At star wars celebration I picked up basically a gunpla model but of a b-wing fighter and I just put it together and it's cool but it's way too flat. I've never tried panel lining or weathering (I actually have very little model painting experience) but I know I won't be happy till this looks like a rugged blockade buster of a fighter. Does anyone have recommendations for this kind of thing?
At star wars celebration I picked up basically a gunpla model but of a b-wing fighter and I just put it together and it's cool but it's way too flat. I've never tried panel lining or weathering (I actually have very little model painting experience) but I know I won't be happy till this looks like a rugged blockade buster of a fighter. Does anyone have recommendations for this kind of thing?
Build it. Apply any decals and whatnot that come with it. Apply gloss varnish. Make up a solution of dark hued oil paint and mineral spirits to a milky or even watery consistency. Dab it into the panel lines with a small brush. If the gloss went down smoothly and didn’t fill the details, the mix will wick itself along the panel lines doing half the job for you. Dry with a hairdryer on low or just leave it for a few days then use a cotton bud dipped in clean mineral spirits to clean up any overspill.
You can also mix up different colours to add different surface effects like oil spills etc. but remember it’s a space fighter and spends half its life in microgravity where the only acceleration is from its own engine so some of the spills will go “backwards” instead of “down” - keep doing this until you’re satisfied, then give it a coat of Matt varnish over the top to lock everything in place.
Here’s a guy doing this with a model airplane: https://youtu.be/LfsFGZbiDLM
I will say he’s using a fairly generic dark oil look because it’s a vintage historical model. Spaze boyes don’t necessarily use Earthican crude oil, and they do have life support systems which will contain other fluids too., so don’t feel limited to browns. Heck, a little dribble of neon green tucked away near an interesting looking exposed pipe will generate intrigue.
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Very nearly done with these Space Wolves. Just need to gloss varnish, pin wash, and matte varnish. There is a lot of stuff I could still do better on the models but I really just want to get some Space Wolves done and move onto the next ones with the corrections I plan after painting this set of 8.
I still suck at taking pictures of these.
I also grabbed a set of those nylon bristle brushes they have at the LGS I go to. I wasn't able to get a 00 brush but I got 0 and 1 through 6.
Haven't had a chance to use them yet.
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At star wars celebration I picked up basically a gunpla model but of a b-wing fighter and I just put it together and it's cool but it's way too flat. I've never tried panel lining or weathering (I actually have very little model painting experience) but I know I won't be happy till this looks like a rugged blockade buster of a fighter. Does anyone have recommendations for this kind of thing?
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Finished the pin washing. I enjoy watching the paint just flow along these recess areas. I had a few mishaps as well but it comes right off of flat areas because of that gloss varnish.
I kind of like the gloss varnish look on my Space Wolves, something about it is kind of nice. I am still gonna hit them with the matte varnish but part of me doesn't want to.
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That face/skintones on the head are wonderful, I wish I could do that. I always seem to muck it up.
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Glad I didn't stay with the gloss varnish. Just did the matt and it is looking real good. The models are done now. I noticed some slight issues with the transfers but it should be fine.
Gonna take some pictures of the completed models later, I wanna make sure they are good this time.
What is a good option for a display stand? Preferably one that rotates.
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Been doing a ton of painting trying to get ready for a day long narrative event with my club next Saturday. No way everything will be done. But I am trying to at least get big things done that stick out.
1 down 3 to go. I might return to her vines with some sort of semi gloss, the matt really knocked them back.
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Contrast paints pre order June 8th and release June 15th. pretty stoked, I plan on using the black contrast paint on my Tau to cover the cloth between the armor.
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Airbrushing russ grey is not going well just like last time I did it. I'm doing two thin coats but it isn't really going on like I want. Not sure if the air flow improver mix with russ grey is too thin, I might need to use more paint.
I picked up some averland sunset base because the air version was annoying me with brushing painting. It still sucks. Yellow is the worst color.
These new brushes I bought are decent so far, the white nylon is interesting in that I can more easily see where the color is on the brush. I have been making sure to not let the paint go more than about half way up but it seems like the paint is still soaking into the part where the bristles meet the handle. I don't know if it is because I am watering the paint down too much and the pigment is just soaking up higher like a wash or what.
It is frustrating, I want to make sure I'm not ruining brushes.
And again, fuck painting yellow.
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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.
Airbrushing russ grey is not going well just like last time I did it. I'm doing two thin coats but it isn't really going on like I want. Not sure if the air flow improver mix with russ grey is too thin, I might need to use more paint.
I picked up some averland sunset base because the air version was annoying me with brushing painting. It still sucks. Yellow is the worst color.
