tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889845541203346442024-03-26T20:04:22.709-07:00Squalor and DiceMy name is B and I just want to glue my fingers together.bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024646705534687184noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388984554120334644.post-36778620262636469992024-01-14T07:58:00.000-08:002024-01-14T08:01:48.374-08:00Reading is Fun-Demental<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS2sBuC7wKOT3TiN-Qu8mgKPZUv7VQ9i5eu-RjfTde9wkfoeATl9iL1g6ikQcpjKJEbU_1igzjCyUpt-wOOF9yMAhLhUI0foinGeonDnojE7t2FZ6JMNyHjM3iaNK82o0fNWhHYyjzUYe_WM5Wxuc0QGPlm_lC7Ttyx5k2RgO8dNOFL0xnvmNZUh7G2OD6/s1451/rune%20vvv2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1451" data-original-width="1451" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS2sBuC7wKOT3TiN-Qu8mgKPZUv7VQ9i5eu-RjfTde9wkfoeATl9iL1g6ikQcpjKJEbU_1igzjCyUpt-wOOF9yMAhLhUI0foinGeonDnojE7t2FZ6JMNyHjM3iaNK82o0fNWhHYyjzUYe_WM5Wxuc0QGPlm_lC7Ttyx5k2RgO8dNOFL0xnvmNZUh7G2OD6/s320/rune%20vvv2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /><p></p><p>I don't sleep in a bed anymore, but my books do. Like the college rat girls of olde, I curl up in a nest of loose sheets and zines, and hope that I don't drool on anything I can't replace.</p><p>That being said, I oftentimes read those books (I'm not in it just for the increased flammability stat,) and some of the things I'm enjoying are pretty cool, so I'm going to take a post to tell you about them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYlsMW09i_IOEw3b3okWHDSdD3jHknmJSKv4qpKQDzmYHmhg44u2YZqVCS9jtq6fcIkBUIDzlc9886NXGawmi2d-GvPKohvjEnHL1kG8EvXkSH9vDD4kemrrYETp4zoaBeA8_tjQJquRA6HFuIvMH3TjZGshRNkFUc3v8tyPF7g-1KccrvkV0aiFIiScnq/s252/Untitled%20rune.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="252" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYlsMW09i_IOEw3b3okWHDSdD3jHknmJSKv4qpKQDzmYHmhg44u2YZqVCS9jtq6fcIkBUIDzlc9886NXGawmi2d-GvPKohvjEnHL1kG8EvXkSH9vDD4kemrrYETp4zoaBeA8_tjQJquRA6HFuIvMH3TjZGshRNkFUc3v8tyPF7g-1KccrvkV0aiFIiScnq/s1600/Untitled%20rune.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><br /><p>Rune - Spencer Campbell</p><p>I wrote a little essay for work <a href="https://pandemoniumbooks.com/blogs/pandemonium/rune-solo-rpg-a-review">hereabouts</a>, but I love this game so much that I'm more than happy to reiterate. Rune is a solo rpg that plays with the soulslike conventions of Bloodbourne, where you play a deathless knight questing across realms for more power. It alternates between overworld exploration and grid based tactical challenges, which makes for an unfolding narrative with delightful dice allocation and threat valuation puzzles. Some of my favorite elements of this game are the sparseness of your component needs (a 4x4 grid and some way to represent monsters is all you need outside of the classic pencil, paper, dice,) and how robust the <a href="https://gilarpgs.itch.io/rune-creator-kit">creator kit</a> is (where you're given tools to make content on your own.) I'm thinking about making some minis to embellish my experience, and maybe some realms too. <i>That's</i> how pumped I am about this game.</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqrTePAJEdolYTfyEBInsOa57YQbis76zD3ByydD5iZreAPtLZDLBLa6zeQ4QX3RkCzcHAWDm1z65Lm-ohsIoz35oAhoJc-Jb5niRWQhG8zkcBPrtvJj_d8SBLgWWNoZ_w9IFh9rTSltBzRs08VQE_45BET9RPKLxWLFqrTKRXHVn-mWubxkVvVsFOwiQi/s459/9781472854254.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="459" data-original-width="360" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqrTePAJEdolYTfyEBInsOa57YQbis76zD3ByydD5iZreAPtLZDLBLa6zeQ4QX3RkCzcHAWDm1z65Lm-ohsIoz35oAhoJc-Jb5niRWQhG8zkcBPrtvJj_d8SBLgWWNoZ_w9IFh9rTSltBzRs08VQE_45BET9RPKLxWLFqrTKRXHVn-mWubxkVvVsFOwiQi/s320/9781472854254.jpg" width="251" /></a></div><p> </p><p>The Doomed - Chris McDowell</p><p><a href="https://www.ospreypublishing.com/us/doomed-9781472854254/">A lightweight post-apocalyptic skirmish game</a> for solo and co-op play, that prioritizes creativity and low cognitive load overall. I've gotten to play it alone and with my partner, and the ease of access to rules and procedure meant that they had more fun than they ever had trying my other wargames. If that endorsement alone wasn't enough, the book also contains oodles of models from <a href="https://gardensofhecate.com/">Ana Polanscak</a>, which sells a world of horror matched only by season 5 of the Magnus Archives (if you know you know.) For further reading and listening, see McDowell's Electric Bastionland, Into the Odd, and the Bastionland podcast, because they're also great resources for the burgeoning games designer.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCbvJUOK5Kudbic6AmbSo6tM0AWbt0VOY6CXKGZhyg0jt5INccsYv_NSutaTZnZtKR9CkUNxPJbI_3SJa1XnE0i_9LVR42yWHl2AoUEJ0acWgF6zMeT1A8rz0rbcokFbBXBBu7PCHrd6D2NWjWnWtTvUCD8RYy9eyPlWlmz1Iw38FyfU9hnTHM_gy3sZra/s500/2R4Tgh.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="332" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCbvJUOK5Kudbic6AmbSo6tM0AWbt0VOY6CXKGZhyg0jt5INccsYv_NSutaTZnZtKR9CkUNxPJbI_3SJa1XnE0i_9LVR42yWHl2AoUEJ0acWgF6zMeT1A8rz0rbcokFbBXBBu7PCHrd6D2NWjWnWtTvUCD8RYy9eyPlWlmz1Iw38FyfU9hnTHM_gy3sZra/s320/2R4Tgh.png" width="212" /></a></div><br /><p>Majisk Tjej - Jennifer Unpleasant</p><p><a href="https://axesorcs.itch.io/magisk-tjej">Mork Borg meets Madoka Magika</a> in this chain-smoking, cunt-punting roleplaying game about magical girls who hate everyone. I haven't played it yet, but I'm cooking on a little one-or-three shot for folks who were likewise delighted by this find. It has a very anti-tryhard energy about it, and doesn't mince words for what its about and who its for. As I'm growing more acquainted with the genre and its subversions, I'm very much about this nonsense, and how infectious it is. I actually had my copy bought off me at a Dunkin Donuts the other day, and now I'll have had to buy it again. Genuinely, that's how I tell if a book is good is by counting how many times I have to replace my personal copy.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrxR2k6Hqup4nKCxy2bAEceridwEzX7w4XM4p6jjEpHfdqJEZsrTd20ghEoYD1YIoUW1A4c8F48AQNOX5jerxSGknCCB8JIktYDP-ZGLZElubExbWBjJrMt6NQM7jv5gFpK5cRhsgogaoZ_k_dQmzwrZzXjY1uM1ACIVj4pZECPTRMe5JyUiXnBiYWEn0i/s259/perils.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrxR2k6Hqup4nKCxy2bAEceridwEzX7w4XM4p6jjEpHfdqJEZsrTd20ghEoYD1YIoUW1A4c8F48AQNOX5jerxSGknCCB8JIktYDP-ZGLZElubExbWBjJrMt6NQM7jv5gFpK5cRhsgogaoZ_k_dQmzwrZzXjY1uM1ACIVj4pZECPTRMe5JyUiXnBiYWEn0i/s1600/perils.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><p>Perils and Princesses - Ryan Lynch</p><p>Speaking of things I've had to buy more than once, <a href="https://perilsandprincesses.com/">Perils & Princesses</a> is an absolute gem of thoughtful and considerate game design. Its rules and layout are clear, clean, and easy to reference, as they were designed for Lynch's own children to enjoy before being brought to general markets. I've been tickled with my sales line of it being "a book that learned all of the right lessons from Mork Borg and Into the Odd," as it avoids many of the pitfalls of the progenitors' other descendants regarding layout and linearity. It gives its players the tools to be clever and brave while preserving the peace, and creative and empathetic when facing the monsters of this world or the next, but doesn't shame you if the murderhobo route is the one you pick. Hands down, this may be one of my favorite books of 2023.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbYFLfEPnwLbL0B_87E3WbfkfSCVtP6ucHH6dhlkRVAiV13jwNBNqDIbZmq1PIV10MuhgxwWKGQ7lyxUh8QvaXeMQqEbIYr9YKScW6kP4EPyUAFxnGlh4jVgc6acR7_3B_KDspgf2tApkzpA1zJgCLtiYRTgut0iTmQNTTVzw0pgDgmxS_6GLmAk0rlL_M/s225/carnevale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbYFLfEPnwLbL0B_87E3WbfkfSCVtP6ucHH6dhlkRVAiV13jwNBNqDIbZmq1PIV10MuhgxwWKGQ7lyxUh8QvaXeMQqEbIYr9YKScW6kP4EPyUAFxnGlh4jVgc6acR7_3B_KDspgf2tApkzpA1zJgCLtiYRTgut0iTmQNTTVzw0pgDgmxS_6GLmAk0rlL_M/s1600/carnevale.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Carnevale - Scott Burns and Michael Lanchbury</p><p><a href="https://ttcombat.com/products/carnevale-2-player-starter-box?pr_prod_strat=e5_desc&pr_rec_id=43dd236c4&pr_rec_pid=1492097957911&pr_ref_pid=6122986373318&pr_seq=uniform">In an alternate history Venice, you can do parkour to fight Cthulhu, Dracula, or the Pope</a>. I think I'm charmed the bombastic mechanics, where movement is king, and characters have a huge array of actions they can pick from. While I've yet to play the system, my impression from the rules is that Carnevale is a hodge-podge of Mordheim and Malifaux, with a dash of Crash Bandicoot. Particularly noteable (I think) is how quickly I became endeared to the <a href="https://carnevalegame.com/builder">static character profiles</a>, where the optimization potential is surface instead of something one needs to build from scratch (which is a design sin I perhaps overindulge in.) I think there's a lot of potential for modding and roleplaying elements herein (<a href="https://gardensofhecate.blogspot.com/p/monstrous-births.html">thinking back to Polanscak's Monsterous Births</a>,) but I'm excited to play within its own grim-mad setting. Between the Masque of the Red Death being laquered on thick, and the <a href="https://ttcombat.com/products/ostrich-racing?_pos=3&_sid=06f493105&_ss=r">ostrich-riding clowns</a>, I can't wait to immerse myself in this drowned hell of a city. </p><p>So that's what I'm reading, but what I'm writing is a totally different story.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoOoVnqt8hf2UjDSwIIpgfdfJI4Pmwn03gycv4kdd79jRaZJEWcG5cL_4ccCB4bX_16oGi7Ed98DsX98v47Ee7BdC2jTnxYoaL7dKvU_S0Kk8FOnrc6bEM70PXxAH4nhvLNPWJQcfjN6wGlm_qIMMGH6vNFTo4A14u9tVWJZS8kXgfmQxf_lkDl6NcbAO3/s1501/bubbleup%20logo%202024%20small.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1501" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoOoVnqt8hf2UjDSwIIpgfdfJI4Pmwn03gycv4kdd79jRaZJEWcG5cL_4ccCB4bX_16oGi7Ed98DsX98v47Ee7BdC2jTnxYoaL7dKvU_S0Kk8FOnrc6bEM70PXxAH4nhvLNPWJQcfjN6wGlm_qIMMGH6vNFTo4A14u9tVWJZS8kXgfmQxf_lkDl6NcbAO3/s320/bubbleup%20logo%202024%20small.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This January, I've begun work on a Newsletter to talk about what I'm up to. Without setting strict rules, this is where I'd make a monthly shout about projects I'm working on, things I'm learning, and anything else that seems like a fun thing to share. I'm doing this in part because <a href="https://eveharms.com/">Eve Harms</a> has one and I think she's cool or something, and in part because I've taken over the newsletter at my dayjob, and I'd like to practice those skills I've developed for myself. Additionally, I think it'd help with making connections with folks who like the same things I do, and maintaining personal accountability as I keep to something like a schedule. Bubbleup is still in the simmering stage, but if any of that sounded like something you'd want in your email once a month, <a href="https://buttondown.email/Jamjar">here's a link to get yourself subscribed with</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As always folks, thanks for reading, and stay safe out there. I'll see you in the next one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /></p>bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024646705534687184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388984554120334644.post-33129391701023357972024-01-01T07:11:00.000-08:002024-01-01T07:11:04.128-08:002023 recap/2024 outlook<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPA3v4rqDLfL4VMde9poS3BGI6I01E0EA6dm-O3DNgZHXC09-YJw5inXu8DaY65xH96F5ht4XZJdhUdiRFxy2xSZins8vZSvKYkXqe0xBiIYft5bSvM5qOvHNus_K5XTFiYU5kWXvjejxjbFaMebPVrgwnBhruRtk0FK6yajnqCX-WfExPVAJJdl0-_14s/s1200/2024%20pandy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1084" data-original-width="1200" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPA3v4rqDLfL4VMde9poS3BGI6I01E0EA6dm-O3DNgZHXC09-YJw5inXu8DaY65xH96F5ht4XZJdhUdiRFxy2xSZins8vZSvKYkXqe0xBiIYft5bSvM5qOvHNus_K5XTFiYU5kWXvjejxjbFaMebPVrgwnBhruRtk0FK6yajnqCX-WfExPVAJJdl0-_14s/s320/2024%20pandy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Hello Dear Readers, its been a while. If you've been a follower for any stretch of time, you'll know that it's not uncommon for me to start the year blogging and eventually fall off. 2023 felt like it derailed a little earlier than usual however, and since that's the case I'm going to bullet point very quickly the things that we didn't have a chance to talk about in that absentee gap. (I'm also going to share various commissioned art because otherwise this'd just be a big wall of text, and something's gotta break it up.)<div><br /></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>In August I accidently wound up co-running a summer camp for kids who like Magic, Warhammer 40k, DnD, and board games. If you've ever felt guilty about having a lot of small armies instead of larger ones, don't. Having to provide a variety of armies for 8 kiddos could not have happened if I hadn't built a handful of goofy little armies, and they had a blast trying all of the different playstyles avaliable to them. Building community and providing opportunities is very important to me, and so while this isn't how I'd planned to spend my summer, it was incredibly gratifying and hopefully helped some new hobbyists find their passions.</li><li>September was absorbed by a project I'd begun back in the earlier part of the year. During the colder months, I usually redesign old magic sets or invent new Trading Card Games/Expandable Card Games, and here I found the time to revisit my plans for RITUAL. Longtime friend/collaborator/confidant Nicolai Ostergaard helped with playtesting and layout, and we made incredible headway in polishing gameplay and balance. Hopefully you'll see it sometime in the coming years!</li><li>Sometime in October, one of my customers approached me with a question about Warmaster (10mm scale warhammer mass army game,) "had I ever played?" I said I hadn't but I'd love to, and the next day Gus (that's his name) came in with an unopened army box of Empire (humans.) Its a helluva gift (thank you) and I can't wait to paint it and play it. I love looking back through all of these older systems, especially when they play with my sense of scale.</li><li>Additionally, I took over another department at work. I now make blogposts and newsletters for the LGS, and I'm hoping that this experience will help raise my engagement stamina so that I can translate the skills I'm building there to things like the blog you're reading now! Wow, Leveling up!</li><li>In November I moved! It was kind of a surprise, and my partner and I moved an entire life in less than three weeks. We could not have done this without all of our wonderful friends, so thank you again!</li><li>December was full of all sorts of Hullaballo, what with PAX UNPLUGGED and all of the holiday shoppers. I made bones for another TCG/ECG tentatively titled HYDEPUNK, kept up with some fun commissions and kooky designs, and tried to take it easy when I could. As it turns out, there are consequences to working yourself as hard as I've been, and so going forward I truly hope to work smarter instead of just harder.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmW7bHbyYhhW9_YO1SL2-lDkTsqpECc8DiM8TTb2vuWqVWbhQqdKlbUEA3oDwNdDKlQ6Y66pWK9kVcWP2MBOcDBmY0qfyIcsAyF75146Ys1apARizjOzgx74iHWEvszTUhgItMkl-QbOTG45oMdAUuPulchoC8rDeaprIGSsH74jk0dZuIl37RtNj34Gy/s2932/BOOXMAs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2932" data-original-width="1748" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmW7bHbyYhhW9_YO1SL2-lDkTsqpECc8DiM8TTb2vuWqVWbhQqdKlbUEA3oDwNdDKlQ6Y66pWK9kVcWP2MBOcDBmY0qfyIcsAyF75146Ys1apARizjOzgx74iHWEvszTUhgItMkl-QbOTG45oMdAUuPulchoC8rDeaprIGSsH74jk0dZuIl37RtNj34Gy/s320/BOOXMAs.jpg" width="191" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>So that was what you missed in 2023. I don't have to justify my absence, but it is nice to have all of these accomplishments listed to reflect on. A thing I'm gaining a greater appreciation for is the distinction between visible and invisible work. In our social media culture, the visible is considered more valuable because its sharable and polished and nets a lot of clocks, but the time it takes to develop that feels less like progress and more like time where one has nothing to show for one's labors.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhURXUEbalVvFS8vSLwYOPxeb6FtNZYwmgWqJyY6idQ1Vr4YyHwxFQFG2ssxu6u8m_fG3UC7FInEZ3G-2PbGsmU-SyN-soDT7QAKxmNdf1FshYiC213K9BkU1in3v-vdOs-rxy7BFG3ZAQImqPHlJ4jZPmrKqkrMSgSih_R0WHJ7KhUNIqLemSWrDKCcAPk/s1932/xmas%20pandy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1932" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhURXUEbalVvFS8vSLwYOPxeb6FtNZYwmgWqJyY6idQ1Vr4YyHwxFQFG2ssxu6u8m_fG3UC7FInEZ3G-2PbGsmU-SyN-soDT7QAKxmNdf1FshYiC213K9BkU1in3v-vdOs-rxy7BFG3ZAQImqPHlJ4jZPmrKqkrMSgSih_R0WHJ7KhUNIqLemSWrDKCcAPk/s320/xmas%20pandy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I find myself having to take time to remember that none of the visible is possible without the invisible, and that we can't make good things unless we practice and study and develop. Maybe you can, but I need more time to make things of the quality I feel good releasing, even if it is to the detriment of my engagement. This post for instance has been written about six times, and it still could use some work, so balancing that relationship between good and done is clearly still ongoing, but I believe that I'm in a period of clarity where I can keep that balance healthy. Its a new year and optimism is a good look, so I'm going to run with it.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeLZjdF_humGw8NPxUO-PzzpqDja5ttWGcDsC5f4KSL2Xf0qT07TfWM5Jm_jQxZzZnN98jB15uOFrVqopCvKwT4CeVKl9aJe-w-Iaj2MCvK4xNuOBCPomzNWC1CtmvLaM6tnvEAdGiafdqSwnrLJdTWi3r6bx2uxevoe-WJs3CbHnqJJGrADb5Bnh5WbGB/s2892/bowserxmas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2892" data-original-width="1744" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeLZjdF_humGw8NPxUO-PzzpqDja5ttWGcDsC5f4KSL2Xf0qT07TfWM5Jm_jQxZzZnN98jB15uOFrVqopCvKwT4CeVKl9aJe-w-Iaj2MCvK4xNuOBCPomzNWC1CtmvLaM6tnvEAdGiafdqSwnrLJdTWi3r6bx2uxevoe-WJs3CbHnqJJGrADb5Bnh5WbGB/s320/bowserxmas.jpg" width="193" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Which brings us around to 2024. I'm doing a lot of that invisible work right now so that I can share cool and good things with you in the future. I'm going to do that bullet point thing again, and quickly tell you about some of the things coming down the pipeline for the coming year.</div><div><br /></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Gnomes; I'm participating in the OLD WORLD ARMY CHALLENGE, <a href="https://oldworldarmychallenge.blogspot.com/2023/12/bens-alpine-gnomes-introduction.html">where I'll be making an army of Gnomes</a> for Warhammer Fantasy Battle 5th Edition. Its a project I've wanted to do for a while, and I'm excited to finally have a structure to do it in. Also, I got to learn a new (to me) set of rules to try it out with, and I'll also be able to cross gnome army 2/3 off my to do list, which means I'll have a chance to pit thes gnew gnomes against my undead gnomes (a dream come true.)