40k-minis-and-armies

[white stag]

Yea but FW uses some very good reasons and most recasts are super cheap resins. Main reason though is GW knows people will pay it

I saw one of these in person once. Someone showed up to it with a bunch of the old armourcast titans and most of the people there didn't want to let him play because he wasn't as "invested" as they were.

[brisk vapor]

well that's wack

[plush swift]

what kind of elitism is that

"you don't spend as much as us, so go away"

[urban harbor]

sounds typical sadly

a whale is a whale no matter what they are overspending on lol

[plush swift]

Printer

🤷‍♂️

Take a while though

Wow…

[white stag]

This seems to be my experience as well

[sage matrix]

Painting an ancient for a friend

[hoary ermine]

Smh not even a single head dress

looks baller

[brisk vapor]

Very cool!

[plush swift]

Thank you

[brisk vapor]

Next up I need to figure out what I want to do with the base for this big boy

[urban harbor]

40k knights are just the best looking mech ever imo

be they imperial or chaos

[brisk vapor]

they do be slapping

[hoary ermine]

now, this might be a stretch

but

what about a base, with materials

[urban harbor]

for me its the fact they use actual armor design. no flat panels like so many other mechs in other universes have

[brisk vapor]

very avant garde

[hoary ermine]

yes

but honestly, youve made it such a neutral setup, you really can do anything

[brisk vapor]

the knights (chaos ones at least) are pretty hard to setup for any dynamic or even slightly different poses tbh, the legs are very hard to start modding for different poses

[urban harbor]

use an ultrasmurf as a decoration 😛

[brisk vapor]

I might

[hoary ermine]

Yeah i agree Jerk

[brisk vapor]

I've got plenty

[hoary ermine]

i feel like

you need to put in a predetermined pose or youre just gonna have astanding knight

[urban harbor]

like just his legs near one of the feet so it looks like he was stepped on lol

[white stag]

Interesting point, but a lot of modern armored vehicles use flat panels over curves because it's better at deflecting damage from explosives and small arms fire. When it comes to vehicles both elements have their values. (And yes I know logic and realism aren't exactly things 40k concerns itself with often)

[urban harbor]

yes but given that most mechs in most settings fight other mechs with largely super tank levels of firepower namely in the form of giant shot rounds a flat panel is nothing but a weak point for them to target

and in melee which is another common part of mech battles flat armor is all but useless

curving metal gives it strength and allows it to withstand high kinetic impacts longer

[white stag]

Actually... as someone that spent time making recreation historical armour in his younger days, I can tell you a dent in a curved surface from any level of firepower becomes much more of a weak point for future rounds to punch through than one in a flat surface, because it becomes a cup the subsequent rounds can't glance out of. Now in melee combat, sure, it's a different story, but melee combat isn't inherent to all mech genre, for instance it is incredibly rare in battletech (and generally considered near suicidal both on the tabletop and in lore).

[brisk vapor]

It is pretty common in 40k in fact

so guess that would make sense in that way

and ranged damage is mostly deflected by voids

[urban harbor]

fair

[dark dagger]

The Assault intercessors are done, next up is Infiltrators

[crisp forge]

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2022/06/13/dominate-the-underhive-with-the-psychic-powers-of-the-delaque-spyker/

https://www.warhammer-community.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/8TaecWQ9qNrD42GQ.jpg

As anyone who’s read House of Shadows knows, the creation of a Spyker isn’t a straightforward process. Gangers with a glimmer of psychic potential can be force-fed a concentrated solution of Ghast,* undergoing a dubious kind of evolution. At the end of the process – if their brain doesn’t explode – they’re gifted a fabulous cape and sent off to work with a Delaque gang.

The resulting Spyker is a psychic sponge, soaking up the dirty little secrets of anyone nearby. While this alone makes them valuable (if somewhat babbling) informants for a Delaque gang, they also hold their own in a fight…

https://www.warhammer-community.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/QliCFY9PxbICIFoX.jpg

[edgy cipher]

A very interesting design, i like it

Megamind moment

https://tenor.com/view/megamind-megamind-meme-no-bitches-bitches-confused-gif-25108008

[brisk vapor]

YOOO

https://tenor.com/view/beetlejuice-fuck-fucking-honk-nice-model-gif-13084232

[compact umbra]

Holy shut that is so fucking cool,

[vale sleet]

"where do you work out?"
"at the librarium"

[sage matrix]

Now moving on to mephiston

[white stag]

The pistol looks so much better on that model than the other right arm/hand option

[sage matrix]

Yeah

It looks like he’s smelling his fingers 😂

[serene delta]

Krieg Sergeant for my Veteran Guard Killteam

[cloud pivot]

my night lords squad

[placid kernel]

Finally, playable plant

[plush swift]

or weird looking feathers

but yea, i think it's plants

[white stag]

Confused Treeman noises

[crisp forge]

the awaited Treeman Faction

[obtuse vine]

My very first attempt at warhammer figures

[rich monolith]

Hey, better than mine

[obtuse vine]

You sure?

[rich monolith]

Mine looked like he fell into a vat of runoff at a paint factory

At least you had the common sense to stick to ONE color

[obtuse vine]

I'm sure it wasn't that bad

[rich monolith]

You underestimate the shakiness of my hands

But that was like, almost 20 years ago at this point. That thing is gone, I couldn't show you if I wanted to

[obtuse vine]

Odds are once I start adding additional colours It'll become a mess

[rich monolith]

So just like mine then :V

But hey at least you're working on it and can still get better if you practice, keep it up

Unlike me, I quit a long time ago

[obtuse vine]

https://tenor.com/view/thank-you-perfuma-she-ra-and-the-princesses-of-power-thanks-i-appreciate-it-gif-18718679

I can only hope it goes well

[feral ingot]

Hey, HEY! My eyes are down here.

[plush swift]

LET'S GOOOOOO!

[median pumice]

https://youtu.be/05Giz4linoc

Interesting... i mean ive kinda been using them as a wash or kinda glaze...

[obtuse vine]

How long do I need to typically wait for it to dry before I apply a different colour?

[median pumice]

Depends on the temperature of your area? Usually i wait 10 to 15 minutes in my area as its warmer. But sometimes its faster

And remember when applying paint its best to do a few thin coats rather than a thick one

For example no coat

Primed

Color blocking and first coat

After two thin coats of green followed by a light black wash and some detailing

[median pumice]

Also to speed the process its sometimes best to try and put colors on a few models at a time, especially if youre doing a squad. Like say all reds for the lenses or all edge highlights and stuff. Itll make painting your normal troops go by faster

Luck with your painting dude, and keep up the good work

Hmm instagram really eats the quality of my phone camera...

