White, yellow, tape, varnish, then black. The varnish will be transparent so if it leaks under the tape it won't matter and also fill any gaps where paint could bleed through basically sealing it so you're less likely to have to do any cleanup of the black with yellow.
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Im actually quite partial to post-Dropsite Massacre hands tbh. Autek-Mor is a real nigga, nothing quite as warhammer as dropping a moon on your enemies
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I didn't know painting over varnish was an option. I've applied decals on varnished surfaces then added another coat, but not paint.
Which kind do you use? I use Vallejo gloss spray.
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Soon
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I love the seethe that image causes among IW tards.
Only guy with “Aut” in his name who isn’t autistic and is in-fact, the most based boy among the 30k IH.
“Oh you’re crying, making effigies of the cunt and making zombies? Hold my beer, I’m gonna go skull-fuck Angron’s curs and show em how we do it.”
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Wait, why?
use any kind you want, but personally I prefer satin (unless I'm doing pinwashes and gloss is easier for that since it'll flow better) as paint will stick to that easier and flow normally compared to gloss(and odds are I have satin on hand since I prefer it over matte for an aerosol, but that's because I like to use targeted applications of ak ultra matte and whatever gloss varnish where it's needed but that's a whole separate discussion) but I don't see why matte would present a problem. The only catch is that you need to make sure it's dry first before going over it, but that shouldn't be a big deal(unless you're using something like the winsor and newton rattle cans that take longer to dry). That and some 3mm tamiya masking take and you'll be able to get stripes done on plenty of stuff fairly easy as it's a reasonable width for most things besides larger shit like vehicles.
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Resin upgrade pack came in and this little guy came along with it so I'm quite pleased about that. As far as I can tell these were to dress your CSM army as thousand sons before there was an official army. GW copyright on the sprue said '02
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MkVI, for some reason “certain” elements can’t fathom all legions used all marks of power armor. Same with beakie Death Guard.
Most of them are secondaries and their opinion is to be discarded, especially since Morty’s first generation human Death Guard on Barbarus wore a proto-beakie suit.
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1989 never happened, there is only now
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GW recently made a video just for you:
Though they're mainly known by their surface details (cyborgs, beheaded primarch, "the flesh is weak"), Iron Hands are great by being the sole First Founding characterized as insane assholes, a perfect fit for the grim darkness of the far future. Tragically, the death of Ferrus Manus broke them so thoroughly that they fell into misanthropy. Under the veneer of cold logic is immense rage and hatred for absolutely everyone, especially themselves, and a psychotic obsession with purging all "weaknesses" so that they can never fail or be hurt again as had happened on Isstvan V.
Unfortunately, being assholes makes them unpopular as protagonists in fiction when people greatly prefer to read about heroes, hence the typical portrayal of Space Marines. I think that contributes to the Iron Hands having the least Horus Heresy stories along with their 40k trilogy being cut short. Many of their appearances are also as antagonists.
Taking the possibility of any primarch returning to 40k, the only way I'd be happy with Ferrus Manus return would be if he was in the form of a mindless zombie dreadnought that the Iron Hand keep caged when not unleashed on their enemies. Not only is this metal, but it also importantly keeps the tragedy and brokenness of the Iron Hands intact when the death of Ferrus is so critical to that. Fortunately, I don't think I have anything to worry about because I assume that Ferrus is at the very bottom of GW's priority of returning primarchs, even below Sanguinius and Horus.
On last side note, I hate that "Deeds Endure" story suggesting "the flesh is weak" to actually have some virtuous meaning as intended by Ferrus. It doesn't even really sound like Ferrus, who's notable in his scant appearances to be a huge hardass. I just make sense of this story as a Salamander coming up with a false tale to trick a stubborn, belligerent Iron Hand into cooperation.
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I like Ferrus from his few appearances, he’s very tough but fair. I dunno, reminds me of my old man, quick to anger, stern, not warm at all or “loving” but there was respect. Like that exchange where him and Santar are discussing the EC’s increased douchebag habits and Gabriel basically calls them cunts, Ferrus gets cold, Gabriel apologizes and says he spoke out of turn, Ferrus goes back to being calm and basically says, “You did, but you spoke from the heart and corrected your mistake, that’s why I value you.” Really good exchange, very close to Roboute and Aeonid having their father/son exchange.
The IH, especially the more…….. Darth Vader/T-800 ones are awesome. Stronos is great and all but I wouldn’t shed tears if he got axed in a codex, Kristos was wasted potential in my opinion, to the point where I think he shouldn’t have gone Slaaneshi and would’ve made the better protag, or merge him and Stronos into one character. The up and coming idealist ends up a bitter, hateful wreck with a ruined body, grafted into his Terminator armor. That encapsulates the chapter the same way Talos goes and flays a colony and broadcasts it into a warp storm, earning his well-deserved death, just like his father. So by that logic, Stronos should’ve been the root cause of his undoing, whereas he spends two books kinda just fucking around. Wraight understood them better.
