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Commander Farsight
This is the only model I wanted to paint when I started painting Warhammer a year and a half ago. And finally I got to it. I must apologise to Citadel Plastic Glue, it actually works well with Warhammer. It is larger than I expected, 60mm base, and has around 50 parts. The really nice…
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Path of Exile 2
I might say it as well now, this is everything I wanted Diablo 4 to be. The linear progression means you don’t fight level 50 hedgehogs. And the fact that enemy bodies do not disappear until you leave the zone adds to the spectacle. By level 15 I got my first unique item, and by…
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Path of Exile 2
I never managed to get into Path of Exile 1. Similarly to Titan Quest, the Greek/Roman aesthetics doesn’t appeal to me for some reason. Path of Exile 2 is another story: it’s gothic style is less of Diablo, and more of Warhammer. I usually like to play as Paladin, but since there’s none available, I…
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Tiberian Sun Firestorm
Completed GDI campaign. I think I’ll skip NOD campaign, as I’ve seen most if not all of the new NOD units already, and there wasn’t much new to begin with. To the best of my understanding, both the GDI and NOD endings are somewhat canon, because when you start the expansion campaign for GDI, they…
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Tiberian Sun
Completed the NOD campaign. Once NOD gets artillery, it’s game over for GDI. The most overpowered artillery since Ground Control. It is even smart enough to deploy automatically once in range. Story is still rough. You complete a mission, and the next thing you know, Slavic is captured by GDI, then rescued by Cyborg Commando.…
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Garmin Fenix 8
It’s an interesting watch, because almost everything I like about it could easily be implemented in Garmin Venu 3. How expensive is it to have 5 buttons instead of 3? But 5 buttons allow you to turn display on or off, and also scroll up and down without using the touch screen. In general, I…
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Aberlour 18 and Bunnahabhain 18
There is a certain irony I write about random whiskey tasters, but sometimes ignore bottles I buy. I’ve had Aberlour 18 for over a year now, although didn’t touch it much, and I recently opened Bunnahabhain 18. Both are great whiskies for their price, although both are slightly subdued from what I had expected. Aberlour…
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Tiberian Sun
On one hand, it feels like I should have started with the NOD campaign, because Kain first introduced in it, and it has tutorial tips, which I didn’t notice in the GDI campaign. On the other hand, it still feels like I’ve started watching from the middle of the show. Who’s Hassan and why is…
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Mikkeller Beer Geek Vanilla Shake
Mikkeller is as much underground as BrewDog there days, so it’s always good to see an Imperial Stout expression from mainstream producer. It has zero head, full body, like Imperial Stout should. What surprised me were the whisky notes. Turns out, it’s literally whisky infused. Not sure what that means, I understand “barrel ages”, but…
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Tiberian Sun
Completed GDI campaign. Out of all the GDI missions, “Weather the Storm” is the worst one. You aren’t allowed any flying units due to ion storm, which means you have no way to counter NOD artillery. You also have no map. And the last mission is though. The real problem is the time limit of…
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Redbreast whisky
I had a bottle of Redbreast 12 from 2020, and I might have pulled it in one of the advent calendars as well. But this time, I decided to get a taster set with Redbreast Lustau and Redbreast 15. Lustau is smooth and sherries, smells of vanilla, with some oily texture common to Irish whiskies…
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Tiberian Sun
The game works well on modern PCs, but since it’s not a remake, the control scheme isn’t modernized. You issue orders with LMB, you cannot select units of the same type with double-click, and the waypoints work weirdly. As a kid, I completed this game, but didn’t like it. First C&C was straightforward, especially with…
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CaDA Master C61505W Viva Hypercar (Ferrari La Ferrari)
2nd bag, 5 hours. Now I’m more cautions with the angle parts. Noticed that some parts are at a weird angle, putting a lot of strain. I’m not sure for Lego that would be legal. Figured out that the angled parts need to use the flexible connectors from the extras bag. Lego would have put…
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Shan Zu Koraka Nakiri 8″ knife
Some of the knive enthusiasts I watch were praising the Shan Zu chinese knives, so I decided to give them a try, after all it’s just 22GBP. Because it’s a Chinese product, their lines change all the time, and they also sell widely different knives under the same Amazon listing. I went with nakiri, because…
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Tacticus
Completed Fall Of Cadia Mirror Elite Campaign. No need to level Astra Militarum anymore. Leveled Snappawrecka to Blue Star to farm more shards for Rogue Trader. Switching to a more powerful guild made all the difference, more guild credits translates to more orbs, translates to leveling characters faster. Unlocked Havyr from his release event. Completed…
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Command&Conquer Remastered
I feel like as a kid, I missed a lot of the story. Like the fact that the government and scientists try to hide that tiberium is toxic at first, and soldiers getting infected as a result. Or that NOD uses a journalist for propaganda, claiming that GDI destroyed and orphanage. Or that the UN…
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Command&Conquer Remastered
I already praised the remake when it came out, but I only played it briefly. The UI now supports production queueing for units and is divided into 4 tabs instead of 2: infantry, vehicles and superweapons are separate. You can now double-click to select all units of the same type, and also use more common…
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Black Skylands
Overwhelmed by the amount of mechanics in this game. There’s combat on foot, twin stick top down, kind of like Hotel Miami, but with a healthbar. And you have a grappling hook. Then there is also piloting a ship, and ship combat, that uses proper broadside mechanics like Rebel Galaxy. A ship also has limited…
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PlayStation 5 covers
I don’t like the PS5 looks: the curves that mean I can’t stack it up nicely with other consoles in my collection, the white color (although I do have Wii and Dreamcast) and most of all, the “wings”. Luckily, it supports replacing covers, and not only official once. When I removed the original covers, I…
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Soul Reaver
Completed Soul Reaver. Had to look at the guide to figure out how to beat Dumah boss. All other bosses are fought in an enclosed arena, and you need to use environment against them. Here, you can leave the throne room, and he’ll chase you, barely. At first I thought it’s just a bug. Then…