40k-minis-and-armies

[dawn stream]

I'm still looking to get a Land Raider and two boxes of Terminators

[jaunty trail]

But i already own 1 Ballistus Dread and 3 Boxnoughts 🙈

[dawn stream]

Land Raider might be an issue

[jaunty trail]

Currently having a Land Raider Crusader, 1x Assault Terminators, 2x Terminator Squad , 2x Chaplain in Terminator armor and a Captain in Terminator army battle ready XD

And i will get soon the sponson flamers for my Land Raider so that i can convert him to a Redeemer when needed

[dawn stream]

I've got my Termie Chaplain already

[mint dove]

Based and highlighted

[jaunty trail]

That are some very pretty Bad Moons!

[jaunty trail]

i got 1 with Storm Bolter and 1 with Relic Shield...

The wip tabard

[dawn stream]

Mine is Storm bolter

If I had a tiny black Raven Guard transfer, I would put it on his knee

[jaunty trail]

Both Chaplains

[jaunty trail]

I'm having some RG transfers here XD

[dawn stream]

Ooo, that's an older sculpt

[jaunty trail]

The Storm Bolter sculpt is a comemorative Mini.. Was a gift of a friend.

And the Termie Captain

[dawn stream]

It looks awesome

As does your Captain

[jaunty trail]

Thanks the Chaplain with Storm Bolter was my 2nd mini after 12 years of being abscent in painting minis xD

And i'm pretty happy to be back in painting minis... i've painted about 3.1 k BT and a Combat Patrol of Votann in about 1 year and 3 months ^^

[dawn stream]

Votann's whole Nasa punk theme is pretty neat

[jaunty trail]

i just love this rock and stone.. but now we have a grudge theme in votann

[dawn stream]

Oh, I also painted a Thunderstrike recently

[jaunty trail]

Niiice

[dawn stream]

The legs of my Dreadnought

[jaunty trail]

Land Speeders are not a part of my army tbh XD

[dawn stream]

I had started looking for some more armor pen options and I wasn't too keen on land armor

So I looked at the flying options and really liked the look of the Storm Speeder

[jaunty trail]

I currently try to build a mechanized infantry+ mechanized anti tank infantry army out of BT...

Just to frustrate a buddy of mine who plays astra militarum 😄

[dawn stream]

I've fought against T'au and Tyranids so far

T'au was a tough battle but I managed to outmanoeuvre him

[jaunty trail]

Currently Astra Militarum is my main test opponent...

But soonish i will have to deal with Necrons, Tyranids, Drukhari, Custodes, Blood Angels, Dark Angels, Sisters of Battle and i think also Mechanicum and Grey Knights....

[jaunty trail]

The wip list of my above mentioned army build managed it to destroy a Leman Russ Vanquisher Tank Commander and a Hellhound in 3 shooting phases xD

[dawn stream]

One of the people in the Warhammer group I play in is building a 1k Sons army. That should be interesting to match up against

[jaunty trail]

After that my buddy had fear to be tabled

[jaunty trail]

Tsons are tough

not long ago i saw a BT vs Tsons battle report... but BT did win xD

[dawn stream]

BT has anti-psyker rules, don't they?

[jaunty trail]

Yup

But i don't know if the BT player used that Vow tbh

@dawn stream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1lYkus3a9k

This is the battle report i watched.

[dawn stream]

Play on Tabletops is a great channel

I've watched several of their videos

[jaunty trail]

I watch their battle reports to learn several things outside of playing it myself

sometimes i even take notes XD

[dawn stream]

They're where I got the tactic for my 10 man Termie brick with a Chaplain using the Blade Driven Deep enhancement

The Blade Driven Deep gives the whole unit Infiltrator

[jaunty trail]

Ye thats nice

They showed me that flamers in 10th ed are nice stuff

Saw the Battle report Salamanders vs Night Lords (with Bricky) and it was amazing to see how the sallies just burnt everything away

[dawn stream]

Firestorm Assault Force is a great detachment for flamers and Meltas

[jaunty trail]

Thats why i want to get the Land Raider sponson heavy flamers soon

cuz BT have enough options for flamers & meltas

[dawn stream]

The Redeemer?

[jaunty trail]

Yup currently i have a crusader and i wasted the sponson heavy flamers about 12-14 years ago, so i need to get some new.. by rebuilding & painting the crusader i was able to make the sponson weaponry optional so that i can take it off...

[dawn stream]

Nice

[jaunty trail]

yup and a good friend managed to get some sponson flamers for me for free

XD

[dawn stream]

Making minis part swappable is super cool

[jaunty trail]

yup and i managed it without any magnetizing

i just managed to apply the hurricane bolter arrays and aiming systems loose on the pins of the sponsons

[dawn stream]

It's something I wanted to try with my Warsuits

And I could probably still do it

The little widget that goes in the arm hole did so pretty tightly so I didn't have to use any glue

[jaunty trail]

Thats nice

[dawn stream]

I just need to get two of those connection pieces

[jaunty trail]

should be orderable on bit sites

[dawn stream]

Yeah, I just haven't gotten around to it

I've got two Warsuits so I have one each with the weapon options

[jaunty trail]

thats cool

[dawn stream]

Incindium cannon on one, ironhail auto cannon on the other

[jaunty trail]

noice

[dawn stream]

Warsuits are pretty nifty

They're a dreadnought chassis but the pilot doesn't have to be almost dead

[jaunty trail]

yups

[dawn stream]

I've seen some cool conversions with armored canopies

Like this one

[jaunty trail]

Nice mini ^^

but i will go on brutalis first xD

[dawn stream]

Big. Metal. Claws.

I considered the Brutalis when I decided to add a dreadnought to my list

But my army is more shooty than stabby

[jaunty trail]

Thats the point.. my BT are mory stabby than shooty XD

[dawn stream]

Stabby and burny

[jaunty trail]

yup

sometime i will make a 20 primaris crusader squad with chainsawswords only XD

[dawn stream]

80 attacks

[jaunty trail]

80?

5 Attacks each model

[dawn stream]

Death by a thousand cuts

[jaunty trail]

it's just amazing what melee can do... if it arrives on front

[dawn stream]

Crusaders get an extra attack?

The T'au of melee attacks

[dawn stream]

It's pretty funny that the Ballistus Dread's melee attack is from it's feet

I know that it's probably stomping but I can't help but imagine that it kicks the shit out of people

[jaunty trail]

Imagine a Space Marine vs. Custodes game and the Ballistus manages to kill a custodes in melee... Like the ballistus kicks the custodes like a football away XD

[dawn stream]

My favorite depiction of a Dread's melee attack is the video where one picks up a guy and just spins him to pieces

[jaunty trail]

In that case i refer to DOW II intro where Dread smashes and burns banshees

[jaunty trail]

Yep pretty does it

[wise escarp]

i just noticed my krieg has almost the exact same colours of ciaphus cains image. now im tempted to make a killteam with that colour scheme, call them Cain's Cadavers (deathkorps=dead men walking) and make their lore be the only Krieg team out there with a sense of humour and a feeling of self-worth due to serving with him

colours match pretty well. just need to rearrange them a little and add some proper gold

golden trim on the shoulders, blue pants, red inside-lining of the coat, red gloves, red collar

[hoary ermine]

:3

[short pawn]

Are they friends

@plush swift have you messed with golden's regular acrylic? I heard online it wasn't great for minis but i find that hard to believe.

[wild monolith]

3 down, at least 100 to go

[vale pollen]

Yooo fellow crimson fist, respect

Finished these last night in prep for a tournament

[dawn stream]

More progress on the dreadnought

[sterile grail]

Got my package today ^^ cant wait to see how my astra boys looks on paint.

[plush swift]

The people that are saying it isn't great are the same people saying that citadel paint are special and are designed for this type of thing, which no paint is specifically designed for this.

In fact I'll tell you one thing right now, A lot of the top artists use golden for mini painting

[dawn stream]

It's good stuff

[mint dove]

If you don't use citadel paint it will cause the model to literally dissolve through your fingers like the desert sand

Source:Citadel paint website

But I used golden on corpses recommendation, good shit and now I have more burnt umber paint than I can use in a lifetime

[plush swift]

you can use it for everything from bases to base tones

[mint dove]

I have been using it as a base over stirland mud, I like the warth it gives

Also horns, I base all my horns in it

Do you know any golden shade I can use to replace averland sunset? To paint all those prints I'll definitely run out of what I have on hand

It's like that kraft Mac n cheese yellow color

[plush swift]

diarylide yellow

[mint dove]

Perfect, gon pick Me up some of that tomorrow.

