tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12697485658366654412024-03-07T19:18:51.587+00:00Soapy's WorkshopSoapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747048216089161986noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269748565836665441.post-73610849700350297612011-12-09T05:01:00.001+00:002011-12-09T05:11:09.267+00:00Count down to Crossover Part 4: The pitchSo here we are at the end of Countdown but hopefully the beginning of something great:<br />
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Now whether Crossover comes into being or not is kind of in your hands. As you will have no doubt noticed there are links here to our Kickstarter page where we look to raise the funds to complete the sculpting and casting of our initial release. There are a number of different levels of support with incentives at each level to say thank you to those of you who donate. There's plenty more I could tell you here but as you're going to check out the Kickstarter page you don't need to read it all twice do you?<br />
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You are going to check out the Kickstarter page, right? Yeah thought so, cheers.<br />
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Help us to bring Crossover to life, this could be the start of something pretty cool.<br />
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PS: Here's that link for ya: <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/211492152/crossover-miniatures-a-new-superhero-miniature-lin">Crossover Miniatures Superhero range Kickstarter project.</a>Soapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747048216089161986noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269748565836665441.post-73423340973771882062011-12-07T06:50:00.001+00:002011-12-07T07:43:52.274+00:00Countdown to Crossover Part 3: The TwistWelcome, reader to out penultimate issue of Countdown to Crossover where our Hero is sent careening across alternate realities and meets eight different versions of himself!<br />
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So we've met the Guardian already, stalwart hero of the city and defender of the public good.<br />
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The question is though,is there more to our hero than meets the eye? Well of course there is or I'd hardly be asking the question now would I?<br />
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So last time I mentioned that Rusti and I had had an idea. It started as a way to get the most out of our goons but never being one to let a random thought just drift off into the ether I suggested that it might be worth trying out the idea on a few of the other figures in the range to give the punters a bit more variety. As ever I kind of went on auto pilot and disappeared for a few days only to next get back to Rusti with the news that now all of the heroes and goons (except for out Hulking Brute Ram Jam) had completely interchangeable heads and that I was doing three different one for each of them (Ram Jams gets three heads too but they would look ridiculous on anyone else, he is quite big). There was a bit of silence then, you could almost hear the nervous sweat beading on his forehead as he wondered just what kind of lunatic he was getting involved with...<br />
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...but everything was cool in the end. (Now there is a cop out ending if ever you've read one)<br />
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Anyway here for your delight and delectation I present to you our Guardian in eight new guises! Now Guardian was a bit of an experiment and I've tried out something else with him and am working on a separate cloak. This part is still WIP and we don't know if it will see final production but it does offer a few more options for the discerning hero about town. So, without further ado the Guardian becomes:<br />
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Shown then are a selection of other heads from the characters already created for the range. Some work better than other as they are clearly designed to work on a different style of model all together but they do show the versatility of the range with only a few models under way. Sadly that brings us to the end (almost) of this issue. Next time our story comes to a close as we find out what all of this has been leading up to and how you can get involved, see you next time.</div>
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LETTER COLUMN:<br />
In Issue one Superherofigurehunter asked:<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18px;">Any hints as to what Crossover may entail? A commercial venture by any chance? Or a fan=community venture?</span><br />
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And in Issue two Superherofigurehunter asked:<br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">That's the plan!</span></i><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">If so, if you are casting them up, would you guys consider tabbing instead of integral bases?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><br /></span><br />
