/r/rpg really hates 2d20 apparently

also, fallout 4

oh warhammer gladius is free on steam rn

free to keep if you get it before june 1

i only got a black primer which i am learning was probably a mistake

ah well

i have not cleared my table yet or made a wet palette, but i will prolly paint this weekend

poorly xD

none of the army painter brushes came with caps, and the detail brush has bent bristles

hrm

actually one of them did: the kolinsky masterclass

also it's triangle shaped so easy to hold, and doesn't roll

brain: "you don't actually need to paint the minis to play the game solo"

me: "shut up brain"

also apparently i accidentally got an airbrush primer but imma brush it on

it'll be fiiiiiine

Nora went first so she could experience the full brunt of my mistakes lololol

Also holy shit that super mutant hound was such a pita because it's so low to the base

i also jacked up my brush getting the primer in every nook and cranny

my inexpertise with thinning aside, i think i need a smaller brush and/or need to learn how to repair bent bristles >.>

i feel like i might need to go back and recoat some minis/sections

hilariously my phone acts as a good magnifier for details

i got black paint (not the primer) to mix, but not white

fucking why bums lolololol

i don't think i need it, i got all the colors i /really/ need for most of what i have now

but just... why
exception being if the blues i got don't match the vault suit blue. I GUESS I WILL SEE

i figured out why

there's no white vallejo paint on the store i bought it from

weirdly even tho the coat of thinned primer on the power armor guy showed the gray underneath it turned out to be perfectly black coated after it dried

like it's basically indistinguishable from nora who i did first with absolutely no thinning

my understanding of thinning is you want the paint (or primer) to be a certain consistency or thinness to coat <whatever>, but also it /should/ be partially opaque?

like layering is also a reason to thin? the primer bottle itself mentions you can use it with or without thinning

possibly i am misunderstanding something here 🤔

anyway this is a learning experience so i tried a variety of ways to get that fucking primer into hard to reach nooks and crannies

WE'LL SEE HOW EACH TURNS OUT

painters: "you want to shade and highlight your minis for maximum looking cool"

me: "what if i install actual lights in the bases of the minis"

look all i'm saying is i've now seen a lot of "glowing" energy weapons and while they look cool they do not look like they're glowing

we can change this

we have the technology

like yes i could paint glowing power armor eyes

or

i could hollow out the head and jam an led in there

also what about my pip-boys

MY PIP-BOYS

might be too small tbh xD

i like this eonsofbattle guy

infectious enthusiasm

do people slap their paint on cardboard or something to see the actual color when it dries

is that a thing, or is this just a waste of paint lol