot

[hazy meadow]

That would be awesome tbh

[atomic rose]

Seems like colored water texture or PVA would do the trick. Maybe gloss varnish on top.

[errant fulcrum]

I did a funny

[plush swift]

look for dioxazine violet and mix some gloss medium and floor sweepings into it

[azure fulcrum]

Fellow Slaanesh enjoyer?

[compact umbra]

I had no clue why but I was like ‘what orks are these???’ For like 12 seconds

[compact umbra]

FUCK YEAH! WHAT HOUSE?!

[errant fulcrum]

Im using the knight to run with my black templars so for now its just a free blade

[compact umbra]

OOoO

How are ya gonna paint it

[errant fulcrum]

same color scheme as templars but I want to try out my airbrush I got fro christmas

[compact umbra]

Nice!!

[plush swift]

naw, just just an art tutor

[azure fulcrum]

I mean if you take the lore into consideration those two concepts aren't far off from one another

[hazy meadow]

I need to learn how to thin better

This is my palette after trying to get the green thinned right lol..I use my hand but it’s inconsistent on each time I reload my brush

[plush swift]

just remember water destroys the bonds of acrylic paint and with most hobby paints going past 20% means you'll get longevity issues but your brush marks will appear.

[plush swift]

yeah, we arent far off

[hazy meadow]

Okay maybe that’s why it’s like beading and looks pooled, I have to keep going over it because it doesn’t stick good it doesn’t run but it’s inconsistent at spreading how I place it if that makes sense

I think beading is the actual term but not sure if it’s the same thing

[plush swift]

citadel paint right?

[hazy meadow]

Yea

[atomic rose]

Here we go again.

[hazy meadow]

I think I’m making it way too watery though

[plush swift]

what ratio are you doing?

[lean snow]

L + ratio

[hazy meadow]

Brother I don’t have my dropper bottles so uh

I’m trying to place little water st a time

But it’s hard to get it exact

[plush swift]

vague guess, like 1 similar size to one similar size?

[hazy meadow]

Eh maybe 40% water it’s def more paint to it

[plush swift]

thats about the max a lot of paints can take is 40%

technically you can thin it 100:1 without adherence issues, but it causes other problems

[hazy meadow]

I do the little hand trick to test it but sometimes it just still looks too thick, but when it’s watered down even a tiny bit more it doesn’t adhere well in terms of just sticking where I place it

[atomic rose]

That might mean you have too much paint on your brush, so the paint runs out of control.

[hazy meadow]

Hairy hand phobias look away

Like I think top right most is too much paint, and some on bottom are too thin but I can’t tell where should be just right

[plush swift]

the hand trick test btw is highly misleading on bare skin

the heat from your hand will cause it to dry way faster and give worse results

[muted token]

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/820428078/infernal-war-bike-resin-miniature does anyone know where I can get the stl for these

[arctic sierra]

What base colour would you recommend for the standard IG cadian voxcaster?

[plush swift]

grey?

boring but its basic

[plush swift]

https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-infernal-war-bikes-and-foot-soldiers-fantasy-resin-mini-127969

[muted token]

Thanks bud

[plush swift]

no problem

[azure fulcrum]

i am not looking forward to eventually painting my minis

im going to need basically every fucking colour of paint

[atomic rose]

Technicaly you only need 5

Cyan, magenta, yellow, black and white I believe?

[azure fulcrum]

what and mix my own stuff?

never been too much of a fan of that idea

cause i want my colours to always be the same

[plush swift]

its really easy

once you learn you will generally get it right more consistently than hobby paints do

hobby paints rarely keep the same color batch to batch

[azure fulcrum]

where learn o great one

[plush swift]

I was just doing class but most jumped out for lunch, Im still painting though

you can hop in if you want

[azure fulcrum]

is it like a youtube live thing or something

[plush swift]

discord

[azure fulcrum]

shit alright yeah

i do need to start getting ready for my mother coming down today but i can hop in for a bit

[plush swift]

sent you a dm

[urban orchid]

If you have acrylic medium, it might make it better for you, but it dries slower.
I usually thin in one spot and draw paint into it to match consistency each time

[hazy meadow]

Just contrast medium, probably just gonna watch some more thinning vids. I know droppers would help a lot

[urban orchid]

Mediums are basically all the same. You're just adjusting ratios of viscosity and paint pigment density

If you're using regular GW paint or Vallejo bottles, just put some on the wet palette and only dip your brush slightly in water to thin. Then wipe off the brush before you try to apply the color

[swift shell]

made 2 new minis, Im not very happy with how the power hammer guy turned out

[bold solstice]

TBH it's that the hammer doens't have weight

[swift shell]

also is there a good way to get super glue off of fingers bc this shit is uncomfortable

[rare hornet]

If you had the deathwatch heavy thunder hammer that might give you a better pose?

it's a two handed hammer

[atomic rose]

There are superglue softeners you could use. But I just scrape it off with a hobby knife with the upper layer of skin. It will grow back.

[swift shell]

i dont, this is my first box of warhammer minis and its just a small squad assault intercessors

[rare hornet]

Ah gotcha

[swift shell]

ok thx

[urban orchid]

You can give it a few hours for the edges to start peeling then rip it the rest of the way, otherwise you kinda have to deal with it until it cracks and breaks off on its own

[plush swift]

this isnt true at all btw

like wildly untrue

its different copolymers and different additives

basic mediums also do not change viscosity much or at all for fluid or soft paint bodied paints

acrylics also have a very specific limit on how much pigment can go in them before the paint destabilizes

[hazy meadow]

I specifically added a single drop of water to about four drops or so of paint

Any idea if this is too thin

[urban orchid]

My apologies, I should have expanded on it. The viscosity only changes with added water or how viscous the medium itself is.
Also, I was trying to speak generally for someone new to it.

[atomic rose]

Looks fine for two thin coats. For base coat you might want to leave it thicker. I also prefer thinning the paint as I need it, rather than dilluting it all at once. Just put a little blob on the pallet, draw our an amount you think you'll need and mix that with water from your brush until you reach desired viscosity. Draw out more if you need more.

