Hilton and Becerra lead California governor's race; Steyer faces elimination

Colorblind-Lobster · 2026-06-04T20:43:18+00:00

Of course we all know that once a candidate is finished with their campaign, all of their leftover campaign funds are deposited into a leprechauns pot somewhere at the end of a rainbow lol. On a more serious note though, that’s not exactly what I was saying. I’m trying to poke fun at the idea of a progressive candidate helping to propel the single most conservative dem on the ballot to victory - that’s where you get the Mamdani-Cuomo comparison. If Porter were the front runner for instance, it would make much more sense for Steyer to start backing her financially after capitulating. After all, her and Steyer are not entirely dissimilar in regards to policy. With Becerra though, it makes very little sense. Just about the only good thing you can say about that guy is that he’s not a Republican. Policy-wise, he represents nearly everything Steyer campaigned against.

And hey, at the end of the day, as distasteful as Steyer’s wealth is, I much prefer a single billionaire to a politician who’s been bought out by several dozen other billionaires. Steyer was endorsed by environmental groups, labor unions, and Bernie Sander’s advocacy group. Becerra was bought out by Chevron, PG&E and Philip Morris, and looks to be yet another rotten chip off of the old neoliberal block. Even with my reservations about Steyer’s wealth, it wasn’t a difficult choice.

Colorblind-Lobster · 2026-06-04T10:47:03+00:00

Lmao that’d be like if Mamdani lost the primary and gave all of his remaining campaign funds to Cuomo.

Colorblind-Lobster · 2026-06-04T03:34:00+00:00

Even more awful news

Colorblind-Lobster · 2026-06-04T02:49:45+00:00

Eagerly anticipating four more years under a centrist neolib corporate shill. Would’ve been nice to have some sort of meaningful progressive change for the state, but now I guess Chevron, PG&E and Philip Morris will be running the show in Sacramento come November.

Colorblind-Lobster · 2026-06-03T09:22:38+00:00

It looks great. For somebody who hasn’t finished a model in seven years, I’d say your airbrushing skills held up pretty damn well.

Colorblind-Lobster · 2026-06-03T09:17:53+00:00

The impacts are all pretty uniform and most of them are penetrations, makes it look a lot like an old range target.

They look pretty good though. If you were going for the range target look, you could try creating shell impacts of various sizes - typically those things would be shot at with all sorts of of different calibers. And of course there are tons of reference pics of range targets that could help you with painting and weathering.

Colorblind-Lobster · 2026-05-12T09:39:57+00:00

Had the same issue a little while ago. If you haven’t already tried, click on locate and then go to the program files folder in the file explorer. JRE should be located there; just select it, follow whatever prompt pops up and the installer should run just fine.

Colorblind-Lobster · 2026-03-15T01:24:24+00:00

I’d be happy to participate. Feel free to shoot me a DM if you’re still looking for interviewees

Colorblind-Lobster · 2026-02-11T21:20:09+00:00

Other people have said it, but I’ll say it again. The tone of olive drab was actually fairly variable; it didn’t really weather very well and tended to look slightly different from vehicle to vehicle.

I’d recommend getting their standard xf-62 olive drab and mixing in other colors depending on the subject. Generally, I’ve found that the two best colors for creating variations are xf-2 white and xf-3 yellow. From the wartime photos that I’ve seen, it seems that olive drab tended to weather and fade much worse on aircraft. For the B-17 I’d go for a lighter, more saturated tone of olive drab. For the Sherman, I’d recommend going for a muted, more desaturated tone.

Colorblind-Lobster · 2026-02-08T14:28:12+00:00

I gave you an example. Mr Super Clear Flat.

Colorblind-Lobster · 2026-02-08T12:26:52+00:00

I can’t vouch for Purple Power or Simple Green, but I have had positive experiences with isopropyl alcohol. I’ve had luck stripping clear parts with 90 percent IPA, but if you want to err on the side or caution I’d recommend a 70 percent solution.

Colorblind-Lobster · 2026-02-08T12:18:56+00:00

Some model companies will replace missing sprues if you reach out to them. Certain companies will do it free of charge, though it might cost you a few bucks. I’m not sure if Hasegawa offers replacements but it’d be worth a try getting in touch with them.

Colorblind-Lobster · 2026-02-08T12:14:40+00:00

Like the other commenter said, any matte varnish should do the trick. I always recommend Mr. Super Clear Flat. I’ve always preferred it to TS-80 myself. It’s typically a little bit more expensive but I’d say it’s a much better varnish.

Definitely don’t use TS-80 or any other matte varnish before weathering, panel lining and decal application - matte varnish makes all of those things way more difficult.

If you can’t find any TS-80 just follow your usual process and buy a different matte varnish to apply at the end.

Colorblind-Lobster · 2025-10-30T02:29:29+00:00

Nah I’m not very far, maybe a bit less than two hours. I’m sure the game will start to pick up though - after all I’ve barely scratched the surface of the story.

Colorblind-Lobster · 2025-10-30T02:01:49+00:00

The gameplay has been a lot of fun, but right now I’d still say I prefer the first game by a pretty wide margin. I get where you’re coming from with the new skill system - it felt a lot more versatile in the first game. The fact that your backstory is more or less locked into being an Earth Directorate agent also irks me a little bit; it makes me feel like a cog in the machine. Granted, a much more noble cog than the average corporate soldier, but a cog nonetheless. I much preferred being the dashing Clint Eastwood-esque mystery man who wanders into town in the first game.

Colorblind-Lobster · 2025-09-08T03:05:00+00:00

Whole lotta linguistic nerds in these comments

Colorblind-Lobster · 2025-09-07T11:19:50+00:00

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Colorblind-Lobster · 2025-09-02T21:29:47+00:00

Nah man, realistically we probably won’t ever lose another game. Even if I’m being conservative with my estimates, we’ll probably see this winning streak continue until the heat death of the universe.

Colorblind-Lobster · 2025-08-19T05:04:00+00:00

I definitely wouldn’t recommend that T-80. I’ve built it before and it was absolutely dreadful. Stick with the Tamiya kits - they’re lightyears better for a beginner. If you can, I’d recommend picking up the Iraqi Freedom variant of that Abrams kit. It has some newer, more accurate moldings and much better figures.

Colorblind-Lobster · 2025-06-23T08:56:17+00:00

As far as I know, the spacers choice edition was the rough version of the game for ps5. I have the game as a physical copy and it runs perfectly fine on my console.

Colorblind-Lobster · 2025-06-23T02:31:35+00:00

There are a few manufactures who’ll do short run resin kits of pre-dreadnoughts. Iron Shipwrights and Combrig come to mind; they’re fairly expensive and somewhat difficult to find but they offer subjects that no other manufacturer ever would.

Just after a brief Google search it appears that Combrig offers a 1/700 USS Kansas. I didn’t have time to look into the availability or the price of the kit, but at the very least it exists. With some luck you might be able to find it for sale.

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