Duel - Gnillab vs Sekasi - Jan - Feb 2024

[silver orbit]

We will be painting the 1/35 version of Belford by Nutsplanet.
Duration: January-February
Wager: 5 points

Please familiarize yourselves with the pinned Duel details. Good luck!

@deep adder @marble jewel

[marble jewel]

🤘🏾 pew pew

[deep adder]

Looking forward to this. Bound to be two very different results.

[plush urchin]

Remember boys. Insults and trash talk is not only allowed but encouraged.

[deep adder]

Isn't it enough that I'm digitally beating up an old man? Not sure I sure I can get myself to literally add insult to injury.

[marble jewel]

I’m looking forward to your first two weekly updates being ‘I basecoated’

[deep adder]

https://tenor.com/view/wtf-basketball-bler-you-trash-talk-gif-17501513

[marble jewel]

@deep adder just me or does the box art paint job make her look real bored

Like yawn another day another apocalypse

[deep adder]

She definitely looks a little tired. But I like the style of the medium size boxart way more than the big one.

[marble jewel]

Really?

The other one is so much better. Man our entries are gonna be diametrically opposed aren’t they

[deep adder]

The one I just posted is the big one.

Which I don't think is as good.

[marble jewel]

Oh got it

Yeah. No. Not at all

The robotic arm is better in big one tho

[deep adder]

Much more detail to work with.

[plush urchin]

Red was very upset that there wasn't enough trash talk in the last duel. Do you really want to upset the piano man?

[marble jewel]

🤣

If there was an olympics in swearing, Australia would win gold every year

Just youuu waiiittt

Eyes are gonna be undoing in this shit tho. No magnifiers and the eyesight of a 14 year old dog

Painting eyes

No

Bueno

How can I turn this lady into a glowing eyes demon

🤣

[tiny meadow]

This is fun... grabs the popcorn to watch the mayham. Man now I want to get into a duel one day too 🙂

[deep adder]

Yeah, looking forward to putting this upside down EuroVision fanatic in his place.
Do it! Challenge someone.

[tiny meadow]

Got to find someone who owns the same model as me too... hmmmm @silver orbit I know she has the "candyraver"/girl with necklace bust too from Tytantroll she probably hasnt done yet... hmmmmm

[deep adder]

Or just agree to buy/print the same model. I challenged Sekasi and asked what he had in stock, then bought the same model.

[marble jewel]

https://tenor.com/view/friends-chandler-bing-youre-going-down-bring-it-on-going-down-gif-16881577

[tiny meadow]

I can't 3d print so it will depend a bit on what I can get and what does not cost an arm and a leg to get to the Netherlands. But enough about my eventual duel.... you have a fight to get ready for... go... give us a show 😉

[silver orbit]

Very true. I probably won't have time till after March sadly

[tiny meadow]

If you are up for it after March.. I'd be more then willing to kick your butt then 😉 I'll remember and give you a poke end March 😄

[silver orbit]

Sounds good.

[marble jewel]

Wait. @deep adder did you see it says the model comes in 13 pieces ?! Holy moly that’s a lot of assembly for a model that ‘simple’

[deep adder]

I think you're looking at the wrong size.

[marble jewel]

Thank god

[deep adder]

The 1/35 is 9 pieces.

[marble jewel]

Still a lot. 🤣

[deep adder]

Can't say I wasn't expecting excuses, but this is sooner than I could have imagined.

[marble jewel]

https://tenor.com/view/shut-up-shut-the-fuck-up-curious-george-wondewood-gif-20519563

[deep adder]

Good thing we didn't cross two digits, or you'd have take off your socks to see if you'd received them all.

[marble jewel]

🤣

[marble jewel]

https://tenor.com/view/sylvester-stallone-rocky-training-montage-push-ups-gif-17971136

Heavy practice atm

[crimson trench]

Remember, take ten steps, turn, and fire. Oh, wait, wrong duel. Extra points for the one who destroys the most brushes?

[marble jewel]

@deep adder

I don’t have anything to say I just wanted you to get notified

https://tenor.com/view/jim-carrey-not-funny-its-not-funny-not-amused-haha-fake-laugh-gif-4050313

[deep adder]

Hey @silver orbit, is regular prep work and priming still permitted up front in duels? I assume that will be the case.

[marble jewel]

Wait wtf yours arrived ?

Mine hasn’t even shipped yet

El Greco are being el slowo

[deep adder]

Confirmed arrival today, but then I don't live on the backside of the planet.

[marble jewel]

But

It hasn’t even SHIPPED

You ordered yours after me

The hell

I’ll complain and whine a bit I guess. How’s the quality

[deep adder]

It's confirmed for today. Haven't actually received it yet.

[deep adder]

Already I'm ahead of you.

[marble jewel]

Cheating Danes

[deep adder]

Real time footage of Sekasi right now.

[marble jewel]

@chrome plinth did you see this fkn thread

I’m gonna get rekt. But I’ll give the Dane a run, promise

[chrome plinth]

LOL

so this is a thing that exists

[marble jewel]

The server votes for winner

Which sucks for me since I’m not as nice as gnillab lmao

[chrome plinth]

whoever incorporates the most different colours gets my vote

[silver orbit]

Yup+

[deep adder]

Yeah, I'm bringing in my whole army of SoMe followers to vote for this one.

[marble jewel]

@deep adder el Greco sent me the biggest fuck off email haha

Sec

But at least I’ll have it by jan

[deep adder]

As CLEARLY indicated on the website!

[marble jewel]

Right

Learn to read you fuck

[deep adder]

Haha

You were the nineteenth person to ask about this today.

Incidentally, my wife texted me this second that mine arrived. 😊

[marble jewel]

Dope. Take pics later

[deep adder]

Yeah, I'll let you know if you picked a good model for us.

[marble jewel]

Uhm

You picked it

Don’t throw shade

[deep adder]

I have in my possession photographic evidence that you ordered this before we created the duel. You picked it.