[unborn fossil]

ew... shame... MODS we got nudity over here

[obtuse vine]

https://tenor.com/view/confused-raise-eyebrow-huh-what-puzzled-gif-17095025

[obtuse vine]

These are space marines, not Slaanesh

[placid kernel]

Ew? Seems like a pretty solid base coat to me

[obtuse vine]

Thanks

https://tenor.com/view/eda-edalyn-edalyn-clawthorne-ibormikroba-the-owl-house-gif-22375218

[cloud pivot]

good work man

[unborn fossil]

i can still see grey is what i mean 😉

[obtuse vine]

Don't worry, I noticed that as well and I've tried to sort it out

I'm not 100% if I have but I think I've done well at covering it up

https://tenor.com/view/angeldust-hazbin-hotel-shrug-i-dont-know-gif-25184255

I think...

[unborn fossil]

the backpacks need work, or itll show through the topcoat

[crisp forge]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Warhammer40k/comments/vc482q/rogal_dorn_returned_model_nonofficial/

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/373256424068874260/986301635678576650/unknown.png?width=612&height=605

[cloud pivot]

beard

i wish

[clever sigil]

So

Electric eel power claw

[median pumice]

Niiice

[clever sigil]

Ty

[obtuse vine]

How am I meant to paint the symbols on the marines shoulders?

I have small brushs but when I try to paint them it slips out of the symbol

[edgy cipher]

Oh you don't need to paint them, the boxes come with already made symbols you just need to cut them from their sheet, dip em in the water and apply it onto your mini

[obtuse vine]

Oh, now I need to recheck the box

[edgy cipher]

It's a blue sheet

[obtuse vine]

Hopefully it hasn't fallen out

[edgy cipher]

This one

Or atleast a similar one

[obtuse vine]

I'm near 70% sure I didn't get one of those, especially since on the back of the back it says to paint those symbols not apply a sticker

But... Dammit I did get them around a few months to a year ago so

https://tenor.com/view/yikes-glimmer-she-ra-and-the-princesses-of-power-oh-no-eek-gif-18718254

[edgy cipher]

Which box did you get ?

[cloud pivot]

does anyone have the age of darkness transfer sheets

[edgy cipher]

Yeah this one doesn't get the sheet

[obtuse vine]

Am I able to buy a sheet separate without having to buy an entire pack of figures?

[cloud pivot]

i

don't think so

probably not

[obtuse vine]

So I just need to figure out the impossible and paint the symbols on

[edgy cipher]

You can't if memory serves

[cloud pivot]

you're making ultramarines right

paint a toilet seat and you're good to go

also isn't the sign already on

i thought i saw it when you sent the primed minis

[obtuse vine]

The symbols are on the figure, I just can't get the paint to remain within the symbol no matter what brush I use

[cloud pivot]

wut

well that's curious

how much water do you put it in

[obtuse vine]

I'd say one-two brush. I get the paint as a puddle on a brush and mix it with on average one brush of water.

[cloud pivot]

i guess you could try with a dry brush

just be sure you don't have too much on it

from what i understand it dissolves on the mini right

[obtuse vine]

That's probably the best idea to be honest, I'll try it tomorrow

[obtuse vine]

A bit I guess. The blue paint seemed to do that but the white paint I haven't noticed that much

[cloud pivot]

yea my guess is you use a lot of water

[cloud pivot]

alright be sure to share it

[obtuse vine]

https://tenor.com/view/gus-augustus-porter-the-owl-house-owl-house-thumbs-up-gif-25161381

[median pumice]

Dont use the tip of the brush. Use the edge and kinda do small strokes. Its what i did for these shields

[obtuse vine]

https://tenor.com/view/noted-gif-20569892

Noted

[median pumice]

And if you go over it or some dribbles out havea paper towel handy. You can just dab it off. Or worst case repaint with a little blue

Some of these techniques come with experience so dont be afraid to ask dude. Good luck and happy painting.

[obtuse vine]

So to list all things I need to remember for tricky symbols:

1. Use dry brush

2. Use edge not tip

3. Paper ready to dab mistakes

[cloud pivot]

i usually leave the mistakes be until the end when i correct them by painting over them

ALTHOUGH

i'm not to be taken as example since i don't really care

my brain is amused and so i don't complain

works for me and the mistakes don't appear

[obtuse vine]

Makes sense

[median pumice]

Pretty much. Some people use a tape or masking fluid to get a sharper look but it should be fine. And like alexandrus says you can always go over it ine more time with the base color

You can see some parts here where i over went some parts and needed to clean it up a bit

[cloud pivot]

they look really nice

looking forward to how you intend to paint that banner

[median pumice]

Its still on my todo list lmao. I get bored of projects easy and need to have like a few going on at oncr to keep my mind going

I actually stopped painting fmage of sigmar for awhile and got into kitbashing custodes and painting up a 3d printed model of the emperor and now am back to the spearmen

[cloud pivot]

ha nice

i've been stuck on a chaos rhino for so much

just don't got the time

[median pumice]

I feel that. Its the end oroduct though that matters

[cloud pivot]

ay they look sick

[median pumice]

Show some wips! I got a hover rhino ive been stuck on for ages too lol

[cloud pivot]

i assume you're a custodes fan, have you seen the custodes sword champion?

alright

uh

[median pumice]

Blade lord?

[cloud pivot]

it's a heavy wip

https://www.games-workshop.com/en-NO/adeptus-custodes-blade-champion-2022

[median pumice]

Yeah its a nice sculpt. But man im unsure about its utility. Other than using a dedicated transport to drive en

[median pumice]

Looking nice

[cloud pivot]

i also have a master of execution who's been primed for over a month now

also i just can't get the hand of taking pictures of my minis

i feel like they flash scuffs them so much

i also have raptors still in the box

didn't even remove the plastic

[brisk vapor]

Having the flash turned off is a good idea yeah

[median pumice]

Nice sculpt! What colors are you going for? And dude no worries on that. I got minis that have been primed and color blocked for almost a year and a half now lmao

[cloud pivot]

lmao

night lord obvs

really looking forward to making him pale as a corpse wearing flayed flesh

[cloud pivot]

yea but it's either that or a light that messes up the colours

or just taking a picture in the dark

[median pumice]

Yeee. If you like have you considered, since theyre still prined using a zenithal highlight spray?

[brisk vapor]

does your phone's camera have a "pro" mode or some other mode where you can manually control the saturation and shutter speed?

[cloud pivot]

idk i'll have to check

[cloud pivot]

i don't have it what is it

[brisk vapor]

https://youtu.be/oZtE6HWXg0E

[cloud pivot]

🙏

[median pumice]

Its a technique where you prime in two colors. One primarily a dark color then you give it a quick spray with a lighter one to kinda give the effect of light hitting certain raised portio s

[brisk vapor]

this one helped me a bit some years back

[cloud pivot]

i only have chaos black

rip

[median pumice]

https://youtu.be/J-dQU-dSNa8

[median pumice]

Ahhh gotcha. Its something to consider in the future then haha

[cloud pivot]

that's cheating alright Jesus

done in 2 minutes

[median pumice]

Its a powerful technique to get the shadows going

You can also do it with rattlecan paints

[cloud pivot]

eh idk i like taking my time when painting

spending a whole afternoon hunched like a goblin

[median pumice]

To note... honestly this works reslly well with contrast and other wash like paints.

