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horrorslashergirl · 4 years

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Slasher OC: Decebal Avram Chirilă

Full Name: Decebal Avram Chirilă

Nickname(s): Dacia, Dece, The Impaler, Vladislav, Tiger, Lynx, Dracula, Casanova

Age: 38

Gender: Male

Nationality: Romanian

Place of Birth: Bucharest, Romania

Current Location: Travels from country to country

Occupation: Former Romanian Soldier; Now Hitman

Languages: Romanian, English, German, French, Italian, Hungarian, Russian, Turkish

Appearance:

Height: 6'8

Weight: 240lbs

Body Type: Middle Bulky and Atheltic

Skin Color: Warm Beige

Hair Color: Dark Brown

Hair Style: Short on the sides and longer on top, wavy

Eye Color: Pale Grey, almost white, giving the impression he is blind

Face Claim: Stephen James

Clothing: He opts for comfortable clothing mostly because of his job as a hitman and because he is always on the run. He mostly goes with black T-shirts or shirts, a khaki army coat with many pockets, along with camo army pants again with many pockets and black combat boots. He has a long black scarf with the colors of the Romanian flag trimmed along that belonged to his father.

Other features: He has many scars on his broad back and down his arms; his back's scars are covered by tattoos of an eagle and a grim reaper with two swords in an X shape. His has full sleeve tattoos down his arms, picturing all kind of nature scenarios from his country, mountains and wild animals and AK-47's on each forearm. His neck, chest and legs are also covered by tattoos along with his hands. This guy is all inked up. He also has a silver earing on his right ear. He also wears an eyepatch that is covering his scarred eye that he got from a fight with his brother Alexander, the scar mimiking the ones Alexander has, coming from his eyebrow down his eye and over his cheek.

Weapons: Twin Swords, Twin Guns, and throwing knives.

Power/Skills:

Murderous expertise

Brute strength

Skilled usage of weaponry

Skill in hand-to-hand combat

Knifesmanship

Swordsmanship

Multilingual

Cunning Nature

Charisma

Driving expertise

Ruthlessness

Fearlessness

Manipulation

Marksmanship

Master tactician and strategist

Stealth mastery

Symbols: Here is the link to Decebal's symbols

History/Bio:

Decebal was named after a Romanian king by his parents, father Apostol Chirilă, and his mother, Maria Stratulat of Moldovic heritage. They were a poor family that lived in Bucharest during the communist times, a hard period for them. Decebal's father, Apostol was one of the rebels that were against this form of a system of social organization in which all property is owned by the community and each person contributes and receives according to their ability and needs.

Because of this Apostol and Maria, along with their three years old son, Decebal, were dragged into the communistic jails where they were tortured in all kinds of ways from whipping to starvation to being chained into coldness.

Decebal tried to protect his parents even though he was a small child and the army warden that took care of the horrific jails was surprised by the child's braveness and he took him away from his parents, not before forcing him to watch how his parents were killed brutally.

During the rest of his childhood and teenage years, Decebal spent most of his life in the dark underground jail, training with the soldiers, doing hard work. Despite that, the warden thought Decebal about all kinds of languages, cultures, and history.

'Just because you're a stray dog that doesn't mean you cannot learn to bark and bite.'

In his late teenage years as he grew into an adult man, he got more to the light outside, following the warden wherever he went and did was his so-called 'father' figure did; smoke, drink and got laid with all the ladies.

The warden's words during a drunken late-night:

'You know boy, you will do something big, much bigger than you can imagine. I saw how all these sluts looked at you... You make them fall into your arms like they are desperate whores.'

'Use everything you got; charms, brains, muscles. In this world, there are the ones that walk every inch of the ground as they own it and the ones that follow, all chained. Tell me, boy... Which one you are?'

One of the greatest abilities that Decebal earned during years in the darkness was that he got so used to it that now as an adult, he sees perfectly into the darkness, just like cats do.

Some people called Decebal 'Lynx'; the moniker originates from the fact that Lynx has exceptional night vision, remarkable hearing, and incredible instincts. The spiritual lesson Lynx carries to you is a reminder to partake of quiet observance, remembering there’s more to the world than what’s accessible through the physical eyes and ears alone.

After communism fell down in Romania, Decebal still maintained the attitude he grew up around; being sadistic, cold, and cruel. People weren't too fond of his attitude; his habits including fighting and torturing people that opposed him, getting laid with other men's wives, strolling down the streets like he owned everything.

