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Painting miniatures - Design concepts - Appearance - Gun barrels

Painting miniatures - Design concepts - Appearance - Gun barrels

Article updated: 2017.09.09

In wargames the miniatures depict the people who fight battles. It depends on your philosophy how do they appear on the table.

The appearance of the gun barrel can be important for some modellers.

Published: 09 November 2016
Last Updated: 27 April 2020
  • miniatures
  • Nexus (Eng)
  • painting miniatures
  • miniature painting design concepts
  • Miniature hobby

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Casting miniatures - Miniature hobby guide

Casting miniatures - Miniature hobby guide

I've gathered my experiences with casting miniatures. I've also collected the resources and casting tutorials I've found interesting. 

Published: 05 September 2016
Last Updated: 21 April 2020
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Painting light effects: Object Source Lighting (OSL) - Miniature painting guide

Painting light effects: Object Source Lighting (OSL) - Miniature painting guidePainting light effects: Object Source Lighting (OSL) - Miniature painting guide for OSL painting

Article updated: 2021.04.08

OSL painting guide: This is a quick tutorial on how to paint OSL, that is creating light effects from object source lighting (OSL). OSL painting can be achieved by drybrushing, glazing or using an airbrush.

When light shines on an area, if that light is stronger than the surrounding light, the colour area will become lighter, and unless the light is white, it will also change colour. This is how you paint the glow effect on miniatures.

There are a couple of different ways to achieve the object source lighting (OSL) effect, I try to explain them in the article.

Contents

Methods for creating OSL on miniatures

How to paint OSL on miniatures

How to paint OSL on miniatures with drybrushing

How to paint OSL on miniatures with glazing

How to paint OSL on miniatures with an airbrush

Frequently asked questions about object source lighting

Resources - Painting light sources: Object source lighting

Published: 08 August 2016
Last Updated: 08 April 2021
  • painting miniatures
  • Object Source Lighting
  • painting light effects
  • OSL painting
  • OSL painting guide
  • OSL painting tutorial

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Miniatures - Selling used miniatures

Miniatures - Selling used miniatures

Article updated: 2019.05.10

There are times you'd like to sell your miniatures. You might lose interest in gaming entirely, change armies, or in dire need of money - you'd like to change your collection into something more useful to you.

Published: 23 July 2016
Last Updated: 22 October 2020
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Miniatures - Painting miniatures - Miniature painting related definitions

Article updated: 2016.07.29

I've gathered some definitions that are useful to know when you paint miniatures.

Published: 20 July 2016
Last Updated: 23 January 2018
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Painting miniatures - Design concepts - Basing miniatures

Infantry bases for miniaturesPainting miniatures - Design concepts - Basing miniatures

Article updated: 2020.10.09

For this article I've gathered the several ways you can base your miniatures, and the several philosophies regarding basing.

For further information on miniature base types:

  • Games Nexus: Base types for miniature basing: A list of miniature base types to base your miniatures
  • Basing miniatures - Miniature hobby guide
Published: 11 July 2016
Last Updated: 09 October 2020
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Miniatures - The philosophies of miniature collectors

Miniatures - The philosophies of miniature collectors

Article updated: 2020.08.20

There are several different ideas of how to do miniatures "properly", and it's often a source of heated debates on the internet forums. The source of these dabates is that these people believe in separate philosophies.

  • Games Nexus: Painting miniatures - Design concepts: Read these articles to find out your own style.

I'm listing here the broad categories, if you'd like to know further details, read their own articles.

Published: 10 July 2016
Last Updated: 20 August 2020
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How to use miniature varnish - Miniature hobby guide

How to use miniature varnish - Miniature hobby guideHow to use miniature varnish - Miniature hobby guide

Article updated: 2021.02.11

I've gathered information about miniature varnish, and varnishing miniatures. If you'd like to know how to varnish miniatures, or what is the best varnish for miniatures, this is the varnishing guide you need.

Contents

What is varnish?

Uses for varnish

Applying varnish on miniatures

Possible problems during varnishing

Frosting: How to prevent or fix frosting when you varnish miniatures

Stickiness: How to fix miniatures if the varnish remains sticky

Removing varnish from your miniatures

What is the best varnish for miniatures?

Questions - Varnishing miniatures

Resources - Miniature varnishing

Published: 01 July 2016
Last Updated: 11 February 2021
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  • Miniature Supply - Varnish
  • Miniature Supply - Matte Varnish
  • Miniature Supply - Glossy Varnish
  • Miniature Supply - Satin Varnish
  • Acrylic Medium
  • Polyurethane Medium
  • Plasti Dip
  • Miniature hobby guide

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Miniature modeling - Resources

Miniature modeling - Resources

Article updated: 2020.04.07

Miniature games often require special minis that you can't buy out of the shop. This is when you need to do your own miniature modelling to get exactly what you imagined.

Published: 05 June 2016
Last Updated: 31 July 2020
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  • Nexus (Eng)
  • miniature tutorial
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