[short pawn]

That's what i figured. I just learned the difference after already buying 4 more high flow ones

[plush swift]

Everyone says "oh im too low skill to notice a difference", what do you think about that statement?

[white tangle]

Hey, anyone that's familiar with the primaris dreadnought models, how easy is it to pose? Because i really like it and hope to have multiple in the future. But the idea of all being the exact same pose kinda sucks.

[brisk vapor]

Not too difficult, the legs have little nubs to guide them to a specific pose but those can be cut off easily

Arms are articulated by default

As long as you don't glue them

[short pawn]

Silly statement

[ocean pendant]

They just announced the Event Exclusive minis for 2024

I need that damn Raven Knight!!

[mint merlin]

Yeah, he looks so good

[ocean pendant]

Don't think I'm ever going to be able to go to a Warhammer event though

[mint merlin]

he looks kinda as if he was wearing monster hunter armor, with all the feathers

[steep pond]

Yeah that raven knight looks sick

[signal plover]

Been trying very hard to emulate this dark eldar color scheme my 3e codex for my army- i think im overdoing it and making my test models look confused. Can anyone give me tips to achieve this color? I figured out how to do the icy metallic weapons fine. Just the blue and the eyes.

This was like a one hour paint job test model but it’s not doing it for me

Going for simplicity here to hit the table

Kinda like him/her in the top left

But more blue- I have citadel and vallejo blues mainly

[midnight cairn]

I actually like the way his legs turned out. Upper torso could stand slightly more blue.
The weapon I would do more silvery. It's quite low contrast right now.
And the face I'm not sure, but I agree it could be better.

[signal plover]

So lighter on the blue wash for the gun, swap the eyes to black or sky blue? Thank you for the c and c btw

[golden night]

any printer people have advice for removing resin shmoo that accidentally cured with the model?

[tranquil kelp]

Don't have a printer, but probably a knife

[golden night]

true im probably overcomplicating a simple problem

[visual shale]

I’m making my first army this year, the Imperial Fists, and I’m trying to figure out what to do for a hero. Does it matter if I choose between a Chaplain, Lieutenant, or Captain, or are they functionally the same in the tabletop?

[edgy jackal]

@plush swift does amsterdam clear lacquer affect the sheen of a model?

[plush swift]

I would assume so, ive never used it

[visual turret]

PAINTING CASUALTY
GOT BRIGHT LUMINOUS GREEN PAINT ON MY WHITE HOODIE

[mint dove]

This is why I paint in clothes I don't give a shit about

My girlfriend always jokes I look like a homeless man snuck in and sat down at my desk when I paint

[mint dove]

Okay @plush swift I attempted some glazing

Gimme your honest critique

It's a little spotty on the hand I know so we can just bypass that

[visual turret]

oh that looks nice

the highlighty edges on the wraps around the wrist look good

[plush swift]

what did you glaze?

[mint dove]

Tried on the upper shoulders

Bit to be fair I tried to glaze over existing highlights so it may look a bit shit

[plush swift]

looks like layering, but not as rough as normal

[mint dove]

ALRIGHT,

Getting better!

I also tried layering a fleshtone on the lips and knuckles

[mint dove]

Snakebite leather contrast paint. Really good paint

[clear fulcrum]

I magnetized the arms and weapons on my armiger

And didn't mess up the orientation on any of them!

[mint dove]

Is berserker bloodshade close enough I ncolor to caroburg crimson

[visual turret]

WIP

@rare hornet :3

[jaunty trail]

Another Sternguard

[mint dove]

Love the silver on the void dragon himself

Taking criticism on him

Just need to get a red wash to wash the lips ears and knuckles and he's done

[signal plover]

they have different stats on the tabletop

[visual shale]

Is there one that would be better than the others?

[short pawn]

Certain characters can only go to certain squads

So its really just up to you. You can have all of them if you want

[signal plover]

Most armies contain a few of each tbh, they also have a special character- tor garadon

[visual shale]

Ah, gotcha

[hollow goblet]

That Raven knight looks dope asf

Suddenly realizing why the Corvus Cabal is sold in sets of 9 now

[glossy hawk]

the brothers!

i just finished painting the top one

[mint dove]

Darkened the lips, I like the look

[short pawn]

It got here like a week early thats so hype

im gonna pop these space marines out like rabbits now

[mint dove]

Word to the wise, be careful,

If you miss your mark that panel liner will run EVERYWHERE

Source: 100+ gundam kits built

[short pawn]

i got a silly little gundam pen

i appreciate the warning, i got white spirit as well in-case it gets particularly silly

[mint dove]

The gundam marker is east because it's basically just an ink pen, the panel liner works with fluid dynamics, so where the liquid hits, the liquid will flow lol

[dawn stream]

Finished the Dread

[mint dove]

I don't see a name on that coffin

[dawn stream]

I used a marker but it does show well

His name is Vius Kaan

[short pawn]

You have to varnish before doing the panel liner, right?

[mint dove]

You don't HAVE to, but I sure helps

[short pawn]

[mint dove]

I'm in the market for a GOOD set of brushes since I'm finally getting serious about this hobby

Anybody got any good recommendations?

I've heard good things about Windsor and newton

Oh fuck that I don't have $50 to spend on a single brush.

[brisk vapor]

I've really enjoyed the Windsor and Newton brand brushes, I also got the Artis Opus series S set for semi cheap recently and they seem pretty great as well

But in general any Kolinsky sable brand is considered pretty good quality

[short pawn]

Its worth it

Trust

I got a size 2 davinci maestro and its sharp as a knife

[brisk vapor]

Most don't even cost that much

[short pawn]

Not to discredit, but just my personal experience, I've ordered two of them from Windsor and both came fucked up

I was not happy

[brisk vapor]

Depends also on the retailer I suppose, how well they're packaged and protected for shipping

[short pawn]

That's very true

[brisk vapor]

I have a local store in which I can see the brushes before buying so I've not had that bad of an experience with them

[short pawn]

I wish i had a local art store. I only got a hobby store and the brushes there are terrible even if they're stable

They're just left out so warhammer people just dig their nails through them and fuck with the bristles and its like jesus christ why

I found out that michaels has my favorite paint though so im jumping up and down

[mint dove]

Found a set of 0-#4 Sable brushes for $70

Probably gonna buy them next month

Man where's corpse when you need him lol

[teal wolf]

I found a brush brand at a random hobby store, Abteilung 502. Got 00-3 and I love em. Baby the hell out of em

[hollow goblet]

I just need a nice detailing brush for freehand, I've been getting good use out of cheap/mid quality brushes but they fail when I need to do clean lines without any sculpting to help guide the brush

Just wanna shamelessly rip off Brad Glover's highlighting style honestly

[short pawn]

As usual, corpse starch's color reccomdation was perfect

[ember token]

PRIME YOUR PLASTIC PLEASE

[short pawn]

Why? I dont use dogshit paint

[hidden hazel]

Paint is irrelevant, putting primer on them allows your paints to have something to adhere to that as plastic that isnt sanded or has no means of grip increases the likelihood the paint won't adhere to it or become more uneven in areas

[short pawn]

Paint is very much relevant

[hidden hazel]

Plus as a added benefit depending on what you primer with it gives the paint more durability

And fills any spot you may of missed

[hollow goblet]

We've had this debate like 5 times already

[white tangle]

I would recommend priming. When i first started, i would hate painting my first couple of minis because paint would rub off so easily and the paint would act a bit hydrophobic. (i know it can be fixed with washing the plastic) But its nice to know that when you're painting, you dont have to worry about the paint rubbing off. as much at least.

[hollow goblet]

Corpse is pretty convinced you don't need primer if you're using a high quality paint, I believe him, but I'm still priming my shit 100% of the time, its worth having for an even base coat, if nothing else

[plush swift]

factually untrue

This is testing of primer vs normal acrylics

had no difference in adherence or durability

[short pawn]

Literally zero point in priming if im using a white imo

At that point i'd be priming it white already just to go over it with a better white?

