Hi all
Well I say all, for some reason my move has caused a bit of a hit to my traffic ……
Anyway, posting/painting has been non existent the last week really , landed a sweet new job but had to subsequently drop everything to find a Shardmobile at short notice , So I have been running around like a headless chicken these last few days looking at cars etc . I eventually found one I like and ticks all the right boxes, sadly the previous owners left it smelling and looking like a pub toilet and the stereo has gremlins ….. We took it for a full valet and it looks sweet now , the smell will be expunged with chemical fire tomorrow. Sadly the stereo continues to confound everyone I have asked/shown it to, we need someone to perform the ritual of the omnissiah on the damn thing…. *grinds teeth*
So in some way to make up for it , here’s the latest excellent piece of colour work from our friend MajesticChicken
So its been early mornings and full days , no time to post or even really think about hobby , I’ll likely get something up in the next few days (I hope) but its first week on an important new job ,so It may not happen.
Apologies, normal service will resume asap
Shard
Congrats on the new job mate, anything interesting?
The fact i had to sign up to something to actually post this is annoying but hay done now.
Well done on the job front and ive posted up on your club website details of some cool local tourneys that you can get your teeth into.
Steve , Its about as interesting as an office job is going to get any time soon, pay is good , work place is a manor house/conference centre , dirt cheap meals from the serviced restaurant as well as free gym and other stuff, pretty pleased with how its shaping up.
Leon, Sorry you had to sign up , the move over has been less than painless for everyone , my hits have dropped too :oS
New tourneys is sweet , especially now I have transport and after a bit finances will be good (hopefully) I’ll give you a shout, just need to finish painting a damn army , lol
Sadly will have to turn GW down for the hobby co-ordinator role I just made stage two for , the distance to work and the outright stingy wages can’t compare to what I’m sitting on now. On the plus side I don’t have to paint the Empire mens they sent me in the post.
Heck, at least you got to stage 2 of the interview – what did they want you doing with the Empire? Im assuming paint them quickly? No bloody hope of that.
You still about the week I planned on coming up or has new job kicked that in the nuts?
Well, not as yet , still need to broach the subject of pre booked holiday with them, should be ok, they seem pretty chilled so far.
yeah whole box painted and returned by the 9th, got here yesterday, I could do it but this other job is a very good prospect.
No worries, need to know asap though so I can book the train tickets, they get pricey if I leave it too late.
Shouldn’t have to register for anything to post comments let me know if that is still the case.
I seriously knew about a majority of this, but however, I still thought it turned out valuable. Sweet post!
As an idea have you thought of getting in touch with Gaz Jones about his Eldar army. He’s the No2 ranked player in the Uk and is a massive Eldar fan recently winning the Caladonian Uprising with them. Just a thought to get a true competative player to give some input.
The thought had not crossed my mind, had no idea who Gaz Jones is either. I have been on the shark for content providers, there is a new hobby interview/tut in the pipe.
I thought this rankings thing was just some silly import rubbish no one over here took seriously ? not like ToS is exactly the light in the darkness in terms of top notch competition either….
Does he have a blog share or write about his army /experiences ?
I suppose I could try and have a chat with him and see if he wanted to put forth some content ?
He normally goes under the name Iron Mantis in forums and i dont no him personnaly but have played him once at a GT a few years back and he gave me a lesson in how to play properly he was so much better than i was with a list that on paper looked sucky. No idea if he has a blog, he is a regular contributer to the Flame On forums and various other place though.
If your serious about competative play then Rankings HQ is what you need. Its taken a few years to be adopted by the 40k Tourney scene here but the WFB guys have used it for years and now its only getting bigger. It now has connections with the UK masters event (the top 16 in the county play each other to find out whos best), the ETC the world cup of 40k and just keeping a record of all competative events globaly there resaults and also advertises them in advance so you can sort your calander out. I carnt recommend it enough if your wanting to enter the UK national gaming scene.
ok thanks, ill check it out , i think to some degree the ‘rankings’ have to be taken with a pinch of salt as you get points for merely attending , lots of people can rack up a good ‘rank’ just by having more money and paid time off than other people.
i have been trying to get to one (or more) for ages , but Rl, funds , timing and sometimes depression/hobby block has essentially meant I missed every single one of the 3 tourneys I hoped to attend last year. I’m pretty angry with myself for not finishing the painting on the mechdar I had planned to finish by october…..
Now I have an important job and a reasonably long commute that completion date is creeping ever further backwards , I also have commoragh (yes all of it) in a cupboard at home needing time and energy I simply do not posses.
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