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After looking round ive actualy decided im just going to pick up some Gundam from HLJ :) Probably wont see them for 6-8 weeks as most things are on a lead time.

So far just the one company listed on there E2046. I cant find the things im looking for on there though there are some nice models.

Hi there,

Ive been scouring the internet looking for some kits for classic anime models for Appleseed, Akira, Ghost in the Shell etc. But my search is proving a little fruitless.

Do these...

Yeah after digging around I think im going to get the Iwata Silver Jet compressor. Need to save up now, for spray booth, brushes and compressor. And cleaning stuff and .......

Really nice makes me want to paint mine now too, need to undercoat them first though.

Hi there,

Im still toying with the idea of picking up an airbrush set for undercoating and I saw this airbrush its a good price and brand but with it only being intended for small jobs I wasn't...

Just that really, ive some table top ready minis id like to photograph but whenever I do it turns out like this.
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lol :) Hope you manage to get it sorted :)

Last time I try and be clever then :) here the link to the full video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06poRKFKWL4

you need to go to the 3:30 to 4:00 section or there abouts.

:)

Hope it...

Is it a branded kit or one of the generic ones Brushmarks? Id be interested to know how you get on.

posted this on your other thread, but just incase you miss it,

Id have thought a good model shop would let you open the box to look at the kit before buying just have your ruler to hand so you can...

Id have thought a good model shop would let you open the box to look at the kit before buying just have your ruler to hand so you can measure the width. though 20mm wide at 1/35 seems very wide,...

If they don't revitalise ill have to look at another brand of paint, ive been told the foundry ones are nice, I don't object to GW (almost called them citadel) paints but there a little pricey.

hi all, thanks for the responces. Ive tried the bead thing but I cant shake the bottles that much with my hands the way they are unfortunately. It seems to be just a couple of colours that this...

Does anyone have the Trumpeter Paint Mixer and if so does it fit in the Reaper / Vallejo bottles?

Thanks.

I have the full mask, there sending me a different strap through though as the one I have the top part of it seems to walk up the back of my head. Ill see how it goes. The nice lady I spoke to said...

Cheers for the support Dragonsreach. Working on loosing weight now.

I think it will be a good thing this CPAP but its a matter of getting used to the mask, its something of a pain to get used to

Its a money thing ArmC going to get the mask and booth first, and whilst saving for the brush and compressor use spray cans. Should have it all set up by the end of the year hopefully.

inside? with fumes? you fitted an extraction fan to it?

Ive been looking for some solutions to spraying and I saw this on Amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/Portable-Spray-Booth-Extractor-Fan/dp/B003IJWYFO its available all over and ive even seen it with the...

lol I don't need them to cover my arms, just my shovel like hands

Yeah I think I will go the mask and spray option. At least then I can use the mask to do some cooking to get the money for a good set of compressor and airbrushes :)

Now to find some HUGE gloves...

I think what ill do is start saving some money, would be nice if I knew someone with an airbrush so I could give it a try. Friend is trying to find the one that he used, but from what he was saying...

Undercoating minis has allways been the bane in my life. I suffer from asthma so using spray cans can cause issues. However I did find a solution to this Gesso. Works great on minis shrinks up,...

Had to go with the full face mask as im a mouth breather, as opposed to mouth breeder.

Hi all,

Just thought id drop a quick note to let people who were following my blog/thread on here know that im not in a ditch somewere ive just been quite bad with the depression and haven't had...

Well im currently going through all my paints and sorting them out as best I can, its amazing how much the colours differ from each other.

Once I know the total damage my inactivity has done ill...

I think its just that they haven't been used for quite some time, years is possibly the case. Ill give them one last going over with something to breakup the lumps inside and see if that works, if...

What is it with red paint, when ever I come to use it its unusable. Its settled so much it would probably take a couple of hours work to get it to the point of being usable.

I currently have...

Just got around to opening my second copy of sed wars and the boards are not in a good way :( hope the customer service people are as good as ive heard.

Just going through figures too.

Damn...

For me its what i found to be cheap and worked. The litre of gesso i got will last forever :). But as for more specialised undercoats they cost more.

I do have some white and black vallejo...

Thanks for the pointers, ive just put a second coat on now, when its dry ill upload, but i think it will be fine now.

