Recent content by kmdl1066

Been a million years since I painted or posted, but was moved to post by stumbling across this: http://www.paintrix-miniatures.com/showstory.php?nav=101 Sean

After nearly two years of not painting anything all my flip top GW paints opened easily, required no more than the normal shaking, and none were dried out. The white is a little thick but still totally useable. So whatever people think of GW paints for painting with, they seem to be pretty...

I\'ve noticed that I consistently vote below the average score on normal space marines. I vote with the average hidden, so I\'m often above or below the average. But I\'ve noticed that I\'m always lower than the average on the (what I consider) table top quality space marines. I haven\'t...

So I think I\'m slowly getting better at photgraphing minis. Compare the photgraph of this mini in this submision to the more recent photograph below: (only painting change is changing the green leaf patern to a copper leaf pattern and toning down the lipstick) While the paint job does not...

GW have a neat little section on getting various rust and corroded metal effects. I particularly like the suggestion of supergluing fine sand to create areas of corrosion. Painting Metal So now my question to the knowledgeable is this: how do you go about pock marking a smooth surface (for...

I\'ve read the articles and thought I had a grasp of the concepts and mechanics, but failed in execution: Any advice? Although I\'ve used pure white for the final highlight, it still looks very flat. It looks like he\'s holding a giant plastic inflatable sword from SprawlMart and not a...

I use PineSol \'cause I feel okay about emptying it down the drain. But it\'s not that great. Is there a better working alternative that won\'t make me feel guilty about pouring industrial toxins down the drain? Sean

My first submission. Kinda, I submitted something ages ago but that was in connection with a question. Also, the first figure I have painted for non-wargaming purposes in about 3 years. Vote on it here. The leaf pattern freehand on the cloak is quite subtle, so I had to up the contrast on...

As there have been a couple of threads involving thining paint, this thread on the Reaper forums is interesting: Recipes for Thinner/paint extender Sean

Yay! I got to paint for the first time since August. (Except for one very quick attempt to paint spray-paint.) I had most of yesterday available so I painted half a dozen Vikings to table-top standard. 30 odd done, about 40 to go, then a bunch of shields, then banners, then basing. All this just...

At this near-mythical point in the future known as \"when I will have time to paint again\", there is likely to be WH40K Orkyness involved. Which means beat-up, rusty, graffiti covered death-traps for vehicles. Beat-up and rusty are no problem, but what is a good way to represent spraypaint? I...

Forget help with painting, I just need to open the damnable pot! After seven months of being in transport & storage, all my screw-top paint pots are, well, screwed. All the new style GW paint pots open fine but my motley collection of testors, older GW paints etc. are stuck fast. I tried using...

I realise that CMON is really about quality painting, not quantity painting, but maybe I can get a few hints from kindly people. Have a look here and leave a comment in this thread or on the picture page. Thanks in advance to any kind soul with some helpful advise. Sean

So I understand blending, layering, and nmm, (can\'t do \'em but I know what are), but what is \"feathering\"? Sean