40k-minis-and-armies

[round bloom]

I think it’s 3 marines and 2 terminators and the terminator captain not including the dead nid

[unborn flame]

I've been working on some Imperial Fists for my father, since he doesn't have the time/skill to paint them.

Space marines are pretty fun to paint

[round bloom]

I’m currently changing between a Gladiator Reaper tank and a Krieg Artillery squad

Oh Ooops

This kriegsmans backpack was upside down

[urban drum]

[unborn flame]

Lol same thing happened to me too when I was building the krieg killteam. Luckily I caught it pretty early

https://tenor.com/view/warhammer-40k-ork-railgun-let-me-shoot-my-railgun-gif-9874737770595198769

[round bloom]

It snapped right out

So that’s lucky

[regal nexus]

Read Elemental Council, there's a great moment where one of the characters realizes that all the brainwashing and stuff would actually be really bad in the long term and it trying to make sure the humans don't have to be brainwashed

[regal nexus]

Whoever decided the antennas on T'au helmets need to be seperate pieces should be fired

[round bloom]

Womp womp

I had to place 3 antennas on my gladiator not hard but annoying considering a lot of the little bits are seperate bits

[floral wind]

Initiate Leonus. C&C welcome )

[sinful jetty]

Yee-yee ahh haircut,, drip is maddening

[merry wedge]

black templars, completed with a yee-yee ass haircut

[sick ledge]

They promoted me instead

[short pawn]

So much better

Oops

[mint dove]

Wait So im painting my skitarii like they're from stygies VIII and I read their colors are black robes with red markings, but I was playing mechanicus and I saw magos scaevola has a black cloak with red markings, do the markings color mean anything? Or is it just preference

[brisk vapor]

they're their forge world's colours

and what do you mean by that stygies has the same colours as scaevola? Isn't he from Stygies as well?

[mint dove]

Most of the stygias 8 art ive seen was black robes with white cog trim

If its black robes with red trim ill be thankful because painting white over black sounds like hell

[brisk vapor]

ah I see, you wrote black with red twice instead of black with white

I think the white or red markings are up to preference really

as long as the cloak is black and the carapace is red it should be stygies enough

think the markings being white makes it easier to unify all markings if some of them are placed on the red carapace

[mint dove]

Ahh okay ill just do black with red markings

Looks cooler anyways

[ionic kite]

Just need to highlight the backpack a bit and I'm done with the top

I think this is my favourite so far

It's very colourful

[faint star]

I like the gun bag

[ionic kite]

I know right?

I got some new speedpaints and thought a bag would be perfect to try one out

I mucked up the half mask but oh well

Live and learn

[hearty bear]

Y’all seen the new nightbringer model?

It looks really good

[carmine kettle]

Dang brother, the chapter serf done messed up your fade. Jk nice mini brother.

[floral wind]

Many thanks!

[wild hazel]

New space marines make no fucking sense whatsoever. The tanks fly but the bikes have wheels

[prime crown]

Its afraid… Its afraid!

[short pawn]

Thats an interesting line to draw on things that make sense for warhammer

[wild hazel]

I mean why not have a hover bike option or a tracked option for the tanks because floaty tanks are lame

Tau called they want their fish technology back

[rare hornet]

It wouldn't be a motorcycle if it didn't have 2 wheels

Plus it's very difficult to hit someone in the face if you're floating 3 feet off the ground

I just miss when the repulsor was a dedicated transport and had the fly keyword

[soft tusk]

Total custodes supremacy

Also space marines still have hover bikes

At least 1 model

I saw one at a store yesterday

Named character

[merry wedge]

weird face sculpt

awesome tag btw

[soft tusk]

Thx vro

[short pawn]

NOOOOOOOOOOOO WHY IS THAT REAL

[soft tusk]

Ask the artist

[merry wedge]

what the fuck

I take back everything

[soft tusk]

💔💔💔

[heady granite]

I'm not surprised his face is odd. Iirc that's a 15 year old Finecast model.

(it's deffo finecast, not sure on age)

Ah no 21 years old now.

[regal nexus]

Pathfinders are all built, now I gotta paint them

Aaaaand I forgot to buy Primer

[short pawn]

My first model should have gotten me shot

[faint star]

Why

it's your first model?

[short pawn]

I considered it done at the time

[odd pollen]

https://tenor.com/view/i-know-what-the-ladies-like-sgt-johnson-halo-ready-gif-12096052

its a shame a shotgun isnt valid wargear anymore

[short pawn]

We dont have enough 40k shotguns

[odd pollen]

we used to have more

[short pawn]

GW got too many melee army employees that dont like getting blasted by shells

Not even deathwatch gets a shotgun with this new killteam coming up

Shout out to my breachers who have unique rules for different shells of their shotgun.

[odd pollen]

GSC Neophytes have both autoguns and shotguns, but they got turned into generic 'Neophyte firearm'

also RIP forgeworld IG vet shotgun squads atleast you can play them as krieg engineers now

[rare hornet]

Your first ever mini should be something you look back on to see how you have progressed, this guy here was mine and he is perfect in every way

[teal nest]

wha

[soft tusk]

My first one was a dry brushed free space marine model that i made in the store

3mins Max

Only 1 color, no details and that’s it

[ocean surge]

They do have hover speeders, and hover bikes were a thing in the Imperium but the tech to make those smaller ones has been pretty much lost, even the hover vehicles of the Space Marines are rare, even the Land Speeder is only possible to make through the discovery of the STG design, and the newer Repulsor tank is fairly rare because "innovation" is a relatively radical concept embraced by Archmagos Cawl.

There are a few remaining hover bikes, however the tech to manufacture them has been lost so you normally only see the Custodes using ancient relic examples, and a few Space Marine chapters have a handful.

[wild hazel]

😭 we couldn’t figure out how to strap some anti gravity plates to bikes only lots to a tank 😭

[ocean surge]

tbf the tank needs a lot, it doesn't really fly like the Land Speeder, it shoves down so hard on the ground that it turns boulders into gravel and bodies into paste.

I imagine the main issue with trying to recreate the jetbikes is miniaturising the power sources so you can fit it, unless they find an STG design of an older model of bike it's unlikely they'll have any breakthroughs for now.

[midnight cairn]

The main issue is whether GW wants to sell a different range of bikes 😂

[soft tusk]

I hate that the store I’m nearest to rn doesn’t sell English codexes

Well

They do have a 9th edition space marines one

[cloud cave]

i find them quiet good

[uneven meadow]

Base time

[ionic kite]

Mini of the month done

Great I'd didn't upload rightelol

[ionic kite]

Also testing out some random techniques and paints

Tessaract glow is tha shit

[sweet sinew]

Does anyone know if this Dark Angels decal is supposed to represent anything in specific? Or is it just another piece of heraldry flair

[sinful jetty]

It represents lil green hooded guy with a sword

[round bloom]

Scaevola

[dawn stream]

The Green Wing maybe?