[median pumice]

Maybe youre just not in the mood? Remember its a hobby and if youre not having fun well then take a step back and come to it when youre ready

[bold copper]

My problem is when I am painting I feel like I have to make it look perfect.

And that ends up killing my mood to paint

[cloud pivot]

yea i usually take loooong breaks after completing a set

i simply do it when i feel like it no pressure you know

[cloud pivot]

yea i know how that feels lol

[bold copper]

Even though I am a subpar painter at best

[median pumice]

I only try and paint an hour or two every weekend. Its supposed to be fun not a chore. Take what time you can to do what you want

[lapis tundra]

Ah yes time management, i tend to fuck that up too

The goal is like 30 minutes midweek and 2 hours on weekend day

Which rarely happens

[cloud pivot]

it takes a lot of time to get things right

i'm still relatevily new

[feral valley]

Does this look ok?

[lapis tundra]

Yes!

[brisk vapor]

indeed it does

[feral valley]

I still love the idea of black jackets but something just doesn't seem right

[pseudo kindle]

Time management is tough for painting... I'm a bit stuck myself after trying one way (paint well but too slowly) and the other (painting super quickly and the result is quite bad).

[feral valley]

Versus my grey

[lapis tundra]

Yeah im goin the slow route too

[brisk vapor]

true black is a bitch to do

[median pumice]

Looka good!

[median pumice]

You paint great dude.

[pseudo kindle]

Well, I painted 5 minis "well" in a year and a half... Then I started painting 10 minis very quickly using contrast in a week (but they're not finished). I guess I have to find a middle step between these two extremes. ^^

[feral valley]

OK so that guy took like maybe an hour

[lapis tundra]

This is current progress kinda, doin arms and pauldrons atm but man.. Its taking ages

[feral valley]

But I still feel like somethings off about the coat

[lapis tundra]

Thx!

[median pumice]

Give the under coat a inner lining of some other color. Red or purple or something

[feral valley]

You think it's the inside of the coat?

[median pumice]

Maybe a grey like the other one?

[median pumice]

Can give it a try. And always paint over it if its not your bag

[lapis tundra]

Also thx again for the gamers grass recommendation from ages ago btw, saved me lots of trouble and time

[feral valley]

Maybe. He's my test boy.

I can strip him down ez

I just think maybe it's too much dark, but at the same time o don't really like blue or whatever you know?

It's a damn shame and a pain

[median pumice]

Gamer grass is my go to for finishing off mini bases lol

[feral valley]

Dark leather on dark coat looks like a blob

[pseudo kindle]

And you don't like the gray one?

[lapis tundra]

God yes

[median pumice]

Give it a try. If its your test case go wild.

[feral valley]

I mean the grey isn't BAD, but I feel like it's a cop out?

[lapis tundra]

Its looking so fucking good with barely any effort, i love it

[median pumice]

Or take inspiration from old uniforms?

[feral valley]

Also half finished arctic base

OK, you know what

I'm gonna try the grey again with a dry brushing thing like this

Cause I messed up that grey guy anyways

[pseudo kindle]

For what it's worth (not much), I like the grey one a lot.

[feral valley]

It's supposed to look more like this

The way it should be, much cleaner, better shading

[feral valley]

Thanks

[median pumice]

Maybe the officer on The right with the armored chest piece? Hell dude give em white pants haha

[feral valley]

Alright I'm gonna sit down and have another think on it.

[median pumice]

Or a dark grey?

[feral valley]

Maybe. I'm gonna try another grey guy but not screw the coat now.

Give me a bit, I'll be back

[median pumice]

Have fun dude

[feral valley]

fuck

i just realized, grey contrast will not do well over white

[cloud pivot]

good video thanks, played around a bit and got this out

[feral valley]

er black

it wont do well over black

[cloud pivot]

looks a lot cooler

[brisk vapor]

hell yeah, a lot better right away

[median pumice]

You can do something similar with just a black wash. Just water down a black color to a 1 to 3 mixture or more

[feral valley]

i need to do grey seer priming then use lighter greys for the dry brush, i think

then the wash i used on that coat that came out right

and i THINK thatll give me the best test scheme

[median pumice]

Show some works in progress dude! Im sure itll turn out great.

And remember once you get the color down write it down. Youre painting guard so youre gonna be doing a lot of those colors lmao

[feral valley]

ok

so heres the plan. ill do two more, one in the grey, and then one in a different color

im split on dark green or dark blue

or maybe a tan drab?

hmmmm tough, very tough

[median pumice]

Dark green is good.

[feral valley]

kinda going by this

they all look pretty decent. and then there are the french

[median pumice]

I was thinking of doing mine like this. Sharpes rifles and all that lol

[feral valley]

i mean its a decent color for blending in a bit

but that picture makes it look a bit goofy honestly lmao

[median pumice]

It looks better as a dark almost black green like sean beans wearing lol. Plus the silver buttons gives a good contrast.

[feral valley]

fair

you know since i sprayed another guy black, i might try the french color

cause ill be damned if it isnt a bit stylish

[median pumice]

Its very mordian iron guard

[feral valley]

damn, youre right

cant do that then

hmmmm

its not very krieg anyhow

[median pumice]

If youre going french maybe the french foreign legion from the mummy? Change the coats to rhe blue they have for their sashes and everything either a white or eggshell white?

[feral valley]

i was just admiring the colors and the sharp contrast

also the balls required to be the only guy walking onto the field with colors that obvious

but nah youre right i forgot about the mordians. has nothing to do with liking the french

ok, i guess we can try a green

maybe like dark angels green

heres a question, should i paint my armor panels rather than using metallics?

[median pumice]

Up to you. I suck at non metallic metals painting so i tend to use metallics.

This dude is made using different metallic paints and metallic paint highlights

[unborn fossil]

The french colour is a dark wode indigo similar to union blue, personally i use russian blue over black

[median pumice]

You have pictures? That honestly sounds awesome

[feral valley]

i just meant like, would they have raw metal armor on like that? cadians always have it painted

[cloud pivot]

grey

[median pumice]

Uhhh id go for it if you wanted to? From what ive seen of kriegers they tend to just keep it base or ha e it like a drab grey.

[cloud pivot]

you could also make it black

[feral valley]

black armor panels over a grey coat, maybe?

or would that contrast poorly?

[median pumice]

I think that may be krieg standard. Ans honestly itd look cool

[unborn fossil]

I do not, i stripped my napoleonic french, because i wasnt happy with the not so white trousers, but check the perry minitures website. I can get you referance photos tho if thats what you meant?

[feral valley]

ok, im gonna try it

the base coat should be dry, time to dry brush. ill be back.

[median pumice]

No worries. Was always curious on other peoples paint jobs

[spring arch]

I was recommended a great phone app for trying paint schemes without ruining minis

It's called Impcat and costs just over 3 bucks

[median pumice]

You can learn a lot by seeing others work

[spring arch]

Lets you 'test' stuff without having to paint

Importing the models and GW paints takes a little work, but it works great for me

Do note, friend of mine has trouble getting it to function as it should so, YMMV

[unborn fossil]

i found this

[cloud pivot]

oooh

snow pattern

[unborn fossil]

no mine but someone was talking shovelbois

[edgy cipher]

Ah, shovel boys

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/816472132506353678/985953204724449320/ouch.png

[median pumice]

He died as he lived, a meme.

