On the left, my first kit of paint that make me started on the painting hobby. Starting cost a lot. You need maybe at least 5 different color for your model and that isn't considering wash, shadow, highlight and all other technique you might use. And 5 different color from citadel mean 25$ from Canada. In the box, you see 2 P3 paint pot that i recently bought to try it out. The brass color isn't bad, but the red, I need more time and work around it.
Second kit of painting. Well, they are mostly more recent pot I bought one by one. With Gamesworkshop unleashing new color and new style of paint like the liquid gren stuff, or the mountain white texture paint, I had to try them. They cost the same as my old pot, but some of them had to be change cause time made some dry. Here's a tip: Look out for painting pot that you don't use a lot. Nothing badder then a almost new dry pot.
Primer and Glue. Before painting, it is well know that models need to be primed. I usualy used the black, Chaos black, from citadel range. The main reason is that I like to work on dark surface for grimmer model. While other work with white Primer, it is to the user taste. I have a Blue Primer for my Crimson Fist army, the red one is for a blood angel army for a friend, the yellow brownish color is for my other friend Tallarn army. And I sealed my metal model to prevent chipping with my purity sealer. As for glue, pva glue for base modeling and flock, the yellow plastic glue for plastic model (duh!) and metal glue for anything related to metal and finecast.
Here are my different flock for base modeling. On top row, starting from left, burn grass - small grass - tall grass. Lower row, Stone and granite - Woodland - snow. I have to admit that I didn't raise too much my skill on the base modeling. I might take a course on that matter soon.
My paintbrush!! Starting from the top. A citadel basecoat when I want to quickly apply my first base color on a model. Standard brush, the overall brush to do most thing. A fine detail. To do the fin detail of my important character like captain and sergeant. A very used paint that apply green stuff in crack. another fine detail, but for most of my model. Small Drybrush, when I apply dry citadel paint (Yes a type is named dry!) and a painter army brush to add glue on my base for my flock.
In the hobby, you gotta have a pair of cutter to cut the pieces of the sprue. Because of the angle the cutter give you, you save a lot of time off on using craft knives and file. You still need them to remove molding line and to make sure your model are beautiful. I would call that kit, my preparation kit!! The Presses are use when I don't want to handle part too little with my handle and most of all, with metal superglue!!
Green stuff and sculting tool when you want to sculpted a nice upgrade on your models. Again, I have to admit my skill lack a bit in that process. Beside that, it is nice to add when you want to close bigger gap not sited for liquid green stuff. The drill and the pin are to solidify the joint between to pieces, most of the time, metal. They had durability to the model and it will give a better chance to survive a small fall other then breaking in multiple part.
Other stuff are my mixing pot. I bought those for less then 2$. I don't use them often, but for a project, like my friend Tallarn army, I mix some yellow to be able to paint over small unprimed area. The sponge on the bottom suck my extra paint when I have to much. I like to put one of them on one third of a inch of water. As for the chop stick... I love to order Thai Food, that's all. I believe you can't paint on an empty stomach and I confirmed that a few time. Anyway, that's all for my basic Show and Tell. If you have any comment, post them below and I answer. Till then, have a nice painting session!! :)