[silk vale]

Does anyone know how to start killteam?

[whole bobcat]

thoughts and concerns? im new to painting my own models. ignore the shelf of dusty wolves

[faint star]

Looks great I think the axe handle needs a little doing up

[odd pollen]

Its great for tabletop standard, if you want to take it further though id say a lot of the coats are pretty flat coloured - picking out a wash and highlight colour for the red and grey to do additional layers could really add depth and volume to all his little details

[whole bobcat]

@faint star a couple people have told me this, im not quite sure what i wanna do to it

and i might try my hand at edge highlighting the brass

[faint star]

I'd say make the handle itself have a bit more colour. Maybe it's the lighting but it seems to just be grey from the base to the axe head and it looks weird

There should be some variety there

[odd pollen]

on that point theres a little metal band at the top end of the grip binding you could do in brass, and the wires could be done in a darker grey/black wash/contrast to seperate them from the grey casing

[whole bobcat]

thats a good idea. thank you

[odd pollen]

ah theres some wires connecting to the back of the axe head i didnt notice too, goes to show that picking out details is worth it to draw attention to them though

[whole bobcat]

@odd pollen

not 100% sure if making the power pack brass was the play

but i like it

[odd pollen]

looks like breaking up the grey was the right call atleast, looks good!

[mint dove]

Still got it

[midnight cairn]

Orkbuster?

[mint dove]

Farstalker kinband killteam

I realized in my 3 years of lobbying ive NEVER polished anything tau related

[mint dove]

I wish I had dumped all my citadel whites years ago, vallejo white is absolute magic

[soft tusk]

Just ordered one online and this shit needs 17 days to deliver

Actually gonna crash out

Not 17 days

17 work days

[mint dove]

For nkt painting for 6 months i think these turned out pretty good

[pale pelican]

WIP of a very trustworthy space wolf

[plush swift]

The most trustworthy

[trim tundra]

Just finished an aquilifer of the 13th legion.

The lions head is a bit mangled but I'm leagues better at sculpting than I was when I started.

[teal nest]

I have a plan to make herald the hammerstorm

[short pawn]

HE COMES BACK STRONGER THAN EVER

[mint dove]

I am unstoppable because I can paint white now

[plain violet]

[mint dove]

Man I still SUCK at painting marines

[mint dove]

Christ this looks like hot garbage no matter how I photograph it

[wary sonnet]

That's a helluva nice raptor you got there.

Not sure about the gun color, tho.

[mint dove]

Personal touch, when I paint space marines I always give my favorite sculpt a red boltgun

[wary sonnet]

Not sure if its very practical for a chapter like the Raptors.

[brisk vapor]

red gun casings are based and ultramarine pilled

[midnight cairn]

*Dark Angels 😆

[brisk vapor]

OG Ultras as well

[wispy summit]

Has anyone seen a sons of anteus army? trying to see how they'd be painted but there's no reference outside of "black and grey"

[midnight cairn]

I meant to say, Dark Angels look cooler 😛

[brisk vapor]

Ah I see, but you're still wrong

Red and blue with yellow trims goes hard

[faint star]

I dig that

[wispy summit]

the superman colors, would love to see it painted

[brisk vapor]

It's basically this

Mine aren't as clean or neat and I use gold instead of yellow

[wispy summit]

that goes hard af

[wispy summit]

I dont know how this dude painted this, but my god is it amazing-- also this is the color scheme I'm going for

[rustic portal]

my remastered captain for my imperial fists

[plush swift]

Those are some insane looking Shadowkeepers 👀

[sick ledge]

I've seen worse

you got most of the mold lines too which is a huge thing

[urban drum]

https://www.goonhammer.com/how-to-paint-everything-adeptus-custodes-shadowkeepers/

[wispy summit]

https://tenor.com/view/keyaan-john-wick-keanu-reeves-gif-2384046765437701795

[jaunty trail]

Another zealous warrior to the Sabena Crusade! Execrator on the field!

[plush swift]

Love the grim dark aesthetic

[mint dove]

Very impressed with how smooth i got this to come out

With 3 coats too

[golden night]

im impressed by your camera zoom

[mint dove]

Oh dude thats nothing

This is a bottle of army painter paint

Im on the other side of the room

[visual turret]

Big Man......

[brisk vapor]

person of heft

[kind egret]

Packing mass

[visual turret]

I’m not sure what legion to paint them

Might do Iron Hands or maybe DG

[plush swift]

So undecided between loyalist and traitor still?

[visual turret]

yeag

he's my first heresy kit that isn't a knight lmao

DG is probably what im gonna go for
lets me practice things like rust and grime

All my 40k kits are painted up in Carcharodon colours

I was thinking maybe Imperial fists because then i have the boxart to follow but I hate painting yellow.

Death Guard colours are just kinda nice

Iron Hands is a good shout too, considering the Chonk of the saturnine and the heavy weapons

[twilit cliff]

the angels🩸

[cloud cave]

wait is this alpha legion colours lore accurate with Saturnine armor ? idk the exact name of the armor btw correct me if i am wrong?

[wary sonnet]

Well, I assume that the tactical dreadnought is in the correct colors for the XX legion.

[cloud cave]

my question was did alpha legion had stuff like this ?

ik its a stupid question i just wanna know

[wary sonnet]

Every legion had their hands on such hardware.

Even the ones who aren't associated with things like that.

If the White Scars can have termies, so can the Alpha Legion.

Not sure about Raven Guard.

[toxic rampart]

Raven Guard jump pack Terminators, an amusing idea

[mint dove]

Just gotta do the decal but I think I can call this done

If you see a mold line, no you didnt

[cloud cave]

I am getting them this friday excidet af they finally arrived at local wh store

[mint dove]

Again, there is no war in ba sing se

[visual turret]

14th Legion coming along nicely

Not sure on the beige colour though

[near stratus]

Testing out some schemes for my bugs

[quartz rain]

moon bugs

[visual turret]

Oh yeah this is already turning out great

[visual turret]

Oh that’s staggeringly good

[quartz rain]

Wip

[cloud cave]

guys quick question why guard dont have elysian drop troopers anymore?

or were there any before

[wild hazel]

in the long long ago in the before times of forgeworld

[near stratus]

Another scheme

[marsh perch]

I quite like these Tyranid schemes

They look like how real bugs look

Especially that last one

[rare hornet]

What legion you painting him?

[plush swift]

From the colours guessing DG?

