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whalemusic360 wrote:What I have done in the past to stay motivated:
- Start a new project. Could be time to shelve the terrain, pick up your IG or some other project. Some Raptor Legion Space Marines maybe?
- Throw out your current style of painting, try something new. Airbrush would be an easy jump, but your could also try some new advanced techniques.
- Sign up for a tournament, preferably one with a painting standard. Give yourself plenty of time, but include as many new things in it as possible.

Thanks paul... Hint hint nudge nudge

My ig could use some love. I just don't feel like painting at all. Playing more might be just what I need. Maybe I am losing my love of the game Thanks again buddy

Anyone else want to chime in?
Mike

Subtle hint indeed

But it is a color scheme that you seemed to be enjoying, and if your tired of terrain, and daunted by IG, maybe firing up a small kill team might be a be a nice break.

I've just had to organise my project list because I have so many going on at once that have been dragging on for ages with little or no progress

It might get me to work on my stuff, it might not

Get a friend over and play a game with all the awesome terrain you've already made. It will give you a chance to see how awesome it is and that all the work is paying off. You might even come up with some ideas that you can add in to make it not just look great, but to help make it a more functional playing space.

Gorechild wrote:Get a friend over and play a game with all the awesome terrain you've already made. It will give you a chance to see how awesome it is and that all the work is paying off. You might even come up with some ideas that you can add in to make it not just look great, but to help make it a more functional playing space.

Agree muchly

But I don't have any friends ;/

If it's just the painting that you've lost motivation for switch to building some stuff, maybe a kill-team like WM suggested, little projects like that are great for getting things kick-started again.
I tend to flick back and forth between painting and modelling (well, alright, I occasionally amble over to the paint side of things, have a few flicks with a brush, then amble back to the cutting and chopping), but if motivation for both has gone, I stay away for a couple of days, spend a bit more time playing video games, watching movies etc. until I start getting twitchy about building some more stuff.

monkeytroll wrote:If it's just the painting that you've lost motivation for switch to building some stuff, maybe a kill-team like WM suggested, little projects like that are great for getting things kick-started again.
I tend to flick back and forth between painting and modelling (well, alright, I occasionally amble over to the paint side of things, have a few flicks with a brush, then amble back to the cutting and chopping), but if motivation for both has gone, I stay away for a couple of days, spend a bit more time playing video games, watching movies etc. until I start getting twitchy about building some more stuff.

Thanks buddy that is good advice.Space marine is out in september! I bought a six foot folding table today, so hopefully I will have a game or two on it soon. If I do end up having a game , would anyone want to see a batrep?

Also on a side note, anyone have experience with vallejo model a air? Birthday airbrush has been confirmed! My question is do you have to thin them before using them ? What is your favorite brand of paint to use? Can anyone recommend any good sites for air brush techniques?

Thanks as always guys,
Mike


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Oh and the thought of having an airbrush is totally getting me excited to paint again!

Thanks for all the help

madmartykmf wrote:would anyone want to see a batrep?

Yes, especially if you use real bats

Also on a side note, anyone have experience with vallejo model a air? Birthday airbrush has been confirmed! My question is do you have to thin them before using them ? What is your favorite brand of paint to use? Can anyone recommend any good sites for air brush techniques?

I use VMA - it is probably best to thin it - I tend to do between 1:2 and 1:8 thinner:paint (mostly 1:4). I'd really recommend doing the practices that will probably be in the manual - learning how to control the paint and air streams (especially if you have a dual action brush).

The citadel paints don't seem to like being thinned with the airbrush thinner, so you would probably be best using straight water, or any other thinner you may have success with normally. You may also have to pump up the PSI as they are just chunkier generally

Oh and the thought of having an airbrush is totally getting me excited to paint again!

Woo!

Holy !!! That board is going to be awesome. Always watched dakka and read stuff...then one day a certain thread made me sign up and then I couldn't find it again...until now! Love the storage tanks and the cathedral/capital and the graveyard and...everything.

*Subscribed*

Akroma06 wrote:Holy !!! That board is going to be awesome. Always watched dakka and read stuff...then one day a certain thread made me sign up and then I couldn't find it again...until now! Love the storage tanks and the cathedral/capital and the graveyard and...everything.

*Subscribed*

Wow...

I am flattered. Make your self at home.

Mike

Oh I plan on it...gotta keep up with this!

Its good to see your trying to keep yourself motivated Mike, as always I would love to see more update's.

I actually need to keep myself motivated aswell, as my city has also been put on hold, maybe we should make a combined blog with the intention of one of us or even both of us updating it once a week.

