Oh nice. You'll have a lot more options than me as I just bought the starter set and a few other loose bottles. I hope you have as much fun with Cursed City as I do!
The cloak might have also worked well with a second layer of blood red, I find that especially on larger areas I personally prefer that added richness of a second coat of that red.
I tried a second coat. A lot of the problem was relating to not being able to maintain consistent angles of approach, leading to some nasty staining. It really struggled.
@@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring To avoid the negative space issue, do you think it would have worked not to fully assemble the model, and do it in sub-assemblies? Might make it a bit fiddly if some non-cloak areas of the model would be joined together like this, needing to be painted after assembly.
I did say in the video that painting in sub-assemblies would have made it easier, but it's not something I generally do because I tend to play with things before they are painted.
@@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring I hear you. You're right, that can be a struggle with Speedpaint, especially when too much fiddling around can reactivate the lower layer. You still ended up with very nice results though 😁
Once I put down the Evil Sunz Scarlet over the Blood Red I was actually really happy with how the cape turned out, so it all worked out in the end, I think.
For my personal opinion I must admit that the result is truly extraordinary, for miniatures that will be used for the game I must say that it would make a good impression on the game table, I am aware that this type of painting cannot please many people whose old school painting is the host, but I think you could say they do their job well, honestly I think they could help a lot 😋 As always, thank you very much for your videos and comments 😊👍
Thanks for watching. I was pleased with how this one turned out. Obviously, it was a bit of a Speedpaints + solution as I had to do a few extra steps, but it was still pretty quick to do. These Speedpaints will definitely make those big Kickstarters packed with 200 miniatures seem less daunting!
@@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring Ohhh of nothing, it's always a pleasure for me 😊 It was actually nice to see them used with a slightly different approach and yeah I totally agree with you about kickstarters 😂😋👍
@@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring I hope not to bother you, but please allow me to ask you a few questions about the primer ... to obtain a homogeneous application without loss of detail as you can see from the thumbnail you have shown, at what maximum distance would you recommend putting the spray can? do I also have to use the right angle? and please one last question, a direct spray or small jets? 😊
If you are using rattle cans like Army Painter spray primers, always read the instructions on the can carefully. They normally specify the optimal temperatures and how long to shake the can. Usually you want to spray a thin coat from about 20cm using short bursts, shaking the can between sprays to keep it nice and even. You can build up several thin coats at intervals. You will end up needing to hit the model from several angles to cover it completely, especially fiddly Games Workshop miniatures with all the fine details.
Not cheating, the speedpaints look really good over metallics, better than washes from what I've seen. I'm still waiting for my speedpaint mega set, so all these videos are wetting my appetite.
Ha. When I say I'm cheating here, it's a bit of a running joke. It's because in my original video that started this series I said I was going to paint the whole Cursed City game using just the Speedpaints Starter Set. But I immediately bought some extra Speedpaints, I already had different coloured primers ready to go, I'm putting texture paints on the bases, and then I laid down metallics for the armour. So it's just a reference to the fact that I'm really not just using the Speedpaints Starter Set at all! And yes, I think the Speedpaints look excellent over metallics. Thanks for watching.
Really like this mission to paint fall range of CC, as someone who purchased the box set last year & hasn’t painted a mini since 1991 (showing my age) I would appreciate a final thought at the end of the series to which paints I would need to complete CC I.e speedpaint box set, metallic set, mat white & black etc..
Great video! I’m gonna get Speedpaints just to get a lot of minis that have been clogging up my shelf for years and I don’t want to paint “properly” painted. But I’m still sticking with the old fashioned way for my normal minis, cause I don’t really get the same enjoyment from slapping down some colours and calling it done that I get from basecoating, washing, and highlighting the old fashioned way.
Yeah, I'm in a similar boat. If you've ever seen any of my painting videos, you'll know I'm a traditionalist at heart. All my tabletop stuff and Oldhammer stuff will still get painted the traditional way, but I'm going to be using Speedpaints to try to burn through a lot of board games that I wanted to get some colour on.
@@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring Yeah I love your painting guides, this is my number one go to channel for painting guides :). Good to know, that's pretty much exactly what I'll be doing with my Speedpaints when I get them.
Outstanding New to this mini and painting scene. Before exclusively a hex encounter board gamer. mostly. just discovered that washes can really help my first painted figures. AP. I ignore the word neatness because with my arthritis and carpal tunnel I just cannot paint my 28mm as nice as I really really want to. I kind of don't like 15s because it's too hard, to impossible for me to get any kind of good detail done. Going to put a new base coat over my 15's, maybe a white for the good guys and a gray for the others and then just hit them with washes and see how that turns out.
