Need input on dryer use, please

I use my printer relatively infrequently. There are weeks I don't touch it, then there are weeks I'm busy with it.

Currently battling the humidity full time, so the dryer is absolutely necessary. But when it comes to drying filament, whats the best practice? Fully dry it, use it, then store it until I want to use it again? Or is it fine to let it sit for a week or two? If I let it sit, does drying it multiple times damage it?

Details, if it matters:

Printer: A1 Mini

Dryer: Creality SpacePi SE

Filament: eSun PLA+

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u/Zap-Rowsdower-X — 5 hours ago

Please help me make a lower skill list.

TL;DR - I started playing Sisters partway through 10th and haven't won a game yet. Please suggest more idiot-proof list ideas.

The Problem: I've been playing 40k since the end of 9e, and with Sisters since about halfway through 10e. I have yet to win a game with them. I always see people describe Sisters as a high skill ceiling army, where a good player can do great things with them when they understand how & when to trade. I, however, am not a good player. Most battles I feel like my Sister army is comparatively smaller and capable of less than my opponents. Which brings me to my request...

The Request: Help me make a (somewhat) low-skill Sisters army. I'm not looking for anyone to make a whole list for me or anything, but suggestions on what units might work best would be awesome.

Here is the (now slightly modified) list I've been running since end of 10e / beginning of 11e.

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Vahl + Warsuits

  • I'm really leaning towards dropping Vahl & the Gals. The squad has always been in my list, but typically either hides & accomplishes nothing, or destroys a unit then gets nuked. They're starting to feel like an expensive trap (365 points for the squad).

2 squads of 10 Sacresants, both with Hospitalers

  • These are a holdover from 10e. They still do amazing, but they're really expensive now. 225 for the first squad (with Hosp), then 250 for the second. Thinking about dropping at least one.

1 Canoness w/ Jump Pack (eq. Clarion of Urgency)

1 Battle Sister Squad

1 squad of 3 Arcos

1 Dominion Squad (flames split in the Immolator)

2 Castigators (1 auto, 1 battle)

1 squad of 5 Seraphim

1 Exorcist (eq. Symphonic Payload)

1 Immolator

1 Rhino

  • When it comes to transports, I feel like I should take them. But again, I feel like I leave them underutilized.

Thanks for reading! Any suggestions, tips, and/or tricks are appreciated.

u/Zap-Rowsdower-X — 7 hours ago

Getting stringing but only when printing multiple things.

I'll start by saying this isn't a major issue, more of an annoyance.

Anytime I print more than one mini thing at a time, I get very noticeable filament cobwebs between the pieces. Is there a setting I could change to help with this?

Printer: A1 Mini

Settings: Mostly FDG with some edits.

u/Zap-Rowsdower-X — 4 days ago

Got Novitiates second hand, have a couple questions

I bought an on-sprue (no box, no instructions, no bases) Novitiate set. I found the instructions online, but I still had a question.

The GW site says the kit comes with ten 28.5mm bases and one 32mm base. Does the Superior always go on the 32mm base? If so, why ten smaller bases?

If it matters, I'm building them to play "regular" 40k, not kill team.

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u/Zap-Rowsdower-X — 6 days ago

Looking for good 11e instructional video

So there are a ton of 11e instructional videos. But I was hoping y'all could give some good recommendations. Maybe one stuck out are especially clear? Or gave really good examples?

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u/Zap-Rowsdower-X — 11 days ago
▲ 2 r/lotr

Thoughts on 'City of Prague Philharmonic' performance?

Found their vinyl music from LotR movies. I'm sure it won't be the same as the amazing movie soundtrack, but was just curious on people's feelings.

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u/Zap-Rowsdower-X — 19 days ago

Looking for approx dimensions of the previewed 11e terrain

There's been a lot of news about 11e, so I might have missed it. But has anyone seen any approximate measurements the terrain GW has been previewing.

Just to be clear, I'm not talking about the terrain footprints. I'm interested in the dimensions of the actual 3D terrain pieces. I'm especially interested in the non-L shaped ruins.

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u/Zap-Rowsdower-X — 1 month ago

Whats the cheapest and/or easiest way to secure terrain for priming?

My friend printed me some terrain pieces for 40k and I was about to prep them for priming, then realized I wasn't sure how to do all the pieces.

I usually use sticky tack to hold minis for priming, but I don't have enough for all the terrain. Before I go buy more sticky tack, any better methods I could try?

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u/Zap-Rowsdower-X — 1 month ago

Thoughts on the Quacks expansions? And a couple other questions...

Question 1: Just making sure I'm interpreting this right. The "grey bearded man" box is the base game; the "glasses lady" is the base game but fancy; and the "All In" edition is fancy and also includes both expansions. Is that all accurate or did I miss anything?

Question 2: On the prominent online store, the base game is $40, the All In version is $100. Are the expansions worth the extra cost? Do they really improve or heighten the game?

Question 3: Quacks used to called "Quacks of Quedlinburg," right? Box art looks like a busy Renaissance market. If I found the older version, is it the same? Or did anything major change between these editions?

Anything else you'd like to add about this game?

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u/Zap-Rowsdower-X — 1 month ago

Is this little outline supposed to be there? (ObscuraNox, A1 Mini)

Using the ObscuraNox settings, Orca Slicer, A1 Mini.

Pretty happy with the results so far, but the prints have this little outline of filament around them. Is it supposed to be like that? Or did I mess something up with the settings?

u/Zap-Rowsdower-X — 1 month ago

Homebrewed idea for a mobile leader; the Skitarii Marshal Explorator

Just an idea I've had in my head for a while. I always see people saying it'd be cool to have a leader for our other infantry groups.

Its mostly the same data sheet as our traditional Marshal, but the highlighted areas are new.

Plus, I feel like it'd be a cool model. I think it'd need a larger base, maybe 60mm (Kataphron size), but the Marshal could be perched on a rock, pteraxii wings folded behind, and a serberys hound could be with him.

u/Zap-Rowsdower-X — 2 months ago
▲ 165 r/MST3K

As an introvert & parent of two toddlers, this riff resonates with me

I would never SAY this to my children, I love them very much (almost as much as bootblacking). But they never stop talking.

u/Zap-Rowsdower-X — 2 months ago

Looking for help: filling in voids on a model

I bought some very nice models, but the pauldrons have a lot of empty space within that I'd prefer was filled for better attachment. Does anyone have a relatively easy way to fill voids on models?

Right now I'm just adding mesh shapes but I'm hoping there's another way.

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u/Zap-Rowsdower-X — 2 months ago