[hollow goblet]

I mean I'm pretty against priming in white in the first place tbh

It leaves you with nowhere to go pretty often same as black priming

light grey til I die baby

[plush swift]

Toom BTW isnt something consumers can get, its something only people in my industry can get

Its fantastic stuff but I cant afford $1500 for a single gallon

[short pawn]

Nobody would know, if this was fully base coated, that it wasn't primed

my ass the paint doesnt adhere

[plush swift]

Now you see what I've been saying for a while, weird how using high quality paint changes everything, right?

There is also a streamer called DialanArt who paints on bare plastic, as do a lot of the golden demon winners

[short pawn]

Yeah I like painting and not fighting for my life for light red to get good coverage

[hidden hazel]

I was referring to the point of paint being irrelevant on the topic being to primer or not. And I'm not gunna argue for it since people have their minds made up

[plush swift]

"wait corpse a complete weirdo with a hateboner for hobby paints"

[hidden hazel]

They can primer or not it's their figures

[plush swift]

its not about having their minds made up, its literally about the documents and the months of tests i've showed people about how primer doesnt matter

if your paint isnt adhereing to bare plastic, then you've added too much water and destroyed the binder

simple as

its the literal science behind the chemistry of paints

[short pawn]

and considering its physically impossible (if youre not insane idk) to make this mistake with acrylic ink....the paint is relevant

[white tangle]

Would using quality paint on top of primer not double the security of paint not rubbing off?

[plush swift]

Yep, however a lot of the good primers who help, but they arent in the hobby sector

[plush swift]

Nope, does next to nothing. I have a video where this gets tested

with the majority of things done with vallejo paints

with the other part being done with professional grade

[short pawn]

I wouldn't mind a good primer, but I'm done with rattlecans. I'd want brush on or something

[plush swift]

Get automotive if you want cans, its cheaper and smoother

[short pawn]

It's too inconvenient to use primer in CA when i got a husky i have to lock up everytime I go outside to spray

[plush swift]

ouch yeah, that would be bad

[hidden hazel]

Would love to see honestly, I'm taking what I know in the automotive field and putting it to figures but obviously I can't sand the little guys lol

[plush swift]

Automotive is 100% primer required. but here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ATTqRqkEqA

[hollow goblet]

Isn't the use of primer largely a carry-over from metal mini days where you actually needed it full stop?

[plush swift]

there is a minor benefit with one primer on thinned vallejo when i was scratching it with a knife, but thats honestly near meaningless

[hollow goblet]

That seems like the logical conclusion, like people never dropped the priming step between metal and modern plastic and the product just stayed bc of it

[plush swift]

yeah kind of, its aalso one of those things we just parrot with no actual proof. Its very common within the arts, its like how I kept assuming cobalt was toxic when the modern stuff is incredibly safe and it was entirely based off old data because the newer data wasnt public

I had to get the new data from a regulatory standards and toxicology lab

[hollow goblet]

Yeah GW seems to get a lot done by way of marketing misinformation

[ocean pendant]

It's also marketed by companies like GW because they want you to buy their primers

But even they will admit in certain painting tutorials that you don't actually need to Prime the mini

[plush swift]

which the owner of the lab was hilarious, he was this 96yo chemistry nerd who i sat on the phone with talking about the production of pigments in the early 1900s and the different standards we have now

[hollow goblet]

Would make complete sense they'd want it believed so they CAN CONVINCE MORE GW MANAGERS TO TRICK ME INTO BUYING A $50 CAN OF FUCKING RETRIBUTOR "BC YOU PAINT THOUSAND SONS"

Still coping seething malding and shitting about that one

[plush swift]

just buy rustoleum gold spray cans

[hollow goblet]

Bro saw me buying a bunch of contrast paints alongside too and never thought to be like "Oh those are gonna change colour with the primer I gave you"

So glad I found my LGS fr fr

[hollow goblet]

Yeah not sure if it's available in aus but we probably have an equivalent

[plush swift]

I keep forgetting you're an aussie

[hollow goblet]

Yeah I really gotta say c*nt more often

How dare they ban the word of my people

[plush swift]

I'll talk to a few chemical companies I know in aus

this was painted on bare plastic

rate this @hollow goblet

[hollow goblet]

Ooo thats right up my alley style wise

[hollow goblet]

Real solid tbh I never would've guessed it wasn't primed

[plush swift]

The guy used liquitex acrylic gouache

Thats Dialan, he's a pretty nice guy,

[hollow goblet]

I'll have to check him out bc the bright colour is exactly the kind of thing I enjoy aesthetically

[white tangle]

Off topic but is there like a common practice for brush treatment when they are freshly opened? Like do i wash them or something or do i just start painting?

I just got some sable ones

[plush swift]

wash them then start painting

maybe use a little brush soap but nothing super involved

[hollow goblet]

Yeah I tend to just give em a lil rinse and they're generally fine

really cheap ones will sometimes have like a waxy coating you've gotta rinse off but shouldn't be an issue unless you're like me and bought like 100 shitty junk brushes for drybrushing and paint mixing

[white tangle]

Its just the last brushes i bought were from GW. Both small layer, both fucked up. One i could fix up to the point of being decent but the other is in its grave. Idk what causes it but it splays out when in contatct with a drop of water. I've tried everything to fix it but nothing has, so i'm just guessing its a factory deformity but it sure has made me not want to buy any more of their brushes.

[steep pond]

Anybody have a preference on speed/contrast paints?

is there a good reason to pick one over the other?

[plush swift]

lots of things, but with GW brushes? Incredibly low quality

[plush swift]

Personally I just make my own for both, its pretty easy to do. Its one part ink, 2 parts glaze medium. Add more glaze medium if needed

[steep pond]

lets assume you don't have glaze medium or ink

i sure don't

[white tangle]

Found out the hard way

[plush swift]

Well if I'm having to buy contrast or speed paint, i'd just go buy ink because its cheaper.

If its because you have both, well both use dyes and not pigments so they fade quickly, speed paint however still has an issue where its water reactivated, even after its supposed reformulation

[steep pond]

ah I see

thanks for the knowledge

I don't paint armies, and recently got an airbrush. I'd like to start having a go with the zenithal highlight and speed paint approach. Should I just buy some inks?

[plush swift]

I would because they are more versitile. Keep in mind you'll want transparent inks and not all inks are transparent.

if you get the professional stuff, there will be a marking on the bottle which tells you

professional stuff isnt more expensive, its generally cheaper btw

[steep pond]

I mostly make dioramas and don't have an issue spending 12- 20 hours on a model or two so I typically just work very methodically

[plush swift]

a 30ml bottle from an art store online is like $6-8

[steep pond]

if you find yourself available, would you be able to DM me an example?

[plush swift]

sure

[short pawn]

@plush swift was there any reason in particular you suggested golden high flow instead of golden acrylic?

[plush swift]

its thinner and I figured you'd prefer that

I also love the titium white

[short pawn]

Ahh gotcha. Was just curious

Im thinking about trying out the regular acryl

[signal plover]

@plush swift saw this in the wild on the warhammer subreddit, was this one about you lol?

[short pawn]

Redditard thinking that car maintenance is a valid comparison to a painting topic

Uhh not using primer is like drinking oil!!! Sometimes it works out!??

Wow such a great analogy mr redditor

[plush swift]

its not

maybe?

[signal plover]

I remember you saying you were getting shit in a subreddit for painting advice or something

[plush swift]

i deleted my reddit account a while back

[zenith monolith]

Question can you use an airbrush for priming?

[signal plover]

Redditors cannot make intelligent thought

[signal plover]

Yes

[zenith monolith]

Would you recommend it?

[signal plover]

Yea tbh

[short pawn]

The only successful thing reddit ever did was prove to the world they shouldn't be trusted outside of the internet after their boston marathon manhunt stunt

[plush swift]

yes

[plush swift]

yes

[plush swift]

short thing was, most of the people were attacking me for suggesting the audacity of mixing two paints together instead of buying a new paint

[zenith monolith]

Damn

But that's normal no?

