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[Painting Miniatures] What colour is the best colour to paint your miniatures?
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Not all resin is super expensive forge world stuff. GW used resin for a while for smaller stuff (their trade name was finecast). Other companies still use resin. GW is almost exclusively plastic now because their plastic molding is second to none. The plastic quality is also very high. GW can be accused of a lot of things, but not knowing how to cast incredible plastic is not on that list.
The Star Wars Legion stuff is plastic. It's not as good a plastic as GW's, bit softer, bit more oily. I would definitely wash it with soap and water before priming.
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Which would be better?
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I never fear death or dyin', I only fear never trying.
Would going Leadbelcher to Stormhost look better?
What is the point of being alive if you don't at least try to do something remarkable? ~ Mario Novak
I never fear death or dyin', I only fear never trying.
Maybe? Leadbelcher is darker, but if you based with Leadbelcher, slapped some Nuln Oil on them, and then did a heavy dry brush with stormhost silver, you'd probably get a richer color build up and still have a pretty bright silver.
That looks amazing.
Have you gotten a C&D from Troma yet?
painting ghosts is so easy and fun it feels like cheating.
Aragorn took more time than all 20 ghosts.
Oh man, I didn’t even think of him being the dang toxic avenger. Got another on the sprue, his hammer is getting replaced with a mop for sure.
How did you do those ghosts? They look great!
Thanks! The full method is as follows:
Prime black
Zenithally spray light grey with airbrush
Spray from the top and to pick up raised areas with white.
At this point you will have a white ghost with darker grey and black in recesses.
Wash the mofo nihilakh oxide. Just go nuts.
To make it more interesting shade the recesses/folds in cloaks etc with red or purple or whatever floats your boat.
At this point the model had been significantly darkened and you're worried it doesn't look spooky enough.
Spray from the top with white, very gently, pick out raised surfaces.
Gently drybrush any detail thats still to dark with white. Geeeeently does it.
Alternative process that is way easier and does not use an airbrush and honestly still looks great:
Prime white
Wash nihilakh oxide.
Add other washes of your feeling fancy
Gentle drybrush model white.
Can also be used for holograms
What is the point of being alive if you don't at least try to do something remarkable? ~ Mario Novak
I never fear death or dyin', I only fear never trying.
Respirator.
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Thank you for the advice. Definitely don't want my lungs up for a golden demon award.
What is the point of being alive if you don't at least try to do something remarkable? ~ Mario Novak
I never fear death or dyin', I only fear never trying.
@Norgoth is correct. Tamiya clears are basically tinted gloss varnish. You do not want that getting caught up in your sinuses. Trust me on this I have firsthand experience.
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After i saw Gaslands in here last week i dove in.
What is the point of being alive if you don't at least try to do something remarkable? ~ Mario Novak
I never fear death or dyin', I only fear never trying.
I have this thing: Spray Booth
But without the extension hose. I also use a respirator. But now I'm wondering if I should be venting it out a window? Or if that's enough for my basic priming...Hmm.
I'm also kind of wondering if my airbrush is good enough or not.
What is the point of being alive if you don't at least try to do something remarkable? ~ Mario Novak
I never fear death or dyin', I only fear never trying.
Anyway ...
I was slowed down a bit by not liking my initial choice for how I was going to do "exposed metals", so that lead me to some deep digging, reverse-engineering @Dr_Keenbean's reverse-engineering of Reaper<>GW paints, ordering my best guess, and then actually testing it out. So my recent work has really just been testing my new approach to see that it works. This photo doesn't really do it justice, but I'm stoked with the results~
And the wider scope of progress~
Perhaps I can interest you in my meager selection of pins?
What is the point of being alive if you don't at least try to do something remarkable? ~ Mario Novak
I never fear death or dyin', I only fear never trying.
It's working so far.
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My dude, I'm using a pocket compressor+gun I got for $30. What ever you're using is good enough. I got the spray booth JustTee mentioned for 50-60$ on ebay.
(I should upgrade my compress+airbrush but I need a job, which I don't care to get)
I have the hose vent through a sock, into a trash bag loosely rubber banded around the hose end. Seems to work.
I do not have expertise to justify why an answer is right, but after reading online a bit I guessed and bought this.
3M Dual Cartridge Respirator Assembly 3M 07193, Large https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00079FOK0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_F7JsCbX3R4X7H
What's everyone's favorite (available on prime in NA) airbrush thinner?
Would this work well? Liquitex matte medium?
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Mediums are just paint without pigment so it will still be thick, most likely.
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I use vallejo airhbrush thinner as well. Though soon it will be the first time using it with GW paints. I've seen videos very successfully use airbrush thinner with GW paints and the paints used for Warmachine so I am pretty confident this wont be a nightmare.
Edit: Cross posting from the 40K thread because I am gonna start painting this soon.
Would it be easier to prime these grey or white and then do dry brushing to bring out the bones?
What is the point of being alive if you don't at least try to do something remarkable? ~ Mario Novak
I never fear death or dyin', I only fear never trying.
I can definitely do that. Thank you.
What is the point of being alive if you don't at least try to do something remarkable? ~ Mario Novak
I never fear death or dyin', I only fear never trying.
Gamertag - Khraul
PSN - Razide6
I just went to Lowe's and bought what was available in the woodworking isle. I think something like this. It was about $32~.
(For context, am certified in everything from basic respirators up to SCBA respiration for emergency petrochemical spill rescue)
Gamertag - Khraul
PSN - Razide6
The only paints I have right now are GW paints, some vallejo airbrush paints, vallejo primer, vallejo gloss primer, vallejo gloss varnish, tamiya clear coat, and tamiya panel line accent paint for pin washing and I think that one is enamel paint. At least that is what Google is telling me.
I'm also not airbrushing the tamiya panel line accent.
What is the point of being alive if you don't at least try to do something remarkable? ~ Mario Novak
I never fear death or dyin', I only fear never trying.