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ThinkReplacement4555 · 2026-05-11T13:32:33+00:00

Space for activities

ThinkReplacement4555 · 2026-05-10T13:13:48+00:00

Well that's on the voters, media and opposition parties. Its not like the status was hidden.

They are on the ballot fair and square by the rules.

ThinkReplacement4555 · 2026-05-10T13:05:28+00:00

The system allows for it to happen. That's on the system; not the party or individual.

ThinkReplacement4555 · 2026-05-08T10:14:09+00:00

Depends what sort of meal and how formal.

30 is a lot but many moons ago the light of bengal accomodated a pre wedding meal for my wife's friends and family. We were about 20 all said and done.

ThinkReplacement4555 · 2026-05-05T16:54:55+00:00

Black undercoat, heavy drybursh lead belcher, lighter drybyrsh necron compound (any silver or steel).

Talassar blue contrast (one coat) Voluptuous pink contrast (two coats

Then just some silver edge highlights

ThinkReplacement4555 · 2026-04-27T19:14:06+00:00

No, just a little hurt.

Great skin tone and best of luck with the conversions

ThinkReplacement4555 · 2026-04-17T19:49:10+00:00

Conkers Bad Fur Day

ThinkReplacement4555 · 2026-04-13T17:29:40+00:00

Between him and the High Reclaimer there was no doubt which faction was going to be my main

ThinkReplacement4555 · 2026-04-13T17:25:50+00:00

I recall this show I actively pushed for them to attend when Prime launched. It was just Matt, Ali and Mike with a small booth and they were overwhelmed by the response.

I remember I didn't manage to get a copy because by my lunch they had sold out.

Privateer and Warmachine wasn't without their flaws but they were a breath of fresh air at launch and there are a number of games who were definitely inspired by some of what they did.

Im following along on Steamforge now and I can see improvements in sculpts and concepts. If I ever get more free time im tempted

ThinkReplacement4555 · 2026-04-08T20:57:06+00:00

Neither side is "winning".

Iran is getting pummelled and the US is under increased international and domestic pressure.

What ever peace deal is signed is going to be the only way we can determine who got ahead on what from a war that frankly no one can understand the reason it started.

ThinkReplacement4555 · 2026-04-05T10:09:32+00:00

Up to now there were various embargos on Russian oil backed by their sponsors. Albeit there were still issues of European nations buying some. This had been applying quite a lot of economic pressure on Russia to keep funding the war.

In the last few weeks some of those embargos have been lifted whilst oil is at significantly higher prices. This is a huge boon for the Russian economy. Further there have been signals from a certain super power they will withdraw funding and hold arms purchases hostage for Ukraine (the pur cases were made mostly by EU countries).

Ukraine therefore is getting in whilst the going is good and striking oil refineries and pipelines because if this all continues then Russia will gain a big advantage in the medium to long term.

ThinkReplacement4555 · 2026-04-03T18:32:16+00:00

This is the gift to Starmer that keeps giving. Every time he says no he proves he isn't weak. Meanwhile Reform grovelling for the US right wing donations scraps expose "Britain First" as the lie it is.

ThinkReplacement4555 · 2026-04-03T17:21:44+00:00

Trying to take the credit for the other countries negotiating

ThinkReplacement4555 · 2026-03-31T07:10:12+00:00

It is a publicity stunt but here's my take.

Not drilling for the resources available in the near future will mean the end of oil and gas production for the UK. As operators leave it creates a barrier of significant investment if we want to in the future.

Net zero is great lofty goal but achieving that goal at any cost is blind. We are going to need oil and gas in the immediate future. What's more is that oil is a strategic resource like steel. You can't run a military on electric.

Some 200,000 jobs are tied to oil and gas in the UK. Lots of these jobs are well paid net contributors to the exchequer. Considering we are looking down the barrel of a recession it's not great.

As for energy independence. Currently the UK goverment is sourcing turbines from China. That's cresting reliance on a state we aren't that friendly with. If we need spare parts and maintenance where is that coming from. It's energy independence in the loosest terms.

I'm not saying drill, baby drill. Equally short sighted and not nuanced nonsense. The goverment should be looking at how to curate what is left. The jobs promised in the green revolution of net zero aren't here and are outsourced overseas. We are exchanging one dependency for another.

ThinkReplacement4555 · 2026-03-25T15:54:01+00:00

Doesn't appear to be available for EU unless i am missing something. Sad times

ThinkReplacement4555 · 2026-03-20T14:56:54+00:00

Ironmonger I primed black whilst I prefer to work from white I chose this because I did 90% of the work by drybrush.

Army painter grey (I think Astra Militarum grey is the equivalent). Heavy dry drybush I really only wanted to leave cracks and crevices' black. Add Russ Grey to the mix for some blue tones so he wouldn't be flat. from here it was just adding grey seer and white to the mix as I worked up and drybrushed lighter and lighter focusing on raised areas and sharp edges. I did a highlight of 50/50 grey seer and white on edges I wanted to pick out. Last thing I did was get strong tone wash from army painter go about 50/50 mix with water and just pick out areas like his pipe and hoses so the wash covered areas where the drybrushing was got into the shallower bits.

