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I'm loving terrified of moving my Detolf in June
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Feb 14, 2023 03:21
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Could you loosen it up and re tighten it? I don't have one of those cases so I don't know how it's held together but it's possible the way the glass is being held just got tweaked so it's under constant pressure.
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Feb 14, 2023 03:31
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War and Pieces posted:I'm loving terrified of moving my Detolf in June Does yours have the plastic runners on the bottom of the side panels and the extra piece of plastic at the top of the back panel? Might be more durable. I'd still suggest dismantling it entirely and transporting it flat.
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Feb 14, 2023 03:31
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Ugleb posted:Harlot's Den Kickstarter (only slightly NSFW) this is actually quite a tame selection of lovingly sculpted busty ladies, but is mostly worth checking out for the patrons. I am unreasonably angry at the women and furniture being 19th century and all the men being GoT faux-medieval.
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Feb 14, 2023 11:11
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 You can see that my batch was manufactured in August of 2020. If anyone bought a Detolf before that, they definitely don't have any of the design improvements. There's also a three year window between when I bought this one and when I bought the new one, so I'm not sure when the changes were introduced. You can also see that one foot was shredded, likely from sliding the cabinet around during the move and maintenance. I'm sure that didn't help things either. One thing I noticed is that the bolts that go at the top of the metal frames have a pretty tight fight to the wooden cap, and given that they're tiered, they easily get snagged. If you don't notice this and were going to town on tightening it, it would be easy to put way too much force on one side or corner. As a goon above said, it's possible that it was jostled in the move and was never set right. I've moved the surviving Detolf outside. It can be a sports ball storage cabinet now. If it shatters, it's at least outside. I have replaced the broken and banished Detolfs with a new style of display cabinet entirely.   This ultimately gives me more space. The remaining Detolf is the one I bought two days ago to replace the first one that exploded. The top fitting is as loose as I feel comfortable with and I have no plans to move it around.
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Feb 14, 2023 12:05
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Atlas Hugged posted:They're IKEA Detolfs. We moved in December, but it was literally across the street. I rolled them from one house to the other using one of these. As they're just panes of glass if you wanted to keep the frame you could replace them with sheets of cut polycarbonate or acrylic. They would be significantly tougher.
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Feb 14, 2023 12:25
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Those Ikea shells look really cool, but all I can think about is how much wasted space there is by there being only a handful of shelves
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Feb 14, 2023 15:08
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GreenBuckanneer posted:Those Ikea shells look really cool, but all I can think about is how much wasted space there is by there being only a handful of shelves detolf is popular enough that there's basically any mod you can imagine on ebay
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Feb 14, 2023 15:21
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The wood one I bought today is also from IKEA and the shelves are movable, so all I would need are pegs and board and I could add more.
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Feb 14, 2023 15:35
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GreenBuckanneer posted:Those Ikea shells look really cool, but all I can think about is how much wasted space there is by there being only a handful of shelves I bought extra acrylic shelfs off of a guy on Etsy for really cheap and basically have a triple shelved custom detolf The nice thing about Ikea is it's really popular so these hacks are a dime a dozen
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Feb 14, 2023 22:50
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Atlas Hugged posted:The wood one I bought today is also from IKEA and the shelves are movable, so all I would need are pegs and board and I could add more. That's my plan. I hate having too much extra space above display stuff if I can use it for more storage lol
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Feb 14, 2023 23:01
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What I've always liked about the Detolfs is that they have glass panels on the side as well. I wish they made a cheaper/more plain version of the Lommarp
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Feb 14, 2023 23:43
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They're always out of stock around here but I managed to get a couple of Milsbo, they hold about twice as much as a detolf each.
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Feb 15, 2023 01:06
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The glass panels also aren't loadbearing so they seem more durable.
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Feb 15, 2023 02:59
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 I'm sure everyone has seen this at this point, but I just... This is like trying to play the guitar after watching Tim Henson do some sick riff.
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Feb 16, 2023 16:36
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Or you can have some self esteem and look at that then think "hmm, time to practice glazing"
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Feb 16, 2023 16:47
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There's a lot of airbrushing going on there too.
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Feb 16, 2023 16:53
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Also it doesn’t matter how good you get someone is going to be better than you. Having awesome looking minis on your shelf is awesome.
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Feb 16, 2023 16:54
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Gravitas Shortfall posted:There's a lot of airbrushing going on there too. I thought flameon didn't use airbrushes? I've just seen their YouTube stuff and it's all glazing/layering
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Feb 16, 2023 16:54
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Gravitas Shortfall posted:There's a lot of airbrushing going on there too. So?
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Feb 16, 2023 17:11
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Spanish Manlove posted:I thought flameon didn't use airbrushes? I've just seen their YouTube stuff and it's all glazing/layering I'm just guessing tbh, if it's all glazes I'm even more impressed. So you'd have to practice that too? idk what you want from me.
