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With the all hurricanes hitting our state, it only seemed fitting that everyone in the “day job” office take the opportunity to help out in the local community. Cooperating with Lowe’s “[Re]-Builder” program, our office at Citrix got together to repaint a house in the community that had been badly damaged by Hurricane Irma and then in a subsequent fire. We hope in another few weeks to have this person’s house again in a functional, habitable state, and help him get back on his feet. It felt great to pick up a paint brush for something “bigger” than toy soldiers.
They asked who had a steady hand with a brush for the “cutting” around doors, windows, ceiling, etc. I figured if I could paint 28mm infantry, I could paint a straight line on a house.
Exterior Paint and Landscaping
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Inside, we were busy with interior paint and trying not to overheat. 🙂
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The coworker at the left was the one taking most of these pictures. She also took the picture of me at the right, neglecting to tell me I had a big smear of paint on my face at the time. 🙂
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This photo includes Greg, the gentleman who’s home this was.
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Some of our collaborators from Lowe’s (local home improvement outlet). In addition to the expertise, they also provide most of the materials used in refurbishment of this house.
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Cleaning up at the end of the day. Painting just about done. New roof repairs going up Monday (today). Water and power restored shortly thereafter.
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Team pic. 😀 😀 😀 There are worse ways to close out the week at the office. 😀
@oriskany I imagine everyone gave you a strange look when you started dumping PVA on the ground and throwing sand on it.
I spent a few hours last night making some 3-D Ships to try out Dark Star with. Largest is a Destroyer, then a Frigate and the smallest is a Corvette. The Larger two are my idea of “standard” ships and the Corvette was designed to look like a long-range reconnaissance ship with extra power generators and an expanded bridge for greater visibility. I’ll have to get them 3-D printed soon.
I also had a go at designing a “Sutton Skunk Armoured Holt Tractor” for my Chinese forces (Bolt Action). I could only find one company that sold them and the shipping was way to expensive so I had a go at doing my own. It still needs a bit of work but I guess it counts as hobby. Basically take a Tractor, rivet armour to it, stick an armoured cab on the back thensqueeze two medium mortars and two BAR’s in the back.
The only known picture of the Sutton Skunk
I also jumped back into my Star Wars Legion this week. I picked up Han Solo during the week. My Rebels are fighting in a City and wear grey urban style Camo. I went for a Grey haired Han because it fit better with the colour scheme.
Long time no chat guys.
So I’ve had a spectacularly crappy few weeks, culminating last Monday in getting taken to hospital after collapsing at work. Thankfully it was just exhaustion, but caused in part by a virus that has been doing the rounds and subsequently knocked out all my energy. Queue 2 weeks of unplanned leave from work >_<
That all comes up as the main reason for my lack of engagement here, but as thankfully it feels like I’ve turned a bit of a corner so want to try and get my hobby head back on. To that end:
Converted the Ultramarine Lt from Warhammer Conquest into an intercessor Sgt for my Deathwatch, kit-bashed a spare Dark Imperium Lt into a line Intercessor, and had a spare from the Intercessor kit who I built as well. All Ultramarines as I kinda dig the idea of them being one of the squads assigned wholesale by Guilleman via the Ultima decree…
Also built a Tempestor Prime to command the 40+ Kasrkin I have knocking around, and it struck me just how much bigger (and more true to scale) the Primaris are compared to normal humans 😀
And today started laying down base colours on my Fenrisian Wolves….
I’ve got resupplied! 8)
New Star Wars Legion minis. Boba and his band of Scouts. Ready to prime.
And after the first layer of washes – Seraphim Sepia over the Kharak and Nuln Oil over the Skavenblght.
Then whilst those were drying finished adding the gold trim to the various components of my two Imperial knights of House Mortan, and gave the black armour an initial base of Army Painter Necromancers Cloak. Next step a second coat and tidying up where the gold spilled onto the coloured elements of the armour plates, before washes & glazes (and hoping there is enough Stirland Battlemire left in the bottle….)
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