Miniature material question

[Saintbomber]

I've been assuming that the miniatures in Kaosball were going to be a plastic of some sort, given that the kickstarter is over, I'd like to ask now, before the pledge manager comes up.

What material are the miniatures going to be made of?
Sedition Wars style Sprueless plastic?
Trollforged style Restic?
The harder stuff Super-Dungeon Explore minis are made of?

Any kind of comparison would be nice.
If it's a good plastic, I would really like to get more teams.

 

[Some Guy]

I'm also wondering the dimensions of the miniatures.
It was stated that they are 32mm heroic... Is this 32mm to the eyes or?

 

[jackswann]

I believe someone posted through the KS comments that the minis would be the same material as Super-Dungeon Explore.

 

[bastimret]

CMoN stated previously: "the plastic material will be the same as Super Dungeon Explore and Privateer Press/War Machine style plastics."

 

[BigbyWolf]

Speaking of material... is there a good site to learn about and/or buy the hobby stuff necessary to do this type of plastic justice? I've never painted a miniature and would rather not follow guides or buy materials that just won't work well.

 

[mcs1213]

Speaking of material... is there a good site to learn about and/or buy the hobby stuff necessary to do this type of plastic justice? I've never painted a miniature and would rather not follow guides or buy materials that just won't work well.

You are already at one. Check some of the other areas here in the forums. I think you will find a wealth of knowledge.

 

[Some Guy]

Brushes are important. If you're going to be doing this seriously and painting a lot more than just Kaosball I'd suggest Winsor Newton Series 7 Kolinsky Sable brushes. If not, I'd go synthetic sable and you'd need a Size 3/0 for fine detal, 0 for detail and a 1 or 2 for base coating.

Next, you will need paints (so many companies to choose from, popular ones are Games Workshop, Vallejo, Reaper Master Series and the new Privateer Press P3 paint lines). It's best to try out a bunch of different companies paints to see which you prefer. If you really want to get into detail, I'd suggest inks as well. There should be a bunch of tutorials for ink washes on this site as well. You can make your own washes or buy pre-made washes. From what I hear thrown around a lot, Games Workshop has the best metal washes in Gold and Silver.

You will need a primer to prime your miniatures. As for the paints, in addition you will need Distilled Water (especially if using Kolinsky Sables), Acrylic Slow-Dry, Acrylic Flow Improver, and possibly Acrylic Matte Medium. Popular brands for those are Winsor Newton again and also Liquitex. There are plenty of other companies that make those products as well and maybe ask around or try them all out. These will be used to make "Gunk" and/or "Washes" which there are plenty of tutorials about on this site.

All of this can be found at Dickblick.com for relatively cheap (compared to list prices)

I'd suggest practicing with various paints on Army Men or something similar just to test in the beginning so as to not botch your precious Kaosballs.
Also, for the primer you have two varieties. Paint on and spray There's also gesso which you can search about for and see that it might be best for a newbie as it's really really HARD to mess it up. There's even been people who globbed it on their miniatures and it dried without obscuring details.

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[boubi]

Speaking of material... is there a good site to learn about and/or buy the hobby stuff necessary to do this type of plastic justice? I've never painted a miniature and would rather not follow guides or buy materials that just won't work well.

You are definitely on the worst forum ever for learning painting mini...
Ok, I stop being ironical, you can find a load of stuff about miniature painting, just go to the painting section you have a tutorial section.

First tips to at least know where to start:
- you will need to prime your minis, best value for money is car primer, white matt or black matt primer, so the paint can adhere on your mini
- find some acrylics hobby paint, one of the best value is Vallejo Acrylic brand
- Pick few colors <10, black, white, blue, red, yellow, green, brown, etc... to start with, then add if needed...
- Pick some brushes, if you start just take some synthetic cheap brush, size 1 or 0
- with what you have you can start...
- don't forget to dilute your paint a little bit with a drop of water before putting paint on the model!

--> Then if you enjoy and want to go further, just read the tutorials in the link I gave you at the beginning of the post!

Good luck and happy painting.

 

[Some Guy]

You are definitely on the worst forum ever for learning painting mini...
Ok, I stop being ironical, you can find a load of stuff about miniature painting, just go to the painting section you have a tutorial section.

Hahaha. All of the sarcasm. I don't think some people realize that CMoN is a mini painting resource. I've lurked here for years but only signed up after Kaosball.

 

[boubi]

Hahaha. All of the sarcasm. I don't think some people realize that CMoN is a mini painting resource. I've lurked here for years but only signed up after Kaosball.

The title is quite explicit, maybe it should have been Cool Painted Mini or Not... But yes you can find here one of the best resources about mini painting, with really nice people. It is not only the tutorials you have in painting section, it is the help that more experienced members brought to less experienced one. Then you have all this amazing WIP of great mini painters... On top of it, make your own WIP section, ask questions, post pictures, and you will get answers to guide you and improve!

 

[BigbyWolf]

Hah, I guess the name of the site gives it away but I'd never heard of it until the Kaosball KS. Thanks for the awesome advice!

 

[TrystanGST]

You are definitely on the worst forum ever for learning painting mini...
Ok, I stop being ironical, you can find a load of stuff about miniature painting, just go to the painting section you have a tutorial section.

First tips to at least know where to start:
- you will need to prime your minis, best value for money is car primer, white matt or black matt primer, so the paint can adhere on your mini
- find some acrylics hobby paint, one of the best value is Vallejo Acrylic brand
- Pick few colors <10, black, white, blue, red, yellow, green, brown, etc... to start with, then add if needed...
- Pick some brushes, if you start just take some synthetic cheap brush, size 1 or 0
- with what you have you can start...
- don't forget to dilute your paint a little bit with a drop of water before putting paint on the model!

--> Then if you enjoy and want to go further, just read the tutorials in the link I gave you at the beginning of the post!

Good luck and happy painting.

I have to agree with boubi here - there's a lot of stuff you can add to paints to get all kinds of neat effects, but if you're just starting out you may not want to spend $100 on supplies. Get some primer (brush on or spray, your call), a few brushes, and some paint and have fun. Worry about mediums and paint retarders and flow improvers later.

 

[Some Guy]

I have to agree with boubi here - there's a lot of stuff you can add to paints to get all kinds of neat effects, but if you're just starting out you may not want to spend $100 on supplies. Get some primer (brush on or spray, your call), a few brushes, and some paint and have fun. Worry about mediums and paint retarders and flow improvers later.

I suggested the retarders and flow improvers because it's only an extra $10 or so. Besides, it'll help him out if he gets bit by the painting bug. And I'm sure having to paint 18 teams will either make or break his hobby as a painter.
I'm still suggesting that he get Gesso to prime. It'd be nothing but a boon especially to a novice painter.
And just to cover bases (punny), if you live in a humid area, spray-on primer may have some troubles so prime indoors (as in a garage... not inside your house) or on a less humid day if you go that route. I know I've had issues before.