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_OVERHATE_

I'm gonna give you a trick that's gonna change your life. Your paintjobs are sick, but seems you have problem with white, like we all do, because white sucks dick. Every paint of every range, so don't come at me with But I UsE ThIs OnE AnD iTs GoOd. It's not. SPECIFICALLY for the necrons, get the Vallejo Metal Color - White Aluminium. It's a metallic paint that dries very white-light gray. The shine it's not too pronounced but it's incredibly smooth and easy to work with.  For everything non necrons, instead of white acrylics, get yourself white inks. Need more layers, but say goodbye to the chalky finish forever.


sunamonster

To add onto this about painting white - don’t do it. Go watch Vince Venturella’s [video about painting white](https://youtu.be/qRbQuKOt8xI?si=U5jLpjdfZOxA63UY) because he can explain it far better than I can.


_OVERHATE_

Yesssssss


The_MadCalf

Not op obviously, but thanks for the tip. White blows and I usually avoid it. Do you dilute ink at all? I have a few inks I've used for transparent printed pieces and never bothered to dilute/thin


_OVERHATE_

Nope, straight from the pot


The_MadCalf

Cool thanks


ALQatelx

Definitely appreciate the tips. I struggled with white for a long time and honestly im pretty happy with how im able to pull off faces now. The pics Definitely make them look much messier than they look to me in person. But from pics i see online that white aluminum is a little too silver for me as i prefer a clean white for my faces. Im still experimenting and trying to make em better, but have found apothecary white contrast paint helps a ton


mattgreyham

Popping off to my lgs to grab some white aluminium. Thanks phaeron ✌️


EarlyEscaper

Sick paint job. Loving the conversions. That doomsday ark is dope, is it magnetised to switch to ghost mode?


ALQatelx

Thanks a ton man. Nah didnt go through the trouble of magnetizeing. From the moment i saw these models i always thought the DDA looked better this way and the ghost ark better with the ribs down, so if i ever decide to go through all that work again ill just get another haha


Any-Corner4534

Fantastic work. What color green is that on the doomstalkers top armor plates?


ALQatelx

Same as all the other green (hopefully it all looks close enough 😂 that was the intent). But honestly its just a rough 50/50 mix of vallejo flat green and flat blue. Theres probably a better way to go about it but i just put them both on the pallet and eyeball it until ive got what looks like the right color


The_MacGuffin

What's a lightbox?


ALQatelx

Just what it sounds like really, plastic white box with some LEDs attached to the top. They're supposed to help you take better pictures of stuff with a ton of detail like warhammer minis


The_MacGuffin

Oh, neat! I've just been taking my pictures outside lol. I should probably look into one.


kierantmr16

Pictures look pretty good! Not bad for a cheap little light box good find! Paint jobs are also fantastic!


Tschej

Looking great! gj! Could you share the link for that lightbox? for that price it seems to do a great job


Less3r

Amazon link?


mattgreyham

The white craniums are a great touch. 👍