Adeptus Mechanicus Painted at Standard Quality

Here are some Adeptus Mechanicus we recently finished at Standard Quality.

The purpose of Standard Quality is to give the client work that:

1- Is comparable with the ‘box art,’ so that they can feel perfectly proud to put on the table in front of complete strangers

2- Goes easy on the wallet.

It tends to get passed over for Showcase and Exhibition but it can hold its own on the gaming table. I only moved away from Standard to Showcase for my own rank and file because I get my painting for free…

Enjoy!

Paintedfigs is a miniature painting service. You can send us your figurines to paint, and we also have painted miniatures for sale. We paint mainly Games Workshop (Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Space Hulk, Bloodbowl, and so on), Star Wars, Warmachine and Hordes, and pretty much every Kickstarter and board game under the sun.

And we do so at the lowest rates on Earth (we’ve checked).

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Painting Goff Space Orks at Showcase

Not too long ago, Games Workshop used to paint its Orks a dark green. Over time they became brighter, and the newest ones are downright vibrant.

As such, it was a bit of shock for us when we were asked to paint reinforcements for an army we had already worked on years ago. The sample minis were dark! Here are the ones we painted to match them.

The black and white checker patterns were done using transfers.

These were painted (almost entirely) at Showcase quality.

Paintedfigs is a miniature painting service. You can send us your figurines to paint, and we also have painted miniatures for sale. We paint mainly Games Workshop (Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Space Hulk, Bloodbowl, and so on), Star Wars, Warmachine and Hordes, and pretty much every Kickstarter and board game under the sun.

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Getting Your Minis 3D Printed and Painted: Saturnine Terminators

Last month we showed you some miniatures our 3D printing partner had made for us. Now, here are some of them painted.

Saturnine Terminators

Vasanth had been quite impressed with some Saturnine Terminators he saw on a Midwinter Minis episode on YouTube. Seemed only fair than that he get a set of his own!

Not Death Korps

These not-Death-Korps were printed and painted for Paintedfigs alumnus, Pasan. They are ambiguously Steel Legion-looking, which is a plus. The purple headbands and green lenses are a nice touch.

These, along with the terminators, were mounted on some MDF bases we got laser cut by a printing shop across the street.

Want Your Army Printed and Painted?

If you are interested in having your armies 3D printed on this end, here is what we’ll need:

1 - The files must be pre-supported.

2 - we would need Google Drive link to the files. These we will share with our printer, so they can give an exact quote. Once we have their pricing, we will forward it over.

Paintedfigs is a miniature painting service. You can send us your figurines to paint, and we also have painted miniatures for sale. We paint mainly Games Workshop (Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Space Hulk, Bloodbowl, and so on), Star Wars, Warmachine and Hordes, and pretty much every Kickstarter and board game under the sun.

And we do so at the lowest rates on Earth (we’ve checked).

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Blue Space Orks! Painting Heresy…

Here are the new Space Orks - painted blue.

The plastic Kommandos have a ton of character. I can see why GW led with them for the new Kill Team. My favorites on this order though were the squigs. The Squighog Boyz, the Squigosaurs, and the Hunta Rig.

I find I enjoy GW's products the most when they are being ridiculous. The only thing more ridiculous than a Gretchin riding a squig, I suppose, would be a squig riding a Gretchin.

It's only a matter of time.

These were painted mostly to Showcase quality.

Paintedfigs is a miniature painting service. You can send us your figurines to paint, and we also have painted miniatures for sale. We paint mainly Games Workshop (Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Space Hulk, Bloodbowl, and so on), Star Wars, Warmachine and Hordes, and pretty much every Kickstarter and board game under the sun.

And we do so at the lowest rates on Earth (we’ve checked).

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Heavy Weathering: Oil Washes, Oil Splashes, and Weathering Pigment

We tend to go easy on weathering because it is a stage that cannot be reversed. Always better to apply a light touch, and add more if the client likes. The drawback to this approach, however, is that we don't get to cut loose and really make things dirty!

With these terrain pieces from the Octarius set, we got free reign from Lucas to go nuts. It is yet unclear how he feels about the results…

Oil Washes

Oil washes are a straightforward, and an easy way to give terrain a sense of depth and age. The more tones used, the better.

We laid it on thick with these. We also blended the colors we used for the washes. You’ll notice, for example, places where a blue verdigris effect meets and merges with a rusty brown look. I cannot tell you easy it is to blend with oils - I can see why they are all the rage now.

Oil Splashes!

