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looks like somebody is still painting ;)

skin-cloth looks good, I only dislike the face, but that's a personal problem of mine with mini faces painted in the historical style (full on light from...

didn't have that.
Maybe this year's summer heat killed it. I'd avoid using it, but if you are brave enough try it out on a piece of sprue or other scrap that does not matter.

if you mean the forums: yes, there is.
If the gallery then it's hard as anything below display standard is overwhelmed by the better works.

Also are you looking for critique on how to improve? If...

Vincent's painting is great (I don't know Lyla, just watched a video, wasn't that great imo), but this is where different styles and even different countries come from (I think both Vince and Lyla...

I'll try going through your post. Not only the questions but the first part:

- using thinner/flow improver is not the best for thinning as it messes with the surface tension making things flow in...

Looks good.

For the wings (and to some extent even the skin): you could add some reddish middletones. So the Transition goes from dark purple to the reddish tone to the light purple grey.
I'm not...

I think before we can really give tips we'd need 3 things:

1. bigger pictures. They are simply too small to see what the problem is
2. what do you use to shade? (paint type, color)
3. how do you...

they are not bad, but I learned (both workshops and usage through the years) how to use the usual one, so I wouldn't want to have one and would use a HnS or Iwata in the future too.

depends on what you want and how legal you want.

some legal (+ all gohkm suggested):
- nocturnamodels (large fantasy mostly)
- Fer miniatures (mostly historical, some fantasy, some scifi)
-...

Getting the full refund is unlikely. That 17.5% is what Amazon and KS take when the campaign ends.

As to why they can't ship product? no idea, they should have enough in stock to be able to...

you can. When I tried to do it (with another brand) they took a bit longer to dry, so take 10-20 min break.
They may not be that good for detail though, the end of these pens are usually pretty...

from left to right (all reaper minis):
- Sir Malcolm, Crusaders Sergeant
- Sir Broderick, Crusaders Captain
- Duke Gerard, Crusaders Warlord
- Sir Conlan, Crusaders Sergeant
- Finari,...

mostly.

I for example am wasting my free time on nintendo switch instead of painting. It also doesn't help, that there are 3 thing that doesn't help in it:
- no competitions to paint for (least...

what I would do while keeping most of the colors:
- all scales to purple, even a more vivid purple (right now because of the highlights it's a bit pastely) ,
- body would remain the current...

just a remark for purples: it is better to get a purple pigment as mixing it (as you experienced it) is not easy. That said, while color theory says purple=red+blue, in practice because of how...

On the first part I have to agree, those paints and that airbrush sounded horrible to have.
Even I advocated of buying a cheap AB for beginners, but after trying a quality one I learned that: a. the...

same thing.
- Wizard of the Coast - Rock Spite
- "Chainmail" game.
- Mordengard faction (dwarves) (as in the base faction box and separate blister)
- looks like also 2001

Wizard of the Coast - Dire Badger

- from 2001
- "Chainmail" game.
- Mordengard faction (dwarves)

so you are unlike me (painted nothing since january) :)

the 3 busts look pretty good. for some reason I like the 3rd the most (probably because of the vivid osl)

yeah, it is pretty much dead now.

btw what boxes/minis are you looking for? I might have some (have about all goritsi and hadross (with multiples),also some of the others (very limited)).
Of...

part one is what DR wrote. Altough can be done easier by preshading the lines with a dark color, then just use the needed color to paint all of it in one go (because of transparency the black...

you are painting it as if it were illuminated from the left, right?
In that case I wouldn't darken the face, it can stay lighter, than the neck.

crows feet: or you can color them (dark purple,...

well you are known for your micropaintings, so how about painting the full Mona Lisa on the side with some detailed patterning on the side? :)

so around 1/10 scale. pretty large.

not sure, but a relative good guess is: Spite from "Zineda and Spite" from "Relic Knights" from "Sodapop miniatures".

The 'quality' (or rather the lack of) of the cast supports the guess. Also...

NMM for online comp is better as you can choose the angle you take a pic from and paint the NMM, so it looks the best from that angle.
For offline competitions it is worse as most NMM look good from...

- carve a large chunk out of the model and add a battery and a switch into it.
- carve out the repulsor part, add a led and cover it with a clear part.

:)

alternative:
- AB the area with a...

