24/12/12 - Techno!

[jdeleonardis]

Very cool interview!  Love getting to 'know' people you see on the forum more in depth!

[petercooman]

Seems that your bio differs somewhat from this one :p

http://www.miniatures-workshop.com/lostminiswiki/index.php?title=Image:Heartbreaker-PhilLewisBack.jpg#file

What happened to the cats chap

Nice lne of models by the way

[Techno]

I hate you !!

We've still got four cats.....which is plenty.....(I truly can't believe we ever got to that number....We were suckers for a sob story !....It got to 16 before we said "No more !!......please.)
Nice line of models ?.
Cheers - Phil.

[petercooman]

Lol give me one cat and i'll be sneezing like crazy! Wouldnn't dare to start 16 :p

Well as it says nice line of models, i must admitt, i have hundreds off 28 mm, i used to fuel gw's insanity.

Please don't look at me like that, it was a curse itell you!!

[Techno]

 

[Hertsblue]

Great interview, Phil. My brother used to live in Carmarthen, so I know what you mean about the rain - and the back pain. D'you think the two are connected?

As for "anyone can sculpt" - don't you believe it! I must be doing something wrong with the chisel. Perhaps the mallet's too big?

[Techno]

Hi Ray....
I used to sneer at older folk who thought that the weather DID affect aches and pains....
Now, I'm truly not so sure.....It does seem to be worse in damp conditions though (Moan, whinge, whine, etc.... )
I'm probably going rusty with all the rain.
May try spraying my back with WD 40, to see if that helps ! 

Sculpting....Use a smaller chisel !....Techno's top tip for today.
More soon !

Cheers - Phil.

[sixsideddice]

REALLY interesting read.. cheers mate :-)

[Techno]

Thanks Six !
Cheers - Phil.

[petercooman]

I'm probably going rusty with all the rain.
May try spraying my back with WD 40, to see if that helps ! 

I can solve that problem!!! See the pic below

Sadly christmass is gone or you could ask a bottle as a present 

[seano1815]

  great insight into you're world Phil enjoyed reading it , things that bring back happy memories to me too like Airfix loved them when i was a kid
all the best
Sean

[Techno]

Sadly christmass is gone or you could ask a bottle as a present 

great insight into you're world Phil enjoyed reading it , things that bring back happy memories to me too like Airfix loved them when i was a kid
all the best
Sean

Cheers Sean ! 

[Vulpine]

 Very interesting indeed sir!  you have Labs! I love labs!

What models did you sculpt for GW? Any 40k?

[petercooman]

Great dog Vulpine!

[Vulpine]

Thanks PC! He's fab, a tad cheeky and not totally obedient, but he's a really good natured little guy!



Oh, stealing Techno lime light here... Soz Tec mate!

[Techno]

Don't be daft V....
Great looking 'dawg'.....Never owned a 'chocolate' one.
How old is he ?

The only models I 'sculpted' while I was at GW were for my own benefit....None of them got commercially released.
Because they're supposedly 'rare' they sometimes go for silly money to collectors.
I haven't even got a copy of my favourite one....A very long armed troll.
You wouldn't be terribly impressed if you saw them

Cheers - Phil.

[Vulpine]

Hi Tec,

He's 15mnt, he's small for a lab, but he's all mussel, it's scary when I'm playing with him sometimes! I know he want to be in charge, I just don't let him know he probably could pull rank!

So what did you do at GW? 

[Techno]

Hi Tec,
He's 15mnt, he's small for a lab, but he's all mussel, it's scary when I'm playing with him sometimes! I know he want to be in charge, I just don't let him know he probably could pull rank!
So what did you do at GW? 

Hmmmm.....Started off as their photographer (For about a year..got bored.... hated taking photo's).....Got put in charge of the figure painters after that.... writing 'Eavy Metal for a while....Then got put I/C of the designers....Which basically meant I had to help co-ordinate some sort of schedule for the production of the green masters.
Finally ended up working on a monthly modelling feature for WD with Dave Andrews...Got made surplus to requirements.

That's it in a nutshell.

Cheers - Phil

[Vulpine]

I always imagined the HQ (I was a staffer at one point) being a bunch of .... You know, not really care about the game, just interested in £. I except they must make cash. I make cash decorating but I really work to make my customers happy and the cash sorts its self out!

[Techno]

I always imagined the HQ (I was a staffer at one point) being a bunch of .... You know, not really care about the game, just interested in £. I except they must make cash. I make cash decorating but I really work to make my customers happy and the cash sorts its self out!

No V....I'd have to say that the studio in those days really DID care about what was being put out....Bryan certainly did......It could be enormous fun to work there....But also just the opposite.
From what we heard...The factory, then at Eastwood, thought we had it nice and easy......Perhaps we did compared to them !

A really good bunch of people to work with in those days.

What I hear of it nowadays.....admittedly third or fourth hand.....Doesn't sound like the same place.

Cheers - Phil.