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    sundancer
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    First time visitor to OTT? Then please introduce yourself in the New Member Thread and look around in the Project System. Then come back and read on…

    https://www.ontabletop.com/forums/topic/introduce-yourselves-new-member-thread/

    https://www.ontabletop.com/project/

    Read all of this before you start as it will save you any trouble later.

    First thing you must do is make your “pledge”. It can be anything gaming related, big or small, and you don’t even have to finish it. No, in here, happiness is the road. Have fun doing whatever it is, but it is not a race. Accompany your work with pictures or we might think you are do something sinister and just using us for cover.

    You are also presented with a few questions. It is to get the conversation started. Try and keep your answers ‘conversational’, no text speak, and certainly no “basically”. This is how we all get to know each other better. While you are here feel free to tell us a story, show a picture, joke, tales of love or woe, or just add your own little bit. This is the whole point…in here it is just us.

    If you have never taken part before we may bark and bite, but we also like a cuddle! It is all done in the best possible taste and it is character building. feel free to give as good as you get.

    A few other things to note: NO RELIGION & NO POLITICS! Glasgow pub rules are in effect. If you need to make a better point then it is fine, but don’t take the piss. And always keep it civil. This includes no philosophy, no home computer culture wars.

    Play plenty of music to go with your work. Loud and through proper speakers. Write us a playlist of things we might not have heard before.

    Now, after all of that there is only one ‘real’ rule in here and it cannot be broken: NO DICKS! (Exceptions may be made for little fighting men with little plastic/resin/metal wieners)

    And don’t forget the highlights of the weekend: The Weekender on Friday and XLBS on Sunday. And the little show that is The Hobby Hangout over at twitch.tv

    If you fancy to see some nice WIP pictures go to the WAYPN thread https://www.ontabletop.com/forums/topic/what-are-you-painting-now-2025-edition/

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    Question of the week:

    • With the passing of John Blanche it would be easy to ask “what’s your favourite art/memory/story about JB?”. But since that is being done everywhere I propose you put in here names of people from the industry that have shaped your hobby life. Be that painters, writers, makers or some old store owner how’s been doing it since forever.

    And now back to the show.

    #1976317
    sundancer
    44542xp
    Cult of Games Member

    Pledge: mixing up some “Marine Juice” and start painting them ‘nids! [1] Ingredients are ordered and on their way.

    Answer: Hard nut for me this is because in my early hobby days I didn’t really care much for “who done what” as long as I like it. In more recent years I got to realise that it’s mainly the “old guard” from Games Workshop of the 1990s that pulled me in. Today it’s the quirky little things like Space Gits and me being me: I never can remember names. So “I AM SORRY” to all the creators out there who’s names I constantly forget..

    Music: something soft to start the day:

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    #1976322
    zoidpinhead
    12947xp
    Cult of Games Member

    Firstly, Happy Friday everyone.

    Pledge:  Get through the current unit for the SCC and then finish the characters.  Then there will only be one unit left!

    Good question.  I suppose I have to give props to “The Don”, Donald Featherstone for introducing the concept of formalised wargaming through one of his books that I got at the school library.  I do find art very inspiring and love the work of Frank Frazetta, particularly a piece of his used as a front cover on White Dwarf 57, Adrian Smith and Angus McBride.  As for miniature sculptors I fell for the Grenadier Fantasy Warriors ranges when they first appeared and Mark Copplestone who sculpted some of them has been a sculptor whose work appears across my collection.  As well as being great to look at they are brilliant to paint which should always be a consideration for miniature sculptors.

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    #1976340
    grantinvanman
    10327xp

    Happy Friday – it’s 11e pre-order night from the Canadian online shops for those who live over here. I imagine the scalpers will bot their way to sold out though.

    Pledge: actually do something. The last week has been a rut for me, and all I did was build my Nurgle Lord on Manticore for Old World.

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    Pledge: finish all the Crisis Protocol stuff I just bought before getting distracted by something else.

    One of my favorite games industry artists was William O’Connor. He came to my attention doing artwork for the Deadlands and Legend of the 5 Rings trading card games. He had a simple, graphic style that was well suited to a format where the artwork rarely appears larger than 2 inches wide.

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    Most of his card game work was pre-internet (or at least pre-useful internet), but here’s a later piece of his — I’m not sure what it’s from, but it looks interesting.

    Music: see how many actors from Aliens you can spot in this.

     

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