Dr_KeenbeanDumb as a buttPlanet Express ShipRegistered Userregular
At some point I found files to print the parts for a 28mm scale Imperator. Sadly, I don't know if you can print the airplane hangar needed to house it.
It's not a 40k diorama, so I think it works pretty well. The design language of the contemptor just works really well for this kinda manga/anime alternate history walker.
So I finished all the Leviathan marines but it is wayyyyy to humid out to varnish them, which I need to do to finish off the 'ardcoat over the decals. No idea when it'll drop enough for me to do it.
Guess it is on to the nids.
How do you paint so fast?! Seriously, post a video of how you work on a model, I want to learn your techniques. I've been slowly working through the same Deathwatch squad for weeks!
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So I finished all the Leviathan marines but it is wayyyyy to humid out to varnish them, which I need to do to finish off the 'ardcoat over the decals. No idea when it'll drop enough for me to do it.
Guess it is on to the nids.
How do you paint so fast?! Seriously, post a video of how you work on a model, I want to learn your techniques. I've been slowly working through the same Deathwatch squad for weeks!
I mean, it is summer vacation right now. I don't have a lot of other stuff to do.
I'm actually back in school after working for 20 years, pursuing an EE degree. I thought I'd have so much time to work on Warhammer compared to my last job, but I've got almost no time whatsoever. I'm even taking summer school, partly to maximize my income on the GI bill and partly to minimize the time I'm spending in school. I'd like to be on some kind of schedule where I could put an hour or two into painting each night, but I've found that I'm perpetually behind with all my classes. Summer is in some ways worse because the classes are condensed to 1/2 their length, but I have to study more than twice as hard since there's not as much time to review or build on previous concepts.
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Librarian's ghostLibrarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSporkRegistered Userregular
What is a good third spot color if I go with Nids with black skin and orangish/yellow bone/armor? Electric blue? This would be like eyes and maybe those open muscle parts on the arms.
Librarian's ghostLibrarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSporkRegistered Userregular
edited July 2023
Current Test Models. Be aware, these are very rough. My goal is to get stuff that is table top quality without spending a ton of time on them. As cool as doing those edge highlighting and little streaks on the armor pieces look, I'd like to actually finish these before I die.
This is three colors. All Contrast or Speed Paints.
I think I like the pink as a spot color also makes them slightly less Reverse Imperial Fist. Weapons will be reverse colors from bodies. Opinions?
Also what color should the teeth be? White feels wrong? Same with the yellow or pink. Gunmetal?
You might like Mechanicus Standard Grey with a glossy Nuln Oil or Agrax Earthshade. That's how I did the grey flex-cables and maggots on this plague marine.
You could try any speedpaint mixed with a little glossy varnish I think, but the classic Nuln Oil gloss should work pretty well IMO (if you have any, it's been discontinued).
Teeth should be teeth colored, they read weird otherwise imo
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edited July 2023
Xenomorph teeth are glass. Could paint them silver.
Update: hit the teeth with stormhost silver. Will put some nuln oil over. Already like it. Also hit the black with a very light drybrush of dawnstone to bring up the contrast a smidge. Not touching the yellow. Think it looks good as is.
Update 2: instead of Grim Black speed paint for the black I tried Occultist Cloak. I like it much better. It actually looks like the others with the Dawnstone highlight! It is a bit thinner in pigment than Black Templar contrast.
Librarian's ghostLibrarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSporkRegistered Userregular
While doing some research I realized that I accidentally stumbled into painting Hive Fleet Jormungandr. All I’m missing are the claws and blades needing to be red.
-Loki-Don't pee in my mouth and tell me it's raining.Registered Userregular
Back in 2nd edition, my brother always gave me shit for not painting my Tyranids, so one day I was home sick from school and I painted my Hive Tyrant. I decided on painting the skin all dark purple and the armour plates all bone coloured.
Pretty big departure from the rainbow scheme 2nd edtion Tyranids were painted in.
Imagine my surprise when 3rd edition rolls around and hey, the studio thought my idea was pretty good.
Got my 3d printer today. Feeling like I didn't really think it out well. The only places I could use it are in my garage(too dusty) or my backyard. But I'd need an enclosure and probably a heater for outdoors. And then I need a cleaning station?
