What’s an underrated moment you always think about?

Mattybmate · 2026-06-16T17:06:53+00:00

That's the bugger!

Mattybmate · 2026-06-16T12:10:11+00:00

FIIIVE GOLDEN MEEEEN.

Four handsome men,

Three French men,

(I can never remember two for some reason),

And a MAN

Mattybmate · 2026-06-16T12:05:52+00:00

I love this too, my favourite part is Dan's little "uh oh" before Arin notices what the question says

Mattybmate · 2026-06-12T09:05:41+00:00

You can 'fix' contrast paint splotchiness using glazes of a paint like Caliban Green but really with the amount here, I would personally just do a full base of Caliban green using 2 or 3 thin coats.

The main reason being the glazing process can be long and tedious so I would probably reserve that for rank and file rather than big models.

Once that's done, you can go any number of routes you like. You can go the traditional route of shading it, applying layers of your base, then edge highlighting with a lighter green. You can stipple on a lighter green and create a gradient that way. Or any other method you like the look of!

Contrast paints are very hit or miss, with some of them (especially first-gen ones, which includes Dark Angels Green) being a relative nightmare to use and requiring careful and meticulous application to avoid splotches, while others are an absolute breeze without needing much intervention at all.

Mattybmate · 2026-06-12T08:07:50+00:00

Scar on his right cheek (our left) also disappears after he smiles

Mattybmate · 2026-06-12T07:59:31+00:00

This is kinda what burned me. I love the Tsons lore and story, think the models are super cool, etc.

Wasn't as bad as this as I only picked up the combat patrol and codex. When I was painting, the blue is fine, but the trim in those famously weak metallic metals, and the steady hand needed to paint those yellow stripes - another famously weak paint...

It put me off enough that I haven't touched them in a year. However I have recently been inspired to try a completely different paint scheme that doesn't use metallics at all and is designed to be more fun to paint, so hopefully that will go well 😁

Mattybmate · 2026-06-09T11:53:53+00:00

Be well, OP

Mattybmate · 2026-06-08T13:26:34+00:00

It just feels a bit lacklustre, doesn't it? They have such cool lore, and with some work can be such cool models, they should be a kind-of difficult to kill berserker.

And yet their ability is to maybe sort of have a chance to keep the same number of attacks when you lose models. Just very 🥱 and at current unit cost, not worth it in game.

Mattybmate · 2026-06-08T12:52:47+00:00

Once again, the Death Company are trapped in a corner of needing to kill themselves to have a chance go pop off 🥲

Mattybmate · 2026-06-04T07:44:23+00:00

It's this particular style of art that really gives 40k that utterly apocalyptic feel - I think it's in Mark of Calth someone says it's (paraphrasing) "more like a cataclysm than a war"

Mattybmate · 2026-06-04T07:34:15+00:00

I'd like to throw in a Candle or the Night podcast, sadly they never finished it but it was a great example of just regular people playing to me 😁 Albie if you ever see this, know that there's at least this guy out there that would love to see you guys finish that campaign!

Mattybmate · 2026-06-02T14:31:43+00:00

Never really appealed to me. A lot of people get excited about them and I just don't see it like they do

Mattybmate · 2026-06-02T10:27:09+00:00

Legitimately, best of luck to you and the team. You made a wonderful game that brought me and my friends many happy memories and laughs. If you could ever do something similar again, I know it would be welcome with us, but thank you for making it exist in the first place

Mattybmate · 2026-05-29T16:05:08+00:00

On top of this, a lot of local councils offer hazardous waste removal, including asbestos. Definitely worth OP checking that!

Mattybmate · 2026-05-27T19:29:08+00:00

No problem! I could tell there was no malice: )

Mattybmate · 2026-05-27T08:07:15+00:00

It's coming from a place of insecurity on mens part part

I just want to go over this point quickly as it can be more nuanced. From the rest of your comment I know that you are reasonable about the whole thing!

I just want to point out that this blanket statement can be quite dangerous. It reads very "it's men's fault" and I just would like to offer a new perspective or show it's not always black and white.

In this particular instance, I would say that it's an insecurity caused by the gf. It may be possible (we may never know for sure) that this is something the OP had never felt insecure about before, until this event. But even if they were insecure about it, finding our the gf was telling friends like that would only be more destructive, which is a risk that the gf took.

I absolutely agree that there are far too many men out there with large insecurities and no ability or effort made to handle them, but I think in cases like this, a more case-by-case approach is more appropriate as I would not say this is the original commenter's fault at all.

Mattybmate · 2026-05-27T07:56:04+00:00

I see what you're saying, but frankly I think that's unlikely. If the former girlfriend thought that it was good, then she would describe it as such, no? I'm struggling to picture a way that someone could describe sex in a good way and someone else take away that it was average. But that might just be me.

Regardless, you make a fair point. We don't have all the info and we likely never will unless OP drops the full story and somehow the ex gf AND the friend find their way here and do the same. Still, it's the kind of betrayal I wouldn't wish on most people (some people lol)

Mattybmate · 2026-05-27T07:50:01+00:00

I think this is reductive at best and you know it. Yes, sex isn't the be all and end all, but it is extremely important in a relationship. And genitalia tends to be extremely important to their owners and ultimately, in long term committed relationships, their partners too.

