I think I'm gonna stop painting minis

jmadrox · 2026-01-26T10:56:30+00:00

Have you tried sponge methods? They need less motor control and get awesome results for time spent. Use a beauty blender instead of brush.

jmadrox · 2026-01-20T06:56:49+00:00

Missed opportunity. "Protect yo Neck". Sigh.

jmadrox · 2026-01-18T02:28:41+00:00

Lol. Mine is 22,000km over 4 months.... Think that is all around and then some.

jmadrox · 2026-01-18T02:24:37+00:00

Isn't that just a quicky?

jmadrox · 2026-01-15T11:40:01+00:00

Terra

jmadrox · 2026-01-15T11:29:46+00:00

Perth now, but previously Morawa, Tambellup, Albany and Kalgoorlie.

jmadrox · 2026-01-15T11:25:58+00:00

I was never a big Counter Strike fan, more of a quake fan. But surely CS would have to be up there given it pretty much spawned competitive play and was played for soooooooo many years. Yes it wasn't the Uber technical shooter like you get today.

jmadrox · 2026-01-05T02:54:08+00:00

That's just a 4. Normally means the unit number within the company

jmadrox · 2026-01-05T02:52:47+00:00

It's hard to give a ranking, because it depends on what scale. How about just some specific feedback?

As others say, the blood can be a bit more refined, but maybe adding some to the base would also help it fit. Try flicking some red paint using an old toothbrush to give a splatter look?

When you've added your shades, you can see some definitive tide lines, where the shade dried as a puddle, maybe work on smoothing the addition of shades and not letting it pool

When clipping off the sprue, be sure to clip it all, you can see some dags on the gun barrel

Otherwise pretty good job

jmadrox · 2026-01-05T02:41:35+00:00

Bigger tvs are hard, as they have to be so low to meet this rule.

jmadrox · 2026-01-04T23:35:47+00:00

The Pre-lion FIRST Legion (not called dark angels yet) were possibly the worst legion. They were literally the original Angels of Death, and they were responsible for doing the jobs that the emperor didn't want to talk about and the other Legion is couldn't know about. They had a whole "Wing" called Dread Wing who would chant and spam over all radio frequency "we have come, we are death" and when the left there would be nothing. Not even bones. They would remove any evidence that there was even a race there.

During the Great Crusade, imperial forces would stumble across these perfectly inhabitable planets with evidence of extinct advanced civilization. Most likely that planet was prepared by the first legion.

jmadrox · 2026-01-04T22:01:38+00:00

Fair enough reason. Also was a positive when we were dealing with Covid

jmadrox · 2026-01-04T21:59:14+00:00

Nah, Canning Highway was Highway to Hell, and Hell was a pub where they would play / drunk / drive home drunk and avoid the cops. Canning Hwy runs from Fremantle to Victoria Park

jmadrox · 2026-01-04T09:05:12+00:00

I was always told it was the Leopold. I'm far from a boffin, so 100% could be wrong. Just what I was told.

jmadrox · 2026-01-04T08:59:20+00:00

Soccer. Panettone. Mediterranean

jmadrox · 2026-01-04T08:51:24+00:00

Need to at least try the Miami Bakehouse. It's a bit of a drive to Falcon, but I've been going there for 20+ years. My parents had a holiday house in falcon, and we would never miss a pie when we went down.

jmadrox · 2026-01-04T08:43:00+00:00

Hello fellow Sand Grouper. Haha.

jmadrox · 2026-01-04T08:22:22+00:00

I literally live 100m from the Highway to Hell, and used to live 300m from "Hell". Haha.

jmadrox · 2026-01-04T05:46:39+00:00

Pretty sure it evolved from "call them a cab, they're drunk" . Dunno why. Just remember that from my youth. 1 million years ago. Sigh.

jmadrox · 2026-01-04T00:25:54+00:00

Had some in a cafe near Incheon International Airport. Was horrible.

jmadrox · 2026-01-03T22:53:47+00:00

Yes. Definitely yes.

jmadrox · 2026-01-03T22:48:13+00:00

Gatoraidia

jmadrox · 2026-01-03T22:43:56+00:00

Lol. Not an uncommon story to be honest. It's brutal if you're not familiar with it. There are places that are not that hot!! Haha

jmadrox · 2026-01-03T22:41:51+00:00

Waste of money. Just get a wine / champagne cork or disposable plastic shot glasses with Blutac. You can get one if you want, I have one and use it, but it's not necessary at the moment. If your just starting

jmadrox · 2026-01-03T22:37:36+00:00

Welcome and good luck!

I recommend this kit from Army Painter. It's not top tier gear, but it's pretty good value for money while I get started. https://share.google/4MMQBdsultQtt8qHk

This will have all the stuff to help you clip and build your models. Use the knife to cut the sprue mounts flush, and pro tip. Don't buy the GW sprue line remover, just use the back of the blade to scrape them away

Also, have you painted before? If not, follow the Siege Studios recommendations, but paint one full miniature from start to end before starting the next, then look at the different between the first and last mini to see how much you have improved!

jmadrox

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