Hello from a noob to the world of painting miniatures. This is long so I apologize,PLEASE forgive me, but I am excited to find the group and along with it a...
... Welcome! Glad to have you with us. We are a patient bunch, so feel free to ask, that's why we're here. ... Some of those polls can be a bit misleading, as...
... Bah, you call that long? Amateur... :) ... Nothing teaches better than just going and trying things. I can try to tell you something til I am blue in the...
According to Jim, on 05-11-08 18:48 the word on the street was... ... Indoctrination ;) Games Workshop has this habit of making its customers believe there is...
Welcome to the show, Jim. Paints: Varies by person. Some love Citadels, others swear by Vallejo or Reaper Master, some like me like the simple FolkArt and...
Deane, Katie..Thanks there will be of course many more questions to come... I think I'm agreeing with you both on the Reaper Master Series for two main...
... of colors and recreation of recipes huh? Yes, having dropper bottles is useful in that regard. That said, I have a wide range of colors, so I don't use...
I've been offline for a couple of years, just got back to it (and this group) a couple of months ago. Since I got back here, I've seen some of you mention P3...
They're Privateer Press's line of paint (Warmachine). A lot depends on what kind of paint you like. They're a vinyl based paint, so they sometimes separate...
How do they compare to GW (which are my primary paints right now) and Vallejo (which I am considering getting, cuz I''m not all that happy with GW)? ... From:...
I find them more similiar to GW than Vallejo. I don't like either Vallejo line much, just a personal preference thing. They separate a lot, get chunky over...
Another blast from the past! You've been gone so long, these maniacs put me in charge here. Welcome home. -- Deane P. Goodwin Goodwin's Painting Service ...
... Sorry for the slow response time, I've been off working a convention this past weekend. As far as table, I bought myself a good drafting table. I have it...
Hello Everyone, I am looking for a high-quality scan of a 1980s Grenadier Models Catalog either on the Internet or if someone has a file at home. Please let me...
Hello Everyone, I am looking for a high-quality scan of a 1970s-80s Ral Partha Miniatures Catalog either on the Internet or if someone has a file at home. ...
I think I still have a 10th anniversary catalog somewhere on my paint reference shelves. Bill ... -- Bill - "There's something inherently challenging about...
Thanks, Deane, good to be back. After having slowed down in my painting as well, I'm eager to get back into it, and I figure this is the best place to find out...
... The eye develops faster than the hand. So as Deane said, it will be very encouraging if you keep samples of your work to see how far you have progressed....
Hello everybody , I thought, its a good time to say hello again. After some years of absence (well.. you know graduate, new job, marry, have kids, kill some ...
Dominic, So good to see you back. Your visions in color series were pretty pivotal to my development as a painter. I'm feeling your paint of not having a...
... I will keep you all posted. I simply have serious provider issues at the moment but thing will start rolling once that is figured out. And I am actually...
Finally its ready! Yes, the GC XXX website is up and running. Although convention and event registration does not officially start till December you can take...
So I'm in Harbor freight picking up some files and their version of a pin vise which is obviously nothing more than a little hand drill and I see their as seen...
Hi, Jim. In my experience, when you are dealing with pewter miniatures, you are usually better off using the good old pinning+epoxy+greenstuff (or similar)...
I know someone that's pretty good at soldering pewter. My experiences are nothing ,nothing, nothing, puddle. So it is possible with great care and patience...
Hello Jim, About 12 years ago or so, I did a ton of soldering of miniatures to bases. Thunderbolt Mountain had all these cool King Arthur figures that I had...
Yea I figured if it went bad, it would be really bad..was just a passing thought...Oh well..I'm sure if you had the right tough it might work, but the...