Beginner's Jitters
#1
Postad 06 mars 2012 - 01:45
#2
Postad 06 mars 2012 - 01:47
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Oh sanctuary...THAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT Rp
#3
Postad 06 mars 2012 - 03:34
Are multiple coats of paint a good idea or a waste?
#4
Postad 06 mars 2012 - 03:40
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#5
Postad 07 mars 2012 - 01:00
For details such as armor creases, facials, etc. what tool do you recomend? I've thought about using either a very fine brush, a toothpick, or a needle.
#6
Postad 07 mars 2012 - 01:25
Awesome ends with me.
#7
Postad 07 mars 2012 - 05:35
#8
Postad 07 mars 2012 - 09:19
And yes the spray gun is a accurate tool so you can do it on a desk with a sheet of newspaper.
Last tip, lol, if you have a lot of rank and file to do and want speed them up, undercoating and the first spray layer while the pieces are on the spure can save you paint too.
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#9
Postad 08 mars 2012 - 01:07
#10
Postad 08 mars 2012 - 01:55
Just happen to have some Chaos bikers who need to be painted as Space Wolves 13th Company to practice on Results will be posted in the Showcase Forum
#11
Postad 08 mars 2012 - 04:16
#12
Postad 08 mars 2012 - 03:55
Took a look around my local hobby shop yesterday. A box of five plastic Ultramarines was $50! Gag! They were more expensive than a box of metal Black Templars I found right next to them, which was still $40+!
There's another shop in town I want to check out before I toss money around, but I did buy the Space Wolves Codex. Fenris sounds like a sucky place to live.
#13
Postad 08 mars 2012 - 04:01
#14
Postad 08 mars 2012 - 04:12
Oh sanctuary...THAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT Rp
#15
Postad 08 mars 2012 - 10:07
I didn't realise they came connected to a frame. I guess it makes sense, most models do.
Took a look around my local hobby shop yesterday. A box of five plastic Ultramarines was $50! Gag! They were more expensive than a box of metal Black Templars I found right next to them, which was still $40+!
There's another shop in town I want to check out before I toss money around, but I did buy the Space Wolves Codex. Fenris sounds like a sucky place to live.
Check out TheWarStore.com(click). They sell everything with a 25% off discount and a flat $8 shipping. Due to GW's no online selling they have to take your GW orders over the phone. Also check out their 40K Bits Section(click) for great deals on just the models/arms/weapons/heads.
#16
Postad 13 mars 2012 - 12:24
#17
Postad 20 mars 2012 - 11:03
From The Warp (A Painting And Modeling Blog) I've included a link to their archives which covers an absolutely awesome amount of material on painting and modeling.
http://fromthewarp.b...p/archives.html
I can also solidly recommend How to Paint Space Marines
http://www.games-wor...dId=prod1130256
Along with How to Paint Citadel Miniatures
http://www.games-wor...dId=prod1290009
The best recommendation I can make is don't paint too thick, don't be afraid to make mistakes ... and use an appropriate primer.
#18
Postad 21 mars 2012 - 10:31
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#19
Postad 21 mars 2012 - 11:18
Get some pva glue (standard white glue) and an old paintbrush and some basing sand (regular sand works well but it should be clean)
Cover the base in glue and then dip the base in the sand so that the mini is standing in sand to the ankles.
Let the base dry, you can then put a couple thinned layers of glue over it and basecoat and paint the sand. (or you could leave it be ...)
Painting Citadel Miniatures talks about that process pretty nicely. (See above post.). There are done nice articles on basing on the FTW blog i linked to above.
I like acrylic media with pumice gel (ie pulverized volcanic pumice) (google it) as it tends to work really well for giving a "sand effect" without needing to deal with sand. I spackle it on with a Popsicle stick and let it dry. It seems to have less of a tendency to flake off like regular sand does.
#20
Postad 26 mars 2012 - 05:25