Unless it's amazing, then I did...

[marble jewel]

And what did you do? You picked from one of the ones I ordered

🤣

[deep adder]

@marble jewel What have you done???

This thing is fucking tiny!

This wrench is literally so thin it's transparent.

Good thing they delivered the gun pre-broken, so I don't have to do that.

I'm just staring at this thing in disbelief.

[chrome plinth]

wow

uh

was the state of this thing also CLEARLY indicated on their website

[deep adder]

They didn't state it was broken, if that's what you mean. But I don't think that's intentional.

[chrome plinth]

what about the size

[deep adder]

It says 1:35 which I guess this is.

[deep adder]

I have 9 parts as advertised, but no wing mirror on the door...

[deep adder]

Alright, I've calmed down.
The quality of this thing is crazy good. Parts fit very well together.

[cerulean temple]

This thread is very entertaining. Thanks for lifting my mood

[naive raptor]

I also have to say, it's very entertaining. I will watch this 👀

[plush urchin]

I’m just here for the trash talk

[marble jewel]

You fucking picked it

🤣

Jesus Thats tiny

[deep adder]

I used tweezers and magnifiers to assemble it. 😂

There's like zero prep on this thing, though. It's amazing.

[marble jewel]

Let’s not hey. Let’s pick another model lmao

[deep adder]

Only some flash on the smallest parts.

[deep adder]

Sure, you can give up if you want to.

Should we call Dork in to negotiate the terms of your surrender?

[marble jewel]

Pfff

I’ll show you what magnifier-less painting is capable of then, bitchass 🤣

[deep adder]

I'm not calling quits after spending two hours gluing plastic particles together in the shape of a one armed woman.

And for real, the model is dope.

[marble jewel]

Two hours assembling.. so it’s not just your painting thats slow, it’s everything ?

https://tenor.com/view/pow-pow-punch-fist-step-brothers-gif-15094879

[deep adder]

Quality takes time. 😉

[marble jewel]

Daymn. Brutal

Hahah

[deep adder]

Oh, sorry, I forgot we don't speak the same language, hang on...

[marble jewel]

Hang on I had another look at your scale photo

That’s just a standard 35mm kinda model isn’t it? Looks exactly the same size as the hexbane I’m painting atm

That’s fine. Eyes are hard at that scale tho🤣🤣

[deep adder]

Yeah, it's about that size. A tad taller than a Space Marine, but then way more slender, so probably about the same in terms of volume.

[marble jewel]

Yeh. Alright.

You’re definitely cheating over Xmas

I can feel it in my jellies

😘

[deep adder]

Pot

Kettle

Black

[marble jewel]

Ooff

[deep adder]

But I like that you've started working on your concession speech.
I mean, it'll need a little work to go from "buhu you cheated", but then you have a good three months to polish it.

[marble jewel]

Yeah I’ve started taking down some notes of transgressions

But also I’m gonna paint my ass off 🤣

[deep adder]

I am kinda sad though, that there's no wing mirror on the door she's on. Looks weird without it.

[marble jewel]

Huh

She on a door?

[chrome plinth]

honestly we should drop the minis and just make this a rap battle

[marble jewel]

Yes. Also @deep adder model shipped this morning.

Despite their snarky response

🤣

[deep adder]

They could have just said that, then. 😂

[deep adder]

Yeah, there's a car door for a base. In the product photos it has a wing mirror.

I wrote Nuts Planet and asked about this and they swiftly and kindly replied:

The products you purchased do not include clear window parts corresponding to the car glass.

The maker would have imagined a damaged vehicle in the Apocalypse world.
I dunno. Guess that explains it...

[marble jewel]

Hey are conversions and stuff allowed ?

Whatcha think

I had an idea overnight🤣

[deep adder]

Yeah, I'm cool with anything, I think.

Especially anything that involves you biting off more than you can chew.

[marble jewel]

This is so absurdly true

[spark wren]

no mould lines??

[deep adder]

None. Only the smallest parts had a bit of flash, as you can see in the photos, but it was barely hanging on. I just scraped it off with a tooth pick.

[spark wren]

That's very nice. Is the face more defined than the picture lets me guess?

(I mean the facial volumes)

[deep adder]

Unfortunately not. The facial features are the biggest let down on this model. Very soft.
Strange, since other parts have tiny, crisp details.

[marble jewel]

You gonna keep that flu going to January @deep adder

Would help me out a lot

[deep adder]

I'll still beat you from my sick bed, if it comes to that.

[marble jewel]

Big talk from someone on panodol in bed with a sleeve-blanket

[plush panther]

Hey guys, it's been 4 days without trash talking? Are you already done?👀

[marble jewel]

He gives up easily, the Dane.

[marble jewel]

Not like this duel is kicking off anyway Fuken royal mail is giving me the finger atm

[deep adder]

#1179593151476940870 message

[marble jewel]

@deep adder

We’re in biz

[deep adder]

Oh shit!

[marble jewel]

It has arrived. Woo

I’m surprised you put it together.

Feels like right arm and gun might be subassembly

[deep adder]

If you want to know what I've done, you'll have to subscribe to my Patreon.

[marble jewel]

Why would I pay 3.99 a month to watch a Danish person eat pickled herring and grow micro herbs

That’s what you guys do right

[deep adder]

I guess that actually sums it up pretty well...

[marble jewel]

Hey @deep adder boss what on earth is this thing in the middle haha.

[plush urchin]

Glue it to her forehead or pelvis area. Your choice.

[marble jewel]

Tempting

[plush panther]

Is it only the picture or did you receive a lower print quality ?

[deep adder]

They're the same, Sekasi just forgot to turn off the smoothing filter he uses for all his selfies.

[marble jewel]

A girl’s gotta look her best

Appreciate you ignored my question too. 🫠 marbull is a true champ

[deep adder]

I didn't ignore it, though. I gave a slight chuckle and said "as if", but you probably didn't hear me.