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As I was recently reminded a picture is worth a thousand words so I thought it would be easiest for Rusti to show me his ideas in a picture so with that in mind I knocked up a couple of blank body templates for him to sketch over some uniform ideas:<br />
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Feel free to use these templates for your own hero sketches, it's fun! I know the woman is all shoulders and no hips but give me a break, it's the first female figure I've drawn in about a decade and for my drawings close enough is close enough!<br />
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So anyway, I sent Rusti a copy of the templates for him to rough out his ideas on and pretty soon I had the first one back. A classic, bodysuited, old school hero type. Or at least that's what I assumed it was...<br />
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And below you see the fruits of my labour. Here is the first of out new heroes, the torch bearer for Crossover. Being such a simple figure I had to make sure the body shape worked as I wouldn't be able to hide anything under 'stuff'. I'm really pleased how he turned out.</div>
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It might have been during the late 80's reading Marvel UK titles like Death's Head, Dragons Claws, Transformers and Action Force.<br />
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It might have been back in the early 90's when I walked into the Warner Brothers store in Kingston and they were playing The Batman Adventures on the big screen.<br />
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It might have been when BBC radio 1 transmitted the audio dramas of Knightfall and the Death of Superman.<br />
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It might have been when I found They Walk Among Us, a fantastic comic shop in Richmond where I bought my first DC comics and ultimately ended up working, some 10 years later, after I left GW.<br />
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It's more likely to have started when I discovered the supersystem rules and decided these were exactly what I needed to scratch an itch I didn't even know I had had.<br />
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There is a strong chance that it really became an idea once I started sculpting my own superhero miniatures and posting them on the <a href="http://www.lead-adventure.de/index.php?board=14.0">LAF superhero boards</a>.<br />
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I know when I stopped being an idea and started to become a reality though. Fergal, fellow poster to the Lead Adventures forum, contacted me and asked if I was interested in sculpting a range of superheroes. I asked him if bears were Catholic and the Pope shits in the woods, damn right I was interested! We both seemed to be on exactly the same wavelength and were finishing each others sentences before the end of our first phone call. It felt a bit like what I imagine the relationship is like between a writer and his artist on a comic book. Russell, for that is Fegal's secret identity (although not so much now I fear), had loads of ideas for characters and I took inspiration from his descriptions and turned them into something we both liked the look of. Suddenly it was real and we both got all exited, manly and reserved naturally, but still excited.<br />
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So I suppose that is were it started really. Of course it wasn't Crossover then, it was just the idea. Work has gone on behind the scenes and soon with a bit of luck and some support from the gaming community it may even become a reality. The countdown to Crossover has begun. Watch this space.<br />
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<br />Soapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747048216089161986noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269748565836665441.post-1059735930971978602011-04-25T03:48:00.001+01:002011-04-25T03:55:21.075+01:00The Christmas projectCrickey, it's just occurred to me that I didn't post up my Christmas project. That being said, here we go.<br />
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So last November I got a message from <a href="http://lordashramshouseofwar.blogspot.com/search/label/Harry%20Potter">Lord Ashram</a> who was after a few figures for his good lady for Chrimbletide. Unfortunately I was a bit busy at the time but once I heard what the project was I decided to make the time. I managed to finish up my projects and even got the models finished in plenty of time (or so I thought). Now Lord A lives in the US so two postal services and a bit of snow got in the way of the efficient delivery of the models so Christmas was a bit light at the Lord A homestead but eventually all was well and the models arrived. For the full story, and to see them painted up and in their diorama base check out Lord Ashrams blog (above).