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When I airbrush, I am getting a good flow for two seconds and then less and less until I get to all air, no paint. I have dual action air brushes and both have the same behavior. If I pull the trigger all the way back, I get a lot of paint, sure, and this "solves" the problem so I end up pulsing...

So...Miniature storage. I have too many figures, not enough nice-looking ways to store them. Ideally, I want something that would fit perfectly into 30" book shelves. Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions that are aesthetically pleasing. I have a game room, but countless white boxes...

I am painting this spider queen, spider lower torso and legs, female upper torso, arms, head. This figure is pretty good, for Reaper Bones, but I really feel like I am painting a totally drab model, not the finale of an epic DnD campaign I'd envisioned when I picked up the figure. The skin...

I have found my painting duration limited by my ability to sit and do it without neck pain. I am using a standard folding table (28" tall) and usual computer chairs. Being in the not-so-early forties, I use a magnifying glass on an arm with an included light for all my painting. Have for years...

I want to paint a bit of clothing a desaturated medium red. Not too dark and definitely not too red. I started with base coat of Vallejo Black-red, my go-to color to build up a rich saturated red. It may be too red, not a desaturated enough base. Anyway, I mixed Red (Vallejo) with a dark...

I am wondering if anyone has tried putting rare-earth magnets in a model's feet so bases can be swapped to match different tables? I use steel fender washers for bases anyway, so the magnets would have something to stick to. I have some very fine magnets, I think 2mm x 2mm -- small enough to...

I've got a recent batch of 15mm WWII tanks that I applied decals to. I used a mix of Allied Stars, Allied stars in circles, and Allied stars with broken circles. The overall look of the platoon is silly because they don't match. I don't really want to completely strip and repaint. I've sealed...

I've seen a suggestion to mix pigments in Isopropyl alcohol to get a good, powered/dust look. The alcohol gases off quickly leaving a comparatively stable pigment in a nice fine dusting. It worked great, and did a decent job of fixing the pigments in place. However, one of the models I used...

I've been working on the hardline British desert camouflage I used masking tape (the blue kind) to protect the pale sand portions of the tank, but when I removed the masking tape, it torn away the paint and primer exposing raw resin. Not everywhere, but little swatches. I primed by spraying...

I've seen some really great work here. I struggle with eyes and belt buckles for example, the finest of motor control. Has any improved their skills by painting 54mm models and then succcessfully translated that back to improved 28mm models? Or am I better off focusing on 28mm and just...

Do I have to make a choice between a wet pallet and glaze medium? Does it make sense to thin paint on a wet pallet further with glaze medium? I want a glaze medium to thin paint and make it more translucent without altering the color. I want a wet pallet for mixed shades of paint, but I also...

I am painting 15mm tank for flames of war, specifically british crusader tanks. I am looking for advice on pin-washing. The tanks in question will painted sand (buttery yellow), and I want very high contrast dark lines in the recesses. In the past, I've black-lined with a technical pen...

Alright, this model is just plain awesome. Drop what you're painting, go get one! This is a Reaper Bones I got as part of their kick-starter. The model is just short of ten inches tall and comes in pieces: body, rear leg, left and right wings, tongue, lower jaw, upper jaw/head. The model has...