Hi,

I think your problem with the NMM-Gold on the chest ist that is it yellow/light yellow. If you look at a reference pic gold is more of an orange shade.
So I'd use a yellow / light yellow only...

finally home, so I could take a look.

it simply says it gives a 3+ invulnerable save, so it works against shooting too.

you can choose who is affected, but must remove that type.
So if you want to use the 3++ and fail the save, then you remove a melee type.

btw, the codex is not near me, but is that 3++ in general...

quick/small help needed. Which color would go best with a light purple switch? (switch color is about the same as the bottom right purple)
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/1pMAAOSwz6tfrTZC/s-l1600.jpg

the look and rules are separate.

As long as you stay within a certain codex and use their rules you can paint the models however you want.
In your example: Ragnar Blackmane and the milkflavours...

- does your system has a water trap? If not, get one as during the compression water condenses out of the air, which is sent to the AB
- if you have a water trap, does it work or does it...

found a video that shows it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpFMXH06Ts8
apparently there are tools for it to make it easier: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OjtDNog6iQ

a similar without the...

well if you have an AB you could try the following:
- have a wooden cloth clip (something like this:...

which miniature? I can't see any pic or link in your post

I think the op was talking about the reaper figures, that are used for dnd, not the reaper paints.

As for the paints... not harder than any other brand. Their most distinct feature, the triads,...

yes it does. Usually the mods (most likely DR) do it in 1-2 days.

painting looks great, but that "pissed off" expression...

btw, how much of the skin is AB? 0, basecoat only, base shadows, all?

Hi,

it looks like a painted figure, not a CG.

I searched for the mentioned video, took some time. In the 4th part I see him adding the blue lights to the left side with an AB. (after around...

mouldlines mouldlines everywhere. (one of the reasons I don't like FW, their castings are terrible)

Imo either squeeze the unneeded medium on the top OR shake the hell out of the bottle (maybe even better if you use some mechanical helper device)


the idea what others wrote (squeeze, shake,...

yep, that's why I started with "personally".
As long as you find others interested in the minis it'll be good.



outfit: nothing here, looks like you were going with the modern look (jeans...

as long as you like them and find backers, have success.

personally I find them detailed enough (especially if around 35mm or less), but not too keen on how they look (not fan of the inhuman...

that'd not really good.
The compressor I have works like this:
- fills up the tank if it dropped below a certain level (has a bit of a leak, so even a full tank goes empty in a week if not used)...

looks like some judge dredd figure from early GW.

uhh, sorry for the late answer, I've completely forgotten my own thread.

The figure is pre-painted and altough not too high quality (about no shading, mostly base colors airbrushed on) I don't...

I'd say it is from too much thinning. Could you try thinning it with a thinner/glaze/matt medium on the wet-palette to see if it is any different.

Had similar experience many years ago with VGC,...

understandable, it would be like 50GBP per figure and the paint quality is a lot higher than that.
Based on most commission prices (150GBP/figure to a somewhat worse level) about 1000GBP would be...

:) similar here, altough I 'got' through (PM successfully sent, no answer yet)

have you tried https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=WHTV+gold ?

no need for the mediums, water can be used. That said using them makes some things easier. Doesn't matter which one as both dry clear. The difference is:
- Lahmian Medium is simply matt medium
-...

similar idea from me too, first some bone-y color, then hit them with brown inks.

From your collection
- woodgrain, tank brown are generally good colors for something like this
- VGC sepia and...

I just love that base. You brought the vegetation, small animal life, fallen leaves perfectly together.

nicely done. I especially like the texture on the cloak and the lighting on the head.

The NMM feels like it's missing the really light glares(less noticable on golds, more on the blade) and the...

tempting... the question is which one to buy (have money for 1)

imo half the base would be enough for the dwarf figure. This base would be much better for a diorama/vignettte/duel/for a larger figure.

what I'd do: keep the base for some future project, rebuild...

pm sent about them

apparently not even god wants to mess with recasts :) the seller I saw them was: cpu_top_store (store: ProSellersChina ) but it's either taken down or went private as the listing is empty.