The cloaks look amazing, but they are an absolute pain. Most of the Cursed City miniatures are bit more fiddly than I like, but then, I'm a big fan of the much simpler Oldhammer designs.
Although I am a bit of a traditionalist when it comes to painting miniatures, I am planning on using Speedpaints to blitz through a load of stuff I've wanted to have painted for ages.
Have you tried mixing together two (or more) speedpaints? I'm curious about if it is possible to get more variety with fewer bottles, and how they mix together
I've done it a few times. I did it in a video with a Harry Potter troll, one with a ninja from Anima Tactics, and I mixed paints to do Emelda Braskov's hair in a recent Cursed City painting video. In general I haven't been as happy with the results (although I did like Emelda's hair). They sometimes seem a bit patchier, and to be honest, once I start fiddling around too much mixing paints and things like that, I'm just going to use traditional paints instead.
Really impressive results I think the bone colour is my favourite it looks great! Do washes like nuln oil or agrax earthshade still work over speed paint?
I would be wary putting washes over the Speedpaints because of the reactivation issue. If you were to do it, I would leave a good long drying time beforehand. You could also spray on a coat of varnish before the washes to form a barrier between the paints.
I haven't painted models since I was a wee lad but would like to start painting Warhammer and D&D minis just for display. Do you think it's a good beginner set?
I've been impressed with the Speedpaints so far, but they aren't a complete solution. You will need some primer (Matt White from Army Painter is ideal), maybe a metallic paint if you want to do armour like I did in this video, regular paints and maybe some basing materials for the bases, and a spray varnish to preserve your work when you are done. I would also suggest a bottle of Matt White for touching up any overspills when you are painting. I also bought White, Black, and Dark Brown Speedpaints that don't come in the Starter Set.
i got back into it some months ago after i dont know 17 years or so lol. i got the starter pack from speedpaint 2 weeks ago and it is very nice, i like it alot, i also have normal GW paints too, but the speedpaints does a good job. just made 2 cadian guards and they came out really good.
I’m not sure yet. I’m working on the dingy metals at the moment so leather, brown, black, grey, and purple. I also only have the starter set and a few loose bottles so I have lots more experimenting to do.
He looks great ! Only thing I will say though is if you are applying a metallic first....couldn't you of used a coppery metallic paint instead of the base lead belcher and then the speed paint on top ?
Here I'm using Speedpaints the same way I have used inks and washes in the past to tint a metal surface (like my HeroQuest chaos warriors, where I used green ink over Leadbelcher). The metallic is for shine, not for colour, and I guess going silver is the closest thing to going white for metal. Just as using different colour primers under the Speedpaints gives different results, you will get different results from using different coloured metallics. By keeping it silver underneath, I have a good idea of what I'm going to get in the end. Using the leather over copper I suspect would come out looking very brown, but it's something fun to experiment with.
They have a lot of voids and hard to reach places. Unfortunately that’s a bit of a theme with GW stuff, and why I tend to prefer painting Oldhammer miniatures.
Pre-ordered cursed city and the mega set so this series of videos couldn't be more useful, thanks man
Oh nice. You'll have a lot more options than me as I just bought the starter set and a few other loose bottles. I hope you have as much fun with Cursed City as I do!
Love the paint tutorials, can't wait for more. Get those genestealer hybrids done hehe. NICE.
Nice work!
The cloak might have also worked well with a second layer of blood red, I find that especially on larger areas I personally prefer that added richness of a second coat of that red.
I tried a second coat. A lot of the problem was relating to not being able to maintain consistent angles of approach, leading to some nasty staining. It really struggled.
@@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring To avoid the negative space issue, do you think it would have worked not to fully assemble the model, and do it in sub-assemblies? Might make it a bit fiddly if some non-cloak areas of the model would be joined together like this, needing to be painted after assembly.
I did say in the video that painting in sub-assemblies would have made it easier, but it's not something I generally do because I tend to play with things before they are painted.
@@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring I hear you. You're right, that can be a struggle with Speedpaint, especially when too much fiddling around can reactivate the lower layer. You still ended up with very nice results though 😁
Once I put down the Evil Sunz Scarlet over the Blood Red I was actually really happy with how the cape turned out, so it all worked out in the end, I think.
