Recent content by shakes

I primarily paint with acrylics, but I use a very small amount of oil paint to shade and weather some areas. Can I use dullcoat immediately after painting? Should I wait, and if so, how long? I generally don't seal miniatures after painting as they go directly into my glass case, but I'm...

Having not utilized my old WIP, Shakes's 2011 WIP, in what may be approaching years, I decided to start fresh. I don't have much time to paint, but I'm hoping to do more than I have been in recent years! The goal is to paint and post at least 1 day a week. With this in mind, I cleared all of my...

Hi everyone, I'm trying to choose a new compressor, and I'm stuck between two models. I'm currently using a hardware model with a 1 gallon air tank, but it's much too loud to run inside. The two models I'm stuck between are the Badger Aspire tc 910 and the Iwata Smart Jet. The former is about...

Hi everyone, I had a quick question regarding Oil paints. I've often heard that it is necessary to seal an acrylic painted miniature with varnish before using oil paints for details, washes, weathering, etc. Is this true? I don't think it is, but would like confirmation before skipping the step...

Hey all, I finished a mini a while back and had her on a display base. Much of the work on the display base was done with pigments: rich, earthy, browns and oranges. When I went to seal her I used tamiya matte varnish, it completed de-saturated the colours of the base making it dull and...

Painted this lovely miniature, provided by Gohkm, for the Aussie relief effort. Have to say it turned out to be a bit of a nightmare and I'm not entirely happy with the end result but I learnt a couple of things along the way and tried some fun new things so its not all bad! Tamiya matte...

Hi all, I have a model I've been prepping to paint and I've come to realize that in order to reach all the areas I need to assemble it after painting. Unfortunately it's a resin model and joints really loose so it needs some putty work. I'm wondering what people's opinions on he best way to go...

Hey everyone, I am about to fund the wrath of kings kickstarter and I was hoping to hear what people's thoughts were on the miniatures and system. Are the mini's as awesome as they look? Has anyone seen them in person? How is the detail? Anything that you might compare them to quality wise? What...

Hey everyone, it's been along time since I've posted anything but just yesterday I saw a video on oil painting for miniatures that brought me huge inspiration. Immediately after seeing the video I had to run out and buy some oil paint to see what it was all about. This is the first miniature I...

Air tank longevity (how long can i spray for at "x" pressure with "y" tank) Hey all, Slightly strange question which I think I know the answer to but am hoping someone can confirm for me. If I have two compressors, both with 8 gallon air tanks, but one compressor can put out 60psi and one can...

Hey guys, I have been searching for the last couple of days for a very specific ogre kingdoms image which was featured in a WD around the time of there release. It was in a white dwarf showcasing different styles of ogre painting. The one I am after I seem to remember was described as being...

Hey all, I have a WIP thread with a slightly outdated name and I was wondering if there was anyway that I could change the name of said thread to something more current. Cheers, shakes

Hey, I recently picked up a can of Vallejo acrylic matt varnish for use as dullcoat and to protect my minis in between painting stages. I normally use Tamiya matt varnish which is phenomenal but quite a bit more expensive and I've always heard great things about vallejo so I decided to give it a...

Hey all, last year 'Eavy Metal did a masterclass on the then current games day model, chaos lord with hand weapon and shield. I just spent all evening searching for said article to no avail, I was hoping someone might be able to link it here for me! It used to be in the white dwarf archives but...

Shakes miniature journey (WIP) Hi everyone, haveing not painted or for that matter done anything remotely miniature related in the last 5 or 6 months I decided that as a new years resolution I would begin a new wip thread and find some new projects to work on. As the title states it's close to...