WIP general

Well since Vespids actually look half decent in 8th ed but the models look awful, I was thinking of making some costum made Vespids out of breachers + backpacks from puppetswar.
They're both roughly the same size and wear equivalent weapons and armor
Wat'cha think?

how do you best make use of an airbrush, I have one, but i;ve only ever used it for basing since i'm too timid to actually try anything more than broad swaths.

coold idea, it seems like a natural evolution i n tau jump infantry just one step below steath suit.

Sorry I went to bed after posting.

>What colors
IIRC I used Vallejo Model Color Burnt Umber and Game Color Bonewhite for the basecoat. then highlighted with VMC Ivory.

This is extra but before painting the armor I painted on VMC Chocolate Brown and stippled on Mahogany Brown. Then applied Chipping Medium.

Best way to seal figures after painting? I see some people use Testors Dull Coat, but Army Painter's sealent is also supposed to be good. Anyone have a good guide?

sponge metal onto the black

sponge brown onto the feeties

all raptors armies look stupid

Looks pretty neat. Base rims need some neatening up

Does anyone have suggestions on how I should paint my Dark Eldar?

Not him but what kinda sponge do yall use. Does tamiya make a good paint sponge or st?

I swear, Cawl just never ends. It's like he's a fractal, there are always details I've missed.

I'm sorry user, I didn't quite get that... the massive faggot cock you've currently got in your mouth seems to be impeding your ability to post clearly somehow. Anyone else have any actual suggestions?

That's a big boy.

I know that feel user.

I'll do moldlines and gaps after, but how is my sculpting? Making valhallan/cossack/winter rough riders
1/2

2/2
Does the helmet work or should I keep using bare heads and make funny hats.

They look okay but his right arm looks like a pipe.

Bright yellow with white trim and checkered patterns, since Dark Eldar love masochism. Have fun!

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go to the dollar store and buy a sponge

The helmet might work if you put a point on it like one of those boyar helmets. Right now he looks like a generic chaos outrider.

Your sculpting is def wip but it's getting there. This guy's coif/collar and the first dude's right arm need particular attention.

all raptors armies look stupid

Sponge from old blister packs works the best

To not paint Raptors.

Any anons have an idea what I could use to represent a Zvorda dwarf from Trudvang? They're essentially 8 foot tall dorfs. Reaper has some Giants, but they're all just a bit too big.

Thanks for that. What do you mean by needs particular attention? The right is too tubey like said so id need to shave it down, but what about the collar? too big?
How would I sculpt a spike of that size?
Thanks for the help.

I'd say maybe modify/find helmets and boots to fit the look while making them stand out as separate types of models from the normal kit in addition to the jump packs.

Found these troll minis, look fairly similar to what you're after outwith the 2-toed feet. All sold out though.

stonehavenmini.com/collections/trolls

What do you guys think about my Salamanders? Would you recognise them even with the red bolters?

The next step would be adding some flames to the shoulder pads.

And the plasma coil isn't complete yet.

Got my Madrak3 all painted, this was a fun one to paint.
Could do without all the little details though...

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The first dude's arm is also sticking out of the middle of his torso like a pipe fixture. As for the collar, if it's supposed to be a big fur collar you need to round out the top and separate it from the helmet. With the way it's shaped right now and how close it is to being flush with the helmet it looks like it's supposed to be a mail coif. You could make it a coif, and it would fit with the helmet, but the holes need to be way more numerous and uniform to look like mail.

To be honest I'm not really sure how you'd go about making the point. I'd try building up the helmet with putty until it looks like a top hat, letting it dry, then sanding it down till you get the shape you want.

Damn, wish I had any unopened ones on hand.

I like the red bolters lad

Got it, thanks.
Kinda want to do boyar guard know but he'll that'd be hard.
I found a spike from a maul and glued it on top and filed it down and it works out well.

How about crimson armor with lots of blue and purple hair?

Thx. I did it because I felt there is already enough black on the colour scheme. Might change it a little big for my Devastator Squad tho, since their weapons are much bigger.

For you.

Second ever Blood Bowl model and one of the first models I've painted to completion since high school (and when I painted then I only knew how to base coat).

yeah that's an idea, any suggestions for heads?
make them look more bestial like the vespids or just make em a different kind of tau by changing up the heads

the big fat dick in my mouth in no way makes my message any less clear; raptors are gay
i should know, i'm a massive faggot

Found pic related on the internet. These jumppacks seem to be the right size.

>that one tau looking at his hand
>"I'm so fucked up"

If Plaguebearer Senpai is here, thank you for the inspiration.

Poxwalkers for my LGS

>you will never paint this good because you cannot understand out woo, even with the instructions nurglebro shared
feels bad man
they look amazing

Thanks, but that's a shame... what are you having a problem with, it was really easy, those 3 took

HOLY FUCK THATS SEXY

>cyanosis
>jaundice
>somehow being covered in algae

Great diseases, user.

i'd stick with edge highligting, with a good base black i'd reccommend any of the following

torquoise
sea green
dark purple
electric blue
orange

it's easier to start dark and have a second highlight colour, that is just what i do though

I'm contributing my Plague Hulk / Defiler standin. He's pretty much finished, although i still manage to find details that i've missed.

