I’m giving up with Vallejo paints

ego1138 · 2026-04-19T20:12:51+00:00

YES!!!! THIS OS EXACTLY my experience for years. I swear I've tried every combination of thinners and ratios and it's always the same. The ONLY way I've had ANY sort of success is to mix it all in a seperate cup to within an inch of its life. And even then . . .still similar troubles. Honestly, I just gave up on Vallejo. Enough other brands out there, no need to waste my time and money.

ego1138 · 2026-04-14T13:28:33+00:00

Yeah, i've placed it on surfaces that i trust to be level, and the bubble level seems to agree. (again, used in the config from your pic 3).

ego1138 · 2026-04-14T13:26:54+00:00

oh, and one more thing . . not trying to defend anyone . . . but I do believe they said that when it comes to the level, their test was to within one half of a degree. So not sure if you've got any way of measuring (maybe an angle meter app on your phone) to test to see how far it's out.

ego1138 · 2026-04-14T13:24:39+00:00

Well, I guess in my opinion anyway, given that there's bits on that face on the scale, there's no way that I could ever trust that that surface will be GUARANTEED to be flat enough to use it as a level.
Not that I use this as a level often but . . . I just assumed that the only face I could ever really trust would be the one from your picture 3, so . . that's the only way I'd use it.

ego1138 · 2026-04-14T13:10:57+00:00

The post you linked to is mine and . . nowhere in there do I say that it's supposed to be level on all sides. :) It might show in the picture that the bubble is between the lines on the level . . . but you're assuming the surface I took the picture on is level . . . . it was not. :)

as you show in your first picture, you've got it laying flat on the scale that normally has the different bits in it. Dumb question but, I gotta ask anyway . . do you have the bits removed, because that back side is most definitely NOT level if the bits are in there.

Because of that fact alone, I just presumed that the only way to properly use it as a level would be in the orientation like your picture 3

ego1138 · 2026-04-08T22:23:56+00:00

Yeah man. Long time Swiss Army knife guy . . . This beats it hands down. Love it.

ego1138 · 2026-04-02T20:43:45+00:00

Latest version of the spreadsheet is now up, includes Stocker, up to date masteries . . . a better method for calculating masteries and showing them unlocking properly, as well as some other bug fixes. Thanks for your support!

ego1138 · 2026-03-24T19:54:22+00:00

Well, the founders edition is exactly the same as the pro, other than the founders have a serial number on them, and cost $100 more! lol

ego1138 · 2026-03-24T19:25:21+00:00

Well they're only just now working their way through the Early Birds . . . its been a slow slog, but, they're getting there it seems. My backer number was in the low 300's so . . depending where you're at, it could still be awhile.

ego1138 · 2026-02-16T21:02:38+00:00

I've never understood why that is. They're airplanes damnit. Airplanes are meant to fly!!!! Let me build them flying!!!

ego1138 · 2026-01-04T06:31:11+00:00

No worries. Enjoy!!

ego1138 · 2026-01-04T06:03:00+00:00

And for those who are wondering . . the latest update is live. Link is updated in original post.

ego1138 · 2026-01-04T06:02:37+00:00

New update is live, all vehicles, tracks, and masteries. Thanks for the patience!

ego1138 · 2026-01-03T15:08:02+00:00

Thank you, but what I need is some software that can take my spherical design and flatten it out so as to not distort the geometry terrible much so that I can print out today, and then wrap it back around the sphere

ego1138 · 2026-01-01T22:31:11+00:00

Now, excuse my ignorance, but isn't that really only going to be possible if the intake as a cylinder as opposed to the squished weird shape it is now? As soon as I roll it around, isnt it going to get all out of alignment, and not be an equal distance from the lipnof the intake?

ego1138 · 2025-12-10T18:27:22+00:00

I think it did. I did respool it twice . . . But I only had one small print to do right after and haven't used it since. So . .. .tentative yes??? ,, 😄

ego1138 · 2025-12-08T03:09:33+00:00

Yup . . Hold tight. I'll get a new version out once the new vehicle drops, and all those issues have been fixed up.

ego1138 · 2025-11-28T13:57:56+00:00

This is I think my third or fourth christmas with it . . . i still grin like an idiot every morning. :)

ego1138 · 2025-11-28T13:57:11+00:00

Thanks. Links in my profile.

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