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Post by sw1 on Nov 7, 2013 0:15:04 GMT
Been sorting through my collection of Black Library books and it seems I do have a lot, though not as many books as I should have. There's some big gaps in the collection including most of the 1st and only series which I'd collected but now have only 4 books out of the entire series. There's also one of the recent HH books and a few of the old Necromunda series AWOL as well. Think I'll be doing a raid on my brothers book shelves and a few "friends" to repatriate all the books I possibly can.  Other things found are several glass jars filled with Dettol, paint sludge and models. Will be interesting to find out what they have in them.  |
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Post by sw1 on Nov 8, 2013 10:40:02 GMT
The sorting out of the hobby space I'm keeping is going well. I've located the bulk of the IG and several un-built drop pods which I've been looking for, for ages. My Bretonnians have also surfaced which did almost tempt me to change from the VC's for the painting challenge. Though the thought of trying to speed paint heraldry put me off. Hmmm ... I might acquire one of the old OOP King Louen Leoncouer models I have and convert it to a Vampire Lord.  Was also keeping an eye out for some Lizardmen for Lord Draconiroth but they've not surfaced yet. I know there's some in here somewhere. |
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Post by Lord Draconiroth on Nov 9, 2013 12:09:41 GMT
I have images of you in a model mine. You're slowly digging things up... It's amusing me...
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Post by sw1 on Nov 9, 2013 21:43:31 GMT
I have images of you in a model mine. You're slowly digging things up... It's amusing me... It some times feels like that. Though the seems are starting to thin out in comparison to a few years ago. |
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Post by sw1 on Nov 12, 2013 9:06:03 GMT
Hmmm ... The main vein of modes has now been completely ran dry. I've had to empty the loft completely as a mate pointed out the ceiling was close to being overloaded. Doh ... The joys of buying a house which has been done up by a cowboy builder!!!  So an emergency emptying of the loft of everything and unscrewing of the loft boards has been started. Going to fix whatever damage has been done and probably just increase the insulation. So it'll mean less storage space but should help reduce the heating bills.  Lol ... I did find my old mixing deck, a strobe and lights so I'm half way toward having the stuff to get back into DJ'ing if it ever tickles my fancy. Might just slap them on ebay. Hobby wise I think I'll be a little on the quiet side for a few weeks while the sorting of the rooms happens. |
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Post by Lord Draconiroth on Nov 12, 2013 9:41:06 GMT
Good luck with that then dude! Good time to sort out the loft though, Winter is here!
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Post by sw1 on Nov 17, 2013 22:59:15 GMT
The loft has been emptied of everything and the boards have started being lifted. Looks like it'll be pretty easy to sort the sagging issue out. Just need to finish unscrewing the rest of the boards. In hobby related news the Iron Hands have landed!!! A bit surprised with the FW quality as there's a few bubbles to fill in especially since the moulds should be brand new as they've just been released. Overall though to say they've not cost me anything other than models in trade I'm happy with what I've got. Not going to rush them and need to decide what I've going to be doing with them in the long run, 30k here I come!!! So for now they'll await me having a decent amount of time to allocate to them.  |
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Post by sw1 on Dec 3, 2013 14:03:53 GMT
Hmmm ... All been quite on the hobby front other than doing a new set of bases on request. I've almost get them finished and there's some fresh Rubber and resin being delivered tomorrow. Just need to find a new vibrating board as our washing machine has decided to give up the ghost. Will have some pics hopefully tomorrow. Just waiting for bits to dry at the moment. |
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Post by Stretch on Dec 3, 2013 14:42:22 GMT
;-)
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Post by sw1 on Dec 4, 2013 8:17:46 GMT
Decided that my priorities for 2014 need to have a serious rethink. My plan was bash through as many models as possible with 2 hoard armies being worked on (goblins/undead) alongside lots of other side projects.
We've still not managed to do the move around with bedrooms/hobby space quite yet in prep for the baby arriving end of April beginning of May.
I've already promised my brother I'd work on the Goblins so I think I'll just aim to do them and my resin bases. Then if I do anything extra it'll be a bonus rather than feel like I've not hit a target. So I'm going to withdraw the Undead from the tail of painters painting comp.
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Post by Lord Draconiroth on Dec 4, 2013 9:28:55 GMT
No worries dude, was surprised you wanted to try and do two at once!
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Post by sw1 on Jan 22, 2014 10:13:04 GMT
Argh ... It's getting toward the end of January and no hobbying has happened in 2014 other than getting some Goblins assembled (push fitting them into the bases isn't really that hard or time consuming).
Will see if I can get the basing done and maybe some paint on them.
Iron Hands wise I've been slowly swopping bits and bob's in trades to hopefully get a 20 man strong 30k Tac Squad (plastics will be being used to spread out the FW bits). I might also start a Raven Guard squad as I've got almost 20 metal Beakies in the collection and there's enough plastic bits to fill any holes in the squad straight away. I can see that I'm going to got 30k rather than 40k on 2014.
Scenery wise I've now got a really big stash of bits to start building stuff once I get around to it, just need time now.
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Post by sw1 on Jan 29, 2014 11:03:50 GMT
The hobby room has ended up becoming a dumping ground as I've not been using it for hobby stuff recently. Tried to tidy around last night and managed to clear a tiny amount of floor space after 2 hours. I did have a big box of glass jars in there for sticking models in to strip. At some point that's been knocked over and most of the jars were broken, so most of last night was clearing up broken glass. Now that the floor is safe I can crack on with sorting stuff out. |
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Post by sw1 on Feb 6, 2014 0:55:51 GMT
There's finally some movement with me hobbywise. I've started to undercoat a few Night Goblins and have about 50 including a few characters on a tray in the kitchen so I can try to get on with them when I have a chance. I've also dug out the 5 stone trolls which I'll probably talk to work so I have something to do at lunch, if I can be organised enough to take my lunch I might even be able to eat healthy as well. Will have to see if that plan survives Saturday when I'm next in work. I'm going to see if I can convert up some bionics and cast them up to make the standard mkIII armour I've got work with the IH models I've picked up. If it doesn't work I'll have to try mixing the IH bits in with the standard parts to make the units feel more IH. So there's plenty for me to be cracking on with.  |
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Post by sw1 on Feb 13, 2014 20:01:29 GMT
Hmmm ... Been playing around with rubber moulds and different bits and bobs. Can't believe how much I've forgot about this mould making lark. Got some 2 part moulds I'm currently working on which will help provide some missing bits for my SW's mainly pads so I don't have to GS loads of them up.
The hobbyroom has now been tided up enough to have the lads playing in there while I can get some hobbying done!!!
I've got quite a few bits on the go now which I guess is going back to my standard state of hobbying (30k - Loyalists, WHFB - Goblins, Scenery - Mountain stuff currently, Casting - More bases and other bits). Just need to keep the different projects out of the reach of the lads.
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