I ordered some Army Painter Hydra Turquoise spray and dropper bottle for a new homebrew Space Marine chapter. However, the spray paint and bottled paint do not match, even after a vigorous shake. I found this out on a Space Marine model, but I gave it another test on this 32mm base to make sure. The bottle paint is much lighter than the spray.

I recently purchased the Goblin Hobbies Stampin' Kit after seeing the ads and how-to videos online. Brent from Goobertown Hobbies made it look super easy and I thought this could be the answer to painting clean Lamenters shoulder pads and eliminating the need for decals on other models. When the kit arrived, I gleefully started stamping some paper napkins in my kitchen. My early stamps weren't that great, but it was on paper and I was recklessly splogging nail polish everywhere so I wasn't worried about neatness or finesse or my success. After watching a few more tutorials and some nail art tutorials, I made some earnest attempts to make some new battleshock counters for my Blood Angels. This is how it went.  As you can see, I didn't get the same awesome results as the showcase videos. I fiddled sounds for about an hour until the acetone fumes got to me, and despite my best efforts, I wasn't getting clean prints, even on these flat wooden counters.  Obviously, I str...

I started using a wet palette for my miniature painting about 5-years ago. I'm not kidding when I say that it was one of the biggest game changers to my painting hobby. I mostly used it to keep my paint wet by adding days of shelf life to my paint. More painting time means I use less paint. Plus, I can blend colors well on the paper. I tried a homemade sponge and parchment paper kit, and it worked ok but it was far from perfect. However, I was convinced enough in the process to try a Sta-Wet palette from the art supply store. I loved it.  I paint almost every day and my first Sta-Wet last about 4 years before the sponge disintegrated to the point I couldn't use it.  I won an Army Painter Wet Palette at a tournament so I tried it out instead of replacing the Sta-Wet. It's a little smaller than the Sta-Wet but it was plenty big enough for the kind of mixing and blending I do. The Army Painter Wet Palette also features a brush holder; a feature that I didn't use and it con...

  This brush was washed in my water cup but it's not as clean as it appeared. Speedball Pink Soap is fantastic for getting that hard to see paint out of your brush, extending the life of your brush, and keeping that tip sharp! I think a quick wash in Pink Soap is a must after every time I paint. Even cheapo brushes will last longer and hold their shape. For the price of the soap, I probably save 10 to 20 times the cost in brush replacement. #miniaturepainting #hobbyreview #speedballart #speedball #painting