The Taproom

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  • #3522
    Barliman
    Participant

      What about the squirrel…?

      #3523
      ddaines
      Participant

        Well the man did say at SALUTE that he was going to sculpt that squirrel, just as a one-off if you know what I mean, ;) as a ‘gift’! I wonder if he ever did :rolleyes:

        #3524
        Barliman
        Participant

          Just off on a fortnight’s jaunt to try a few brews on the other side of the Pond, do I hope everyone will be good while I’m away. Nob will be keeping an out for wall-scrawlers and the like, and Bob’s cat will ensure that the scrumpy vat is kept topped up with an adequate supply of rat.

          Must dash…

          #3525
          Theobald
          Participant

            huoommmm … always hasty he is, our barkeep … huom … I hope The Man did not forget about that squirrel …

            #3526
            Theobald
            Participant

              Hom .. I had a closer look at that Hillmen King … Master Barliman … huuom … to me he rather looks more Celtish than Pictish … more like the Dunlendings The Man sculpted … rhuoommm … though there’s a new design for the arms on the shield … rhuoommm hom hom

              #3542
              twrich
              Participant

                “I’m begining to get used to the rodent hair in my mug,” a voice says from the darkest corner of the room, still lit well by a taper put to pipe.

                #3549
                Theobald
                Participant

                  Huooommmrhuuoommmmm …. all regulars seem to be absent for quite a while now …. huoommm … except that Man in the Dark, of course …. hom … well, I’m considering a fact that struck me a while ago …. huommm …. how does it come that this son of Theoden, Theodred so to say, appeared some time ago being completely painted …. rhuoommm … though so far I did not have a chance to touch that metal piece …. have they already been delivered? …. huoommm

                  #3553
                  Gavin
                  Participant

                    I am here, Master Ent, though quiet.

                    Trying to paint lots n lots n lots n lots of Games Workshop figures (and the occassional Mithril) to basically get them out of the way before I go back to painting Mithrils. There’s seven more figures to complete and another dozen elf warriors that need stripping and converting. Then its back to Mithril painting.

                    Last year I decided to force myself to finish one particular orc army composed entirely of GW figures as well as mithrils representing an Elf Wandering company and another 20 or so Elf Warriors, who I’d bought off Ebay which had been painted with some mystery paint that refused to come off. When the paint finally came off, the undercoat didn’t exactly do its job, so I abandoned painting that last dozen, dumped them into the stripper and now I shall start again.

                    But the end is firmly in sight for this odd little diorama/battle scene/place to dump a lot of figures. I will, of course, take photos when its done.

                    Gavin

                    #3561
                    ddaines
                    Participant
                      Theobald wrote:
                      Huooommmrhuuoommmmm …. all regulars seem to be absent for quite a while now …. huoommm … except that Man in the Dark, of course …. hom … well, I’m considering a fact that struck me a while ago …. huommm …. how does it come that this son of Theoden, Theodred so to say, appeared some time ago being completely painted …. rhuoommm … though so far I did not have a chance to touch that metal piece …. have they already been delivered? …. huoommm

                      I’m also lurking about, but did wonder the same thing. Mithril have though sent a payment request to me over a week ago which I haven’t paid yet :| for the same figure and Witch King, but that seemed very quick to get painted etc. Well done though for getting it placed it looks nice.

                      I’m nearing the end of the Dol Amroth quest which has kept me rather busy and quiet (from visiting this fine establishment more often) of late. If nothing else painting these dudes has told me my eyes ain’t what they used to be :(

                      #3569
                      Gavin
                      Participant

                        I SO need new brushes.

                        The wife got me a pair of amazing Windsor and Newton brushes about two years ago and I used them until they were all used up and nothing, but nothing, I’ve used since comes close. Worse I can’t find that particular type of brushes anymore. Methinks I will have to go on an epic hunt in Montreal on Friday.

                        Oh yeah, Mount Gunabad has just been done in the MERP area.

                        Edit: before the battery runs out. I’ve painted 44 figures in the last month. Most of them GW. And some of them…gah…are plastic! The result was…only ok. I am not a fan of…only ok. The two or three Mithrils came out decently though. But I still need new brushes. Back to Mithrils the day after tommorrow though.