These new brushes I bought are decent so far, the white nylon is interesting in that I can more easily see where the color is on the brush. I have been making sure to not let the paint go more than about half way up but it seems like the paint is still soaking into the part where the bristles meet the handle. I don't know if it is because I am watering the paint down too much and the pigment is just soaking up higher like a wash or what.
It is frustrating, I want to make sure I'm not ruining brushes.
And again, fuck painting yellow.
The trick to painting yellow is the same as the trick to not cry while peeling onions: Get someone else to do it.
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Airbrushing russ grey is not going well just like last time I did it. I'm doing two thin coats but it isn't really going on like I want. Not sure if the air flow improver mix with russ grey is too thin, I might need to use more paint.
I picked up some averland sunset base because the air version was annoying me with brushing painting. It still sucks. Yellow is the worst color.
These new brushes I bought are decent so far, the white nylon is interesting in that I can more easily see where the color is on the brush. I have been making sure to not let the paint go more than about half way up but it seems like the paint is still soaking into the part where the bristles meet the handle. I don't know if it is because I am watering the paint down too much and the pigment is just soaking up higher like a wash or what.
It is frustrating, I want to make sure I'm not ruining brushes.
And again, fuck painting yellow.
The trick to painting yellow is the same as the trick to not cry while peeling onions: Get someone else to do it.
I wish.
I watched the warhammer tv video and it is stupid how easy they make it look. It dries really fast on the shoulder pad so maybe I am thinning it too much? I'm looking at 3 or 4 coats at minimum right now and it looks bad, the warhammer tv video does it in 2. I feel like there is some nonsense happening.
I did the other shoulder red and I noticed that once again red was getting all the way up the bristles and I was being careful to only get paint about half way up the bristles. I don't know what I'm doing wrong.
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This weekend was apparently for finally getting around to painting all those little (and not so little) scenery piece projects I've been building up for years.
I have been tempted to get the heroic bases by GW but there are specifc ones I want like the tank turret and tree remnants.
But it's the tank turret I kind of want to get for my tyranid [phone autocorrects this to tyrranid?} either for my custom hive tyrant or one of the carnifexs but I can trawl ebay for the parts of a rhino or imperial guard tank to make that art piece in the codex from long ago
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Anyone have recommendations for airbrushes? I feel like my current airbrush is starting to die.
I was hoping to pick up necrotite green at the LGS but they don't have much privateer press paint.
Also been trying to find a really bring orange and blue. I gotta get some real solid glow effects for multiple colors.
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What is the point of being alive if you don't at least try to do something remarkable? ~ Mario Novak
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I've got a Paasche Talon that I really like. The whole kit feels robust and well put together, it rarely clogs and gives a nice smooth coat.
The only con I've found with it is the nose cap has three fins instead of a solid cone, so it's a bit troublesome to get backflow through it when I'm cleaning it.
I mostly use it to prime / lay down basecoats and it has been a champ in that role
That is what I want to do if I get an airbrush to prime and larger items basecoats just the lack of time and other things prevented me form really looking into it
It has worked really well but the airbrush is giving me trouble now. I was having issues running russy grey through. It kept either not putting anything paint through or barely any paint. I cleaned it, checked for clogs, and made sure the tip was fine and everything checked out so I'm not sure what was causing the issue. I put a good amount of air flow improver with the russ grey so it shouldn't have been too thick.
I will take a look at the airbrushes posted, should probably have gotten a new airbrush anyway with how often I use it right now for basing.
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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.
How does the airbrush do with thinned thicker paints like privateer P3 or citadel paints and how is the break down for cleaning, pretty easy?
I haven't used any privateer paints before... citadel paints are easy though. There are a few videos I've seen that give you an idea of how thin the paint needs to be. Just start with some vallejo thinner, add paint then add either more paint or more thinner until you have the right consistency and then spray. I've used vallejo airpaints and primers straight from the bottle as well with no problem.
Breakdown is pretty straightforward... the back of the gun unscrews, then a retention screw comes off, then all the guts of the airbrush can be removed and cleaned. I usually clean the nosecap/needle every time I use it and I'll strip and clean the entire gun if I've done a large priming session. Takes like 10 minutes to clean pretty thoroughly.
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Build it. Apply any decals and whatnot that come with it. Apply gloss varnish. Make up a solution of dark hued oil paint and mineral spirits to a milky or even watery consistency. Dab it into the panel lines with a small brush. If the gloss went down smoothly and didn’t fill the details, the mix will wick itself along the panel lines doing half the job for you. Dry with a hairdryer on low or just leave it for a few days then use a cotton bud dipped in clean mineral spirits to clean up any overspill.
You can also mix up different colours to add different surface effects like oil spills etc. but remember it’s a space fighter and spends half its life in microgravity where the only acceleration is from its own engine so some of the spills will go “backwards” instead of “down” - keep doing this until you’re satisfied, then give it a coat of Matt varnish over the top to lock everything in place.