[spark wren]

a wrench...?

[marble jewel]

https://tenor.com/view/sad-crying-jerk-mean-gif-6089096

[marble jewel]

Yep. Thanks. It’s tough to be blind in this hobby:)

[chrome plinth]

did you get your invitation to the six-eyes club yet

[tranquil bobcat]

Hey I have 8

[chrome plinth]

I bet you're a nerd who wears giant sunglasses to cover up your glasses with magnifiers attached

[marble jewel]

I only have four. I haven’t been brave enough to buy magnifiers yet

[chrome plinth]

only bigger nerd than one with 4 lenses on their face is one who's too scared to put 4 lenses on their face

[marble jewel]

Mate I’ll outnerd most humans. Minis, DND, video games, math obsessed and comic books. Proudly dork

[chrome plinth]

you ain't a true nerd until you've had your head dunked in a toilet after being called six eyes

[marble jewel]

Broke the model

Worst

[marble jewel]

The gun barrel just crumbled into like nine pieces when I cut it from the sprue

Oh well

[deep adder]

Yeah, I have my gun on the sprue still since I dreaded this would happen. Especially since mine has already been glued once.

Is it salvageable?

[marble jewel]

No. But it’s okay. Broken barrel. Might have happened in combat. Show goes on

[charred willow]

ITS ALMOST TINE

ARE YOU READY

[charred willow]

I broke my duel piece so many times she was more glue than resin by the end lol

I know this feeling

As does poor @silver orbit trying to get ours to stand properly lol

[silver orbit]

https://tenor.com/view/silent-internal-screaming-guy-gif-17481699

[charred willow]

Lol

[deep adder]

Fuck yeah! Ready to kick some Australian butt. Nerd style. By painting a little plastic person.

[charred willow]

Lol the best way

[deep adder]

That'll teach him for sure.

I'll show that ham fisted old-timer not to mess with me.

[marble jewel]

https://tenor.com/view/the-office-running-gif-14505743

[charred willow]

Lol it’s about to start!!

[marble jewel]

I scared

[charred willow]

Nahw you got this

8 weeks to produce a masterpiece

Show the youngin how it’s done

Idk how old they are but they keep calling you old lol

[chrome plinth]

at least 60

[plush urchin]

Gnillab doesn’t exactly look like he’s a youngster either tbh

Both mega boomers

[deep adder]

I'm definitely not young, so that should tell you a little bit about just how frickin ancient Sekasi is.

[charred willow]

Battle of the boomers?!?

[charred willow]

Isn’t sekasi like 40? Lol

BAttle of the boomers has a good ring to it

[deep adder]

The great geriatric painting battle of 2024.

[deep adder]

He certainly was at some point.

[plush urchin]

Savage

[charred willow]

Past our prime painting battle

[charred willow]

https://tenor.com/view/devastating-neil-degrasse-tyson-cosmos-possible-worlds-shocking-gif-21651395

[chrome plinth]

I bet he only loaded up fortnite in an attempt to swat these allegations

[plush urchin]

Haha

[marble jewel]

See! Bullies.

[marble jewel]

That’s my son playing haha🤣

[chrome plinth]

wouldn't your son be a bit old for fortnite?

that one's for the grandkids

[marble jewel]

@charred willow trash talk is allowed strictly between me and gnillab, can you ban this guy forever

🤣

[plush urchin]

That’s not fair

I want to insult the both of you equally

[marble jewel]

Oh actually. We need to figure out rules and stuff for real. I remember seeing something about an album a week

Like one imgur album a week of updates ?

[charred willow]

Lol yes I will allow it and for him to remain if he trash talks equally!

[charred willow]

Yes pick your day of the week, typically we’ve always done fridays but time zones are crazy so figure out what day works best for posting

And you can do it two ways

[marble jewel]

What day of week you want @deep adder

[charred willow]

Just both post on that day around the same time if you can or you can both send them to a mod to post them at the same time. The preferred method is an Imgur album with pics and updates, but we can also see if you/a mod can just post pics and updates here with the final piece de resistance being an Imgur album for voting

[marble jewel]

Save your insults until it’s time for me to paint eyes. You’ll need the ammo 🤣

[charred willow]

The idea is that we get to see your process as you slay your opponent

So more than “today I basecoated”

Just your thoughts and mumbling about what you’re doing and how you will destroy each other in an internet battle to the death (of points)

[plush urchin]

Nah, I don’t want to insult your paint jobs. I want to insult you personally.

[marble jewel]

Basecoating is a week long process for @deep adder though.

The boy is slow

[charred willow]

Did you guys already wager the points?

[charred willow]

Ah yes you did

[marble jewel]

Yeh minimum allowed I think just to resurrect this duel tradition

[charred willow]

Five bb points

[charred willow]

Yes last one was like a year ago almost lol

Our Quaduel lol

If you’re going to post your own updates just let one of us mods know so we can pin the updates! Or again, you can work with a mod to be the one to post them which does allow more flexibility

So like you both send by the end of the day Thursday and mod posts Friday

[marble jewel]

I think you guys slave enough for us muppets. Well make an imgur album each and make sure it’s updated once a week

Sound good?

[charred willow]

Lol so kind

[marble jewel]

REMEMBER THAT WHEN ITS VOTING TIME

[charred willow]

Sounds good maybe for the first post you both can send me the links so I can pin it

[marble jewel]

[charred willow]

Then you can write in here stuff like ITS UPDATED bit at least the master links are posted together lol

[marble jewel]

Yup ok.

[charred willow]

Lol it’s silly but I remember always looking forward to update day

If you do a shit ton of progress you can do an album for each week

Lol in case you have 17 pictures and a 5 paragraph essay to go with it 😂

@shut surge do you have a link to one of your old duel albums by chance as an example for these lads?