[white stag]

Mind if I share these in another group? These are great conversions

[median pumice]

Uhh sure? As long as you credit my IG helloyesimokay

Thats where i post my works and stuff

[median pumice]

I should probabsly paint them at some point lmao

[feral valley]

Tried the grey again

[median pumice]

Looks good!

[feral valley]

what do you think, the black or the grey?

[median pumice]

Me personally i always go for darker colors. Thats in my nature. But i do like the grey.

[feral valley]

fair

i think the black might work just a bit better for my tastes

and its fast

well, relatively. if i do a better job drybrushing and get brighter metal for the buttons

it might be good to go

copper, or bronze

[median pumice]

For a bronze i go with a watered down lead belcher then follow it up with a skeleton horde wash mixed with some water or a medium like airbrush flow improver.makes a nice brass color

[feral valley]

so i wanna try the blue-ish color scheme here real fast

what color would you say the armor is closest to?

administratum grey, maybe?

[urban harbor]

if it uses the french ww1 colors its called horizon grey iirc

which is a bluish grey

[white stag]

Is there a particular reason guard don't wear proper camouflage like modern militaries when they deploy? Too expensive to equip them for varied environments or something?

[hasty sorrel]

they can and do, but its not reflected in all art since most schemes are kept simple since people have to paint models

[urban harbor]

yeah

[white stag]

I simply assumed on an above board level it was more a deliberate attempt to replicate the solid color uniforms of world war 1 which guard draw a lot of their designs from. I just didn't know if there was an in universe explanation for it.

[urban harbor]

well iirc the cadian uniform is taken from starship troopers more than anything else

[white stag]

That seems both silly and ironic, since the actual troopers in the book are in full suits of heavy armor much closer to what astartes wear.

[hasty sorrel]

theres no in universe reason for it because the colour schemes can be as absurd as what we see on tabletop

[civic anchor]

I like the 5th Grenadiers

[hasty sorrel]

IIRC one of the PDF regiments in cain is magenta with terracotta flak armour

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Color_Magenta.jpg

https://www.firedearth.com/media/catalog/product/cache/b76e6f8dc55a021320168d4448fbf511/t/e/terracotta_warrior_1.jpg

not a good combo

[urban harbor]

the jovalie indentured or how ever the spell the name of that fucking crazy world literally wear pajama uniforms lol

like rainbow pokedots and all

[urban harbor]

i thought that was just the mk2 troopers

but then i know little of starship troopers

[feral valley]

they do look like pajamas but they are wage slaves in the most literal sense

what do you expect?

[urban harbor]

true

well actually i expect slave troops to have very cheaper kit and just one cheap monotone color for the whole set lol

[feral valley]

i mean you cant beat a cotton onesie

[urban harbor]

you can make it cheaper by just making it solid brown tho lol

[feral valley]

i feel like they equipped them with a set of uniforms that were caught in like a dye explosion of different colors, so they couldnt sell them

[dawn stream]

The Roughnecks animated series did a better job of portraying their armor

[urban harbor]

and to make then look stupid lol

[twilit cliff]

dont criticize their paintjob smh 😔

[cloud pivot]

how do you guyskeep your minis

i have them on my desk and dust always settles upon them

[brisk vapor]

Glass door cabinet

[cloud pivot]

damn

don't got space for that

[rain void]

depends how much

I travel with mine a lot so I keep them in cake pans, with magnetized bases

[rocky badge]

plastic box

with magnet stuff stuck to the bottom

[twilit cliff]

i have plastic boxes from take out meals and i just kind of wrap the entire model in paper towel

the ghetto solution

[plush swift]

Egg boxes

If u are broke

Like me

[brisk vapor]

can't fit a knight in there 😔

[rocky badge]

need bigger eggs

[brisk vapor]

time to buy ostrich eggs

[brisk vapor]

damn I stand corrected

[plush swift]

Don’t see a problem here

[twilit cliff]

that's... pretty good

i tip my chinese take out box to you sir

[plush swift]

I've had issues with thin bits like radio antennae and stuff like that breaking with that option

[brisk vapor]

for transportation I've bought plastic shoe boxes (I think that's what they call them) and glued a thin metallic sheet to the bottom of it and magnets to the bottom of each model

[twilit cliff]

the paper towel is p loosely wrapped

i got some models with a lot of greenstuff on it stored and nothing happened to it yet

i don't take them out often tho

[rocky badge]

New chapter approved hurts my army even more 💀

[brisk vapor]

the cp change?

[rocky badge]

Yeah

[brisk vapor]

it hurts every army tbh

(and I'm all for it)

[rocky badge]

I cannot afford my vital buffs for my tech priests

[brisk vapor]

less stratagem relying is good

the fact you can take only one relic is probably the biggest oof

[rocky badge]

I spend a bunch before game and now you have to spend 2 just to get the first warlord trait and relic

I was already spending 3 pregame to get extra traits and relics

[brisk vapor]

do you still get one relic and trait free?

[rocky badge]

No

They both cost 1cp now

As well as getting less to start with

This shits on armies like admech and gsc that need to stack traits and relics pregame

I'm fine with the basic change of less to start, gain more while playing

[edgy cipher]

Shits on most armies ngl

Looking at orks

[rocky badge]

But the basic warlord trait and relic costing 1cp hurts a whole ton

[brisk vapor]

yeah EVERY army gets hit hard

[edgy cipher]

Poor guys are useless without their traits and relucs

Nah IG is fine

The trash cant go lower

[rocky badge]

Anything that wasn't spending CP pregame is laughing right now

[brisk vapor]

but did the one free relic and warlord trait really go away as well? Don't think I saw any mention of that

[rocky badge]

Yes it did

Was a major part of the new community post

On warhammer website

[brisk vapor]

okay I only saw the image about the stratagems

and cp pools

[rocky badge]

Look at the bottom two

The basic warlord trait and relic both cost 1cp

So at 1000 points you're only getting 1cp to use pregame 💀

If you want the basic trait and relic

[edgy cipher]

2

[brisk vapor]

ye that's the one I saw

[edgy cipher]

Since you get 1 at your command phase

[rocky badge]

Command phase isn't pregame

[edgy cipher]

Ah i misread

[brisk vapor]

that does invalidate the free warlord trait but does the relic really invalidate the free relic?

[edgy cipher]

Yeah you only have 3 cp for your pregame

Yes

[rocky badge]

That's what auspex said in his video summary

[brisk vapor]

okay

[proper canopy]

Funnily enough, for knights they aren't character models, they gain the keyword afterwards.

[median pumice]

Huuh. Wonder hows that work wirh Trajan, who has like... 2 traits. I just pick one from their profile?