I...

if you need the originals, then sadly no.
If you don't have a problem with recasts, then ebay (saw a few mirico busts in a chinese shop, don't remember if those 2 were among them ). You can also...

diorama coming along nicely, but have to ask: why sculpt from 0, wasn't a conversion from Prodos figures an valid option? Or are those figures unusable for the scene?

nice bases, especially the urban/ruins one.

sniper gone, I'd also give 9 or 10 to this mini.
About the mini: nothing really. Transitions are nice, highlights are believably placed. Contrast is also ok. There is very little to none that could...

quick question to to the collectors within you: I bought an 1/7 Atelier Ryza figure. Should I keep the box and packaging or to the trash with it? (in theory it's worth more with the box, but then it...

the bombshell girl turned out pretty good, same for the cat.
Of those cats I think I like the sleeping and the power armor ones the most (there are 4-5 poses done total with them).

Altough I paint a lot less than before and quite less for display, more for ttq, but here are what are finished since about 2019 september.

First some 28-35mm TTQ-s:
80143

Hasslefree...

you have some very nice, interesting prints there.

oo I want that base.
Tomorrow in Bp will start a small painting competition with a theme in fantasy and that base would come really handy for the figure I thought if painting (a 54mm wood elf from...

hi Lemming,

1. painting corner is nice
2. grat for the Sulnar (it is in the weekly top 10 and on the front page)
3. that cloak looks great

would like to meet in october (on the 2 day GD hun)...

welcome in da madhouse

personal 1st: slice of life (modern or medieval, no military)
2nd: hot girls (done tastefully (there is more than enough minis that go only for the porn factor), realistic or anime aesthetic)
3rd:...

sorry, I don't know any shops, but is the following alternative possible for you?:
- take some 3d skeleton and create the poses you want in a free 3d editor (if the bones are correctly set up it...

for water you could use any 2 component clear resin. But as they are pricey you might want to cut the models, so you don't need so much of it (also because most heat up during curing you can't pour...

quite nice set of busts you are rapidly making.

well grass can be tricky.

some options:
- buy static grass as it is the best :)
- old brushes (the larger wall painting ones), tinted with paint and cut up to size (I use this for longer grass...

About the mini:
- looks good with some nice shading, transitions and osl.

there are some inconsistencies:
- nmm golds: the braces on the ankle look great, on the legs they look more just yellow...

cryx deathwalker from the old goreshade and dethwalker blister. (both have 2 new iterations, but I like this pose the most of the 3)

Also it looks like it was drowned in undercoat, might be better...

mostly around HD (1920x1080) and up. With people more up to date with their computers more into the 4k.

In my opinion if the pic is about double width it'll look quite nice on screen. As for...

the painting looks quite nice, but the image is too small and too big at the same time. 640px width at today's resolutions (HD or 4K most of the time) is tiny. At the same time the front is shown 3.5...

- dark sword miniatures are excellent
- ral partha are good if they are still around
- for gaming the ones released by wizards are okish
- GF9 had some DnD line

why it may happen:
- Spray was not shaken enough
- weather was too humid
- the spray itself can be bad. In my experience this is the most often cause

you could try to save it with gloss...

looks better with magenta than with the blue (as it goes better with green).

At the same time I have to warn you that the mini might become like a clown with too many colors on it.
Right now it...

The gold from those angles (and maybe extra work on them?) are much better. The plate separates much more making the model more readable.

yep, beautiful work on the bust. I have no chance in competeing against you in december (if they hold the gg this year)

yep, looks great.
And I'm happy that you made the pink parts more subtle, they were very harsh on the face before (and not every ogre-ish creature has to be constantly drunk :) )

oook, that jungle base is top.

the grot plane looks fantastic as are the others.

One minor thing about the bust.
The face looks a bit weird, like it's painted on the front of a pipe and the sides are left out. It's not really...

hi, welcome to the forums.

1. on the paintjob only one: you can push the contrast more (lighter highlights and darker shadows), but in general they look good. Your background as a tattoo artist...

Hi,

it's a bit off topic as it's not a mini, but
does someone have a functioning PS-Vita(+a memcard + usb cable) they don't use anymore and therefore would part with for cheap? (to be honest the...

I think I like the waywatcher and the pumpkin the most.
Now if you'd only have some fallen angels around.

They might be interesting for collectors.
I know the DS setting was my favorite of the Adnd settings.

Sadly while some minis look ok, most of them really look from the stone ages and are...

Partial Immunity (like against normal flu) yes, total one (like against some of the 'eradicated illnesses') no. Yes that means it will return year and year again, hopefully with a lesser effect.
...

it's pretty much the same. Differences:
- SC: matt, not too vivid color
- SFG: satin (at least compared to the SC range), colors are stronger and completely different, so maybe except a white/black...

