Ok I now have a GW 40K Ultra Marines/Space Marines Devastator Squad. No, what I have is a major "refinement" on the way I paint which is much more valuable IMHO. Play with those paints according to a recipe devised by the paint wizards, it works wonders. A win-win scenario. The books that did it are old, the 1995 Ultra Marines Codex (plenty of figure examples and tactical markings), the 1994 'Eavy Metal Painting Guide (aka the Bible), the GW 2008 How to Paint Citadel Miniatures Gold Standard and finally the Getting Started with Warhammer 40000, published I believe this year in 2018 - a good introduction to the "new" [to me at least] ranges of 'specialist' paints (see below):
The big win here is that as soon as I finished the last Space Marine [everything you wanted to know about painting mechanised metals and guns but was afraid to ask] I fearlessly switched across to the Malburian Spanish Infantry of the Sun King (France). The next thing to do is pick up the GW Getting Started with Warhammer Age of Sigmar Fantasy .. which I think will be good 'tour de force' for painting Ancients, with respect to lots of techniques and tricks for fabrics, fur and swords!
Paint on!
We agree ! :-)
ReplyDeleteWe also paint historical figures, We really appreciate 40K one's when there are well painted !
We have lot of book as your's and appreciate to read it !
Wow, I got most of those same books. Still can't paint figures for crap...lol
ReplyDeleteNo tanks for a while Geordie?
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments gents
ReplyDeleteThe long and the short of it is that there is always something to glean from the way other people paint
I didn't mix paint out of the bottle with water
Much better if you do
Sometimes less is much, much more ;)
Andrew .. tanks I can hear their tracks a coming ;)
Yay! Have been looking at some of your older posts. Really like your PZ IV's and Panther's. About to embark on a couple of old ESCI Hummel's but doubt I'll get as good a result as your scratchbuilds.
ReplyDeleteCheers Andrew
ReplyDeletePanthers and Panzer IVs are not scratch builds though
Just basic kits with maybe a few bits of extra stowage
Good luck with the Hummels
Post me a link
I have a couple myself that need painting too ;)
Did you ever finish your 1/600 Airfix KG V?
ReplyDeleteI have one in the stash I really should start sometime.
It is still up in the loft in a box
ReplyDeleteI am sure it is one of those things that is harder to start than is to do!