[signal plover]

Extremely normal

[zenith monolith]

Its generally how many colours are made, assuming they are the same type of pain

[plush swift]

not in this hobby

[zenith monolith]

Damn

I do it quite often XD

[plush swift]

this hobby is built off layering techniques and convenience colors

[short pawn]

The worst part is that guy has only been painting for 2 months

[ocean pendant]

That's really dumb, even if you look at GW tutorials and former GW painters they advise people to mix paints quite often.

[hollow goblet]

If I've learned anything about the internet it's that people don't care even slightly about being correct about things: they care about you being wrong

[short pawn]

They're also redditors so if you make them too angry they'll probably kill a dog

[ocean pendant]

Yea like just yesterday in the Ushoran paint guide GW released, they say to mix paints. So it's just fanboys being dumb.

[short pawn]

no winning

[hollow goblet]

Harder to sell paint when you teach a man to fish I guess

As opposed to selling the fish marked up at 300%

[short pawn]

the audacity of that redditor making a joke about "big conspiracy theory big primer"

like do you think a multi million dollar company with a strong grip on a niche community WOULDN'T aggressively market their 30 dollar rattlecans?

How naive do you have to be?

[hollow goblet]

Honestly it's hard to get legit hobby info when you're starting, so much misinformation that's very keen to present itself as facts

So often you'll see people insert themselves as an expert and give advice on stuff and they're literally making it up or have left out the key "I'm not personally exeperienced with this" info that matters a lot

[short pawn]

I.E brand new mini painter makes a combative stance on priming miniatures

[hollow goblet]

Like I can give y'all an educated guess on how to mix a certain colour or approach a certain technique but if I haven't done it myself I'll say so bc fuck knows if it'll play out the way I think it will

[ocean pendant]

When I was getting started out I was told "Thin your paints, then thin them again and then when you think they're thin enough thin them again, you can't overthin your paints" and then unsurprisingly my first attempt didn't go well because I'd overthinned my paints and when I returned to that person it was just "Oh I don't paint myself, I just hear that not thinning your paints is a problem" if you don't know, don't give advice.

[short pawn]

God I get told painting tips all the time by this guy that doesnt paint and i swear to everything i want to juggle him like a fucking fighting game

[plush swift]

then you have people like me get pushed out of the community

[plush swift]

this is advice direct from vince venturella and he legit pisses me off

his advice is terrible

yeah you can paint but you have zero idea what you're talking about

I cant paint but have some knowledge from working in the industry

[midnight cairn]

There's also the SoFlat line from Golden https://goldenartistcolors.com/products/soflat-matte-acrylic-color-titanium-white/

[edgy jackal]

Out of curiousity, what are some pieces of conventional painting wisdom that are actually really counterproductive?

[golden night]

i still can't get thinning right idk how people think "just thin paint" is good advice

[plush swift]

its not and aa lot of those videos explaining how to thin it are awful, Ive watched them all and they just teach you how to destroy the paint and not actually thin it

[plush swift]

basing with black and white for one

[golden night]

im still too scared to get into layering. i find it so time consuming to base paint that i dont want to risk ruining the entire thing with another one

[plush swift]

mixing your own colors solves that a ton actually

[plush swift]

i enjoy soflat sometimes, but I dont like matte paint as it can obscure details occasionally

[edgy jackal]

Black too dark, white too bright, or is there more to it?

[plush swift]

Washes a lot of the time are highly counter productive too

this whole "you need washes" generally degrades the work

pin washes are another story

[glossy hawk]

imo my one piece of advice i can think of on-hand is to not be afraid to try things out if you have a solid stripping solution, you can always try again. Alternatively your “experiment” can be tested on paper

[hoary ermine]

I got 2 thousand sons librarians just so i can kitbash bits right

But how couldnt i make a quick meme

[golden night]

i mix my own colours and that's the problem lol. it looks so good without any shading so i dont bother

[plush swift]

I mean you dont generally need shading

[golden night]

true

[hollow goblet]

Yoo I didn't realize that kit was out yet

Guess he's gonna have to be my foot Ahriman

I'm very quickly running out of shit in ksons I can proxy lol we need more units so badly

[hoary ermine]

Good luck, its constantly out of stock

Or yknow, get a Reeeecast

[edgy jackal]

@plush swift How much faster does oil paint cure with quick drying medium added to it?

[hollow goblet]

I mean its a resin kit isn't it? might be better off with a recast lmao

[short pawn]

Ordered some golden liquid acrylic hopefully it is epic

Probably wasting money by buying identical paints but i need to find whats best for me

[plush swift]

depends on the oil and the pigment, but generally around 24 hours or so

[plush swift]

ehh I have some duplicates of colors, some soflats some high flow

they do different things for me

[midnight cairn]

@plush swift what does Series 1-8 actually mean? Is it like increasing pigment density?

[plush swift]

cost of the pigment

1 is cheapest, 9 is most expensive

an example is iron oxide red, which is a series 1, it costs like $5-10~ a kg, while cadmium is $100~ a kg

[midnight cairn]

Isn't it for the same pigment, though? I'm obviously confused.

[plush swift]

It shouldnt be

it should generally be different prices per pigment

some mixtures can be expensive due to the complexity of them

and keeping them the exact color through out all batches is expensive

pigments naturally can have their own color shifts between batches

[midnight cairn]

I see, thanks for clearing that up 👍

[sterile grail]

started my cadian today.

[brisk vapor]

Boot

[midnight cairn]

What's the scale of this BTW?

[brisk vapor]

1:8 maybe? Unsure of the exact scale but a 1:12 bust is a bit smaller in scale

The whole thing with the base included is about 24cm tall

[alpine zealot]

I really love those resin shoulder pads

[dawn stream]

Got my wh+ miniature

[steep pond]

Does he have a hotshot?

[rigid bramble]

I've gone and done it now...

[compact umbra]

W-w-wha

OH 3 BOXES

[rigid bramble]

Yesh

[compact umbra]

I thought you bought one

[tranquil kelp]

Finally painting something after a while

[visual turret]

Day two of this monster - brighter greens thanks to tesseract glow.

[white tangle]

Are there any guardsman models with bolters? Like new ones. Not the baby shaped old ones.

[steep pond]

looks like all the ones I found are kit bashed

[glass forum]

Is that too much gold for a flesh tearer?

[hearty bear]

Nah he’s just in Australia lmao

[white tangle]

The only thing i can think of is the kasarkin box might have some options. But i dont own the set yet so i cant check.

[short pawn]

Only krieg i believe have bolters

Well and the cadian castellan

[white tangle]

yeah, you're right. Nice.

i also forgot that you can see the sprues on their page.

And the kasarkin don't have a bolter 😦

[steep pond]

yeah Krieg def have bolters

looks like people have kitbashed them pretty well tho

[white tangle]

Also that silver nub next to the battery release is the charge display right? I cant wait to paint each one green or red to imitate their gun ammo.

[white tangle]

Yeah, but those are the baby ones. 😦

[steep pond]

looks exactly like the krieg ones?

[white tangle]

I mean the kitbash has the old cadian models. The kreigsman you posted is one of the new ones. Its also not a kitbash im pretty sure.

[steep pond]

you're right, but if you want normal guardsman you're going to have to do some kit bashing either way

new or old

[white tangle]

Yeah, guess so. Or just wait and hope that they release one at some point. Surely they are going to have to.

[steep pond]

Wana get me some Palanites sooner or later

they look so cool

[short pawn]

Those are just about the coolest models ive ever seen

@mint dove is there any further advice you could give me on using tamiya? I'm finding it hard to get it to flow without just leaving a black smudge on the flat panels of a space marine

[mint dove]

With tamiya panel liner I ONLY use it for recessed areas, anything that's like a shadowed area I stay away from because it has a hard time sticking to where I want it

Her will show you where i would and wouldn't use it on

Gimme a sec

See how the spaces in the tabbard are rather deep? That causes the liquid to flow through the groove, lining it perfectly, meanwhile the shoulder pad, while having a separation has no groove to follow, it CAN work bit more often than not it'll just result in the liner running all over the smooth surface

Let me find a space marine picture and see what the best places for it would be

Remember with the panel liner you want to use it to line deep grooves and recesses, not so much to shadow raised bits of armor

Does that help?

