Ye Olde Inn

by **Sjeng** » July 8th, 2013, 5:48 am

chaoticprime wrote:If you spray into a box, your spray will scatter against the back of the box and "snow" on your minis. That's bad.

Yeah. It really is.

I wish I knew all that 2 years ago. Still, GW primer is pretty good, though overpriced. Been looking for cheaper spray primer, but we don't have krylon here, nor hobby lobby or wal mart. I tried some cheap €1,50 primer, it worked, but feels a bit greasy and thicker than GW primer.

Can't agree less about foundry paints really.
GWs paint are designed by their top painters to give a range that can be used in a professional manner by anyone.
Painting minis had never been easier thanks to them and army painter.
While I don't really like the dips they do provide a quick easy good looking solution.

Back in the late 80's when GWs first acrylics came out we thought they were perfect next to the enamels we'd had to use and they have only gone onto improve over the years.
Yes specifically labeled hobby tools are more expensive but then so is anything aimed at a specific market.
Personally I use some, others such as pliers and so on I get from the pound store.

Car primer is designed to take knocks and scrapes and is ideal as a base primer and for the ten or so years I've used it had no problems with either temperature or dusting.

by **Jewels!** » July 10th, 2013, 6:43 pm

My package is here! The pictures on the website are misleading though. The paint kits don't come with paint sample pots, the sample colors come in actual ½oz. dropper bottles!

I think I'm good for a while

by **Jewels!** » July 11th, 2013, 7:57 pm

So, question about Bones. Are they supposed to be top heavy and fall over if you try and stand them up on the table? Because they do

by **Sjeng** » July 12th, 2013, 1:59 am

Jewels! wrote:So, question about Bones. Are they supposed to be top heavy and fall over if you try and stand them up on the table? Because they do

Some of them are a bit bent from being packed so long and tightly. They are supposed to be able to stand up on their own bases, but when the gravity center of the mini is bent a bit too much beyong the rim of the base, it will topple.
What you do is boil some water, let it cool a little, use some spoons or something else to gently grab the mini, dip them in the hot water for a minute. Then take them out, bend the base so it's more centered (most of the time they will automatically bend back into their original shape) and then dunk them in cold water. Don't use the faucet, use a bowl, as the power of the water stream might bend it again. Dip it for 30 seconds until it cools down, and you're done.

The bigger models are heavier, so might topple easier. You can always rebase them or stick them on a larger base with their bases still on, and mask it with some green stuff or milliput and model you own base.

by **Jewels!** » July 12th, 2013, 2:09 am

Will that mess up the glue that is holding it together? They sure used a lot.

by **Sjeng** » July 12th, 2013, 2:57 am

I take it you mean the larger models that are made of multiple parts are glued together? I don't think so. Haven't read any glue complaints on any forums. I've been lurking at the Reaper forums to see pictures of the Bones

by **Redav** » July 16th, 2013, 11:26 pm

Any suggestions for which mini I should start painting with first considering this will be my first real attempt at painting minis? I'm guessing the mummy? Or is it deceptive? Wouldn't mind some suggestions on paint colours and primer too.