Useful painting tips for new guys! (and gals)

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Re: Useful painting tips for new guys! (and gals)

Post by Admiral-Badruck » Thu Dec 09, 2010 2:27 pm

no mate I want to see how you do it.. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: but if it is a MIJ secret I guess I can just let it be..
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Re: Useful painting tips for new guys! (and gals)

Post by me_in_japan » Thu Dec 09, 2010 2:42 pm

why? I mean, how can a picture possibly help? Its a biscuit tin with a soggy rag in it, and a bit of greaseproof paper on top. Whats not to understand?
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Re: Useful painting tips for new guys! (and gals)

Post by Spevna » Thu Dec 09, 2010 3:08 pm

me_in_japan wrote:why? I mean, how can a picture possibly help? Its a biscuit tin with a soggy rag in it, and a bit of greaseproof paper on top. Whats not to understand?

What kind of biscuits?
What shape biscuit tin?
How soggy is the rag?
What colour is the rag?
What material is the rag?
How greaseproof is the greaseproof paper?
Which supermarket should I buy it from?
What is a supermarket?
How do I pay for it? Do I use those bit of paper with faces and numbers on them?


Come on man!! Help brother out!!!! :cry:
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Re: Useful painting tips for new guys! (and gals)

Post by Admiral-Badruck » Thu Dec 09, 2010 3:10 pm

you see spevna gets it why cant you?
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Re: Useful painting tips for new guys! (and gals)

Post by Primarch » Thu Dec 09, 2010 10:32 pm

Spevna wrote:
me_in_japan wrote:why? I mean, how can a picture possibly help? Its a biscuit tin with a soggy rag in it, and a bit of greaseproof paper on top. Whats not to understand?
What kind of biscuits?
What shape biscuit tin?
How soggy is the rag?
What colour is the rag?
What material is the rag?
How greaseproof is the greaseproof paper?
Which supermarket should I buy it from?
What is a supermarket?
How do I pay for it? Do I use those bit of paper with faces and numbers on them?
Come on man!! Help brother out!!!! :cry:
You forgot the most important question.
What type of water should I use? Is it a special type of "modelling water"?
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Re: Useful painting tips for new guys! (and gals)

Post by The Other Dave » Thu Dec 09, 2010 10:47 pm

Primarch wrote:You forgot the most important question.
What type of water should I use? Is it a special type of "modelling water"?
GW will happily sell you bottles of specially formulated GW Modelling Water (TM) for $30 a liter.
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Re: Useful painting tips for new guys! (and gals)

Post by Admiral-Badruck » Fri Dec 10, 2010 11:39 am

GRRR sarcasm...

Guess what guys I am selling all my orks giving up the hobby and getting in to Air soft... :D :D
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Re: Useful painting tips for new guys! (and gals)

Post by Primarch » Fri Dec 10, 2010 11:50 am

Admiral-Badruck wrote:GRRR sarcasm...

Guess what guys I am selling all my orks giving up the hobby and getting in to Air soft... :D :D
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Re: Useful painting tips for new guys! (and gals)

Post by Admiral-Badruck » Fri Dec 10, 2010 11:53 am

take that

I had no intention of doing that...

PS
Prime is out of control to bad he owns the site..and no one can moderate him..
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Re: Useful painting tips for new guys! (and gals)

Post by Admiral-Badruck » Fri Dec 10, 2010 11:55 am

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