40k-minis-and-armies

[peak flicker]

Thanks for the tip! Yeah I have parchment paper; whenever I bought the wet palette, it came with the sheets so it was a relative deal

[sick ledge]

i use the sheets they come with but never buy more since im cheap as fuck

[final plaza]

anyone got a new vindicare assassin datasheet or somewhere withh it?
dont think wahapedia has the new one

[visual turret]

heeeey just realised we've chosen the same sect of votann

[rare hornet]

Oh damn you went for Ymyr as well?

[visual turret]

yeah

[rare hornet]

great minds think alike

[rare hornet]

Little more progress today

[brisk vapor]

Lil lenses for big guns

[rare hornet]

such a lovely detail

[silver thorn]

Any reccomendations on 40k heads that have a similar face piece?

gonna green stuff the dreads

[golden night]

imagine painting a light trail that follows the laser's direction hahah nobody would be crazy enough to do that right

[brisk vapor]

kinda hard to paint on thin air

[golden night]

no i mean on the gun

like a reflection or something of the light trail

[brisk vapor]

[golden night]

i tried finding an image and this is the best i could do

the red laser there

[brisk vapor]

could do maybe some reflections very close to the light source but we'll see if I care to try that

[golden night]

i know you're crazy enough to try

[compact umbra]

Wolves <3

[rare hornet]

Dunno I doing 3 at once is better than 1 at a time, I might do the last 6 individually, these three have taken a lot out of me

More than I thought

[shadow bough]

among-

[sick ledge]

you should

[brisk vapor]

We'll see, not sure if I see them as laser pointers instead of camera/targeting lenses

[rare hornet]

to be fair, I know how small they are so don't blame you for not doing so

[safe bison]

Jesus wept

[plain violet]

Jesus didn't just weep

He bawled

[safe bison]

3d printing is so fucking funny

This looks okay?

*does this look okay?

[edgy jackal]

Maybe certain ad mech units?

[plain violet]

Fuck it I'm painting my tit

I liked painting my little Termies but god it's draining painting that many of them

[pastel grotto]

Do not shorten Titus

[plain violet]

I will shorten Tit

He does not deserve his "us"

[urban drum]

lieutenant 'itus

[rare hornet]

That’s Lieutenant Tit to you

[plain violet]

Ah

Lieutenant Tit

[summer tinsel]

Finished yesterday

[obsidian shell]

pretty sure some space marine heads have a sort of respirator

the old cadian command set box also has respirator bits that you can add

[obsidian shell]

HAAAANK

DON'T SHORTEN TITUS' NAME

HAAANK

[calm tundra]

Codex astartes does not support shortening Titus' name

[silver thorn]

I ordered some bullgryn heads

I think I can clip the respirator off the bottom and just add my own circles to the sides

Im already planning on green stuffing my own hair on it. I just need to file the forehead smooth with a sanding stick and thats really easy.

[compact umbra]

Thsi took 4 hours to build

I might have been rusty

[compact umbra]

‘Hey let me check what mu mom did with all my models since she cleaned my room

[ocean pendant]

[ivory orchid]

[compact umbra]

It hurts

[ivory orchid]

mom gotta go

[ocean pendant]

Is that a half finished Belakor?

[compact umbra]

Cat broke it so I’ve beeen slowly fixing it

[ocean pendant]

Oh okay

[ivory orchid]

now go clean her makeup but ensure it's all opened, you're equal then

[compact umbra]

She placed them nicely in there so nothing should be broken

Except the fragile synth models from fallout wasteland warfare

Which is fine I broken them like 8 times already

When i get back from college in a few weeks ill go fix them

And organize them

[ivory orchid]

i've had to go to great lengths to make sure the kids can't touch mine and the cat can't yeet them

one drop and mechanicum are screwed

[compact umbra]

It took me forever but I did find all the pieces to my belakor I just don’t have a reason to fix him yet

Maybe if there is a slaves to darkness battle force box this Christmas I might rebuild him

I bought him because Legion of the first Prince was my favorite back in broken realms

But then that army got melted lol

[faint lantern]

I did not have to see this

It's so painful

[sick ledge]

My mother never cleaned my room for me, youre lucky

I had to fly back from europe once a week to clean it when I was in college

[silver thorn]

first attempt at sculpting dreads

[golden night]

looks cool

[compact umbra]

I moved out for campus and her coping mechanism is cleaning

[sick ledge]

LUCKY

[plain violet]

Perhaps am I cooking?

[river trellis]

Titus?

[plain violet]

Yes

[rare hornet]

BAG

[plain violet]

Space Dwarf

[devout lake]

First drunk

Drukhari

Auto corrected to drunk

Lol

[urban drum]

bilbo baggins

[plain violet]

Drunk Drukari

[median flame]

Tamiya panel liner is a very good alternative to shade paints

[sick ledge]

yes but its extremely toxic

like the fumes can cause neurological disorders if you leave it in a room, good ventilation also doesnt mean opening up a window with vocs

[brisk vapor]

Varnished the two upright dogs ready for weathering and started colouring in the basing dog

[compact umbra]

now im stuck with the idea of like, finding a destroyed titan and living in it

[brisk vapor]

I'd be surprised if there were no stories involving that idea 😄

[midnight locust]

What color lenses to Raptor chapter marines have? I’ve seen red, yellow, and blue

[urban drum]

red

[median flame]

….you mean this?

[sick ledge]

Yes. It contains, xylene, ethylbenzene, and a few other things. These chemicals have such problematic fumes that we require hazmat training for them, as them leaking into group soil can actually cause human deaths

[median flame]

https://tenor.com/view/kratos-gif-5951761023657161921

[rare hornet]

Two warhounds and one really short warhound

[sick ledge]

Its a be very careful, dont dump the wash water down the drain

[median flame]

https://tenor.com/view/cooler-outro-fighterz-dbfz-grab-gif-20330535

[rare hornet]

Chug the whole can

[median flame]

Good idea

The grey one annoys me

[sick ledge]

I know thats a joke but that would legit kill someone

[rare hornet]

I know, now watch me

[sick ledge]

and cause them to be in excruciating pain from organ failure and respiratory failure

[urban drum]

drink it to gain shields

[rare hornet]

Immediately get the 'How did we get here?' minecraft achievement

[short pawn]

There's an alternate reality where the B.P.A developed fortnite and their shield potions and chug jugs are just oil barrels

[median flame]

What’s next you gonna tell me Mr. Cement glue is harmful to drink?

[short pawn]

Then maybe all the skins are famous fracking barons

[sick ledge]

I know you joke but I deal with over 100 dead bodies a year from industrial workers from these chemicals so i tend to take this very seriously. Ethylbenzene is not a friendly hobby chemical nor is zylene or acetone

acetone Ive seen 20 people passed out in a room thinking its fumes werent harmful because it smells sweet, all of them now have severe brain damage and tremors except for 6 of them

[obsidian tapir]

I got given a free sicaran from my local game store. Nice to have a trio of them then

[short pawn]

Does anybody know how I would go about getting this kind of skintone using citadel paints?

I was thinking of just using lighter and lighter layers of bugmans glow after a berserker bloodshade coating or something

[rare hornet]

Wonder if he’s got any games on that thing?

[sick ledge]

yes I do

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLbHXQAgAbA&t=1s This is to teach you theory of it and works for having just about any paint

the TLDR is skin is orange, you just need a slightly more red orange

[short pawn]

I've been getting into mixing my own paints and its good fun!

