Blather, Waffle and Poppycock!

[Roy]

Speed Painting Competition. Has to be Speed, other narcotics aren't allowed.

Judging has to be done while officials are stoned from dropping acid, mind.
I bet seeing all those little men wouldn't half produce some interesting results!

[fsn]

Perhaps a number of categories?

     * In heroic situations (up a tree, in a row boat on a tidal bore etc)
     * Attributes impaired (after having a very spicy meal, one hand tied behind the back, with one of Techno's wellie socks tied across your nose)
     * Whilst being mildly electrocuted

[d_Guy]

fsn (who, quite surprisingly, hails from Georgia) demonstrates speed painting:

[Techno]

I had one of those rather irritating moments yesterday when an item went missing.

First thing in the morning......Preparing a wee shield for one of the Aztecs.....Just about to 'green stuff' it into position on the figure, and the s*dding thing completely disappeared.
Made out of bright red putty...Couldn't see it on the cutting mat (green).....Or the carpet (Dark blue).....Or the front of the drawer, below the cutting mat.

Checked the sleeves of my sweatshirt....My jeans. No sign at all.

Gave up after a few minutes, and finished off another shield. (I've got loads half prepared, so I wasn't going to spend/waste a lot of time looking for the missing one.)

Forgot about it completely, until I found it after I'd finished work for the day.........Stuck to my wedding ring, on the palm side of my hand !!

Couldn't believe I hadn't spotted it at some stage, during the day.  

Cheers - Phil

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

 

[Techno]

It wasn't funny, Will. 
(In truth...It wasn't a big deal, as I had others prepared....So it wasn't like losing something I'd spent a long time on.)

To make sure I didn't lose something I HAD spent a fair amount of time on.....This morning, I made sure I replaced the head of one of the Aztecs (before I lost THAT) straight away.

Cheers - Phil

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

It wasn't funny, Will. 

It's fate - you'll never finish the useless things - so start on the modern infantry now, and abandon the native yanks.

IanS

[d_Guy]

I look forward to an installment of "The Saga of Techno" as much as the Sunday episode of "Prince Valiant" - which is quit a bit.

"Native Yanks"   

[fsn]

Oh dear! I'm sure there's something about Pendraken products that makes them able to teleport. Perhaps it's that littrle bit of Techno blood in every one?

Preparing a wee shield for one of the Aztecs

They're all incontinent?

[Techno]

It's fate - you'll never finish the useless things - so start on the modern infantry now, and abandon the native yanks. IanS

The figures......They're annoyingly close to finishing, now.....Though I won't be able to do some of the 'banners' as green stuff one offs. (That'll delay things, sadly.....Have to do real roughs and get Leon to cast me some up and send those back to work on, as metals, at some stage.)

Oh dear! I'm sure there's something about Pendraken products that makes them able to teleport. Perhaps it's that littrle bit of Techno blood in every one?

I don't think I've mixed much blood with green stuff, since the Mongols, Nobby 

Did have blood on my jeans yesterday.....But that belonged to the old poorly sheep that had to be shot. (Not by yours truly.)
Shame....We thought we were winning for a while. 

Now we appear to have a poorly pony.  ........And the rescue Collie bitch is in season, so we're having to keep her and the 'labs' WELL apart.....It never rains....
I suppose at least it means that she's not going to drop a load of pups on us...Which has been a bit of a worry.

(There you go, Guy.....That's the latest installment.  )
Cheers - Phil

[Bodvoc]

What about trying to paint figures whilst the rest of the family are watching Strictly Come Dancing; all that glitter and noise is most off putting.

[fsn]

Can't you paint more quietly? Must ruin the family's enjoyment if they can't hear Len say "Seven".

[Techno]

Or Craig say "Daaaaahling !"

EVERY bl**dy year, I swear to myself I'm NOT going to watch it......Then I walk into the living room while Mrs T IS watching, and get 'drawn in'.   

Don't watch the Sunday prog......I look up the results before they transmit the 'live' ( ) show......and then I ask Mrs T if she wants to know the results. (She usually does.)

Cheers - Phil

[fsn]

The recent failure, in a long line of failures, of the Mars probe has been put down to a number of possible reasons. The Daily Mail (taking over it's journalistic integrity from the Sunday Sport) has the real reason.

Martian anti-aircraft artillery!


Time to crack out those "All Quiet on the Martian Front" rules!

[Techno]

Having got the result back from a blood test from a couple of days ago....

Much to my surprise, my kidneys are functioning normally....(Huzzah !) So I could start taking pretty pills to help bring my blood pressure down. (It's way too high)

I wouldn't let them test for anything else.... I simply don't want to know.....Can't stand going to the 'quacks'......Been down there more in the last two weeks for tests, than I have in the previous 8 years.

YUK !!

Cheers - Mr Stressed.