Quite by accident, I splashed a bit of green oil wash right in the middle of an area that was blue. The two colors immediately began to blend. I loved what I saw, and splashed on a fair bit more. You can see the results on the platform here.

Weathering Pigment; Vallejo, and Tumeric Spice 

Once the figures were dry, we hit them with some Vallejo weathering pigment. The results were alright, but the colors I felt were a bit flat.

So, we got some Tumeric from the grocery store and mixed it in. That nice, bright, yellow dust you see? That's meant for flavoring your food.

We sealed the Vallejo/spice pigment afterwards with a blast of sealant.

Summary

The techniques we used here are of limited value on infantry figures, but stand out especially on large miniatures or terrain pieces. I'm scratch building an Ork Gargant and I can’t wait to use these tricks on it.

Paintedfigs is a miniature painting service. You can send us your figurines to paint, and we also have painted miniatures for sale. We paint mainly Games Workshop (Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Space Hulk, Bloodbowl, and so on), Star Wars, Warmachine and Hordes, and pretty much every Kickstarter and board game under the sun.

And we do so at the lowest rates on Earth (we’ve checked).

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Converted Thousand Sons and Tzeentch

We’re doing a lot of Thousand Sons painting these days. This order stood out though because the client supplied us with some conversions and alternate models to work with.

The scheme was up to us. We extrapolated from the previous minis we did for him. Here’s how it went.

This miniature painting commission was done at Exhibition quality. The conversions were NOT done by us, We just did the painting.

Paintedfigs is a miniature painting service. You can send us your figurines to paint, and we also have painted miniatures for sale. We paint mainly Games Workshop (Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Space Hulk, Bloodbowl, and so on), Star Wars, Warmachine and Hordes, and pretty much every Kickstarter and board game under the sun.

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Warhammer 40K Painting Service: Painting Classic Praetorian's

It is not everyday that we see Praetorians. It is not everyday that anyone sees them. If you're wondering, these were created because someone at Games Workshop (when they were more playful company) did a head swaps on the Mordian range using pith helmeted heads. They proved quite popular, and the Praetorians became a thing.

I can't remember the last time we painted the praetorian army - certainly not want this large. We did them as proper redcoats, to Exhibition quality.

As charming as these models are, they are a little tough to work with. The Mordian sculpt and has its challenges. The buttons and the trim around them can be tricky. The faces, too. Most difficult however the epaulets. Some are well sculpted. Others -- not so much. We had to take a bit more time with these.

Praetorians - Today?

You would be hard-pressed to find these models today. However Victoria Miniatures had a go at them. Here are some we did. These were also painting to Exhibition quality:

Paintedfigs is a miniature painting service. You can send us your figurines to paint, and we also have painted miniatures for sale. We paint mainly Games Workshop (Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Space Hulk, Bloodbowl, and so on), Star Wars, Warmachine and Hordes, and pretty much every Kickstarter and board game under the sun.

And we do so at the lowest rates on Earth (we’ve checked).

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Sisters of Battle: An Order of the Bloody Rose 40k Painting Commission

Some Sisters of Battle painted up to Exhibition Quality.

I’ve not been fond of the Order of the Bloody Rose color scheme because I feel it needs a bit more green to balance it out. Normally you see green lenses, plasma glow, and instrument panels. These look good - but they are smaller details and therefore painted bright so they stand out. This I find comes off a bit gimmicky.

Here we got to use a bit of dead grass (matching the client’s basing reference). The muted green worked better I feel. It balances out the red and feels more natural.

Paintedfigs is a miniature painting service. You can send us your figurines to paint, and we also have painted miniatures for sale. We paint mainly Games Workshop (Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Space Hulk, Bloodbowl, and so on), Star Wars, Warmachine and Hordes, and pretty much every Kickstarter and board game under the sun.

And we do so at the lowest rates on Earth (we’ve checked).

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Green Primaris Space Marines, Red Basing - 40k Miniature Painting Service

Some straight-up Green Marines!

We were matching a client’s color scheme with these. The colors were straightforward. What’s different with these from what we’d normally do, was the use of crackle medium and the red tufts.

Crackle Medium

First we dabbed on some PVA glue in areas on the basing. A PVA undercoat makes the crackle effect more pronounced. When it dried we added the crackle. Crackle medium is great, it needs to go everything. It takes an hour or so to start cracking.

Red Tufts

We didn’t have any. We just took some yellow ones and painted them red.

basing matters

You can add a lot to a mini’s table presence with some simple basing. More advanced basing will make them badass, but there is a trade-off. The more you fancy up a mini, the more it will jar with the table when you put it down. It comes down to what you prefer.

