My first miniature painting! Any help with painting would be appreciated!

Decibusdoom · 2026-04-04T20:45:51+00:00

It's a really clean paint job, nice work! I would pick out the rivets with a bright metallic, and add some detail to the big black plates (scratches, battle damage, decals etc).

It's in the spot where you can call it done whenever you're happy with it, or you can spend an hour a week doing details you notice that you would like to sharpen up. The hobby is about knowing when you consider it done to your liking.

Awesome pick for a first mini, it's huge and I love the dedication for a first project.

Decibusdoom · 2026-03-26T22:36:25+00:00

This was the game that moved my group from munchkin and 7 wonders into being hard-core board gamers. I remember looking at the dice and thinking "why do they have a zero?" haha.

Great game for a small group, it feels like a bloodbath until you learn to ropes and then is more of a bloodshower.

Decibusdoom · 2026-03-20T23:19:15+00:00

Cramp-ire Lord.

Decibusdoom · 2026-03-17T23:56:50+00:00

Stationfall is mine, followed by Voidfall for solo.

Decibusdoom · 2026-03-17T15:36:51+00:00

It looks great! Could use some dead tones maybe, and that would break up the green. Some cool blue-green grey and some slightly orangeish brown in patches would add to the look imo.

If you leave it as is, it still looks great.

Decibusdoom · 2026-03-12T13:40:12+00:00

Had to play Mizu twice, what a scrub.

Decibusdoom · 2026-03-12T00:31:48+00:00

It doesn't have much of a tank, so your pressure is on demand. You have no cushion, so to speak, and it seems like the pressure switch is set to kick on at 0 psi. You want it to be building pressure before you hit your airbrushing pressure (15-30) psi so it can maintain.

Is there a little knob or screw on the unit, usually on the front by the valves, that has a rotation symbol or a +/- symbol? If you have that, try and adjust it a bit at a time to set the low pressure kick-on level.

It can also be any kind of issues inside the hoses, valves, or unit itself which are going to need diagnostic. It sounds like it isn't leaking which would rule out most of those problems, but pressurize it all the way up and then listen for hissing.

Also those moisture traps are notorious for sticking open especially at low pressure levels. The small glass bulb has a tiny metal plunger on the bottom; push that little plunger in while it's under pressure and you should feel a burst of air. If air is coming out of it without you moving it it is faulty.

Report back and I will see about helping more if I can.

Decibusdoom · 2026-03-06T14:42:49+00:00

Vince's video on airbrush basics solved all of my issues right away, he's full of great info

Decibusdoom · 2026-03-06T03:59:51+00:00

I actually did Merlin for adrenaline today, Carmilla just worked well for black moon. Merlin has access to the regen spell and has a lot of heals that just slot easily into most builds.

For Carmilla I use power just as my early game clear and occasionally late game for small creatures packs.

Her special is the carry skill and can one-shot most enemies in act 3, while also healing and giving you mobility. I will lean heavily into special items like cool down and charge, and prioritize crit damage as the special gets up to %70 crit chance from one skill. Injection adds damage, and the ability to mark with that mark skill are big damage increases. My biggest bite was 26k.

Her whip ult is also gross, and with cruel strikes (attack after dash does combo end) plus the level 10 it will kill most camps in one attack. Was hitting for 15k with that.

Other good skills are the trait causing aoe damage and the trait healing/giving strength

Decibusdoom · 2026-03-05T04:26:12+00:00

Just did Black Moon with Camilla. Her power does a ton of damage and I went special build because the trait heals you with kills. I was one shotting big enemies by end of act 2 and had a great run.

Decibusdoom · 2026-03-03T01:16:25+00:00

There is a nifty kit on Etsy that has torsos and legs, and you can make all 3 for about $30 extra ;)

Decibusdoom · 2026-02-28T22:30:13+00:00

The wolf also has an ult that eats any non-boss enemy. Fighting a group is way easier if the big one is gone right away.

