Miniature Painting

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Friend gave me his old airbrush and compressor and was wondering if you guys have a preferred brand of paint to use? Planning on using it first on my Indometitus set and thinking of making my Primarises either Dark Angels or White Scars if that helps.
 
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Burren

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Friend gave me his old airbrush and compressor and was wondering if you guys have a preferred brand of paint to use? Planning on using it first on my Indometitus set and thinking of making my Primarises either Dark Angels or White Scars if that helps.

One of my favorite painting channels. He uses air brushes and in the description of all of his videos (I believe) he lists materials and supplies he uses, which is always helpful.

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Dashel

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I'm starting to convert over to Tamiya through the airbrush. I also like citadel contrast paints through it.
This is my favorite white scar vid, I'm going to give it a shot soon probably:

 
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Chaplain done.
 
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Noble Savage

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Does anyone have any recommendations for model carrying bag? I was looking at battlefoam but wanted to see what folks were using at FoH first.
 

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Does anyone have any recommendations for model carrying bag? I was looking at battlefoam but wanted to see what folks were using at FoH first.
Saw a guy once put magnets on the bases to give them some weight, then stick them to the inside walls of a coffee can to store his stuff. Worked fairly well.
 
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Noble Savage

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Saw a guy once put magnets on the bases to give them some weight, then stick them to the inside walls of a coffee can to store his stuff. Worked fairly well.

This will be a gift so I am looking for something alittle more......formal.....lol.
 
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Fyff

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Battlefoam is the worst company on the planet and should just go in a corner and die. Literally use anything else.
 
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Koushirou

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Husband wants to try getting into a little Star Wars Armada. Took a try painting these tiny little squadrons and did these Interceptors with the 181st paint job. Got to try a few new things: got a shitty cardboard box and did some spray on primer (black for the imp squads and beige for the rebel). Got to try my new wet palette (the Army Painter one) vs. my homemade Tupperware one. Was a much, much better experience and while my lines aren’t exactly clean, was probably my easiest time getting some smooth paint on and didn’t lose hardly any detail. My biggest gripe on these was that just these three took me 4 hours. I don’t know why the hell Im so slow at this.

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DirkDonkeyroot

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Husband wants to try getting into a little Star Wars Armada. Took a try painting these tiny little squadrons and did these Interceptors with the 181st paint job. Got to try a few new things: got a shitty cardboard box and did some spray on primer (black for the imp squads and beige for the rebel). Got to try my new wet palette (the Army Painter one) vs. my homemade Tupperware one. Was a much, much better experience and while my lines aren’t exactly clean, was probably my easiest time getting some smooth paint on and didn’t lose hardly any detail. My biggest gripe on these was that just these three took me 4 hours. I don’t know why the hell Im so slow at this.

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I'm slow too, only way to get faster is practice. I don't mind being slow painting though, in doing to to relax not to break speed records.

Going to be painting a Tyranid kill team as I get the models, anyone interested in seeing them as they go?
 
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Gankak

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I'm slow too, only way to get faster is practice. I don't mind being slow painting though, in doing to to relax not to break speed records.

Going to be painting a Tyranid kill team as I get the models, anyone interested in seeing them as they go?

Always interested in seeing painted models from the guys here.

Husband wants to try getting into a little Star Wars Armada. Took a try painting these tiny little squadrons and did these Interceptors with the 181st paint job. Got to try a few new things: got a shitty cardboard box and did some spray on primer (black for the imp squads and beige for the rebel). Got to try my new wet palette (the Army Painter one) vs. my homemade Tupperware one. Was a much, much better experience and while my lines aren’t exactly clean, was probably my easiest time getting some smooth paint on and didn’t lose hardly any detail. My biggest gripe on these was that just these three took me 4 hours. I don’t know why the hell Im so slow at this.

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Unless you are entering contests its not a contest. Paint because you enjoy it. Who gives a FUCK if it takes too long.
 
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Dashel

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Yeah man definitely post Tyranids. I'd like to see them for sure. WIP or finished, whatever you want.
I'm in a phase where I'm just casually painting for fun right now. Not really planning much just sitting down and doing whatever feels right at the moment.
 

Erronius

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Unless you are entering contests its not a contest. Paint because you enjoy it. Who gives a FUCK if it takes too long.
^ This

I have stuff I've been working on for 20+ years, and I'll be DAMNED if I'm going to feel bad about it NOW
 
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Dashel

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Very early WIP but I am excited about 2 new colors I used for the parchment on this guy. Vallejo English Uniform base and Citadel Karak Stone highlight. Looks good so far compared to my previous efforts
will see what the end result is 👌



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Koushirou

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Knocked out two TIE Bomber squads tonight. Doesn’t show much in the pic, but managed to get a nice glare on the cockpit glass by pooling a bunch of gloss wash in it and then dry brushing the bars back up. Had to go back and do it on the Interceptors too since I wasn’t smart enough to think of it the other day.

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