Also be sure to tap the brush against the lip of the pot before applying, you don't need much

[short pawn]

Ahhh gotcha. I was most likely overfilling my brush

I appreciate it, these are great things to know

[mint dove]

Very common problem lol

[steep pond]

palanite enforcers

[short pawn]

😋

[simple thorn]

I got me some of those and they do indeed look cool

[steep pond]

definitely my favorite 40k models atm

[simple thorn]

I think I got 'em about a year ago now. Painted them as stand-ins for Guardsmen rather than actual Enforcers

I have very few actual guardsmen save some Etsy-brand Not!Kriegsmen

[mint dove]

I'm so glad I'm getting 3d printed grots because the official GW models are shit

Like look at this shit man

[teal wolf]

Their still fun for museum pieces xD

[mint dove]

I hate when gw do that though, they do it alot with older ork kits lol

[hollow goblet]

I was watching my friend put his Sisters together and holy: wasn't making them monopose meant to avoid ridiculous gaps in the plastic

[brisk vapor]

It's not like it's a design choice to specifically have less detail on areas like that. When the sculpt is in one piece on a plastic sprue you just can't do much about the limits of plastic press molds

They have gotten really good at hiding the physical limits nowadays though

[plush swift]

No it was about making it cheaper

[sterile grail]

glad how this turned out

[visual turret]

I got fired today and so went and did some retail therapy

[plush swift]

dont do retail therapy when you get fired, thats dumb, how will you pay rent?

[visual turret]

Because I -

• Worked at a job that paid pretty well
• Just got paid
• have a year’s worth of holiday days that will also be given as pay.

[rare hornet]

Retail therapy best therapy

[white tangle]

I cry a lot. That does not help.

[rare hornet]

Yes

[plush swift]

Im raising your rent

[visual turret]

fucker!

[plush swift]

suffer

[visual turret]

:(

[plush swift]

Interest rates will be 20% and 50 blahaj

[visual turret]

I need 50 blahaj myself tbh

I have three

[rare hornet]

You can never only own 1

1 blahaj will get lonely

[compact umbra]

Same

I have an isopod tho

[visual turret]

oughe

I need one

[compact umbra]

There is no ikeas near me

Not a living one a plush on

[visual turret]

anyway should I build abaddon or should I build my alavenor

[visual turret]

I know :)

[compact umbra]

What legion are you running?

[visual turret]

Oh I only paint for the sake of painting

[compact umbra]

And what uh, I forgot what the lumineth call their shit

Oh nice

[visual turret]

I just like the pretty models and so I collect the character sets more than anything

[compact umbra]

There’s a named mountain guy and regular one

Tbh I’d do the mountain

[visual turret]

I do have an Army - carcharodon tin-cans - but I bought abaddon and alavenor as retail therapy

[compact umbra]

I have stormcasts flesh eater courts and krule boys (I have not painted yet$

[visual turret]

Gonna order ushoran when i get the chance

this does remind me I need to make a list

[compact umbra]

Ushoran is so pretty and amazing

[visual turret]

I need -
Guilliman x2 (one for me, one for my friend)
Another Farsight (To convert into V1 Ultrakill)
Another C'tan Shard of the Void Dragon (to make Minos Prime)

[compact umbra]

But a king must he handosme

[compact umbra]

Oooo

[plush swift]

yet you're buying 40k stuff

how dare you

[tough smelt]

Absolutely based Ultrakill conversion

[white tangle]

I got some sable brushes and holy hell is it nice to be able to be precise without fighting a darksouls boss that was my old brush.

[mint dove]

@plush swift are kolinsky brushes worth the money over just standard hobby brushes?

[white tangle]

cough cough yes cough

[mint dove]

Green stuff world has a set of #00-#2 for around $50

[white tangle]

I got 3 for £22 including tax and shipping. And so far its amazing.

[mint dove]

Lemme calculate that to freedom bucks

[white tangle]

like $30 i think

[mint dove]

About 28. Not bad

[white tangle]

I always thought they were really expensive but the ones i got were cheaper than gw

[mint dove]

What about brush care? If I'm buying expensive brushes I wanna know how to keep them good

[white tangle]

I know you pretty much need brush soap. Thats all im gonna be using.

I got mine for $15 off amazon

[plush swift]

not from a hobby brand

[mint dove]

Where would you recommend I acquire them?

[plush swift]

you cant actually use natural hair with acrylics, it dries them out and destroys them

I spend about 4-7 hours a week trying to fix my brushes because of this

you get about 2-3 years out of a natural hair brush at best

my naturals that have only ever been used with oils are about 60years old

is that says how bad that stuff is for them

[mint dove]

Damn i didnt realize how bad acrylics are for natural brushes

So what're some good options?

[white tangle]

2-3 Years?! Bloody hell my GW one broke after like 4 months lol

[plush swift]

this is also with obscene care. ive had naturals die in a week because I didnt care for them well enough, but those were the dog shit rosemerry and co brushes

yes those brushes are bad

[plush swift]

Im still looking for good options

So far black taklon is my favorite

[mint dove]

Just like standard brushes?

[plush swift]

kind of?

[mint dove]

I'm seeing a pack of like 10 black taklon brushes for $10

[plush swift]

they tend to be stiffer than gold ones and retain the point better

[mint dove]

Alrighty I'll take your word for it. With all the orks I'm gonna paint I know that I'm gonna destroy at least 1 of my brushes

My Amazon brush set from last year is on its way out.

The size 0,1 and 3 brush are fucked

[plush swift]

small tips always get fucked quickly

no matter if its natural or synthetic

[white tangle]

Oh, no. Those are the one ive bought. Oh well, as long as they last for more than 4 months ill be happy.

[plush swift]

I get mine from an art store but its way more expensive than those

[plush swift]

Let me put this into perspective, they are bad for whats out there on the market, it doesnt actually make something bad persay, its just bad compared to other options

if you get what I mean

[white tangle]

Yeah, i get you. Guess you get what you pay for. Unless its GW then you get what you pay for + 40% artificial price upscale. Im bitter.

[plush swift]

or artist opus where thery just rebrand rosemerry and co brushes and claim they are the best things ever

[mint dove]

I wish we had an art store, we just have the big box stores

[steep pond]

I go to the old Hobby Lobby and wait for their brushes to go 50% off and buy a ton of those like $6 horse hair brushes for half off

[plush swift]

I should start doing reviews on cheap brushes

[hollow goblet]

If you're in Aus we have a place called the reject shop that frequently stocks cheap asf brushes/hobby supplies that are actually quite decent quality considering

I've also found that if you're a long haired individual its actually not out of the question to macgyver a brush out of your own hair if you desperately need a smaller brush for highlighting or smth, you're not gonna end up with a perfect point but with nail scissors and a dream you can get pretty close

[mint dove]

If anyone has zodgrod wortsnagga can you tell me how tall he is?

[mint dove]

I'd watch that

@toxic rampart would you know how tall zodgrod is?

[toxic rampart]

That's a good question. Lemme get to my PC and I can research it for you.

[mint dove]

Thanks ork boy

[short pawn]

Another day another 2 hours spent trying to figure out how to paint a space marine

This should not be hard

[toxic rampart]

He is 15 x 11 x 3 cm

[mint dove]

Length by width by height?

[toxic rampart]

Height, length, width. I suspect part of the length is his staff

[mint dove]

God bless, thank you sir

One of the grots I'm having printed comes with a grot wortsnagga so I wanna proxy him and make him taller

[visual turret]

Oh trust me I got plans within plansd for this

[tough smelt]

I respect it so hard, first reaction to seeing Tau i was like "thats kinda like V1" id totally be doing the same as you if I got into Tau

[white tangle]

What dampness % would you say its minimum for mini painting?

[tough smelt]

Dampness? Like humidity or water in your paint?

[white tangle]

Thats the word i was looking for. And no, in the room.

[tough smelt]

In my experience it doesn't really matter, I live in a relatively high humidity place and it doesn't seem to have effected my models in any way, but some people say that over 70% it can make primer "gritty", I'd avoid going outside or priming in a room with high humidity if you can help it, but it won't matter much if it's not very high.

[white tangle]

Its just that my experience painting has always been a bit diffirent to all the videos i see online. My paint always dries super fast on my wet palette, and the paint strangely soaks up water sometimes, making the consistency very watery. My humidity in my room is 47% and i'm curious if that may be the reason.

