Kris' all new miniature thread

Kris

Adventurer

• Jan 17, 2019

• #51

I've finally managed to get a bit of painting done:

These are three more reaper bones ...and this is the first time I've used the paints from my Army Painter 'mega paint set' (which I bought last year) ...as I wanted to test them out* before the Bones 4 kickstarter arrives in the not too distant future.

And if anyone is interested in my opinion on the paints, I think they do the job well enough ...though I have to say, they are a bit of a pain to use (i.e. you really need to shake/mix them a hell of a lot before use).

*as I'd only used (and liked) their washes and metallics prior to this.​

 

Last edited: Jan 17, 2019

log in or register to remove this ad

Flexor the Mighty!

18/100 Strength!

• Jan 17, 2019

• #52

I use an electric hobby paint shaker I bought a few years ago and its great for getting those bottles mixed.

 

Kris

Adventurer

• Jan 18, 2019

• #53

Yeah, I've been looking at 'nail varnish shakers' and the like.

It's just a bit annoying that what looked like a good deal (price wise) is going to end up being more expensive than I thought ...I mean I've already bought stainless steel ball bearings (i.e. agitators) for each pot ...and now I'm probably gonna have to get a paint shaker too. None of my other paints have ever been this much trouble to work with ...so, as I say, it's just a bit annoying (first world problems and all that ).

 

Flexor the Mighty!

18/100 Strength!

• Jan 18, 2019

• #54

I use their washes but I only have two of their paints, a black and a white, and haven't had any issues. But 2 minutes on the shaker gets em flowing usually. These days I find the best luck with Vallejo. I used to buy a lot of reaper but their caps bust very easily and they seemed to clog up quick.

Here is my shaker https://robart.com/collections/hobby-tools-paint-shakers/products/hobby-paint-shaker-electric-100-240v

 

pogre

Legend

• Jan 18, 2019

• #55

Flexor the Mighty! said:

I use their washes but I only have two of their paints, a black and a white, and haven't had any issues. But 2 minutes on the shaker gets em flowing usually. These days I find the best luck with Vallejo. I used to buy a lot of reaper but their caps bust very easily and they seemed to clog up quick.

Here is my shaker https://robart.com/collections/hobby-tools-paint-shakers/products/hobby-paint-shaker-electric-100-240v

Click to expand...

That's the same one I use. Purchased mine in the late 80s and it is still running strong. BTW - the design has not changed a bit.

 

Flexor the Mighty!

18/100 Strength!

• Jan 18, 2019

• #56

pogre said:

That's the same one I use. Purchased mine in the late 80s and it is still running strong. BTW - the design has not changed a bit.

Click to expand...

It its not broke don't fix it! Other than new straps mine has been great. 40 well spent.

 

K

khouji

First Post

• Jan 20, 2019

• #57

Kris said:

I've finally managed to get a bit of painting done:

These are three more reaper bones ...and this is the first time I've used the paints from my Army Painter 'mega paint set' (which I bought last year) ...as I wanted to test them out* before the Bones 4 kickstarter arrives in the not too distant future.

And if anyone is interested in my opinion on the paints, I think they do the job well enough ...though I have to say, they are a bit of a pain to use (i.e. you really need to shake/mix them a hell of a lot before use).

*as I'd only used (and liked) their washes and metallics prior to this.​

Click to expand...

I love your game.

 

Kris

Adventurer

• Mar 3, 2019

• #58

I GOT SOME MINI'S PAINTED
(sorry ...it really is something to shout about )

Just a quick paint job on these ...now I need to stat them up

(note that the guy on the left is from Ral Partha Europe, and the guy on the right is from Midlam Miniatures)

 

Last edited: Mar 3, 2019

WolfhillRPG

Explorer

• Mar 8, 2019

• #59

Very impressive painting, and an even more impressive use of cardboard. I've made cubes, jellies, and puddings with a hot glue gun, but this puts my creativity to shame. Keep it up!

 

Kris

Adventurer

• Mar 8, 2019

• #60

WolfhillRPG said:

Very impressive painting, and an even more impressive use of cardboard.

Click to expand...

Thanks!

And yeah, I probably do spend way too much time on the papercraft(ish) terrain (which is why my mini's painting is suffering) ...and as an example, here's what I built in some of my recent videos:

[video=youtube_share;oRkgDTyJTtY]https://youtu.be/oRkgDTyJTtY[/video]