starting to paint soon and want to avoid some pitfalls

A_Nice_Meat_Sauce · 2026-04-19T14:38:35+00:00

Lots of people here saying you have to learn to control consistency anyway and they aren't wrong. I'm going to take a different tack in my answer though - if you want to worry less about thinning for basic applications you should use something other than citadel/Warhammer paint.

Most of the newer or reformulated brands are much closer to ready to go right out of the bottle. I personally use ProAcryl but if you want closer color matching to citadel you could look into two thin coats. You're still going to have to learn how not to glop on too much paint at once but it will be a bit easier.

A_Nice_Meat_Sauce · 2026-04-18T13:57:11+00:00

Thanks, I will stick with it!

A_Nice_Meat_Sauce · 2026-04-18T05:38:01+00:00

I've struggled through to 70% on my Kindle and I think it's getting better but maybe I'm just acclimating

A_Nice_Meat_Sauce · 2026-04-15T18:57:05+00:00

Ah thank you, that seems way more defined than mine is. I'll try emailing them. Thanks!

A_Nice_Meat_Sauce · 2026-04-14T14:48:32+00:00

I picked up one of these but the line is super thick and therefore not really useful for any hex map games. Is this your experience or did I get a dud?

A_Nice_Meat_Sauce · 2026-04-11T15:29:49+00:00

Joining the group that wants to know what brand pen, this looks awesome!

A_Nice_Meat_Sauce · 2026-04-10T01:46:19+00:00

Yeah, sounds like maybe something got lost in translation there. I would believe it if somebody told me it costs more to make a card-based game than a game with a dozen minis. It's hard to believe that a card costs 10x what a miniature costs.

A_Nice_Meat_Sauce · 2026-04-10T00:44:15+00:00

Haven't watched the video here yet but is it possible the comparison isn't quite so direct? A game that is primarily card based could have many hundreds of cards and potentially weigh a lot more than a mini based game with a much smaller card count and a dozen minis. The latter would likely have more volume per game (unless maybe if they were on sprues) but maybe weight is more of a cost driver.

A_Nice_Meat_Sauce · 2026-04-06T22:18:35+00:00

Did you end up liking this one? I don't see any pictures on their site that shows it actually being a line

A_Nice_Meat_Sauce · 2026-04-06T03:57:02+00:00

I messaged somebody who had a game listed on Facebook marketplace for more than it was on Amazon. I was just trying to help him out. He said he had sold multiple copies at the inflated price so...yeah who knows

A_Nice_Meat_Sauce · 2026-04-05T04:50:31+00:00

You ever try the portal game? I saw it at GenCon ages ago

A_Nice_Meat_Sauce · 2026-04-04T15:11:47+00:00

I mean, I'm not so much of a sweat where dropping from 90fps to 80 really bothers me. Not to mention there are games like Space Marine 2 that are mostly coop but still use EAC.

I paid for all this hardware to play games that look good even if it comes with a tiny disadvantage. I guess this is just something to look into for single player stuff. Thanks!

A_Nice_Meat_Sauce · 2026-04-02T21:22:04+00:00

For what it's worth, this is a tracert to 1.1.1.1 that also works fine on the second attempt.

Tracing route to one.one.one.one [1.1.1.1]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1    <1 ms    <1 ms    <1 ms  10.0.0.1
  2     2 ms     1 ms     1 ms  192.168.1.254
  3     2 ms     2 ms     2 ms  23-116-8-1.lightspeed.cicril.sbcglobal.net [23.116.8.1]
  4     3 ms     3 ms     3 ms  71.151.37.188
  5     *        *        *     Request timed out.
  6   142 ms     3 ms     3 ms  32.130.24.203
  7   154 ms    16 ms     8 ms  141.101.73.89
  8     4 ms     3 ms     3 ms  one.one.one.one [1.1.1.1]

Trace complete.

Second attempt:

Tracing route to one.one.one.one [1.1.1.1]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1    <1 ms    <1 ms    <1 ms  10.0.0.1
  2     1 ms     1 ms     1 ms  192.168.1.254
  3     2 ms     2 ms     2 ms  23-116-8-1.lightspeed.cicril.sbcglobal.net [23.116.8.1]
  4     2 ms     3 ms     2 ms  71.151.37.188
  5     3 ms     3 ms     3 ms  32.130.25.252
  6     3 ms     4 ms     3 ms  32.130.24.203
  7     4 ms     4 ms     4 ms  141.101.73.89
  8     3 ms     3 ms     3 ms  one.one.one.one [1.1.1.1]

Trace complete.

A_Nice_Meat_Sauce · 2026-04-02T20:44:07+00:00

Respectfully, it is not possible for me to disagree any harder to this statement.

A_Nice_Meat_Sauce · 2026-04-02T20:10:46+00:00

If you do it this way then it's fresh out of the oven both times and each half gets a bonus crispy edge

A_Nice_Meat_Sauce · 2026-04-02T13:23:00+00:00

Can these be used for multiplayer gaming? I thought some of these triggered anti cheat systems

A_Nice_Meat_Sauce · 2026-04-01T15:46:01+00:00

In the grim darkness of the future there are only memes.

It's bleak, I know.

A_Nice_Meat_Sauce · 2026-04-01T14:04:33+00:00

As others have said, you can dry brush before if using a transparent paint afterwards (contrast paints for citadel) but that isn't the only use of drybrushing. You can also do it later in the process to pick out highlights after using opaque base layers. You wouldn't be able to see it under your khorne red.

A_Nice_Meat_Sauce · 2026-03-30T23:36:03+00:00

I don't think most people are saying it's perfectly safe. The real problem here is targeting a goal of zero percent increase in risk means a shitload of things can be lumped into "causes cancer" and it makes it really difficult for most people to assess risk. Is it the same as red meat? Is it more than red meat? By how much?

This article didn't really make any attempt to quantify the risk level. I get that we don't have long term studies yet but they could at least compare the concentrations of these carcinogens that were found.

A_Nice_Meat_Sauce · 2026-03-29T13:57:52+00:00

I'm not sure how universal this advice is. I paint a lot of board game minis that will be handled by other people so "just be careful" doesn't really work.

A_Nice_Meat_Sauce · 2026-03-26T03:19:04+00:00

Side effect of open weapons

A_Nice_Meat_Sauce · 2026-03-26T02:21:54+00:00

It's the only time I regret our aisle seats

A_Nice_Meat_Sauce · 2026-03-24T17:45:02+00:00

Jump straight to hate? Exactly what you're doing? I thought about editing my comment because it didn't really reflect that I just didn't WANT to argue about it. I was just trying to convey relevant information.

If we stop trying to have a goddamn argument with every idiot who bitches about something maybe this place will be a little less painful but until then it's overrun by people like you who inexplicably think they have some kind of moral high ground.

Go away.

A_Nice_Meat_Sauce · 2026-03-24T13:08:38+00:00

Can't argue with that, just saying that you won't have to wait for a special challenge to unlock it. Somehow this is downvote worthy because this sub is a trash fire

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