[tough smelt]

That is a bit strange, might be due to the amount you water down your paints, might be the paints themselves. It's not an exact science but I personally wouldn't pay much attention to this, some others may have better advice though, maybe Reddit can help with it

[white tangle]

Yeah, i've had this issue for a year and a half. Its the worst when glazing and doing final edge highlights. I might take your advice and reach out the the hell hole itself at some point. They might have a solution.

[devout lake]

Chaos infestation? Better Call Saul!

[silver thorn]

🙂

[plush swift]

actually, it is an exact science but most of those details are incredibly complex

[plush swift]

there isn't one per say, but you want thing to be at a neutral temperature and not super humid

[tough smelt]

It is, but not for your average mini painter, like I'm 99% sure this guy won't buy a dehumidifier, cutting mat, anti-envirionmental backing and weasel hair brushes just because the humidity is a bit high.

[plush swift]

He will if I tell him too, I will force him to by pulling an america and stealing all his oil

actually 3 of those someone is very likely to buy

the backing no one would though

[tough smelt]

Ehh depends, I know no one that would spend that much money just to be able to paint better, if it was something that could be used in many ways sure, but most people at least where I live don't see the need for a dehumidifier

[plush swift]

I need one so my apartment doesnt mold over and destroy another $35,000 coat

[tough smelt]

Convenient for you then, would make sense to have one

[plush swift]

I'd never get one for painting, and Im a full time fine artist

[tough smelt]

I'm sure there's some crazies out there that would, I mean, people willingly paint Imperial guard armies so I won't question it

[plush swift]

it really doesnt change much unless you live in a place like Malaysia

it being too dry is a bigger issue

[tough smelt]

Warhammers country of origin is a humid mess, I imagine it was designed with the average indoor humidity of a UK home in mind

[plush swift]

not really, the paints they use come from HMG which only makes home and auto painnt

and those paints arent designed for any type of humidity

no point

[tough smelt]

Which is weird to think about, since warhammer is super popular in the UK you'd assume it would have more attention on the humidity issue, but it doesn't, I hardly even knew it could be an issue until I heard others talk about it from other countries.

Hardly any work arounds exist either, at least, nothing that complex beyond "wait".

[visual turret]

I would not call my country humid tbh

Day 3. Silvered the blade, changed the crest and wing stone colour

[short pawn]

I know warhammer is like really popular in the UK but is it still a niche market/hobby there for the people who arent into miniatures?

I keep hearing crazy ass claims that GW is like one of the most profitable companies in the UK and that just seems ridiculous

[mint dove]

It's easy to be profitable when you charge what they charge

[short pawn]

I know they are profitable but they are shmucks compared to actual british corporations iirc

Like i think their highest annual revenue was 400 million

I think people see that GW is super profitable in the miniature market and assume they're like the star wars of the UK

[mint dove]

I think it may just be the stipulation of something like most profitable British entertainment company or something

Because imsure the most profitable company has gotta be like heinz or something

Those mfs love beans

[short pawn]

Not a good example but an example it is, EA made like 5x the amount GW did and they aren't even considered pivotal to any government economy

At least not that I know of

[short pawn]

I fuck with beans so bad

I'm just a bean type of guy

[mint dove]

I ain't about that bean life

I'll put beans in chili

Couldn't imagine just eating them straight

Like "mmmm time for my meal" and its just a bowl of loose beans

[sterile grail]

👍

[wintry solstice]

Just gonna throw 3 warhammer painting channels that need a shout out, Warhipster, Andromeda Studio, and Fog of Gore. Warhipster makes painting tutorials on how to paint models like the box art using mostly contrast paints, his tutorials are very in-depth and can greatly improve your painting skills if you follow his tutorials. Andromeda Studio makes superbly edited videos that are just great quality to watch of how to paint different army schemes. Lastly Fog of Gore makes super simple painting tutorials using less than 10 paints to paint minis in a grim dark style that come out surprisingly good and saves a lot of time.

[glossy hawk]

@mint dove figured you’d want a gander at this since you’re a warboss too

[short pawn]

Cool freehand dude

I'm imagining a group of grot being forced to shove food into its "mouth" at the commands of a warboss

[mint dove]

Duuuuude that's sick, I'm having some killa kans printed soon so I may try something similar

I'll finally have my full grot army

[devout lake]

Should I prime my clear drukhari bases?

[mint dove]

If I paint the bottles on my mini, spray the mini with matte varnish and then paint 'ardcoat onto the bottles over the matte varnish will that cause any probelms?

[short pawn]

If you want them clear, no

[quasi ridge]

The duality of Warhammer minis

[tough smelt]

Idk it feels relatively widespread, they definitely don't feel like they're struggling and warhammer is the cheapest to buy here.

[sterile grail]

knife

[teal wolf]

Gasp! More Tee models to heart react!

[hollow goblet]

Boutta move house with all of my minis

Hoping they survive the journey

I'm gonna need the incense censors in full swing today y'all blessing of the omnissiah upon them

[arctic stag]

Did some work on my Cogmaidens tonight ^-^ wasn't feeling all that great so just wanted to do..something
Pretty happy with it, Did the highlights on the warplock bronze with Balthazar gold

[mint merlin]

You call that a knoife?
(WIP)

and I have to consciously remind myself that the cup in the back isn't juice

[hollow goblet]

Wish more people would paint their admech with bronze tbh it tends to look way nicer than the silver everyone uses it and you get to add blue/green tones to the metal bits that are usually kinda boring

[arctic stag]

Yep!

[sterile grail]

that sword/ knife is half is size godam

[mint merlin]

Haha, the right arm is a tempestus scion arm

I wanted to make a distinct character, was hesitating between 2 laspistols and two swords

swords were cooler

[midnight cairn]

Just remember there's a difference between revenue and profit. I'm sure Heinz' revenue blows GW out of the water, but I doubt the profit margin of beans is very large compared to plastic crack.

[short pawn]

That's a very good point

[median thistle]

God damn the legs on that mechanicus

Belisarius cawl is going through his modelling phase

[median thistle]

What If GW start producing beans then?

[midnight cairn]

I'm sure if they edged an aquila or chaos symbol into each individual bean, they could double the profits 😛

[median thistle]

Aquilan beans lol, fight for the emperor die for the emperor FRY FOR THE EMPEROR

[rare hornet]

Is a primaris bean can larger than regular bean cans?

But you can only have a dedicated bean type in the can, also you can only have a can of 3 beans for whatever reason

[median thistle]

And rather than changing the price of them they just change how many beans you get in them

[rare hornet]

They make an upgrade bean can that let’s you mix in another type of bean

[median thistle]

The bean upgrade tin

[rare hornet]

Then what they’ll do is make a new type of bean can which does everything the previous one did and get rid of the old one and then charge you more

[median thistle]

And it comes in a variety of colours

That are only on the tin and not in the inside

[rare hornet]

But only one type of bean

[median thistle]

And it contains ONLY artificial food colours

[rare hornet]

Just a can of food colouring

[silver thorn]

if we are keeping with the primaris theme primaris beans are just actual not messed up beans BUT it has a giant auto opening can opener built into every can that is incredibly overdesigned

the marines are eating "beans"

primaris special power is just to have stuff not suck

[median thistle]

Auto eating beans

[silver thorn]

OMG lmao

[median thistle]

They degrade in contact with the air lol, so they eat themselves

[silver thorn]

the can attaches to the power armor and has a little mechanical arm

it shovels the food into the marines mouth on its own

[silver thorn]

BROTHER I AM CANNED HERE

[median thistle]

EAT BEANGUN

My Bean is my shield

In the grim dark universe of the 41st millennium…there is only…Bean

[rare hornet]

Walk softly and carry a big bean

We should rename the crozius relic to Bean-ediction of fury

[median thistle]

I hate you

How dare you not use the beaning blade

[rare hornet]

Beanicosa volcano cannon

[barren verge]

Need Ogryn Army

[median thistle]

It’s technically possible

[plush swift]

beans on toast is not a real meal

@rare hornet

[rare hornet]

It’s just soggy bean flavoured bread

[plush swift]

Good

revoke your britishness

[rare hornet]

