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That's pretty cool, and yea, it looks massive!

One thing that strikes me is that some of the plates and edges could do with a bit more definition, parts of it just blend together and lose the 3D...

I spent about a month moving about Holland sleeping in the various parks and met hundreds of people...the only person I met who didn't speak English was from Czechoslovakia...

Travelled India and Nepal.
Had a mad 'out there' summer touring all the festivals working on a mates stall.
Got back into college, to study music.
Bought two woolly jumpers.
Picked up a...

You can analyse it to buggery, it's still shit.

Must admit, i've never been interested in audiobooks for the same reason...my mind just takes a sharp turn left and starts dancing in the corner.

Current reading is Star Maker by Olaf...

This site is definitely a good un'. I've not painted in years (I think) but i still lurk about...

A fair bit was happening in the back...this was in our market stall at Shambala festival, the roof is desert camo netting stretched out...a right arse to put up but looks reet hippie natural an' all...

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n312/matty1001/315867_10150781114780704_884685703_20497451_7359595_n.jpg

Strawberry fields forever...

Erm...i'd say size was a pretty big factor.

Wow, your painting again...been years...might even motivate me a bit!

India next :D
I got's dem itchy feets...

You can view the page at http://www.coolminiornot.com/articles/content.php?2822-new-site

You can view the page at http://www.coolminiornot.com/articles/content.php?2842-new-tutorial

Aye, top effort! Heard that the first two had been rescued on the radio this morning when leaving work.

Those men should never have to work again.

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Don't think i've ever done it drunk...had a 'blissful' night once painting, was flipping amazing.

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Aye, the exhaust pipes look terrible.

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Well he really knows how to make that guitar sound immense. Nice one Shawn cheers!

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I remember reading somewhere he just prefers playing without that string...no idea why.

Thats got to be one of my favorite John Martyn live videos, that (Rockpalast 1978) and the old grey whistle...

Just recently rediscovered this : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VAkOhXIsI0

It's sooooo bloody good,

So inspirational it's made me stick my guitar in open tuning for a week now.

If I was...

I agree Tim, my room is like a greenhouse. Granted I had to get up at 6 for work but it bloody kills your eyes waking up in that!

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Gets me going.

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Flippin' 'eck...congrats! I go away for 9 month and everythings went a bit mental!

Seriously congrats on that one!

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Holy shit, you two getting married!?

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That range of ogres were class.

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The Zargon Assassin mini from guild of harmony?

http://www.guildofharmony.com/shop_GOH_pg1.php

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I cycled 110km yesterday, my first ever century cycle.

Arse is a bit sore today though!

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Go to www.google.com
Type in Wolf
Click search
Click images
Ta da...reference material

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Well Lister is from Liverpool so he speaks with a strong 'Scouse' accent. Rimmer has more of a typical southern English accent, but even that is overplayed at times for comic effect.
You should...

I stuck my hand up a cow...romantic eh...

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It got bored and left of it's own accord.

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The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, Robert Tressel: A working class account on how socialism can create equal opportunities for all classes set in the early 1900's.

Wasp Factory, Iain Banks: His...

My names Matty and iv had 1001 women.

I'm a slaaaaaaaaaaag.

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Happy birthday Rob!

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Happy belated birthday!

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Think I may have broken something in my left hand. It's in bloody agony. Had a cracking do though, not that I can remember much.

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Eat more cake, cos cake is good.
Hit the Pyrenees by winter.

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A pair of socks and a bottle of whisky.

Plus we've saved a nice bit of really good hash to have later up at Chaulieu (highest point in La Manche) later on.

Didn't get a day off though lol
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Lucky bugger, those things have lug work that can make men cry.

If I ever win the lottery...or get really really good at busking.

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1. Mercian Audax Special with full touring spec.
2. Carradice pannier set.
3. A day off.

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I'm working 60+ hr weeks on a farm, in France, 1100km cycle journey away from from my painting gear.

So I couldn't paint even if I had the chance :(

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Distant voices by John Pilger. Some good investigative journalism. Got No Logo by Naomi Klien after that one.

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Loads of snow in Normandie!
It makes workin on the farm a lot more difficult and creates tons more jobs...but sod it, it's snow!

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Get rid of it all, no pavements or cycle lanes, just one shared road space. Then watch the accidents decline as awareness rises from all parties.

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Nice one, should have done it on a bicycle though ;)
Motorcycles are too easy!

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Which is perfectly legal, and quite sensible in a lot of cases.
A great number if times I have cycled in the middle if the lane just to stop cars overtaking me when there clearly isn't enough space...

