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I've been having problems for the last week or so (also in the UK). More times than not the page will not load at all. If I persist and refresh several times I can get to the page I want.

Wyrd is the only site I have been having issues with.

Strangely enough this post loaded up no problems. Must be a conspiracy...

I've sent you a PM.

Let me know a price for these with P&P within the UK:

Hoarcat pride- nib

Alt rasputina- nib

2 night terrors- undercoated

Male desperate merc- nib

Female desperate merc- nib

My Snowstorm was badly cast, although a quick e-mail to Zee meant a replacement was sent out and received in the UK 2 weeks later. Is yours as bad as mine was?

#9704 completed. Waiting on #9717

Vallejo aerosol primer is very good. Around the same price as GW sprays, but goes on much smoother and is extremely durable, e.g. won't rub off at all even with lots of handling.

GW sprays have been very hit and miss for me. Their white often came out powdery and their black sometimes went on more of a dark blue. I've not had much luck with Army Painter either, found it dried quite shiney and the paint didn't ahere very well.

The only other spray primer I've found that I'm happy with is matt primer from Halfords, the black in particular - not sure if this is available outside the UK though.

You realise shipping for the book will be £18, right?

Scurry is correct.

Remember that because slow doesn't stack you can tap power on the same model next turn before it activates.

Hasslefree Miniatures sells bags (2g and 4g in weight) of various watch cogs/gears, or as they call them, Steampunk Parts

They are a UK based company, http://www.hasslefreeminiatures.co.uk/pack.php?pack=2255

Their webstore is down at the moment, but hopefully back up soon.

<Hoffman> Airstrike co-ordinates acquired.

I have purchased from Firestorm a couple of times and they have provided an exceptional service. Wayland aren't far behind, good customer service and excellent stock levels for Malifaux.

Maelstrom are on the other end of the spectrum. Problems more times than not, often very slow to dispatch orders and poor (sometimes untrue) excuses for their poor service. On the other hand they are often the cheapest, so I guess you get what you pay for. Sadly I am forced to deal with Maelstrom as they are the only UK stockist for Smog, however given the choice would pay a litle extra and go elsewhere.

Also I believe Testor's is no longer available in the UK. The Army Painter Anti-shine is quite good, but I have had misting issues. I'm very careful to only use it if the weather is good and I've done a test on my sacrificial zombie.

UK supply is very hit and miss. Sometimes it is easy to get hold of, but when stocks run out they seem to run out for a long period of time. This is why I hoarde supplies (down to 12 cans left...).

UK stocks at the moment are very good. You can pickup cans from Firestorm Games, Maelstrom and Antenocities Workshop, just to mention a few.

Either use a stiff nylon brush to get at the crevices, or try a toothpick. Just be careful around any fragile parts.

You'll never get the model fully clean. When you undercoat again you probably won't notice any difference.

Eric: I'm interested to know what range of Vallejo paints you used, was it Game Color or Model Color? I find Game Color doesn't water down too well, but I'm a huge fan of the Model Color range. It's highly pigmented, waters down extremely well and goes on smoothly. The only downside is it's not very durable and can rub off easily, meaning you always need to varnish the model unless it's purely for display.

For those of you who like the GW foundation range because of the high pigment levels you should give Model Color a try. Not only is the paint cheaper, but you have over 200 different colours to pick from.

And to get back on topic - brushes. I have used W&N Series 7's (normal and miniature versions) for years and have to sing their praises, although I have had a couple of dud's recently that began to split within weeks.

I have also been using Rosemary & Co (UK based company) and although not quite to the standard of the Series 7's they are exceptional for the price and I'm impressed with them so far.

What would happen trying the trigger off a Mindless Zombie who is considered neutral. Friend or Foe? Both? Neither?

This seems to be normal. You can either bend the handle into a U shape between his hands, or cut the handle at the edge of a hand and shorten it before gluing back together.

I looked in quite a few places for a cheap laminator and to my surprise the best deal was at PC World.

They have a Texet laminator for £13.99 and a box of 100 pouches (150 micron) for £7.99.

Nice to have some on-topic posts amongst all the double-entendres! (apparently hayzel thinks the table is sexy.... so i gave her one)

I didn't really have a schematic for the paint rack. My brother in law had some timber going spare. The strips are 4" depth and 1.5" high and were cut to be 100cm long. Each strip is nailed to the one below to make the steps (1.5" deep), and then some L-shaped legs are nailed to each end with a bit of support holding the middle of the steps up.

It didn't take long to make at all - I would say it was a "quick job" but don't want any misinterpretations

Remember that there are no V2 cards for any models in book 2 (Rising Powers). Depending on what crew you bought you may already have the latest edition cards.

My new painting table (probably the tidiest it will ever be). My old table was normal size, but I have embraced the geek in me and gone supersized, 6ft x 4ft

My brother in law knocked up a rack for all my paints. Now all I need to do is find some time to sit down and get the brushes wet!

Where are you based?

Puppet puppet puppet puppet puppet?

mushroom mushroom

There is a fun way to switch crews - play to lose. You and your opponent both build a list that you think will lose, then play each others bands. If you beat your own crew with your opponents band then you win the game.

I've never tried this with Malifaux but it should be fun and would put a whole new spin on the game. Models that don't often see the light of day anymore would get used.

Give the Winsor & Newton Series 7 brushes a try. They tend to be twice as expensive as your average brush (e.g. Games Workshop), but last many times longer if you look after them.

Cheaper brushes don't hold a point for long and the bristles begin splitting. Series 7 brushes doesn't have this problem - they keep such a nice point that you can even paint eyes with a fairly large size brush. I gave them a try a couple of years ago and haven't looked back since. My GW brushes have been relegated to slopping PVA glue onto bases.

You can get the Series 7 in normal and "miniature" versions. The miniatures have shorter bristles than normal which I find much more useful for painting small details.

I don't have much experience with wet palettes. I tried the Rowney Stay-Wet palette and found that it dried out fairly quickly, and after a while the paper became mouldy. I'm now using the wet palette from Privateer Press (P3) and it's actually very good. It's a nice compact size, the lid is easy to close and a pad of palette paper lasts a very long time.

I have sent you an e-mail.