Forum barfight

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Don't forget rust streaks for the bases too Roy.

Oh, you left your shandy top on the bar with your pickled egg

[Roy]

Don't forget rust streaks for the bases too Roy.

A fifth pot a paint. D'yer fink I'm made a money? 

In all honesty (and I will provide photos when I've painted all eleven models of my "Greater Xenomorphs" detachment), the dark, limited palette that I've gone with would possibly not benefit from 'weathering' of the bases. At the mo', the models are dark, but clean looking. Predominately painted in shades of black. But you can tell they've been painted, with at least a couple of slightly-contrasting paint layers. I, also, want them painted ASAP, so they're done. With prep. work, gluing, and painting, today will be the fourth day working on them (periodically). It'll be nice to have something painted that I can field a full force of on the tabletop.

[Last Hussar]

How to spot middle aged men.

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[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Mine are here, I sneak light blue highlights in before a black highlight.

https://madlemmey.blogspot.com/2022/03/usmc-heroes-of-hadleys-hope-set.html?m=1

[Roy]

Mine are here, I sneak light blue highlights in before a black highlight.
https://madlemmey.blogspot.com/2022/03/usmc-heroes-of-hadleys-hope-set.html?m=1

 

I had seen the blue method on others and it certainly does look effective. You've, clearly, put in more time and effort painting up yours than I have and they look far better than mine do, I'll admit. Seeing your rust weathering and painted talons is making me think again on if I should paint similar on mine (pick out the teeth, too). I won't go for the blue look, however, as I don't think I could pull it off, if I'm being honest. I can layer paint, but I'm pretty cr-p when it comes to other techniques.   

[Roy]

How to spot middle aged men.

Forum Bar fight has morphed into Forum Bar Grumble...

In the words of the Wealdstone Raider, "D'you want some? I'll giv' it ya. D'you want some??"



      

[I can't upload the Youtube clip as there's swearing  ]

[Roy]

Anyone know the correct Welsh for Corgi 

 

[Raider4]

"This painting toy figures hobby, there's nowt to it. Science Fiction, Xenos Rampant detachment (Heroic 28mm/32mm size) 24pts: 54.545% painted."

"It's a d-mn sight easier when't paints are just; Black, Black Grey, Metal-colour (for't base), Black Ink. Thank maker for the film Aliens."

Oh, you make it sound so easy!

(Looks guiltily at the pack of Pendraken xenomorphs that have been hovering around the edge of the painting space for about 3 years now . . .  ).

[Orcs]

(Looks guiltily at the pack of Pendraken xenomorphs that have been hovering around the edge of the painting space for about 3 years now . . .  ).

ONLY 3 YEARS!!!!!

I have an early WW2 Russian Army from the 20th Pendraken Birthday waiting to see paint

[Raider4]

ONLY 3 YEARS!!!!!

Well, they were bought in 2011, but yeah, about 3 years ago I based and primed them. And they've been sat there mocking me ever since.

My first Pendraken order was in 2004. And those Roman legionaries are still in their plastic bags*.

And I'm sure there are people here who have older models still unpainted.



*  As is pretty much everything I've ever ordered. Some have been out, based, under-coated and even painted. But nothing's ever been finished & I get frustrated and un-base them and strip them back to bare metal and re-bag them. What am I doing?

[Roy]

Mine are here, I sneak light blue highlights in before a black highlight.

https://madlemmey.blogspot.com/2022/03/usmc-heroes-of-hadleys-hope-set.html?m=1

Oy! Ya Grace. I want a word wi' you.

You only went an' shamed me into putting a little more effort into painting me Xenomorphs... 'Ave ya seen 'ow much detail there is on a Prodos Games Xenomorph base?!



The Warriors ain't so bad, 'cos they were the multipart 'uns that I've glued on GW 40k round bases that come with limited detail. But the Unicast figures have got more detail to them than is sensible!!

[whispers] ...painted teeth and talons and tail 'blades' leadbelcher.

[Gwydion]

Anyone know the correct Welsh for Corgi 

 

How did you find that?! That's a top secret training camp for next year's Six Nations!

[Ithoriel]

And I'm sure there are people here who have older models still unpainted.

I'll offer 3 figures bought from the GW Hammersmith branch the day after it opened in 1978.

Based and black undercoated but not painted, still, early days yet!

[Roy]

I'll offer 3 figures bought from the GW Hammersmith branch the day after it opened in 1978.

Jeez, I wasn't even born then. And neither was Leon, remembering what he wrote in the Pub Quiz's. Are you trying to shame us with how young we are?   

Besidessss... It's called Warhammer, now. Ev-very-one knows that, not just the cool kidz 

[Roy]

Besidessss... It's called Warhammer, now. Ev-very-one knows that, not just the cool kidz 

I absolutely $%@#ing hate seeing all the GW shops renamed as Warhammer. If anything, I think it makes playing with toy soldiers sound worse than it is. Having shops on a high street with the word WAR in great big letters. Games Workshop sounded a lot more sophisticated, like Chess or Checkers or Snap.

Maybe this should be wrote in the Forum's soapbox section, but tough. I'm here.

[d_Guy]

I am even older than Ithoriel. I don't even know what GW (George Washington?) or Warhammer (Edward I?) were/are. I live in splendid isolation. I remember when we sent off a hand written order and an IMO and then waited for months. You kids today!

[Ithoriel]

Maybe this should be wrote in the Forum's soapbox section, but tough. I'm here.

"Je y suis, je y reste!" - General Patrice de MacMahon


Which either means "Here I am, here I stay!" or, possibly, "I'm Swiss and I'm asleep!" - take your pick.

[d_Guy]

Or even "Hier stehe ich" - Martin Luther

[Roy]

Or, as we wrote it back in my school days:

I woz eya,
Woz I not?
Woz I eya,
I woz not!

Or if you were better educated

I was here,
Was I not?
Was I here,
I was not?

[Roy]

Does this pub have Sky Sports? Or, even, ITV1?

Come on England! Lionesses for the win.

Just ignore the Sydney Harbour bits at the bottom of the picture and forget about that loss to Spain.