deathspectersgt7 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 (edited) Today in the hobby still waiting on bits that were supposed to be here today.I think I'll Blame the Templars since it is parts for my RW libbie. Edited January 30, 2014 by deathspectersgt7 Cod 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cod Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Today in the hobby I had a go at making my own weathering powders from chalk pastels... and I was pleasantly surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xwingt65 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Today in the hobby, I applied textured paints to the new modular gaming table i have been building all week. Later i will prime some marines. Cod 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samitte Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Today in the hobby I had a go at making my own weathering powders from chalk pastels... and I was pleasantly surprised. Ohh, I'd love to hear/see more about that! Today in the hobby, I assembled two Squads, extra weapons for my Dreadnought and experimented with liquid greenstuff on the brave Sir Testmarine. Cod 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cod Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Today in the hobby I had a go at making my own weathering powders from chalk pastels... and I was pleasantly surprised. Ohh, I'd love to hear/see more about that! Really? If you do a search on here there would be a tutorial somewhere. Or, Simply get a chalk pastel, in the colour you want your effect to look, cut a piece off the end and grind/crush it carefully till it becomes powder like. I did this on a mat with a small hammer and spoon, but used kitchen towel wipes to prevent being messy! Then just softly apply straight to the area you like with dry brush. Whilst I doubt this is as good as the FW weathering powders, for lots of vehicles to apply rust and earth it is a bit cheaper! Being art pastels the colours will blend together reasonably well too. If you want to seal it, look for a proper chalk pastel sealer, as a spray will make the effect disappear. My experimenting should appear next week in the DA forum. Good luck experimenting too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickybob Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Tonight in the hobby I finally finished off a Dark Angels tactical squad I've been meaning to finish since November... Cod 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gezabutla Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Today I almost made a sacrifice to Khorne, some guy was beating me at pool so I - oh wait! That's another story.I cut myself with a hobby knife (modelling CSM, funnily enough) but it didn't bleed at all, deep cut too!Don't know who to call on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Chaplain Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Don't know who to call on that one. A doctor perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honda Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 (edited) Samitte, on 30 Jan 2014 - 06:10, said:http://bolterandchainsword.com//public/style_images/carbon_red/snapback.png cod_lover, on 30 Jan 2014 - 05:35, said:http://bolterandchainsword.com//public/style_images/carbon_red/snapback.png Today in the hobby I had a go at making my own weathering powders from chalk pastels... and I was pleasantly surprised. Ohh, I'd love to hear/see more about that! Really? If you do a search on here there would be a tutorial somewhere. Or, Simply get a chalk pastel, in the colour you want your effect to look, cut a piece off the end and grind/crush it carefully till it becomes powder like. I did this on a mat with a small hammer and spoon, but used kitchen towel wipes to prevent being messy! Then just softly apply straight to the area you like with dry brush. Whilst I doubt this is as good as the FW weathering powders, for lots of vehicles to apply rust and earth it is a bit cheaper! Being art pastels the colours will blend together reasonably well too. If you want to seal it, look for a proper chalk pastel sealer*, as a spray will make the effect disappear. My experimenting should appear next week in the DA forum. Good luck experimenting too! I have been having good success with these as well. In particular, I've been using artist charcoal's to add depth to recesses on vehicles and various browns for stains and rust on exhausts. Examples can be seen on my Templars thread, recentlyost on Land raiders and my Elysian Drop Sentinels. In fact, on the Sentinels, all color was used with artist charcoals/pastels except for the basecoat of grey and the metallics. * I use common hairspray (AquaNet) to fix my powders. When that is done, then seal. For some reason, spray sealer coats have the annoying property of absorbing the pigments and literally making them either disappear or greatly reduce their effect. Today I start on my Centurians. Edited January 30, 2014 by Honda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autek mor Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 today in the hobby my box of the original metal sternguard marines before they went finecast arrived. they were quite expensive but i love them. i like taking the minis out of the box and hugging them against my face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teblin Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 ...looked at some unfinished minis, considered painting them, but decided "nah." Much like most days recently! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Debonair Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Today in the hobby I painted the out of a five-man Deathwing squad and decided washes are the best painting idea since paint itself. Such a time saver! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
