Sammael
Underboss
1881 Posts
    
 | | 04/13/2006 3:37 PM |
| A year ago, the mere thought of "desecrating" a mini with paint would send shivers down my spine. Soon after, I started looking at various repaints done by the Masters such as Runelord and Zanaroth, and slowly, I began to succumb. Surely, adding in some missed details wouldn't hurt, now, would it? Finally, the paint-jobs (or lack thereof) in War Drums were the last straw. I asked a friend of mine who paints WH40k minis if I could bring a couple of minis over to his place and touch them up, and he said sure, why not.
This took all of five minutes, and it really, really, REALLY improves the look of both Hill Dwarves and the Aspect of Moradin. I now plan on buying some paints of my own (acryllics or enamels, that is the question?) and restoring all minis to their intended paint schemes.
Thanks again, all of you who post your absolutely stunning repaints here for us to enjoy. You've made a convert. | |
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Temperance
Sergeant
522 Posts
| | 04/13/2006 3:43 PM |
| | Acrylics. Enamels are a lot harder to work with. | |
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DireBadger
Warrior
266 Posts
Glasgow, UK
| | 04/13/2006 7:16 PM |
| | I agree. Go with acrylics - nice and easy to clean up (water only), no bad fumes. Dropper bottles is just icing, but also nice. | |
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Can of the Cave Beer
Commander
2838 Posts
| | 04/14/2006 1:01 AM |
| Oooh. Pretty.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels his resolve draining away looking at all the fine work shown on these boards. It's been incredibly tough to NOT go buy a bunch of paint and brushes. | |
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Thokk
Warrior
321 Posts
| | 04/14/2006 10:47 AM |
| | A little paint and or basing goes a long way towards making the minis look better. Also sometimes intimidates an opponent if you skirmish! Or at least makes your players or DM appreciate. I too would go with acrylics though I do also have plenty of old testor's. Sometimes there are just colors you just want. You can get cheap craft colors to start. I have grabbed a few Americana (similar to delta) from Pat Cattan's for 1 dollar per bottle. They are very thick, so you have to thin them down. But for less than 20 bucks you can grab basic colors, a set of brushes and a mixing tray. Or spend a bit more and get Games Workshop, Vallejo or some others. but those are close to 3 dollars per color with less than half the amount of paint. Good luck and let us know how it goes! | |
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jacksonm
Warlord
5560 Posts
River City
| | 04/14/2006 12:39 PM |
| | Nice work, the details really bring them to life. Thanks for sharing. | | | |
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zenthrus
Warlord
5090 Posts
SLC, UT
| | 04/14/2006 1:14 PM |
| I like the detail work on the Hill Dwarves' shields. Never noticed that before [:D]
Listen to Temperance. He know of what he speaks. Buy acrylics. Enamels are a very poor choice for painting DDM. | |
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glumag
Warlord
5968 Posts
| | 04/14/2006 3:41 PM |
| Cool, another one bites the dust [:D]
Acrylics all the way!!! | |
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Malin Lug
Sergeant
742 Posts
| | 04/14/2006 5:00 PM |
| Very good job... yeah it is amazing how just a little touch up can drastically improve a mini.
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Janos M.
Underboss
1015 Posts
Hamburg / GErmany
| | 04/19/2006 3:44 AM |
| ahhah
Is there someone bringing a "special" warband to Birmingham?
Anyway I really like the paint job. | |
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Sammael
Underboss
1881 Posts
| | 04/20/2006 3:50 AM |
| | I don't think I'll have the time to touch up the minis I'll be bringing to the Euro Champs this year. Oh well, there's always next year. [:D] | |
Hypethetical Blood War Set List | Champion of the Gelugon | Vindicated Prophet of Blood War
Ha 69/80 | De 60/60 | Ar 57/60 | GoL 72/72 | Ab 60/60 | DK 60/60 | AF 60/60 | UD 59/60 | WD 57/60 | WDQ 3/60| BW
Total DDM Count: 1037 | No chance of finishing the set | Will finish the set | Set | |
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forkedmoon
Underboss
1305 Posts
| | 04/21/2006 4:13 PM |
| | you're making me think about touch-ups as well. nice work especially if it is a simple as you claim. [:)] | |
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