Useful things for wargamers?

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fsn

12 January 2025, 01:21:24 PM #15
Taking the question in the spirit in which I assume it is put, I would suggest a vortex paint shaker. I bought one last year and although I wouldn't put in the same life-changing league as discovering Pendraken, Centurion tanks, or the opposite sex, it has eased the chore of preparing paint.

 
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Orcs

12 January 2025, 02:00:41 PM #16
Quote from: fsn on 12 January 2025, 01:21:24 PMTaking the question in the spirit in which I assume it is put, I would suggest a vortex paint shaker. I bought one last year and although I wouldn't put in the same life-changing league as discovering Pendraken, Centurion tanks, or the opposite sex, it has eased the chore of preparing paint.

 

Serious question. What does it do that I cannot do by putting an agitator ball in the pot and manually shaking it?
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Lord Kermit of Birkenhead

12 January 2025, 02:09:46 PM #17
Avoid covering the floor in paint  :d
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fsn

12 January 2025, 02:59:57 PM #18
Quote from: Orcs on 12 January 2025, 02:00:41 PMSerious question. What does it do that I cannot do by putting an agitator ball in the pot and manually shaking it?
Nothing.
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Orcs

12 January 2025, 04:02:38 PM #19
Quote from: fsn on 12 January 2025, 02:59:57 PMNothing.

And I thought you were going to extoll the virtues of the machine saying that it gives you perfectly mixed paint that is smooth as Anne Hathaway's bosom in a corset. Or some similar comparison.
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fsn

12 January 2025, 05:00:32 PM #20

Nothing is that smooth.

The vortex paint shaker is a convenience, nothing more.
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d_Guy

12 January 2025, 05:24:23 PM #21
The vortex shaker seems to speed up the mixing process but not dramatically.
I like it because it makes a charming sound and numbs my hand.

I would add a wet palette, which has noticeably improved my painting from poor to OK.
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Last Hussar

12 January 2025, 06:10:21 PM #22
Tell me more off this "Anne hathaway". Can you get one from Pendraken?
I have neither the time nor the crayons to explain why you are wrong.

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fsn

12 January 2025, 07:49:13 PM #23
Quote from: d_Guy on 12 January 2025, 05:24:23 PMThe vortex shaker seems to speed up the mixing process but not dramatically.
I like it because it makes a charming sound and numbs my hand.
I feel like I'm being modern and technological.

Quote from: d_Guy on 12 January 2025, 05:24:23 PMI would add a wet palette, which has noticeably improved my painting from poor to OK.
Ah! Indeed. I got one for Christmas and am still trying to get to grips with the change in paint texture. (I think I put too much water on the pad first time around.)

Quote from: Last Hussar on 12 January 2025, 06:10:21 PMTell me more off this "Anne hathaway". Can you get one from Pendraken?
Not any more. Limited edition.
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Last Hussar

13 January 2025, 12:27:24 AM #24
I'm still concerned that Orcs 'went there', and FSN had the picture.

Not sure which is more concerning!
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sunjester

13 January 2025, 06:46:48 AM #25
Lucky dice! ;D
Not essential, but useful

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For when Last Hussar hasn't brought his own dice and needs to use mine, I believe that skin contact enables his dice curse to transfer.

Orcs

13 January 2025, 10:02:23 AM #26
An opponent, not essential but it improves the experience.
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Last Hussar

13 January 2025, 12:59:58 PM #27
I don't think it's the dice, per se, I think it's the person casting them...
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Last Hussar

28 January 2025, 12:17:18 PM #28
Quote from: Orcs on 13 January 2025, 10:02:23 AMAn opponent, not essential but it improves the experience.

I can't really enjoy solo wargaming - I need someone to talk and laugh with.
I have neither the time nor the crayons to explain why you are wrong.

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d_Guy

28 January 2025, 03:23:52 PM #29
Quote from: Last Hussar on 28 January 2025, 12:17:18 PMI can't really enjoy solo wargaming - I need someone to talk and laugh with.
I play with an imaginary friend who is not only witty in conversation but manages to penetrate my most complex stratagems with his piercing intellect.
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