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Hi migsula... I have been experimenting with tamiyas sprays, and masking fluids and then finally paint above that... it works wonders, its super fast to get positive results and if you find things slippery ( depends on the color i guess since mine are dull and not very slippery) add some washes of the color you want to give it more texture.
Keep it going mate.

Hey,

Long time lurker here, but this is my first post.

I entirely get why pessimism and criticism would put you off posting, however I implore you to continue to give us updates. I followed your I munda blogs and loved the work and thought that went into them, and they inspired me to take a new approach to the modelling of my Guard and Inquisition forces.

I have to admit, how you have gone so far with this method has very much surprised me, however it doesn't scare me, or make me wince. It makes me very interested to see where it will go, as I see these boards as a place to learn and be inspired by, and complex and different painting and modelling techniques really interets me.

True, you might screw it up, or people might say you screwed it up by your own very high standards. But alot of the people here post stuff that looks finger painted, and your screwups would no doubt put many to shame... If you don't try, you wont know how it goes... And if we can't see how your new method works, we won't know if we could use it in our own projects.

It's your project, and you don't have to let us in to see... You aren't doing this for us, but there's plenty of people who'd love to see how it goes, and I'm sure they outnumber those deciding to bash your very first coats of paint.

Damn it Mig, show me the step by step!

-Mortis- wrote:
It's your project, and you don't have to let us in to see... You aren't doing this for us, but there's plenty of people who'd love to see how it goes, and I'm sure they outnumber those deciding to bash your very first coats of paint.

Word. Now it feels like nut-sucking, but dude you gotta show us the step by step, your work is inspiring!

Trying new methods and new techniques and pushing ourselves is for me the only reason I paint and build models and minis.

For sure you can mess things up and for sure you can get hard crit, but really if you don't push yourself then whats the point?

Criticism and constructive feedback and tips from other painters is the only reason I like to post on forums to be honest. Sure it's nice to know that others enjoy and respect your work but constant "awesome" "this rocks" etc doesn't really help us. Sharing and growing our ideas and methods together is why I post on this forum, Warseer, and various other scale model forums. In scale model forums especially I really am only a beginner compared to some of those guys who have amazing talent.

If I was worried about negative comments or words of warning I would never have tried half of the things I am now. Airbrushing, oil painting, pigment work.

I would be very disappointed if you decide to stop updating this blog Migsula and only posted the finished article. It would be a real loss not only to us as a community, and also us painters who may want to try similar approaches and methods, but ultimately it would be a real loss to you yourself and the feedback you might get from the experience.

As for me I don't think this is a dangerous risk or a bad thing. I am, as I am sure many of us are, genuinely intrigued and excited about the methods you are using and the ends result that will be achievable.

Ultimately its your choice of course, but there are many people here who support your choices and methods just as much as you do yourself.

I finally found a footing for paint

Now just the basing to do and I can hit them with quick varnish and start painting the first one. I'll do it up to finished then post here and try to do step by step later when i have the momentum.

Meanwhile, I painted myself a nice squad of Fire Dragons and rebased my small Eldar force, which is now turning into a full army asap. Nothing earth shattering, just nice, elegant and aesthetic Eldar for gaming, with a few nice conversions.

I'm all over the place these days.

Gaming ADD. Pretty much affects most gamers.

The man speaks truth. I have about 3 half finished projects just lying around now while I work off the "Oooh shiney!" from resin casting things.

Please show us the Eldar or do some Spulk! Seriously, dude.

Seriously, let the man paint Im sure he will share his projects as soon as he has results or the time to post pics. And he did post his eldar in another P&M thread

Ha, like people are preventing him from painting, that is funny.

So uh.... um.... any chance of an update?

I am intrigued. Hopefully we'll see an update soon.

Have subscribed already, can't wait to see your paint job!

Found this thread on google, and should have read it before starting to paint my SH Termies with Mica Red. I just went ahead and sprayed it on, thinking it would be an OK primer. Obviously it's too thin, and glossy. But, I think it still looks pretty cool!

I'm going to either try painting on some matte coat over areas that need other colors, or just spray it all with a matte coat. I just don't want to lose too much of the pearly essence. I'm just going to tabletop standard so I think this will turn out OK.

Any updates on how yours turned out?