</li><li>Rune: I've been playing a lot of <a href="https://gilarpgs.itch.io/rune">Rune by Spencer Campbell</a>, and I'd really like to make a board for it. Its a really cool soulslike solo rpg, and the board is a 4x4 grid, so it wont be too much work, but I'd really like to try elevating my play, maybe writing about my adventures and incorperating my miniatures hobby into the experience. </li><li>The aforementioned Warmaster Empire Army; I'd really like to try painting at that 10mm scale, and playing this game feels within reach since literally, I know a person who wants to play it. I'm still choosing which city I'd like to doll these dollies up as, but that'll come when it comes. </li><li>Share some games; at some point this year, I'd really like to up my game, by which I mean make some of my games avaliable for other people to try and enjoy. Invisible work to visible work! To facilitate this, I'm <a href="https://buttondown.email/Jamjar">launching a newsletter called The Bubbleup</a> that will hopefully be a great way to share all of the things I'm working on in a way that's easy to reference and read.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis3DW82039l_cAEqzbxGwXcRucwawScvwSMPmOm5VTeaSlI6ko0Pb0e5xEtOAH6jkgpZ1HGORJ6oTz8EvVID8YKsONi3plKFGGOMW9em76cB2PsnaH2cQ-OkZm7BdwBeou9qSwS1U18X5TSgL-R3aovFR3h1bu2szjFiyzi7LDOIhMCwCEIHiChXbecXNN/s2868/warioxmas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2868" data-original-width="1880" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis3DW82039l_cAEqzbxGwXcRucwawScvwSMPmOm5VTeaSlI6ko0Pb0e5xEtOAH6jkgpZ1HGORJ6oTz8EvVID8YKsONi3plKFGGOMW9em76cB2PsnaH2cQ-OkZm7BdwBeou9qSwS1U18X5TSgL-R3aovFR3h1bu2szjFiyzi7LDOIhMCwCEIHiChXbecXNN/s320/warioxmas.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I don't want to start the year overpromising, but I'm feeling good about some of the ways I've been setting myself up in space and time to succeed, and because of some of my very good friendships that make me feel supported. Also, I made some pretty good soup yesterday, and that also helped.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>As I shift into the new year, I just wanna say that I'm happy to be here, and I'm glad you're here too. We're gonna to a lot of cool things together and I can't wait to see what all comes of our adventures.'</div><div><br /></div><div>Happy New Year everybody, and see you soon!</div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024646705534687184noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388984554120334644.post-16546020461318371312023-08-15T06:36:00.001-07:002023-08-15T06:36:33.979-07:00la petit morte - a lil death... guard army<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Part of my goal for this year is to clear out my backlog.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What's a backlog? Its kind of like a pile of shame, a mountain of grey, or a mound of potential (think pack of sheep and you get the idea.) I know it sounds like a joke, b</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyhow, with Warhammer 40,000's 10th edition rolling around, my shop chucked all of its 9th edition stuff, and I maybe went back in the dumpster and fished out a handful of books that I didn't want to send to a landfill, one of which was Death Guard. With these two thoughts rolling around in my head, it occurred to me that I was sitting on a few more armies than I remembered.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">8th Edition had started with plague marines vs space marines (lotsa marines back in those days,) and I'd gotten the starter kit to compare and contrast with other starters I'd seen. The kit then went back in its box and was never heard from again. On top of that, I was given some resin recasts of the old metal plague marines (not the old old ones, but older ones than now,) and also (also) I'd been donated a pile of space wolves at one point and could take a few for an odd cause.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>The Minis</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPWvbc2OPApDEUMWuSZJ7QAiOpq_NKpVPoaS1ibYzxOE6erC91d9yYbDOKLzJcMMh0aReT_w2GAyZQwGMjMtFrFk-MN-5G_-SpyJ5jiUpqTDVKQrnjqd0Zxb-3QGXj5O3bUWlZTlE0stkzLK_BLdmRAEyoAHy5M5rghFFNfgN3BBhnL7avmIBZJmK8Jw/s1080/IMG_20230611_082323_141.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPWvbc2OPApDEUMWuSZJ7QAiOpq_NKpVPoaS1ibYzxOE6erC91d9yYbDOKLzJcMMh0aReT_w2GAyZQwGMjMtFrFk-MN-5G_-SpyJ5jiUpqTDVKQrnjqd0Zxb-3QGXj5O3bUWlZTlE0stkzLK_BLdmRAEyoAHy5M5rghFFNfgN3BBhnL7avmIBZJmK8Jw/s320/IMG_20230611_082323_141.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So that's what started happening. I also began cloning pieces since I had to stretch the handful of grubby gerkins I had. I wanted a solid block of Death Guard Troopers, so I got very liberal with my use of green stuff.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPRC6Eb1AYvfMBJ6F7_OTdBQaxlLpgv15DhGfI3lKPvIl9f1V8cE2ABmpk3-XDembWiqDS6SJFNb2m7Ch7DmOz78DX9vs3jDzP7Y8WWEBX1ZRUHVJcaZFY0Cpxb3Cp3MSanUfCwcxrsxGxLnrywbxH8zgAB8AX4kVgPJ3pQYvqPunnhteW0WoDk8yBw/s1080/IMG_20230611_082323_062.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPRC6Eb1AYvfMBJ6F7_OTdBQaxlLpgv15DhGfI3lKPvIl9f1V8cE2ABmpk3-XDembWiqDS6SJFNb2m7Ch7DmOz78DX9vs3jDzP7Y8WWEBX1ZRUHVJcaZFY0Cpxb3Cp3MSanUfCwcxrsxGxLnrywbxH8zgAB8AX4kVgPJ3pQYvqPunnhteW0WoDk8yBw/s320/IMG_20230611_082323_062.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Feel free to play "spot the copy" with these pix. They're truly some of the goopiest, dumbest looking blue-stuff recasts I could have made given my impatience and lack of proper pushfit moldmaking skills.(Its mostly a matter of backpacks, but since those face me whenever I play, I figure its fine. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As a side note, I know that it's Dark Angels who're the ones with the red gun casings. I just liked them a lot, and wanted to do that here since I couldn't give a fig about the Dark Angels. That's all.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also also, I painted these guys while I was sick. That's not an excuse, I just figured I'd share the whole story on account of my feeling exposition-y.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLZ4mAfoPcBAcMb-__WAG2Yno_sONUi-qOZ0hcBH3S4PXPssmcIgcfyDlsCqGW8Af5ZoNn-Ie-hrQ_Da0R-cyZnrsykiXl8SfeKZgiCShTWNMYzx7N6oqKuVrbUQQ5UShXucDXbb3exIAku-nAFeCDNJzVg-_g2byzRSbzNSIRONNwvxwoKlv8I69rUA/s1080/IMG_20230611_082323_296.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLZ4mAfoPcBAcMb-__WAG2Yno_sONUi-qOZ0hcBH3S4PXPssmcIgcfyDlsCqGW8Af5ZoNn-Ie-hrQ_Da0R-cyZnrsykiXl8SfeKZgiCShTWNMYzx7N6oqKuVrbUQQ5UShXucDXbb3exIAku-nAFeCDNJzVg-_g2byzRSbzNSIRONNwvxwoKlv8I69rUA/s320/IMG_20230611_082323_296.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I had a bunch of models leftover from my Genestealer Cult, and so I made a shambling horde of Poxwalkers by chopping up Wargames Atlantic prisoners. I tried repositioning their arms and legs into zombie poses, and also gave them a very uncoordinated assortment of weapons. Lastly, I popped helmets on all of them, as I'd been thinking of the Doctor Who episode "Silence in the Library," and wanted to make my undead as anonymous as possible. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW44CVmiiHS3baI9fX-uCjzPSttmaCl-9w62f88fKWrQqarCO8v8kk1Lqc-XPr0PqCD0FRawCtC9CGlp5_uoLGawRJ0h2Sfa3W-3KwwQvcdW0v1f1rw9RkBlyvXCT7Tlh07gvGhnUUOXDvS6mtm3OFroptqm7pXi9x0aPJJQ5RF3fRhoY65K75OsI_rg/s1080/IMG_20230611_082323_197.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW44CVmiiHS3baI9fX-uCjzPSttmaCl-9w62f88fKWrQqarCO8v8kk1Lqc-XPr0PqCD0FRawCtC9CGlp5_uoLGawRJ0h2Sfa3W-3KwwQvcdW0v1f1rw9RkBlyvXCT7Tlh07gvGhnUUOXDvS6mtm3OFroptqm7pXi9x0aPJJQ5RF3fRhoY65K75OsI_rg/s320/IMG_20230611_082323_197.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lastly, a friendly local hobbyist sold me a Helbrute, which helped me round out my army, along with Chaos Lord cobbled together from contemporary Death Guard and Classic Terminator and Chaos Warrior bits. While neither of these are probably optimal builds, the Helbrute came pre-magnetized, so if I ever feel like mucking with its gun arm, I can make those changes without fear.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1zJ7JIZjkFJZj-sMUs8vaDVCeuHr5-I-9YtcTL0a5_HjhqP8GBwdxgsF6E3K430GD4fqSSCaA0eCMC1iqypwdZxYLx5oQtgtk_-olS9jfyXvnLXX_iMulQdUWbCqCP_PWvQ2fmy1ee4UQ8hjsqJRby9mtqquxGObcciR9F30bkeXxBXwDVSVWb9rvRA/s1080/IMG_20230611_082322_866.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1zJ7JIZjkFJZj-sMUs8vaDVCeuHr5-I-9YtcTL0a5_HjhqP8GBwdxgsF6E3K430GD4fqSSCaA0eCMC1iqypwdZxYLx5oQtgtk_-olS9jfyXvnLXX_iMulQdUWbCqCP_PWvQ2fmy1ee4UQ8hjsqJRby9mtqquxGObcciR9F30bkeXxBXwDVSVWb9rvRA/s320/IMG_20230611_082322_866.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />And here's the big family portrait. Ta-Da. A solid little list coming in just shy of 500 points. I've played a few games of 8th and 10th with it now (this bit's being written in August while I started the post in May,) and I definitely feel like the force has had a glow up in the later rules. Sticky objectives go quite a ways in keeping your advantage on the table while waddling towards the enemy, plus with so many opportunities for devastating wounds and critical hits, its easier to hold your own against some of the fight-ier units, or at least the ones I fought against. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Poxwalkers still do fuck-all besides objective camping, but that's to be expected.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>What's Next?</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know you're not asking, but I am I guess.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In a perfect world, where a Plagueburst Crawler isn't an investment, I'd like to get one or perhaps a different kind of vehicle on the path to 1000 points. Furthermore, more Death Guard troopers would be a good anvil, along with fleshing out my Poxwalker unit to 20 strong, and adding a tallyman and/or a plague surgeon to the batch. These decisions are less tactical and more just models and units I want to see added to the ranks, but I think my instincts are solid as more Poxwalkers will translate to "unit that is harder to chew up," and more Death Guard just seems good for getting table coverage and higher lethality.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Plus, the Plagueburst Crawler just looks like a beast.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And while I'm not sure, I have a hunch that a Tallyman and a Plague Surgeon would be fun to convert. My ulterior motive is that since my army is using firstborn marines to make its Death Guard troopers, all of the modern Death Guard models I have are much too bulky to hide in their ranks. This is to say that they'll only see play if I can convert them into characters, and so I suppose I must since this project is (almost) all about putting waylaid models to good use.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyhow, that's all for this special episode. Thanks for reading, and stay awesome out there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024646705534687184noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388984554120334644.post-12017980453967515302023-07-09T19:14:00.003-07:002023-07-09T19:14:45.964-07:00Imaginary Armies<p> Aren't they all.</p><p>I was feeling under the weather the other night and was on Twitter (famous last words,) when a very cute queer was spitballing ideas for her own Age of Sigmar setting, but without the Sigmar and with her own armies and it reminded me of a thought exercise I sometimes do during my commutes. Occasionally I'll text people about army lists for armies or games that don't exist, but could exist. Here is an example.</p><p>LEADER - Ace Starpilot with ray gun and smart goggles</p><p>UNIT - x2 Sunchasers, with pole arms and rocket boots.</p><p>UNIT - x3 Plunkers (toolbox, comms, lookout with martian rifle)</p><p>CHARACTER - Mission Mascot - rocket boots</p><p>CHARACTER - Tincan Remembrot - translator unit with tazer hands</p><p>VEHICLE - TX7 Quad-Rover - bubble gun and psychic shielding.</p><p>So that's what its like. Since it was 3 AM, I did the responsible thing and started a blog post to keep myself company. I decided to give it some thought and make a list of five Factions that would be fun to have models for and play games with. Here they are in no particular order, for shits and giggles and such.</p><p style="text-align: center;">1.</p><p style="text-align: center;">A Monastic Order of Black Bears</p><p style="text-align: left;">Living in a castle high on a hill in the middle of the forest on the moon, these bears live sparsely, studying their order's doctrates by candlelight. The bears are largely bipedal, and have a number of cyborg augmentations that aid their vigil; most monks sport a cybernetic eye or four, or replacement hand/claw appendages that can rend flesh or turn pages. I think these bears would be more inclined to mount defenses than crusades, so they likely operate anti-siege turrets or wear night impenatrable mech suits with smooth plates and claws that mirror their pilots'. </p><p style="text-align: left;">Chances are this concept is a mashup of Kozlov from Biomega and the B'omarr Monks of Star Wars, but who's to say. Implementation would probably be with very small units (max three models) with an emphasis on heroes and artillery. I'd expect a super elite army like this to have maybe 12-14 models in it, were it fielded in Warhammer 40,000, but I don't know that I'd put these Bear Monks into that setting. I'd like for them to have a chance for peace, as I'm sure they're really chill dudes when no one is attacking their monastary.</p><p style="text-align: center;">2.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Anthropomorphic Fantasy Pug Army</p><p style="text-align: left;">Like what it says on the tin. Folks will know from this blog that I like pug minis, to the point where when a company took too long to produce the pugs I'd ordered, I got to sculpting my own. Well I still like dogs, and dog armies sound rad, so I've secretly been craving a 28mm scale pug (with some corgis) army that matches the proportion of the gnomes from Old School Miniatures and the Chaos Dwarves from Admiralty miniatures (both of which I have rainy day armies for.) They'd probably be dressed like knights and merry men, and would basically serve as a stand in for Brettonians in Dragon Rampant, but I've yet to imagine their cavalry, and have a hunch that their reliquaries might carry dinosaur bones. Hopefully these get fleshed out a bit more before I start sculpting, but then again if I'm sculpting, its probably a miracle and I'll take it (most days I want to have sculpted more than I want to sculpt.)</p><p style="text-align: center;">3.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Moon Knights</p><p style="text-align: left;">Maybe its just me, but I would love to see someone hodge-podge Apollo 11 spacesuits and Arthurian knights. I'm sure some AI could generate a dozen iterations of the theme, but that's boring and who cares (I might be tired of the AI craze, can you tell?) But yeah, that's it. Knights and their horses in astronaut costumes, but with lances and chainmail.</p><p style="text-align: center;">4.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Doctor Frankenfrog</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwzHRxEBxdOf9bHALYwTek4H1yRHkeOZgEdUZnceUJ0nr5r2WZoxPTHGn3VcirlHfAgWxutwbLWmwZQYHllCciMtxed_S60eBj2RhvLprEh47mGyWqNSrZ6AQCeeYWr4ElMPOnjhK153sJHBDUxZTh6g6j8cMcBY07ImWoYj0E9A3QzSfQvWUBQDSjRnNf/s2587/IMG_20230709_111903841~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2586" data-original-width="2587" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwzHRxEBxdOf9bHALYwTek4H1yRHkeOZgEdUZnceUJ0nr5r2WZoxPTHGn3VcirlHfAgWxutwbLWmwZQYHllCciMtxed_S60eBj2RhvLprEh47mGyWqNSrZ6AQCeeYWr4ElMPOnjhK153sJHBDUxZTh6g6j8cMcBY07ImWoYj0E9A3QzSfQvWUBQDSjRnNf/s320/IMG_20230709_111903841~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">What if a frog with a tweed suit and a shotgun had a bunch of big buff homunculi and little froglet Igors? This would be a skaven-esque army, by way of downton abbey with hordes of servants, and then Frankensteinian Promethiae as the rat ogres. Ok, maybe this is a skaven list that I'd run for 6th edition WFB. Uh. Hold on while I do a weird thing.</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>master moulder - leader</li><li>warplock engineer</li><li>20 clanrats</li><li>20 clanrats</li><li>2 rat ogors</li><li>4 rat ogors</li><li>warp lightning cannon </li></ul><div>Ok, there's a list for 3rd ed AoS I guess. Its probably really bad, but maybe its nice. I just like that you've got the lightning and the frankensteins, and synergies with the hq units for those monsters.</div><div>Oh, I bet you could do this in 40k with Genestealer cults too, huh.</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>magus</li><li>biophagus</li><li>5 abberant</li><li>abominant</li><li>10 neophytes</li><li>10 neophytes</li></ul><div>Ok, thats 27 Power Level for 9th ed 40k. Huh, I sure am a sucker for horde armies. No giant lightning gun here, but that's a small disappointment if anything. </div></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">5.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> Slime Mold Mechanics</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">So my partner really likes slime molds, and how clever they are and how weirdly unclassified they are (taxonomy, am I right folks?) Slime molds have an uncanny ability to spread really far out, and then find the fastest route between food sources and itself, and then restructure it's form to optimize efficiency. This would be really neat to reflect in a wargame where any model in the force could be a warp point for the rest of the models if within a certain distance and unengaged with the enemy. I don't really have a theme in mind, perhaps some Osmosis Jones-ass taxi drivers who can seamlessly deliver passengers and packages depending on where their counterparts are stationed. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Actually I like that. Has anyone made a cab company skirmish game? Dibs if not. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuZbzMEPHrpArF7cQsRazWfGhozzzQBzZqmPo0yUXupn4YYm_at6rsq3707I6BFwxJe4MHmBhUPDPOtBTDc4tGGfBlIPHFOJwD30SyTZRxb5Y57Wc4sonv_J7cHMG6mbS7qBgq_BTMaozt5_riNU0vALJq3b0UJwCEJAtBOUGe3fnuafFYofSbbvdTJ4vs/s1636/IMG_20230625_113948494~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1635" data-original-width="1636" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuZbzMEPHrpArF7cQsRazWfGhozzzQBzZqmPo0yUXupn4YYm_at6rsq3707I6BFwxJe4MHmBhUPDPOtBTDc4tGGfBlIPHFOJwD30SyTZRxb5Y57Wc4sonv_J7cHMG6mbS7qBgq_BTMaozt5_riNU0vALJq3b0UJwCEJAtBOUGe3fnuafFYofSbbvdTJ4vs/s320/IMG_20230625_113948494~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Why did I do all that? Because I could. Because why not. Because maybe I will. Did you make a list too 👀👀👀 it'd be pretty cool if you did.