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ackblom12:
Alright, now that my anxiety levels are medicated down to the high end of normal, I'm going to try painting minis again. Luckily, I still have my unpainted Reaper Bones set that I backed in a very very unwise financial decision. So.. I have about 250 minis to pick from. I think the only thing I'm missing is a clear finish for them, but I can wait a few days for that.
Any opinion on if I should start with a smaller or larger mini? I have them ranging from Pathfinder goblin sized to a 9" tall and 9" long Cthulhu. Also, I suppose good beginner tutorials that anyone would suggest would be nice as well.
Edit: Decided to start on the goblins since I have half a dozen or so of them with various positions and weapons. I'll post pictures of the horrible mess they're in once I finish them.
Grognard:
Here are some generic / militia infantry for use with BATTLETECH.
I chopped up some old clickytech MechWarrior: Dark Age stuff and repurposed it.
and here is some Motorized Infantry using 3 different manufacturers' products.
obviously, I've still work to do... but you can see where I'm going with these. :-D
GarandMarine:
--- Quote from: ackblom12 on 10 Oct 2013, 13:23 ---Alright, now that my anxiety levels are medicated down to the high end of normal, I'm going to try painting minis again. Luckily, I still have my unpainted Reaper Bones set that I backed in a very very unwise financial decision. So.. I have about 250 minis to pick from. I think the only thing I'm missing is a clear finish for them, but I can wait a few days for that.
Any opinion on if I should start with a smaller or larger mini? I have them ranging from Pathfinder goblin sized to a 9" tall and 9" long Cthulhu. Also, I suppose good beginner tutorials that anyone would suggest would be nice as well.
Edit: Decided to start on the goblins since I have half a dozen or so of them with various positions and weapons. I'll post pictures of the horrible mess they're in once I finish them.
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Heh I'm backing the Reaper Bones II KS at the moment. I'm in for around $162, but I wanted the add on pack and this huge dragon mini that looks incredible. As for starting even though you already picked one the key thing is simply to start. A lot of people let the intimidation factor of minis at any size get to them. For 15mm minis like Flames of War "Oh wow that's way too small! I dunno if I can do that!" or for larger 28mm minis like 40k, and most of the Reaper Bones line it's usually over focusing on detail. First I always suggest one thing. Whatever you do, don't stop painting. Paint to the finish, put the ink wash on THEN take a look at it. To quote an old line, it all comes out in the wash. If you don't already, if you buy pre prepped ink washes (I like Citadel's myself) put a drop of dish soap in them. It breaks the tension between the oil and ink and makes them play a bit nicer.
For tutorials Obsidian is probably the best "How to" guy I know http://www.youtube.com/user/ObsidianPainting?feature=watch
He mostly does 40k, but it's applicable to any one. It might also be worth it to see if your FLGS has a painting clinic!
ackblom12:
Thank ya kindly, I'll consider looking into the FLGS clinic thingamajig. But yeah, the reason I put it off is I was in a state where starting painting sent me into a panic attack. Needless to say, not real conducive to the hobby. Still a little nervous about how it'll turn out, but hey. So far it's impressive to me how quickly it starts to make a noticeable difference, even with the messy first coat for the skin.
I think that right now, my biggest problem may be that I'm trying to be too neat despite the fact that I'll be painting over sections with other colors.
GarandMarine:
Oh goddess that took me AGES to get over! I also picked up the terrible habit of fixing mistakes as I go. So for example I'm doing the trim on a boot and some gets on the leg, so I stop, switch paints and touch it up. It's WAY easier and more effective to go back before you wash the mini and do that.
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