[marble jewel]

The Dane is a photography nerd so he’ll probably take 6 angles per day worth of HDR photos

[charred willow]

Lol of his basecoating

[marble jewel]

https://tenor.com/view/wack-whack-gif-26201100

[shut surge]

Yeah I can post it soon

[charred willow]

Thank you!

[shut surge]

@marble jewel @deep adder https://imgur.com/a/KTDsZ

click link

[charred willow]

Lmao legit did not see this was another post and thought you had posted a bear meme

[marble jewel]

So @charred willow one of those albums a week?

[charred willow]

That or just the same one you update. Depends on how much you have done lol

[marble jewel]

Yeah fair. Ok

[charred willow]

For some updating the same one makes more sense

I won’t lie to you, I did it wrong in my duel lol

But we did a whole anonymous thing with poems and it was madness lol

[marble jewel]

Ha.

[charred willow]

So I’m not the best authority on how to do it right lol

But some updates were like here’s the same picture because I didn’t do shit lol

Like I struggle to stretch a piece out over that long and had to push myself to do updates and not finish it all in one weekend

One day we should do a shorter duel lol

Also push yourself on the eyes lol

[marble jewel]

You can finish early tho right ?

[charred willow]

Yea but the vote won’t happen until you’re both done

And your opponent may see what you did and make theirs better

[marble jewel]

How can you copy perfection tho

[charred willow]

True true

But

The masses do the voting so lord only knows

[marble jewel]

@deep adder I’m doing her shorts as denim

So if you do that, it’s plagiarism

[plush urchin]

Good luck! Denim is bloody hard to do.

[marble jewel]

Shorts, blue. Bam. Denim.

[plush urchin]

I wish it were that easy. I spent ages on my Malifaux witch hunters to get their pants to look like jeans.

[marble jewel]

Yeah but you have standards

[plush urchin]

You need to crush Gnillab in this

Can’t let a Dane win

So you need to for all of us

[marble jewel]

Have you seen his models? I’m a dead man walking but I’m gonna give it a red hot go and gather shit talk points along the way

[plush urchin]

Believe in yourself! You have also made a lot of progress since you joined.
I’ll focus on slashing his bicycles tires to annoy him, being danish he probably doesn’t have a car.

[marble jewel]

Environmental activists all of them

I’m gonna burn some coal

[plush urchin]

Yeah, that’s the spirit

[deep adder]

This is all a bit much to process from the morning...

[deep adder]

I'm voting just one album, link is pinned, we update said album as we move along.

[marble jewel]

Oki boss

[deep adder]

Good question. Most painting will probably happen on the weekends, so Sunday or Monday would make sense? But I'm honestly fine with any day, so if your mind is set on Friday, I'm good with that.

[marble jewel]

Don’t care. You pick

[deep adder]

The year starts on a Monday, so Monday updates will fit the weekly schedule well.

[plush urchin]

Wouldn’t Sunday make more sense then?

Then you get 7 days to work on your mini before posting on the final day of the week.

[deep adder]

@marble jewel, let's do Sunday so Marsaac doesn't feel entirely left out. This might all remind him a bit too much about not being picked for football in gym class and the last thing we need is another whiny Swede in here.

[marble jewel]

Okey. Sunday it is. I’ve primed my mini!

I think I might have made a mistake priming black tho

Luls

[plush urchin]

Wait, who’s the first? Firaphex?

[deep adder]

Sekasi.

[plush urchin]

I thought he was from the land down under

Where women glow and men plunder

Speaking of. The singer from Men at Work, Colin Hay, has some fantastic solo material.

His album, Going Somewhere, is fantastic.

[marble jewel]

Swede born, moved out when I was 19

Or thereabouts

[plush urchin]

Ah, so you speak the language of our people?

[marble jewel]

Japp

[chrome plinth]

is your exile the reason you were so reticent about painting a swedish flag onto your orks

[deep adder]

That was just cause he didn't want them to look like utter trash.

[marble jewel]

I didn’t want to upset the Dane. They are still sensitive about being occupied by Sweden a few hundred years ago

Almost showtime!

[chrome plinth]

woooo

[spark wren]

I feel like this may be too gorey for me to follow, after all.

[charred willow]

Lol listen, I’m just reciting dem rules lol

[spark wren]

Fond memories were had.

[deep adder]

Okay, I've set up the gallery and added prep images etc. for a week 0 update.
No looking Sekasi, you big cheat!

Super secret link
||Gallery: https://imgur.com/a/PC2r5la||

@charred willow can you pin the link, pls? 🙂

[marble jewel]

https://tenor.com/view/howrude-fullhouse-gif-21855082

[chrome plinth]

man

that face looks super mushy

curious how it's going to come out painted

[deep adder]

@marble jewel, can you put on some makeup for Meme please?

[marble jewel]

Oh bby, can I ever

[cerulean temple]

Wait do you guys follow each other's updates then or is it secret?

Cause it will be strange to chat about it if you guys don't know

[deep adder]

Secret. Hence the spoiler tag.

[cerulean temple]

For @deep adder only then
||Exciting mood board! Very interested how the face paint will come out. I saw one version from Sergio I believe which was living in my reference folder ever since.||

[marble jewel]

That’s a good point tbh

Maybe we should reevaluate @deep adder

And just agree to not watch each others updates and leave it at that?

[deep adder]

I don't follow? Isn't that already what we're doing?

Maybe I don't fully understand this new issue... 🤔

[marble jewel]

Yeah I just didn’t take into consideration all the chatter here having to have spoiler tags too

[cerulean temple]

Like if it's forbidden I can't really reference any specific visible in the gallery

Like amazing freehand elephant you painted on the wrench

Or the yellow tornado is really popping in your background

[deep adder]

Mods will have to chime in on how that's usually handled.

My thinking is, just refrain from those types of comments until voting starts, maybe?