[brisk vapor]

named characters are different

can't use the stratagem on them

[bold copper]

it also means that calgar, bobby g and any other character that gives extra command points will probably become more used

[feral valley]

OK IM BACK

Bang. I tried blue tones

[rocky badge]

guardsman with the jeans

boots with the fur

[feral valley]

is it ok?

[rocky badge]

looks great :D

sexy highlighting

[bold copper]

A bit more work to do. But he is almost done

[feral valley]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/722166067052675203/986655060186521640/20220615_113240.jpg

these are the three schemes i tried over the kast day

[bold copper]

i really dig the left and the right ones. the middle one is also pretty good, but i dig the other 2 more

[hoary ermine]

i like the middle one the most

Maybe with some shading in the creases and folds

[rocky badge]

right is my favourite for the uniform

not sure if i dig the blue with the gun

seems like too much

maybe something to break up the blues

[feral valley]

fair, i wasnt sure myself but i wanted to make a proof of concept

what would look good? maybe black again?

i figured making it the same color as the armor was a safe bet

[cloud pivot]

do you guys know how to give that black look on blades?

i want to try it before i go on and make the master

[brisk vapor]

this part?

[cloud pivot]

yea

i'm guessing the rest is abbadon black and tip is grey

[brisk vapor]

black shade or glaze

[cloud pivot]

leber etc.

[brisk vapor]

you can just paint it all steel colour and use the shade to tint the area where you want it darker

[cloud pivot]

nuln oil?

[brisk vapor]

ye

[cloud pivot]

sick

thanks

[brisk vapor]

or alternatively paint it black and then use a metal colour to make small diagonal stripes towards the blade edge without going all the way to the other edge

but the shade will be quicker and easier

[cloud pivot]

yea i figured

[twilit cliff]

i'm biased towards blue, if it were up to me i'd add either a red strip down the sides of the trousers or have the trousers painted red entirely

[urban harbor]

eh no need as the 143rd siege regiment doesnt do that

and making the korps look just like ww1 french is just as bad as making look like ww1/2 german

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/735941248036241489/986406381949157437/unknown.png

[obtuse vine]

My first warhammer figures/miniatures/models done!

[sturdy trellis]

Slay King.

[dry obsidian]

I saw someone do that, it actually looked pretty cool ngl

[obtuse vine]

https://tenor.com/view/bowing-thank-you-tom-and-jerry-take-a-bow-chasing-gif-20784169

[urban harbor]

yeah it looks good. but its not a good idea for political/historical reasons

[dry obsidian]

yeah, it was early french so it was red/blue

[urban harbor]

like if someone made some steel legion look just like ww2 G.I.s i would say "its looks good. but it really not some thing you should do"

[dry obsidian]

true

[urban harbor]

parody and satire are only good when implied and not out right stated

[bold copper]

well done

[median pumice]

Looking good!

Great work on those shoulder symbols

[obtuse vine]

Thanks, I'm surprised they didn't end up as a complete mess

[edgy cipher]

Yeah you did good

Can't wait to see what you do next

[median pumice]

Ya did good dude! Keep up with the awesome work!

[cloud pivot]

https://tenor.com/view/pog-gif-18640695

how did it go with the white?

[obtuse vine]

I think it went pretty well. Still a bit messy but otherwise quite good

[obtuse vine]

pink horrors or the changeling

[cloud pivot]

yea takes time to get it right but nice work nontheless

[feral valley]

im still working through my color schemes, do you guys think a white/light grey jacket with a mid tone blue armor could work alright?

or should i try a lighter blue uniform and some grey armor or whatever?

cause the blue i did yesterday was a bit darker than i intended

[bold copper]

reading the matched play changes in the new grand tournament mission pack are making me accept that i'm going to house rule all my games with friends to where you get 1 dice reroll per phase and you can only use each stratagem once from now on.

[feral valley]

whys that?

wait, you already got the book?!

[bold copper]

they previewed some of the changes yesterday on the community website

i am not a fan

and it really just builds upon my dissatisfaction with how stratagems and command points have worked in 40k

[rocky badge]

I think the entire stratagem system is trying way too hard to be something like a videogame mechanic, where it would work really well because you can easily keep track of everything at once, in tabletop it just becomes a nightmare once all the interacting rules and bloat start piling up

[winged lava]

Bro those are nice

[obtuse vine]

Thanks, they're my first attempt and I'm glad they turned out so well

[cloud pivot]

btw @obtuse vine word of advice

paint the whole base of the mini with the terrain

as in the sides too

[brisk vapor]

I gotta disagree on that, I prefer painting the sides black a lot more

[cloud pivot]

fair

i think it looks better if everything is painted otherwise i feel like it gives off a dirty look

this is one of my first minis

you can also slap nuln oil on the base to make it darker

i've yet to try it though

[rocky badge]

it will just rub off and cause a meses when picking up and moving the minis

[cloud pivot]

never had that problem

[obtuse vine]

I'll try to keep it in mind

[white stag]

Good varnish usually prevents this

[worldly lichen]

If you are looking to seal your models, use testors matte varnish, comes in a little mini can, smells like pool cleaner, but is some of th ebest stuff to seal your minis.

If you are using GW paints you dont really need to seal your minis after you paint them, because GW paint is super resistant to rubbing off, but any Non gw paint you wanna seal.

[median pumice]

I love matt varnish but it can dull some colors a bit much. Theres a techniaque where you gloss varnsih a mini first then hit it with matt after awhile, but i haven't tried it yet

[white stag]

My usual experience is if the matte varnish is dulling the underneath colors it's probably on too thick.

[worldly lichen]

Thats some good red cloaks you got there

[rocky badge]

I almost tabled a child today on turn 1

Feeling good

[edgy cipher]

Damn

Like a true That Guy

[brisk vapor]

Think the big lad's done

[hoary ermine]

yoo

hot

[brisk vapor]

Cheers!

[feral valley]

I tried one more

[dry obsidian]

Nice

[feral valley]

Still can't make my mind up honestly.

[median pumice]

Remembee youre painting guard. So if there is one you like AND dont think youd mind repeating it 30 to 40 times... go with that one lmao

[feral valley]

its such a low bar compared to grey plastic though haha

i tried surveying the community yesterday but the split was pretty even

[median pumice]

Honestly dude. Theyre your dudes. Choose what makes you happy.

[white stag]

30 to 40 seems like a low number in my experience with guard

[feral valley]

I've got 160 to do

I want to be very happy with it haha

[dark cave]

hot damn

[feral valley]

so i actually think im going to go with my last one there

but i cant decide on a gun color.... the same as the armor? maybe a darker blue? black?

[median pumice]

Maybe something that'll contrast slightly with the body? That way it'll stand out more?

[feral valley]

i mean i could use the darker blue that i used on the other scheme

the fang

the body is suppsed to be white like the second one i showed you guys

but i messed up the wash

so i dont think the gun can be brighter, per say

[sage matrix]

Question for anyone to answer

Is there any point to fielding older space marine models (non primaris like terminators and basic tactical squads)?

It just seems better to field primaris

[median pumice]

Point value I'm guessing? More models, more dice, more chances. I think by at least mathammerwise I guess?