Clean, simple and efficient. I very much enjoy your subtle chipping effects.

Looks pretty nurglish to me. Good work there. If I had to point out any shortcomings, it would be, that the green looks a tad too flat for my taste – although that might just be the picture quality.

Sponging with any dark brown is the usual way to go.

These guys kick ass! I also enjoy the simple helmet, gives him a very worn, experienced feel.

Not much further now

Just gotta finish the cockpit and weapons, then decide what to do with the stuff sticking out from the wings and cleanup

I just don't understand the washing process.
it also doesn't help that I don't have any other glaze than Bloodletter, so I can't use Guilliman blue either.
I attempted it, and outright felt like I ruined a model.

how'd you paint those nice white armor-panels? all of it looks good, but that really sticks out to me.

This will take me some time...

I heard that Reaper was working on a multi-headed dragon that totally isn't Tiamat.. Is that it?

In all but name
I got the email sayin' mine was on the way a few days ago

wonder how many times you'll post it before you actually start

Herald of slaanesh conversion. Love the old model but don't have the arms any more so I put Demonette seeker champion claws in their place. Pose isn't great but nothing you can do with a model this static and those claws.

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This isn't a primer right, it's only a base coat?

So either way, I need to spray the stuff black or white first?

No, It's primer.
I have no idea how that rumor got started

It literally says on the website:
>Mephiston Red Spray is designed for basecoating all Citadel miniatures. When sprayed over an undercoat, it's a fast way to get a uniform base of colour onto your models.
>basecoating
>sprayed over an undercoat

And yet, in the Orruk painting guide it's says they have primers available in base coat colors for undercoating.

Did some minor touchups to my gregor clegane - I was hoping to show you a complete model but I had about 2 meters of primer on the smaller bits, so I've stripped them and am gonna re-do them.

Let me know how my plate mail and tunic look, it's my 2nd attempt at such a thing.

I find that genuinely disgusting

well done then I guess

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So is it a primer or not?

It is. I've known people who use it and it is.

It's not a fucking primer, Games Workshop do not sell a primer except in a paint pot a primer is a specific type of paint, that's just regular paint it's not a fucking primer.

According to their Orruk painting book, it's both. It says it multiple times.

I'm looking for very small drone models that look like they're just large enough to mount a stormbolter on. (and similar specialist-size weapons)

Both crawling and hovering drones are acceptable.

Ideally, something like the jetpacks in and , but smaller scaled.

I've only worked on the primary metals, the face, and the cloak. I'm thinking of doing a light galaxy pattern on the cloak and a dark green for the clothes. Opinions?

Can you try to take a better picture? The photo you posted isn't focused at all.

Okay good, I was worried because I used their retributor gold spray and it's been great so far

Galaxy pattern sounds cool and I've been thinking of doing a galaxy themed SM. Would appreciate how you hope to achieve the look.

Purple and blue would have been better to purge those mutants.

So which is it?

Here

Fling a few colors of paint (blue, green, red, white) in random specs, touch up and fill in those specs, and then expand the larger ones in to star shapes (Xs and crosses and the like).

primer =/= basecoat

They don't use the word primer, cos it ain't a fucking primer.

It serves the same purpose as a primer, which is an even flat coat of paint that the other paint will adhere to... but it's not primer.

But it's fine for its intended purpose regardless.

Finished up the salvaged land raider, thing was in horrible shape when I first bought it used

I hope I never have to work with one of these again, its a good looking model but man its a pain in the ass to assemble/paint

making a squad of power weapons and pistols.

How do I go about using Mark 3 armor kits and making them look Chaos-y enough to be considered chaos?

Looking for some advice on color scheme. I want to paint up some tanks in sort of a dull red for the main hull, with a paler white/tan/grey as an overlaying camo pattern on top of that. Sort of a red desert kind of look?

My only plan so far was to go for a Mephiston Red base, go for Wazdakka red on top of that, and then use Screaming skull as the main camo/detail color.

Would that work at all or am I way off base here?

I have spent years trying to strip these. I have tried concentrated floor cleaner pure mineral spirits scrubbing for hours on end and so forth, I even let them soak in Simple Green for several months and I could never get the paint off.

Finally I decided to try acetone concentrated comma I had no hopes because mineral spirits and paint thinner did nothing. It came off in less than 10 minutes. What the f***. How the f*** did GW paints or whatever survive mineral spirits for two days comma oven cleaner for weeks, Simple Green for months. I have no idea but finally it is done I can finally begin painting my sisters Army after putting it off for years.

It's clearly marketed as a basecoat a.k.a. a way to put down an even layer of a primary color you'd like to build up from.

It's not a primer, and thus will not provide added surface quality to reduce the amount of paint needed to affect a layered color change, nor provide a well-bonded surface on metal minis.

So does that mean I shouldn't spray it straight onto plastic?

The book sure seems to suggest that.

Sacrifice a mini to test. Hell, some bitz and sprue will give you a better idea than listening to autists argue back and for here.

the skin could use some more definition and make the eyes either white or red. Rest looks fine though.

Yeah, that's true. I'm mostly asking because it's hard to get aerosols here and my local GW was out of red.

I'll just have to suck it up and order it to try it.