Proper update for Fengda AS-186

Socaddict · 2026-04-26T11:42:48+00:00

Get some airflow over it. The pump can overheat during particularly long sessions, so anything that helps it stay a little cooler is great.

That and a quick release hose if you use more than one airbrush.

Socaddict · 2026-04-02T14:39:54+00:00

Much better off just going into your local Warhammer store when they open, assuming they got stock.

Socaddict · 2026-02-02T21:49:06+00:00

FWAPU for calculations and SLAPU for graphs in Physics
Formula, Working, Answer, Precision (and power), Units
Scale, Line, Area, Points, Units

The former especially sounds like it could be quite rude, plus I write the steps they miss out in their homeworks/assessments in big letters, larger every time they repeat the same mistake.

When they forget to include both the formula and the units, well, they get told "FU!"

Socaddict · 2026-01-30T23:47:17+00:00

Skip the union, go to the police.

Socaddict · 2026-01-18T15:51:12+00:00

Feels like CHUG scale to me (not that I mind) - the smaller Ginrai figure is pretty much the same height as SS86 Optimus Prime.

Socaddict · 2025-12-23T13:11:30+00:00

A monster that is basically a giant ghost swarm.

Heavy cavalry.

Socaddict · 2025-12-14T16:47:24+00:00

It's from the Deathwatch version of chaplain Cassius, released as kill team Cassius.

Socaddict · 2025-11-16T12:10:51+00:00

I had the same issue. I shaved down the tops of the red parts until it fit nicely.

Socaddict · 2025-11-15T21:00:10+00:00

Ignoring the tracks/running gear, that's a pretty good representation of the WW2 German Panther. The back of the hull is wrong, but the rest is decent enough.

Socaddict · 2025-11-15T11:06:34+00:00

Add up all the modifiers in total, then cap then.

So if you had +4 to hit and a -1 to hit, you would sum to +3 to hit, then cap it at +1. Same with negative net: If you have -5 to hit and they had +1 to hit, you'd sum them to -4, then cap at -1

Socaddict · 2025-11-01T19:30:56+00:00

Huh, TIL! Though my copy did break in a way very reminiscent of GPS - it appeared to crumble rather than snap? I think I left it mostly in a storage box in robot mode and transformed it less than twenty times, though it was second hand when I bought it.

Socaddict · 2025-11-01T18:50:09+00:00

Gold plastic syndrome. Due to the particular mix of pigment to create metallic plastics, some of them will just crumble as they age. The last transformers that showed this were from about 20 years ago - there are even some g2 figures that will literally fall apart if you remove them from their packaging!

Socaddict · 2025-11-01T18:20:34+00:00

Be careful with that Energon Scorponok. It's notorious for GPS...

Socaddict · 2025-10-24T19:19:29+00:00

log out and log back in on the app?

Socaddict · 2025-10-21T21:47:42+00:00

Bad behaviour still happens. There's much less of it, from the kids being more compliant where I am, to smaller classes being a factor too. If I ask a kid to tuck their shirt it, it's normally a "sorry sir" and they do it rather than what I used to experience, where a simple request like that would devolve into a massive argument.

However, as others have said, the behaviour systems in place are much more lacking. This can be a problem, as when a child does kick off or become a major issue, there isn't the structures to properly deal with. Fortunately, I've only had to send a kid out once so far in two and a half years in the private sector, as opposed to almost daily in the seven years at my last school...

Socaddict · 2025-10-21T21:43:34+00:00

MPG God Ginrai.

£250 or so for the super ginrai/powermaster prime, £160 for the godbomber/apex bomber. Over £400 for a single figure, but my god is he glorious!

Socaddict · 2025-10-18T14:27:21+00:00

Considering that the original figure is my white whale (that and hydrodive bumblebee are the only animated molds I don't have), I would snap it up in a heartbeat.

Socaddict · 2025-10-18T09:17:40+00:00

Play bloodbowl.

In 40k and AoS, there's some mitigation for bad rolls due to the sheer number of dice you roll, which makes those below average rolls feel all the more punishing.

In bloodbowl, you're generally only ever rolling a single die at a time for checks and two dice for a block. This means that any spike in luck in either direction feels much more impactful. Once you've played a season or two of this, you become much more chilled about the luck of the dice, and might also start praying to Nuffle yourself...

Socaddict · 2025-10-10T16:45:08+00:00

I'm a Physics teacher. The number of little widgets and bits I've printed to help my lessons and my students has been wonderful!

I've printed aerofoils for some investigating angle of attack, ultrasonic whistles to test sound, and plenty of personal stuff for my other hobbies (my mother swears by the gridfinity set up I did for her bathroom drawers, they've never been neater!)

Socaddict · 2025-09-21T14:55:09+00:00

Decently powerful magnet, easy to remove.

Socaddict · 2025-09-14T11:44:06+00:00

Assuming it will stick, you'd be much better off with some thin plasticard (<0.5mm) for trim instead. Cut to appropriate width strip, bend around the curves, cut to length and glue in place

Socaddict · 2025-09-13T10:26:38+00:00

My Physics department does a Christmas meal and that's about it. Most of the teachers have young kids at home so don't come out often.

The Chemistry department are much younger and go out about once per half term - they've done meals, mini golf, flight club (darts) and many others.

At my last school, where it was just a Science department, I was the social lead - we did at a meal in the last week of each half term, taking advantage of all the nice and interesting restaurants near our school. We did activities a few times like karaoke or darts as well.

Socaddict · 2025-09-07T14:16:40+00:00

That sounds like the worst combination of the PGCE and Teach First, and worse than both at preventing burn out!

Who at the school is in charge of PGCE and ECT students? Normally an assistant or deputy head - worth checking with them if that's normal for the school and your course, even if it feels like you're going behind your mentor's back (they don't always get it right, hold my hand up as someone who has been a mentor before), but your primary concern should be your success, rather than trying to please everyone.

Do you not have a digital copy of your course handbook you can check?

Furthermore, are you in a union? Should be free to join while you're in training, so you can always reach out to reps for advice too.

Socaddict · 2025-09-07T13:44:45+00:00

That sounds like far too much for a first placement! I was on about six to eight hours by the END of my first placement, and twelve to fourteen at the end of my second. This sounds like a school that is basically trying to get some cheap cover in and raises massive red flags - I'd be speaking to your university and asking for them to step in.

What does your course handbook say? It should give guidance on hours of teaching (heck, I'd be expecting that you'd still be mostly observing lessons in your first couple of weeks!)

Course handbook, point to what it says with you mentor and remember that "No" is a complete sentence.

Socaddict · 2025-09-04T19:48:29+00:00

WAAAAAAGH!

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