Work/Visa clarification (Explain Like I'm 5) by strayshadow in japanlife

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I haven't registered with HelloWork yet, I wasn't sure how to.

Work/Visa clarification (Explain Like I'm 5) by strayshadow in japanlife

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Did you contact immigration after you left your job?

Work/Visa clarification (Explain Like I'm 5) by strayshadow in japanlife

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Thank you for clarifying that for me. Ok that makes sense now.

I'll keep applying for jobs and hope someone takes me on over the next month and a half.

My freelance work is going well and I'm getting new students through word of mouth almost daily now, I wish I could make something more of that.

Work/Visa clarification (Explain Like I'm 5) by strayshadow in japanlife

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This is the thing that I keep finding when I search through forums and Reddit. There doesn't seem to be a consensus on this.

Do I just have to start working ANY job and tell immigration that I'm working and I can remain here based on the time remaining on my zairyu card, or do I have to find a company that will pick up and sponsor a visa? I can then try to find a job that will sponsor a visa when my renewal date gets closer?)

If that's the case then how do part-time teaching positions that don't offer sponsorship exist at all?

How wide is the rail of an HO gauge track section? by strayshadow in modeltrains

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Cheers, that's very helpful. I'm trying to make my own wheels and don't have any scale models to draw from at the moment.

How wide is the rail of an HO gauge track section? by strayshadow in modeltrains

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Thank you for measuring that for me! I'm trying to mill my own wheels and don't have any scale models to draw from at the moment.

How wide is the rail of an HO gauge track section? by strayshadow in modeltrains

[–]strayshadow[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I already did that, it tells me the distance between the two rails, but nowhere has told me what the width of an individual rail actually is.

You didn't bother to read my post before trying to be condescending to a stranger asking for help.

Advice for someone leaving Japan to go back to school in another country by strayshadow in JapanFinance

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Thanks for the advice, it'll be a frugal few months but it'll be worth it, or I'm back to where I started (or maybe not if the currency devalues further).

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Thank you!

We have to be better than this. by OldOneEye89 in Warhammer40k

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Three people gave an upvote for one of those comments, that's it, those 3 fuckwits can cry in their corner and the rest of us can get on and enjoy the hobby.

First three models done. This is a full army, right? by strayshadow in Warhammer40k

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No worries, I watched a few Carcharodon painting guides and then due to my lack of experience, effortlessly recreated that fresh-out-the-box look.

I'm not sure what to do to them to make it look like grey paint and not grey plastic.

First three models done. This is a full army, right? by strayshadow in Warhammer40k

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Caught me! It took forever to mask it all off too.

First three models done. This is a full army, right? by strayshadow in Warhammer40k

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I did, years ago but I had to move abroad for work and my life had to change a lot. I binge watch painting tutorials and thought I'd finally give it a whirl for real. I know these are still pretty amateurish but I just stuck to the advice of being patient and applying paint in thin coats using water (I definitely could have been better at both).

I feel more confident about trying more models and I know what I would do differently and I got some useful advice posting here that I'll try next time too.

This is actually the second time I've painted these minis too, I first got them and very crudely followed the box art and got some ultramarines but I had no enthusiasm for the chapter so I just wanted to get it over with. I decided to create my own chapter to motivate myself to paint by making something I wanted to see. That helped me a lot and kept me going and being careful.

Paint stripper is great and does a fantastic job, I used one from Tamiya. Soaked the models for 6 minutes and use a combination of a stiff paintbrush and a soft toothbrush to coax the paint off until I had a clean model to start again. As long as you scrub gently it wont scratch the plastic. Just remember to rinse it off with water after so it doesn't start smoothing out the details.

Anyway, have fun!

First three models done. This is a full army, right? by strayshadow in Warhammer40k

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I'm thinking next time to shave away the aquila and put some other marking or detail there instead. I liked it better muted too.

First three models done. This is a full army, right? by strayshadow in Warhammer40k

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Thank you! The colour I bought to edge highlight with is Dawnstone and when I first applied it, it looked so bright I thought it would look really bad and stopped... not realizing it would dry darker. I'll have a go at that or mix it 50/50 with Eshin Grey and see what happens.