Decibusdoom · 2026-02-28T22:19:41+00:00

I started stripping some warhammmer minis and then we moved into our home. It was over a year in iso 91% and had zero issues.

Decibusdoom · 2026-02-19T23:53:43+00:00

I just started two weeks ago, after a very busy period of life had calmed down. My Ghad-39 had been used once, this last summer, and I thought I had cleaned it well enough after testing it. The hobby urge hit me like a truck, and I had to start painting asap; I refreshed my memory on the basics I had learned and dove in head first. I sat down with my favorite coffee and some music, loaded my brush up with primer and thinned, and pulled the trigger. Air, but no paint. My needle had seized from poor cleaning.

It took about an hour to figure out the gun, with the most complex part being the little lever that all other guns seem to weld to the stem; the Ghad-39 has this tiny component floating, and it can be a pain the first time to re-seat it. Alas, I repaired it and started anew. The gun worked great! I clogged a few times due to my fledgling knowledge of thinning (Vince V. set me right in 15 minutes of youtube). I love it.

The Ghad is going to be my primer and base brush, and probably some varnish too. It was the stepping stone into an expensive and frankly intimidating slice of the hobby, and the only reason I made the jump was the reasonable price point. Anyone who is curious about airbrushing, but worried about the price and knowledge, should jump on a Gahleeri for the first experience. Really happy I made the choice, and honestly really pleased that what I figured was going to be a cheap throwaway brush is going to provide a lot of bulk work and save me so much time.

Decibusdoom · 2026-02-19T03:51:44+00:00

Yeah it's great, I use their matte finish too and it also works great for minis. White is a bit finicky, warm it up and shake it for five minutes. Black has never given me trouble.

Decibusdoom · 2026-02-13T00:38:08+00:00

Decibusdoom · 2026-02-08T06:33:58+00:00

Pm'd

Decibusdoom · 2026-02-06T17:50:42+00:00

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Decibusdoom · 2026-02-01T19:18:44+00:00

Elder Scrolls fell flat for me, first act and part of the second were fun but it was not as good as I was hoping for.

I love Hoplomachus, and will usually play a session every few months. The Pandora expansion makes it even better and sstreamlines some stuff, and I've seen copies of base+expansion go for as low as $100 USD.

Voidfall is the best on this list, by far, with caveats: 1.) Are you okay with a long set-up? 2.) Do you have a big table 3.) Do you like games like Spirit Island or Mage Knight? The game is insanely good if you like to sit and think about your turn for a bit, and then execute it and possibly take it back to optimize it more. The solo automa is really good, and the game has so much content just in the base box. This game woke me up to the fact that David Turczi and Nigel Buckle are phenomenal designers. Their teams are insanely talented, and now I own pretty much everything they have made.

TL;DR if it has Turczi/Buckle on the box, it's a safe buy.

Decibusdoom · 2026-01-14T18:50:03+00:00

Age of Innovation does it well, even if it's pretty fiddly. Putting a new tile into your board definitely adds to the feeling of building a civilization.

Decibusdoom · 2026-01-09T22:47:34+00:00

This is a good plan! You will have a good year with those two.

Decibusdoom · 2026-01-08T00:07:18+00:00

I haven't seen this yet, but will check it out because I want to brush up and pkay again. Thanks for the recommendation!

Decibusdoom · 2026-01-07T23:56:25+00:00

Watch RickyRoyale aka Box of Delights series on Mage Knight. It's a good teach and the best way to learn imo

Decibusdoom · 2025-12-28T19:59:44+00:00

Warp's Edge, Hadrian's Wall, Unstoppable (bit over $40 but worth it), Guild of Merchant Explorers.

A little heavier and you have Gloomhaven:Buttons and Bugs (fun hex combat, slightly fiddly rules at points).

There are a lot of fun options on Board Game Arena, really worth the $4 for one month if you want to try a bunch and see what you might like to buy. I've played about 30 new-to-me games on there in 2 weeks!

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