As an italian, I can provide hints and tips as needed.
Keep it simple, it will work.

Single miniature? Elite team? Infantry grunts? Vehicle/monster? Centerpiece unique character?

Painting at such a high level means you need to feed quite a few more variables into the equation to get an acceptable approximation.

That said, if you paint a 'eavy Metal mini in 2 hours, triple the fee!

15 to 20 € per hour of work.
Depends on how confident you are the client will pay.

Ramming tactic undoes a lot of narrative continuity - kamikaze meteor shower! - it has been discussed to death and I really don't want to beat this specific dead horse.

If you're a paid professional, learn to colour within the lines, and write within the (fictional) narrative constraints.
Aargh. 🤬

Sorry, "Superman Leia in the void" belongs in a parody by Troma.

Same goes for the ramming tactic.

Everything else was disconnected, illogical, or grossly ham-fisted to the point of becoming offensive.

Can't remember basically anything about the second or third movie in the trilogy, other than I was mighty pissed about how much money was spent with no plot or screenplay worth a dime, while a bunch of D&D fans closed in a room for a week could come up with stuff leagues ahead - and still be cleaner

This still hurts even though many years have passed.

Slow day at work, so brain is malfunctioning:

Why is that a very popular piece of media on the internet is defined as "viral" but not as "bacterial"?

Bacteria are vastly more useful in an ecosystem than viruses.🤔

Elucia Vhane, Rogue Trader with a fancy outfit

Rogue Trader's got style, a whole mood, vibing like the Immaterium's not even there.

A triumphant declaration of an absolutely, abismally moronic accomplishment

Note to self: do NOT take any flight to, from, or within the United States. 😖

FIGHT ME YOU CIVILIZED COWARD

Gonna do the same for a 5 man team. 🤟
I also have the old Vanguard Veterans jump packs for variety, if needed.🤔

Mmmmmh, hobby guilt.

Wonder if it's more dopamine or endorphine related. 🧐

I may have assembled a second modern infantry team, this time equipped with weaponry coming from a different "power block".🫪

I may also have primed it.😏

Meanwhile I can feel the burning stares of disappointment coming from my unfinished projects. 💀

Artists, of you see this, post a dog!

I can see beyond the helmet, the Astartes expression saying "by Dorn, what unholy xeno-loving heretic spawned this abomination" in full, stoic disgust and loathing.

Lunch - done.
Coffee - had.
Laundry - hang out to dry.

Time for some sprues, modeling knife, snippers, glue, and a big long documentary on the background.

Yes. 😎

And hornets. Hornets need to fuck off.

Ah, the GP02A Physalis, my second-favorite UC war crime. 😎

Couldn't resist. 😁

There was no social contract.

There was a social assumption of civilized behaviour, because formalizing interactions was seen as a limitation of expression and freedom.

The second part was correct, but the former was very wrong.
Never assume proper human ethics from anyone: check first.

Post and image from a game you played as a teenager

Somewhere very much North.

Ahahahah "indoctrinated by the gay community", the secret masonic lodge with the mysterious social-engineering surgery agenda. 🤣🤣🤣

I'm a middle aged white cis male (or as I have been called, "the enemy"), but I'm not THAT much stupid to fall even for a second for this kind of bullshit. 🖕

Check the mail!

As basic infantry (rifles, SMGs, light MGs), they are so good. ❤️

Skin tones: Catachan Flesh/Cadian Fleshtone/Kislev Flesh (mixed as necessary)
Overall: Marine Juice (Agrax Earthshade+Nuln Oil+Lahmian Medium 1:1:2)
Skin: Reikland Fleshshade
Varnish: Polturethane Ultra Matt Varnish (Vallejo)

Grass tufts by Army Painter

Basecoat: Morghast Bone+Wraithbone drybrush
Boots: Wildwood
Uniform/Fatigues: Skeleton Horde
Pouches/Vests: Snakebite Leather
Glasses: Magic Blue+Electric Blue (Vallejo Game Color)
Overall: drybrush Ushabti Bone
Weapons: Charcoal (Vallejo Game Color)+Iron Warrior drybrush

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Thanks. A speedy paintjob sometimes is more than enough. 😁

First half of the team, including gunner, breacher and AT specialists.

Second half of the team, including leader and grenadier

Some old miniatures of modern infantry (no pun intended) by the defunct Wargames Factory - best WW2 Soviet infantry ever.
Painted in a quick way with Contrast/Speedpaints and drybrushing, as in the tutorial for henchmen by @sonicsledgehammer.bsky.social .

#Nerdlings #Wargames