Lightning, thunder….

Now, questions and maybe answers

1. What hobby progress can be done when it is just too hot to paint (totally not asking for myself… it’s for a friend of a friend of a friend…). Conversely, what hobby progress can be done when t’s too cold?

Things that don’t really need paint. So planing, cutting foam, building, taking pictures and last (but not least) PLAY! Too hot or too cold is *the* excuse to stay indoors and play with little plastic men and monsters 😉 Planing events, look for new shiny stuff to add to the pile/closet/room/mountain of shame 😉

2. In this day and age of OH&S and ergonomic enlightenment, do you prefer to sit or stand when doing hobby? Does this vary depending on the activity you are undertaking?

While building and painting I usually prefer to sit. That being said, my desk is elevated so that I don’t “hunker down” to paint but can sit rather upright. When using powertools I generally stand. Just to have much more control over my tools. At work I switch between sitting at the PC and standing. Other than that I go swimming with my wife and daughter but only now and then.

3. Give us all a rundown on an innovative (or at least slightly unusual) basing technique that you have used before or would like to try.

Uh, since I’m rather… um… simple with basing (mostly to avoid having a snow base on my mini when playing on a lava map and such things). But @avernos finger-stirred-untill-good method really intrigued me. Only, my inner Monk won’t allow to mix those nicely divided grass, tuffs and other things… so, monochrom it is for me 😉

4. Would you ever consider skydiving? How about SCUBA diving?

Nope. I’m a little control freak and when plummeting towards earth there is very little control. And SCUBA diving takes a lot of time and practice. At least if you want to do it really well. Nope, not my cup of coffee. For those things we build drones, submarines and the likes. But I’d like to sit a race car or super sports car and be driven around by someone who can really drive.

BONUSQUESTION for everybody

What is the first thing you can remember, that brought you to the hobby?

For me it was: *drumroll* Boredom. It was Spetember 1997 and I was doing my time in the Bundeswehr. (I was wearing uniform for 4 years) I was on guard duty but on my off time and had nothing to to. I bought a funny looking magazine from the shop on our base. It was called: White Dwarf. I saw pictures of Epic 40.000, Orks and much more… I was hooked.

The rest is history.

Furrrrrrrrrr it’s not getting easier XD

If its too hot to paint there is still hobby stuff to do. Planning out the next model build is a good standby. High heat is definitely good for the curing of glue. If you don’t get the odorless stuff then I’d recommend stowing that stuff away in places not capable of being smelled. The more intricate the detail of the piece means more time so it will help in whiling away the time until things cool to slap around paint. Terrain building is also a boon for the time as well.

For ergonomics I’d say sitting is my friend for painting but other building is all over the place depending on the construction.

Innovative/unusual basing techniques of my own aren’t really much to speak of. I guess that my most unusual thing I’ve done has been to use plastic scraps from cut pieces and affix them to urban/industrial decay bases to emphasize the breakdown of structures into mere rubble. Beyond that I’m apt to pick up random bits of garbage that tickles my fancy that would be of use from the sides of roads, in alleys or off of construction sites. Bits of car debris garnered from car accidents yield interesting plastic odds and ends.

I’d go skydiving to say that I’ve done it and tuck away in my pocket as skills to draw on if need arose. SCUBA diving might be more useful and likely of greater value in recreation, survival or for underwater welding.

Did I miss my Giftmas deadline?! I’m confused. My catclock goes off and tells me when the lightball in the sky shows when feeding the furball must occur because I, as his designated salty pink feeder monkey, have opposable thumbs and can open cans.

I missed last weeks pledge on the December Acolytes and I’ll finish it this week. I’ll forego videogames in order to get that.

@sundancer When did you turn to the furry side? Did you suddenly find Wookie boots appealing from the Janu-hairy bruhaha that was talked about? Are you feeling ill and having random thoughts of how delightful the companionship of your very own ewok might be (in the same sense as in the movie “Paul”)?

@dawfydd Good stuff to work on. I think your Diet Knight is looking fine as is. There’s no need to lose anymore weight. As far as your Cadians/Raptors I like what you’ve done. The two Inquisitors really pop in the photos.

@evilstu

Nice build @dawfydd

I’ve done some little things on the Wookies.

Well a bit of a wierd start to the weekend. Took my two boys (well men I suppose Chris is nearly 21 and Matty is 29) out for a Costa (got its name coz it Costa fortune) and ended up buying a car. Spent the journey home in a panic trying to think of an excuse (Matty didnt help by suggesting I just cry and tell her i’m an Idiot). Fortunatley the wife loves it and has allowed me to keep my Manly bits…. for now.

Any hoo did a bit more hobby during the week and finished off the Cryx stuff Matty got for Christmas –

So the pledge this weekend is to at least make a start on my Trenchers.

@sundancer Wookies look excellent Sir.

@dawfydd really like the Cadians and A nice start to the knights.

And on to the questions-

1) Actually temperature hasn’t been an issue for the past few years for me. Due to the wife’s condition I had to invest in Air Conditioning so the temperature in the house is pretty constant all year round. Before that though we just played games when it was too extreme to paint.

2) Sit for painting and hobby and stand for playing although I do sit for board games or when it’s my opponents turn.

3) I’m to lazy to try anything spectacular myself, bit o sand painted and the odd tuft of static grass thrown on, but I do love seeing what you guys do with yours.  I would like to try those transparent bases that crop up now and again as it would save me having to put any effort into basing at all 😀

4) Uhhhm no. Scuba diving is out because it would make my Pizza soggy. I did try Sky diving once but the chute didnt open. As I was plummeting towards the ground I saw a man heading up towards me. As he passed I shouted “Hey mate…do you know anything about Parachutes ?” He shouts back. “No….Do you know anything about Gas Ovens ?”

Answer to the Bonus Question.

The wife bough me an old (well it wasnt at the time) Milton and Bradley game called BattleMasters. It was played on a plastic hex mat and used Citadel Miniatures (and had a plastic keep). I loved it so went to the local hobby shop to buy the expansions but the guy didnt have them. Instead he introduced me to Warhammer Fantasy Battle (fourth edition had just been released) and I was hooked. Eventually over the years I found other games that I preferred to GW ones and sold off my GW stuff to fund them.