[sick ledge]

It really is

Just wait until you find out about some of the amazing effects you can get into with light interaction

You dont even need to know physics, just that this pigment does this

like ultramarine violet enhances natural shadows for skin tones while keeping a subtle shade

[short pawn]

I mixed my own paint for the flesh and red cloth and i like it a lot

I really like layering and an emphasis on lighting though this is only my 3rd attempt ever so its not how i want it yet

[sick ledge]

the flesh looks better than the normal bottled ones ive seen

[plain violet]

Progress

[median flame]

Love me Tamiya panel line accent color (dark brown)

[median flame]

Yes?

[tired helm]

God

[urban drum]

extremely flammable, sounds good

[lost willow]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/964949318593298462/1280641689186467982/dc1c364e-3ebd-4019-baf8-1685b7b9f5a2.jpg?ex=66d97ac3&is=66d82943&hm=23e791e7da6483eeed8f0f8940e535324077e48883581505026ebe32db61403c&

Gaunts Ghost ( MY BELOVED ) WIP

[ivory orchid]

First go at a battle sister nearing completion

[near carbon]

THE UNDEFEATED OF THE EAST!

[median flame]

The best RG

(Don’t got the 2.0 so don’t know if that’s better but so far)

[near carbon]

That shit looks so good

[median flame]

It’s such a good build

My big 3 1/144

[near carbon]

Is that your whole collection?

[median flame]

Pffft not at all

[near carbon]

Beauty, you got any more from G Gundam?

[median flame]

Sadly don’t have any other G Gundam kits

[near carbon]

Damn

[median flame]

Do got this funky dude

Got like 130 or so kits

[brisk vapor]

Death of a doggo

[compact umbra]

Oh wow these look awesome!

[lost willow]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1280209954183053450/1280953559856447550/8517a1b7-828b-4139-9fae-b680fa7583f8.jpg?ex=66d9f477&is=66d8a2f7&hm=e6c5a1614fc7dfced34c48b2c4e6de1f8a18354f5b73c2b14e3f779f4a05f115&

[twilit token]

Soon

[pearl onyx]

Mods are asleep post your DnD minis

[plain violet]

Creature

Pick them up and squeeze like Chewtoy

[ripe ridge]

Slow progress on the tank but had some extra Guard tank commanders and chopped some portions off in order to fit the auxilia russ

[rich pond]

Vlodimir "Souleater" Varclav, Night Lords Ventrilokar for Kill Team

[visual turret]

oorah blueboy is coming along slow and steady

[rare hornet]

blueberry

[brisk vapor]

Testing about what to do with the bases

[visual turret]

True!

[rare hornet]

That is a very good trim work!!

[median flame]

Looks very nice

[visual turret]

thank you!!!

I've been neatening it and now good ol' duncan rhodes is showing me how to paint up robert's sword

[visual turret]

THE CHOSEN ONE

FREEHANDED LAMENTER EMBLEM

wait

is it freehanded?

if so that's fuckin stellar

also that crest on the powerpack is stunning

[nocturne remnant]

it all freehand and the crest/iron halo is from a warhammer fantasy kit i bought to test paint technique with.

[vapid jewel]

that looks cool

[visual turret]

aweeeeeesome

I love the astrological vibe on the crest

and excellent freehand work

[median flame]

https://tenor.com/view/theres-more-gif-23888098

[nocturne remnant]

the model is a gift to a friend as it is his character from our warhammer ttrpg

[twilit token]

Primed and ready

[sick ledge]

whats the tree from?

[brisk vapor]

eBay, bought a boxful of different types and sizes a couple years ago

[celest crescent]

what is the easiest thing to paint?

[sage matrix]

Mwahahahahah

[hollow belfry]

Soup!

[golden night]

how good is the painting?

[silent dome]

Definitely a Loyal Salamander

[sick ledge]

your hand

but anything really if you dont care how it looks

[celest crescent]

im sure some things are harder then others

whats a good thing to start with

[silent dome]

i’d say either the Space Marines or Stormcast Eternals

[celest crescent]

every time i look at them i get scared lol it looks so complicated

[sage matrix]

Pretty good! Very detailed

[twilit token]

blood for the blood god!

[edgy jackal]

I'd personally say custodes or necrons

[visual turret]

Not me buying more plastic 💀

[sick ledge]

your hand

[sick ledge]

dip them in paint and then they are painted. then dip them on nuln oil.

[celest crescent]

I'm not painting my hand

[sick ledge]

You will.

Oh you will

everyone does

[urban drum]

do you have a local warhammer store

you could try paint a space marine in there

[visual turret]

The thirteenth son is finished.

WE MARCH FOR MACRAGGE

[nocturne remnant]

Just finished this kitbash chaplain

[grand kelp]

Anybody got some of them scuffed guardsman minis?

[rare hornet]

Like this?

[tacit chasm]

My latest lychguard:

[plain violet]

Lookin baller as fuck, my guy

[tacit chasm]

Thank you, fellow Trazyn enjoyer ❤️

[plain violet]

No problem, dude. Real recognizes real

[vestal shale]

They Look like WW2 GIs

[plain violet]

Time for me to start another project!

[true path]

@tiny musk

[tiny musk]

Hammertime

[halcyon crane]

wat da hail!? $9 each?

[plain violet]

I dunno I guess

I just wanted the Necrons

[halcyon crane]

looks cool though

why is it so expensive?

[plain violet]

Games Workshop is my guess

and cuz it's from a very tiny mom & pop shop that's 30 minutes from my place

[halcyon crane]

makes sense

[plain violet]

I wouldn't put it past them to upchage it by a little

[halcyon crane]

like how big are the mini's?

[plain violet]

https://tenor.com/view/sonic-dance-dancing-no-idea-sonic-movie-gif-15563744

They're pretty tiny tho if I had to guess

I also got da box of Skulls because Skulls

[urban drum]

a few inches tall

[plain violet]

Them!!

Also, from what I see the the box, Ima have some heads to spare! (Saving some Deathmark heads for when I kitbash my own little Necron Character but that'll be way in the future)

[urban drum]

yeah the box is a multipurpose kit

[plain violet]

Epic

Ill also take this moment to show off him. I'm leaving him here as is

[tacit chasm]

Oh ! Good choice
Keep us updated (feel free to tag me when you do)

[plain violet]

Oh don't you worry. Just gotta get plastic glue :]

[burnt epoch]

Does he have rules for old world?

[true path]

Not as a character. But he can be used as a hero, champion, or lord.

[plain violet]

Couldn't help myself

[tacit chasm]

I love the deathmark design in general

Feels so slick

[plain violet]

It does

[sick ledge]

Wip

[plain violet]

Question: Will bland ass spray paint primer work on Minis? I don't feel like driving another 30 minutes to get some black paint

[delicate dune]

Depends on what kinda bland primer we're talking about?

[sick ledge]

Yes infact it will be chemically identical as chaos black is just generic hardware store spray paint with a fancy label.

If you want the MSDS I can post it when I get home, says where it was made.

