Space Hulk update

Terminator Librarian, C.A.T. and the chalice objective model.

Priming and finishing.

After assembling, it's very recomended to prime your miniature. Primer adheres to the plastic or metal much better than regular paint.
Priming black is good for dark miniatures and can save you time on shading and reaching hard to get to parts. White primer is much (Much!) better for light colors, like yellows and reds, but is less forgiving when getting the entire miniature covered. Grey is a nice middle ground, and I've used it before.
I use Army Painter spray primer, and they make colored primer so you can combine the base coat with the primer coat.





There is a sweet spot for every brand of paint. Usually a few inches from the model. Too close, and the primer pools and obscures details. Too far, and the paint goes on chalky and dusty. This takes practice and experimenting. Use short one second puffs of paint, to keep from spraying too much at once.

When you model is completely painted and based, it is a good idea to use a finishing coat. I have used lots, and really like Testor's Dullcote, and Krylon Matte finish. I'd rank the products out there like this-
1. Testor's Dullcote.
2. Krylon Matte Finish.
3. Everything else.
4. Games Workshop Purity Seal.

Frosting! The bane of every painter, to see your awesome model runied by a bad coat of finish.



The cause of frosting is most likely high humidity. I've found that Testor's Dullcote and Krylon Matte have a much higher tolerance for humidity, while Purity Seal does not. Wait to do any spraying, but especially finishing for when there is low humidity. No rainy or foggy weather.

If you do get a frosted appearance, don't panic just yet. (Or do panic, but don't actually do anything drastic!) The frosting is usually caused by the finishing coat getting microscopic imperfections in the surface, causing light to refract.
You can actually test this by putting a drop of water on the model.
If the frosting goes away, that means the water is filling in those imperfections.
The cure is to do another coat of finish. Try a new can, a better brand, and especially waiting for the humidity to go down. Put on a new finish coat and see if that doesn't help



Sometimes, even badly frosted models can be saved.

Painting with washes.

From the Warseer forums.

Painting with washes.

I want to try this technique! With the new Kill Team rules I may pick up a few different units and paint them up this way.

Space Hulk

The current progress on my Space Hulk models.





I've switched paints and techniques mid-project, and it shows on some of the models.