Learning at the Speed of Resin

I have moved yet again. Our planned 2nd move went pretty smooth (it always helps when you don't have to drive 10 hours to the new place) and we're happy where we are now. The catch is that I had to give up my den. This is not a huge problem, it just means I will have to learn how to be more organized and clean up as I go, but I am still sad and yearn for the day when I can work in an uninhibited mess.

I am currently undergoing Resin Casting boot camp. The going is slow as I am largely self-teaching and learning by trial and error, plus my casting expert resides in the faraway land of England, so time delays make question and answer a long process.
When I have completed a cast worth showing, I will post some pictures. So far I have had marginal success with my Micromark practice mold, but failure whenever using SmoothOn 300 on some molds I purchased from said England caster.

My Practice mold. Waaaaay too much hardening component, hence all the bubbles

I am learning a ton in a short amount of time. I think I need to take a break until I can buy some small mixing cups that work better than the ones I have. Right now my two biggest problems are mixture ratios and holding the molds together at just the right pressure.

On an unrelated note, I managed the 1 hour drive to the gaming store on Saturday for a small warmup skirmish. My virgin Tau were stomped by some Mechanized Imperial Guard (beautifully modeled and painted Death Korps of Kreig). I'm not too worried about it, my list was far from ideal and I forgot so many rules it hardly counts as a game.


My newbies on the field. MVP goes to my big tank in the middle: Railgun FTW

I learned alot, both about playing as Tau and about playing in the local scene. Everywhere is different and a piece of terrain may be considered something else in another area.
For example, I didn't know this until halfway through the game, but that forest is LOS blocking and the gun pit/chimera wreck on the right was considered an AV13 bunker. It would have been more sporting for my opponent to have told me that when we deployed, but than again, I never asked so I deserved it.

Andy! What is happening on your end?