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What you want is an Ikea Milsbo Cabinet. https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/milsbo-glass-door-cabinet-anthracite-30396448/ The're significantly larger and sturdier than a Detolf, and much nicer. Lots of folks use them for display and for indoor greenhouses so you con find instructions for adding shelves, or LED lighting if you want. You can fit a medium sized army on a single shelf, or add a few acrylic risers to give you some extra space.
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Shoehead posted:I could probably finish painting something before converting another- That's great- when I get around to doing my Votann KT I might do the same! I have the same sickness- I'm now making conversions/kitbashes for a game I don't play (stemming from my Alpha Legion kill team). Alpha Legion Warpsmith:    Alpha Legion Cultist Captain: 
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poop chute posted:Pay no attention to my awful workspace, I'm working on a better one. Too late, and now I want some Salt & Vinegar Pringles.
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Too bad, that's a receptacle for starbursts wrappers.
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The Demilich posted:I know the now discontinued Ikea Detolf display shelf was one of the top recommendations everywhere online, specifically when paired with extra shelves and shelf holders. Wait it's gone? Dang, I saw it everywhere. But I've been using a Milsbo personally. The space helps me eye for dust underneath, and I feel like it has more sturdiness than the Detolf. (which is probably an illusion, but still)
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Bucnasti posted:Plastic cement can come in different viscosities so it doesn't always have wicking action. Tamiya's Plastic Cement (Orange Bottle and top) is thick and sticky, Tamiya Extra Thin (Green Top) is what will wick into joints. Oooo, thank you! That makes sense
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just to keep things confusing, Tamiya also makes limonene cement, which has an orange cap and orange label (or orange cap and yellow label for the extra thin)
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     Crossposting some minis I did in the past week
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Shoehead posted:I could probably finish painting something before converting another- This loving rules holy poo poo
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AndyElusive posted:Super glue was always my go to for the longest time, even with plastic kits. That is until the day I dropped a couple of minis on the floor and literally every little single thing that had been superglued on snapped off and flew into the empyrean. See this is why I like super glue though. Yeah it sucks when you drop poo poo unintentionally, but 98% of my time, Im deliberately ripping parts off, and dropping my toys is still bad with plastic glue. I much prefer being able to rip bits off at my whim. Although in favour of plastic glue, you dont get the gnarly hand covering from it
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Edgar Allen Ho posted:Although in favour of plastic glue, you dont get the gnarly hand covering from it Yeah, I once had a tube of plastic glue explode in my hand from a rent in it. That was a fun time scraping that off with a knife. But otherwise I do like super glue for the same reasons.
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Removing super glue from eBay rescues after a bath in purple stuff is so satisfying- it comes off like a dream, revealing the cool model underneath
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Professor Shark posted:Removing super glue from eBay rescues after a bath in purple stuff is so satisfying- it comes off like a dream, revealing the cool model underneath Ohhh what's this purple stuff? I tried alcohol on my Taurox rescue and also narrowly avoided destroying it in an acetone bath.. This thing is drownt in superglue and residue
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Shoehead posted:Ohhh what's this purple stuff? I tried alcohol on my Taurox rescue and also narrowly avoided destroying it in an acetone bath.. This thing is drownt in superglue and residue put it in the freezer, that makes CA glue brittle and easy to shatter
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Spanish Manlove posted:put it in the freezer, that makes CA glue brittle and easy to shatter Sure, I'll pop it in tonight. Now hopefully I don't forget about it and upset my parents when they go to get some peas in a month
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Shoehead posted:Ohhh what's this purple stuff? Castrol Super Clean, unless there is a newer purple stuff I dont know about.
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Super Clean it is
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WIP of my Lord Solar proxy. I'm currently doing some practices before I paint a tiny Icon into the frames on the barding. I ended up being pretty conservative with this conversion, I really wanted to cover him in medals, but it didn't look right. I've got a lot of touching up on the horse still to do as well, but it is getting closer to done.
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Yeah, for the icon I definitely would've done a half a dozen practise runs until I got confident enough. And then probably do a dozen more because I know I'd lack the confidence anyhow.  Should've given him an extra big model instead then. Just repurpose some parchment from a purity steal with a fancy enough top bit for medal. Think I did it for a Navy Admiral I kitbashed from a Commissar.
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Yeah, I started doing them twice as big, and have been steadily scaling down.
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Virtual Russian posted:WIP of my Lord Solar proxy. I'm currently doing some practices before I paint a tiny Icon into the frames on the barding. That's awesome!
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Virtual Russian posted:WIP of my Lord Solar proxy. I'm currently doing some practices before I paint a tiny Icon into the frames on the barding. Your vostroyans whip rear end but this guy especially does. Or I suppose hes whipping cyber horse but still.
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Virtual Russian posted:I ended up being pretty conservative with this conversion, I really wanted to cover him in medals, but it didn't look right. Who needs a refractor field when there's more metal on your chest in medals than on a space marine.
