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Let me see which restaurants are easily walk-able or on the free (Free! FREE!!!) tram that connects all of downtown Tacoma to the Tacoma Dome.

Unfortunately, the Steak & Seafood I took a group of Japanese Engineers I was translating for about... two decades ago is closed.

Pretty sure the next door gun store with attached shooting range that the DC sniper stole the tricked-out M-16 they used is still there though....

I just had refunds ($50 for Saturday Airbrushing class, $40 for Weekend Hobby Pass) come through EventBrite email and PayPal (though it'll actually be another 5 days until it hits my credit card)

EDIT: The Speed Painting class is down to $100, according to the website.

Apparently they're lowering the price. I know the Airbrushing and Thursday night Hobby Masterclass do come with a brushes and a Monster-sized miniature to work on for each class.

I am taking the Battle Sanctum to get airbrushed and the statue to the masterclass so at least I'll get a finished centerpiece of terrain out of the weekend.

It's also why I'm not staying the whole day Sunday, but I live just north of Seattle so I can get home in time for Mothers Day festivities no problem.

T-minus one month

Just re-upping my offer for a roomshare. I got space if you want to save $$ to buy event exclusive models.

PM if interested.

T-minus one month

Just re-upping my offer for a roomshare. I got space if you want to save $$ to buy event exclusive models.

PM if interested.

No,, sadly...

The Hobby pass lets you use GW's paints and bitz boxes for the weekend. The focused classes, like Basing or Blending are extra.

That's why I sprung for the Hobby masterclass, since it covers a range of specialist topics all at the same time.

Oh, and I was only able to get a King Sized room with a roll-away, so Hotel sign-ups must be popular.

I got my tickets for the Thursday night Hobby Masterclass from 6-10 PM, the Airbrushing class on Saturday at 1 PM, and the Hobby Event Pass for the rest of the weekend.

I'm going to get a room with two Queen beds for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night.

Who wants to split the costs of a room? (said the guy who has an inflatable bed (not just mattress) he could reasonably sneak along and fit another person comfortably)

Got my Thursday Night Hobby Masterclass, Saturday Airbrushing, and Friday to Sunday Hobby Event Pass (So I can paint with GW's paint on GW's dime all weekend)

Sand?

You were lucky.

All of my family, trying to get by on what we could find at the bottom of the pothole in the middle of the road where all 287 of us lived.

We all dreamed of one day having even one GRAIN of sand to share between us, let alone the rampant excess of having more than that?

Unthinkable.

We had our pothole, and we were thankful.

I turned a bunch of plague monks into conscripts with head swaps and arm swaps, scraped down their feet and removed tails.

It'll work.

Turns out none of the hobby stores have Magic Sculpt.

But Tap Plastic does!

So I can get my hands on some when they open on Monday and not have to wait for shipping.

Yes, I've got the molding material like Blue Stuff, but I'm interested in the putty/plaster/2-part epoxy alternative to Green Stuff.

In the video you linked to, he talked about EpoPutty from Alteco which is originally for aquariums!

Time to check out PetSmart instead of Hobby Lobby...

Although I'm wanting a material which cures in minutes rather than hours so I can build what I want over a weekend rather than taking an entire week.

Plaster warms up when it cures, so wouldn't be good for the Blue Stuff (or equivalent) molds.

I've got a terrain project which involves a lot of replication of details using Instant Mold molds. (like 50 per terrain piece... yes, I'm insane.)

However, the time waiting for green stuff to cure as well as cost has just hit me.

Any advice on what to use instead that would be cheaper/cure faster/etc?

PM sent!

Hmm, downside to not getting the Battle Sisters Squad, I guess.

Anyone know which kit this (the head with the helmet on and the visor raised) is in?

I've got a conversion idea I want to use it for.

Or, anyone got a spare one laying about?

19 hours ago, PumpkinHead said:

I will have a full extra box due to unfortunate circumstances. It was pre ordered so I will have it on the 25th. If anyone wants a box and was not able to get one hit me up. I am in the Tacoma area.

PM sent

But... but what am I going to do with all this Mead and brownies I've got set aside to use for bribes sportsmanship incentives for my opponents?

Well, at least I have a new inflatable kiddie pool....

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Nevermind, I'm good.

21 hours ago, Ish said:

Overnight drying time for the spray primer not included, I completed both dumpsters in under an hour. Sure, they’re not the most complicated of paint jobs, but they’re fun little pieces of terrain and incredibly useful in the game. 

OOOOH! Paint a curvy capital "Y" on the forehead of the brown dog so he looks like Lockjaw!

Finally opened the Blackstone Fortress I won at Fluger's Fundraiser last year. Kids put all the 'Bad Guys' together Saturday,we  primed and painted 'em all on Sunday. Got the 'Hero' models primed on Sunday and painted Monday.

Played the first Combat round with an eight year old and an almost 11 year old yesterday, only took several hours while paging through the reference books.

Any use of the Moment of Grace Stratagem?

Being able to add 1, 2, or 3 to a hit, wound or save roll AFTER the dice roll seems pretty powerful for 1 CP.

I'm intending to use that and the Ebon Chalice "Discard a Miracle Dice and the other is a '6' " ability to keep my vehicles alive with the 6++ save against a couple of nasty shots.

Should get the chance at Mugu on Saturday.

How do you find you're using Miracle Dice in the first couple of turns?

As guaranteed Advance rolls for greater distance in order to get Celestine in position for a first turn charge?

Using low numbers for guaranteed wound rolls from the Exorcist?

Etcetera, Ad nauseam...

Inquiring minds want to know.

I'm STILL trying to figure out a way to get Immolator Spam to work.

Trying to re-live the Witch Hunters glory days...

However 2 Exorcists, 2 Repressors and 4 Immolators across 2 Battalions doesn't really reach the threat saturation/target priority confusion  level the historical list had at 11 Immolators.

So back to the drawing board, I guess.

I think THIS year I might get Team Ad Hoc ]I[: The Ad Hoc-ening a Team Banner done 10 minutes before the event with a sharpie on a white t-shirt.

Didn't do it this year because I couldn't scrounge a portable enough hat rack to hang it from...

I got mine, now scouring locations for rules leaks to see if I can get a list to play with Thanksgiving weekend somewhere.

Maybe the hover-podium counts as a jetbike.

Anyone else have the Schoolhouse Rock song about pronouns  start to play in their head when they saw the steps up in the back view?