tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64992146726003711052024-02-23T21:03:28.614-05:00Little Toy Soldiers and Such...The Blog of Michael T. Murphy and his lifelong obsession with "little army men" and their imaginary glory, miniature wargaming, and other things...Michael Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929476841889675888noreply@blogger.comBlogger188125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499214672600371105.post-46174737411192931302024-01-06T16:00:00.000-05:002024-01-06T16:00:16.755-05:00Cleaning the room and....a discovery!!!<p> So with the new year here and upon us, I embarked upon a bold quest.</p><p>My painting area, and the entire room was a chaotic shambles.</p><p>It was time for me to buckle down and go down there and clean it, organize it, and get an idea of what I need to do for this year.</p><p>Well...clean it at least.</p><p>Stuff was "everywhere", and everywhere was "stuff"....</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTrshHH4D7Sd1Ifuu_ptuMW1q8d-Z0lcqtH0McZsPFvukX1FOCve5p-hcnV3h97frEoxL-8gXeRoQ1qETLp_dZ684PNlWq2Klkjmfiz6R2ieYefvHqZCp5Be4txsdtFlzaJCRfeGxN3CxymjBKwTDe2u5zYUSUcjKl5zXWI8bfTW_ZpotVgjx5-5i0sc1n/s4032/IMG_2011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTrshHH4D7Sd1Ifuu_ptuMW1q8d-Z0lcqtH0McZsPFvukX1FOCve5p-hcnV3h97frEoxL-8gXeRoQ1qETLp_dZ684PNlWq2Klkjmfiz6R2ieYefvHqZCp5Be4txsdtFlzaJCRfeGxN3CxymjBKwTDe2u5zYUSUcjKl5zXWI8bfTW_ZpotVgjx5-5i0sc1n/w640-h480/IMG_2011.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Oh dear...so many projects and things being worked on, and utter chaos....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYFe_6v6P-SyqH41rsg6bJBUytL-NPTTZ7OiiRpW9MAXccArSdGJDgyh6_fdmrRvtcwgQuPa15NPD7KUEgN9QuwPONf60KUeX_PTHPGBTgpSeG01Hgiwy9rvoAAcb_gJtc3vllWLKEkGslp9ucmWtAEWNfD8F64-1itCHs-XJ2a4oOdofBk_U5MNoZnu1x/s4032/IMG_2012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYFe_6v6P-SyqH41rsg6bJBUytL-NPTTZ7OiiRpW9MAXccArSdGJDgyh6_fdmrRvtcwgQuPa15NPD7KUEgN9QuwPONf60KUeX_PTHPGBTgpSeG01Hgiwy9rvoAAcb_gJtc3vllWLKEkGslp9ucmWtAEWNfD8F64-1itCHs-XJ2a4oOdofBk_U5MNoZnu1x/w640-h480/IMG_2012.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(To include a broken chair...sigh...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBrm9WbyJpU_hU6wUAKiDN7H3ueia95doqLQZSEuWKfvzvOoK3esmvooXek42sqmTfRpKQghZR9CtY_rhVbGLz8VEEswFKOLBezkNtfG5pPcc7YPOIMhmg1Ye0xw7cQqwwM1TxMFrICg5ytPCcvn-iJBhyUehBrLtc6_WpxnLPRl7u9XN8JAmtRzSQC93Z/s4032/IMG_2013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBrm9WbyJpU_hU6wUAKiDN7H3ueia95doqLQZSEuWKfvzvOoK3esmvooXek42sqmTfRpKQghZR9CtY_rhVbGLz8VEEswFKOLBezkNtfG5pPcc7YPOIMhmg1Ye0xw7cQqwwM1TxMFrICg5ytPCcvn-iJBhyUehBrLtc6_WpxnLPRl7u9XN8JAmtRzSQC93Z/w640-h480/IMG_2013.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(So much "stuff"...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />And then after a little over an hour, all was clean!