DBA First Crusade project

[d_Guy]

Golly! The guy in the digger is quoted as saying, "The photo really made it look worse than what it is, it doesn't look as extreme in person."
Nerves of steel I say.

[paulr]

As the old advert said, "That man deserves a DB"

A series of TV ads for Dominion Breweries beer featuring guys doing various brave, resourceful and useful things rewarded with a beer, adjudicated from the pub in heaven

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTvVbWWLGpc

[paulr]

Selijuq Turkish foot touched up and washed

Selijuq Turkish mounted on the painting rods vacated by the pilgrims

Prepared the Selijuq Turkish bases and first side painted

A large bunch of Crusaders now based

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Holy funt! That's several thousand tons of rock.

[Techno]

Oh, my life !  

I presume the chap in the digger has got to dislodge all the stuff from the top, to bring it all down.......Then go down and clear the road itself !
What an enormous clean up, for just one road.

Cheers - Phil

[paulr]

Once he is finished up top

• abseilers will clear any large rocks with 'dynamite'
• a helicopter will 'rinse' the slope of smaller rocks
• a remote-controlled excavator will then cut into the slip

All this to open the road for six families, there are hundreds of slips like this.

Then there are the big ones blocking the main coast road




Note the main north south rail line on the coastal side of the road

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Ouch!

[d_Guy]

Thanks for the vid, Paul. I generally have to research 75% of the cultural references on this forum (and even then....) 

[paulr]

Only the Kiwis on the forum would have got that one

[Leman]

I didn't get the pie one at all.

[toxicpixie]

The saucy bar wench was fishing for laconic hero  to invite her to the dance, with the promise of beer and pie. Instead he took both her tickets and went with his equally laconic dad who also likes pie and beer.

[d_Guy]

Laconic  father and son studying a copper vat while on a brewery tour. Father to son, "It is the eighth wonder of the world and possibly the ninth" 

[toxicpixie]

"Let's call for help"

Help! Help!

[paulr]

Selijuq Turkish mounted undercoated

Second side of Selijuq Turkish bases painted

Crusader bases touched up

[pierre the shy]

So looks like we'll be playing some DBA shortly then.....

Since Paul has been mentioning post-quake Kaikoura thought I would share our "effort" to help the towns local economy......Mrs Shy came downstairs last night and asked what our paypal account details were as she wanted to make a payment for some stuff she had bought online.....maybe she's going to order me some PM stuff for Christmas I thought (purhaps with a little too much optimism, though I have been a good boy this year...really ).

But noooooo. As I might have mentioned previously my other half is quite a talented quilter and there is quite a well known quilting shop in Kaikoura who's business has suffered badly since access to the town is still very limited. Their solution has been to sell "quake packs" of material in an online sale. This news has rocketed through the local quilting community and so Mrs Shy just couldn't say no to just a few more bits of material......that sounds very familiar to most gamers doesn't it? 

Anyway its a novel and innovative way of helping out the folks in the hardest hit part of the quake zone a little bit so all good          

[paulr]

Well done Mrs Shy

There have been a number of innovative approaches from the businesses in Kaikoura. Another example is a gift shop that partnered with a couple of similar shops in Christchurch. They are now selling the Kiakoura shop's stock that couldn't be delivered due to the quake and are sharing the profit.

Another fundraiser is a T-shirt featuring a quote from a guy who turned up on the day of the quake at a makeshift tourist campsite with hot food for them. When interviewed by TV and asked why he was doing it, "It's not hard to be kind, eh?"

http://i.stuff.co.nz/national/nz-earthquake/86717881/redzoned-couple-from-christchurch-spread-love-following-kaikoura-quake

[paulr]

Selijuq Turkish bases fully painted

Crusader bases fully flocked

[paulr]

Selijuq Turkish mounted horses and camels base coated

Silver and final dry brushes done on Selijuq Turkish foot

Magnetic vinyl glued to Selijuq Turkish bases

Crusader base edges done last night, varnished this morning
Pictures may have to wait until tomorrow as I have a BBQ this afternoon and a game tonight

[paulr]

I had to work from home today while the Engineers rechecked our building after a 5.5 after shock yesterday afternoon

I took advantage of 'getting home early' to take some pictures

IV/7 Early Crusader 1096AD-1128AD & IV/17 Later Crusader 1128-1303AD - part 2

4x Pilgrim Spearmen (Hd s)




1x Turcopoles (LH) [Later Crusader], 1x Pilgrims (Hd f)




2x crossbowmen (Cb s) [Duplicated so I can field two Early Crusade armies]




2x Archers (Bw f) [Duplicated so I can field two Early Crusade armies]

[paulr]

Based
130 Mounted
369 Foot
499 Total

Selijuq Turkish mounted horses and camels dry brushed

Figure bases done on Selijuq Turkish foot, now ready to base

Selijuq Turkish bases labelled, ready for basing