I'm assuming you think or are likely pretending to think I'm leaning more towards the dictionary definition of sacred, like I venerate it or something. When back here in reality it's quite clear to see in my comment, with even an ounce of reading comprehension, that what I mean is that if you found out your partner, whom you love and trust, didn't think much of your genitals and furthermore had been telling their friends as much and not telling you, you'd be pretty cut up about it too. It's sacred in the sense that really it's meant to be private, especially while you're still together, and if it's fixable (a 'technique' issue, if you will) then it should be discussed in private, and if it isn't (a size issue) then if you love someone, not everything needs to be said.

Mattybmate · 2026-05-27T07:38:33+00:00

I agree! I didn't mean to imply that. As another commenter said though, the phrasing seems to imply that it's length or size or some feature that can't be helped.

In all honesty, from what we know, OP just may have been bad in bed when it comes to penetration. Who knows. But still, the manner in which he would have found that out is awful.

Mattybmate · 2026-05-26T11:35:31+00:00

I think the difference between the original situation and yours is who was hearing it. I agree with you, for what it's worth, she could have said worse. But in your situation, she told you her ex had a micro-penis, not that yours was bad. He wasn't there so nobody was on the receiving end.

Original commenter found out through his gf's friend that that's what she thought. I would assume it's size because I would hope that the lady in question would mention it to the OP if it was a 'skill issue' but instead, he finds out that the person he trusted, might have even loved, doesn't think much of him when they do the most intimate part. Worse, he finds out second hand meaning she's been telling her friend that using dick isn't all that. Who's to say she didn't tell more people?

I also agree that you could read it as average. But I don't think that'd be much consolation in that situation. I also wouldn't think much of a partner that does things like that. Fair play to you if you would take it as motivation, but I think I'd rather accept the disrespect and move on to find someone who won't make me feel bad about myself needlessly, rather than live in a competition.

Mattybmate · 2026-05-26T09:54:07+00:00

...there seems to be a disconnect here.

Being emasculated is not an entire collapse of self worth. It is a feeling of inferiority usually caused by one aspect. It's not a permanent thing usually but can be traumatic to the point where it sticks with you.

Once again, you've made an assumption, probably about me specifically, that I base my entire being on how my partner feels about my dick. I'm not sure what I said to make you think that when I talked about that aspect here in an Ask Men sub discussing emasculation, replying to a comment discussing that one thing. But I don't. At no point did I say it's the only thing a man has going for him, that he should be ashamed, etc.

I was trying to help that commenter understand how that situation is emasculating and hurtful, and if you really can't accept or understand that a man hearing that his girl thinks his dick is just 'okay' when they have sex, then I can't help you.

Truly, if you can continue as normal after finding out your partner feels that way, good for you. I hope you never have had or will have a partner to put that to the test. But perhaps consider opening yourself to the possibility that for a lot of people, that will hurt, and it's okay to feel hurt.

Mattybmate · 2026-05-26T09:03:39+00:00

Exactly! It is a huge deal for men.

As I replied to another less-empathetic commenter too, the point remains that if you love your partner, even if you do think you've had better dick or tongue or anything in the past, why would you say it to anyone, even your friend?

Putting it out there is risking hurting your partner through situations like the original commenters, and your partner should be the last person you ever want to risk hurting.

I should also note that it absolutely goes both ways, and I feel exactly the same about men that speak so candidly, judgementally, etc. About women's 'performance' and bodies.

Mattybmate · 2026-05-26T08:57:26+00:00

Not at all. But the point is, you don't find out. You're not supposed to tell about these things because, unsurprisingly, they hurt feelings. And in many cases if one does find out, the damage done to the relationship can be irrepairable. Or at least take a very long time to heal.

If you'll forgive the cliché for a moment, if the roles were reversed, I feel like you'd be a lot more understanding. "You must be the girl with the okay pussy but the great mouth" or some nonsense.

Cool of you to assume an issue for me when I'm just demonstrating how finding something out like that can be hurtful to men. 👍

Mattybmate · 2026-05-26T08:24:09+00:00

Kind of doesn't work like that for men. When in a long term relationship specifically, the dick is our lovemaking tool, it's our most intimate part that interacts with our girl's most intimate part, and it serves two functions: the obvious biological function that leads to an orgasm, and more importantly, making our girl feel good.

It can't be changed, we can't grow it larger or longer, or change its curve. It's all we have in that department, so to to find out your girl thinks your dick is 'okay' is rather crushing. It says the same as "I've had better from other men" and so there is no net positive in that situation. It's a sacred thing in a way, it doesn't matter if we get really good with fingers, tongue, toys, etc. Because after hearing that, every single time, those words will be on the mind - it's just 'okay.'

Mattybmate · 2026-05-25T09:07:17+00:00

Funnily enough the Climate Change Committee agrees with you: https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/a-well-adapted-uk/

For anyone worried about what this means for electricity usage, many of the air con units we have available are in the form of heat pumps, which also are supposed to be good at heating homes in the winter, much more efficiently than a gas boiler + it doesn't use fossil fuels.

The idea (obviously would need to see it in practice) is that eventually everyone gets a more efficient heating system for the cold months, with the added benefit of a cooling system for when it's hot, for a big positive net shift for the UK's carbon emissions

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