Do You File\\Sand every surface of your mini?

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J2FcM

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Just wondering because, I sometimes feel as if imperfections on parts of my mini\'s cause chalkyness in my painting. I have been able to create perfectly smooth color transitions, yet there is still a textured look to my painting, and I was using 8:1 thinning even. Therefore, perhaps this un-healthy looking texture is a result of lumples and dumples on the mini?

Also, any advice for patching tiny holes on smooth surfaces... some rackham minis seem to have obnoxious little impurities on the figure. I even have a wolfen that is missing half of his leather belts! Its annoying to have a smooth surface with a tiny little pock mark on it... I suppose tiny amounts of BS? meh.
 
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matty1001

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Get some fine grade milliput and put it in the pock mark, then with a very wet finger or sculpting tool smooth over it. Once dry it can also be sanded, filed or drilled smoother.

I remove mold lines with a set of needle files or a knife, then give it a rub over with fine grade wet/dry paper.

Iv also started giving the entire model a run over with wet/dry just to be sure. Then give it a wash with warm soapy water to remove any tiny fillings.
 
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Aidan K

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I havent started to sand my minis, as Im sure that my painting is not good enough for the lack of smoothness to be anything other than paint! If you think it is because of the mini, then some very fine sand paper should do the trick.
 
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StarFyre

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i try to now...

Ritual here told me to use..i think it was 600 + fine grain wet/dry sandpaper..i have it in other room..too lazy to go check :p hehe

I got it at a hardware store in the car area.

You can also then used very watery milliput to smoothen surfaces that have marks/nicks in them.

Sanjay
 
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Arkzein

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Interestingly enough a topic about this here not so long ago caused me to go and get some wet dry paper to test it out. Usually I just file down mold lines and away I go.

Not had time to paint the mini I sanded (Old GW ogre) but the difference in smoothness to the touch and eye on the bare metal is astonishing. Especially on large flat surfaces such as blades or armour plates where one would want things as smooth as possible.

Honestly I\'m still dubious as to how much of an improvement, if any, it will give as after priming and a few layers of paint given the metal was smooth enough to start, though not polished like now. I\'d expect it not to matter, but still, can\'t see it hurting any.

I might just do it on blades anyway, something satisfying about making them smooth and polished. lol
 
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J2FcM

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balogny stuff. Well thanks for the replies, but beyond any neat methods to fill tiny holes (as I assumed... cheap puddy\\epoxy) I was mostly looking for incite as to whether or not a full mini sanding\\filing actually improves painting qualities. Because it sure takes a while!
 
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vincegamer

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I never sand a mini.
I will file and then burnish where mold lines are, but not the rest of the mini.

As to filling holes, wood putty works great, is sandable, and doesn\'t require any mixing.
 
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Ritual

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Originally posted by Arkzein
Honestly I\'m still dubious as to how much of an improvement, if any, it will give as after priming and a few layers of paint given the metal was smooth enough to start, though not polished like now. I\'d expect it not to matter, but still, can\'t see it hurting any.
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As long as you apply thin layers of paint (and I\'m talking about the thickness of the layer here, and not necessarily the consistency of the paint) you WILL notice results! :)
 
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