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Painting these sets might seem a little intimidating, but thankfully, there’s a range of new accessories and paint bundles on the way to help. We’ll be previewing all of these closer to release, but we think the nifty Citadel Painting Handle is going to be a tool all painters want to use. Gripping your model by the base, this handle makes it easy to paint hard to reach areas without potentially rubbing the previous paintwork off or getting a cramp in your hand.
available to pre-order on the 4th of November
really interested to see the price on this one and compare it to the http://rathcore.com/miniature-holder/ which I couldn't afford when it was on KS.
The GW one doesn't have a grip bar which is a minus (although I could do that myself) but it does have what looks like an adjustable grip instead of corks which may be better
Is nice. Like most Citadel products (Barring the mould line remover, thats a very good tool), is more fancy than usefull. Nothing you can't do with blue tac and a pot of paint.
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I paint in sub-assemblies pretty much all the time so this is useless to me 99% of the tine. It bothers me not being able to get an even paint job on my entire model even if there are angles that most people won't see. I know I see with my perfectionist painters eye.
How much will it be? I haven't spotted the price yet.
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Be sure to thin your Citadel paints with Citadel War-ter before applying them in two thin coats with your Citadel brush on your Citadel miniature mounted on your Citadel handle.
Galas wrote: (Barring the mould line remover, thats a very good tool)
Really? What does it do that a good hobby knife (which you need anyway) doesn't?
Really? What does it do that a good hobby knife (which you need anyway) doesn't?
Essentially it's a angled (not sharp) curve edge that is enough to remove mould lines and not mark the miniature itself. You can use it any way as its much safer than a knife.
I guess it's aimed primarily at younger modelers, as adults can be trusted with model knives.
Supposedly...
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I'd rather stick to my bag of wine corks that I got at hardware store, or wherever I bought them.
I paint 10-20 models at a time, assembly line style. Having to attach and then detach every model, because I only have one holder, wouldn't be practical.
Really? What does it do that a good hobby knife (which you need anyway) doesn't?
Essentially it's a angled (not sharp) curve edge that is enough to remove mould lines and not mark the miniature itself. You can use it any way as its much safer than a knife.
I guess it's aimed primarily at younger modelers, as adults can be trusted with model knives.
Supposedly...
I never saw much point in the mould line remover until I dropped a craft knife onto my big toe while trimming mould lines.
Dr. Mills wrote: Essentially it's a angled (not sharp) curve edge that is enough to remove mould lines and not mark the miniature itself. You can use it any way as its much safer than a knife.
I guess it's aimed primarily at younger modelers, as adults can be trusted with model knives.
I never saw much point in the mould line remover until I dropped a craft knife onto my big toe while trimming mould lines.
I find knives work better for removing mould lines the sharper they are, and you can only scrape away mould lines on smooth surfaces anyway.
I was taught to use a knife when I was about seven and have been using them regularly since then. I hardly ever cut myself, and the few times i have it's been minor. I think learning a tool as a child is a good thing, but adult supervision is important.
Most tools come with risks attached. Be aware of those risks, and don't treat your tools like toys.
I think it's a neat idea, and honestly if it was $10.00 I could see them selling a ton. I suspect...as with most GW hobby products it'll be $27.99 or something absurd.
Really? What does it do that a good hobby knife (which you need anyway) doesn't?
Essentially it's a angled (not sharp) curve edge that is enough to remove mould lines and not mark the miniature itself. You can use it any way as its much safer than a knife.
I guess it's aimed primarily at younger modelers, as adults can be trusted with model knives.
Supposedly...
I never saw much point in the mould line remover until I dropped a craft knife onto my big toe while trimming mould lines.
I have 20-some-odd models and sub-assemblies attached to corks and small jars with poster putty at the moment. This thing seems pretty nice for painting one single model at a time, but it's a no go for my style of painting.
