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    In the US, where is the best place to order Scale 75 paints from?

    It seems the cheapest way is to order directly from Spain, but I don't know if they ship to here, and if they do if it's reliable. Anyone have experience? I'm going to buy the 63 paints set, which is already expensive. US distributors seem to have a big mark-up compared the the Euro/USD...
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    Reviving old paint.

    Please delete this - posted in wrong sub forum. Please delete.
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    Shading with different colors to add realism/depth?

    I was looking at submissions such as this... ...and marveling at the use of different colors on the minotaur's blue/grey skin. It adds such depth and realism, and I'm wondering if anyone here can explain how this technique can be pulled off effectively? Does thought need to be put into...
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    Best brand of *smooth* white paint?

    One that when painting doesn't get chalky or separated after you've really thinned it for blending glazes, etc? I want smooth gradients from black to grey to white. Per recent thinning threads, I know using a medium is better than water with whites in particular, but I imagine some brands have...
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    Anyone know who sculpted this beastman gorgon?

    Someone on the herdstone forum posted it ages ago, and a few of people are trying to find out where it can be bought. It's an amazing sculpt, and very true to the pic in the army book. The herdstone poster said the pic was originally posted on CoolMiniOrNot, and a search is bringing up nothing!
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    Looking for airbrushing tips?

    I just picked up this set: http://www.amazon.com/Iwata-Revolution-Airbrushing-System-Compressor/dp/B001PI6H3K The results from testing are okay. I'm mixing P3 paint with isopropyl alcohol until it's 2% milk consistency. It's a bit splatty sometimes, so I might need to go thinner. It also...
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    Smooth blends when painting white.

    I\'m trying to create slightly warm off-white, weathered looking armour for White Scars marines. Having trouble achieving ultra smooth blends from a white/bone/brown base mix, blending up to highlight until it gets near pure white. Even though I\'m diluting paint heavily with water, I still get...
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    Doing a static grass base well?

    I\'m wondering if anyone has good tips for a base with patches of static grass? Looking more for pro display standard than simple rank and file. From what I\'ve picked up so far from experimenting is the grass will look thin just applied over a painted brown dirt base, so to apply the grass...
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    Sculpting material?

    Was curious to see the ratio of people who use green stuff type of material vs. oven baked sculpey? I\'ve just started working with mini conversions, and am currently using both. I far prefer sculpey for it\'s clay like texture and infinite working time, but the obvious disadvantage is you...
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    Cleaning an airbrush gun?

    Just a quick question on what\'s best to use for cleaning an airbrush gun of thinned Citadel/Vallejo type paints? The type I have (and haven\'t yet used) is a metal Iwata gravity feed gun. I\'ve heard thinning with distilled water helps, but what else - they have cleaning kits online, worth...
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    The follies of keeping paint wet.

    I\'m tired of paints quickly drying out on me, so recently tried a wet palette again using soaked Pro Masterson paper, an inch thick wet sponge, a plastic sandwich container, and GW / Vallejo paint. It works okay but tends to auto-dilute paint fast (which is mostly fine as I work thin), but...
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    Photoshop help available, for hobby trade.

    Just wanted to drop a note here, I posted in the trade forum - let me know if your pics need freshening up? http://www.coolminiornot.com/forums/viewthread.php?tid=29779 Cheers! :beer:
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    Offering pro photoshop help, will trade for anything.

    I\'ve been a working pro in photoshop for 10+ years, and am offering to make people\'s piccies look nice if you feel like donating a few GW minis or a little paint, brushes, paypal - anything to keep my hobby inexpensive. I collect and am looking to add to a lot of armies (especially marines...
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    Basing, metal mesh and etched brass leaves?

    Where can I find the best deals on metal grill/mesh pieces (ie, a spacecraft floor) and etched brass foliage (ie, vines/leaves on a forest floor) for GW scale mini basing?
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    WTB/Swap OOP Leperous Brown GW paint.

    Dig in your paint pile people, I need this OOP color to finish my Eldar! Will pay good price, or swap for something. Cheers! :beer:
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    Best deal for an airbrush gun?

    The GW one is a wee bit pricey (like everything) so I wanted to ask what the best brand / deal was for buying a very basic airbrush gun that will only be used for paint coverage of larger objects (vehicles, tanks, etc). My wife already has a pro airbrush and compressor, but uses it for makeup...
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    Re-posing space marines.

    Anyone have converting tips on re-posing space marines into something more dynamic? The legs and arms, specifically. Standing, aiming, running, down-on-one-knee, etc. Anything than the slightly squat position they come in. There used to be a webpage dedicated to this, but it seems to be long...
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    Non GW parts in tournaments, etc.

    I saw a couple of examples on miniature ratings, where folk were dropping the score a few points by taking into consideration that GW wouldn\'t let you enter tournaments, etc, because your army had been partly converted with another manufacturers parts. Now even if that was true, couldn\'t you...
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    Anything better than Easy-Off for stripping plastics?

    Sorry to start yet another paint stripping thread, I\'ve just been having some trouble with Easy-Off oven cleaner recently. I wondered if there were any products out there that were amazing for plastics - a few strokes of an old toothbrush and gone! (like many metal strippers) Thanks!
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    Base slate rock?

    Hi, can anyone point me in the right direction to getting what is I assume is slate (like the roofing tiles). This is a perfect example: http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f206/ptstannard/step1.jpg Either pre-broken (hobby store?), or would a whole tile (builders merchant?) break up into 25mm...
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