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Post by Danno on Oct 2, 2021 15:46:28 GMT
Bloody hell. Squidmar bought and assembled one recently, wonder what he paid
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Post by Zyrr on Oct 2, 2021 19:02:49 GMT
That's actually the one Squidmar painted. He's sold it to a hobby store in Australia.
If I remember correctly, he paid around 6 grand for it from a Swedish collector, so that's a pretty hefty profit, although it did take an awful lot of work to assemble and paint. Reinforcing metal minis that size would be no joke!
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Post by Danno on Oct 2, 2021 21:55:34 GMT
That's actually the one Squidmar painted. He's sold it to a hobby store in Australia. If I remember correctly, he paid around 6 grand for it from a Swedish collector, so that's a pretty hefty profit, although it did take an awful lot of work to assemble and paint. Reinforcing metal minis that size would be no joke! Ah that makes a lot of sense. He had a team on on it, so the hourly rate probably works out in the end |
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Post by Hurble on Oct 3, 2021 19:08:12 GMT
That's actually the one Squidmar painted. He's sold it to a hobby store in Australia. If I remember correctly, he paid around 6 grand for it from a Swedish collector, so that's a pretty hefty profit, although it did take an awful lot of work to assemble and paint. Reinforcing metal minis that size would be no joke! Ah that makes a lot of sense. He had a team on on it, so the hourly rate probably works out in the end As much as I like Emil and recognise how talented he is, his videos are so long-winded and cringe inducing. |
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Post by Danno on Oct 3, 2021 19:23:01 GMT
Ah that makes a lot of sense. He had a team on on it, so the hourly rate probably works out in the end As much as I like Emil and recognise how talented he is, his videos are so long-winded and cringe inducing. He's a bit Instagrammy from my point of view and his music usually winds me up. I only tend to watch his stuff when it's something I'm really interested in - the Thunderhawk, his friend speedpainting a start collecting box and his attempts at painting a marine with craft paint from Ikea all spring to mind |
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Post by Hurble on Oct 3, 2021 19:26:54 GMT
I much prefer Ninjon and Miniac. Like you say, Squidmar is just too much of a 'brand'.
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Post by Danno on Oct 3, 2021 19:30:52 GMT
I much prefer Ninjon and Miniac. Like you say, Squidmar is just too much of a 'brand'. I can only handle those dudes in smallish doses myself, they're a bit memebro, but I am quite old. I enjoy Goobertown/Brent, Striking Scorpion83 and Duncan the most. No ego, all hobby. There's a Spanish chap as well, whose name escapes me, but has a similar feel |
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Post by nexus6 on Oct 3, 2021 19:38:15 GMT
Goobertown is great.
Cruxterminatus is a good guy too but struggles a bit and doesn’t post much any more.
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Post by Flying Pig on Oct 3, 2021 22:45:10 GMT
Gotta say I like Guy at Midwinter Minis the most. It was his speed painting Blackstone Fortress which really sucked me into the hobby
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Post by Danno on Oct 3, 2021 23:04:02 GMT
Gotta say I like Guy at Midwinter Minis the most. It was his speed painting Blackstone Fortress which really sucked me into the hobby Yeah Midwinter is a solid channel. Enjoyed his unboxing of 2nd Edition, very nostalgic. Needed a touch more enthusiasm is all. |
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Post by Flying Pig on Oct 5, 2021 22:03:59 GMT
2nd batch of Imperium magazines arrived today (#3-6)!
The Skorpeth Destroyers and Primaris Aggressors look great
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Post by Danno on Oct 6, 2021 7:14:22 GMT
Great models, really looking forward to slapping some paint on those Necrons. Struggling to decide on a colour scheme
Irritated that the Assault Intercessors have logos baked into their shoulderpads, but hey-ho. Easily 'fixed and the Captain amd Aggies escaped that treatment
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Post by knighty on Oct 6, 2021 9:08:35 GMT
Oh the assault intercessors have logos on? That’s annoying. I have something like 4000 points of marine Unassembled that I’m still trying to decide what chapter to paint as. Definitely not ultramarines though!
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Post by Mark1412 on Oct 7, 2021 19:43:34 GMT
I'm new to this but have really enjoyed the building part so far (bought the elite starter and some other space dudes).
What do you all do about priming? I'm using spray cans which I didn't realise are shite in humid countries until I tried today, got some fuzz and looked it up. Apparently it's humid here all the time. Read about air brushes but they're not cheap. Am I overthinking it? Don't want to ruin my minis!
