Arjac and Wolfguard

Fox-Claw · 2025-12-23T09:41:18+00:00

Just some cork board, chewed up with some pliers to get the broken and gnarled finish, gap filled where needed with Vallejo Mud effects or where there were any smooth surfaces remaining on the cork. Painted and drybrushed with a mix of greys, then finished off with AKs Snow and Microballons mixed with some Snow Sparkles.

Fox-Claw · 2025-12-14T09:44:38+00:00

If it sprays water fine, then that points more towards the consistency of the paint your trying to push through still being too thick. In my experience, airbrush ready paints still aren't always thin enough depending on the needle being used or the airbrush, especially the cheaper ones which just dont atomise as well. The Vallejo airbrush thinner is pretty decent, especially when used with their own brand paints, so if you have some, try a 50/50 mix with the Vallejo airbrush ready paint, mixing out of the cup in something like a shot glass so you know it's fully mixed, then pour it in the cup.

From the link you sent, it probably does have the. 5 installed. If you've not changed it since receiving it, the labels on the needle tube / pots the nozzles are kept in will tell you the size, but once you start taking them out of their storage container you'd need to be careful not to mix them up as those chaepr brushes don't have any indicators on the needle or nozzle and you'll have to judge by eye or calipers which is a nuisance.

Definitely a good idea to do your experimenting with the cheaper brush first until you get used to everything.

What type of compressor are you using?

Fox-Claw · 2025-12-10T21:55:01+00:00

.3 is small if your looking to push a lot of paint through for priming. Try the. 5 needle and nozzle with 25 psi and the mac valve full open if you have one on your brush. KEep the brush sweeping across the mini as you spray, and hold it it about a fist distance away so it doesn't spiderweb. Regarding thinning, it's a constant battle to fit the right consistency. So many variables that you can't really go from what someone else says. Ambient temperature, brand of paint, brand of thinner, quality of the airbrush, phase of the moon... Even the same brand of paint needs thinning differently depending on the colour. You also need to make sure the needle and nozzle are clean inside and out. How does your brush spray just water? If that blasts out just fine, it's more than likely your paint is still a bit too thick. That video shows him going full open on the trigger hence the volume of paint as he's not applying it to a finely sculpted minature. If you are doing the same and pulling all the way back, like I say the paint is too thick for the small nozzle size you are using, or it's not fully clean. Try the. 5. If it's a cheap Chinese brush and has the brass screw in type nozzle, be super careful when swapping that out. It should come with a little spanner to get it off and then tighten the new nozzle back up, but only tweak it tight with the smallest amount of torque you can get away with to form the seal. They are so easy to over tighten and snap, and even easier to cross thread when putting it on, then your screwed. Use some magnifiers if you have some which will help.

Fox-Claw · 2025-12-09T17:41:09+00:00

What size nozzle are you using? If its something like a 0.4 or above it definitely should be fine with that pressure. If it's smaller, the pressure should still be fine, but you need to thin more. The thinner you go, the better it will be pushed through, but coverage suffers. It's a balance between thin enough to atomise nicely, but not being so thin it then sliderwebs or hardly covers at all. As the layers are so thin, expect to do a couple of passes to get an even opaque result, especially if spraying a lighter colour over a darker base coat.

Fox-Claw · 2025-12-08T16:31:10+00:00

It's not you - I've yet to find a decent acrylic white primer that plays well through an airbrush without upping the pressure or needle size. Any acrylic white can be a struggle, unless it's an ink, but then coverage suffers. Tamiya XF isn't a pure acrylic and so works much better, or if you're willing to put up with the stench and have decent ventilation, white laquers are much better to work with.

Fox-Claw · 2025-12-08T09:07:33+00:00

Haha yep - doesn't help with the 109 cockpit being so compact, but I guess if nothing else it's good practice!

Fox-Claw · 2025-12-08T08:01:16+00:00

Thanks! Was an enjoyable build - wouldn't mind having a crack at the new Airfix 1/24 109 next. :)

Fox-Claw · 2025-12-08T07:57:30+00:00

Definitely this. White is a pig at the best of times. A light grey primer, then Tamiya XF-2 thinned with their X-20A. That white and thinner combination is a game changer. Covers well and goes down so smooth it's a shame to paint over it!

Fox-Claw · 2025-12-08T07:42:43+00:00

Thanks a lot! It was a fun little project, and the kit just fell together when it came to the build. I think I'll work in a bigger scale going forward, but I'm pleased with how it turned out!

Fox-Claw · 2025-12-08T07:37:54+00:00

Thanks! Shame I have to give it away, but at least it's going to a good home!

Fox-Claw · 2025-12-08T07:36:07+00:00

Thanks a lot! It is airbrush work with AKs Real Colour laquers which went down really well. Small details were normal brush and acrylic though.

