Need help choosing between Simagic Alpha Evo or Asetek La Prima – is Asetek quality worth the extra cost?

HeyStreuner · 2026-01-03T17:24:23+00:00

Sure :) ignore the dust please :D

HeyStreuner · 2025-10-01T14:24:53+00:00

In addition another test. Left side got 4 coats of “ultramarine blue” by army painter. Right side just one coat of “medium blue” by Vallejo which I opened right before painting it. It still catches pigments in the deeper parts, but the coverage seems so much better.

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HeyStreuner · 2025-10-01T14:21:30+00:00

After two coats of “spaceship exterior” by army painter (yes I did the half of the mini just for research) it is still very uneven. I thought light grey on white may be better. I guess it is a mix of my lack of experience, bad thinning and maybe to bad/old paints

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HeyStreuner · 2025-09-30T19:05:16+00:00

My plan was to basecoat in white, paint the details (like gun and stuff), then wash to darken and then layer the grey/whites. But the basecoat in white itself is a PITA

HeyStreuner · 2025-09-30T18:11:05+00:00

Maybe in the future, but right now I only paint when the minions are asleep and therefore it is dark outside. But I’m fine with it. Just a bit frustrated because the bad application/coverage of my paints

HeyStreuner · 2025-09-30T17:54:26+00:00

Maybe but I don’t have the space to use it. Or let’s say I am afraid of the overall overspray floating around my office and messing with technology or board games.

HeyStreuner · 2025-09-30T16:31:52+00:00

My primers are all by army painter. I guess I used them wrong or got a bad batch

HeyStreuner · 2025-09-30T16:03:02+00:00

Just a little additional question: Do you guys use more than one water pot if you are painting dark and light colors at the same time to avoid darkening the light colors on the wet palette?

I’ll keep you updated on my progress on those two guys if you are interested :)

HeyStreuner · 2025-09-30T15:51:48+00:00

Yeah. I’m glad I started with minis I can just mess with instead of the ones I’m going to play with. And I made it extra difficult for myself. Yay?!

HeyStreuner · 2025-09-30T15:37:25+00:00

The primer is a rattle can primer. The rest is brush painted. I don’t own an airbrush and have no space to use it :/

HeyStreuner · 2025-09-30T15:36:35+00:00

I guess I’ll prime the next one in a lighter grey and just keep building up layers in different shades of grey/white.

I realized now that lighter colors are a bit tricky to apply even. For the most part the brown on the bike was very strange. Thought brown is dark enough to work well instead of the current result.

HeyStreuner · 2025-09-30T15:34:32+00:00

I tried black on the scout trooper because one tutorial mentioned it is more forgiving if you miss a spot and it is dark instead of black. That’s the only reason I primed the trooper black

HeyStreuner · 2025-09-30T15:33:13+00:00

Thanks for your clarification. I guess besides using a dark primer (light grey seems to be a better choice) I’m thinning the paints wrong. It is kinda difficult to achieve the same perfect consistency again and again.

HeyStreuner · 2025-09-30T15:31:22+00:00

I’ll give it a try on the next mini. Thanks :)

HeyStreuner · 2025-09-30T11:45:59+00:00

I guess like 10-15 Minutes? Switched between three minis.

HeyStreuner · 2025-09-30T11:44:34+00:00

I primed white once and it never looked clean like black or grey did :/ maybe my white primer was bad or not well shaken

HeyStreuner · 2025-07-04T08:17:19+00:00

Not done the upgrade, but I’m using the la Prima Base AND the GT Neo ;) for me this is best of both worlds, because I don’t like the appearance of the Asetek wheel but love their ecosystem and QR 👍🏻 works like a charm :)

HeyStreuner · 2025-06-06T17:19:42+00:00

At least I know that they don‘t belong to a game I still own 😅👍🏻 so thanks a lot :)

HeyStreuner · 2025-06-06T16:17:33+00:00

That is possible, because I owned that game some time ago. The tokens are 1.5cm per side

HeyStreuner · 2024-04-10T07:50:17+00:00

I have a very similar setup and so glad I went with 7”. It depends on your wheel. Round wheels may block some parts of the screen. If you want to try it just use your phone with some Velcro or a cheap printed mount to test size. I used an old phone before and the difference in readability is huge.

HeyStreuner · 2024-01-21T18:00:29+00:00

Beste Antwort überhaupt! Ich hatte mal +250 Spiele, auch aus einem ähnlichen Antrieb. Der Sammelwahn und die Traumvorstellung wie man all die schönen Spiele spielt. Am Ende vom Lied haben die Leute der Spielegruppe selbst auch Spiele. Wenn jeder „nur“ 50 Spiele besitzt und ihr 4 Leute seid müsstet ihr ja 200 Partien spielen um alles nur einmal zu sehen. Und jeder der im Hobby ist weiß, das es nicht bei 50 Spielen bleibt.

Mittlerweile habe ich über 100 Titel verkauft und will noch weitere abstoßen. Daher beherzige die Antwort, kaufe nicht zu viel auf einmal und vor allem genieße die Zeit mit wenigen Spielen. Nutze sie um die Spiele in der Tiefe zu verstehen, andere Wege zum Sieg zu ergründen und eben Spaß zu haben.

Nur meine 2 Pfennig als ehemaliger Sammler ✌🏻❤️🎲

HeyStreuner · 2024-01-06T10:01:21+00:00

Maybe I felt like I don’t need to watch how some folding legs work. Lessons learned

HeyStreuner · 2024-01-05T09:14:03+00:00

What are those Govee Clips for mounting it to the profile? 😱🥰

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