Frostphoenyx 17 Report post Posted August 7, 2017 Hello everyone, My name is Frostphoenyx and I just bought an helix because I wanted to finally try 10mm I am not really a gamer, mostly a painter, and not a good one by the way I just received my first box and I have a couple of questions for you guys ! -> Do I need to "wash" the miniatures with soapy water ? I know I needed to do that for 40k resin miniatures for the glue to stick. -> Do I need to use super glue or is the plastic glue working on it ( citadel plastic one ) ? Thank you for your time 1 WestAustralian reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WestAustralian 817 Report post Posted August 7, 2017 Welcome to the Forums. Welcome to Planetfall. Which force(s) do you have? Washing IMHO is optional. I have painted literally over a hundred unwashed Resin Spartan miniatures, but only ever had chipping on 2 of them. I use Army Painter Undercoat. Use Super Glue, IMHO Gel Super Glue is best Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frostphoenyx 17 Report post Posted August 7, 2017 57 minutes ago, WestAustralian said: Welcome to the Forums. Welcome to Planetfall. Which force(s) do you have? Washing IMHO is optional. I have painted literally over a hundred unwashed Resin Spartan miniatures, but only ever had chipping on 2 of them. I use Army Painter Undercoat. Use Super Glue, IMHO Gel Super Glue is best Thanks a lot for your answer ! I took the Directorate Heavy Helix, as I wanted to check the miniatures' quality. I definitively liked what I saw, so I just ordered the 2 players Starter box. Should receive it tomorrow 1 WestAustralian reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyhawk 265 Report post Posted August 7, 2017 Welcome to the Firestorm Universe! I don't get to play real often either, so don't feel bad. And as for painting WestAustralian is a great person to ask for advice from. He does an excellent job. I second using the gel type superglue. The liquid type gets EVERYWHERE, I bought liquid superglue this time around by accident and have nearly glued my fingers to my starships who knows how many times. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frostphoenyx 17 Report post Posted August 7, 2017 Thanks for the welcome and the tips @Skyhawk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WestAustralian 817 Report post Posted August 7, 2017 Directorate... Awesome! They have some of my favourite miniatures in the game. So make sure you use a good undercoat/ primer. Have you thought of a colour scheme yet? 1 Frostphoenyx reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tansalus 84 Report post Posted August 8, 2017 Welcome to Planetfall Frostphoenyx! I echo West's and Skyhawk's comments and advice. If you enjoy painting the directorate I must recommend looking at their assault helix as their battle robot and flame tanks are a lot of fun to paint! 1 Frostphoenyx reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fracas 347 Report post Posted August 8, 2017 I think the recon box has a nice variety of cool models as well. i think planetfall have great models in general. welcome to the forums Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frostphoenyx 17 Report post Posted August 8, 2017 1 hour ago, fracas said: I think the recon box has a nice variety of cool models as well. i think planetfall have great models in general. welcome to the forums Thank you So many boxes , where do I start haha ? 10 hours ago, WestAustralian said: Directorate... Awesome! They have some of my favourite miniatures in the game. So make sure you use a good undercoat/ primer. Have you thought of a colour scheme yet? I mostly use the citadel black primer for my other miniatures, I think I'll do the same here. I'm still struggling with the color scheme, feel free to give me some ideas 3 hours ago, tansalus said: Welcome to Planetfall Frostphoenyx! I echo West's and Skyhawk's comments and advice. If you enjoy painting the directorate I must recommend looking at their assault helix as their battle robot and flame tanks are a lot of fun to paint! Thank you for the warm welcome ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alamo 455 Report post Posted August 8, 2017 hi and welcome, hope you enjoy the game and forum Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frostphoenyx 17 Report post Posted August 8, 2017 Thank you @alamo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alamo 455 Report post Posted August 8, 2017 might want to look at west aust. direct. for scheme ideas, he and i seem to be on a similar page. my direct. were primed black and light shot/dusting of gunmetal with dry brush of steel as hi-lite. color markings and bits and bobs were done in shades of blue with crystal/neon being the final hi-lite. bases drybrush with various flock/static grass textures. sorry dont have a camera but there is alot of inspiration in these hobby threads. hope that helps some best alamo 1 Frostphoenyx reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frostphoenyx 17 Report post