<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Will these gals ever go in to production? Will <a href="http://soapyvision.blogspot.com/2009/07/broom-riders.html">their male counterparts</a> ever join them in a mould? Only intensive perstering of the boys at the Beast will ever get you an answer...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stay lucky,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Soaps.</div>Soapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747048216089161986noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269748565836665441.post-61560794818567590332010-08-15T17:45:00.000+01:002010-08-15T17:45:57.090+01:00Five Oh.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/TGgZa2xQ5HI/AAAAAAAABwc/mG3zWd7EYcM/s1600/cop.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/TGgZa2xQ5HI/AAAAAAAABwc/mG3zWd7EYcM/s320/cop.JPG" width="249" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/TGgZcWMQ08I/AAAAAAAABwk/iQL1aZmXekQ/s1600/cop+(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/TGgZcWMQ08I/AAAAAAAABwk/iQL1aZmXekQ/s320/cop+(2).JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/TGgZdYpaKtI/AAAAAAAABws/HYyowEdOkao/s1600/copper.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/TGgZdYpaKtI/AAAAAAAABws/HYyowEdOkao/s320/copper.JPG" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/TGgZea7eeCI/AAAAAAAABw0/Wo1VucqxNsY/s1600/copper+(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/TGgZea7eeCI/AAAAAAAABw0/Wo1VucqxNsY/s320/copper+(2).JPG" /></a></div>Soapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747048216089161986noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269748565836665441.post-4555081074157700232010-08-14T13:10:00.000+01:002010-08-14T13:10:21.392+01:00More bored...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/TGaHMuDbY9I/AAAAAAAABwQ/TtpLCezxs80/s1600/IMG_5049.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/TGaHMuDbY9I/AAAAAAAABwQ/TtpLCezxs80/s320/IMG_5049.JPG" width="160" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/TGaHJczvkFI/AAAAAAAABwI/DesoxrlKb6M/s1600/IMG_5048.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/TGaHJczvkFI/AAAAAAAABwI/DesoxrlKb6M/s320/IMG_5048.JPG" width="177" /></a></div><br />
Maid and Nurse. Terrible, terrible snaps...Soapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747048216089161986noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269748565836665441.post-27777625512114179622010-08-10T21:10:00.003+01:002010-08-10T21:15:36.800+01:00Things you do when you're bored...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/TGGzQctPx1I/AAAAAAAABv8/xG1w6fjynnA/s1600/IMG_5043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/TGGzQctPx1I/AAAAAAAABv8/xG1w6fjynnA/s640/IMG_5043.JPG" width="376" /></a></div><br />
I'm still doing stuff...Soapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747048216089161986noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269748565836665441.post-68198368008988296912010-02-10T14:42:00.000+00:002010-02-10T14:42:40.163+00:00ANZAC batt com part 4<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/S3LFGBfJ98I/AAAAAAAABtc/SchkGmXFYq8/s1600-h/batt+com+(5).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/S3LFGBfJ98I/AAAAAAAABtc/SchkGmXFYq8/s320/batt+com+(5).JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And a weary Sgt Major completes the set.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And for those who've been patiently waiting a selection of new head sprues are now available at the GB site. Go and check now!</div>Soapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747048216089161986noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269748565836665441.post-24133270211296769782010-02-07T14:18:00.000+00:002010-02-07T14:18:22.419+00:00Test of concept miniature.So seeing as I had Sunday off I got up at 6am and wondered why the hell I had done it. A quick bowl of cereal and a coffee later and I was trying to decide what to do with my day. Seeing as what I was meant to be doing was well in hand I decided to have a potter about with something for myself so over the next couple of hours I knocked up this little test piece of a WW1 Scot in the Middle East.<br />
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Seeing as it was never going to be cast I decided to paint him up and try him out with a selection of different heads from the up coming new selection from TWDC.<br />
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A most enjoyable way to spend a morning.<br />
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Back to proper work come Monday morning.<br />
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If anyone wants to see these types of model in production I can only suggest you bombard GB with a concentrated e-mail, telephone and carrier pidgeon campaign.<br />
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Stay lucky,<br />
