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Minitaire Paint Set For Airbrushing – First Impressions

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A few weeks ago I picked up my first airbrush set and a compressor for painting tabletop miniatures.

I’ve never used an airbrush before but have really wanted to get into it for painting my miniatures.

Once I got my basic airbrush setup I started doing some research for what types of paints are best to use for airbrushing miniatures.

I basically found out there are a few different paths a person can take.

The first way to start using your airbrush is to simply use whatever paints you already have (Citadel, P3 etc.) and just figure out how to thin them out properly for optimal use with the airbrush.

Although this seemed like the fastest path for me since I already have a whole range of Citadel paints, I didn’t really like the idea of constantly messing around with thinning paints.

Secondly, the other reason why I didn’t like this idea is because Citadel and P3 paints are pretty expensive for the amount that you get, and since I got my air brush so that I can start painting some of my larger models like vehicles, titans etc., I wanted to see if there was a more economical path I could take.

After a bit of research I found the second option – getting paints specifically designed for air brushing.

The two brands of paint that I found for airbrushing miniatures are Vallejo and Minitaire from Badger.

I heard good things about both lines of paint, but ultimately I ended up going with the full range 84 pack of paint from Minitaire.

Here’s what the entire pack looks like:

Minitaire Paint Set for Airbrushing Miniatures

 

As you can see, the range is quite extensive.

There’s a whole array of yellows, orange/reds, some purple and pinks, fleshtones, blues, greens, earth tones, whites, shades of grey to black, metalic silvers and golds, as well as a range of “ghost tints” as well.

So far I’ve only had time to unbox the set, and to organize them by paint number/color as shown in the picture above so that I could see all the different colors.

I’m super excited to actually start using these colors and learning how to airbrush with them.

Here’s a chart from Miniatire showing all the colors in the range:

Minitaire Paint Set Chart

Have you used this line of paints with your airbrushing?

If so, what has your experience with them been?

If not, what paints do you use?

Paul

Painting Liberator Prime Models from Age of Sigmar Starter Set

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In today’s video I paint the Liberator Prime models from the Age of Sigmar Starter set.

Since it took me about 4-5 hours to paint these, I sped up most of the painting parts to keep the video length reasonably short, while still showing enough detail of how I painted them and what colors I used.

Check out the video here:

What do you think of my red color scheme?

Paul

Liberator Primes Painted with Red Armor – Age of Sigmar

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Today I finally had the chance to get started on painting my Liberators from the Age of Sigmar Starter Set.

I started with my two Liberator Primes, and managed to get them almost entirely done.

I have a few more details to fix up, but overall they’re almost 100% completed.

I recorded a painting video while painting them, so I’ll be getting that up on YouTube within the next few days.

Here are some pictures I took of the two Liberator Primes with the red armor look I’m going with for my Sigmar army.

What do you think?

Liberator Prime with Red Armor

Liberator Prime with Red Armor

Liberator Prime with Red Armor

Do you like the red look?

Paul

New Contest! Win a $100 Gift Voucher to Games Workshop

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I’m super excited to announce the launch of a new contest I’m running.

I’m giving away a USD $100 gift certificate to Games Workshop to one lucky winner, as my way of saying thank you to all of my fans on Facebook and my newsletter subscribers.

TabletopGamer.com Contest

If you’d like to enter the contest, simply go to this link and register your entry:

http://woobox.com/8nd42o

You can also get an additional 5 bonus entries by sharing the contest with another tabletop gaming fan using the link you receive when you register your entry.

Once you’ve registered your entry, leave a comment on my Facebook fan page and let me know what you’ll buy from Games Workshop if you win.

(Leaving a comment is not mandatory.  It’s just for fun.)

The contest ends at 11:59pm on September 5th, and the draw will happen on September 6th or shortly thereafter.

Good luck!

Paul

 

Patreon For Tabletop Gaming Content Producers

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Have you heard of Patreon?

Since getting back into tabletop gaming in the last few months, I’ve been watching a LOT of YouTube videos from various creators just to see what has been going on in the hobby and what is new.

I’ve seen a lot of Kickstarter projects over the last few years, even when I was away from the hobby, but I didn’t actually know about Patreon until just a few weeks ago.

So What Is Patreon?

Patreon is a website which allows YouTube content creators to gain financial support from their fans.

Essentially it’s like a tip jar but a lot more automated so that the content creators can gauge the support they’re getting from their audience more consistently.

It’s easier to explain it with an example, so here is one example of a content producer that I am now supporting through Patreon.

Patreon for Tabletop Gamers

 

If you haven’t heard of them, Painting Buddha is a content producer who creates high-quality painting tutorial videos for tabletop miniatures.

In the past they’ve tried to make an income selling painting DVDs, but I don’t think that model was producing the results they were hoping for which is why they’re now trying out the Patreon system.

So how it works is that they setup a Patreon campaign, and ask people to sponsor their videos with a patronage of anywhere from $1 to any amount you want.

As you can see from the image above, as of this evening they have gathered 352 patrons who are supporting them with $1,538.62 per video that they produce.

I’m one of those patrons as I really like the high-quality caliber of their videos.

So Is Patreon a Paid Subscription Service for YouTube Videos?

Well, not really.

Patreon is not really a subscription service for videos, where you pay to see content, because the actual videos are still uploaded and available on YouTube for free for everyone to watch.

So anyone who can’t afford to “sponsor” a Patreon campaign producer can still watch their content on YouTube for free…

… so really all Patreon does is it allows FANS of the content producers to support their favorite content producers with a monthly or per-video “tip” if you’d like to call it that.

By supporting your favorite channels, for as little as $1 per day, if enough people get together and help out, the content producers can focus more time on creating more awesome content, instead of having to do some other job to put food on the table.

So as an example, if 5,000 people support a content producer at $2/month each, that means that content producer would have a $10,000/month budget to do nothing but produce more awesome content for those 5,000 people.

Personally I think this is an AWESOME model because it means that talented people in our industry will have MORE TIME to focus on doing what they’re awesome at, and passionate about, instead of slaving away at some stupid job that they hate, just to pay rent, and then TRY to produce some content in their spare time.

It becomes a win-win all around because the content producers get to do what they love, and we as patrons supporting them get access to awesome content of a high caliber which wouldn’t necessarily be produced otherwise.

Who I’ve Decided to Sponsor So Far

Patreon for Tabletop GamingSo far I’ve decided to pledge / sponsor three channels.

Kenny Boucher from Next Level Painting, Sorastro and Painting Buddha.

I’ve decided to sponsor these channels because I like their content, and I’m a big believer in “what goes around, comes around”…

… and perhaps one day when my YouTube channel content gets to a high enough level of caliber I might decide to launch my own Patreon campaign as well.

What Do You Think of Patreon?

What do you think of Patreon?

Do you think it’s a good way for people in our industry to gain the support of the community to be able to produce high-quality content full time?

Have you supported any Patreon channels so far?  If so, which ones?

Paul