[white stag]

It kind of depends really. Jump packs for instance are not available to primaris assault marines, which gives classic assault marines a mobility edge that really nothing in the primaris marine range quite matches. Tac marines still have versatility on their side, and in some armies like space wolves theres more things that classic marines can do that primaris don't match well

[rain void]

other thing is primaris tend to be locked into a weapon or 2 ala eldar, whereas marinelets still get variety of choice in loadout

[elfin yew]

I think another big thing is stratagem access

Primaris have access to p much everything normie marines get, but only Primaris get stuff like transhuman

In terms of strats

[cloud pivot]

damn man putting all of us to shame with that piece

[brisk vapor]

No one-upmanship intended, every model posted is just as precious here

[obtuse vine]

That is marvelous

[brisk vapor]

Thank you

[twilit cliff]

Nice what paints didnyou use for the helmet?

[cloud pivot]

yea i know i'm just saying

marvelous work

also have that sick background

[twilit cliff]

Stupid question maybe

But whats that background you got

Looks fitting

[brisk vapor]

It came with the new Chaos Knight box set

[twilit cliff]

Great work too

[brisk vapor]

It was inbetween the sprues and the codex to protect the book from puncture damage

Thanks

[twilit cliff]

Itd wipe the floor with my silly lil ig reg

[brisk vapor]

🔥 🔥

[twilit cliff]

chimera promptly rolls over by itself

[visual cliff]

Lucky i went with ww1 Austrian , still love em

[plush swift]

It's been a while since I painted, but need to buy new paint (a lot of my older paints dried out or got all clumped) because I want to get back into it

if I remember correctly, Army Painter sets are good, right?

[brisk vapor]

Personally I like them the least but they're not awful either

Vallejo is my goto and citadel is the second best for me

citadel pots are what they are, cap design is flawed and they dry up easily if the paint gets in the middle of the cap

but the paint is good

[plush swift]

What about metallic paints?

I remember some are better than others

[brisk vapor]

Vallejo Metal Air line of paints are THE BEST by far

they come in bigger pots

very fluid

and covers really really well

these bad boys

[rocky badge]

paint is paint

[brisk vapor]

but the colour selection for them is quite limited

[rocky badge]

i dont think for normal painters it matters a whole ton

as long as you arent getting shit tier

[brisk vapor]

most metallic paints are in fact shit tier

very gooby and thick with shit coverage

[rocky badge]

why dont we melt down some actual aluminium

and dip the models in it

[feral valley]

Thunderhawk blue

[twilit cliff]

thank

[crisp forge]

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2022/06/17/this-awesome-ash-wastes-diorama-looks-like-its-actually-blowing-up/

https://www.warhammer-community.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/hnIkyyLHXdhWmivZ.jpg

[brisk vapor]

hot

[bold copper]

I too enjoy mad max fury road

[crisp forge]

A true hot wheelz experience

[median pumice]

Nice OSL work!

[worldly lichen]

Moving target, some brands have better metalics then others in different colors.
Vallajo air is pertty good as mentioned but you have to seal it after if you brush it on because if you dont it will very easy come up.

[hoary ermine]

Yoo

[twilit cliff]

cooler version of the image above

[eternal marlin]

WITNESS ME!!!

[twilit cliff]

where is my house orlock furiosa

there

gw now owes me a million bucks

[placid kernel]

Your wish is granted as the monkeys finger curls, you are soon over run by a million male deer

[elfin yew]

Attention all corse worshippers

Prepare for spankings(and ap1 bolters)

[hasty sorrel]

think chaos have a ton of inbuilt AP from what ive seen

like, icons give -1

they have a strat for -1

at this point remove normal saves

[rocky badge]

doesnt look insanely hard to kill

but he packs a huge punch

oh no more than 3 wounds

[hasty sorrel]

he can take a max of 3 wounds a phase

[rocky badge]

missed that one

[hasty sorrel]

AND reduces first dmg instance to 0

[rocky badge]

oh lawd

he comin

[hasty sorrel]

and can only be wounded on a 3+

he is just better gaz

[rocky badge]

is this gonna be another F tier --> S tier codex

[hasty sorrel]

lookin it ye

[rocky badge]

then after 6 months it gets nerfed back to mediocre

classico

[hasty sorrel]

unless its tau

who just kinda get to sit in the cornor with their invuln ignores and suits

[elfin yew]

He gets lookout sir too

Since 9w

[hasty sorrel]

although i guess the new CP cost fucks em a bit

[elfin yew]

I hope hes like 350/400pts. I want to build a army around him, and the more he costs in pts, the less I have to buy LMAO

[rocky badge]

my only hope of killing him with my army is with a full squad of kastelan robots in melee, but even then hes only taking 3 wounds per phase

[elfin yew]

Probably just gonna get Abaddon+ the combat patrol

[elfin yew]

Yeah and he'll spank those robots before they fight from fights first

[rocky badge]

i have fights first as well

so

[elfin yew]

If its ur turn, he can go first

[rocky badge]

but it looks like another character that just doesnt die

annoying that they didnt include points in the photo

[elfin yew]

Most likely around the 300 range w/Ghaz

If not more since hes better

[brisk vapor]

I'm gonna throw 350 there

Very powerful

[elfin yew]

Yeeee

[rocky badge]

i fully expect everything to be undercosted so it can later be nerfed

[brisk vapor]

Eh

Big things like this are often quite well balanced

Those that aren't are often just overlooked and left at is with not enough testing

[acoustic venture]

I got a thing :>

[hoary ermine]

love the 30k sorcerers

[elfin yew]

Abby 300pts

@brisk vapor

[brisk vapor]

Ooh that's pretty good

[elfin yew]

Yesss

[visual cliff]

Got Lucky with a few , some aren't as good as these 🤣

[median pumice]

It looks good though dude. You should be proud. :)

[bold copper]

Glad to see chaos in the ascendant

[median pumice]

Gorgeous use of color!

[sage matrix]

Thank you thank you

[median pumice]

Was inspired by @feral valley to finally put together my kriegers lol

[feral valley]

Nice

Splody tank is ready on my end

[median pumice]

Primed minis really hit different. Its like you can see em come together

Quick zenithal to get the details to pop

[median pumice]

Currently decided color scheme for these guys

[cloud pivot]

lads i require aid

dust has settled on my goddamn rhino

it's still a wip but how can i remove these annoying pieces of shit

[edgy cipher]

Take a large brush, make is slightly damp and brush your rhino, the dust wills tick to your brush and since its not completely wet, it shouldn't ruin the paintjob

[cloud pivot]

thx ilysm

[hoary ermine]

https://twitter.com/Nicta_nova/status/1538304156498370563?t=uQtpiYVQMc9sFRHJE22E3A&s=19

Nictanova (@Nicta_nova)

Night sketch of another skitarii.
We know what design Lucius and Mars pattern have.
And I like to imagine that Metalica pattern has a streamline design.

