Weekender XLBS: The Eternal Fight For Hobby Space & The Pros & Cons Of Cons
April 10, 2016 by lancorz
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Happy Sunday!!
Happy Sunday – in a weeks time we will be done with Salute
Captain Boomerang is a villain… and he was created in 1960 as we’re most of the DC characters (if not earlier) hence the corny names. Gambit was created in 1990.
The AT-AT if I am not mistaken were added to Endor in the remastered version only ….
The AT-AT was always there. It was the vehicle that delivered Luke to Vader at the landing platform.
Been so long since I saw the original
I find Justin’a lack of Star Wars knowledge disturbing.
Happy Sunday!
Happy Sunday and Balls! to you all!
can you guys go get news on Droop fleet Salute, for this poor soul that 1st time back any ks ?
we did a major interview with Dave from Hawk a few weeks back here’s the link:
http://www.beastsofwar.com/dropfleet/dropfleet-commander-massive-kickstarter-update/
was hopping for new stuff 😀 will they be there ?
Happy sunday
happy sunday! I will take pictureca, Gir will bring monster boss. Should I bring neuroshima Convoy 2.0?
Re molding sails for the Blood and Plunder ships, try soaking some cloth in 50/50 pva and stick it to an inflated balloon. Once dry pop the balloon and cut the sails to shape. For the front sail keep partially inflate a balloon to give the sail a more rounded shape.
Great idea @needlesbeckett – That’s simple but (if it works), really clever!
Excellent XLBS guys, especially Justin’s ‘cracking up episode’. I like the ‘project tray on shelves’ solution for storage and will probably adopt that method myself, once I work out where to put my current ‘project mountain’ temporarily until this is in place! Considering Salute is just next week, this may well be a tad problematic! Hope to see and enjoy meeting as many BoW crew and supporters next Saturday, I will be wearing my TableTopBattle patrons T’shirt and accompanied by a mad Irishman probably wearing his kilt! (ask Warren about that one, he’s probably still traumatized by the ‘kiss’!!!) TTFN… Read more »
Morning chaps. Is it wrong that possibly the thing I’m (so far) most excited about with Rogue One is the fact it loos like we might get our first “official” Imperial Grand Admiral? Still gutted I didn’t go in more on HINT. Put in a minimal pledge as I thought they’d have a pledge manager I could add to later but never got an invite 🙁 It is a VERY Appleseed/Ghost in the Shell range though. Personally though I’d recommend the manga over the various anime versions. Despite looking absolutely fantastic none of them quite match what the books do… Read more »
Hi I am in for hint too there was a pledge manager as I added some more exo suits this was about 4-6 weeks ago
Yeah, just took a look at the campaign page and down in the FAQ’s it notes the PM would only be available for backers at a level with actual rewards. Ah well, live & learn. Least most of the range should be available at retail eventually, and for metal at not unreasonable prices 🙂
We have moved recently as well and dedicated the second bedroom to the hobby. We have fitted shelves into the fitted wardrobe which contains many really useful boxes. There is a 6 x 4 table rather than a bed. Perfect hobby cave.
I built a pirate ship and for the sails I used a former/template and used pva soaked tissue paper (doubled up for extra strength)
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happy sunday
@lloyd i made a very cheap paint rack from some 35mm upvc right angle cladding, was £3.50 per 3m length, just attach to wall with no more nails. The advantage i find with it (as i have limited space) is that you cut it to length, and rather than have all your paints out as you will only use a small subset of your paint collection on any given project, Have also got some brilliant tubs from B+Q which have 3 layers of divider drawers in side a really useful box, they are stackable and the trays just lift out.… Read more »
Forgot i had posted a pic before of my setup
http://www.beastsofwar.com/wp-content/uploads/forumfiles/desk-done2.jpg
The shelf above the paints is a DVD rack turned on its side, saved me a load of hassle
A) taking it to the tip,
B) building something suitable
The paint racks look great. How much no more nails did you use? A long strip of it or a set of blobs along its length?
@lloyd i just put thin bead down the length of it, as its a flat on flat surface you get a really nice thin layer by just pressing it to the wall so it bonds really well. Having used them for 6 months or so now the only thing i would change is adding some squares to the end to stop things falling off (literally a 35mm square of plasticard is all thats needed). Initially i thought i would be adding the same amount again as i could only fit a 1/3rd of my paints on it, but now im… Read more »
Justin sounds like the girlfriend I don’t have, don’t spend all your money on new toys and don’t blow all your load in one go!
OMG can you guys at least do some research on the Knight models minis backgrounds before you take about them.
Deadshot (Batman Villian) and Captain Boomerang (Flash Villain) and both are part of the suicide squad.
Professor Zoom aka Eobard Thawn (Flash Villain).
All of these characters have turned up on Arrow and Flash TV series.
Admittedly I’m not an aficionado of either DC or Marvel, but I find these shows way more entertaining when they’re just making random observations about these ridiculous sounding characters. I guess I can see why you find it annoying if you’re really into the background, but for those of us who aren’t, I think the BoW approach is a good way of covering something that needs to be covered because it’s an important development in the hobby world but is also something that risks turning people off if they’re not big comic fans. And they kind of take this approach… Read more »
If there’s stuff you want to buy at GenCon, you should definitely not wait around to get it. I plan my conventions something like a military operation. For Salute, I’ll have the floorplan printed out with all the things I want to hit marked on it. For GenCon, AdeptiCon, or Salute, I’ll thoroughly perused the schedule and booked myself into plenty of events. I won’t hit all of them, but I’ll always have the option of doing something.
@Justin, Ben is a man after my own heart. if he gets shelves for nothing off free cycle hes got more money for shiny stuff. My own hobby room featured on the weekender a while ago and most of the basic fabric of the room was free headed for the skip or very cheap indeed from the car boot. i Have bought wardrobes for a fiver then dismantled them purely for the timber they are made from. it might only be laminated chipboard but it can be hidden under battlemats etc or used to make the basic framework. For me… Read more »
Many Bothans wont die in this film , as they all were kakked getting the Second Death Star plans , not the first.
justins got a table ??????……since the kids left home i been exspanding …..3 rooms in the house now claimed by my hobby lol …..wonder if i got a problem lolololol
What no weekender next week!!!!!! Ok will see you at salute then. Safe journey!
To over come hangovers drink lots of water and take a paracetamol before going to sleep.
My Irish fiancé says hair of the dog works well too.Slan go foile.
I end up being her personal shopper on the day but don’t get paid….the best bit is I can do what I like for the hobby as and when I want as a result.
I simpathise with sharing hobby space like Lloyd but we do get to spend quality time with our better halves.
@Lloyd There may be cheaper alternatives out there but I think the paint racks with integrated drawers from http://www.wargame-model-mods.co.uk/ seem pretty good. They even do an L shaped rack with drawers which should provide ample storage for your painting and modelling supplies. If you just want the rack part, however, there are definitely cheaper options out there. Also if you have need storage for gaming mats, I found a couple of guttering brackets and a few pieces of plastic guttering does the trick as long as you have a wall to fit them to! @dignity Like good card games that… Read more »