<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbX0Cwdm9PlGpZEr6Ycz9NZK8fyyNLjTPaFhzkde-zt2k4hsuXda3V5Tai5O_GW2PG34CqcuGWazdwSNx6ET2EnL_PcCjDPfF63Vp8jSFSYJjSG-SZK1ShnHYFYmYFt2Dug68E741huDTrJRzXxejBvX2XszN7WHgnURA3_kIhVRj9jbNe2YCMTivKJDRc/s4032/IMG_2016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbX0Cwdm9PlGpZEr6Ycz9NZK8fyyNLjTPaFhzkde-zt2k4hsuXda3V5Tai5O_GW2PG34CqcuGWazdwSNx6ET2EnL_PcCjDPfF63Vp8jSFSYJjSG-SZK1ShnHYFYmYFt2Dug68E741huDTrJRzXxejBvX2XszN7WHgnURA3_kIhVRj9jbNe2YCMTivKJDRc/w640-h480/IMG_2016.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>("Dis place don't look half bad!")</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtgLW5A6Vu_J2YKik08RJmJIEm7MWUqkIUfWSxlAQpoH7iK_KwI1AUleKmAMMxzvBiUTpX0R1gtiJTCSDM0BLGOkdIJoo1bdaWe9Pex_9o4lJGXBzLjI9TS1aJpnBHFr3nsfYodR46_olO-dWE6D8QNiS1PKWZJXKd9pq52yd-wYC8SQmQ-zz3Ybix9klR/s4032/IMG_2017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtgLW5A6Vu_J2YKik08RJmJIEm7MWUqkIUfWSxlAQpoH7iK_KwI1AUleKmAMMxzvBiUTpX0R1gtiJTCSDM0BLGOkdIJoo1bdaWe9Pex_9o4lJGXBzLjI9TS1aJpnBHFr3nsfYodR46_olO-dWE6D8QNiS1PKWZJXKd9pq52yd-wYC8SQmQ-zz3Ybix9klR/w640-h480/IMG_2017.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>("This looks like the place where someone like me can actually get some work done on figures here. Wait...what am I saying???")</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />All in all I was quite please with how it turned out. It DID need a massive assault on the carpet by the vacuum cleaner though, but it came out well.<div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">A Discovery!!!!</span></h3><div>One of the things about having massive amounts of miniatures (unpainted that is), is that eventually things get "lost, or misplaced", and sometimes just "forgotten". </div><div>Case in point. </div><div>While organizing the room, I came across a large plastic zip-lock bag, which was taped closed.</div><div>"Hmmm..." Sez I.</div><div>I open the bag and lo and behold, missing figures! </div><div>(As well as some figures I had forgotten I had...)</div><div>First up was three bags of 28mm figures from Eureka.</div><div>100CIV28: Frederick the Great playing flute, and accompanied by the howling of his dogs.</div><div>(I posted pics of what they look like in the bags, as well as what they look like out of the bags on the Eureka site.</div><div>Also the top bag is 100CIV30 "Frederick the Great and Voltaire discussing issues"</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiATJN4BdHBZVqld12sKS5BOA-D06TqWyCpAXtHZoah-v9S7rEZ9swkv0JhYxKDJ8zJkTNOWEbOxmKDE2Omvlg-K0iswLyg8El_MLHlVnwYuSDpbN97Q_DvEFje2dfMnXdQ80XV5OT9wwDYsN0UG1pVvaFnlShmi63H6Id7MyeZ6FCFFdMBR09osN9_-fAA/s4032/IMG_2024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The next bag was 100CIV29 "18th Century String Quartet".</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhipFjaaJCBKnUkPeBZtJSPUIegrIPEDSyxrNwrxq-EWidOc7lS2BP90g_mqBAMFv7drQrGI-DB4RaoVq6MHy-B4x5FXKWBsazGyOLubsWoeClUjBBN0NC9_ftLJsKjVLb-ZOJkRUzT4szDUo58g-qT7hInvtjkj9ygMhaT3x3jBSAZnsal_q-o970mM9A6/s4032/IMG_2023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhipFjaaJCBKnUkPeBZtJSPUIegrIPEDSyxrNwrxq-EWidOc7lS2BP90g_mqBAMFv7drQrGI-DB4RaoVq6MHy-B4x5FXKWBsazGyOLubsWoeClUjBBN0NC9_ftLJsKjVLb-ZOJkRUzT4szDUo58g-qT7hInvtjkj9ygMhaT3x3jBSAZnsal_q-o970mM9A6/s320/IMG_2023.JPG" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEislKzw7DeTkd4XL_3882pLTSMr5NSkxFvKQ7w_q8aRs2s_Q7zTEWwPJSRVFPpXT_-SVZQ2QVMqIbjNNXYMRM-okZMj6jI00ojjzEkiLWXpqBlveoel6bf6_olUEP3p-IOr35THXIMAu8AAsQZcPTXrfvrvluSuY768Hu0pvKSCg-iBU9D-OqSScdh9rkYi/s730/100CIV29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="730" data-original-width="616" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEislKzw7DeTkd4XL_3882pLTSMr5NSkxFvKQ7w_q8aRs2s_Q7zTEWwPJSRVFPpXT_-SVZQ2QVMqIbjNNXYMRM-okZMj6jI00ojjzEkiLWXpqBlveoel6bf6_olUEP3p-IOr35THXIMAu8AAsQZcPTXrfvrvluSuY768Hu0pvKSCg-iBU9D-OqSScdh9rkYi/s320/100CIV29.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They're ready to do dedications, and take requests of all the hottest hits of the early 1700's. Hang onto your powdered wigs people, these guys are gonna rock your ears off!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And of course, I found the majority of an Old Glory purchase I made decades Old, that I got once again for Christmas. "Fat Governor and his Creepy Assistants"</div></div></div></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg-toXhIYi1M2bOJzYc67f6u-yQQZRYqYa7neFJmpkddMTuanm7mF5TWe9faKlcspKVu2l1ZtRLS8Rvnf92Y4WuQ0XzEmn0nMJJdtBwskH6kiWEjduyca06_8iF7MLg8iQL7rZMPweJCkgwsCSnF42iKsJZgrmJCYydugU54tUrh6WYf_JZc14oo682-PV/s4032/IMG_2025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg-toXhIYi1M2bOJzYc67f6u-yQQZRYqYa7neFJmpkddMTuanm7mF5TWe9faKlcspKVu2l1ZtRLS8Rvnf92Y4WuQ0XzEmn0nMJJdtBwskH6kiWEjduyca06_8iF7MLg8iQL7rZMPweJCkgwsCSnF42iKsJZgrmJCYydugU54tUrh6WYf_JZc14oo682-PV/w480-h640/IMG_2025.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(More Aristocrat's to rule and ruin your life...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />And so, more figures to get ready and to paint!</div><div>I'm going to be very, VERY busy this year with the brush!</div><div>And Reaper starts shipping their B6 KS in April!!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for reading!</div><div>More to come!</div>Michael Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929476841889675888noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499214672600371105.post-73427247942822076172024-01-04T14:27:00.003-05:002024-01-04T14:33:10.678-05:00A New Year, and The Christmas Loot...<p> Greetings and Happy 2024!</p><p>So, another year behind us all, and another one has begun.</p><p>I am hoping that Christmas and the New Year was good for everyone.</p><p>For me, it was excellent. My wonderful wife, (Gawd bless her!), and I had a great time, and all was Merry and Bright, and New Year came and we greeted the New Year in quiet but happy, celebratory style.</p><p>I then took today and wandered down to the game room with all of my Christmas loot.</p><p>My wonderful wife had told me earlier in this past November that "She didn't know what to get me for Christmas", so she ordered me to make a series of miniature orders and then give them to her, so she could wrap them and give them to me.</p><p>Like a dutiful husband I obeyed.</p><p>And man, I scored big!</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">The Loot....