Big Fantasy Buildings - Some Tabletop World Miniature Painting Service

We got to paint these delightful buildings from Tabletop Terrain. They’re made in sections that can be removed and used for gaming / diorama-making.

The pieces have a great deal of detail. The design is charming, with little secrets and tucked in here and there for the painter to discover.

These were painted to Showcase Quality.

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Paintedfigs is a commission 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).

The Sylvaneth Caught Fire (Again)

Some reinforcements we painted for an unusual Sylvaneth army.

These were painted to Exhibition Quality.

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Paintedfigs is a commission 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).

Some Gotham City Chronicles

Just some reinforcements we did for a Gotham City Chronicles client.

These were done to Showcase Quality.

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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).

Marvel Crisis Protocol Painted at Exhibition Quality

We’re painting quite a few Marvel Crisis Protocol miniatures for a store and Youtube channel. These aren’t even all of them!

This was our first time doing the MCP Sentinels. It was a thousandth time painting Kingpin. It feels like Kingpin is in every order these days.

These were all painted to Exhibition Quality.

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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).

Painted Some Eldar

It was nice to paint some Eldar for a change. They feel a bit like a retro army to me, but these have some of the new sculpts. Either way, these were nice to see taking form.

These were painted to Showcase quality.

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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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We Painted Some Leagues of Votann

We have painted for Lucas Como, our shipper and yours, for 17 years. For most of that period we’ve added to existing armies or established schemes. Lucas has been gaming a long time - there aren’t many armies of his he wasn’t already collecting before we crossed paths.

The Leagues of Votann though are an all-new army. These are the first of Lucas’s Votann minis. He had strong ideas about how he wanted them to look… and I had strong ideas, as well. We worked together on this (I think with him humoring me to some extent) and here’s what we came up with!

Most of these are GW minis but some are third party 3d prints Lucas sent us.

There’s a lot more we’ll be painting for this army, but we’re finally ready to show these off.

These were all painted 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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How We'll Be Painting Exhibition Vehicles From Now On

Something interesting that came up while painting the large Ultramarine army was a new style of painting armor plate. It looks like airbushing but its done with regular brushes.

We very much liked the look; its more modern and looks cool. So, we got all the Exhibition-quality painters doing it, and now its part of the house style.

If you already have vehicles painted in our usual style, please don’t worry. We are happy to paint reinforcements in either style. For new Exhibition armies though, unless otherwise requested, we’ll be doing this look.

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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We Painted Too Many Ultramarines!

We had the good luck to find ourselves working on a huge, all-Exhibition Ultramarines army. 5 painters worked on these. Along with them were 3 builders, and the whole admin team.

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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Some Chaos Space Marine Painting

We painting a little Chaos this month. Reinforcements for armies we’d already painting.

For one order, it was some infantry for a weathered, grimmer, take on Black Legion.

For the other, it was some Iron Warriors armor. For the armor we printed and added some spikes, and did some freehand striping.

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 Wolfspear Space Marines

We got to do some Wolfspear Space Marines recently. The client was kind enough to send a White Dwarf copy for us to get a bit more background, and to better match the color for the scheme for them he liked best.

3d Printed Bases

The brief was to give them Space Hulk-style basing. We came up with a simple version that would cost the client no extra. However, we knew we could do a lot better if we picked out some installation bases for the job.

So, we found some online and did a test print. The client compared the two and picked the printed version. He then bought the necessary 3d files from the designer (otherwise we would be in violation of ‘fair use’). We then printed and painted up the bases.

This army was painted to Showcase, and 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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Painting Ships of Akarios by Oom Games

We got to paint some Ships of Akarios recently. The ships have a nice, arcade feel to them. They’re anime without being too anime (if that makes any sense). Straightforward to paint with a lot of interesting surfaces.

These were painted 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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Painting Black Templar Crusaders (At Last!)

We hadn't done any Black Templars for 9 years. This created a problem; people would ask "hey, I'd like some Black Templars done!" But what could I show them? Firstborn marines we painted 15 years ago? It created a circular problem. Because we didn't have Black Templars to show as proof of concept, we didn't close any Black Templar orders.

This post is me putting a HARD STOP to that nonsense. Here are some Black Templars we just finished!

They are particularly badass because the client showered them with after-market parts and custom bases. They are, frankly, the nicest Black Templars we’ve painted in years. They are, frankly, the only Black Templars we’ve painted years.

This army was painted to Showcase, with a few Exhibition Quality pieces.

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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We Painted an Andy Chambers-Style Skaven Army

359 models. Each with a unique paint job.

The true delight of nostalgia isn’t going back to something treasured. It’s going back to something treasured that wasn’t possible at the time. This is the joy the younger you waited so long for that they’re gone, and you must have it for them.

As such, we felt quite honored to be commissioned to help with a Skaven army to be painted in the style of Andy Chambers's Skaven army in White Dwarf 137. It was an Oldhammer Warhammer Fantasy army with 359 figures. Almost all of them were out of print metal castings that we had never seen before.

