I got a bunch of 40k stuff from a seller on ebay he sent along something extra
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A lot of it is dried out or settled. I know just by shaking a few it came back to paint but it needed a lot of mixing or stiring to get back to the color it was. is it worth trying to resuscitate?
Those are foundation paints so they’re gonna naturally be thicker and goopier. Try adding acrylic medium instead of water, and agitator beads. That should fix anything that’s not just a solid rubbery lump.
Those are foundation paints so they’re gonna naturally be thicker and goopier. Try adding acrylic medium instead of water, and agitator beads. That should fix anything that’s not just a solid rubbery lump.
Some of them are kind of a slimy lump
I was using a toothpick to see if I can stir them back up one of them is maybe not going to make it the rest are just in need of a stir
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GnomeTankWhat the what?Portland, OregonRegistered Userregular
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e: Never mind, just read you ARE NOT supposed to thin VSP.
e: Never mind, just read you ARE NOT supposed to thin VSP.
If VSP is vallejo surface primer you definitely can thin it and it dries faster. I used thinner when I primed my two imperial knights and warglaives.
It absolutely isn't required for a good prime though.
I think this might depend on the material that you're priming. In my experience, if it's thinned even slightly it'll have a really hard time adhering to metal.
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ArcticLancerBest served chilled.Registered Userregular
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I feel like a broken record having to say this every time it comes up - VSP can definitely very by the bottle, and the vast majority of the time I have to thin it quite a bit to not immediately clog my airbrush (like, somewhere around 2:1 VSP to airbrush thinner). I've never had anything close to the experience others describe here of being able to throw it straight in and go. It 100% works fine thinned.
Guys painting Space Marine Centurions is the worst
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valhalla13013 Dark Shield Perceives the GodsRegistered Userregular
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I believe it. Which is why after my last game, I've decided to go all Primaris Marines. No more tiny, squatting marines for me.
Besides, Shadowspear looks awesome. And they might not play the best, but I'll rotate other stuff in as they release new models. Like Primaris devs. I can't wait for those.
I can't edit comments on my work pc apparently... Follow up being, bolter drill only works for the hurricane bolters and not the heavy bolters, correct?
I have been painting the Shadespire warbands! this is really giving me my painting mojo back. Got these guys a week ago and I've managed to carve out enough painting time to get Steelheart's Champions done. Garracks Reavers are also 80% of the way there.
Had heaps of fun painting them, and doing the little conversions too. Of course I'd forgotten how good my camera was at finding all the little flaws and bits I've missed and need to touch up, so I guess there's more to be done ... :P
your skin tones are so fucking good, depth with out being muddled, great highlighting...god man so good.
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Bolter drill should work for any bolt type weapon. Bolter discipline only works on rapid fire bolt weapons, like boltguns or bolt rifles.
That's part of the reason why all the new SM weapons popping up are 'bolty bolts of boltiness,' so that they also are included in the bolter drill rules.
I didn't get Maccrag Blue to do my Novamarines fella, but these eight are pretty good to go and the tenth is a Black Shield so he's already fine. I need to work a bit more on the Space Wolves one, I'm not really happy with that, but the rest came out pretty nice.
your skin tones are so fucking good, depth with out being muddled, great highlighting...god man so good.
Thanks man! I really, really enjoy painting skin and I've been having a lot of fun recently and over the last few years playing around with different skin tones. Human faces are really facinating and kinda creepy when you start really looking at what colours they are. On the same note, I finished Garreks Reavers (except Tagors top knot which I juuuust noticed)
The main man! They don't call him Garrek Pristine Beard thats for sure.
Saek gon give it to ya. (It is the Axe)
Krasus the Cursed. Pretty cursed I guess. Cursed to not have his face be in focus for the camera.
Arnulf, the gangs #1 redshirt!
Tagore is also here!
I've also got started on the Farstriders. Loving painting fur cloaks.
I've never tried edge highlighting before, but I wanted to paint something from scratch tonight so I figured what the hell. I assembled one of my Space Marine Heroes from those blind boxes and started doing him up in Dark Angels colors. Finally got to a point where it was time to put some highlights on.
I tell you, while I'm doing it, I fuckin' hate it and I think it looks ugly (because my lines are anything but thin and graceful.) But then I put him on the table and step back a step and damn it. It looks pretty good. Might have to keep practicing this.
Edge highlighting is one of those things that really makes a model pop, even if you do it a bit sloppy (like me)
For whatever reason for me it's what brings everything together, even if I'm not going to paint every little diode and button just getting the edge highlighting done makes me weirdly prideful.