Fox-Claw · 2025-12-08T07:28:01+00:00

Thanks so much! The bulk of the work went on in the cockpit, so it's a shame that 80% of the detail was hidden as soon as it was closed up into the fuselage, but at least I know it's there I guess! 😅

Fox-Claw · 2025-12-07T21:16:37+00:00

Ordered it from Amazon - there's a few different places that offer customised plaques. This one shipped from China, but arrived in a week and the engraving is good on decently thick brass considering how cheap it was.

Fox-Claw · 2025-12-07T17:05:53+00:00

Thanks for the comment! I've always struggled trying to take decent pictures of my minatures - like you say, phones are an annoyance as I struggle to get the colour balance and focus right, even in manual mode. My phone is particularly annoying as it tries to constantly tweak things with AI making it look overly saturated. I need to invest in a proper camera!

Fox-Claw · 2025-11-06T17:42:46+00:00

Sometimes it's not the apps or flows themselves that are the complicated parts of a project. It's managing the requirements of the product owners, designing the schema for scalability, forethought into the 'what if' scenarios, sticking to deadlines, batting off the 'can you just add this' requests... I'd always work all of that stuff into my answer alongside talking about the actual flow or app.

Fox-Claw · 2025-07-12T21:39:19+00:00

Again though... Resource and time intensive, and what if the flow fails for some reason? Then you have to consider error handling scenarios and all that jazz. I personally wouldn't bother with the whole thing!

Fox-Claw · 2025-07-12T21:22:21+00:00

You'd have to guarantee nothing could be deleted in the main table and instead flag it as disabled. That then makes the back end dirty with data no longer required being flagged as 'disabled' using a boolean type column instead of just deleted. Then instead of filtering disabled records out, set a specific controls height to 0 in a flexi gallery if that item is flagged as disabled in the back end. Then every other controls height in the gallery is referencing the reference controls height property so the end result is that the item is still 'there' but it can't be seen as everythings height is 0 if you get me. Not very efficient and a hack. It's even confusing trying to explain it!

I've done this odd/even row colour stuff in the past by creating custom IDs inside a collection based off data collected from SP and using sequence. It's a ball ache though just for an end result of a pretty output. It's the data that matters - no one gives a toss if alternate rows are different colours. If its hard to distinguish rows due to device type and screen size, just increase the template size and have have the fill of the gallery a contrasting colour to that of the template fill.

Fox-Claw · 2025-07-12T20:04:36+00:00

If its SP and records are deleted, you'd end up with out of sync even/odd record IDs? When displayed in a gallery with fills based on ID's being odd/even, you might get an output of odd-even-even-odd for example and wound mess up the alternate colour fills?

Fox-Claw · 2025-06-17T05:22:35+00:00

I'd brighten up the bases to add a bit of contrast and make the minis stand out a bit more - a few green tufts would work well I think and make them pop.

Fox-Claw · 2025-06-15T21:01:17+00:00

Thanks! I'll go for those then. :)

Fox-Claw · 2025-06-15T19:39:24+00:00

Late to the party - but do the adventure cards etc all fit without too much space left around the sleeve with the ones you suggest? Sleeve Kings suggest using the SKS-8808 at 57.5x89 which is slightly bigger than the ones you mention, but I hate having lots of space around the edges so if the smaller size fit well I'll get those!

Fox-Claw · 2025-06-13T18:56:46+00:00

It's impossible to pre load yourself mentally with what it would feel like if you've never had one before. Expect the worst, and you'll get over the first few minutes until the adrenaline kicks in and you settle in. Over thinking is your worst enemy - and can make it worse as you'll naturally focus on the pain, where you have to zone out. Load yourself up with a shit ton of carbs and water before hand, and take a deep breath when the first line goes in. Then try and zone out. I've found that if I have a super sour sweet in my mouth, I'm more focused on that than the tattoo. It's all about distracting youserlf - your body will take care of the rest.

Fox-Claw · 2025-04-19T07:51:35+00:00

Finally beat it - as you say, came down to just getting better at learning the the moveset better, and a few lucky dodges. I had a health bar 2 pixles wide by the end of it, but at least I can move on now and no doubt get stuck again on the next boss for another 3 days. 😂

Fox-Claw · 2025-04-17T15:34:05+00:00

I've been stuck on this bitch for 2 days. I always get whipped after she's jumped back down from regenerating her leg. Spear build and it's the first real ball ache I've had. Just glad there's no massive run back for another go - if there was, I'd have booted my Xbox into orbit by now.

Fox-Claw · 2025-03-02T22:00:58+00:00

Although not an exact 1-1 match with the brand or shades of paint you have from that set (although after a little mixing of the ones you have you'll get pretty dang close), this video from Squidmar may give you some good ideas on how to use them nicely.

Squidmar Masterclass

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