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  • If the previous post was titled “the basement of death,” this post might easily be identified as “the top floor of despair.” It’s a harsh but fair assessment.  A funny thing happened on my way to the blogosphere in the week running up to AdeptiCon –a singular event that resonates...

    A Gentleman's Ones: State of the Blog: Housekeeping

    If the previous post was titled “the basement of death,” this post might easily be identified as “the top floor of despair.” It’s a harsh but fair assessment.  A funny thing happened on my way to the blogosphere in the week running up to AdeptiCon –a singular event that resonates...

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  • AdeptiCon happened. You may have heard. Since those entirely too fleeting moments of pure hobby stupendousness, I have been working hard to stitch my real life back together and to find new avenues and outlets for all that hobby mojo. it can be a struggle at times, to be candid....

    A Gentleman's Ones: The Basement of Death

    AdeptiCon happened. You may have heard. Since those entirely too fleeting moments of pure hobby stupendousness, I have been working hard to stitch my real life back together and to find new avenues and outlets for all that hobby mojo. it can be a struggle at times, to be candid....

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  • One absolutely blinding “Thank you” to IrNot1337 for salvaging what was otherwise a calamitous failure on my part. Wonderful fellow, that IrNot1337. Seemingly from nowhere, he just dropped in earlier this week and fixed everything that was wrong with my first attempt. Life should always work like this. So. The...

    A Gentleman's Ones: Killzone Roster: UPDATED v2 and AdeptiCon Tables (2)

    One absolutely blinding “Thank you” to IrNot1337 for salvaging what was otherwise a calamitous failure on my part. Wonderful fellow, that IrNot1337. Seemingly from nowhere, he just dropped in earlier this week and fixed everything that was wrong with my first attempt. Life should always work like this. So. The...

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  • Once upon a time, I prided myself on punctuality. yes. well. I am almost always late these days – I am speaking not only of meetings and other worthwhile “important” scheduled events, but also of more modest moments of revelation. Late. Always. With that in mind it might come as...

    A Gentleman's Ones: Happy Birthday [...belated]

    Once upon a time, I prided myself on punctuality. yes. well. I am almost always late these days – I am speaking not only of meetings and other worthwhile “important” scheduled events, but also of more modest moments of revelation. Late. Always. With that in mind it might come as...

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  • You may have heard mention that today is Old Stuff Day, so ordained by Rob at the recently remodeled and reworked Warhammer 39,999. To honor his inspiration and to participate in this day of reflection, I have elected to reach back to a post that originally appeared in July 2010,...

    A Gentleman's Ones: Old Stuff Day

    You may have heard mention that today is Old Stuff Day, so ordained by Rob at the recently remodeled and reworked Warhammer 39,999. To honor his inspiration and to participate in this day of reflection, I have elected to reach back to a post that originally appeared in July 2010,...

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  • When the slog gets a bit grim, the work stack looms, and the season dire, along comes the kind of letter that absolutely makes it all worthwhile. There’s some tremendously cool modeling and painting glory on display here –just my thing- a genuine monstration of what a motivated hobbyist can...

    A Gentleman's Ones: Letter In -Special Operations: Love

    When the slog gets a bit grim, the work stack looms, and the season dire, along comes the kind of letter that absolutely makes it all worthwhile. There’s some tremendously cool modeling and painting glory on display here –just my thing- a genuine monstration of what a motivated hobbyist can...

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  • V. Pirate Zombie hookers. These specific Zombies Pirates werespawned during a startup project from Warploque Miniatures (you can find thezombies themselves here). While coasting one morning througha stream of links, I stumbled over these quite by accident (genuinely, that’snot a figure of speech in this instance), purchased them purely “for...

    A Gentleman's Ones: Why I love the Blogoverse (part 5)

    V. Pirate Zombie hookers. These specific Zombies Pirates werespawned during a startup project from Warploque Miniatures (you can find thezombies themselves here). While coasting one morning througha stream of links, I stumbled over these quite by accident (genuinely, that’snot a figure of speech in this instance), purchased them purely “for...

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  • IV. That Guy James. That Guy James. He is aquasi-mythical figure in my zodiac. Fortitudinous. Epic. Talented. He recently posted a “clean slate challenge” that has me seriously (re-)considering those embarrassing masses ofhalf-finished, half-started, un-started, untouched, and otherwise neglectedfigures that I have lingering in the margins of my hobby space....

    A Gentleman's Ones: Why I love the Blogoverse (part 4)

    IV. That Guy James. That Guy James. He is aquasi-mythical figure in my zodiac. Fortitudinous. Epic. Talented. He recently posted a “clean slate challenge” that has me seriously (re-)considering those embarrassing masses ofhalf-finished, half-started, un-started, untouched, and otherwise neglectedfigures that I have lingering in the margins of my hobby space....

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  •  III. Gratis Icons of Glory Here’s a briefparaphrase/recapitulation of the kind of email one simply adores [My first ever"snowmobile"(?) comments inserted for editorial and dramatic purposes]. I submit it here as the perfect example of the raw talent and brilliant kindness that pervades our modest hobby community. To me, the...

    A Gentleman's Ones: Why I love the Blogoverse (part 3)

     III. Gratis Icons of Glory Here’s a briefparaphrase/recapitulation of the kind of email one simply adores [My first ever"snowmobile"(?) comments inserted for editorial and dramatic purposes]. I submit it here as the perfect example of the raw talent and brilliant kindness that pervades our modest hobby community. To me, the...

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  • II. Sons of Taurus’ unofficial fandex-minidex for SO: Killzone.   I thought of titling this one“unofficiality,” which isn’t much of a word but should be. There are some lovely layers ofquirk at work when our humble, unofficial game can (nay must) produce Codex:Operatives unofficial updates for an unofficial fandex. That’s...

    A Gentleman's Ones: Why I love the Blogoverse (part 2)

    II. Sons of Taurus’ unofficial fandex-minidex for SO: Killzone.   I thought of titling this one“unofficiality,” which isn’t much of a word but should be. There are some lovely layers ofquirk at work when our humble, unofficial game can (nay must) produce Codex:Operatives unofficial updates for an unofficial fandex. That’s...

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