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[nockergeek]

So I'm painting my first minis in over 3 years as I begin work on my Tau Fire Warriors.

I forgot how stiff being bent over a fig makes my back. Oof.

I'm also busy re-learning my paint:water ratios and how to do fine details, since I think 40k figs are at a slightly smaller scale than the last minis I painted.

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[plasticchimera.livejournal.com]

That's the main reason I have all of one squad painted from my entire army. Hunching over a detailed model for long periods of time + scolioscis = nrgh.

I play Chaos, if I hadn't mentioned, and their models are covered in intricate little details that just beg to be picked out.

[nockergeek.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm so glad that the Tau are full of wide, flat surfaces (although the individual plates of Fire Warrior armor are a chore at first).

On the other hand... I'm not looking forward to painting my Kroot.

[plasticchimera.livejournal.com]

For Kroot, drybrushing is your friend. For Tau too, sometimes. That and washes to bring out the grooves in the armor for Tau.

[nockergeek.livejournal.com]

Always very nervous about doing washes, as I worry that they'll upset the flats.

On the other hand, drybrushing I'm good with.