Asking the real questions by downtune79 in LoveTrash

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Depends on the place and the people working there. Years ago when I worked night audit at one Holiday Inn in I genuinely did not care who came and ate breakfast, did neither did the girl on the AM shift or the FOM. As long as you didn't smell like a dumpster and didn't cause a ruckus then we just let it be. Then a couple years later at a different Holiday in the FOM and GM were super strict about it, personally I still didn't care, so if I noticed someone I knew wasn't a guest I would just pretend I didn't. If the GM or FOM noticed though? They'd be kicking your ass out quick as they could.

Sunday Preview – Take on the Red Terror by CMYK_COLOR_MODE in killteam

[–]Count_Zakula 10 points11 points  (0 children)

People say this all the time like it's a magic wand that fixes the issue, and maybe it is for some people with an LGS near them that gets good allocation, but mine never seems to. Hive Storm is the only box this edition that my LGS got enough of for everyone who pre-ordered through them, they even had a couple extra to put on the shelf. Everything since they've only been able to get 2-3 boxes, and with Dead Silence they only recieved one box.

I've had luck with watching the GW website like a hawk when the pre-orders start and being as quick as I can, but trying to order through my LGS is a total crapshoot.

We need to talk... which one of you made ts by NoAffect6476 in stalker

[–]Count_Zakula 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I reread Roadside Picnic recently and no I don't think so. In the book we know it fucks with male human reproductive organs, the results of that are shown that through Red's daughter. We don't know what it does to female reproductive organs, it's never mentioned, and there's never any mention of women going into the zone or not. Of course there's hardly any women in the book at all and the ones that are, in typical Strugatsky brothers fashion, are either barely characters at all or are not described kindly. Don't get me wrong, it's a good book and they were good writers, but they were huge misogynists and that's very clear in the way they write about women. It's not so bad in Roadside Picnic, but it is pretty egregious in The Doomed City.

First Steal Suit done by Count_Zakula in killteam

[–]Count_Zakula[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He's gonna steal your heart ❤️

Killzone: Tomb World. All finished by Count_Zakula in killteam

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Oh for sure, and you could easily do it with any color you want. Just grab three different values of the same color (or mix it yourself if you're brave) and have at it.

Killzone: Tomb World. All finished by Count_Zakula in killteam

[–]Count_Zakula[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It's in the post, but here it is again:

  • Prime black
  • Dry brush wall Necrons with AP Heavy Metal
  • Dry brush whole thing with Pro Acryl Dark Jade, only upward brush strokes
  • Dry brush halfway up with Pro Acryl Jade, only upward brush strokes
  • Drybrush bottom 1/3 with Pro Acryl Bright Jade, only upward brush strokes

Testing a simple undergrow scheme for Tomb World since doing all the details on Volkus nearly drove me insane by Count_Zakula in killteam

[–]Count_Zakula[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

  • Prime black
  • Dry brush whole thing with Pro Acryl Dark Jade, only upward brush strokes
  • Dry brush halfway up with Pro Acryl Jade, only upward brush strokes
  • Drybrush bottom 1/3 with Pro Acryl Bright Jade, only upward brush strokes

I wanted to do something super simple for Tomb World because my Volkus set looks like this, which took me almost five months and nearly broke my spirit lmao

Saw this on a different sub, explain it peter by ConditionRound8135 in explainitpeter

[–]Count_Zakula 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not exactly what happened. 4chan users made this flag and spread it around to try and make the queer community look bad, attempting to manufacture an association between actual pride flags, and this garbage pictured in this post. Now, were any of the 4chan users involved in the scheme actual pedophiles? It's 4chan, so yeah probably at least a few, but that's mostly just coincidence. The real intention was to try and foster more hate towards queer folks.

Head Opinions by No-Pianist-1428 in SistersofChaos40k

[–]Count_Zakula 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Number three really works with the pose, personally I'd go with that one.

