Wednesday... BORED!

It's Wednesday and it isn't even 21:00hrs in the evening and I could just go to bed... but I can't because I am over tired and I'll just wriggle.

I have had one of those weeks (so far) where I don't know what the heck is going on. I've had 'floorwalkers' around at work and they insist on helping you learn the latest computer system when, to be honest, I can work it out. No sooner did that finish on Tuesday when today, I start another course to learn about another computer system! It really does make me wonder where I went wrong in life... I'm an aircraft technician, not an I.T. consultant!

This week is actually a bit special for me. Not only is it the25th anniversary of me joining the Royal Air Force but it is also the tenth anniversary of the Merlin helicopter being on Operations. There is a big party on Friday and I am looking forward to seeing a load of people I haven't seen since I was in Iraq with the Merlins in 2007/2008. I have to pick the tickets up on Friday but on Friday I am also having to go on a road trip for work... so I hope I get back in time!

On a hobby related note, I have been painting the Dragon and have got a fair bit done so I hope that when I show it off on Sunday, you can see the progress. I have also dabbed a tiny amount of paint on the golem. I would be painting tonight but I have not been sleeping lately and it has started to catch up with me... lots of headaches and a 'can't be arsed' attitude.

I have decided to give the Diorama of Doom a go again this year...here's the LINK. I don't have any miniatures for it yet but I haven't decided what to do yet... or have I?!

On the bright side, I am getting a temporary promotion in a few weeks... Flight Sergeant for a month and a half. Can't be bad, can it?

Sheesh! Is it bedtime yet?!

See you from a place on the edge of the circle... not inside the circle or outside the circle... but on the edge of the circle!

I see a Dragon.

Well, this has been a week of chopping up plasticard and filling holes and it has nothing to do with Command transports for my Tunnel Fighters. I have been 'tinkering' with my little aircraft and have got to a point where there will need to be a lot of sanding... so as you can imagine, there is very little of interest to show off that doesn't just give a general impression of shape.

In amongst the plasticard work, I have had the urge to start a little painting again so I had a bit of a rummage in my cupboard and found a rather interesting miniature that would fit into the Reptiliad setting. It is a machine of some sort... a mechanical golem maybe. Who knows? I think it could have been made by a Dwarf smith and powered by some power-stone even. Well... as it happens, digging the 'golem' out of the cupboard got me looking at the dragon again so I threw a bit more paint on that too...

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There are two things to note... they are both WIP and they both have a way to go.

The golem is a bit of a strange mini but I can see him accompanying a Dragon Slayer who controls it with some sort of mystic gift from the Mhurni (I haven't really thought about it too much at the moment but there is a seed of an idea there).

The dragon is at a point where I am going to have to make a difficult decision... do I highlight the darker scales or leave them as they are? It is a tough one because highlighting them will look good but the thought of 'dotting' all those scales individually is a bit of a daunting experience. I may well finish the rest of the dragon and worry the decision at the end... 

In other news, Iron Man 3 is now out on DVD; which is nice.

I have put in an order with Puppets War for a few of their 'Air Strikers' and some alternative heads. It is a joint order to split some packs with a mate so it is a good way to sample the products without breaking the bank... especially because I have plans for the jet packs if they are the correct size... but that is another story for another time.

And so another week came to pass... another week that inevitably drags us all towards Christmas.

See you from the cellar under the secret room!

A varied week.

Another Sunday has arrived and it is another gloriously sunny day.

It has been a really busy week at work and the amount of computer work I've been doing has meant tired eyes so I have not really painted too much.

The bases arrived from Fenris Games and they are perfect for the job so this week has mostly been about getting the dragon based and primed. Here is the Dragon on it's new base:

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You will notice that I have cunningly concealed the face of the statue with rocks and have added texture and a more natural look to the base as a whole... and before anyone says anything, he was never going to be red. He is at the very earliest of base-coat stages so the colours and look will change immensely by the time he is finished.

In other news... I have a few little miniatures to show off. These are the first of the Dragon Slayers and at some point soon they will get a write up over at the Reptiliad blog... but that isn't the place for WIP or miniature pix (without a little scenery) so here are the pix:

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Most are from Privateer Press, bought from Wayland Games but the human is from Hasslefree Miniatures. These signify the end of my Muse-drought.

I was in town yesterday and saw that Modelzone was closing down so I was forced into a decision to buy the Merlin I was eventually planning to get. With £11-40 off, I couldn't really say no... so here it is:

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I put the pen on the box to show how big it is. The kit will be packed away for a later time when I can focus on doing a proper job on it. It will be getting the following look:

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Do you remember Goblin Aid? Well the first batch of casts are available to buy now so get over to Ral Partha Europe and buy the Historical Pack now.

Finally, while I was in town I also met my regular Big Issue seller, Al. He was in fine spirits and was enjoying the sunshine. He is back on his meds so he was feeling on top of the world (even though he has terminal bone-cancer). The cancer spread had slowed, which means he has more time now but it was really good to see him up and about instead of hunched under a blanket. 

It makes you think of the important things in life.

So continuing the theme of important things, my lovely wife is off racing for life today so I'm thinking pink and hoping that everything goes well.

See you from behind the kaleidoscopic eye of a fly!