Luckily, people online seem helpful, and I can afford the things I neglected. In the meanwhile, I should brush up on my modeling, it's been over a decade lol
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That's the reason I don't have an airbrush. Everyone tells me to get one, but there's 2 places I can use it. My garage (too hot in summer, too cold in winter, too dusty to keep it set up in there), or my office, but the only place I have space for it is my computer desk and that's absolutely not happening.
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That's the reason I don't have an airbrush. Everyone tells me to get one, but there's 2 places I can use it. My garage (too hot in summer, too cold in winter, too dusty to keep it set up in there), or my office, but the only place I have space for it is my computer desk and that's absolutely not happening.
How hot is too hot in the summer? As long as its under 90f I find mine runs just fine. On the really hot days here I just wait till dark when it cools down a bit, or first thing in the morning before it warms up.
That's the reason I don't have an airbrush. Everyone tells me to get one, but there's 2 places I can use it. My garage (too hot in summer, too cold in winter, too dusty to keep it set up in there), or my office, but the only place I have space for it is my computer desk and that's absolutely not happening.
How hot is too hot in the summer? As long as its under 90f I find mine runs just fine. On the really hot days here I just wait till dark when it cools down a bit, or first thing in the morning before it warms up.
We regularly hit 40c these days in summer (104f). That's outside the garage. Inside it's worse.
With all of the humidity. Just, all of it.
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I know priming gets weird where I'm at. It currently hits 115 degrees or more everyday in summer though it is a dry heat so no worrying about humidity at least.
My airbrush has been a life saver with priming during the really hot times.
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edited July 2023
I don't paint many minatures so I'm fine with brush painting, even priming. If I find I'm painting a bunch of miniatures the same colour I'll just go find an Army Painter colour primer that's roughly the colour I want.
About a decade ago, friend of mine finished up his Eldar army, and decided to spray varnish in too hot a temperature.
The spray partly dried in mid air, and it basically looked like he'd used that spray Christmas snow stuff.
Having spent literally a week of free time painting those miniatures, he was quite unimpressed. To the point he angrily threw down the spray can in disgust.
Onto the edge of a concrete driveway. Which ruptured the can, and sent it spiralling through a glass window, and into his house, where the quarter full can promptly emptied.
His girlfriend (now wife) was even less impressed when she got home.
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About a decade ago, friend of mine finished up his Eldar army, and decided to spray varnish in too hot a temperature.
The spray partly dried in mid air, and it basically looked like he'd used that spray Christmas snow stuff.
Having spent literally a week of free time painting those miniatures, he was quite unimpressed. To the point he angrily threw down the spray can in disgust.
Onto the edge of a concrete driveway. Which ruptured the can, and sent it spiralling through a glass window, and into his house, where the quarter full can promptly emptied.
His girlfriend (now wife) was even less impressed when she got home.
At least his room was proofed against chipping, I guess?
Personally, ever since I switched to airbrushed lacquer-based varnish, I've never looked back. Goes on super smooth, super thin and is the most durable option. What's not to like?
Oh yeah, the smell... usually. The one I'm using smells really nice actually!
About a decade ago, friend of mine finished up his Eldar army, and decided to spray varnish in too hot a temperature.
The spray partly dried in mid air, and it basically looked like he'd used that spray Christmas snow stuff.
Having spent literally a week of free time painting those miniatures, he was quite unimpressed. To the point he angrily threw down the spray can in disgust.
Onto the edge of a concrete driveway. Which ruptured the can, and sent it spiralling through a glass window, and into his house, where the quarter full can promptly emptied.
His girlfriend (now wife) was even less impressed when she got home.
They do say that having a hobby can be quite relaxing.
About a decade ago, friend of mine finished up his Eldar army, and decided to spray varnish in too hot a temperature.
The spray partly dried in mid air, and it basically looked like he'd used that spray Christmas snow stuff.
Having spent literally a week of free time painting those miniatures, he was quite unimpressed. To the point he angrily threw down the spray can in disgust.
Onto the edge of a concrete driveway. Which ruptured the can, and sent it spiralling through a glass window, and into his house, where the quarter full can promptly emptied.
His girlfriend (now wife) was even less impressed when she got home.
