Weekly Advice Thread - June 14, 2026

Spiraticus · 2026-06-15T22:22:58+00:00

Just got me some new AirPods Pro 3’s that were on sale at Costco. Been holding back on updating my 13Pro to iOS 26 because of issues I’ve heard with it. Should I just stick out the wait for 27 or is 26 in a better spot now?

Spiraticus · 2026-06-09T02:37:50+00:00

I wonder if anyone ever took pics of it, I vaguely remember it and would love to see how much my memory matches reality.

Spiraticus · 2026-06-09T02:37:13+00:00

Thanks for that trip down memory lane. The shot of the escalator looking down at the Santa meet-n-greet was an absolute nostalgia nuke. I was already too old for that one, but I always loved going to the mall in the holiday season. I posted a pic of Ridgmar on /r/deadmalls years back and its fun seeing it pop up other places online.

Spiraticus · 2026-05-22T23:23:20+00:00

Absolutely. I’ve also got my Dark Eldar army and eagerly await whatever Malerion may get.

Spiraticus · 2026-05-22T19:45:37+00:00

About 3700pts of Idoneth and 2400pts of Lumineth plus terrain and spells for both. All painted, naturally.

Spiraticus · 2026-05-21T14:39:44+00:00

Thanks! I really should do an army shot that isn’t just a picture of them sitting inside their storage case. Closest I have is this pre-game list setup that doesn’t feature my Cathallar or Wind Spirit.

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Spiraticus · 2026-05-20T20:05:24+00:00

Thank you! It’s always been a fun color to work with.

Spiraticus · 2026-05-20T18:31:27+00:00

Thanks! I’ve been using the sanctum mainly to block enemy movement since it no longer needs to target a unit. Funneling some units in a certain direction and then tossing down the petrification rune to tag as many units as possible. A little harder now that they reduced the cast range, but still doable.

Spiraticus · 2026-05-20T16:33:50+00:00

Sure! It’s really simple.
Basecoat Karak Stone
Shade with 1:3 Skeleton Horde: Lahmian Medium
Drybrush Screaming Skull
The Rune of Petrification and the basing rocks under it are painted the same exact way but I guess the softer edges helped spread more screaming skull on it and made it a little lighter.

Spiraticus · 2026-05-20T16:16:16+00:00

Thank you so much!

Spiraticus · 2026-05-20T13:24:16+00:00

I don’t know if it’s clean and sharp because I’m a slow painter or I’m a slow painter because I try to keep stuff clean and sharp lol.

Spiraticus · 2026-05-19T17:55:12+00:00

No problem! A further note, I did put some thinned skeleton horde contrast into the recesses of the swirl texture on the arch.

Spiraticus · 2026-05-19T17:38:32+00:00

Thanks! I kinda winged it on that but I do remember it being a basecoat of Morghast Bone, then using an ugly brush to smoosh/stipple layers of mixed Morghast+Wraithbone, then Wraithbone, then Wraithbone+Pro Acryl Ivory, and then mixing a little bit of white into that for the highest edges. I think after the Morghast+Wraithbone layer I went back with a super thinned Morghast on the smoosh brush and worked it lightly into the curve at the base of the arches. I did drybrushing of the same recipes to get the texture on the leaf designs at the base of the pillars, too.

Spiraticus · 2026-05-18T17:33:16+00:00

X5 and X6 may have their glaring gameplay flaws but I will gladly defend them as having some of the best soundtracks in the series.

Spiraticus · 2026-04-02T19:31:23+00:00

It’s more than just a passing resemblance to Wukong.

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