Here’s how we did it.

Who is Andy Chambers?

Andy Chambers a game designer who has worked for Games Workshop for over 25 years. He helped create 40k, among other games, and adores Skaven, Tyranids, and Orcs, which are also my favorite armies :) .

 One of the things he is best remembered for is his Skaven army which was showcased in WD 137 in 1991. The army is a riot of colour, styles, and character. No two figures in it are alike - it is, legit, and all-character horde army. The army inspired many gamers to not only start collecting Skaven, but to also try and create their own Andy Chambers style army.

Our brief was to do one. Straightforward yes? Sure -- but which Andy Chambers army?

Which Andy Chambers SKAVEN army?

Lighting affects photos. How well a photograph captures the brightness and tones of something is very much a function of the amount and quality of the light at the time. Photography literally means "drawing with light," for a reason.

Then, there's printing. Even if someone takes a fantastic photograph, how well will that be translated, in print? Go look at any of the yellowed, saturated comics of the 1970s and 80s and compare that to the quality of any graphic novel, today, and you can see the problem. A photographer can do their best to capture what they’re seeing. The printer, however, will then just shrug and stamp on the photographer’s dreams.

Recall the outstanding and inspirational artwork by John Blanche in the Mordheim rulebook. He actually did all that in color. Blanche never intended for the Mordheim rulebook to be black and white. What we understand of the early years of GW art is constrained by the limits of the publishing tools available to GW at the time.

Herein was our first problem. What color are these minis below?

Is this what they actually look like, or is that just the photography?

Or, is it just the printing? Or both?

Fortunately, Andy Chambers later reshot his Skaven. Here are some images of what the army actually looks like, as shown in John Wombat’s blog post and interview with Chambers:

This however created a new problem. The Andy Chambers army as it actually is, is not the army that people were inspired by. They were inspired by the yellow-looking army in WD 137. This has lead to interpretations like this, by Nico on his Realms of Chaos blog:  

In the end, we decided to go for composite look. Part ‘actual’, part ‘inspired by.’

Decoding Andy Chambers’ Painting Style

No one interested in a practical outcome has time to paint every single figure in a horde army in a unique style. Chambers was no exception here (just look at how he painted the base trims…).

We studied images of his work and realized that his painting was actually quite straightforward. What he had done to create so much character was to employ a set of different techniques that he mixed and matched across all the figures. No one figure has them all applied, or in the same way. The net result was a horde army of characters.

Unit Colour Schemes

This was the easy bit. First, we had to work out what general color schemes each unit had. For some, we had to "reverse engineer" the colors from the White Dwarf images. For others, it was more straightforward, working off Chambers later photographs.

Stylistic Elements (this is the good stuff)

This took bit more time. Going over images of his work, we noticed the following elements:

Each element was applied with variations. No one figure had every element, and the variations in execution, added another layer of uniqueness.

So herein was the key. We just had to:

-Mix the figures in each unit, into small groups

-Apply a different stylistic element to each group

-Mix the figures together, and split them again into small groups

-Aply a a second round of different stylistic elements

-And so on.

We drew the line at three styles per figure unless they were HQ/character minis. This was because otherwise the figures would become too busy, and become visually hard to read.

Here is how it went!

This army was painted to Showcase Quality.

It was fun to try and get into another painter’s head and try to figure out what he had been thinking. We learned a lot doing this commission. It was an honor, and speaking for myself, one of the high points of my time at Paintedfigs.

Paintedfigs is a commission 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 Archon Studios' Chronicle X

Chronicle X by Archon Studios is a tactical board game set in a sci-fi 1980s where humans are fighting an alien invasion. The players have to not only manage their heroes, fighters from the group Chronicle X, but also their base, using whatever they can find to build and expand it. It can be played both cooperatively and versus.

The miniatures are bold, they have a pulpy, 80s and 90s feel but with an updated look. The design is high quality and thoughtful. No one tried to bang these out in a hurry. You can see the intentionality (if that’s a real word) the designers took with each figure. They are all mid-movement and their poses imply a narrative.

These were painted 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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Painting Battle Systems' Core Space Miniatures

More and more, we are seeing miniatures for the Battle Systems game Core Space.

Core Space by Battle Systems is a science fiction miniatures game set in a dystopian future where humanity lives in a space station, and the players are traders trying to survive. Players have to manage their resources, upgrade their ship and equipment, hire crew and make trade deals, all while trying to avoid or fight off other traders and hostile alien forces.

Some of the earlier sculpts I felt were a bit simplistic, but they have left those days far behind. These figures have excellent detail and the robots in particular have a distinctive look and feel.

These were painted 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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Nethermaze and Harrowdeep, Painting Warhammer Underworlds

We painted more Warhammer Underworlds this month. Among them was Nethermaze and Harrowdeep. Here are some highlights.

These were painted to Exhibition Quality.

About Warhammer Underworlds:

Warhammer Underworlds is a tabletop miniature wargame set in the Warhammer Age of Sigmar universe. It is a skirmish-level game that is played with small teams of miniatures, and it is designed to be fast-paced and easy to learn.