Soaps.Soapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747048216089161986noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269748565836665441.post-23826394718679331252010-02-05T15:46:00.000+00:002010-02-05T15:46:39.505+00:00ANZAC batt com part 3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/S2w8i3-XjfI/AAAAAAAABsU/nswjeGhHIns/s1600-h/batt+com+(4).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/S2w8i3-XjfI/AAAAAAAABsU/nswjeGhHIns/s320/batt+com+(4).JPG" /></a></div><br />
Loosely based on <a href="http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/files/images/stories/anzac/anzac-001.jpg">Lt Col Malone</a><br />
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And the previous entry was styled on <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/06/Major_General_John_Antill.jpg">Major General Antill</a><br />
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The first bloke from GB newness I made up, shocking I know...Soapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747048216089161986noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269748565836665441.post-51755765207977517122010-02-03T03:19:00.000+00:002010-02-03T03:19:24.555+00:00ANZAC batt com part 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/S2jrCpuSugI/AAAAAAAABr8/RGFS9z3JWxE/s1600-h/batt+com+(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/S2jrCpuSugI/AAAAAAAABr8/RGFS9z3JWxE/s320/batt+com+(2).JPG" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And what have I been doing?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You know, stuff.</div>Soapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747048216089161986noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269748565836665441.post-75433935146561119562010-01-26T18:40:00.001+00:002010-01-26T22:45:45.114+00:00I missed my birthday!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gifts.ie/images/400-116_150.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.gifts.ie/images/400-116_150.jpg" /></a><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">So this old blog of mine rolls into it's third year and I think I can safely say that the year just gone was indeed the terrible twos. What a shockingly small body of work I have to show for the last 12 months. It's been so bad that things in the 'need to finish' pile from last years birthday post are still in it now although progress is being made and I've revisited all of my half done stuff and added at least something to them to bring them nearer to the finish.<br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Currently on the table are an ANZACs battalion command group and some French Bombers, Officers and NCOs for the Gallipoli range along with the balance of the Indian troops section pack. The sculpting schedule is full of interesting stuff for the next two months with a whole new set of subjects in the offing.<br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I'll put up some pictures of the new stuff as they are completed but I won't be showing off everything as I'll leave some of the new sculpts to be shown off in the GB newsletter for which you can sign up <a href="http://www.grippingbeast.com/">here (side panel on the right!)</a>.<br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">So on to the boring stats, starting with sculpting output.<br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Full sculpts: 90<br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Conversions: 81<br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Heads, bits and accessories: 103<br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Absolutely awful considering I was aiming at something like 250 as a baseline. Just shows how badly my funk set in this past year. New years resolution, work more.<br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Blog stats:<br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Funny what can take you to a wargamers blog innit?<br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Anyway, that me for another year so I'll be off to try and make 2010 a bit more entertaining.<br />
</div>Soapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747048216089161986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269748565836665441.post-73400306313388002682010-01-19T17:26:00.005+00:002010-01-19T23:58:30.880+00:00Imperial Guard turn counter<div style="text-align: center;">Started off as just another bugler, albeit a converted one, turned into an objective marker and eventually became a turn/kill point counter.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I really must decide to stop before these things get out of hand...</div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/S1Xso7T2gFI/AAAAAAAABn8/KMChaehazQI/s320/flag+%283%29.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 166px; height: 320px;" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428505113724878930" border="0" /><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/S1XsosNdzbI/AAAAAAAABn0/R-rqA2l0tqE/s320/eagle.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 234px;" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428505109671562674" border="0" /><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">Bad lighting had made the Dark Green uniform appear black. Bum.