As with everything Einion the more you pay typicaly the better it is. If this...

That would work :)

Ive updated my blog (finaly) with a pic of the testor.

I think its a matter of i just wasnt brave enough with the amount i slopped on.

freind of mine says Mr Muscle oven cleaner works well.

I couldnt comment though.

Right, ive had very good results in undercoating with black gesso but I am wanting to start painting some more vibrant figures so i thought that white would be a better starting point. Ive tried...

Ive read that there are some incorrect cards in the Von Drakk box, the spawn sites i belive. When will the updated ones be made available?

Thats great, thanks for the info.

And dragonsreach you made me chuckle :)

Think first class will be fine then as im only over the border in yorkshire :)

tata all

Not only is Zombicide Season 2 up but ive allso recieved the payment manager for kingdom death. So do i get the plastic pinups and no zombicde or just what ive paid for and get the resins as i can...

Just about to put an order in to CMON for some bits to be sent to the uk, First Class is $7 Priority is $25. Whats the difference?

Not ordered from you before so any advice would be great.

Well that got bombed out, ends of my fingers are all nasty wounds :( I hates excema :(

So all ive been doing is reading rules and looking mornfully at my figures.

Im still alive but things is...

Well hello :)

Ive not been able to do much in the way of anything this last month due to medical reasons :( But things are looking up and should be back on track by the end of this week at the...

These all look great Trystan, hows the game itself play? you had chance to have a game yet?

Last night put together some 20mm brits for ww2 one sprue cliped glued and put on pennys, when there all put together ill put a piccy up anyway on to todays work, decided to start on the Malfaux...

This is brilliant TrystanGST shame you missed out on the kickstarter. I got the abomonation set with the extra minis and cards for them. It gets even more like hell when 3 trays of walkers are...

I bought two starters a year ago (maybe more actualy) at least youve started painting them. The game does look a lot of fun though.

As for the mini - Looks great but best not show it to some of...

They are from Wyrds Puppet Wars game. They represent little voodoo dolls made by Zorada the Hag that start fighting eachother when she goes out into the swamp. These are the metal figures that came...

Thanks moetle, yeah, that picture really dosnt show how small it is :)

Well ive managed to coplete the mini put my photos still look terrible, no natural light round here at the moment. Anyway have a look and feel free to comment. The base will not be left bare i just...

Cool :) should keep you busy till our stuff arrives :)

Ok here are some slightly better photos.

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l116/count_zero99uk/Puppet%20Wars/PICT0074_zpsbe18165c.jpg...

Ah a photography section - ill go look

Started work on the Puppet Wars figures today, the December Acolyte Puppet.

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l116/count_zero99uk/Puppet%20Wars/pupdecaceip_zpsb31712b3.jpg

Cant seem to get a...

Thanks, though the list is the easy bit. :) Just hoping it gives me some insentive to get them done.

Simply great

Looks scary, i like it.

Thin paints slightly, dont worry about making your minis look like all the others on this site, practice practice practice. Post your work and dont be affraid to try things.

And have fun.

Brushes in jam jar paints in cardboard box sorted by vallejo paint number

Hi all and a happy new year to you. Thanks for the help and support you wonderful people have shown me over the past year even if my output has not been as prolific or as amazing as some i have...

Well thats me happy, managed to get the Dwarves finished before the end of the new year, however my camera then decided to die on me. So one photo.
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Did the sculpter for this do any of the Puppet Wars sculpts for Wryd as there similar in design? Nice models hope it does well.

All great, and that warjack looks amazing :)

Really like the Jedi Diorama.

Well what a long strange year its been my illness has been up and down more often than a rollercoaster and christmas is here with avengance. Ive decided that next year im going to start a new WIP...

Looks good only hope the game is as good as the minis.

One thing that has come from this thread is that we are all different :) and thats great.

Just for more info the Black Gesso that i use is Windsor and Newtons Black Gesso Primer. I use it as is...

Gesso is really good, ive had better results with black than white, but then it was a different companies, so it could have been that. Dont worry about the finish, as it shrinks in drying leaving a...

I posted a message to the contact us and am still waitign for a reply on that, is there any where else i can try and contact someone for confirmation of a few details of the Survey?