He disappeared from Romania when there was a reward on his head to be finally executed. The Romanian army was hot on his trail, turning against him, but he simply vanished.

He strolls from country to country, not having a definitive home and working as a rogue hitman to earn money and to survive.

After a brutal fight between him and his twin little brother, Alexander; the two brothers which resulted in both of them almost dead, they get on an agreement of peace between them, with the help of their third part, their little sister Nadia.

Family: His little brother Alexander Chirilă and his little sister Nadia Nikolina Chirilă

His favorite killing style:

He prefers a kill that will put on a good show, he will shot his victims in both their knees, then he will dismember them with his sharp twin swords.

Personality:

Decebal has two paths of personality; the civilian one and the hitman one, that sometimes cross path depending on the situation at hand. In hi day to day life, he is a charming, handsome man, confident and sure of himself, but also having a modesty edge, just to draw people in closer, because he loves the attention, having a God-like complex.

Despite his childhood, he is a very educated man that speaks many languages, sometimes taking people by surprise, he can even put on fake accents. He also has vast knowledge about other countries history, mostly because that's what his 'father-figure' talked a lot about.

He is a flirt, he simply adores to make women swon by his charming looks and mysterious persona wherever he goes, people always wondering from where he comes. He knows how to sweet-talk people, being extremly manipulative. His looks; big and strong, in his eyes a flaming white glow.

You will rarely see Decebal without his charming smile or dark smirk that makes the ladies sigh and faint. He always puts on a winning attitude, knowing for creating many divorces along his travelings.

Here goes his saying: 'If the female raised her tail, who I am to deny.'

He has a romantic side, after all he does speaks the romance languages, but it's highly influenced his his Casanova attitude.

He is blunt; this man will tell if you're damn gorgeous or if you're down-right ugly or stupid. He has no problem putting his opinions straight on the table.

His favorite drink: Țuică- is a traditional Romanian spirit that contains ~ 24–65% alcohol by volume (usually 40–55%), prepared only from plums.

His favorite food: Sarma is a dish of vine, cabbage, monk's rhubarb, kale or chard leaves rolled around a filling of grains, like bulgur or rice, minced meat, or both. It is found in the cuisines of the former Ottoman Empire from the Middle East to Southeastern Europe.

His scent: Decebal's scent could be described as a 'game of seduction' with an "exciting rush" of citrus and cool spice top notes. Pungent bergamot "bites" with freshness, revived by cardamom and lavender. Caviar gives a provocative and erotic touch “like a trickle of sweat on a man’s chiseled body.” Masculine and rough notes of tobacco and orris root facilitate the heat of the composition. He has that scent that could be described as smoky confidence irresistible to women.

Other Characteristics:

He is a very good dancer, especially traditional ones and he also knows singing. Attending important parties with his 'father-figure' he learned from the women how to dance and sing. The women basically made him such a charismatic man.

He is a heavy drinker and holds his alcohol like it's water; his moldovic genes showing off.

He is more of a night person that a day one, mostly because of his very good nocturnal sight.

He is pretty much an Outlaw.

His accent sounds like italian, latin, but with a little bit of russian or another slavic accent. (That's how a Austrian woman described his accent one night)

He is a master at Poker. Another way he earns a lot of money is through poker and plus, he is a master cheater. FUN FACT HERE: He won a man's wife through poker for one night.

He is a sword swallower, bonus he has no gag reflex.

He also loves to smoke from his pipe.

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There lived a certain man in Romania long ago

He was big and strong, in his eyes a flaming glow

Most people look at him with terror and with fear

But to Bucharest chicks he was such a lovely dear

He could preach the Bible like a preacher

Full of ecstasy and fire

But he also was the kind of teacher

Women would desire

DE DE DECEBAL

Lover of the ROMANIAN queen

There was a cat that really was gone

DE DE DECEBAL

Romania's greatest love machine

It was a shame how he carried on

He ruled the Romanian land and never mind the Tsar

But the kazachok he danced really wunderbar

In all affairs of state he was the man to please

But he was real great when he had a girl to squeeze

For the queen he was no wheeler dealer

Though she'd heard the things he'd done

She believed he was a holy healer

Who would heal her son

DE DE DECEBAL

Lover of the Romanian queen

There was a cat that really was gone

DE DE DECEBAL

Romania's greatest love machine

It was a shame how he carried on

(This is an interpretation of the song ‘Rasputin’ by Boney M, mostly because the song inspired me into creating him)

