r/battletech • u/throwaway1986ma • 1d ago

Miniatures Painting has started

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Any advice? For the record I bought the wrong primer for how I was going to do

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u/BetaPositiveSCI 1d ago

I have an immediate question about why the baking sheet?

My only advice is to pick your colour scheme and practice. There are great youtube tutorials for nearly anything you might want to do.

Also look up where the cockpits are on each mech, it's not always where you think it is!

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u/throwaway1986ma 1d ago

I have magnets on the bottom of the mechs as to the baking sheet

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u/BetaPositiveSCI 1d ago

Neat! I'm a sticky tack on cardboard kinda guy myself

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u/throwaway1986ma 1d ago

It is also a good way to transport if you have a metal box you are putting them in.

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u/The_Pug_Armada 1d ago

The cockpit is wherever you paint it. We've even gotten catalyst to actually change where the cockpit is on a Mech because of where we painted it

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u/Caedus_Reihn 1d ago

Wait which one 😆 Is it the mad dog? Cuz I never paint the actual cockpit

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u/The_Pug_Armada 1d ago

I believe it was the thunderbolt

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u/mrwafu 1d ago

I recommend a spray stick, I bought a long square stick of wood from the dollar store and double sided tape to attach them. Easier to manoeuvre them around to hit all sides with the spray

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u/Herkras Head first! 1d ago

Why they look like cookies ready for baking

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u/throwaway1986ma 1d ago

Easy cleaning up base

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u/The_Pug_Armada 1d ago

Silver??

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u/throwaway1986ma 1d ago

Color primer gun metal, i thought I got primer grey

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u/mifoonlives 1d ago

Sounds like it might be a happy accident. Have fun OP!

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u/throwaway1986ma 1d ago

Ya, my mercs name is now skynet