The Mage

Thunderbolt Black (Fighter Pilot Mercenaries)

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True, but we have a lot less specialist stores in towns, cities and neighbourhoods by comparison to the US. I'm lucky; I live in a student city, so there are two comic shops and several model shops here. However, their stock is limited (for example, none of the model shops stock any anime-related merch, and same for the two comic shops), which means while I'd love to support my local businesses more, I'm forced not to simply because they don't stock any of the things I'm interested in.

And if it's 12% shipping for GW stuff, I wouldn't be buying it anyway - their prices are absurd to the point of being robbery anyway, which is one of the many reasons I don't play 40k or any of their other games any more.

@Silverwind Blade

oh no, it's not for GW.

it's for FW.

I want a Y'vahra, but that's a total of $117.

Thunderbolt Black (Fighter Pilot Mercenaries)

I don't use dropper bottles - I have screw-top jars for my Tamiya paints, and if I'm brush-painting I use a palette with a small amount of paint, and do the jar up in-between uses.
If I'm using GW paints (I use their metallics on occasion, and I'm using up the last of their other paints I have left over from my wargaming days), then I do the same: use a palette with a small amount, and close the jar between uses.
I bought the palette from a cheap budget shop that had some art supplies. You can use old tiles, an old plate, or anything else similar. Even an old plastic lid from a tub works.
When it comes to modelling tips, btw, for wargaming or otherwise, Google is your friend. I've picked up loads and loads of useful tips on using household items for modelling that avoids spending hundreds (if not more) of pounds on overly expensive specific kit.

@Silverwind Blade

I actually prefer dropper bottles as many a time I've clogged up detail because I have a 2:1 mixture of paint-to-water. I really suck at measuring the amount I get from my brush. now if Vallejo had a counterpart for Calgar Blue, then I'd be really happy. sadly the don't so I'm just going to go with Scorpy green.

And I think I won't go with Minitaire anyways. my friends say that they're a bit glossy, which isn't what I want. and I do use a palette, I'm actually using a piece of plastic that was once a mixed nuts container top.

essentially, I do know a lot of what you recommend. I have used google before but really haven't gotten any real luck on the things I research.

on another note,I am jealous of you. you live in the UK.

you don't have to pay 12% on shipping :l

Thunderbolt Black (Fighter Pilot Mercenaries)

Herp a derp

migraines going down

Can anyone recommend a good dropper bottle? my paints keep drying up....

and I also need some good dropper bottles for my Minitaire paints I'm going to be getting

Thunderbolt Black (Fighter Pilot Mercenaries)

Well, keep in mind many of the oldies I was RPing with happened to be joining or had already joined the military by that point.

But I know one died of getting hit by a truck (well, two; one was apparently a suicide), another from cancer, and a third from a brain-hemorrhage/ruptured-aneurism.

@Foster

that's....depressing

Thunderbolt Black (Fighter Pilot Mercenaries)

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There's a work-around for that, if you trust someone enough to post your character in the background (or as needed, into the foreground) then you can elect a second/stunt-double to do the heavy-lifting of your posting.

In the event of original-author death, the second usually inherits that character. I've inherited about four over the course of ten years.
1. A nation in civil war / specifically, a female child winter-soldier (which consisted of several firsts back in 2006/7).
2. A gigolo in the middle of a TWD RP, incidentally shortly after killing off my own character and a bunch of others (raiding an ICBM-silo for food is a bad idea).
3. A mech-pilot (using the term very loosely, but lets just say she can dual-wield several mechs at a time).
4. And a couple of cyborg-werewolves and other assorted shadowrun-characters.

Oddly enough, none of those characters have been permitted to die inside their story-arcs and generally lashed-out by taking homicidally-insane up to 11.
-Well, maybe the noble-pyromancer... she did take a crossbow-bolt to the gut...

@Foster

Luckily I've never had a person I've roleplayed with die, atleast that I knew of.....

I hope it never happens.

Thunderbolt Black (Fighter Pilot Mercenaries)

That's the hard part of roleplaying.

Thunderbolt Black (Fighter Pilot Mercenaries)

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If you know anyone who would be interested, or you think would be a good fit (which is almost more important), direct them to the OOC and the interest check!

@Silverwind Blade

WILCO!

Thunderbolt Black (Fighter Pilot Mercenaries)

Well, that's a bummer. I'd just finished a new IC post as well.

Sucks to hear it, but I can understand if you're too busy to join in right now. You're welcome if you want to come back.

In the meantime, we'll see how things go and I'll keep things going for the meantime. Might be best to advertise again for a couple of extra players, since it seems like Esailia has effectively dropped out as well.

In the meantime, new IC is up for responses, yay.

@Silverwind Blade

Did I ever tell you how good I was for recruiting on my old HALO clans?

I can help if you'd like!

Thunderbolt Black (Fighter Pilot Mercenaries)

*cough*

Missed a spot

@Foster

No I didn't

YAY!

7 DAYS!

WOOOO!

Thunderbolt Black (Fighter Pilot Mercenaries)

@Foster

Oh, I wish I had a gif/pic for that