Pass on that, could work, could not. In my experience most of the Airbrush work gets lost during the part where people strengthen the highlights/shades.

But an alternative idea:
- do the initial...

Hi,

I think the brown vehicles can work with the Pirotess themed infantry. The browns are different enough.

As for tools/techs it would be good to know the level you are aiming at.

simple...

Need your help/opinion. Should I? : https://www.e2046.com/product/36342

the funny thing is, that my biggest problem is "where to store it". I don't have anything large enough to store that "mini".

interesting how different it looks compared to the original (young) version.

yeah, antenna is short. If you can extend it to be higher than it closes the frame with a diagonal but even then it is a bit lifeless.
But I can't really think of anything that would really help.
-...

no crits from me about the skin, the right leg looks pretty good, now you only have to do it on the rest of the body. :D

btw the axe is weird. On the 4.4 and 4.8 photos it looks great (smooth...

nice unit there.




If I would only have minis that are waiting for 1 year... I would be happy.
(worst ones I have are some Confrontation minis that I bought, assembled and primed in 2005 or...

Tamiya: maybe it has settled too much? The carrier/thinner in sprays tends to be glossy.

color: iiiii don't know, I like skintones to be more desaturated, but your figure, so your choice. (funny...

uhh, sorry than I can't really help.
- postage from eu to us is painful (according to site cheapest is 16 euro (about 18usd), that's like 1-2 extra blisters depending on price)
- I don't want to...

Hi,

I have 2(+1) questions:
- where are you located? eu, us, ??? (because of shipping prices and times)
- which faction are you looking for most?
(- about what are you willing to give for the...

It has arrived and finally got to unbox it.
Even though it's about 40+mm but because of the sitting pose: wow it's tiny .

Now I have much more respect of the official painting, getting all the...

yep, no immunity as it's a new strain.

Also not similar death rates. Influenza has about 0.1%, this one... depends... in South Korea it seems to stabilised at 0.6% (6 times as lethal), on...

Gave in and bought a yukari.

- both are to make it's flow better. And the thinner actually makes vallejo dry faster, so no wonder you noticed no improvement/dried fast.
- What you needed was the "drying retarder".
Also how can...

I'd too tone down the shoulders to match more with the head (have a similar feeling for the leg too as it's brighter than the head)

But to make the head/shoulder pop more from the cowl I'd glaze...

or you could go over them with a cold white (armor)/warm white (cloak). But then you'd loose some of the shadows you have because of zenithal highlighting (could be fixed with some...

personally if aiming for an army I'd use:
- GW grey seer spray (light blueish grey + a bit satin, great for the contrast ones, expensive but never had problems with gw sprays)
- GW contrast paints...

Brushes: not much changed in the last few years, best is still WnN7 and Raphaell8404, No experience with Scale75 brushes but they are supposedly good

paint: it depends on your brand faithfulness...

Testors Dullcote is thinner based, that's why it eats away the oil.

Use a simple Acryl varnish. After it protects the surface you can hit it with dullcote if you need to (or some ultramatt acryl...

I'm not sure what you really want, but if you are looking for where to advertise them:
- Soc Media (FB, Instagram, Twatter)
- forums (figureplanet, dakkadakka, etc)
- you could try companies...

3 companies come in my mind:
- Ral Partha (they did a lot of official ADnD minis in the 80-s and 90-s, no idea if they are still active or not)
- Reaper (they have quite a few minis that are great...

those altervista books/CH-s are funny. Saying that scanning them was a lot of work while they only downloaded them. :D

hmm, this thread reminds me to focus more on painting this year, especially...

any army performs good in 300 or 400pt. 3.5 is/was usually played with 400 though.

Just beware of summoning (2+ priests that can summon sylvan animae/Ira Tenebrae) and sacred heavy(alahan...

I have most of them. They are from 2008 to 2014.
Plus there was one in 2003 that I have not seen in person.

sorry to say, but the answer is no.
Confrontation, Hybrid and CadwallonRpg (not to mention the AT-43 and it's rpg like extension) are all basically dead.

The Confrontation Classic KS would have...

good luck with the GD-hu painting competition.

no real good way as the Vallejo product is not that great.

