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I've still been run off my feet of late sorry guys. I've done some quick snaps of my army that I need to get done by the end of this month and the crazy way that I'm painting it!
I paint pre-assembly so there are no access issues and I also paint very slowly as I blend highlight (seen here). It takes a long and annoying amount of time but I love the result. That being said I'll be very lucky if I am able to finish this whole army by then as I essentially have 44 infantry models + bases and 9 tanks to do. Yikes! What I'm doing then is painting all of my basecoat blue on my models and then pinning them before I start working on the blending and other colors. This way if time is cut fine I can simply add the other colors and do more basic highlights to at least have a fully painted army.
I also have been working on crafting some Grey Knight heads, chapter symbols for the shoulder pads and the Purifier flame conversions on the halberds (even though they won't be using them in this army). I've also been doing a bunch of magnetising and drilling so everything looks as fancy as possible. Hopefully I'll get it all done in time and would love to hear your opinions on the halberd conversions MkII.
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| What is left to blueify! |
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| Mould and castings of Chapter symbol |
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| Pile of blue bitz |
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| Space Hulk Libby with Chapter symbol |
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| Purifier halberd conversions MkII |
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Comrade · 727 weeks ago
Squ1rrel · 727 weeks ago
Autarch79 · 727 weeks ago
I think if I attempted to paint you are painting I would end up just throwing things down in frustration. I like to have the blank canvas of a completed model in front of me, with only maybe the head unattached. Going at it all at once with all of your mens would seem too daunting to me.
InfinitysEnd · 727 weeks ago
how come you didnt undercoat the Space Hulk Librarian? pretty sure that stuff comes red standard...
the halberds and custom symbols look pretty nice as well; any chance of a tutorial on those? goodluck on getting it all completed!
Icareane · 727 weeks ago
When painting whole armies at once, I found that painting pre-assembly really slowed down the process.
There is the issue of painting hidden areas, the problem with glueing together painted pieces, etc ...
It's much easier to glue models with plastic glue than with super glue. Super glue is much more vulnerable to bad handling.
I wonder how you fare with those issues.
Now what I do is pre-assemble with plastic glue:
leg+torso+backpack and arms+weapons+shoulderpads
This way I have access to all areas of the mini and I have large parts to paint and handle. It's always a pain to paint an arm while holding the hand or having to fix all the small bits to handles.
I just discovered the picture of your librarian on bike, he is nice and your highlights are good and nicely blended. To go to the next level I think your minis would benefit a lot from shading, as adding more shadows and darker areas (even going to black in some of the more recessed places) would help the contrast and the lecture of your models.
Keep faith!
Kirby 118p · 727 weeks ago
Ya I generally do each model one at a time and thus the separate pieces are much less of an issue. I'll see how I go here but I've never had an issues with painting single pieces and whilst I may paint some areas which are not seen, no matter what angle you look at the model, it is painted :P.
Ya super glue can be a pain but I generally pin my models as well so it's much less of a hassle. One drop on both sides and you don't have to get anywhere near it thanks to pinning :P.
Thanks re halberds, a lot more fleshed out that the first one I did now I just need to paint them properly. Glad you also liked the Libby and yes my only shading is black lining generally on the blue but need to do something on the white parts.
Icareane · 727 weeks ago
I magnetize a lot now, but I never pin plastic models. Metal models and resin yes (and Space Hulk plastic too), but not regular plastic. It's just too much work when plastic glue will hold just as well for a fraction of the work.
Plus I often find that my pin holes do not match...
What you could do if you don't have time to pin is to strip the paint at the 2 contact points (by sanding or with a hobby knife) and then use plastic glue. Could work for the shoulder/arm link, and the torso/leg link.
Do you pin the models to the base as well? My main issue at first with my Ultramarines was that the base often broke off.
greggles · 727 weeks ago
I now glue the legs to the resin base (or pin them), and assemble the upper torso separately, leaving the bolter arm off (if it's a bolter marine) to gain full access to the nooks and cranies. I'm actually pissed at myself for gluing all these BT's together in the batch before the latest...total pita to paint with all the little purity seals and flowing robes!
Vinsanity · 727 weeks ago