For power became known to more and more people

The demands to do something about this outrageous

Man became louder and louder

"This man's just got to go!" declared his enemies

But the ladies begged "Don't you try to do it, please"

No doubt this Decebal had lots of hidden charms

Though he was a brute they just fell into his arms

Then one night some men of higher standing

Set a trap, they're not to blame

"Come to visit us" they kept demanding

And he really came

DE DE DECEBAL

Lover of the Romanian queen

They put some poison into his țuică

DE DE DECEBAL

Romania's greatest love machine

He drank it all and said "I feel fine"

DE DE DECEBAL

Lover of the Romanian queen

They didn't quit, they wanted his head

DE DE DECEBAL

Romania's greatest love machine

[Spoken:] Oh, those Romanians...

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But when his drinking and lusting and his hunger

#Decebal Avram Chirila #Slasher OC #Romanian OC #Original characters #Hitman #Outlaw

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creepingsharia · 4 years

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Austria: Muslim kills 4, injures 17 in Vienna jihad attack; killer had been jailed for trying to join ISIS but released early!

Vienna terrorist posed with weapons before killing four in gun rampage: Police probe social media images as it's revealed killer was jailed for trying to join ISIS but freed early and deemed 'incapable of attack'

Two women and two men were killed after shooting began outside a synagogue in central Vienna at 8pm

The gunman, armed with an automatic rifle, pistol and machete was 'neutralised' at 8.09pm, police chief said

Twenty-year-old killer Kujtim Fejzulai was jailed in April 2019 because he wanted to travel to Syria to join ISIS

He was granted early release in December under juvenile law. He was not deemed a threat, one report said

Shocking footage shows a man wielding an assault rifle and sprinting through the streets before firing shots

Seven of the 17 victims being treated in hospital are in a critical, life-threatening condition

Manhunt is ongoing as it remains unclear if Fejzulai was the only shooter - gunfire heard in six areas of the city

The Vienna terrorist posed with weapons before killing four in a gun rampage last night, officials have revealed.

Twenty-year-old Kujtim Fejzulai posted a photo on his Instagram account before the attack that showed him with two of the weapons he apparently used, Interior Minister Karl Nehammer announced.

Fejzulai began his depraved attack at 8pm near a synagogue armed with an automatic rifle, pistol and machete.

The Islamist marauded through the streets wearing a fake explosives belt and injured 17 as he fired at random before he was 'neutralised' - shot dead by police at 8.09pm.

He had been jailed in April 2019 for trying to join Islamic State but he was granted early release in December under juvenile law. The killer was not deemed capable of carrying out an attack, according to a report.

An elderly man and woman, a young male passer-by and a waitress were killed in Fejzulai's attack, however it remains unclear if he was the only shooter and a manhunt was launched after gunfire was heard in six places in the city centre.

A 28-year-old police officer was shot and seriously wounded, he was among 17 people injured, seven of whom were in a critical, life-threatening condition.

Fejzulai was born and raised in Vienna and was one of 90 Austrian Islamic radicals known to intelligence because they wanted to travel to Syria, one national newspaper editor tweeted this morning.

He had Albanian roots and his parents were originally from North Macedonia, Falter editor Florian Kenk wrote. Police thought he was not capable of planning an attack in Vienna, Klenk added.

Twenty-year-old Kujtim Fejzulai posted a photo on his Instagram account before the attack that showed him with two of the weapons he apparently used, Interior Minister Karl Nehammer said. The image above is being widely circulated online but has not explicitly identified as Fejzulai by the Austrian authorities

Fejzulai was shot dead nine minutes after his assault started close to the restaurant on Ruprechtsplatz 1 where he had killed the waitress.

Video footage showed the suspect, dressed in white coveralls, firing off bursts apparently at random as he ran down the Austrian capital's cobblestone streets.

https://videos.dailymail.co.uk/video/mol/2020/11/02/6832524342054402459/480x270_MP4_6832524342054402459.mp4

Shocking footage from Israeli TV showing a gunman carrying an AK-47 and handgun and shooting a person in the street near the start of the attack in Vienna

Other clips showed the man gunning down a person outside what appeared to be a bar with a long-barrelled weapon. He moved down the street before returning to the crumpled body of his victim and then fired at him again, this time with a handgun.

In 1981, two people were killed and 18 injured during an attack by two Palestinians at the same Vienna synagogue. In 1985, a Palestinian extremist group killed three civilians in an attack at the airport.