[mint dove]

Got my rogue trader proxy, he looks MUCH more like a rogue trader

[visual turret]

Heresy DG

[rare hornet]

Ooooh, keep me updated, heresy DG are awesome

[visual turret]

Yessir

[rare hornet]

Yay

[mint dove]

Realized halfway through painting this guy i forgot the fucking mold lines because I bought him already built 😭 😭

[sinful jetty]

Kark the mold lines,, looks awesome

[sick ledge]

Ha

[solar abyss]

Sorry in advance for the spam but finished up the darktide miniature box today!

[plush swift]

I didn't know dt had it's own box

Awesome

[mint dove]

None of the sculpts are unique iirc

I think its just 1 ogryn,1 ministorum zealot, 1 kasrkin, 1 psyker, 5 pox walkers and then the blooded kill team minus the enforcer and plague ogryn

For $100 not worth it

[solar abyss]

Yea they are all just current kits that are out but I found it for like 50 bucks at a random game store so couldn’t pass it up

[round bloom]

Doing something but I don’t have grey

[dawn stream]

Kitbashed Bladeguard Veteran with Sword Brethren parts

[chrome plume]

Half of it is repacked Blackstone Fortress
The zealot, psyker (?) and traitor guardsman are all from Blackstone or it’s expansions

You know the Blackstone sculpts were good when they just keep popping up in newer GW kits

[mint dove]

You reallt gotta invest in some good gray if you wanna get good whites

[round bloom]

The whites fine

That was just taken shortly after putting it on so it wasn’t dry

[worldly pawn]

nah the traitor guardsmen are the killteam one, the guardsmen in blackstone are all in a one or two sprews with the rest of the chaos change so james workshop hasn't sold them outside of that

[plush swift]

James workshop? heir to the mighty gw empire

[worldly pawn]

yeah, I've met james workshop, he said that the genestealers will come to darktide on the 3rd year anniversary

[ocean pendant]

Just after they add the Eldar 6th class?

[urban drum]

why would they add a corpse as a class

[round bloom]

What about the death guard terminators the theorists say they are hinting at

[golden night]

always a fan of green plasma

just as fallout intended

[oblique socket]

oh that's simple.. GW saw non-astartes having actually cool stuff and removed it because GW is basically the ubisoft of tabletop gaming

Guard is just vehicles, they don't get cool infantry

[short pawn]

Or maybe it was like 9 years old and they don't make them anymore

me when guard have awesome infantry

[oblique socket]

exception, not the rule

[short pawn]

How many infantry squads do they need before its not an exception lmfao

[oblique socket]

If you ask me, just add more TYPES of infantry.. Melee focused shock troops, more Abhumans, Skirmishers, Droptroops. that sort of thing, and keep the infantry squads as is... yeah they probably just don't sell well so they got rid of the elysian models.. frankly, i just think it's time for optimism and hope to be thrown in the trash where they belong but that's unrelated to warhammer

[short pawn]

We have drop troops, you just want your custom model for every single type of fluff. Which is fine, but that's just being weird

[oblique socket]

i feel like drop tropps and tempestus scions are different (even if they do have the grav-chutes)

[faint star]

Catachan coming in hot 2026 babey

[oblique socket]

no it isn't

[short pawn]

temptus aquilons literally drop from orbit how are they not drop troops

maybe not orbit i dont know specifically

[oblique socket]

i don't know dog, i'm an idiot. i'm just not sure elysians are that similar to tempestus aquilons besides the dropping. since i'm pretty sure the elysians have special full auto guns

unless the elysians are trained up to tempestus level standards... then yeah, use those

[dawn stream]

Black Templar Bladeguard Veterans

[short pawn]

You actually have the most insane white scars ive ever seen they are so good

[glossy hawk]

project is done! I did one loyalist and one heretic terminator.

The loyalist is a Brazen Claw, and the heretic is a homebrew Luna-wolves based black legion warband

[cloud cave]

guard got awesome infantry

[cloud cave]

thats sad we dont even got steel legion aswell

[urban drum]

Rogue traders took em all into cryostasis so they could morrow em

[brisk vapor]

Was quite enjoyable to add some sea green volumes on small plastic dudes after quite a while of doing other projects

[mint dove]

I love when the helmet turns out crispy

[faint star]

Local store didn't have Buri :(

[faint star]

The thinker

[brisk vapor]

Painting in volumes using an airbrush: I love this!
Blacking out rest of the details: I hate this!

[ionic kite]

random stormcast from my drawer

They give those away for free I have 7 different stormcasts

[mint dove]

Someone talk me outta this

[wild hazel]

https://tenor.com/view/obiwan-star-wars-dont-try-it-ewan-mc-gregor-revenge-of-the-sith-gif-7971802

[round bloom]

https://tenor.com/view/do-it-star-wars-emperor-palpatine-palpatine-gif-799657800635657398

[viral chasm]

Wait for them to go on sale

[sinful jetty]

Yeah $200 is focked

For 5 brushes, yeah naw

[sick ledge]

you dont need them

[plain violet]

Goremonger Progress

[short pawn]

I need to get an airbrush so bad

My favorite style is heavy lighting and volume

Or whatever you call your style i guess idk how to put it into words

[short pawn]

Man that leader model is freaky you did amazing

[plain violet]

Thanks :>

[mint dove]

@drez has a good reccomedation for a budget one, bought it like 2 years ago and it never let me down, I just forget the name and model off the top of my head

[short pawn]

I just won't be able to get rn with my current setup

[dawn yacht]

making my second ever mini a kitbash/conversion (still missing alot of small items/details, and has the wrong banner) but i'm pretty happy with how far it's getting.

[midnight cairn]

Dawn of War inspired?

[silk vale]

https://tenor.com/view/warhammer-40k-warhammer-space-marine-space-marine-2-space-marines-gif-8191171422399458629

[prime crown]

Name checks out.

[cloud cave]

[mint dove]

I fucked up

"What color should I make the sniper? Oh I know, neon fucking blue"

[rare hornet]

Everyone is trying to find a sniper who’s camouflaged,. Nobody will be looking for a neon blue sniper, strategic mastermind

[cloud cave]

guys how do i make my brushes pointy again

[mint dove]

"Youre all stupid, they're gonna be looking for army guys"

[cloud cave]

after using it on one or 2 minis it looks terrible

[mint dove]

Buy brush soap, clean brush, pray

[rare hornet]

Blood sacrifice

[rare hornet]

Is a very nice blue tho

[cloud cave]

normal hair soap not working how brush soap gonna make a diff?

