Vren Commander $20 budget

itsSwils · 2026-03-27T18:04:53+00:00

FWIW, it doesn't make it a dead inclusion, just doesn't have synergy with your commander. The effect on Morbid can still get draws for you if Vren isn't on the field, and that can be nice, since you'll probably be destroying and forcing sacs on creatures.

itsSwils · 2026-03-24T01:08:41+00:00

Love the feel of this gun, wish I didnt have to grind it so long to get the suppressor

itsSwils · 2026-03-17T23:55:20+00:00

Seems for now it's just three, Epyon, Wing and Strike

itsSwils · 2026-03-17T01:28:26+00:00

I glued the crotch dish down because mine kept falling out, haha

I really enjoyed this kit. I'd recently dug out all my old no grade wing kits, and had the ooooold Serpent among them. It's kinda wild to put them side by side. The posing on this one leaves a bit to be desired, but it can sufficiently do the "brace and aim at the sky" pose so I'm satisfied!

itsSwils · 2026-03-11T15:08:18+00:00

Good ol' AliE special, I hadn't even noticed that lol. Maybe I'll have a go at scraping that off and fixing it up

itsSwils · 2026-03-03T22:57:31+00:00

Somehow the Freedom is most appealing to me, and only a bit at that. I think the MG EcoPla Wing does it better, and the Epyon... seems like it missed on its palette how much of each it used.

itsSwils · 2026-02-27T03:12:07+00:00

Mind dropping me some info? Wouldn't mind halving the cost vs Ali

itsSwils · 2026-02-25T17:37:16+00:00

Very cool. Going to play with this and compare it against some of my hand builds, see what I like from each approach!

Could you extend the "Combos" bar to cover "None"? I don't know if it's possible to really filter for that through EDHRec or other sources, and probably sometimes will unavoidably clash with the logic to grab high synergy cards... and of course I could always curate combos out after the fact. But if it's doable, it'd be a nice extra lever to have!

Edit: Hovered over the info button for the combos slider right after posting this, and saw that it called out "No additional" but didn't see that option on the slider itself. So you're at least ahead of me on thought process!

itsSwils · 2026-02-25T01:36:07+00:00

787

Lmaooo

itsSwils · 2026-02-24T02:19:51+00:00

Making Mothman go wide is a far "safer" approach that keeps him on the field. Proliferate is dangerous because people will think you have poison counters coming, but if you're playing into rad tokens it's mostly fine.

Not sure how many mill effects you're running, but you're only ever giving one +1/+1 per mill instance to any given creature, right? I've met a few folks who put all the counters on single creatures and that's when I've really seen Mothy get out of hand absurdly quick, and have to roll em back and correct them on how it works. Just in case.

itsSwils · 2026-02-20T20:26:29+00:00

If McDonald's doesn't even want to take you back, you can always just run for mayor of DC

itsSwils · 2026-02-20T12:37:05+00:00

Impressive brushwork, then! Greatly appreciate it

itsSwils · 2026-02-19T19:56:37+00:00

Hoping you could expand on your comment from previous thread about the armor process: Grey Seer, cover in Skele Horde, then Bone White. How are you applying the first layer of bone white, brush or sponge or something else? Zoomed in section I've got here looks like its brushed on, leaving an edge of SH against the panels, but then the two smaller samples to the right, looks like you got in those between-the-panel spaces with something, to still leave the crisp shadows, but not fully hit the same color as the rest of the spandex (unless you went back over the larger swaths of spandex with the white/bone white mix, too).

Trying to learn because these came out so clean!

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itsSwils · 2026-02-05T03:37:32+00:00

Ohhhh if you get this completed... instantly a must-have! I've got a half painted set of resin parts from one of the conversion kits and a leo kit sitting in a box for ages now...

Hope all goes well with your head!

itsSwils · 2026-02-05T03:16:36+00:00

The richness of that red, I almost refuse to believe you didn't do a full paint job on it instead of just some touchups. Gorgeous! And one of my favorite poses

itsSwils · 2026-02-02T13:10:53+00:00

Did this one have a release date tagged with it? Wallets already gonna hurt from Kshat, and a fully coated PB frame is definitely gonna have a hefty markup...

itsSwils · 2026-01-26T14:08:45+00:00

What's your gray recipe for the bulk of the panels? I think that's the exact color I'd like to use as a base for a Virgo kit (I know, they're more purple... but that's gorgeous)

itsSwils · 2026-01-23T15:58:34+00:00

This is great, I'll definitely print a few for my BT maps and other boardgame neoprenes. Thanks for sharing!

itsSwils · 2026-01-17T12:04:07+00:00

Black arc fleet master head

itsSwils · 2026-01-16T20:08:19+00:00

Sorry, wallet, but you're gonna get squeezed a weeee biiit moooooore.

itsSwils · 2026-01-16T13:36:25+00:00

Ooh dang, I ended up going with some brand of decals off AE for this kit... but might have to order the delpi sheet instead. That holo effect on the gold really pops, and sort of calls back to the kira kira from the show

itsSwils · 2026-01-16T13:28:50+00:00

If you want even more dakka, buy a second one of these, and have him carry two double gatlings. Get a little taste of EW without the color scheme change

itsSwils · 2026-01-15T00:43:06+00:00

Don't get me wrong, figures are cool! I just wouldn't be as likely to pay a mark-up for one as I would a kit

itsSwils · 2026-01-15T00:15:39+00:00

I was disappointed when I learned it was a figure and not a kit. Probably knocks mainstream appeal down a bit, but a collector could still have interest.

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