[hazy meadow]

It’s base yea and it covers fine with two coats but brush strokes and direction comes through

After I shake it good It almost seems to not need any water or any that I add after that looks like the video. The main problem is that it dries very inconsistent like that so maybe I just try it without water. The wet palette might also be adding some water accidentally

I make sure the top of the paper isn’t wet but sometimes it might sleep through. If I push at all it’ll go through a little but I make sure I drain the water and such so that it’s pretty much just wet enough for the paper to adhere on the bottom

[atomic rose]

Every paint is different. Some need more water than others. One of my yellows does not need any water.

Some paints may also need more than two coats. 😅

[hazy meadow]

This is two coats of non thinned lol. Think it looks fine

[urban orchid]

What paint is it? Each manufacturer has different paints with different viscosities

[hazy meadow]

A lot smoother after the second coat because you can’t see the brush strokes like before.

Citadel

Usually most of them I need to add water but this color in particular doesn’t seem to need it I guess

[urban orchid]

Yup. Sometimes there are paints that don't really need thinning

[hazy meadow]

Or potentially I just needed to do more than two coats at the thinner level to get it smooth

[urban orchid]

Nah, two thin coats is the mantra

[hazy meadow]

As a noob I’m just always looking for the “answer” and need to get used to the fact that there aren’t any sometimes

[urban orchid]

Yeah, the answer is what you're looking to accomplish in terms of paint finish

It's a learning experience constantly

[atomic rose]

It is a mantra but not the law. Some paints just won't give you opaque layer with 2 coats. Shakes fist at Caliban green

[hazy meadow]

For the most part as long as I’m happy with it I’ll be good. Generally as long as it looks smooth but I still see detail I think it’ll be what I’ll want

I think how I ended up with on the leg looks how it should

Plus it’s death guard, I could probably pour my entire bottle of nurgles rot and it’ll be accurate

[atomic rose]

The reason we thin paints is to not leave impasto, brush texture, in it. And to no clog details. Unless of course you want to do that. If it's not doing that, it's fine.

[feral shadow]

Black Templars aren’t my strong suit but I gave the best I could

[digital jewel]

bug

[feral shadow]

Big bug

[digital jewel]

Big bug has small friends

[plush swift]

I think with paints, in my limited experiance - maybe it’s also to do with how they have been stored before you get them

Like my Abbadon black is nearly too thin right out of the pot

You didn't shake it enough

[dark violet]

My first ever 2 miniatures. Got myself a battle sisters pack with 11 of em

[swift shell]

Starting the painting on my first dude

[hazy meadow]

Are you supposed to use a base under contrast paints?

Also does anyone have an idea on how the scratching here could be achieved? Can't tell if its actual scratches put in or a lighter shade of a green painted on

[midnight siren]

Not intended with contrast paint but you can use it as a substitute for a shade. Most people just apply them after the primer drys. Also, that's a lighter shade of green for the scratch marks.

[hazy meadow]

I dont have the skill or brushes small enough to do that, might just quite literally try scratching some in

even then it chips it doesn't scratch perfectly so i dunno

[hard sand]

just a really small brush probably dry brushing

[errant fulcrum]

something is off...

[cerulean smelt]

yeah i think the bolt pistol's barrel is welded shut

[compact umbra]

Reasonable sized pauldrons ?!

[cerulean smelt]

fr though are the legs space marine legs? they look thinner than usual and the boots look different
(i'm probably way off)
and maybe scout arms? maybe??

[errant fulcrum]

no hes wearing an thousand sons terminator helmet

[cerulean smelt]

i am so angry right now

[errant fulcrum]

its a black templar neophyte and I didn't have any space marine helmets left and I refuse to paint faces

[cerulean smelt]

OH

that makes so much more sense

[bold solstice]

Brother Scout Alpharisus

[hazy meadow]

I attempted to highlight it a little bit, I guess it looks more defined than before at least

[raven moat]

WIP of my Thousand Sons war dogs

[swift shell]

is there any space marine minis that duel wield melee weapons, i wanted to give one of my intercessors dual chain swords

[azure fulcrum]

Then give him two chain swords

I'm sure the melee intercessors have both a left and a right arm wielding chain swords

[swift shell]

no the pack only came with left arm ones

[azure fulcrum]

That's a bit odd

[swift shell]

yeah

[paper flare]

you'll have to find the other arm on another mini or pack

[muted token]

Tell me you have a rattlecan of gold paint without saying it

[teal wolf]

But are they grey minis?

[muted token]

You don't get that joke do you

The colour scheme is totally fine

I literally paint necrons with a rattlecan of leadbelcher

[slender needle]

i love my leadbelcher spray paint

looks great on my admech

[muted token]

Khorne berserker's come to mind

They're technically space marines

Just, angry space marines

[swift shell]

ill keep that in mind thx

[novel quarry]

Tervigon is going well!

[plush swift]

Digging the green accents dude, really makes it pop

[simple agate]

So far so good

[mint dove]

Got any tips for drilling bolter barrels? It seems like every time I make one even if I put a guiding point dead center on the gun it end up making the hole more to the upper right side of the barrel instead of dead center

[atomic rose]

Make a small dent in the center with a tip of a hobby knife. Drill 0,4mm guilding hole. Go up to 1mm.

[naive umbra]

Speaking of drilling barrels, does anyone know which Tau weapons should have a barrel or not? Having a hard time figuring out what I need to drill out besides the Tau Flamers, because it seems like some of the weapons might just fire energy projectiles rather than firing stuff out of a physical barrel.

I have fusion blasters, burst cannons, plasma rifles, and a cyclic ion blaster to decide for

Otherwise I'll just paint the tips blue glowing and call it a day

[mint dove]

Is there any way to fix a barrel that was drilled offcenter?

[atomic rose]

I guess you could dip a plastic rod of the same width as the hole in plastic glue and stick it in. Then cut it, sand it flush and try again.

Personaly I would not bother

[mint dove]

Yeah I guess you're right oh well, at least I didn't break the barrel or anything, it's just off center by like a quarter of a mm.

[atomic rose]

That should be fine. It will be barely noticable.

[mint dove]

I'll just try again when my intercessors get here

I'm gonna try doing a base for these guys before I paint them. Woukd covering the base in glue and dipping it in sand and gravel before priming work? Then I can just paint the sand whatever color I want

[atomic rose]

Yeah, that works

I like using PVA glue for that, scatter around some small stones, then sprinkle some finer sand on top. After that dillute the PVA with water and mist/drop it on to fix all the smaller particles in place and let it dry. Should take few hours.