That's some 80's slapstick comedy level bad luck right there.
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Librarian's ghostLibrarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSporkRegistered Userregular
When the frosting happened to me I found out that brushing olive oil over the models will fix them.
Getting all the oil off afterward was a bit annoying.
When the frosting happened to me I found out that brushing olive oil over the models will fix them.
Getting all the oil off afterward was a bit annoying.
But heart healthy!
EDIT: Also you can use gloss varnish to kill frosting then got back over with matte. But it sounds like this was paint drying in the air and leaving a coarse texture which can't really be fixed without stripping.
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Been reading the Siege of Terra books. They're not great so far. Saturnine was the best so far. Lots of warp shenanigans generally, which makes sense and all, but means that you can read a few chapters about characters trying to achieve/prevent X and then it's just warp shenanigans for the victory. Not super compelling and really makes it feel like everything is happening based on the whims of the authors as opposed to the actions of the characters.
Shut up, Mr. Burton! You were not brought upon this world to get it!
I am most disappointed that while I am technically allowed to give my intercessor seargent two power weapons (for maximum model coolness) he's only allowed to use one of them to fight with
Oh man, tiny Leviathans... be still my beating heart.
I'm guessing a lot of GW executives are very carefully watching the UPS negotiations. Their warehousing and shipping is completely fucked right now as it is, and launching a brand new product in the same month as your primary shipping partner deciding to strike seems like a recipe for disaster.
Oh man, tiny Leviathans... be still my beating heart.
I'm guessing a lot of GW executives are very carefully watching the UPS negotiations. Their warehousing and shipping is completely fucked right now as it is, and launching a brand new product in the same month as your primary shipping partner deciding to strike seems like a recipe for disaster.
I work for a 3PL and spent the better part of a year trying to break the door down because I knew how fucked their shipping situation is. Could never get anyone on the phone.
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So the games on the weekend are 1k points. I haven’t done a 1k game in ages, and it’s hard squeezing fun stuff in there on to of objective grabbers. Also I’m trying to use all the stuff I’ve painted which limits me a bit more. Currently looking at:
Pretty simple plan. Ferry the Aberrants in the Rockgrinder to the toughest nut on the table. Purestrains and Patriarch hang in cover to brutally counter charge something. Neophytes go grab objectives and sit, Acolytes deep strike to try to take down any backfield enemy objective sitters. Ridgerunner zips around blowing stuff up.
Kelermorph is there to blunt an attack somewhere, just appear and start blasting. Prowling Agitant helps it stay outside of enemies 12” required range to engage him until I want to engage.
So the games on the weekend are 1k points. I haven’t done a 1k game in ages, and it’s hard squeezing fun stuff in there on to of objective grabbers. Also I’m trying to use all the stuff I’ve painted which limits me a bit more. Currently looking at:
Pretty simple plan. Ferry the Aberrants in the Rockgrinder to the toughest nut on the table. Purestrains and Patriarch hang in cover to brutally counter charge something. Neophytes go grab objectives and sit, Acolytes deep strike to try to take down any backfield enemy objective sitters. Ridgerunner zips around blowing stuff up.
Kelermorph is there to blunt an attack somewhere, just appear and start blasting. Prowling Agitant helps it stay outside of enemies 12” required range to engage him until I want to engage.
Looks decent. If you have the primus and nexos find a way to get them in. They are amazing. Especially if those acos got demo charges.
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I have both. But I’m struggling to see what I could drop to get them in.
It would either be the Rockgrinder, without which my Aberrants are legging it which I don’t want, or the Purestrains, which I’ve spent a long time painting and want to field.
Or the Ridgerunner, but that has the same reason as the Purestrains. I spent ages painting that thing.
I think I’ll just have to live with the list and accept I won’t get all the toys I want in at 1k.
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A neat idea but I think he needed to look more into the lore of a dread
How do you paint so fast?! Seriously, post a video of how you work on a model, I want to learn your techniques. I've been slowly working through the same Deathwatch squad for weeks!
I mean, it is summer vacation right now. I don't have a lot of other stuff to do.
Also lots of contrast paints.
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You might find some inspiration from these that I found on Reddit earlier today:https://www.reddit.com/r/Warhammer40k/comments/153hhbi/im_torn_on_my_tyranid_scheme_what_do_you_think/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3
This is three colors. All Contrast or Speed Paints.
