SoCalWarhammer Radio demos Army Painter Dip Method

[kungfuwookie]

How is this different than just doing a black wash?

[rsreston]

Excellent video: simple and efficient.

[SMoKeScReeeeN]

apply, wait 1 min, take off excess.

[norsehawk]

I will say however that the army painter spray primers, while expensive are worth every penny! I have saved a ton of time in getting some of my models primed in a basecoat that is for the army.

[norsehawk]

When I first tried army painter, I picked up the light shade since I was mainly trying to work with stuff like skeletons and other light models, but I found that the light shade was too light for use with anything that I tried. I'm trying it again, but this time using minwax antique walnut and so far it is working out great. I plan to finally get my nids and tau armies painted.

[428casper]

@norsehawk well I wish you the best of luck with the minwax. I think in the long run it will fail you at some point. I would have tried a darker shade of army painter.

[QXNINE]

Use only Army Painter primer. The products were formulated to work in tandem together by a chemist. Cheap off brand primers such as Krylon will not work as well. Also Minwax is NOT the same formula and will not work as well. One can of Quickshade will go a long way if you hold your figure over the can while brushing.

[428casper]

@ Tacklew. If you want to take the chance and ruin expensive models it is entirely up to you. Years ago I tried the miniwax system. Simply put, it is unreliable and inconsistent. You spend $300-500 dollars per GW army... Why risk it. Buy a can of Army Painter for $30 and avoid the risk.

[428casper]

You can purchase it directly from Army Painter or via Brookhurst hobbies.

[tacklew]

@428casper or you can got to lowes and by minwax interior wood stain. same thing less than half the cost, plus more colors.

[kroxitau]

it is crazy how well that stuff works. Good tutorial

[memakattak]

hey thx for the great tutorrial. where can i buy this army painter? is it bought online or at a particular store? also, i own an army of necrons and an army of ogres. which shade or army painter do you recommend for each army?

[MarsRisingfilms]

Here's the thing about army painter.

Yeah, the can isn't cheap but one can will EASILY paint your entire army. Even a horde army. That comes out being VERY cheap and EXTREMELY time saving.

The Minwax method is what this is based on but Minwax is not specifically designed for miniatures. The guys spent over 2 years refining their product. You're going to ruin quite a few figures by using Minwax.

Fiddly painters? "Leave it alone or you'll go blind!"

[glennwilliams832]

Usefull video. I think I might try it. Thanks a lot.

[MrRazorx1970]

Yeah problem is that stuff costs about $15 per small can of dip. I guess it wouldn't be too bad of a cost, if you planned to really use it, and paint alot of stuff, but problem is, I have a habbit of trying to add more to stuff, and have a hard time rushing models. lol

So I'd prob dip them, and then go back and pick out other things to make it look nicer, and in the end, spend the same time I would without the dip method. lol

[tacklew]

@MrRazorx1970 minwax also comes in quarts...or gallons if youre nuts

[Jahhdog]

Army painter is relatively expensive, no? I have heard the same "dip" method can be achieved with store bought minwax stain...

Might be a cheaper option...

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