[mint dove]

Alright sounds like I need to go stone hunting tomorrow lol

[atomic rose]

Not really. Just grap a pile of sand and a sieve.

You'll get fine sand and courser sand/gravel.

[naive umbra]

You'll get a result like this after priming sand glued bases. Looks really good imo. Then as you said you can paint it whatever colour you like.

[dark violet]

About to do.my first ever attempt at painting 2 of my sisters

[coarse widget]

my first knight

[plush swift]

why is that gin a weird color?

[atomic rose]

https://www.hadrianswallgin.com/home

[plush swift]

Like depending on how much room you have to play with, you can go in on a angle - so if it’s drilled off center to the right, have your drill point to the left, go deeper and then work it straight again while turning

Works sometimes, but it’s allot easier when your working with bigger bits in not plastic 😄

[plush swift]

I cant accept a gin that isnt clear... just seems not clear

[plush swift]

some paints wont give you an opaque layer at all too... because they are transparent

[storm star]

DIE ORK

[dark violet]

First ever painting progress so far

Got alot to do still just no good colors at home where I am now

[plush swift]

can always mix some yourself

[dark violet]

Would a boltor dual weilding sister be too much lol

[weary obsidian]

That's too cool not to do tbh

[dark violet]

one of my sisters right now got a small boltor pistol in one hand and heavy boltor pistol on her hip

[hot nebula]

I also made my first mini which is a sister of battle

[heady lotus]

Finally got round to starting my raptors

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/807750184724332545/1061707383430189146/20230108_180543.jpg

[ember canopy]

not sure if anyone is interested new dante model is coming

[cursive gyro]

I don't know how you people are confident or calm enough to post your minis in a server

Stuff is terrifying

[plush swift]

most want advice or they have pride in what they just did, plus with the majority of people have zero idea what is actually good so its an endless way of praise, only ones you'd have to worry about are those like me who have education in art but we also generally avoid commenting on anyones painting, plus there arent many of us, we tend to avoid mini painters these days.

so dont fear it,

[stuck gale]

People who are artists and start minis

are 10 times better than me who spent years in this

that's how things are

[stuck gale]

Not everyone is a pro, but people love to paint and share, that's part of the hoby as long as I remember

Althou gorgive me if I get you wrong, I have problems understanding the context, cause I am not the best at english

I cant understand if you think that the painting here is too good or too bad or both

[cursive gyro]

Oh don't worry, me neither

And you got it right first try!

[stuck gale]

But since I am long time discord user in many hobby discords I can tell you that - usually it is looked with bad eye on someone who criticizes or trashes other people painting. (apart from the time when critcism is asked)

[plush swift]

this is why I offer you guys some free lessons on occasion as I find a lot of the guides you guys rave about to over complicate simple things, used very outdated information, tell you things that are vastly untrue(like paint chemistry), or guides that simplify color theory when even color theory 101 starts with learning about the physics of light and interactions with particle sizes

[stuck gale]

or, like I love to use it as a joke - painting criticism is worse than racism 😆 as a form as a joke, cause often people go all overboard to point someone as toxic and etc. I hope you get what I mean

[stuck gale]

Well, that would be good if you can do that. I mean I feel that most hobbyist are stuck at a platoe

[plush swift]

Well I have actually had large influencers send their followers after me because someone got upset over criticism they asked for, to the point I had to move because they kept showing up to my house

[cursive gyro]

Okay I was not expecting this level of wholesomeness

[plush swift]

one person even torched my car

[cursive gyro]

Very pleased :>

[plush swift]

even a slight class will elevate them, like learning about color mixing

most discords also have rules that say "complements only" so its a pretty big problem with mini painters trying to get better

[stuck gale]

Well I am just mediocre at best. I don't have the patience to become pro

[plush swift]

pro just means you get paid to do it honestly

[stuck gale]

yes, yes, let's say just pretty good painter

cause I once spent money on commision .... and guess I had to fix after

[plush swift]

good doesnt exist in art too

thats art theory

good requires opinion and no facts

but that gets into my doctoral dissertation where I tried to define good art

[stuck gale]

Yes, but there is some objective things that according to majority are btter

Not saying that the majority is always right

[plush swift]

its like the debate of if kinkade or pollock are good painters

[stuck gale]

I think you get what I mean by saying better

😦

[plush swift]

oh yes

[brisk vapor]

4 down 6 to go

[storm star]

Real nice rust, dirty down?

[brisk vapor]

oils

[stuck gale]

Also If I may add that Photography plays huge role in my opinion

[brisk vapor]

thanks

[storm star]

ah fair, looks good

[stuck gale]

Nice, last time I used oil washes...

I fucked up entirely a whole model

[brisk vapor]

oof

[stuck gale]

Well, I did not know I need to gloss varnish

Second, I made my own washes with White Spirits and the cheapest Oils I could get

The model will end in Isopropyl for paint removal

https://scontent.fsof10-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/118465149_10217431094269395_7024701811878424666_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=b9115d&_nc_ohc=qGIL4hSR_PwAX9TOuA-&_nc_ht=scontent.fsof10-1.fna&oh=00_AfBH3-eLo7hbNIbGEeqEdHT8cS99eegfN3H2DZBZeF6F7A&oe=63E26F7E

https://scontent.fsof10-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/118474067_10217431093109366_5820770277033490346_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=b9115d&_nc_ohc=-NI66URkPlcAX9epdGJ&_nc_ht=scontent.fsof10-1.fna&oh=00_AfDPs5nPBVVPJKZlYIWV17psOZu8abTYPCCAoJWiWhovUQ&oe=63E28E7D

https://scontent.fsof10-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/118472337_10217431093069365_5092782287285000229_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=b9115d&_nc_ohc=6Hgjpw1RWM0AX-Jg422&_nc_ht=scontent.fsof10-1.fna&oh=00_AfBp-7W6z-nDTegv1GmuXZeZtOBDohtH9yCHC8YNjoYNIg&oe=63E2A39D

https://scontent.fsof10-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/118471656_10217431093029364_7031794122734230952_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=b9115d&_nc_ohc=75cJBJp5K_8AX-ICDLz&_nc_ht=scontent.fsof10-1.fna&oh=00_AfCQmBwtG6eJ3m7GXoECY5z94KCwH2B-PywhenZhVGVh7g&oe=63E275C4