[plain violet]

Just.. Black Primer. Not worried about brand name and I dunno how to describe it

[plain violet]

also, thanks bro. I'll figure out the specifics when I get it

[floral wind]

Would anyone UK based like a squad of tactical marines that I may never use? Condition isnt perfect but photos can be provided and we can discuss details if needed

[feral granite]

gotta go on a pilgrimage https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2qORD62za8w

[rigid bramble]

Raptors in a nutshell

[mossy timber]

Got upset from work, came home and made a battlesuit

My little collection so far

[rare hornet]

Man can I relate to that…

[rare hornet]

Odd looking Tau on the furthest right there, don’t think I recognise that type of suit

[mossy timber]

Lmao

I’m slowly but surely making both a tau and mechanicus army simultaneously

That is my Cawl

[rare hornet]

Honestly that models scares me, just thinking about painting one…

Do like the crisis suit though, those models are always bigger than you think

[mossy timber]

I’m scared of painting any of them

Especially since currently even if I built all my models I don’t have enough to sacrifice for learning

[rare hornet]

Well if it is any consolation, start with the warriors, the squishy things that may be on the table for a turn or two at most,

Everyone starts somewhere, my first minis are dubious quality at best, but we all learn xD

[mossy timber]

That’s fair but I am also a bit of a perfectionist on my own work, just making the models is scary enough for me already

[rare hornet]

God I know that pain

Spent hours debating if I’d gotten the red paint the same shade on the parts,

[mossy timber]

For my cawl and battlesuits I’m probably going to see if I can’t get someone else to paint them for me

Probably all my minis overtime, but definitely cawl

[rare hornet]

That’s fair, nothing wrong with that

[mossy timber]

It’s just I’ve heard it’s expensive so idk

It’s a tough spot really

I don’t trust myself but I also don’t know if I’d be willing to fork over a million either

[rare hornet]

I have no idea when it comes to commissioned mini painting,

[mossy timber]

Me neither, but yeah

[rare hornet]

I get the idea though, you don’t want to ruin a mini when it comes to painting

[mossy timber]

Cause like, look at this dude, if I could find someone able to paint mine to look cool like this as well would be fire

I personally don’t care much about decorated/detailed bases like that but the model itself is so awesome

[rare hornet]

Oh absolutely, you’ll probably find the money goes to labour costs mainly

[mossy timber]

This is true, and on more detailed minis like cawl it’s probably steep

[rare hornet]

He does have a lot going on there

[mossy timber]

Bro has so many minute details

More than most ironically

[rare hornet]

I remember starting with guard so many years back, I’ve still got 1 or two of the original models, I refuse to repaint them

[mossy timber]

Like for tau the most detailed thing I could think of being painted might be one of those really big battlesuits

And that’s still mostly just a bunch of flat sides

[rare hornet]

A friend of mine recent has done a commander battle suit, and he said it’s mainly takes time filling in the large areas

[mossy timber]

The nostalgia of em is probably insane

[rare hornet]

Honestly, especially as I bought them in person from a shop that no longer exists

[mossy timber]

Damn

Keep them forever and ever

New family heirloom lol

[rare hornet]

More or less, he sits pride of place on my shelf

[mossy timber]

Yeah I’d bet cause look at these kind of guys

I’d probably prefer painting this guy over cawl

Cause as said, big and time consuming but only because of so much flat area

Not really like, super intricate details

Unlike robo brain boy over there

Tons of tiny parts where if you accidentally mess up it’s just all over

[rare hornet]

Oh the red armour?

[mossy timber]

Farsight enclave rvarna class battlesuit I do believe

[rare hornet]

You would be correct

[mossy timber]

Baller

[rare hornet]

The red armour is really good

If you really want to have a test, I believe the crisis suits have a few spare parts, you can use them to have a try of the paints?

[mossy timber]

This might be true, though that will be a future project since I’d need to build everything then see what I have left

[rare hornet]

That’s fair, just an idea if you’re really worried about having to sacrifice a model for it

Means you can have a go and if it goes wrong then you don’t lose anything

[midnight locust]

Any paint shades similar to Deathguard green spray? Trying to get as close to one for one as possible

[visual turret]

SO brave painting without sub-assembly

[sterile jackal]

I have a tabletop-related question and I don't know where else to ask this.
What happened to the Primaris units on bikes? I'm getting back into 40k as a hobby and I would like a handful of those guys as fast attack units for my Blood Angels (yeah it would be more fitting if I was playing White Scars but I don't want to deal with white Citadel paints)

[short pawn]

They're outriders, they still exist

[short pawn]

This is also a really fun box if you're looking for a start to an aggressive list

[sterile jackal]

Thank you!

[faint lantern]

If you could still find one of those indomitus starter sets

Then you can get a squad of outriders for cheap considering what comes with the rest of the set

(The elite edition)

[plain violet]

More Financial Irresponsiblity!

They arrive Friday

[sick ledge]

for spray or paint?

[visual turret]

Anyone know where I can acquire the new sisters codex?

[midnight locust]

Paint.

[sick ledge]

deathguard green base paint

i would assume but I dont know exactly

[short pawn]

Do you guys keep your boxes or nah

[midnight locust]

So I think based on my testing, Deathguard green is a shade lighter

[midnight locust]

Only special editions if that

[sick ledge]

deathworld forest maybe?

its hard to sell from shitty reddit videos

[midnight locust]

Yeah I’m thinking deathworld forest potentially. I’ll give it a shot

[short pawn]

finally organized my pile of shame and distress

[rare hornet]

Have you checked on element games?

[visual turret]

oh no I mean

legally acquire it.

[rare hornet]

Ohhhh

Wahapedia?

[visual turret]

A friend is getting into the hobby with the intent to paly but she's not in the greatest of monetary situations and I wanted to help alleviate some of the pain points if possible

like at least sourcing the codex and rules for sisters

that could work

[rare hornet]

It’s a little clunky to navigate a times but it have all the rules there

[short pawn]

To be honest while the codexes are cool and allow access to the app's list builder/rules, it's pretty painful to navigate.

If you do get the codex just have her use the code to access the app

[visual turret]

thats the thing

I don't play in the slightest

I paint to paint

[short pawn]

Gotcha

[visual turret]

Sister

[safe bison]

Printed and painted my first space marine, soul drinker

It look okay?

[main mango]

Looks good but you should thin that paint a bit

[queen monolith]

[golden night]

based chapter

[plain violet]

Oooooo I love the blue purity seal

[trim tundra]

Got any space marine stuff?

[short pawn]

just a box of assault intercessors and the spearhead force from christmas

im a guardsman/killteam collector mostly

[golden night]

dude you have enough guard shit to field a whole regiment

[short pawn]

so far i got everything built besides 1 sentinel, one valkyrie, and about 60 guardsmen lol

[golden night]

ballpark number how much does an army like that cost

[short pawn]

Do you want me to include discounts or nah?

[golden night]

sure with discounts

[short pawn]

Math time!

So everything is about 1.5K. I have roughly 130 models

so roughly 11 dollars per model WHICH IS CRAZY because guardsmen are only worth 55 fucking points and they cost, you guessed it, 50 DOLLARS

[golden night]

yup, thanks for cementing my idea to print my guard army

i don't even want to imagine what the number is without discounts

[short pawn]

well the only discount was box sets

so i got 25 guardsmen 1 vehicle and 1 artillery set for 100

and 2 tanks 25 guardsmen for 230

[golden night]

that baneblade is dope though

[short pawn]

one day it will be painted

[brisk vapor]

counting dollars per model is a bit silly when you've got a Baneblade and three Rogal Dorns in there

[short pawn]

well I only counted infantry and heroes but yeah it doesnt really mean anything

[wary sonnet]

Is Kill Team salvation a good bundle?

