Tuesday, 9 June 2015

The Ruinous Powers are Fickle

There I was, 3 rank and file to finish, the Sirens call of Mortal Kombat X falling upon deaf ears. Nothings to stand in my way, not even:
A far too ambitious a conversion for a first timer
Pish posh get it done pansy!
Mild lines which only appear during painting, which then resulting in filed off fingers?
No problem green stuff up
Jobs a good un (for me).
Almost done, finish lines in sight: two wash coats, three highlights and I can move onto my last 5 characters and my reward project. Oldhammer USA weekend could happen! 
Man makes plans as they say.....
Eight weeks out of commission: 3 broken knuckles, nerve and tendon damage, probable plastic surgery. 
The wife asks are you sad cause it hurts? No love, I'm sad I can't paint or even hold a hobby blade or clippers.

The ruinous powers are fickle.



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10 comments:

  1. Erny9 June 2015 at 14:18

    No way! Hard cheese man (get what I did there, skaven...cheese). You are still goign to get to OH USA though yes? Hope you feel much better soon.

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    1. 24_Cigarettes9 June 2015 at 21:45

      Cheers orclord Ernie, if I do go to OHUSA it will be a close thing. My real life is still in the way as ever but the allure of playing 3,000pts or more on an international level is very enticing. I also wanted to bring along some bad moons rogue trader orks for the Alamo game and a repainted Goiath gang for some Necro.
      We'll have to see how it pans out.
      Thanks for the well wishes.

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  2. Ross9 June 2015 at 15:17

    Ouch!! Dude that sucks so bad :( hope you're back in action soon! In the meantime I think you're obliged to learn how to paint WITH YOUR FACE! It's the only way ;)

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  3. 24_Cigarettes9 June 2015 at 21:50

    Haha thanks daemonlord Ross. Being an idiot I tried some brushwork today completely ignoring doctors orders. Most painful. I'm confident I can manage undercoating with my left and basing is no issue; I've learned a thing or two basing 200+ rats so I think I can manage.
    Face painting may not be in the cards however...

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  4. Mouse10 June 2015 at 19:21

    Arrghh. I've been there, man. Get healed up soon.

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    1. 24_Cigarettes13 June 2015 at 12:10

      Cheers Mouse, can't wait to finish these bastards and jump to the 41st millennium.

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    2. Mouse13 June 2015 at 20:44

      When I was too broken to do anything real, I tried to concentrate on big subjects like monsters and vehicles and terrain pieces and things. Broad strokes. No detail work. It was tough, but I at least managed to get a few things done.

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    3. 24_Cigarettes14 June 2015 at 07:57

      My top secret (not really) reward project is fairly large, I could probably put in a couple hours here and there.
      Getting some mojo going may be the biggest hurdle.

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  5. private w.12 June 2015 at 21:34

    Major Drag, 24_Cigs! If only green stuff could work for humans too! Maybe get a whole bunch of playing in instead of painting. Either way, good luck and I wish you a swift healing!

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  6. 24_Cigarettes13 June 2015 at 12:37

    Cheers PW, gaming has been problematic, trying to get a game in with sir sully of Oldhammer in toronto hopefully sometime soon. Other than that I've just been playing xcom enemy within repeatedly, such a great game especially on the iPhone 6.
    Of course having a broken hand doesn't stop you from buying figures so that's a plus right? RIGHT?
    Oh well I guess skitarii can be used as cultists, imperial guard, cyborgs and of course Skitarii, I actually played the "new" version of 40k and I really enjoyed it. Tell no-one or they'll revoke my Oldhammer card.

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