Duncan Rhodes
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| Duncan Rhodes | ||
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| Battle Cry | "THIN YOUR PAINTS" | |
| Primarch | Leman Russ | |
| Homeworld | Holy Terra | |
| Strength | 1 | |
| Specialty | Paint thinning, applying multiple thin layers, creating results that are absolutley worff it | |
| Allegiance | Imperium of Man | |
| Colours | Everything in the citadel range | |
"Societies grow great when old men apply Agrax Earthshade to rivets that they themselves will never see"
--A Techpriest teaches a young Cadian
Games Workshop resident builder and painter, which means he is going to use exclusively Citadel stuff,. But at least he actually teaches you how to invest your expensive paints and tools for maximum effect.
Duncan is easily recognizable for his role as leader of the Grey Wardens hot accent, using every possible paint from the Citadel's ranges while actually making it look reasonable, his firm belief in THIN YOUR PAINTS and making overall beautiful models in Games Workshop tutorials. Sadly these tutorials are, as most videos on the Warhammer TV channel, blocked from having comments, which limits the possibility to make questions and bring suggestions. Of course, you can always ask some other professional but you know it's cool to ask the official guy.
The man needs to get his own personal channel, where he paints his own stuff and can interact with viewers, but unfortunately that is as unlikely as it would be awesome. (Technically, you can ask him to paint certain things on Facebook. He even did my request to paint "flayed" wracks. William Hartnell (first Doctor Who) for the win!)
Friend to All Newcomers
With the release of the Battle for Vedros starter set primarily aimed to youngsters, GW has posted some new introductory videos where Duncan shows the newcomers, how to cut, paste and paint their brand new minis. This potentially saved thousands of minis from getting THIN YOUR PAINTS-ed while showing the more humane face of the corporation (bonus points as the tutorials don't require you to buy half of the entire Citadel range to get your models a decent look). Many old neckbeards feel envious of kids who nowadays have access to these kind of tutorials so they won't ruin their starter sets, progress always comes too late.
Tips from Duncan
And here are some points good Duncan would like to remark:
- THIN YOUR PAINTS, by submerging your brush in water and then testing it over some tissue.
- Always give your paints a good shake.
- Clean your brushes, particularly after using metallic paints (and reds) BUT ESPECIALLY BEFORE LAHMIAN MEDIUM.
- Multiple thin coats are always better than one thick coat.
- Nuln Oil and Agrax Earthshade are good, buy lots of them, and use a large brush.
- Use detail brushes for highlighting.
- Always base your miniatures the same way you base the rest of your army. (No shit)
- Use your left hand
Despite the northern accent bants, he is truly, a pretty cool guy and will encourage you to THIN YOUR PAINTS, coz moltipl thin layers ur far betta than a single thick un!
The Fall of Duncan
In recent months Duncan, while appearing for his tutorials every now and again, is now sharing his spot of painting with Emma. Truly it is only a matter of time before either fa/tg/uys lose their shit or Duncan, loyal servant of Slaanesh, sacrifices her skilled soul as a tribute for him to become the ultimate painter.
Duncan Strikes Back
In defiance of all expectations and trends, Duncan has as of late August 2016 started a series called "Warhammer TV Tip of the Day". In these minute long videos he teaches more general miniature painting methods such as painting fire and skeleton bones. This likely is due to either that despite his videos thus far, many chucklefucks cannot grasp how to THIN THEIR DAMN, DIRTY PAINTS, GW continuing it's trend of showing it's more human side, or Duncan being unable to respond to any of the memes constantly made about him on social media with no way to say "Thanks lhadz" or "Phek off". Regardless, this daily dose of Rhodes will continue to please the fanbase and in turn this pleases him
Duncan's Tutorials
Brought to you by GeeDubs YouTube channel:
- How to assemble and paint your Knights while avoiding to screw it (So you can have more money for Citadel paints instead of chinese casted replacement pieces).
- Duncan's valiant attempt to make the flying wolf brick look good.
- Getting Naggy ready for the End Times party!
- Duncan teaches you how to paint the space marine legions.
Gallery
<gallery> Image:Sad_Duncan.jpg|Hello darkness my old friend Image:Aroused_Duncan.jpg|When you about to apply nuln oil to dat ass Image:Dat letter.png|Duncan uses Citadel washes to add depth to a Bloodletter's fine details. Image:Duncan_Halloween.jpg