tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post3239447063826511186..comments2024-03-29T10:07:43.170+00:00Comments on <p align="right">Steve's Random <br>Musings on Wargaming <br>and other stuff...</p>: I know, I know...Steve-the-Wargamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-23470153959836016982017-04-10T09:23:02.205+00:002017-04-10T09:23:02.205+00:00I have found with Facebook to only 'friend'...I have found with Facebook to only 'friend' people who put up wargames content. Anyone who gets political gets unfriended immediately! I find the rules and period specific groups good too. Also, manufacturers preview new products long before they get on their websites. I agree about flowers but not eyeballs! 50/50 on plastics. I have just got my Salute ticket too!<br /><br />I still enjoy writing blog posts and I suspect the difference is between people like us who enjoy writing proper posts and those who just want to post pictures. You can also 'mine' for people to look at your FB page which you can't with a blog which suits the 'me, me me, look at me' types!legatus hedliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078980742683576345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-10638760946396350362017-04-10T05:58:48.851+00:002017-04-10T05:58:48.851+00:00Chris - "most of the time"... LOL.. th...Chris - "most of the time"... LOL.. thanks for early morning chuckle.. :o)))Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-70453308735062727952017-04-10T05:57:43.931+00:002017-04-10T05:57:43.931+00:00Lee, that's ("too busy") DG's vi...Lee, that's ("too busy") DG's view as well this year hence the solo trip ... just bought some superglue accelerator for the next ECW regiment, wonder if that will help.. trust the Spanish preparations are going well..Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-8697800381007496592017-04-10T05:55:25.151+00:002017-04-10T05:55:25.151+00:00Cheers Andy.. if you're not too busy I'll...Cheers Andy.. if you're not too busy I'll pass by and say hello.. quickly... I hate interrupting the flow of £20 notes... :o)Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-86334019898779146092017-04-09T23:39:59.954+00:002017-04-09T23:39:59.954+00:00I agree with you entirely on flowers and eyeballs....I agree with you entirely on flowers and eyeballs. Despite his wonderful standard of painting I had to warn my friend Kevin East off both of them if he wanted to parade his units over my table!. I don't mind plastic figures, it's how you present and paint 'em that counts. And I don't consider writing a blog for an audience as "falling into a trap". Mostly I try to make my own blog interesting enough to pretend to be an article in a magazine and folks seem to like it. There are far too many blogs that seem to think you have to put up lots of short frequent posts just showing the next stage in your painting process - yes i know it started as "web log" but the internet has moved on now. Thank you for your interesting content most of the time.<br />Chris http://notjustoldschool.blogspot.co.uk/Chris Gregghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03585623032053255569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-59234648029269129032017-04-07T10:20:52.726+00:002017-04-07T10:20:52.726+00:00What, no flower tufts! I do like a touch of colour...What, no flower tufts! I do like a touch of colour on my bases, but tend to use it sparingly. I have a lovely collection of assorted summer flowers :)<br /><br />Understand your aversion to plastic multi part figures, but they are all the rage right now with Perry and Warlord games producing new sets all the time, they obviously sell very well indeed and a good plastic cement makes assembly a relatively simple job, far easier than stick metal heads onto metal figures with the dreaded superglue.<br /><br />Enjoy Salute, I'm afraid it's far too busy for me.'Lee.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02728400013024811279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-44811837696630517142017-04-06T09:10:28.799+00:002017-04-06T09:10:28.799+00:00As for plastic figureS- could not agree more- thou...As for plastic figureS- could not agree more- though I don't actually mind putting metal one together Pretty flowers don't tend to last long on a battlefield so why bother- likewise eyeballs !! <br />As for posts well- I've managed a couple after a bit of a gap . I'm gearing up for Salute so all is pretty hectic at OGUKHQ. Still a bit of pressure does you no harms- just as long as it is only a bit ..... Big Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17235478427317774609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-59661598542486614452017-04-05T08:16:41.925+00:002017-04-05T08:16:41.925+00:00Ray - any colour.... I'm not giving examples a...Ray - any colour.... I'm not giving examples as that would be rude, but I have seen some uttlery brilliant paint jobs on armoured vehicles - mud spattered, weathered, battle ready, and advancing past a bunch of yellow red and white flowers.... pah....Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-394972302474395652017-04-05T08:14:44.148+00:002017-04-05T08:14:44.148+00:00Robbie - I look forward to your thoughts re dearth...Robbie - I look forward to your thoughts re dearth of posts.... ;o)<br /><br />Interesting you noticed as well though so maybe it's not just me - I wonder if people are falling into the trap of writing for an audience rather than themselves???<br /><br />Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-81910738212102468562017-04-05T08:12:49.687+00:002017-04-05T08:12:49.687+00:00Greg - I'm still deciding what to do but large...Greg - I'm still deciding what to do but largely at the moment I do the same as you... I quite like Blogging - it's more "permanent", and more like a "project book", whereas Facebook posts disappear into the morass almost as soon as you've made them....Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-39215702257416441892017-04-05T08:11:20.183+00:002017-04-05T08:11:20.183+00:00Tmasin - yeah yeah... it did make me chuckle that...Tmasin - yeah yeah... it did make me chuckle that the application process allowed me to join with a birth date of 1/1/1901.... but hey ho.... computers are only as clever as the numptys that program them... as for the clumps of flowers it is an attempt to pretty'fy and sanitise something that has always been horrible - we read the histories, we know what it is was like, it was muddy, bloody, dirty and frightening, and not a flower in site that hadn't been crushed under foot, or eaten by the draught horses... Lord, listen to me.. :o)Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-89275078242058752652017-04-05T08:07:25.791+00:002017-04-05T08:07:25.791+00:00Paul - noted - I read somewhere that Cote d'Ar...Paul - noted - I read somewhere that Cote d'Arms had picked up all the original Citadel colours, and that is by far and away the one I use most ... may get both and do a comparison.... Salute is huge, and busy, and only one day, which makes it busier... but the buzz is astonishing.... Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-36400530006269251332017-04-04T21:23:31.526+00:002017-04-04T21:23:31.526+00:00Your post did make me chuckle! What colour flowers...Your post did make me chuckle! What colour flowers are you going to per chase?<br />Come along and say hello at the yet to be announced Bloggers meet up at Salute. I remember you said you watched from affar a few years ago?Ray Rousellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352596392520905197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-28621078261567328112017-04-04T17:33:01.466+00:002017-04-04T17:33:01.466+00:00Serendipity, I am just writing a post re blogs and...Serendipity, I am just writing a post re blogs and the dearth of posts etc.You may have explained why there has been such a fall off.<br /> Re Salute, I have attended the show by myself for the last few years, travelling by train from the North East. 'the ride is part of the adventure now. It can get a bit lonely traipsing around Salute by oneself, but there is always something to catch ones eye.<br /> And talking of eyes, again I see no need for it. Thirty years ago it was almost compulsory, but most wargamers ended up with a Panda stare, only a few painters could pull it off. It just doesnt add anything to the figure for me.Good post.Independentwargamesgrouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07019172667119107650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-37429953510782174062017-04-04T14:56:19.812+00:002017-04-04T14:56:19.812+00:00Have fun at Salute :)
Myself, I am sticking with ...Have fun at Salute :)<br /><br />Myself, I am sticking with my blogs although they are quite dusty from the privations of the previous half-year. I use FB for monitoring gaming companies, and for Messenger to contact far-flung family members...<br /><br />Greg<br />El Gregohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-82287642484581046892017-04-04T14:13:12.921+00:002017-04-04T14:13:12.921+00:00Facebook thinks you're a 116? Size 116? "...Facebook thinks you're a 116? Size 116? "who ate all the pies, who ate..." ;)<br /><br />I sort of agree on the flower tufts. They do have their uses for designating troop classes/types but should be used sparingly and unobtrusively; definitely not looking like the troops are wondering through a market garden on the Scilly Isles.<br /><br />TamsinPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11759947520907448060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-39029133120193282592017-04-04T14:13:05.547+00:002017-04-04T14:13:05.547+00:00I have the cote d'Arms ink and am not entirely...I have the cote d'Arms ink and am not entirely happy with it. It seems a little thin. Try the Army Painter washes (not the tins but the ones in the squeezy bottles) which a darn good match for the GW versions.<br />Enjoy Salute. It's a show that does not appeal to me. lots of interesting traders but you have to get near them in the first place and it always seems so busy.marinergrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393687295535460527noreply@blogger.com