Chaos stuff

[brisk vapor]

I too use white spirit instead of premade stuff

van gogh is the brand of oils I use

[stuck gale]

I have some premade oils, but used them on tanks and stuff as intented

[stuck gale]

Aye, I should have bought something quality

I also tried no washes, just layering

I dont know if ok

https://scontent.fsof10-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/304899264_10221352412179892_4042034144370391774_n.jpg?_nc_cat=110&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5cd70e&_nc_ohc=G0nptx2OH9oAX_3OpoB&_nc_ht=scontent.fsof10-1.fna&oh=00_AfB7K-pMXDspkp2CP8GdhvL_PKqCnE2DW8xSZkt3rRvJIg&oe=63BF437F

[plush swift]

dont use the cheapest oils for oil washes, they use fillers which can damage acrylic paints

[stuck gale]

Yes, sadly that also happened, so I will give them to someone that paint on canvas

[brisk vapor]

it's very good

[plush swift]

what oils did you use?

[stuck gale]

Thank, still working on it

[stuck gale]

Goya

Bought them on discount

something like 90% off

Either htey suck, or I just suck at working with htem

[brisk vapor]

what happened with them exactly

[stuck gale]

Long story short, I was inspired to try oil washes and followed what is in the most videos on yutube

What happened was that the sponging resulted into chipping off paint

And when it dried it looked like I just swapped the most besic Agrax GW wash on top if it

Technically nothing to do with oil wash effect

[plush swift]

mineral spirits can also strip arcylics

[stuck gale]

Then I asked in forums and people told me that I should have Gloss Varnished the thing

[plush swift]

keep that in mind, this includes hobby varnishes

[brisk vapor]

varnish isn't always necessary, at least with the stuff I use

[plush swift]

theres a ton of variables

[brisk vapor]

I only varnish if I want to pinwash

but I always matt varnish the end result

[stuck gale]

So this is how it went. Now I dont know if I should remove the paint or jsut carry on with highlghts

[plush swift]

those oils show indian yellow on the phthalo green listing... already a bad sign

[stuck gale]

I see, so I throw the paints away, strip the paint and maybe start over

[plush swift]

just remember you cant put acrylics over oils and you need a specialized varnish for oil washes too

[plush swift]

use them to practice with

[stuck gale]

Yes, maybe i can try something more than washes

Try actual oil painting

and use those as tests models maybe

[plush swift]

you can use them to also practice blending methods

[stuck gale]

Althou those Nurgle Beasts are kind of expensive models for tests ahha

[placid summit]

Just got this paint for guns and g'damn and im pissed cuz it was expensive

[plush swift]

im confused, its red?

[brisk vapor]

is it that thin out of the pot? might be meant for glazing and then you'd want to apply a lot less of it in one pass

[placid summit]

Its supposed to be red

[placid summit]

Yeah out of the lil bottle is pretty thin

[left egret]

I am wondering why chaos terminators have a limitation on how many combi-meltas/flamers/plasmas they can have when loyalist terminators do not have that limitation

Like is there an actual reason for that or is this just games workshop shitting on chaos

[brisk vapor]

yeah probably meant for airbrushes primarily, you can of course apply them with a brush as well but it will be a lot less opaque and will need multiple layers

[plush swift]

thats quinacridone pink, which is a red

"Warfront acrylic paints have a matt finish, desired by professional and amateur miniature painters.
They are creamy paints and the degree of opacity allows us to make glazes easily, achieving superior results.
Our colors are specially designed to recreate AFV and military uniforms"

they are garbage tier paint, they arent desired by professionals, only amateurs

[brisk vapor]

yeah seems like it's for mostly glazing then

not 'layer painting' what you are attempting there I believe

[plush swift]

just buy some soft bodied student grade, its cheaper and the same thing

fluid ideally but thats hard to find sometimes

also warning about scale color paints: They do not conform to ASTM, ICSM, or any regulatory safety institute, which they are completely voluntary but this also means they might use more toxic materials because they tend to provide more opaque colors

paints have little to no regulation on them, hobby paints have even less

[placid summit]

damn didn't know that

many thanks for the info

[plush swift]

yeah, if you dont know the pigments, dont airbrush it

a lot of nonpoisonous pigments like carbon black require a ton of safety procedures to process because of how carcinogenic they are

the first paint company I worked for got smashed with osha violations because we werent using the correct filters around carbon black

[placid summit]

so technically if i apply more layers... everything should be OK?

[brisk vapor]

yeah but you should wait for the earlier layer to dry and don't apply as much as you did in the first pic

and avoid pooling

[placid summit]

fortunately got a metal color, different brand and works too well

[left egret]

I retract my statement apparently this is a space wolves(dogs) thing. Not a loyalist termie thing

[plush swift]

Oh God I read this even more, that marketing bullshit means they are transparent or semi-transparent paints

[floral wind]

My latest WIP Blood Angels inspired Marine

[copper siren]

Done, except pauldrons

I think i will paint then entire pauldron white

And then fill it with blue

Because just freehanding the white U and X is miserable

[floral wind]

I'm sure you'll do fine you've done pretty well so far :3

[plush swift]

I took a little break but I finally finished my first mini

I redid the eyes and did the shoulderpads today

:)))

[plush swift]

That’s an idea, the raised markings are a little sketchy so might work better

[mint dove]

So I'm doing the Pva and sand trick for making a base, after I prime it do you think vallejo mecha desert dust wash would show up well on the base?

[azure fulcrum]

nipple guns

[digital jewel]

A good 2 days of work. Been a nice weekend for the bugs 🐜

[novel quarry]

Tervigon finished, just nee to do the base now

[lean snow]

Dark angels primaris chaplain coming along nicely

[mint dove]

Any of you guys used Tamiya weathering pallets? I want to give the boots on my space marine a sandy dusty look but I don't want to risk using paint

[plush swift]

its just bad eyeshadow, also you need to varnish it after because it blows off, which means you need an airbrush because the cans have too high of a psi

[mint dove]

Ahh okay. So I'd probably just be better off using some vallejo mecha desert wash on the boots?

[plush swift]

I dont know that wash at all so maybe?

