Squad done. Ten models, six weeks, one NMM recipe stretched across every pauldron. The client wanted 'parade ground' — I heard 'cabinet grade' and nobody complained.
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Marco Ferretti
@marcopaintsMinis & Models Bologna, IT
“40k armies, 30 years of bad decisions.”
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Restocked the NMM shelf. People ask for the exact paints — it's not the paints, it's the ratios. (The ratios are €9 in my shop. The six years they took are free.)
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Non-Metallic Metal: Gold & Steel
Marco Ferretti · Minis & Models · Advanced
Paint metal with no metallic paint — the technique that separates shelf minis from cabinet minis.
4.9(163)11 lessons · 2h 50m
€35977 students · creator keeps €30 per sale
Batch Painting: Armies Without Burnout
Marco Ferretti · Minis & Models · Intermediate
Forty models to tabletop-plus in thirty days — the assembly line that keeps the hobby fun and the backlog honest.
4.8(102)10 lessons · 2h 20m
€29610 students · creator keeps €25 per sale
I painted my first Space Marine in 1996 with enamels and no hope. The smell of white spirit still means Saturday to me.
Commissions pay the bills, but teaching is the part I'd do for free. Don't tell my students.
Commission painter and teacher. Non-metallic metal is my whole personality. Golden Demon finalist ×3, which my wife says doesn't count as a personality.
On the bench
- W&N Series 7 №1Kimera pigmentsScale75 metallicsA lamp that cost more than my chair
Maker since February 2026
Identity + process verified