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Big internal theme coming up in 3, 2, 1.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sometimes we're so entrenched in what is, that we forget to imagine what could be. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hope you remembered too. See you next time. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p>bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024646705534687184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388984554120334644.post-18675833988591226972023-04-05T19:06:00.003-07:002023-04-05T19:06:23.886-07:002023 Challenge - March<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUWlHFd2eHP00mnPeZZN1RrU0fwz3pOInAnSntbM915tsliuoGXyjCa3J_13lhIe-MtRAl9vyx18TSETO3U01U3C0kMEa-086rl6hoNbOMgV5iCQ2lzuxGPomcZtPMTTWincuC32tX7Ue9Irc1E7-hHaHXrgSc7EG3T_PYc1afCRGnAwD8JPzuvuPUig/s551/Screenshot_20230402-123005~2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="465" data-original-width="551" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUWlHFd2eHP00mnPeZZN1RrU0fwz3pOInAnSntbM915tsliuoGXyjCa3J_13lhIe-MtRAl9vyx18TSETO3U01U3C0kMEa-086rl6hoNbOMgV5iCQ2lzuxGPomcZtPMTTWincuC32tX7Ue9Irc1E7-hHaHXrgSc7EG3T_PYc1afCRGnAwD8JPzuvuPUig/s320/Screenshot_20230402-123005~2.png" width="320" /></a></div><p>So in March, some things happened. Those things were a lot and so I found it hard to paint, let alone paint anything to completion. Since that's the case I'll just briskly run through things I did accomplish, because there's more to life than minis... and there are other accomplishments than painting a guy to put on a shelf. (Accomplishments will be bulleted with interspersed elaboration.)</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>I collected, cannibalized, assembled and partially painted about 440 points of Death Guard (circa 8th edition indexes.) The list so far is a chaos lord, a helbrute, two squads of plague marines, and eventually will include a squad of poxwalkers (and maybe a spawn and a plague surgeon to stretch it into 750 points for 8th ed codex games.)</li><li>I played a game with them and at the very last moment mustered a tie (as opposed to a loss.)</li><li>I dug out some 3D printed minis my friend Nicolai sent me some years ago and popped at least one on a base.</li></ul><div>I'm pretty satisfied with these accomplishments, since most of them involved me working with things I already had. For a number of years I had a habit of collecting minis that I didn't necessarily have a plan for, and that includes starter sets for Warhammer 40k. The most basic version of the game was 40 USD at the time, and came with a handful of miniatures for each side (6 primaris and 9 death guard,) and for years they languished in a box.</div><div><br /></div><div>In the time between now and then, I was gifted a space wolves army, had bought some death guard blind boxes, and had swapped for a handful of old finecast plague marines, and since the recession...</div><div><br /></div><div>(Hi people in the future, a recession began early 2023 and has since gotten very real with inflation of housing and consumables markets. Big yikes for my pals in the present!) </div><div><br /></div><div>...began taking it's toll, it was the perfect opportunity to work within the constraints of my hoard. Admittedly, I didn't have a dreadnought, so I snagged someone's 20 USD helbrute, and now I've got a little pile of pus boys. This army is kitbashed mostly out of old/firstborn marines and plauge marines, and blue-stuffed components (another way to stretch the collection is with bad pressmolds.) I figure I'll save the newscale plague marine bodies for specialists and heroes, and at present I'm stumped about the poxwalkers (what to make them out of because I think the actual models too goofy for me,) but otherwise I've made a playable army that while not good or competitive... it goes on a board and does a thing. That's all I want really. Just to make a collection of minis for a thing, and then to use them. So those are coming down the pipe, someday.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpI6z2ifw-TrFE-yCPOgCHiXTSQa14IwkjcwirrCuMuMcx3F1xXil-ZtWTnPJRd0TdQssTNFROIPZnV714xqlOhxrHdCCEg-nTdCOo6NLjuLgWHM3wOsDu8JSYYx-VS7DJkvJyhR9HyIX6Zp5pA5CU7hJknzEZ4vhk-lYOGsFfKN35EKCCWqoDOMUUtQ/s4080/IMG_20230331_170013327.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpI6z2ifw-TrFE-yCPOgCHiXTSQa14IwkjcwirrCuMuMcx3F1xXil-ZtWTnPJRd0TdQssTNFROIPZnV714xqlOhxrHdCCEg-nTdCOo6NLjuLgWHM3wOsDu8JSYYx-VS7DJkvJyhR9HyIX6Zp5pA5CU7hJknzEZ4vhk-lYOGsFfKN35EKCCWqoDOMUUtQ/w640-h288/IMG_20230331_170013327.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>I've been making progress on formatting a card game named <i>Necroduel</i>. Its nearer to finished than it isn't, but once it is, it'll be exciting to share it. Doing this project from start to end, I realize that I'm like a triathelete in a quadathlon, where I can idea, design and draw really good, but the digitizing is a real stumbling block for me. That being said, I'm ready to develop this skill, since I'll need it again real soon!</li><li>That's because I'm developing some ccg/ecg type games, and I've playtested this new one a few times to solid success! Its probably a while out from the light of day, but that's the nature of most creative pursuits; people only know about it when its 95% done. I'm not quite at that point, but I'm pleased with the progress thus far!</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2wHxeI563NXFyapC71Mlij48fG2W5xUqix6T0MkAhb34cY1ak4lcPLR72joY7rl214lL20c08C7ixqFgibjwZ00f8mJs5qIWsUVc0ocv801cWhf1c7zuGcaYrIsTBpu6TViZ31J8K7ZFiWoSEs9glgaFckGK0iWDvA8OPaCHBGQcHt6X11HQE9yJuw/s683/Screenshot_20230402-122936.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="509" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2wHxeI563NXFyapC71Mlij48fG2W5xUqix6T0MkAhb34cY1ak4lcPLR72joY7rl214lL20c08C7ixqFgibjwZ00f8mJs5qIWsUVc0ocv801cWhf1c7zuGcaYrIsTBpu6TViZ31J8K7ZFiWoSEs9glgaFckGK0iWDvA8OPaCHBGQcHt6X11HQE9yJuw/s320/Screenshot_20230402-122936.png" width="238" /></a></div><br /><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>I secured housing for next year despite rent crisis.</li><li>I watched the country I live in strip away rights from trans people like me for a month. This will continue to be an issue for the forseeable as more anti-trans legislation tries to get written into law. This is heartbreaking and disgusting and reminiscent of the pre-holocaust years, and as much as that sentence sounds like hyperbole, it is not.</li><li>I led a book club on Carmen Maria Machado's <i>The Low, Low Woods</i>, and planned the next one for Michael Deforge's <i>Sticks Angelica</i>.</li></ul><div>Its really nice, getting to read books and talk about the books and think about books with other people. I still need to pick my next book, and I think we'll do something Super-flavored since that's the flagship genre of the medium. Right now we're split between N. K. Jemisen's <i>Far Sector</i> and Tom King's <i>Strange Adventures</i>, neither of which I've read anything by, but both whom I've heard nothing but praise for. Tune in next time and maybe I'll remember to say which we went with.</div></div></div><div><br /></div><div>And there you have it, the comings, goings, and rumblings of a nerd. As stated earlier, while none of these are direct related to having painted miniatures, they're still cool things I did that maybe get me closer to opportunities where I might paint a bunch of little dudes. Time will tell, but I am sleepy, and so...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNkXtUO_2xHMz-QmTTnYiXkVIlwxK6Qfi9e20ZoMJsCoZBYHZwrCQKFwfJIA42ii6F-hZ2WcQORtKkBOBab4eDoCygY9wOdiSzYeMQrmTukJiGvGGig60zfYTsCO_1nXFwpCLe6Eq__D7MlGphiUEMZeKw8rJMOQSgu36fJouVEkCoAmZeLtWQkVg3jA/s1280/signal-2023-04-02-11-26-42-655.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1276" data-original-width="1280" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNkXtUO_2xHMz-QmTTnYiXkVIlwxK6Qfi9e20ZoMJsCoZBYHZwrCQKFwfJIA42ii6F-hZ2WcQORtKkBOBab4eDoCygY9wOdiSzYeMQrmTukJiGvGGig60zfYTsCO_1nXFwpCLe6Eq__D7MlGphiUEMZeKw8rJMOQSgu36fJouVEkCoAmZeLtWQkVg3jA/s320/signal-2023-04-02-11-26-42-655.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>See you in the funny pages Comrades! Bye bye! </div><p></p>bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024646705534687184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388984554120334644.post-15121660830530535062023-02-28T19:36:00.001-08:002023-02-28T20:01:55.470-08:002023 Challenge - February<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To sum up February, there was...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi4Pnjq4k1XlCCCRuOSWAC76ag75tVJg-MhsBgnfCggX8Q16ejv8_hCKK4jM0NGU3DjKtoRPvyEVWd850RS5LZX7w2exkKh4syl6napxT5MvTrwon6MKiwGGXrOlNP-XkwI3Aufk2WCwsZ-1OYuILE_777ObeFtkS6ZkZr9R8ty-4yyMWWC1oSDvmU_w/s1693/IMG_20230225_221819778~3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1693" data-original-width="1693" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi4Pnjq4k1XlCCCRuOSWAC76ag75tVJg-MhsBgnfCggX8Q16ejv8_hCKK4jM0NGU3DjKtoRPvyEVWd850RS5LZX7w2exkKh4syl6napxT5MvTrwon6MKiwGGXrOlNP-XkwI3Aufk2WCwsZ-1OYuILE_777ObeFtkS6ZkZr9R8ty-4yyMWWC1oSDvmU_w/s320/IMG_20230225_221819778~3.jpg" width="320" /></a>. </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A Very Large Pumpkin </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This friendly fellow was a Halloween decoration I found in a local craft store last year. Sometime between now and then I found a plastic disk big enough to be it's base. This February, I finally stuck one to the other and went to town with the dirt and the grass and the acrylics. I think the important part of painting this guy was not over-thinking the task, and keeping the brushstrokes bigger and looser. I don't paint large models very often, but I know it would have to be executed flawlessly if I wanted to make the pumpkins surface super detailed. Keep it simple, stupid 😘</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is likely a Turnip28 pal for an uprising of the louse army. They have only toffs and toadies and then a giant effigy that they sacrifice their foes to. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioNb4vUrdfV2x7Cso2cZzCpQdnJLI9H1fwtH34eun37u7ZQCblDnfiJBDZdRZ9rMP1TXE3ld0i2lBbvE7P4bsMPiTh4oec7uEwwLBYkvc5QjT7GuZsuW0NL0xdNmuQ0bOyw5CA1--mxi0wSm8PrBUrhOBzU2cCZ79W5rHxA4p69O27OeR2XVDx4vsJNw/s1822/IMG_20230225_222546032~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1380" data-original-width="1822" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioNb4vUrdfV2x7Cso2cZzCpQdnJLI9H1fwtH34eun37u7ZQCblDnfiJBDZdRZ9rMP1TXE3ld0i2lBbvE7P4bsMPiTh4oec7uEwwLBYkvc5QjT7GuZsuW0NL0xdNmuQ0bOyw5CA1--mxi0wSm8PrBUrhOBzU2cCZ79W5rHxA4p69O27OeR2XVDx4vsJNw/s320/IMG_20230225_222546032~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Twenty Cultists</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sometimes, you need a pile of dudes, and sometimes those dudes need to be painted bright yellow. These are hodge podge between Wargames Atlantic's Cannon Fodder 1 & 2, Genestealer Cults Neophyte Hybrids, and a handful of Cadian bits. While not optimized for 40k (9th edition kinda passed me by,) I'll run them as a blob of 20 with a flamer and a hero. I figure they're escaping a penal colony, so optimizing their kit wasn't as important as fleeing a prison planet. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFbe6Aih6iqTnK3n9DpvhEJNi6cUnmT6OfuqygHUz_Tmtx51N7n9O8x6atDij66e_JEtisEEbwIJY1LkmksucEHdrP62lz5KqEqpgdspcpJQbFEMMQsyAw9HoQ-xCzitrpzYyQJVRI4kEHwAPKHomUPGNu5vF_DU8vwF2s7zlzPIdHjqaOK9d0QDXr4Q/s720/Screenshot_20230226-165354.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="720" height="118" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFbe6Aih6iqTnK3n9DpvhEJNi6cUnmT6OfuqygHUz_Tmtx51N7n9O8x6atDij66e_JEtisEEbwIJY1LkmksucEHdrP62lz5KqEqpgdspcpJQbFEMMQsyAw9HoQ-xCzitrpzYyQJVRI4kEHwAPKHomUPGNu5vF_DU8vwF2s7zlzPIdHjqaOK9d0QDXr4Q/s320/Screenshot_20230226-165354.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3OZNNRDGOjY716tGVolOeUASVRlWeC9IJSK7Nd-L4G1aM1_rp_iRd_CpmhTnBLMdAEA0w27nBtj3BltLjEEZ7Q7qykFutD5TFssqWoqcqdtebfPlBhz5rQGBiNgcoxuJ040OD32EVXWSVBBSuMCteY7NRWH1HCeOQgs3vMBuNeBHkvR57j7QWnCKDAg/s720/Screenshot_20230226-165408.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="308" data-original-width="720" height="137" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3OZNNRDGOjY716tGVolOeUASVRlWeC9IJSK7Nd-L4G1aM1_rp_iRd_CpmhTnBLMdAEA0w27nBtj3BltLjEEZ7Q7qykFutD5TFssqWoqcqdtebfPlBhz5rQGBiNgcoxuJ040OD32EVXWSVBBSuMCteY7NRWH1HCeOQgs3vMBuNeBHkvR57j7QWnCKDAg/s320/Screenshot_20230226-165408.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLSokQ60C3eO2gL9dYLPhBWM_op9yskmwGXQPqEYMwKRLlIzkXPuj-McB4jFkF_wXTykdf4ZPHxkY8nBmYJ6ICsYf1SyqVF8fNuZSzvDBjURDQ2xSqAQuPCq0ThGQbdzOWTsF9UmfikY5Ujsp0-T5thNp7HBFr0WPmFVQ5fzG5XlgGeH--6oZQRXEtVw/s720/Screenshot_20230226-165424.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="298" data-original-width="720" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLSokQ60C3eO2gL9dYLPhBWM_op9yskmwGXQPqEYMwKRLlIzkXPuj-McB4jFkF_wXTykdf4ZPHxkY8nBmYJ6ICsYf1SyqVF8fNuZSzvDBjURDQ2xSqAQuPCq0ThGQbdzOWTsF9UmfikY5Ujsp0-T5thNp7HBFr0WPmFVQ5fzG5XlgGeH--6oZQRXEtVw/s320/Screenshot_20230226-165424.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH5jHC4jeGjyOIYJNvHSJEl4JJ537VSRte_QPKGRKkCXJ2xe72IRyvYBhb80NYjhVtneCemUEfkMX-4kq_mWAfhCUWuwTe8nTjmF_Z0RI-g_KmoMxTJOgfR13oDtROY_ezCptEHMb-kIV7CH8S8pCd1wc39IC0sqpJ_WTr4abl5z52TSg-E7IBnjZoTg/s720/Screenshot_20230226-165442.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="720" height="118" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH5jHC4jeGjyOIYJNvHSJEl4JJ537VSRte_QPKGRKkCXJ2xe72IRyvYBhb80NYjhVtneCemUEfkMX-4kq_mWAfhCUWuwTe8nTjmF_Z0RI-g_KmoMxTJOgfR13oDtROY_ezCptEHMb-kIV7CH8S8pCd1wc39IC0sqpJ_WTr4abl5z52TSg-E7IBnjZoTg/s320/Screenshot_20230226-165442.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">My bits box is now full of these jumpsuits, which is kinda neat. I don't know how soon I'll revisit the Cult, but I do enjoy how so far its units seem like they're pulled from many different walks of life, which demonstrates how much of the planet the cult has infiltrated. Sure, there are blobs of people from the same industries and communities, but there's still a range represented in the horde. Also, i like to be able to tell units apart, and this all yellow unit will be really easy to refer to when playing against someone. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Some things I might add to the unit? Another leader (see person with a sword and pistol) and maybe a heavy weapon like a seismic mining drill or a super rockbreaker laser. I could see myself chopping into a model's limbs to enlongate them, and split their torso to widen their breast. Sometimes you have to cut a few eggs to make an omlette, no?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It might be fun to also make a primus or a magos from the prison faction, or a unit of abberants so that I can make a biologus as well... I don't love how glass cannon those monsters are in-game, but it could be a fun to convert for it. Takeaway: maybe I should netdeck/weblist? Or maybe I should get my new codex... or the new new codex due out sometime next year...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1hDViSPHG7z3gZXUS2vjAlwSvvSIEvqtgyFAKgnz-e1AUCXdYWZGpnk5_qw8tbFOo2K5jiIOTa-bgjZdytnVI1ge4_3q45Mq6GmhII1IWaWDCiXNxP_U3NT6zB36Scw7pVliVX7sSiOk4KUQsxGJy9UNBgUnc6LB9GYNd6NHY-oKiqRyqoONxleOuUQ/s1316/IMG_20230205_183756634~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1316" data-original-width="1316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1hDViSPHG7z3gZXUS2vjAlwSvvSIEvqtgyFAKgnz-e1AUCXdYWZGpnk5_qw8tbFOo2K5jiIOTa-bgjZdytnVI1ge4_3q45Mq6GmhII1IWaWDCiXNxP_U3NT6zB36Scw7pVliVX7sSiOk4KUQsxGJy9UNBgUnc6LB9GYNd6NHY-oKiqRyqoONxleOuUQ/s320/IMG_20230205_183756634~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A Denizen of Lobsterpot</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've had her hands in my collection since I was 14.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">MONTH'S TOTAL</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">+22</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">YEAR SO FAR TOTAL</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">27/52</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">REFLECTION</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think it was a pretty good month, yield-wise. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also managed to crank out a few commissions, some of which are pictured below.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmG41Ro_BH8TO1AE9QFTmcwBPsWMd7TEF6IZh_u8V5sY7JY8M6HhcYI7-Jd4Xgc1cOw764rvNx6NWmcep-cGl-vTsna9czd_dheDoHVk09E-WYmUcZncYR3rVOQF8X5xEg6M9NrwblBbA34olj-Rn9vcNHFNZtqHNo62eLSkzobZdHkggRZREvWM9qsQ/s4080/IMG_20230215_234155684.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmG41Ro_BH8TO1AE9QFTmcwBPsWMd7TEF6IZh_u8V5sY7JY8M6HhcYI7-Jd4Xgc1cOw764rvNx6NWmcep-cGl-vTsna9czd_dheDoHVk09E-WYmUcZncYR3rVOQF8X5xEg6M9NrwblBbA34olj-Rn9vcNHFNZtqHNo62eLSkzobZdHkggRZREvWM9qsQ/s320/IMG_20230215_234155684.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgknSLAlWcHPuCQDQPjs9yUg7LEDF_ytwHdSLAEYv9w5bvbLYH0rHAz_QFz9zR5R5v9HUSO3ZsnUDHxnU8XCpoQ7QuqoGV5t1aHIXwJvE8dCKcBq1T1Hbkea32IAdU4dzivdpjTxQfuOsXPMI8-5j7nmtczoVG09yh7PmvUQGad4Ca7LsHXJhIe0KBsaw/s4080/IMG_20230215_234220925.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgknSLAlWcHPuCQDQPjs9yUg7LEDF_ytwHdSLAEYv9w5bvbLYH0rHAz_QFz9zR5R5v9HUSO3ZsnUDHxnU8XCpoQ7QuqoGV5t1aHIXwJvE8dCKcBq1T1Hbkea32IAdU4dzivdpjTxQfuOsXPMI8-5j7nmtczoVG09yh7PmvUQGad4Ca7LsHXJhIe0KBsaw/s320/IMG_20230215_234220925.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The client got some minis printed to accompany their Spirit Island, and we're both really pleased with how they turned out. I learned two things in the process of it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1. Feathers are hard</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2. I was right to buy a tube of magenta back in December. Hecking love that tube.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZMW26fjB844Apb8k0cnlOWWiLVZuo1nbFu63VZZlNET8s-Rri7_t5fFfnogbtZZGVCAElDK1mhmQasQebY9M7J1xCFgLkSsnpZhFR-r2qCiP7iZybcvNYorsHQ9MymXyCQXmy_nSJfK8uCmtOesmWJmoy4-5ast33pJX6qppqoeNkF3RCHbcWK7SG1A/s1343/IMG_20230219_124254120~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1225" data-original-width="1343" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZMW26fjB844Apb8k0cnlOWWiLVZuo1nbFu63VZZlNET8s-Rri7_t5fFfnogbtZZGVCAElDK1mhmQasQebY9M7J1xCFgLkSsnpZhFR-r2qCiP7iZybcvNYorsHQ9MymXyCQXmy_nSJfK8uCmtOesmWJmoy4-5ast33pJX6qppqoeNkF3RCHbcWK7SG1A/s320/IMG_20230219_124254120~2.jpg" width="320" /></a>'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In other news, I'm painting with watercolors again. Its been years, but I found a tube of lamp black and my pencil case is metal, so its been really easy just to dig an ice cube out of my coffee and turn my case into a palette literally anywhere I like. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The goal right now is to sharpen up my craft while practicing small format images. Its a challenge making art that is meant to be viewed at such a small size, and I've tried to keep composition and contrast in mind while developing them. Suffice to say, its a learning experience, and I think I'm learning a lot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB6kdwEfATH9BPtNE6-QJ4xw23m-O2Z_5V-G6B0wL1Z4mvHa9IFEwhSxs3w4CqpvsgIjDMmb0ON4r7Ig57IRSkWppgHuKd8i0FitQYO6bzyBWoQZeVBywUW7DdYlvhYo1kDfmzDgT_JLnJSC8p0kq5jNhI_PMG-vbdoCRHhCmm-kF47pE78YsmTG7EMw/s1493/IMG_20230219_124300899~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1313" data-original-width="1493" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB6kdwEfATH9BPtNE6-QJ4xw23m-O2Z_5V-G6B0wL1Z4mvHa9IFEwhSxs3w4CqpvsgIjDMmb0ON4r7Ig57IRSkWppgHuKd8i0FitQYO6bzyBWoQZeVBywUW7DdYlvhYo1kDfmzDgT_JLnJSC8p0kq5jNhI_PMG-vbdoCRHhCmm-kF47pE78YsmTG7EMw/s320/IMG_20230219_124300899~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHNYDX0hJ-aGPyI2BP-kcrhLtDqWqlS1oGxgQW1mtD8zBnsmdqqwSLqYA2NBw534VRZLM_L1mMurXBLeOvDSmPcGJY7YUnz50KCLyNaIe3EwbTUuBUNrGeN2kKY2jmi0obgvKKEOYqvokw3ukVHnqQFo5eGmbZJlFhw7GGswC8xVusAwlWQTP3clcIiw/s1395/IMG_20230219_124307746~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1348" data-original-width="1395" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHNYDX0hJ-aGPyI2BP-kcrhLtDqWqlS1oGxgQW1mtD8zBnsmdqqwSLqYA2NBw534VRZLM_L1mMurXBLeOvDSmPcGJY7YUnz50KCLyNaIe3EwbTUuBUNrGeN2kKY2jmi0obgvKKEOYqvokw3ukVHnqQFo5eGmbZJlFhw7GGswC8xVusAwlWQTP3clcIiw/s320/IMG_20230219_124307746~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8SGyedzYXBRQ9d7SNiL9NaCCQFPOcIgNMYQnkGypqgLdrUp5JCpSd2BEK1UNYJhQ6b9i0-IGZeKsYv74y8qCcWEpEcs1_OqGwhJg8W6kZ5M1Nd9pkADL3eqZBa0xjeN6YYC1hshYNrGBd26LwQUU1849bsyoEy-pCrsc3bZFntODWWDzCa4tFnhq29w/s720/Screenshot_20230228-215034.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="720" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8SGyedzYXBRQ9d7SNiL9NaCCQFPOcIgNMYQnkGypqgLdrUp5JCpSd2BEK1UNYJhQ6b9i0-IGZeKsYv74y8qCcWEpEcs1_OqGwhJg8W6kZ5M1Nd9pkADL3eqZBa0xjeN6YYC1hshYNrGBd26LwQUU1849bsyoEy-pCrsc3bZFntODWWDzCa4tFnhq29w/s320/Screenshot_20230228-215034.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHIX59-X796RC816gKLTQElXIKJfAwwYjgmGHl1Ydbs-ERweqxZ42CWIQgIhPkzSWPhVMkCjKvn2u9DX6uj1C4ITeHM2WEI6zIIrO33xgGA_cuL7mZpVe_UO3wEZ_s0v8RBlPdbQNm1MBVWi3voNW6OLUcdpaw2QcZReEidiCzog8jWnaMFrEhIXNUNg/s1788/IMG_20230219_124312638~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1368" data-original-width="1788" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHIX59-X796RC816gKLTQElXIKJfAwwYjgmGHl1Ydbs-ERweqxZ42CWIQgIhPkzSWPhVMkCjKvn2u9DX6uj1C4ITeHM2WEI6zIIrO33xgGA_cuL7mZpVe_UO3wEZ_s0v8RBlPdbQNm1MBVWi3voNW6OLUcdpaw2QcZReEidiCzog8jWnaMFrEhIXNUNg/s320/IMG_20230219_124312638~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTkmPqAC_olFV6poIDJkKDZWxCm3st02vFNPCIkhIDRjvqmK-OwNJUHzW6cUP7WJw250J9lesa3B6KiN5tQMhu6q45PuVbk7AkaO3SS_EWjOaCibbPJV3RsnruaTB34m_HKxXlJxjM4C20JP5VdFm0ic4IU5ZMA6Frw744YGi5O_PUnfKRDE8UJOFxpw/s1516/IMG_20230223_084712686~4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1290" data-original-width="1516" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTkmPqAC_olFV6poIDJkKDZWxCm3st02vFNPCIkhIDRjvqmK-OwNJUHzW6cUP7WJw250J9lesa3B6KiN5tQMhu6q45PuVbk7AkaO3SS_EWjOaCibbPJV3RsnruaTB34m_HKxXlJxjM4C20JP5VdFm0ic4IU5ZMA6Frw744YGi5O_PUnfKRDE8UJOFxpw/s320/IMG_20230223_084712686~4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also, I think it'd be fun and spooky to be on a game card. I've been listening to Mark Rosewater's podcast <a href="https://podbay.fm/p/magic-the-gathering-drive-to-work-podcast" target="_blank">Drive to Work</a> and its been really fun hearing about vanity cards of old and MTG invitationals prizes, where players and designers are immortalized via portraits and anagrams.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I dunno, I just think they're neat.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">March is coming up tomorrow, and I'm not sure what my goals are. I'll likely be going home for my brother's birthday, so chances are we'll play something while I'm there. Also, I said I wanted to finish projects this year and I meant it. I'd like to find more time to do editing/polishing, and hopefully I can use some executive function techniques to help me get there. With some luck and some discipline, I'll be able to post more than once a month and with some good news even.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So with that in mind, good luck and stay safe. I'll see you in the next one!</div>bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024646705534687184noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388984554120334644.post-43378487448934930312023-01-31T19:54:00.001-08:002023-02-01T05:14:37.963-08:002023 Challenge - January <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt2uBNdRYjCtEQsPDv5QQUHEmUqw18DSxsLk-rpzUlZKzxcrMTDNV2KSEASnLHgnLx1T02QTY3__Fxd2WJL1poyxvxNW4NVd0sbuYU5_exyOb-7I63rXNUM9jUJ6kKWZrgEVjCyzE6br0C2y-qw2PyDBf0JffdAq7YfudV4WXMJgdtZmTIBzKih74fAw/s1080/IMG_20230129_180011_611.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt2uBNdRYjCtEQsPDv5QQUHEmUqw18DSxsLk-rpzUlZKzxcrMTDNV2KSEASnLHgnLx1T02QTY3__Fxd2WJL1poyxvxNW4NVd0sbuYU5_exyOb-7I63rXNUM9jUJ6kKWZrgEVjCyzE6br0C2y-qw2PyDBf0JffdAq7YfudV4WXMJgdtZmTIBzKih74fAw/s320/IMG_20230129_180011_611.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">January 2023</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The year began as most do, with high aspirations and a dire need to do laundry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After I put both of those in the wash cycle, I started in on neat tricks and hullabaloo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For models I finished for myself I completed five in total, the Turnip one above, and the Lobsterpot four below. The frogman in the bunny suit is Tod, an unfortunate soul who's perhaps the most miserable mascot of Turnip28. I sculpted this sometime last year, or maybe the year before, and sometime between then and now I popped it on a base meant for a Warhammer Underworlds figure. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the subject of the base, I don't know that I like these bases with wholly molded details, on account of my reluctance to add any gubbins to them. Basing models is one of my secret pleasures, as I find the globbing of texture, bits, and dirt to be theraputic, so perhaps I'll rebase this bloke if it bothers me enough.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mechanically, Tod would be a Toff or Toady, leading a Tod's Folly army. In game, this faction is rewarded for losing, as they're canonically and chronically confused when it comes to strategy. Ordinarily, or in version 1.16, some units work better when up against other specific units, so when helming this army the goal becomes to engage in the very worst matchups so that you lose, erm, win by the best possible margin. It definitely turns the game on its head, that much I've heard.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghFc9un6dwoMxTJKp4pVWp2APEvBFsmc9fa9_1d4vG_cDZ0HF6fpRmixhXIMBbF-N35Ol1VlzE_mvnC0qV2x2MgLgRIvH9GSVUICMLBaCiSNbKBD4qpBg7jWI1-e_wrGNwQrv9wr0-ZKFbZvcp-P_IcwMsYfrbZIRFV5oSI3cl1ExOwFZTymN6tBb35g/s2092/IMG_20230128_172040099~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2092" data-original-width="2091" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghFc9un6dwoMxTJKp4pVWp2APEvBFsmc9fa9_1d4vG_cDZ0HF6fpRmixhXIMBbF-N35Ol1VlzE_mvnC0qV2x2MgLgRIvH9GSVUICMLBaCiSNbKBD4qpBg7jWI1-e_wrGNwQrv9wr0-ZKFbZvcp-P_IcwMsYfrbZIRFV5oSI3cl1ExOwFZTymN6tBb35g/s320/IMG_20230128_172040099~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This fella is a Shepherd, meant for a scenario I'd like to write this year. He's from the free-take bin the local club keeps at the shop, from a boardgame that had their own resin miniatures. If anyone knows where he's from, I'd love to know!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjva8mYV0a3VINRbDzbCliMqpGVRWzew7tPXUaHFj29oJBgB_xwCx0LzpSN2Wyq9cYThSBQ9e4xleg696tXK121YHFW7_QaGXJFKb52NBCXsDftGcho9HDgIDanAdlR179CcptaKuv2V2RfI0j5A9MGzCxibAW24cbIOhAtX-Fr_SjVT_w-Zkh35maWlQ/s2074/IMG_20230128_172025298~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2074" data-original-width="2074" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjva8mYV0a3VINRbDzbCliMqpGVRWzew7tPXUaHFj29oJBgB_xwCx0LzpSN2Wyq9cYThSBQ9e4xleg696tXK121YHFW7_QaGXJFKb52NBCXsDftGcho9HDgIDanAdlR179CcptaKuv2V2RfI0j5A9MGzCxibAW24cbIOhAtX-Fr_SjVT_w-Zkh35maWlQ/s320/IMG_20230128_172025298~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've ached to finish this one for a while now. Its a head from the Cadian upgrade sprue, body from Fireforge, and arms from... I forget. Anyhow, she's a wandering warrior who's seen almost too much, and while world weary, here's hoping she's up for one more adventure!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEqcneYSpbtZ89_WGyTvwHLS2dIXRak0iB-Zd9EN8JCZrRmwqRF4M8oBEV1TmD0qrdx659S7JTzUDmJr_4jk4U2FFB-3wLiJqiu50DJEfwLP-D7IEFmnef1EQ3Q_hF-fqzopA1OEN0cjHWZwjtefNntFb5AmycHCe6rZNezd21Md73obUPvDWxnGzTwQ/s1605/IMG_20230129_163723760~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1605" data-original-width="1605" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEqcneYSpbtZ89_WGyTvwHLS2dIXRak0iB-Zd9EN8JCZrRmwqRF4M8oBEV1TmD0qrdx659S7JTzUDmJr_4jk4U2FFB-3wLiJqiu50DJEfwLP-D7IEFmnef1EQ3Q_hF-fqzopA1OEN0cjHWZwjtefNntFb5AmycHCe6rZNezd21Md73obUPvDWxnGzTwQ/s320/IMG_20230129_163723760~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's a conversion of <a href="https://shop.badgergames.com/category.sc?categoryId=33" target="_blank">Outpost Miniatures</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Ferrers" target="_blank">Lady Ferrers</a> with a new head. There's a bit more cleavage than your traditional Lobsterpot denizen, but its tactical cleavage, so no worries. On an odd note, I don't think I've written any rules for whips, so I'll have to sort out her loadout given her choice of accessories.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think this is the first model I've used static grass on, which was a neat learning experience. I mostly learned that I don't love supergluing static grass to myself, so I'll have to dig out the PVA before I get too gung-ho about it again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNuI3zWm2RnkTAYp41CvDqC_OsdGLGew-zI2v7CzcwLqP5fSZQmiQyWt-2kRz5sTwy0QEvvRKVlhxwO9bO-yo78cHY9apqrph7IPGaRzesutibY2RBn7Ml4c7ys8n_aB8Xt8ph7MdmM1Y5hcSzfBKiRjspZseMvyy8PUQFBUCwmYMDgYJ6zHWo_KlvHg/s1958/IMG_20230129_163912880_HDR~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1958" data-original-width="1958" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNuI3zWm2RnkTAYp41CvDqC_OsdGLGew-zI2v7CzcwLqP5fSZQmiQyWt-2kRz5sTwy0QEvvRKVlhxwO9bO-yo78cHY9apqrph7IPGaRzesutibY2RBn7Ml4c7ys8n_aB8Xt8ph7MdmM1Y5hcSzfBKiRjspZseMvyy8PUQFBUCwmYMDgYJ6zHWo_KlvHg/s320/IMG_20230129_163912880_HDR~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then our last lad, also from outpost, with a hat from god-knows-where, and a face stolen from a miserable Weird WWII game that I've forgotten the name of. I like his action pose, but for slapstick reasons as his clubbing pose screams, "why I oughta." That's it. That's the hot take.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm going to keep track of miniatures this year with the low, low expectation of finishing a model per week. Here's the first fraction of the year. Welcome to the world my muddled mathy friend!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>5/52</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not Pictured: I began sculpting two miniatures. I used some reaper armature puppets, and I'm not super psyched about them, but I'll try to keep working on them until the armatures are buried and I won't have to think about them. They're going to be miniatures for Burrows and Badgers, since eventually I'd like to host a game.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOwUQ8duXze7RO6YrgJ50LBdGvtPzMOLGxtaxb_iQY5DRiEvssu9jLvlZmpnElkCNPYpru7CBwg4mTz3Wav4Zxo4m5pVjsmsuvk-2A8eqCScNWPkoPwni7odEHkm4-YpJDKQhekS6niMnnHTzWOT5YilMNsy3dhvXJ7WhmDOLru0mM5z3MUmc5LTyIBQ/s2286/necro1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1877" data-original-width="2286" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOwUQ8duXze7RO6YrgJ50LBdGvtPzMOLGxtaxb_iQY5DRiEvssu9jLvlZmpnElkCNPYpru7CBwg4mTz3Wav4Zxo4m5pVjsmsuvk-2A8eqCScNWPkoPwni7odEHkm4-YpJDKQhekS6niMnnHTzWOT5YilMNsy3dhvXJ7WhmDOLru0mM5z3MUmc5LTyIBQ/s320/necro1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Outside of minis, I made a game last year that I've been affectionately calling Necroduel. Its a game where you cobble together abominations out of bodily components to gain the favor of corpse gods.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmhhRx3-xKj3zP2fQ564iIuZyd1qsqOySECXYaXJDaAvSRHnIaR1PQGvfNMiCFLJPRH79-TyRNj2ujfsE3i1LBG_hf_T10jyKB6gSEfxkcMBAJ3nqu6fD6N-L2LayV5ZsZ6UY8o4eHEJhw1XlwYMmAPJE_xe6L-aOa1Q_qn8cKmVzdoyFhZPNgfQM5wg/s2696/necro2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1988" data-original-width="2696" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmhhRx3-xKj3zP2fQ564iIuZyd1qsqOySECXYaXJDaAvSRHnIaR1PQGvfNMiCFLJPRH79-TyRNj2ujfsE3i1LBG_hf_T10jyKB6gSEfxkcMBAJ3nqu6fD6N-L2LayV5ZsZ6UY8o4eHEJhw1XlwYMmAPJE_xe6L-aOa1Q_qn8cKmVzdoyFhZPNgfQM5wg/s320/necro2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As you can see, I've drawn a bunch of horrible little friends, based on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CifzACzOjwn/" target="_blank">previous horrible little friends</a> and I think they've turned out pretty neat. I'd go into detail, but its really just "make it creepy, but endearing."</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr6t9EMbAmC7AwLJNCfFrdtyhna0EX8yeBhCu4Xl2klsR_56c0IiHzEfbbIG8LBRl5v_wTKZGdeyfp2RgtxcK5HDMNU6aM3oUwn_Qohi_VqqCv-8FXunVorE6zXyNcqO3bFXa89Gkpu-c6b7ZVYLMPDwnsVfuJXDIRfWXVKyvQ7Qa9FmJlIQ74JuVv3A/s2700/necro3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="2700" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr6t9EMbAmC7AwLJNCfFrdtyhna0EX8yeBhCu4Xl2klsR_56c0IiHzEfbbIG8LBRl5v_wTKZGdeyfp2RgtxcK5HDMNU6aM3oUwn_Qohi_VqqCv-8FXunVorE6zXyNcqO3bFXa89Gkpu-c6b7ZVYLMPDwnsVfuJXDIRfWXVKyvQ7Qa9FmJlIQ74JuVv3A/s320/necro3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Is grimgoof a term yet? That's the vibe we're going for here I think. Of the games I've made this year (hush until they're in a better place,) none of them quite reach the same tone as these doo-daddy-doos.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB5a4iYsrwtkzxobRW_Kvr4_fq0HEWJwFE_DPSGBJnimUsgCIzjmtdgGbQymOY2YM49l-hBsjb-Damf3upSReemt61xWO7J2bvMW_mGqwTCNXNAZLcEnnNrfgqqlBN7mjtB_sdw41QSv3AMRnrHhQosTYxEdEaieenOChQVnTVr48xs2of_1gg38Wi5A/s2772/necro5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1188" data-original-width="2772" height="137" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB5a4iYsrwtkzxobRW_Kvr4_fq0HEWJwFE_DPSGBJnimUsgCIzjmtdgGbQymOY2YM49l-hBsjb-Damf3upSReemt61xWO7J2bvMW_mGqwTCNXNAZLcEnnNrfgqqlBN7mjtB_sdw41QSv3AMRnrHhQosTYxEdEaieenOChQVnTVr48xs2of_1gg38Wi5A/s320/necro5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think my favorite goober of the bunch is the bottom rightmost dude in the picture below. There's something about a bunch of faces stitched together, making up a wandering flesh easel that just butters my biscuit. Also, biscuit is spelled like that you guys. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qsm58ES8M-_7cLNpX-gzV8fA-99CziIwWeztOmBP4ko0eAArpT5BfVOibb2MqMpixs7aGtpNAGQQg_9BludILhws9WZuVnN66T0zMa3iGsal1Lk7zduOktx_1ty52F7Ql-Il4ITFf988c_ORmw0cS0UXKWY_CAgKUUx06cpJzyw9nP_cftrnOoo3NQ/s2636/necro4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2008" data-original-width="2636" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qsm58ES8M-_7cLNpX-gzV8fA-99CziIwWeztOmBP4ko0eAArpT5BfVOibb2MqMpixs7aGtpNAGQQg_9BludILhws9WZuVnN66T0zMa3iGsal1Lk7zduOktx_1ty52F7Ql-Il4ITFf988c_ORmw0cS0UXKWY_CAgKUUx06cpJzyw9nP_cftrnOoo3NQ/s320/necro4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>? /? </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyhow, that's Wonderwall. Hopefully I can steal time enough in the next month to get this formatted/arranged and up on an itch.io or something. This push is in part to work on my "finishing things" muscles, to establish patterns of polishing projects and releasing them, but also to get it out of my head so I can move onto other projects. As any long-time reader can tell you... there are plenty of projects around these parts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Not Required Reading</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5qCG-C7oK55fYfo_o3tkzGZhYQbdV8KwMJzVdf5l6EPU7SpY44SXm_9RbU7sQSvWGKCdlV8iGZ5x1ZKN1a-48X6CqZr378Pwtzx1pWWDftrL5bMfI44-hVSc2aRYXvqlXZcLMomFGA5wR7yyj5_ozQdrIKxZigQVKxv21YfKH4t262Qdda3gh1oAs3g/s2882/wrecking%20ball.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="2882" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5qCG-C7oK55fYfo_o3tkzGZhYQbdV8KwMJzVdf5l6EPU7SpY44SXm_9RbU7sQSvWGKCdlV8iGZ5x1ZKN1a-48X6CqZr378Pwtzx1pWWDftrL5bMfI44-hVSc2aRYXvqlXZcLMomFGA5wR7yyj5_ozQdrIKxZigQVKxv21YfKH4t262Qdda3gh1oAs3g/w640-h174/wrecking%20ball.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kind of an odd idea, but maybe I'll include what I'm currently reading/listening/consuming, since I'm sure it'll leech out in my work. I don't know if any of these are up your alley, but they're things I'm percolating on, and documenting that couldn't hurt. Thanks for joining us this month, and stay safe!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Monstress volumes 1 and 2 by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon vol 1 by Naoko Takeuchi</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Goosebuds Podcast</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Booster Pack Network Podcast - TCG Design Theory</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ludology Podcast with Gil Hova</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024646705534687184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388984554120334644.post-17124288208247744162023-01-08T13:48:00.005-08:002023-01-30T16:17:55.292-08:00An Act of Kindness - Lobsterpot Comic<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024646705534687184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388984554120334644.post-81045183420981684012022-12-31T17:58:00.008-08:002023-01-07T14:39:23.816-08:002022 in Rear-view<div>Before we start, I just want to say "I'm so glad you made it this far."</div><div>I'm so glad you made it this far.