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LOL "Marie Kondo that shit" Great video man, and really good tips! I've been using a spreadsheet for a while to track my build/prime/paint lists. I really like the credit card payoff method as well for tackling models!
I think it's a no period. The idea was intended for someone to win a prize for the work they have done. It's such a wierd concept to me that you would recive a prize for someone else's work. That's just ridiculous, if you didn't paint it you don't get to compete with people how did.
also this guy: People who buy cars shouldn't be able to win car meet awards. You're paying 2k to the 'french artist' for a reason if you're routinely winning these things. I'd never spend my money there, but let them have this win. Dude just dropped a honda civic on a toy.
I dont think they should be allowed to win painting competitions but otherwise I think commission armies are fine. I see winning a painting competition and I mean a strictly painting competition not a tourny with painting points with a commission army is like turning in someone else's homework or using AI to write your paper.
I think you put it well. People should be able to enjoy which part of the hobby they enjoy most. The issue really needs to be decided by the TO in my opinion. If the gameplay and painting are totally separate then it's fine, just exclude the commission pieces on the basis it isn't their own work. However when the two are combined someone running a commissioned army shouldn't be penalised points, or if there is just a "painted score" they should receive that. Personally I always think it should be two separate competitions with totally different scoreboards.
I think you made the point, commission painted armies don't usually win because they haven't put the time and effort in some people would painting their own army. Painting your own army will usually be a labour of love. I suppose if they say said army is commission painted and name the artist it's not a problem but if they are claiming they have painted said army and are taking the credit, that's not cool!
I truly hope no one does. But most people that get commission painted armies don't brag about it. They are enthusiastic about the paint job, but don't try to 'flex' on people.
Good take. Personally I think anyone with a commissioned Army should just remove themselves from Painting competition, although I agree that they rarely win actual Best Painted. More likely they might win Best Overall.
You're a real one. Sometimes for me it's fun. But I'm not confident enough to be relaxed, and I need to be relaxed to have fun. The fun is the accomplishment and the after product for me. Edit: I think I'm gonna try to building custom terrain. Because designing and building that stuff is always fun for me, without fail.
@@KevinoftheCosmos Yeah I thought about terrain or dioramas. I’ve not done enough terrain, but it feels like it might be different enough. Let me know how it goes for you
Been around the hobby before (10 years ago) and hated painting, I had full grey army. This time around I enjoy it a lot more, and I think I quite like the satisfaction of completing the project but also challenging me with new technique and always improving my miniatures. I have a lot of spare time due to my job I probably could do side commission painting, but I know If that was to be a job and doing it for someone else I would either not make money or not enjoy the process.
It's the same reason why people can't consistently go to the gym or study or in anyway improve their lives. People are too focused on results instead of the process.
For my humble opinion, I really like my time painting as a relaxing activity. But I NEED to do another thing at the same time like listening to a podcast, streamer, whatever. I really get more of the type 2 fun when the model is completed (except for doing bases and scenery, that is real pure type 1 fun for me, go figure...). Painting a miniature for me, not in professional way or schedule, is a zen and meditative hobby more than a fun one if that make any kind of sense.
display boards is an iffy thing for me. while l like them especially if it makes unit deployment faster. I believe the army is what is supposed to be judged. not the board. so a person who makes this ultra large multy level display should get no more credit than a simple board that gets the army to and fro. the other issue. when your in small spaces like your lfgs, there might not be lots of room for display boards.
It just needs to be balanced IMO, like conversions. Not having a conversion or not having a display board should not automatically kick you out of contention. But one head swap can't be as rewarding as a fully converted army... just like a flocked board and a full diorama with lights should not be equal. But yes, as a frequent flyer to events, I find my plane friendly display boards very lackluster
ok, so for those new to this.... The big problem with dual action is that it is a big learning curve for most people. It's like playing guitar, you got to practice over and over and over to "get" good at it. also Another big issue as a new person is that a dual action airbrush is awkward to use. you have to press down and pull the trigger back and until you find your sweet spot you will find that using an airbrush will get you tired real quick. I am at that stage. I simply cannot deal with it as it is so weird and awkward to use. The single action is a spray can basically and the controls are done under the airbrush...you press you turn a "knob" and you keep doing so until you get the pattern and coverage that you need. I think dual action was really invented to do artist work that required really fine control and the single action was made for model makers.