The only way I've seen it work:
- paint the underlying color / undercoat and leave it for a day or so to dry
- paint the main color...

nice start.
I'd tone down the veins a bit with a few glazes of the skin color.
The chest-hip purple could be highlighted a bit more for bigger contrast.

Sigmar3: GW - Genestealer Cult - Magus

that's understandable, the skeletons on the box were painted completely differently than how they teach/what they tell you.
+ this is the reason why color recipes from the net mean nothing. They...

1. is ok, especially as I checked the plane tickets yesterday and were below 100 euro (instead of the normal 350-ish)
2. the thing is they may not go there at all (they haven't for the 2017-2018 GD)...

I haven't painted anything that's a high enough quality. Only did some ttq level things, like a LotR Mahud army and a few simple GW figures (Eldar farseer, Genestealer cult magus, 1-2 others from...

some things I saw:

"best beginner AB" - in retrospect it's a bad idea to learn to use one, then you buy a good one and have to relearn everything. I also started with a cheap setup but was a bad...

I'd need the opinions of you painters.

Altough I know I shouldn't buy whole paint sets as I might use 30-40 colors regularly from the 100+ ones (rest is rarely used or not touched at all), but I...

From those I tried the HnS infinity as it has a .15mm needle and with it a really fine spray. BUT at the same time it can be annoyingly cloggy.
The HnS Evo is not that fine (comes with a .2 or .4...

from 2 clues it seems that you haven't agitated the paint enough and you painted with the acryl medium instead of the pigment (paint).
The 2 clues:
- drying glossy (the medium tends to dry glossy)...

That IS a mini holder. Doesn't have to be branded.
Personally I use a pin-vice for this. Or if the base is already glued to the figure, then the GW one.


have to agree. They are really fine....

thinning: nope, the water hardness doesn't interfere with thinning itself, BUT you can get some mineral particles you don't want on the surface making it not so smooth (it looks similar to when you...

yes, but first an admin have to set it's status from waiting to active.
After that the image is visible in your gallery and both logged in people and anonymous ones can vote.

What I'd advise is...

well they are your figures, so why not? sure. As long as you like them the way they are they are good.

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At the same time...

Hi,

if done right, then it's much more time consuming, than a normal colorscheme army.
You not only have to get the shading right, but you don't have the help of cold-warm colors, different tones...

you mean something like this?
- https://coolors.co/


or just do a search for "color wheel" on the app store of your choice.

The artwork looks great, too bad the sculpts lost most of the facial expressions and body language, making them quite unemotional and stiff.
I know how hard/almost impossible it is to transfer...

not really,
personally I might try with a stronger verdigris (based on the gold/bronze armor + the green in it balances the reds the blue the oranges/yellows), but it might be too much and...

this + a color wheel might help in the future: http://miniaturepainting.co.uk/tutorials/colour-theory/
There are other good resources on colors to use, but the "color choice" here is enough for most...

do you want to paint it like a space wolf? or like on the pic?
If I go from the pic you'd need: a few shades of red, few shades of flesh color, some browns (including red-brown, orange-brown,...

Hi,

first, welcome to the forums.

It would be good to see the minis you mentioned (uploaded here or with a link to the forum (I see no problem you naming it))

To your questions:
- can't say...

pointer 1: closest approx seems to be: Black or Kantor Blue base (I'd rather use the blue, but on the pic looks like simply black), highlighted with calgar blue (the blue giving the most of the...

can't try if it is like that because the store is closed atm. And the dl page was available through the store.

Try accessing them again after the august reopen (no idea if it will be 1st or 31st)....

possibly bad smelling + toxic.... I think I'll rather go with the first option, that behaves just like any other transfer sheet from GW or scale models.

paintings are in progress, but this week I had to make a pause as it's 35-41C (95-106F) during the day (and close even at night...)
I need to take some pics of : Slaanesh character, some SM, LotR...

bad support track record is true. At this moment ASOIAF is promoted, but all others (all KS + Dark Age basically) are basically dead (maybe not Zombidice is an exception, but I don't follow it since...

nah, forget the 2nd variant. It takes too long almost to the point of madness.
I tried on a few models, but doing the gap filling 5-6 times is no fun at all. And even with the faster drying time it...

yep, with pastic putty it's not really shown that:

1. you can put on too much, sand it back after it's set completely, then recarve the panel lines and resculpt the details lost in sanding. (this...

