10+ hours for 6 minis? What am I doing wrong?
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IdofEntity
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Doing an entire company of anything at a time can be pretty boring. I love the look of the Tau, but painting a squad of them all at once was enough to make me seek out some fantasy figures as recovery time.
Models that are cheap in points are the worst. Spend days painting a whole squad and then realize you've only painted 10% of the total point cost of your army. If you're painting a horde army with Skaven? ::shudders::
Models that are cheap in points are the worst. Spend days painting a whole squad and then realize you've only painted 10% of the total point cost of your army. If you're painting a horde army with Skaven? ::shudders::
Now, I might be a bit subjective here but I can agree about the grey knights if you are talking about the termies, otherwise I'm all for the space wolves.
Ah, a bit of confusion there ----- the time I'm talking about is just painting the minis. Assembly, cleaning, and priming have all been done beforehand. So that's just 10+ hours painting the 6 minis.
Mourner, I do appreciate your advice on washes. Would you care to post on this thread and expound on your wash technique? At the moment, I do the "general wash" but I'm not too happy with its results --- too inconsistent. Is it possible to "control" the result more?
Mourner, I do appreciate your advice on washes. Would you care to post on this thread and expound on your wash technique? At the moment, I do the "general wash" but I'm not too happy with its results --- too inconsistent. Is it possible to "control" the result more?
Will do, just have to find a bit of time.
I also started a different thread you might like: Click Here!
I love it, thanks! I could've used that when I started!
Tommie Soule
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As i said before you think and worry too much and you are doing too much.
this is 4hrs work, from construction to finish.
http://coolminiornot.com/162635
techniques are simple and direct.
this is 4hrs work, from construction to finish.
http://coolminiornot.com/162635
techniques are simple and direct.
Torn blue sky
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Black Templars I find incredibly boring to look at tbh. Vanilla marines with less imagination. Could just as easily be Ultra smurfs.
IdofEntity
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Ultra smurfs. So using that at the next local tourney.
Tommie Soule
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Right mr ice, i'm going to be nice.
Extra nice, ice.
i just painted a bloodangel in one and a half hours (including construction)
i'm going to post it to you.
so you can learn from it
send me your address.
Extra nice, ice.
i just painted a bloodangel in one and a half hours (including construction)
i'm going to post it to you.
so you can learn from it
send me your address.
locutus
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i see a lot of discussion about how much time to spend on a or more miniature(s). The amount of time it takes to paint a mini depends on the level you want to achieve.
If you spend 10 hours on 6 mini's going for table top quality then I would agree that it's taking to much time.
If you're looking for 8 grade or above then i would say the 10 hours spend is not enough..
If you spend 10 hours on 6 mini's going for table top quality then I would agree that it's taking to much time.
If you're looking for 8 grade or above then i would say the 10 hours spend is not enough..
GolemPS
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come on then, post a pic, share with the class.
Tommie Soule
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crystella333
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Tommie Soule
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O.K. it's in the post. but i'm not going to tell you how i did it.
you like to analyse and this is why i have sent it to you. i want you to look at it and figure it out and enjoy
post your findings here
one thing tho, i have not varnished it because it makes it easier to decipher a method.
man up to the task