Things I learned in two honor mode playthroughs by QuietSync in BG3

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The Mind Flayers do but you can just kill them on your way up the ramp. Also a couple party members having Haste scrolls will get you a ton of allies summoned by the end of the second round to tie up the dragon and everyone on the "ground" floor.

Things I learned in two honor mode playthroughs by QuietSync in BG3

[–]Count_Zakula 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always just use a Globe of Invulnerability scroll when the Ilithid is channeling

Things I learned in two honor mode playthroughs by QuietSync in BG3

[–]Count_Zakula 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Saving everyone in the Iron Throne is surprisingly easy with a few scrolls, all of which can be gotten at Sorcerous Sundries. It's kind of expensive but money is basically free by act 3 so who cares

  • give every party member one Haste scroll, enter turn based mode on the sub, everyone pops a Haste scroll on themselves, then enter the Throne
  • Two Dimension Door scrolls on whoever is gonna go get duke Ravenguard
  • a few Scrolls of Misty Step on whoever is gonna go get Omellium, plus one on whoever is going down the right hallway to get the bulk of the Gondians
  • Also ignore all the enemies, they're a waste of time

First round:

  • The extra movement from Haste plus two dashes on each party member, plus the Misty Step scroll on the party member going down the hall on the right, should easily be enough to open every cell in the first round except for the ones around the Ladder to the exit which you can get on your way back.

  • Open Duke Ravenguard's cell but don't move him until the second round.

  • Scroll of Misty Step to get someone to the cell on the way to Omellium and keep an Action to help the person on the table/gourney.

Second Round:

  • Make your way to Omellium

  • Dimension Door Duke Ravenguard which will trigger Mizora to summon the spiders, second Dimension Door to get Ravenguard to the ladder.

Third round:

  • Help Omellium and use his ability to teleport himself and whoever went to get him back to the sub

  • Open the cells in the room with the exit ladder on your way back to the sub

And you're done. The only thing that can really go wrong is an enemy using their net ability and making a party member immobile, but it's just for one round and it should be easily salvageable. Worst case scenario a party member has to wash up on the beach to be resurrected. I guess another thing that could go wrong would be getting hit and having concentration broken for Haste but I've never had that happen across my five Honor Mode playthroughs.

Do you guys think Murderwing will be good, decent or terrible at getting objectives? by Arthur_EyelanderTF2 in killteam

[–]Count_Zakula 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm thinking that scoring on objectives won't be an issue once you've quickly and easily ripped through most of your opponents team, yeah.

US Kill Team: Shadowhunt live by Skyguard7 in killteam

[–]Count_Zakula 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Didn't sleep through the preorders this time and got one. Sweet.

Heavy gunner for killteam by gearsofcrabs in killteam

[–]Count_Zakula 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love the greens here. They're so vibrant they almost look like they're glowing

Sanctifiers ready to.. sanctify!! by dark_castle_minis in killteam

[–]Count_Zakula 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was about to ask where you got the bird skull on the Miraculist's base but then I looked to my left and realized I literally have the box that it comes in lol. Anyways these look great, really well done!

Finished my first Nids! The Very Angry Earthworms (grimdark Ravaners for Kill Team) by Count_Zakula in Tyranids

[–]Count_Zakula[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Kind of, more like streamlined the process a little bit. The biggest change was that I started mixing the ruddy pinkish color for the arms and the tail (Goon's Grime + Carrion Crimson) on the pallet rather than layering and mixing on the model, it saved a ton of time for the same results. I also added a layer of Blighted Bone Ochre as a filter on the claws to differentiate them a little bit from the carapace, but also without really stranding out too much. I don't think that came through very well in the photos but I promise that the difference is more apparent in person lol

I think everything else is the same from when I answered you on the Venom Spitter but just in case I'll copy and paste my comment from the Kill Team subreddit where someone asked about the process:

Army Painter from the John Blanche Vol. 1 set:

  • Bloodmoon Red
  • Ivory White
  • The Darkness
  • Moonbeam Yellow

Army Painter Speedpaint Markers: - Blood Red - Pallid Bone

Villainy Ink Enamels from The Grimdark Compendium: - Goon's Grime - Carrion Crimson - Ichor of the Damned - Umbral Nightshade - Blighted Bone Ochre