I think it's the same person DR :)

1. I'd ask the seller / company who makes the compressors, more likely to get a good answer from those who make it
2. my first compressor had a similar problem....

Masqurade Miniatures - Pill Bug City (western-steam-horror skirmish game from around 2008, oop now) - Padre Gecko

according to zinndex.de (...

HF is a nice little company, BUT they are having problems with shipping and communication for years now. Last I ordered successfully from them was 3-4 years ago (maybe even earlier).
I stopped...

bit better? Reaper Bones.
But I'd rather use the metal bones line from reaper (better details, easy to strip the paint) for practice.


Or you can get any (older) metal models you like for...

you'd need to put a little blue (in the shades then shade with black in deepest recesses) or blue-grey (shades / base) into it to look better. For highlights a neutral grey then white is ok.

Some...

hi everyone, need a bit of advice on how to paint a dropfleet scourge dreadnought.

I have 2 ideas in mind, but I can't decide and you may have a better 3rd option.

So far:
1. prime it black...

If metallic, then you could try the vallejo - liquid metal - old gold. It's a really rich orangey gold. But be aware that it's not really water based, but alcohol based, so no mixing it with other...

well you have the most important info already (game, year released).

From what I could find: Dark Age - Forsaken - Reaver.
But in the new cards it has the name Hephzibah. Belonging to the...

It not only not true for miniatures, but not true for anything else too.

When you bought it it became your property and can do whatever you want with it. No TM/IP/R from the company applies after...

cmon
putty and paint
instagram / fb / partheon / etc.

it is 100% legal if the unpainted mini was legal.

Somewhat legal (as long as it is mentioned + depeding on laws of your country) if the unpainted base was an illegal recast (in this case paying...

Nice video, thank you for it.
At the same time: no need for GW glazes at all. Their choice of colors was weird from the beginning.
Also they are not going away totally, but are replaced with the...

I don't think there is a wrong color for an army, but there are lot's of bad looking color schemes that don't follow basic color harmony.

An example would be a CSM army of a friend, who painted...

The blue puss doesn't contrast with the green enough. Going to a red-redbrown would probably help there.
or if it stays that blue, than the armor should have brown(orange-brown) shadows in the area....

ohh you threadomancer :)

how much time it takes to learn to paint: depends on the quality you want. For really basic things a weekenf workshop with a good teacher is enough. Even for display...

... those are always large. I really loved the R minis, so from just 4 armies (that I collected) I have about 192liters of it (3x 64l box filled ) + some extras.
hmm if I add all the others I have...

they are not that much more expensive than 30mm minis.
Most busts are in the 35-60 euro range with some rare ones going up to the 80-90 range. (for example the Pedro fernandes ones are around 50 (...

as CyAniDe said what matters:
- distance: try removing the needle cap and go closer, but be careful not to bend the needle
- dilution/pressure: you have to try out, but as you go lower in pressure,...

1.osl with metallics don't work too well. The metal flakes make it glow in places it doesn't have to. It's much better to stick to reds/yellows (and different shades of saturated greens for the 2nd...

In general:
the GW and Conf can go between 15 and 30 euro.

The Ilyad are more rare and somewhere between 50 and 100 seems a price a collector may pay for them.

Adam bought an 'expensive' 3d printer( one that costs between 10-20k usd) to help with the testing process. All those prints are 100% inhouse.

at the moment the "KD high" school themed minis are...

I think it would work. Just there is a chance to bend the needle as it is sticking out too much.

Then again, I always take the cap off and never had a problem since I bought the AB.

is it the correct nozzle for the correct needle? (.5mm nozzle with .2mm needle for example)

or you might have pushed it too strongly in. Maybe you'll need a nozzle replacement as the hole in it is...

change, it's worth it :)


pretty much a nice standard acryl. There are some nice colors in there though that are not available in other brands (like some of the colored metallics).


To be...

getting ready for the travel for eastern. I'll take some of the finished busts with me

and to have something to paint during next week this:
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Hope I can paint a believable horse mini :)
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looks good at first glance. The shading/highlighting changes a LOT with the figures.
Gold: may be a pain (t)o work with, but looks pretty good as a base gold. At least based on the glare the...

no for the first 2 unless you really want them.
- The Game Color line is not too good from Vallejo. OK for general TTQ, but Model Color, Air Color are much better (not to mention other companies)
-...