[charred willow]

Pins! So it’s up to you two what you want to do

Some look at use the updates to push themselves

Some don’t want to look at all in which case apoiler chat clearly labeled works great too

[deep adder]

I think the question Real is posing is, how can onlookers comment on our progress if we're keeping it secret from each other?

[deep adder]

I hate to correct you and risk seeming ungrateful, but you pinned the wrong message and to the channel in stead of the thread.

[charred willow]

DISQUALIFIED YOU UBGRATEFUL PLEB!!!

Lol jk thank you

[deep adder]

Fuck 😣

[charred willow]

I think once sekasi gets his link I’ll make a post that has both

[deep adder]

👍
Good idea.

[charred willow]

Fixed!

[deep adder]

I think Sekasi is waiting for his grandson to come over and help create a link, since typing "imgur gallery link" in to the text field on Facebook didn't work.

[charred willow]

Lolol on mysoace

Space*

[deep adder]

Fwiw it's still pinned to the PAL channel and not this thread.

[charred willow]

I think that’s the new discord update sadly

I can’t designate where to pin it to sadly

The pins are so hidden in the actual thread on the new update

Hidden under settings so dumb

“Tap title of thread” > settings > pinned messages and it will be just the ones for this thread

[deep adder]

Jesus that's obscure.
Hang on, calling my grandson to come help me how to computer.

[charred willow]

I know it’s ridiculous I hate the update lol

[chrome plinth]

the enshittification will continue and you will be happy

[plush urchin]

Yeah I also couldn’t find where it now displays all messages where someone tagged you.

In the new version

Then I found it but now I have forgotten again

Change is bad

[marble jewel]

It’s not January yet chill shithead

[deep adder]

[Frantically flips through The Internet for Dummies]

[marble jewel]

How are you going finding pinned messages. Need a hand

[marble jewel]

Goddamn spoiler tags

Hey @charred willow can you pin this album as well? Thanks for helping boss!

|| Album: https://imgur.com/a/wCuD5vk ||

[charred willow]

If you’re on mobile click on the thread title at the top > settings > pinned messages

[charred willow]

Done!

[marble jewel]

Oh I know. Because I’m not a dumb dumb like @deep adder

[marble jewel]

Tyvm!

[charred willow]

Lol I was trying to help

Let me make a post with post links together and pin that

I do encourage both of you to make a big hype in here when it’s updated

[marble jewel]

I know I was just taking the opportunity to throw shade on my opponent

^_^

[dull helm]

https://tenor.com/view/burn-squad-im-out-gif-5518154

[spark wren]

I just wanted to chime in and add my voice to allowing you guys to watch each other's updates. Since they are coming once a week, I don't think you can just "cheat" inspiration? Also, in the spirit of competitive competition, aren't you supposed to be pushed to do better when you see something good in the other person's update?
Last but not least, I'm sure we'd call you out if you copy a neat rabbit tattoo, and vote accordingly. 😁

But hey, it's your duel. If you want not to look at each others updates then there also is the option of threading them updates and only bragging here?

[deep adder]

Well, we're sticking with the server rules on how duels are to be conducted. 🙂

No reason to try and reinvent the wheel here.

[spark wren]

Kutie explained both are possible by the rules. It's up to you guys.

[deep adder]

The rules are pretty clear on this.

[spark wren]

But #1179593151476940870 message ?

Well, I'll follow either way 😉

[marble jewel]

I didn’t see that last point @deep adder

Two months on this itty bitty titty committee model is a bit excessive 🤣

[marble jewel]

Well. I get to start now, so GL HF @deep adder I’m gonna slapchop this mofo 🫠

[plush urchin]

Get started ya fucking nerd!

[deep adder]

I think my wife will divorce me if I leave the new years party to go home and paint. 😂

[chrome plinth]

we all make sacrifices in the pursuit of art

[marble jewel]

All I hear is boo hoo. Also HNY bud:)

[marble jewel]

Fuck this thing is tiny. It’s like half the size of a fkn space marine

[charred willow]

Official Duel Announcement:
It has begun!!!!!! (Picture Iron chef chariman movements here), The battle to the internet death of five whole points between @marble jewel and @deep adder. No later than Sunday of each week during the next two months (now until the end of Feb.) they will update these albums with duel updates and hype it up here, they or I will let you know when it's been updated so you can watch the fun and cheer them on! Once BOTH pieces are completed (or the deadline arrives) whichever is first, we will have them create finalist voting albums and post them in announcement with a poll to vote! Enjoy and may the paintiest painter win!!!!!!

**Sekasi Album: https://imgur.com/a/wCuD5vk
Gnillab Album: https://imgur.com/a/PC2r5la **

[charred willow]

Okay fixed it so it doesn't show previews hopefully lol

[marble jewel]

Thanks @charred willow! 🤘🏾🙏🏼🇦🇺🇦🇺

[spark wren]

Oooh, no spoiler but right now it's pretty clear someone is rocking socks! With some interesting ideas ||and colors||. 👍

[deep adder]

Oh yeah, here we go. May the best man win and the Australian man lose.

[marble jewel]

Hey, you’re not talking about me right

[deep adder]

No, I meant just in genereal...

[marble jewel]

Phew

[plush urchin]

Yeah, it's the plague or cholera like we say in Sweden. A dane or a traitor, may you both lose!

[marble jewel]

Look at you huh. Coming in here with your new rank thinking you’re all that.

[spark wren]

Interestingly, there is the exact same saying in French.

[deep adder]

What happened to Scandinavia sticking together against foreign aggressors you coward!?

[spark wren]

Not that I'd say anything about its application here. 😉

[marble jewel]

I see myself a bit like blade in this context. A daywalker.

[plush urchin]

Australia is literally as far away as you can go, I'm not too worried about their agression.

[marble jewel]

Australian by day Swedish by night. Barbecue sunshine and pickled fish evenings

[chrome plinth]

losing a war to fowl did no favours to australian soft power

[marble jewel]

Yeah not the greatest achiement

[spark wren]

(hmm, I'm missing a bbq smiley, darn)

[deep adder]

Look again. In two weeks there'll be an Australian queen in Denmark. The threat is very real.

