It’s something, that’s for sure.

Thanks! I went with a darker color scheme since Aerial is mostly white and I wanted something different.

I was hoping EA would greenlight the overhaul project, as I also really liked the flight and combat. I understand why they didn’t, but it still sucks to see this.

Sometimes I think my main hobby is collecting boxes, and my secondary hobby is building Gunpla.

My backlog is… monstrous. I let myself go a little crazy because of holiday sales last year, plus the tariff scare. I have enough kits to probably last 3+ years.

Color-correcting stickers make good precut masking. Decal stickers go in the trash.

It’s well worth picking one up if you’re into plamo.

I’ve got Captchas the last few times I’ve redeemed GOG codes. They’re annoying, but I’ve yet to get any that I couldn’t solve.

I had something similar for my Game Boy, but it had a built-in magnifier as well. It made the thing top-heavy, so my hands got tired pretty quickly.

Don’t skimp out on things that separate you from the ground. Shoes, chairs, beds, etc. Those things can affect your posture and bad ones can put you in pain, and you’ll likely be spending a lot of time in them, so it’s worthwhile to spend extra on quality ones. I’d say getting 4 years out of a pair of boots is a steal.

On the subject of boots, I bought a pair of Wolverine leather work boots for about $120 back in the early '00s, and wore them for 10+ years, albeit only during the colder months and casually. The only thing that wore out on them were the insoles.

A lot of folks think that tech people are wizards, and maybe there was a chance. Source: I work in IT.

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My instance only allows one pic uploaded to the post (or I haven’t been able to figure out how to do more), so I put the others in a comment.

Poster board and tv tray from Walmart, the rest from Amazon, cost maybe $75 total?

Gunpla and other mecha model builder, here. 1k Euro could get you anywhere from 4-75 model kits (likely more if you really wanted to stretch it), a sweet airbrush setup plus all the tools you could need, or a few nice display cases to show the finished models off in.

i would consider that to be part of find an employer who cares less about the corpo garbage, but yes, employers who actually care about their employees do exist.

Hiring managers are well aware people’s primary motivation for work is pay and that the question is bullshit, but are directed by their superiors to find applicants who are more enthusiastic to work for them, as they’re likely to work harder and for less. Look at the video games industry as a prime example. Many many studios and publishers hire developers and pay them beans because people are lined up around the block to work their “dream job” in the games industry. Those same developers could likely get a job in some other industry making software for something boring, but for far greater pay, benefits, work/life balance, etc.

I am in agreement that not being able to be more upfront with employment motivations is troublesome, but our choices are either play the game, find an employer who cares less about the corpo garbage, or self-employ.

Dalong is another good resource, but I prefer the manual scans from Bandai.

For sure. They’re trying to find people who will work harder for less.

Thanks! I was pretty happy with this one. I haven’t done an unpainted MG in quite a while, but I kinda miss the simplicity of the process.