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Been working on these on and off since October-ish. Kill Team Tau Pathfinders with a vaguely WW2 Soviet summer uniform inspired color scheme, and an Awesome and Shadowhawk from Battletech. Still need to go back and do highlights and some details (like the lenses on the helmets/drones) and basing.

Starting to sand and wash pieces for a Coldstar Commander suit. I'm new to Warhammer and mini painting in general, but excited to start building up some robots!

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Same thing that went through my mind.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Such a nice chunky robot doggirl-happy

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I want to get back into painting minis again but theres sooo much other stuff to do aubrey-pain

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

It's super hard to set aside time for it lol

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Nicely done! What're you thinking of doing for the base?

Also, when you say you're "sanding and washing" the coldstar, what do you mean, exactly? You talking about some painting technique, or just rinsing it in water to get debris off?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Not entirely sure what I want to do with the bases yet, but I'm leaning towards some basic brown dirt with some greenery.

Also, when you say you're "sanding and washing" the coldstar, what do you mean, exactly? You talking about some painting technique, or just rinsing it in water to get debris off?

Just cleaning up the spots where the parts were attached to the sprue and removing the mold lines. I'll wash the parts of with a little dish soap to make sure all the tasty microplastics-cool are off.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's Awesome. I'm getting into Battletech this year more and more and really enjoying it

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

I want to play it, but my FLGS has their monthly Battletech night at an awkward time for my schedule lol