coating metal miniatures - Tips & Advice: Painting - Reaper …
2013年4月28日 · 1) Primer for metal minis, not for bones (though you can) 2) No, primer isn't just high density paint. It has abrasive material in it which etches the metal slightly, and gives regular paint something to grip on to 2b) no, you don't want to use reaper pure black as a …
Metal or Plastic miniatures - Reaper Message Board
2017年8月17日 · I do think that metal offers crisper details like you said and since my main goal in painting is "display quality", I at this point do slightly prefer metal minis. Personally I think Bones plastic is a great way to start painting since they're very inexpensive and you can experiment and learn before investing more time and money.
Metal Mini Prices Going Up - Reaper Message Board
2023年11月28日 · I've gotten a lot of my reaper metal minis at the Sentry Box in Calgary, where for some reason they're always half price. Not sure if its just me, I prefer the metal minis, but most everyone I know (who also paint minis) prefer plastic ones. I sort of miss the weight of the lead ones. Ah the old days, lead minis and testors paints.
Metal minis - repositioning bent parts - Reaper Message Board
2017年5月10日 · You should be able to just carefully bend it back into shape without boiling, etc. Just take it slow. Most of the metal minis will terrify you a bit the first time you do it because you can "feel" a popping sensation as they bend, but if its just bent a …
Prepping Metal Minis - Tips & Advice: Painting - Reaper Message …
2017年6月5日 · I seldom use files to clean mold lines on metal minis. When I do use them, it's only in the early stages when there's something more than the usual and I need to remove bulk. For general mold line cleaning, I'll use a combination of carving and scraping with a hobby knife (X-Acto #11 blade or similar) and, for large flat areas, burnishing with ...
Bending Metal Minis - Tips and Advice: Sculpting - Reaper …
2005年2月10日 · For example, positioning a straight arm to a full bend that is less than 90 degrees usually requires cutting some of the metal out from inside the joint opposite the elbow. This helps it fit and prevents the pure bending from swelling up …
Metal Mini Prices Going Up - Page 2 - Reaper's Product Lines
2023年11月28日 · I’m a Bones fan (and plastic minis in general) not a metal fan, so I don’t keep up with Reaper’s metal minis but I assumed metal minis were still popular an that Reaper was still producing them. A recent thread on the Paizo messGe …
New metal minis? Figurefinder showing plastics in metal mini …
2021年7月7日 · Using the Figure Finder to search "Metal" this week, I see all the same plastic figures are still showing up, but it appears three new metal catfolk miniatures have been added, so that's a nice bit of variety. (No money budgeted for minis this month, but it doesn't matter since they're all listed as out-of-stock anyway.)
Question about the Safety of some of the metal minis
2014年5月27日 · Hi everyone. I'm the new to the forums but first off I want to say I've been really happy so far with my reaper minis! Yay! I had a question regarding the Lead/chemical content in some of the minis. I have a player in my pathfinder game at the moment who is Pregnant and I tried to order Plastic minis in concern for her safety and her child.
Bones: The First Coat is the Difference - Reaper Message Board
2013年4月10日 · Traditional metal or resin miniatures need to be primed before any paint is applied. Paint applied over bare metal does not adhere well, and rubs off with even light handling. Primer etches into the metal on a microscopic level. Paint adheres well to primer, so using it forms a stronger bond. Bones figures do not suffer from this issue!