So a truck clipped my car last week. Indignant as I am at that, I'm not the only person to suffer vehicle-related grievance, but I take comfort in knowing that thanks to a camera and two witnesses, the bastard is paying for the damage.
Chalk that one up as a win for Blacklash. I know I will.
Little else going on in the victory department though. My solution to my razorback problem is to mutilate and rebuild two of my vindicators. For those lacking my intimate knowledge of just how much hacking I did, the mutilation involved tearing off the front cannon and boring a new hole in the roof. Neither of which look too smooth but green stuff covers a multitude of sins.
Random thought: Babysitter ninjas.
I've also failed spectacularly to paint anything so far this week. I have, however, stripped about five minis and put together my last two noise marines. Also put the finishing touches to my berserker list, so if the Templar/Blood Angel plan goes to pot there's still that. I'm also, somewhat against my better judgement, throwing together three obliterators. Not expecting great things from them though.
Watch this space.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Well hello there.
Didn't see you come in. You're looking well. Unless you live under a rock, don't have acces to a calender or just plain don't celebrate it, today is Valentine's Day. Unless you're in a place where it's yesterday. :P And a fine day it turned out to be. Really. Sunny, none too hard to get through, all of that. So have a good one and to all of those planning sopmething special for that special someone, don't get too wild.
I'm also seriously considering starting a grey knight army. THe pics of the new models are disgustingly good.
I'm also seriously considering starting a grey knight army. THe pics of the new models are disgustingly good.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Once again.
I've been neglecting this. Nothing new there, but painfully little has happened over the last few days. Beyond all political parties stepping up their election speak and a former prominent Kilkenny hurler getting embroiled in a fraud charge, but hey who's on trial?
Every few years these elections roll around and every time I'm forced to wonder how much of what's being broadcast is pure and simple BS. Guess it boils down to picking the side that'll screw you less than the current guys. Provided you can ferret out what they're actually going to do from what they say they'll do. Or if you just like the leader I guess.
Every few years these elections roll around and every time I'm forced to wonder how much of what's being broadcast is pure and simple BS. Guess it boils down to picking the side that'll screw you less than the current guys. Provided you can ferret out what they're actually going to do from what they say they'll do. Or if you just like the leader I guess.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Moving on.
I am perilously close to putting my foot in it in a big way. I really need to learn not to read forums when I'm tired. Or should I just dodge them altogether? It might help with my habit of getting into fights that I can't win.
This is a very worrying trend. All the more so because I'm getting lambasted by people who are as bad as I am. Should really stop dwelling on that fact.
Still no idea what to do for Valentine's, though now that my annual range practise is on the same day it does throw things into the mix even more. Or does it? Am I overthinking this again? Or not thinking about it enough? Does it matter? Are there enough questions in this paragraph?
Oy. Now that I've written myself into something of a downer I guess I'd better find an up note to end this on.
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My dog is curled up on my pillow sleeping happily. That's an up thought, right?
This is a very worrying trend. All the more so because I'm getting lambasted by people who are as bad as I am. Should really stop dwelling on that fact.
Still no idea what to do for Valentine's, though now that my annual range practise is on the same day it does throw things into the mix even more. Or does it? Am I overthinking this again? Or not thinking about it enough? Does it matter? Are there enough questions in this paragraph?
Oy. Now that I've written myself into something of a downer I guess I'd better find an up note to end this on.
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My dog is curled up on my pillow sleeping happily. That's an up thought, right?
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Onwards
Saw True Grit today. The remake that is, not the original. I have to say Jeff Bridges did a damn good job as Rooster Cogburn, though the girl (Haleigh something or other?) deserves all the praise she's been getting too. Its always a joy to watch the older hand relentlessly poke holes in the younger one's logic. Especially when I'm not the young man in question.
Really need to buckle down on this painting thing, though incentives are few and far between since the few I put up on ebay didn't really take off even though they garnered attention. I think next time I'll wait til I have all the models painted and offer them as a complete set. Four five-man squads of Noise Marines with sonic blasters and a blastmaster. I'm going to have to try to price them cheaper too, but dammit I was already making a loss at the price I was charging. Still, if twenty noise marines and thirty Khorne Berserkers don't sell, then I'm not sure what hope my Black Legion have.
