I have been spending a lot of time in the basement lately, working on stuff, but very little of it has been painting. While I have worked on a couple of models, I haven't actually finished anything. Instead, I have been pouring the plaster for one of the starship corridor sets from Hirst Arts. And one of the Star Wars sets. And parts of two more Star Wars sets. Plus about four other molds.
Or, put another way - I have been pouring something to the tune of 16 to 18 molds, twice per day. Or more. I've pretty much lost count at this point. But, the starship corridor set (aka Space Hulk board) is almost done - I want to have it done by Friday morning, so that it can get out of the house. (It's trade for one of the new 40k box sets.) Then I start work in earnest on assembling the Star Wars sets - they are actually harder than the Space Hulk one.
And yes, I am going to get something painted for this month, though it won't be much. Bubba probably won't be done until the middle of next month. But, soccer is winding down, as are some other activities - so I will have Saturdays free once more, and can start losing with my various armies again.
Showing posts with label hobbies. Show all posts
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Non-gaming hobby notes
Did not get to go play today - DW has been out of town on a business trip, and I thought that I should be here when she got back, instead of losing a random Warmahordes battle.
I did get to run over to a local hobby store. Not gaming, but trains, slot cars, etc. There, I picked up a book on wiring a model railroad layout, and a jig to align the fins on a model rocket. Yep - those are two other hobbies that I have. I have to indulge them from time to time, too.
The train stuff has been on hiatus for a while - I need to finish cleaning out the basement, and then I can start building the benchwork. It's going to be much bigger than the current 4' x 8' table that the son and I have built. It should not interfere with my gaming all that much - the kids will both be in school, so I will have a bit more spare time. I have more problems with the carpentry and the electrical work; after all, building scenery for an HO layout is basically the same thing as building scenery for gaming, after all.
And model rockets do not interfere with gaming at all. It's just an excuse to build something and make it go "whoosh!". And then hike for half a mile to see if I can find where it landed. I try to claim the whole experience as a combination of physical and mental exercise, but no - it's just plain fun.
I did get to run over to a local hobby store. Not gaming, but trains, slot cars, etc. There, I picked up a book on wiring a model railroad layout, and a jig to align the fins on a model rocket. Yep - those are two other hobbies that I have. I have to indulge them from time to time, too.
The train stuff has been on hiatus for a while - I need to finish cleaning out the basement, and then I can start building the benchwork. It's going to be much bigger than the current 4' x 8' table that the son and I have built. It should not interfere with my gaming all that much - the kids will both be in school, so I will have a bit more spare time. I have more problems with the carpentry and the electrical work; after all, building scenery for an HO layout is basically the same thing as building scenery for gaming, after all.
And model rockets do not interfere with gaming at all. It's just an excuse to build something and make it go "whoosh!". And then hike for half a mile to see if I can find where it landed. I try to claim the whole experience as a combination of physical and mental exercise, but no - it's just plain fun.
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