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Reasons Why Most People Fail at Miniature Painting	12	16 Apr 2021 3:25 p.m. PST
Decent brushes NOT made in China?	10	15 Apr 2021 1:40 a.m. PST
28mm Premium Napoleonic Painting	19	13 Apr 2021 3:09 p.m. PST
Painting plastic Fire and Sword horses	3	12 Apr 2021 1:50 p.m. PST
YouTube-Channel for 1/72 Miniatures	3	07 Apr 2021 4:21 p.m. PST
The Pledge March 2021	9	07 Apr 2021 4:14 p.m. PST
MDF sprue - uses??	11	05 Apr 2021 2:48 a.m. PST
Contrast paints, spilling over	14	04 Apr 2021 9:43 p.m. PST
Stripping Paint - Purple Power	10	02 Apr 2021 3:57 p.m. PST
Anyone use Howard Hues any more?	29	02 Apr 2021 3:41 p.m. PST
Just what I needed	6	01 Apr 2021 9:38 a.m. PST
Satin varnish	7	01 Apr 2021 1:20 a.m. PST
Painted Light Box Backdrop	9	30 Mar 2021 3:38 p.m. PST
Have any tree bark painting suggestions?	14	29 Mar 2021 11:25 a.m. PST
French Marshals 28 mm 7YW	10	29 Mar 2021 7:28 a.m. PST
How much equipment detail do you like on your miniatures?	30	28 Mar 2021 7:06 a.m. PST
Can you strip paint from plastics	11	26 Mar 2021 11:34 a.m. PST
When did everyone become expert painters?	31	25 Mar 2021 6:58 p.m. PST
Oyez oyez braves gens, fighting the contrast paints fall	3	23 Mar 2021 3:25 p.m. PST
Favorite Mustard Yellow	17	22 Mar 2021 2:35 p.m. PST
Nemori Kyoshiro	6	20 Mar 2021 3:54 p.m. PST
Best brush-on primer?	15	17 Mar 2021 8:21 p.m. PST
How to Thin Your Paints for Miniatures (and Why You Should)	9	17 Mar 2021 12:55 p.m. PST
Monjiro of the Cold Wind	4	17 Mar 2021 10:15 a.m. PST
WI article(s) on painting Napoleonics	5	17 Mar 2021 9:01 a.m. PST
Army painter primer?	4	16 Mar 2021 8:25 a.m. PST
Free paint brushes?	13	15 Mar 2021 6:22 p.m. PST
Yellow, white and light colours in general	22	15 Mar 2021 3:46 p.m. PST
Bercheny Hussars 7YW 28 mm	20	15 Mar 2021 6:24 a.m. PST
Top Common Miniature Painting Mistakes & How to Avoid Them	9	11 Mar 2021 6:55 p.m. PST
Accidental Tyranids - Hive Fleet Imprudens!	4	11 Mar 2021 4:09 a.m. PST
Do you feel your painting skill has plateaued?	34	10 Mar 2021 9:06 p.m. PST
Tips That Will Help You Paint Your Miniatures Faster	7	10 Mar 2021 6:46 p.m. PST
$1 Brush Organizer at Dollar Tree	8	07 Mar 2021 6:43 p.m. PST
Eyes on 15mm	23	06 Mar 2021 4:30 p.m. PST
Keep a Journal!	23	05 Mar 2021 9:14 a.m. PST
The Pledge February 2021	8	04 Mar 2021 12:48 p.m. PST
Looking for black spray primer recommendations	13	01 Mar 2021 2:55 p.m. PST
Another Hole In The Head - 1/72 Fantasy Orcs	7	27 Feb 2021 11:52 a.m. PST
Vallejo Model Air paint?	8	26 Feb 2021 11:06 p.m. PST
An Affordable Paint Mixer - Review	19	25 Feb 2021 1:07 a.m. PST
ToP Tip: 3 Ways to Improve your Brush Control	5	22 Feb 2021 4:05 a.m. PST
Airbrush priming of metal minis	9	18 Feb 2021 12:22 p.m. PST
VM-370 Vortex Mixer review on my blog...	2	17 Feb 2021 10:22 p.m. PST
What is the consistency of milk? (And other airbrushing	4	17 Feb 2021 12:29 p.m. PST
Painting meta-techniques?	10	14 Feb 2021 6:19 p.m. PST
Have you become an OCD painter?	26	13 Feb 2021 11:13 a.m. PST
Airbrushing and respirator masks, safety or overkill?	17	11 Feb 2021 8:49 p.m. PST
15mm African Flesh	7	11 Feb 2021 4:09 p.m. PST
The Pledge January 2021	15	11 Feb 2021 1:56 p.m. PST
Looking for metallic green	10	09 Feb 2021 4:45 p.m. PST