[lean snow]

Could be worth lookin into colored pigments

[plush swift]

thats what the weathering pallets are

you compress pigment into blocks, and thats what eyeshadow is

[azure fulcrum]

if EC doesnt look like this when they release im gonna be pissed

[muted token]

I added goop to make it seem more plague belcher and less cannon

And I'm probably calling that done on my Lord of Virulence

[plush swift]

looks goopy

[warm topaz]

Right sprayed chaos black. Left covered with abbadon black ontop. We love doing death company

[plush swift]

Is the joke that they look the same?

[severe citrus]

Finished painting my lads, just gotta repaint their bases cause I’m weird

[swift shell]

do you guys think this is a good spot for thw chain sword?

im kinda hesitant on it but i couldn't find a better spot

[brazen horizon]

All of these are looking clean

[bronze stratus]

Lord of Virulence Helm.

[prime scarab]

I friggin love the Virulence

Favorite HQ choice ever

[bronze stratus]

Just played my first match last night against my buddy who also ran DG. A lot of fun, can’t wait to see how he is over Typhus once he’s painted.

[naive umbra]

Finished assembling my final Fire Warrior Strike Team. That's now the combat patrol box plus 2 extra FW and a Commander box done. Just gotta base these, prime up, then ready to start painting everything!

[teal wolf]

Crisp red!

[white trellis]

Thanks!

[teal wolf]

What gold is that?

[white trellis]

Valdor Gold

[teal wolf]

Thanks! May have to snag some

[white trellis]

Its an air paint

But goes on ok

I wouldnt recommend thinning it

[muted token]

In my opinion he's just, better than typhus, he's cheaper and the bonus ap is awesome with no AOC

Also we lost terminus est detachment so I'm not sure if there's a lot of point in running typhus right now

[mint dove]

Does this base look okay? I'm gonna prime and paint it but I just used Pva glue and fine sand but I feel like it looks bad :/

Maybe the sand is too fine or the glue is too thin but I just can't get it to look good

[atomic rose]

it's fine, but could use more variety

Next time glue in some skulls/rocks/twigs etc. first.

Also, dillute some PVA with water and mist/drip it on the sand so everything is set everything in place.

[mint dove]

Oh I have some tufts of desert grass and flowers coming. I just didn't want to add those til the last step so I didn't get paint on them

[atomic rose]

Tufts are fine, but just sand with tufts is boring. 🙂

[mint dove]

Do I put more sand on after I drip the glue on?

I'll try to go hunting for some small enough rocks Tommorow lol

[azure fulcrum]

I would personally use several different types of sand in a mixture to give it variation

[atomic rose]

No. That is just to seal every single loose grain that might flake of later. You want the glue to become a bit watery so it soaks in the sand and glues everything in place.

It might not be necessary, but I'd rather do it than have grains flake of later.

[azure fulcrum]

If you want "genuine" sand, remember that at a minis scale, even the finest sand wont look to scale, so i'd say at that point you may as well just use paint to make a sand colour on a textured base

but sand, especially mixtures of different sizes are great for rocks and gravel

[mint dove]

Yeah that's where I think I went wrong. The sand I have is like Ultra fine so it kinda bunches up, so when it stops raining I'll go to the park and take a scoop of that sand and add it to this uktrafine stuff. These are My first minis so I'm still kinda learning

[azure fulcrum]

Thats the joy of the hobby, every failure isnt a failure, its a learning experience

Except for never thinning your paints

that is ALWAYS a failure.

[atomic rose]

What if I deliberately want impasto on my minis?

[azure fulcrum]

[mint dove]

But my plan after i prime it is to paint the base sand brown, then add vallejo Desert dust wash over the sand, then super glue in the tufts and skulls and stuff

[azure fulcrum]

Also I would say, unless you can find a nice sand that has good variation, about 3 or more types of sand would be a good mix I'd say

[atomic rose]

Remember that sand if somewhat transparent. Once you prime it, paint it and wash it, it will get way more defintion.

[mint dove]

Good call, I'll check the local hobby store, I'll add a large grain coarse and like a medium type of grit to offset the fineness of this sand. My buddy is playing nekrons so I want my army to be desert based like we're fighting on a tomb world, so I'll have ample practice

[atomic rose]

Buying sand for hobby purposes is just silly.

There is sand literaly everywhere. Just grab a container and get a scoop. It will last you forever.

[azure fulcrum]

If you want my honest opinion, and I know a certain someone would hate me saying this...

But for desert bases my favourite go-to is actually the citidel crackle texture paint

it makes a really nice cracked desert texture ready to be primed and painted

[atomic rose]

Or you could buy this tub for the same price as the small citadel pot.

[mint dove]

I'll have to give that a go and see how it looks. I'm guessing a desert world wouldn't have JUST sand, I'm gonna try some rocky cliff edges for the bigger models and cracked riverbed

These are after all my first models so I'm guessing I'm gonna mess up painting them once or twice

[azure fulcrum]

yeah ive just never found anyone else that does it till now

cause ive only gotten back into the hobby like a month ago after what

6 years absence?

[atomic rose]

Rocky cliffs are best made with torn up cork tile/coaster.

[prime scarab]

I am planning on buying some terrain from a guy

It's from one of the first Warcry boxes

so it's not exacly consistent with the 40k setting, but hey, terrain is terrain. 😄

[azure fulcrum]

Once I've gotten all my shit together, have a nice reservoir of bits and pieces, paint, money and time im gonna be making terrain for sale and stuff

[prime scarab]

I don't play much 40k but I always have my army ready

I am just waiting for a friend to finish his own army

I have heard nothing but good things by the way with boarding action style games, too

[azure fulcrum]

In my 15 years of being in the hobby i am yet to actually play a game

[winged lava]

Got the stage made for goff rocker now I just need to paint it

[atomic rose]

Just look for a crackle paste. It's the same thing. You can mix in fine sand for that other more gritty cracle texture GW sells as well. It generaly comes white, but you just paint over if after it dries.

This is how the tub I showed you looks like after curing with some mud texture placed along after painting.

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/914226650823131156/934725393431273502/1642926292820.jpg

[azure fulcrum]

now that is a snazzy base

[wheat epoch]

looks like a skin disease, very nice

[wheat epoch]

like agrellan earth?