Cows don't tend to have much Xmas spirit so it will be like any other day on the farm. I normally don't celebrate it anyway but this year being on a farm I will completely miss it.

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We had our first frost yesterday here in Normandie, slap bang on the firstday of winter. Which is a shame as it kills off all the mushrooms of which were growing well past thier usual end of season....

Blow in the right end...

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I busk with a couple of mates, so music is how I make my money. I play the guitar, djembe and a little bit of harmonica. My mate also has a violin along with him.

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I got up at 7.30, had some jam and bread, fed a couple of hundred cows, took a short driving lesson around the farm, bombed about in a tractor, moved some bales, had a cuppa and 5 mins, now it's back...

Congrats from Sourdeval!

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Ahhh this is frying me bonce!

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Happy Belated Birthday!

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You can download them straight to an iPod touch or iPhone using the app iwoopie.

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Matt im in Antwerpen at the moment and its bloody fantastic, well worth a visit even if only to see the central station!
Played a gig in a little Irish pub last night and have ended up with free...

At the moment potatoes and carrots with butter. Cheap, quick and mega filling. (Heavy though)

Smoke wise, Mexican Haze seems to be a favorite.

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No hills in Holland though. I miss them. Problem is we need cities to earn cash, but we have work sorted in French farms for over the Autumn.

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Loving it. Left Amsterdaam first night with some cyclists we met and are now in Utrecht, been here a week practicing and busking and going to the mad festival this weekend.

Met loads of people,...

We might be coming to Berlin soon Matt, I\'ll let you know if we do. In Utrecht at the moment.

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Ideally a brooks rock hard leather saddle, which mold to the shape of your arse. But failing that iv just got some cycling shorts with padding. Feels like wearing a nappy.

One or two things left...

I didn\'t know, so cheers for that. What is crime like in Amsterdam? I.e. will my bike get damaged or knicked if I leave it locked up outside overnight.

Anders, I sure will! :beer:

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Reet Im off, got a one way ticket to Amsterdam and a bike laden with gear.

Me and two hippie mates are going to cycle down through Europe, over North Africa and back into Europe busking and...

Nice pic mate lol

I\'v got a sun with the Amharic for One Love in the center, on the inside of my forearm.
I really want to get another somewhere, just never had the cash yet. They are pretty...

I did, last night. Didn\'t go to bed until 5.00am.

I love that bloody game.

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Looks good, I\'m not keen on the heavy lined graphic style though. Looks like a cross between 13 and every other FPS.

Makes me want to start a new game on Fallout.

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I haven\'t painted since about March. I\'v just got no enthusiasm for it.

Plus I go away in a week to the Lakes, then a day after I get back from that I\'v got a one way ticket to Amsterdam and a...

But Europe does have Berlusconi, never a dull moment with him!

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Ah so it is the sculpt. Thought maybe that you had over emphasised with the painting for effect.

Wish you had done the joker style paint job though, that would have fitted the face nicely.
...

Yea that. Odd sculpt, the face looks wierd. Have you got a close up pic of it (your paintjob or bare metal is fine) as I would like a closer look at the gob.

Brickwork is stunning.

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Aye superglue is fine for resin. Wouldn\'t hurt to do a test though on a clipped off piece of resin just to check your glue doesn\'t damage it.

And pinning, why not. Pinning is fine with resin (if...

Bottom set of photos are better, the top has a blue glow around everything, I assume this is from cutting it out on PS (as you have deleted a bit of the plasma pistol.)

Really nice though, the...

But they can also be as equally disappointing.
Suppose it depends on the situation lol

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It\'s about as exciting as a wet fart...woop de doo.

Genestealers look nice, wish they were available separate from the box.

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But pot slows you down surely? So the man should be commended!

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It was bizarre...really.

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Wow, some post.

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I\'v made them just using paper. Printed out a design, cut it out and taped the paper to the base.

No need to use any fancy stuff.

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I did one but I haven\'t got photos anymore and I didn\'t put it in my gallery.

It\'s really easy to do, I filed the hair down on the figure then just rolled loads of sausages of putty.
Then...

Nice one, cheers! :)

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Anyone ever heard of it? It\'s like an eBay for handcrafted and one off goods.

Not sure if it will be so good for miniature sales but it does have things like this on:...

Welcome to the world of singledom Timothy! :beer:

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Flippin\' \'eck...he\'s tooled up to the nines!

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Happy Birthday Jack!

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Being mugged is a bit of a twat, happened to me about 14month a go, I had sore ribs for a while after that.

But look on the bright side, you\'ve had a full summers worth of bad joojoo in one day,...

Couple of weeks, give or take a day or two.