                        Gavin

                        #3570
                        Gildor
                        MMP Elder

                          well done Gavin!! Now only the nazgul remain I think , everything has been covered.

                          #3571
                          ESTEL
                          Participant

                            Some nasty Orcs are in here! Throw them out, we don’t want them here.:mad:

                            Concerning the knights of Dol Amroth:

                            With a new homestead (to put all my beloved figures in) and being very busy with a double-full time job I will not manage to even order those knights – so I think i cannot participate in the painting competition if Mithril does not give us more time. I even find it hard to pay 122,- euro for some lead at the moment.
                            And I am stuck-in in a “great Army of Harad” project, painting lots of horsemen and infantry from the other bad company to fight Gondor in a hopefully very large battle next year (Yes, like Gavin, I even had to paint some plastic -UAAAHHHH- figures).

                            Maybe I should order some slaves from Umbar, snatching some treasures from Gondor, Rohan, Lake-town (or why not from Khand or Rhun??), so that I can keep on painting for my hobby? 😆

                            Wishes to all those nice members in here. Have a drink and a toast to Barli and the wandring Elf!!

                            (and throw those orcs out, they are writing bad things onto your walls)

                            NAMARIE
                            estel

                            #3572
                            Gildor
                            MMP Elder

                              O Elbereth Gilthoniel!

                              and hop, they’re gone… and from the member list as well ;)

                              #3573
                              Gavin
                              Participant

                                Nazgul coming up soon. Sorry about the long delay…everything got really busy.

                                On top of that, in other news entirely, yesterday I looked down from my painting area to see a black cat staring at me. Not one of ours you see. We already have four.

                                We went out for the day. Came back to find said black cat happily ensconced on the couch, sleeping. It ran out when he saw us.

                                5am this morning, one of our cats wanted out. Opened a window to let said cat out. In came black cat. Black cat climbed onto the bed, started purring and eventually fell asleep.

                                Kicked said black cat out this morning. Black cat came back in by some manner when I was in the shower. Black cat is now happily asleep on the bed.

                                gahhhh

                                #3574
                                Wendy
                                Participant

                                  I think you’ve been adopted, Gavin. Perhaps one of Queen B’s spies? 😆

                                  #3575
                                  Gavin
                                  Participant

                                    Hah.

                                    Now the epic uphill task of finding some likely suspect to pawn said cat off on.

                                    Found two kittens in the garden in a massive thunderstorm in the summer. So…. I think we are well maxed out.

                                    Gavin

                                    #3576
                                    Theobald
                                    Participant

                                      Huoommmmm ….. Master Gavin, I know you like cats … huom … at least some of them … hom.
                                      By the way where’s our barkeep? …. huoommm …. he should care about his premises, methinks … rhuoommmm … so thanks, Master Gildor for wiping out that orc-graffiti in these rooms … huom

                                      #3577
                                      ddaines
                                      Participant
                                        ESTEL wrote:
                                        Some nasty Orcs are in here! Throw them out, we don’t want them here.:mad:

                                        Concerning the knights of Dol Amroth:

                                        With a new homestead (to put all my beloved figures in) and being very busy with a double-full time job I will not manage to even order those knights – so I think i cannot participate in the painting competition if Mithril does not give us more time. I even find it hard to pay 122,- euro for some lead at the moment.

                                        NAMARIE
                                        estel

                                        I think Micheal has listened to Wendy’s plea and will extend the deadline to January. :D

                                        The man seems to have missed the Vorondil suggestion from the final list for this round of GF suggestions :o, I wonder why?

                                        #3578
                                        Wendy
                                        Participant

                                          I hope you don’t mind an extension Dave. I know you’ve been working hard on them. :)

                                          #3579
                                          ddaines
                                          Participant

                                            Not at all Wendy, it means I can relax a bit now and finish them off at a more leisurely pace :)

                                            I still want to get them finished as soon as possible though ‘cos I do start to lose interest after a while – Kudos to those who are painting armies up (Gavin & Estelle[?]), I could never handle that volume.

                                            Hopefully I shall be able to post some in-progress shots soon though.

                                            I’m dreading the eventual release of the Easterlings though:D, all those horses to paint, lol.

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