</div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/S1XsolkTRyI/AAAAAAAABns/mrxkHad3n64/s320/bugle+%285%29.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px;" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428505107888293666" border="0" /><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/S1XsoPjks4I/AAAAAAAABnk/19FqrGDGNJs/s320/bugle+%284%29.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 320px;" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428505101979661186" border="0" /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/S1XsLUfw1fI/AAAAAAAABnc/fQguUPqRdw8/s320/bugle+%283%29.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 320px;" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428504605089650162" border="0" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2kx6JLlcKZkCRRb7qiMIv7onwEst_2W1UfaMwXss3hHgT9tjmuRiee3qCD3XnQzTNlToj2TrhIV6tsOngn5nWS0vBi3jcPoGPVWCLPVrQsYGNYQhKKL6CGoD0JWHunbv2SJcoHpfwMe5N/s320/bugle+%282%29.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 320px;" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428504602214133538" border="0" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBH_a5nIbg4PK0VbF-Py-rsc7IiHJdkrFI4yq06Jhu5WruHDP9Q3N-rT6rWOgeS5qME2NbVa_mAQVoqqRNtJpi6bdxIQ3nt-b_UA6Xrg4BNU51dtafDu39yM25NdeXVjGcaBWK6Y37gJZc/s320/bugle.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 245px; height: 320px;" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428504601592398386" border="0" /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/S1XrnGxVATI/AAAAAAAABmQ/Aa3wpXSkBbM/s320/1.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428503982929936690" border="0" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW_MqAjPEyD1PEowVm6ZlheB1PhuS4thCyxnQ0KJlaWd0r7c_7T738csl9AE6UJrCIRejjZXPJOKiExGEnhUmYxzutt3jBH3gvjO0QbY6gewDdBk-7vJ4s5SSmChi7SqGvw3WjNzgWuVcy/s320/2.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428503987081513378" border="0" /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/S1Xrnk-rf7I/AAAAAAAABmg/kQ6gbIyDPOM/s320/3.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428503991039000498" border="0" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfeNdd8QCVFeWw4ev9EbrSe_opGWeaYMJBuvbnxi4qADYq0Bu77NlgYJ18Z_llNT7SbgiV5akBPqPTCtfN2VpT9xI0-Qazp0G-vlAeKfik4NhIv-twzuq6nrHQjfggfjO5GyRcR2V9e4xk/s320/4.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428503997958294642" border="0" /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/S1XroINl1pI/AAAAAAAABmw/66USH7lEw0w/s320/5.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428504000496785042" border="0" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnuS6XY7ve82wJC1LPzV4faQ9YZt0MU7DRLvNzrLDbQQy4kNeCGTyQbI1BpKoXQ9-oJLyPCMcJ7gLsFAgiZwHy-ZepGMWT0ameuGyMcgwtVFcQEMq5WBgLC17HL3isMrN9JqyTPeYny9mJ/s320/6.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428504589908876850" border="0" /><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/S1XsK70tefI/AAAAAAAABnE/6OcivNO8h4E/s320/7.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428504598466623986" border="0" /><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/S1XspVo53PI/AAAAAAAABoE/3Q0I5kkNuYI/s320/flag+%284%29.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428505120792501490" border="0" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Stay lucky,</div><div style="text-align: left;">Soaps.</div></div>Soapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747048216089161986noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269748565836665441.post-55986313082740222722010-01-13T20:45:00.002+00:002010-01-13T21:04:16.748+00:00Lunchtime challenge.As I had nothing to do for a hour this lunchtime I decided to set my self a challenge, could I convert one of my WW1 French infantrymen into a 4ok Death Korp of Krieg Guardsman. I toddled of for a grilled cheese sandwich (it was lunchtime after all) and a quick think about how to do it. Once I'd decided what I'd do I started the clock and began.<div><br /></div><div>1. Snip barrel of rifle and replace with plastic rod. Cut rod to 'lasgun' angle and run a file around the bottom to create the groove. 2 mins.</div><div><br /></div><div>2. Cut a small piece of thin plasticard, score and glue to shoulder. 1 min.</div><div><br /></div><div>3. Stick on French pack (Master casting for upcoming WW1 french) and entrenching tool (that I had lying around). 1 min</div><div><br /></div><div>4. Take WW1 German helmet with gasmask head (master casting for upcoming head sprue so it was a little large for the figure) trimm off filter, file and drill to accept length of plastic rod for air hose. Glue in place. 6 mins.</div><div><br /></div><div>5. Bulk out collar and cuffs, add eagle and central vane to helmet and tidy up face mask and shoulder pad all using green stuff. 8 mins.</div><div><br /></div><div>6. Stick to GW base. 1 min.</div><div><br /></div><div>7. Flat colours paint job. 28 mins.</div><div><br /></div><div>8. Devlan mud wash all over. 4 mins.