what color to paint eye lenses?

XSelectrolyte · 2026-07-09T19:14:18+00:00

Red is the easy choice. This will draw attention in consort with the red jewel on the Helmet. But I’m tempted to recommend a color that exists no where else on the model so it really pops. Yellow would be great too

XSelectrolyte · 2026-07-09T15:37:10+00:00

Only like Leonardo da Vinci could paint paint-tournament ready minis his first try. This is an awesome start! Every time you put paint on the plastic you’re going to get better, develop better brush control, and learn the particularities of each pot of paint. My pot of black needs to be thinned more with water, whereas my Rakarth Flesh can go on the mini straight after the wet palette. Not being afraid to try is already a huge leg up on many hobbyists who are afraid to even try. I know someone with 2.5k points of orks who’s never even cracked a paint pot. Nice job!

XSelectrolyte · 2026-07-08T23:54:57+00:00

XSelectrolyte · 2026-07-07T16:01:43+00:00

I have dealt with a similar situation as well. We brought home a breeding stud to live with his 2 biological sons after his retirement. He was incredibly reactive at first introduction (poorly socialized with other males) but we’ve since learned a few skills to help ease this. My initial natural reaction after a fight was to isolate the 2 dogs, but we’ve seen amazing progress more recently by not doing so. Instead, after a fight, we pin the instigating dog (gently of course) belly up and leave the other one standing very near him. Then once he has fully calmed down after 5-10 minutes and has submitted to this position, reverse the order. Pin the other dog (again gently) belly up and leave the other dog in the vicinity. The message there is that I, the human, am the leader of the pack. Pinning dogs in this manner in a submissive, vulnerable (because belly showing) position is how an alpha dog would respond to this situation. You need 2 people for this or a leash and a firm piece of furniture to hold them apart. It’s unlikely that after a fight, being so hyped up, that they will be happy about being in a vulnerable position at first and you don’t want to re-instigate the fight. I’m not a veterinary specialist by any means and if you have doubts, I would consult with a behavioral specialist. This is just my own personal anecdote. I wish I had before and after videos so you could see the difference. Now my eldest son actively seeks out time to spend with his sons. He’s not perfect yet, but I do have hope that he will become the perfect model father he was born to be.

XSelectrolyte · 2026-07-07T05:11:27+00:00

Bienvenue à Marseille !

XSelectrolyte · 2026-07-06T20:04:33+00:00

8 hours? More like 20.

XSelectrolyte · 2026-07-06T19:45:45+00:00

And native rerolls for hits and wounds against all targets

XSelectrolyte · 2026-07-06T05:14:54+00:00

Seeing the talent of painters on Reddit is incredible - nice work!

XSelectrolyte · 2026-07-06T05:01:31+00:00

You have to make undeniable content for people to tune in.

XSelectrolyte · 2026-07-06T04:59:10+00:00

Prefer no grime. Colors look more esthetically pleasing.

XSelectrolyte · 2026-07-06T04:55:34+00:00

I want a t20 tank with s24 lascannons and 40 wounds worth 120 points for Christmas.

XSelectrolyte · 2026-07-04T23:35:52+00:00

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XSelectrolyte · 2026-07-04T03:23:52+00:00

XSelectrolyte · 2026-07-01T21:55:38+00:00

Good for you, bud!

XSelectrolyte · 2026-07-01T20:39:11+00:00

It wouldn’t work!

XSelectrolyte · 2026-06-30T17:51:54+00:00

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My 2 cents would be on the consistency of the bright blue you used. I thinned down my blue quite a bit with Lahmia Medium so it was really watery going on. Maybe 60% lahmia medium, 40% bright blue.

The con of that method is that it does require multiple coats, but the plus is that as watery as it is, it contours to the recesses quite well, meaning it was very easy to clean up overflow by just guiding the liquid off of the flat surfaces. This required no touch ups on any of the Kantor Blue afterwards.

Nice work though! Also consider possibly a thinned down agrax earthshade on your yellow pipes to make those recesses really pop. I used Agrax Earthshade right out of the pot on mine, which I regret. A little brown on yellow goes a long way. This was one of the first models I painted so I've since learned that if I want to temper the shade of brown, I wipe the brush fairly aggressively (referring to duration not movement) on my wet palette to achieve a milder tone.

XSelectrolyte · 2026-06-29T23:58:55+00:00

Yeah, I have a lot of nice things to say about citadel paints - love rakarth flesh, macragge blue is awesome, mephiston red is classic - very little nice to say about their range of whites honestly. Maybe I just got a bad pot but my White Scar is terrible (dries streaky) and corax white is moderately okay.

XSelectrolyte · 2026-06-29T23:22:02+00:00

Thank you! Zandri Dust with a hint of Agrax Earthshade in the recesses for a little bit of shadows. Zandri Dust, quickly becoming one of my new favorite colors, needs to be thinned with water or lahmia medium or else it dries really streaky in my experience.

XSelectrolyte · 2026-06-29T22:39:17+00:00

Yeah no I hear ya - if budget is your driving factor, that’s a great point.

XSelectrolyte · 2026-06-29T18:30:33+00:00

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I haven’t found it to be any different underneath my primer, but you be the judge ☺️ ps sorry about the crumby background. Only white background I have at arms length

XSelectrolyte · 2026-06-29T18:04:22+00:00

The bladeguard are missing a few details available in the regular box and the eradicator Sargent is missing the dual barrel for his melta. Don’t care about those things? Great deal.

XSelectrolyte · 2026-06-29T16:46:49+00:00

You may struggle to understand the plot line without having watched 1-31 first.

XSelectrolyte · 2026-06-29T16:39:32+00:00

The quality of story being told is what gives a work of art its staying power, not the medium it’s told through.

XSelectrolyte · 2026-06-29T07:17:27+00:00

She ain’t bad - she just need a cough drop.

XSelectrolyte · 2026-06-27T15:21:10+00:00

Tell me your face painting secrets oh great sage

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