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96326
Hello all! So, my wife and I decided that we needed a new camera (canon Rebel XTi), and last summer I got a light tent setup for my birthday. Anyway, after...
Tony Scott
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Jan 2, 2007
6:46 pm
96327
Hello all! So, my wife and I decided that we needed a new camera (canon Rebel XTi), and last summer I got a light tent setup for my birthday. Anyway, after...
Tony Scott
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Jan 2, 2007
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96328
Someone footed the bill for him while he heals! The website is back online now....
Dom
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Jan 2, 2007
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96329
... feel ... The rebels are great cameras for miniature photography. I would recommend a light tent as well (something like an EZ Cube or one of the less...
Mark Sironi
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Jan 3, 2007
2:38 pm
96330
... As a matter of fact, I used my EZ Cube for this shot! ... I used F32 with a 1/3 second exposure. You can see my setup here; ...
Tony Scott
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Jan 3, 2007
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96331
... Keep in mind how focusing works. You focus the lens on a point in space and things drift out of focus on either side, so half of your depth of field is in...
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Jan 4, 2007
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96332
Two questions: Someone a while back posted a web site of a company that sells Vallejo paint -sized mini bottles like the kind Vallejo paints. What was that...
jason
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Jan 4, 2007
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96333
Here's a link to a topic in Reaper's forums about color equivalacies that i found very helpfull and thorough. It's three pages, so look through the entire...
silver_serpent_studios
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Jan 4, 2007
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96334
Again, thanks for all the advice! I'll keep it all in mind the next time I shoot. Tony ... From: bleedingedge@... ... [Non-text portions of this...
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Jan 4, 2007
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96335
Check out western plastics: http://www.western-plastics.com/brochure1.shtml They sell all kinds of bottles. I ordered from them years ago and don't have the...
Mike Tavares
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Jan 4, 2007
6:19 pm
96336
... Western Plastics is one. Link is on the group links page. -- Deane P. Goodwin Goodwin's Painting Service http://minipainter.netfirms.com...
Deane P. Goodwin
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Jan 4, 2007
9:27 pm
96337
... Vallejo paint-sized mini bottles like the kind Vallejo paints. What was that again? ... www.essentialsupplies.com/ www.sks-bottle.com/340c/fin21a.html ...
Ralph
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Jan 5, 2007
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96338
Check this thread for RMS to GW equivalents: http://www.reapermini.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=17678 There's a link in the thread to a place with GW to...
jubilant_creations
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Jan 6, 2007
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96339
After painting a metal figure I always apply a coat of gloss varnish followed by 2 coats of matt varnish. I recently used the Vallejo gloss varnish. I...
shannonprendergast
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Jan 8, 2007
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96340
The gloss varnishes I have used, both Vallejo, Testor, and Citadel have all left my models with a kind of milky look to them. I heard it was condensation...
jason beauchene
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Jan 8, 2007
8:39 pm
96341
Honestly, I just use tons of THIN THIN coats of spray matte varnish. Never get any whitening with the Krylon Extra matte type. -UKD From:...
Benjamin Larson
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Jan 9, 2007
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96342
... varnish ... it down ... white as if ... wrong, and if ... I have found when you place a matte varnish over a gloss varnish, regardless of drying time, you...
BDG
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Jan 9, 2007
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96343
... I've only run into it a couple of times, and both times it was humid outside and late at night (Houston summer and fall - we're talking very high humidity)...
Beatha Sellman
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Jan 10, 2007
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96344
My son and I have been painting for several years now (mostly Warhammer but also D&D miniatures), and we have lately been discussing which is the "best paint"...
Dave Smith
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Jan 10, 2007
6:27 pm
96345
According to Dave Smith, on 10-1-07 15:35 the word on the street was... ... IMHO, it is -- else there wouldn't be people who paint with acrylics, enamels,...
Gurth
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Jan 10, 2007
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96346
IMO there's a simple criteria for "best paint". What works for you? Some people use craft paint because it fits best in their budget. Some people like...
Katie Gonzalez
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Jan 10, 2007
6:52 pm
96347
Hi There Well when it comes to me and judging all the paints out there and the new ones that seem to be coming out daily I judge them several ones, one is...
jkcamp72
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Jan 10, 2007
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96349
For me personally, I look for two things in paints I buy. 1) Smooth, clean blending and layers. I hate for paint to dry thick or chalky, so I like one that...
silver_serpent_studios
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Jan 10, 2007
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96350
I have a Coolpix 995 I've had for a number of years. Over the last and a half or so its have a blurry corner in all the pix. I sent it to Nikon to get a repair...
Chris Moran
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Jan 10, 2007
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96351
IMO the most important thing is color saturation. Color can always be desaturated, but it is impossible to increase color saturation with mixing. Every other...
Dave
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Jan 11, 2007
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96352
As regards the comments made about saturation and a 'true' shade that mixes well, this is an issue because almost all of the hobby paints, including those...
Judith Northwood
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Jan 11, 2007
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96353
On the subject of paints... has anyone tried Foundry Paints? (or have I missed a discussion about them in this thread?) ...
Tim
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Jan 11, 2007
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96354
Tim <tim@...> wrote: On the subject of paints... has anyone tried Foundry Paints? (or have I missed a discussion...
Ron Vutpakdi
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Jan 11, 2007
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96355
hey there all. first post ever here.! me i like to use gw paints,reaper and vmc paints for my models. i find that by having a large selection really lets me...
alistair orchard
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Jan 11, 2007
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96356
This is exactly why I use artist oils or acrylics to paint with. The colors start out much more vibrant when they are single pigment, the drawback is that I...
Dave
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