Share random picture's you like of your models.

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**StormX**

Share random nice picture's you like of your models.

I just like this picture i just took, and also i did some very little hard to notice little touch ups. So i thought instead of just uploading to gallery, ill put it in a thread here. Also i darkened alot of the steel on 1 hell drake because before it was all way to bright.

God damn i cant figure out also weather to varnish them or not, they are never touched except for the bases, and are always stored in a box when not in use. What do you guys reckon?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w39LSfMWom4 - Listen to this if you want as well.

**queen_annes_revenge**

It depends if you're happy with the finish. If so, sweet, no need to varnish really. If you want to make them more matte or add a little sheen, then try a varnish.

**StormX**

What happens if some one accidentally touches it? does the sweat or grease eventually do some thing over time..?

Like how would you clean that? What would you do if some one accidently touched a model you loved, but you could see no visible marks, but still. What would you do? leave it and not care because it still looks fine?

**queen_annes_revenge**

I really wouldn't worry too much about it. the odd touch here and there isn't going to do anything really.

**StormX**

Yeah, i hope so.

What about satin varnish, what are your thoughts on that compared to using gloss or matte?

Thank you!

**Tyranid Horde**

It honestly comes down to personal preference at the end of the day, I go for matte varnish now, but satin is passable/good and gloss is a no go unless your scheme is going for a glossy look.

**Not Online!!!**

I think he will do

**StormX**

Nice NotOnline he looks awesome.

Well i dont want my colors to be darkened, and aparently matte does that a little bit?.

Dont want it shiny so you cant even see it properly if the lights hitting it because its so reflective.

So yeah...

**Not Online!!!**

Stormatious wrote:
Nice online is that AoS? I should know..

Well i dont want my colors to be darkened, and aparently matte does that a little bit?.

Dont want it shiny so you cant even see it properly if the lights hitting it because its so reflective.

So yeah...

Nope it's a old boxset CSM lord.

I did not use gloss, infact it's only got washed with nuln oil, the effect i created by layers of drybrushing over the baseline model with metalic mixtures (about a 3rd ghenas gold chainmail metal and evil sunz scarlet i belive) for the Copper tone, aswell as varying layers of green, red and black aswell as the copper mixture applied over it with drybrushing.

**Tyranid Horde**

I'll contribute too

**Not Online!!!**

Now this is a Eldar i'd like to have and that's saying something

**vipoid**

Here you go:

**StormX**

Can you please tell me how you did the cape Tyranid?

Like did you do many layers of very thin coats, or just regular layers, or layers then glaze to blend it in?

Thanks either way. Nice work also!

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vipoid wrote:
Here you go:

Nice!! Love that lightening eeffect, very nice.

**Crispy78**

Do like this one...

**StormX**

Crispy78 wrote:
Do like this one...

Oh man, exactly the models i have been thinking today about getting. They look fantastic!

**Crispy78**

Stormatious wrote:
Crispy78 wrote:
Do like this one...

Oh man, exactly the models i have been thinking today about getting. They look fantastic!

Thanks! One of the pitifully-few units I've actually properly finished painting, and my first attempt at colour blending with my then-new airbrush on the sword blades. Happy with how it went.

**ingtaer**

**StormX**

I really like these ships i have seen a picture of these before( thought it was x wing ), they look just as awesome as before! ( varnish type

? ). do you mind me asking how did you do the stars between the purple pattern? if you can share or not thanks either way.

Thanks!

**ingtaer**

They are Narn G'Quan Heavy cruisers from the tv series Babylon 5. Varnish depends on the model, always for metal models and only when needing an effect on plastic or resin (gloss varnish on gemstones for example)

**Tyranid Horde**

Not Online!!! wrote:Now this is a Eldar i'd like to have and that's saying something

Stormatious wrote:Can you please tell me how you did the cape Tyranid?

Like did you do many layers of very thin coats, or just regular layers, or layers then glaze to blend it in?

Thanks either way. Nice work also!

Thank you both kindly

The cloak was a mixture of wet blending and glazing to pull the colours together. Lots of thin layers and going back and forth to get the desired effect. Happy in the end but like anything, it can always be improved.

**StormX**

ingtaer wrote:
They are Narn G'Quan Heavy cruisers from the tv series Babylon 5. Varnish depends on the model, always for metal models and only when needing an effect on plastic or resin (gloss varnish on gemstones for example)

Oh yeah. So how do you go about handling the plastic non V'd ( Varnish )?.

Thank you!

**bubber**

**Excommunicatus**

The paintjob is shoddy, obviously, but of all the 300-odd pics I've uploaded, this pic of my 'kukushka' is probably my favourite.

**vipoid**

bubber wrote:

Holy hell, that's outstanding.

Stormatious wrote:
Nice!! Love that lightening eeffect, very nice.

Thanks.

**bubber**

vipoid wrote:

Spoiler:

bubber wrote:

Holy hell, that's outstanding.

Thank you

**Rybrook**

Imagine these chasing you down

**Power Elephant**

I just finished this and was surprised at how good it turned out so it would have to be this.

**Elbows**

It's been a long while, but I occasionally take "glamour shots" of miniatures just...because why the hell not.

This has been my desktop opening screen for a while.

Spoiler:

**Nevelon**

Just snapped this pic of a sarge I was painting while I was grabbing formal shots of my entry for this month’s challenge. It’s not often I look at a pic and think it’s actually making the model look better then it is, rather then highlighting all the flaws.

I don’t varnish. I play with my models. I’m careful with them, and they hardly need touching up. That said, I only paint at a table top level. If I did better work, I might be more concerned with preserving it. But I paint to play, so just having things behind glass to look at is not why I’m here. YMMV.

**ZergSmasher**

I'll bite and post what I consider to be my absolute best work of all time, although compared to many painters on here it's pretty low level. Mortarion, Daemon Primarch of the Death Guard: