I'm going to be on holiday from Sat 29th through to Sat 6th, so apologies in advance if there's any delay replying to posts here, or emails through to Pendraken. I'll try and check in when I can, but I won't have constant access to the interwebs in the hotel unfortunately.
If there's anything urgent, you can always contact me through the Minibits 'Contact Us' link, which sends an email I can access on my phone.
I'll be back online on Sunday 7th, so I'll start trawling through everything then!
8)
And no barfights while I'm away, I've just tidied this place... :P
Have a good break.
OK Lads, I think he's gone!
We can all stay up late, and put our feet on the table, and say rude things about ladies. [Oh, we already do that.]
:D
Have a well-deserved break Leon - hope the weather's hot & the drinks are cold 8)
Bon voyage sir!
They do say that Monte Carlo is simply spiffing this time of year, as long as young Leon does not put all last years Pendraken profits on red all should be well.
Have fun Leon
I hear caravaning in the Brecon Beacons is lovely this time of year
Quote from: GordonY on 26 June 2013, 09:25:54 PM
...as long as young Leon does not put all last years Pendraken profits on red all should be well.
I'm sure I can reimburse Dave that £5...
:D
Quote from: Fenton on 26 June 2013, 09:37:45 PM
I hear caravaning in the Brecon Beacons is lovely this time of year
:-q
Al espana...
:-bd
Have a good one. :)
Hi Leon
Sounds like a great idea, still my response might have been different if I hadn't got the email saying my order had been shipped ;D ;D
Cheers, careful of the sun now.
GrumpyOldMan
Quote from: GrumpyOldMan on 27 June 2013, 02:51:34 AM
Sounds like a great idea, still my response might have been different if I hadn't got the email saying my order had been shipped ;D ;D
:D
The sun's not the problem, it's the missus slapping me for constantly checking the emails on my phone... :]]
It is a well deserved break, so take it easy and relax. We'll still be here when you get back, no worries about that!
Have a great time Leon ! :-bd
Cheers - Phil.
You're not going to watch the Tour de France at close quarters are you? ;)
:o How could Dave allow him to be absent.
When can we officially "miss" Leon? And anybody like me interested in the video of Leon being slapped silly?
Have a good one :D
Quote from: sebigboss79 on 27 June 2013, 11:50:58 AM
And anybody like me interested in the video of Leon being slapped silly?
I'm still waiting for the team photo.
Do you think it's really a holiday? Maybe it's more of a prescribed retreat just to get away from us (the cassion to the Pendraken 12 pdr), cos we're driving him to distraction. :d
Perhaps it's just a fortnight on the Pendraken yacht, cruising the Bahamas, checking up on all his off shore bank accounts, or maybe a trek to Ulan Bator where he will sleep in a yurt and drink formented yaks milk, so that he will be able to
feel the essence of being a Mongol. Maybe M has recalled him for one last mission - again.
More likely he'll be slopping around in his pyjamas eating cornflakes and zombifying on daytime TV, or there's a problem with The Centurion and he has to spend two weeks remeasuring 12 surviving examples just to make sure everything is
perfect. Maybe, the University of Florida think he's such fun that they're having another Spring Break just for him?
In the studio recording "it may only be 10mm, but look at it shine"? Hired by the Tories to put George Osborne right. Hired by Labour to take George Osborne out. Sailing to Africa in a Viking longship he built in his back garden? Comforting Nigella? Being whisked away to negotiate with the Aliens who landed in Looe? The implants have come in? Making a replica crown after the break in a the tower? Ooh! I know. Leaon will be scouting the field of Waterloo to see what needs to be put right!
It's a beach isn't it?
Aw crap! He knows where I live.
Quote from: nikharwood on 26 June 2013, 08:50:25 PM
:D
Have a well-deserved break Leon - hope the weather's hot & the drinks are cold 8)
Shoulddn;t that be - "Hope the women are Hot" ? Oh No he married thats not allowed any more :d :d
Have a good break Leon
Have a great one Leon!!
Quote from: fsn on 27 June 2013, 12:35:54 PM
I'm still waiting for the team photo.
Do you think it's really a holiday? Maybe it's more of a prescribed retreat just to get away from us (the cassion to the Pendraken 12 pdr), cos we're driving him to distraction. :d
Perhaps it's just a fortnight on the Pendraken yacht, cruising the Bahamas, checking up on all his off shore bank accounts, or maybe a trek to Ulan Bator where he will sleep in a yurt and drink formented yaks milk, so that he will be able to feel the essence of being a Mongol. Maybe M has recalled him for one last mission - again.
More likely he'll be slopping around in his pyjamas eating cornflakes and zombifying on daytime TV, or there's a problem with The Centurion and he has to spend two weeks remeasuring 12 surviving examples just to make sure everything is perfect. Maybe, the University of Florida think he's such fun that they're having another Spring Break just for him?
In the studio recording "it may only be 10mm, but look at it shine"? Hired by the Tories to put George Osborne right. Hired by Labour to take George Osborne out. Sailing to Africa in a Viking longship he built in his back garden? Comforting Nigella? Being whisked away to negotiate with the Aliens who landed in Looe? The implants have come in? Making a replica crown after the break in a the tower? Ooh! I know. Leaon will be scouting the field of Waterloo to see what needs to be put right!
It's a beach isn't it?
Aw crap! He knows where I live.
;D ;D ;D Too funny!
Missing you already! :'(
Have a great holiday. :D
Only just read about this and have to say i am OUTRAGED! HOLIDAY??? HOLLIDAAYYY? WHEN YOU HAVE FIGURES TO COMMISSION, DESIGN, CAST AND POST? ;)
Seriously though i hope you had a good holiday. I'm sure there was some figure modelling still going on by the modellers even when you were away
QuoteHired by the Tories to put George Osborne right.
Cant be - the tories don't notice anything wrong with him grinning broadly while shafting everyone.
QuoteHired by Labour to take George Osborne out.
I know the Labour leadership are not the greatest geniuses in history, but i'd guess they know that'd be like the allies assassinating Hitler - he's doing them too much good for them to want rid of him
Quote
Comforting Nigella?
Sounds more likely. My money's on that.
Last check in before I head to bed, got to drag myself out of bed early to get sorted.
Quote from: Dunnadd on 28 June 2013, 09:06:15 PM
I'm sure there was some figure modelling still going on by the modellers even when you were away
Yep, Dave and the casting guys are all down there still, so the orders will still be going out.
8)
Have a good one Leon,
kev
Do you think he'll send us (the castors on the Pendraken divan) all a post card?
Hope you have a great holiday Leon.
Regards
Edward
Quote from: Leon on 29 June 2013, 02:14:05 AM
Last check in before I head to bed, got to drag myself out of bed early to get sorted.
Yep, Dave and the casting guys are all down there still, so the orders will still be going out.
8)
That's a relief! :-SS
Are you there yet? Are you there yet? Are you there yet? How much longer? Are you there yet? ;)
I-) I-) I-)
Stop looking at the forum Leon !
Catch a few rays (No...not Hertsblue !) and relax.
We are behaving ourselves.......................................Sort of. ;)
Just enjoy !!
Cheers - Phil.
I'd like to catch a few rays myself, Phil, if I could find any. Summer - hah!
Has he finally gone? Right!
PAAAAARRTTTTYYY!
<:-P <:-P <:-P <:-P <:-P <:-P <:-P
@fsn - you do realise he's probably got the internet accessible nanny-cam running to keep an eye on us :)
Oh Bugger!
Better put away the inflatable Aztecs then.
Quote from: Fenton on 26 June 2013, 09:37:45 PM
Have fun Leon
I hear caravaning in the Brecon Beacons is lovely this time of year
My Mum's birthday there could have gone better. They went 1st week of June (3 weeks ago) and my Dad had a heart attack. Spent 5 days in Swansea hospital (Had an air ambulance and everything)
He's ok (back to being a silly old fool, just a bit weaker at the moment), but had to leave the caravan there, until he's well enough to drive long distance.
If you're going Leon, you couldn't bring it back and drop it off in North Herts could you? Use the normal method for dealing with orders- should be there by yesterday!
(Please- No US style sympathy posts!)
Quote from: fsn on 29 June 2013, 10:40:40 AM
Has he finally gone? Right!
PAAAAARRTTTTYYY!
<:-P <:-P <:-P <:-P <:-P <:-P <:-P
Right - Does anyone know where he keeps his 15 year old malt?
Anyone for pizza? Mines a meat feast... =P~ =P~ =P~
To the "Top Tunes" thread for some music, and time to release the "Top Totty"!
I think its particularly selfish of Leon not to take the recently patented 'Cruickshanks portable spin casting machine' according to the blurb can be run off coal or a car cigerette lighter
The fifty-six pounds of casting metal was impounded by customs at the airport. :o
... but surely that was a bluff! The roof of his car is casting metal. He will leave the country in a normal Rolls Royce, and return with a cabriolet with the boot stuffed with Pendraken Goodliness. He got the idea from Goldfinger.
In fact (shhh!) he told me the whole week is just so he can get some time to make up a special batch of Centurions that will be just for me. He said that he was ging to a special magical place where the Focii of Casting will come into alignment at a certain time. He could not reveal the place nor time for fear of rousing the wrath of the dark Casting gods, who haunt the shadows and delight in the fire, but has promised that castings made at this place at this time would be triple blessed: They would be pure and unsullied by flash or blemish; they would take and hold paint and never chip and they would be forever lucky. He needed to have with him three totems for this great conjuration to be most powerful. Firstly, he would need One who has been untouched by the Dark ones, an innocent unaware of the mystic arts, whose hands had never been mottled in Citadel colours. Secondly, he would need a brew of raw power for libation. One that would make the head spin and the senses become disjointed and the memory untrustworthy (he was taking a bottle of cheap cider). Thirdly, he was taking the offering most beloved by the Dark ones, the mystical power that he called "AKon Efcheeps".
From this and by combining his own sweat he said he would produce something magical, an experience that would sere his soul and, he said would leave him drained.
I think we should all be greateful to Leon for indulging in these dark acts, and putting his health and his sanity at risk in this way.
Has your prescription ran out, fsn?
Quote from: Last Hussar on 01 July 2013, 07:10:39 AM
Has your prescription ran out, fsn?
I think a few of your inmates couyld help with what he is on ;D
Dried frog pill anyone?
Yes please Lemmey !
Cheers - Phil.
No0 thanks - taste too amphibian too me...now eye of bat
IanS
*Ribbit*
I miss Leon. When will he be back?
The website says "Leon is away on holiday from Sat 29th June through to Sun 6th July" ... which is a little worrying since the next Sunday 6th July is in 2014. so either it's a typo or Leon is getting a really, really long holiday :o
I miss his sensible posts! Like he's the teacher, or the head nurse or the ringmaster of this circus.
:'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
Yep, Sunday 6th July 2014... oh if it could be so!
Back now, so currently wading through emails and Forum posts. Back to work properly tomorrow, so hopefully they've not burnt the workshop to the ground without me...! :D
Quote from: Leon on 07 July 2013, 03:46:26 PM
Back to work properly tomorrow, so hopefully they've not burnt the workshop to the ground without me...! :D
Sorry - could see the smoke from here.
IanS
Welcome back. Thanks for bringing the sun with you.
Had a goodun?
Chad
Quote from: Chad on 07 July 2013, 05:17:27 PM
Welcome back. Thanks for bringing the sun with you.
Had a goodun?
Yep, nice break away from everything. The hotel internet was quite expensive, so a nice excuse to not be checking the emails every night! The kids had a great time as well, so good time all round. I'll get back to your email as well when I get down to work tomorrow. :D
Oh thank goodness you're back, Sir! Luddite had to tell off some bad boys, and TheKatanaDan minor put some Top Totty photos in the Fantasy area and so there was smutty stuff going on about mermaids in the wrong place, and then there was mermaids on the Top Totty page and I made a comment on it on artistic lines and the other boys were a bit rude Sir, and no-one updated the home page with July releases and all the other boys have been teasing me because I was a Centurion please Sir :D and FewOrcs Major put a rude joke on about Mermaids as well, Sir and NikHarwood and SeiBigBoss thought Chuck Norris is cool but we all know he's a tit Sir, and Last Hussar was going to drink your whisky 'cos he's a bit y'know and I said "Paaaaarty" as a joke Sir, but all the other boys wanted pizza Sir, and Ithoriel made me sad Sir, because he said that you wer egoing away for a whole year Sir, and I missed you so much that I cried a little bit, but didn't let the other boys see sir, because they would have been so mean to me, but I was really sad when you were away but a Centurion would make me happy again Sir. 8->
Tell the others off Sir, they've been naughty.
Yeah well FSN has been a right mardy-boots.
He's been sulking and moaning all week because you weren't around Leon. He hasn't even posted anything since Thursday till you got back. Cos he thinks he's teacher's pet. Huh.
See what I mean Sir? They all pick on me when you're not here!
Awwwww......No....
This isn't going to mean a prefects meeting in the moderators board, so that fsn doesn't get beaten up behind the bike sheds for being a sneak ...does it ? :P ;D ;D ;D ;D
We're not going to have to see him safely on to his bus again.....Surely ?
Cheers - Phil
Quote from: fsn on 07 July 2013, 06:36:18 PM
See what I mean Sir? They all pick on me when you're not here!
I'll see you at playtime.
Yeah FSN is going to be the target during the next game of British Bulldog
Personally I think its all to do with his mum making him wear shorts right up until his final year of primary school
Please Sir, I think you deserve at least a year's holiday for having to put up with us lot (I think we need a "swot" icon!)
fsn is mean, he wouldn't let you have a holiday at all if he had his way :P
I think they're all rotten Sir!
I think you do deserve a very long holiday Sir, but I missed you soooooo much!
fsn - come into the boys loos, we're going to show you a blue goldfish.
Is it part of the Fish-man army?
Quote from: Ithoriel on 07 July 2013, 06:53:03 PM
Please Sir, I think you deserve at least a year's holiday for having to put up with us lot (I think we need a "swot" icon!)
I shall be personally be recommending you to the headmaster for a gold star Ithoriel, for giving the class such brilliant information regarding Druzhina's latest thread.;)
Quote from: fsn on 07 July 2013, 07:33:57 PM
Is it part of the Fish-man army?
fsn....If you're daft enough to follow some of these ruffians into the little boys room..The school cannot be held responsible for the consequences !
Now, sit down boy and get on with your painting.
Cheers - Phil
Yes Mr Techno. Sorry, Mr Techno.
Quote from: fsn on 07 July 2013, 06:36:18 PM
See what I mean Sir? They all pick on me when you're not here!
Where's my apple? >:( :-\ ;) :D
Will this do?
It'll do for now... :D
Apple for the teacher?
Right, Leon.
Where are the sweets and biscuits that returnees always bring back to the office.
As a teacher can I say, yes please
Quote from: Last Hussar on 08 July 2013, 12:50:07 AM
Where are the sweets and biscuits that returnees always bring back to the office.
We've already eaten them... :-[
Quote from: fsn on 07 July 2013, 06:36:18 PM
See what I mean Sir? They all pick on me when you're not here!
Au contraire, it simply occured that it was your turn to take it (for the team) while Leon was absent. Although this dos not constitute a right for Leon to make up on an expedited basis. 8)
How many dead-legs do you think fsn will have before his mummy picks him up?
Can you have more than two ? :-\
Or are you going to let them get better and then start again from scratch ?
I ask purely for information. ;)
Cheers - Phil.
I'm going home a different way for the next few days. :-SS
I wouldn't go home at all. :'(
Oh well. Just have to sleep with Nurse again.
(Do you think we could keep this thread going until next time Leon goes on holiday? Or is 5 years too long?)
Eh ?
Leon gets a holiday once every five years ?......SLACKER !! ;)
Cheers - Phil
Quote from: Techno on 10 July 2013, 06:32:48 AM
Leon gets a holiday once every five years ?......SLACKER !! ;)
I think I've had just over three weeks off since 2006? :(
Blimey.....That's even less than me !
I usually manage ONE week a year.
Cheers - Phil
Quote from: Leon on 10 July 2013, 01:00:01 PM
I think I've had just over three weeks off since 2006? :(
I doubt includes all those luxury hotels with room service and hot tubs you stay in when going to shows .
Surely, making us (the legionnaires in the Pendraken testudo) happy is just one long holiday?
You deserve your holidays. Get the Centurion on sale and you'll have so many people buying it, you'll be able to have another holiday! :-h
Quote from: fsn on 10 July 2013, 05:48:04 PM
Surely, making us (the legionnaires in the Pendraken testudo) happy is just one :-h
Oh no, not the legionnaire solecism! :o. Where is Fierce Kitty when you really, really NEED him? We are English, not French (thinks hurriedly and possibly with a reddening face, you aren't "French" are you fsn???. If so, I truly apologise, honest I do :) :D ;)) so we are "legionaries" not "legionnaires" of either foreign or any other variety. Ceases posting to the distant strains of "Land of Hope and Glory" followed by a menacing section of the "Gladiator" theme.
Mollinary
HELP!!!!! How do you delete a duplicate post when you are encouraged to review it because someone else is supposed to have posted another response, only to find you have posted twice!
Mollinary
Just like that... ;)
Quote from: Leon on 10 July 2013, 06:36:17 PM
Just like that... ;)
Easy for you to say! :D :D
Mollinary
Quote from: mollinary on 10 July 2013, 06:13:48 PM
Oh no, not the legionnaire solecism! :o.
You're obviously not aware of the French Foreign Legion's camel-hide hide that they successfully used to sneak up on Sheik Rokenrol and his armed brigands in 1893?
I do humbly apologise. I pride myself on the quality of my posts - i.e. they may be absolute rubbish, but they spelling is correct. I think that at my advanced age, my Either that or my mind was ... wandering ... as it .... does ... now and
Quote from: mollinary on 10 July 2013, 06:13:48 PM
you aren't "French" are you fsn???.
French? Surely Not.
Fierce Scottish National.
Quote from: fsn on 10 July 2013, 07:34:02 PM
French? Surely Not.
Fierce Scottish National.
But with the "Auld Alliance" not that far off? :-\ :-* :-\
Mollinary
My roots are to the North. I align with the Nordic, not the Gallic, but see myself as proudly British.
Give that man a Centurion!