About Paintedfigs:

Paintedfigs is a commission 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 Fallout Wasteland Warfare Miniatures

Some Fallout Wasteland Warfare miniatures we did recently. Just some additions to a client's collection. I quite like the Brahmins; Many people in Sri Lanka have a beef about eating beef. So, for me the Brahmins have a delightfully transgressive feel.

These were painted to Exhibition Quality.

About Fallout Wasteland Warfare: Fallout Wasteland Warfare is a miniatures game set in the Fallout universe. Players field armies of characters and creatures from the series, and engage in battles in the post-apocalyptic wasteland. The game features a variety of unique mechanics that reflect the setting, such as radiation hazards and the use of scavenged equipment. It is published by Modiphius Entertainment.

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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Alien Jungle Basing with 3D Printed Plants

You've seen our Star Wars Legion painting before. What you haven't seen, however, is our use of 3D printed plants to give bases a bit more pop!

We have a merchant's license to buy, print, and paint plants and doodads made by “Fantastic Plants and Rocks” on Myminifactory. Here are some examples of their work:

Picture credit: Fantastic Plants and Rocks

These are meant to be printed out (fairly) large. However, we wondered how small could we make them? Kashan and Manul did some tests, and found many of the designs could shrink down just fine.

You can see how we used these printed plants here, on this Star Wars Legion order. The client wanted us to give the figures an alien forest/jungle look. Toward this we applied a few unearthly-looking plants. We painted some purple to offset the use of green, and to draw attention to their alien nature.

We’re also quite pleased with how this came out in execution. We are adding 3D-printed plants to our bag of tricks for doing advanced basing!

About Star Wars Legion: Star Wars Legion is a miniatures game that features characters and units from the Star Wars universe. Players build and paint their own armies (or, ask people like us to), then engage in tactical battles The game features a wide variety of units, including soldiers, vehicles, and characters such as Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker. The game's mechanics focus on squad-based movement and combat, and players must make strategic decisions to outmaneuver and outsmart their opponents.

Paintedfigs is a commission 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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Some Warhammer Underworlds Miniature Painting Service

We got to paint up a few Warhammer Underworlds warbands recently. Underworlds minis are always fun, and it was nicer still to see them at Exhibition Quality.

About Warhammer Underworlds:

Warhammer Underworlds is a tabletop miniature wargame set in the Warhammer Age of Sigmar universe. It is a skirmish-level game that is played with small teams of miniatures, and it is designed to be fast-paced and easy to learn.

About Paintedfigs:

Paintedfigs is a commission 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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Some "Darkest Dungeon" style Tyranids for 40k

This was a real treat to work on. We were asked to paint a Tyranid army inspired by the art below for the game Darkest Dungeon. The client wanted black Tyranids with glowing joints and mouths.

Once I saw how it came out, I fell in love with the look. I have some Tyranids set aside for a Kill Team that I’m going to do this way.

These were painted to Exhibition Quality.

How We Painted These

We’ve been getting a lot of requests on how we did these, so I figured best add a tutorial to help:

What Colors Did You Use?

We do a lot of blending and we get our colors custom-made. As such, we can’t really give a meaningful color list, sorry :( .

Instead, this will help:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/iLR9Xbd8k1raWrZM9

It is a gallery link to the army that shows large images. This gives a better idea of the technique we used.  

Claws

Black. Grey highlights. Gloss varnish -- the key is to make them look different from the rest of the black. 

Body / Carapace

Black. Grey highlights (seriously). 

Glowing Effects 

Pick a cold color of choice - blue, turquoise, purple, for example. Target the open joints and recesses in the minis. Don't target them all; part of the look is skipping some. 

Do a shade wash (contrast paints might work here, too). 

After that, take the cold color you used and mix in a bit of white. Just a bit. Then drybrush that over the areas. 

Go back and repeat this for as many drybrush highlights as you like, each time, increasing the white. 

Testing

Test on a sprue first, make sure you have the look you want!

Happy painting :) .

Navin  

About Tyranids:

The Tyranids are a race in Warhammer 40k. They are depicted as a vast, interconnected hive mind that seeks to assimilate all other forms of life into its collective consciousness. Tyranids are characterized by their overwhelming numbers, their ability to adapt and evolve quickly, and their relentless pursuit of their goals.

They are believed to have originated from outside the Milky Way galaxy and travel through space in massive fleet formations known as "hive fleets," which are composed of billions of individual organisms. These hive fleets consume all forms of life that they encounter, using the genetic material of their prey to create new, specialized Tyranid organisms.

Tyranids are often depicted as being insect-like in appearance, with chitinous exoskeletons and sharp, mandible-like jaws. They are known for their ability to adapt to a wide variety of environments and for their use of powerful psychic abilities. They are often seen as a force of nature, almost impossible to stop or defeat due to their vast numbers and their ability to evolve and adapt.

About Paintedfigs:

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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