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2011/07/25 21:18:26
Subject: Re:A beginners blog, doing the basics badly.
JustPlainJim wrote:
3) Don't be afraid to make mistakes. These things are expensive, sure, but if you're afraid of screwing things up, progress will be slower.
Can't stress enough how important this was for me. I never really got far at the start simply cause i kept telling my self things were way to difficult for a novice like me to try. Once you have learned the basics, and are getting your painting mojo flowing, try new things. Read articles. If you see something you like, and wondered how it was done, ASK. Most people on this board and many boards/forums will be happy to help you.
Good luck, i was were you were about 18months back =) You'll see the progress you make, and know it was worth it.
bigfish wrote:oooo what clan are you going to paint the orks? (deathskullz, speed freaks, ect...)
You know I don't really know, maybe I should think about it LOL. I'm a bit light on colors which might be a problem, as I was going to paint Dark Angels I didn't buy any blues and I notice some Orks have blue pants etc. ATM I have 3 greens, bonewhite, white, black, blood red, gun metal, chainmail, grey, bronze, 2 browns, all washes apart from red and blue and dheneb stone and that's about it. I guess I could use a couple of shades of yellow, blue and maybe another red.
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S'jet wrote:
JustPlainJim wrote:
3) Don't be afraid to make mistakes. These things are expensive, sure, but if you're afraid of screwing things up, progress will be slower.
Can't stress enough how important this was for me. I never really got far at the start simply cause i kept telling my self things were way to difficult for a novice like me to try. Once you have learned the basics, and are getting your painting mojo flowing, try new things. Read articles. If you see something you like, and wondered how it was done, ASK. Most people on this board and many boards/forums will be happy to help you.
Good luck, i was were you were about 18months back =) You'll see the progress you make, and know it was worth it.
Don't suppose you have a photo of your first model and a recent one?
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2011/07/25 21:27:11
Subject: A beginners blog, doing the basics badly.
Phototoxin wrote:Looking great for your first minis!
Why dark angels pray tell?
You know what fella, I just looked at the selection on Firestorm Games and I liked the look of the Dark Angels Vets in their robes, it was an impulse thing. After calming down and looking around more I'm actually liking the look of Orks more.
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2011/07/25 21:58:30
Subject: Re:A beginners blog, doing the basics badly.
MrH wrote:I wouldn't mind getting my hands on some really old school basics Orks to start with, they have much less detail.
For example, these:
You know I think I have a bunch of these hanging around, they are in poor condition with broken/missing arms etc etc, but if you want something to practice on PM me your address and I will stick a few in the post.
Bangbangboom wrote:You know I think I have a bunch of these hanging around, they are in poor condition with broken/missing arms etc etc, but if you want something to practice on PM me your address and I will stick a few in the post.
A kind offer but I don't think I'd have the motivation to paint broken models, if you ever find a none broken one I'd bite your hand off for it though. There's some on eBay but they're caked in paint and I've never stripped paint before.
Everyone is so nice here, you know how to make a n00b feel welcome.
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bymis wrote:I found that aobr orks are cheap and great for painting up
Yep, got 10 Ork Boyz from AOBR off eBay for £6.30 total, they should arrive sometime this week. I also got an Ork Boss for 83p!
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2011/07/25 22:16:58
Subject: A beginners blog, doing the basics badly.
Yeah I got some for like a fiver too good job most people love the marines.
Good luck! Is orks going to be your gaming army then? I love the battlewagon models are just amazing. And orks are cool just stick bits of sprue and whatever to the models and it looks good
2011/07/26 04:35:17
Subject: A beginners blog, doing the basics badly.
Time for a small update, I manged to get another two models made and while that might not seem like a lot of work it is for me as I'm still super slow at putting these things together, plus I had some seriously pronounced mold lines.
I'm still waiting on my basing stuff so I can't prime them yet.
2nd:
3rd:
I learnt the hard way it's best to remove the mold lines before putting the model together, there's a few areas I couldn't get to on the second model, but I did it properly on the third model. There's probably the odd bit still left but all the major ones should be gone. I'm most happy with the 3rd model, he looks pretty cool IMO, he would have looked cooler with this head wings (or whatever they're called) but I ruined them, doh!
The question isn't why do I kill. The question is, why I don't kill everybody.
2011/07/26 22:58:36
Subject: A beginners blog, doing the basics badly.
Ideally I'd like to lower the left sword, but wouldn't I just ruin it if I tried to pull it off now?
Automatically Appended Next Post: Also, what's the best way to remove an arm from a shoulder pad without damaging the model? I used Army Painter Superglue.
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2011/07/27 14:34:34
Subject: A beginners blog, doing the basics badly.
Got my AOBR Ork boss in the post today and holy shizzle, the mold lines are insane, it's going to take me forever to clean it up to a passable standard.
The question isn't why do I kill. The question is, why I don't kill everybody.
2011/07/27 14:46:29
Subject: A beginners blog, doing the basics badly.