[marble jewel]

Is that what happens if I win this duel? Am I the queen?

Sounds like a dope deal if I’m honest

[plush urchin]

Denmarks queen abdicated on New Year’s Eve. Understandably, can’t imagine a worse place to be queen of.

[deep adder]

That's rich coming from a Swede, considering It's been centuries since we threw your weak asses out of the kingdom.

[deep adder]

Best I can do is mayor of one of the smaller islands. That is in the highly unlikely event you win due to some sort of accident that prevents me from completing.

[marble jewel]

Naw 😒

[dull helm]

Some hot fire being thrown in here

I’m scared to duel now because I don’t know how to shittalk

[spark wren]

Well you could agree with a reasonable dueler that you don't trash talk much (let the press do that for you) and instead you duel by the strength of your bristles? 😂

[dull helm]

So you’re suggesting I hire @deep adder or @marble jewel as a professional shit talker?

I like it!

[marble jewel]

https://tenor.com/view/a-good-insult-gif-20630917

[dull helm]

i guess that's like picking seconds in a classic duel

[marble jewel]

Format is fun, im surprised it’s not more common. The model was a bad pick tho.

[deep adder]

Just reading this properly now. Didn't we agree on Sunday updates?

[marble jewel]

Typical bad decision by Dane

[charred willow]

Lmao did you!? Lemme update

[deep adder]

You're a bad pick. Boom!

[charred willow]

Fixed!

[deep adder]

Cheers!

[brave glade]

I’m feeling the same way tbh

[charred willow]

Same lol

[marble jewel]

I mean, shit talk optional. Just both me and the Dane have big mouths. The duel format is fun. I’m enjoying writing a painting diary that no one will ever read 🤣

[brave glade]

I read it, it was cool to hear the process

[lucid ermine]

Absolutely will read all progress documentation, I love seeing the thought/creative process in action....

[marble jewel]

I’m keeping mine updated daily until I lose interest. As the universe aligns I don’t think I’ll need to work in January so it’s a paint party. I’ll eagerly await the Danish epic catch-up later in the month. It’s gonna be great. I actually cannot wait to compare the models

[deep adder]

Daily updates are allowed? Thought it was supposed to be weekly.
But I'm good with that, I'll start doing running updates as well.

[marble jewel]

I think the idea is we shout when we have some cool updates and make sure at the very least we have an update ready a week. Or st least that’s what I thought. But who cares! Let’s just write stupid diaries and paint tiny plastic

[chrome plinth]

they're actually not allowed

the papers that authorise us to send @marble jewel to jail are on their way to head office

[charred willow]

Yes! The minimum is at least once a week until you’re done.

But you can absolutely finish sooner or update throughout the week and have the update done early

You just must have at least some kind of update once a week

[deep adder]

Very cool, I've updated with the current state of things.

Contrary to the lazy Eurovision wannabe, I have a job to take care of, so I won't be finishing this in a just a week. But I'll be sure to mention in here when I post further updates.

[marble jewel]

Lazy? I got up at 1030 today. That’s basically dawn.

[chrome plinth]

that's about when scandanavia first sees the sun

[deep adder]

No, you're thinking about that one day in late July.

[deep adder]

Just yelling into the void with another gallery update that I'm not sure anybody sees.

https://tenor.com/view/beaver-yelling-scream-gif-586780782966504418

[marble jewel]

I updated yesterday too! We’re on a roll Dane-man !

[charred willow]

Crushing it!!!!

[spark wren]

should we vote on a second piece for the duel ? 🤣

[marble jewel]

That comment makes me think the Dane is also quite far progressed. I can’t fuken wait to see. Hahahaha

[marble jewel]

Alright. One more update. Idk if I can be bothered to paint on the weekend so that might be it for the week.

[plush urchin]

Being Australian I imagine the plan for the weekend is to get smashed?

Same for the Dane I would assume

[deep adder]

Guy his age? Please, that would just be embarrassing.

[marble jewel]

You joking ? That’s literally the whole point of being old. You can get dunked and it doesn’t matter.

[plush urchin]

The hangovers though, they keep getting worse.

[marble jewel]

Yeah.. you’re speaking real truth there

[deep adder]

Mate, falling asleep on the couch after two glasses of wine Friday night isn't "getting dunked".

I might be projecting hard rn. 😄

[brave glade]

Two very different models coming out of this so far. Both looking great.

[deep adder]

Good to hear they're not too alike. That was always bound to be the case and why we agreed it'd be a fun duel in the first place.
Can't wait to see them both finished.

[brave glade]

Not remotely alike

Style wise i mean

[chrome plinth]

pffft, try being asian instead

hangover starts when you start drinking

[marble jewel]

Not surprised yeah we have such wildly different styles generally. That’s kind of a relief tho, would suck so hard if they were same samey

[marble jewel]

Maybe. Maybe not. Maybe shut up you don’t know me. Maybe

[viral lily]

as an asian i can deny this

[brave glade]

Was gonna say when i lived in asia it seemed to be endless drinking. Maybe they were just chasing away the hangover.

[viral lily]

aye

[chrome plinth]

gz on being one of the lucky few with delayed processing of alcohol into acetaldehyde then

[marble jewel]

alright it’s Sunday in Australia, a week in to this duel. I’ve put in rolling updates in the album including one more update today.

Hope it’s a rad journey to follow for both me and Dane. Enjoy the wall of text in mine, sorrry. 🙂

@deep adder can we talk photography at some point I’m really struggling lmao.

Have a rad Sunday all y’all.

[deep adder]

Sunday update from me as well.

Anybody know if imgur will start playing up if galleries become too big?

[silver orbit]

I don't care what Gnillab says, Sekasi you are doing a good jerb !