[atomic rose]

Yeah, quite like that.

[wheat epoch]

k

i like agrellan

use for sanstoned necrons

[sudden notch]

Getting there

Need to fix up paint on eyes a bit

[wheat epoch]

a lil bit shiny

very good tho

[sudden notch]

More bling than raven guard would like

[wheat epoch]

that put an image of a dripped of raven guard sneaking up on a khornite beserker in my head

[sudden notch]

whats the size of sm tactical marine oval disc? i think i have measured it all wrong

[mint dove]

Which of these would be better for painting ultramarines?

I've got sand on the base too

[azure fulcrum]

how dark is the grey

you could use both and do a zenithal

[mint dove]

A what?

And I'd say it's about the color of the base plastic, maybe a bit darker

[copper siren]

How do I base paint?

If I use my only brush i will fuck it up right

Should I use a house painting brush?

[edgy jackal]

What do you mean? While there are some techniques that will ruin a good brush, like drybrushing, putting on the first layer of paint (or base paint, as citadel likes to call it) shouldn't affect your brush. Of course, it might not be very handy to use a fine brush for base painting a mini, but that's just a question of picking the right size.

[mint dove]

What do you mean. Like your base coat of paint?

I reccomend having 2 sets of brushes, one for painting, and one that you don't care beating the shitbout of, painting glue for bases, dry brushing all these activities ruin good brushes

[plush swift]

No, use a normal ‘medium’ brush

I would recommend getting a spare brush as I wrecked my medium brush base coating as I got a bit carried away doing it

[round crystal]

Really happy with how this banner turned out.

[mint dove]

Did you hand paint that entire thing?

[copper siren]

No I meant the base, the stand

The little black disk

[copper siren]

I meant the little black disk

The base

[round crystal]

The banner came out of a kit, I’m not that talented 🤣 I just add colour

[mint dove]

Lmaooo my bad I was thinking "why the hell would bade coating ruin your brush" I don't think it woukd cause any problems no, now if you're painting the base on the models I just did which is glue and sand then I would say that could cause some damage yes

[copper siren]

I got some grey paint with my starter kit

Technical paint

I dont wanna bother with the sand, moss and sticks if i can use that pot

[mint dove]

Well do you want your base to look like anything? Or just not be black

[edgy jackal]

For technical paint I would use a cheaper brush or rubber clay forming tool.

[copper siren]

I have one of those

[edgy jackal]

Depends on the consistency

[copper siren]

But also plenty of old brushes

We used for painting cabinets

I have Astrogranite, that was included

[mint dove]

You mean like topcoat the entire thing gray then spray a little bit of white on top?

[mint dove]

When it comes to adding Decals is the proper procedure

1.wet the area with water (or Mr. Mark Softer)
2. Apply the decal and poke and prod until it gets where it needs to be to look presentable
3. With a dry brush tap on and around the decal to soak up and water still on the model and let it lay flay
4.give it an hour to dry then pain over the spot with matte medium

Am I missing amything? Do I need to thin matte medium

[obsidian tapir]

Finished a terminator with a glancing melta hit

[atomic rose]

Decals are tricky. Theoretical you can use just water, but it will look like a shitty sticker and the different sheen will give it away. Using a decal softener rather than water will also make application easier. After that you want to coat the entire part in varnish/medium so the sheen is constitent. It will stick out like a sore a thumb.

[pastel grotto]

Brother your ballistic skill was 6 with that shot

[edgy jackal]

Damn, that's a nice effect

[obsidian tapir]

Thank you

[plush swift]

rusty, crusty knight dude

[copper siren]

Is white pauldron with blue symbol standard for an ultramarine?

Or is that a special designation

Cuz i think that would look better than white on blue

[jagged sparrow]

I think it’s special

Most ultramarines have it as a blue pauldron with a white symbol and a gold accent on the shoulder

[copper siren]

I know

[brisk vapor]

blue symbol on white pauldron could be interpreted as a veteran

[copper siren]

Well, damn

[jagged sparrow]

It’s also the world eater Pre heresy color scheme

[brisk vapor]

true

[jagged sparrow]

All I know is sergeants have red helmets

[brisk vapor]

although the pre heresy world eaters also had blue pauldrons intead of white iirc

most of the body being white

[jagged sparrow]

Pre heresy armor all blends together for me

It’s very samey

[brisk vapor]

well there's a lot of black grey and white

so, true

[jagged sparrow]

Did any of the loyalist legions change their color pallets post heresy?

I know all the traitors did

[finite rain]

Lunar wolves did

xD

[jagged sparrow]

[brisk vapor]

space wolves

[jagged sparrow]

I don’t think luna wolves are loyalist

[brisk vapor]

dark angels

[jagged sparrow]

What were their old colors

[finite rain]

The ones that did on istaan were XD

*died

[brisk vapor]

space wolves were grey and dark angels black

[jagged sparrow]

Huh

We don’t talk about the fallen though

[jagged sparrow]

Dark angels name makes a lot a sense now that I know their armor used to be black

[finite rain]

Dark Angels? Thought we dont talk traitor legions here

[jagged sparrow]

Man. Never would have seen the world eater betrayal. Such a mentally stable legion

[finite rain]

World eaters also a legion that went full on traitor without beeing purged of loyalistts

Cause there were no doubts xD

only rage and blood XD

[jagged sparrow]

Didn’t they also have a, y know, internal uprising

So I think they purged their own loyalists

Seems only the mentally unhinged legions went traitor. Weird. Who could have seen that coming

[finite rain]

really gottta read next book xD

[jagged sparrow]

I’ve also come to the conclusion that black templars are simply that one “unusual” kid at school who goes ape mode when one thing changes slightly

[finite rain]

btw, paint them however you want, its your minis, at the end of the day you gotta like em , lore accurate or not, who tf cares

[copper siren]

The codex astartes does not approve "painting however I want"

😮‍💨

[finite rain]

https://tenor.com/view/shrug-gif-25269231

as said, you gotta know, if you want them lore accurate it is white symbold on blue pauldron

if you think it looks cooler the other way round

rule of cool

and whatever

Just be like captain Titus and "deviate" a little

from the Codex Astartes

Rowboat Girlieman will look the other way - promise

[plush swift]

Actually it does.