For my personal opinion I must admit that the result is truly extraordinary, for miniatures that will be used for the game I must say that it would make a good impression on the game table, I am aware that this type of painting cannot please many people whose old school painting is the host, but I think you could say they do their job well, honestly I think they could help a lot 😋
As always, thank you very much for your videos and comments 😊👍
Thanks for watching. I was pleased with how this one turned out. Obviously, it was a bit of a Speedpaints + solution as I had to do a few extra steps, but it was still pretty quick to do. These Speedpaints will definitely make those big Kickstarters packed with 200 miniatures seem less daunting!
@@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring Ohhh of nothing, it's always a pleasure for me 😊
It was actually nice to see them used with a slightly different approach and yeah I totally agree with you about kickstarters 😂😋👍
@@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring I hope not to bother you, but please allow me to ask you a few questions about the primer ... to obtain a homogeneous application without loss of detail as you can see from the thumbnail you have shown, at what maximum distance would you recommend putting the spray can? do I also have to use the right angle? and please one last question, a direct spray or small jets? 😊
If you are using rattle cans like Army Painter spray primers, always read the instructions on the can carefully. They normally specify the optimal temperatures and how long to shake the can. Usually you want to spray a thin coat from about 20cm using short bursts, shaking the can between sprays to keep it nice and even. You can build up several thin coats at intervals. You will end up needing to hit the model from several angles to cover it completely, especially fiddly Games Workshop miniatures with all the fine details.
@@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring Ok, thank you very much for your explanation and in answering me, I will make good use of it 😊👍
This has been an informative set of videos
Thanks. Glad they have been useful.
Great vid. Really enjoyed this one.
Thanks.
Amazing captain!
Thank you.
Looks really good
Thanks. I was pleased with how it turned out.
Looking good
Thank you.
Amazing mini great job. I love the copper effect you got.
Thanks. I was very happy with how the armour turned out.
Not cheating, the speedpaints look really good over metallics, better than washes from what I've seen.
I'm still waiting for my speedpaint mega set, so all these videos are wetting my appetite.
Ha. When I say I'm cheating here, it's a bit of a running joke. It's because in my original video that started this series I said I was going to paint the whole Cursed City game using just the Speedpaints Starter Set. But I immediately bought some extra Speedpaints, I already had different coloured primers ready to go, I'm putting texture paints on the bases, and then I laid down metallics for the armour. So it's just a reference to the fact that I'm really not just using the Speedpaints Starter Set at all!
And yes, I think the Speedpaints look excellent over metallics. Thanks for watching.
Nice. Cant wait to try these paint out myself.
I've been having a lot of fun with them. I hope you do too.
Really like this mission to paint fall range of CC, as someone who purchased the box set last year & hasn’t painted a mini since 1991 (showing my age) I would appreciate a final thought at the end of the series to which paints I would need to complete CC I.e speedpaint box set, metallic set, mat white & black etc..
I will try to keep a note of everything I use and list it all off in a final video.
Great video! I’m gonna get Speedpaints just to get a lot of minis that have been clogging up my shelf for years and I don’t want to paint “properly” painted. But I’m still sticking with the old fashioned way for my normal minis, cause I don’t really get the same enjoyment from slapping down some colours and calling it done that I get from basecoating, washing, and highlighting the old fashioned way.
Yeah, I'm in a similar boat. If you've ever seen any of my painting videos, you'll know I'm a traditionalist at heart. All my tabletop stuff and Oldhammer stuff will still get painted the traditional way, but I'm going to be using Speedpaints to try to burn through a lot of board games that I wanted to get some colour on.
@@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring Yeah I love your painting guides, this is my number one go to channel for painting guides :). Good to know, that's pretty much exactly what I'll be doing with my Speedpaints when I get them.
Thanks so much. I hope you have fun with the Speedpaints.
Really enjoyed this, very balanced review on an awesome looking model
Thanks. Halgrim is such a great miniature. The Ulfenwatch really make me want to set up the game and play.
Outstanding
New to this mini and painting scene.
Before exclusively a hex encounter board gamer. mostly.
just discovered that washes can really help my first painted figures. AP.
I ignore the word neatness because with my arthritis and carpal tunnel I just cannot paint my 28mm as nice as I really really want to.
I kind of don't like 15s because it's too hard, to impossible for me to get any kind of good detail done. Going to put a new base coat over my 15's, maybe a white for the good guys and a gray for the others and then just hit them with washes and see how that turns out.
A wash can really make a model look great. Have fun. Getting some paint on a miniature is incredibly satisfying.
