Apparently I'm 4cm taller than beforeAs part of opening a savings account at a new bank, they insisted on doing a quote for their in-house life insurance. Part of completing that was they needed my height, and measured me. Apparently I'm actually 168cm/5'6" and not 164cm/5'4" This post...See More »
It's been a whileWork has been busy, painting tiny tanks and men has been time consuming although not especially difficult (although my hand's currently sore from holding a brush trying to get the tracks done), and I'm tired all the time. I've probably lost the only...See More »
Flames of war updateI've got pretty much all my tanks built now - 9x T-34 (with turrets for both the 76mm and 85mm versions), 2x IS-2, 3x BA-64 (just need one more crewman), and the hulls of 2x ISU-122/152 (I lost one of the gun mantlets and haven't chosen a gun for...See More »
I've gone a bit overboard with Flames of War planningI want to do late war Soviets, and am splitting the Clash of Steel starter set with a friend annd getting the Berlin book for the Soviets. On top of that, I know I want to get some SMG troops, more T-34s, 203mm artillery, Katyushas, another box of...See More »
Flames of War followupI played my first game last night using some of my friend's Italian tanks against American tank destroyers. It was a pretty decent game, with some good ideas and some stuff I didn't like - namely finding out I just automatically lost. I think it's...See More »
Whatever happened to Novascel?I remember seeing her around a lot a long time ago and not any more. I bet life got in the way. We never really interacted, but I liked seeing her around.
I'm doing OK today Learning to play Flames of War tonight, got a lot more in my bonus than I'd expected, and got to build a flamespyre phoenix for my High Elves. He's not on a base though because Old World bases are going to be bigger and rebasing would be a pain and I...See More »
Might be getting into Flames of War soonIt's something different to paint/play. I'm looking at mid/late war Soviets, but I don't really know enough to figure out what exactly I want to do.
I got a new bookOne of my friends bought it for me from someone in a Facebook group I'm not part of. The book is Angels of Death, which is a supplement for space marines for 7th edition 40k which covers pretty much all the codex first founding chapters that aren't...See More »
I'm home now 😀My flight from Brisbane landed in Auckland at about 12:15am, and it took me an hour to clear customs and get an uber home.
I'll be flying to Australia this afternoonI'm going to Brisbane for a work meeting. I'll only be there for one night, and fly back Wednesday night. Did I mention I'm terrified of flying?
Who even caresI've been getting increasingly depressed over this last week or so, and I really don't know why. I've not changed anything which is usually what causes this to happen, and I've been feeling more suicidal and rejected than usual. To be clear, when I...See More »
Witch-king of Angmar foot and mounted Nearly done, just have to wait for the texture paint to dry so I can finish off the bases.
I'm going to start another army... eventuallyI have my eye on a couple of Middle Earth armies, specifically Dale and Erebor Reclaimed, and Numenor. Numenor is cool but extremely limited and I want to wait until (the quite unlikely case that) they redo/expand them. Erebor and Dale are dwarves...See More »
Mumak final update Yesterday I got frustrated and decided it was done. Pretty much all of the little details got done on Tuesday anyway so it's not like it's just got undercoat on it.
The algorithm is showing me posts from 5 days agoAnd it's been showing me these posts for the last 5 days. I know the admins don't care what a plebian like me thinks, but if I don't say anything then nothing can ever be done
Title or questionSince it's my birthday tomorrow, I decided to splurge a little and bought Fallout 3 GOTY. And then I splurged more and bought the Spyro Reignited trilogy on Steam. It cost me $23.99 and $19.98 respectively, which is a bit more than half of the full...See More »
Thoughts and stuffToday has been a decent day. I've had 3 days off of the last 6 this week, since Easter means the shop isn't allowed to be open. And I went out with one of my friends to a cafe for lunch to celebrate my birthday which is on Wednesday, since I won't be...See More »
Mumak update #4? I've had no power at home today as the lines company is doing some work across the street today. So I spent a decent amount of time today working on my mumak base. I'm making incremental progress - the cloaks, pennants, shields, and saddlecloths on...See More »
Warhammer hopes and dreamsThere's a 10th edition on the horizon for Warhammer 40k, and so far they've shown off a few basic rules as well as new models: space marine terminators and Tyranid termagants. Since I collect both of those armies, I'm excited to see what else there...See More »
Depression again 😞I've been feeling more worn out than usual and like a complete burden for the last several days. It's not as though anyone would or should care, but I want to be dead.
Today was not goodI forgot to take my meds yesterday, so I've been working on limited sleep and with minor withdrawal-like symptoms (shaking, inability to concentrate). Took meds today, so should be in for a better (but still rough) day tomorrow. I know nobody's...See More »