Speed painted giant gorilla, Contrasts triumph again!	12	09 Feb 2021 9:46 a.m. PST
Problem with paint over soft plastic figures	14	09 Feb 2021 9:23 a.m. PST
John OFM - what primer now?	35	08 Feb 2021 4:49 p.m. PST
Old "Armory" paints: any substitutes/conversion charts?	7	06 Feb 2021 11:57 a.m. PST
A wargamers painting Guide?	37	05 Feb 2021 2:49 p.m. PST
What is the best decal solution or solvent.	2	04 Feb 2021 10:38 p.m. PST
I hate GW/Citadel paints	35	03 Feb 2021 6:27 p.m. PST
Miiniature painting tips (stuff I learned the hard way)	4	03 Feb 2021 12:22 p.m. PST
Miniature Painting Tips to Become a Better Painter	1	02 Feb 2021 9:05 p.m. PST
Szekler hussars 18mm AB	27	01 Feb 2021 4:56 p.m. PST
Perry Conversions French Grenadiers 1795	18	01 Feb 2021 12:07 a.m. PST
Understanding Acrylic Inks vs Paints	16	30 Jan 2021 3:42 a.m. PST
LED Light Panels for Painting	6	24 Jan 2021 8:48 p.m. PST
Painting & Talking	18	23 Jan 2021 6:07 p.m. PST
Detail paintbrushes	8	17 Jan 2021 6:53 a.m. PST
Smoothing out a 3D print	10	16 Jan 2021 4:59 p.m. PST
Removing glued staffs spears without damaging painted minis	8	15 Jan 2021 6:27 p.m. PST
Portuguese East Africa colonial uniforms late 19th cent.?	19	12 Jan 2021 2:39 p.m. PST
What kind of paint doesn't dissolve styrene	21	12 Jan 2021 12:13 p.m. PST
Craft paint equivalents for Tamiya colors?	6	11 Jan 2021 4:42 p.m. PST
looking for a shop that sells Vallejo model paints	20	09 Jan 2021 8:23 a.m. PST
THE PLEDGE December 2020	12	06 Jan 2021 3:52 p.m. PST
Stone Mountain Colors Paint?	7	05 Jan 2021 12:44 p.m. PST
What am I doing wrong?	60	05 Jan 2021 10:11 a.m. PST
Trying again...without the cross-posts	5	05 Jan 2021 10:03 a.m. PST
Questions about getting started with airbrushing	2	04 Jan 2021 5:47 p.m. PST
What happened to my post?	9	03 Jan 2021 3:53 p.m. PST
Beginner's guide to painting 15mm WWII figures	7	02 Jan 2021 6:31 p.m. PST
Scratchbuilding and painting ships, Youtube	3	02 Jan 2021 3:32 p.m. PST
Large agitator, small agitator...	9	30 Dec 2020 6:16 p.m. PST
One agitator, please...	8	28 Dec 2020 10:11 p.m. PST
Anyone know a decal sealer that is dishwasher proof ?	2	27 Dec 2020 3:16 p.m. PST
Arrrghh! My paint brushes are splitting!	25	26 Dec 2020 8:42 p.m. PST
Pens & Brushes: Hobgoblin Pikemen + Ballista Teams	2	24 Dec 2020 6:22 p.m. PST
FolkArt Color Shift paints?	4	24 Dec 2020 12:34 p.m. PST
Sharpie Paint Markers- Water or Oil?	5	22 Dec 2020 10:06 p.m. PST
Polystyrene ruins, Midwinter Minis style!	2	20 Dec 2020 1:51 p.m. PST
Spray Paint Can Vortex Mixer: DIY ~$7	14	19 Dec 2020 5:01 p.m. PST
Tips for restoring old decals?	4	19 Dec 2020 4:22 p.m. PST
Vallejo Model Color Sunny Flesh - the Best	1	17 Dec 2020 4:28 a.m. PST
Painting Black/African Faces	3	10 Dec 2020 12:21 p.m. PST
Peel n Stick Decals at Home?	7	05 Dec 2020 10:34 p.m. PST
The Pledge November 2020	6	05 Dec 2020 1:39 p.m. PST
Zenithal Painting???	9	04 Dec 2020 10:20 a.m. PST
Brotherhood of the Mucky Paint Station	11	03 Dec 2020 11:43 a.m. PST
Tom Meier/Thunderbolt Mountain W.I.P. #1	15	02 Dec 2020 5:52 p.m. PST
You don't use Sharpies	1	02 Dec 2020 1:06 p.m. PST
Varnishing Dark Age Period Miniatures- Gloss and Matt.	7	02 Dec 2020 10:43 a.m. PST
Reviving old Reaper paints	6	01 Dec 2020 11:53 p.m. PST