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Finally have my new glasses. Getting used to them (transitions), but will be trying to finish a WIP I started ages ago as my first 'getting back to it' project. It's a honkin' big demon, packaging long lost, and name of it completely forgotten. I'll post a pic of it in the WIP section tonight or...

My search-fu is weak, but I distinctly recall a brilliant tutorial on 'weathering' that might be of use to you. For myself, if I'm going for an aged look, a little bit of Smoke Grey in the earlier highlighting build fades the colour better than white, and finishing with a heavily watered down...

I've finally gotten myself able to buy new glasses (as soon as the cheque clears), and as soon as I have them, I'm getting back to the painting. Got a paint shaker to try to revive my paints, and have been running it on my most-used colours. And if I have to buy more paints, I'll do that...

Aaaand, I need to get new glasses to be able to continue with the hobby. I'm old. My eyes can't see the details on the minis. On the bright side, my hands are still steady and can steer the brush pretty well. Got a paint shaker and a butt-load of agitators to slowly restore my dried and hardened...

Brushes alone are always a good gift for painters. Maintaining them properly can seem very tedious for beginners, so having a good supply of them, even cheap ones, can be a good thing. I would also suggest materials for basing, like static grass, sand, and the like. Basing is my personal bane...

Envious of MY skills? Dude, I used a lot of yours as references for colours. Thanks, though.

I haven't done much painting for a while. Coming up on a decade, I think. But this hobby always seems to call us back, doesn't it? I don't know if even the old-timers will remember me, as I sort of faded in and out a lot, even at my most active. Been through some things, like everyone...

Hi, all. Long time no see. I'm once again delving back into the hobby. You can't keep a good brush-licker down, I guess. Right now, I'm hunting for the colour chart that shows manufacturer equivalents, and I can't seem to find it. I'm working with Vallejo Game and Model Colors, and need to find...

Promotion at work. Moved. Still painting from time to time. Back to lurking at random intervals. If anyone wants to get me a 'Cang the Implacable' for Christmas....

Yup. I'm back in England, though this time, not for a happy visit. Both of my wife's grandparents died, a month apart to the day. I'm here helping get things organized. From the time I got the word to the time I stepped out of Customs... Elapsed time: 16 hours 3 minutes. Who says airlines can't...

I\'ve been thinking about this question a lot, over the last week or two, as I\'m gearing up to start a new D&D campaign with my gaming group in the next few weeks. Before I get into this, though, I want to say that I am, I think, very lucky to have a good, solid group of gamers that believe...

Following the currect trend of \'The Best...\'... What\'s the best sandwich? For me, it\'s a specialized thing from a long-gone restaurant called \"Wolfies\" The Wolfie. (Yes, that\'s what they called it) Two large, thin potato latkes sandwiched around hot pastrami with two monstrously thick...

Yup. I\'m not painting or anything, yet, but some of you may be interested to know that I\'ll be in London for most of 2 weeks, starting March 29th (when my plane lands). Anyone over there that would like to meet me, have a pint, or something, send me a PM so\'s I can contact you while I\'m...

Isaac Hayes, voice of the Chef from Southpark, The Duke in \'Escape From New York\', deep-voiced crooner of the Theme from Shaft... has left us. So has Bernie Mac.

I have sold it. I have no more minis to paint. Financial needs outweighed my desire to continue with the hobby. But, I\'ll still be around to be sarcastic at you all, from time to time. And who knows? If things turn around, I\'ll probably pick up some pewter and the brushes again. I won\'t...

Well, I think I\'ve actually improved a bit in photography. Still lacking all the right stuff I need for good lights, but these aren\'t total crap. Initially, I was aiming for a kind of blue-grey skin on him, but I messed up on one of the washes, and the resulting colour made him look more...

I bought Privateer Press\'s Vayl, Disciple of Everblight, today. Very pretty sculpt, I think, and I don\'t want to stick to the \'standard\' colour scheme with her. She looks regal and exceptionally feminine, so I\'m thinking to do her in much more... \'girly\' colours. At the same time, I also...

Kind of could be attached to the \'best video game ever\' thread, this one... Akon\'s \"Blame it on Me\" \"Blame it on Halo 3\" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOkF0McZKIw&feature=related

Ok. I\'ve complained about my lousy photography frequently. It\'s dragged me down on a number of minis that I honestly believe are worth more on the ratings than they\'re getting. Meh. That\'s neither here nor there. Right now, I\'m actually just about ready to throw my camera out the window...

Maybe you\'ve seen it before. Maybe not. I laughed. Thought it worth sharing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uSlqI1AVUk&NR=1