Arducius

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• The Vegan Thread

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 1 day, 13 hours

  

  Thought that reference would be recent enough for everyone to get but the horse meat scandal was 2013!
  Findus beef lasagne contained up to 100% horsemeat, FSA says

• The Vegan Thread

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 1 day, 13 hours

  

  Findus Beef Lasagne

• The Hobby That Dare's Not Speak Its Name Aka Wargaming

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 1 week, 6 days

  

  Finished the second of these models I've been working on. Really pleased with the head (close up is almost finished) as I've struggled with faces to get them looking good. Just so tiny and impossible to get blends right.
  Also really like the tactical ice shard he's standing on, all done with dry brushing.
  I feel I've learned more painting this one model than I have in a long time.
  One thing I'd change would be to smooth out the blends on the shoulder pads but yellow takes forever and it's looking pretty good. Next time I'll remember to keep them separate so I can use the airbrush to get a good gradient.

• Mince Pie Appreciation

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 2 weeks, 2 days

  

  For me its 2/day from Nov 1st till Dec 31

  One can only aspire to such levels of commitment!
  Since moving a couple of years ago I no longer have a ready and plentyful supply just down the road so I'm seriously slacking this season. Only one Coffee #1 pie which I should have known was compensating by it's inflated size which didn't soften the blow of an unsatisfactory mince pie experience :(

• The Bird Thread

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 2 weeks, 3 days

  

  Can anyone recommend binoculars for a primary-aged child? Emphasis on durability would be good!

• The Hobby That Dare's Not Speak Its Name Aka Wargaming

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 2 weeks, 3 days

  

  Thanks, I'm a long way from mastering it but I finally "get" it and actually I think it's going to help improve other aspects of my painting (and slow me down more). I watch a lot of painting vids and they often gloss over the detail without explaining the process ... "just blend these together"... cut to finished product
  There's more to try like adding on some colour to tint the NMM colder or warmer without it taking over but I'm happy so far.

  Love your goblins! I have a larger scale old world night goblin sat on my shelf, primed and looking at me, I must have picked it up at a Games Day over 20 years ago ... maybe its time has come?

• Drumming

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 2 weeks, 4 days

  

  I got some sticks from them and a small bass amp. Think of them as the Decathlon of the music equipment world - decent enough for the money.

  Can't comment on their cymbals mind.

• Drumming

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 2 weeks, 5 days

  

  I am very much a beginner, only playing grade 1 & 2 level stuff and when I play along to music I use noise cancelling headphones but when I'm trying to use a metronome etc I realise how loud drums are (sorry neighbours) and should probably be thinking about long term hearing health.

  I'll look into the suggestions, thanks all!

• Drumming

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 2 weeks, 5 days

  

  Ear plugs: all the same or should I splash out for some Loops?

• The Hobby That Dare's Not Speak Its Name Aka Wargaming

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 3 weeks

  

  Currently working on a model that regular viewers will recognise, this one for the wolves. Giving NMM a go on the gun sort of worked but it looks wrong. Watched this vid before trying NMM on the shoulder pad rims and think I finally get the technique, going to take a bit of practice to perfect!
  https://youtu.be/XBQ3xupEnNQ?si=bokQEhxWlPu1wORt