[brisk vapor]

Depends if you like the models

the dual kill team kits are usually slightly cheaper than the two teams separate

[wary sonnet]

I know.

[brisk vapor]

what did you then want to know?

[wary sonnet]

Are the kill teams thrown in good?

Or even fun to play with?

The ork kommandos are definetly fun.

I have yet to field the kriegsmen.

[brisk vapor]

afaik the Scouts are okay but the scorpions are a bit lacking, have not played themselves myself though

the look of the models is my first priority so that's what first came to mind

[median flame]

Librarian

[wary sonnet]

Flesh Tearers?

[median flame]

Yeah

Kinda forgot how librarians looked

[wary sonnet]

Isn't librarian armor all dark blue?

[median flame]

It is

[wary sonnet]

With only the pauldron bearing chapter colors?

[median flame]

I forgot

[median flame]

Yup

[wary sonnet]

[median flame]

I did the reverse

The shoulder is librarian

[visual turret]

Thanks!!!! I was given the colour choice by my friend

[plain violet]

Primed

Layer is a bit thick, but I honestly like the look, and I can go over it with my Offical paints anyway

[plain violet]

Just gonna get the Metal Parts done with so I can focus on the glowey bits next paycheck (I don't have the needed paints yet)

[plain violet]

A little more paint

[hollow goblet]

I've found it's best to leave metallics to last where you can, you can easily cover most paints with metallics but its a pain to do the other way around

[plain violet]

I dunno. I haven't had trouble covering some oopsies with the bronze with black so far. I'll remember that tho

[plain violet]

They are here

[wary sonnet]

I heard that its not that good on the table.

3 deathmarks, a royal warden, some mancer, and the other minis I have no idea about.

Its definetly smaller than other kill teams.

Also, why are necron chins so god damn long?

[urban drum]

This multipart plastic kit builds a Hierotek Circle of eight Necron models – a full Kill Team of calculating mechanical acquisitors. This set includes a Cryptek Technomancer to lead their minions, a Plasmacyte Accelerator and Reanimator to enhance and repair the Circle's fighters, and five Necron soldiers which can be built as sniping Deathmarks or relentless Immortals – the kit also includes components to upgrade one Immortal into a disciplined Despotek enforcer, and another into an arcane Apprentek assistant.

[wary sonnet]

I'm not an expert on necrons.

So forgive me for my lack of knowledge on this matter.

[urban drum]

because theyre funny egyptain robots

[wary sonnet]

Has that changed, or are they still a rather poor choice?

[urban drum]

this guy does killteam tournament stats and on july they had a 36% winrate

[wary sonnet]

[echo oyster]

SOH greater brass scorp. Not so happy with the gloss clear coat not being glossy enough. Might try Vallejo gloss brush varnish.

[plain violet]

Eh well, If they suck on the Tabletop, it's whatever. Looking at the instructions I can do more than just Deathmarks here

[sage matrix]

Just finished a squad of black Templar terminators

[golden night]

you can try liquitex gloss medium to mix your paint in. it made my soul drinkers fairly glossy

[echo oyster]

Is that during the basecoat? Or are you talking mixing it with a clear coat?

[golden night]

basecoat

it makes the base much glossier

you can probably mix it as a wash too

[echo oyster]

It could work. They have a gloss varnish I could try too for pretty cheap. Is it true that Matt varnish is sturdier then gloss?

[golden night]

i've only tried the matt medium and ye i need to add a flow aid or else it's hard to use

[sudden notch]

Got some killteams finished

[plain violet]

I know I'm going to have to learn the rules for Necrons in Killteam so I can play with friends in the future...

...but for now I'm making these goobers Husband and Wife

[worldly pawn]

gorgeous looking models

[plain violet]

They're so Gorgeous

[hearty bear]

Yeah but it’s a fantastic kill team

[golden night]

if i fucked up my priming spray on an large tank model do i have to dip the whole thing in alcohol or can i retouch the bad areas

im scared of the alcohol fucking up the paint if i only swab the bad areas

[tiny cairn]

Did you lay it on too thick?

[golden night]

i held onto the sides while i was spraying and didn't notice i was basically leaving large clumps

[tiny cairn]

If it's a big mess ide just say redo it, I prefer la totally awesome over IPA. Any time you have to submerge the tank though you are better off just stripping fully, because you'll get more uneven areas potentially

[golden night]

im guessing next time i should spray the top and sides, let it dry, then spray the bottom?

[tiny cairn]

What kinda tank is it?

[golden night]

land raider proteus

it easily holds upside down

[tiny cairn]

Maybe you get like a handle with puddy on it and then do it around with a small point of contact

If there's a small spot under your tank that's missing like a nickel sized spot it's not gonna ruin the paint job

[golden night]

oh shit i could also loop a wire under the top track and let it hang in the air

[tiny cairn]

That also works but you risk breaking it if it's weak

[golden night]

alright yeah thanks for the advice

[tiny cairn]

Mhm, there are lots of ways to go about it, and if you don't wanna get fancy with it spraying underneathe after top layer dries should be fine as long as you keep the layers even, and the point where they meet should be under the model which will rarely be seen

[wary sonnet]

I've been suffering from intrusive thoughts in the form of thinking about getting an EC kill team.

[sudden notch]

Behold! The thousand eaters marine

[simple thorn]

Now THAT is some Heresy right there

[sudden notch]

Knowledge for the trick god and scrolls for the book throne

[subtle kernel]

Plots for the plot god?

[short dawn]

Had to share.

[plain violet]

Look at all them

I'm exited to get paid and paint them soon

[urban drum]

just paint the green lights and pretend theyre done

[plain violet]

Oh I'm going blue with these goobers

The Green is classic but Blue just does it for me

[visual turret]

I’m so tempted to get some

Also, WIP…….

[dusty prawn]

Callidus

[rare hornet]

Culexus, because fuck you and your mind magic

[sick ledge]

that wont be very glossy either. Vallejo varnishes are terrible.
Look at automotive varnishes instead

[wary sonnet]

It sucks that noise marines don't come in squad boxes.

[visual turret]

Give it about 6-8 months

[wary sonnet]

Closest thing would be the kakophoni.

[visual turret]

[wary sonnet]

Proto noise marines.

https://www.warhammer.com/en-GB/shop/Emperor-s-Children-Legion-Kakophoni

They look sick, though.

[rough ferry]

Do I need to do something to be able to post photos here?

[wary sonnet]

Paint your plastic toy soldiers.

[rough ferry]

Lol I'm trying to post!

[wary sonnet]

The overpriced plastic toy soldiers.

[rough ferry]

I got a group of 10 Boyz done finally

Took wayyyyyy to long on them.

[wary sonnet]

Nice.

[rough ferry]

They're all going to get blown off the table turn 2

[wary sonnet]

Here are my boyz.

[rough ferry]

Kommandos we're my first unit to paint

[wary sonnet]

Boyz iz boyz.

[wary sonnet]

What klan are you going with?

[rough ferry]

Bad moonz

I like flashy gitz

so idk if its cause I am so new but I can't post my photos in here 😦

not giving me the option

yeah its say for me "attachments are disabled"

[brisk vapor]

you need the orange name

you'll get the role once you've messaged enough

[rough ferry]

I figured

damn bro I am locked and my boyz can't be freed

let us post!

