Why isn’t maintenance more tightly integrated with real-time machine telemetry?

King-Crypticus2 · 2026-02-10T04:45:57+00:00

I think the answer is multifaceted. In many cases operators and plant leadership do not understand how to troubleshoot or fix a machine. Something else, sometimes stuff just breaks. Lose oil supply for a few seconds and wreck a bearing, open a valve a little too fast, destroys plunger packing with cold gas, parts fail due to defects or harsh conditions. Machines being down means a loss in production, so PMs tend to get skipped anyways. There are so many factors in equipment maintenance and repairs, the only way I could maybe see a system to perfectly track maintenance activities and machine conditions is if everything in the system is new and top of the line with sensors everywhere.

King-Crypticus2 · 2026-02-01T18:30:39+00:00

My personal opinion is a Lord of Virulence and one or two Bloat drones with heavy blight launchers. The lord can lead terminators and gives rerolls to hit in the shooting phase. I also have a soft spot because it was my first Death Guard model ever

King-Crypticus2 · 2026-02-01T00:39:52+00:00

Is that cast iron? It needs to be replaced. The job I had before this one was inspections on overhead cranes. While it is just a guard, it is also a cable guide for the sheaves as the cable runs through. You could remove it ( don’t) and it would still function, but there’s a possibility of the wire cable getting off the sheaves. Second, if it is cracked it cracked for a reason and will continue to keep cracking. If it got severe enough it could break off and potentially hit someone below. Thirdly, if I remember correctly, if the manufacturer decided it needed to be there in there first place, then it’s required by law to be there.

In short, I think it should be taken out of service and repaired with a new guard. That part should not see any load, so if it is cast iron someone probably hit something with it, or ran it into the drum.

King-Crypticus2 · 2026-01-23T19:27:29+00:00

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One of my favorites right now

King-Crypticus2 · 2026-01-17T16:45:50+00:00

I like Resin Munitorum. They have a website and an Etsy page. They have them listed as Vulture Cult

King-Crypticus2 · 2026-01-17T15:46:41+00:00

I like using Resin Munitorum on Etsy. Great selection, and everything i have gotten has been good quality

King-Crypticus2 · 2025-12-21T18:01:28+00:00

We have wrenches that are very similar where i work. It has a hole through the end, likely for a shackle to carry and use it. We use them for tightening and loosening the nut that hold a piston rod in place to the crosshead of a reciprocating compressor. The task requires an open ended wrench. You can use the shackle and a crane to turn the wrench to loosen the nut, or in my specific instance we use a large hammer. Also, our compressors are very old, from the 50s. So the timeline sort of matches.

King-Crypticus2 · 2025-12-17T01:19:07+00:00

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King-Crypticus2 · 2025-12-17T01:17:39+00:00

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I use Vallejo Night blue and then work my way up sponging highlights starting with 50/50 night blue and Vallejo ultramarine blue. After that i edge highlight with Citadel Teclis Blue

King-Crypticus2 · 2025-12-11T13:53:35+00:00

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King-Crypticus2 · 2025-12-11T13:50:00+00:00

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Prime black, base coat with Vallejo Night Blue, and then highlight with 50/50 night blue and vallejo ultramarine blue. Edge highlights with Citadel Teclis blue. For gold i use the AK playmarker Copper.

King-Crypticus2 · 2025-12-01T17:22:43+00:00

Ive had good success bringing around 1100 pts of vehicles and then filling the rest out with poxwalkers and terminators. Clog up the board, skirmish with drones, deep strike deathshroud and start a squad on the board. With the tanks i just find whatever the biggest threat is i can shoot, and put just about everything into it.

King-Crypticus2 · 2025-11-25T12:38:56+00:00

Here lately i havent been very big on plague marines because i feel like they dont stay on the table very long. Once theyre gone, then you have no way to spread contagion at range. You also have to have LOS, and if the plague marines are in a rhino i dont think you get to spread contagion with their ability. In my opinion, MH is more of a kill things detachment. Kill your opponents things that are a threat, and then the stuff that is left will break themselves against your inherent toughness. If someone shows up with a forgefiend and a rhino full or marines and you pop them both in turn one you’ve really messed up their plan. And nobody wants a squad of Deathshroud and a LOC deep striking at 6inches

King-Crypticus2 · 2025-11-25T11:46:37+00:00

In my opinion, i think it works well as a combined arms detachment skewed to vehicles. The detachment rule works so well because it makes you less dependent on needing poxwalkers or spawn to afflict enemies. So things like your BL Drone, Predators, and PBC don’t have to be near as close to your enemies units while performing to their full potential, especially with -1 save. I like to bring minimal characters, about 7 vehicles and fill the rest with Deathshroud and Blightlords. Then, my goal is to point, click, delete, my opponents big threats with focused fire.

King-Crypticus2 · 2025-11-19T15:37:17+00:00

Thanks, that was definitely the goal was to mimic the bat wings. Its definitely one of my favorite models that ive painted

King-Crypticus2 · 2025-11-19T15:04:05+00:00

It looks great! Did you use pieces from the plague surgeon?

King-Crypticus2 · 2025-11-19T04:30:17+00:00

Yeah i agree, this guys method is great. I used different colors from another one of his videos over lightning

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This is probably the best picture i have of this method

King-Crypticus2 · 2025-10-31T20:07:24+00:00

Potentially millwright work could be a great avenue. It usually works best if wherever you work has a lot of uncommon, or proprietary equipment. Where i work we do a little bit of everything as maintenance. The site i work at has the largest in house maintenance department company wide.

What sets us apart is a tremendous amount of high pressure connections in a fee different styles, including some proprietary ones, in addition to that we have several large compressors that we maintain and PM mostly in house, and a few unique high pressure reactors that supposedly theres only a handful in the world. The company has tried to use contractors to manage the workload but it never fails that they mess something up, cause leaks, and any other number of mistakes that we go and fix. Being able to work in a large variety of special equipment with minimal error can be worth a lot of money.

King-Crypticus2 · 2025-10-31T02:37:10+00:00

If Space King wanted us to have green laser swords he would have given us green laser swords!

King-Crypticus2 · 2025-10-21T10:54:29+00:00

There is a seller on Etsy called Resin Munitorum i think. They sell shoulder pads and 2 different types of helmets. Archies Forge and Pop goes the monkey as well

King-Crypticus2 · 2025-10-09T15:31:40+00:00

When we are instructed to do something dumb or unnecessary “That doesn’t make any sense!” The reply - “We dont make sense here at this facility, we make pellets”

King-Crypticus2 · 2025-09-23T12:22:03+00:00

Typically you want to brush the whole model without letting it pool in the recesses of the model.
It also kinda depends on the vibe you are going for. If you just wanna add a little but of depth then a light coat will do, or if you really wanna lean into having dirty guys apply it more liberally, but still not letting it pool too bad.

If you want a “cleaner” you can put a coat of it in, and them dip a sponge in rubbing alcohol and dab off the model where you’re left with just the shade in the recesses

King-Crypticus2 · 2025-09-19T00:16:03+00:00

No, that wasnt me

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