Never have I dipped a mini in my life. (Re-reading this, it sounds overly poetic. What the, I\'ll just keep it this way.) Nor did I know what it even is. Now that I have seen some, I am intrigued...... I\'ll wait till my parents return from ther vacation and ask my father for some wood stain, he\'ll surely have some.
To dip or not to dip
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Grumbold Ironbrow
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Interesting...
Never heard of it until now, but have to say that the box of skeletons I\'ve been putting off just became a whole lot easier. I think I\'ll basecoat them with ivory, dip them then drybrush with white and have a quick and dirty skeleton army. My wife\'s going to think I\'ve completely lost it when she sees this.
Now where did I put that stain?????
Cheers,
Grumb
Never heard of it until now, but have to say that the box of skeletons I\'ve been putting off just became a whole lot easier. I think I\'ll basecoat them with ivory, dip them then drybrush with white and have a quick and dirty skeleton army. My wife\'s going to think I\'ve completely lost it when she sees this.
Now where did I put that stain?????
Cheers,
Grumb
Valander
New member
I haven\'t tried this, but it seems very familiar to a technique often used in vinyl kits. There, though, you usually treat it as a regular stain--brush some on, let it sit for a bit, then wipe off.
Which reminds me...
[digs through bookshelf]
Ah! There it is! Got a mag called \"Modeller\'s Resource,\" and in the #39 issue, there\'s a mention about how to make your own stains.
[does some web digging]
NEATO! They reprinted that article on their website! http://www.modelersresource.com It\'s in the Articles section, but this direct link should work, too: http://www.modelersresource.com/articles/create_stain/create_stain.htm
While the article talks about making a black stain, I don\'t see why you couldn\'t do pretty much the same thing with any color.
Which reminds me...
[digs through bookshelf]
Ah! There it is! Got a mag called \"Modeller\'s Resource,\" and in the #39 issue, there\'s a mention about how to make your own stains.
[does some web digging]
NEATO! They reprinted that article on their website! http://www.modelersresource.com It\'s in the Articles section, but this direct link should work, too: http://www.modelersresource.com/articles/create_stain/create_stain.htm
While the article talks about making a black stain, I don\'t see why you couldn\'t do pretty much the same thing with any color.
Cerridwyn1st
New member
Hello, my name is Cerridwyn1st, and I\'m a dipper...
I just got started dipping recently. Quite a few people in my area want me to paint for them, but don\'t necessarily want to pay my normal charges.
So I painted up a mini with a couple of colors, dipped it in Plaid acrylic wood stain - color walnut.
That model was my example of the lowest level paint job I was willing to do for hire. I had a method that was quick, easy, and made the customer happy.
That last bit is the important part. No matter what I think of the practice of dipping, in the end it is the customer\'s opinion that really matters.
So I pick up a dozen models, 2/3rds of them to be \"dip processed\", and two days later I\'d completed and collected on 3/4ths of the commission. Finishing nine models in three days has got to be a record for me.
Not saying this is the greatest paintjob in the world of modeling, but the customer was happy and I had my \"fun money\" for the weekend, so everyone came out good.
I just got started dipping recently. Quite a few people in my area want me to paint for them, but don\'t necessarily want to pay my normal charges.
So I painted up a mini with a couple of colors, dipped it in Plaid acrylic wood stain - color walnut.
That model was my example of the lowest level paint job I was willing to do for hire. I had a method that was quick, easy, and made the customer happy.
That last bit is the important part. No matter what I think of the practice of dipping, in the end it is the customer\'s opinion that really matters.
So I pick up a dozen models, 2/3rds of them to be \"dip processed\", and two days later I\'d completed and collected on 3/4ths of the commission. Finishing nine models in three days has got to be a record for me.
Not saying this is the greatest paintjob in the world of modeling, but the customer was happy and I had my \"fun money\" for the weekend, so everyone came out good.
I must admit I´ve ever heard of dipping too, sounds very interesting, true, the stuff is bownish - but do we really want the return of 2nd ed tyranid colors? I think the examples shown are far above what most people in the GW hobby consider tabletop (unfortunately) .
Don´t know if i´d try dipping, but it´s interesting for sure
Don´t know if i´d try dipping, but it´s interesting for sure
El Guardian
New member
Not convinced....
I actually dont think its really useful, an ink wash can achieve the same results without being so...... messy
like everything with practice im sure you can manage to get a decent look, but for me, im a traditionalist
I actually dont think its really useful, an ink wash can achieve the same results without being so...... messy
like everything with practice im sure you can manage to get a decent look, but for me, im a traditionalist
