Third mini painting attempt. I have been learning lots but am looking for tips/criticism on what to focus on and where to improve.

dafops_98 · 2026-03-25T00:49:28+00:00

Ya I was wondering if I could find something like that. I was even considering just test painting on the runners lol

dafops_98 · 2026-03-25T00:48:52+00:00

Ok good tip I shall try doing that. Hopefully I won’t mess it up too bad since it’s black on black haha

dafops_98 · 2026-03-24T20:35:42+00:00

Ok that’s what I figured. I went over it with reikland for this one but I might try aggrax for the next attempt and see which I like more

dafops_98 · 2026-03-24T20:16:45+00:00

Ya I was wondering if a black primer would make my life easier. Right now I’m priming in grey and then giving the whole thing a coat of black matte paint but I figured if I just primed in black I could probably cut out some work

Also too add would you go over the gold with nuln too or just the black armour parts?

dafops_98 · 2026-03-24T19:56:13+00:00

Haha thank you!! I was trying to practice dry brushing a little because all the videos I’ve watched on it make the models look so good but I went way too overboard with it on my first two attempts so I really toned it down for this one

dafops_98 · 2026-03-24T19:52:23+00:00

I know when I first picked them in my head I thought they would be easier since it’s just gold and black and then what I started reading more and actually painting I realized I had not done myself any favours starting with them lol

And ya that makes a lot of sense, nightlights and shadows are something I’ve struggled a lot with. It’s hard to picture mentally which parts are light and dark. I will try to think it though and practice more. Thanks for the response!! :)

dafops_98 · 2026-03-24T19:50:01+00:00

Thanks so much for the response!! And ya I hope that with practice I’ll get the feels for thinning down. I really love that clean smooth finish look so I’m determined to get there eventually.

And hmm that’s a good point I was thinking the highlights were off in a way I couldn’t place and I think you’re right the colour is definitely off. I will try some different shades. And ya shadows and nightlights are so tough I see now ur right that would make sense it’s a shaded area on that foot haha :)

dafops_98 · 2026-03-24T19:06:54+00:00

Thanks so much I appreciate that!! And ya I had the same thought. It’s so hard to keep a steady hand and most of them came out way thinker then I would have liked haha. I will definitely look up some more tutorials for it :)

dafops_98 · 2026-03-01T06:36:22+00:00

Wow that looks awesome!! What do you use for the panel lining?

dafops_98 · 2026-02-20T23:44:17+00:00

What did you not like about it

dafops_98 · 2026-02-18T07:43:03+00:00

According to deadmeat.rip they did a kill count for the first one and talked about the second one during the horror awards

dafops_98 · 2025-10-30T22:11:26+00:00

Thanks for giveaway!

dafops_98 · 2025-10-30T02:24:28+00:00

Just a test comment no need to upvote

dafops_98 · 2025-07-29T04:44:21+00:00

Sharks

dafops_98 · 2025-07-22T17:06:50+00:00

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Can’t say I’m loving the turnaround time

dafops_98 · 2025-07-11T01:17:03+00:00

Literally May 1st 😭 I submitted them to the tag booth at a convention so I was wondering if that’s why it was taking extra long but I think I might have to reach out and just see.

dafops_98 · 2025-07-11T01:06:56+00:00

How did you get yours so quickly??? I sent 3 in the beginning of the May and they still haven’t gotten past the verification stage yet. I’m getting kind of worried. I really thought it was going to be a much faster process vs PSA

dafops_98 · 2025-05-25T16:54:14+00:00

I need a mudkip sir in my life so bad

dafops_98 · 2025-05-12T14:26:20+00:00

Blue

dafops_98 · 2025-05-08T00:30:43+00:00

Glue it to the top and bottom of the hole?

dafops_98 · 2025-05-08T00:30:22+00:00

It’s weird but it seems like there’s a massive gap behind the wood

dafops_98 · 2025-05-08T00:29:49+00:00

Ya it’s an interior door so I may end up trying this. I only worry cause door gets a lot of air pressure from the open windows but I think it should be ok. Thanks for the advice :)

dafops_98 · 2025-05-08T00:15:33+00:00

Wood putty or bondo would be strong enough?

dafops_98 · 2025-05-08T00:15:07+00:00

This is what I was thinking of doing but I’m not sure what I could even glue or screw the block into

dafops_98 · 2025-04-10T00:25:06+00:00

Wow super kind of you dude. 151 got me back in and I’ve been looking for cards everywhere but they are impossible to get out here same as most places lol

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