[mint dove]

I mean.. its especially formulated for brushes

[cloud cave]

ok ill try that

[mint dove]

And if you're using a cheap brush alot of the time they just kinda fray like that

[cloud cave]

mine are like 10 euros a set?

idk what is a expensive or a cheap brush i bought them few months ago from amazon

[mint dove]

Very cheap

Not saying you cant get good results with a cheap brush but you'll have to replace it way more often than a good brush

[cloud cave]

can you tell me what makes a brush expensive and where can i get a brush that i dont need to replace after every model box

[mint dove]

So im not an art expert by any means but you have 2 common types of brushes, sables and synthetic, synthetic brushes are cheaper and are made of things like polyester,nylon or taklon. The lower quality of the brush leads to thing like splitting, uneven stroke and curved tips, sables hair brushes are made with tail fur from the siberian sable, a good entry set of these brushes will run you around 60, being made from natural material they're less prone to the problems of synthetic brushes

DaVinci maestro makes good midrange sable brushes

[cloud cave]

damn bruh

@mint dove

yeah ill stick to my syntetic brushes

but can i clean them with brush soap and still works or brush soap is only for natural hair brushes

[mint dove]

Those are actually a pretty cheap set...may pick those up actually

And yes brush soap will work on any brush

[brisk vapor]

1/10 ready for the next step

Will end up looking like this hopefully

[short pawn]

https://tenor.com/view/flight-reacts-flightreacts-tongue-tongue-laugh-gif-13724048537815479089

[faint star]

If I built my hearthguard with plasma blade gauntlets could I proxy them as concussion gauntlets by saying the blades are retractable?

[ionic kite]

Continuing the pain train of imperial fists I went for the servo skull on one of the models

My poor attempt at a reflection looks somewhat decent from afar I swear

[quartz rain]

Another wip

[sick ledge]

Gaalheri GAD-39

[sick ledge]

that set is $60-100 in the US and seems to be out of stock everywhere

No, importing it would just get it seized in customs and you'd lose that money.

https://www.dickblick.com/products/da-vinci-maestro-kolinsky-brushes/?Item=09395-1049 this is the closest I can find and its $75 and missing a brush, good set though

[soft tusk]

(Still W.I.P) Solar watch custode

[plush swift]

Fellow Solar Watch enjoyer

Your white is a lot brighter than my current scheme though

[dawn yacht]

my first model actually was an imperial fist, i'm pretty proud of him

[ionic kite]

i love the fists in all ways but painting them

i got a phobos strike team kill team box and dear god

[dawn yacht]

i mean i didnt mind that much, i found a pretty good recipe that i like

[ionic kite]

i was torn between raptors and fists and let me tell you

i shouldv'e gon raptors

[dawn yacht]

what do you use?

[ionic kite]

i read all about different methods for yellow even tried some but i started off of the wrong foot with this set

cuz i primed gray

if i did it right i wouldnt have half the issues i do

so its entirely on me

but i keep going

[dawn yacht]

while it isnt a masterpiece, i feel like mines pretty decent for yellow, esp for a first mini

i used the following:

white primer
imperial fist yellow
gore grunta + med technical 1:3
white drybrush
gentle layer of imperial fist yellow
highlight wiht 1:1 white+imperial fist

[ionic kite]

oh no yours is great

mine have issues with grime

or rather i have an issue with grime

i wash too much but i am playing with mediums and over all less intense washes and more reces shading on my marines

[soft tusk]

Yeah

I like it marble color

[plain violet]

They're mine now

I'm gonna get Lucis and Ahriman soon too and see if I can use all 4 of them as Legionaires proxies

[plain violet]

You preforming a ritual with your GoreBoys?

[mint dove]

Trying to figure out a good scheme for my striking scorpions

I think ill do waagh flesh base, biel tan wash, warpstone glow layer, Moot green Highlight then ap vivid volt top most highlight

[visual turret]

Oughe

Love how big they are

[sinful jetty]

Looks like an evolution chart lmao

[solar abyss]

The sky just got a bit clearer

[plain violet]

I put them on 32mm bases

Typhus' Fat Posterior needed some extra encouragement

[faint star]

Typhus is just the best model ever

[plain violet]

Honestly true

I'm keeping is original 50mm base to model it where I can easily remove and attach him to it

Same with Khârns' 40mm, thought it may be a bit harder to hide

[cloud cave]

I wanna start to grey knights but teir scale is so shit

If anyone got a grey knight marine and a primaris marine can anyone send picture of it side by side i wanna see how short grey knights are

[ocean pendant]

I'd wait before starting Grey Knights

[cloud cave]

I wanna add grey knight terminator squad to my imperial agents army

[cloud cave]

God damn it

[brisk vapor]

short kings

[cloud cave]

Castellan crowe looks good but damn normal marines looks too small

[cloud cave]

Do you got terminator squad of grey knights ? If it is possible can you send t side by side with a normal terminator

[ocean pendant]

Even their terminators are smaller than an Intercessor

[cloud cave]

Itz zo over rn 😭🙏🏼

[brisk vapor]

I got that one off google, larmoth seems to have found what you wanted

[cloud cave]

Changing my army thats it

[brisk vapor]

valid

[ocean pendant]

Crowe is probably the only safe buy in Grey Knights right now, everyone expects their range to get a major refresh in the next year

[brisk vapor]

they ought to get an update at some point but it might be a couple years still

[cloud cave]

Realy?

But they just got a new codex

[ocean pendant]

For 10th edition yea, but 11th edition starts next year

and the rumour is their refresh is going to be big in 11th edition

[cloud cave]

Then i wait

But still i am buying castellan crowe

My imperial agents gotta stay without an damn space marine god damn it

[ocean pendant]

Yea he's like their only modern model

[cloud cave]

Ill wait bit cause scaling is realy terible

[cloud cave]

@ocean pendant i just looked into something and i assume they are small because of lore

Since they did not recived primaris gen update

[brisk vapor]

yes they're first born but the models are still too small compared to newer first born models

[ocean pendant]

Yea newer Firstborn like from the Horus Heresy compare better in scale, it's not a lore reason. Grey Knights just haven't had their range updated in a long time

[brisk vapor]

The HH2.0 (and now 3.0) marines and Space Marine Heroes models are the up to date first born model sizes

[cloud cave]

You are just giving me every reason to not to start them alr boys i am open for suggestions what should my new army be

[brisk vapor]

Well you could just buy heresy models and kit bash them with GK bits to look the part I guess

[plush swift]

Switch from silver to gold. Custodes

[cloud cave]

Not bad idea tho but they got not alot of models i assume

Imperial fist looks sexy in these days

[plush swift]

Very nicely detailed ones though, so it still feels like painting a lot of them /j

[steady wren]

I KARKING LOVE PRIMING MINIATURES

[brisk vapor]

square thumb

[plain violet]

Why u no wear gloves?

[sinful jetty]

Gonna take a break from marines n get back to my ork boyz long overdue here

[steady wren]

The only gloves I had were too small

[quartz rain]

How are you holding them while priming, at their bases or something?