Posted August 8, 2017 4 minutes ago, alamo said: might want to look at west aust. direct. for scheme ideas, he and i seem to be on a similar page. my direct. were primed black and light shot/dusting of gunmetal with dry brush of steel as hi-lite. color markings and bits and bobs were done in shades of blue with crystal/neon being the final hi-lite. bases drybrush with various flock/static grass textures. sorry dont have a camera but there is alot of inspiration in these hobby threads. hope that helps some best alamo Thanks for the explanation I'll try to check the forums for scheme ideas Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frostphoenyx 17 Report post Posted August 10, 2017 Alright guys, these two helixes are ready to be primed and painted ! Any ideas for the schemes for each one ? 2 WestAustralian and tansalus reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyhawk 265 Report post Posted August 10, 2017 Hmmmm. I think that the bare metal look would look good, Or maybe a black and dark grey scheme. Just a couple ideas off the top of my head of course! But I can't wait to see what you come up with! 1 Frostphoenyx reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tansalus 84 Report post Posted August 10, 2017 I like the idea of dark colors, (greys or black), for the directorate with red or green light sources. I saw somewhere on the forum a grey and yellow Terran theme with blue light sources that looked really cool. My opponent has done a winter scheme for his Terrans which looks pretty good too. Looking forward to what you do with them. The Dellingr is an amazing model, IMHO. 1 Frostphoenyx reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S.Neil 800 Report post Posted August 10, 2017 Hi Frostphoenyx, Great to have you on the forum and my thanks to everyone for giving you such a warm welcome! I'm with tansalus on his colour ideas. I hope you enjoy your Planetfall models. All the best, Neil 2 tansalus and Frostphoenyx reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frostphoenyx 17 Report post Posted August 10, 2017 1 hour ago, Skyhawk said: Hmmmm. I think that the bare metal look would look good, Or maybe a black and dark grey scheme. Just a couple ideas off the top of my head of course! But I can't wait to see what you come up with! 1 hour ago, tansalus said: I like the idea of dark colors, (greys or black), for the directorate with red or green light sources. I saw somewhere on the forum a grey and yellow Terran theme with blue light sources that looked really cool. My opponent has done a winter scheme for his Terrans which looks pretty good too. Looking forward to what you do with them. The Dellingr is an amazing model, IMHO. Thanks guys ! Those are great ideas ! I'll update the post as soon as the models are primed and the color scheme is chosen... stay tuned 1 hour ago, Spartan Neil said: Hi Frostphoenyx, Great to have you on the forum and my thanks to everyone for giving you such a warm welcome! I'm with tansalus on his colour ideas. I hope you enjoy your Planetfall models. All the best, Neil Thank you for your welcome Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WestAustralian 817 Report post Posted August 10, 2017 I suggest you google pictures of Spartan Games Directorate and Spartan Games Terran. Then search for images of Scifi Tanks and real world Tanks. My Directorate are Blue/Silver because the Spartan Demo colours attracted me to that force. My Terran are Camo because I just had to have a Camo force @Frostphoenyx good luck with your decision. I look forward to seeing what you come up with 1 Frostphoenyx reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frostphoenyx 17 Report post Posted August 16, 2017 So, I decided to start with the Terran Aerial Helix, painting is in progress... No pictures yet but I can tell you I went for a GDI-style color scheme 1 WestAustralian reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WestAustralian 817 Report post Posted August 16, 2017 Sweet!!!! Awesome choice, keep us posted 1 Frostphoenyx reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tansalus 84 Report post Posted August 16, 2017 That will look awesome, looking forward to pictures! 1 Frostphoenyx reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyhawk 265 Report post Posted August 17, 2017 For Terra! I look forward to seeing your projects! 1 Frostphoenyx reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frostphoenyx 17 Report post Posted August 17, 2017 5 minutes ago, Skyhawk said: For Terra! I look forward to seeing your projects! On 16/08/2017 at 2:30 PM, tansalus said: That will look awesome, looking forward to pictures! Thanks a lot guys. I'd say I am 60% finished, it should be over this weekend. I'd rather post pictures of finished products rather than WIP, hope you don't mind 1 tansalus reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alamo 455 Report post Posted August 17, 2017 looking forward to your pics......good luck 1 Frostphoenyx reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