Very helpful, thanks!
Thanks for watching.
Looks fab. Really good start. I HATED painting the cloaks of the Ulfenwatch though!! Too fiddly for me! 😂
The cloaks look amazing, but they are an absolute pain. Most of the Cursed City miniatures are bit more fiddly than I like, but then, I'm a big fan of the much simpler Oldhammer designs.
@@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring the old school HeroQuest skeletons were much easier!
You're not wrong.
Nice!
Nice.
Well tempted to paint this up but I should really finish painting Silver Tower first. Some speed paints might mean I actually complete painting it.
Although I am a bit of a traditionalist when it comes to painting miniatures, I am planning on using Speedpaints to blitz through a load of stuff I've wanted to have painted for ages.
Have you tried mixing together two (or more) speedpaints? I'm curious about if it is possible to get more variety with fewer bottles, and how they mix together
I've done it a few times. I did it in a video with a Harry Potter troll, one with a ninja from Anima Tactics, and I mixed paints to do Emelda Braskov's hair in a recent Cursed City painting video. In general I haven't been as happy with the results (although I did like Emelda's hair). They sometimes seem a bit patchier, and to be honest, once I start fiddling around too much mixing paints and things like that, I'm just going to use traditional paints instead.
@@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring thanks for the reply!
Really impressive results I think the bone colour is my favourite it looks great! Do washes like nuln oil or agrax earthshade still work over speed paint?
I would be wary putting washes over the Speedpaints because of the reactivation issue. If you were to do it, I would leave a good long drying time beforehand. You could also spray on a coat of varnish before the washes to form a barrier between the paints.
I haven't painted models since I was a wee lad but would like to start painting Warhammer and D&D minis just for display. Do you think it's a good beginner set?
I've been impressed with the Speedpaints so far, but they aren't a complete solution. You will need some primer (Matt White from Army Painter is ideal), maybe a metallic paint if you want to do armour like I did in this video, regular paints and maybe some basing materials for the bases, and a spray varnish to preserve your work when you are done. I would also suggest a bottle of Matt White for touching up any overspills when you are painting. I also bought White, Black, and Dark Brown Speedpaints that don't come in the Starter Set.
i got back into it some months ago after i dont know 17 years or so lol. i got the starter pack from speedpaint 2 weeks ago and it is very nice, i like it alot, i also have normal GW paints too, but the speedpaints does a good job. just made 2 cadian guards and they came out really good.
Nice
Nice.
Nice.
Have you painted the Wizard Morrvahl Olbrecht, too?
No, I wasn't interested in that character so never picked up the miniature or the book with the character card.
Awww, I would have loved to see your approach to him
When I get around to Torgillius I guess there might be some similarities there. I suspect I would have approached Morrvahl in a similar manner.
Hi, very interesting. Which colors would you recommend for Gold or Silver? Lead Belch as a base and then which tones for gold and silver metallics?
I’m not sure yet. I’m working on the dingy metals at the moment so leather, brown, black, grey, and purple. I also only have the starter set and a few loose bottles so I have lots more experimenting to do.
He looks great ! Only thing I will say though is if you are applying a metallic first....couldn't you of used a coppery metallic paint instead of the base lead belcher and then the speed paint on top ?
Here I'm using Speedpaints the same way I have used inks and washes in the past to tint a metal surface (like my HeroQuest chaos warriors, where I used green ink over Leadbelcher). The metallic is for shine, not for colour, and I guess going silver is the closest thing to going white for metal. Just as using different colour primers under the Speedpaints gives different results, you will get different results from using different coloured metallics. By keeping it silver underneath, I have a good idea of what I'm going to get in the end. Using the leather over copper I suspect would come out looking very brown, but it's something fun to experiment with.
@@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring Good call. I haven't even tried my speed paints yet !.but you make it look easy so I really need to get cracking
This video is nice
I would say it's at least four times as nice as my usual painting videos.
Is this magic ?
Necromantic magic.
Those skeletons are a pain in the ass to paint, they are among the first thing I started to paint in the set and they killed my interest -_-
They have a lot of voids and hard to reach places. Unfortunately that’s a bit of a theme with GW stuff, and why I tend to prefer painting Oldhammer miniatures.
@@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring yup same reason I love hand scuplts, if their tools cant reach it wont exist.
@@ml6158 Absolutely. I love stuff like Oldhammer, and the metal miniatures from Oathsworn for Burrows and Badgers.
Nice