The Miniatures Project Thread

[Anery]

Not sure if I've shown you these guys before PNut:

http://taleofpainters.blogspot.co.uk/20 ... blood.html

http://taleofpainters.blogspot.co.uk/20 ... ngels.html

[Pnut]

Cheers for that mate. I am using a guide from here at the minute.

[Pnut]

Finally finished one of my Spack Marines. The dude on the right is finished, the dude on the left has been base coated and washed. For a first attempt I'm pretty chuffed with how its turned out, the highlighting and basing is a bit shoddy but they are both things that I have never done before. Once I have finished the other two part done minis I'm going to have a crack at building and painting a assault squad.

[Dog Pants]

Not bad at all that, nice work.

[buzzmong]

Can you take a better picture Pnut? It's hard to make out some of the shading and highlighting.

[Pnut]

I can have a go but I'm using my phone and have never been what you would call a great photographer.

Edit. This is as good as I can get it.

[buzzmong]

Nicely done then. The highlighting on the pauldrons looks pretty good.

[Pnut]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ydjSeNrOe4[/media]

Not watch it all yet but what I have seen seems very helpful. Also I'm thinking about getting one of those stands, I don't have the most stable of hands when doing fine detail work.

[buzzmong]

Also I'm thinking about getting one of those stands, I don't have the most stable of hands when doing fine detail work.

Oh god yes, Helping Hands are very very handy.

Also, I too suffer from shaky hand syndrome when doing fine details, best tip I ever got was to either put something like a couple of bricks (something sizable and heavy that wont move) on my desk to brace my wrists against and put my elbows on the desk, or lower my chair and brace my wrists on the edge of the desk.

[Anery]

Thanks for that vid pnut, thats probably the most comprehensive single video of a blood angel paint I've seen. Jawa Bawls is good but his videos are nowhere near as good quality or as easy to see as this is. Just watching him makes me realise that these guys don't sweat the small stuff, I constantly try and get paint from edge to edge or on the sides of raised icons/details, he doesn't seem to be too bothered about it.

Also, thanks Buzz - I'll be investing in one of those stands too. I'm a tad shaky too.

[Pnut]

Does any one have any recommendations for storage/carry cases for minis?

[Dog Pants]

I use Feldherr cases. There's a good variety of sizes and inserts, they're not too expensive, and they're good quality.

[Pnut]

Cheers Doggers, that's what I was looking for.

If anyone is looking at doing conversions this video will be handy.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjlqYUAJNSo[/media]

[Dog Pants]

Yep, I do that. I've yet to find a pin vice that grips the bit properly though.

[buzzmong]

I too have done pinning in the past. I found it slightly easier to rough up paperclips with some sandpaper before I used them, mostly because it helps the glue stick a bit better.
Is that the first time you've come across pinning Pnut?

[Pnut]

I've heard of it but never seen it or done it before.

[Anery]

I mentioned the other day that I was modding a landspeeder storm to resemble Ecto 1.
Well, here's the progress I have made so far.



The camera flash is covering some sloppy work on the side of those shotguns, I need to get in with my fine detail brush and tidy that up, also need to highlight the seats.

As you can see I am struggling with the white. This is skull white and it doesn't seem to have the consistency to be used as a base coat. This is after 3 layers and it still looks shabby and not at all a solid colour. Any advice? (not using spray paint again and I can't afford a paint gun)

[Dog Pants]

A lot of the old colours had that problem. That's why I use white undercoat. I think you can buy some transparent stuff which thickens it.

[buzzmong]

As you can see I am struggling with the white. This is skull white and it doesn't seem to have the consistency to be used as a base coat. This is after 3 layers and it still looks shabby and not at all a solid colour. Any advice? (not using spray paint again and I can't afford a paint gun)

Ah, may I ask why not? I've found acrylic sprays from Halfords tend to work well as basecoats.

[Anery]

Ah, may I ask why not? I've found acrylic sprays from Halfords tend to work well as basecoats.

Because I don't have anywhere I can do it and I've had problems spraypainting stuff in the past and making a pigs ear of it.