On the subject of the mold line remover, it is of course overpriced, but it does work very well. Basically the only GW hobby tool I'd consider buying.
I know some people are GW fans and like to buy their stuff, and I'm not knocking that, but I would urge people to save their money and make their own painting handle from dozens of different alternatives, may of which you probably already have.
From the top of my head:
Blue tack or tape the mini to a paint pot.
Lollipop sticks are good for smaller minis. Balsa wood or any piece of thin wood does a similar job.
Helping hands are great for holding minis, and usually have a magnifying glass for small detail.
A cork is good. For small parts, super-glue a thin piece of wire to part, and then stick it in the cork.
And so on and so on.
If the handle was £10 or something then I suppose it would be worth a pop, but anything above that?
Save your money and spend it on minis.
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Yup, that's exactly what the thread needs, anti-GW butt jokes
I can't stand painting in sub-assembles, makes it much harder to get a consistent zenithal highlight on the model, so this might be handy, though as with everything else price is key. If it's noticeably cheaper than that handle thing that was on KS a while back, and if there's a realistic prospect I can mod it with the grip bar concept from said KS handles, I'll probably grab one. EDIT: While I'd normally agree with you Do_I_Not_Like_That, having tried most of those suggestions and a few more, none of them will measure up to that handle if the gripping mechanism is worth a damn. I've had home-made solutions come apart or fail to hold the mini too often, these days I just hold the base itself which isn't particularly comfortable.
As for mouldline removal tools - seriously? Nobody figured out that you can just turn your knife around and use the back of the blade which is functionally the same as these scraping tools?
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I've been tempted to buy the seam scraper on occasion, but always balk at the price. One of my favorite hobby tools is a 1/2" Stanley woodworking chisel. The tip is as sharp as a razorblade if you know how to properly sharpen them and the long sides of the tool form a hard, crisp edge that is very good at scraping off mold lines with minimal effort without damaging the plastic like you sometimes can with a hobby knife.
For me a pin vise still works best. Put a pin in the foot/leg (whatever bit ends up touching the base) and stick the other end of the pin in the pin vise. Now you can hold and turn the miniature however you want while paining and also get to the hard to reach areas on the underside. A miniature with a long cape could have hard to reach spots on that thing up there.
When you take a break you can just take it of the handle and stick it somewhere safe and when you are finished paining it you can use the pin to solidly secure the miniature on the base (maybe not needed for simple plastic infantry, in that case just snip it off). You also get to paint the base without the miniature standing in the way (you can also paint one or two dozen at a time without losing speed) so you don't end up painting the boots or the ground with each other's colours.
Depending on price, this actually looks pretty good.
I would have liked to see a finger rest like on the alternatives that are starting to pop up on the market, but the adjustable grip for the base looks nifty.
I just hope it's not $40 Canadian. That is my guess what it's going to be.
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Found one for a reasonable price and grabbed it. Probably the only one at that price. Still expensive though. Now to see if its worth it. Most of them were around 35-45.
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I wondered what that was the Duncan was using in the 'How To Paint House Escher' video:
At the 15:38 mark.
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Painting these sets might seem a little intimidating, but thankfully, there’s a range of new accessories and paint bundles on the way to help. We’ll be previewing all of these closer to release, but we think the nifty Citadel Painting Handle is going to be a tool all painters want to use. Gripping your model by the base, this handle makes it easy to paint hard to reach areas without potentially rubbing the previous paintwork off or getting a cramp in your hand.
available to pre-order on the 4th of November
really interested to see the price on this one and compare it to the http://rathcore.com/miniature-holder/ which I couldn't afford when it was on KS.
The GW one doesn't have a grip bar which is a minus (although I could do that myself) but it does have what looks like an adjustable grip instead of corks which may be better
I'm not normally one for GW tools (overpriced mid range stuff generally), but this actually looks really slick. If its well built and less than $30 I'd probably pick one up. I wonder what its max model size is?
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