Here’s a guy doing this with a model airplane:
https://youtu.be/LfsFGZbiDLM
I will say he’s using a fairly generic dark oil look because it’s a vintage historical model. Spaze boyes don’t necessarily use Earthican crude oil, and they do have life support systems which will contain other fluids too., so don’t feel limited to browns. Heck, a little dribble of neon green tucked away near an interesting looking exposed pipe will generate intrigue.
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I still suck at taking pictures of these.
I also grabbed a set of those nylon bristle brushes they have at the LGS I go to. I wasn't able to get a 00 brush but I got 0 and 1 through 6.
Haven't had a chance to use them yet.
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.
There's a SE plamo thread that's totally rad.
That seems like it would be a lot more trouble for a much worse result.
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I kind of like the gloss varnish look on my Space Wolves, something about it is kind of nice. I am still gonna hit them with the matte varnish but part of me doesn't want to.
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.
Gonna take some pictures of the completed models later, I wanna make sure they are good this time.
What is a good option for a display stand? Preferably one that rotates.
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.
Thanks. I always feel like my faces come out wrong. I try to do what the experts say and it just looks wrong on my models.
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1 down 3 to go. I might return to her vines with some sort of semi gloss, the matt really knocked them back.
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.
Shapeways. Feom Pop Goes the M9nkey, actually. I must have bought $50 worth of shoulder pads.
So did half the people who worked on it!
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I picked up some averland sunset base because the air version was annoying me with brushing painting. It still sucks. Yellow is the worst color.
These new brushes I bought are decent so far, the white nylon is interesting in that I can more easily see where the color is on the brush. I have been making sure to not let the paint go more than about half way up but it seems like the paint is still soaking into the part where the bristles meet the handle. I don't know if it is because I am watering the paint down too much and the pigment is just soaking up higher like a wash or what.
It is frustrating, I want to make sure I'm not ruining brushes.
And again, fuck painting yellow.
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.
The trick to painting yellow is the same as the trick to not cry while peeling onions: Get someone else to do it.
I wish.
I watched the warhammer tv video and it is stupid how easy they make it look. It dries really fast on the shoulder pad so maybe I am thinning it too much? I'm looking at 3 or 4 coats at minimum right now and it looks bad, the warhammer tv video does it in 2. I feel like there is some nonsense happening.
I did the other shoulder red and I noticed that once again red was getting all the way up the bristles and I was being careful to only get paint about half way up the bristles. I don't know what I'm doing wrong.
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.
But it's the tank turret I kind of want to get for my tyranid [phone autocorrects this to tyrranid?} either for my custom hive tyrant or one of the carnifexs but I can trawl ebay for the parts of a rhino or imperial guard tank to make that art piece in the codex from long ago
I was hoping to pick up necrotite green at the LGS but they don't have much privateer press paint.
Also been trying to find a really bring orange and blue. I gotta get some real solid glow effects for multiple colors.
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.
The only con I've found with it is the nose cap has three fins instead of a solid cone, so it's a bit troublesome to get backflow through it when I'm cleaning it.
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Though I got it on either ebay or amazon for quite a bit less than that.
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What would be a good compressor for it?
I mostly use it to prime / lay down basecoats and it has been a champ in that role
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That is what I want to do if I get an airbrush to prime and larger items basecoats just the lack of time and other things prevented me form really looking into it
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Airbrushing primer and base coats takes like 30% out of the work of doing the paint job. So worth it.
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It has worked really well but the airbrush is giving me trouble now. I was having issues running russy grey through. It kept either not putting anything paint through or barely any paint. I cleaned it, checked for clogs, and made sure the tip was fine and everything checked out so I'm not sure what was causing the issue. I put a good amount of air flow improver with the russ grey so it shouldn't have been too thick.
I will take a look at the airbrushes posted, should probably have gotten a new airbrush anyway with how often I use it right now for basing.
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.
Honestly, my compressor is a piece of junk that I need to upgrade
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How does the airbrush do with thinned thicker paints like privateer P3 or citadel paints and how is the break down for cleaning, pretty easy?
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 haven't used any privateer paints before... citadel paints are easy though. There are a few videos I've seen that give you an idea of how thin the paint needs to be. Just start with some vallejo thinner, add paint then add either more paint or more thinner until you have the right consistency and then spray. I've used vallejo airpaints and primers straight from the bottle as well with no problem.
Breakdown is pretty straightforward... the back of the gun unscrews, then a retention screw comes off, then all the guts of the airbrush can be removed and cleaned. I usually clean the nosecap/needle every time I use it and I'll strip and clean the entire gun if I've done a large priming session. Takes like 10 minutes to clean pretty thoroughly.
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PSN - Razide6
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