Dipping your toast in tea however…

[ocean pendant]

What

[plush swift]

You're no longer allowed to buy warhammer

[median thistle]

It is a real meal! It’s a bit of a shite one but it still counts, it’s poor food lol

[rare hornet]

Poverty- the meal

[median thistle]

I’m in this everlasting state of fighting everyone saying that British cuisine isn’t that bad lol

[plush swift]

No, it doesnt

its english

[median thistle]

If that’s the case then America just doesn’t count either

[plush swift]

it doesnt

only greece does

[median thistle]

😂

The new theory to counter the flat earthers, there is no planet, there is only greece

[plush swift]

its truth

[rare hornet]

The earth is just in the shape of Greece

[plush swift]

Everyone is greek, they just dont realize it yet

[median thistle]

So I recently spent the past couple days edge highlighting some of my marines

[median thistle]

I’ve got the cape for it

[plush swift]

Ive got the ouzo

[plush swift]

improvement

[median thistle]

Something I decided to try in light of doing my guard

Which means I might actually complete my land raider

Which is a painful reminder of my incompetence of how not to use contrast paints lol

[rare hornet]

Shameeeee

[median thistle]

You’re just jealous cuz my landraider is built

[rare hornet]

Yes, but I bet you wish it wasn’t though

[median thistle]

Actually I wish I had more spaces for boxes so I could put it somewhere better but it has a nice place sat next to my repulsive

Repulsor*

[rare hornet]

Taunting you with your painting skills of old

[median thistle]

Indeed, next to all the other old dark angels models

[sterile grail]

front and side painted. Now just gotta do the back and legs.

[sterile grail]

really dig this DA

[dawn stream]

I have begun a second army

Aeldari

[median thistle]

Space elves, in spaaaaaaaaaaaace

[dawn stream]

Hell yeah

[white tangle]

When painting the reflection line at the bottom of the lens of the visor, how do you hold the mini/head when doing the marines right eye? I find his left one really easy, but for some reason really struggle on the right.

[plush swift]

are you left handed?

[white tangle]

no

[plush swift]

damn, then you would have had an incredibly good excuse then

[sterile grail]

Im right handed. What I would do is tilt the head inwards to my right arm. Left and right lens would have an outward curve for an easy concave stroke. The rest is just a matter of how thick your paint is and the brush you are using.

[white tangle]

Wait, if i was left handed it would be easier lol

[plush swift]

No, it would be harder

[white tangle]

I i find painting his left eye easy while im right handed? So the right one would be easier if i was left handed, no?

[brisk vapor]

hold the mini upside down

[white tangle]

Btw do you use this method yourself? Because I've heard it before and tried it for a sec and I'm unconvinced. Unless i need to give it a better shot next time.

[arctic stag]

I do it, yea

Just hold the model at different angles to try and get the angle you need

[white tangle]

Yeah, alright. Ill give it another go next time.

Thanks!

[arctic stag]

Mhm! ^-^

[rare hornet]

Time to start the Templars again

[mint dove]

Side note. I hate painting thse

There's no clear separation of parts so it's hard to get clean lines

So ended up misplacing one of the grots in the kit so now the squad is "9 Grots with special guest, Grot oiler"

[rare hornet]

Lieutenant is completed and a few extra layers on the terminators shoulder and knee

[dawn stream]

So I ordered the Aeldari Combat Patrol and Eldrad

[compact umbra]

Omg does the crusader or what ever it is called trip onto a doorknob lmao

[gray solstice]

Niceeeeee, go nuts man

Seem like a hard army to paint

[jaunty trail]

Current wip on Sternguards... 3/5 (bases will be done afterwards)

[dawn stream]

Eldrad is going to be that most difficult, followed by the Farseer

The rest of them are pretty plain

[jaunty trail]

Only Heavy Bolter Sternguard left to do...

[gray solstice]

Unbelievably sick

I am envious

[sterile grail]

that judiciar looks great 👍

[median flame]

Finally got more primer so I present “battle brother Trejon”

[gray solstice]

niceeeeeee

[rare hornet]

Thank you!!! A little botched kitbashing and now he’s a lieutenant

[silver thorn]

i don't think i could ever collect marines because all the primaris vehicles look derpy even though i think the marines themselves look great

if he an ultramarine?

[visual turret]

oh that blue on the guns is really nice!

[visual turret]

I still feel it's a crime you did that to the executioner sword 😭

it looks GREAT

but the flat-head of the sword is so rare......

[sterile grail]

you can find it on ebay im sure. You mean the judiciar sword? isnt that also in one of the BT upgrade kit.

[visual turret]

not that i'm aware of

oh there is one but not the same one

[sterile grail]

you can clip the sword to make it pointy like the one above

[visual turret]

Nah not the same, the Judiciar's sword is intended to be flat-bladed

It's an Executioner's sword, not made for stabbing so the blade is flat

Made for the execution of nobles as it seemed more befitting a higher class to be killed by sword than by axe

[sterile grail]

executing noble demons

[visual turret]

Plus people are selling JUST the judiciar for, like, £50 on ebay

Bear in mind the entire box he's from is £90-odd

[sterile grail]

i dont remember it being that cheap

hmnm, last i checked it was so inflated.

probably even more expensive than the bladeguard ancient

[visual turret]

yuuuuup

I really want it because of the armour and the sword

I also need more executioner chainswords for my silly little guys

[gray solstice]

I think the Impulsor looks good

Generally the Impulsor fits a lot better to my sensibilities

[silver thorn]

a flying tank? WHAT ARE WE?

TAU?

[gray solstice]

Well, by that same token

Land Speeders

[silver thorn]

also why does every primaris marine sit IN FRONT OF THEIR GUNS

[gray solstice]

Ey that only looks ridiculous if you build it that way lmao

They just LOVE the tinnitus lol

[silver thorn]

its mostly these two that upset me. the impulser is the best of the bunch

[rare hornet]

Went for the idea of a two handed great blade

[gray solstice]

Fair on both counts

[silver thorn]

these literally just seem like straight up downgrades from like... just a jeep

xD

[gray solstice]

Impulsor is also a light vehicle, so it being able to skate around on grav-plates makes a lot of sense to me

[silver thorn]

now this, this is sexy 😄

[gray solstice]

I like the idea that the big tanks would still be on treads

Rhino is nice, but... idk

Call me a zoomer, I prefer the impulsor

Land Raider spanks the Repulsor though

Jesus christ, not even close

Impulsor beats the rhino by like 2% in my brain

Land Raider clears Repulsor by a solid 80

...I also don't like the fuckin Gladiator tanks n shit

[silver thorn]

the only primaris design I actually like is this boy

[gray solstice]

Hover tank? No way, get me a Predator

LMAO roll cage

Okay, okay, I get that

[silver thorn]

idk why but the roll cage really sells it to me

[gray solstice]

The roll cage is stupid and nonsensical but yknow what

It does look good

Makes you feel like it'd be stomping through a jungle

[silver thorn]

it sells to me that its a light vehicle that goes fast

[gray solstice]

This one fills me with joy

[silver thorn]

chonky

[gray solstice]

Love me the Brutalis ngl

They got the "walking coffin" vibe right

They also have dark lore

The primaris dreads, lore-wise, feel like they were made in an era when Primaris were possibly just an upgrade and not a replacement

Because they have the drawback of burning out their interred marine

Whereas the Castaferrum has no threat of that

[ripe crane]

these seem safe

[ocean pendant]

I don't think the first one is real

Yea it's the Land Speeder Frankenstein that was made with photoshop for an article

[ocean pendant]

The one on the right isn't real, it's a photoshop.

