Do you ever paint models?

[DogfoodSoup]

I'm about to start painting some 15mm soldiers and horses to make game pieces for Risk. I'm just looking for any tips or tricks anyone who does this often might be able to suggest. I'm using 15mm die-cast figures, I'm doing a couple coats of white primer and then going from there.

 

[chadsexington]

I'm about to start painting some 15mm soldiers and horses to make game pieces for Risk. I'm just looking for any tips or tricks anyone who does this often might be able to suggest. I'm using 15mm die-cast figures, I'm doing a couple coats of white primer and then going from there.

Coming from you Chris, this isn't the type of model painting I was hoping to see come out of this thread.

An old friend of mine used to paint Bloodbowl figures. I think it used to take him about 3-4 nights of dedicated work to finish an entire army between layering, drying time and the fact that he had to go to work

I never got into it, but between him, another good friend of mine that used to do rough paint jobs on Warhammer armies and such, the one thing that I got out of it all was it's best to buy your figs through eBay because it's way cheaper. The markup if you go to hobby stores is apparently just as bad as markup for cell phone accessories at a Rogers kiosk.

 

[DogfoodSoup]

Matt, the latex model painting stuff is on another website, but there's a monthly membership fee required for that

 

[chadsexington]

Matt, the latex model painting stuff is on another website, but there's a monthly membership fee required for that

I didn't realize Bobbo charged you a monthly fee to paint him

 

[Nick2317]

dont use too much primer itll fill in alot of the details in the figures ...go to a model store IE car or airplane plastic models and buy some flat paint ......soldiers were never shiny so dont use gloss paint ......

 

[DogfoodSoup]

dont use too much primer itll fill in alot of the details in the figures ...go to a model store IE car or airplane plastic models and buy some flat paint ......soldiers were never shiny so dont use gloss paint ......

All the paints I grabbed are flat. I didn't want shiny pieces. So far I'm just playing with colour patterns. Once i get that figured out and sand down the mold seams on about half the pieces so they'll actually stand up then I get rolling.

 

[quincy]

I used to do a fair bit of miniatures painting. Suggestions:
1) Sit down with your figs and clean'em up first: remove flashing, mould lines, etc. A sharp X-acto knife and a small file will suffice.
2) After that, mount them on the bases. I liked epoxy, because you could get a little more support. Some people use epoxy putties or cyanoacrylate glues. Pick what you can work with.
3) PRIMING. Prime with white or pale grey. I find it works better for most things. Really, priming makes a world of difference.
4) You'll need a good array of colours in matching palettes - a set of warm tones, a set of cool tones, and varying saturations. This will help you layer up, add depth, and make nicer paintwork.
5) You may wanna read a few techniques, try what you think you can master easily. You can get more complex with practice. Here's a decent place to start: http://minipainting-guild.net/
6) Last but not least: If you try to base your designs on real-world things, you'll get better results. Seriously.