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( The Salute Chalice: Best of Show Trophy) Well it is the new year and that means not long until Salute 2017! We have made a few changes to the prizes at Salute, there will be a trophy for First place, a Second place and reintroducing a Third place in each numbered category (1 - 12) below...

Hi all, Trying to get my cult in order and love what Yaroslav has done here: http://www.coolminiornot.com/399389 Having trouble getting the mid tones - to my eye it goes from deep purple up through SOMETHING into pinky pastelly white tones - Can anyone help with the mid tones that might look...

Ive not normally moved by the voting system but im quite annoyed as this morning my piece was 9.1 with 95 votes - its now at 8.3 and up to 108 votes? So it would have taken all these cast at arounf 3 to bring it down! Am I missing something? Very annoyed...

Hi guys - bought credits to feature an aution but im still showing as 0 credits? HELP i only have three days of auction left and have paid for the credits this morning! AND my image 370232 is now not showing - still waiting after three days?

Hi guys - getting a bit stumped on my Diorama - its a gothic scene and im trying to look for trees and bits outside to put a tree with roots coming through some stonework. What do people use for realistic and tortured looking trees and roots - also for general building work what is recommended...

Hi :brushlick: So some issue with this range. I do love them and keep coming back to them but..... Has anyone found the following and/or solutions to them? 1. If you go back over them with anything like water the dried ink sometimes crinkles. What's going on there? 2. Is there anyone who knows...

Hi all - Has anyone made use of the new GW nixhili Oxide colour for adding that rusty verdigris to metal? Ive been meaning to have a go at this look for a while but recently made the move to boycott all GW paints so Id rather an alternative if anyone knows in vallejo or other line. Thanks for...

Hi all, So was wondering what other painting comps are around UK shores this coming year other than GD. Need to go more for inspiration! :) Thanks

Hi all, Done some google-fu but cant seem to get a satisfactory answer. Starting my second DA interrogation story scene and really want the option to make my own bits of archaic rock/medieval looking chambers as I was a bit limited by the first one. I saw someone uses a resin block and carves...

Hi all, Some of you will have heard me moaning about old Alan Merret dropping my diorama at the judging table for Finalist Diorama at this years GD 2013 and then shelving it quicly to one side - well at least it was still in tact and here it is in tact thankfully - phew! Feedback and critique...

Hi all - Not able to find anything on this, but having picked up this stuff to make some lens / glass elements, mine dries only to a point where there is some cloudiness at the center of the model. Were talking three days into drying time. I'm suspecting I have a dud bottle. Have tried...

Hi all, Slowly bubbling away with a much colder darker Dark Angel Colour Scheme. Tester mini 1. Let me know what you think to improve it.

Hi all, about to make the plunge into vlm as never been happy with my metals. Quick question, as they are alcohol based, can you still shade them with washes and glazes in Tmm attempts? Just thinking that the water in said glazes might mess up the effect. If so how do people work shades and...

Hi all looking to get a hold of some skeleton bits - ribbed shaped or that size abouts to spice up my new ultra gothica dark angel force. Any retailers or pointers for DIY appreciated. EE

Hi all, So part of my new dark angel design idea with the new models will be to paint their faces in an almost undead fashion. I want them to look alive but have some ambiguity as to the ruinous powers... So i'm having a hard time finding any tips on the colours. I'm thinking some blues or...