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So I want to repaint a star destroyer officer to be saul karath, and I have never painted a miniature before so im not really sure what i need or how to go about it. Anyone have any advice?
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Get acrylic (water based) paint, some small brushes and a cup of water to clean them and your ready!
Sort of. I started with a modeling kit from Testors that came with the basics. After that I started using Model Master paint, and a few other brands... se what your local hobby store has available. I would also recommend getting a decent (not necessarily expensive) set of brushes. I get a pack of four in different sizes for about $8. They get the job done, but do wear out...just take care of them and they should last.
That's all you really need for repaints. If you get into more involved customizing, you'll need an exacto knife, green stuff, little plyers, tweezers, superglue, ingenuity, a steady hand, medical insurance and some other stuff!
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Welcome to the wonderful world of miniature customizing.
A few tips I've found most useful-
1. Multiple thin coats are better than one thick coat. Acrylics can be watered down. I like to paint with mine at the consistency of whole milk. (may need to prime the mini before doing this depending on the color you are covering.)
2. Paint in the order the figure would get dressed. Start with the skin and hair, move onto pants and shirt, then to shoes belts, bandoleers etc.
3. If you plan to do washes to bring out highlights and shadows do your shadows first with a very very watered down version of the paint. Highlights using a not as watered down. Highlights should be the last thing you paint.
4. Youtube and Google are your friend. Take a look and see what you find, there are some incredible miniatures painters out there and if nothing else it should inspire you. Different miniatures painters sometimes have slightly different methodologies and some suit folks better than others. I've found some great tutorials on both of these. (Youtube was great in helping me understand how to drybrush for example.)
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Sweet! Thanks for the tips guys.  Medical insurance is important. I've known of several guys accidentally cutting fingers and such.  I'm getting ready to start on my customs and this thread started at the right time. Thanks for posting your question PD. 
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Yep you bet! And thank you guys a ton for the tips!!! Cant wait to get started customizing 
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At a minimum you need a cup of clean water for your brush, a brush, the best lighting you can find, a paper towel to wipe off the brush, and some paint.
Games Workshop does some very nice (IMO) paints for about $3 a pot. Eventually you'll want a range of brushes for different things, but to start out I'd suggest one fine tipped brush. I'll second painting inside recesses first and outside ridges last.
I don't water my paint down much beyond the level a new pot starts at. Many people swear by very thin paint, but I like the control of having the paint stay where it's put rather than flowing on the model. It's a matter of taste which you will eventually develop a preference on.
Other than that, I'd just suggest patience, practice, and looking at lots of miniatures and asking people how they got a particular effect. Most people are happy to be flattered and asked for advice.
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if you plan on doing more customs over time than I'd invest in a tample mounted magnifying glass
they work wonders
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