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Iceland

Hey there ! So , the other day it was raining outside , it happened to be the exact day I was gonna go out and prime half of my tactical squad . Anyways , I got around and decided to improvise a small plan to prime outside , while its raining , or dark , or snowing etc. etc . You get the point , hopefully

Now , the easiest soloution would be to get a big , deep box and prime your units that way , or even more simple , wait for a good weather . However , good weather can take forever to get to whatever place your at , and a lazy person(me for an example ..) wont have the willpower to go outside and get a box . So here is a small , convinient tutorial for priming outside .

First off . Materials .

Heres a picture :



1. 3 , 2l bottles . The bes way would be 4 , but I only had 3 at the time , and it still works , so it will have to do . Take note that all of them need to have their caps on .
2. Minis to prime .
3. A white primer I no longer use , and a black primer . If you prime white you'll need to white primers , if you prime black , then you'll need one black and one white . Explained below .
4. Two large , black(dirty mind kicking in here..) garbage bags . Depending on how big the area your priming on is , add more.
Second . Setup .

Now to set up your 10min. priming station ! First off lay down one of the garbage bags over a table/an area suitable to prime on . Then but the bottles down in this order .

For using 3 bottles , set them up like this :



For using 4 bottles , set them up like this :



Ok , now it'll look like this .



Now take the other garbage bag , find the line that goes from the opening all the way down and try to cut as straight as you can all the way down the second bag . Something like this :



And try to lay that down over the bottles , and flattening it out to make space for your mini's to fit . The downside of this technique is you only have space for 5 - 6 mini's max , and the space is even smaller when you'r using 3 bottles . Anyways

Third . Priming Now you'll see why you needed that extra white primer

Now its time to let the anger flow . Give that garbage bag everything you got ! Prime the sh*t outta him ! Pretty easy , just prime the bag white , making sure its thin so that it dries quicker .



And then you prime the mini's . I primed mine , and they came out like this :



Can you see the base ? Thats why the white primer has to dry before you start priming .

Hope it helps .

Gretar


   
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Good tut, but not the most useful >.<

Also, isn't this...priming inside?

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USA

If you need to prime white I say just buy vallejo paint on primer- really helpful when you want to paint on a rainy day- but you have no primed models. That is, unless you need a black undercoat.

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Thunderhawk Pilot Dropping From Orbit




Iceland

warham113 wrote:Good tut, but not the most useful >.<

Also, isn't this...priming inside?


Im doing it outside ... I know its not the most useful , but whenever I come up with something original I look through the internet to see if it really is original , and then I estimate if its good or bad , then I write a toutorial

Thanks for the comments

   
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Erratic Knight Errant





I'm gonna try this next time it rains (hopefully never!) Thanks!

   
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Living in a relitively cold place (Long long long long winter) this would come pretty useful. I was planning on doing something simular using a sawdust vaccuum and a garbage bag frame for my priming.

Either way, good tut.

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Thunderhawk Pilot Dropping From Orbit




Iceland

ImperialTard wrote:I'm gonna try this next time it rains (hopefully never!) Thanks!


No problem

RatherFatRat wrote:Living in a relitively cold place (Long long long long winter) this would come pretty useful. I was planning on doing something simular using a sawdust vaccuum and a garbage bag frame for my priming.

Either way, good tut.


Thanks , and please do

   
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I use my ventilated paint booth.

If you really must prime indoors, take care not to breathe the fumes! Do it out in the garage and, if it's cold, take your minis inside to dry.

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Storm Trooper with Maglight





Wisconsin

Thats exactly what i do, take them in as soon as your done spraying, Wisconsin isnt the nicest place to live for painting thats for sure.

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Is this a joke or something? I dont get it....

I was just searching for a method to prime when it is raining outside, so I found this thread.

I understand that you need to build a little tent for the miniatures, with the garbage bags and coke bottles, but
WTF do you need to spray the white primer on the garbage bag for?

It rained in the early morning yesterday, and I primed 10 models 7 hours later. About half of them have the "fuzzy" finish, but even more annoying, some have a "cracked" look to them...

What do you suggest? Stripping them?

   
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Dorset, UK

And that's less effort than spraying in a box? Or waiting for the sun to come out? or just doing it with a brush?

   
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Wisconsin

Everyone is different and has their way of doing things. I mean i use a brush to prime if its SUPER crappy out, but sometimes i have stuff that i cant wait to get started on so idk. You dont have to get negative about it.

And yes, if you have the fuzzy thing going strip them. i painted over fuzzy paint and got little pieces of it "fused" onto one of my good brushes.

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