Weirdly enough

[muted token]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig20tu7HI44

[dark violet]

i have decided on what color i will paint my sisters of battle armor and what miniature i will buy as my second one

[muted token]

Enjoy keeping it in one piece

[dark violet]

oh i will do my very best

https://youtu.be/Ml-KIjYw2Oo

[bold copper]

Chaos Marines battleforce

[lilac moth]

Possesed, heldrake and terminators?

[bold copper]

And new daemon prince

[devout lake]

Damn it I just bought a box of possessed

and you're telling me this gives you ten

[bold copper]

Correct

[dark violet]

why has warhammer consumed my mind

[lilac moth]

Tfw my next pieces for my black legion is abbydaddy, possessed, cultists x2 and another set of legionaires. These boarding patrol boxes looking tasty af

[dark violet]

i dont even have the money for it and yet i am just wishlisting a bunch of sororitas and mechanicus units

[dark violet]

abbydaddy

i have fully decided my next few pieces are gonna be mommy celestine

and canoness veridyan

or celestine and a seraphim squad

[lilac moth]

Just today got my havocs and legionaires build and started painting my helbrute and apostle

[dark violet]

i cant continue with my battle sisters right now cuz i got no paint or glue at my home

should be in the mail tomorrow

[lilac moth]

Dat silver basecoat tho

[dark violet]

how insanely annoying would belisarius cawl be to put together and paint?

considering the guy has like 200 different things poking out of him

[lilac moth]

Build? Ez pez

Painting? Oh god fuck no

[dark violet]

i cant paint anyway

my first 2 sisters look a bit scuffed around some of the white details

but the red coats look neat

i also got my first marine from the store still here unpainted

gotta decide what to make him

[lilac moth]

I finally got a acceptable red base on the cape

[dark violet]

i like how the red on mine turned out to look like aged leather up close

[lilac moth]

Ye, trying to decide between agrax and nuln for the cape, dont want it go too far off the current color

[dark violet]

i got mephiston red

gotta love these names

[lilac moth]

Did that cape on khorne red, gonna wash it abit and then dry brush mephiston on top or something

[dark violet]

no clue what washing means in paint terms

[plush swift]

It’s like a thin paint that goes over the base

[dark violet]

ahh so i basically washed it

i iz learning

[lilac moth]

Demonified tyrannid?

[dark violet]

are there inquisition miniatures?

didnt find any on the stores i used

i know there must be a fyodor

since i have combat cards and they use miniatures as their art

[lilac moth]

I think there is like multiple inquisitors for kill team or something

[dark violet]

i kinda want him

[lilac moth]

Draxus looking good

[dark violet]

cuz i feel like putting an inquisitor with my sisters would fit

[lilac moth]

The best part about inquisitor is that you can just slap that on top of any army and just call it a legion commandeereed by that inquisitive motherfucker

[dark violet]

decided celestine is gonna lead mine instead

cuz fuck you fyodor

okay i practically wishlisted every item in the adepta sororitas page on the online store i use

i am just 100% not gonna get an exorcist tank that thing seems like a pain in the ass

99 pieces and so much to paint

[lilac moth]

Is there any info about potential darktide killteam squads?

[tiny jay]

I mean, blooded already exist.

I’m building a Blooded Moebian 6th kill team atm.

Waiting for my SO to decide between Tau or SoB for hers.

[plush swift]

its not

its honestly one of the easier tanks

[digital jewel]

Gorgeous 😍

[azure fulcrum]

Can't believe I got the slaves to darkness set thinking that'd be the only way to get the new Daemon Prince for a year or so given what happened with the Master of Possession and now they are releasing the Daemon Prince in a 40k box

[limber haven]

Just need a medic, master vox and special weapon. Then I bet GW will bring out new catachan models 🤦‍♂️😅

[brazen silo]

I wish warhammer wasn’t so expensive

I don’t have 6$ for a paint because it dried out

Rip my screaming bell

[plush swift]

They could make it reasonably priced

If they wanted

[brazen silo]

Yeah

[plush swift]

I dont know how many times I have to say this... Hobby paints are just student grade fluid/soft bodied acrylics, you can buy those for $2 for a 60ml bottle.

All you get is access to an ecosystem that forces you to buy a lot more paint than you actually need because mixing them tends to not go well because of how many pigments are in each one(one hobby paint I found had 14 and it was just a brown)

[plush swift]

https://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-matte-acrylics/ just use this assuming you live in the US

[brazen silo]

Oh neato

Just gotta find a brass now

[plush swift]

brass is just gold with a little green mixed in

[azure fulcrum]

Citidel paints aren't even good for drinking

You can get more cheaper ones that taste a LOT better

[copper siren]

First frehand

Wow this close up you can see my lack of skill in thinning paints

[plush swift]

museum judgment is 2 feet away, mini painter judgement is 4 feet away

[brazen silo]

I prefer the taste of led paint chips

[plush swift]

Corax white is pretty cunty to paint with too

Like it always seems to be clumpy or like overly watered

But then in a noob

[plush swift]

well those do have electronics and glow so I cant blame you

[plush swift]

corax white also isnt white, its pigment is mostly a clay thats used to dry up wounds and chemicals

[brazen silo]

I want to drink paint out of a uranium glass mug but my boyfriend says i cant 😔

[plush swift]

Why cant you?

[brazen silo]

Idk

[plush swift]

Do it

drinking paint though is bad

Get a new boyfriend

[brazen silo]

Something about uranium poisoning or radiation and “im worried about your safty”

[brazen silo]

No we’ve been dating for a long time and I’ve only ever been with him

[copper siren]

what

[plush swift]

yeah, the binder in paint is poisonous and most pigments are known carcinogens

[copper siren]

omg

but they taste amazing

no wonder they call ultramarines blueberries, their paint tastes just like it...

[brazen silo]

Lmao

[azure fulcrum]

Dirty Down Rust is the tastiest of hobby paints

Absolutely flavoured packed

[plush swift]

Its packed with EXPLOSIVE flavor

[finite rain]

the first one https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/expendables/images/7/78/Lee_Christmas_2.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140714221630

amazinhg

i need a jason statham guardsman too

real man drink industrial acrylics used in the automible industry

they are shipped off in 1000 LT ibcs.