~Thanks.

Just hoping there a late access opertunity for this as i cant work out what the heck i want or what comes with what. I know i want the SDE stuff, but other than that im not sure. Ah well, ill find...

Didnt have to pay any extra charges thankfully. Though it did come from USA, i thought we were getting ours despatched from Europe?

Mine arrived today in sunny yorkshire. :)

Completed there faces and beards today, noticed after the photo that i missed a bit of beard, ill get back to that later.

Pleased with how the faces turned out.
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Hi all, right made a start on them. Decided to start with the armour. Let me know what you think.

Remeber these are to game with but im still trying to get better :)

Ive done Gunmetal Grey -...

Great job mate, allways nice to see good paintjobs on these rather than the usual base and edge highlight.

Your OSL is great too, really moody effects, just needs a dark table to lurk on.

I was very keen on this kickstarter at the beggining but i decided to pull my money from it due to financial issues.

Id have loved to have got into it, but i kept working out the extra money on...

Trying to work out what to paint the dwarves. Im really at a blank.

I was thinking just leathers and metals for the shoulders.

But im really not sure, :( Im open to suggestions. These are...

Hey all, ive a bunch of choppers to paint for some Vietnam games that I am planning in the near future. Im just wondering if the Army Green is a reasonable colour as a base for the chopper or is it...

Quick update those glass beads i picked up are working great :)

Dang wasnt you, was someone else quoting Rogue Trader never mind :)

Still looking good though.

Yeah splurging on gunmetal grey and a drybrush of silver dosnt win any prizes but it got them finished, and there good for the game :).

Maybe next time ill spend a little more time, i mean ive...

Looking great cassar, but didnt you say they had Webbed feet? I suppose it could have attrophied of fallen of or something.

Hey all, managed to get the revenants finished :). Really pleased withmyself considering the pressure im under at the moment. Trying to use it as some kind of therapy.

Anyway here you go
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Oh bugger - had a lot typed then clicked the wrong button,

Erm basicaly would look good if it was crafting the First necron on a work bench or something. I seem to recall something in the...

Yeah, those ears make it wonderful.

OK it looks great, really unique.

However and dont let this ditract from what you have done or are doing in anyway as its not meant to. IMO when the description from Rogue Trader was put up i...

Hi all, jsut a quick note to ay ill not be updating things for a while, could be a week or could be some months depending on how long it takes the benefit people to pull there finger out. Please see...

Thanks for the advice Skraaal but i opted for the glass beads and they so far, taps on wood, have been great.

Thanks all for your advice.

Now to sort my brushes.

Hmm i think i may have finaly found something cheap http://www.amazon.co.uk/Glass-Crackle-Beads-4mm-Clear/dp/B007FQNLQC

What do people think?

Damn - my mother who has no knowledge of painting said exactly the same thing RuneBrush.

Ill look on hobbycraft for something then

Think ive found some, just a matter of finding out how big they are.

http://www.wilkinsonplus.com/kitchen-utensils+gadgets/wilko-kitchen-ceramic-baking-beans-700g/invt/0237888/

Thanks all, yeah the house has been uncommonly warm of late. Theres this giant ball of fire in the sky and it seems to want to cook the poor UK. Were meant to be cold :(

Anyway thanks for the...

Whats happend is there is a sludge at the bottom a watery coloured bit in the middle and a white liquid on top.

Its the various paint components settling.

Im sick and tired of paints separating.

I dont know if its that fact i do a bit of painting my depression comes on and then when i go back 3 months later there like were not talking to you now.
...

Still being funny. Dont have to log in everytime now though.

Have a great time when ya get there :)

Saw this myself and thought yay.

Basicaly thats it.

Says Logged in : count_zero99uk welcome, guest!

Is this a bug or am i a bit mental?

Cheers everyone.

Well managed to get some painting done today, admitadly its not a lot, not a lot at all, but its a start. Get the paint flowing as it were.
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Being something of a submarine in the forums popping up now and then I dont know you. But i just wanted to wish you the best and hope you come through this well. Just remeber that your mental...

The quality of the painting on these minis is fantastic. Im really looking forward to getting mine painted at some point.

fixed never mind.

