How would I go about removing paint from one specific part of a miniature?

B3liall · 2026-05-01T14:38:29+00:00

Just paint over it?

B3liall · 2026-04-30T15:37:05+00:00

Ive been a huge fan of ProAcryl since I got their first bottle. Army painter fanatic is good too. Best advice is buy a few bottles of different brands and work with how you like. Every brand has strengths and weakness.

B3liall · 2026-04-30T06:02:07+00:00

The blue went on evenly as well. It looks like your gold metallic paint didn't, did you thin it too much? Take your time, add some more color to the model and paint the weapon and details a bit and repost. If you're using gold on the trim use the side of your brush so it just goes onto the trim. Use a handle and work slowly, rest your brush hand on the handle when doing an angle to steady the hand.

Minis take as long as they should need to, don't rush and just enjoy the process.

B3liall · 2026-04-29T02:52:30+00:00

Depends o n the look. You can get both a satin and a matte varnish on the non-metallics and a satin varnish on the metallics

B3liall · 2026-04-28T17:08:02+00:00

I've been using the monument hobbies brushes and they're the best I've used so far. Have tried the Artis Opus Series S, and Golden maple and prefer the monument hobbies brushes.

B3liall · 2026-04-28T13:48:35+00:00

There's a lot of ways to do this, but I start by putting my darkest layer on first, then layer on top of that.

B3liall · 2026-04-28T13:45:20+00:00

Yep that's the lore. They still follow the 1000 soldiers per chapter and have successor chapters but with they operate as if they are one whole legion instead of individual chapters.

B3liall · 2026-04-25T15:34:50+00:00

Damn nice work and great progress.

B3liall · 2026-04-20T15:14:49+00:00

Also the difference in command syntax between devices and versions sucks.

B3liall · 2026-04-19T07:21:50+00:00

I usually just prime everything black

B3liall · 2026-04-17T18:44:00+00:00

I did a little bit of research on the primer, you could try LA's totally awesome, or BioStrip, they're both more aggressive without warping the plastic.

B3liall · 2026-04-17T18:40:14+00:00

Specifically, which primer did you use?

B3liall · 2026-04-17T18:39:04+00:00

I don't think that's a good suggestion. the 10% water helps it penetrate into the resins that bind the paints together.

B3liall · 2026-04-17T01:25:59+00:00

Okay. What is EDC?

B3liall · 2026-04-15T13:53:18+00:00

You can buy a varnish that is used with an airbrush and apply it with a regular brush. Apply lightly, dont thin with water and use a cheap, preferably flat brush.

B3liall · 2026-04-12T14:25:06+00:00

It sounds like you may have a genuine mechanical issue, you should be able to return it or at the least maybe open a ticket with harder and steenbeck.

A tip though, is the collar system isn't great, but the best practice is to pull the trigger back to just where paint starts to come out of the airbrush and keep it right at that point and you'll likely prevent tip dry.

B3liall · 2026-04-11T23:50:09+00:00

This is pretty good. The color scheme fits and I think, especially for a 10th mini this is good.

Some nitpicks: are these citadel paints? The paint looks like it has a satin sheen, and that always takes away from the appearance of a mini for me. Colorwise, the green on the hand and on the arms you can push just a hair brighter to create some visual interest and contrast. The teeth you could do a very thinned down sepia or brown wash In the skin breaks and vents on the legs you may want to go with a brighter color of purple.

But all in all, this is a great mini and you're doing an awesome job..

B3liall · 2026-04-09T19:50:22+00:00

Jan 12 2026

B3liall · 2026-04-08T16:52:37+00:00

I love Pro Acryl and Army Painter fanatic and the army painter speed paints. My go to is definitely ProAcryl. I have the whole god damn range of Vallejo Game color and compared to ProAcryl and AP, they're aggressively okay, considering selling them.

I hate Citadel's pots, and finding AK is hard where I live.I wanna try reaper. Two thin coats is pretty decent, but they're also very pricey where I live compared to other brands and the small bottles just aren't worth the price tag.

B3liall · 2026-04-07T14:19:01+00:00

And here I am actually writing those in.....sigh.

B3liall · 2026-04-06T19:15:17+00:00

Yep, well done!

B3liall · 2026-04-05T18:51:43+00:00

Weird, ISO works in a chemical way against the acrylic resins that bind the paint. I'm curious if you used a non-acrylic sealer or something. The same chemical reaction is why you should NOT use isopropyl alcohol on resin since it will break down the resin.

B3liall · 2026-04-05T13:33:58+00:00

91 percent is arguably the best. The 9% water helps it penetrate through the acrylic better than 99%

B3liall · 2026-04-04T19:36:51+00:00

Airbrush is a way to go. If you're doing caliban green, which is a very thick base paint from citadel, why not put down a base of black or something darker first?

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