Bloodhowl
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I LOVE the taste of paint in the morning. It tastes like...progress!
Things that I have learned (hobby maxims and other dubious "wisdom")
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I LOVE the taste of paint in the morning. It tastes like...progress!
Flow
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But if you do that often enough you might stumble on the cure for cancer!
cyberakuma
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40. clear water isn't just for clear colours...it also helps with clear coat varnish
41. your cutting mat will see more blood than any sacrificial alter so save yourself the pain and don't buy one
42. nothing hurts more than drilling into your fingers with and electric multi-tool
43. unless of course you have to turn it on again to get it back out
44. always bring a towel
45. painting in bed on a sunday morning may seem like a great idea until your partner wakes up
46. when 45. happens do not attempt to blame the new turquoise stain on the white egyptian cotton sheets on being startled by her screams it is still your fault
47. never complain about the cost of something after you have ruined it with paint
48. only when you are certain that she cares more about the sheets than you do you replace her toothbrush with the one you use to clean/strip minis with
41. your cutting mat will see more blood than any sacrificial alter so save yourself the pain and don't buy one
42. nothing hurts more than drilling into your fingers with and electric multi-tool
43. unless of course you have to turn it on again to get it back out
44. always bring a towel
45. painting in bed on a sunday morning may seem like a great idea until your partner wakes up
46. when 45. happens do not attempt to blame the new turquoise stain on the white egyptian cotton sheets on being startled by her screams it is still your fault
47. never complain about the cost of something after you have ruined it with paint
48. only when you are certain that she cares more about the sheets than you do you replace her toothbrush with the one you use to clean/strip minis with
uglybug
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49. If you think this hobby is expensive try owning a hobby/game store. (overheard an owner say this when a customer was complaining how much he was spending on his new hobby. I thought it was funny since that store owner is a great painter and has lots of fantastic demo armies on display.)
50. The wife will never know just how big your collection is if you can still close the closet door.
50. The wife will never know just how big your collection is if you can still close the closet door.
51. When you can no longer close the door to your painting room because of all the models and painting gear stacked therein, its time to admit you have a PROBLEM! 
me_in_japan
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51. When you can no longer close the door to your painting room because of all the models and painting gear stacked therein, its time to admit you have a PROBLEM!
Problem being: your room is too small
VeristicalBlaze
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52. When pinning be sure not to push the pin in the hole with a finger, or you will pin the finger instead of the mini!
ozymandias
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Problem being: your room is too small
I have been idly considering renting the apartment next door as my man cave. Would solve most of the headaches on the spousalabuse front (ie her abusing me) as i could sneak everything into the apartment. The small matter that i couldnt then afford any miniatures might be a flaw in the plan.
uglybug
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Most men that would rent a second apartment ussually do it to hide a mistress. Although I bet the spouses retribution would be the same.
ChemicalFencer
Lost in the desert
People in my office jumped when I burst out laughing at this . . . they have avoided me most of today.
Small hut on the roof? Perhaps a tent on the roof? Area in the basement? Or extend outwards . . . . . might be tricky through.
SkelettetS
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same here! painting room = luxury
isnt that why someone invented painting retarder?
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TrystanGST
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I used to think that my brush with 3 hairs would rule for freehand. Until I discovered this rule. Argh. So I got some retarder like Skel mentioned. It works, but I am just going to work on brush control and save the tiny brush for the future.
10 ball
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SkelettetS
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LOL something like that!
LOL, not quite right. I don't use paint retarder, the paint just feels really strange with retarder but that's just my 2 cents. I also think the paint tends to get more glossy if you use retarder, but maybe I just used the wrong ones.
For me, thinned paint and a 0 or 00 brush with long hair and a nice tip (like the ones from Windsor&Newton Serie7) is all that I need.
I don't use paint retarder, the paint just feels really strange with retarder but that's just my 2 cents. I also think the paint tends to get more glossy if you use retarder, but maybe I just used the wrong ones. For me, thinned paint and a 0 or 00 brush with long hair and a nice tip (like the ones from Windsor&Newton Serie7) is all that I need.