Use whichever part of the brush works better for you.
I didn't want to offer advice if he was already using the side of the brush.
Edge highlighting is easier if you use the side of the brush against the edge you want to highlight since the surface area is greater and it's not as easy to wander as using the tip. This isn't always practical due to the sculpt, but can make these easier as a rule of thumb.
Yeah I used the side of the brush where possible. I'm not actually wild about the fiddly-ness of edge highlighting, and I definitely don't ever want to go to the extremes with it that GW's box art does. But it does look really nice on a few, really prominent surfaces.
I've never tried edge highlighting before, but I wanted to paint something from scratch tonight so I figured what the hell. I assembled one of my Space Marine Heroes from those blind boxes and started doing him up in Dark Angels colors. Finally got to a point where it was time to put some highlights on.
I tell you, while I'm doing it, I fuckin' hate it and I think it looks ugly (because my lines are anything but thin and graceful.) But then I put him on the table and step back a step and damn it. It looks pretty good. Might have to keep practicing this.
I don't necessarily want to run an imperial fists army, but I've been jonesing to paint one. Those blind box marines are a great solution and I might grab one on the way home from work.
I've never tried edge highlighting before, but I wanted to paint something from scratch tonight so I figured what the hell. I assembled one of my Space Marine Heroes from those blind boxes and started doing him up in Dark Angels colors. Finally got to a point where it was time to put some highlights on.
I tell you, while I'm doing it, I fuckin' hate it and I think it looks ugly (because my lines are anything but thin and graceful.) But then I put him on the table and step back a step and damn it. It looks pretty good. Might have to keep practicing this.
I don't necessarily want to run an imperial fists army, but I've been jonesing to paint one. Those blind box marines are a great solution and I might grab one on the way home from work.
It worked great for my purposes, plus they have sculpted bases already which is nice. They have some nice poses, too.
Open it at the store because you might get the rare lieutenant dude and that's not exactly a normal marine for painting purposes xD
I've never tried edge highlighting before, but I wanted to paint something from scratch tonight so I figured what the hell. I assembled one of my Space Marine Heroes from those blind boxes and started doing him up in Dark Angels colors. Finally got to a point where it was time to put some highlights on.
I tell you, while I'm doing it, I fuckin' hate it and I think it looks ugly (because my lines are anything but thin and graceful.) But then I put him on the table and step back a step and damn it. It looks pretty good. Might have to keep practicing this.
I don't necessarily want to run an imperial fists army, but I've been jonesing to paint one. Those blind box marines are a great solution and I might grab one on the way home from work.
It worked great for my purposes, plus they have sculpted bases already which is nice. They have some nice poses, too.
Open it at the store because you might get the rare lieutenant dude and that's not exactly a normal marine for painting purposes xD
Or the even rarer Brother-Captain Thessalius.
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A different, worse colour
I got a new desk for hobby stuff! I can finally stop crowding the corner of my computer desk with painting stuff
And the first project I'm going to finish on it is the kill team I've been dragging my feet on for Adepticon
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I'm assembling some more of my Dark Imperium models, and I swear I've cut myself on these models more than any other I've put together.
My first 40k models were the first edition space hulk ones. I had seen glimpses of Warhammer models through store windows and in a friends copy of white dwarf and begged my parents to buy it when I can across a copy in a discount store.
On getting it home my father sat me down, eager to show me how to handle the craft knife to cut them off the sprue. He a little hesitant having only allowed me to use safety scissors to clip parts for airfix kits previously. He gave a big long speech on the correct way to hold a knife, how to cut, how to protect the surface I’m cutting on.
And then immediately slashed his hand open trying to cut a genestealer off a sprue.
And that’s the story of why my mother would only let me use nail clippers to build models for about five years.
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Paint!
A lot of it is dried out or settled. I know just by shaking a few it came back to paint but it needed a lot of mixing or stiring to get back to the color it was. is it worth trying to resuscitate?
Some of them are kind of a slimy lump
I was using a toothpick to see if I can stir them back up one of them is maybe not going to make it the rest are just in need of a stir
If VSP is vallejo surface primer you definitely can thin it and it dries faster. I used thinner when I primed my two imperial knights and warglaives.
It absolutely isn't required for a good prime though.
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I never fear death or dyin', I only fear never trying.
I think this might depend on the material that you're priming. In my experience, if it's thinned even slightly it'll have a really hard time adhering to metal.
Perhaps I can interest you in my meager selection of pins?
Want to play co-op games? Feel free to hit me up!