</div><div><br /></div><div>9. Sand the base. 2 mins.</div><div><br /></div><div>10. Ink the base. 2 mins.</div><div><br /></div><div>I came back to it at tea time and drybrushed and flocked the base.</div><div><br /></div><div>So there you go, a passable approximation of a Death Korp of Krieg guardsman from casting to colour in just under an hour. It's kinda rough and there are a few things I'd adjust or take more care over if I were to do any more but at least I know it sort of works. I'd been wanting to scratch this itch for a while now and I'm pretty pleased with the results.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/S04xFMH-dJI/AAAAAAAABlw/ufQNfV9a55s/s1600-h/krieg+(6).JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 217px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/S04xFMH-dJI/AAAAAAAABlw/ufQNfV9a55s/s320/krieg+(6).JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426328566251811986" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/S04xE2K18jI/AAAAAAAABlo/Rgo1nFxm26M/s1600-h/krieg+(5).JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/S04xE2K18jI/AAAAAAAABlo/Rgo1nFxm26M/s320/krieg+(5).JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426328560358257202" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/S04xEQnl1eI/AAAAAAAABlg/GuV2hzAze7M/s1600-h/krieg+(4).JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/S04xEQnl1eI/AAAAAAAABlg/GuV2hzAze7M/s320/krieg+(4).JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426328550278288866" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/S04xEBBs5dI/AAAAAAAABlY/7_aN6co8D3Q/s1600-h/krieg+(3).JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 248px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/S04xEBBs5dI/AAAAAAAABlY/7_aN6co8D3Q/s320/krieg+(3).JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426328546092836306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/S04xD0OwhKI/AAAAAAAABlQ/xztLvb5bf4o/s1600-h/krieg.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/S04xD0OwhKI/AAAAAAAABlQ/xztLvb5bf4o/s320/krieg.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426328542657938594" /></a><br /></div><div>Stay lucky,</div><div>Soaps.</div>Soapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747048216089161986noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269748565836665441.post-25946855706166112682010-01-10T05:09:00.001+00:002010-01-10T05:10:57.933+00:00Are you hardcore?If you are at the Cold Steel event then, congratulations, you are!<div><br /></div><div>God I hate the cold...</div>Soapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747048216089161986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269748565836665441.post-45896450012157850242010-01-06T11:57:00.005+00:002010-01-06T12:17:43.687+00:00New Year's resolution.Stay away from dressing up box.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/S0R-9ePK4EI/AAAAAAAABkw/epKTR-fSDuw/s1600-h/fail+(4).JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/S0R-9ePK4EI/AAAAAAAABkw/epKTR-fSDuw/s320/fail+(4).JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423599445814730818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ5iHGyM08LTqB8UlAVyvYUkV1foR5U07D3Ee12_viXrGYsq0P5G7iEzQ-iGV62XD_2NmKpUvozN23KAMCzqaR36n9XkKOaRm6KcM4kUIyzIxHSdzzgaDb4j0dxJZzAfNL8prM-8985QrA/s1600-h/fail+(2).JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ5iHGyM08LTqB8UlAVyvYUkV1foR5U07D3Ee12_viXrGYsq0P5G7iEzQ-iGV62XD_2NmKpUvozN23KAMCzqaR36n9XkKOaRm6KcM4kUIyzIxHSdzzgaDb4j0dxJZzAfNL8prM-8985QrA/s320/fail+(2).JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423599444787229122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/S0R-8obS8gI/AAAAAAAABkg/VH_QlAT6SII/s1600-h/fail+(3).JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/S0R-8obS8gI/AAAAAAAABkg/VH_QlAT6SII/s320/fail+(3).JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423599431370076674" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtKmade7XBqusbSrbJcoLfxWRNn3L0r2sHgdx3SnVtBddA-Rb28XepXNB6bx61jy-fSZCujh6lY2XBawqMWkRz37nbGNDXg7qNyhG5TPNIE5oOae-3RPgamOQYHeWPCm_V-GIe81OFxthU/s1600-h/fail.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtKmade7XBqusbSrbJcoLfxWRNn3L0r2sHgdx3SnVtBddA-Rb28XepXNB6bx61jy-fSZCujh6lY2XBawqMWkRz37nbGNDXg7qNyhG5TPNIE5oOae-3RPgamOQYHeWPCm_V-GIe81OFxthU/s320/fail.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423599420658362898" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">FAIL.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Normal service will resume shortly.