</div><div><br /></div><div>What a year folks. I hope that you're out the other side of all your demons and devils, and that you're waking up with a thirst for the good things in your life, or the things that could be good with a bit of massaging. I hope you're ready for the challenges, but its ok if you're not, because friends are there to get you through that day. You're amazing, and if someone had to remind you of that today, I'm honored to be the one.</div><div><br /></div><div>There you go. Cold open. I appreciate you for who you are and who you're trying to be. Now let's do this.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Well hey everyone</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BukZy3T68yffTEN9gkU1f46Z3B8_8ssCzqYko1MmbHOECrqSMIC2su2CzU2BPXRS4FqHlKaCKRKVfPCjCAQhCvqXg9jwhPSYeibxEWVcvXTqKWkInnvZvpRc-zLl3x0RJVm6fgScw2Rrq4yC5q0BesKpLgukW0XAEFfLDkybadfsXUkitkLB29HvFg/s2219/IMG_20221231_204732286~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2219" data-original-width="2012" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BukZy3T68yffTEN9gkU1f46Z3B8_8ssCzqYko1MmbHOECrqSMIC2su2CzU2BPXRS4FqHlKaCKRKVfPCjCAQhCvqXg9jwhPSYeibxEWVcvXTqKWkInnvZvpRc-zLl3x0RJVm6fgScw2Rrq4yC5q0BesKpLgukW0XAEFfLDkybadfsXUkitkLB29HvFg/s320/IMG_20221231_204732286~2.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">0.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Fancy meeting you here"</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>As is tradition, I'm trying to recap and reflect on the year in rear-view, maybe learn something about myself and the world we live in. Since I'm a little more crooked than usual, being under the weather as December comes to a close, I'm going to shoot for a three course meal of a post. We'll do "what the plan was," "what actually happened," and "what I think I'd like to do next," and then maybe a goofy wrap-up and well-wish. Maybe I'll even say something poignant, who knows?</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfTx4iKnDo2S34wDgGoyRwdBtc1D11XqNpnzQHpxKewj4t9780cwlU_WV3r7xguONZ-b4nRhYSXDLjybv7zyOU8Vs0Hi2CZeAFlIx7hlyBzIdDK9PwGsrrmZkff_X8AEybSZ3xeMuNTDxuXnAVSxlpDgnppoBL8_5CZ6F91P6PlPQm8hnxiCz3xj5dfw/s2083/IMG_20221231_204719326~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2083" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfTx4iKnDo2S34wDgGoyRwdBtc1D11XqNpnzQHpxKewj4t9780cwlU_WV3r7xguONZ-b4nRhYSXDLjybv7zyOU8Vs0Hi2CZeAFlIx7hlyBzIdDK9PwGsrrmZkff_X8AEybSZ3xeMuNTDxuXnAVSxlpDgnppoBL8_5CZ6F91P6PlPQm8hnxiCz3xj5dfw/s320/IMG_20221231_204719326~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">1.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">"What the plan was"</span></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Lobsterpot</b> - I wanted to have the rules finished, but while I've been developing the changes I've wanted to make overall, I have yet to finish the v5 rules. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Print</b> - While none of my games or books made it into print, I would up producing a consistent comic in one of Boston's local papers.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Painted</b> - I managed to keep up with the blog for the first half of 2022, but around June my personal cirlces got rattled quite hard, and by September I was in the trenches as work projects ramped up.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Sculpted</b> - nope, none of that happened.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Fun</b> - I think I might have gotten in a game of OPR's Grimdark Future: Firefight, and about twice as many games of AoS 3rd Ed. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsnfsarVAouLRUXVuif_L_jk3mX_HKVE-9TEJsEc-8h4FnhWuMTe1VMy0fO9HAsBIeD0_90vCDw-W9bKsMUKJq0nzVpeegHTIPTjoJg4YnmIHhgPDy2WeBjKODqFHAXPTBq5CMT2izCeSFxBo4p3eG31Lpg5g89386zxm5_DpTF_ahxPg5V9TMHO6ccA/s1980/IMG_20221231_204702388~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1980" data-original-width="1978" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsnfsarVAouLRUXVuif_L_jk3mX_HKVE-9TEJsEc-8h4FnhWuMTe1VMy0fO9HAsBIeD0_90vCDw-W9bKsMUKJq0nzVpeegHTIPTjoJg4YnmIHhgPDy2WeBjKODqFHAXPTBq5CMT2izCeSFxBo4p3eG31Lpg5g89386zxm5_DpTF_ahxPg5V9TMHO6ccA/s320/IMG_20221231_204702388~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">2.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">"What actually happened"</span></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Games</b> - I spent a lot of time developing micro card games, and an expandable card game. I think one of them might be at the stage where we can go to final art/layout and maybe set it up for print-and-play and/or perhaps a small KS to produce a limited print run? I obviously want to be careful about how that all goes down, but its exhilarating to feel like something is coming together, and could exist independent of myself.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Comics</b> - I cranked out a very solid 18 pages of Lobsterpot comics, which will likely see the light of day sometime soon (she said hopefully.) Additionally, I forget all of the Turnip 28 comics I did for Max, and what an wild and grim undertaking that was. Hopefully I'll make that into a blogpost soon, to keep it from eroding away on the edge of the internet.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Baked</b> - While my partner was recovering from top surgery, I was on medical leave helping them at home, and for the first time in forever I got to reconnect with my cooking and baking. As a kid, I was always in the kitchen helping my mom, and then in this role of caregiver, I got to share a bunch of my family's recipes with the people I love. Apple pies and Popovers were crowd favorites, the former modified to avoid a number of allergies, and the latter filled with jam and enjoyed on a brisk October porch. Quintessential New England Vibes.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Books</b> - Sometime in September, I got it in my head to write a Goosebumps book. I got about 10k words in, the most I've ever done in one prose project, and then got derailed by ramped up work and commissions. The average Goosebumps book was only 30k works, and so I feel like I hit a significant milestone by getting a third of the way through the book. Hopefully I'll revisit this project and revise it while polishing off the final 20k, but I feel like I've unlocked something, giving me permission to do this again. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Books</b> - I've also been reading again. I think I've read about a dozen books this year, and it feels really lovely getting to enjoy the act again. College dulled it, and its been a long road getting back to here, but now I feel like I'm working back up to a comfortable pace. Some favorites have included Eve Harm's Transmuted, and CY_BORG by Christian Sahlen and Johan Nohr (rulebooks count as books. They take just as much consideration anyhow.)</div><div><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div><b>Painted</b> - I managed 52/52, which feels low, but also so do I. Its been really hard to sit down at my desk this year, and properly engage with my hobby, out of guilt or out of survival hustle. Of the pieces I did squeak out, only the Age of Sigmar got played with, but then again it did get played with, which is more than can be said for many of the models I've made this last half-decade. Many of my models are pieces that worship the idea of a game, or those that nurture a concept still finding its footing, which is in line with my thesis from last year. Follow the joy, or whatever its called, and you will find yourself in a better place for it.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Gender</b> - Although I don't think I'll ever have a final form, I did change my pronouns from they/them to she/her publicly. Its been met mostly positively, and its nice to not just be seen in the little holes of the internet where I have my gender freedom accounts, but its also been recieved pretty awkwardly and it hurts to see people I care about struggle with where I'm at. I'm still non-binary, just with a stronger femme lilt. We'll see how life goes and what it makes me 🤷</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9mdCZDjfZr5k5Izbw0-4r7hBrJEymgpPz9CbffMVGfmue_UEy2-ohP8bwtAFKRUEtomyT4ZaHTcRJg203l0Li_lWksC3H8T9ywbAdbFhgPvavongJOBY0YUcbRPdMhR3v-RPb4iNQzXBKtUvHJa1taONqurpbQf-nbU7L6wGmo2T3nHFhEo87VXm1DQ/s2208/IMG_20221231_204634694~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2208" data-original-width="2034" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9mdCZDjfZr5k5Izbw0-4r7hBrJEymgpPz9CbffMVGfmue_UEy2-ohP8bwtAFKRUEtomyT4ZaHTcRJg203l0Li_lWksC3H8T9ywbAdbFhgPvavongJOBY0YUcbRPdMhR3v-RPb4iNQzXBKtUvHJa1taONqurpbQf-nbU7L6wGmo2T3nHFhEo87VXm1DQ/s320/IMG_20221231_204634694~2.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">3.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">"What I think I'd like to do next"</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div>I think I want to organize these thoughts into two camps; Long Term goals and Short Term fun. Obviously there are some larger things that can be worked towards that are a bit more abstract, or more than what a person with fulltime employment plus can do in a long weekend or a month, whereas there are some projects that only work if they're spur of the moment impulsive little shits. Also, sometimes a lot of little short term goals make up one long term goal, and that's math too. Gotta find the balance, here and everywhere else or it'll kill ya, and that's not what we're game for, no siree.</div></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Long Term</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><b>Do a Con</b> - I haven't tabled at a convention since before the pandemic, and that is in part due to my health and anxiety, and also the rough fucking go of it I had right before launching Shape Kids. Its been really hard to get my head back in the indie comics game, and maybe I've been hiding from it in wargames for a while, but it'd be nice to go back to doing local shows and participating in a community that I've loved and lost in for over a decade now. I'd need to rediscover my old material and make some new stuff, all of which sounds daunting, but like exactly the challenge I need to face (and the reason I pay my monthly photoshop subscription.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Finish a Game </b>- I have a number of games on burners, as any of my notebooks will tell you. Whenever I begin a new one, I usually make the first page a directory of things I'm working on. I need to get better at going back to make sure what I've worked on is still what I'm working on, as I leave tons of half finished nightmares behind me in my wake, but maybe that's something I'll get better at this year. Reflection, Revision, and Execution. I am capable of making things, but have I learned how to finish them? Spoiler Alert: no, and that's why its something I want to focus on this year.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Paint an Army </b>- As any wargamer will tell you, "an army is never finished." Fair enough straw man wargamer, but I want to be able to pat myself on the back motherfucker, and say "yeah, shit's good for a while. Time to chuck some dice at it."'</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Short Term</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Playable by Humans</b> - Many of my projects are confined to notebooks or my brain, and while recovering from a concussion this week, I'm being reminded of the value of "things outside my body which I do not have to arbitrate in order to make functional." Depending on how long recovery takes, I think I'd like to get some things formatted to be in the ashcan/printable pdf phase, so people can enjoy them (or not) from the comfort of not-my-home.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Burrows and Badgers </b>- I think I've decided that I'd like to have some Redwall adventures, and on top of that I have friends who aren't really here for the 40k/AoS stuff because of the whole fascist-parody-that-forgot-it-was-a-parody thing, and I'd really like to play games with them that don't make said friends feel like I'm complicit in something heinous. Plus, it might be really nice trying to sculpt some of those characters and I already bought some armatures from Reaper minis. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Comics </b>- More, and more often, and in more places.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Regularly Scheduled Programming</b> - Like rent, or a 9 to 5, I'd like to get back in the habit of posting things with.... maybe not frequency, but you know, back up to like at least once a month. More would be fine too, but let's keep our expectations grounded like they ran over the neighbor's cat in grandma's atv.</div><div><br /></div><div>Additionally, just building in other activities into my life sounds like a great way for prying myself out of my shell. Do you ever look at your google maps as notice the straight line you make from home to work? I don't on purpose, but it would be nice to see the line deviate a little from time to time. That;s why I'm looking for friends, dentists and pcps in adjacent towns. lol.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCFHAZruJa4ZwS2A1KR0Y56WxPGGveE2F8AG1v0SbOM-002gBMvcF54p8ta6dbNooyzwOBsuqvBBT0HRCe74bD5EpX31_XdPXy7VvJdaX3b5OtqshN_KHPbMkl67Shj6ElNgeyhJDYiRsE6k3cMg73eGqcjj66_BgfRFILXZgS6ACjTnoYySYIeG2X4Q/s1080/Tumblr_l_1210900277782092.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1058" data-original-width="1080" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCFHAZruJa4ZwS2A1KR0Y56WxPGGveE2F8AG1v0SbOM-002gBMvcF54p8ta6dbNooyzwOBsuqvBBT0HRCe74bD5EpX31_XdPXy7VvJdaX3b5OtqshN_KHPbMkl67Shj6ElNgeyhJDYiRsE6k3cMg73eGqcjj66_BgfRFILXZgS6ACjTnoYySYIeG2X4Q/s320/Tumblr_l_1210900277782092.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">4.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">"What if I said Beep Boop but in a robot voice?"</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Well I'm kinda out of things to say because its all on the page, but thanks for hearing me out. I guess the only thing that's left is to wish you a Happy New Year, and success with all of your goals and endeavors. See you in 2023 nerds <3</div><div><br /></div><div>OH SHIT</div><div><br /></div><div>I forgot to make a hashtag for this year's challenge, which feels amorphous, and maybe in honor of that, or maybe because I am lazy, I'm just going to call 2023's challenge...</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">THE AMORPHOUS CHALLENGE</div><div><br /></div><div>And that's a wrap. Thanks so much and take care!</div><div><br /></div><div>ps: I definitely didn't repair this post a week after posting it, swapping out large red text that read "insert photo here" for actual pix, or finish sentences that I left hanging over the void. Ok! Bye for real!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024646705534687184noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388984554120334644.post-81647515225730684842022-12-25T17:46:00.002-08:002022-12-25T17:46:49.680-08:00Chanamas Critters<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/98A9G4dHHxZYHsjE5Z11Dw__imagepage/img/-ihwBI_cs_-C2e6U_L9zENFbrfY=/fit-in/900x600/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic4273355.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="571" data-original-width="451" height="320" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/98A9G4dHHxZYHsjE5Z11Dw__imagepage/img/-ihwBI_cs_-C2e6U_L9zENFbrfY=/fit-in/900x600/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic4273355.jpg" width="253" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I grew up reading <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redwall" target="_blank">Redwall</a>, as a lot of my generation did. It captured the imagination, with epic battles ancient prophecies, and amazing potlucks, and it probably made half of us furries. That aside, there's a game called <a href="http://burrowsandbadgers.com/" target="_blank">Burrows and Badgers</a> that looks to recreate some of the magic of those musty tomes, and since I picked it up almost a year back, I've been waiting for a chance to get in some minis together for it.</p><p>Enter <a href="https://www.darkswordminiatures.com/" target="_blank">Dark Sword Miniatures</a>, from whom I bought some clamshells also almost a year ago. Today I finally got to slap some paint on them, using a limited palette and a very shitty lighting setup.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwkdj47mhgigPYDLesR5O56yLrANj2dF7hbUcZRfuWS5eROYvA6RuGXiB7oB9xMo524W06H9mqAtTK3DFp8B0F338YfL7MyTDGYz6XacO0sNJkXpZsY0qphEPQ9C1LxcS6bOv7Dpk2iMAt8PZIjSqYPE6SpFJ6mCq6S9qqIX8MIvzpkco7j2cbpHp_cg/s508/Screenshot_20221224-224554-404.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="508" data-original-width="445" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwkdj47mhgigPYDLesR5O56yLrANj2dF7hbUcZRfuWS5eROYvA6RuGXiB7oB9xMo524W06H9mqAtTK3DFp8B0F338YfL7MyTDGYz6XacO0sNJkXpZsY0qphEPQ9C1LxcS6bOv7Dpk2iMAt8PZIjSqYPE6SpFJ6mCq6S9qqIX8MIvzpkco7j2cbpHp_cg/s320/Screenshot_20221224-224554-404.png" width="280" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anteater Rogue</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc5Rq17s9qsHQOtEimGzvFQ2k9DJ7qEj2yQzrxQCKomvt7XL_2EaBc7s5zJjXEdVod2dtxnHURDaV1Ct7LSY2fp5LZAucs0DsbjR2KNWvJAdykNAQG8yKlhGqdqysOyoE7e9uhdR22mqjZybxv5ZzUhhiN_r9N09SwMvnSrQP7dX2LWB3nkxzO_sZqEQ/s720/Screenshot_20221225-145345-303.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="720" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc5Rq17s9qsHQOtEimGzvFQ2k9DJ7qEj2yQzrxQCKomvt7XL_2EaBc7s5zJjXEdVod2dtxnHURDaV1Ct7LSY2fp5LZAucs0DsbjR2KNWvJAdykNAQG8yKlhGqdqysOyoE7e9uhdR22mqjZybxv5ZzUhhiN_r9N09SwMvnSrQP7dX2LWB3nkxzO_sZqEQ/s320/Screenshot_20221225-145345-303.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hedgehog Cleric</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6a-A55D3WjAWu-PaGuZAbDEz8uY94l7_N43MlhHsBSjBP8OW3t8-jZeXKn4Jvc9UENO5kgAktQbrfGh8doXALgfRe7GbHOWFLuv8cqceLx6VYptBb2Fv2yQ3ZudJEFTPbvZa-DViJ55K_LS_iu79bfd8WZPHJK9r823SuH8AWiWG4U6tekK0F7amYjA/s720/Screenshot_20221225-145333-564.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="720" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6a-A55D3WjAWu-PaGuZAbDEz8uY94l7_N43MlhHsBSjBP8OW3t8-jZeXKn4Jvc9UENO5kgAktQbrfGh8doXALgfRe7GbHOWFLuv8cqceLx6VYptBb2Fv2yQ3ZudJEFTPbvZa-DViJ55K_LS_iu79bfd8WZPHJK9r823SuH8AWiWG4U6tekK0F7amYjA/s320/Screenshot_20221225-145333-564.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Badger Monk</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I still need to reread the rules before I make any statements about them, but digging it out did remind me of an iteration of Lobsterpot that was made for small anthropomorphic warfare. Maybe I'll revisit it someday, but probably not anytime soon. Maybe once I've read the rules again, I'll start collecting for the game again, perhaps from <a href="https://www.oathswornminiatures.co.uk/" target="_blank">Oathsworn </a>or <a href="http://www.splinteredlightminis.com/animalarmies.html" target="_blank">Splintered Light Miniatures</a> for variety. Worse comes to worse, I'll end up with a neat cast and crew for <a href="https://mausritter.com/" target="_blank">Mausritter</a> or a Redwall/Inquisitor hybrid. <div><br /></div><div>Long story short, whatever happens, I'm glad I got to paint some nerds for Chana-mas. Happy Holidays folks. The End.