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Thanks for the kind words everyone! While I've got people, I'd love to get some feedback on the following 1000pt list. quote:+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Taking previous feedback, I broke up a big block of infantry. The Cadian Command will lead the remaining infantry brick, the Platoon Command will live inside the Chimera, significantly beefing up its firepower as well. Though I intend it to stay in the backfield giving orders to my guns or frontline as needed. I should have way more drum-fed autoguns, but I have to convert them and only have one so far, so the list reflects that. With the exception of the scout sentinel, I own everything here, so that is also a big factor at play. Well, I need another plasma gun and grenade launcher, but have a flamer and melta for Combat Patrol, so I could make a close-in squad. A pair of command squads seems excessive, but each fulfills a task. The warlord is giving orders from the Chimera, and giving it a lascannon and plasmagun. The Cadian one should be making the infantry brick a touch tougher, and will let it contest objectives even late in the game when low on bodies. I've also strongly considered both a Castellan or Creed to replace it, but I do really want that banner flying. A bit of rule of cool, but also I think I get more bang for my buck going with the command squad. Is there a strong case to change what I use for Officers? I'm also wondering if there are any clear deficiencies in the list? I feel like I managed a good balance of arty, infantry, and armour, with 3 orders to go around each turn. Lastly, Guard players, what do you think of the Medusa Carriage Battery? It hits like a sledgehammer, but seems too short ranged to be truly very useful. Still, sustained hits...
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Ah home from work, time to finish off this week's painti- Oh no I slipped again! I was gonna use that plastic rod to fit an axe onto that shaft and now I'm seriously thinking of making a lightsaber instead.
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Shoehead posted:Ah home from work, time to finish off this week's painti- Replace it with the exact same size acrylic rod in neon green or yellow, and it could be a throwback to the early Necron models.
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Virtual Russian posted:While I've got people, I'd love to get some feedback on the following 1000pt list. Never noticed that cadian shock troops get 2 picks of special weapons.
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Lostconfused posted:Never noticed that cadian shock troops get 2 picks of special weapons. The trade off is that they cannot take heavy weapons teams. The standard vanilla infantry team can take heavy weapons or the special weapons or a mix and match in a squad of 20. Catachans only get flamers, and they get one for every 5. Krieg get 2 special weapons, cannot be the same, have the option to take sniper, but if you want a plasma gun you lose the voxcaster. The plasma gun does not count against the 2 special weapons.
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The plasma or vox choice is particularly baffling to me
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It's probably based on what you get in the Krieg Veteran KT box.
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I previously had been using heavy weapons, but you don't really want to stay put so you're always hitting on 5s. Plus shaving those points gets me grand strategist. Sticky objectives are very handy as well. The 3rd edition player in me thinks I need those weapon teams, but they are too defensive.
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moths posted:It's probably based on what you get in the Krieg Veteran KT box. Yeah I believe it's because of a specific torso or arm (?) piece that is needed for both the Vox and the Plasma, and there's only one provided.
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Kaal posted:Yeah I believe it's because of a specific torso or arm (?) piece that is needed for both the Vox and the Plasma, and there's only one provided. It's even stupider than that, looking at the assembly instructions. The radio dude is holding a flare gun and map, so he's not sharing any of the arm bits with the plasma gun. It's just that the way the instructions are set up, the plasma and radio guy share the number 6 torso. There's nothing actually stopping you from using those arms on other torsos, but I guess we have to blindly follow the rules of miniature assembly.
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I was at my first (small and informal) tournament yesterday. Most of the players there were also somewhat inexperienced, but I was still worried I would lose all my battles. I brought this Custodes army:pre:Blade Champion (120pts): Vault sword Shield-Captain (140pts): Sentinel Blade, Warlord 4x Custodian Guard (200pts) 5x Custodian Guard (250pts) 4x Prosecutors (40pts) 4x Prosecutors (40pts) 3x Allarus Custodians (210pts) I had a good time and everyone was friendly and cooperative. With my playing style, I should probably have made a World Eaters army instead.
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I was looking at the third party offerings for Great unclean Ones and its crazy how detailed, cool, and cheap the offerings are compared to GW/ Forgeworld
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Shoehead posted:Ah home from work, time to finish off this week's painti- Get a fedora on him and that's Inquisitor Obiwan Sherlock Cluseau right there.
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I contacted Wargames and they expressed interest in making Obiwan Sherlock Closseau but said things were messed up because of the Russia thing so it might be a while 😬
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Professor Shark posted:I was looking at the third party offerings for Great unclean Ones and it’s crazy how detailed, cool, and cheap the offerings are compared to GW/ Forgeworld The first time you put together an RG level Gundam kit you're going to never look at GW kits the same way
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Yeah but Bandai kits are scale model kits not miniature war gaming kits. I don't think a Rogal Dorn is comparable to a matilda mk II from Tamiya either.
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Decorus posted:It's even stupider than that, looking at the assembly instructions. The radio dude is holding a flare gun and map, so he's not sharing any of the arm bits with the plasma gun. It's just that the way the instructions are set up, the plasma and radio guy share the number 6 torso. There's nothing actually stopping you from using those arms on other torsos, but I guess we have to blindly follow the rules of miniature assembly. That set does inexplicably use the same arm piece for an NCO with a bolter and a plasma gunner so you have to kitbash if you want both of them
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