</span></div><div><br /></div></div>Soapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747048216089161986noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269748565836665441.post-72474118931700956322009-12-18T11:57:00.002+00:002009-12-18T12:56:54.516+00:00Enter the loop here.Wocha,<br /><br />Well it's all been a bit quiet around here this year hasn't it? As most of you will know I had a right old moody earlier in the year and just forgot how to enjoy sculpting. I started out 2009 in a pretty good place, cracking on and producing loads of goodies. Unfortunately I burned myself out good and proper and started way more models that I could reasonably expect to finish, reasonably by my usual standards anyway. After Salute, yes it was that long ago, I decided to have a bit of a breather and relax for a while, then I kicked back for a while longer and then I decided to paint an army or two. Months later and the new stuff I started before Salute was still sitting there on my desk, their little tin eyes staring at me. Okay the figures were all headless but I'd started loads of new WW1 heads and they were all staring at me, accusing, waiting and slowly making me hate them.<br /><br />After a couple of months I was really resenting them for still being on my table. Somewhere around August I managed to get the heads finished up and sent off so at least it was just a bunch of headless dudes accusing me now. Bastards.<br /><br />Sculpting was now a bit of a chore as I knew I couldn't do anything new until I finished the chaps that were waiting and so I did nothing, for ages.<br /><br />Then I did my sci-fi nonsense and suddenly it was almost okay again. I hid the half finished figures and did something else out of left field. Morris dancers. I know, right? I think it did the trick though coz then I did some armed Morris men (pics from the Beast soon) and some character packs for the Woodbine Brits and Turks and then I revisited the balance of the French section pack and finished them in one sitting! All of the above are with, or in transit to, the Beasty boys and should be making an appearance sometime in the not too distant. The sculpting schedule is full and I even have plans for some more 'Lord S 1930s madness' packs that I will have to fit in somewhere without Darren finding out until they are done. That and the extra pack of sci fi oddness that I've been working on on and off since the last lot came out, but again, don't tell Darren.<br /><br />So anyway having rehashed the contents of my last eight months of blogs and provided you with absolutely zero proof that anything I've said is true I'm going to get back to work. I may even dig out the half finished balance of the Indian section pack whilst I'm on a finish what you started kick. That would mean I'd have to sideline the ANZAC battalion command pack that I'm doing this week. Hmmm, decisions decisions...<br /><br />Stay lucky and don't eat yellow snow,<br />Soaps.Soapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747048216089161986noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269748565836665441.post-6995772638573590392009-11-15T01:52:00.002+00:002009-11-15T01:55:22.257+00:00Morris<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.grippingbeast.com/photos/morrisgreen04s.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 547px;" src="http://www.grippingbeast.com/photos/morrisgreen04s.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.grippingbeast.com/photos/morrisgreen08s.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 459px;" src="http://www.grippingbeast.com/photos/morrisgreen08s.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />More fun in Lord S' world of the 1930s.<div><br /></div><div>Go <a href="http://www.grippingbeast.com/webpage.php?PageID=84">here</a> to see the whole set.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Soapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747048216089161986noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269748565836665441.post-68395638692701539412009-10-23T05:35:00.001+01:002009-10-23T05:38:55.739+01:00By Toutatis!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsEuRGFUdMQ45dMwCO3D48haHMzExT0EfKmcU0N5nYbPJiefnonhKHeEVd4To8NBO-w70iH2SAjSgsBbN_O_3EKioWRLnRFZbFDf3gKn6khbO6H0wPGf5idiblgr4gXyi5kLl9m9pF9OLn/s912/Asterix%20spin.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 912px; height: 459px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsEuRGFUdMQ45dMwCO3D48haHMzExT0EfKmcU0N5nYbPJiefnonhKHeEVd4To8NBO-w70iH2SAjSgsBbN_O_3EKioWRLnRFZbFDf3gKn6khbO6H0wPGf5idiblgr4gXyi5kLl9m9pF9OLn/s912/Asterix%20spin.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a>Asterix is 50 this week, so raise a glass to the plucky Gaul.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Oh yeah, I aitn't dead...</div>Soapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747048216089161986noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269748565836665441.post-62838200477959786892009-08-18T15:14:00.007+01:002009-08-18T15:38:22.356+01:00I lost the joy.