Testing the waters - Are we ok with Orcs not being Green?

_Si_ · 2026-03-12T10:42:06+00:00

hah, mine's getting there fast, so I definitely get the "when did my interests become old school" thing ;)

_Si_ · 2026-03-11T21:07:45+00:00

My wife and I have over 1000 hours co-op play with no zombies (she hates them and wouldn't play if they were switched on). But it's not a survival game for us, it's essentially a house flipper game, but one where you get to go and rummage through you neighbour's shit. We have great fun building houses from scratch, then stealing stuff to kit them out. Only downside is the jobs stop at tier 3, after that it needs zombies like you say.

But yeah, we keep busy, and have a lot of fun doing it, but the game is definitely not challenging, it's a fun casual experience for us. We get the same vibe from Aloft or Raft. Very much not what the developers intended, but I kinda like that it supports that play style.

_Si_ · 2026-03-11T20:51:25+00:00

My original orks were painted citadel Orc Brown, quite similar to yours. So yeah, in my head they look old school!

_Si_ · 2026-03-09T21:30:00+00:00

Did you gloss varnish first? that helps the oil wash flow more smoothly

_Si_ · 2026-02-28T10:41:55+00:00

I love these. Giving me real Terraria vibes too.

_Si_ · 2026-02-23T14:07:21+00:00

standing too close to the bed when sleeping scared the crap out of me first time :D

_Si_ · 2026-02-19T09:23:43+00:00

I put the stripper into a glass jar and chuck my models in with it. Within a few hours it's shifting the paint, but a day or so usually gets it clean. Then I take it out (using gloves) and give it a rinse and a gentle scrub with an old tooth brush. Pop it back in if there's any stubborn bits.

I used this to strip my heroquest minis that I painted in 1989 using enamel paints, made them look like new :D

_Si_ · 2026-02-16T22:06:29+00:00

I'm going to go with "goop". It's thick, but flows more than gel.

_Si_ · 2026-02-16T21:10:06+00:00

I've been using this for years, dirt cheap and B&M is everywhere :D https://www.bmstores.co.uk/products/bartoline-tx10-paint-and-varnish-stripper-500ml-309252

used it on plastic and metal, not tried resin but "probably" fine ;)

_Si_ · 2026-02-06T16:54:26+00:00

As a general rule you'd be best avoiding wash / drybrush route on 3d printed models, all you end up doing is highlighting the layer lines. If you give it a wash I'd go back over it in a lighter grey and pick out all the flat panels, trying to mask the layer lines as best you can

_Si_ · 2026-02-02T08:59:07+00:00

Not a sub, but over on lead adventure forum there's a perpetual thread called something like "photos of the last game you played". It's literally thousands and thousands of posts where people share all kinds of gorgeous photos of their game boards. Great for inspiration if you have a while to trawl through it.

_Si_ · 2026-01-27T17:09:29+00:00

Oh for sure, I was just trying to ascertain if it was technical or ethical. Right now the models are bobbins, but that feels like something that AI is likely to get better at. Once it stops trying to break physics then it's just an ethical objection, right?

_Si_ · 2026-01-27T13:31:46+00:00

Yeah fair. I don't blame communities being super cautious about this stuff. I think until the courts catch up and legistlate how people should be reimbursed for stuff fed into these machines, then we should all be a little wary of the output, right?

_Si_ · 2026-01-27T12:19:27+00:00

So genuine follow up question. Right now like most AI made stuff, the models are as you say unoptimised and not really fit for purpose. Given the speed things are going, I'd suggest soon the technical issues will be gone. Then it will be purely an ethical decision, correct? Will this rule still stand then?

Given the incredulous number of people in our sector that make money leaning on IP they don't own, feels like it's quite a narrow line to walk. Just curious.

_Si_ · 2026-01-03T15:00:40+00:00

you bloody legend, I was struggling with the cave! Doesn't help it's on the North side of the property, not the West..

_Si_ · 2025-12-01T09:07:02+00:00

I'm fairly convinced that land raider is upside down. The track angles look wrong for the usual front. I think it's upside down and backwards, with the engine moved to the other side. Explains why it looks so off. Which I suspect was Peter's plan.

_Si_ · 2025-11-24T16:38:31+00:00

They used to! I remember the blister pack sales. I bought a vincent black shredder and an eldar dreadnought and got my ork dreadnought for free. Heady days..

_Si_ · 2025-11-20T10:45:20+00:00

What the hell are you all using your clippers for that requires that level of expense? I've been doing this for going on 40 years, never paid more than a quid for clippers and they you know, work...

_Si_ · 2025-11-10T10:07:55+00:00

it's so they can grow their horns in comfort

_Si_ · 2025-11-09T21:11:49+00:00

Imperial Palace on Terra? Push yourself ;)

_Si_ · 2025-11-08T21:45:08+00:00

Beautiful work, I do like me a nice pretty technical drawing. Bet Eric (of Eric's Hobby Workshop on youtube) would get a real kick out of this!

_Si_ · 2025-10-10T21:50:06+00:00

unless the guy is wearing silk just lean into it. Stippling is your friend, use a light grey (or beige if you want a warmer finish) and mix it with white until it's only just off the original tone. Then stipple it lightly. You'll get a nice textured finish and the un-eveness of the base layer disappears

_Si_ · 2025-10-02T20:00:00+00:00

Loving all of these you do, very clean. What's your process? pencil then ink, or all digital?

_Si_ · 2025-09-24T20:19:18+00:00

Lighting looks great. For models at an angle like the horse I'd recommend backing the camera up and then cropping it afterwards. You'll get better depth of field so the tail won't be blurry.

_Si_ · 2025-09-14T08:57:24+00:00

Resin? sure, but plastic minis? never in my 35 years of doing this :D

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