</div>bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024646705534687184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388984554120334644.post-63365679837735874152022-09-02T05:15:00.005-07:002022-09-02T05:15:57.555-07:00Paintlog 2022 - June, July, August<p> Its been a busy summer, of turmoil, progress, and more than enough sweat. For readers in the future, The first half of August was an unruly heat wave</p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>turnip 28</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJBintjZPRnt_yQYd6YHzt0O7pNDIvdjKCc0K3XIN50OAhr3DOYNx620d2HA_ZFySL4CJKvxQX8Wh8NScwBfF7lwiOfbVooe8nqfAHu-AoSQo7myMyhjuRla-PT2UxCWB7IQQjang2Q4okBf7YM_O8z5TdeHJrn4uEE-bvzNCGnex7w7NpZcwG3yF0Sw/s720/Screenshot_20220830-220143-853.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="605" data-original-width="720" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJBintjZPRnt_yQYd6YHzt0O7pNDIvdjKCc0K3XIN50OAhr3DOYNx620d2HA_ZFySL4CJKvxQX8Wh8NScwBfF7lwiOfbVooe8nqfAHu-AoSQo7myMyhjuRla-PT2UxCWB7IQQjang2Q4okBf7YM_O8z5TdeHJrn4uEE-bvzNCGnex7w7NpZcwG3yF0Sw/s320/Screenshot_20220830-220143-853.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Brutes</p><p>I forget where I first saw a foot with a head on it's ankle; maybe it was Adventure Time, or perhaps that infamous Clan Moulder army list that was published in the White Dwarf of my youth. Either way, I had some Napoleonic heads leftover from the height of my turnip craze and knew what I had to do. Hopalong, Foothead, or Headfoot has a few strange souls who hobble/follow him into battle. They're more of those historic heads, but on the bodies of <a href="https://pandemoniumbooks.com/products/d-d-w14-manes-wzk90247?_pos=6&_sid=6b70ea3ca&_ss=r" target="_blank">Manes, from the Wizkids miniaures line.</a> I've been told these models would also be fun for <a href="https://brettfp.itch.io/brawl-arcane-28" target="_blank">Brawl Arcane</a> by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/quarantine_miniatures/" target="_blank">Quarentine Miniatures</a>, which I've been meaning to try out anyhow. Suppose that means I ought to make someone for the foot wizard to fight ;)<span></span></p><p>+6</p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">flesh eater courts</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmzyDqLd69lJO2TtcsEMnsBnsISOs-rN0IaL9v1jrOTeJZF6-d1T1b1x3TL1C-AefVkjOILeTXwTxT-Rk2LjYLd4f88pNMPVgx6Hp1ZBStHFTA92m0J1IcUm9oQs-9EARq8CYmu6y7ANd4X-kFbHMBA4Rfk1_HzpW_YCN_G0lwp8KmscxeVTHaHB1DOw/s2031/IMG_20220902_073554525~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2031" data-original-width="1823" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmzyDqLd69lJO2TtcsEMnsBnsISOs-rN0IaL9v1jrOTeJZF6-d1T1b1x3TL1C-AefVkjOILeTXwTxT-Rk2LjYLd4f88pNMPVgx6Hp1ZBStHFTA92m0J1IcUm9oQs-9EARq8CYmu6y7ANd4X-kFbHMBA4Rfk1_HzpW_YCN_G0lwp8KmscxeVTHaHB1DOw/s320/IMG_20220902_073554525~2.jpg" width="287" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Crypt Ghast Courtier</p><p><br /></p><p>Early in the summer I found the Wizkids Snow Golem in my shop and thought, "I know its snow, but what if it was a bag of flesh?" Needless to say, I thought of a conversion where these nightmare creatures were engorged bags of flesh, bursting at the seams with piles of meat. Maybe something ruptured in there and now their own blood pools in their distended guts along with that of their victims.</p><p>Yeah, maybe don't think about this one too much</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Skf9lCUFZkz-_eje9Uwb2FCNB-Cx5sCaWrgFR2JOSpnRuQrDSq2eyQxZXe4PS--tZNTq46-NmuOLL2x_zy8ln4QKBAyJ_Ncth-EdmivIckvRpqnyJK-h808WV3_2ilaN-ufp_6EvpLVKvgaouGo-QQ5lkrndp5uxKE_7EgKYxzBvYkECJq6Hlmo9kQ/s2499/IMG_20220902_073447029_HDR~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1857" data-original-width="2499" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Skf9lCUFZkz-_eje9Uwb2FCNB-Cx5sCaWrgFR2JOSpnRuQrDSq2eyQxZXe4PS--tZNTq46-NmuOLL2x_zy8ln4QKBAyJ_Ncth-EdmivIckvRpqnyJK-h808WV3_2ilaN-ufp_6EvpLVKvgaouGo-QQ5lkrndp5uxKE_7EgKYxzBvYkECJq6Hlmo9kQ/s320/IMG_20220902_073447029_HDR~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Ghouls</p><p>Another horde of commoners rallied to their lord's call. I don't keep exact recipes, so the skin color is slightly different than my first batch. Honestly, that's more of a feature than a bug since it helps me differentiate which models go in which unit. So long as I keep doing them in batches of ten, this funky little pattern should hold and I'll have gobs of ghouls that scale well.</p><p>+11</p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">genestealer cults</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjswKmSZ_H_n2D5T4yFpx-ZActg_1oEEfOrSlnBUcsqY2Mj_cHSTOs-u7zyKZ75YdTZFgxX2Ign069eFBT2lpHGS6U5bcoN22M2Xrmdi7rgic-mHfX0JizgqmRPuZEwB4Ru5s4aKgbFV9tLt3vP-InFMQ5SrTovpCqDZTz4PLEBCMqPlQfyXgQGVlbgCQ/s4080/IMG_20220820_110127757.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjswKmSZ_H_n2D5T4yFpx-ZActg_1oEEfOrSlnBUcsqY2Mj_cHSTOs-u7zyKZ75YdTZFgxX2Ign069eFBT2lpHGS6U5bcoN22M2Xrmdi7rgic-mHfX0JizgqmRPuZEwB4Ru5s4aKgbFV9tLt3vP-InFMQ5SrTovpCqDZTz4PLEBCMqPlQfyXgQGVlbgCQ/s320/IMG_20220820_110127757.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Kelermorph</p><p>Here's a folk hero for my Genestealer Cults, a classic gunslinger who can answer enemy challenges and inspire the bulk of my horde. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6c0iCuaog4ysjkFnhH00I8fCvxQRZr_fLtK4ed-PphS4JPbxJXQiKr2l0SzGs8iirNnZsEf9GwhUJR3LlMv2QCLw3X1PEO7VBKesCJ1VmaM3JAHSHUTkK95Onop1WSJg9bvayUSz44OnnYqR2dh8dZRYfElPK4D3GbYOAC7-UE8A3uiZeNoP--WooA/s4080/IMG_20220820_130118526.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6c0iCuaog4ysjkFnhH00I8fCvxQRZr_fLtK4ed-PphS4JPbxJXQiKr2l0SzGs8iirNnZsEf9GwhUJR3LlMv2QCLw3X1PEO7VBKesCJ1VmaM3JAHSHUTkK95Onop1WSJg9bvayUSz44OnnYqR2dh8dZRYfElPK4D3GbYOAC7-UE8A3uiZeNoP--WooA/s320/IMG_20220820_130118526.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Neophytes</p><p>Turns out my army no longer takes Brood Brothers (infiltrated units of Astra Militarum) as part of it's main list, and so I had to make replacements for my weapons team. I figured a flamer and generic trooper would make for good unit filler, and then did it. I've still got the weapons team for games big enough to run a detachment, but with these two I can run the rest of the unit as a squad of Neophyte Hybrids, which makes me feel like it was all worthwhile.</p><p>+3</p><p style="text-align: center;">+20</p><p style="text-align: center;">49/52</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><a href="https://slugwizards.com/" target="_blank">squidgnome summer</a></p><p><br /></p>bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024646705534687184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388984554120334644.post-66699782374212916992022-05-31T20:14:00.008-07:002022-05-31T20:15:37.338-07:002022 Paintlog - May<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZoUSdBn0NYXuoM-rWE-QWmGT7xXp9HmUzFusAEyPioFV_03ssjgC-CoNWaXDN27sK1A-9OjFZhryeA4yp2EnJsbswr45m-7exjQJqObhWvIgh19dOQVVDVJF6fR4vD9GEThJ5XWeJa1Zhg8qu3tkIaTTVtn2woLyhU5bbWFAvm6YhYW0Tcdo8qKcsIA/s1080/IMG_20220514_133415_999.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZoUSdBn0NYXuoM-rWE-QWmGT7xXp9HmUzFusAEyPioFV_03ssjgC-CoNWaXDN27sK1A-9OjFZhryeA4yp2EnJsbswr45m-7exjQJqObhWvIgh19dOQVVDVJF6fR4vD9GEThJ5XWeJa1Zhg8qu3tkIaTTVtn2woLyhU5bbWFAvm6YhYW0Tcdo8qKcsIA/w640-h640/IMG_20220514_133415_999.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;">MAY - I had a burst of inspiration, or an urge to reach goals that led to a number of previously sidelined projects getting a lick here and a coat there to polish them off. I wanted to catch up to the model-per-week ratio I'd initially wanted, and there were plenty of half-finished friends to choose from, so while brushing up on my paint skills to work on some commissions, I took the opportunity to make some rewards for myself.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqaJLGDKqBTvlBQoRfe-WFU-0bAgn5CGWs1DmQrshCFLTSbdYpGFvbQvRV8VYeC2N1QWhC5bat9Mf9p_QfMr3J9VZUbb3PY0TiJ0Zu49LniS2SaUG0TiimkOaemX8-3wdop3mNnmxkxprXX1kRnzFASXVpfApSGZPqYefMy2fuLiwp5ddWSHpVHTS8Uw/s3432/IMG_20220528_180956585~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1315" data-original-width="3432" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqaJLGDKqBTvlBQoRfe-WFU-0bAgn5CGWs1DmQrshCFLTSbdYpGFvbQvRV8VYeC2N1QWhC5bat9Mf9p_QfMr3J9VZUbb3PY0TiJ0Zu49LniS2SaUG0TiimkOaemX8-3wdop3mNnmxkxprXX1kRnzFASXVpfApSGZPqYefMy2fuLiwp5ddWSHpVHTS8Uw/w640-h246/IMG_20220528_180956585~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">+12 Turnip Fodder</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Long time readers may remember these models from my <a href="https://squaloranddice.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-quiet-march-darkness-approaches.html" target="_blank">undead gnome army</a>, where they began life as ghosts (which sounds like an oxymoron, but you know what I mean.) I decided that they didn't match the aesthetic of that army, being a bit taller and a bit lumpier than their comrades, and so I gave them all helmets and grunge. They stalled out at the final drybrush, so getting that behind me was a quick fix.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I reckon they'd get along well with the Mole-Dwarf fodder or the Little People from <a href="https://darren-shan.fandom.com/wiki/Little_People" target="_blank">Cirque du Freak</a>.</div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGND-DAGUPd-Bn-ULSIFdkffeJvbWworVSWMf1SpJxg9UiOGrZc5zWUya87V59LzYy260BqIUf45ziTIgOcej81gJWO9lhdX_iAt_4oo1XYgsIDjPED8Z1yZ4DMZxSEqxBz7A3Cii80CyttD-5U138TSVPL8V4WmSZ8Qydry_ccvkI7V9F4ycQ7J5uAA/s2652/IMG_20220528_135243535~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2652" data-original-width="2491" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGND-DAGUPd-Bn-ULSIFdkffeJvbWworVSWMf1SpJxg9UiOGrZc5zWUya87V59LzYy260BqIUf45ziTIgOcej81gJWO9lhdX_iAt_4oo1XYgsIDjPED8Z1yZ4DMZxSEqxBz7A3Cii80CyttD-5U138TSVPL8V4WmSZ8Qydry_ccvkI7V9F4ycQ7J5uAA/s320/IMG_20220528_135243535~2.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaN4ajYASh45fcfJJN_j70nOmsw0O1qfaY6LOJtZjbaTjB1Kj2D4FttwXRZx4OeEzdJaoovPYkBloIpXv4-ppxDihvQeNJ2iolrUrazzR4b7s9e7jzaEJyhqr6YwygPMvXBHJPZ0RWDt0MQUzmjOcm8GlOtWclDSaAh-oIKVnDq7Z20NQslEdGEh0beg/s2162/IMG_20220528_135316763~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2162" data-original-width="2034" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaN4ajYASh45fcfJJN_j70nOmsw0O1qfaY6LOJtZjbaTjB1Kj2D4FttwXRZx4OeEzdJaoovPYkBloIpXv4-ppxDihvQeNJ2iolrUrazzR4b7s9e7jzaEJyhqr6YwygPMvXBHJPZ0RWDt0MQUzmjOcm8GlOtWclDSaAh-oIKVnDq7Z20NQslEdGEh0beg/s320/IMG_20220528_135316763~2.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkkfMwJUv8SSFssjFPu_1fGL8rrqlmtNWH8Prx7L6ZVy8898pjv-il9cmAjfZhYvsbk6cT9MCNIUDNPpJXcRb_boIM4MgbLsrENQdWvqaexJ84Coa5vD8dM3EFv5nLZBPpcxFBV6UumthfbI4Sm1b0Y6iHll1KsQ7YaIeGUSbjbdPz3Pxq_K4kN52Dw/s2030/IMG_20220528_135332273~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1921" data-original-width="2030" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkkfMwJUv8SSFssjFPu_1fGL8rrqlmtNWH8Prx7L6ZVy8898pjv-il9cmAjfZhYvsbk6cT9MCNIUDNPpJXcRb_boIM4MgbLsrENQdWvqaexJ84Coa5vD8dM3EFv5nLZBPpcxFBV6UumthfbI4Sm1b0Y6iHll1KsQ7YaIeGUSbjbdPz3Pxq_K4kN52Dw/s320/IMG_20220528_135332273~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">+3 Crypt Horrors</div><p style="text-align: center;">Finally, I've finished the Aristocrats for my Flesh Eater Courts, with their gargant heads and scratchbuilt wigs. I didn't love painting the bodies, so I'll likely be taking extra measures with the next conversisons (Crypt Flayers) to make the kit less miserable. While I haven't finished the fiction for this army, I like to think that these are the landowners who's status puts them between the Ghoul King and the Serfs, where they collect the gristle tithes from the lower classes of creatures to pay tribute to their lord, all while picking choice scraps for themselves. Eh, we'll see how it comes together in post.</p><p style="text-align: center;">all told</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>+15</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>29/52</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;">So, we're now back on track for 52/52, and I feel much less stressed about the whole thing. Its much easier to tell yourself you're doing fine when you're not lagging behind your self-care goals. Honestly it'd be rad as hell to have an army finished before the year was out, so that I might get an honest to goodness game in sometime before snowfall. Might be quicker said than done though.</p><p style="text-align: center;">MOVING GOALPOSTS</p><p style="text-align: center;">I've got some small hopes for next month.</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>It'd be nice to keep up some momentum with the Genestealer Cults or the Flesheater Courts.</li><li>It'd be really really nice to find an inq28 setting I could rope some pals into collaborating on.</li><li>I really truly would love to grind out some of the big models I've been building/converting/refurbishing. Some of them, I don't know if I've ever painted a thing this big. It's not daunting at all, why do you ask?</li></ol><div style="text-align: center;">So that's the view from here. See you on the other side.</div><p></p>bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024646705534687184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388984554120334644.post-29304029341806421802022-05-21T20:04:00.002-07:002022-05-21T20:04:27.175-07:00Rulebook Collection<p>Hey All,</p><p>I'd like to mumble about things other than what I managed to paint in the course of a month, and to get back on track with that, I'm going to talk a minute about a little project I wrapped up late last week.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFqStD581XYv0PK-yVA7JaKjJvauJR1ix3xL1oYLmZTjerxVZnHEYrrNzcqMRG-k4qzsE0bCn1xn9hDIxolmGUnd9XD0v0-HJhxL6dmE93gX3767cJltQJR5-QrmSF42pd3k11vtjywJm9Xzx-sGsI7s1Zd7GasL6GB_rLcvrcq0OxKN-NbzuGX5xv3g/s2803/IMG_20220521_210840113~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2369" data-original-width="2803" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFqStD581XYv0PK-yVA7JaKjJvauJR1ix3xL1oYLmZTjerxVZnHEYrrNzcqMRG-k4qzsE0bCn1xn9hDIxolmGUnd9XD0v0-HJhxL6dmE93gX3767cJltQJR5-QrmSF42pd3k11vtjywJm9Xzx-sGsI7s1Zd7GasL6GB_rLcvrcq0OxKN-NbzuGX5xv3g/s320/IMG_20220521_210840113~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>I finished my Collection of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warhammer_Age_of_Sigmar" target="_blank">Age of Sigmar</a> 1st Edition Grand Alliance Rulebooks, each a tome of varying lengths for Order, Chaos, Death, and Destruction. The rules herein are akin to the Ravening Hordes publication Games Workshop released for the advent of Warhammer Fantasy Battle 6th Edition, which like Age of Sigmar transformed the unit statlines and the rules entirely.</p><p>For some reason, I really love these books. Beer and Pretzels wargames are definitely a jam, and I find them really accessible for players just coming to grips with the concepts inherent in the hobby. The rules for this edition are four pages long, and are in the back of each of the Grand Alliance books, meaning you can just hand someone the relevant paperback and they have everything they need to understand what's going on.</p><p>Another boon (I feel) for this version, is that there are no points values, and in their stead the game entrusts you with the responsability to either embrace an unbalanced game, or to evaluate fairness for yourself. Unbalanced games are neat, as when done with intent can make for drama, where the odds are stacked against intrepid heroes or in the favor of mighty villains. It makes for a more narrative experience, trust me and every bookie that's ever lived; fair fights don't carry nearly as much anticipation as an underdog usurping a heel, and conflict is rarely sparked by an equality of power.</p><p>That said, if you're excited for simulations, this probably isn't the game for you. I mean, it wasn't for a lot of people, since the simplification of the game <a href="https://sfjy.wordpress.com/warhammer-age-of-sigmar-review/" target="_blank">alienated</a> a huge portion of the audience. Between that, some goofy rules, and people being generally miffed about the exclusion of a points system, those early days are not remembered fondly.</p><p>But you're allowed to draw your own conclusions. I did, and it was chill.</p><p>This collection also means something to me, as its an complete game system. Youtuber Uncle Atom makes <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNJvYDx3WJk" target="_blank">a really great point</a> about finding wargames you like, and how they're shelf stable if you have the right books. He argues that while contemporary online video games may update out of a version you enjoyed, or the server you've played on for years dies, your books are forever. So long as you don't throw out your rules or your models, all you need is a willing opponent if you're to revisit an old favorite. While this no longer can be said about the day 1 DLC approach Games Workshop has taken to its rules, the sentiment is nice and can be applied when you don't care.</p><p>Huh. Maybe you can love things and not get worked up over the details. </p><p>Anyhow, I started on that project immediately after polishing off the 8th Edition Indexes. If you're sensing a trend here... well yeah, you caught me.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggEPLx1SgN5RjYOKuOpHfH83a4_OtHNDf8YXgK4d8Ge7wQSMubvEIaMHDUhvJeKVWcPwfP993Wsc2yHWvSFNBnemnwZEB_oOlo6irEnYbxLiM7fJczd4oUxhRC1yOPd3t4fQZQJTgRcFmkQofRCtjdStA2uTwB-oVJD8YCJ3ENwlY0Th0PylIJuRd-zw/s1000/40K-8th-Indexes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="834" data-original-width="1000" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggEPLx1SgN5RjYOKuOpHfH83a4_OtHNDf8YXgK4d8Ge7wQSMubvEIaMHDUhvJeKVWcPwfP993Wsc2yHWvSFNBnemnwZEB_oOlo6irEnYbxLiM7fJczd4oUxhRC1yOPd3t4fQZQJTgRcFmkQofRCtjdStA2uTwB-oVJD8YCJ3ENwlY0Th0PylIJuRd-zw/s320/40K-8th-Indexes.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>That's all for now. Ciao!</p><p><br /></p>bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024646705534687184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388984554120334644.post-64462971093100776252022-05-03T05:05:00.006-07:002022-05-03T05:08:14.266-07:002022 Paintlog - April<p><span style="font-size: x-large;">April </span>was busy, just not in painting hours. My shop attended two cons and had an all-week Magic Prerelease, so there's the excuse plain and simple. Don't work like me if you want time to paint minis.