Thanks Kathryn :)

Been a hectic few months, been dealing more with my head, but now ive got a new painting desk :) just need to pick up a new lamp and a new camera now.

Brother borrowed camera...

Went on this mornign to show my mate the latest update and bit were loading and some bits werent. Just trying to find out if its my end or theirs.

If someone can let me know.
Ta.

need to get painting again soon to increase my throughput. Have zombicide to paint then 2xSedition Wars :( ive only ever finished one project oh my :(.

Lol, But to the McVeys \o/ \o/ \o/ well...

Thats just what i thought :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcmNQ6r5t2c

Intro start propper at 1.02

I put in for this the other day also asked if there would be an opertunity to add things after the closing date like there was on Zombicide and the answer was yes so hurrah!!

\o/ \o/ \o/

:)

Yay Chern, :) hopefully ill be able to get in in that 2 weeks after, how do you go about getting in on that?

Just wish we could get free shipping to the UK, i know why we dont, but its the only thing thats holding me back from backing this one.

Ho hum :) more done.

Got the armour finished, looks better than i thought it would. The more i look at the red cloth the happier i am. Anyway heres a piccy.
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The revenants are takeing shape :)

Also did my first red :) i dont think it looks too bad, comments are allways welcome
...

Isnt it september yet :( damn im going back to bed :P

Its going to be a long wait.

What ive seen on the web though they look amazing.

That we can possibly convince someone when we get our questionairres offer fundage for any extra items. I was short on cash and managed to stretch (gettit) to 2 extra figs. From tuesday ill have...

Huddersfield Yorkshire Here :)

Aye :) ill game with anyone :)

Here are 6 more Skeleton Troops from the Dwarf Kings Hold board game, so thats all 12.

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l116/count_zero99uk/next6skellys.jpg

Next are 10 Skeleton Revenants. ...

The flesh looks great, the lighting looks interesting - and i bet will make sence when the scene is complete :). Its a really nice model. Im interested to see what you do with the wings.

Ah well almost finished but thought id get a pic up before the light completely went for the day.

Let me know what you think.
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Ah well had a lucky escape the other day thanks to my good freind. Had got into a rut worrying about how to do the rust so that i wasnt doing anything :( So today ive just made a start on them. Atm...

Hi there, ive a bunch of skeletons to paint up and im trying to get a good swift rust effect on there chain armour.

I thought about natural steel with some kind of red/brown wash over it. But im...

Glass beads would probably be the most non reactive, but its all ok atm :)

As for the jigsaw, :) cracking idea. I was thinking of masking taping the bottles to the whisk :)

I like it :) loverly effect :)

thats amazing :) and rather foul :P

I think this is an amazing miniature and paint job. When i first saw the title i had images of some cartoony model, but the sculpt and your paintjob are fantastic.

Great work.

Well here we are, bone done, cloth tidyed a bit, wood done. The mantic sculpts are soooo nice.

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l116/count_zero99uk/Mantic/Dwarf%20Kings%20Hold/IMG_1323.jpg...

That was the plan Trystan :) Hopefully ill be able to get some painting done tommorow, nasty throat issue today erg :(

Anyway :) take care.

Thanks for the kind words :)

Right having looked at the pics ive noticed i missed bits of cloth. I am the only person who does this? You are there 5 inches from the model and yeah thats all done...

Right got some paint on some miniatures, i know its not a 10 :) but hey my stuff never has been (looks over at his avatar) just wanted to share, they are mantic models from there Dwarf Kings Hold...

Thank you, :)

Im on there web site, what would you recomend :) (sorry to be a pain)

They all seem to be on strings?

Thanks for the tip where can you get the glass beads in the UK? Also coffee stirrers I will see what i can purloin.

But just mixing will sort it then? I had horible thoughts of having to rebuy...

Hi there,

Ive not done any painting for at least 6 months and some of my paints may not have been touched for even longer than that so when i came back to them today to pick out some paints i...

Another quick update since my last post things went well rather poopy :(

Trying to cope with depression has been a long and ongoing project of its own. Im hoping i should have some stuff to post...

This looks good, im wondering if it will be available in the UK.

I got this product and must say its great for the minis and card (mine are unsleved). However his statment that you can put the game tokens in the slot for one of the Kobold Ogres seems a bit...

