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Hi all, What do you use for agitator balls (if any)? I want to get some for my burgeoning selection of Vallejo paints, where some separate (and refuse to mix) a lot more than others. I had thought of some stainless steel ball bearings of suitable size but would they react with the paint in...

Hi All, My friend at work wants me to paint him a Wolverine figure. However, he wants one with his shirt on. SO far I have only been able to locate minis in classic yellow spandex or with just a vest on. Does anyone have any suggestions? My sculpting abilities are zero so turning the vest top...

Hi All, I've been wandering around here for a while now and despite reasonable improvement I feel I'm running into walls too often, just bashing my way through rather than finding ways around. To that end, I'm going to put pen to paper and start this WIP log in the hope that the flaws can be...

Hi all, Does anyone know of a more solid form of realistic water? Or a foolproof way of containing the more runnier ones? I have the one from Secret Weapon and the one time I've used it on a non contained base (with my own walls) was less than successful. http://www.coolminiornot.com/303787...

Hi All, I have wanted to try my hand at scuplting for a while and was casing about for an easy to follow tutorial and found this http://masteroftheforge.com/tutorial-artscale-space-marine-v2/ While this is technically converting rather than sculpting, I thought it would ease me into it...

Hi All, 2013 has started off with a bit of a downer for me. I have managed to injure my shoulder to the extent that I can't paint my minis without rather intense pain. Surprisingly, this has left me intensly bored and I thought it would be a good idea to spend my time trying to learn how to...

Hi All, This is my current project, a Blackball games Rohling Soldat, in Pea Pattern Camo. The question I have is what is the best way to highlight his camo? It's a relatively complex pattern and I can't see my usual techniques (poor as they are!) being of use as they are likely to...

Hi All, I'm starting a WIP in the hope that it will keep me motivated to keep up with this project. So without further ado, here goes! While on Holiday in Poland I picked up some Maximini guardsman bits, the first outing of which canbe seen here http://www.coolminiornot.com/307568 Now I've...

Hi All, After finding some awesome tank conversions, both here and elsewhere on the web, I have a question or two. They are quite basic so please bear with me! 1) Is plasticard sheet styrene found in most model shops, generally near the railway section? 2) What is the best/most versatile...

Has anyone else bought painted (badly or otherwise) minis and during the stripping process thought to themselves 'What in Gods name did they paint this with? Cement?!' I got a Carnifex as part of a job lot and despite several hours submersed in dettol, a good scrub, another few hours in soapy...

Hi all, My girlfriend, how I love her, asked me what I wanted for my birthday. The immediate response for more minis has been superceeded by a much more useful present, a day's tuition at Golem Studios. Now my question to you all is what should I be spending my time there trying to learn? My...

Hi All, Bit of a basic question here, what is the difference between Vallejo's Model Colour and Game Colour ranges? I wanted to expand my paint range and was planning to get one of their big box sets but I don't know which would be the better one to go for! Cheers!!

Hi All, I was wondering what the best way of getting a more 'stony' texture on a miniature I'm working on? It is Waka from GCT studios mounted on a Scibor temple base and there are two stone heads to paint. Currently they look rather smooth and I wanted to get a rougher look to them. Sorry but...

Hello, My brother, god bless his heart, gave me these boys (and girl) for Christmas http://wargamesfoundry.com/fantasy_ranges/single_packs/street_violence/any/the_b_team_sv037/?sector_id= Now, my question before I start is this. Does anybody know where I can get a suitably scaled GMC Vandura...

I have a pot of superglue. It is still half full but the glue has started to go much more tacky than when I first bought it and I know from previous pots that it will eventually totally solidify, leaving me with half a pot of useless rubbish. Am I the only one who is afflicted by this problem...

These are my first submissions to CMON. Any comments and criticisms welcome!! http://www.coolminiornot.com/285012 http://www.coolminiornot.com/285011 http://www.coolminiornot.com/285010 http://www.coolminiornot.com/285009 http://www.coolminiornot.com/285009 Cheers!

Have just got a big bag of Imperial guard from ebay, full of badly painted and/or broken minis. Any advice on the best way to separate the worst of the mis-glueing and glue residue. Is it just a case of hacksaws and files or is there a smart/cleaner way to do it?