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEutWTbkEpL-FuPXNuO7z81Mk0akmL1lKv6KxrUJT4w_zW3Peb2IdQkkNiA6SFQ7UxNz3i3T0AzIo3bZnNPJPGei8Ewepv1_FqIo7BT58SW2SXfx4IgOweBYHIJUhmtWeUGRLCCbn7KzuZXJdXAWa3mOFSsxUuXGizIfhsy7mlevSCu0aCpL6reDzqsg/s2670/IMG_20220409_121147536~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2013" data-original-width="2670" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEutWTbkEpL-FuPXNuO7z81Mk0akmL1lKv6KxrUJT4w_zW3Peb2IdQkkNiA6SFQ7UxNz3i3T0AzIo3bZnNPJPGei8Ewepv1_FqIo7BT58SW2SXfx4IgOweBYHIJUhmtWeUGRLCCbn7KzuZXJdXAWa3mOFSsxUuXGizIfhsy7mlevSCu0aCpL6reDzqsg/s320/IMG_20220409_121147536~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>+5 Brood Brothers</b></p><p style="text-align: center;">The other half of the squad from last month. Now I've got a full 11 models finished from my Genestealer Cult, and I've begun cutting and gluing more into position.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilOFGpn-LFztRl3yUnSHK29AK2_NJk6OejePmZ1blYoBc8fDTGfqUTEmcSU9QXGCFL_WpyzQNKqd6xgIRDLYYF1ZSHi2N67zvtM4l2yvp9TitxSBsJjvBatStNxtba9U1PBYYLI9xNBE_ADHMI0g2LOLnGwfUiIjka95-gMy3xU7vpKUCX65gG8I13kQ/s2172/IMG_20220503_075604545~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2172" data-original-width="2172" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilOFGpn-LFztRl3yUnSHK29AK2_NJk6OejePmZ1blYoBc8fDTGfqUTEmcSU9QXGCFL_WpyzQNKqd6xgIRDLYYF1ZSHi2N67zvtM4l2yvp9TitxSBsJjvBatStNxtba9U1PBYYLI9xNBE_ADHMI0g2LOLnGwfUiIjka95-gMy3xU7vpKUCX65gG8I13kQ/s320/IMG_20220503_075604545~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Here's a preview of my <b>Kelermorph</b>, a folk hero for the disparate parts of the cult to rally around and tell stories of. I'm pleased with the conversion since the bulk of the effort was in making his three stub pistols seem closer in make, and more realistic in proportion. Admittedly, I know very little about the proportions of real guns to real people, but I hear the Weirs talk about it a lot, and their models are cool, so I gave it a shot. On reflection, I could have made these weapons much smaller still, but I'm satisfied with the Kelermorph and its general vibe.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Monthly Total +5</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">14/52</span></b></p>bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024646705534687184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388984554120334644.post-13873240428134651382022-04-02T20:29:00.002-07:002022-04-02T20:29:13.964-07:002022 Paintlog - March<div>We did it, another month in the bucket! I could say something about the state of the world, but we all know how bad it is out there. We're here, trying to squeak out a little sanity between harrowing events and horrible conditions. Fuck it, shhhhhhh.</div><div><br /></div><div> We're having a good time.</div><div><br /></div><div>Speaking of which, my brother's birthday was this week. Happy Birthday Spud! He's a solid dude, and whip smart. I'm lucky he's on my team. If you get a chance, tell him happy birthday. It'd rot his socks.</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyhow, without further ado, the offerings...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3PqJRU1cb7h-lYbmExZT6n63EfOsT6lxuoNWO_IYDSrBoleQQDij6a3IlJ9PTtHEoHl9W0XDdHTkk4-NzhFA0c3W0B5patrqrCjmov2wRiVs2jBYcYercixAz1aAcbAN8DnmaGcAeT7xt08Q6b2L5X0l8vCVjoUTuDoVcgNnXAfOCXwvVtdroGuQzGg/s2102/IMG_20220402_152438_324.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2102" data-original-width="2102" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3PqJRU1cb7h-lYbmExZT6n63EfOsT6lxuoNWO_IYDSrBoleQQDij6a3IlJ9PTtHEoHl9W0XDdHTkk4-NzhFA0c3W0B5patrqrCjmov2wRiVs2jBYcYercixAz1aAcbAN8DnmaGcAeT7xt08Q6b2L5X0l8vCVjoUTuDoVcgNnXAfOCXwvVtdroGuQzGg/s320/IMG_20220402_152438_324.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CZXuPDkNoDY/" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Applepicking28</span></b></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/4ydra/" target="_blank">4ydra</a> from Instagram seems like a peach... erm, apple of a guy. We talked a bit when Lobsters launched, and he invited me to do some applepicking if I had the time. He and his son are developing a little game around the theme, and I was instantly charmed. </div><div><br /></div><div>Though it took me ages, I finally managed to get mine done, only a few weeks after the deadline for a contest of the same name. Still, I'm very excited to get these grim goofballs onto the table and into the orchard, and see what this little world is about. Their parts were farmed from one of my favorite kits of last year, the Fireforge Northern Folk Rabble, and Wargames Atlantic's Dark Age Irish Warriors.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihLLH3a5MwZO4Hwf-DF4xI_py0k2LlTbZtYGRHNJvFc6NroM-tHB7tHk0rpCSpWTb4BBfGPCB71d0kqzEPaOBWL3OFDpZ_xhMIDOFdfktbjviKBVUtcU8OgzUsYekGL_erQSmcd376WjQJdA8UC2PcEX502lky25ye5FZ0ic9sxuQfa2DaycmHQgCTiA/s2126/IMG_20220402_131410731~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2126" data-original-width="2126" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihLLH3a5MwZO4Hwf-DF4xI_py0k2LlTbZtYGRHNJvFc6NroM-tHB7tHk0rpCSpWTb4BBfGPCB71d0kqzEPaOBWL3OFDpZ_xhMIDOFdfktbjviKBVUtcU8OgzUsYekGL_erQSmcd376WjQJdA8UC2PcEX502lky25ye5FZ0ic9sxuQfa2DaycmHQgCTiA/s320/IMG_20220402_131410731~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Nl-gqo4cyn4h_Ib1d7IdDNI2Kup6cegy4VIHeUZ4EfJiJ8LPtes5qcm929JvMxUWFrPncU5rtDbPl-_ML3kGMKA1fiQAgzkAMEnIL0M2K5XqBbZpevA_EyrJGiqAxmraFBDoQG25xelQaTy1JVYz-ODnhvwaG8Xig6W-NyBcLtI4OOmfLoYD78exXA/s2559/IMG_20220402_131442462~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2559" data-original-width="2559" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Nl-gqo4cyn4h_Ib1d7IdDNI2Kup6cegy4VIHeUZ4EfJiJ8LPtes5qcm929JvMxUWFrPncU5rtDbPl-_ML3kGMKA1fiQAgzkAMEnIL0M2K5XqBbZpevA_EyrJGiqAxmraFBDoQG25xelQaTy1JVYz-ODnhvwaG8Xig6W-NyBcLtI4OOmfLoYD78exXA/s320/IMG_20220402_131442462~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Genestealer Brood Brothers</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>In most cases, I'm a no-model-left-unconverted kinda bitch. When you play me (and eventually beat me,) I want you to feel like you're playing against something new and different, even if the list is old-hat and you know all my schemes and plots like the back of a taloned hand. This half-squad is based on the immortal Cadian sprues, with a Wargames Atlantic twist, arms from their Great War German Infantry. The main focus was getting rid of those clunky lasguns, and instead changing the silhouette to be something more proportionate and rustic. There are a few other odds and ends thrown in for good measure, but I wanted to keep this squad pretty lo-fi in case some of my other plans come to fruition.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Monthly total +6</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">9/52</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Not too shabby. This being the 13th week of the year, I'm still a little behind the clip I'd like to hit, but that's not anything to fret about. I've got a pair of squads I ought to finish up, as well as a hero or two, so I've certainly got my work cut out for me. Laters, gators.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024646705534687184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388984554120334644.post-67376703522756814012022-02-28T20:42:00.004-08:002022-02-28T20:42:49.420-08:002022 Paintlog - February<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In February, the hinderances of January were all but gone, and so I managed to squeak out only one model for myself before midnight on the 28th. That said, Happy inq28th</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUYsF9j2y_JUlwvat-o_27G0kOBfv1ybs5wQx9gLxBtePL67Fe0lgJr6anACWEu3qoXukELsAPscq_GXJDGztiZ0YLdi5B3CcIjknda3rnwKxa7fQhrqRVhxOOXjSzk09JPfgIdkRzVFV5x4emi5E82yehCYM1OWXvqnD06ngeAQK_MCdDCFDpF2jxiw=s2129" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2129" data-original-width="2129" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUYsF9j2y_JUlwvat-o_27G0kOBfv1ybs5wQx9gLxBtePL67Fe0lgJr6anACWEu3qoXukELsAPscq_GXJDGztiZ0YLdi5B3CcIjknda3rnwKxa7fQhrqRVhxOOXjSzk09JPfgIdkRzVFV5x4emi5E82yehCYM1OWXvqnD06ngeAQK_MCdDCFDpF2jxiw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Neophyte Leader</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My Genestealer Cult sat in the bits bins for maybe a year or two, plotting towards that perfect time to strike from the darkness and throttle humanity in it's weakest hour. That time is now. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Converted from my conversion, this leader has now had her second headswap, screaming out from my favorite Fireforge Peasants kit. I see her as a luckless foreman, leading her teams through shafts deep below the underhive, sabotaging long forgotten power cores in preparation for the great uprising.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm using a Zorn pallet, with Phalanx Yellow, Nuln Oil, and Magos Purple to make some pop happen. My biggest stumbling block to painting this army has been the lack of a vision for how to paint its Tyranid counterparts, and I'm starting to wonder, "perhaps this cult is an orphan?" Maybe they're unable to connect with their star deities, or maybe its hive fleet is completely wiped out? I don't know what lore or canon could back up such propositions, but for now it feels right. I think at most, this army will have a patriarch, but that could very well be the greatest display of their alien-ness.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">3/52</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This week, I have a painting night planned with some of my friends. Hopefully I can put it to good use as I continue on my Genestealer Repaint journey, but if not I hope there's at least craft beer. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stay frosty my nerds.</div><p></p>bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024646705534687184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388984554120334644.post-16005573118478207472022-01-31T19:51:00.002-08:002022-01-31T19:51:22.363-08:002022 Paintlog - JanuaryThe first month of the year was a hectic ride. Gamestore work, Illustration work, and Gamemaking work have all been going full tilt, and so there hasn't been much of me left for hobbying. I started the month by setting some project goals for 2022.<div><br /></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Make awesome Lobsterpot models, so you can host up to 4 players comfortably.</li><li>Paint 50 Power Level of Genestealer Cults so I can play with my friends and my brother.</li><li>Play with making models/projects that just call to you, even if they dont have a game or warband to slot into.</li></ul><div><span> So with those points in mind, I tried to steal some time for myself.</span><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-uPohqRzYJOuDNJEs3TY9NLZgbhIzAGRe-pXuePrNxqLn4h5zhKv2WNV0dkKrsrd7Nnx9u-MyjLpr04XQxFUgx6UDLeOdjCzRVGPEC45V65ndzT_RJD970M3g_GSeo2D-hA5nBA-LjvXVHySNVMtEPC4d545fyd8YodgS7xE41OlAQh9GpqR8KFGPrg=s1829" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1829" data-original-width="1829" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-uPohqRzYJOuDNJEs3TY9NLZgbhIzAGRe-pXuePrNxqLn4h5zhKv2WNV0dkKrsrd7Nnx9u-MyjLpr04XQxFUgx6UDLeOdjCzRVGPEC45V65ndzT_RJD970M3g_GSeo2D-hA5nBA-LjvXVHySNVMtEPC4d545fyd8YodgS7xE41OlAQh9GpqR8KFGPrg=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Loathesome Creature and Patrolman</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Over the course of January, I managed to crank out a nasty little pair of hellions. An investigator type who keeps a candle on his person at all times, and a mutated bear, who would be terrifying enough without the facefull of tubers billowing from its maw. These are the two models I had time to finish this month, and they'll both need touch-ups before the year is out, but its a decent start. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I made the mistake of looking back at the last model I did for myself before this, and discovered that I hadn't taken care of myself this way since June or August of last year. That was super disheartening, but now that know this, I can make a more concerted effort to put aside time and hopefully never let it get that bad again.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">2/52</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm going to keep track of the numbers this year, as I think it'll give me a visual cue to make time, and if I hit neat goals it'll give me a tidy dopamine boost. Seratonin? I hope she doesn't skip leg day.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Anyhow, until next month!<br /></div></div></div>bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024646705534687184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388984554120334644.post-34276479616630566472022-01-28T06:46:00.000-08:002022-01-28T06:46:00.098-08:00Lobsterpot v4 arrives<p style="text-align: center;"> Good morning my fellow crustaceans, it is with great pleasure that I bring to you this latest iteration of the game-with-the-name. This now marks the sixth month of work, and while its been a helluva task, I'm honestly still glowing over it. Sam and I are terribly excited to share it with y'all, so here it is.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzf_IFFPyUgambqJmnHTT_NkqzfzS9V-ekcnBhEc3mkphxrxV9ydaApzmnwrEOa8XzZsTzmsMLpxLVF-TWej-K__mXsc0ZaZA0emRE7jUpQFB4IZ9qqiiCx4T6M44wv7zyv2SFrngX5RhDLelqKYAJNS0gy7w9MU2rabRB69PchltMxgyadOIrKNHX8Q=s3508" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3508" data-original-width="2480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzf_IFFPyUgambqJmnHTT_NkqzfzS9V-ekcnBhEc3mkphxrxV9ydaApzmnwrEOa8XzZsTzmsMLpxLVF-TWej-K__mXsc0ZaZA0emRE7jUpQFB4IZ9qqiiCx4T6M44wv7zyv2SFrngX5RhDLelqKYAJNS0gy7w9MU2rabRB69PchltMxgyadOIrKNHX8Q=w283-h400" width="283" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Lobsterpot v4 can be found <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fRFYC5l1V3GKoNx1mXyGFZ5bx1oqsBPTlLr6l1L221I/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p style="text-align: center;"> <br /></p><p><br /></p>bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024646705534687184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388984554120334644.post-792808574148062412022-01-18T07:06:00.001-08:002022-01-18T07:06:31.350-08:00Snowhook<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3ZwiBTPUxr46wrQ4ssw3otvYGB78HhI0B6vycf2c0a2jhVKHgnaqKU6UdNCwWBhLaHegCPQYZRCeX5iiKqSd5nEPNtVOThsPsalLkKoMd5aKQPu1Nq1uodTbc0dYv7wySlJ0SLUtuoRFjuARxonZlWvLYFx9fP7Q3ZJk9zuasUI9cJ90sflveYkXYKw=s1064" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1064" data-original-width="1064" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3ZwiBTPUxr46wrQ4ssw3otvYGB78HhI0B6vycf2c0a2jhVKHgnaqKU6UdNCwWBhLaHegCPQYZRCeX5iiKqSd5nEPNtVOThsPsalLkKoMd5aKQPu1Nq1uodTbc0dYv7wySlJ0SLUtuoRFjuARxonZlWvLYFx9fP7Q3ZJk9zuasUI9cJ90sflveYkXYKw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span id="docs-internal-guid-134390b3-7fff-0ab9-e35c-66a2ba928936" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"You are a team of scientists working on your next academic paper! After years of blood, sweat, tears, and becoming estranged from your family and friends, you feel yourself nearing the proverbial summit. Currently you’re nearing a literal summit as well, as your work requires you to retrieve samples from the snowy peaks of a treacherous mountain range. As you exit your base camp, you can see another team of researchers preparing to mount a mission up the same peak! What if their research comes out before yours and it steals the spotlight for the next academic year!? Unacceptable! Time to publish or perish, as you strive for glory and relevance in a race against the clock and your fellow scholars!"</span></i></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In a move surprising no-one, I made another game. Its something a little silly, and a little less of a fighting game, and more of a racing and sabotaging muddle. It uses unique game pieces, in that you're asked to fabricate terrain that you damage over the course of the match, and the models are intentionally very sharp. That said, I think these are decisions that I find interesting, as someone who's been working in the more bespoke side of miniatures, since it asks that everything be treated function-first, inspired in part by the models for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacktix" target="_blank">Star Wars Attacktix.</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEht8_6yk6wTuYF70iBBzj5Gm0H26cjUV5TIZu7jXzZ4eZWiIn8ScC7iTAX-bX2xRTve3RMFmuswoHbRBn_9OcnLYTivehxf2oh_82Gsh53p_t6Emb314oC-HJh7p4dyKAlxLZjfhT6p2EmqcX4fF8_9m5Otxxx542QEww2i-l1KPmjomLogO04IJnN6Mw=s937" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="937" data-original-width="937" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEht8_6yk6wTuYF70iBBzj5Gm0H26cjUV5TIZu7jXzZ4eZWiIn8ScC7iTAX-bX2xRTve3RMFmuswoHbRBn_9OcnLYTivehxf2oh_82Gsh53p_t6Emb314oC-HJh7p4dyKAlxLZjfhT6p2EmqcX4fF8_9m5Otxxx542QEww2i-l1KPmjomLogO04IJnN6Mw=s320" width="320" /></a></div> </div><div style="text-align: center;">If you'd like to try <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PLkT0JEre6HbYIQC_xLnlz6T4G98dDbY4OpR3Pivzk4/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Snowhook</a>, you can access the rules here. They're very short. Luckily, one of my usual goofballs sent me this prompt from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BadgerBodges/" target="_blank">Badger Bodges</a>. While I've not taken a deep dive into the Facebook page, it looks like a fun little community of scratchbuilders and designers, which is definitely my kind of habitat. Check it out, and maybe design something yourself! This little challenge isn't over until March 31st, so there's plenty of time if you find yourself inspired.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizb4MKx9KVGXSdzUVOfpg0dfnr4jOI_nrgBcFbock_OnWhwBZJ3hN0Io1tM3tmeMfMxjM0vKO69it7q26mzpq1gsisXLfirsKs9q8ojOidw40pg6IoTZVv53lYGtLm5PE9FddOsCOXaddIpmeMl1I7_h75bB6k-NtvjsCJblJkVTjSFH-pO8ILCOkHtA=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizb4MKx9KVGXSdzUVOfpg0dfnr4jOI_nrgBcFbock_OnWhwBZJ3hN0Io1tM3tmeMfMxjM0vKO69it7q26mzpq1gsisXLfirsKs9q8ojOidw40pg6IoTZVv53lYGtLm5PE9FddOsCOXaddIpmeMl1I7_h75bB6k-NtvjsCJblJkVTjSFH-pO8ILCOkHtA=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024646705534687184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388984554120334644.post-51732239346032186152022-01-16T07:39:00.002-08:002022-01-16T07:39:39.763-08:00Blitz Bowl Bash<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfyaw8O50aYPU2bFyzrGGFJO7bStEtVirAQunFSl5nhUkOqGXCKbVHpL9dxjpP9FjRi7I6jD2l7xfqxd0VQnQy-WE_vxVRFb8t4h03oF4hG3GOc3tbT73-ISHHyIfuY1BuNFhH4Kkl8MfLk1dSNp8bOrwEv3JxwDnl82JUXgTHi7cIF-M4Ai1wgDPT5g=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfyaw8O50aYPU2bFyzrGGFJO7bStEtVirAQunFSl5nhUkOqGXCKbVHpL9dxjpP9FjRi7I6jD2l7xfqxd0VQnQy-WE_vxVRFb8t4h03oF4hG3GOc3tbT73-ISHHyIfuY1BuNFhH4Kkl8MfLk1dSNp8bOrwEv3JxwDnl82JUXgTHi7cIF-M4Ai1wgDPT5g=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While I myself have never played Bloodbowl or Blitzbowl, I recently had a client who had some fond boyhood memories of rolling dice and moving minis, and wanted to share that experience with his children. It took a while, but this week wrapped the Blitzbowl teams, so now they can ring in the new year with some fouls and fumbles.