[rough ferry]

clean af

[sick ledge]

DM me the pictures, ill post them

[rough ferry]

sent to drez. my kommando is an older model and the bad moons nob is the most recent one

[brisk vapor]

First hound ready-ish, might add some dried mud to the feet later

[short pawn]

It's so cute

[glossy hawk]

that tree is GREAT

[brisk vapor]

cheers!

[rare hornet]

No such thing

Minis take as long as they take, they are finished precisely when they are needed to be

[golden night]

the tree as a scale reference is genius

[brisk vapor]

got a whole bunch of them but most of them are too large

[tiny cairn]

Massive hands

[brisk vapor]

'uge

[echo oyster]

Are they not effective protection or do they just look bad?

[sick ledge]

Both. Artist varnishes are for environmental protection as they are designed to be a removable layer for cleaning.

Automotive are for impact and touch resistance, thankfully tamiya and mr.color(creos/gsi) both use automotive paints, I believe they are from nippon chemical subsidiaries specifically and nippon chemical makes some very high quality automotive paints

[echo oyster]

So tamiya will work? I guess that makes sense, I see it a lot for rc models.

[echo oyster]

Does tamiya work fine with brush? rattlecans don't work to well in my environment. I also hate using clearcoat rattles because I can't tell if the model is covered. And I dont have an airbrush. I guess I chose the brass scorpion over the airbrush in terms of budget.

[sick ledge]

no durable varnish will work well with a brush unfortunately

they will just destroy a brush in a few seconds because of how quick they dry

[echo oyster]

My eternal struggle to not chip the paintjobs on my minis continues.

[golden night]

i feel the pain

[plain violet]

Honestly, I'm starting to dig this

[wary sonnet]

Its so fucking tiny.

[wary sonnet]

Have I made a wise choice?

[silver thorn]

Its not Imperial Agents! So good job!

[wary sonnet]

The guy at the store brought out the agents first.

Bunch of arbites and an inquisitor.

I fucking hate Typhus, though.

I've only painted one Death Guard.

From the space marine heroes bunch.

[dry canopy]

First time painting a space marine

[wary sonnet]

Blood Angel?

Shouldn't the aquila wings be black, then?

[dry canopy]

It was, the white highlights just was a little too bright lol

[wary sonnet]

Huh.

[dry canopy]

Probably gonna do a black contrast on it… also need to figure out water transfer decals to get the shoulder pads done

[wary sonnet]

Are you making an army?

Or is that one of the old space marine heroes?

[dry canopy]

So far just the one…. I’m mainly a proud Guardsmen/Ordo Hereticus man

Might do more tho!

Def fun to paint

[wary sonnet]

Ordo Hereticus?

As in, arbites or sororitas?

Or the guys from Darktide?

I'm a chaos guy, primarily.

Word bearers, couple of Thousand Sons and a squad of World Eaters.

And now, a combat patrol of the smelly fucks.

[dry canopy]

I’ve been making a lot of Traitor guardsmen cause they are fun to make…. Have some chaos marines, unpainted as of now

[dry canopy]

Sororitas

[wary sonnet]

Hmph.

[dry canopy]

And Guardsmen. Thing is I havnt made full on armies yet, mainly skirmish level forces and whatnot

[dry canopy]

Mainly Darktide guys too… Darktide is the reason I got into 40k from fantasy (which I got into from Vermintide :))

[wary sonnet]

Inquisitorial trooper?

[dry canopy]

Yup! Love the old Inq Stormtroope look… wanna get some Tempestus guys and paint them up in that black and red style

[tardy summit]

Wanted to start a new army. Think I made a good choice.

[wary sonnet]

Rock and stone.

[tardy summit]

https://tenor.com/view/driller-blink-gif-23722040

[rigid bramble]

I wanna get him just to paint and display.

[rough ferry]

Ghaz is one of my next big projects

[ripe ridge]

Progress on solar auxilia/astra militarum kitbash. Still working on the spaced armor, learning to make sandbags and awaiting tread covers from online purchase. Constructive criticism welcomed

[wary sonnet]

I have a question regarding combat patrol.

Does the wargear have to be like it is described on the page in the app?

Or can it be different, so long as its valid?

[edgy jackal]

The ruleset is fleeting, your models are yours for much longer. Build them how you like, and if your opponent takes issue with that, they're not worth playing against. I personally don't like the loadout of the aeldari wraithlord, so I won't build one purely for combat patrol.

[naive umbra]

If you are playing Combat Patrol mode, you have to build the models with the exact specified loadout which has (theoretically) been designed for balance reasons. In your faction codex, they specify the exact loadout of the models, like so.

[ocean pendant]

You don't have to build it that way

You have to use the rules that way

But if you build them differently it doesn't matter

[naive umbra]

Yeah that's true unless you're playing a Combat Patrol tournament where the organiser specifies it has to be WYSIWYG

[ocean pendant]

Yea it only really matters in tournaments

But even then, WYSIWYG is less of an issue in Combat Patrol because there is no rule confusion, it can only be ran a single way

Like there's no "Oh was that a Melta or a plasma again" because in rules it's already established and you can't change that

[naive umbra]

It's less of a problem for me since I like to magnetise all my models besides my infantry anyway, and I have 3 units worth of Fire Warriors all with the different options. So I can usually run my force as WYSIWYG and enjoy swapping the guns off them. But the answer to these kinds of questions is always going to be "ask your opponent if they're cool with it"

I do it because it's fun for me to show my exact loadout on the field, but I understand people without the time or cash to get their force to that standard

[ocean pendant]

In my experience most people are fine with it, because a lot of people you'll encounter will be using models they already had before Combat Patrol became a separate ruleset, so don't have the exact loadouts you'd need

[naive umbra]

Yeah, as an example one of the T'au patrols had a Strike Team which had you use 5 with the pulse rifles and 5 with pulse carbines. And most people would either have all 10 built as rifles, or all 10 as carbines, not a mix of guns

[wary sonnet]

And here we have Nurgle's favourite.

[simple thorn]

I has minis for here once more

And now,
!!BONUS TANKS!!

[glossy hawk]

Make your own models, gitz! It’s fun!

[golden night]

interesting place to put armour on the back there. you could almost transform that area into a storage bin full of crew equipment

[ripe ridge]

That was actually the intent. The IG russes have an official plastic piece that goes there for that but I got impatient and didn't wanna buy one.

[golden night]

are you going to put shovels and stuff back there? maybe you could make a tarp looking cover with some green stuff

[ripe ridge]

I have some Jerry cans, ammo cans, the lasgun with the folding stock, shovels and a pickaxe. I like that tarp idea tho... I might have to borrow that 🤔

It'll cover up some of the mess ups I know are there

[golden night]

i know how hard it can be to add crew stuff to a leman ruses lol. it's like whoever designed it wanted it to be as hard as possible to customize

i wish the baskets behind the turret were a mesh of some sort so i can actually put my jerrycans somewhere

[ripe ridge]

Right? I had half a mind to enclose this little part all the way and raise it up to be an actual platform on the hull.