I like going a bit on the fancy end for my own minis. I rarely get to play, so display matters a bit more for me.

Paintedfigs is a miniature painting service. You can send us your figurines to paint, and we also have painted miniatures for sale. We paint mainly Games Workshop (Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Space Hulk, Bloodbowl, and so on), Star Wars, Warmachine and Hordes, and pretty much every Kickstarter and board game under the sun.

And we do so at the lowest rates on Earth (we’ve checked).

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A Giant Tzeentch Miniature Painting Commission

Another ‘too big for the light box’ army. This only the first part, too.

This entire order was done at Exhibition Quality.

Here are some close ups:

Paintedfigs is a miniature painting service. You can send us your figurines to paint, and we also have painted miniatures for sale. We paint mainly Games Workshop (Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Space Hulk, Bloodbowl, and so on), Star Wars, Warmachine and Hordes, and pretty much every Kickstarter and board game under the sun.

And we do so at the lowest rates on Earth (we’ve checked).

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Black Adeptus Custodes - 40k Miniature Painting Service

Gold is a pretty intense color for a basecoat. It looks cool — but it tends to shout out everything else, and limits you palette for creating contrast. Doable? Yes. Nice? Also, yes. However, you want to be sure it’s what you want.

Use Black, Get Away with Anything

Here is an Adeptus Custodes 40k painting service commission we just finished. Please note, we did NOT come up with this palette. However, we can tell you why it’s great:

1 - Black is neutral so it works with anything

2 - By being the dominant color, the black allows the gold to do what it does best - draw attention to the trim and flair

3 - The darkness contrasts well with the gold’s brightness (what painters call ‘value’)

Black works with pretty much any scheme, but I feel in terms of theme and having ‘posh’ looking figures, it works particularly well with Custodes.

Paintedfigs is a miniature painting service. You can send us your figurines to paint, and we also have painted miniatures for sale. We paint mainly Games Workshop (Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Space Hulk, Bloodbowl, and so on), Star Wars, Warmachine and Hordes, and pretty much every Kickstarter and board game under the sun.

And we do so at the lowest rates on Earth (we’ve checked).

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Chaos Space Marines: Painting World Eaters and How to Update Your Berserkers

Finished a World Eater’s army built with converted cultists and Khorne Berserkers (the client did the conversions). He used Blades of Khorne (Age of Sigmar) Blood Warriors for their core. He also did some cultist conversions using Bloodreavers:

This was a straightforward miniature painting service commission. The client gave us a clear art brief and Chaos Space Marines feel like every other figure in the studio these days.

Where we ran into problems though were the rhinos - they arrived without their tracks.

3d Printing The Rhino Tracks

We have an Anycubic Photon printer we don’t talk about. This because the actual work of 3d printing is more art than science, and we don’t approach art like art. We approach it like science. We keep it as ‘back pocket’ asset to pull out in emergencies or if there’s a weird problem.

Here was one of those weird problems. The client has ordered some custom tracks to give his rhinos more oomph, but the seller never shipped them. So, rather than hold up the whole army waiting for tracks, we found some designs on Thingiverse and printed them. There’s only a small gap we had to kitbash and fill, but the rest came together nicely. Cost to client? Nada. This was a win for everyone.

Hey Angron, check out my emergency treads!

Paintedfigs is a miniature painting service. You can send us your figurines to paint, and we also have painted miniatures for sale. We paint mainly Games Workshop (Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Space Hulk, Bloodbowl, and so on), Star Wars, Warmachine and Hordes, and pretty much every Kickstarter and board game under the sun.

And we do so at the lowest rates on Earth (we’ve checked).

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More Sisters of Battle Painting

We are finishing up a pretty large Sisters of Battle right now. The colors are the stock black / red / white / gold and the synthesis is a delight. I hope you like these!

Paintedfigs is a miniature painting service. You can send us your figurines to paint, and we also have painted miniatures for sale. We paint mainly Games Workshop (Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Space Hulk, Bloodbowl, and so on), Star Wars, Warmachine and Hordes, and pretty much every Kickstarter and board game under the sun.

And we do so at the lowest rates on Earth (we’ve checked).

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More Adeptus Mechanicus Warhammer 40k Miniature Painting Service

This is my favorite Adeptus Mechanicus commission. I’ve blogged earlier about the first round of minis, these are the reinforcements. Some Serberys Sulphurhounds, Raiders, and Sterilyzors (why would they want it spelled that way? Are flying dudes with flamers somehow lacking if they’re just called Sterilizers?).