In recent years, Austria has been spared the sort of large-scale attacks seen in Paris, Berlin and London.

In August, authorities arrested a 31-year-old Syrian refugee suspected of trying to attack a Jewish community leader in the country's second city Graz. The leader was unhurt.

The attack comes just four days after a knife-wielding Tunisian man beheaded a woman and killed two other people in Nice, France before being shot by police.

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More on the known wolf jihadi via ABC News:

The attacker, identified as Kujtim Fejzulai, was sentenced to 22 months in prison in April 2019 because he had tried to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State group. He was granted early release in December under juvenile law.

via Associated ‘with terrorists’ Press:

Fejzulai’s lawyer in the 2019 case, Nikolaus Rast, told public broadcaster ORF that his client had seemed “completely harmless” at the time.

“He was a young man who was searching for his place in society, who apparently went to the wrong mosque, ended up in the wrong circles,” Rast said. “I can’t say exactly what happened.”

Behind every Muslim terrorist is an imam.

The jihadi was also fan of Erdogan who adorned his Facebook page, per https://ballkani.info/20-vjecari-kujtim-fejzullahi-ishte-perkrahes-i-flakte-i-erdoganit/

#Islam #Muslim #Sharia #Jihad #Legal #Law #Immigration #News #Politics #Media #Travel #Terror

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instanttimetraveltheorist · 4 years

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Tag me

rules: answer these 30 questions and then tag 20 people you'd like to get to know better.

tagged by: @souncivilized17 and @unadulteratedcolorkid thank you so much for the tag, that made my day! :D

name/nickname: david, i don’t really have any nicknames but i’m open for suggestions B)

gender: male

star sign: aquarius (and that’s abt all i know abt star signs)

height: ~170 cm, so 5.6?

time: 12:57

birthday: january 31st

favorite bands: Against Me!, Mother Mother, Alt-J, Fleetwood Mac

favorite solo artists: Ezra Furman, Harley Poe, Mitski, Mal Blum, Bob Dylan

song stuck in my head: Electric Love by BØRNS, and Maybe by half•alive (but that might change within the next 15 seconds)

last movie i watched: Moxie

last show: rewatching She-Ra i think

when did i create this blog: a embarrassingly long time ago

what i post: all the stuff i like with no system or thoughts behind it whatsoever

other blogs: @fieldsofdusk where i reblog pretty stuff

last thing i googled: a spotify analysis website to answer the above questions because my mind goes blank every time someone aks me what bands or artists i like even though i never shut up about music

do i get asks: not really, but i would love to, send them in <3

why i chose my url: it was the random name generator on tumblr and then it kinda stuck

following: 288

followers: 237 (whOA i didn’t know there were so many of you, hi!!!)

average hours of sleep: 7,5-8

lucky number: no numbers, math is the enemy

instruments: geetar, drums, ukulele, very very bad beatboxing B)

what am i wearing: jeans, t-shirt, pelican socks

dream trip: walking the Jakobsweg, taking a roadtrip to the sea, camping somewhere in the woods

favourite food: lasagna, made by my mom

nationality: austrian

last book i read: We Unleash The Merciless Storm by Tehlor Kay Mejia

top 3 fictional worlds I'd like to live in: ahh hmm Adventure Time, the town the Gilmore Girls live in, and Atlantis (i panicked at this question don’t overanalyze it)

favorite color: love me some purple, yellow, green, and the sky always

If you are comfortable doing this that would be awesome! If you're not that's rad as well. i would like to tag @silentsockfeet, @wrestled-with-angels, @spookyscaryczerny, @hecheng, and anyone else who would like to do it since a lot of people have already done it :)

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sjrresearch · 4 years

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What Paints are Good for Historical Miniatures Beginners

(This article is credited to Jason Weiser. Jason is a long-time wargamer with published works in the Journal of the Society of Twentieth Century Wargamers; Miniature Wargames Magazine; and Wargames, Strategy, and Soldier.)

Having been a wargamer for 37 years and a miniatures (tabletop) gamer for 34 of those, I tend to get one question from a lot of novices - “What’s a good paint brand to use?” The truth is, everyone has their favorite brand, and everyone has their likes and dislikes. Some paints are, confessedly, better than others. At least, in my humble opinion, they are. But you are reading this because you did just want my opinion, right?