So here's some russes from a quick google search. The grey one has the little plate that I was imitating

[golden night]

i always wanted to try something like that too. maybe like a heavily modified leman russ that has a firing platform on the back like some weird urban fighting vehicle

something like a WW2 anti air machinegun

or i guess more relevant to 40k would be the rogal dorn

[ripe ridge]

I was thinking maybe something like the Salamander tank but I like the idea of the tank having the ability to have man-able outer weapons here and there too

Someone on YouTube made a traitor tank and had 2 guys on the back/side with the pintle weapons acting as the side sponson weapons. Neat idea but not what I'd like to do

[ripe ridge]

I could see a platform off the back of the turret imitating the Dorn's little plate here and then mounting a stubber?

Battlefield modifications or some such

[golden night]

the plate could work if you're planning on putting an actual crewman there but you'd have to mount the gun fairly high to compensate. if you're not planning on putting a guy there i think the stubber resting backwards by itself would be enough, no plate needed

the plate is there on the dorn because it's just a massive tank and the crewman cant even stand on the back to reach the gun lol

[golden night]

in that case you might have wanted a destroyer instead

[ripe ridge]

I always love the look of those! Little bit of touch up like spaced armor, camo netting and some foliage and it somewhat reminds me of a ww2 German stug.

Again... somewhat

That one is on my list of ones to do tho!

[white tangle]

Hey could someone that has guard heads and space marine heads, could you take a picture of them side to side for a size comparison?

[tardy summit]

Another dwarf painted.

[tacit chasm]

Very nice ! I like highly contrasted minis

Did you use an airbrush for this one ?

[midnight locust]

If you’re going to tackle ultramarines without an airbrush, would you go with a black primer and standard pints or a grey/white primer and contrast paints

[brisk vapor]

I've painted quite a few Ultramarines in my time and I vastly prefer going with a black primer and painting everything with Macragge Blue on top

[midnight locust]

Do you find that to be too dark of a blue tone?

[brisk vapor]

it's not perfectly opaque so some of the black will show through but another layer should do the trick

highlights with Calgar Blue and Fenrisian Grey will contrast nicely too

[midnight locust]

You hit it with a wash of any kind?

[brisk vapor]

Not really, I just keep the crevasses black from the primer so I can skip that step entirely

[midnight locust]

Apothecaries it’s probably best to prime on white huh

[brisk vapor]

yes

[full karma]

polyfill for basing can go a long way.

[sick ledge]

tbh I prefer brown primer over black. Same effect as black but you can cover it easier and doesnt drow out colors as badly, you can also do the contrast method with it too

[sick ledge]

that or light grey

[sick ledge]

the weird synthetic cotton stuff?

[midnight locust]

Yeah I have some pure white rustoleum but testing it on some spare sprue gave me the heebeejeebies

[sick ledge]

that contains kaolin IIRC

which is why its gritty

[midnight locust]

Ah okay. Is there any rustoleum whites that aren’t as chalky (or gritty)?

[sick ledge]

Matte automotive stuff shouldnt be

but I can check later on

[midnight locust]

Noted

Always wary around light primers in general

[sick ledge]

thats because youre looking at primer

primer will be gritty by nature

unless its metal primer

[midnight locust]

Ah…any brown primer recommendations? Auto brand I’m guessing?

[sick hull]

Arbites army is almost done

[sick ledge]

rustoleum

[midnight locust]

Dark or medium shade?

[sick ledge]

that is up to you

darker would be closer to the black effect but medium is better if covering

[golden night]

god damn that's a lot of arbites

[silver thorn]

horsey

🙂

[silent dome]

no, went full on drybrush and then covered the model with speed paint by hand

also apologies for the late reply

[tacit chasm]

Huge respect, that must have been a rather long process!

And no problem for the late reply 🙂

[full karma]

this

[sick ledge]

ahh bondo. Yeah I know it as another thing entirely

maybe spackle is the universal term

[floral wind]

Whats a good alternative to black templar contrast?

[rare hornet]

Black legion? But that’s a fair bit less transparent than Templar

[floral wind]

Preferably not gw as im fed up with their pots

Ik i could transfer them but its nice to see what else is there

[rich pond]

Visionary Drachos "Voidheart" Morgaris of my Night Lords Nemesis Claw

[tiny cairn]

I used a similar mixture for the dirt on their bases

[steady wren]

Skawt

Finally getting around to priming my scouts

I will probably wait till next week so I can get my drill

[sick ledge]

mars black ink. Same thing but cheaper

[midnight locust]

Just a little pathfinder

[sick hull]

Gold leaf golden eagle

[sick ledge]

squirrel brush and agate burnisher?

[sick hull]

@sick ledge I don't have a agate burnisher, but I found out a soft makeup brush did a good job of making it shiny.

[sick ledge]

ahh brass leaf then.
Brass leaf is more durable and easier to work with than genuine gold leaf. Gold leaf hates brushes that arent squirrel hair as other brushes will rip it then you have to have an agate burnisher for it because everything else dulls it down and rips it.

Its annoying to work with and took me almost a decade of training to get certified with it for restorations

||sorry if i sounded pompous there, i really loved my old restoration job and love talking about the processes and science of it all||

brass leaf is still a bitch to work with though so good job at applying it and keeping details

[sick hull]

@sick ledge

This is what I used

[sick ledge]

yeah thats brass leaf that they call gold leaf. Its thicker than actual gold leaf and WAY cheaper. A book like that of genuine gold leaf costs me about $120 at the low end

also most people think that looks more like gold than actual gold

so much smarter to use

[sick hull]

Ah I see. I didn't see anything on the package letting me know what metal was used

[sick ledge]

they never so which is also dangerous since so many say that then also say its food grade but its copper foil

copper/brass/etc is toxic

[sick hull]

I just follow the rule that metal isn't food lol

[sick ledge]

Smart. I just go with if it isnt iron it then it isnt edible

[sick hull]

True, but that doesn't mean I'm going to eat nails.

[sick ledge]

yeah who are you, perturabo?

also fun fact gold can in fact corrode in nature but its nearly impossible. It requires an impossible situation of being sandwiched in with aluminum at high pressures. The corrosion color is purple

[visual turret]

trying to decide if giving a space marine two power fists is dorky or hardcore

[sick ledge]

yes

[rare hornet]

I cast fist

[visual turret]

What we thinking?

[rare hornet]

Really like the posing

[visual turret]

This one also

[rare hornet]

I think I prefer the swords?

The first are also great! It’s hard to choose

[urban drum]

Depends if you think calgar's loadout is cool

[golden night]

aggressors sobbing

[edgy cipher]

Guardsman Kill Team with some loyal Moebian 6th inspirations

[teal wolf]

I fuck with em. Can definitely picture him just ripping people apart.

[dawn stream]

Captain-General Trajann Valoris

[main mango]

We need an official kitten model from the emperor tts series

[visual turret]

Lucky for me I don’t play tabletop, he’s just needing to look cool

[white tangle]

Hey, anyone here got any experience with GWs celestra grey? Is it as chalky as most near white GW paints or is it more usable?

[delicate dune]

Most of the time it's more usable, however it does take 2-3 coats. If you have an old one it will be chalky-

[sullen plinth]

Can i upload minis from Age of Sigmar here?

[white tangle]

Yes

From my understanding, if its something to do with minis, itll fly here.