Ive just had another thought, which way is it stored?

I can see its advantages, but also i can see me dipping it in the wrong paint, painting my face, painting my glasses.

Im sure those with more skill will love it.

Never mind ive mailed soda pop, so we shall see what happens.

Just what it says in the title, is it Cool Mini or Soda Pop we should contact about any issues with components.

Also if you have any contact info that would be great too.

Thanks
Brian.

Christmas came, super dungeon explore arrived :) ive been putting them together, the detail is great, on the plastics, decided to buy Puppet Wars instead of the metal.

Monsters were good to put...

hi just been looking for some information on this game, as i got it for christmas :) anyway ive just finished building up the baddies. Ive now sorted the heroes out and they look like they may need...

Thanks for that Bloodshovel, thats just what im after. Im after the game so i WILL be buying the box. Just moneys tight so i only wanted to get the metal minis that would have been unique.

How is...

Thanks maxx, now the other thing is is there anything available in metal that is not in the box

So the plastics in the box are better than the metals?

Hi all, im getting myself the board game for xmas, however im also thinking of picking up the stand alone minis ive seen as well for this game. Can anyone confirm if they are different to what you...

Very nice, i still think the original looks too small, yours on the other hand looks like it could fit people in it.

What is it with GW and there vehicles? I remeber the original Rhino and i...

Not been up to much myself of late, too much "real" stuff to do, however i am soooo glad i looked in to the forums and saw this.

This is looking really good, i love the spine.

Look forward to...

Just a quick update, got my spacemarines started. The Tactical squad is all basecoated blue and im about to start the proper painting of it now.

All the other SM stuff out of Assault on...

After some digging and emailing i found miniature heroes do them :)

Huzzah.

Take care.

Does anyone know of any stockits in the UK for the Reaper Learn to Paint Kits?

Ive tried on google but with no joy, and from speaking with HMRC today the import duty makes it not worth ordering...

I cant comment on wet blending, but i just wanted to say the mini looks great.

I love the subtle tones you have used :)

Just hope you dont go overboard on the gore. :)

Have a cow in its teeth :P (dont know how possible this is)

Anyway well done for starting on the main event :)

Not had much time to check the forums lately, but this is coming on a storm :) cant wait to see it assembled.

The tower looks great :) just take those silly chicken feet of it :P

Really comming along nicely :)

As a complete aside did you order Kang from CMON, and if so did you have any customs...

Looks good, The purple swords are great :)

What a week :)

Dwarven army is finished

[Pic of badly painted 15mm dwarves that look ok on mass]

so yay.

My 2 boxes of Dwarf Kings Hold have arrived Undead Rising and Green Menace. The...

I like it a lot :)

Hi all im looking for round shouldered resin bases for my malifaux minis.

I know wyrd do them, as well as blackcatbases and kerrandking.

However i am looking for as many options as possible.
...

Ooo pearlescent would be nice. Heck swap out the wings and go for a fairy dragon.

Or if you really want to break down in tears do a crystal dragon. :)

I agree about true metalic not looking...

Looking forward to how this progresses.

Now remember no brushes except 10/0 :-). On a propper note, how do you go about painting something this large? View it as sections, use an airbrush,...

Ok here we go.

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l116/count_zero99uk/HOTT/IMG_1076.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l116/count_zero99uk/HOTT/IMG_1077.jpg...

Here we are almost done. :)

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l116/count_zero99uk/Model%20Shelf/IMG_1074.jpg

Next shot will be them all on there bases :)

Nice plane bases to match the rest...

there allmost all done :) should get them finished today and posted up :)

There not great, but its been fun doing them.

Then 20 15mm dwarves to clean.

The item may have been advertiesed long before actual release with clips enclosed. But any time in the month or so before actual release i didnt notice any mention of the clips being included. All...

Hi all, didnt think id be posting again till monday but whilst tidying some bits away i found these halfpainted dwarves :) (15mm btw)
...

Probably a silly question, but im looking for some finer files that what i have and ive noticed riffler files would these be better than a set of needle files, concidering ive allready got the 3 main...

Cheers Hasdrubal :)

Thanks for your comments nice to hear a non fanatical answer:-D

Thanks for all your comments.

