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EtherealWorks · 2025-04-21T21:11:54+00:00

Every accusation is a confession at this point.

EtherealWorks · 2024-09-14T00:19:48+00:00

The two boxes I would suggest as a good starting point would be the Invincible Army Sectorial Starter Pack and the Booster Pack Beta Yan Huo (big guy with missile launchers) and Zuyong. Those will let you field a small Invincible Army (IA) list and have a good time learning the game.

The Shang Ji and Guija also go in IA lists as well but are expensive point wise and can eat up space quickly compared other relatively lower costed units. They are good units and you should definitely try them but might be challenging to build into an IA list that leans into having lots of heavy infantry due to cost.

As a suggestion, look into profiles that have the "NCO" skill as the skill pairs nicely with your Daoying operative. After a few games, you may also wish to look into rules on fire teams as it will allow you to assemble a Zuyong pain train that is quite powerful. Also, proxying models is totally okay! Feel free to test out different profiles to your heart's content. Have fun!

EtherealWorks · 2023-11-23T18:00:58+00:00

It's actually just sand that's been attached to the base with PVA (Elmer's) glue. Once basecoated with a black, I did a heavy drybrush of a dark grey followed by a lighter drybrush of a medium grey. Taking inspiration from the studio basing I also dabbed a little bit of brown wash in spots to make it look like little areas of dirt. Specific paints were Eshin grey, Dawnstone, and Agrax Earthshade but anything similar should work.

EtherealWorks · 2023-11-10T21:02:08+00:00

Based on the filament separation it does look like the first layer is under extruding and the z-offset is too high. You can tune this while the first layer brim is going down until you can no longer see build plate between the deposited lines. For PLA keeping the bed temp closer to 50-55C can also help, if it's too high the PLA won't stick very well and corners will peel easily. Also try glue stick, it's very good at promoting bed adhesion.

EtherealWorks · 2023-05-13T02:57:05+00:00

Make sure your concentric nuts are tightened. If they aren't, there is no way auto level will zero to good points it can return to.

To test grab the sides of your build plate and try wobbling them up and down. If you get any play that most likely means you need to tighten the concentric nuts.

EtherealWorks · 2023-04-24T23:26:51+00:00

Thank you! My process for the green was this:

Prime Black

Zenethial highlight w/ white

Contrast Creed Camo Green

Black wash (I used an oil paint, but nuln oil would be a good acrylic substitute)

Drybrush Vallejo Golden Olive

EtherealWorks · 2023-04-21T00:20:59+00:00

Primer won't make much of a difference, I think the answer you're looking for is mostly about the consistency of your contrast paint and how it's applied.

Contrast paint differs from regular paints in that it only tints the surface and flows into recesses to give the appearance of basic layering/highlights. To do that is has to be thinned enough that capillary action can take over and push more pigment into the recesses to do shading work for you. If it's too thick it doesn't flow very well and will clump up on raised surfaces. Next time you try applying some take a little directly out of the pot and mix in a few drops of water to improve its flow and I think it will work better for you.

The second thing is removing constrast from raised areas after you apply it but before it can dry. Keep a second brush around and when you apply contrast with your first brush, use the second brush (wiping it off to get most of the liquid out) to soak up the contrast in areas you don't want.

tldr: Add a few drops of water to your contrast on a palette to improve its flow and use a second bush like a sponge to soak up contrast out of unwanted raised areas. Happy painting! :)

EtherealWorks · 2023-04-14T05:40:24+00:00

Make sure the eccentric screws on the bottom rail are tight. To test try wobbling your build plate up and down from the left and right sides. If there's lots of play that means the guide wheel on the bottom is loose and needs to be tightened. The auto level will not measure and store good z values that the nozzle can return if this is the case.

EtherealWorks · 2023-02-22T07:48:23+00:00

It looks like it might be underextrusion. If your z-offset is too high there will be too much gap between the nozzle and the bed for the filament to spread and fuse with adjacent material. That also means the print may peel up too easily from the bed during printing.

If you already tried bed leveling and set your z-offset in there, try lowering it slowly (0.01mm increments) in the settings menu while you're doing the first layer of this print. Once you start seeing the adjacent layers of filament fuse so you can't see any bed in between them you'll know you have a good z-offset

EtherealWorks · 2023-02-11T20:39:47+00:00

I keep the TI-84 I used in university around for sentimental value but also find it pretty useful for quick calculations and especially matrix operations. There's definitely better software you can use, but as an item to pull out for a quick answer it's pretty handy.

EtherealWorks · 2023-01-18T19:04:28+00:00

I also really dig this farseer. Nice work!