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhutHODQSaYk53E-c_6g6H5Q279ca4SkJXID48PeqXRgJatCFkDdp3nI2M87sPFOftVLsG5bC_g195YrQNktyMI1FxVsFxwkuHl022hlEH60KHEkQjhDbtBF6VYrdvy1dlzyeDxdiqSxJgaLjO0TvnaMUyXEbRXprnaRl7ar_8KyVrkSdDpWJ9gAKK98A=s3352" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2898" data-original-width="3352" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhutHODQSaYk53E-c_6g6H5Q279ca4SkJXID48PeqXRgJatCFkDdp3nI2M87sPFOftVLsG5bC_g195YrQNktyMI1FxVsFxwkuHl022hlEH60KHEkQjhDbtBF6VYrdvy1dlzyeDxdiqSxJgaLjO0TvnaMUyXEbRXprnaRl7ar_8KyVrkSdDpWJ9gAKK98A=s320" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Much to my excitement, a broken copy of Bloodbowl 2002 was being thrown away at my job, and I had the presence of mind to snag it for some future pix on the pitch. I'm particularly fond of the coin. Something about it just feels right.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are the Dwarf Giants, in all their bright blue glory.<br /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjo2JaDnXPJdCd8EuMJ18DWdfhPIg6W5jzqgzDzpkU128P_xft0910M06GPS1WCAk2As_ZIM4QelG9I5ubkBCG-YbHTzKrs5bQSjsiiOxDn2fKmF_Fi6uQcK37kBO2Tkryp86M-NklR0qiIWBLE4rb2pbR890sueus6qWxB6DDAqxczQdTgfIVYJplVhA=s1996" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1996" data-original-width="1996" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjo2JaDnXPJdCd8EuMJ18DWdfhPIg6W5jzqgzDzpkU128P_xft0910M06GPS1WCAk2As_ZIM4QelG9I5ubkBCG-YbHTzKrs5bQSjsiiOxDn2fKmF_Fi6uQcK37kBO2Tkryp86M-NklR0qiIWBLE4rb2pbR890sueus6qWxB6DDAqxczQdTgfIVYJplVhA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhI8_JCTh4vSnqiG35JlVZ4LPbyj2Q5dKLkzf4fdBdREiO8y61CWHA0Nna51PrsaR9wVzKSjUzhyUf99JyzdRbrOd713W94rajxBUYItRH8MnYMIYHrG1hNJyPqEV9Vbxzoy7_RwYNP5GEBO9M-Q-eOxrbxPDm37IT2w0ITTWShen0jjOq5hH3JTiK30g=s2463" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2463" data-original-width="2463" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhI8_JCTh4vSnqiG35JlVZ4LPbyj2Q5dKLkzf4fdBdREiO8y61CWHA0Nna51PrsaR9wVzKSjUzhyUf99JyzdRbrOd713W94rajxBUYItRH8MnYMIYHrG1hNJyPqEV9Vbxzoy7_RwYNP5GEBO9M-Q-eOxrbxPDm37IT2w0ITTWShen0jjOq5hH3JTiK30g=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8IwJe_zTH-ESEmlj4-z6Ah2yMiV_kCXqqEUOg9n-uUOfQt8aI53c6aP8bM5zTEbOpQ5Y80ihR5R2O82HE--2EeuYInrotdVaWe2Zmr1yP6Exuuj05mIpBFw6kHVLnlQr81ZUiCT9ehe_DEEDrn3eG_azp-ZqHzUiVSaxz05ydNuozpyaJldUc2CdqAg=s2521" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2521" data-original-width="2521" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8IwJe_zTH-ESEmlj4-z6Ah2yMiV_kCXqqEUOg9n-uUOfQt8aI53c6aP8bM5zTEbOpQ5Y80ihR5R2O82HE--2EeuYInrotdVaWe2Zmr1yP6Exuuj05mIpBFw6kHVLnlQr81ZUiCT9ehe_DEEDrn3eG_azp-ZqHzUiVSaxz05ydNuozpyaJldUc2CdqAg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">I always liked the look of the Talabheimers from Warhammer Fantasy's Empire faction. I figured here would be a good place to try out their color scheme.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh10ZrXsE7Zp_iG3hlvi8OHys-_aWiub6dDj9YmdPI64A0HQARAMPkNxAm6Xm4oqnnhNRwUeBa3vCopBvc0mkHbCohjoA4KXrntshB5IApQyHSLaM01u6JmnNPgkKEAVenG8HMuMPZ58ubFDHgr-rgMBpkM4cY-K0TTuBNhWXOh8uFge8s30IPJZgRuDA=s2262" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2262" data-original-width="2262" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh10ZrXsE7Zp_iG3hlvi8OHys-_aWiub6dDj9YmdPI64A0HQARAMPkNxAm6Xm4oqnnhNRwUeBa3vCopBvc0mkHbCohjoA4KXrntshB5IApQyHSLaM01u6JmnNPgkKEAVenG8HMuMPZ58ubFDHgr-rgMBpkM4cY-K0TTuBNhWXOh8uFge8s30IPJZgRuDA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigLYqcTEuqmtOhOezco6-cD0ZSEkWEG6A-FtARhXEFxZZgvSkVKLw8DMaVo32YmplOrJnp7cB6ENvgxsfVa-FyAW3rGR1peyFTeZgPZItyhSZ5gEXHWynXB8m9QqxOmVvtl0JlCk2xBgjY1L-YB1rkMaRDd_iqVKHMwvk1VHGe05LTmIxHF52v5XI__Q=s2041" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2041" data-original-width="2041" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigLYqcTEuqmtOhOezco6-cD0ZSEkWEG6A-FtARhXEFxZZgvSkVKLw8DMaVo32YmplOrJnp7cB6ENvgxsfVa-FyAW3rGR1peyFTeZgPZItyhSZ5gEXHWynXB8m9QqxOmVvtl0JlCk2xBgjY1L-YB1rkMaRDd_iqVKHMwvk1VHGe05LTmIxHF52v5XI__Q=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOldsBnNjkgdweRrNggBmwYPz4konB0tozd6o-xipnoII2ktKn9PJF0z_f6sawR_TPw4uo6Td7mh1a0PkIsKNPII-TXg37VtRXygtcLwiqVsKu6h2aw1NXLrdXk7cHYW6wKynMU2MvXIWKwcwFjbfF0hXsIKdslB1UZk8T-VzwjVP5ljhpAr_PTEiHxA=s2502" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2502" data-original-width="2502" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOldsBnNjkgdweRrNggBmwYPz4konB0tozd6o-xipnoII2ktKn9PJF0z_f6sawR_TPw4uo6Td7mh1a0PkIsKNPII-TXg37VtRXygtcLwiqVsKu6h2aw1NXLrdXk7cHYW6wKynMU2MvXIWKwcwFjbfF0hXsIKdslB1UZk8T-VzwjVP5ljhpAr_PTEiHxA=s320" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> This job was pretty rad, not gonna lie. I might have to actually look up some rules, and see what I'd need to knock out a kit of my own. Being a bit of a hobby butterfly, its easy to get excited about new projects, but its an entirely different thing to finish them. Luckily, these lads are done, and can get ready for a proper scrum any day now. Ciao!<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvzINUmuEJgme0NhX_OMIfzFdOFzYNmB9P0NXgoTozOvXp_Ugadvr6CUTTaJjOMafvURzq1FGa3uiqudIq59L-gSRBv3wTBLjcIEqTRmXZvZqxHdJFNxE2RrXTGX6Pgj3PgZQktG3VPNH8TU-c3Pb2qzSaFZytQDaN6rw3xxK6HO_YQEgITEoz9VffVQ=s1081" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1081" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvzINUmuEJgme0NhX_OMIfzFdOFzYNmB9P0NXgoTozOvXp_Ugadvr6CUTTaJjOMafvURzq1FGa3uiqudIq59L-gSRBv3wTBLjcIEqTRmXZvZqxHdJFNxE2RrXTGX6Pgj3PgZQktG3VPNH8TU-c3Pb2qzSaFZytQDaN6rw3xxK6HO_YQEgITEoz9VffVQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibPrZpCfCcYU9TeS2ypubYgj-aPiIeGWLi5247doYXKorD8CbFHDTcn9vY_B2G7RTTSo4FLpIpF2MOqB_TPgieoeGpI8BFG5UaK2zbfA3hn2gN66DR3nLwiygHwEbZJ7m-RfNsJSi2G2WGoaykc1Qyfk7q6XyXS3J-tw-KpqpZwXUKKw5wpt_3EThK1A=s4096" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibPrZpCfCcYU9TeS2ypubYgj-aPiIeGWLi5247doYXKorD8CbFHDTcn9vY_B2G7RTTSo4FLpIpF2MOqB_TPgieoeGpI8BFG5UaK2zbfA3hn2gN66DR3nLwiygHwEbZJ7m-RfNsJSi2G2WGoaykc1Qyfk7q6XyXS3J-tw-KpqpZwXUKKw5wpt_3EThK1A=s320" width="320" /></a></div></div><br /><p></p>bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024646705534687184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388984554120334644.post-57225207825467261092021-12-29T09:17:00.001-08:002021-12-31T04:26:32.134-08:00Farewell 2021<p><span style="font-family: times;">Another year has passed, and here we are again, locked indoors away from the world, our families, and our friends.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;">So it goes.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;">In the tradition of this darker season, we look back on our misdeeds and think to ourselves, "how could I have done that, but twice as wickedly?" No? Maybe that's not the turn of phrase. Either way, we look back on our pursuits, reflect, and take stabs at the strange lurking figure in the gloom who is carrying our hopes for next year in an increasingly desperate bid to pry our optimism from his clutches.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;">As one does.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;">I'm going to try to take a moment to collect my thoughts, and tell you how this year went in a number of categories, and then maybe talk about my goals for the year ahead. Currently, I'm very tired from being a person of retail during a holiday season where perhaps more cheer was needed than usual, and so please bear with as I attempt a coherent conversation.</span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: times;">Minis Painted</span></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4bkOPz6N3sAy_fgfM9o0Aq9P-Vje9w0ZfavzWh75d0HthqxhlPSNyObi4ghd4jvr2_eOeUYYCfmRXe2e2z2olUpJm9xMjUsvGg3N5AQfEgYmK-74TdTUIUTzxXSBgl3Le2xq8nxGG80Rg-OqgPIouMVDCk4LG6D6-o68kEoI-ERa5nki56Qu-_lutxQ=s829" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="730" data-original-width="829" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4bkOPz6N3sAy_fgfM9o0Aq9P-Vje9w0ZfavzWh75d0HthqxhlPSNyObi4ghd4jvr2_eOeUYYCfmRXe2e2z2olUpJm9xMjUsvGg3N5AQfEgYmK-74TdTUIUTzxXSBgl3Le2xq8nxGG80Rg-OqgPIouMVDCk4LG6D6-o68kEoI-ERa5nki56Qu-_lutxQ=s320" width="320" /></a></b></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times;">I didn't keep track this year. Last year was the boggling feat of 300 plus, and if I were to guess, I'd say I hit a third of that and petered out. Life happened a lot for a year where no one did anything, and I didn't have any particular goals in mind, so I guess thats that. Of the models I finished, I think I'm happiest with my Lobsterpot figures, a few of which I'll share again now so that this post might have a thumbnail.</span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: times;">Figures Sculpted</span></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4pCh-LLY5hrejsi06BuJRGwiR-jNgkneh_PNQbmsoNUFTKufrTjmt-5go2K0Swcz34pyjPgTtRnTBYKESFBEAePOIzx9jjHBk1Q48bMfXWlGxvV0AYc4fw4ZiLwiiPAIbBWJeznoOZJg6zWqYKFnDOuucPfRaHN0IhUmzyxZIp96EwNmv8v1jcwOOYQ=s772" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="729" data-original-width="772" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4pCh-LLY5hrejsi06BuJRGwiR-jNgkneh_PNQbmsoNUFTKufrTjmt-5go2K0Swcz34pyjPgTtRnTBYKESFBEAePOIzx9jjHBk1Q48bMfXWlGxvV0AYc4fw4ZiLwiiPAIbBWJeznoOZJg6zWqYKFnDOuucPfRaHN0IhUmzyxZIp96EwNmv8v1jcwOOYQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times;">This did not happen. Again, its hard to keep a practice going when larger life-things become a priority. That said, I did convert a fairly large squad of Space Pugs for my friend, and since those sculpts were mine to begin with, I'd argue that iteration counts for something. On the subject of converting, I've developed an appreciation for subtlety, where only a handful of components are scratchbuilt or kitbashed. Hopefully, I'll learn to play with this in the future, or completely disregard it like my mad science instincts would have me do.</span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: times;">Matches Played</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOL57ZP3zG_EmYav1kbxz3kCATGTpejEewAKg5BKQLxGBOqEYld_64yNpHnCaos1bE9ozplgadCJWnzntxGvrzZ6qa4MMvVpqgTg5FMH2CXcvHCYFrlxAACAfxO8oUrXBSLy81ScXhnAWNRNoexy_l8rGCyxF0tVHIlBMW9QF5B65V5RyHgmD683M7_g=s823" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="610" data-original-width="823" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOL57ZP3zG_EmYav1kbxz3kCATGTpejEewAKg5BKQLxGBOqEYld_64yNpHnCaos1bE9ozplgadCJWnzntxGvrzZ6qa4MMvVpqgTg5FMH2CXcvHCYFrlxAACAfxO8oUrXBSLy81ScXhnAWNRNoexy_l8rGCyxF0tVHIlBMW9QF5B65V5RyHgmD683M7_g=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times;">Unsurprisingly, I played more games in 2021 than in 2020. I lucked into some very good friends and some very fun systems, and have maybe for the first time in all my hobby experience, looked forward to playing a wargame? Like, passionately I mean. Turnip28 might currently be my favorite ruleset (I will always love Wasteman) and its opened me up in so many ways that I cant help but feel that pang of gratitude to Max and the community of rootin' tootin' pardners on Discord. </span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: times;">Games Designed</span></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrne8sH7Dfs596x9WgwERFHVARBASU0I7kIgjZecQj5Al9FgtXxcrKr9aFAgMPAoo53_mYfvrmB8--dGwU-6vt54CzJfyentBcg59blsArPR_YaTGPbe5pENL9gZzhtQ2TTZnRTcKT0_63xverTblixkj6psktF2DA8fTG2tl13LKEpaQrNXBk9mvhNA=s760" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="685" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrne8sH7Dfs596x9WgwERFHVARBASU0I7kIgjZecQj5Al9FgtXxcrKr9aFAgMPAoo53_mYfvrmB8--dGwU-6vt54CzJfyentBcg59blsArPR_YaTGPbe5pENL9gZzhtQ2TTZnRTcKT0_63xverTblixkj6psktF2DA8fTG2tl13LKEpaQrNXBk9mvhNA=s320" width="288" /></a></b></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times;">I am no stranger to the compulsion to make a sharable experience. Most of my work in the world is performance and hospitality, and engineering fun encounters for people, so finally I've married that to my other quiet hobby of designing things for people to play. At this point, I've had years of false starts, but with winter rolling in, <a href="https://squaloranddice.blogspot.com/2021/12/lobsterpot-rules-are-live.html" target="_blank">I finally knuckled down and released my first game into the wild</a>. Lobsterpot has been an amazing experience; working on rules, making art, playing games, and fostering a community that has conversations. These are all boons by themselves, but collected? Wow. I'm speachless, and yet so honored that I can't help but mewl with appreciation for everyone who's joined me and Sam in this weird little pot.</span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: times;">Looking Forward</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDMb4I2hAr_2T-Lkq7eQauGPi6FsPM9td1NJbuRc1GTRM4FyrqJ9ebcizNPMmlM1rSz0Z443JxhXaof4RvDNWmgisC5Rzayu6GpPBA68lhsmFk0pnkKu4tP1gSnLK20uRv2ZBp4_OJYNK2-D4xJP1sglVpJZHxYOPYF2-UFYgB_tfVGorbyWyfaWG2Rg=s805" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="805" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDMb4I2hAr_2T-Lkq7eQauGPi6FsPM9td1NJbuRc1GTRM4FyrqJ9ebcizNPMmlM1rSz0Z443JxhXaof4RvDNWmgisC5Rzayu6GpPBA68lhsmFk0pnkKu4tP1gSnLK20uRv2ZBp4_OJYNK2-D4xJP1sglVpJZHxYOPYF2-UFYgB_tfVGorbyWyfaWG2Rg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times;">I want things to look forward to. Last year's New Years post was very somber, and while all of those things are still horrible and true, I need love and hunger lest I too succumb to such fates. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;">Here are my hopes for 2022</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: times;">Lobsterpot - I want to finish the core rules. They're getting closer by the day, but we're still a ways out. With any luck, we'll really have a polished little nugget by the time Spring rolls around.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: times;">Print - I'd dearly love to have something new to print and share with my friends who love the tactile media. Maybe a comic or a card game or perhaps an RPG. I've been particularly taken with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microgame" target="_blank">Microgames</a> and Nanogames, so perhaps I'll cook one of those up when I find an ounce of spare time.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: times;">Painted - I think I want to go back to posting my painting log once a month. I really do miss making little blog posts (you might have noticed how few I put out this year,) since it gives me time to reflect and assess. With any luck, I can hold myself to that much.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: times;">Sculpted - Not unlike Painting above, I think keeping track of this, maybe quarterly, would be a fun way to continue engaging with the blog. While Instagram is fine for dopamine and advertising, its a real joy just getting to plunk keys to the tune of a fireside chat. Thanks for reading this by the way. You're a real cheese.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: times;">Fun - More and more, the hobby is my job. They say "if you love what you do you'll never work a day in your life." That's bullhockey, but its important to engage with the things you love to work on in ways that aren't professional, that can just be relaxing or dumb or whatever you need it to be. This is a long way of saying "be kind to yourself," but with "stop to smell the roses" mixed in with a jigger of "no regerts."</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: times;">I don't know that there's more to say now, but when there is I assure you, you can read it in a post. Take care my friends, and take time to enjoy shit. That's a wrap.</span></div><p></p>bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024646705534687184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388984554120334644.post-66785382454201750022021-12-12T18:15:00.003-08:002021-12-31T21:45:20.856-08:00Lobsterpot Rules are Live<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">The witches are dead and we have killed them. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Now, by coincidence or consequence, we suffer a perilous burden. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Our world has become disordered from its natural and holy progressions. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">The light is dim, the wind is cutting, and enemies amass from within and without. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">We must not let our faith waver, especially in times of trial, but for love’s sake, </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">how can we be expected to endure such persistent horrors?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVd5wmusA3xGkKdOaFtS3Lbt4ZapEVUEpLYwtEigHIpgOotfI7_mvAMvDf7hz4JmGl-RX16h0Ph0ey6AgWgH0QQX8NatSpIjz4NffG3q4GVDjcjZJ751LsDEljiVTvsIcZQuShnZovgVcgx2oABAOA2zVDOS0aokcJCS5xl1i512C5KwFK41HMo3EQTg=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1713" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVd5wmusA3xGkKdOaFtS3Lbt4ZapEVUEpLYwtEigHIpgOotfI7_mvAMvDf7hz4JmGl-RX16h0Ph0ey6AgWgH0QQX8NatSpIjz4NffG3q4GVDjcjZJ751LsDEljiVTvsIcZQuShnZovgVcgx2oABAOA2zVDOS0aokcJCS5xl1i512C5KwFK41HMo3EQTg=w268-h320" title="Illustration by Samuel Allan" width="268" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Illustration by Samuel Allan</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Hi there friends, its been a while. Things have been awful busy lately, but I have good news.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/180ADH_ssWPYECpkd1MqujInwikENy6xnBefyEh9jvxI/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Lobsterpot</a>, my new 28mm skirmish game is now avaliable to play. My collaborator, <a href="https://www.artstation.com/samuelallan" target="_blank">Samuel Allan</a> is helping me set up a <a href="https://discord.gg/7PvRhJt5sM" target="_blank">Discord </a>to foster what I hope is a community excited to play with my rules and his toys. I sincerely hope that this ruleset helps bring you some enjoyable moments, and that you'll join us in crafting a fun little experience as we delve deeper into the pot.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024646705534687184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388984554120334644.post-43877952553829305132021-08-29T07:24:00.001-07:002021-08-29T07:24:38.751-07:00Never Going Home: Tales from the Front<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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