[sullen plinth]

Cool

[brisk vapor]

Soon these will be done

[golden night]

nice kriegers

[abstract temple]

1 down....uh ...like 90 to go

[teal wolf]

I summon @sick ledge I need more high flow recommendations 🤣
For a candy purple and red now

[sick ledge]

diozazine violet and naphthol red

[teal wolf]

Thanks papa pigments!

[teal wolf]

Any of you fine folks have recommendations for speed/contrast paints? I'm after a pink and pale skintone.

[urban drum]

maybe you want magos purple

https://www.reddit.com/r/Warhammer40k/comments/vp32mn/contrast_20_updated_charts/

[dawn stream]

Another Allarus complete with the last in progress

[teal wolf]

Thank you! I'll have to look later, will not load here at work lol

[brisk vapor]

Skirmishpuppies

[rare hornet]

So how do you do that black?

well, black-blue?

because it's something I've been wanting to try with my legio mortis

[brisk vapor]

Glued the roof pieces to the wrong models, had to pry them off and re-glue them so imagine the white headed one with the red and blue back and the solid blue for the red headed one😅

[brisk vapor]

based black and slowly work my way mixing the chosen blue to brighter areas

the final pass was with some blue grey mixed in

this blue is vallejo game color night blue to be specific

[rare hornet]

Gotcha

[sick ledge]

You can mix it from those paints I mentioned above btw. You just need a yellow, a white, and a brown in addition. I have a thing about skin tone theory that teaches you how to mix them and its not paint or brand specific

[sick ledge]

Forgot to mention this, make sure to clean your finger prints off and varnish it with an anti-fouling varnish and not an artist varnish as an artist varnish(this includes hobby varnishes) will make those corrode

[dawn stream]

Last Allarus finished

All six together

[slate pond]

did some little crystals for my necron bases

[rigid bramble]

Assembled my Deathwatch Phobos KT

[plush swift]

How do you paint death guards

might start a nurgle army

[rigid bramble]

Death Guard Green primer is the easiest method for me

[mint dove]

Anybody ever used stedi ultimate nippers?

[midnight cairn]

Yes, I use them. I can't compare to other high-end ones but they are much better than any other hobby ones that I've used.

[dawn stream]

Achillus Contemptor Dreadnought

[tacit chasm]

Sharing the completed squad of lychguard. Quite happy how they all turned out

Used macro lens on this one so you will see more than your eye normally would , hence the weird "dusty" look on some parts

[faint lantern]

And here I was, initially thinking that they were Tzaangors

[tacit chasm]

It's true that the nihilakh colour scheme is quite close

[sick ledge]

yes and I have god hands too

[mint dove]

I used the blue handle god hands for a good number er of years, then got a little overzealous cutting an ork out and they snapped 😭

But the nippers I have now are getting super dull and are starting to tear/gouge the plastic

[sick ledge]

steadi is find but its no spn120

[mint dove]

Oh not by a long shot, but with how dull my current nippers are I feel like I'd make cleaner cuts with a hammer and chisel

[sick ledge]

yeah they are fine. Also the steadi clippers are way cheaper on aliexpress btw

[visual turret]

@rare hornet flats done

[rare hornet]

Lord Fist

[visual turret]

Decided to not paint the face, have the REALLY emphasised shadows under the hood

[rare hornet]

I mean that works, you don't see the face unless you have a low angle anyways

[visual turret]

Exactly

Good ol’ nuln oil is gonna make this man fuckin POP

[rare hornet]

Once this painting burnout passes I’m looking forward to painting again

[trim cradle]

Built a hive tyrant

[plain violet]

That looks so fucking cool

[sterile grail]

I share my current project

[sullen plinth]

How do they paint faces in places like that though? Micro brush?😁

[visual turret]

patience.

[sullen plinth]

I mean i could paint face with cadian fleshtone, but eyes?

[shrewd bane]

majorminis has a kitten model from tts

its like 25 AUD ( australian dollars ) before shipping

[magic crystal]

A guy threatened that Warhammer would take legal action against me if i printed bits or purchased third party, All i wanted to do was print the shoulder pauldrons as i hate transfers and didn't want to pay like £25 for 10 of them sons of horus shoulders, is that true?

I just want to third party the shoulders, thats it, Seems a very grey area, what can they do other than a cease and desist letter?

[shrewd bane]

you can print them for personal use

if you print and sell it that could be a seperate issue

but even than, just label it as a proxy/3d printed and not official warhammer merch and you should be fine lmao

[magic crystal]

So he just being a tool to worry me then?

[rare hornet]

People buy third part prints all the time, does sound like they’re being ever so slightly dumb

[signal plover]

You should ask that guy where the ridges in his brain went

what a dumbass lol

[rare hornet]

Finally got a second one done

[sick ledge]

The secret of GW box art is they dont use GW paints and the eyes are done with pens

[obsidian tapir]

Finished up some auxilia recently

[sage matrix]

Grimaldus finished

[rigid bramble]

WIP

[sullen plinth]

Are those specific pens?

I use eyeliners😅

[sick ledge]

micron pens

so fineliners

[sullen plinth]

Oooh thanks

[bleak ledge]

How to be able to attach a picture here?(

[sick ledge]

Chat enough

[sterile grail]

whats your recipe and method for red cloK

[rare hornet]

Are you listening to dawn of war 2 terminator quotes in the background?

[steady wren]

Dawn of war hard mode with no casualties

[rare hornet]

Ah excellent

As the emperor intended

[steady wren]

Rn I'm kitbashing a bolt pistol to be scoped

Scobed bolb bistol

[pastel grotto]

🅱️olt

[sage matrix]

I don’t use shad paints, just go from darker colors to lighter colors! The paints are from DRPA

[bleak ledge]

The best thing for it is wet blending, using a thinner medium really helps with making transition smoother + it makes paint drying longer

[sage matrix]

@bleak ledge way ahead of you that brother! Been using a wet pallet for things like that for a bit

[sick ledge]

he's talking about a slow drying additive not a wet palette. Slowing the cure time has a ton of benefits outside of just blending too like smoother coats with less brush strokes, however they dont tend to work well with hobby paints due to the massive amounts of calcium carbonate and 2-butoxyethanol they use in the paints so its hard to get a good cure on them since the binder is partly cured in the bottle already due to the 2butoxyethanol

both of those cause the paints to dry much faster as they are designed off the BASF formula for interior decoration paint, aka indoor house paint

[sage matrix]

Fair, I just like keeping specific blend ratios on my palette while working. And I work quick enough on my models where the wet blending is easier

I

Great effect when I did it for my dredknight @sick ledge

[sick ledge]

looks more like a veltura to me but i'm one of those people hobby people hate, someone with a post-grad art degree who works for a paint company as someone who smacks paint formulators for not wearing masks so they dont gas themselves by accident

||no offense intended there||

[sage matrix]

Understandable 😂

You got any models you’ve painted, would love to see

[sick ledge]

I dont really take pictures of most things just this thing that took about 15 minutes

I have some random things but im cursed with the whole "this isnt good enough for me" issue

[sage matrix]

Looks great! I love the basing!

[sick ledge]

so I strip most things

[sage matrix]

I understand, I’m the same way with certain projects

[jaunty trail]

@rare hornet my current wip on "The Ancestors Wrath" Einhyr Champion

[golden night]

this is godly wtf

[rare hornet]

Have fun with the shoulder pads 😅

Loving the progress so far though dude

[jaunty trail]

Thanks!