[steady wren]

Wires

[cloud cave]

guys quick question how does allied units works

[plain violet]

Oooh I getcha

[quartz rain]

You can include Imperial Agents units, characters and vehicles + knights to another faction

[ionic kite]

The work continues

[wild hazel]

Just want an original space marine range refresh, terminator refresh was so damn good

Devastator squads are class

Just new proportions for grey knights and originals

[compact umbra]

that greykngiht refresh is gonna be so fucking good

[brisk vapor]

very likely

though I don't much care for them

[vernal haven]

Honestly that's probably better than getting spray paint on your skin

Like that shit is not good for your skin lol

[sick ledge]

it also can make you allergic to a ton of things like soap and processed foods due to the additives that get absorbed by the skin in the paints

[vernal haven]

Not to mention you run the risk of ingesting it if you handle food without scrubbing yourself clean of it vigorously enough

[teal nest]

HERALD HAMMERSTORM!!!

[worldly pawn]

I had him in my army in TWH3 chill asf guy

[turbid brook]

“Chill”

[teal nest]

He’s harry the hammer

[visual turret]

Fuckin awesome

[cloud cave]

I just realised. THERE WILL BE NO IRON WARRIORS IN 40K

https://tenor.com/view/sad-gif-17629775327580673254

[plush swift]

wut?

[finite quarry]

Any airbrush freaks here?

[brisk vapor]

sort of

[finite quarry]

I ordered a steenbeck infinity, i was just wondering if i should get a cheaper airbrush in addition to do priming/varnishing with im worried i might eventually blast the expensive one if i use varnish/primer in it

Or do you just use your favorite airbrush for everything

[brisk vapor]

shouldn't be a problem, some like to have a separate one for enamel lacquer based paints

but acrylic vanish and primers are fine, just clean the airbrush well

but having a cheap workhorse for those isn't a bad idea either, especially if it's a larger needle one

[finite quarry]

Alright maybe they are not as dirty/sticky as i imagine, also wondering if maybe i should get one just for the sake of not having to swap needles in the infinity for less detailed work or can you more or less do anything with 02 needle

[brisk vapor]

I've only got one with a .35 needle that I use for everything and I've been thinking about getting a higher quality .2 size one

for vehicles you might want a larger than a .2

[finite quarry]

Hmm maybe i should get a decent quality bigger needle secondary airbrush for less detail work like priming 🤔

[brisk vapor]

wait until you get the one you ordered and feel around a bit before ordering another one though

might be enough

[finite quarry]

I could get a sparmax one 0,4 needle for 50 bucks 🤔

[brisk vapor]

Should be fine

mine's a sparmax sp-35 and it's quite decent

[finite quarry]

I think maybe ill grab the sparmax 0,4mm for priming/varnishing/painting vehicles then and steenbeck 0,2mm for painting more detailed stuff

[brisk vapor]

Vallejo primers are polyurethane which are a lot more sticky so it'll gunk it up quite good if not thinned enough

I'd use lacquer primers if I had a more well ventilated painting station

[finite quarry]

I have ordered vallejo black surface primer, what do u thin it with?

[brisk vapor]

vallejo airbrush thinner but water is okay too

[finite quarry]

Aight

[brisk vapor]

adding a drop of vallejo flow improver is very nice as well but adding too much will cause the paint not stick quite well

[finite quarry]

Gonna try the gaahleri apex force compressor i heard they got some almost abusive discount going on. 20% off anniversary sale, 20% more with a referral link for a total of 40% 🤔

Looks a bit overkill tank size but very quiet

[mint dove]

Wpuld thinning ushabti bone with lahmian medium instead of water make it easier to work with?

[brisk vapor]

doubt the difference would be substantial

it'll probably handle slightly better but coverage will be similar I feel

[mint dove]

Dammit. I've tried every bone paint and NONE of them play nice

Army painter, citadel, vallejo, pro acryl

Nobody makes a fuss free bone paint

[brisk vapor]

I'd try thinning it with an ink instead

[mint dove]

They make bone colored ink?

[brisk vapor]

Not quite probably but a mix of a couple should do

[short pawn]

Anybody got a black armor recipe that's not fuckass eavy metal style

[brisk vapor]

do you want mine

[wild hazel]

Prime black, dab with black grey and dry brush tan grey highlights. Panel line black. Pick out areas of the model with a nice contrast colour like red purity seals

[short pawn]

I doubt I own any of the paints you use however I am also intensely curious, so sure

[brisk vapor]

Black base, cover all with corvus black, mix a dark highlight of corvus black and fenrisian grey, mix a lighter highlight using the same paints, mix a spot highlight using the same paints but add a drop of any warm white or light yellow

Add a blue wash before the penultimate step if you want a bit more cool finish

[short pawn]

Damn thats actually exactly what I was looking for and I have those paints

[wild hazel]

Or do what eons does. Zenithal prime, dry brush white and paint over with a mix of black Templar contrast paint, leviadon blue and nuln oil

[short pawn]

I can never zenithal prime again it was a nightmare

But I do love his recipe its solid

[wild hazel]

I’ve never had issue with it I rattle can

[short pawn]

What's a spot highlight? Genuinely never heard of that term

[short pawn]

I couldn't get my grey seer to come out right on my chaos black

[brisk vapor]

Like the very lightest highlights

[short pawn]

Ahhh ok gotcha

[brisk vapor]

Small spots almost

[short pawn]

Thank you!! I will give it a shot

[short pawn]

I definitely just suck at zenithal priming

[wild hazel]

Achieve that and then contrast it’s a doddle

With rattles you gotta put them In warm water and shake it like you don’t like it

otherwise can be grainy

I use hycote

[short pawn]

I thought the warm water thing was a myth ngl. But that definitely makes sense

[wild hazel]

I got a black a grey and a white. My white is gloss you need to wait until matte the black and grey are fully dry

[short pawn]

Ive never had any problem with grainy texture until I tried to zenithal as well tbf

[wild hazel]

Airbrushed are 100% superior tho

But ye I all over it in black from a medium distance

Be sparing

But cover

Then from a tilted up angle the grey

Put model on a lazy Susan spinning plate as you do

then from directly above and bit of white

Then dry brush cold white for highlights all over

Makes the model look life size

Panel line too for added depth after

Use oil for that, it goes in nicely, mix black oil and thinner

I ended up not using contrast paint with these, didn’t have any

[mint dove]

Are those raptors?

Half done with my kroot

[wild hazel]

They’re almost raptors but I went with khaki. Custom chapter

[mint dove]

Im going for a look like each member of thr kill team is from a different warband

[mint dove]

Right on. I recently did the same squad but did em raptors

[odd pollen]

I do really like the look of Corvus Black as a dark slightly blue charcoaly shade

Jerk 0 matic's recipe looks really good but even a simple drybrushing with Etherium Blue can have a really nice result if youre planning on painting a large number of models

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haAZ3mXTrpU

I got some old inquisitorial stormtroopers im planning on painting in the same way

[ionic kite]

Tried some seraphim sepia

I'm still very messy but damn it looks miles better than straight up dark washes

thank you mr mini acrylics for the flaming hearts it makes me feel good inside

appreciate it 😄

you a real one

[crimson hull]

hey are the agent of imperal any good or just look cool

[rare hornet]

What about 1:1 mix of lahmian medium and Cassadorean Yellow?

