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oriskany 5 years, 3 months ago.
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Now that I am caught up I can play for a while. What to do first?
I wanted to show @cpauls1 my Tankhunters, but he seems to be blocked. Well, here they are…
The big thing is an Autocannon. Very nasty in Infinity where there are no tanks! However, Jamie will avoid his LoS like the plague.
Well, I did some more basecoats. This guy rules…
Another coat and then some ink!
Almost 13 years ago I was standing right there. What a birthday…Bauhaus and the next day a private tour of Highgate Cemetery. What were you doing then if you can remember?
Eve meeting Miffy the Rabbit. She would die if she knew I posted that.
@sundance – that must have really sucked dead dogs balls. How did you manage? It was a bit rough when I was a student, but at least I was getting work. Nevermind, it is all supposed to be character building. We were so poor when we got married that I once had to take two toilet rolls from the doctors loo as we had run out and had no cash.
Ink is drying and I have had another Port.
Then repeat.
Sleep tight everyone. I might be about during the night as I have Biblical cramps.
Only bikers know why dogs are so happy when they lean out of the window!
Hey guys … crazy weekend … but let me try to catch up on the thread.
@irredeemable – that Deathwing dude looks awesome! Man, I always terrific respect for anyone who paints anything in white and actually pulls it off. Looks great!
The maps I draw are “hand-drawn” but in Photoshop – WACOM pad, etc. I don’t use a map editor. As you say, they aren’t that great.
Here’s an example from when I ran a 25-hour game recreating the entire American landing at Omaha Beach.
@unclejimmy – So we were the greasy guys looking at porn at the back of the room? That’s cool. I had that coming. 😀 So you’ve got some USMC in your blood? Awesome. I knew there was something cool about you!
Yeah, those Rhodesian counters were part of @elessar2590 ‘s project. He actually started a project thread where he was working on his own Valor & Victory counters for this modern conflict (I’ve been generating my own expansions for V&V WW2 into more modern conflicts, we’ve done Vietnam, Falklands, and Lebanon so far). Elessar took a stab at Rhodesia. So I thought I would pitch in and help him out while also covering @stvitusdancern ‘s “Present Arms” night on Sitreo Twitch stream.
Yeah, you mentioned you’d be interested in playing Arab-Israeli Wars on one of our “Oriskany Weekend Wargame” sessions. I felt bad that we couldn’t fit you in this weekend, so you are at the top of the list for nest weekend if you still want to take a swing at it! Let me know if you have a preference in factions of 1956, 67, or 73 wars (hell, we could even take a swing at 82 if you want to start with some advanced expansion rules).
Nope, not robbed. But attacked by the “GET THAT SH*T CLEAN” bug. Just thinking about hobby was getting depressing. Now I can actually look forward to getting some work done.
Oh, you get used to the reptiles here in the subtropics. In fact, you learn to appreciate them. They’re very clean (don’t shit all over the place), they’re not aggressive, and they really help keep the bugs under control, which are the real plague here in South Florida. Well, that and New Yorkers. 😀 😀 😀
I think @cpauls1 has been trying to get in touch with you. There may be confusion about your current e-mail address? If you’re in touch with him, ignore this.
Holy hell, those Infinity minis! The guy that looks like he’s carrying a modified sci-fi version of an M240 / L7 / FN MAG / whatever-the-hell-ya-wanna-call it is reasonable enough, the guy that’s carrying what looks like a sci-fi Steyr AUG is reasonable … but what’s up with my man carrying a freakin’ 20mm autocannon on his shoulder? I would say that looks vaguely like a M2HB .50 but that’s even bigger than the Ma Deuce! I love how the figure is posed, I can almost hear him grunt … “Yo, buddy! You wanna grab the other end of this friggin’ thing?”
I love the guy with the bush hat. Very LRRP. 😀
13 years ago? 2006? Yeah, I was neck-deep in a very serious Werewolf: The Apocalypse chronicle, I used to be a big RPG guy. That chronicle went for 11 years before all was said and done (1997-2008). Now I just can’t be bothered. The drama involved in keeping a group together just so they can crap out on you … very mature.
Looks like my time out is over, but only under this handle. Lots to go through… probably won’t happen till tomorrow, although I have been following along.
I needed a break from battle boards and the accompanying units for the first store ruck, and wanted to do something relatively mindless, as it’s still blazing hot outside. I’ve got two boxes of these stealth suits, and decided to put them together. They will be alien stealth suits in my Traveller world, and I will build them using the Fire, Fusion, and Steel supplement.
Other Traveller stuff: @unclejimmy Here’s a better pic of the recce guys you commented on the other day. These are the dismounted jeep crew. I’ll have matching seated ones that will be magnetized. That way if their jeep gets whacked, they can bail out. The jeep in the background is from Robogear, only $7.00. The driver will have a 7.62 MG sandbagged on the hood, while the passenger will be standing and will have a .50 cal.
The crew load out is quite deadly. The guy on the left is carrying the 7.62 MG from the jeep, and probably a few grenades, while his #2 has a smaller weapon, a SMIG with an underslung grenade launcher, and an M72 type weapon made from plasticard and a length of sprue. Here’s a view of the back of the #2, with extra SMG mags, a medical kit, binos, etc.
The last fantasy unit I finished, a command group for the store Battlesystem:
I’ve also been working on PC’s for the game. Here’s a barbarian PC, and on the bad guy side I have a rock troll:
Pledge: continue to build stealth suits. Lame I know, but my time will be limited until Monday.
1. What music do I secretly listen to?
2. Good comeback? No, usually just a flurry of profanity and insults. When teaching basic and junior leader courses I often used the insult “Thirty million sperm and you were the fastest” to good effect.
3. Toy soldiers? I tell people I play wargames. if I say I play AD&D I get the stink eye and they back away slowly. Could be the mace in my hand.
4. Love letters? Not my style. Gifts work better. 🙂
Back for more later. @oriskany you were right about the anime convention. Pic to follow!
We’re off berry picking.
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