Should be awesome fun and it'll help us get the motivation we need, if anyone else agrees, likes the idea or has a better one let me know.

Paranoia_Agent wrote:Its good to see your trying to keep yourself motivated Mike, as always I would love to see more update's.

I actually need to keep myself motivated aswell, as my city has also been put on hold, maybe we should make a combined blog with the intention of one of us or even both of us updating it once a week.

Should be awesome fun and it'll help us get the motivation we need, if anyone else agrees, likes the idea or has a better one let me know.

That sounds cool! Pm me some ideas

Mike

madmartykmf wrote:If I do end up having a game , would anyone want to see a batrep?

Totally As long as you take lots of photos and upload them to the dakka gallery so can read it from work

madmartykmf wrote:

Paranoia_Agent wrote:Its good to see your trying to keep yourself motivated Mike, as always I would love to see more update's.

I actually need to keep myself motivated aswell, as my city has also been put on hold, maybe we should make a combined blog with the intention of one of us or even both of us updating it once a week.

Should be awesome fun and it'll help us get the motivation we need, if anyone else agrees, likes the idea or has a better one let me know.

That sounds cool! Pm me some ideas

Mike

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My next projec

http://armorcast.com/store/index.php?cPath=120_48&osCsid=987c2974700b813d5c2a0f6e6e63c34e[/url] [url]

This is gonna be sweet

48 inches across and 2 of the pumping stations on either side. I will order soon, can't wait. Happy birthday to me! This will be the first project using the airbrush

Mike

Early birthday present... Airbrush and compressor!

No to start learning how to use it

Mike

Looking forward to seeing how you progress with the AB.

And you do realise that if you've got a canal system, then you really should have some watercraft

monkeytroll wrote:Looking forward to seeing how you progress with the AB.

And you do realise that if you've got a canal system, then you really should have some watercraft

Chimeras float! Thanks monkey!

Also Paranoia Agent and I are kicking around the idea of a terrain contest between he and I, and anyone else who is interested. The prize has yet to be determined, but the voting will be done by other dakka members. Should be fun.

Comment if your interested in participating or think out is a cool idea.

Thanks as always,
Mike

I'm interested. I have too many bits lying around that are intended to become terrain. This will give me a reason to work on them.

I'm also excited to see what you accomplish with the air brush!

Stop making up projects that I would be interested in doing!

I have way too much other stuff sitting around half finished

Sweetness...

So sexy....

my b-day is in december wanna get me an airbrush

I'd call for some chimera in water converting. Or Land Raider underwater stuff (they can submerge up to 37.5 meters, according to Imperial Armour). I now command some such in your canals when you make them. Or some gondolas nicely futurified.

A Chimera is made of wood! Kaesar II

Lord Kaesar II wrote:I'd call for some chimera in water converting. Or Land Raider underwater stuff (they can submerge up to 37.5 meters, according to Imperial Armour). I now command some such in your canals when you make them. Or some gondolas nicely futurified.

A Chimera is made of wood! Kaesar II

I do have an unopened chimera... Sounds like that could be fun. Maybe some pontoon style floats, and a periscope! Definitely would need a pirate flag, maybe a veteran squad using catachan guardsman
Darn you Kaesar
Money and time I don't have, but thanks for the inspiration

Mike

madmartykmf wrote:

monkeytroll wrote:Looking forward to seeing how you progress with the AB.

And you do realise that if you've got a canal system, then you really should have some watercraft

Chimeras float! Thanks monkey!

Also Paranoia Agent and I are kicking around the idea of a terrain contest between he and I, and anyone else who is interested. The prize has yet to be determined, but the voting will be done by other dakka members. Should be fun.

Comment if your interested in participating or think out is a cool idea.

Thanks as always,
Mike

Hmm...any kind of terrain? Not just buildings and CoD stuff? If I can get it rebuilt (broke on move from college) then I'd defininently be interested.

Colour me interested in such a competition, certainly.

Competition is always a good way to get stuff done

Shoulda warned you, once you get the basics down, you'll want a compressor with a tank. Especially if you got a 2 stage airbrush. The "Hobby" compressor can't keep the amount of spraying you'll be doing, particularly on large surfaces (read, buildings, tanks).

whalemusic360 wrote:Competition is always a good way to get stuff done

Shoulda warned you, once you get the basics down, you'll want a compressor with a tank. Especially if you got a 2 stage airbrush. The "Hobby" compressor can't keep the amount of spraying you'll be doing, particularly on large surfaces (read, buildings, tanks).

I hear ya, thanks Paul! I really wanted it for the detail work like blast marks and colour highlights. My base coats will still be done by spray can.

Thanks as always,
Mike