(dealing with those professionaly)

and dont touch those waterbased cheapshots ... only only the good solvent borne ones containing all those regulated volatile organic compounds

[plush swift]

congrats on spending almost 4k on some resin that leaks and only lasts a few years

[agile pagoda]

it was only 1,400 k

[plush swift]

used?

[agile pagoda]

nope

i live in the UK

[plush swift]

Thats the same price as I said, different currencies

[bold copper]

nice. i hope you have a smooth time building and painting it

[dark violet]

so turns out one of the colors that arrives tomorrow isnt the one i wanted so i jsut ordered another small shipment nice

[copper siren]

Damn, god damn

[copper siren]

Tanith? With plasma weapons?

A pipe playing, banner carrying 17 yr old Milo Brinn model would be sick

Maybe after they are done releasing the Dossier series? Maybe with the new Astra Militarum series?

That or a camo cloak sprew kit

[limber haven]

Cus I wanted to 🤷‍♂️ and Brin is playing pipes in an infantry squad atm instead

Catachan kill team box sometime would be cool tbh

[limber widget]

Yep

[copper siren]

A Mentors + PDF trainees box

Think about it

[limber widget]

Or an tallarn desert raiders kill team

With some new models of traitor guard kil team

[copper siren]

Sons Of Sek

With the golden hand on the mouth

[limber widget]

Or an updated tempestus scions kill team. Models

[compact umbra]

I rally liek the new boarding patrol

It looks like a good way to start a space marine army

Like if you wanna test the waters

Also good to just shove with one of the space marine start collectings

[mint dove]

Primed and good to go, should I paint the marine or the base first?

[compact umbra]

Paint first!

Oh

[compact umbra]

I MEAN THE mARINE

[compact umbra]

Then if anything from the base gets on the marine it looks like mud and shit

[mint dove]

Lmaoo "should I paint the marine or the base first?"

"Yes"

[compact umbra]

Lol yeah sorry

The only instance I’d think you would WNAT to paint the base first is if they are like ghosts or flying something like that

[plush swift]

I always paint the base first, but I also dont attach them figures until after they are finished

SO I finally primed all my chaos SM. Gonna paint them khorne themed sometime soon

Bad pic but eh I am pure laziness

[rigid portal]

That leaks and lasts a few years? Wtf does that mean?

[plush swift]

so FW resin is very poor quality, most primers contain solvents that leach into the resin and cause them to destabilize and become fragile over the years. Because its so porous, even washing it can cause damage with the wrong type of soap

[rigid portal]

Interesting. I guess you need to wash it carefully and then seal it with something it.

[plush swift]

the seals have chemicals that can damage the resin

Its this fiberglass resin designed for temporary projects thats easily disposable

its also really cheap

[azure fulcrum]

Booooo, Khorne, booooo

PAINT EM PINK

[plush swift]

I am no slaanesh worshipper!

[digital jewel]

All bugs are built, now i finish painting them

[plush swift]

pink is just light red, its the same thing as red

[teal wolf]

Casually going extinct waiting for the new Daemon prince 💀

[left egret]

From Iron cometh strength!

[left egret]

Aw. All the Iron bros napping

Well then I will pull back into the trenches (my bed)

[lean snow]

Behold

[mint dove]

Does super glue bond metal to plastic well? I want to use paper clips to paint sub assembly but I don't want it to bond too well when I glue the part to the paper clip

[azure fulcrum]

I'm not sure how good it bonds but you only want to use plastic glue for plastic to plastic

Super glue for resin to plastic, metal to plastic or resin to resin and metal to metal

[plush swift]

superglue doesnt technically bond anything. all it does is adhere things to other things. It cures when water is introduced to it, aka moisture

[mint dove]

Yeah i use Tamiya extra thin to glue my model together, but I don't want to completely bind the paperclip to the part of my model if I just want to paint it and be able to remove the paperclip when I'm done painting

[lean snow]

I just use stickytack (poster putty) and tooth picks

That way I can use my plastic cement or superglue without worrying about it reacting to paint

[compact umbra]

Ooooooo, how did you make that green?

[naive umbra]

Waiting for corpse to sniff the image and give us an exact pigment list

[lean snow]

Black basecoat, dark angels green contrast, dry brush light green of your choice over raised edges of robe (i used gsw hunter green), add another coat of DA green contrast, dry brush raised areas in light green again

[compact umbra]

OOOOO sick!

I’m honestly super unfamiliar with the paint stacking and layering and crap, all i mainly do is just base coat my demons black, and dry brush red or what ever, and then base coat everything else

[lean snow]

Inside of robes not pictured has about 50 layers of bone white that no one will ever see

[compact umbra]

Lmao

I wanna learn more painting techniques for my hqs and such

[lean snow]

Contrast paints to begin with are kind of cheating tho. So I dry brushed twice to try and add some more contrast and not just slapchop my dude

[compact umbra]

I’m terrified of painting my grotsnik

[compact umbra]

I watched some videos on slapchop and I am still confused about it

[swift shell]

Just got done painting my first ever mini (right) and now im starting work on my next one (left) i might do a mix of white, black and red

[lean snow]

Oh for real, everything for the first time in this hobby is nerve wracking. But the successes far outway the failures

[compact umbra]

Yeah fr!

[plush swift]

You dry brush grey on top of black, then you dry brush white on top of that. doing it in a way so you get volumetric highlights, then you apply transparent paint on top of that, the transparency is important because you want the dry brushing from underneath to show. slapchop is nothing more than a youtuber name for a basically dry brush hatching or drybrush scumbling.

[plush swift]

phthalo green with carbon black it looks like, for the green paint that is

[plush swift]

there is no cheating at all with art, this is egotism created by hobbiests for a need to feel superior. I look down on those people. Its just like the people who say "you dont need to dry brush if you know how to do things properly" when dry brushing is a technique used in some of the greatest works of art ever known to man

[lean snow]

When I typed that it was more of a light hearted thing than a line in the sand

Cheating in mini painting is dank

Otherwise I wouldnt do it

[plush swift]

I know you were being light hearted

but most arent when they say it

[lean snow]

I will admit I fall into the camp of those who look down their nose at very thick gloppy paint.

I dont want to be, but I am

[swift shell]

Is Corax white a good white armor paint or is there better?

[plush swift]

WAY better paints exist

for white, go find golden high flow white