I am going to stick to paint brands I am familiar with. And the first thing I am going to tell you is the first rule of paint selection I learned and never forgot in 34 years as a miniature wargamer.

USE ACRYLIC PAINT!

Acrylic paints are just better all around. They mix easier, are cheaper overall, and clean up a lot easier than oil-based paint. Your cleaning solvent for acrylic paint is as close as your sink tap! However, don’t get any on the carpet. No paint is coming out of that easily! Also, another tip: Use flat paints. Gloss does not look good on historical figures, or any sort of wargaming figures for that matter.

So, with that, let’s get started.

Vallejo

Vallejo is, to me, the best general-purpose hobby paint line out there. Most of the line comes in 17ml eyedropper bottles and are clearly labeled as to the contents. (Pro tip: Put the Vallejo stock number on the cap, as it’s a good way to know what’s in the paint bottle). The paints themselves are of a good quality, but you have to be careful how much you load your brush as they aren’t pre-thinned. You’ll need a palate to use the paints, but that’s a plus as a bottle can go a long way. Many of their Model Colors and Panzer Aces lines correspond to historical colors, which is also a plus, and many tutorials have the Vallejo Model Colors or Panzer Ace stock numbers as default color listings, so matching colors to the cool tutorial for “How to paint your Bolt Action 28mm Hungarians,” for example, is a snap.

Vallejo is my go-to brand, and I really recommend it for the novice painter. They also come in sets with everything you need for a given subject (in fact, Vallejo even markets specific sets for Flames of War and Team Yankee. A big plus for you guys!). However, be careful of the Model Air and Game Air sets, as they’re meant for airbrushes and do not take well to brush painting. That said, if you have an airbrush, they’re a good solid set of colors to start with.

One of the other things I like about Vallejo is it’s a full-service line. They sell primers, spray paints that match their Model Colors and Game Colors (Fantasy) lines, and just everything you might need. As your painting and techniques improve, they have the product for you. You just cannot go wrong with Vallejo.

Army Painter

Army Painter is another fine beginner-friendly line. I use a lot of their specialty products (their ready mixed tones and washes and their tools), but their paints are awesome.) They offer a good pigment and also come in the eyedropper bottle, like Vallejo. I am a little bummed they don’t have direct matches (or attempts at matches) to historical colors, but I really like their reds. It’s a really vibrant color that stands out on a figure (Pro Tip: Use grey primer instead of black.

It’s a lot easier to paint red, yellow, or even white against, useful for those yellow Spanish or White Austrian Napoleonic uniforms). You also get a little more for your money at 18ml of paint in a bottle. The paint lines also come in beginner-friendly sets and tend to be a bit cheaper than Vallejo. Get the Warpaints Starter Paint Set pictured below:

It comes with your ten basic colors, a brush, some shading which will do wonders for the looks of your models, and a very handy instruction manual. If you’re a novice painter who’s never picked up a brush, this is the set to get.

Reaper:

Reaper is also another line of paints where you “can’t go wrong.” I find their flesh tones very high quality and would recommend them over any paint line outside of Foundry (more on that later). Reaper also has paint sets, and it will take a lot of work to match them to historical colors, but it can be done.

Their eyedropper bottles come in a little smaller than either Army Painter or Vallejo, but the paint is also a bit cheaper in the States as Reaper is an American company (Vallejo’s based in Spain and Army Painter is mostly based in the UK). Reaper has its own beginner sets, and while they’re fantasy-oriented, the paints work as well for virtually anything. It also has its own carrying case.

They’re slightly more expensive than the Starter set Army Painter puts out though, but you do get a lot more for your money with a carrying case, 11 bottles of paint, two brushes, and an instruction guide. You also get an empty paint bottle if you want to preserve mixtures, and a few free fantasy minis (gotta practice your historical schemes somewhere, right?). It also has a very useful instruction manual that will give you some useful tips on how to paint.

MiG/AK:

While both lines are great and have a lot of specialty options, these really aren’t paints for the beginner model painter. Heck, it took yours truly a while to crack the code on both colors. Are they good colors? Yes. They both have the nice eyedropper bottle setup and are just wonderfully pre-thinned paints that brush on or work well in an airbrush. And they both have a ton of specialty colors that match the historical wargamer’s needs (especially 20th-century conflicts). However, they’re not for beginners. But once your skills increase, give them a try. Trust me, you will love the results (Pro Tip: They look especially good with an Army Painter wash).