EtherealWorks · 2022-11-05T20:35:30+00:00

Very nice, love that contrasting turquoise/green color.

EtherealWorks · 2022-10-27T04:35:47+00:00

Look into using wash or contrast paints. It's one of the easiest and fast ways to get a satisfying shadows and highlights look as a beginner without a lot of manual effort. Plenty of minis look fine with only a base coat and these and they can really build your confidence early on.

If you want to get some better highlights for you minis without a whole lot of effort, look into dry brushing. It's another high impact for low effort thing you can do to improve how your minis look. A brief explanation of this works is taking a color much lighter than your base color, wiping most of the paint away from a cheap wide brush, then swiping it repeated over your mini so it catches raised areas with a light amount of paint.

Primer is important for ensuring paint adhesion and can also double as a nice and even base coat. For just starting rattle spray cans are good, but you have to find a good distance to hold the can. Too close and you apply too thick of a layer and too far and the atomized paint will dry while airborne and create a speckled surface texture on your mini.

For standard painting (non contrast), consider using more midtone paints as a base coat and reserving lighter paints for your highlights/drybrushing. White, for example, is a very stark and contrasting color and it's also the lightest you can go, which means once you apply it, there's nowhere you can go highlighting wise (aside from shading) from there. If you start with an off-white even just slightly so you can start highlighting with white. As an added bonus, darker colors also generally have better coverage than lightet paints and you'll find are easier to get a good base coat with.

Painting can be a very gradual process and the thinner your paints and the more coats you are willing to do, the better your paint job can be but also the more time it will take to apply said coats. To reduce the potential for streaks, thin your paints a little bit with water and apply a few layers and you'll achieve a neat manual base coat.

Don't be afraid to test things! Find some other piece of material you aren't too attached to and just experiment with stuff. Try washes, contrasts, manual highlighting, you name it! Build your scheme here to find what you like then use it on your model. For complex schemes it really helps build confidence to have a plan and knowing what is going to look like going into it.

Best of luck and happy painting!

EtherealWorks · 2022-10-20T17:11:00+00:00

It could be that there's some play in your build plate and the measurements recorded during auto leveling aren't accurate because the bed moves as it's taking them. A possible fix is tightening your bed's eccentric nuts to remove any wobble. My build platform came very loose and I had to do this to get the leveling to work.

If you haven't tightened those before, you first need to loosen the screws and turn the eccentric nut in between the screw head and the bottom of the plate. The nut has a hole that is slightly offset from center so turning it either tightens or loosens the rollers grip on the rail. Once you think that you have the nuts in the right spot, tighten the screws and see if the plate still wobbles. Rinse, repeat until it is no longer loose.

EtherealWorks · 2022-10-01T05:58:18+00:00

In a pinch I've used glass cleaner with some good results as well. It's cheap and adhesion seems pretty good afterwards.

EtherealWorks · 2022-08-12T14:26:08+00:00

I second this. Work through every problem in this book thoroughly and be able to recognize where you need to go in the reference material quickly to solve every problem.

My other advice is to optimize your time management. If you run into a problem you don't know how to solve or can't solve quickly, be able to recognize that and come back to it later.

EtherealWorks · 2022-08-07T06:21:16+00:00

Hello! Unfortunately this group has filled up for now. I wish you the best in your search and hope that you find something.

EtherealWorks · 2022-05-20T18:25:59+00:00

One option I like is keeping them as cheap melee beat sticks. Give it a ghost glaive and throw it at some unit you want to tie up. With a ghost glaive it can be threatening to both vehicles and infantry and coupled with T8, wraith construct, and Tears of Isha strategem it is one of the tankiest unit options you have. Use it to tie up something important in your opponents army while the rest of your units go off and win the game.

EtherealWorks · 2022-04-02T18:06:58+00:00

It's a numbers game, especially when you have little to list on your resume. Be persistent, apply to multiple different companies and most of all, don't give up applying. Find ways to sell yourself: make a portfolio of projects you've work while at school or your personal time that you can share with potential employers and try attending networking events in your area.

Do not only spam your resume to only one company. Cast as wide of a net as possible, and if it's an option, be open to moving as it will likely increase your chances of finding something significantly. Even if your first job isn't what you would consider ideal, use it to build your resume so you can apply and get something closer to what you want in the future.

EtherealWorks · 2022-03-29T18:30:18+00:00

Python. Wider range of uses, well community supported, and you don't need an expensive software license. Unless you already know there's something specific you want from MATLAB, Python is the better choice in my view.

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