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Twitter · Jun 18, 2022, 11:34 PM

Ideas

[green cave]

Looks great

I love the plasma with red coils

[lament tangle]

That looks good

[hoary ermine]

oh yeah

im making some retro scifi skitarii for a diorama

[feral valley]

Dude it's so hard.

I'm STILL unsure, I've got half a Squad of different color schemes and I'm still unhappy lmao

[median pumice]

Same. Im looking at it now and still wanna make changes before i move onto the others haha

[feral valley]

At least I'll have all my stuff assembled before too long

[unborn fossil]

DROWNED POXWALKERS ARE LOOKING GOOD SO FAR

caps lock? nurgle has infested my pc

[pale roost]

Is that Cain?

[median pumice]

https://tenor.com/view/maybe-just-a-little-bit-keegan-michael-key-saturday-night-live-little-maybe-gif-21648197

[pale roost]

I Love that.

Got this guy done for a painting comp to celebrate the new horus heresy launch

[sage matrix]

Really good lookin start!

[winged lava]

About to make a custom plague Marine of this chaos Marina

[kind lava]

That mug is ruined

[winged lava]

Black ops 4 was decent

[bold copper]

Contemptor built

[zealous mulch]

Two@war smiths

[unborn fossil]

does the new contemptor have an assualt cannon option?

[bold copper]

yes

wait nvm got my autocannon and assault cannon mixed up

the box set version doesn't come with it. but people are saying that supposedly when it gets a separate release it will come with an extra sprue for the remaining weapon options

[vale sleet]

Wanted to use this as an imperial guard vehicle stand in but i dunno for what, something big

[worldly lichen]

Fucking me right now:

After painting this shit:

[vale sleet]

That is fantastic work tho

[worldly lichen]

Thank you!

[civic anchor]

My kitbashed plasma guard veteran

Terrible paint job but I thought I did well with the plasma

I even did a melta

Don't look at the back

No ultramarines there at all I swear...

[acoustic venture]

Painted

[median pumice]

Those are sick conversions! Thats perfect

[median pumice]

Looks amazing though!

[median pumice]

Ordinatus? If its big enough i guess... Depends on its scale. Small enough maybe a stationary earth shaker?

[sage matrix]

More of mr Crowe

[bold copper]

https://tenor.com/view/christian-bale-a-merican-psycho-very-nice-impressed-gif-5536509

[plush swift]

Painting cloth is a bitch

But I think I didn't muck it up too much

Using army painter paints, started by a Mummy robe two thin coats, then soft tone to shade, another coat of Mummy robe to lighten the color then highlights in pure white

how does it look?

[quaint star]

That's a fantastic Hospitaller

[crisp forge]

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2022/06/20/the-mighty-hearthkyn-are-the-core-of-the-leagues-of-votanns-armies-and-here-they-are/

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/373256424068874260/988443899372642334/IMG_9488.png

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/373256424068874260/988443899590758450/IMG_9489.png

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/373256424068874260/988443899787882506/IMG_9490.png

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/373256424068874260/988443900043755570/IMG_9491.png

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/373256424068874260/988443900236685442/IMG_9492.png

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/373256424068874260/988443941940658216/image0.jpg

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/373256424068874260/988443976111640676/image0.jpg

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/373256424068874260/988444012702752828/image0.jpg

[sinful notch]

hate the memes all you want, them squats clonesoldiers look good.

[brisk vapor]

YOO

[brisk vapor]

Guuuuuuuun

love the helmets

🥚

[crisp forge]

They are just lil guys

[brisk vapor]

lil guys n gals

[hoary ermine]

These are looking good

[sinful notch]

bolt shotguns. doom BGM intensifies

[crisp forge]

Bolt shotguns have always been a thing but good to see an army actually properly use them

[hoary ermine]

These will be good for my skittle conversions

:)))

[crisp forge]

but also they got FEMALES.

very controversial

[plush swift]

FEMALE DWARF

[hoary ermine]

very very illegal

[plush swift]

PREPOSTEROUS

[hoary ermine]

we all know that females dont exist in 40k

only as breeding machines

duh

OH this isnt r/grimdank

sorry

[sinful notch]

next door.

[hoary ermine]

We can actually reasonable here

[edgy cipher]

If the cost of the fight cannot be justified, they’ll retire from the battle in good order. Every commander, from Theyns to the grand leader of an Oathband, will ensure no Kin lives are wasted in the pursuit of victory.

To help limit unnecessary loss of life, squads of Hearthkyn often go to battle with experienced field medics (or skilled engineers, for Ironkin) who can tend to any injuries. Be they mechanical or meat – no Kin gets left behind!

No dwarf left behind

DRG meme time

[plush swift]

ROCK AND STONE

[brisk vapor]

love this hefty ass plasma

or ion blaster

[sinful notch]

which is basically the same.

[hoary ermine]

i love how uh

their swords are custodes daggers

[plush swift]

I know it's because they're professionals
but goddamn this paintjob

making me want to curl up in a ball when I compare to mine

[sinful notch]

not entirely on the color palette (rather would see a green or brown instead of the cyan/teal)

[crisp forge]

Yeah these are most likely the posterboy votann

you'll get other recolors later

[hoary ermine]

honestly i want to put a few of these chests on my solar auxilia legs

i hope they match

Otherwise ill have to sculpt again

😠

[worldly lichen]

just remember, they dont use GW paints so they false advertise already lol.

[unborn fossil]

i think they do. but when youre a high level painter you can get results with dulux.

[worldly lichen]

They dont. it was like 100% confirmed a while ago, like the Archeon model in AoS, they used paint colors that GW literally does not have in their line, and there are a couple of pictures of their offices and you can see vallajo paints in the background.

[brisk vapor]

yes you can absolutely achieve that with GW paints, but I don't think it's enforced for their painters, preferred maybe

[brisk vapor]

you can mix colours though

[worldly lichen]

Oh yeah, you can totally do it with GW paints, but you can also paint an entire fence with a 1" brush if you really wanted to.

Yeah but GW paints mix like crap.

[brisk vapor]

eh not really

they're good paints, bad pots is all

[royal compass]

damn, those new Squats look ace

[worldly lichen]

Gw has some good paints, like their contrasts? Amazing in an airbrush, and you can maek great glazes with them. Their metalic? some are super super good. Their main line paints? Kinda suck if you are trying do more then jsut get paint on the model.

They are really really good for what they are designed for, which is a play heavy paint.

[royal compass]

I hope they come with enough spare parts to give everyone a bloody helmet though

[worldly lichen]

Same

I want 🥚 army

[sinful notch]

heretical thought: there are good and bad paints in nearly every palette, depending on the pigments available and the respective mix ratio. this is more complex than just "put yellow pigment in extra vergine lol"

[brisk vapor]

correct

[worldly lichen]

100% true. IMO though, after trying a crap ton of lines out there, GW paints for their main line, are not really that great if you are trying to go beyond their table top quality. Because of the mixture of their paints, they have latex in them which make it a bit harder to work with, blend, and mix.

