i feel like i should try and build some of this myself first

that way when i fail i'll think "ninety bucks for that is a fucking steal"

alright imma paint those 3 settlers

prolly not the zetan till i get that white paint

I might try a wash again

Maybe fail less this time

I think actually more failure this time

Too dark holy shit lmao

I do not understand washing. trying brush highlighting to salvage but I think I literally need to redo like half the work

-2/10

alright you know what i'm just done for today lol

i'll fix this pile of shit tomorrow xD

i've been mixing my black ink with water ~50/50 (today was a little stronger because last time it fucking dried gray instead of black/darker???)

it is not working. might be the ink. might be the water. i understand some people use oils, and stores sell actual washes so you don't have to mix them yourself

i don't know what i'm doing wrong. obviously i am doing something wrong

i am also absolutely destroying the tip of my tiny brush

synthetic, i am told i should try natural hairs, but this was a cheapo brush so whatever

the faces infuriate me man lol

i have done no face i'm even vaguely satisfied with so far on a human

32mm scale with realistic human proportions has such tiny ass facial features

i briefly considered painting with a needle

if i could even thin the paint correctly to coat the face without squashing all the features and pooling down the neck or some shit i'd be mildly satisfied at progress

so far 0% success rate

paint is always too thin or too thick

too thin on most areas of a mini is fine, because you can just wait for it to dry and coat it again. tedious, but you just need patience

if you fuck up the face you need to fix the parts it fucked up, and everything is fucked

too thick? scrape that shit off good luck have fun

too thin? pooling. wipe it away and then scrape what you can't wipe away good luck have fun

infuriating

it's also frequently a recessed area (assembled models suddenly sound a lot more reasonable, even if takes more up front work)

get your brush in past clothing, arms, a gun, hair, etc

just the worst fucking thing to paint lol

i feel like i shoulda started with larger models lolol

otoh i loathe the no texture flat mini bases

and bigger models likely means more smooth areas like that

oOOoOoooo i could get that heroforge mini in a larger scale

can't play it in fallout warfare, but style is more cartoony anyway 🤔🤔🤔

hrm i'm confused now. because on the buy section it specifies 30mm scale on a 1 inch base

what is the height character body scale actually do?

ohhhhhh

alright i get it now. you can click on the cog next to height and you get this scaling map

... so actually i can make this more realistically proportioned

just fucking myself

a circle of fucking myself xD

rip their premium plastic has an extended delay

i'll sleep on it xD

So much effort for worse results lolololol

Too lazy to strip the paint and make it not shit

they also have a bunch of power armor helmet kitbashes for sale

fallout x 40k confirmed

it's so creepy looking at sprues with just rows of heads lol

like if you walk into a serial killer's home and there are just dolls everywhere

"I HAVE A GIANT AXE"

me: *doesn't even look up from my pip-pad, pulls out pistol and vaporizes him*