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[DeamoBD]

So I picked up the intro box sometime last year, and I finally made up my mind to do some painting. I got brushes, paint, primer, and all the tools people have been recommending on youtube and at http://bg.battletech.com/forums/ .
Im rather excited to get started and got my Battlemaster and Madcat glued last night.

Anyway looking for tips or comments about painting before i dive in. I plan on just starting and see how it comes out. Probably starting with a basic forest or jungle camo, maybe a simple house parade look. Been looking at camospecs but not much.

Thanks for reading.
Rob

[SethAbercromby]

With most models, it makes more sense to paint first to have less trouble reaching the little details, then glue after you're done. Painting after gluing is faster on a lot of of models though, but be sure that any excess glue is removed beforehand (which you want to do regardless of the order anyways).

Regardless of which primer color you pick, if you want to do a light color on a dark primer or a dark color on a light primer, you get best results by working your way there over multiple layers. For example a light green you'd pick a dark green to put on the primer, then an in-between and then the shade you want. This will make the color look more consistent and the irregularities will look a lot more like weathering than painting mistakes.

I haven't done too much with camo myself, but I'd start with the shade closest to the primer and then work your way up one layer at a time. Something like Type 99 woodland camo will lend itself well to correcting a lot of mistakes you might make on the lower layers, though I might start with a lighter primer for that.

[SnagaDance]

The best advise I can give is to always sufficiently thin your paints. Good luck!

[MW Waldorf Statler]

for WH/WH40k many good Tutorials for painting

http://theartofwarha...o-painting.html

http://www.wikihow.c...rhammer-Figures

https://youtu.be/vuTCEzyZ50o