Weekly Waffle #310
Weekly Waffle #310 11th February 2023 I know I missed last weeks weekly waffle but that was simpIy because I was socialising and didn’t get chance to to write an update. Work has been manic as well but I did manage to get a little bit of hobby time in. This week has been much the same but a little bit heavier on the work front and not quite as much social time. I finally managed to make it to game night last week although the timing was a bit tight. But I made it and that’s what counts. I didn’t get any gaming in but I’ve pencilled in a…
Weekly Waffle #309
Weekly Waffle #309 28th January 2023 I’ve learned my lesson from last week and instead of trying to do a single large update just before it’s due to be published I’ve been updating this post after each writing sessions. So hopefully this update will be on time this week although I still have an issue with the automatic Twitter update. For some reason it’s stopped including the url to the post and I have no idea why and more importantly I don’t know how to fix it yet. But I’m working on it. Anyway enough of the technical issues and on to the fun stuff. I’d made sure Northern Rail…
Weekly Waffle #308
Weekly Waffle #308 January 22nd 2023 The update is a day late due to some technical issues. Basically I’ve learned that I can’t add a lot of pictures in a single update. So in the future I’ll have to do regular updates of the draft until everything is ready go and I publish. Anyway onto this weeks update. Game night was back on this week and it feels really weird to that it was the first of the year. Although thanks to Northern Rails punctuality I wasn’t able to make it in person. However everyone survived the break more or less in one piece but the same can’t be said…
Weekly Waffle #307
Weekly Waffle #307 14th January 2023 As promised I’m back for another week, although considering it is only the second week of the year so it’s not that much of an achievement. I’ve spent quite a bit of time away from home this week so haven’t had a lot of hobby time but I’ve tried to put my time to good use. With the Alliance fleet progressing at a steady pace I’ve been thinking about how to go about painting the Hunt for Prometheus box set which has been sitting I’m my pile of shame for some time. For the Enhanced I’m thinking of going with a pale blue for…
Weekly Waffle #306
Weekly Waffle #306 7th January 2023 I’m trying to start the year on a slightly better note than I ended it by getting my updates done on time. I’ve had a few technical issues getting some updates done and for reasons I can’t yet figure out last week’s update failed but then appeared on the site on Wednesday. But at least it got there in the end. However this weeks update is going to land on time and I hope you will like the content, but I’ll be happy with on time. For this first update of the year I’ve gone old school and brought it back to the future.…
Weekly Waffle #305
Weekly Waffle #305 31st December 2022 I’ve had another break but it’s not been because I haven’t been doing any hobby but more because I just haven’t made the effort to do the updates. This is partly Brandon Sandersons fault because I’ve been spending my time on the train, when I normally write my updates, catching up on his latest books. And it’s fair to say that I have been absolutly captivated. So if you want a good read and don’t mind loosing yourself and forgetting about everything else I would highly recommend checking him out. I’ve also been spending a lot of time working on the web site. Although…
Weekly Waffle #303
Weekly Waffle #303 22nd October 2022 Another week and another unit well underway. I had a desire to paint up a Wych squad for some odd reason but when I went into the GW store in Manchester they didn’t have one so after a quick gander around I picked up something else. And that something else was a box of Corsair’s for KillTeam. I just liked the look of them and as far as I’m aware they are just a stand alone unit so I’m not going to get caught up with some desire to paint a new army. I’ve used the same method as before but this time I’ve…
Weekly Waffle #302
Weekly Waffle #302 15th October 2022 This week in the painting world I’ve been carrying on with what I am now realising is something of an obsession with Carevale. What started out as picking up a starter box has morphed into three boxes and I think four blisters. But what we have here represents everything I have at the moment. I’ve been sticking with the same approach of using my new found slap chop method to get them table top ready. What I’ve tried to do this week though is to get some more pictures at different stages of the process. Starting off with getting them primed and dry brushed…
Weekly Waffle #301
Weekly Waffle #301 8th October 2022 Welcome back and the first thing I’m going to say about this weeks waffle is that it is dedicated to Slap Chop. I talked about coming across this technique last week and shared some pictures of the Rialto Assassin I had used it on and was waxing lyrical about how quickly, for me, I was able to paint it. The only fly in the ointment was that I couldn’t find the bases I had already painted up. Now if you follow me on Twitter or Instagram you will know that I managed to find the bases and have shared some completed pictures. But if…
Weekly Waffle #300
Weekly Waffle #300 1st October 2022 I’ve not had a massive amount of hobby time this week but I have been doing quite a bit of travel and that has given me some time to reflect on what has happened in my hobby life since I started doing the blog. Now before you panic and run a mile I’m not going to be all doom and gloom just a look back over the past seven years, yes seven years in which a lot has changed. So if I was to rate my enthusiasm and ability in the hobby now compared to where it was when I started I would have…
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