It being thick is not the problem. One great paint line I tried is the "Schminke Primacryl". The colors are highly pigmented and is the first paintline where I could actually mix a nice purple from...

sorry can't really help as it's a first I've even heard of the "Amsterdam Std".

At first glance(YT videos, reviews) it looks ok, but you'll need a lot more thinning as they seem thick out of the...

Don't know how it is in Canada, but after the quality dip around 2010 where every 2nd WnN I bought was bad they returned around 2014 to QC and had no problems with them since.

ouch, still about double price (The (by now sold out) No2 for 10,71euro is cca. 16CAD) compared to the German shop I linked.

Airbrush: I don't know Badger enough, but for that price you could get a HnS Evolution Solo with an extra Nozzle (a larger one) +needle (for the larger one).
Funny thing is that there is on AB I'D...

I don't know, after shaking the hell out of it it doesn't look thinner to me, just the same as VMC.
Not that I really expect it to be different as the manufacturer is Vallejo.

What I really like...

I'd say get the regular 7. The mini is nice for some applications, but worse overall.

Also how does it cost 30+USD? Does it come in a Ltd box or a box with multiple brushes?
I ask because where I...

I'd say 4+1 points where you can improve:

1. color scheme. The figure feels mostly blue with a yellowish skin while the clothes are mostly black-white (with a hint of purple? feels that way)....

mehh, pics are as bad or worse than the painting... but as promised:

Aileen, mostly done. I might add a protective layer of varnish and be done with it
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Cleopatra, because why focus on...

will try to make some photos of the 4 busts that I'm working on / completed.

in the mean time some interesting pigments/paints: https://culturehustle.com/

Especially interesting:
Green and...

Not really.
You could try hanging them on transparent lines or mounting them on transparend rods, but none of those work really well. The supporting structure is still distracting.

Maybe the best...

yeah they are convenient.
Then again I quite often buy busts/75mm+ figures that are limited and I buy as soon as possible from the creator.
Or I buy from the creator to support him/her 100% and not...

... well a bit better in price but you have to fight with your morals, but most of those busts are available from recasters (ebay or other sites) too for around 20gbp.

... one more option would be...

they are recasts (based on ukraine + price) so if it bothers you than they are not the vendor for you.
But some of the figures are oop, so you may not have any other way of getting them. (personally...

not really. Best would be if you could sculpt it yourself.

Where I'd look: el greco miniatures, but even they are mostly good to find a historical 1/12 figure or bust that you could use as a base...

Valandar: that's why I wrote "so you may need the medium only for thinning" :)

imho there is a little bit of variation compared to vallejo/gw paints.
And that is that it has less binder/medium than those. Because of that there is a minimal variation to those, but easily...

normally:
- prepare, prime, base, darken/highlight (wash, hl, drybrush, whatever), varnish if you want to protect it (gloss then matt if stronger protection is required).
So normally you only...

while I agree that the scoring could (or should) be abolished, but I disagree with the "level is too high, so it's meaningless" part. It's as if you aim for the "all participants get a prize" model,...

normally in a day.
but depends if the admins have anything else to do in real life.
Happened with me, that it took a week.

it's called Golden Gobbo, so goblin.
Design varies from year to year, with the exception, that it's usually an old-school gw style goblin with a brush instead of a spear.

for me it looks like...

Hi,

could you attend GD-hu yesterday? and if yes did you manage to win in the painting competition?

spray primer is ok.

some ideas on the tribes:
- paint the side of the base to the color
- paint the figure's clothes to the color

I doubt they'll rerelease that box.
But if you can wait until black friday (+a month until it ships) you can buy them at 80% off. (At least it was like that for the last 2 years). For example...

yeah, the FAQ books are pricey, but they are worth it.

Some books I have:
- Darkson Designs Painting Guide 1 : mostly intermediate level, chapter on a diorama, flesh, nmm. But it'll be hard to...

Thanks SaintToad. It's nothing special, just a few washes and drybrushes to bring out the texture.

LLemming: soo basically paint them black and edge the skin.

gorb: Prodos Games, AvP figures....

And now the two busts I paint atm.
Both are just basecoated and roughly highlighted with an AB. None of them are touched by brush yet.

For skin I used the nocturna flesh paintset (realistic skin...