Besides, Shadowspear looks awesome. And they might not play the best, but I'll rotate other stuff in as they release new models. Like Primaris devs. I can't wait for those.
I really want to get Centurions because I think they look cool, but they're ridiculously expensive and I hear they're not that great on the table.
I can see how painting them would be a difficult process.
Want to play co-op games? Feel free to hit me up!
Right now they are probably one of the best space marine units. They got an huge points decrease.
Stacking multiple + to hit on crimson fists ones is an incredible amount of firepower with bolterdrill.
If you want to kill hordes of dudes dead then they are your guys.
Are we talking Devastator or Assault centurions?
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PSN - Razide6
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your skin tones are so fucking good, depth with out being muddled, great highlighting...god man so good.
Gonna start painting some of my Deathwatch fellas' chapter shoulder pads, and do some touch up work on them otherwise
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I didn't get Maccrag Blue to do my Novamarines fella, but these eight are pretty good to go and the tenth is a Black Shield so he's already fine. I need to work a bit more on the Space Wolves one, I'm not really happy with that, but the rest came out pretty nice.
Inquisitor77: Rius, you are Sisyphus and melee Wizard is your boulder
Tube: This must be what it felt like to be an Iraqi when Saddam was killed
Bookish Stickers - Mrs. Rius' Etsy shop with bumper stickers and vinyl decals.
The main man! They don't call him Garrek Pristine Beard thats for sure.
Saek gon give it to ya. (It is the Axe)
Krasus the Cursed. Pretty cursed I guess. Cursed to not have his face be in focus for the camera.
Arnulf, the gangs #1 redshirt!
Tagore is also here!
I've also got started on the Farstriders. Loving painting fur cloaks.
Took a masterclass from the Miniature Monthly people a few weeks ago and just recently completed the project I started at that class.
Miniature photography is something I've always struggled with, despite a lot of advice over the years, so this photo is a bit on the rough side.
[edit] Also "Welcome", I suppose. ;P I'm definitely not the introductions guy, as may now be apparent.
Perhaps I can interest you in my meager selection of pins?
I tell you, while I'm doing it, I fuckin' hate it and I think it looks ugly (because my lines are anything but thin and graceful.) But then I put him on the table and step back a step and damn it. It looks pretty good. Might have to keep practicing this.
Inquisitor77: Rius, you are Sisyphus and melee Wizard is your boulder
Tube: This must be what it felt like to be an Iraqi when Saddam was killed
Bookish Stickers - Mrs. Rius' Etsy shop with bumper stickers and vinyl decals.
For whatever reason for me it's what brings everything together, even if I'm not going to paint every little diode and button just getting the edge highlighting done makes me weirdly prideful.
Want to play co-op games? Feel free to hit me up!
For that GW look you would generally do at least 3 edge highlights:
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Switch: SW-0653-8208-4705
I didn't want to offer advice if he was already using the side of the brush.
Edge highlighting is easier if you use the side of the brush against the edge you want to highlight since the surface area is greater and it's not as easy to wander as using the tip. This isn't always practical due to the sculpt, but can make these easier as a rule of thumb.
Inquisitor77: Rius, you are Sisyphus and melee Wizard is your boulder
Tube: This must be what it felt like to be an Iraqi when Saddam was killed
Bookish Stickers - Mrs. Rius' Etsy shop with bumper stickers and vinyl decals.
I don't necessarily want to run an imperial fists army, but I've been jonesing to paint one. Those blind box marines are a great solution and I might grab one on the way home from work.
Gamertag - Khraul
PSN - Razide6
It worked great for my purposes, plus they have sculpted bases already which is nice. They have some nice poses, too.
Open it at the store because you might get the rare lieutenant dude and that's not exactly a normal marine for painting purposes xD
Inquisitor77: Rius, you are Sisyphus and melee Wizard is your boulder
Tube: This must be what it felt like to be an Iraqi when Saddam was killed
Bookish Stickers - Mrs. Rius' Etsy shop with bumper stickers and vinyl decals.
Or the even rarer Brother-Captain Thessalius.
And the first project I'm going to finish on it is the kill team I've been dragging my feet on for Adepticon
No cuts since I got them, and I use the knife pointing towards my fingers.
On getting it home my father sat me down, eager to show me how to handle the craft knife to cut them off the sprue. He a little hesitant having only allowed me to use safety scissors to clip parts for airfix kits previously. He gave a big long speech on the correct way to hold a knife, how to cut, how to protect the surface I’m cutting on.
And then immediately slashed his hand open trying to cut a genestealer off a sprue.
And that’s the story of why my mother would only let me use nail clippers to build models for about five years.