[silver thorn]

lol

oh well

honestly that looks pretty easily kitbashable

[visual turret]

This one is fun because the free hand has a huge boltgun

[ocean pendant]

It's not too different to the actual Storm Speeder tbh

[silver thorn]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[turbid brook]

It literally has 3 lenses they could just say it sees through those lenses

There’s no point in having the dude there

[silver thorn]

okay but imagine this

or even this

[turbid brook]

Oh you know where the gun is far enough back or beneath the person poking out

[silver thorn]

or my own armored vehicle

still needs some work

[turbid brook]

The adeptus sororitus are the best army imo to do the stupidly badass look. Orkz look stupid and funny which is it’s own thing and the other imperium factions have more subtly and restraint(compared to the battle nuns)

The only except is arguably the adeptus mechanicus

Other armies identity is expressed in more practical ways like imperial guard where their tanks have excessive guns but are essentially just normal tanks past that. Space marines are similar to imperial guard but you know more armor and bigger guns. Xenos and Chaos are harder to judge like this cause you could argue daemon engines are as practical as they can be or that a t’au mech with 60 rockets is practical to the t’au

The sisters of battle have a fucking pipe organ and an active funeral I love that each of their models showcases how dogmatic the imperium is

I’m a tyranids(and gsc) and space marine fanboy so I love my strong monsters and hordes but if I could choose an army that best represents the themes of warhammer and their own faction very well it would be the sisters of battle

Rant over lol

[turbid brook]

It looks good I like the rocket launcher also consider dry-brushing some dark red paint one the front or on the treads to simulate blood of heretics

[visual turret]

Bought a Castigator……,

Haha whoops

[silver thorn]

that happens sometimes

WOOPSIE!

[silver thorn]

i have some details to paint on it and I need to drill the guns

i got a drill set but I havent done it yet haha

everyone always makes fun of my gold treads but I feel like the echlessiarchy balls out

[jaunty trail]

Thanks a lot... i currently try to improve my skills a bit on highlighting etc ^^

[turbid brook]

Oh no I think they look nice I just like adding blood to models

[mint dove]

For all the grots in the GW kit I don't like I do really like this one

Blunderbuss gobbo, my beloved

[lavish crescent]

Anyone here done any old world yet?

[median thistle]

Waiting for dwarf 🥲

Otherwise I would have lol

[lavish crescent]

Fuckk, is it 25mm bases or 32mm bases

[median thistle]

I think 25mm

They’re older minis and generally abit smaller but lots of them

And square bases

Because formations etc

I’m just sad there’s not really any new looking models is my only issue

I understand it’s classic but some of them look painful lol

[ocean pendant]

Especially the Tomb King box, it was like one new model and the rest are 30-40 years old

[lavish crescent]

Big sadge

Using proxies to make a bretonnia army

Perry miniatures saves the day

But yeah it’s weird af because I saw a video where someone mentioned that the bases have increased size

[ocean pendant]

If you look on the GW store the minis usually say the base size on their store page

Seems like most of the Bretonnian infantry are on 25mm square bases and the knights and Yeomen are on different size rectangle bases

[mint dove]

I still think that's nuts that they're releasing a product with sculpts that old sold at full price

[lavish crescent]

Ahhh cheers

[lavish crescent]

Saves me the effort of getting custom bases, 25mm bases are sold in the hundreds

[visual turret]

What chapter should I make the dead space marine on Abaddon’s base?

[rare hornet]

Carcharodons >:3

[mint dove]

Anyone got a good 1000 point list for beastnsnaggas?

[visual shale]

Would it make sense for me to have 1st and 3rd Company Astartes? Or should I stick to one company?

[visual turret]

Getting there!

[white tangle]

The last bit of gw white that I ever hopefully have to paint.

[mint dove]

Damn dude

That's clean

Like

Boxart clean

Good shit

[karmic coral]

No reason not to. Ultimately, there's nothing stopping you from having a different chapter for each single marine in your list, technically, since... At the end of the day, it's your army.

Lore-wise, yeah, each company is usually going to operate in their own specific mission, but... There are plenty of circumstances where elements from one and the other would work alongside. They just typically wouldn't be in constant garrison and deployment with that specific element.

However, 1st Company, being the vet company, often works to support any of the other companies, so it's pretty flexible.

[visual shale]

Ah, thankyou

[floral wind]

Bought this on ebay but unsure what the ranged weapon is anyone know?

[karmic coral]

Looks like a Frag Cannon, but missing the ammo links

Seems to be missing the muzzle end as well.

but it's a frag cannon alright.

[ocean pendant]

Usually looks like this

[floral wind]

Many thanks to the both of you I actaully just found the missing parts online

[mint dove]

Yeah frag cannon

[white tangle]

I wouldn't go that far but it means a lot. Thanks!

[mint dove]

Lol give yourself some credit homie

[rare hornet]

He’s getting there

[midnight cairn]

I like how your aquila came out.

[wintry solstice]

Nice highlighting on the armor

[visual turret]

Progress on Abby Dee

(Please ignore the bronze smear on his face)

[dawn stream]

Poor UltraSmurf. He died the worst way: Making Failbaddon look good

[compact umbra]

Ooo, abandon or just has similar armor?

[visual turret]

It’s Abaddon

[sterile grail]

backpack

[compact umbra]

Nice!

[compact umbra]

How do you do your black?

[wise escarp]

just ordered the necron killteam. making an egyptian undead noble character for DnD so i had a relapse into my love for tombkings and necrons

i will definitely paint them like tombkings with nice beige for the overall skeleton, gold plating, gem details with turquois and ruby red etc

i am so excited for that

[visual shale]

You should use a Necron as your character image/mini

[plush swift]

I also got a killteam today, but it’s for chaos

[plush swift]

Either you take the hard way or the easy way; you either use abandon black or the chaos black primer for your mini

[wise escarp]

You mean my profile? No. I am still building Krieg and painting them. I own three Krieg killteams and will start on my proper tabletop army soon. I might change to a Tombking or Necron pfp at times if I feel like it.

[wise escarp]

Legionaires or Blooded Traitors?

[plush swift]

Legionaries

[wise escarp]

Do they come with helmet options?

[plush swift]

Yes, they do

[wise escarp]

Very nice! Sounds fun to build and paint. Enjoy your box.

[plush swift]

I will. But I’m definitely going to enjoy my raptors box because they have parts for the warp talons

[wise escarp]

Marines are so strong in their stat line. Fighting them as veterans was hilarious because we didn't yet use stratagems, Command points etc

[plush swift]

Oh really?

[wise escarp]

We went purely by what is on the datacards of the models (like weapon options and base wounds etc) and I got crushed.

10 veterans including 3 normal troopers are far too weak to defeat 6 marines without any special abilities or equipment. That is at least how I felt while trying to defeat them.

[visual shale]

No, I mean for the D&D character

[wise escarp]

Oh, that would be great but we will be playing online.

My DnD friends are spread across the northern hemisphere.

[visual shale]

Ah, dang

[plush swift]

I’m converting my CSM to being EC

[wise escarp]

what are EC?

[dawn stream]

Emperor's Children

Fulgrim's Wierdos

[wise escarp]

oh i see. that is very nice. they are probably my favourite chaos chapter

[plush swift]

Masochists, bonedust snorters and guitarists alike

[wise escarp]

obviously horribly evil but when i ignore the parts i dont like and focus on the parts i do like.... they are not so bad

i will make my slaanesh traitor Krieg killteam one day to reinforce your astartes

spiked helmets and breastplates, golden adornments everywhere

red inner lining for the purple coat

[plush swift]

I think traitor Krieg would look great with Night Lords, just add spikes and scalps on top of their helmets

[wise escarp]

i have a plan for all traitor legions

[dawn stream]

Are modern Kreigsman even able to go traitor?

[wise escarp]

if you warp them with chaos influence probably

[plush swift]

I don’t think so, but you can kitbash them

[wise escarp]

by default? i dont think you would convince them through terror and persuasion to just become cultists

their biggest shortcoming is probably that they trust their orders. orders are not to be questioned

[plush swift]

Oh no, I’m talking about having their aesthetic, not the actual Kriegsman

[wise escarp]

if you corrupted whoever is commanding them they might fall to chaos over time

[dawn stream]

It'd probably have to be something like the Blood Plague that corrupted a bunch of Space Marines and Sisters

[wise escarp]

so if you corrupt a general that then, for example with slaanesh, convinces them that they can proudly believe they have served their penance and their people are redeemed, you could then slowly guide them down a path of prideful sin which leads to slaanesh for example

that is my headcanon for my slaanesh killteam. i have a plan for all 4 main chaos gods and most other traitor legion auxiliary ideas like nightlords with the ribcage breastplates etc. i am very hyped for those kitbashes and paintjobs. and the look on peoples faces when they fight traitor Krieg