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    Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Live Reveal - Thursday 12th of June at 1700BST

    Miniatures: 'The Hobby', 'Plastic Crack', and other tiny things

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    • EdHE
      EdH
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      Taking a break from painting armour, so no need on that front. Decided I’d like to go a different direction with their bases, so had to cut them all off the models (stupidly I’d already glued them) and have been working on these:

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      Going for a black marble and quite pleased with how they’ve come out. Need a few layers of gloss varnish, then I think I’ll drop a nice gold colour into the crevices.

      Take the dive...

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      • EdHE
        EdH
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        Been a while since I picked up a brush. I think trying to batch paint models was killing my interest - it’s very boring to paint weapons black over and over again on every model when you have a small army to do. So I decided to get one model done, nail the colour scheme, and what have you.

        And then I spent 2 hours painting one guys head, because I’m obsessive, and when you have 3.5x magnifying glasses and can see all the details, you want to paint them all. 😅

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        That’s a 2p coin I’m holding, for scale. A bit blobby on the eyes, but you can’t really see it when you’re at a normal viewing distance.

        Take the dive...

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        • goosehdG
          goosehd
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          @EdH I find all of this fascinating and am impressed with your results!!

          "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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          • EdHE
            EdH
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            @goosehd said in Miniatures: 'The Hobby', 'Plastic Crack', and other tiny things:

            am impressed with your results!!

            Thank you, but I'm nothing. The guys at the top of this particular game are painting things like this:

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            When you consider that that model's head will also be ~5mm tall... I dread to think how long it took him to create that woollen texture on the robes. And those metals are not painted with metallic paint - he has deliberately used highlights and shade to create the impression of reflective surfaces. And those gems... he's somehow managed to paint a smooth colour value transition on an object around 3mm tall...

            Take the dive...

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            • goosehdG
              goosehd
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              @EdH Now that’s OCD on levels that I can’t comprehend. I can’t imagine the hours that has been put into it to achieve those kind of results.

              "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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              • mclaincauseyM
                mclaincausey
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                Phish plays a soccer stadium known as Dicks Sporting Goods Park every year, and because my friends and I are totally mature, we 3D print out Dicks to hand out to concertgoers.

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                This year includes, for the first time, dickwhistles of various shapes, colors, and sizes.

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                And then there’s the Bag o’ Dicks

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                Think it, be it.

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                • goosehdG
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                  @mclaincausey There is something not right about you….and I love it 🙂

                  "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                  • RoxRocks86R
                    RoxRocks86
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                    On a normal note kinda got into car model builds IMG_3950.jpeg

                    After seeing an actual z at the Ginza showroom in Japan, really want a manual right hand drive 70s-80s mode with a wide body kitl. So until that happens, just playing around with the plastic version.

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                    • iammortalcombatI
                      iammortalcombat
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                      Just found this thread. Always wanted to play 40K which was always out of reach for me budget wise. Finally started learning the game and hobby in the fall in preparation for 10th edition. Heres a couple I just worked on this weekend

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                      • CutlasshoundC
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                        Mrs is once again reminded of what a cool bastard she married when this rocked up today…..

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                        I ain't got time to bleed.

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                        • iammortalcombatI
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                          We need to bring this thread back to life…here’s what I worked on since about this time last yearIMG_1319.jpeg IMG_1320.jpeg IMG_1321.jpeg IMG_1322.jpeg IMG_1323.jpeg IMG_1326.jpeg

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                          • iammortalcombatI
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                            I’ve got a bunch more I just need to find photos from. Basically have painted up about 2500 points worth of world eaters at this point in time

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                            • Mister_BrueM
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                              • iammortalcombatI
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                                @Mister_Brue thank you! It’s really hard to put “art” in front of people who may not like what you do.
                                Been painting for just a year but I feel I’ve kind of found my way with it. I started collecting a second army while I wrap up the last bits of this one and continue learning how to play.

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