Stronos should’ve done a similar thing rather than being a “fix the chapter” type, to be like Kharn, Lucius, Talos, Honsou, Typhus, Marduk, Ahriman, Dante, Titus, etc as the the physical embodiment of the chapter/legion.
The inconsistencies are actually in-universe, the Mechanicus rewrote some of the teachings of Ferrus to nudge the IH into their lunacy.
The only way Ferrus comes back is to be the centrepiece of a new Legion of the Damned range, I like that for him. Ferrus leading a legion of the broken and defeated who want one more shot at the bastards who killed them and to serve their Imperium is fitting for the eternal soldier he was in life.
Plus his legion is way too fucked for him to save, most of them hate him too so it’d be a mutual parting of ways.
Fucking hate secondaries, the renewed HH range is the best thing GW has done in years.
The IH, especially the more…….. Darth Vader/T-800 ones are awesome. Stronos is great and all but I wouldn’t shed tears if he got axed in a codex, Kristos was wasted potential in my opinion, to the point where I think he shouldn’t have gone Slaaneshi and would’ve made the better protag, or merge him and Stronos into one character. The up and coming idealist ends up a bitter, hateful wreck with a ruined body, grafted into his Terminator armor. That encapsulates the chapter the same way Talos goes and flays a colony and broadcasts it into a warp storm, earning his well-deserved death, just like his father. So by that logic, Stronos should’ve been the root cause of his undoing, whereas he spends two books kinda just fucking around. Wraight understood them better.
Stronos should’ve done a similar thing rather than being a “fix the chapter” type, to be like Kharn, Lucius, Talos, Honsou, Typhus, Marduk, Ahriman, Dante, Titus, etc as the the physical embodiment of the chapter/legion.
The inconsistencies are actually in-universe, the Mechanicus rewrote some of the teachings of Ferrus to nudge the IH into their lunacy.
The only way Ferrus comes back is to be the centrepiece of a new Legion of the Damned range, I like that for him. Ferrus leading a legion of the broken and defeated who want one more shot at the bastards who killed them and to serve their Imperium is fitting for the eternal soldier he was in life.
Plus his legion is way too fucked for him to save, most of them hate him too so it’d be a mutual parting of ways.
The constantly jerked off FW Plague Marines wearing MKIV also never happened.
Fucking hate secondaries, the renewed HH range is the best thing GW has done in years.
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IW attract the strangest secondaries too. Another one I see a lot is “IW CSM should never have trim” as if this series hasn’t existed for more than two decades now:
I’m sure I could find similar art in the infamous 3.5 edition CSM codex if I could be bothered.
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Post Istvaan Iron Hands had that genuine fat nigga aura. None of the other loyalists were moving like they were.
I got you.
Regarding the price increase, GW posted the pricing guides the other day on the trade resource page.
It's a pair of spreadsheets under Guidance Docs -> Order Forms. Most of it seems like .50 pence to 2 pounds. Combat patrols are up 5. AoS spearhead boxes are up 3.50. Codices are up 1. Some kill teams up 2. Blood bowl teams up 1.
Definitely one of the smaller price hikes they've done without making it massive increases for the lower priced products.
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Masking tape I believe. Put paint on model. Cut straight strips of painters tape and apply to the pauldron. Put other paint on model. Either that or just accept your lines will never be perfectly straight and do your best.
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Pretty much. The dude in the picture is the aspiring sorcerer who was the squad leader, then you slapped the bitz on some regular CSM to make his rubrics, and that + Ahriman was the extent of shit you got for TSons in ye olden days.
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The new Dark Panzies models have way too much armor on.
I know GW wants the family friendly look but the DE go into battle practically naked cuz 1. They're immortal so dying is at most annoying and 2. they rate speed and maneuverablity over protection by far.
I know GW wants the family friendly look but the DE go into battle practically naked cuz 1. They're immortal so dying is at most annoying and 2. they rate speed and maneuverablity over protection by far.
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Git gud.
Literally get better at painting. Its the only way to get nice, straight lines at this scale. You can try to use masking tape but Ive found its a complete pain in the ass, even when using masking tape measured in millimeters(on bodies I mean, masking tape is deluxe for vehicles). Just keep at it. I personally have a model Ive repainted dozens of times that I keep stripping to test out new paint schemes/techniques. Its just an assault intercessor, but it contains everything I need to test. Thr regular Space Marine body, a multi-faceted weapon, a gun, a face, etc.
In the case of hazard stripes? Make them bigger than you think you need to. You're working at a scale that you wont even notice a few wonky lines when you're standing 3+feet away. Personally I start with black, then outline the yellow parts of the stripes with a mid tone brown, then blend that with pink at either edge, then layer yellow on top of that. It gives it a nice gradiance of color.
Of course if you're not wanting to paint at that level for 30+ models then start with yellow, definitely an airbrush and masking putty if you've got it, and carefully stencil out lines with a pencil.
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It might be worth looking into markers as well?
I've not used markers yet, and trying to ask gets a bunch of ragebait (or just rage). One of the things they seem to excel at is freehand and patterns. I'd imagine you'd still want to use a mask for consistency. But it's, what, £2 for a marker?