u/HarlemNocturne_ — reddlx

Requesting guidance on how to paint SotP metal surfaces on Vindicator tank

Battle-brothers and sisters, I beseech thee to lend me your wisdom!

I've been having a whale of a time painting SotP units lately. To commemorate my entry into WH40K proper after having played the games and read the books long before I even touched tabletop, I ended up making my very first unit a Vindicator as it was the first thing I encountered related to 40K, in World of Tanks. On the plow, some people like to make the riveted viewport there a different color from everything else. I tend to see Ultramarines run it in a steel silver, though I've also seen some gold interpretations too. Some also do this for the other riveted viewport on the body of the tank itself.

I'm not seeing very much on how to paint SotP tanks at all. There's endless minis and the color guides for those aren't hard to come by, but I'm barely seeing anything on how to do ground vehicles. I've seen some great examples in terms of Gladiators and Repulsors, but I've yet to see anything illustrating that very specific detail painted.

I'm essentially torn on if I should do it in a standard sterling silver or if I should paint it in gold like the trims of most Phoenix armours. Any insight on this?

A consideration:

I'm already going to do the lowermost third of the plow in an exposed steel tone as a sort of cheap weathering technique. In most cases, it just looks "right" to me when others do it, irrespective of chapter.

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u/HarlemNocturne_ — 5 days ago

▲ 4 r/vintagerepwatches

Gratitude Giveaway Post, a Grail and Many Thanks

Hi there, just rolling in to contribute to the giveaway with a model I've been eyeing for a while: The Ref 3139 Oyster Army. Yeah, they're tiny, but not so much for me as I pretty much strictly wear vintage. My first 30mm did feel overly dainty at first, but I settled into it and I am dead serious when I say that it is perhaps my favorite size. It has pieces of what we'd later come to expect from the Oyster line but is still markedly different from everything that came before it, and after it, while staying readily recognizable when compared between its contemporaries. Moreover, I've got gratitude chiefly for the many friends I've made within the past year. Just being more on Reddit has surprisingly gotten me in touch with some friends I'm sure I've made for life. They're all kinda integral to my support structure, helping me stay adventurous and always trying new things when I would happily stay in a rut forever if nobody was there to shove me out of it. There is nothing better than knowing somebody's got your back when the normal is going it alone.

u/HarlemNocturne_ — 15 days ago

▲ 8 r/VintageWatches

The most darling little thing... That is making me lose my mind. This watch has had a LOT of work done and has been in and out of the watchmaker's several times now. It was sold as serviced when it had a glaring problem that meant it never should have been sold where the stem would easily eject all the way out from the winding and setting mechanisms, leaving the movement entirely.

That much was fixed, my money refunded, and repairs were done free of charge. New detent lever, new mainplate which was worn after 100 years of use, and now I'm trying to VERY CAREFULLY set it which is just not happening. I cannot, for the life of me, get the watch to set properly, though the crown and stem are staying in place where they should be.

I don't want to fool with trying to set it anymore as, when the watch is theoretically in setting mode, I can't get it to advance at all in either direction. It is not disengaging from the running train based on what I can feel. It's just running faster and harder. Before I take it to a watchmaker, I'd appreciate if anyone here has ever used an AS 341 movement before and if it has any known quirks, as I can find none. Setting it is possible, as a watchmaker that looked at it last month even before the final repairs were done was able to set it.

What the fuck kind of magical secret handshake could this possibly take in order to set it properly, and what could I possibly be doing wrong?

u/HarlemNocturne_ — 16 days ago

▲ 8 r/Shoestring

Hi all,

Last year I booked my very first flight and managed to get a week long departure from Orlando to Indy int'l. Round trip, it cost $120 which I was naturally very happy about. Great spring break solo and it didn't leave me totally broke.

I looked at the same length of departure from the same airport via the same airline (Frontier) in the same timeframe earlier this year, even booking about as far out as I did last time. The price had risen to $220.

Given the current conditions and the state of the world I don't expect to get a rate like that again, even that rate was probably lucky, but I'd love it if we can do a little bit better between probably July thru to the end of the year. Spring break came and went, I did do something for that, but would like to know if anyone has any tips on what to do next, particularly if you've been in a similar situation and have had success.

I say "FL" because I'm in the dead center of the state, so I have some flexibility in terms of where I fly from, and exactly which airport doesn't matter so much to me. So long as it gets me there and back.

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u/HarlemNocturne_ — 27 days ago