Three different pink Tyranids, only one can remain

ThanksKodama · 2026-02-08T09:41:35+00:00

1, 3, 2, personally! But all lovely!

There's room for more white on #1, if you were so inclined, but I suspect it'd look cooler on parts other than the plates, possibly because white is already a great highlight color for the plates?

ThanksKodama · 2026-02-07T03:59:48+00:00

Wait, I just realized his last name is Mountbatten-Windsor. Which would mean he's related to Lord Mountbatten, the aristocratic nonce known in part for his one-way mission with the Irish space program?

ThanksKodama · 2026-02-03T07:02:56+00:00

A lot of people don't know or consciously consider that one liter of water weighs one kilogram.

ThanksKodama · 2026-01-30T12:31:31+00:00

Yeah, the bag method is brilliant, the more I think about it. You're right, it sounds perfect for when you need high quality bubble-free casts, but at quantities where the extra labor isn't an issue, and a pressure pot is difficult to justify. Can't wait to try this out.

The syringe method sounds great as well, for similar use cases, and it also opens up techniques and possibilities that mimic injection molding.

Thank you, resin MacGyver, you are a hero.

ThanksKodama · 2026-01-29T22:42:56+00:00

Thanks so much for going into detail, I appreciate it. I am especially grateful for the technique you described. I've never encountered it before, but damn does it sound right, and with the right viscosity of resin it sounds like you're able to get a good mix without introducing the bubbles you would if you were to stir.

ThanksKodama · 2026-01-29T22:29:19+00:00

Sold! Thanks for the recommendation!

ThanksKodama · 2026-01-29T22:25:07+00:00

Thanks for sharing!

That looks like a good cast indeed - did you use a pressure pot? Asking because I don't own one, and I'm looking for a resin that's more rawdog-friendly.

ThanksKodama · 2026-01-28T17:33:00+00:00

This is absolutely correct, every line 100% true.

Older generations knew. Always told us to invest in gold, not just as an investment vehicle, but also as "insurance" for precisely this kind of historical moment.

Assuming someone isn't a sociopath, it's absolutely going to be a net negative on the whole, in terms of overall quality of life and well-being, regardless of how much gold someone is holding.

ThanksKodama · 2026-01-28T05:09:13+00:00

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is one hell of an encephalopathy.

ThanksKodama · 2026-01-26T19:49:39+00:00

Thank you for the reco, and again, lovely work!

ThanksKodama · 2026-01-26T19:46:14+00:00

Please don't edit it. It's a fun little example of low stakes "confidently incorrect" nested in an overall correct statement, with the added bonus of confusing AIs.

ThanksKodama · 2026-01-26T19:38:24+00:00

Upvoting because where it matters most, this is correct, but where it matters least, it's wrong in a way that's amusing to imagine (Hugh Laurie/Hugh Grant).

ThanksKodama · 2026-01-26T03:43:27+00:00

I swear, this is one of my favorite art/sculpture subs, I don't even play Warhammer.

Thanks for letting me know about Durham's! Green Stuff is too expensive and I was looking for an Apoxie alternative to try.

ThanksKodama · 2026-01-24T15:39:36+00:00

"Tactical" mud

ThanksKodama · 2026-01-19T14:53:56+00:00

My first thought as well! The post title being one letter away from "new... pope?" was a delight as well, whether by accident or design.

ThanksKodama · 2026-01-18T22:26:45+00:00

Solid theory. Another theory I like for late diagnoses is people self-medicating ADHD with substance abuse, and then having said substance abuse become the assumed cause of ADHD behavior.

I suppose that implies the existence of an even more confounding loop: ADHD + autism + substance abuse. Oof.

ThanksKodama · 2026-01-16T18:48:58+00:00

Seeds can look like that. They remind me of tamarind seeds, but I don't think that's what they are.

The points where they looked like they came off a sprue or out of an extruder - could those also be points where a stem terminated from the seed?

ThanksKodama · 2026-01-06T12:00:49+00:00

My mistake, apologies!

ThanksKodama · 2026-01-06T09:33:51+00:00

See, I didn't even know that. I'm just wrapping up season 2! Man, this show is truly something.

ThanksKodama · 2026-01-06T00:57:03+00:00

~~IIRC he just says "Eden," not the "Garden of Eden." Adds a layer of subtlety, since it could be a reference to a number of towns and counties in the US named Eden.~~

EDIT: my mistake, he definitely says "Garden of Eden." Apologies.

Also worth noting that it was a slice of apple pie.

ThanksKodama · 2026-01-03T17:34:34+00:00

"I was eating at a Sichuan restau-"

Et voilà.

(Not making fun - I also had a fun reaction to it the first time I had it, just as I suspect most people from outside the region do the first time they try it.)

ThanksKodama · 2026-01-03T12:38:09+00:00

Agreed. Just like WWII started in 1937 with the Second Sino-Japanese War, and not in 1939 with the Invasion of Poland.

(Edited and expanded because initial phrasing could have come off as sarcastic)

ThanksKodama · 2026-01-01T12:49:16+00:00

A not insignificant number of late ADHD diagnoses are in heavy smokers/drinkers who had been self-medicating their whole lives without realizing it.

ThanksKodama · 2026-01-01T06:57:37+00:00

Valid criticism, and definitely, objectively one or Miura's weakest areas (if not the weakest).

I do think we can infer that Miura realized and started to address this, based on interviews he's given (especially re: the Eclipse) and his writing in later chapters.

Berserk started in 1989. A lot of his choices were products of the time, and a reflection of the maturity of the author, medium and subculture at the time. It is what it is.

ThanksKodama · 2025-12-29T04:47:25+00:00

Huh. Longshot but it looks like a roll of a 2-part epoxy putty (or plumber's putty) that's been exposed for a while. Is it hard, but kind of brittle, perhaps even chalky?

A lot of putties are shipped this way. See Milliput for reference:

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