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Posted at 2014-10-22 14:46:01+00:00

Yeah,
Warhammer 40,000: Conquest has cardboard dials and a lot of tokens.

On the whole they are pretty OK.

But they are let down by the brown card board edge... yukky.

I decided to paint the edges.
I already had these pens from making my x-wing tokens sexy.

I spent 2 hours painting the tokens from two core sets!
Enough for two people to share during a game and no worrying about mixing tokens stocks.

It's bloody boring... easy though.
I painted the dials before assembly to make getting the eye lens easy.

The pens are about £3 - £4 each... quite expensive, I used 4;

Uni Posca Slate grey
Sharpie 'Paint' Red
Sharpie 'Paint' Lime Green
Sharpie 'Paint' Aqua

I'm pretty happy with them.

Panic...

Edited October 22, 2014 by Panic

Posted at 2014-10-22 14:55:49+00:00

You have too much free time on your hands.... you shoulda been playing more Conquest!

Posted at 2014-10-22 16:39:56+00:00

Interesting, might do this myself.

Posted at 2014-10-22 17:13:23+00:00

Very nice! I am going to do this.

Posted at 2014-10-22 18:02:51+00:00

Nice

I did that with my xwing stuff. I didn't even think to do that for conquest, but I think I have to now.

Posted at 2014-10-22 22:17:28+00:00

Hi Panic, could you confirm whether the pens you used were fine tip or medium please. I'm thinking of doing this to mine and some X wing and Descent tokens. Thanks

Edited October 22, 2014 by Ancient Virus

Posted at 2014-10-23 09:41:09+00:00

yeah,
I used the medium pens in the photo.
They were all given a single coat of ink, except the green token which I gave two coats to make it pop a little more.

For X-wing getting into the corners of the Target locks is impossible with the mediums.
http://community.fantasyflightgames.com/index.php?/topic/98266-making-x-wing-tokens-sexy/
I used fine points for my Target Locks, but those pens dried up pretty quick...
It's best to use mediums for all the grunt work!

Panic...

Edited October 23, 2014 by Panic

Posted at 2014-10-23 10:05:29+00:00

Nicely done!

Am i the only one who thinks the resource tokens don't look very "40k"? They seem so generic.

Posted at 2014-10-23 11:29:47+00:00

They do look a little 'naff.

I'd love to have Promethium, Wraithbone, Slave, Biomass, and Soul tokens!

Edited October 23, 2014 by Keffisch

Posted at 2014-10-23 22:50:41+00:00

Wait, what resources would the Tau use? Idealism?

Orks would use Scrap tokens.

Posted at 2014-10-24 07:02:19+00:00

Hmmm, for the Tau?

Territory and space vodka markers?

Posted at 2014-10-24 10:05:01+00:00

Wait, what resources would the Tau use? Idealism?

Orks would use Scrap tokens.

Orks buy everything with teeth. O.o

Posted at 2014-10-25 08:07:08+00:00

Wait, what resources would the Tau use? Idealism?

Canned Greater Good.

Posted at 2014-10-25 10:50:07+00:00

Wait, what resources would the Tau use? Idealism?

Orks would use Scrap tokens.

Orks buy everything with teeth. O.o

I resent that! Orks would never use anything so crass as teeth.

They use teef

Posted at 2014-10-25 14:40:12+00:00

Nicely done!

Am i the only one who thinks the resource tokens don't look very "40k"? They seem so generic.

Resource currency should have been Teef.

Posted at 2014-10-26 20:42:11+00:00

Oi dot not good, me mate zagruk nokked out dem tiny teef uv a 'ole gard reg'ment and all 'e 'ad was not enuf for even a kustom shoota! an kaos boyz ave odd 'uns to!

Posted at 2014-10-30 18:54:48+00:00

Does Sharpie not make a grey?

Posted at 2014-11-01 21:25:58+00:00

Thanks for this, Panic. Picked up my copy last night and some paint pens today and it is looking great. I will be the envy of my friends when we play tomorrow.

Not to mention the game is just really fun.

Posted at 2014-11-04 17:28:57+00:00

yeah,
Cool.
You should post some photos

Panic...

Posted at 2014-11-04 23:46:17+00:00

Here's one I took when I was only partly done.

Posted at 2014-11-04 23:47:25+00:00

Can't find slate grey for less than $10 on amazon, and the art store I went to didn't have it.

I'm using Art Deco brand paint markers instead of Sharpie. $3-$4 a marker.

Posted at 2014-11-05 15:02:14+00:00

Yeah,

I picked that pen up on holiday in a art store, because I couldn't find a grey sharpie 'paint' pen

I'm not sure how popular the posca brand is?

If you've painted your tokens with the Art Deco you could give feedback on the pens your using?

The xwing guy I originally copied used GW citadel paints and brushes on his tokens but he reported that it took mega hours to do his.

That's why I used the pens.

Panic....

Posted at 2014-11-05 15:19:22+00:00

It was boring but easy. The lime green for the first planet token took maybe 3 coats to get that bright look. The blue and red just took 1 coat each. The pens worked great!

I used fine tips for red and blue, and a wide tip for the lime green. I didn't really notice a difference when using them though.

Also, in the picture I posted, the edges of the blue tokens looks like a very different shade, I guess due to the flash? They blend in much better than that in normal lighting.

Edited November 5, 2014 by alphasquid

Posted at 2014-11-05 16:03:34+00:00

yeah,
This eBay seller has the slate grey POSCA pens for $3.84 including postage.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/POSCA-MARKER-PENS-PC-5M-by-Uni-Ball-/290615082200?pt=UK_Crafts_DrawingSupplies_EH&var=590062717162&hash=item43aa023cd8

Panic...

Making Warhammer 40,000: Conquest Tokens Sexy!