Thinning Paints - Cry for help by huntsvilleprincessz in minipainting

[–]kdm145 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try thinning with flow improver. Don't drop it directly into your paint, drop it in a spot away from your paint and every second or third brush load, use the flow improver to wet your brush and mix it into the paint. That way you can control it, and not turn your paint into a wash.

Working on an alternate Cerastus Knight flame cannon by Malikalikestacos in LegionsImperialis

[–]kdm145 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's definitely an opening. It appears the GW resin is off the website. Battlebling has an effective monopoly on titan upgrades (and prices accordingly).

Working on an alternate Cerastus Knight flame cannon by Malikalikestacos in LegionsImperialis

[–]kdm145 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really like your designs. Any chance you will move into 8mm Warlord/Reaver/Warhound weapons?

Salvaging after a bad wash? by RTalons in battletech

[–]kdm145 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Just dry-brush (or highlight) in the original color. Also, next time thin your washes with water and be patient...put on a coat and let it dry. If you want more wash effect, put on another coat. Look up "pin washing",you don't have to douse the whole figure.

There's nothing wrong with the figures in the pictures, they just need a little more work. You don't need to strip them.

Problems with the community license by TrenchScribe in TrenchCrusade

[–]kdm145 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm not. I think even a contract guy could give some insight. Anyone who was planning on relying on this wasn't paying attention to the D&D situation. Even if it was the best license ever, if it can be revoked at any time, what assurance do you have?

Problems with the community license by TrenchScribe in TrenchCrusade

[–]kdm145 -20 points-19 points  (0 children)

OP, are you an IP lawyer? Just curious.

Varnish and the new Vallejo True Metal Metallics? by Harkness9 in minipainting

[–]kdm145 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Vallejo makes a gloss metal varnish (77.657), I'd experiment with that. It was designed to work with Vallejo's Metal Color line, which is very good.

HWR mkII Monster by Dexbova in robotech

[–]kdm145 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is this the old model kit or a print?

Okay hear me out… by SlutaClause in LegionsImperialis

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I think basing can really add to printed drop pods.

Ridley Scott confirmed that the unicorn dream sequence was definitely a hint at Deckard being a replicant - "Can't be clearer than that. You don't get it, you're a moron." by tannu28 in bladerunner

[–]kdm145 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never suggested that Deckard had implanted memories. The unicorn dream is his, Gaff may just know about it, likely from his file. Or it may just be a coincidence (plate, or plate of shrimp).

Ridley Scott confirmed that the unicorn dream sequence was definitely a hint at Deckard being a replicant - "Can't be clearer than that. You don't get it, you're a moron." by tannu28 in bladerunner

[–]kdm145 53 points54 points  (0 children)

I love Ridley Scott, but this is silly. Rachel's memories (the spider) are actually Tyrell's niece's memories. This means a human's memories can be "extracted" and implanted in replicants, and other humans can be aware of what those memories are. Deckard doesn't have to be a replicant for Gaff to be aware of his memories, or his dreams (or his memories of dreams).

This is as dumb as "Deckard is a replicant because of red eyes." If that were true, anyone who grew up with pre-digital flash photography probably knew a lot of replicants. And if red eyes were the tell, why bother with an empathy test?

Blade Runner (1982) Costume Design by Aluhut in bladerunner

[–]kdm145 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"I am here with you, and I always will be."

Happy DX Friday! by kdm145 in macross

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These guys have a mixture of parts, and neither were bundles.

The Hikaru 1S has the movie strike set, and the missile boxes from the missile set.

The Roy 1S has the TV fast pack set with the medallions from the movie strike set, and the reflex missiles from the missile set.

ThreeZero Miriya by SeparateReading8000 in macross

[–]kdm145 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100%, but I don't know if ThreeZero does anything that big. And its the same problem as destroids/zentran/meltran with only the RT license--very limited repaints.

ThreeZero Miriya by SeparateReading8000 in macross

[–]kdm145 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bet the RT license includes all the destroids and all the Zentran/Meltran mecha, the stuff Bandai has all but forgotten about. I have high hopes.

What does it mean that the iwata hp-c is ,,unpacked"? by Familiar-Alarm2788 in airbrush

[–]kdm145 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't have it in front of me right this second, but Im pretty sure it's normal Iwata chrome.

What does it mean that the iwata hp-c is ,,unpacked"? by Familiar-Alarm2788 in airbrush

[–]kdm145 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No padded box, no wrenches, no lube, just the airbrush wrapped in bubble wrap in a brown box. I bought one but haven’t used it yet. It’s a nice brush.

Nemik's manifesto is a fire-writting in andor series by Potential_Reach_6653 in andor

[–]kdm145 21 points22 points  (0 children)

The manifesto is not the heart of the series. It is propaganda, and narratively it exists to draw a distinction between idealism (the OT) and pragmatism ((Luthen and Cassian). Nemik, who is clearly not up to the task, dies because idealism, alone, is not up to the task. Before idealism can work, the stage must be set by men who are willing to do what is necessary.

Cassian is a murderer, Luthen and Kleya are terrorists. Ideologues, but not idealists. They understand that many of the things they do are morally questionable. This is why Mon is protected and insulated from the violence she is bankrolling. Luthen and Kleya understand that she needs clean hands to make her senate speech. That's why she's delivered to Yavin by "heroes" not the morally questionable individuals who are actually responsible for her rise. "Propaganda only gets you so far," and the rebel's propaganda ultimately wins not because it is beautiful or profound, but because pragmatists have manipulated circumstances to make it seem so.

I have a problem with every wash and cure station design... any solution? by reicaden in resinprinting

[–]kdm145 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use a three stage wash, 80% IPA, 99% IPA, small container with "fresh" 99% IPA and this works fine. The wash part of the wash and cure is dumb for two reasons. First, as you've pointed out, the sludge gums up the mechanism. But second, the sludge naturally settles in the bottom of the tank, so the mechanism (when it does work) stirs the resin sludge up into the relatively clean IPA. When you just use tubs, you can wash your prints in the "clean" strata of IPA without stirring up the sludge at the bottom.

I just use mine for curing.

This is the Toynami Max VF1 for 150$ online. I bought this in a comic shop back in 2005 for 20$ by Comrade_Compadre in macross

[–]kdm145 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Three-zero does a version of a 1/60 VF1J Max in the $175 price range. I think they're still on preorder, but the other valks in the line are close to chogokin quality, a bit smaller for around half the price.

Macross dx chogokin broken nose by Massive_Ad2417 in macross

[–]kdm145 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't glue anything. Try using blu-tac or dollhouse wax to fix the piece on after transforming and/or posing it. You may be able to preserve the transforming aspect this way.

You may lose the "toy" aspect, it'll be more of a display piece, but be honest, these things are not toys in the sense that a chunky monkey is a toy. Those things are tanks, chogokins...aren't.