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Celtic Dragon said:
I have the Army Painter set and have found that the colours can come up as a bit bold at times compared to GW paints.
Also if you have an Amazon account, you can get Vallejo Model series paints for less than GW paints (£2.45 v £2.75), and I rate Vallejo higher than GW.
Agreed.Also if you have an Amazon account, you can get Vallejo Model series paints for less than GW paints (£2.45 v £2.75), and I rate Vallejo higher than GW.
For paints I use either Vallejo or GW (mainly because I have historically built up a collection of GW paints before I realised there were better alternatives).
For washes, I find Army Painter better than GW.
For spray primers, Army Painter all the way.
There are usually pretty good deals on Army Painter and Vallejo on eBay too - you can select your own box of paints in bottles of 3, 4, 5 etc, so you can avoid the problem of buying a set with paints you won't ever use.
GW are pretty good paints, but they are expensive and the bottles are naff.
Celtic Dragon said:
That looks like one of the large Tryanids 
I'd love to see that when its finished if possible?
Its a Hierophant Bio titan from Forge World. I'd love to see that when its finished if possible?Ill try and remember to put up WIP images as i go, but bit mad this month with a custom decal order, the big nid and some guard figures, as well as my own Golden Demon stuff to finish for May...oh and i stupidly bought a Switch with Zelda....
Update:
Reaver is en route, Warhound has been rebased to something much more suitable!
Different angle showing the Skitarii
Dark Mechanicum are coming along very slowly too. List has changed significantly which means i've now got zero use for the Thanatar Calix currently! Doesn't help that on paper they look great but on the table they're significantly poo.
Reaver is en route, Warhound has been rebased to something much more suitable!
Different angle showing the Skitarii
Dark Mechanicum are coming along very slowly too. List has changed significantly which means i've now got zero use for the Thanatar Calix currently! Doesn't help that on paper they look great but on the table they're significantly poo.
Havoc856-S said:
Update:
Reaver is en route, Warhound has been rebased to something much more suitable!
Different angle showing the Skitarii
Dark Mechanicum are coming along very slowly too. List has changed significantly which means i've now got zero use for the Thanatar Calix currently! Doesn't help that on paper they look great but on the table they're significantly poo.
Looks great! Reaver is en route, Warhound has been rebased to something much more suitable!
Different angle showing the Skitarii
Dark Mechanicum are coming along very slowly too. List has changed significantly which means i've now got zero use for the Thanatar Calix currently! Doesn't help that on paper they look great but on the table they're significantly poo.
Celtic Dragon said:
Has anyone got any ideas on which terrain kit would have the corner of a building, that’s about 5 inches tall in it? Or an alternative source for one?
I want to base the Heldrake around it instead of the clear plastic stand off stand.
How about this:I want to base the Heldrake around it instead of the clear plastic stand off stand.
https://www.waylandgames.co.uk/warhammer-40000-ter...
Celtic Dragon said:
Has anyone got any ideas on which terrain kit would have the corner of a building, that’s about 5 inches tall in it? Or an alternative source for one?
I want to base the Heldrake around it instead of the clear plastic stand off stand.
I'll pop one in the post for you. I want to base the Heldrake around it instead of the clear plastic stand off stand.
Sway said:
Celtic Dragon said:
Has anyone got any ideas on which terrain kit would have the corner of a building, that’s about 5 inches tall in it? Or an alternative source for one?
I want to base the Heldrake around it instead of the clear plastic stand off stand.
I'll pop one in the post for you. I want to base the Heldrake around it instead of the clear plastic stand off stand.
Yeah, it's no worries - I've loads of the sector Imperialis stuff. A single bit of ruin won't make a dent. If it makes you feel any better, feel free to order one of these (£3.50) to my address - I was just about to buy some https://www.geekgaming.co.uk/shop/quick-and-easy-r... you don't have to though!
5" tall, what size length/width? Assume you want it to fit on the regular flying base?
5" tall, what size length/width? Assume you want it to fit on the regular flying base?
I read this thread a lot, not sure I've ever posted as I'm not into Warhammer, but I enjoy seeing the skill of all you guys modelling.
Anyway, not sure if you're aware (you probably are), but on facebook there's a marketplace, and there's a lot of Warhammer stuff that finds it's way on there. To me in the main it looks reasonable priced. Just thought I'd share in case any of you aren't aware of this as a source for stuff.
