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2022 a year for resolutions… right?
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About the Project
Some dude on OTT said we should do "resolutions". Never was any good at them nor do I see any real benefit in them. If you want to do it, do it. So this will log my progress (or lack thereof) of all my projects in 2022... old and new ones... Any idea on how to structure this? oO
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Too many projects! I’m loosing oversight… at least the heresy miniatures ladies are now done. As well as the pesky bug.
Heresy Miniatures - I had to!
Sometimes I do make impulse buys. This was one. I need Andy to make the skellibob KS so I bought some metal to keep him afloat a bit longer.
Not quite finished but I lack some inspiration at the moment… ideas?
Speedpaints - The Video
Just to round up the experiment here is the video that I took that Sunday. Beware: it was a spontaneous stream and I might be of camera more then once
Speedpaints - an experiment (cont. again)
I then tried a few more freehands on the back.
In the last Freehand I had painted Blood Red over the Fiery Giant Orange and that is a very aggressive red.
Conclusion: The Speedpaints from Armypainter do what they are supposed to do and as they are advertised. And that for a quite reasonable price. 34€ for 10 colours and a good brush are a worthwhile investment. Will I paint everything with them now? No, there are still too few colours for that and I don’t want to paint my armies differently “in the middle”. However, future projects and especially board game miniatures will probably be painted with it. A clear buy recommendation if you keep in mind the limitations and protect the minis with a layer of varnish from time to time.
As a reminder, here is the video of Army Painter itself:
[1] A small drop of bitterness: The 28-page painting guide stated on the package only has 24 pages. Has someone miscounted or should there be a new version of the guide that also contains the Speedpaints? They are missing.
Speedpaints - an experiment (cont.)
After that it was one after the other: Goblin Green (Citadel) for the base, Boltgun Metal (Citadel) for the shoulder armour and the helmet and Pallid Bone (AP Speedpaint) for the horns and skulls. The teeth got a new base coat of white and then a small drop of Pallid Bone as well. Not to be seen on this photo: the round “back shields” are all painted with Fire Giant Orange (AP Speedpaint). And here you can see what Army Painter said before: Speedpaints are not good for smooth surfaces. The result is not bad but you have to be much more careful that the paint doesn’t pool.
After more Goblin Green for the bases, I experimented with “paint over paint” to see what the “it reactivates the paint” panic was all about. And with the best will in the world: nothing reactivated for me. However, my minis have also been able to dry for more than 48 hours. It should be mentioned, however, that Army Painter itself says: if you want to paint over Speedpaints, you should let them dry very well or better still protect them with a layer of Varnish.
This colleague (first picture) got a little Highlord Blue (Speedpaint) on his face and the green seems unchanged.
Here, Zealot Yellow (Speedpaint) was simply painted over the silver shoulder armour and this gives quite a bronze effect. This could be due to the fact that the money is very orange-heavy.
Here, a 2:1 mix of water and Blood Red (Speedpaint) was applied and the effect is also very different from what I expected. Nevertheless very cool.
But here is an effect as I expected it: Highlord Blue (Speedpaint) over Boltgun Metal gives a very nice candy blue.
For comparison: this is what simple boltgun metal looks like.
This slightly unsuccessful attempt was Pallid Bone. Doesn't work really well.
Orc skin, on the other hand, in a 1:1 water mix also looks very smart.
And finally: Fire Giant Orange. Almost gold with a red tinge. Kind of cool.Speedpaints - an experiment
[The following text is translated with https://www.deepl.com because I can’t be bothered to do it on my own. Apollogies!]
There are many paints on the market for our hobby that say “one coat and good”. The best known are the Contrast Paints from Games Workshop. But they were always far too expensive for me, I don’t like pots as a form of paint, and then you always hear how different they are in consistency and opacity.
Enter Army Painter SpeedPaint. Even beforehand, a few YouTubers were able to try these paints and the general consensus was: do what they are supposed to and are all similar in opacity and consistency.
So I did something I don’t normally do: I pre-ordered a starter set of 10 colours.
To familiarise myself with the colours, I dug out some old models. Space Goff Orcs where someone (maybe even myself) cut off the weapons to use them as linemen at Blood Bowl. All already primed white. How handy!
![First, of course, comes Orc Skin. (Side note: each colour comes with two metal balls as mixing aids and a large brush is also included in the set. You really get your money's worth[1])](https://images.beastsofwar.com/2022/02/95675373-IMG_20220221_174447.jpg)
First, of course, comes Orc Skin. (Side note: each colour comes with two metal balls as mixing aids and a large brush is also included in the set. You really get your money's worth[1])
They are green and the colour leaves a nice first impression. It applies well, flows easily from the brush and covers well. Now it's time to get into the boys' pants!
Again: quick, easy and very satisfying to apply. By the way, I use a simple palette and not a wet palette.
The Gravelord Grey looks darker on the bottle than it is on the mini. Nevertheless, the same applies here (and to all the other colours in the Starter Set): simply a pleasure to paint.
Hardened Leather for all leather is also convincing.14 days later, 7 minis done
Slowly I feel my hobby mojo dripping away… but this time not due to lack of want but an infection on a root of a tooth… painkillers and antibiotics are my diet right now… well.. past-me should have taken better care of his teeth…
But Clan Wren is done! Only thing that bugs me about that is that none of the pictures really show the gold how it is… :S
And here are the final results
