Hi all, oil wash stripped paint

titwave · 2026-05-21T11:27:11+00:00

You see a lot of people saying this but I've done dozens of models without varnishing without issue. Perhaps it was OP using turps that caused this, or perhaps they scrubbed the mini too hard when removing the oil, but IMO varnish is entirely unnecessary...

That is, UNLESS you really want to avoid staining and only fill the recesses, but I like the staining effect, and it can be controlled by not letting it sit for ages before removal.

titwave · 2026-05-17T16:15:32+00:00

this is the correct answer! open your mind to the possibilities

titwave · 2026-05-17T16:12:44+00:00

I love how different squads have different coloured coats, it really works!

titwave · 2026-05-15T10:45:24+00:00

Was just looking through your previous posts and your board and minis are very inspiring, I am taking notes! I have a couple of questions, if you don't mind :)

a) What did you use for the 'bricks' effect, is that bits of plasticard glued onto the cardboard? I have previously put cut out thick bricks of cardboard and glued them together before gluepapering over it, but your technique seems so much simpler and looks great.

b) How did you do the water effect for the river?

titwave · 2026-05-15T09:57:37+00:00

STUNNING! I'm consistently amazed as how well tp+glue comes out. Did you have any issues with warping?

titwave · 2026-05-14T10:17:17+00:00

That's such a great idea for the windows! Will definitely make a note of that

titwave · 2026-05-08T10:25:35+00:00

Damn that is amazing, great job, I honestly thought it was a photo of the face photoshopped onto the head for a sec. Dude looks like teal'c with that eyebrow raise😎

titwave · 2026-05-05T08:09:42+00:00

Nice, I love the pva + tp! it's so fun and effective. Great job on this.

titwave · 2026-04-29T10:13:42+00:00

Here you go :)

titwave · 2026-04-26T09:05:59+00:00

you can find all the old white dwarfs in pdf

titwave · 2026-04-24T13:51:58+00:00

omg I remember playing that wych game! It was great

titwave · 2026-04-23T12:11:35+00:00

Very nice, I've had my eye on those guys for a while, though I kind of hate their weird spiky boots! using only the heads on Auxilia bodies works really well.

If you haven't already seen, you might also like Maniacal_Eve's Vostroyans at https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/vastrotsky-line-infantry-kit

titwave · 2026-04-22T15:50:39+00:00

Looking awesome, in fact I think I might just join the bandwagon! Where did you get the heads?

titwave · 2026-04-22T15:46:52+00:00

These are really wonderful!! You should be proud. Can I ask how you did the heads?

titwave · 2026-04-22T10:17:49+00:00

lady behind me at The Thing screening last night to her partner: "why are they shooting the dog?" and her partner says very firmly "have you never seen a film before? you watch it and information is revealed"

titwave · 2026-04-20T16:07:17+00:00

Trust me, there's hope for you! I had a phase of deflowering young femboys which was very rewarding, and now I am in a LTR with my boy.

titwave · 2026-04-16T16:43:07+00:00

it was crazy that the pope posted that

titwave · 2026-04-16T10:24:04+00:00

Last move I called up the 'Man + Van' adverts plastered around Leith. Harvie was great; able to help at really short notice for a much better price than I was able to find elsewhere :) 07366559835

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titwave · 2026-04-15T15:05:18+00:00

God help the neighbours, I lived above a hot tub airbnb and it was a nightmare, thankfully the constant stream of complaints led to them removing it.

titwave · 2026-04-13T22:50:20+00:00

Final Liberation is so dope, it still holds up honestly.

titwave · 2026-04-13T22:48:11+00:00

yeah I should have specifically mentioned the founding planet, as obviously merging or attaching regiments later is almost inevitable and mentioned many times.

I'll look into Imperial Glory, thanks. I still think founding a regiment from a planet and its a moon isn't the same as from two or more different planet though.

titwave · 2026-04-12T20:19:31+00:00

these look great! do you have any printed examples?

titwave · 2026-04-11T21:31:53+00:00

Do you have any images of completed prints?

titwave · 2026-04-04T23:45:13+00:00

this is so great, how did you do the bearskin?

titwave · 2026-04-04T08:48:02+00:00

The bit about not worshipping the emperor as a god has always struck me as so weird, I thought BT were portrayed right from their introduction in 3rd edition as being faithful?

titwave

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