Foundry

I rather like Foundry, especially their non-Caucasian flesh tones. Often, their other colors are a bit off. The paint is a bit thicker than Vallejo, but if you thin it out just right, you get some really vibrant results. Moreover, I love their “Triad” system, where they sell the same color in three different shades including a base, a shade, and a highlight. While this means they don’t sell singles, or at least I haven’t seen it, it does mean you get a system that works well for a lot of subjects. They even wrote a book about it by Kevin Dallimore (who’s probably one of the best painters out there).

It’s a weighty tome, but it’s worth it, and it has a wealth of historical subjects and details on “how to paint them.” My biggest complaint about Foundry? The bottles. I really do wish they’d go over to the eyedropper model. I don’t love paint pots, though you do get a lot of paint per bottle (20ml). The cap can become hard to close the more you use the paint, which then leads to dried out paint.

Solutions to the problem include either:

Getting a pipette set, empty eyedropper bottles from Reaper or Army Painter, and transferring the paint,

This idea from Dr. Tabletop.com, where with a bit of work, you remove the cap, snap on the spout and voila! Instant eyedropper bottle.

Citadel

Many people swear by Citadel as an option for beginning painters (especially with their new Contrast system.) More often than not, though, Citadel is as hit or miss. Sometimes, like with some of the Contrast colors, you can get a really nice shade and wash pattern (the reds in the system, for example, would do well for British uniforms from the 17-19th Century, for example), but less vibrant colors, such as greens or greys, don’t do as well in the system. And, you have to prime white with Contrast colors, or at least a light grey. This means, if you miss a spot, it’s going to be rather obvious.

That said, there have been good results with some figures (especially science fiction projects, but that shouldn’t differ from Historical miniatures). The main issue is this, Citadel has two major problems. One, it’s expensive, especially the Contrast paints at $7 a bottle for 18ml. And second? The bottle design. In two words? “It stinks.” The bottle is topsy-turvy and top-heavy that spilling is almost a guarantee. Considering what you pay for Citadel paints, this wasn’t a particularly good move on Citadel’s part. I’d recommend either, again, transferring the paint, or getting Dr. Tabletop’s toppers. Either way is going to save you a lot of aggravation and money.

Also, keep in mind, Citadel is made for fantasy and gothic sci-fi, so the names of the colors are lurid, to say the least. That said, they do have beginner-friendly sets:

At 45$, it’s pricy, and there are cheaper, better alternatives for someone just getting into the historical side of the miniatures hobby.

Tamiya

Tamiya is one of the old stalwarts of the model building community and was one of the first Japanese model makers to market kits in the US. They have a really good line of paints in rather large bottles. If you’re not going to go eyedropper, then this is the way you package your paints. Everything just fits together in terms of the bottle, including the price of the 23ml of paint you receive. The paints fill historical needs very well (especially for Cold War and Modern subjects, or WWII Japanese), and they are of good viscosity.

Like Vallejo, they also have a complimentary spray paint line, but you don’t get as much for your money, so unless you need a specific color, it’s not worth the cost. Other than that, I don’t have any complaints about them. I tend not to use them as my go-to, save for certain applications like NATO 3 tone woodland camo for 1980s American and West German Tanks. They play well with other colors as well, but they are bit pricy. I wouldn’t recommend them to someone just starting out in the hobby, but as your first paint line to step up from? You could do a lot worse.

Lifecolor

Lifecolor is an Italian company, and I only have one set of theirs. Their bottles aren’t the greatest, but I am happy with the quality of the paint. The choices of colors abound, but I would recommend Tamiya slightly over Lifecolor, even though I think the latter may have the edge in choices of colors and the breadth of historical subjects is as wide as you can imagine. If you want it, Lifecolor probably makes a set to cover it.

Surprisingly, you get 22ml of paint from their bottle, but the bottle is all plastic. The paint is pre-thinned, but slightly thicker than Ammo or MiG, but I still think it’s not really something I’d recommend to the beginner. That said, they’re a great set of paints if you’re ready to make the leap to the advanced level.

Privateer Press (aka P3)

P3 paints are a solid, workmanlike choice for the beginner. They are bright, vibrant colors, that, while flat, they go on solid and have no real sins to speak of. They come either in sets of six or individually. I have a bunch of them, but to be honest, I don’t use them as much as some of my other color ranges.