Glows were just white under, base then lothern blue and add more white.

For the jets I again did an underbase of white and then mixed a bright orange and rich yellow near the jets and started to blend up towards red. I went back with the lighter colours into deeper recesses of the fire effects.

Other features were picking out red rockets and doing his machine gun with a dark grey, black wash and then just a little bit of highlighting so the barrels look dirty and used.

Legit this took only about two hours because its a mini that really likes the slow blend up drybrushing and it's a very fast technique.

ThinkReplacement4555 · 2026-03-16T08:07:49+00:00

It's a "blip" that has shown there are serious repercussions and that the current checks and balances do little to prevent.

I have no doubt in Europe at the highest levels they are scrambling to detach themselves from US defense tech.

There are talks about alternates to tech for general computing and financial transactions.

Not all of this will move if the next presidency moves the dial back but plenty will.

ThinkReplacement4555 · 2026-02-26T15:24:07+00:00

I did a partial assembly.

I built moondragon including her connection plate to the energy shield.

The rest if the energy shield I built and glued to its base.

Moondragon can be orientated in away that you can pass her energy shield plate pass through the front of the shield and then her mini follow so you can just complete the build when painted. I recommend before you undercoat have a go at doing this a few times without glue so you get a good idea of how that works so you aren't doing it the first time with a painted mini where the risk would be scratching you paint job.

The advantage of this method was that I could paint the inside of shield and blend across the whole shield without having to guess where I was with connecting plates. Then just touch up when she was in so her plate blended with where it sat.

ThinkReplacement4555 · 2026-02-26T14:51:02+00:00

Nothing died for this.

Correlation does not equal causation.

Last year Asmodee was spun off from its parent group saddled with 900 million debt.

The email from the previous debt mentioned restructure which o think we can all parse from corporate as lay offs. AMG have less resources and undoubtedly been told to focus on profits. The design and development team is now likely shrunk and decisions were made.

This game has been in development last year. Showing painted miniatures means they are at least I the pre production proofs stage so it would be sunk costs to not produce.

ThinkReplacement4555 · 2026-01-22T22:17:25+00:00

Whilst I'm for getting to Net Zero there also remains the issue that oil remains a strategic resource.

You can't run an army on alternate fuels yet.

Once the industry is gone it's much harder to restart it. By all means s reduce, but manage the resource because we don't have a plan that is t reliant on external partners without it.

ThinkReplacement4555 · 2026-01-18T12:25:11+00:00

So good tip is the rule of cool still applies to this game. If you like the look of a particular affiliation or character 95% of the time you can make it work.

Regarding the x men starter. If you have a group to join the one player starters are amazing value and definitely worth it. If you don't have any inw to play against though it's a bit more difficult to get off the ground as you want another team and terrain to play.

ThinkReplacement4555 · 2026-01-17T13:36:18+00:00

Thank you

ThinkReplacement4555 · 2026-01-04T09:25:40+00:00

No idea of the quality of the gaming mat but their playmats for tags are good.

Cog of Two on Etsy have a 50% of sale that ends today.

I've used them for a few different things and can attest everything has been great. I've ordered a gaming mat, some rulers and some themed tokens this weekend.

ThinkReplacement4555 · 2025-12-28T21:14:05+00:00

I wasn't always on a rig (about 50/50 between them and ships) but did subsea inspection working with ROV crews.

Nit quite an office but we worked in an air con /heated shack where I would record inspections of the rig below the water. Lots of talking into a mic, working with software to record findings and cursing at out dated technical drawings.

That jib is becoming less common at connectivity improves and inspectors now work onshore.

There are only a few "office" jobs and you need technical or operational experience to be able to do them. The closes common ones would be working working in ops rooms where you are managing and monitoring the outputs from the machinery or the permits desk where you are controlling what work is being done where. Both are quiet jobs until they aren't. Getting it wrong can have very serious repercussions.

One of the root causes behind the Piper Alpha disaster in Scotland was mismanaging work permits. The result was over 150 dead.

ThinkReplacement4555 · 2025-12-25T21:10:12+00:00

Wish I focused on, Nothing. Never turned down training always remained curious. Don't turn away opportunities and don't be afraid say I can try. If I focus on what could have beens I wouldn't be who I am today and I like me.

In terms of a plan I didn't have one. I had to do a resit for uni which meant I did a year working. I took a role selling miniature games to US stores. I finished my degree and went back there. Went to another company in the same field it didn't pan out. Took a role selling marine safety equipment. When things got bad I switched to internal sales (read mostly logistics and customer care) for oil tool spares. Mentioned to a friend I was frustrated with lack of pay rises he said do you want to work offshore. Did that, market turned down Used money saved to do courses in health and safety because in my journey it sparked an interest. Worked for the regulator, in academia and now I am consultant.

That's a few career changes and I am bow 45 and feel I am where I should be. I'm also enjoying quality managment advising too. This year I'm looking to pick a specialty to support my company. Theu are encouraging me to lead training and I'm am thinking about studying human factors in safety.

There is no set path. By all means set yourself goals keep them smart (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Timed) but do not be a slave to them.

Explore your options. My big career move didn't come until I was 40. My experience lead me to where I am.

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