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As I mentioned in a previous post, I am looking to up my game in painting. I am happy with the work I am doing for the table top but I want to start making them stand out a lot more.

I play both 40K and Bolt Action. In both instances there are vehicles to paint. Previously I have stuck something to the base of the tank and used that as a holder. I know that generally you won't see the underside, but it still bugs me. The underside of the vehicles I have done so far have been a bit plain so far.

So any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks guys.

Plenty of things to try there. I have about 3 Chimera, 4 Leman Russ and a Puma to do so will be giving all of these a try (starting free and working my way up).

Once again, thanks for all the suggestions (I especially like the messages, cheers ZergSmasher).

I managed to ruin one priming session by using a latex glove. Unfortunately didn't realise the paint was still tacky on one part and then proceeded to get the glove stuck to it. So when using an airbrush I end up with wonderfully shaded hands...

 Talys wrote:

houshin wrote:
Once again, thanks for all the suggestions (I especially like the messages, cheers ZergSmasher).

I managed to ruin one priming session by using a latex glove. Unfortunately didn't realise the paint was still tacky on one part and then proceeded to get the glove stuck to it. So when using an airbrush I end up with wonderfully shaded hands...

I use Nitrile gloves. If you don't use gloves at all, you risk leaving oils on the model.

Try to avoid spraying so much that you get a whole bunch of primer on your hand. Since it's impossible to get it all at one go, just stop before you get close to your hand, or airbrush from an angle that would keep your left hand mostly clean

If you have a little bit of black primer on a pair of gloves, let it dry, and touch the other side of the model, that's no big deal. If it's a different color primer, that's a different thing.

Thank you for that. Never even considered the oils in my hands causing problems. It tends to be a build up on my hands from using it over a half hour period. I try to go for a thin coat, maybe two before leaving to dry and trying again. That tends to be easy when priming miniatures (do one move on to the next, by the time you have done a first pass on 5-10 guys the first is ready for another go).

I think over the weekend I am going to have a bit of a practice with the airbrush and some vehicles. I have almost finished assebling the Puma and I have a Rubicon tank to assemble so they seem perfect (ie cheaper than my GW vehicles) to practice on. Plus I want to have a go at pre-highlighting and pre-shading as well. Plus I need to start practicing weathering.

Sometimes I think I should go back to basics and learn all over again. Too keen to get to the good stuff before getting a firm grasp of the basics.