Despite their perks, P3 paints do suffer from the same problem as the Foundry paint line, where they have subpar bottles. They have 18ml of paint, which is about average for the industry, and I do like their Pig Iron color for a lot of gun barrels and other metallic items. It’s a solid set of colors for a beginner, but I really think you could probably do better with Army Painter or even Foundry.

A Word About Craft Store Paints

You can find them at Michaels, or Walmart, or just about any other craft or big box store out there. They’re cheap (ranging between $1-$1,50 a bottle, whereas your average hobby bottle ranges around $3), acrylic, and you get a lot of paint (the average craft store paint bottle is 59ml). And, you get a squeeze top, which is darn nice to put paint into the palate with. But, as they say, you get what you pay for.

I have come home with paint I was looking forward to using from Michaels only to find out the paint was separated (pigment and fluid have come apart) or it’s become rock hard. That said, I have wargame buddies who only use craft store paints, including one guy who painted some very nice 28mm German WWII Fallschirmjagers (Paratroopers), and I have to say, I can’t tell it was all craft paint. Just know what you’re buying and don’t buy some glossy glitter bomb paint by accident.

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asterias-corner · 10 months

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hiiii!!!! still surprised you found me in Quins comment section jsjsjsjs

#Ak the Austrian #Onyx asks⭐️

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istanbulorconstantinople · 2 years

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Underground Railway from Galata to Pera

Underground Railway.—From Galata to Pera, trains every 5 minutes from sunrise to two hours after sunset. Fares either way—first class, 30 paras; second class, 20 paras.

Tramways.—Azab Kapu, Galata and Ortakeui line; Galata, Pera and Sishli line; and the Emin

Onu and Yedi Kuleh (Seven Towers) line, this latter on the Stambul side. On all lines there are first and second-class cars, but, with the exception of the open first-class cars on the Galata and Pera line, and the Emin Onu Ak Saray line, cannot be recommended. Prom Pera to Galata, first class, 1 piastre (2d.); from Pera to Sishli, 1 piastres (3d.).

Telegraph and Post Offices.—The Turkish Telegraph and the Eastern Telegraph Company’s Offices, as well as the Turkish Pera Post Office, are in the same premises, Grande Eue de Pera. Telegrams between the United Kingdom and Constantinople by land lines, are charged 7d. per word. The Head Telegraph Office is in Stambul, and the branch office in Yo’ivoda Street, Galata. The Medjidieh is only counted as worth 19 piastres in paying telegrams, and the Turkish pound is taken for 22-J- francs.

The General Turkish Post Office for the interior of Turkey is in Stambul, near the Bridge; and the International Ottoman Post Office is in Voivoda Street, Galata.

Besides the above, each of the great European Powers has its own post office, and it is mainly through these that the correspondence between Turkey and the outer world is forwarded and received guided istanbul tour, and only these can be relied on for the safe despatch and receipt of letters. The European post offices are—

The British Post Office

The British Post Office, Galata.

The French Post Office, Kue Voevoda, Galata.

The German Post Office, Rue Voevoda, Galata, opposite the French Post Office.

The Austrian Post Office, Grande Rue of Galata, Galata.

The Russian Post Office, Mumhaneh, Galata, mails to and from the United Kingdom every day.

Streets.—With two or three exceptions, the streets of Constantinople are but little better than narrow, crooked, wretchedly-paved, and dirty alleys, teeming with mangy, snarling pariah dogs and garbage, upon which these latter feed. Footpaths there are none, except along part of one or two of the principal streets; and pedestrians have to pick their way as best they can among the ceaseless throng of carriages, carts, horses, porters, pack animals, and over the above-mentioned ubiquitous pariah curs. Street accidents are, however, of rare occurrence. The principal street, where all the European shops are, is the Grande Rue de Pera,

running through the heart of Pera from near Galata Bridge to beyond the Taxim Assembly Gardens; and next in importance is the Rue Tepe Bachi, along which the Galata and Pera trams run, and where the best hotels, the British Embassy, and the Petits Champs Municipality Assembly Gardens are situated. The principal streets, and some few of the next in importance, are lit by gas, the remainder being plunged in Egyptian darkness, save when there is a moon.

Bridges.—These are two in number, the lower or Galata Bridge, and the upper bridge called Azab Kapu Bridge. Both are pontoon bridges with a draw in the middle part to allow vessels to pass in and out of the Upper Horn. Galata Bridge is the one most frequented, and is perhaps the only place in the world where such a diversity of nationalities and such variety of national costume may be seen assembled; it is here that the Bosporus, Skutari, and Princes’ Islands steamers land and embark their passengers.