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Feb 16, 2023 17:17
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The only painter you should ever be comparing yourself to is your past self. That's why you should save your first model and look back on it every once in awhile to remind yourself how far you've gotten.
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Feb 16, 2023 17:58
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Gravitas Shortfall posted:I'm just guessing tbh, if it's all glazes I'm even more impressed. Oh, I read that as a reason to not be uninspired and couldn't figure out what you were going for.
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Feb 16, 2023 18:04
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Spanish Manlove posted:Or you can have some self esteem Wrong hobby.
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Feb 16, 2023 21:03
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it's important to remember your insecurities are not valid. it's just volume, break down what you are actually seeing instead of what you imagine the process being.
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Feb 17, 2023 05:12
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AndyElusive posted:Wrong hobby. Yeah dude have you ever been to a hobby store on game day?
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Feb 17, 2023 14:09
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It’s cheating
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Feb 17, 2023 14:59
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a fatguy baldspot posted:It’s cheating We all know real painters don't use any tools. Buy brushes? Cheating, get some hairs and a stick and make it yourself. Pre-mixed paints? Cheating, you have to crush the pigments yourself. The whole "if you use an airbrush at any step it's cheating and not really painting" is so old and tired.
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Feb 17, 2023 15:09
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Often these guys are pros, or influencers, so literally they just spend their time painting and get paid for it. That's what I tell myself at least. One of my favorite things about historical games is that 95% of people playing are not golden daemon painters. You show up at the game and people have done their best but they are enthusiastic about the time period, not purity seals or skull icons.
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Feb 17, 2023 15:12
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airbrushes are cheating because i dont have one
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Feb 17, 2023 15:29
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Nebalebadingdong posted:airbrushes are cheating because i dont have one Good to see another real painter in here
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Feb 17, 2023 15:39
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Bucnasti posted:The only painter you should ever be comparing yourself to is your past self. Problem: I haven't painted a miniature for about eleven years when I burned out of 40k first time, and when I finish converting and assembling stuff and pick up a brush I'm probably going to have regressed and forgotten how to paint. I'm a much better converter than I was back then though!
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Feb 17, 2023 15:52
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Roller Coast Guard posted:Problem: I haven't painted a miniature for about eleven years when I burned out of 40k first time, and when I finish converting and assembling stuff and pick up a brush I'm probably going to have regressed and forgotten how to paint. Just tell yourself that they're weird little guys and they're not gonna be perfect. Also know when to say "gently caress it, they're done". Personally I can only paint in batches of four, any more than that and I burn out.
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Feb 17, 2023 15:54
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Don't really get the guys who blast out minis in batches of dozens. At that point it's a fuckin chore, not a hobby.
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Feb 17, 2023 17:29
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Roller Coast Guard posted:Problem: I haven't painted a miniature for about eleven years when I burned out of 40k first time, and when I finish converting and assembling stuff and pick up a brush I'm probably going to have regressed and forgotten how to paint. I'm in a similar situation and the answer is buy some contrast paints, watch some tutorials and just start practising on some troops or other non-centrepiece models.
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Feb 17, 2023 18:37
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Nebalebadingdong posted:airbrushes are cheating because i dont have one They're great, especially for bigger scale models, terrain, or hosing primer on a bunch of poo poo at once. Just the basic Master setup that half the people in the scale model thread at least started on will basically pay for itself in more efficient paint usage and not shelling out for spray cans. Cut a cardboard box in half diagonally for a spray booth, thin the paint to the consistency of skim milk, set the pressure regulator to like 12-18 PSI, and you're good to go. Practice on a few plastic spoons then go hog wild. Or don't if it's not your thing. The only wrong way to do this hobby is not having fun. Or making titty Nazis, that's wrong, too.
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Feb 17, 2023 18:45
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excuse me? having fun is also cheating
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Feb 17, 2023 18:46
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Not if you're smug about it.
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Feb 17, 2023 18:49
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that's true actually hadn't considered that
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aphid_licker posted:Don't really get the guys who blast out minis in batches of dozens. At that point it's a fuckin chore, not a hobby. It's easy to do with contrasts. I've been thinking now about how each mini is really me telling future me, you need to spend at least 1h painting this one mini before it has enough of a foundation that I'm satisfied with and can work from there. Generally though, what it really means is a box of eevn five minis is about 2? Hours of assembly and construction depending on how old the plastic is, more if older. Then, it's at least 25 hours of painting, which... Is quite a lot to me to think about. I feel like I am finding out I'm not really excited about the heavy metal style, especially when it comes to highlights on everything, it gets tedious. My best dopamine is provided when I just Yolo the paint job
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