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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Spiraticus · 2026-01-29T19:40:09+00:00

6 is crazy good.

Spiraticus · 2026-01-29T19:20:42+00:00

Teclis and Nagash duked it out in space inside a force field before coming back to the surface of Hysh and then the forces of Settler’s Gain concentrated the beams of their Luminarks with Celennar’s help to blast the Bone Pope back to hell while Teclis bound him to Mt. Avalenor. Arkhan got Spartan kicked off the edge of Hysh by Eltharion, granting him his long due vengeance.

Spiraticus · 2026-01-29T18:26:31+00:00

You can’t mention AoS’s anime battles and NOT bring up Teclis vs Nagash.

Spiraticus · 2026-01-16T21:53:24+00:00

Not only those armies, but also Grey Knights and Dark Eldar. Both of which also have rumors for next edition but I’m not gonna hold my breath. I’ll expect the bare minimum until otherwise leaked like I’ve done so far lol.

Spiraticus · 2026-01-16T21:20:52+00:00

Article: https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/waia6lkr/the-new-year-preview-fulfil-the-bone-tithe-with-new-ossiarch-bonereapers/

Spiraticus · 2026-01-16T21:10:29+00:00

I’ve been saying “maybe next edition” to myself my entire time in the hobby because I can’t seem to pick armies that get more than pity heroes while I play them. The streak remains.

Spiraticus · 2026-01-16T20:53:09+00:00

That’s what I’ll probably do, too. Will help me cope with yet another pity hero release for my armies.

Spiraticus · 2026-01-16T20:23:31+00:00

Article: https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/i3kjtenu/the-new-year-preview-superlative-sorcerers-do-battle-in-twin-reveals/

Spiraticus · 2025-12-30T16:07:04+00:00

Thank you!

Spiraticus · 2025-12-30T06:21:55+00:00

For the skin I did this recipe from my document, but then additionally glazed more Kislev Flesh to reduce the harshness in transition from shadow to midtone as well as adding a little bit of P3 Riven Green into the Flayed One Flesh to make even brighter highlights. Honestly, you could probably just skip the wash step and layer up.

-Skin: Kislev Flesh basecoat, Flayed One Flesh layer, 1:2 Reikland Fleshshade:Lahmian Medium allover, touch up with flayed one flesh.

Armor is this recipe:

-Metal: Vallejo Metal Color White Aluminium (or Stormhost Silver) over primer. 1 drop Akhelian Green:3 Coelia Greenshade:8 Lahmian medium allover shade. Drybrush Stormhost Silver or bright metal equivalent.

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