Recent content by Wihtesparrow

They are so frustrating!! It seems like even if the line isn't in a difficult spot, using an xacto knife just makes bumpy ridges and mini files work better but are often too "bulky" to fit in the smaller areas. Anyway...I'm finding mold lines much more frustrating on metal than on plastic. It...

I feel like this is well known because of how simple it is, but I haven't managed to see it posted much anywhere so I figure I'd post it and it might manage to help SOMEone out . . . though I bet most of you have already thought of this. ;) I was sitting there wondering how I could add some...

Even though I'm still in the process of painting (slowly but surely) my first mini. . . I thought I'd like to know what it's like to work with metal minis. So I picked up some of Warmachine's Grundback Gunners!! :) I do have a question though. I know that minis have a residue on them from the...

I just got a few W&N Series 7 brushes in today from dickblick.com and since I'm so new to painting minis, I would like some of you more experienced guys who use these brushes to check their tip quality!! :) The top picture is the No. 2 and the bottom is a No. 0. I have a few concerns (which may...

Hey everybody!! I'm making this thread for one reason: to gain help along the way of painting my first mini. This site has some ridiculously sick painters on it and I can not think of a better way to be refined other than practice and get advice from some of the best (or just generally...

Sometimes I feel like since I'm so new and don't know a lot that all of my questions/threads are going to be considered spam at some point.. ;) Anyway, I went into photoshop with a picture of one of my Stealth Suits trying to come up with a scheme idea and came up with the picture below (the...

Pretty much what the title says. I've seen a few older threads here that deal with this topic, but there are a lot of different answers and none of the OP's really put their goals for their painting when they asked the question (tabletop standard or competitive etc.). For me, I'm not going to...

As the title says, surfing the net I've stumbled upon just a few SWEET looking models that are "realistic" type robotic machines and am looking for anyone who knows where I can find more. Two great examples of the type of stuff I'm looking for would be the hover tank from MIG Productions and...

Hey all!! I just got into miniature modeling/modeling in general about a week ago and am loving it so far!! (purchased a Tau stealth team for my first minis) I don't plan on playing any of the games so I'm really doing this for the aesthetics of the models (I'm a detail oriented person) thus I...