startrecker Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Today in the hobby I continued to paint the first 5 members of my Ultramarines tactical squad. The same 5 members I have been working on sence deciding to start a 40k army which further proves what my friends who knew me playing fantasy already knew, I may not be the best painter but boy am I a bit detail obsessive lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffJedi Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Today I undercoated an Assault Squad and a Sniper Scout Squad. Also blacked in Dark Angels Green on a Devastator Squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uprising Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 I finished two guitars wielding noise marines playing on bikes. Ya, now it times to finish my essay due tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barabbas Sogalon Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Today I started painting the sergeant for my first tactical veteran squad. Plan to have him finished sometime toworrow. Oh, and the combination of brownish-grey carpet + plastic part is not a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Debonair Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Today I started painting the sergeant for my first tactical veteran squad. Plan to have him finished sometime toworrow. Oh, and the combination of brownish-grey carpet + plastic part is not a good one. I know your pain, brother. The worst part is finding the missing piece later with your bare feet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nusquam Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Today I started painting the sergeant for my first tactical veteran squad. Plan to have him finished sometime toworrow. Oh, and the combination of brownish-grey carpet + plastic part is not a good one. I know your pain, brother. The worst part is finding the missing piece later with your bare feet! Bane of my very existence. I have a similar carpet and I swear its actually a selectively permeable membrane between this world and the plastic bits world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffTibbetts Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Today I started painting the sergeant for my first tactical veteran squad. Plan to have him finished sometime toworrow. Oh, and the combination of brownish-grey carpet + plastic part is not a good one. I lost a servo-skull to the carpet-void once. I looked for it for a year. Not all at once, of course. ;) But seriously, I know EXACTLY where it fell, and I had 4 other people looking at the same time. It felt supernatural. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teblin Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 My carpet isn't even grey but it is quite dark, and covered with swirls of dark tan, green and red. My heart stops when I drop something... most recently it was a Warp Talon foot >_> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
depthcharge12 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I've thought of getting an obnoxiously bright neon colored carpet just for the purpose of finding the bits I drop :/ Like a good purple or florescent orange.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheesh Mode Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Today I made a true scale Kill Marine for my Deathwatch Kill Team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nusquam Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 (edited) Last night I used Dot 3 to strip a contemptor for my carcharodons. Walmart was out of super clean. Today though, I had a horror story. I used a sink sprayer and dish soap to remove the paint, primer and all and a toothbrush and tooth pick to finish it. Then spray primed and painted it all up Carcharodon like, blood and all. I noticed the resin was softer, I guess I left it in too long. The paint felt weird too. Like it was rubber. Then the edges started peeling revealing resin below. I took it to the sink sprayer and sprayed it lightly. All the paint and primer came right of like it wasn't even attached. The resin was also noticeably harder. Yes, it's exactly what you're thinking. SO now its soaking overnight in dish soap and water. Don't be like me. Dot 3 works too well and all the other reasons not to use it stand. Edited January 31, 2014 by Nusquam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honda Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I only use Simple Green. I've heard too many horror stories about what happens to "really good" paint strippers. Sometimes SG takes a little longer or multiple baths, but it never damages the model. I've had stuff in a bath for 6+ months and it was just fine. Now, I will not make that claim for resin, but I have left stuff in there for several weeks with no damage to the resin. I'm very sorry to hear that you experienced this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samitte Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Really? If you do a search on here there would be a tutorial somewhere. Or, Simply get a chalk pastel, in the colour you want your effect to look, cut a piece off the end and grind/crush it carefully till it becomes powder like. I did this on a mat with a small hammer and spoon, but used kitchen towel wipes to prevent being messy! Then just softly apply straight to the area you like with dry brush. Whilst I doubt this is as good as the FW weathering powders, for lots of vehicles to apply rust and earth it is a bit cheaper! Being art pastels the colours will blend together reasonably well too. If you want to seal it, look for a proper chalk pastel sealer, as a spray will make the effect disappear. Thanks, I'll look up the tutorial as well. I know your pain, brother. The worst part is finding the missing piece later with your bare feet! As someone who plays Vampire Counts and likes skeletons and walking on bare feet.. I know, ohh I know. Today in the hobby is a good one so far though! Got my basing materials in via the mail, and a ''very late sorry i forgot'' birthday present from my ex. A techmarine + servitors! Next up will be finishing the assembly of my tactical squads and then primetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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