Well, I did it: I made the order. For all the retro models. Nostalgia beat me.
Money is meant to buy things to make one happy, after all, right? Right.

@limburger – well said! Projects are sometimes fun when they are in the planning stages.

@gorram my Warhammer World meetup project was part-inspired by you; and I’m (with the missus) going to Edinburgh after! First time driving in the UK. Standard with shifter on the left will be … interesting …

@wolfie465 I’m glad you can fill your nostalgia vibe with … 50(?) year old Minifigs; nostalgia can be a deeply satisfying drug. Modern Perry metals are beautiful and what I’d be buying. No two ways about it.

I last built a full metal army circa 2010 – GW no less; a Nurgle Death Guard. Conversions galore, I saved all the filing dust from mold…[Read more]

I’d say we need to stop obsessing about ‘finishing’ stuff.

It’s a hobby.

We should be having fun.

And sometimes ‘fun’ can be as simple as dreaming about future projects instead of executing the ones we already are doing.

Doing absolutely f*ck all is not a bad thing.
Sometimes it is your body telling you that it needs to rest more. Ignore those…[Read more]

@wolfie65 I’ve heard that claim too.
I suspect that resin moulds don’t wear out as fast as metal, so they are more likely to have all the details as production increases?
I’m sure experts will know more about this.

As for painting issues with 3D prints … I’d say that is a design issue.
Keep in mind that 3D printing has lowered the barrier to…[Read more]

@athelstane – I remember a time when the average price for a metal figure was around $ 2.00, plastics about $ 1.00 per basic infantry trooper. And I am still highly suspicious of anything that goes beyond that – which today is everything….Plus, we now have the very bizarre situation that plastic figures often cost MORE than metal figures, which,…[Read more]

🫡@sundancer

I slack, therefore I am.

I did have a little time to sort out some Spring Clean Challenge ideas – now I just need to narrow down which ones I want to focus on.

*cough* send tyranids *cough* 😉 @gorram

Spring clean challenge… Hm… I don’t think I have anything for that… no, nothing comes to mind. *stares at 30+ active projects on OTT alone*

No, nothing.

Also I n…[Read more]

@pagan8th or you could try and find a different plumber to solve it permanently.

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I saw a really cool demo for a game called “Blood and Bamboo: Bend or Break”
– small skirmish game
– campaign is the focus with warbands gaining experience as they survive scenarios
– you activate models based on their speed/initiative rating and roll off if…[Read more]

every material has its advantages and disadvantages.

I suspect that with modern technology like 3D printing it is much easier to keep master moulds for metals in production.
Sure, the mould might break, but as long as you can re-create the master production is possible. When you rely on handsculpted masters then things aren’t so easy, unless you…[Read more]