Tolls.—Pedestrians 10 paras (Jd.). Horses and mounted passengers, 1 piastre (2d.). Carriages 2P piastres (5d.).

N.B.—Only Turkish money is taken, and gold pieces are never changed.

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Underground Railway from Galata to Pera

Underground Railway.—From Galata to Pera, trains every 5 minutes from sunrise to two hours after sunset. Fares either way—first class, 30 paras; second class, 20 paras.

Tramways.—Azab Kapu, Galata and Ortakeui line; Galata, Pera and Sishli line; and the Emin

The General Turkish Post Office for the interior of Turkey is in Stambul, near the Bridge; and the International Ottoman Post Office is in Voivoda Street, Galata.

The British Post Office

The British Post Office, Galata.

The French Post Office, Kue Voevoda, Galata.

The German Post Office, Rue Voevoda, Galata, opposite the French Post Office.

The Austrian Post Office, Grande Rue of Galata, Galata.

The Russian Post Office, Mumhaneh, Galata, mails to and from the United Kingdom every day.

Tolls.—Pedestrians 10 paras (Jd.). Horses and mounted passengers, 1 piastre (2d.). Carriages 2P piastres (5d.).

N.B.—Only Turkish money is taken, and gold pieces are never changed.

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Underground Railway from Galata to Pera

Underground Railway.—From Galata to Pera, trains every 5 minutes from sunrise to two hours after sunset. Fares either way—first class, 30 paras; second class, 20 paras.

Tramways.—Azab Kapu, Galata and Ortakeui line; Galata, Pera and Sishli line; and the Emin

The General Turkish Post Office for the interior of Turkey is in Stambul, near the Bridge; and the International Ottoman Post Office is in Voivoda Street, Galata.

The British Post Office

The British Post Office, Galata.

The French Post Office, Kue Voevoda, Galata.

The German Post Office, Rue Voevoda, Galata, opposite the French Post Office.

The Austrian Post Office, Grande Rue of Galata, Galata.

The Russian Post Office, Mumhaneh, Galata, mails to and from the United Kingdom every day.

Tolls.—Pedestrians 10 paras (Jd.). Horses and mounted passengers, 1 piastre (2d.). Carriages 2P piastres (5d.).

N.B.—Only Turkish money is taken, and gold pieces are never changed.

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Underground Railway from Galata to Pera

Underground Railway.—From Galata to Pera, trains every 5 minutes from sunrise to two hours after sunset. Fares either way—first class, 30 paras; second class, 20 paras.

Tramways.—Azab Kapu, Galata and Ortakeui line; Galata, Pera and Sishli line; and the Emin

The General Turkish Post Office for the interior of Turkey is in Stambul, near the Bridge; and the International Ottoman Post Office is in Voivoda Street, Galata.

The British Post Office

The British Post Office, Galata.

The French Post Office, Kue Voevoda, Galata.

The German Post Office, Rue Voevoda, Galata, opposite the French Post Office.

The Austrian Post Office, Grande Rue of Galata, Galata.

The Russian Post Office, Mumhaneh, Galata, mails to and from the United Kingdom every day.

Tolls.—Pedestrians 10 paras (Jd.). Horses and mounted passengers, 1 piastre (2d.). Carriages 2P piastres (5d.).

N.B.—Only Turkish money is taken, and gold pieces are never changed.

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Underground Railway from Galata to Pera

Underground Railway.—From Galata to Pera, trains every 5 minutes from sunrise to two hours after sunset. Fares either way—first class, 30 paras; second class, 20 paras.

Tramways.—Azab Kapu, Galata and Ortakeui line; Galata, Pera and Sishli line; and the Emin

The General Turkish Post Office for the interior of Turkey is in Stambul, near the Bridge; and the International Ottoman Post Office is in Voivoda Street, Galata.

The British Post Office

The British Post Office, Galata.

The French Post Office, Kue Voevoda, Galata.

The German Post Office, Rue Voevoda, Galata, opposite the French Post Office.

The Austrian Post Office, Grande Rue of Galata, Galata.

The Russian Post Office, Mumhaneh, Galata, mails to and from the United Kingdom every day.

Tolls.—Pedestrians 10 paras (Jd.). Horses and mounted passengers, 1 piastre (2d.). Carriages 2P piastres (5d.).

N.B.—Only Turkish money is taken, and gold pieces are never changed.

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