I also couldn't believe Sekasi Said that Gnillabs is going to come out looking like a ham sandwich 😱

Jk just love these already ❤️ very cool model

[deep adder]

For the record, I've never said Sekasi wouldn't do a good jerb. I'm sure he is very jerby indeed.

[silver orbit]

https://tenor.com/view/right-yeah-right-yeah-oh-yeah-ohh-gif-14553729619893238098

I'm just adding some drama

[deep adder]

There goes Sekasi, just jerbing along. Bless his soul.

[marble jewel]

https://tenor.com/view/whatchu-talkin-about-willis-arnold-jackson-diffrent-strokes-what-are-you-trying-to-say-willis-what-is-that-willis-gif-26301765

[marble jewel]

Alright. Home stretch. This weekend is gonna be pushing detail. My kryptonite. Let’s go

[deep adder]

Alright you shrimp-on-the-barbie slipping, surströmming importing, shorts-at-christmas wearing, upside-down facing old-timer - BRING IT!
Even your most famous landmark was designed by a Dane and I'm here to further solidify that dominance.

In due time, of course...

[marble jewel]

https://tenor.com/view/waiting-patiently-waiting-skeleton-bored-gif-12757056

Mini painting server waiting for you to basecoat

[deep adder]

I've already PRIMED and basecoated so joke's on you!

[marble jewel]

How close did bing get

[deep adder]

No comment

Though mine is a little more accurate.

[brave glade]

Is this mini actually 75mm? I see you guys complaining that its tiny but in the NP website it says 75mm

[deep adder]

There are three sizes, ours is the 1/35 which is 50mm scale.

[marble jewel]

It’s half the width of a space marine and about as tall

Website is lying

Smallest mini I’ve painted with any seriousness. I hate it

🤣

[deep adder]

Ian explained that it's the difference between true scale and heroic scale. This seems much smaller because the proportions aren't exaggerated. Hence her face has no features and her ankles will snap if you press too hard with the brush.

[brave glade]

Ahh i see, i didnt think to check the 50mm section too

[plush urchin]

Yep. True scale is quite different.

[marble jewel]

Lmao

[deep adder]

Omfg

😂

At least mine has brushes.

To show I'm a true artist.

This should have been our cover image.

[marble jewel]

It really should

You should have given me fat lens glasses tho

🤣

[marble jewel]

Those are all so good hahahaha

My hair isn’t white yet tho you dick

😘

[deep adder]

Wolverine claw paint brushes are just perfection.

[deep adder]

Another update from me. Managed to get some hours in this afternoon.
The way my weekend is looking, that might very well be it for this week.

To my one single reader, enjoy the nonsense.

To Sekasi, I hope you get an itchy ass and arms too short to reach.

[marble jewel]

I’m 6”7 almost so short arms is unlikely. I do have an itchy ass at times though. It’s Australia. So you can have half your wish while you sit on your Danish ‘looks good but is uncomfortable’ chair and contemplate life

[cerulean temple]

Mobile sucks so here is the pinned message with the albums everyone

#1179593151476940870 message

[cerulean temple]

Imgur is a pain in mobile as well. I think will be very interesting for you both to see each other's approaches

@deep adder wtf is this I though sekasi is joking about the chair(s). It doesn't look very comfortable

Ty for the updates you both ☺️

[deep adder]

It's this in black and they're super comfy.

[cerulean temple]

🤔🤔🤔

Never tried one of these. Looks so school like a flat

[deep adder]

I'm sorry you don't like my interior decoration. 😂

[cerulean temple]

If you can sit well in it I will allow it

[marble jewel]

Looks about as comfy as a church bench

[marble jewel]

We just talked about this today. Both of us are going mental not having seen the others. I’m almost done tho and the moment I finish I’m checking out the other gallery hahaha

[deep adder]

How Sekasi sees himself vs how he really is.

[marble jewel]

Close.

[marble jewel]

How I see myself;

How I really am;

🤣🥰

[deep adder]

You guys remember I asked if there's an imgur gallery size limit?

There is.

It's 50 images.

And I've hit it. 😣🤦‍♂️

[marble jewel]

Ah shit. I don’t want two galleries. I’m gonna stay under 50 for my next two updates then

[deep adder]

I did think I might be overdoing it with the photos.
Oh well. I'll set up a part 2 gallery and try to do an image per day in stead of an image per brush stroke.

[marble jewel]

Bahaha I can’t wait to read all your BS

[deep adder]

I'm sure it's just the perfect blend of wordy, pretentious and ignorant.

[deep adder]

Sunday update from me is live in the new gallery.

@charred willow will you do me the favor and update the pin with the part 2 link?

||Secret link that smelly Australians are not allowed to see: https://imgur.com/a/LT0r5gW ||

Feeling pretty confident that I'll have this rounded off by next Sunday.

[plush urchin]

Link isn’t actually a link

I thought you were tech savvy

[deep adder]

Yeah, had to remove the https since it popped a thumbnail.
Discord apparently isn't the kinda tech I'm savvy with.

[plush urchin]

Long live the king btw

[deep adder]

👑
Had the coronation on the iPad while I painted today.
Good job on the old gal for quitting while she was ahead.

[marble jewel]

Kay. One more update from me. The next update in a day or so will be the last and final 🤘🏾🤘🏾

[deep adder]

Small update in the part 2 gallery. This is all drawing very close to an end. I think I can safely say I'll be done by next Sunday.

Oh, and, errr, Sekasi is a poop face and... he's very old and stuff. Ha!

[plush urchin]

https://tenor.com/view/i-hear-you-steve-buscemi-boardwalk-empire-i-hear-you-s-ister-nucky-thompson-gif-11952387

[silver orbit]

Love these so much lol

https://tenor.com/view/weve-got-some-interesting-results-nate-tkor-weve-got-some-intriguing-conclusions-the-results-were-fascinating-gif-26185505

[deep adder]

Well, gosh darn it if didn't just go and finish this thing.

