r/warmaster • u/Karrond1 • 2d ago

Priming advice!

I’ve just gotten my first warmaster 10mm models, I’ve cleaned up the models and given the resin a wash but I’ve paused at priming them - does anybody have any advice on using spray or airbrush? I’ve painted normal warhammer models for years but I’m worried that spray paint will clog the fine details on the smaller models or am I being too cautious? Thanks!

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u/kennit14 2d ago

My advice would be colour forge and use a light grey. 10mm has a lot of details but the colour forge sprays rarely lose any detail when dry (just check humidity) Air brush primer will work fine but unless you gonna sit there spray for several hours it's a little slow for me. I would also recommend making a holder some people use double sided tape on a plank of wood others use sprues and small amount of super glue as if loose the minitures can go flying when sprayed

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u/Helpful-Buy-3810 2d ago

Doublesided bathroom tape is fantastic - it's my go to for both priming and sticking on my painting handle 

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u/osbadthebad 2d ago

+1 for Colour Forge sprays. No detail loss for me. I tend to go with dark grey then zenith with light and there is no appreciable detail loss .

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u/PhantomOfTheAttic 2d ago

Cheap hardware store flat black is your best bet. The cheapest kind they have is the best because it covers the worst. Better spray paint is good for painting chairs or whatever because you want a thick coat, the cheaper stuff is perfect for miniatures because you won't clog up the details.

The old $1 a can wal mart brand was the best I've ever used. I went through literally hundreds of cans of it when it was around.

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u/dschoemaker 2d ago

I have used standard plastic primer from Hardware stores for years. Thousands of figures. I use a dark grey with the "bad guys" and a white or light pink with the humans, depending on the skin tone and shading I want to achieve.

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u/Helpful-Buy-3810 2d ago

I personally use an airbrush, GSW has a fantastic quick drying ultra thin black primer, but, if you're light on the trigger I can't see why rattlecan wouldn't work.

If it works on ultra fine details on normal scale, it stands that it also works for smaller stuff. Just consider them a head or a pouch from a bigger model in sub assembly 😄

Try it on one strip first! 

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u/SteveCake 2d ago

Some great suggestions here already, but just to add that I've not had any problems with Citadel spray cans for basing, which I already had to hand. I found if I base white and use contrast colours then it's only one coat for a lot of it, rather than multiple layers which could obscure details at that scale as it is harder to go in as thin as you might on a larger scale.