I think I like the pink as a spot color also makes them slightly less Reverse Imperial Fist. Weapons will be reverse colors from bodies. Opinions?
Also what color should the teeth be? White feels wrong? Same with the yellow or pink. Gunmetal?
You could try any speedpaint mixed with a little glossy varnish I think, but the classic Nuln Oil gloss should work pretty well IMO (if you have any, it's been discontinued).
Update: hit the teeth with stormhost silver. Will put some nuln oil over. Already like it. Also hit the black with a very light drybrush of dawnstone to bring up the contrast a smidge. Not touching the yellow. Think it looks good as is.
Update 2: instead of Grim Black speed paint for the black I tried Occultist Cloak. I like it much better. It actually looks like the others with the Dawnstone highlight! It is a bit thinner in pigment than Black Templar contrast.
Should I just do that instead?
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Pretty big departure from the rainbow scheme 2nd edtion Tyranids were painted in.
Imagine my surprise when 3rd edition rolls around and hey, the studio thought my idea was pretty good.
Luckily, people online seem helpful, and I can afford the things I neglected. In the meanwhile, I should brush up on my modeling, it's been over a decade lol
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How hot is too hot in the summer? As long as its under 90f I find mine runs just fine. On the really hot days here I just wait till dark when it cools down a bit, or first thing in the morning before it warms up.
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We regularly hit 40c these days in summer (104f). That's outside the garage. Inside it's worse.
With all of the humidity. Just, all of it.
My airbrush has been a life saver with priming during the really hot times.
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 spray partly dried in mid air, and it basically looked like he'd used that spray Christmas snow stuff.
Having spent literally a week of free time painting those miniatures, he was quite unimpressed. To the point he angrily threw down the spray can in disgust.
Onto the edge of a concrete driveway. Which ruptured the can, and sent it spiralling through a glass window, and into his house, where the quarter full can promptly emptied.
His girlfriend (now wife) was even less impressed when she got home.
Goddamn. That is brutal.
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Personally, ever since I switched to airbrushed lacquer-based varnish, I've never looked back. Goes on super smooth, super thin and is the most durable option. What's not to like?
Oh yeah, the smell... usually. The one I'm using smells really nice actually!
They do say that having a hobby can be quite relaxing.
That's some 80's slapstick comedy level bad luck right there.
Getting all the oil off afterward was a bit annoying.
But heart healthy!
EDIT: Also you can use gloss varnish to kill frosting then got back over with matte. But it sounds like this was paint drying in the air and leaving a coarse texture which can't really be fixed without stripping.
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Maybe an all Dreadnought detachment is less oppressive in Epic?
I'm guessing a lot of GW executives are very carefully watching the UPS negotiations. Their warehousing and shipping is completely fucked right now as it is, and launching a brand new product in the same month as your primary shipping partner deciding to strike seems like a recipe for disaster.
Get more your Warhammer for more money!
I work for a 3PL and spent the better part of a year trying to break the door down because I knew how fucked their shipping situation is. Could never get anyone on the phone.
Kelermorph with Prowling Agitant
10x Neophytes
10x Neophytes
10x Acolytes
5x Aberrants
5x Purestrains
Achilles Ridgerunner
Goliath Rockgrinder
Pretty simple plan. Ferry the Aberrants in the Rockgrinder to the toughest nut on the table. Purestrains and Patriarch hang in cover to brutally counter charge something. Neophytes go grab objectives and sit, Acolytes deep strike to try to take down any backfield enemy objective sitters. Ridgerunner zips around blowing stuff up.
Kelermorph is there to blunt an attack somewhere, just appear and start blasting. Prowling Agitant helps it stay outside of enemies 12” required range to engage him until I want to engage.
Looks decent. If you have the primus and nexos find a way to get them in. They are amazing. Especially if those acos got demo charges.
It would either be the Rockgrinder, without which my Aberrants are legging it which I don’t want, or the Purestrains, which I’ve spent a long time painting and want to field.
Or the Ridgerunner, but that has the same reason as the Purestrains. I spent ages painting that thing.
I think I’ll just have to live with the list and accept I won’t get all the toys I want in at 1k.