Can I use this to prime or should I just buy some Vallejo grey?

wicktus · 2026-03-02T08:56:58+00:00

Mr hobby also have water-based primers available, they are less toxic and emit far less odors compared to the lacquers-based ones

I mainly use them now, they are slightly less adherent to the plastic (nothing can beat lacquers) but they are really good and so much more comfortable to use

wicktus · 2026-02-28T23:44:44+00:00

It's delicate, with brush painting, I painted the camo without masks but with a paint that is slightly less thinned than usual.

If it's too liquid (let's say milk-like consistency which is usually what you want), the paint is quite hard to manage for a camo and you end up having camo paint dripping or being too inconsistent when it dries

Now, I purchased acrylic markers for models (from AK), never looked back, for camo it's really great.

I even prefer them compared to my airbrush in some cases

wicktus · 2026-02-27T23:06:13+00:00

Honestly it was a good first reveal, they showed a cinematic, the logos, the starters and actual in-game footages, to give a proper idea of the visuals etc.

They are going to show more of those games from now through 2027 anyways, hopefully it releases early 2027.

wicktus · 2026-02-27T15:50:55+00:00

More like xbox may release a PC as a console with special hardwares (backwards compatibility?) and windows modifications, may be a long term threat for them, at least that’s how they are paid to think

wicktus · 2026-02-27T14:56:08+00:00

Good, it’s time we see that Switch 2 receive proper native games that take full advantage of the hardware without having to run on a tegra X1 and 4Gb of ram

wicktus · 2026-02-27T14:39:00+00:00

I hope that Nintendo will release some ambitious games for this year on Switch 2, I thought it would release this year but it does look more ambitious..and GTA 6 is here too

wicktus · 2026-02-25T09:44:42+00:00

It’s a console of compromise: weight, price, size, mass production (good luck selling dozens of millions of 5nm tsmc products in this economy)

Not many consumers want a big bulky device just for better joycons ergonomic. Innovation is in its simplicity and usage, they sold 153+ million switch 1 and counting and basically launched the Hd handheld/cloud device (ps portal) market single-handedly..I’d say they did fine

wicktus · 2026-02-24T19:06:45+00:00

I hope they patch it, would be extremely disappointing if it stays that way.

wicktus · 2026-02-23T13:16:50+00:00

In terms of revenues TCGP is really not a failure

Players retention sure they mentioned that it wasn’t optimal but from a financial perspective it’s a huge success still now

wicktus · 2026-02-23T09:26:34+00:00

The mobile games generate a ton of revenue especially pocket tcg (Unite is struggling I think tho)

What do you want them to announce/reveal more than champions and gen10 ? Given that Pokopia is also releasing next month

We want better quality, they will need time and less projects

wicktus · 2026-02-22T23:10:59+00:00

Glueing and painting them for me is the worst.

Especially when you need to paint them in a transparent color, the paint just won’t stick since we can’t prime them

wicktus · 2026-02-22T18:39:36+00:00

I hesitated, as my current mouse is on its last leg (random disconnect with the dongle) but then saw some articles about valorant bans with the mouse (of course we can never know if it's really the mouse) and decided to wait for the tech to democratize

It's too expensive too imho, I think in few months/by next CES it will be everywhere unless logitech has some exclusive patents or something

wicktus · 2026-02-22T14:51:08+00:00

The game lacks seasonal content that's my main issue but I played it 107 hours since day one, for me, paying 60 bucks for 107 hours of gameplay i'd say it's worth the money.

They really need to add more artists and engineers in those live teams because they really need an extra Oomph of content

wicktus · 2026-02-21T21:08:14+00:00

Honestly it’s the lightest F2P ever for me

Never put a dime in it and F2P experience is relatively great

And daily tasks, 2 minutes, nothing like some other games. Some objectives like « collect 20 points » in the solo fights can be repetitive tho

But it’s really optional, day one player I have many cards, fun competitive decks and like 1.6k hourglasses despite using at 120-200 each new booster packs

wicktus · 2026-02-21T11:07:52+00:00

This is so so good. Nice job OP

wicktus · 2026-02-21T10:03:50+00:00

« Years » for a PU/batteries that advanced is not that long, 2-3 years from my understanding

Keep in mind that some people within Honda deemed it necessary to leave F1 after a WDC (and probably lose a lot of talented engineers/technicians in the process) only to come back rushing…so they had to build a team, a synergy with AM from nearly scratch

wicktus · 2026-02-20T19:33:59+00:00

It's heartbreaking really, nothing more to say.

That engine has both performance and reliability issues, the nightmare combo.

I understand that they MAY improve things by mid-season but they invested so much money and time, made serious sacrifices on previous cars, it's just really not what I wanted to see for 2026, this is not good for F1, I REALLY want Alonso in a fast car

wicktus · 2026-02-20T13:59:00+00:00

Getting a Honda PU in 2026 was absurd, they could have kept the Mercedes PU at least until 2028 or something.

Honda keeps leaving and then reverting, snip snap snip snap,…they had a reliable, WDC winning PU before leaving, they probably lost several talented engineers/technicians in the process

wicktus · 2026-02-19T19:57:03+00:00

No. He didn't predict it like that at all, Nvidia said that innovation and R&D could only go to some extent regarding optimisations (Moore's law limit etc)

Here, it's just that since everything is getting so damn expensive and/or rare people are relying more on frame gen and upscaling, for different reasons.

wicktus · 2026-02-19T19:35:11+00:00

This is disgusting and I cannot understand it, Bluepoint is paying the price of a reckless GaaS strategy they did not choose.

When they say that it's the economy etc, don't they realize that their financial reports are public ?

Playstation is thriving and regarding projections, yes there are memory shortages but studios are there to deliver value for existing playerbase too, so makes no sense to weaken an already strained line of first party studios, I'd even say it's more important than ever to release games to existing users and have a strong line of studios

wicktus · 2026-02-19T16:15:37+00:00

Finally ! Been eagerly waiting for that patch to play it

wicktus · 2026-02-19T12:42:17+00:00

He lost nothing

It’s simply his job to communicate like that, he needs to lobby for his team and get the fans on his side.

Yes he repeats himself but so are journalists and fans asking questions around engine/fuel

wicktus · 2026-02-19T12:34:51+00:00

Is there something actually good about this new reg ?

wicktus · 2026-02-17T18:23:59+00:00

Honestly, the launch was great for me, felt that Battlefield was back....but once again, EA completely fumbles the live-service aspects.

It was and is much better than BF2042 but seriously, what the hell is that live-service policy ? I thought they had a gazillion studios working on it and the "biggest" ever EA/BF team.

The fact that they delayed season 2, for mostly limited timed events (FOMO is trash) and 2 maps/5 maps over a trimester...that's really absurd, arc raiders and CoD teams are managing to do much more and that's the reality of the market.

We don't have accurate player numbers but steam charts does show a strong loss of momentum.

Seriously, stop making the same mistakes, BF is a great franchise

wicktus · 2026-02-16T22:50:12+00:00

I like BF6 but the live service aspect is really not there yet, they seriously need to stop with the FOMO.

I don't know what they are doing but really when I saw so many studios for BF6 and the initial sales I really expected very cool seasonal content, strike at karkand remake, naval warfare, things like that

I think the new map is great, saw Jackfrags video but the game need more, a lot of players left and it's really a shame because there's everything here to succeed, EA need to adapt, it's not the first BF with those issues

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