Good Morning All!

A rare day off with no commitments. I can’t remember what the holiday is for; most just know it as “August Long.” For me, it’s Hobby Day… after I cut the grass and douse all the weeds in the driveway. It’s only going to 27c today, so survivable outside. I’m going to finish building stealth suits (3 done, 3 on the go), and maybe poke around in Fire, Fusion, and Steel to see if there’s any design rules for that sort of thing.

Then it’s on to battle boards. First tunes from HAL this morning:

@unclejimmy great job on the Infinity terrain! I’d really like to see one of your bigger tables. Seems to me you have a ton of the stuff!

Crud might be good on those crates. What about some tagging? Or vulgar ‘hate’ graffiti? Just be mindful of where you take the stuff if you’re gaming away from home!

That’s quite the “massive hose” prosthetic. The end could use a trim. Consider scheduling a bris. My Egyptian History prof once asked why ancient Egyptians practised circumcision. I said, that in my experience, Arabs want 10% off everything. Bu-dum-bum.

Love the tankhunters… especially the guy that looks like he’s toting some kind of nasty recoilless rifle. Reminds me of that nut busting B-10 I dragged around once on a kit familiarization exercise.

Thirteen years ago I was considering retiring to a condo in Cancun… but then I found out the whole town was filled with Mexicans! Who knew? It was a near thing.

Yes, those shields are freehand… a pain in the arse too. I’ve got the same design on a lot of stuff, variations of the Sun Empire banner from the novel. Did you get the first chapter of Book 2? If not, I’ll send it to your other e-mail account.

As for question 1, I’ve tried to self-medicate with electric shock treatment from a light socket. I think it’s working, but now I have ‘Baby Shark’ playing on a loop while I clean my Ishapore .303.

I was always single when I deployed, luckily. It was good not having loose ends back home, but I’ll admit it was tough coming home and seeing all the joyful family reunions, when the only thing waiting for me was a taxi.

Mukluks: I can get you an authentic handmade pair of mukluks, deer hide and rabbit fur, with whatever design you want on them. I’m assuming you want the calf-high ones, and not just moccasin type shoes. There’s a lady in the Metis village two miles up the road that makes them to order. I think they’re about $150 Canadian. What size? We can discuss offline.

@elpotof and @nogbadthebad welcome! Always room for a few more!

HAL has moved on.

@oriskany Fantastic job on those counters, as always! Am I the only one that considers a board full of Panzer Leader counters sexy? Do you think I need to see someone about that?

Your table looks exactly like my garage table!

Thanks so much for the Darkstar battle report! Intriguing as always, and I really like the 2D/3D star map. I’ve never seen a representation like that before.

@irredeemable so good to see you again! (cpauls1 here) Fabulous job on those mini’s! I think they will really stand out on the table.

I really like that Riddler model. You must post WIP’s!

The troll is one of the new Reaper Black Bones models. Better plastic than the old stuff, and still a great price. I tried to paint him cammed up as a snow covered rock. I have another that will get a variation on colour, but the same theme.

@sundancer Glad you’re feeling better. It’s hard clawing your way out of a dark place.

Someone learned a valuable lesson this weekend — don’t chase cats with white stripes on their back. She was pretty mogey till she got a scrub.

Didn’t stop her from trying to eat one of our cats again last night. If I can’t get her to stop she may have to go.