Anyway, not sure if you're aware (you probably are), but on facebook there's a marketplace, and there's a lot of Warhammer stuff that finds it's way on there. To me in the main it looks reasonable priced. Just thought I'd share in case any of you aren't aware of this as a source for stuff.
Thanks for the advice chaps. I have a smallish and rather boring collection of acrylics from modelling I have done in the past (not to mention the usual modelling tools - airbrush, knives, flash removal tool, sanders etc) plus ones from the first 2 editions of Conquest. Although I found the first 6 Conquest figures really interesting, I'm not really motivated enough by them to want to buy dozens more of similar models, and after a few years of being a full time carer, my income isn't really big enough to drop 8 quid a week on something like this. Like I say, I have no interest in actually gaming with them, it is very much the modelling and painting that interests me. Something I can pick up and put down when I have free time.
So far I have been priming them with grey MIG airbrush primer, and then applying a couple of thin coats of an appropriate base colour. In the case of Orks, probably the Death Guard Green that came with Conquest. Talking of which, in addition to the Citadel paints, I have half a dozen or so Vallejo paints, so will probably be going with that range. But... the temptation of being able to walk into a real shop and compare colours is so tempting and I find it is so difficult working out what paints you need without seeing them. 12ml does seem rather mean though, and I dislike the container design as much as the rest of you, so I'm looking at getting some dropper bottles from Ebay similar to the Vallejo ones, decanting in the Citadel paint and popping in a stainless steel ball bearing.
I definitely want to have a go at chipping and rusting, especially on the Ork Deff Dread. I think the dirty and rusty look suits Orks much more than it does Space Marines.
On reflection, I think I should probably wait until my skills are a bit more polished before I tackle something like the big Tyranids! Maybe it would be better to pick up something like Mollog's Mob.
https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/WH-Underworld...
So far I have been priming them with grey MIG airbrush primer, and then applying a couple of thin coats of an appropriate base colour. In the case of Orks, probably the Death Guard Green that came with Conquest. Talking of which, in addition to the Citadel paints, I have half a dozen or so Vallejo paints, so will probably be going with that range. But... the temptation of being able to walk into a real shop and compare colours is so tempting and I find it is so difficult working out what paints you need without seeing them. 12ml does seem rather mean though, and I dislike the container design as much as the rest of you, so I'm looking at getting some dropper bottles from Ebay similar to the Vallejo ones, decanting in the Citadel paint and popping in a stainless steel ball bearing.
I definitely want to have a go at chipping and rusting, especially on the Ork Deff Dread. I think the dirty and rusty look suits Orks much more than it does Space Marines.
On reflection, I think I should probably wait until my skills are a bit more polished before I tackle something like the big Tyranids! Maybe it would be better to pick up something like Mollog's Mob.
https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/WH-Underworld...
Its getting there, and almost all done!
I have a couple of defects to rectify and the neck to repaint, as I don't like the colour, should have gone with a darker purple. I've also got to reset angle the wings sit at. I magetized it whilst it was still in bits, and I got the set angle wrong, and didn’t take the fixed rear wings into account. Crossing fingers that greenstuff and new holes can correct it
Going to take a break from this one now, as I've lost the mojo for it (found I made more mistakes towards the end, so from now, I've decided to have serveral small models and a couple of big ones on the go at various stages of completion, so I can roll between them). A colour change should allow a brain unblock.
Edited as I shouldn’t type whilst drinking.
I have a couple of defects to rectify and the neck to repaint, as I don't like the colour, should have gone with a darker purple. I've also got to reset angle the wings sit at. I magetized it whilst it was still in bits, and I got the set angle wrong, and didn’t take the fixed rear wings into account. Crossing fingers that greenstuff and new holes can correct it
Going to take a break from this one now, as I've lost the mojo for it (found I made more mistakes towards the end, so from now, I've decided to have serveral small models and a couple of big ones on the go at various stages of completion, so I can roll between them). A colour change should allow a brain unblock.
Edited by Celtic Dragon on Sunday 14th April 22:29
Edited as I shouldn’t type whilst drinking.
Edited by Celtic Dragon on Monday 15th April 20:23
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