[brisk vapor]

I paint using 80% GW paints but when ever I need pure white, black or yellow tones I use vallejo

[worldly lichen]

Take the reaper master series pill

[sinful notch]

I would not be surprised if the 'eavy metal team stocks and maintains their own palette with paints they've found work best.

[brisk vapor]

not available locally

[worldly lichen]

Order them, like they are amazing

Reaper paints are hands down some of the best paints i have ever gotten the pleasure to use. They lay flat a a board, smooth out super easy, thin down great, actually dont requier thinning from the bottle, and go through an airbrush like gag through a goose.

Their golds IMO suck, so do their silvers, but thats what Scale 75 is for.

[brisk vapor]

I'll keep those in mind, I've got plenty of paints already so might be a while once I need more

Vallejo Metal Air are my goto metallics

the most fluid and well covering metal paints I've seen

[worldly lichen]

If you are looking for a white, Here is my suggestion of white paints from reaper
Misty Gray: Gray white
Snow drift white: Wonderful blue white
Creamy ivory: A good yellow white
Stone gray: Another great slightly darker gray white

All of those go on like buttery smooth too.

Vallajo air metalics are quite nice, the issue i have with them is if you are not applying them with an airbrush, they some times like to come up very easy with washes applied over it.

The white on this is creamy ivory....

[brisk vapor]

I usually use vallejo model air pure white and slightly mix it to the desired tone

[worldly lichen]

Then this white is stone gray.

I personally try and avoid mixxing to a white just because white is one of those colors that if you dont match it 100% to the last mix, it stands out so bad

[brisk vapor]

White is rarely a main colour in any of my armies so it's not that prominent

the most white I've used it the apothecary for my ultramarines

[worldly lichen]

I love love blue off white

[brisk vapor]

ye I really like it as well

hard to take pictures of though 😄

[worldly lichen]

IMO its the best offwhite for like the majority of applications.

Well, if ayou are doing anything with a red, its the best.

[brisk vapor]

dirty white is fun as well, I've painted mortarion and a single DG marine with the 30k scheme and it's really fun to grime those up

[worldly lichen]

I tried dirty while a while ago on a commission i did for some knights, it was interesting, but after doing it i defintly dont wanna do anymore white.

[cloud pivot]

god damn man

work always impresses

[worldly lichen]

The bane of my existance is actually getting decent looking pictures of minitures

Oil wash?

[brisk vapor]

it is an artform in it's self

[brisk vapor]

no, only recently, like a month ago, bought my first oil paints

that one was two years ago

mortarion last month and the knight this month were the first oil paint subjects for me

both really hard to take pictures of

[worldly lichen]

gotcha i im loving oil washes now for aything im attempting to make look likereally good, because holy crap. Its amazing, i felt lied to all this time

[brisk vapor]

pre-oils

after oils

[worldly lichen]

yeeaaah them oil washes

[brisk vapor]

I really like oils as well

[worldly lichen]

oh yeah, if people though wash was talet in a bottle, let me show you oil washes lol

this is my magnus WIP after oil washes into the cracks .

[brisk vapor]

I've got to try oils on metallics as well at some points even I really dislike working with them

[worldly lichen]

So the nice thing about that is they flow even better on metalics

[brisk vapor]

ye I've used some of the gloss varnish tricks with the knight when pin washing it with oils, then after matt varnish doing all the streaks

oils will get some heavy mileage from me once I get started with the 30k Sons of Horus army I'm planning

[worldly lichen]

Oh yeah, its grim dark in a bottle.

Im doing tsons so oils look kind eh over that candy apple

[brisk vapor]

won't go as far as grim dark I believe, but plenty of grime still

the knight was a proof of concept for the SoH scheme mostly

[worldly lichen]

i admit i cheat on knights

best pannel liner ever lol

[worldly lichen]

I need to work on my free hand, yours is killer

[brisk vapor]

ha, thanks

[worldly lichen]

its one of the things im turbo ass at.

[brisk vapor]

I've got a step by step image for the eye on the shield if you'd like to see it

[worldly lichen]

sure always good to see others methods

[brisk vapor]

it's reversed but oh well

[worldly lichen]

OHhh you sketch it in gray first ok

[cloud pivot]

damn how long have you been painting your minis are great

[brisk vapor]

ye it's VERY helpful when it's a thin layer with little to no impact to the end result if you need to fix something

[brisk vapor]

I restarted the hobby in 2018 after a 9 or 10 year break

those way back minis were quite the thin your memes sort of material though

[cloud pivot]

lmao

props to you man fantastic work

[hoary ermine]

yeah its great

[brisk vapor]

but I painted like 2000 points worth of ultramarines at the start of 2018 with 12 hour painting marathons so turns out you learn quick when you spend that many hours painting in a short time

thanks 😄

and now I've got over 250 minis painted I presume

actually it might be closer to 200

[worldly lichen]

I need to actually sit down and push my creative/artistic side. Normally im only painting for armys and or getting on the table, so need to push the technical side.

My most recent was that magnus head

[brisk vapor]

It's very rewarding tbh, but so is getting a whole army done

[worldly lichen]

OH yeah, like my knights are overall pertty damn MEH looking but the fact they are all done, and based looks really really nice.

LIke i would love to paint a full army to the fullest of my ability, but i also would like to get the army done by the time the end of the world gets here.

[brisk vapor]

I struggle with that constantly

I've put a lot of time into my GSC but haven't even got 1000 points painted

and I try to rush through the chaff

[worldly lichen]

Yeah, i tell you waht, guard taught me a valuable lesson, dont waste time on chaff units lol

I have determined i should not spend more time on the model painting then time its going to see on the the table. lol

[brisk vapor]

ye but I still like to put effort into their heads and faces, but the lack of effort also demotivates me to even start working with them

but now that I got the airbrush last month maybe I'll return to them with a few new tricks up my sleeve

[worldly lichen]

Oh yeah airbrush is amazing, i do a LOT of work with it, and once you learn the tricks you can do some amazing work with it and speed up the process crazy fast. like this was done with an airbrush so you can get colors to pop like crazy.

[brisk vapor]

yeeah I've loved it so far

Mortarion was my first with it

[worldly lichen]

Let me tell you about contrast through an airbrush its amazing

[brisk vapor]

but I only base coated with black with white zenithal and then glazed with contrast paints, rest brush work

oh yeah found out that myself as well with it

[worldly lichen]

its a really good tool to have in your pocket thats for damn sure.

[brisk vapor]

and that blue is amazing

[worldly lichen]

thank you!

[hoary ermine]

it is the reason i bought an airbrush

[white stag]

I'd have expected contrast to be too thick for an airbrush

[sage matrix]

Guys

My nurgling is hungry

[urban harbor]

love it and the dead primarius is a great touch

[hoary ermine]

nice catch

[urban harbor]

gods it really does look like someone spilled grape jelly all other the blade lol

also amazing paint job

[sage matrix]

Lmao thanks I guess

[urban harbor]

the grade jelly bit was an old joke about his sword lol

[sage matrix]

Oh no I got it

😂😂

Working on adding highlights and a bit of gradient for effect