If shoulder pads wont fit i will use some green Stuff as filler 😄

[rare hornet]

They do fit, they just don’t go on how you expect

And are quite annoying

[jaunty trail]

😄

I think it's an idea to stick to GW's building instruction 😄

But still tend to do shoulder pads as last part

[rare hornet]

Yeah, the same goes here, they just chose to have them go on in a weird place

[jaunty trail]

Typical GW move tbh ^^

Wait for building some Hernkyn Pioneers

those minis suck in painting&assembling

If you don't stick to exact assembling instruction you wouldn't be able to finish the mini... but if you don't do painting in sub assembly you will not be able to paint each needed spot of the mini 😄

[rare hornet]

[rare hornet]

Luckily that’s the plan

[jaunty trail]

Ye then stick to painting with subassembly will get best results on those minis

[brisk vapor]

I wish I didn't have 985 different projects so I could start my Votann as well

[jaunty trail]

Then pause some projects 🤣

Votann are worth it

[brisk vapor]

I want to clear the desk from current projects first

[jaunty trail]

@rare hornet besides minis: What is your favourite Tea??

[jaunty trail]

This can be pain

[rare hornet]

That’s understandable, I’ve currently got the drawer of eternal suffering

Also known as the place all my half finished minis sit

[jaunty trail]

Tbh my pile of shame is really shrinking...

[rare hornet]

Darjeeling and rosehip

[rare hornet]

Mine will be, thanks to a few projects in the future

[jaunty trail]

Nice. Will try Darjeeling at some point.. want to exchange some of my coffee consume with some tea

[jaunty trail]

I literally haven't bought any minis since May this year

[rare hornet]

That’s fair, Darjeeling is in my opinion better as a black tea, so no milk etc, but it’s all down to personal preference

[jaunty trail]

So what do i have left?

20 Hearthkyn
5 Hearthguard
2 Einhyr Champions (including current wip)
5 Infernus Marines
1 Apothecary Biologis
3 Aggressors
3 Cernobite Servitors (Grimaldus Retinue)

and that's it i think

[rare hornet]

I’ve got the Votann combat patrol to do atm, then after that we work it out from there

[jaunty trail]

But i think my pile will grow without any action by me in case of my birthday being around the corner 😄

[jaunty trail]

just "leftovers" from Army Box & Boarding Action Box

[brisk vapor]

https://pileofpotential.com/Jerk0matic

here's my list of everything

[rare hornet]

Yeah that’s fair, I’m now back to grinding through the warriors currently thankfully I don’t need too many of them due to the extreme point costs they had in 9th

[jaunty trail]

That's a neat site... and some ton of stuff

[brisk vapor]

any terrain is not listed

[rare hornet]

It’s beautiful

[jaunty trail]

Ancestors Wrath mini for Votann is just fun to build & paint

[rare hornet]

Agreed

[brisk vapor]

it's pretty nice looking indeed

[rare hornet]

In my opinion, just a superior model all round compared to the base champion

[brisk vapor]

the pose is a lot better

[rare hornet]

Only downside is if you planned on building them with an axe, the hammer is non negotiable im afraid

[brisk vapor]

the hammer's cooler anyways

[rare hornet]

Absolutely

The bonk stick

[jaunty trail]

@brisk vapor @rare hornet

Here my overview:

https://pileofpotential.com/Rc6662?project=96020578

[brisk vapor]

Nice

[jaunty trail]

The BT list was build & painted in 1.5 years so far 🤣

And Votann took me half a year so far

Now i will add a "need to be buyed" list 😄

So... I still have 3k points of minis left to buy for "optimal" army selection range 🤣

And the Horus Heresy Minis i want to implement on BT are still missing in that list 😄

[rare hornet]

What ones are those?

I’ve got a few HH models planned for my dark angel successor

[jaunty trail]

@rare hornet sicarian battle tank, spartan tank, deredo dread... eventually a mk III tech marine...

Those are to be meant as "relics" that gone with BT when IF legion was split cuz of codex astartes

And a bud of mine still want to build the DA special Land Raider with that vindicator gun in front....

[rare hornet]

The typhon?

[jaunty trail]

Rhink so

[rare hornet]

Basically the vindicator but built on a land raider, any legion can have it

[jaunty trail]

Ye.. it had speacial rules in what? 2nd/3rd edition for DA

And it's the Ares Land Raider i'm speaking of

https://wh40k-de.lexicanum.com/wiki/Land_Raider_Ares

https://www.chamber42.com/files/datasheets/Ares/Latest/Land_Raider_Ares_8th_ed_Latest.pdf

This one is very specific

[rare hornet]

Ah that one

[jaunty trail]

Yup

And that there are unofficial rules by someone who worked at GW on this mini is a neat thing

and last Update for those house rules were in 8th edition as you can see in pdf sheet

[rare hornet]

Yeah you get that for a few units I’ve noticed

[naive spruce]

would you look at that

[rare hornet]

Khorne berzerkers for $48

[golden night]

is that usd

5 models for 60$

[naive spruce]

yes

[naive spruce]

It's the old models

[rare hornet]

Even better!

[white tangle]

Does lahmian medium increase drying time?

[naive spruce]

lmao

[mint dove]

I know it's not warhammer but I tried my hand at some chipping weathering today

I feel like I went a little too far on the backpack but everything else looks pretty nice

[rigid bramble]

Done

[silver thorn]

Love deathwatch :3

[jaunty trail]

Wip update...

[silver thorn]

Unfortunately there are no longer rules for phobos deathwatch :<

Not that I liked them better than regular veterans personally

I like the old style armor it looks cooler

[jaunty trail]

@silver thorn as long you don't attend a tournament, just use old/legends rules... problem solved

[silver thorn]

tbh, I rarely play the game I just paint models haha

but I still read the new rules when they come out

my friends who play are legends friendly, but I wouldnt buy new models for legends units

I would use old models I have but its kind of a big investment of time and money for something that might not even have legends rules in a year

[jaunty trail]

I have a local group and play here and there and we stick to old rules/legends rules if there are no new rules ^^

[silver thorn]

As someone with a Corvus blackstar and a bunch of deathwatch veterans the new agents codex...

ugh.

I played a game with black spear task force even though the new codex is out and no one really minds

Idk what Im supposed to do with my one unit of aggressors now its just useless for me

[rigid bramble]

This is a Phobos Strike Team for KT

[silver thorn]

Ohhhh thats really cool

[jaunty trail]

Just use aggressor rules...

[silver thorn]

You cant use aggressors in Imperial Agents

😦

[jaunty trail]

@silver thorn i just would use the space marines data sheet..

[silver thorn]

well yea, thats I last time I played I used Black Spear Task Force

even though it doesnt exist in normal 10th anymore

There is a guy at our lgs who uses tyranids with his GSC sometimes but a lot of people dont like it because they are like "its outside the rules"

I think it just looks neat so Im cool with it

[jaunty trail]

[plain violet]

Little Buddy

[white tangle]

@sick ledge Im looking for a black airbrush primer. Are there any you would recommend?

[sick ledge]

I use autoborne primer

It works better than hobby stuff and has durability

its water based

[white tangle]

Do you have any opinions on the golden highflow one?

[sick ledge]

I use that a lot but the black is too glossy

I mostly use their burnt umber

[white tangle]

Thanks!

[acoustic tulip]

@winged comet he awaits to command!