Sod knows...could be years...

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I\'m cycling to South Korea in a few weeks, gotta love those big open roads :D

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It\'s based on times and how well the riders did in the time trials, also there is a point system, with different point values for different stages.

I\'v not watched it for a year or two though.
...

Been really busy at the moment making music and earning pennies for the big cycle trip.

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Turns out I won\'t be going, won\'t be at Euro either. Going to get the ferry to Amsterdam with a couple of hippies and a djembe and cycle to South Korea.

Should be fun, probably won\'t get much...

VERY nicely painted (best I\'v seen from you in a while) but that is such a shit model.

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Another source on google news: http://www.wbtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=10597267

EDIT: And BBC has a live feed: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8119951.stm

The fella was definitely...

Looks like I\'ll be in the UK so I should be there.

Entering diorama, which I\'v pulled out and dusted off my half built entry.

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Saw gave us the genre torture porn and the likes of Hostel confirmed it.

Transformers/Cloverfield etc... gave us CGI destruction porn and I think this will be the confirmation.

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:duh:

As for your comments about the college kids smoking...your point is?

Last time I checked you had to be 16 to smoke in the UK, so the 70% of people you mentioned are actually doing nothing...

Is it a crippling pain which makes you unable to walk? If so it could be gastroenteritis which fortunately isn\'t very serious at all, just a bit painful for a while.

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What are you doing posting on here Bill? Aren\'t you meant to be on a street corner somewhere snorting crack and selling hash to 9 year olds, whilst intimidating granny\'s with your 15inch flick...

Dragonforge design sells icicles:
http://www.dragonforge.com/Painting%20service/for%20sale/sculpting_supplies.htm

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GW\'s Savage Orc\'s are bare chested:

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat1300316&prodId=prod840904&rootCatGameStyle=

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I\'v faced many fears in the past year, and many more to come. Including a huge one which could potentially create a lot of change.

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Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlequin

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Set up a timer with an alarm to go off after 10/15mins and begin painting.

If when the alarm goes off you aren\'t enjoying it stop, and if you are...keep going.

(99% of the time I tend to keep...

Frig me this is a bit mad! Looks like the last 10mins of Society.

http://helldorado.fr/ressources/factions/faction/figurine/image_figurine_id139/image_url_figurine.jpg

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You should have sent them to Tim, as he has a habit of sending pics of his wimmin to other peoples phones! ;)

It\'s about time someone sent some lovin\' his way!

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Very nice paintwork but something is completely off with the sculpt.

I think it\'s a combination of the huge head and the tiny waist line, the whole thing looks very unbalanced.

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If you\'re bringing it forward i\'l join in.

Matty1001, UK, UK.

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Ahhhh...that would be why. I have the mainly white theme and it\'s making them invisible. Had to click and drag over to make them visible.

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*EDIT* By the way it just links to a...

I can see both posts but there is definitely no links on them. ???

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PM me with how much you want for Archeon, I may be interested.

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I like being up a mountain.

Here\'s where we stayed in the Pyrenees. No electric, no gas, no bog...and best of all it was f*cking miles away from anything.

The \'living\' room:...

40min fan film which is surprisingly good considering the budget and what it had to step up to.

Set before the Fellowship of the Ring it follows Aragorn and Gandalf searching for Gollum and trying...

Well that turned out nicely!

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Lee \'Scratch\' Perry is a staple of any ital reggae diet, the man is completely bananas but a total genius at the same time.

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Listened for a few minutes then jumped forward a bit, I like the music, and if it was an instrumental i\'d probably like it.
Just not keen on the singers voice.

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*EDIT* And...

Not keen on the song you posted Shawn, but this is my musical smack at the moment. I just can\'t stop listening to it.

Steel Pulse - Soldiers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68aIiHD96Aw

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I would try getting in touch with mattsterbenz, his army stuff is topnotch.

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barstooldonga

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Ken Bromleys art shop is a good place to get them online in the UK, but I would suggest trying to find a place to buy them in person as W&N\'s quality control is not their strongest point. Then at...

This has turned into a \"How hard am I\" thread.

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Matty thinks this diorama has far to much space, and could probably have been half the size (probably less infact) and still got all the elements in. He also thinks the orange and the cat on the wall...

Happy belated birthday Kev!

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Serious collector, but on the lower end of the scale, about $2000 probably.

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Mikey Dread has been getting a good few plays lately.

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VMC Foundation white, shot through an airbrush.

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I tend to start by basecoating with Mithril silver, then glazing down towards black leaving the brightest parts showing.

Then a small amount of thinned Metallic medium on the brightest spots.

I...

