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Another weekend rolls around and we can all relax for a while…
Relax over. Now we can get back to work. Having spent the best part of two days not being able to go further than the dunny and having to lay in bed watching the horrors of SoyTube. If you sit watching this for more than 5-6 hours then you could easily be convinced the world is coming to an end. It is, but watching some of this stuff I just wish it would hurry up.
I want some new meat in here so I you know any vulnerable people then heard them is way. If you have always wanted to join-in, but have never then do it today! No excuses. It is easy. Just read this and off you go.
First, make your “pledge“. Anything gaming related will do. Paint, play, or stick yourself to some bits of plastic – do it all, but you have to report your work to us. We need pictures as proof. You don’t even have to finish what you start. No, in here we like the journey and not the destination…”happiness is the road”. See, how easy is that?
We like it to be conversational in here. No text chat and no use of the word ‘basically’. You even get some questions to get you started.
1. Can someone explain to me what is the thing with people hauling about huge bunches of keys and always wearing those stupid bloody lanyards? I must have missed something. I also see loads of idiots driving with those Vape machines clutched in the hands…is this just another sign of the end times?
2. Tell me what ‘triggers’ you? I have been learning all about being ‘triggered’ from the SJW’s on YouTube. Learn and grow…learn and grow!
3. Climate change and ‘global warming’ – fact or fiction? I have seen this 16 year-old girl who has been telling everyone “the world is on fire!” and holding court with all the politicians. She is now on a 60ft yacht heading to the USA to avoid any carbon footprint hee-haw. However, it turns out that they have to fly a crew to America from Sweden to bring the boat back! This young girls is also supposed to be autistic and a selective mute. Hmmmm, what is that I smell…
A few other things to note: Glasgow pub rules are in effect here – NO RELIGION & NO POLITICS. However, if you have a point to make and you have to mention such things to make a better point then it is allowed, but don’t take the piss. Please take this into consideration…
Clear? Excellent. While you are here feel free to boast, brag, post a picture, give out some advice, tell a story of love or woe, but have fun while you are here. While you are here you can do all the things you cannot do ‘out there’. Be polite and act like a gentleman, or lady, and you will be fine.
There is one rule that cannot be changed or transmuted in any way: NO DICKS! Firms.
If I have missed anything out then it is your fault if you make a mistake. Did you really expect it to be that easy?
This week I would like lots of activity and lots of pages of crap. Go to it.
Pledges – Running Kult 4e this weekend, playing some Warcry, putting together and priming the Shattered Stormvault terrain kit for Warcry.
1. No idea. Also Vape….. errr. See I get Vape machines as a means towards an end (getting free of smoking in general) but as a lifestyle choice, they are perhaps more dangerous than cigs, because we just don’t have the scientific studies on vapes to prove they are healthy, and in fact there are things vapes do to people, like Popcorn Lung, and other forms of respistory disease.
2. So when I talk about Triggers I mean in the classic form – something that causes a post-traumatic syndrome disorder response. For me needles are a bit of a trigger. I however do not like people claiming things are “triggering them” because a) they find something in poor taste or b) it offends their faith/political mindset and so just want to censor and keep a happy little echo chamber.
3. The bulk of evidence points to climate change. It is happening. We are losing glaciers, and the Artic is almost free of ice. I am tired of the “both sides” crap when it comes to things based on lots and lots of fact. Journalism has done the world a disservice trying to present “both sides” when one side is full of shit. Doing so lets in the thin edge of the wedge for politicians to lie more than ever. Should we be berating a child for setting a good example? We already had Aaron Banks suggest she might die at sea. So I tend to give the girl the benefit of the doubt.
Here enjoy a few things;
Plus the new cover for Wrath and Gory revised that I am writing for.
I’ve also been building some armour…
<br data-mce-bogus=”1″>Howdy folks.
I’m on a 96-hour pass here from the office, but yes, it’s already spent … triple stacked on projects.
Pledge:
- Complete at least one of the Poland 1939 gameplay videos for Sitrep Podcast YouTube Channel.
- Finish sound mixing for Ops Center Episode 11 (Vietnam Part 3)
- At least half the storyboard for Ops Center Episode 11 (Vietnam Part 3)
- Build, run, record Poland 1939 Panzer Leader with @yavasa tomorrow.
- Build, run, record Gulf War 1991 Panzer Leader (playtest 2) with @rasmus and @damon Sunday.
- More progress on my Knuckleduster Minis – Old West 40mm for a birthday gift for my Dad (his train set is in 1:48 scale)
You read that right folks, for the first time since early February, I have picked up a paint brush.
Works in progress (3 Gunfighters, 3 Lawmen, 3 Saloon Gals)
The idea is to get these at least CLOSE to done before next Saturday when I drive up to see him. I can finish them there over the weekend (we work in his workshop, me on minis, him on his carpentry, beer on the table and his golf on the TV, it’s good father-son quality time).
Q&A:
1. Keys and Lanyards: I see what you mean. Sometimes it’s legitimate (facilities managers, etc), but many times it’s a badge of importance and projected self-worth. “Ooo, look at all the places I’m responsible for! Look at all the secret hidden places I can go that you can’t!”
I’m with you on the vape machines. I get it. Look, I smoke cigars. You’re either a smoker or you’re not. Pick one. Shit or get off the pot.
2. Triggers – a lot on this site lately, honestly. And I’m not talking about the team, I’m talking about the community. whole threads set up to trash-talk historical wargamers, while community members strut around with the hypocrisy that “all are welcome here.” If you don’t understand it, don’t comment on it. You only make yourself look like a jackass. And of course the second you check someone on this … they immediately step back with their hands in the air in mock conciliation … spouting “didn’t mean to offend” … “just sayin’ …” and other passive-aggressive catch phrases.
In other news … sooo many historical wargamers who in fact really only want to play 40K with different uniforms. The whole “Finns vs. Gurkhas” dynamic as others have described it. If you don’t want to play historical, fine. Don’t play historical.
3. Climate change and ‘global warming’ – fact or fiction? Yeah, I’m with @robert on that one. Not going there.
Not really a fan of rock music, so for YouTube offerings:
Gianna also had her live stream last night, where she speed-painted “Hawkeye” from the M*A*S*H as seen in the recent Warlord Korean War release. 😀
My pledge is more scatter terrain bits, a game of Infinity on sunday, and get some paint on those Traktor Muls! There are also a few bits kicking aroung to be getting on with while I am waiting for paint to dry.
At 52 I didn’t think I would be raising children again! As I always say, “Nil desperandum!”
Question: why don’t compressors have a ‘thing’ on them that tells you they are about to start up again? I almost did a Shepard’s pie in my knickers. Still, I can turn them inside out. Again.
I put a thin (experimental) base coat on those Traktor Muls. Getting the consistency with airbrushes is a pain and I never want it to be too thick, then again, not too thin that it is just slightly coloured water. This time I got it almost right. Good pressure, but not enough paint. Must try harder.
They will get another pass and then some ink to deepen the deep bits. Then toast and walk my Puggies. They have been out in the garden with Heather (I have heard them barking) after being fed. I wish I was a Puggo.
@blinky465 – I thought you would be an expert on dicatorships. Since when do the rules apply to the rule-makers? How else do I get around the NO DICKS rule? Get out of that one, Rommel.
More nonsense in a minute, but first some serious notices and information…
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