The raiders are fantastic - total space cowboys. They just need cowboy hats and your done.

Paintedfigs is a miniature painting service. You can send us your figurines to paint, and we also have painted miniatures for sale. We paint mainly Games Workshop (Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Space Hulk, Bloodbowl, and so on), Star Wars, Warmachine and Hordes, and pretty much every Kickstarter and board game under the sun.

And we do so at the lowest rates on Earth (we’ve checked).

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Painting Sisters of Battle

We’ve been painting Sisters of Battle for some weeks now. Two armies, both huge. Here are some highlights from the first one.

The plastic battles sisters are pretty sweet. They are - somehow - elegant and brutal at the same time. They have grace, but none of the brittleness that Eldar have. They are very much an army of the Imperium.

Paintedfigs is a miniature painting service. You can send us your figurines to paint, and we also have painted miniatures for sale. We paint mainly Games Workshop (Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Space Hulk, Bloodbowl, and so on), Star Wars, Warmachine and Hordes, and pretty much every Kickstarter and board game under the sun.

And we do so at the lowest rates on Earth (we’ve checked).

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Green Tau!

They’re green. They’re Tau!

These were a mix of quality levels. Tau have a billion guns and the all magnetize well. The result, is a that our Tau battle suits all look like someone ran off with their hands. Instead, we magnetize all the options (though this does cost a bit extra).

Paintedfigs is a miniature painting service. You can send us your figurines to paint, and we also have painted miniatures for sale. We paint mainly Games Workshop (Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Space Hulk, Bloodbowl, and so on), Star Wars, Warmachine and Hordes, and pretty much every Kickstarter and board game under the sun.

And we do so at the lowest rates on Earth (we’ve checked).

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Turquoise Thousand Sons!

We usually paint Thousand Sons miniatures in blue. For this miniature painting service project though we were given a turquoise reference with a more muted gold. Here are the results.

These were painted to Exhibition Quality [corrected. This originally said ‘Showcase’]. Hope you like them!

Paintedfigs is a miniature painting service. You can send us your figurines to paint, and we also have painted miniatures for sale. We paint mainly Games Workshop (Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Space Hulk, Bloodbowl, and so on), Star Wars, Warmachine and Hordes, and pretty much every Kickstarter and board game under the sun.

And we do so at the lowest rates on Earth (we’ve checked).

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Painting Adeptus Titanicus

We’ve been doing a little Adeptus Titanicus here and there. Not as much as we expected given the hype when the game launched (also — TITANS. What's not to like?!), but enough to have more than a passing familiarity with the work.

Here are some Titanicus miniatures we’ve painted - mostly for Lucas, our shipper in Illinois :) .

Paintedfigs is a miniature painting service. You can send us your figurines to paint, and we also have painted miniatures for sale. We paint mainly Games Workshop (Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Space Hulk, Bloodbowl, and so on), Star Wars, Warmachine and Hordes, and pretty much every Kickstarter and board game under the sun.

And we do so at the lowest rates on Earth (we’ve checked).

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Slaanesh Daemons, Painted to Our Highest Quality

Every now and then someone says “paint ALL of them at Exhibition.” Here’s what that kind of miniature painting commission looks like - a Slaanesh Daemon army done entirely and Exhibition Quality.

I cannot think of enough good things to say about the sculpts, so I will shut up and leave you with that.

Paintedfigs is a miniature painting service. You can send us your figurines to paint, and we also have painted miniatures for sale. We paint mainly Games Workshop (Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Space Hulk, Bloodbowl, and so on), Star Wars, Warmachine and Hordes, and pretty much every Kickstarter and board game under the sun.

And we do so at the lowest rates on Earth (we’ve checked).

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Painting Sisters of Silence

We’ve done the odd Sister of Silence every now and then -- maybe two or three ?

Then this happened:

They were a nice, straightforward commission - lots of silvery-gold for a platinum feel and purple for an imperial feel. The greys and white are essentially neutral and balance out the gold without competing with it.

These were all done to Exhibition quality.

Paintedfigs is a miniature painting service. You can send us your figurines to paint, and we also have painted miniatures for sale. We paint mainly Games Workshop (Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Space Hulk, Bloodbowl, and so on), Star Wars, Warmachine and Hordes, and pretty much every Kickstarter and board game under the sun.

And we do so at the lowest rates on Earth (we’ve checked).

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