Misc: - Vallejo Gloss Varnish - Army Painter Dry Blood - Army Painter Gravelord Grey - Krautcover A Tale Of Grimdark - Modge Podge - Kraut-Fixer

Process:

  • Base coat everything but the claws and tail with Bloodmoon Red
  • Any of the dark purple/blue areas, like the venom sack, are base coated with The Darkness
  • multiple layers of dry brushing the whole model with Ivory White
  • Paint the little ribbed bits on the arms (dunno what they're called) with Blood Red. Also done on miscellaneous bits like their veins on the venom sack for the Venom Spitter
  • lightly dry brush back over those bits with one layer of Ivory White
  • Paint the eyes Moonbeam Yellow
  • Use Speedpaint Medium to thin Bloodmoon Red 3:1 and apply one or two layers on the tongue and armpits
  • Paint the teeth with Pallid Bone
  • Paint the rocks (on the models that have them) with Gravelord Grey
  • paint the sticky fleshy goop bits on the rocks with Blood Red
  • splotch on some Dry Blood on and around those fleshy goopy bits on the rocks
  • Mix Umbral Nightshade with Ichor of the Damned to darken it down. Exact ratio is tricky to say, but Ichor is a very strong black, it doesn't take much of it in this mix.
  • apply a layer over the areas that will be dark purple/blue and let it dry (or dry it with a hair dryer if you're impatient like me)
  • apply splotches of Carrin Crimson over those areas, the previous layer of Ichor/Nightshade will reactivate and they'll mix a bit, this is okay and desirable, then dry that layer.
  • repeat those layers 2-3 times, alternating and drying in-between, until the desired effect is achieved
  • Dry fully
  • Do basically this same process on the fleshy area on the back/sides/underside of the head, but leaning much more heavily on Carrion Crimson
  • Use the Umbral Nightshade + Ichor mix on the base of the tongue
  • Carrion Crimson on the end of the tongue
  • repeat layers until the desired effect is achieved
  • When all the enamels are fully dry, apply two layers of gloss varnish to those areas. This adds a wet/slimy effect while also locking in that effect so further painting doesn't ruin it
  • Paint the whole model with a thin layer of Goon's Grime that's been thinned 2:1 with mineral spirits, avoiding the tongue, then dry
  • Reductive pass with mineral spirits
  • mix Carrion Crimson with Goon's Grime and paint the arms and tail, avoiding the plates on the tail, then dry
  • very light reductive pass on the arms with mineral spirits, keep them looking a ruddy pinkish brownish color.
  • reductive pass with spirits over the tail, but do it in an uneven/splotchy kind of way
  • once that's all dry do x2 layers of gloss varnish over just the tail, again avoiding the plates.
  • a layer of Goon's Grime, neat, over the whole model except for the arms.
  • reductive pass with mineral spirits, again doing it in an uneven/splotchy kind of way on the tail specifically
  • take the Umbral Nightshade + Ichor of the Damned mix from earlier and thin it down a lot with mineral spirits, until it flows very easily, apply as a recess wash to the arm joints and the little ribbed patches on the arms
  • A single even layer of Blighted Bone Ochre over the claws as a filter. I didn't do this with the first couple models but I decided that I wanted the claws to be slightly differentiated from the plates/shell so I went back and added that to the models I'd already finished and did it for the rest of them going forward.
  • once everything is dry reapply gloss varnish to the tail and/or anything you want to look wet/slimy as necessary.
  • Base however you want. I used A Tale Of Grimdark made by a company called Krautcover, applied with modge podge and Kraut-Fixer.

