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    Transformers Miniatures (or detailed action figure)

    Anyone know if there are any good Transformer minis or action figures out there? The toys I\'ve seen so far look like junk... I was really interested in getting a figure of Blackout from the movie... but thus far only find a nasty greyish toy version that looks pretty dorky transformed...
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    Texturing a cliff face, and base below

    I\'m working on a small diorama, and I used plaster of paris to build up the base and I was wondering if anyone has any simple ways to give a nice cliff texture... Its look kinda funky now... I just smeared plaster of paris on, and sanded it, and scraped with with a razor. The bottom...
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    Miniature Mentor Subscription

    Just wondering... are you only allowed one file purchase per 24 hours? I signed up and DLed the Wolfen tutorial, but now going back to MM home page or going onto PayPal I cannot figure out how to DL the rest of the CDs... I wantted to check out Allan C\'s tutorial today too!
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    Is GW Spray; \"Chaos Black\" the new spray Primer?

    I can only find GW Chaos Black or Skull White at hobby stores locally, and they tell me its the primer... but... I used my friends Skull White and it seemed to have poor coverage.
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    Painting Flesh

    Does anyone know of good tutorials for this; specifically, realistic, dark grim flesh, with more of the greyish tone to it. I have been to thminiatures, guildofharmony, articles here, and chestofcolors... Finding that Chest of Colors and Guild of Harmony have the best (per my taste). I have a...
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    Continuing to look for Ideas - Flame\\jets

    Still looking for ideas... pictures or tutorials on how to make a \"afterburner\" blasting... I want to make some battle armor for battletech looking like they are launching - but with smoke and flame... not just crappy flame or whatever. Thanks for idea inspiriation. My current thought...
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    Looking for photos\\ideas - Futuristic roads

    Heya fellers I am looking to see if anyone has good ideas for futuristic roads and highways. Actually, futuristic highways at the 6mm scale is prolly most important. I have not been able to find much or think of ways to build a \"highway\" so that I can fit 6mm tanks and battlemechs on it.
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    How to make quality molds

    Can anyone give advice on how to make a mold for minis? Specifically, I am looking to make a detailed mold of a miniatures leg. ie. I have the mini and would like to make a duplicate of the leg. Is this possible using puddy and plaster of paris?
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    Paris Plaster (stuff)

    yo can you use the plaster of paris (ya know 2 parts plaster to 1 water) to make molds? Then jam brown stuff (the puddy not my sh!t) into it to make molds? I got this paris stuff and dont have good uses for it other than terrain... and I want to make a mold of an armored foot I have so I can...
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    A DMV registration related query

    I have this situation; Moved to CA in Jan. Never registered my vehicle, or got new license. Been working since March. Suppose to register\\get license within 20\\10 days. Does the DMV check Social Security number for records of working? What about residence? I\'ve only been on a lease...
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    I need some feed-back and color guidance

    Hey all... Having trouble photographing this guy nicely... but you get the picture. Basically, I am doing metalics with silver and gold, and then I am glazing them down and the gold is turning to oxidized copperyishness. My main question here; how are the colors? The shield just has its...
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    Plain Textured Game Board

    Does anyone have any suggestions on how to make a plain textured game board? Not textured with sand, but textured like this fire industries monkey--- http://www.fireindustries.com/images/gallery/TRA5.jpg http://www.fireindustries.com/images/gallery/TRA3.jpg I merely want that sorta concrete...
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    Scenery modeling terrain and primer

    Hey - a few quick questons here. I\'m in the process of making some gaming boards and just general diorama scenery. Where are some top notch places where I could get --- plasticard (textured, cobbled stone, etc..), foam core sheet, static grass, long grass, general foliage. I would like to...
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    Some great Terrain

    Just circulating some awesome Infinity terrain... http://bibliotekfiles.com/index.php?action=gallery;cat=9 Specifically, can anyone guess what was used to create these: also - has anyone seen the Urban War terrain sets? the question being - are they easy to -redetail and paint over...
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    lil add-vyce.

    Just lookin for some advice here... Should be trying out some NMM in preparation for some army painting... I got a base coat of 50\\50 codex grey\\shadow grey rolling with like, a wash or 2 of black in the mix. zilch on the highlights... Basically, I would guesstimate for a basic...
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    Woodle Plankums

    A search! Looking for advice on how to make wood panels, wood planks, etc... With grain... for terrain. Most important would be planks for holding up embankments, or patching shoddy walls. advice is what I make my plea for!
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    Spices n Bases

    When using spices, or even fake leaves, etc... are these things typically painted, or applied after all basing priming painting etc.? I have some nice mediterraineayen spyces and I am thinking they would like as dead or dark foliage and ground cover, but painting them may be annoooying
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    Rackham style bases\\Terrain

    I\'m a big fan of Rackham style painting and terrain. So much so, I have a problem between choosing my own originality vs copying their schemes. One thing I would like to copy is there bases... Does anyone know what they\'re suing for the green areas, and what they\'re using for stone areas...
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    Protecting gaming Miniatures (while gaming)

    ok, I know varnish varnish, dull cote dull cote dull cote. But what else can you do to protect an expertly painted mini? An ideas? How well does the varnish\\dull cote combo hold up to actual gaming? A year of gaming... grabbing the mini by the sculpt instead of the base?? One idea I was...
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    when starting out with freehand

    is there a certain consitancy that helps freehand, or should it be approached just as highlighting layers.... thin layer after thin layer to build things up... I have thin paint can be a hoe sometimes with little swirlies, and not so thinned paint has a problem flowing, or making odd marks. So...
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