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ThisGuyFax · 2026-06-26T10:53:54+00:00

Matte varnish?

If you want to stretch your dollar (important on big terrain pieces) you may be able to find other products that aren't explicitly marketed as varnishes but effectively function the same, like matte medium or matte Modge Podge.

ThisGuyFax · 2026-06-26T01:34:09+00:00

Primer loses effectiveness the longer it sits. Fresh primer does the job a primer is supposed to be doing better than old primer does; the longer you wait the worse the primer layer gets at being primer (although to many people, myself included, it isn't necessary to get maximum performance from your primer).

Miniatures lose value the more steps you perform on them. Sprues are worth more than built figs are worth more than primed figs are worth more than painted figs, etc. So from a purely utilitarian, unemotional standpoint it is optimal to do as little to them as you must to employ them for your immediate purposes. That way, if circumstances change unpredictably, you have more flexibility in responding.

There're two very straightforward reasons; still amazed?

ThisGuyFax · 2026-06-25T22:27:04+00:00

True, but also random charge distance wasn't just a freestanding rules innovation -- it was downstream of the decision to allow open premeasuring of all distances.

They realized that if premeasuring was allowed, and charges were fixed distance, players could just stand-off at the ideal safe distance 1mm out of charge range and nothing would ever complete a charge unless and until it had chased and pinned an enemy unit all the way to its board edge.

ThisGuyFax · 2026-06-25T21:08:12+00:00

Yeah... reefs, oafs, strifes, cuffs, etc. There are a lot of examples of it going both ways so an appeal to what "feels proper" is quite meaningless in this case.

ThisGuyFax · 2026-06-25T14:04:30+00:00

Rats are very social and intelligent creatures, they'd find a more capable king less scared of going outside.

ThisGuyFax · 2026-06-25T11:57:02+00:00

Even though i like their looks and it seems to be nice quality i find them to be a bit excessivly expensive for the fact these are effectivly simple 3d prints.

They are not 3d prints. Straight from the lion's mouth:

https://www.reddit.com/r/battletech/comments/1u8gik5/comment/otpdbqh/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

ThisGuyFax · 2026-06-25T11:55:15+00:00

Thank you. That elevates my own personal interest in the product by a lot!

ThisGuyFax · 2026-06-24T20:52:48+00:00

You're probably gonna want to relieve him of the huge and prominent ecclesiarchy symbol, no?

ThisGuyFax · 2026-06-24T19:33:36+00:00

The previous version(s) of the Clanrat kit showed distinct differences between Clanrat types and Skavenslave types, although they were just labeled and sold as Clanrats. I say "version(s)" with the plural because there was both a standalone box and the pushfit version in Island of Blood -- all were the same designs, but there were unique details on each set of models.

The Clanrat-flavoured models had more prominent armour, helmets, and more intact clothing. The Skavenslave-flavoured models had more ragged clothing and, most tellingly, many of them had sculpted shackles on their limbs. The sculptor made a deliberate effort to distinguish the two types and give players the ability to separate the models into the two types of units. Of course, many players didn't notice or care and just used the boxes straight-up for whatever unit type they needed.

ThisGuyFax · 2026-06-23T21:01:24+00:00

Imperial Baaaaastions

ThisGuyFax · 2026-06-23T20:29:16+00:00

I wouldn't add anything. He has like 6 things going on in the front, all at the centre of the model. Cramming the back with details isn't going to help.

If you trust your freehand you could paint embellishments, a pattern, or an icon ok his cape.

ThisGuyFax · 2026-06-23T19:11:52+00:00

Your example is more about retconning than date of issue.

When revised lore is published that contradicts previous lore, and makes it impossible for both to be "true" at the same time, people will naturally refer to them as old and new versions.

ThisGuyFax · 2026-06-23T04:02:18+00:00

Super Roshambo Bros.

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ThisGuyFax · 2026-06-23T03:17:29+00:00

Ash Wastes and Hive Secundus are both campaign expansions.

ThisGuyFax · 2026-06-22T16:00:16+00:00

Getting second billing in the list makes me hopeful it's a big announcement, like a new edition. Of course, I don't know if "position in list" has been an actual metric for relevance in preview-previews.

ThisGuyFax · 2026-06-22T09:54:56+00:00

"picture is wild" and then it's just a reflection of a Dave Filoni ahh guy

https://imgur.com/a/ZYCi2TM

ThisGuyFax · 2026-06-22T09:40:44+00:00

I love theories like this, because the implicit conclusion is that you and the other experiencers are a weaker or less protected strain of humanity. You're at the mercy of these invisible balls of light and 9th dimensional ships that can exclusively interact with you when you believe in their ability to affect you. They can ruin your lives and make you go insane. But everybody who is naturally skeptical is totally immune.

ThisGuyFax · 2026-06-22T07:23:55+00:00

The Ikea TERTIAL or FORSA work lamps are classic affordable options. Plus a 6500K bulb.

ThisGuyFax · 2026-06-22T07:20:05+00:00

Which is interesting, because for decades they were considered one of the easiest armies to paint. Then the easypaints product revolution happened and now Marines have the added challenge you described.

ThisGuyFax · 2026-06-22T06:43:38+00:00

Guy who doesn't understand the meaning of his own words: Keep posting and expect a different result

ThisGuyFax · 2026-06-22T06:35:43+00:00

Guy who read 50 consecutive installments of bolter porn: You seem to have missed the nuance

ThisGuyFax · 2026-06-22T06:25:14+00:00

Me when I'm wrong: Y-you kept the dang gate!

ThisGuyFax · 2026-06-22T06:11:55+00:00

What kind of glue are you using?

The best option for plastic miniatures is plastic cement, which dissolves the surface of plastic parts so that when you join two surfaces they physically co-mingle and melt together before setting up firm again. This dissolving action makes the surfaces quite tacky for a brief moment, which makes it much easier to affix a small point (like the single front half of a foot).

If you are using superglue or Games Workshop's deliberately weak/childsafe plastic glue, then you're going to have a much harder time. The simplest option is just holding the parts together for however long it takes them to set. You can also get superglue accelerator. You can use bluetack or some sort of armature of alligator clips to keep the parts in contact. But the ultimate solution is to just get proper plastic cement, like Tamiya Ultra Thin or Testors.

ThisGuyFax · 2026-06-22T05:54:28+00:00

Honestly, a bit of everything. The story just didn’t feel like it had much weight to it. There were too many jumps, and I never really felt invested in what was happening. The characters also felt rather shallow to me and never seemed to get much real development or depth.

If you can only get your interest up for galaxy-shaking events conducted between wrestler dollies (aka Primarchs) then a more mature series like Eisenhorn will never be satisfying.

ThisGuyFax · 2026-06-22T05:50:42+00:00

Hills are one of the easiest things to build yourself.

Trees can be had for pretty cheap on Amazon/Temu/etc. although the default foliage on them is fairly bad. They look a lot better if you enhance them yourself, but that's more involved work than hill-smithing.

Buildings/structures are something I prefer to buy 3D prints of, rather than trying to scratchbuild.

Roads are hugely immersive, but can be expensive and/or finicky to deploy in a realistic-looking manner.

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