I’ve got a basing recipe in mind for my Blood Angels army, and now I have all the components: The basic concept is “plains of Armageddon” (an important planet in the 40k universe), which conjures up a sort of Moonscape in my mind — a wasteland of heavy gray dust and dying grass, site of […]
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Priming minis used to stress me out because spray primer is so finicky, and I’ve ruined minis using it wrong. I’ve switched to brush-on primer (Vallejo white primer, paid link) . . . and apparently it still stresses me out. I think it’s because it feels too easy to mess up, and unlike a painting
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I wanted to keep my painting technique fairly consistent across my Space Hulk set so they’d all look similar despite being painted over a seven-year period, but now I’m ready to try some new techniques with my Blood Angels army. One is a simple switch to a brush-on primer, rather than the spray-on stuff. Another
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With a pile of Blood Angels to paint, I’ve been thinking a lot about how I’m going to base them. I’ve tried four methods over the years, with mixed results. Number one is just painting the base black. This is boring. I no longer own any of my minis that are old enough to have
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It hit me that when I finish my Space Hulk minis I might, in that happy glow of satisfaction at finally completing a task I began in 2009, stall out and loose my painting momentum. I decided to start a second parallel hobby track, assembling Blood Angels, so that when my Termies are done I’m
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I picked up this TaoTronics LED desk lamp (paid link) to brighten up my painting space and extend my “painting day.” I looked at both cheaper and more expensive options, but landed here — on the cheaper end of the middle, at $44 — for a few reasons. Compact form factor — my desk is
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I noticed on Warhammer TV that Duncan nearly always thins his paint a bit, which I’ve never tried. I have a palette now, so I thought I’d give it a whirl with another Terminator: Brother Gideon, who has a truly epic Storm Shield. A month ago, I wouldn’t even have attempted the finer lines on
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With the end in sight for painting my Space Hulk set, I’ve been thinking about whether to change any of my painting techniques for my Blood Angels army. Like any rabbit hole this question can prove bottomless and intimidating. What I’m doing now (plus sealant first and varnish last): Base coat Shade (wash) the entire
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After seeing Warpstone Pile‘s cool setup I bought an inexpensive lightbox to use for photographing my miniatures. For $20, this DUCLUS lightbox (paid link) — one of dozens of cheap lightboxes on Amazon — offered some features I really liked. Folds up for storage in the included bag Built-in LEDs with a dimmer switch, 95+
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After a bit of airing-out time I got my paint racks from WarpedMindGames assembled. They’re everything I hoped they would be — absolutely fantastic, and for a solid price. Imperial Paint Rack Linear I ordered the one that’s set up with 34 mm holes for GW paint pots, of which it holds 45. Assembly took
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