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 Skymate wrote:
What about spending countless hours on dollars on an army to be told its 'not playable' anymore or it cant be used due to some other reason.

Any specific army in mind?

 Skymate wrote:
What about spending countless hours on dollars on an army to be told its 'not playable' anymore or it cant be used due to some other reason.

Your fault for thinking squats were cool :p.

nareik wrote:

 Skymate wrote:
What about spending countless hours on dollars on an army to be told its 'not playable' anymore or it cant be used due to some other reason.

Your fault for thinking squats were cool :p.

And besides, isn't it about time to let go of that anger ?

My pet peeves were back from around 2001-2, so thus list might seem a little... Dated.

1. The Power gamers using 100% cheese lists in casual games. Don't get me wrong, winning is good but keep that kind of mentality for tournaments, not for stomping the casual players.

2. People getting salty over bad luck/opponent silly luck. The dice favour no one. It gives and takes in equal measure.

3. The general attitude towards people painting armies in non-fluff colours or as an obvious joke. Before my long hiatus, football kits were the usual ones done to space marines/Tau. And guarantee one person would be super negative about it, even if it was well painted.

4. Old metal models that seemed to fall apart even if you pinned them. Just ugh.

Miscasts and just poorly designed models. The skorne desert hydra neck details are really shallow and just ruin the model for me. Should look like a $100 model.

Freddy Kruger wrote:
4. Old metal models that seemed to fall apart even if you pinned them. Just ugh.

I'm still feeling this one, so it's not so out of date at all i'd say

Metal models what keep on rubbing at the edges. My Mobile Brigada looks good, but the edges of his armour keep rubbing to show bare metal, and I am fed up of painting and varnishing them.
Can they not wear out, just for one game?

 master of ordinance wrote:
Metal models what keep on rubbing at the edges. My Mobile Brigada looks good, but the edges of his armour keep rubbing to show bare metal, and I am fed up of painting and varnishing them.
Can they not wear out, just for one game?

What varnish do you use? How are you storing them? I use Krylon Matte Finish and never have a problem with paint rubbing off my metal minis.

Vellejo Satin Kronk, and the wear comes from the handling in games.

Could be a couple different issues (or combination thereof).

1) Mold-release agents. These prevent the metal from sticking to the mold when the miniature is cast. Failing to was these off means paint won't bind to the metal properly.

2) Priming problems. Even if washed properly, you need a primer that will properly bind to the metal. Failure to use a proper primer (and instead using a regular paint) will cause problems down the road.

3) Paint issues. Some paints just do not wear well at all, to the point that paint will rub off the model even during the painting process. I've found using acrylic inks as a final wash not only helps shade the mini, but also creates a protective layer over the paint.

4) Varnish problems. If the varnish doesn't quite make a complete coat and winds up with blank spots, that's a structural weakness that can cause flaking. Likewise, some varnishes don't handle wear and tear as well as other.

I've been doing two coats of krylon gloss for durability, then one of Testor's matte to kill the shine.

5) Excessive handling of the model, not the base. Even the strongest varnish, paint, and primers on a thoroughly scrubbed mini will wear off if the mini is being continually handled. The edge of the bases, on the other hand, are very easily touched up if the paint wears there. Easier said than done, I know, but handling the base instead of the mini to the maximum extent possible helps prolong the life of the paint.

Hope that helps....

I use Citadel paints and Vallejo varnish - thoughts?

I'm the opposite.

I use Vallejo paints because:

a) huge variety in shades
b) the quality is variable, but overall its just as good as Citadel
c) its far cheaper
d) I can pick them up from Boyes in my local town centre. For Citadel paints I have to order online, or take a 30 min trip to the next town to visit my nearest GW.

But I use Citadel shades, dry paints, metallics (Vallejo's metals are awful IMO) and special effects.

I use Army painter spray varnish.


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The new Citadel special effect basing paints are fantastic. Really speeds up the basing for my Fallout miniatures. I'm using a combination of Agrellan Earth and Agrellan Badlands for desert bases, and Astrogranite and Astrogranite debris for urban bases (tarmac / concrete rubble).

I am slowly moving over to Vallejo and Army Painter, as fast as my Citadel paints run out. The big problem with Vallejo is the way the constantly separate out, meaning that one has to almost dislocate ones arm to prime them.

Back on topic, another major peeve I have is the misuse of Latin amongst the companies and some of the community.
Best example thusfar: Timmy (again) just purchased a Knight for his iron Warriors and called it...
Ferrox Vitas.
Or as we call it in English, Ferris Lives.
He claims it means Iron Life (which would be Ferrum Vitae)

Other examples include GW's pig-latin (Astra-miliwhat?!) and much of the Black Library content for 40K.

Mold lines across high profile areas that are difficult to clean like.... the face of a plastic trollblood warder. Half of mine look like they have battle scars from a grizzly bear now.

My biggest pet peeve is people who complain about special characters. They are the best looking models and give the army a reason to play. I pick an army based on special guys.

One more thing that can cause paint to come off minis.

Skin oils.

ALWAYS wash your hands before handling the minis you're assembling/painting.

@Morgoth
Sorry if I sound 'angry' all the time, I have PTSD

My other pet peeves are loud mouthed kids who grab model, despite the fact they are either on a table which says 'Display only: NO TOUCHING' or grab them anyway although there might be someone nearby who says "Don't touch those"

I'm also really annoyed at people [mostly thick-skulled, narrow minded bible thumpers] who accuse gamers of being 'devil worshippers' because they collect 'yucky looking' men