If you’re still struggling to find that right wash

[ionic kite]

seraphim sepia seems to work just fine so far

but i'll be sure to remember that

i also got a recommendation for an orange wash cant remember the name though

[rare hornet]

Fair enough, you use what works best for you

[ionic kite]

definitely enough to get me to finish this set

4 imperial fists left

[rare hornet]

The only one I know is Cassedoran yellow

[ionic kite]

i wanna do something fantasy nex time

im pretty sure it was something orange with name but now that i look you might be right

[rare hornet]

Oh, then no idea lol

[autumn monolith]

I paint tanith honse

[plucky cobalt]

For my first time doing this I expected far worse. Very proud of the final product.

[crimson hull]

guys my wallets looking real thick and the imperal agent stuff cough abirators cough looking real good in pink

[mint dove]

I tried SonicSledgehammers recipie for "Marine juice" wash on the white here and its absolutely great

Give everything a dirty look without dulling thr original color

[mint dove]

Just a couple of good boys

[faint star]

250 kroot hounds

[tender edge]

I’m just starting and was wondering what army I should choose. I’ve looked into the black templars. Necrons. And the aeldari. Any advice??

[mint dove]

Painted this for my kroot tracker but the colors I chose make it looked like a statue, any ideas for making it look more alive?

[faint star]

Which one do you think is cool

[urban drum]

Put some brown in its feet and beak and it should sort itself out

[pale pelican]

WIP

[brisk vapor]

Gang gang

[round bloom]

Totally not blood raven gear

[regal nexus]

Here's some of my very poorly painted T'au, I'm still figuring out the process but I think i like the colors

[mint dove]

Is VMC pale sand a good screaming skull replacment?

[unborn elm]

Double barreled flamer?

[polar crypt]

Sick

[urban drum]

Its a pyrecannon

[mint dove]

Bird up!

[cloud cave]

what faction is this

[faint star]

Palanite enforcers from Necromunda

https://www.warhammer.com/en-GB/shop/Necromunda-Palanite-Enforcer-Patrol-2019?queryID=53c8536bc9dd2a69b6b3b220b9821f3f

[cloud cave]

is this also wh40k?

[faint star]

Yeah

Necromunda is a planet in 40k

[cloud cave]

aha okey

are they in some kind of codex like kill teams

or it belongs to nowehere

[brisk vapor]

It's its own game

Called Necromunda

Which the name of the planet as well

[cloud cave]

oh okey okey

thats cool

[void kestrel]

Isn't it the name of the Planet, the City, and the Game? Lol

Ahh nm I am le wrong

[short pawn]

I really like this scheme, if you want to add some battle damage to your freehand work you could get swipe at the yellow with a thinned down version of your armor color

[limber vessel]

The picture's a bit desaturated I think, it's a vibrant orange color, that's a good idea though

[short pawn]

Even better, blue and orange is a fire combo. I can see it more now im just blind

[limber vessel]

Nah my friend thought it was yellow from that pic too it's not just you lol

[round bloom]

The knee pads are the place where you see it orange

[limber vessel]

Yea

[brisk vapor]

two more a bit further, won't be putting just as much care into the rest of the squad as the sergeant

[spring oriole]

gorgeous work. You're using aerograf ?

[brisk vapor]

airbrush?

yeh for the initial volumes

[spring oriole]

ep

Looks cool

[brisk vapor]

Cheers

[spring oriole]

very smooth

[brisk vapor]

The airbrush step, the rest is brushwork

[cloud cave]

my man how big are those

compare to primaris marines

since i am switching to horus heresy

[brisk vapor]

tiny bit shorter

like 1mm

[cloud cave]

ah we got a saying in my occupation 1mm is not a mass

its so sad you cant play iron warriors in 40k

[brisk vapor]

well you can

[cloud cave]

how come

there are no mk 3

[brisk vapor]

just buy hh mk3 and play those as 40k csm legionaries

[cloud cave]

works like thath?

what about the weapons

mk3 set only got bolters and legioneries got idk bolters and more

[brisk vapor]

there are equivalents for all available weapons

[cloud cave]

i just assume on game that guy got that weapon

if its so fine by me

[brisk vapor]

basic legionaries are just bolters anyways

[crimson hull]

guys what would be a good first army

my wallet is capable of probably 750ish points

[pale pelican]

custodes

low model count, easy to play, a delight to paint

[cloud cave]

This is my worst work from all of my models and i am realy furious about how they look terrible

This guy is next

[pale pelican]

yeah the blue and white look a bit thick

[pale pelican]

nice touch

I still need to do something similar for my levi

[dry canopy]

First time painting something on this scale, it was so much fun

[pale pelican]

just cant set myself to paint a world eater/alha legion slit corpse

[pale pelican]

I think levi's and war dog knights are the perfect upper end of paintable vehicles

regular tanks and the larger walker just feel like a slog

also the panels become too big to cover neatly

[dry canopy]

Having a good spray paint helps

[cloud cave]

How did you done your hazard stripes?

[dry canopy]

Don’t think I could done something this big without the Leadbelcher Spray paint… was going to originally get the Vallejo Gunmetal cause I thought Leadbelcher would be too bright, but honestly it looks really good

[dry canopy]

Vallejo Pale Grey Blue for a white undercoat
Army Painter Desert Yellow for the Yellow
I used Tamiya 10mm masking tape to plan the lines
Then just a mix of black with a dark blue for the stripes

[pale pelican]

vallejo Jet Exhaust (the air paint) brushed on over black primer also works wonders

[dry canopy]

Then I shaded with Army Painter Grimdark Shadow, then Agrax Earthshade on the edges for the weathered look

[cloud cave]

Cool i am planning my next as mk 3 iron warriors

[dry canopy]

Nice, those were my first ones before I got the Mark IIs

Both are really fun armors to paint up for them

[cloud cave]

Yeah i am trying smaller models rn and its ass to paint

[pale pelican]

I'm gonna do my next primarch

[dry canopy]

Hand painting the hazard stripes is rough, but do them enough and you get the hang of them haha

[dry canopy]

That’s lookin good so far

[cloud cave]

Bigger models are much more easier

[mint dove]

I finally got screaming skull to play nice, I need 2 coats and i just had to double the drying time of paints I usually use

[cloud cave]

btw guys how can i make a muddy base

any tips

like i wanna do something like a nomans land

also i wanna add barbedwire to base

[mint dove]

Vallejo texture paste>agrax>drybrush a warm brown

[tiny cairn]

You can also get infinitely more mud out of joint compound for a similar amount of money that can also work as snow and create wells that could hold resin. Only downside is that it's a bit messy and you have to make sure you adhere it well

[cloud cave]

i gotta see what is joint compound

is there another way to do it with paint perhaps

[tiny cairn]

I'm out of country but here is an example of what it looks like dried.

