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This afternoon I'm gonna continue shopping around for proper paints. Hoping to buy some locally and reacquaint myself with the local scene. My only remaining paints are a citadel foundation set from way back when Assault on Black Reach was released, last used at the end of fifth edition...

Getting there!

Looking good!

This

 Melissia wrote:
Looking good!

Thank you! This one has been fun to paint, even if I am "painting by numbers" by following the Warhammer TV "How To" video.


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 Melissia wrote:
This afternoon I'm gonna continue shopping around for proper paints. Hoping to buy some locally and reacquaint myself with the local scene. My only remaining paints are a citadel foundation set from way back when Assault on Black Reach was released, last used at the end of fifth edition...

I am learning to...accept GW paints. I still hate that they aren't in dropper bottles. I waste half of what I dip out and I am not convinced they will last as long. They do cover very well and dilute with water easily.

My Reaper Master Series Paint Set from 2009 is still mostly good. A few of the browns and reds have dried out. Reaper covers just as well and is cheaper, too. However, there isn't a good conversion chart anywhere. The latest one i can find was updated in 2012, and GW has completely turned over their paint names since then.

Considering the deneb stone is solid enough to be confused or an actual stone, and the tallarn flesh is separated in to a pale color on two sides and a dark inky strip down the middle, I'm not sure it can be saved.

 kronk wrote:

I am learning to...accept GW paints. I still hate that they aren't in dropper bottles. I waste half of what I dip out and I am not convinced they will last as long. They do cover very well and dilute with water easily.

Here's the trick. stop doing that.
Dilute your paints in the pots to your standard consistency, use them from the flip-top after having shaken the bottle.

And if you really can't get used to that, just use a dropper.

Or, just transfer them to dropper bottles.

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 kronk wrote:

I am learning to...accept GW paints. I still hate that they aren't in dropper bottles. I waste half of what I dip out and I am not convinced they will last as long. They do cover very well and dilute with water easily.

Here's the trick. stop doing that.
Dilute your paints in the pots to your standard consistency, use them from the flip-top after having shaken the bottle.

Nah, I knock them over. I've lost at least 2 pots of nuln oil and a handful of others. See those wings? I knock over everything when I'm rotating to paint it. Even my Bourbon! Oh noes!


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Is that for Space Hulk and/or Zone Mortalis and/or D&D games? Very nice. Did you sculpt that?

Spent the past two days getting two squads of these guys done up:
Used a base of leadbelcher, then nuln oil wash, drybrush that new stormcast silver paint thing they added to the line, then used Tamaya clearcoat red and yellow for the armor. Really fast and easy. Took about two hours total per squad.

Painted four cowboys last night - probably flat/base them today and perhaps start on the last three primed indians I have sitting on the desk. Trying to clean up the clutter (i.e. paint the random figures I have primed on my desk).

Got a game in last night. Today I'll be doing edge highlighting on a Falcon and putting some base layers down on my Farseers and Avatar.

 timetowaste85 wrote:
Spent the past two days getting two squads of these guys done up:
Used a base of leadbelcher, then nuln oil wash, drybrush that new stormcast silver paint thing they added to the line, then used Tamaya clearcoat red and yellow for the armor. Really fast and easy. Took about two hours total per squad.

Awesome!

I'm reading Firecaste in prep for author interview, working on TS Rubric Marines and some wargaming podcasting. Playing another practice game tonight with Thousand Sons vs. a friend's Orks

I'm going to get started painting my Tau Riptide battlesuit for the monthly painting challenge.

 timetowaste85 wrote:
Spent the past two days getting two squads of these guys done up:
Used a base of leadbelcher, then nuln oil wash, drybrush that new stormcast silver paint thing they added to the line, then used Tamaya clearcoat red and yellow for the armor. Really fast and easy. Took about two hours total per squad.

Only 2 hours? I'm impressed!

Painting Gretchin...lots and a Minder.

CB

Finally got off my butt and painted three indians which I really didn't have any motivation to paint. Luckily they're now done and I can move on to other stuff.

Reading Scars. Thats all folks.

Got my new Lord of Change mini. Can't wait to get started. Time for bed soon so tomorrow and the weekend, hoping to some stuff done.

Watching Watchmen and painting up some of my Batman crew

Still painting Gretchin...lots and a Minder.

CB

Finished my Falcon last night, tonight I'll be working on a Wave Serpent and continuing to work on the Farseers.

Trying to work up the gumption to do something to this:

Headed to the FGS an hour away to play Rogue Stars (our first game) and probably a board game after RS fries our brain

Today, I assembled a BB Dwarf team, and finished assembly of an IK Warden.

This:



My first painted 1k Son.

You really mean painted?
I wouldn't show primed models. Just the final result.

Played a fun 4-player league game of 40K. Tonight I'll continue work on my Wave Serpent and start lacquering layers of red on the Avatar.

Watching Warhammer Live LVO & HH Weekender coverage while painting 2 diff skitarii armies

Built a UCM Madrid cruiser for my DFC fleet.

I primed the minis below, getting some backup ready for my TNT raider warband. Also bought a laminator and made a quick reference sheet and a warband roster.