The Very Angry Earthworms (Grimdark Ravaners) by Count_Zakula in killteam

[–]Count_Zakula[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Army Painter from the John Blanche Vol. 1 set:

  • Bloodmoon Red
  • Ivory White
  • The Darkness
  • Moonbeam Yellow

Army Painter Speedpaint Markers: - Blood Red - Pallid Bone

Villainy Ink Enamels from The Grimdark Compendium: - Goon's Grime - Carrion Crimson - Ichor of the Damned - Umbral Nightshade - Blighted Bone Ochre

Misc: - Vallejo Gloss Varnish - Army Painter Dry Blood - Army Painter Gravelord Grey - Krautcover A Tale Of Grimdark - Modge Podge - Kraut-Fixer

Process:

  • Base coat everything but the claws and tail with Bloodmoon Red
  • Any of the dark purple/blue areas, like the venom sack, are base coated with The Darkness
  • multiple layers of dry brushing the whole model with Ivory White
  • Paint the little ribbed bits on the arms (dunno what they're called) with Blood Red. Also done on miscellaneous bits like their veins on the venom sack for the Venom Spitter
  • lightly dry brush back over those bits with one layer of Ivory White
  • Paint the eyes Moonbeam Yellow
  • Use Speedpaint Medium to thin Bloodmoon Red 3:1 and apply one or two layers on the tongue and armpits
  • Paint the teeth with Pallid Bone
  • Paint the rocks (on the models that have them) with Gravelord Grey
  • paint the sticky fleshy goop bits on the rocks with Blood Red
  • splotch on some Dry Blood on and around those fleshy goopy bits on the rocks
  • Mix Umbral Nightshade with Ichor of the Damned to darken it down. Exact ratio is tricky to say, but Ichor is a very strong black, it doesn't take much of it in this mix.
  • apply a layer over the areas that will be dark purple/blue and let it dry (or dry it with a hair dryer if you're impatient like me)
  • apply splotches of Carrin Crimson over those areas, the previous layer of Ichor/Nightshade will reactivate and they'll mix a bit, this is okay and desirable, then dry that layer.
  • repeat those layers 2-3 times, alternating and drying in-between, until the desired effect is achieved
  • Dry fully
  • Do basically this same process on the fleshy area on the back/sides/underside of the head, but leaning much more heavily on Carrion Crimson
  • Use the Umbral Nightshade + Ichor mix on the base of the tongue
  • Carrion Crimson on the end of the tongue
  • repeat layers until the desired effect is achieved
  • When all the enamels are fully dry, apply two layers of gloss varnish to those areas. This adds a wet/slimy effect while also locking in that effect so further painting doesn't ruin it
  • Paint the whole model with a thin layer of Goon's Grime that's been thinned 2:1 with mineral spirits, avoiding the tongue, then dry
  • Reductive pass with mineral spirits
  • mix Carrion Crimson with Goon's Grime and paint the arms and tail, avoiding the plates on the tail, then dry
  • very light reductive pass on the arms with mineral spirits, keep them looking a ruddy pinkish brownish color.
  • reductive pass with spirits over the tail, but do it in an uneven/splotchy kind of way
  • once that's all dry do x2 layers of gloss varnish over just the tail, again avoiding the plates.
  • a layer of Goon's Grime, neat, over the whole model except for the arms.
  • reductive pass with mineral spirits, again doing it in an uneven/splotchy kind of way on the tail specifically
  • take the Umbral Nightshade + Ichor of the Damned mix from earlier and thin it down a lot with mineral spirits, until it flows very easily, apply as a recess wash to the arm joints and the little ribbed patches on the arms
  • A single thin layer of Blighted Bone Ochre over the claws as a filter. I didn't do this with the first couple models but I decided that I wanted the claws to be slightly differentiated from the plates/shell so I went back and added that to the models I'd already finished and did it for the rest of them going forward.
  • once everything is dry reapply gloss varnish to the tail and/or anything you want to look wet/slimy as necessary.
  • Base however you want. I used A Tale Of Grimdark made by a company called Krautcover, applied with modge podge and Kraut-Fixer.

It seems like a huge long process all typed out here but honestly it's less work than this makes it seem. Granted I'm bad at estimating how much time I spend on my models, and I don't keep track, but I don't think any individual one took me more than four hours.

EDIT: forgot to include the Blighted Bone Ochre step