@cavestone said in Thinning Paint and Fine Details?:

Thanks to both of you. Another question, is it worth buying the proprietary thinners/retarders/flow aids or does distilled work the same, better, worse?

Distilled or tap water will reduce the pigmentation of your paint, which in such small scale (and if you use only a little to just thin it a bit … not too much, and always on a palette, not in the bottle) is not a big deal.

If using water, definitely go easy on it. Never more than 50/50, but I wouldn’t even go that thin personally. I’d go more with something like 80/20 (Paint/Water).

I REALLY like using Acrylic Matte Medium. It’s a thinner but it maintains the pigmentation of your paint, and it adds a matte finish to it at the same time. YOu can also get Gloss medium if you like the gloss look, but in either case I personally use a Matte varnish on top of all my minis anyway, so matte medium works for me. (Techincal: Acrylic Medium is an Acrylic Polymer Emulsion that is used as the binding agent for acrylic paints, just without any color pigmentation added).

Another decent tip is to make sure each successive coat is just a little THICKER than the previous coat (so you’re starting with very thin and working your way up to that 80/20 mix) and you’ll likely at this scale only want to do a max of 3 coats for your base colors and 1-2 for details and line work.

Thinning your paints will allow you to make multiple very thin coats (with sufficient drying time between coats) instead of 1 or 2 quick thick coats. What this does is provides a smoother, more detailed paint job instead of the typical globs of paint that thick paints will provide on small surfaces.

Definitely thin them. Regular water works fine for acrylics. Distilled water is preferred (no contaminants).

Regarding enamel, people have used them to good effect, but I personally hate them. I find enamels too difficult to work with, take too long to dry compared to acrylics and they smell bad.

@Harvard3X1 Thank you very much for the comments! Appreciated!

Lots left in stock and IPC’s re-ordered once again so they’ll be back in stock soon!

With the generous support of pre-orders and retail support, 35mm Metal Flight Stands are now available to order!

35mm Metal Flight Stands available HERE

25mm Metal Flight Stands available HERE

Thank you all again for your early show of support!

@debjyoti1981 said in When will this start shipping world wide?:

Re: Any more information on the game?

When will this start shipping world wide, if the order is placed now?

They posted an update on March 1st about awaiting final ‘samples’ for approval. Optimistically they stated that would mean March/April for manufacturing and “end of may” to get the product to their location(s). I say optimistically because it can always take longer than expected for full production/packing/freight.

I would assume, if all goes well, they’ll start shipping out to customers in June/July.

Kickstarter Campaign Cancelled!

Pre-Order Page on our web store opened in its place.

http://iwillnevergrowup.com/shop/index.php?route=product/category&path=64

@Harvard3X1 said in Metal Flight Stands - Different height? Is there an interest?:

Deadline is getting really close & campaign goal has not been met… we need to spread the word !!! I know the game has never been the same since I purchased these stands; totally different feeling when playing & looking at the map!

We appreciate any effort to get this funded!

Of course, the campaign is only 17 days total to begin with so we’re about 1/4 of the way through. It would obviously be really nice to be higher than we’re at.

If things aren’t looking up by next weekend we may have to regroup.

Campaign LIVE NOW!

This crowdfunding campaign is all or nothing. If we don’t raise the minimum goal it does not go through (and your cards will not be charged). If we DO raise at least the minimum goal you will see your new 35 mm tall flight stands come to life!

Launching a Kickstarter campaign to get these off the ground (pun intended) on Tuesday!

Preview the campaign here -> https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/iwillnevergrowup/1026131693?ref=755791&token=b9b9c38a and be sure to click on “notify me on launch” to know exactly when it opens up.

@thenorthman said in 35 mm Metal Flight Stands Coming to Kickstarter Feb 26th!:

Wahoo!

Take my money now!

Happily! Although we’d rather you pledge heavily and early when the Kickstarter starts!