I played back in 5th/6th edition (though was aware of earlier editions when I was younger) and the inclusion of Orks in the latest launch box pulled me back in.

I finished building and spraying last night.

Ork Boyz and Grots are sprayed black then grey, should make speed painting them/slap chop easier. I plan to batch paint these to get through them I think. Ork vehicles and bosses painted black for a more traditional, slower deliberate paint method. I’ll paint these start to finish one at a time, hopefully improving each time. Marines are sprayed pink, initially I was going to make these Imperial Fists, but I’m not sure. I’ll stick to the yellow colour scheme though.

There’s a red sprayed Rhino in the back there. I bought some Chaos/Red Corsair boxes, and I let my 4 year old son pick out a model from the local game shop. He picked a Rhino (and often runs around the house with it shouting “boom boom”). He helped build it, I sprayed it Red and we’ll paint it together.

The last set I bought and used was Dark Vengeance. I started with AoBR and immediately fell in love with Orks. L I did buy Leviathan, but life got in the way and I ended up donating it to a local school club. My son is a bit older now, so I think I have the time to get back into the hobby. Orks being in this box is perfect for me.

The addition of contrast/speed paints really excites me, should make even my terrible paint skills look reasonable on the table.

I’ve bought some black and grey spray. Some speed/contrast paints, some brushes, some clippers, some sand paper and a knife.

Not sure the point of this post, other than to say hi and that I’m excited to be back.

Any recommended purchases that I’ve probably overlooked?

Today I spent some time at a basket really trying to hone in on a putter.

I’ve been using a pixel for a while now, but only because I liked the art, not because I legit preferred the disc.

I went to the basket and took 6 putters. I pulled out 2 and compared them:

• hand feel: I just held them and did a few practise throws (not letting go of disc)
• 4m/13ft putts: I threw 5 short range putts with each, focussing on how they felt in the hand.
• 8m/25ft putts: I threw 5 long (for me) range putts, focussing on how the disc flew relative to how i expected it to.
• 6m/20ft putts: I threw 5 putts whilst imagining high stakes, birdies on hole 18 for a PB for focussed on how confident i felt with each.

Round 1 was my Simon Line Pixel vs an R2 eclipse nomad. Both were decent and honestly hard to separate, maybe some familiarity bias pushed Pixel to the win. Round 2: Wizard (super glow) vs Aviar (dx) I really liked the Wizard. It’s the first time I’ve consciously thought about bead vs no bead and I really liked the bead for resting my index finger on. Easy W for the Wizard. Round 3: Sparta vs Uplay Zeal. Should be a no brainer here. The Zeal in the Inspire Firm plastic feels trash, very slick very firm, not at all what I want.

I then repeated the process with the Pixel, Wizard and Sparta.

I really struggled to separate them, but I think the bead on the wizard is what I really liked best. The feel of the Sparta was the best of the 3 though.

I think I want to go buy a couple of wizards and make that my new putter, but I figured I’d come to the hive mind and seek recommendations.

Based on the above, should I go to the wizard? Is there another beaded putter I should consider? What plastic should I be looking at given my preference for the Sparta’s grippier feel?