The Black Legion force I'm thinking of selling is thus:
Chaos Lord, three Rhino transports, thirty chaos marines (three squads with champion and heavy bolter in each squad), five terminators, landraider and perhaps ten converted raptors. Works out at around 1500 points, all painted and based.
No way in hell I'm going to make back what it cost but I still need to clear my shelves a bit. I still haven't touched half of my fantasy army for God's sake. All in due course.
Had a long and fruitless conversation on that RP site too and attempted to explain why I was staying out of that game. Not sure if I got my point across but the net result is that I'm still staying out of it. I don't know if you'd call that a win or what.
Signing off.
Really need to buckle down on this painting thing, though incentives are few and far between since the few I put up on ebay didn't really take off even though they garnered attention. I think next time I'll wait til I have all the models painted and offer them as a complete set. Four five-man squads of Noise Marines with sonic blasters and a blastmaster. I'm going to have to try to price them cheaper too, but dammit I was already making a loss at the price I was charging. Still, if twenty noise marines and thirty Khorne Berserkers don't sell, then I'm not sure what hope my Black Legion have.
The Black Legion force I'm thinking of selling is thus:
Chaos Lord, three Rhino transports, thirty chaos marines (three squads with champion and heavy bolter in each squad), five terminators, landraider and perhaps ten converted raptors. Works out at around 1500 points, all painted and based.
No way in hell I'm going to make back what it cost but I still need to clear my shelves a bit. I still haven't touched half of my fantasy army for God's sake. All in due course.
Had a long and fruitless conversation on that RP site too and attempted to explain why I was staying out of that game. Not sure if I got my point across but the net result is that I'm still staying out of it. I don't know if you'd call that a win or what.
Signing off.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
In the Beginning
Not really sure about this. I've tried this before and it didn't go anywhere. Though that was mostly because I'm comically incapable of paying attention for long enough. It could be good therapy though and with any luck it'll impress upon me just how insane (liberal use of the word, so apologies to anyone with legitimate psychological problems) I actually am.
Toss of a coin whether it'll do me any good.
For the most part this (if anyone actually reads it) will serve as a bouncing board for any ideas or ridiculous theories I might have. It will also be where I post pictures of anything I've painted/drawn and drafts of anything interesting I've written. Word of warning though: the painting is progressing but the writing still sucks.
There's a play by post RP I like but don't want to take part in because I can't stop over-thinking it. Even now, there's stupid questions nagging at the back of my mind that make my head spin. Yes, the grown up thing to do would be to dive in and try and face the problem head on, but when has that ever worked? My plan at the moment is to dodge it like the plague and in the process avoid burning any bridges. So far I'm not sure it's working.
Mental note: set an alarm or something to remind me to post here. Even if its only a paragraph or so its something. Writing is writing as the man says.
On an urelated note, I've put in for driving lessons prior to taking my full test, so all things going well, I should have my full driver's license this year. Also, valentine's is fast approaching and I have no idea what to get my girlfriend. Here's hoping she doesn't lynch me.
Toss of a coin whether it'll do me any good.
For the most part this (if anyone actually reads it) will serve as a bouncing board for any ideas or ridiculous theories I might have. It will also be where I post pictures of anything I've painted/drawn and drafts of anything interesting I've written. Word of warning though: the painting is progressing but the writing still sucks.
There's a play by post RP I like but don't want to take part in because I can't stop over-thinking it. Even now, there's stupid questions nagging at the back of my mind that make my head spin. Yes, the grown up thing to do would be to dive in and try and face the problem head on, but when has that ever worked? My plan at the moment is to dodge it like the plague and in the process avoid burning any bridges. So far I'm not sure it's working.
Mental note: set an alarm or something to remind me to post here. Even if its only a paragraph or so its something. Writing is writing as the man says.
On an urelated note, I've put in for driving lessons prior to taking my full test, so all things going well, I should have my full driver's license this year. Also, valentine's is fast approaching and I have no idea what to get my girlfriend. Here's hoping she doesn't lynch me.
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