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@flatmouse

Portland, OR I like metal music and metal minis. I like coffee.

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I generally don’t like the 40k scale creep but with orks I think it’s great. The older smaller models and the new big guys will look good next to each other.

06.03.2026 22:08 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

When I say I’m not into talking star wars but I did like the first movies, and the reply is “you mean episode one and two?” That’s exactly why I’m not into talking about star wars.

06.03.2026 21:36 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

A grot with TWO guns!? Must be a high status little guy among the little guys

06.03.2026 21:27 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Soul wardens are so good. I dunno what the meta is anymore but especially in the era of token generators they were such a sleeper value card.

06.03.2026 07:40 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Although I am now most at home in the deep oceans of blue, the first magic I played — the one that got me hooked — was the green portal second age preconstructed deck 😊

06.03.2026 02:51 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I think it’s nice they chose Ditto, seemingly always the not-quite-as-good pokemon, to be the hero. Shine on, you mushy little guy.

05.03.2026 07:07 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I don’t know if it was intentional but it’s such a good detail to have the clock being almost 12. Approaching noon or approaching midnight, both times of action for the imagination.

05.03.2026 05:50 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

He might not technically be alive but he lives big in my heart.

05.03.2026 05:46 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Their sculpts are outstanding too. Hope they never switch from metal.

05.03.2026 02:55 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

The naturalize 🤣

04.03.2026 20:50 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

This thread is awesome, especially the delver line, I had no idea these existed.

03.03.2026 23:10 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Yes! This is canon now.

03.03.2026 06:27 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The actual most big idea industry disruptor thing a company could do right now would be to make products people actually want and that work well and last a long time.

03.03.2026 02:06 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Ive said it before but we are far enough in advance the dem party should be paying attention to the left and not put up a loser. No shaming the non-voters this time around when you were warned so far in advance.

02.03.2026 02:50 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

I was thinking this too. Most jade I’ve seen in museums is shades of green and grey. I think even GW’s paint jobs use too much blue, like it’s turquoise not jade.

02.03.2026 02:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Great plasma glow! You have the reflected light dialed in perfectly

01.03.2026 06:04 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I get it when it’s like the swole superhero-insect-mech looking ones but I saw a post comparing bulbasaur and turtwig as yes/no and that is totally lost on me what difference they’re seeing. It’s gotta be entirely subjective.

28.02.2026 22:13 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Congress members tapping out the words “congress must” and calling it a day

28.02.2026 18:52 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Great colors! Don’t often see nurgle break away from green, i like it

28.02.2026 07:12 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

It takes a few coats. I do prefer spray primer for the convenience but basecoating with normal paint works just fine if you’re patient

28.02.2026 06:31 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 3 📌 0

It’s funny because on reddit everyone swears your paint job will crumble off the mini if you don’t use a labeled-as primer, but I have a feeling almost none of those people have actually painted without it. I used to do brush on black from the pot, now i use a spray, i’ve seen no difference.

28.02.2026 05:39 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Some of my favorite paint colors are my favorite not even because of their color but purely for how well they apply.

28.02.2026 02:20 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

My favorite part of mini painting is when the paint consistency is perfect, pigment dense, and you get a full smooth application in one brush stroke. No better feeling.

28.02.2026 02:19 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

My bank just sent me the most excited hype email to tell me all the incredible changes coming soon and I actually read it and the only change is they’re cutting my rewards tier by 50% fuck yeah lets gooo!

28.02.2026 02:13 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Oh yes, drybrushing is honestly pretty difficult. I do it on the chainmail but always have a lot of cleanup. Ive heard round makeup brushes can help.

27.02.2026 19:46 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

For me it feels a bit like reading a story book vs watching a movie. I like both. But it’s the old hand sculpted minis that are more like story books, they encourage my imagination to fill in their world. Whereas the modern ones are so well refined they feel more creatively rigid in a way.

27.02.2026 08:03 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I’m gonna go with an auspex scanner? Hung upside down by the handle. Maybe.

27.02.2026 07:50 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Ooh i like that much more than metal masks

27.02.2026 07:42 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thanks!

27.02.2026 03:00 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I do write down the paints used when i hit a color i like, so if you want the recipe for any of these let me know i will share them

27.02.2026 00:49 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0