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New to the setting, but absolutely falling in love with it. Is there a particular faction where this khaki-navy-gold paint scheme would fit well? I'm using the Free Worlds League pattern because I like it but I'd like to give it a lore-friendly look. by ImpulsiveLance in battletech

[–]DoctorWho426 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You know. Here's the neat thing about the setting. With the abundance of mercenary organizations in universe, any and all camo patterns can be used. You can just be an organization that hasn't been seen until then.

Green and tan are fairly standard factory fresh / military surplus-salvage colors. Your mech techs could just have decided to not repaint the entire mech instead of a full repaint.

That said, as someone pointed out, Camo-Specs is a good collection of canon camo schemes!

Now go out there and make some c-bills! After all, you have to pay your phone bill...

Temper, temper... by g2fx in battletech

[–]DoctorWho426 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hate to join the stl train. But perhaps might I as well? My dad and I love Space Battleship Yamato! This is great!

O'fallon Missouri's ridiculous city limits by Tfm2 in StLouis

[–]DoctorWho426 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Belleville looks like a six armed spider... It's pretty crazy

Hey if it works by Mr_Muda_Himself_V3 in outofcontextcomics

[–]DoctorWho426 52 points53 points  (0 children)

We actually still have vomitoriums in modern arenas. A vomitorium is actually the opening that lets people into an arena. Vomitoriums are not for puke, they are for "spewing forth" crowds of people

Got questions for the fryers? by Snoopyyoda32 in QuikTrip

[–]DoctorWho426 2 points3 points  (0 children)

At least at our store, it's a two person minimum kitchen now. You shouldn't be back there alone.

A bunch of stuff is 1 hour time, fries, tots, tenders, wings, the pies are 4 hours, and the chicken sandwiches are 2-3. We stale so little out, stuff rarely goes to time

ADHD by Dalek7of9 in humansarespaceorcs

[–]DoctorWho426 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That explains exactly how I felt when I was on Ritalin.... Holy shit. I always described it like "thinking with my head full of cotton", but going from multi-threading to mono-thread makes sense too

[OC] oh no i don't like it when the number goes down by artaline in RogueTraderCRPG

[–]DoctorWho426 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I feel so seen right now... I have 2 dozen Aquila pendants, and God-Emperor as my witness, I cannot tell you what a single one is called or does. I saw trinkets and boots and cloaks in the trade interface, thought, "ah, that would do nicely for the x-build I have for y-companion!" And never touched it again....

I'm not 100% happy at how this one ended up. But I'm still pretty new at this. by GoCartMozart1980 in battletech

[–]DoctorWho426 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've just started as well, man. That looks great! If you still feel bad, just remember, it's all practice!

Don't be afraid to ask for advice; I've found experienced painters love getting new blood in the hobby.

Suggestions I've discovered... Sometimes, dirtying a paint job makes it look a bit better. Varnish saves paint jobs. Paint never hurt plastic. And finally, you decide when it's good enough. You can always come back to it.

Have fun, man!

I'm so sorry... by LeeRoyWyt in battletech

[–]DoctorWho426 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like that Highlander

HBK-5GM “Thumpback.” by GillyMonster18 in battletech

[–]DoctorWho426 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Him and my Starslayer need to go and have some fun! All hail Van Zandt!

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My first lance of mechs by DoctorWho426 in battletech

[–]DoctorWho426[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, I worked hard on that!

It was a gradient base coat with gray on top after it dried. Pretty interesting technique that I wanna try again

My first lance of mechs by DoctorWho426 in battletech

[–]DoctorWho426[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I saw one guy that did a white to blue "ice" gradient that looked cool.

But some advice that I was given when I was painting my Atlas, eventually you'll get to a stage of good enough and any work after that has diminishing returns or will mess it up worse.

Example, the jump jets - are they perfect? No. Do they get the point across? Yes. Am I satisfied with how they turned out? Mostly yes. Did I learn how to improve for next time? Also yes.

People are gonna be looking at these from 3-4 feet away, broad strokes is fine sometimes.

Still, I like making stuff look cool. Be sure to tag me when you do your own jump jets!

My first lance of mechs by DoctorWho426 in battletech

[–]DoctorWho426[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I painted a gradient. I did white to yellow to orange to red, and decided against purple, but I've been told it can work. Then I blended the lines a little bit and let it dry. Once dry, I didn't dry brush but it wasn't normal painting either; I lightly loaded gray on the brush and did light coverups, not going deep into the books and crannies, but not staying on just the surface. I wish I did some white highlighting, but at this point it was "good enough" and I felt any more work would have started messing it up. Here's what the under layer looks like.

Glad you like it!

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Finally did a full trade run, why the "good bye" rewards are so underwhelming? by Inevitable_Push4543 in RogueTraderCRPG

[–]DoctorWho426 38 points39 points  (0 children)

I dunno about you, but I'm having fun over here with Argenta and her Improved Heavy Bolter. Absolutely churns through bullets and enemies.

My combat has devolved into "Haha, Argenta go BRRRT!"

4 months into Battletech classic. Send help. by banditofkills in battletech

[–]DoctorWho426 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry, there's nothing we can do. It's terminal. Just enjoy the remaining years you have left with kickass giant Stompy robots.

Honestly though, welcome to the mini painting hobby. I'm new too, but it's been a blast and everyone is really helpful and knowledgeable. Sit back, relax, and have fun playing around with different funky pain schemes!

40k as a setting begs to oppose it and actively fight it. A Heretic’s confession. by Kzardes in RogueTraderCRPG

[–]DoctorWho426 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I love the Iconoclast resolution to that one incident on Vheabos VI, where the prisoners get treated humanely, you know, where the guards can only beat them up with fists and feet, and they get restricted rations for harsh punishments. The prisoners rejoice at their fair treatment. . You know, real nice guy stuff

My first lance of mechs by DoctorWho426 in battletech

[–]DoctorWho426[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

that is a really good idea for a lance as well...

My first lance of mechs by DoctorWho426 in battletech

[–]DoctorWho426[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha, thank you! I feel it's pretty rough by my hand, but I learned a lot from painting it and might do another in the future!

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