[marble jewel]

Yeh I’m also done but haven’t updated gallery w final shots yet

Going through your paint diary was amazing @deep adder everything v different haha, looks amazing. So good

[deep adder]

Absolutely same for me.
Couldn't have ended with more different results, I think.
I love where you went. The bright colors and blood is stellar. That bandage over her eyes came out so well! When I read your plan was to do it with paint I had a little "ooh boy" moment, but it works.

And like I said; shirt, denim, car door, so many things stand out!

@silver orbit what happens now?

[marble jewel]

I’m gonna try to take some shots this morning boss then let’s let the community pick what they think looks cool 🤘🏾

[deep adder]

Gallery updated with final shots.

No fancy old camera or fancy backdrop this time. Just phone and work light in a dark room.

I added a few close ups that makes it look like I don't know how to thin paint. I guess that just be how it is when you get all up in there.

[deep adder]

However we land, this was fun.

[marble jewel]

So much fun to read yours hahah. Love this format

[silver orbit]

Well once both are posted a vote is done

[marble jewel]

I took some photos 🤣 lemme go update gallery.

Gallery updated! Thanks @charred willow and @silver orbit for looking after us and @deep adder for the epic battle. Your model looks sick, I love both of them 🤘🏾🥰

[silver orbit]

It will be announced in the next few days and voting can be done at that time

[cerulean temple]

love the results very different vibes

Was very fun to see both of you hating the bandaid at the beginning 😆

[deep adder]

It's really dumb. Have you seen the box art paint jobs of the bigger versions? That band aid looks so out of places.

[cerulean temple]

Didn't look too bad the first time I looked at it 😄

[deep adder]

No, it doesn't look bad it's just misplaced. Maybe I interpret it wrong.
In one of the box arts she's bleeding out of a gash on her face and has a tiny band aid on her knee. It's just a strange contrast to everything else that's going on. And at this size it was just sort of a... lump.

There's just sorta a hint at something. I didn't like it.

[naive raptor]

I agree it's weird, but it was also very funny to see you both hating it xD

[untold timber]

without the box art i would have had a hard time guessing that was a bandage 😄

weird lumpy knee

[deep adder]

Yep, since she otherwise doesn't really have a knee cap, I'd have thought the same.

[untold timber]

Anyway, it's been great following you folks along, the results both look awesome, well done!

[marble jewel]

Thanks dude!

[marble jewel]

Alright @silver orbit both galleries are updated with final images so we’re good for a showdown

[silver orbit]

Excellent I've advised Red. He's releasing an announcement in the upcoming days so will be released at the same time 😊

[charred willow]

Please create a specific final image gallery duel! Just the best of the best final photos people will use for voting @marble jewel @deep adder. Feel free to DM the links to me for including

[shut surge]

I've got it guys nevermind

[shut surge]

@marble jewel @deep adder do you want the actual voting results posted, or simply who won

[deep adder]

I'm definitely curious about results, but if Sekasi leans the other way that's fine with me, so I'll let him have final say when he gets up whenever noon hits Australia.

@shut surge how long does voting run for? Maybe I missed it if it was mentioned somewhere.

[shut surge]

24 hours, basically

I'll close it when I get to my PC in the morning

I always forget to mention that

[brave glade]

How do we vote?

[high sandal]

https://forms.gle/sJMwVGpWmBvYvZi96

Red put it in the announcement

[spark wren]

Wow, that' gonna be a hard vote. I'm listing my "who wins on this part" to see if it helps me objectivize my vote...

a binary vote at the end can't express it. Well, I'd like to congratulate you both, for sticking with such a "not so inspiring" sculpt and yet providing us with fun stuff to read and to look at. 👍 I can find definite qualities on both sides. If I could give a percentage to my vote, it'd be a 55-to-45, not a 1-0.

[deep adder]

Cheers man, it's great to hear you've enjoyed following along.
I think we've maybe given the sculpt a little too much shit. It really isn't a bad mini, they just shouldn't have released it at this scale. It won't be the last Nuts Planet mini I buy for sure. 🙂

[untold timber]

Ooh that's gonna be a tight vote. Good luck to you both! And again, very well done 👏

[marble jewel]

Yeah post them when done boss. 🤘🏾

[marble jewel]

Thanks dude !

[marble jewel]

Mind if I cross post it to the subreddit? Be cool to get some votes in the short amount of time it’s running

[shut surge]

I don't care

[marble jewel]

Hey @shut surge any way I can circumvent this? I think you’re running that sub too right

[shut surge]

uhhhh

no

cause I don't feel like logging in

[marble jewel]

Alright then

[shut surge]

Sorry bud

[marble jewel]

Yep, all g.

[cerulean temple]

I think @prime shale is also mod over there

[marble jewel]

It’s all good, cheers real

[prime shale]

Lemme look

[shut surge]

@everyone

The results of the duel:

@deep adder is the weiner with 64 votes.

[untold timber]

Congrats @deep adder!

[deep adder]

I'm humbled.

[cerulean temple]

CONGRATS!

🥂

[deep adder]

I did not work much on my speech, but I feel I should say a few words.

[plush urchin]

Please don’t

[untold timber]

Uh oh. Here we go.

[deep adder]

In your face Sekasi!!!

[high sandal]

Well done both of you. Congrats Gnillab

[silver orbit]

Congratulations to both participants. ! Such a fun progress and experience to watch

[naive raptor]

Congratulations! Giving out a vote was hard

[brave glade]

Yeah thought the vote would be waaaay closer

[deep adder]

Me too, honestly.
And I'm surprised so many voted.
Had the feeling we'd caught the attention of maybe 4 or 5 people in total. 😄
But then again, I guess the "everyone" tag has a broad reach on a server this large...

[dull helm]

great job both of you

that was super fun to watch

[marble jewel]

Congrats buddy! 🤘🏾🤘🏾