Realistically you need to buy something other than acrylic paint, that could be as easy as a technical paint that is overpriced imo, you could have modpodge and glue actual dirt and seal and prime for texture, you can buy/3d print muddy bases that are sculpted, bottom line for mud though, it will require some sort of textured element that acrylic can't provide unless you don't care about it being flat

You could technically do green stuff but thats like painting massive terrain pieces with your fancy paints vs a generic acrylic tube, gets expensive fast.

[dry canopy]

I forget what I have, but I think it’s a Vallejo base terrain tub that just has a mud texture and color in it

[cloud cave]

thank you its on my list now

[slender mesa]

Farsight Stealth Suits

[dry canopy]

If you want something thicker Vallejo also does a weathering mud for tank treads and stuff that I like to use to build up dirt under things

[dry canopy]

That looks great!

[slender mesa]

Thanks!

[plain violet]

Hell yeah

[plush swift]

Progress pic

[cloud cave]

guys for ironw arriors what kind of masking tape is good for shoulder pads ?

3mm or 1mm

[wild hazel]

Opinions

[round bloom]

Nice tank

[teal nest]

a whole lotta dakka absoulty amazing

[brisk vapor]

Almost managed to do the highlights on the greens on all of them before my attention span gave out entirely

[dawn stream]

Myrmidon Secutors

[rare hornet]

certified hell yeah

[round bloom]

Did a Termie as an Imperial Fist

[plush swift]

Finished the Warden boi (except for the spear glazing but doing that when the full squad is done)

And also because I needed a break in-between, a funky lil Luna Wolves marine (or at least, the colour scheme)

[cloud cave]

maybe thin your paints a bit? but still a good job mate

thats a very nice imperial fist

[round bloom]

Nah I like the messy look of it

[teal nest]

https://tenor.com/view/bolter-time-bolter-space-marine-warhammer40k-40k-gif-27378445

[wide agate]

Flawless Blades, looking good

[mint dove]

First try at pallid hand, I kinds messed up doing an all over wash instead of a recess shade

[mint dove]

Not a bad first attempt

[mint dove]

He is now unstoppable with his lil fella

[round bloom]

He can once again sit under my TV to appease its machine spirit (he sat with his gun painted since last October)

[frozen plaza]

Poor Miku, who take her hands off??

[brisk vapor]

All the greens have been highlighted, will probably do the decals next

[sand stratus]

Probably Celestine 😂

[short pawn]

Is this an official GW helmet? It looks so sick

[brisk vapor]

Nah it's a print

by Red Warden Miniatures iirc

[short pawn]

I knew it

[brisk vapor]

These are GW though, but I filled the mouth grills with milliput

[elder hornet]

my sons

[cloud cave]

Just finnished it

[naive spruce]

.....

my wallet

MY FUCKING WALLET

GOD FUCKING WHYY

[plush swift]

Your money must burn...

[naive spruce]

I can see if they can hold on it for me

[round bloom]

62.50

Fucking hell

That’s nearly 10 hours of minimum wage

[naive spruce]

fucked part

[round bloom]

I got that for like 40 quid

Dollars really suffering right now huh

[naive spruce]

There was a pack of chaos sm for the same price

[naive spruce]

thats like 54 dollars

[round bloom]

The artillery teams a pretty nice model

I have nine unfinished next to me

[naive spruce]

I have the krieg warhorses and 12Bs

just need the alt

[round bloom]

Nice

Anyway 2 terminators are ready

I have an imperial fist and an ultramarine

Next ones blood ravens

[deep aspen]

Part of an wh sculpture im working on. Last time I've painted something was ages ago. What do you guys think?

[naive spruce]

solid

[naive spruce]

current need to build my DG terminators

[plain violet]

"Oh Boy! New toys to play with!"

I can already tell lucius is gonna be a bitch to fit on a 35mm base

[wild hazel]

That paint looks really thick

[round bloom]

I like it looking messy on imperial things

[wild hazel]

I mean you’re loosing fine details on the model

[urban drum]

painting with thick paint isnt a replacement for grime and weathering

[round bloom]

Funny how it’s neither of those

[sinful jetty]

https://tenor.com/view/laughing-mongolians-south-park-s6e11-child-abduction-is-not-funny-gif-22002748

Gorgeous as always

[dry canopy]

Those are awesome, love me some capes

[sinful jetty]

Capes make everything cool, I don’t care what Edna thinks

[round bloom]

No capes

[twilit cliff]

Heretic reinforcements inbound

[mint dove]

May have gone a bit far on the battle damage

[mint dove]

Which looks better? #1 or 2? Im trying something new, option 1 was done cleaner to eavy metal style and option 2 I kinda just let the will guide me , as you can see I went kinda far in some places

[rare hornet]

Reminds me of my original imperial fists

They still sit with pride of place on the display shelf

[round bloom]

Nice

[deep fjord]

Kasrkins painted as loyalist moebians

its gonna be a pain to paint the Lasguns

Its ultramarine blue and some Grey Seer?

[deep fjord]

thoughts? Closest thing I got to Moebian Sixth and 97th elysians

(If I got the color schemes wrong, pls tell me which citadel paints I should use)

[faint star]

I like them but I think the weapons need something to break them up a bit

[deep fjord]

alright and thanks

I’m just gonna repaint the camo and man I hate how random it looked

[faint star]

I'd also generally say the same should apply to your main models too I like the base colours but I see that you've left a lot of the details unpainted which makes the entire thing kinda homogenise. I just gently coloured one in to show what I mean

[deep fjord]

alright and thanks again

I forgot to mention I dont have the paints smaller details

For the visors its green but strangely on the camera its not shown properly
💀 💀 💀

[faint star]

Ahh

[deep fjord]

i made it green because Nox Alpha slowly changing them

The subtle hints of their corruption

[deep fjord]

also The Aquilas for Moebian Six is yellow?

Uh which yellow paint is good?

[faint star]

It's golden

I just put yellow because my app doesn't have gold

[deep fjord]

my bad, I meant which Citadel paint would be good 1-1?

[faint star]

Retributor armour

[deep fjord]

thanks

[torpid pawn]

For a citadel paint it looks like kantor blue to me

[deep fjord]

thanks

[brisk vapor]

Sorted out the decals, painted all the lenses and gave them a bunch of bruises. Probably time for oils tomorrow finally

[round bloom]

Love me some beaky helmets

Errr guess the parts that don’t match the main body

[soft tusk]

Omg

Is that

Solar watch

I like mine more Marble ish

Gonna do the blades later

Shitty picture but oh well

What did you use for the blue gems

Kinda fucked up the eye

And the middle tjingys

[mint dove]

Thoughts so far?