You're making great progress there chief. Looking a heck of a lot better than my first mini, that's for sure.
As far as ruining the mini if you pull bits off, you should be fine. I've re-assembled and tweaked minis many of times with no damage, really. Just slip a thin blade under the arm, dig a bit into the glue, and gently ease it off.
To make it a little less static looking, you could even cut and rotate the hand on the left arm. Place the blade horizontal instead of vertical to give him a bit more of a full combative stance. Just a though.
Keep it up man. You're helping me get through days at work. Hooray for tech support...
Glad I can help cut through the "Is it on", "no", "OK turn it on" you must have to go through ever day.
Given up on the boss for now, did some of it but I think it's actually a bit misaligned and I'm not really in the mood to deal with it today.
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"Get off me shoota!
Yes, I'm bored. I really want to paint something but my basing stuff still hasn't arrived which is odd since I usually get my stuff next day delivery. I think my photos are getting better also, after reading some tutorials I seem to be taking more natural looking pictures, especially since discovering the white balance setting on my camera.
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2011/07/27 16:49:40
Subject: A beginners blog, doing the basics badly.
Sticking a mini in the freezer over night helps to make the superglue brittle and thus easier to get off.
For paint stripping - i highly recomment Persil power spray I got mine in Tesco (other super markets are available). Spray it on, leave over night or attack straight away with an old toothbrush.
Might not get every last drop of paint, but it'll rescue a mini. Oh and the more badly painted/thicker layers the better.
How come you're waiting for your basing material before painting?
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2011/07/27 19:26:42
Subject: A beginners blog, doing the basics badly.
Really nice first attempt, kudos on the robe. Are you painting to play or simply for paintings sake? Motivation is one of the hardest things going- somedays i'll be buzzed when i've called it a day, others I'll feel like I've achieved a little. Only paint one thing at a time, commit to one project at a time and you'll yield greater results- many of us cant do this and our painting isnt as time effective because of this. Only paint want you want to as well, save up images of similar models, or even images of rust, verdigris or whatever is relative to what you are trying to recreate. Oh and practice techniques on undercoated sprues... hope some of that helps. I'm looking forward to seeing more.
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2011/07/27 19:41:59
Subject: A beginners blog, doing the basics badly.
model collector wrote:Really nice first attempt, kudos on the robe. Are you painting to play or simply for paintings sake? Motivation is one of the hardest things going- somedays i'll be buzzed when i've called it a day, others I'll feel like I've achieved a little. Only paint one thing at a time, commit to one project at a time and you'll yield greater results- many of us cant do this and our painting isnt as time effective because of this. Only paint want you want to as well, save up images of similar models, or even images of rust, verdigris or whatever is relative to what you are trying to recreate. Oh and practice techniques on undercoated sprues... hope some of that helps. I'm looking forward to seeing more.
Thanks for the kind words and advice. I'm just painting for paintings sake, I like the models, I like the Warhammer universe and I wanted to get stuck into a hobby I'd stick with so I chose this one. So far the only thing keeping me from painting is the postman and my neck, looking down for hours on end sure makes your neck sore.
Hangfire wrote:How come you're waiting for your basing material before painting?
Just the way I've seen it done the most, put it on, prime, db dark brown, db light brown, db bonewhite and hit it with a wash. And my arm is now in the freezer
I just ordered a second desk lamp, it's basically the same one I have now so I will have double the light when it arrives.
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2011/07/28 19:08:56
Subject: Re:A beginners blog, doing the basics badly.
Got my basing stuff today, and as I already had a model painted (my first and only!) I thought I'd try the "do nothing to it" method and it came out nice, who would have thought a little bit of grit and grass could make such a difference? I will defo try the prime/paint method next, but I'm perfectly happy with this one.
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2011/07/28 19:18:44
Subject: A beginners blog, doing the basics badly.
Nope, only the rim with 2:1 Beasty Brown/Black. I think it looks nice for pretty much 0 effort required. On my next model I will try the whole prime, drybrush, wash method.
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2011/07/28 19:26:49
Subject: A beginners blog, doing the basics badly.
oks, try painting the the sand as a test on one off them or a spare one just to see what you think. in my oppinion painted bases look better then none painted ones, but your model is sweet anyway so it does'nt make much difference
Matt.Kingsley wrote:'Bigfish, Dakka's official Plastic-Fu master'
Nice progress there dude, you seem to have your picture-taking-fu down to a fine art Base looks good without paint, I'm surprised to be honest, as the actual natural colour of the sand can look rather unnatural when put with a mini, kudos As to the double chainsword guy, I reckon if you moved both swords down a notch it would look ace. That way his left arm would look at rest parallel to the ground whilst his right is at rest near his shoulder, almost like he's surveying the battlefield.
Keep up the good work!
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2011/08/06 10:31:14
Subject: Re:A beginners blog, doing the basics badly.
but looks good nether the less.