Im in a bit of a funny position at the moment with what i am painting. Im doing 28mm skirmish, such as Malifaux. And my main reason for trying to improve is to do...

Hi all. Ive been posting a couple of my minis that i have done in my WIP and some of the same comments come up. Missed mold lines or a rough finish. It has been suggested that it could be either...

That looks very nice.

Is it possible to get a similar effect without an airbrush do you think?

Yeah :) ive heard that before, i think my speed isnt an issue as in total time take with brush in hand. Its the amount of time taken from starting a mini to getting it finished. :( I loose focus...

Thats a fantastic model/paintjob :) Well done :)

Well his belt is purple now :)

Ive put him on the done pile, will get posted up soon. Im not going back over the mini ill just learn and move on. :)

Ive another martial artist, a ninja style...

Apreciate the comments, so when i put the wash on should i put it "everywhere"? or just in the folds and dips?

Obviously to get in touch with the man again.

Love the colouring, also interested how you found the finecast.

a maze ing.

Your stuff is good :) i likey.

I liked it :) Love the colour, but like BPI says it needs a bit more.

Ok, on this mini i didnt take as much time with it as Narg, and i guess it shows. Im trying to do several things at once. One is to get to an acceptable painting level with doing 28mms the other is...

In an effort to keep momentum going i decided to do a little work on Kado this morning, the Hasslefree Martial Artist. Well the paint-fu was with me and i got the mini finished. Just a matter of a...

Got some movement on Narg :) Just a base to do.

Also Black Rubber/Leather is hard to do ;( just hope the effect works kinda.
...

Thanks BPI, ill go back and do that. In the mean time ive done his boots and hood.

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l116/count_zero99uk/Random%2028s/IMG_1048.jpg
...

This is still looking amazing :) really looking forward to seeing the finished model.

Hmm after seeing these pics im thinking a wash and another hightlight to bring it all together, what do you think?

Decided that in order to move i need to do something.

I seem to have dificulty with keeping a good contrast between the shade and highlight in any of my painting. The just seem to be to similar...

Why is it at times i seem to hit this wall and cant even pick up a brush. I dont know if im overly concerned of it looking crap or something else.

Ah well. See if i can make a start this week.
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Thats a nice piece, i wouldnt even know where to start on something like that :)

Photobucket keeps crashing when i click next :(

What ive seen he looks great :) well done:)

Ok currently looking for advice on the following.

Pale Skin,

Pale Cloth,

Which what to paint - ie light to dark, in then out or whatever.

Reading reading reading the many forum entries.

dont think it could be thinned much more than what i had. The only other thing is maybe the undercoat. I used White gesso and was happy with the results, but im also going to get some white brush...

Thanks again. Im gonna order a small bottle of vallejo matt and see how it goes. Any advice of brush types to use with varnish as ive not used it before, obviously :)

Thanks for the pointers, so its a matter of over emphasising the highlights and shades. Its seems to be a common mistake i do, all my west winds are the same. I suppose im worried about over doing...

Yeah brush on either white or black gesso. Bad chest makes spraying a pain, and i never could get it right.

See if i can get some done on this during the week, but have many things on lately.

Ive started a new project thread http://www.coolminiornot.com/forums/showthread.php?46782-Counts-long-and-winding-thread-of-improvement-and-excess.
This should be a little more varied.

Thanks...

I think ill now start a longer thread with all my stuff in. Of all scales and creeds :)

As I work on somethign ill post it up it may come in half way through its project but thems the breaks. ...

Thanks supervike, would you like a pm with where i got them from

Finaly got a project finished :)

I am tryign to improve my standard of 28mm painting. Ive only done a few before, having mainly been messing with badly painted 20mm and 10mm for the past year or...

Woop the metals are great. I think you just left it outside to rust :)

Fantastic. Yes its creepy and disturbing, and it should be.

You have the colours perfect. I think the entire thing is amazing to behold.

Well done :)

Does it have much of a solvent odor to it?

This looks like its going to be really good, watching with interest.

Take care.
Brian

Ill pick up some vallejo matt at some point and see what thats like, i have there paints and there pretty good :)

Unless anyone else has anymore thoughts.