finished the snap build of Lfrith last night which means today1 i get to go to the HOBBY STORE and buy PAINT and then PAINT THINGS
i’m limiting myself to shit i can buy locally; partially because i’m impatient and don’t want to pay for shipping, partially because i do want to Support Local Business2
my main concern is basically “is this plan too ambitious without an airbrush?” i know it’s feasible but am i gonna get halfway in and just be mad about how much more i still have to hand paint? idk! who knows! while i could just Go Buy An Airbrush3 but i don’t have a way to vent things outside4 and i can’t get a spray booth locally5 and i don’t really want to spend that money. SO. hand painting i guess.
but also i counted out how many pieces i have to fully paint for my plan and its A Lot. not all of them but enough that i know its gonna be a Process. this definitely isn’t me just trying to justify getting an airbrush setup anyway because i want one6. don’t worry about it.
oh yeah lfrith. if this works it’ll be cool. i just need to predict if i’m gonna be able to finish it without getting mad before i get started because leaving it unfinished is worse. that’s the hard part.
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or tomorrow depending on how tired i am after work
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we have one (1) hobby shop, it’s a hobbytown franchise that’s been around since i was a kid, their selection isn’t bad but it could be better
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i have heard from many people that the one harbor freight sells is actually a Shockingly Good entry level setup
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many claim that you can get away with spraying acrylics into a cardboard box since they’re not nearly as toxic as enamel and lacquer7 but that sounds like a really good way to get paint fucking everywhere and i’d rather not
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refer back to the impatient thing
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i do want one
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as long as you’re wearing a respirator
