Ish Posted July 25, 2020 Report Share Posted July 25, 2020 Weird that it would work on some models and not the other, given that they’re pretty much the same convex surface... Sometimes I think painting techniques and hobby techniques are as much about supernatural forces as they are actual skill. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mulgrok Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 it might also be that the transfers I put on them were 10-20 years old 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ish Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 That’s definitely a factor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 Absolutely. The 3e transfers I've been using (contemporary with yours) are WAY more fragile than the modern ones that came in the IF Primaris Upgrade kit. Sure would be nice if GW produced more of those someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ish Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 I’ve always wondered why there isn’t a bigger third-party decal market. Fighting Pirannha Graphics does BattleTech and C.A.V.; Little Big Men do historicals of every era... and that’s about it. Surely there must be a market for third-party, WH40k compatible decals? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 Well will you look at that! https://www.fallouthobbies.com/collections/limited-decals/products/copy-of-ltd-15-01 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountElmdor Posted July 29, 2020 Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 finally painted a second Bike Squad to go with my attack quad from earlier. 4 more bikers to go, still—plus 3 Primaris ones inbound to me. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ish Posted July 31, 2020 Report Share Posted July 31, 2020 I really love the Vallejo Liquid Gold paint that I’ve been using, but I wanted to save a bit of time and hassle by using GW’s Retributor Armour spray as a primer... This stuff is probably the worst spray paint I have ever bought from GW! Coverage is lousy, pigments are barely there, and every other annoyance you can possibly have with a rattle can. Still, at the end of the day, I’ve got a whole bunch of my Custodes base coated. Squad Heracleidae, from my Crusade force, who’ve been working hard on behalf of the God-Emperor. They’ve been rewarded by being the first of my rank and file squads to get painted. Hector and Ajax, two of my Vexilus Prætores. Ajax (with the storm shield) is part of my current Crusade; Hector (with misericordia) has been bravely guarding the Battlefoam bag whilst the rest of the Shield-Company marches to war. Squad Chironidae, also from my Crusade force. These Sagittarum Custodians haven’t gotten to take part in a Crusade game, yet, but they’re eagerly awaiting their chance... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountElmdor Posted July 31, 2020 Report Share Posted July 31, 2020 I love those Sagittarum Custodian models. I should have bought some weeks/months ago, and now they're out of stock on Forge World.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ish Posted July 31, 2020 Report Share Posted July 31, 2020 2 minutes ago, CountElmdor said: I love those Sagittarum Custodian models. I should have bought some weeks/months ago, and now they're out of stock on Forge World.... The trick with buying any unit from Forge World is to look for the “upgrade kit” option, then buy whatever the base plastic Citadel Miniatures kit happens to be from your FLGS. You can save a bunch of money on shipping and usually they stay in stock longer. In other news, I’ve finished my work on Ajax, although his base still needs a second coat and some finishing touches: 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountElmdor Posted August 3, 2020 Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 Ironclad! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mulgrok Posted August 3, 2020 Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 that is a handsome chonker 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ish Posted August 4, 2020 Report Share Posted August 4, 2020 Above the planet on a wing and a prayer,My grubby halo, a vapor trail in the empty air;Across the clouds I see my shadow fly,Out of the corner of my watering eye;A dream unthreatened by the morning light,Could blow this soul right through the roof of the night. –Pink Floyd, Learning to Fly 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted August 5, 2020 Report Share Posted August 5, 2020 Finished my Primaris Apothecary. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroStride Posted August 6, 2020 Report Share Posted August 6, 2020 On 7/25/2020 at 3:19 PM, Ish said: Weird that it would work on some models and not the other, given that they’re pretty much the same convex surface... Sometimes I think painting techniques and hobby techniques are as much about supernatural forces as they are actual skill. Given the accidental times I've painted a really good blend, or eyes, the first time and thought that I may have gotten possessed by a warp entity, I'm inclined to agree. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroStride Posted August 6, 2020 Report Share Posted August 6, 2020 Working on the Battle Sanctum. Painted more infantry too, but they look like my other infantry (hooray for consistency?). 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountElmdor Posted August 7, 2020 Report Share Posted August 7, 2020 This kitbashed Librarian is going to serve as the Warlord for my White Scars crusade force. For a time. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 Finger guns shooting mind bullets! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MexicanNinja Posted August 9, 2020 Report Share Posted August 9, 2020 On 8/7/2020 at 4:37 PM, CountElmdor said: This kitbashed Librarian is going to serve as the Warlord for my White Scars crusade force. For a time. I'm jealous of your white and yellow. Those two colors are the bane of my painting. Well done! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountElmdor Posted August 9, 2020 Report Share Posted August 9, 2020 I’ve done and continue to do a lot of fighting with whites. This one is actually Tamiya’s USAF Gray Spray with some light Ulthuan Gray highlights. It’s OK so far. The yellow is Averland Sunset and Yriel Yellow over that. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ish Posted August 12, 2020 Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 Then at last the mighty ship Descending on a point of flame Made contact with the human race And melted hearts –Pink Floyd, Let There Be More Light 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted August 12, 2020 Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 Do you do a wash on these? I think it could really help bring out the detail with that much uninterrupted gold. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ish Posted August 12, 2020 Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 28 minutes ago, WestRider said: Do you do a wash on these? I think it could really help bring out the detail with that much uninterrupted gold. I've used some sepia inks in places where I want the gold to be a little more aged or worn, and I've used several coats of it for things like my Sagittarum squad's weapons and the "engine bitz" on the backside of the terminators and my dreadnought. My lousy photographs don't really capture the real look of the models well... I’m also kinda trying to threat the eye of the needle here. On the one hand, I want my army to look like a solid wall of the shiniest of shiny gold. Because that’s the Custodes’ whole schtick. On the other hand, I want them to look like I did more than just spray paint them gold and slap them on the table. (Because I did! I really did! There’s at least three gold paints on every guy, plus accent colors and gemstones, and the Vallejo Liquid Gold that makes the main body so smooth and shiny is kind of a PITA to work with.) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inquisitor66 Posted August 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 Where did you the little skulls? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ish Posted August 12, 2020 Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 They're from the Citadel Skulls box from GW. It's $30 a box and it's a ridiculously good value, there's over three hundred skulls in the box! I tend not to like the way GW overloads their terrain with skulls, but a few here or there does add a bit of grimdark to the festivities. Use them sparingly from this kit and one box should last you years. Several other companies offer similar deals on sacks o' skulls. I know Green Stuff World sells a kit with 100 resin skulls for, like $10, but these kits almost always only have human skulls. Plus you've got to mail order it. The GW kit can be found darn near everywhere that sells Citadel Miniatures (although I bought mine on Amazon). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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