I might jump in on that as well Rob if its alright, I\'m really after this fella: http://www.smartmaxstore.com/mag/en/product-1097727.htm and he is pricey enough as it is.

Just need to see how my...

It\'s a bit shit.

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You tell em Timothy!

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My first (and only so far) was a good indication of my skill level. Both my pieces were finalists so I know now with a bit (lot) more practice I should/could be seriously considered for a trophy.
...

I\'v got flipping loads.

Sopranos
24
Firefly
IT Crowd
Father Ted
Pheonix Nights
The Office
Extras

Excellent links thanks :)

Some of that stuff is just stunning in terms of painting technicality.

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Aye Pegaso, heres a couple of links:

http://www.historexagents.com/shop/hxproductdetail.php?ProductCode=200-17

http://www.pegasomodels.com/productdetails_en.asp?id=787

Stunning, but big.
...

I\'m having a bit of trouble finding a figure, I\'m looking for a mountain climber or hiker figure up to 54mm in size.

I know Andrea do a Hilary climbing Everest, but is there any models set in a...

No TV, so no addictions.

But at the hotel we were staying at whilst visiting Salute, Laura put Jeremy Kyle on.

I was hooked. The whole thing was so mind bendingly insane, four people two of...

Of course, they\'ve also taken gullible out of the dictionary today :rolleyes:

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I\'v just clicked. It\'s 01/04. Durh.

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You would have been too tired to carry all that glass home!

Anyway if you\'re ever up in Newcastle again, give me a shout.

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Was a great weekend. The drinks the night before were top...though I was more stoned than anything.

Salute was also great...again high as a kite, and spent far to much (of Lauras :redface: )...

So much better in real life, and I mentioned this to you on the day. Congrats on the win!

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The Smart Max stuff is ace, picked up the Elephant man, and the way it fits together is nothing short of genius.

Then Laura ninja\'d off with the last of our cash and bought me the sandwich board...

Can you see ANY of the surface of your desk yet, a year on since I last seen it? Or is it still just a tangle of pewter limbs!?

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A plastic bag half full.

I\'m considering upgrading to a bag for life as the one I currently use is getting a few holes in it.

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It launched with 25 UK cities included.

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Just half the price of the set, which is £18 I think. Then just a quid for postage and i\'l send it on to you.

PM me if you do want it.

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I thought all browsers came with spell check built in?

Safari does at least.

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Does anybody fancy buying a clay golem from Helldorado at Salute? I want to pick up the mage he is in the box with but really don\'t want the golem fella he comes with. (I wish they sold everything...

Cheers Seb, heres hoping Arty gets them in time :)

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The Elf is very nice.

Will there be any stalls at Salute stocking Guild of Harmony stuff? Just i\'m not sure if you have got any distributors over here yet?

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Money is a necessary evil when you live in a \'developed\' country.

Interesting article.

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Anders and jack Skellington

http://www.coolminiornot.com/profile/prf44bab3812e644.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e102/msteele21/jack_skellington.jpg

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Or it\'s because news posts don\'t class as actual posts, so because the poster has only ever posted news items they have a post count of zero.

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I don\'t quite see your point here Kev. Lots of companies post here advertising services or products who don\'t join in on the forums.

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I\'m currently working on that... Trying to turn my brothers old GW carrying case with not a lot of foam into a decent case with compartments.

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I reckon it would be good for travelling with, I would have loved something like this to take to Spain (or Italy later in the year), as setting up a painting area with decent lighting over there was...

There\'s a cheaper one for about £175 that hasn\'t got the spray booth built in.

The only thing I wanna know is where can you store WIPs?

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Cloaks or hair wafting around as if the figure was in a hurricane, and if the model has both they waft in different directions.

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Peas Pudding is a bit of a North East speciality, personally i think its horrible but it\'s a staple of the working class Geordie diet!
It tends to be sold at butchers but can be found in...

Whole fish, gutted and filled with garlic, lemon and herbs, then eaten with salad, potatoes and tabasco sauce.

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I\'v only ever been to one, and the best bit about that was leaving the hall and going to get a pint whilst chatting about painting with other people.

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Me and laura are going to see the 23.30 showing at the Imax after Salute. Can\'t wait.
I\'v read the graphic novel, and from what I\'v heard the film stays pretty true to it, only cutting out some...

No worries Sven.

Though I may start a complaint thread anyway, I haven\'t had a good rant in a loooonnnng time...grumble grumble ;)

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Just left this comment for you:

I like the orange! Not often you see that done as a colour scheme, and the freehand is pretty cool. One thing I would do if I were you is add some more colour into...