[sick ledge]

He's missing a head I think

[mint dove]

Its on a stick...somewhere

[sinful jetty]

By the nine that’s gonna be sick

[weary egret]

Clean af

[dawn stream]

Mechanicum Thallax Cohort

[mint dove]

Those eyes lookin CRISPY

[mint dove]

Tried to make it look like the smokestacks had fire inside of them, im not sure i did a great job, would love some idea on how to do it better next time

[plush swift]

It is yeah, I like mine a little more baroque so switched to warmer whites
As for the gems, abaddon black full cover, then sotek green on the bottom right, blue horror around the edges, a dot of white scar on the top left, and then cover in hardcoat

[soft tusk]

Hardcoat?

[plush swift]

the technical stuff that makes it all more shiny

Ardcoat, not hardcoat

cuz orky

basically just some transparent glossy paint, I use some on the lenses too

If you want I can give you my entire paint scheme

[vital root]

recon the head could look more decomposed/diseased

[round bloom]

Fun fact you can fit the sword Termie without base perfectly into a gladiator

[rare hornet]

He's having fun

[brisk vapor]

Oiled up

[midnight cairn]

Where are the naked chests? 🤭

[brisk vapor]

Afraid the kit doesn't come with tehm 😔

[round bloom]

Vonryans leaper from somewhere in October last year

Unfortunately only one was fixable

Damaged the rippers and then decided it would be cool to have them on the leapers base

[mint dove]

What looks better, the one on the left? Or my first attempt from last year on thr right?

Oops meant this one

[urban drum]

i like the colors on the right better

plus the highlights on the sword are done better too

[mint dove]

Oh im not done with the sword yet, I gotta go back and do some glazing

[mint dove]

Also the arch light does not take great pictures

[mint dove]

Kroot squad finished and ready for basing

[mint dove]

Did a little extra work, thoughts?

[urban drum]

i think the verdigris on the bolts looks a bit polka dotty

[mint dove]

I mean its supposed to be JUST around the bolts, also nihalik oxide runs like crazy and I ain't chancing thay

[plush swift]

Suitably dark and menacing

[rare hornet]

Shiny boi

[sick ledge]

left is marginally better skill wise

so you are improving

[limber haven]

Old man zealot gang

Plus some WIP grisly stuff

[median kayak]

Very nice

[bronze knoll]

First test mini printed on our new 3D printer

[sand stratus]

Work in progress

[plain violet]

Hell yeah brother

[quartz rain]

Getting closer, just need to do the metallics and to apply the decal.

[drowsy hare]

Good luck it looks great so far

[drowsy hare]

MILK FOR THE KHORNE FLAKES

[twilit oxide]

Realised I could do more on the Void Dragon so came back to him last night.

[dawn stream]

Melta bros!

[mint dove]

"I cast, S H I T. Y O U R S E L F. N O W!"

[mint dove]

"Hey loyalist, catch!"

[rare hornet]

And they called me a madman

[round bloom]

That’s probably because you are

We all know the guys with the helmet accessories are the best ones

[rare hornet]

You might have a point...

[round bloom]

I’m sorry but is that below a bed

[rare hornet]

Did you do a black hemlet for him?

[rare hornet]

yes

[round bloom]

His helmet is Abbadon black and looks like the void

[rare hornet]

That's actually quite a cool idea

[round bloom]

It’s actually the helmet colour of the box

The back of the box is coloured as the Sons of Horus and has the Sergeants helmet in black with gold trim on it

[rare hornet]

ohh, I don't have the mk iii box so I've never seen that

[round bloom]

It also has the magazines in leadbelcher and gold

Which is an odd decision

[rare hornet]

Oh that is because on phobos pattern bolters, you can see the rounds in the magazine

[round bloom]

I put my ammo as black on the main bit and leadbelcher for the actual ammo

[rare hornet]

oh fair enough

[round bloom]

I think it goes nicely as something they would do

Simple black container and then the ammo as leadbelcher

[rare hornet]

does the job certainly

[sinful jetty]

https://tenor.com/view/willem-dafoe-insane-insanity-crazy-nuts-gif-13969946

Enough boxes to start your own store gyadayum

[round bloom]

Hold on is that a Mk.III tactical squad I spy in there

[mint dove]

I feel like ive improved, the bone models were painted now, the green last december

[sick ledge]

you have improved

[regal nexus]

I'm scared of painting these two, especially the pistol one because shes so cluttered

[mint dove]

Next time build in subassembaly dawg

[regal nexus]

What is that

[mint dove]

Its where you build the model but leave off/use poster putty to hold problem bits on

Like arms that cover chest, backpacks etc

Then when you're ready to paint. Drill into a place you wont see like the shoulder joint and glue a toothpick/paperclip in to hold it

@regal nexus like this

Head backpack and arm are seperate

[rare hornet]

The old one

[regal nexus]

oh i need extra tools for that?

[sick ledge]

Not really

[mint dove]

Not necessarily, buy some poster putty and optionally a $10 pin vise and you'll be fine

Thoughts? I went farther with the blood and dirt paint this time because I assumed the grenadier would be around alot of mud and blood...because explosions

[twilit lantern]

I have never seen this unit

What is it?

[twilit lantern]

Thallax of the mechanics, I confused it for tau

[limber cipher]

Well, will these do for now?

[rare hornet]

Do the taste test

[dawn stream]

Thallax are the Mechanicum's go to shocktroopers. They were eventually replaced by Skitarii because Skitarii are easier to produce. According to the lore, the Ordo Reductor still has some hidden away in the 40k time

[twilit lantern]

Oh

Didn't know that

Really cool lore though

[dawn stream]

Thallax are almost completely machine. It's just a skull, a spine and some essential organs wired into that body

[twilit lantern]

Like how some girls are almost fully plastic?

Jk

[dawn stream]

You mean the Kardashians?

[twilit lantern]

Yeah

[dawn stream]

Sort of, but infinitely more useful

[twilit lantern]

Got it

[dawn stream]

Their standard armament is a Lightning Gun but with the new rule set you can arm the whole unit with Multi meltas, Phased Plasma Fusils or Photon Thrusters

Before you could only put two special weapons per squad

Photon Thrusters are fancy las cannons

It's also the gun in the picture above

Plasma Fusil

Multi Melta

Each box only comes with enough parts to make two of each special gun but I'm planning to make three sets of Thallax. One with each type of gun

[limber cipher]

Sounds good to me, pal!

[quartz rain]

Arbites done, they got the mastery skins on

[sinful jetty]

Cleannnn

[mint dove]

Found my first mini while cleaning my closet, my first vs my most recent