</span></h3><div>Diligent readers will know that I have somehow and someway been dragged kicking and screaming into the 18th Century. I actually blame it on me repainting my 20+ year old Voodoo Zombies and some pirates. Those few figures gave me more ideas, and which I found more figures and more ideas. Next thing you know I am up to my wazoo in black powder, powdered wigs, cold steel, and beauty marks!</div><div>So I went down, put it all on the table and took a pic of my "loot"...</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZAtvFaVjlQ71K5HmewL_gFxV31ggCm7Lzdpsds3ceauivdH1hFuvBLmGYeEyy6IFLLlsgSj21pywIhilNJNBHsemMJSe6my-2aoG64mrG-jdOePgmsskSW3l-yGs_W6zcAxvdFpIX5sQznvNWfC_dFSEGbohwmF4jIye3aMmji75FAi9gGA0FH2R_xuj/s4032/IMG_1852.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZAtvFaVjlQ71K5HmewL_gFxV31ggCm7Lzdpsds3ceauivdH1hFuvBLmGYeEyy6IFLLlsgSj21pywIhilNJNBHsemMJSe6my-2aoG64mrG-jdOePgmsskSW3l-yGs_W6zcAxvdFpIX5sQznvNWfC_dFSEGbohwmF4jIye3aMmji75FAi9gGA0FH2R_xuj/w640-h480/IMG_1852.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Egad! My bank account is glad that Christmas only comes once a year...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>The Coaching Inn...</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div>Tabletop World out of Croatia, (IIRC, they used to be in Poland), makes amazing resin buildings in 28mm size/scale. This year they announced that they were closing out and discontinuing two of their buildings in their line, to make way for newer designs of the same.</div><div>Plus they had a sale.</div><div>So I jumped in and ordered The Coaching Inn.</div><div>I'm going to do a more detailed entry on this later on, as it totally warrants it, but let me say this this is an amazing piece. It's very detailed, and very well done. Minimal flash, and was very well packed and shipped.</div><div>I also ordered their groceries pack, and they were done very well also. </div><div>I placed some 25-28mm figures in front of them to get an idea of size/scale. Figures are from Dixon, Foundry, and Reaper.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbwcfA7Ni3MBahAucvE-G6hwuDxXZjvHNdPjXQosLCboTR8emnPSGJ5HUxvf1ORivwQPvIblbKGJczCVbFobsUeZmB0fLrLA08V8_0f_B7Rm8Gv0t9RHtpktiQrHAXe9qIk2o_b2l1ryGqd5ersMHqBcB7V6Kfr46S3yXIb0CfjTpuluB70QAnPgUBg6RG/s4032/IMG_1828.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbwcfA7Ni3MBahAucvE-G6hwuDxXZjvHNdPjXQosLCboTR8emnPSGJ5HUxvf1ORivwQPvIblbKGJczCVbFobsUeZmB0fLrLA08V8_0f_B7Rm8Gv0t9RHtpktiQrHAXe9qIk2o_b2l1ryGqd5ersMHqBcB7V6Kfr46S3yXIb0CfjTpuluB70QAnPgUBg6RG/w640-h480/IMG_1828.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxF06szmCs6JzIjHXEu4kJ1Eqm2QfrFx1w46imnv-aln4GS3VttDmi3pWs0qsi7L6ld5OBb3HUrDyUHEgnIFKg80Kmv8B4MvuM026r6GOX5OmKYUE7Fs0qpi7VMDyDWb5hDhEaD5sAbpqek-jOp9bCyC9J2CqYKe2Bm0ROVv3wwvCisrtCv6jMiWjZJ1ow/s4032/IMG_1832.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxF06szmCs6JzIjHXEu4kJ1Eqm2QfrFx1w46imnv-aln4GS3VttDmi3pWs0qsi7L6ld5OBb3HUrDyUHEgnIFKg80Kmv8B4MvuM026r6GOX5OmKYUE7Fs0qpi7VMDyDWb5hDhEaD5sAbpqek-jOp9bCyC9J2CqYKe2Bm0ROVv3wwvCisrtCv6jMiWjZJ1ow/w640-h480/IMG_1832.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi37pmBZkN8stfzMjN6tlDaJhYlowkp-SoWfVAominqRtplVyuwweB2USNuq4MCsgmZp2jtXQsRF8sePaBd2ofVO1-B4Foge45lN-6UOwnD3TK6IB-qN3CrLpdbFGkQ542ZUCRz_4U87nMFBRon5ByU5vEsN3bzptuKYXk_pKdQ2C4paA7Mu8byYWZgT1cG/s4032/IMG_1833.