I lived young and penniless in Spain, good fun. Not sure I\'d want to die there though.

I\'d probably pack up all my hiking and climbing gear and head off to do something overly ambitious. And if...

Thats just nasty!

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Straight from the horses gob:



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http://blowguard.com/Use_and_Care.html?location=main

The video is seriously NOT SAFE FOR WORK!

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Moderator note
This link contain EXPLICIT oral sex used to show off this...

The smell when your 5500ft up a mountain.
Hard to explain, just smells of \'freshness\'.

That and freshly grown basil.

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A letter Ricky Gervais sent to Barrack Obama...



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Check out the Goblins Kev Adams did for Blackhat miniatures.
http://blackhat.co.uk/catalog/index.php?cPath=121_123_124

Im surprised his style for them has stayed so consistent for the past 17...

The stuff that I have that other people painted.

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Upwards, at about 45 degrees.

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That film about ping pong, which was only good because Christopher Walken was up for a laugh. (He had to have been really...)

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FISH!

I ate so much good fish when living in Spain it\'s surprising I can\'t breath underwater.

Nothing more satisfying food wise than gutting out a fresh fish and stuffing it with lemons and...

Tek a stottie an fill it wi smokey bacon crisps like!
Good Geordie recipe there!

Or...
Chicken legs with the skin on, roll in flour and pan fry in olive oil and butter over the hottest flame to...

By Degra:

http://eskomoro.thrasherkitch.com/degra/media/gallery/fertigefiguren/fertiggross/oldman.jpg

Saw it in Paris and it was sooo small.

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http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii284/slah_photos/humour/I_fuckin___love_coloring_by_WhiteSt.jpg

This had me laughing out loud then giggling like a kid every time I look at it.

Probably the...

That was this year plan. A nice lie in.
But in a very surprising turn of fate, Laura wants to arrive early...I think she really wants the free figure.

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Happy Birthday :D

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I agree completely.

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Yes, but it\'s very conceptual. I will be painting the \'wall of anger\' the figure is feeling. GGGggggrrrrr.

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Hotel and rail booked and paid for.

Entry started with my snazzy new paintbrushes and I\'m aiming high!

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Aye should be, just gotta book everything up this week.

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I\'m pretty sure Jeff made some to sell, but didn\'t/couldn\'t sell them overseas due to postage costs.

I\'d try PM\'in or emailing him about them. (Though he will probably read this thread)
...

http://www.starclubathens.gr/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=27

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You\'re doing something wrong then lol

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It was one of the Eavy Metal teams (Razza I think) with a high Elf model. (For most expensive on foot single figure)
Went for about £500 on eBay. (If I remember correctly)

There was also a Tyrion...

This was at work......right!?

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Used to be DVD\'s but now it\'s music.

Steel Pulse\'s Handsworth Revolution is getting a good few plays at the moment.

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Coming along nice :)

I think you need some darklining between the flesh and the clothing in the neck area though.

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Rosemary and Co\'s kolinsky sable brushes.

Less than half the price than \'expensive\' sable brushes.

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I don\'t think that is the issue here uberdark. More the fact that why should somebody pay for something that they cannot see.

There should be at least one picture revealing the pixelated section....

I think this was the best NMM thread.
http://www.coolminiornot.com/forums/viewthread.php?tid=20400&page=1

It had:
A granny falling into a wheely bin.
Lonos art of cockpunching war.
A man...

@flakon: Wire wool is just another name for steel wool as far as I know.

This stuff:

http://images.toolspot.co.uk/Decorating%20Brushes%20And%20Tools/Wire%20Wool_2.jpg

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At least an hour, and that is on well cast models.

Longest was about 8hrs or so.

I tend to clip of any venting or large areas of flash, scrape along mold lines with a surgical blade. Any mold...

Little green men.

http://lolcats.com/images/u/07/24/lolcatsdotcomiy0hwr7nqv87ch3g.jpg

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Tried both, enjoy both, will continue to use both.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1yuhBtdHL0

It\'s good fun. I wouldn\'t worry (much ;) ) about it.

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When living in Spain I had a dream that I was at a mates house and he had two mattresses on the floor. I was lying on one and he was on the computer.

After a few minutes he asked me to roll over...

What is the point of putting 4 up at the same time?

Surely it would be better to put them up one by one so you don\'t flood the market all by yourself.

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It\'s always better to use multiple thin coats until the desired effect is reached than one thick coat which could ruin the work you have already done.

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I sold one of my finalist badges about a year back for £20 (IIRC).

I eBayed one of the models that won a badge and the buyer contacted asking if he could have the badge as well for an extra cost....