<div style="text-align: left;">Wocha,</div><div><br /></div><div>Last week I lost the joy, sculpting started to feel like a real chore. Now the blog, of late, may suggest that I have been idle since before Salute but I have in fact been ploughing on with my tasks. In the works I have:</div><div><br /></div><div>French Infantry</div><div>French Bombers</div><div>French NCOs</div><div>Indian Infantry</div><div>Indian Bombers</div><div>Indian NCOs</div><div>Brits in KD Infantry</div><div>Brits in serge HMG team</div><div>Loads of new heads including:</div><div>Aussie slouch hats (flap up)</div><div>Aussie Light horse slouch hat with plume</div><div>Wolesley helmets with sun shades</div><div>Brody helmet with neck flap</div><div>Soft cap with havelock</div><div>Cap comforters and balaclavas</div><div>Bare and wounded heads</div><div>Various Scots head dress</div><div>Chasseur Alpine beret</div><div>Asien corp Seabattalion style helmet</div><div>German helmet and gasmask</div><div>German helmet</div><div><br /></div><div>So yeah, I've been busy. Along with all of that I'm juggling projects from three or four other interested parties and actually having to act almost as if I'm really in bussiness.</div><div><br /></div><div>And then on Saturday I lost the joy and really couldn't face the putty. I sat and stared at all of the 'in progress' stuff on the desk and realised that I have absolutely no interest in finishing any of them, I'm just not interested. So I gave up. Sod it, it was the weekend after all. I took, as men in these days so often do, to the internet and started browsing around for something to interest me. Now, this is not some subtle way of telling you that I spend the day browsing for porn, if I had then believe me, I'd tell you. I have no shame. No, instead I was looking at my favorite miniatures and action figure sites and enjoying the various paintjobs, conversions and customs that had been put up for consideration. It was quite a good morning actually, I had fun and started to feel the urge to sculpt, not do any work of course just to sculpt something for fun. So I did.</div><div><br /></div><div>I might even find a production slot for these badboys at some point in the future. If you recognise the inspiration for my Saturdays afternoon of entertainment (okay, Saturday afternoon and most of Sunday morning) then rejoice! If not then you are too old/young/mentally stable.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/Soq8M7P6dQI/AAAAAAAABaQ/hTBav9QSd6k/s320/laser+4+front.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371312435841627394" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 286px; " /><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/Soq8NOcVZ5I/AAAAAAAABaY/YzyT5LpkaYQ/s320/laser+4+back.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371312440993998738" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 294px; " /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKAd0CKcyhUk9YG3S49t04MO1SwfUdqE3QR6Md76mgYs1mpBSlBdPJdrhh58IqvgYeC3m_3-MhjjmATsf5NypWkLQHFER7z17ESxRTl440ufx9a2Jfl2b0wJtDIrGxQhgoqwnswbFFe8cB/s320/laser+3+front.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371312423375140898" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 320px; " /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/Soq8MemMdXI/AAAAAAAABaI/3xQAMF-gHWY/s1600-h/laser+3+back.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_86hTciUsOAI/Soq8MemMdXI/AAAAAAAABaI/3xQAMF-gHWY/s320/laser+3+back.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371312428150453618" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqMpDC8D9mumthKbSCkuPEbHcEDXIb1yAEpHJmmwxB0mxtUYDiNQP8aNUfwBPPgGJGbqtkz7I87k9MOtSuHQKaPilIU_aw1VNNyECGLsU2JHimEk2W4fGj87kfGWvXmg5t-mm4aFlhOsZ/s320/laser+2+front.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371312244286126866" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 320px; " /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgpHQYMpxO6SDOBKuU3XgfvmkcX0Q8f-C9XRtKrMl91u_-liXxzhIZftAIF6HoJEz5Jw5aic-RqcM5qOV3vh_2uyWD4qQ8mifoX5cyVMZxby22bruQfOgwg25lXEC_aypGiAOnUfpEtT6/s1600-h/laser+2+back.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgpHQYMpxO6SDOBKuU3XgfvmkcX0Q8f-C9XRtKrMl91u_-liXxzhIZftAIF6HoJEz5Jw5aic-RqcM5qOV3vh_2uyWD4qQ8mifoX5cyVMZxby22bruQfOgwg25lXEC_aypGiAOnUfpEtT6/s320/laser+2+back.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371312253099973410" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfBFTLUU5fDaVGTnRRKWBK0nzL5BFDj4aWhLJ0KJltj0b6Z0vggK_is8uGYOzQ_LJ9Lh1CtsSocRRbF3EzflzSMegl8U66z-6iYaqan_db9ViL64psdx3Ni6EpmKO9cDZIhXuf86Ot1jkL/s320/laser+1+front.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371312238276262338" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 320px; " /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhspgVc4lgfR95rOTcWBxBkqVHG55rDs2y_YJVe4augHg1G5TTr-mAFSgTePaA82qtypJPakVH9cSX54aomd7ErXcPHrNqM-ieoVIaJx60jlzKV-uZn0bWqR3cK_lefSF6PsBZdlb0zcklO/s1600-h/Laser+1+back.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhspgVc4lgfR95rOTcWBxBkqVHG55rDs2y_YJVe4augHg1G5TTr-mAFSgTePaA82qtypJPakVH9cSX54aomd7ErXcPHrNqM-ieoVIaJx60jlzKV-uZn0bWqR3cK_lefSF6PsBZdlb0zcklO/s320/Laser+1+back.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371312243491172722" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 157px; height: 320px; " /></a><div style="text-align: left;">I think I've found the joy again now and I may even rouse myself to a bit of work this week. Maybe.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Stay lucky,</div><div style="text-align: left;">Soaps.</div></div>Soapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747048216089161986noreply@blogger.com10