Willen Posted March 16, 2015 Author Share Posted March 16, 2015 LOL, you mention them all the time but I've never seen one in person. Is pipe smoking that common in the USA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeySloth Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 lol. Outside of hipsters, no. I thought you might have a set since you have an airbrush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CashWiley Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Outside of Colorado? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaoshead Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 I like the ascetics of the warmill stuff but i do not like the price. I think the name of this new set of buildings is very fitting. I have a few of their smaller buildings, I like them just fine, they are some of the better thought out building designs but I still think they are a little expensive. The funny thing is, I am not sure why. They are right about the same cost as some of the other "high-end" mdf terrain out there, although slightly more. They have some very nice little details, they come with very good instructions, they are fairly easy to assemble. I still want the surgery shack and would love to have some of the M.U.L.E. buildings, more than some of these new ones, the cost however makes my head just say no. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanguad Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 The "pipe cleaners" he's referring to might not be actual tools for cleaning pipes. They are frequently sold as brightly-colored craft supplies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeySloth Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 No, I'm referring to the real pipe cleaners that come with airbrush kits. Basically the same thing as a smoking pipe cleaner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinh Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 you could also pick up a "bottle" brush which usually has bristles in a cone shape on either end of a twisted white wire. These fit into small places nicely. i can take a pic of one if you want when i get home from work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willen Posted March 17, 2015 Author Share Posted March 17, 2015 Think I found them at our local ebay site. However, they really look like the wire is too thick, and the bristles too soft... plus they sell packs of 90 units. I also just realized there is an old cigar and tabacco store downtown in La Plata. They are probably one of the only two places that got d10s back in the time (out of curiosity since all the games they have for gentlemen are chess, backgammon, etc). I need to go by and ask them about the cleaners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CashWiley Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Sometimes things don't go according to planFor the next try, here's some pretty nice black NMM: http://www.coolminiornot.com/375685 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willen Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 Sometimes things don't go according to planFor the next try, here's some pretty nice black NMM: http://www.coolminiornot.com/375685 Shiny. Superb blending; I just suspect it does not work as nicely from the top, or the sides... which was my problem with the NMM I tried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CashWiley Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Even TMM is positional. Any painted shadow or highlight on a reflective surface is at the whim of the viewing angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willen Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 Sure*. But TMM has the ability to reproduce or hide hot spots due to ambient light and viewing angle, helping you fool the eye. IMHO TMM is more kind to you painting a general shadow situation and helping the eye define the actual details. For a large surface I am not able to fudge NMM into being "nice" from a broad selection of angles. * if we are strict ALL of our shadows and highlights are situational on viewing angle, as anyone looking at a mini from below can tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CashWiley Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I think of TMM as NMM with metallics, so using the specific shadows like NMM. I'd call a more generalized shading 'shaded metallics'. What I meant by subject to the whims of viewing angle is that reflective surfaces will change as the viewer changes. Matte surface shadows will not, the sun doesn't move depending on where you are standing :) A shadow is a shadow. I've loosened up a bit in the name of artistic choices, but for a while I was following the rule that a mini top down should show no value below mid-tone and from underneath should show no value above the mid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willen Posted March 20, 2015 Author Share Posted March 20, 2015 I think of TMM as NMM with metallics, so using the specific shadows like NMM. I'd call a more generalized shading 'shaded metallics'. What I meant by subject to the whims of viewing angle is that reflective surfaces will change as the viewer changes. Matte surface shadows will not, the sun doesn't move depending on where you are standing :) A shadow is a shadow. I've loosened up a bit in the name of artistic choices, but for a while I was following the rule that a mini top down should show no value below mid-tone and from underneath should show no value above the mid. That last one bit is a nice "tip" from such a nice painter Cash! So you were talking more about actual shiny paints? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CashWiley Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Painted shadows in general, I guess. I tried to ease up on the harsh TMM shadows on Gwen and didn't like it as much. I still think you should do NMM despite the limitations because I think it looks better on futuristic minis, I remember waaay back when I started with the Sedition Wars KS and they talked about no metals in armor, everything was composites and carbon fiber kinda stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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