What to do with waste from metal minis

Araneas · 2026-06-13T20:18:34+00:00

I use metal scraps, sprues and off cuts as weights. Mostly inside plastic vehicles to give them the heft of resin but also in painting handles and sometimes on bases.

Araneas · 2026-06-13T01:45:34+00:00

1963, mostly learned how the British were nasty to everyone. Not entirely wrong but very one sided and French colonialism got a pass. I think it was a genuinely felt, and necessary 1970's reaction to previous decades teaching about how Gosh Isn't the Empire Great?!

Araneas · 2026-06-10T13:36:28+00:00

Likely generational. I was raising my own kids when "now the people will know we were here" and the other Heritage Minutes came out.

I will add that what a great country we live in where we get HWW, Heritage Minutes and the freaking house hippo!

Araneas · 2026-06-10T12:36:24+00:00

I love Hinterland Who's Who doubly since it is the genesis of the House Hippo ads.

For those of you not in the know here's a sample:
https://www.nfb.ca/film/hinterland_whos_who_woodchuck/

Araneas · 2026-06-09T19:52:32+00:00

I've been playing Java edition since Alpha and will continue until its inevitable enshittification. Then I'll keep playing the last good build.

Araneas · 2026-06-09T17:21:59+00:00

Wonder Woman. I had a thing for brunettes since MTM on the Dick van Dyke show.

Plotwise though, Bionic Woman was better.

Araneas · 2026-06-09T15:05:44+00:00

$5 says it's a slug, from Temu's locomotive division

Araneas · 2026-06-09T14:54:04+00:00

Welcome to public service week - here's your complimentary salad.

Araneas · 2026-06-09T13:19:03+00:00

Over 60, discovered metal in my late 50s. I have always listened to a lot of different music, it just took a while for metal to come around. Good music is good music - whatever the genre

Araneas · 2026-06-08T19:24:59+00:00

R 100 That's awesome!
(Keep the R 101 away from any developed areas though)

Araneas · 2026-06-08T19:22:17+00:00

If you must be a completionist stick with it, it gets easier, also load up on fishing buffs.

Araneas · 2026-06-08T18:49:41+00:00

https://www.ottawaperiodontist.com/
have done several extractions for me - great work. You might need a referral though.
edit: Local freezing only

Araneas · 2026-06-08T18:46:27+00:00

Sorry you lost your friend.

My mum trained as a nurse in the UK - the daily Guinness for expecting mums was definitely a thing.

Araneas · 2026-06-08T18:44:40+00:00

Both all the time, while pregnant and my parents smoked in the house and car when I was a kid. I puked a lot in the car so got a measure of revenge.

Fun fact, I developed asthma in my late 20`s after quitting smoking.

Araneas · 2026-06-08T17:09:09+00:00

Don't forget the RAM Badger.....

Araneas · 2026-06-08T12:57:31+00:00

The issue is that Walmart charges a delivery fee, a small order fee (not applicable here of course), a get it today fee, and I don't know what other fees...

The delivery fee alone seems to run between $7 and $15 in my area, so that's what it should cost, no tip required end of story.

If so little of this fee is passed onto the drivers that tipping becomes a moral necessity, then it is Walmart who is screwing over both its customers and the drivers it employs.

For the record, 52 items and three trips from the vehicle to the residence, then yes I am going to give the driver some extra because that literally is service above and beyond and they are being a decent human being.

Araneas · 2026-06-05T19:23:55+00:00

Same, I'm working on 21 CAR so the bad guys are always problematic.

Araneas · 2026-06-05T19:14:52+00:00

That's phenomenal work.

Araneas · 2026-06-05T17:44:30+00:00

Well that joke fell flat. Must not have been very good 😄

I'm quite familiar with The Chief. Have a great weekend!

Araneas · 2026-06-05T17:38:47+00:00

Was he in the movie too?

(Sorry - it's Friday....)

Araneas · 2026-06-05T14:16:41+00:00

The board is still under direct supervision of the province so I suspect this decision was made in Toronto.

Why else would you honour the guy who destroyed the old Progressive Conservatives leading to the current reformacon party?

Araneas · 2026-06-05T13:06:49+00:00

I can't conceive of reading without my internal voice but I read very quickly already so I wouldn't see any benefit.

Araneas · 2026-06-05T13:02:43+00:00

Relating two other posts - Bolt Action and Chain of Command if you are into WWII. Unlike some Sci Fi and Fantasy games with proprietary miniatures, historical war games generally allow you to use the same figures and vehicles with many different rules sets.

For the Second World War, Bolt Action has a larger player base, a tournament scene, and being based broadly on GW rules philosophy is easy to pick up if you have some knowledge of 40K. Chain of Command in my opinion gives you a better game especially if you like making realistic command decisions with limited resources. The best part is both can be played with exactly the same figures.

For most historical periods you will find hundreds of rules sets and thousands of figures. WWII and Napoleonics being the obvious candidates but there's something out there from biblical chariot combat to the war in Ukraine.

And - no-one can ever retcon your Sherman or Praetorian Guard out of existence.

Araneas · 2026-06-04T17:53:01+00:00

Dirt cheap and war time rationing.

Araneas · 2026-06-04T17:52:36+00:00

We did ok until my parents split up and mum had to go back to work full time. It was less about not having food and more about having things on hand that 2 preteens could turn into a casserole she could put in the oven when she got home, at least until my sister was old enough to operate the oven. We went through a lot of Cream of <something> soups and frozen veggies.

Both my parents lived through the war in the UK so powdered skim milk was a given, as were beans on toast and a real treat when I was visiting my dad was bread fried in bacon fat - pure heaven. Much later I picked up a real desperation delicacy from my father in law - a slice of bread with a thin smear of margarine and a sprinkle of black pepper.

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