02-18-2020, 09:50 AM | #51 |
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Re: Painting minis
New minis in the latest update, and examples of painting with and without primer. I think I'll be going the primer route, seems to give a nice undercoat.
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10-10-2021, 11:56 AM | #52 | |
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Re: Painting minis
Is there any way to upload a .jpeg to this forum?
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I am too much of a snob to play with unpainted minis. But spray-prime / dip / spray-clear-coat could be enough for me. Last edited by beetle496; 10-10-2021 at 12:02 PM. |
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10-13-2021, 05:36 AM | #53 |
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Re: Painting minis
Here is a link to photo mentioned in my post above.
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10-13-2021, 04:36 PM | #54 | |
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Re: Painting minis
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10-13-2021, 05:07 PM | #55 |
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Re: Painting minis
Yes, @corwyn that is the “Strong Tone” over Testors (Rust-oleum) gray spray enamel.
I liked the results well enough that I applied it to the ten cars from Miniatures Sets 1 and 3. |
10-14-2021, 01:22 PM | #56 |
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Re: Painting minis
Stupid Question: Before painting, does one clean these minis?
If so: With what?
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10-14-2021, 03:41 PM | #57 |
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Re: Painting minis
We talked with Ben about that on Wednesday's hobby stream. He uses a household cleaner, but said just normal dish soap and water should be fine. What you're trying to make sure is gone is any of the 'mold release' that might be still on the models, which has sort of a greasy nature to it.
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10-14-2021, 03:52 PM | #58 |
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Re: Painting minis
@43Supporter — I have not been in the habit of washing my miniatures. The batch I worked on before CW, I did, but that was because some of them were shiny in spots.
As @Aleph mentioned, just dish washing detergent does the trick. Nothing fancy, nothing too strong.
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10-15-2021, 01:47 PM | #59 | |
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Re: Painting minis
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I was amazed (and delighted) to find not just decal softening liquid but also a decal setting agent! I found some cool Gundam decals that I will be using. I was hoping to find flames (since no way can I paint those) but nothing was available at the correct scale. (There are nice decals available for Pinewood Derby, but those are much too big.) |
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10-15-2021, 02:33 PM | #60 |
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Re: Painting minis
OK, thanks for the info.
Regular dish soap, and a soft toothbrush -- that even I can manage. :)
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