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Post by Danno on Oct 7, 2021 20:13:20 GMT
I'm new to this but have really enjoyed the building part so far (bought the elite starter and some other space dudes). What do you all do about priming? I'm using spray cans which I didn't realise are shite in humid countries until I tried today, got some fuzz and looked it up. Apparently it's humid here all the time. Read about air brushes but they're not cheap. Am I overthinking it? Don't want to ruin my minis! If you can spare the time then Vallejo airbrush primer works a treat with a regular brush. Takes longer to dry and you have to make sure you aren't blobbing it on/you're covering everything/might need to top up some patches, but it's probably your best option unless you either buy an airbrush or a dehumidifier for the shed And you're probably not overthinking it. If the prime and base coats aren't smooth then the finished job will look bad |
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Post by Danno on Oct 7, 2021 20:15:51 GMT
Oh the assault intercessors have logos on? That’s annoying. I have something like 4000 points of marine Unassembled that I’m still trying to decide what chapter to paint as. Definitely not ultramarines though! Fortunately it's only 3 minis so far. They're all about to find out what 'battle-ready' means in this house |
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Post by Mark1412 on Oct 7, 2021 21:19:01 GMT
Thanks for the tips. I'll give the Vallejo a go for now. I looked into airbrushes but there doesn't seem to be a middle ground pretty cheap and supposedly crap and very expensive.
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Post by ForkHandles on Oct 8, 2021 7:19:19 GMT
I'm a fan of The Army Painter brush on grey primer, but have recently branched out to the various Vallejo brush on primers. The bigger bottles are decent value, and the smaller Vallejo Model range bottles come in a whole bunch of different colours to suit.
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Post by nexus6 on Oct 8, 2021 8:52:42 GMT
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Post by Flying Pig on Oct 8, 2021 12:24:41 GMT
I've considered whether to get an airbrush as a lot of the YouTube guys make it look so easy. But then I remember that I have a hard enough time with something like dry-brushing and would rather spend the money on more models (which I'll probably never get around to painting...)
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Post by Danno on Oct 8, 2021 12:58:09 GMT
Same here, but sooner or later I'm going to make a drunken impulse purchase :/
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Post by nexus6 on Oct 8, 2021 13:11:27 GMT
I swithered for a hell of a long time on whether to get one or not. If it wasn't for lockdown and the fun of planning a purchase (!) I probably wouldn't have.
If I was painting miniatures exclusively I may not even then, but with Gunpla and military models it seemed better used.
I would recommend it. It is extremely satisfying getting the paint going on so smooth. I have always loved the idea of it and it is great to try and master. Steep learning curve though - tools, paints, thinning, tip dry, spatter, cleaning up after all take trial and error to master.
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Post by plant on Oct 8, 2021 18:55:24 GMT
For priming on the cheap, use Halfords car primer, Grey or White. About half the price of GW and very good coverage.
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Post by Gl3n on Oct 8, 2021 20:50:01 GMT
So in following this Imperium doodad, I'm considering just following the paint scheme they set. Then I noticed that you're basing them with a pot of the ol' citadel stuff. Surely they should be sprayed?
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Post by Danno on Oct 8, 2021 20:51:32 GMT
Yes. Yes yes yes. They don't tell you to prime them but you absolutely should. As Plant says, cheap spray primer is fine, but obviously do it outside, wear a mask etc.
I blue tack my minis to a strip of card to get coverage all over, and use a box to catch the overspray. Cocktail sticks and tack are good for sub assemblies
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Post by Flying Pig on Oct 8, 2021 22:33:23 GMT
For priming on the cheap, use Halfords car primer, Grey or White. About half the price of GW and very good coverage. This. The Halfords grey is slightly lighter than the Citadel one - which I quite like. |
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Post by oldschoolsavant on Oct 8, 2021 23:57:01 GMT
Halfords black isn't a proper primer, but it still works pretty well. Add the grey and white, and easy zenithal highlighting.
Meanwhile, I'm just waiting for the tip of a finger to grow back. And a cut on the other thumb. Always letting my old Khorne worshipping ways slip back in while building.
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Post by manfromdelmonte on Oct 10, 2021 16:27:54 GMT
WIP still need some touch up, but meet Loggins and his mates, Danger and Zone.
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Post by plant on Oct 10, 2021 21:01:12 GMT
Fucking ace
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Post by Danno on Oct 10, 2021 23:25:34 GMT
Love it. I have some Inceptors that need a similar treatment. What's your recipe?
As a tribute to Danger and Zone I will make one of mine brown. It was a fart gone wrong.
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