Found one I was given 20 years ago, rennet why I never used it and why no review ever show people using it. It’s just a terrible peace of crap that dos t work.
I like having two big knights in the army just in case the first one gets focused down. If both knights survive, they provide 3 bondsmans worth of bonuses, if one dies, you don't lose all of your bondsman abilities. I particularly like the Knight Paladin and Crusader.
Canis just does massive damage. Hitting on 2s with exploding 5s with rerolls is just insane. I've also been finding a lot of success with the Knight Castellan though. That Tough 13 with a 2+ save is actually massive. Makes it really good for just sticking to an area. And the fact that it kills nearly every defensive profile in the game somewhat efficiently means that it almost always has a good shooting target
Thanks for the kind review of my works. I choose the mixed units intentionally because I want to give them more scenic feeling. One perfect number squad look like fresh, but probably not a middle of combat. Again, thanks for the kind review!
Also, I realised that the Ultramarine unit’s color on the picture is not at all accurate. I was probably thinking about a different entry that did not make podium - lots of space marines this year. Apologies about that one
If you use ai "art" and it improves your chance at winning in any way shape or form it should be disqualified and in any other art competition it would have been. These generated images draw from a pool of stolen artwork from actual artists.
Accusations against Neil Hollis is the biggest bullshit I've read about in a while. The model is perfect, so cool to see exodites so well done. Crazy good year for Golden Demon.
Yeah, they are an uncommon combo for miniature functions (its the standard for automotive) Ive got a badger 150 since this video that is dual action syphon, pretty happy with it. Let me know how you find yours
I have the same siphon feed airbrush, and could you tell me what the extra black cup lid is for... The one with the threaded port and valve on top? Thanks!
It is if you want to use compressed air cans instead of a compressor - to connect to the can with the little hose from the kit. I think I talk about it in this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Gy5rrZDVzAA.html&ab_channel=HellfireHobbies
VOULOIR LE BEURRE ET L’ARGENT DU BEURRE The English version would be "You can't have your cake and eat it too" Which does not mean "You can't have a cake and then eat it" like it sounds, but is like the butter in that eating the cake means you don't have it anymore, so you can't have both.
4:15 Every time I look at airbrushes I highly value being able to swap cups. Every time I used one of the 2 airbrushes I've owned with swappable cups I use the same cup every single time. Having that bigger area for cleaning is a nice feature to gain for losing the ability to swap cups
I really don't see a difference between someone printing an army and painting it carefully, and someone playing the meta-list of the month. I don't think that person needs to have bought the actual models. In the same way: I paint fairly well, but am happy for someone to prime their Ultramarines with blue spraypaint and give them a blast with a lighter blue zenithal and call it done. We're all in this hobby for our own reasons and need to please ourselves, not others. I wouldn't print minis rather than buy them from the manufacturer, but I don't play GW so I actually respect the people making the game and they respect their fans. However, I don't really have an issue with it. People who print their armies are probably not buying all those armies. But, they are playing, which promotes the game, so even if they aren't buying they are contributing in their own way. They found that napster and limewire resulted in more sales for small and medium artists, and more music sales over all.
I have a Prusa. On paper it's the same as any printer. In practice, it's rock solid. I disagree on Rickard's statement that a plastic printer (aka FDM) will not working if you breathe on it funny. Prusa this is not the case. I alternate printing nearly 24/7 and not using the printer for a couple of months. The difference is that when I haven't used the printer in a month I need to clean the dust off the print bed and then I'm good to go.