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi37pmBZkN8stfzMjN6tlDaJhYlowkp-SoWfVAominqRtplVyuwweB2USNuq4MCsgmZp2jtXQsRF8sePaBd2ofVO1-B4Foge45lN-6UOwnD3TK6IB-qN3CrLpdbFGkQ542ZUCRz_4U87nMFBRon5ByU5vEsN3bzptuKYXk_pKdQ2C4paA7Mu8byYWZgT1cG/w640-h480/IMG_1833.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(As I said, this is a pretty big piece...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />I'm really looking forward to painting this up and getting it on the table.<div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">And more figures!!!!!</span></h4><div>I realized that for my 18th Century gaming I was going to need a lot of "Civilians", (villagers, workers, aristocrats, tradesmen, etc.), so that was what most of my orders were focused on. Can't have pirates sacking a town if there are no townies to sack!</div><div>So after getting pics, I then decided to break down the entire haul and take pics of the loot, by separate packages.</div><div>First up on the scene was Old Glory.</div><div>First off, I decided that I needed some "People in charge", so who is more capable of handling the affairs of a sketchy island in the Caribbean than a "Fat Governor and his Creepy Assistants"?<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRh7B3pYGjnwMb5tTm0hR5OgcTBk_Nn0trhoq6fHQvVZ9Vt-G6OpNShMIC8EsiOdHNvUq7Nd8NamS4VNXEykM9QPmHWiWydfFLE3KJBqha_6YjS-jK-ubxYSYXiBfbbii7hEmzhRedaA434AW45PySfhdy3Fy3gvKbE-hREE6p6HiMTWCPkV1EyTzE438B/s4032/IMG_1896.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRh7B3pYGjnwMb5tTm0hR5OgcTBk_Nn0trhoq6fHQvVZ9Vt-G6OpNShMIC8EsiOdHNvUq7Nd8NamS4VNXEykM9QPmHWiWydfFLE3KJBqha_6YjS-jK-ubxYSYXiBfbbii7hEmzhRedaA434AW45PySfhdy3Fy3gvKbE-hREE6p6HiMTWCPkV1EyTzE438B/w640-h480/IMG_1896.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The Governor and his staff of flunkies... Who else would you feel comfortable with having them rule over you?)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /></div><div>And then, sometimes even fops and "gentleman" have issues with each other.</div><div>Whether it's over beauty marks, the scent of a powdered wig, or the fact that one of the men may have had a glass of claret too many, and made the remark that "Another gentleman's wife resembled a bloated warthog.", which of course demanded "satisfaction".</div><div>So I got the The Duelists package also.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9Y9-Ixb7B33AxFk3P9Z49kCfOa7wOEu0GdJQSeVJBnm9PCMwRiAy5k7YRhot6YwRgbnS_7c6zgGZcJqLMyrmTV8v9EjUZEAKiQbYmwwq_R3E5wabueSZitm8FWPNoFbinK_eBGlRn76xFLGeSjRoqsJDzlne56ZQTJ2hsz6cxqzAP5cdLUL-S9yI-2Qo/s4032/IMG_1906.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9Y9-Ixb7B33AxFk3P9Z49kCfOa7wOEu0GdJQSeVJBnm9PCMwRiAy5k7YRhot6YwRgbnS_7c6zgGZcJqLMyrmTV8v9EjUZEAKiQbYmwwq_R3E5wabueSZitm8FWPNoFbinK_eBGlRn76xFLGeSjRoqsJDzlne56ZQTJ2hsz6cxqzAP5cdLUL-S9yI-2Qo/w480-h640/IMG_1906.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>("Now remember chaps....ten paces counted off and turn and fire! And for goodness sake please try NOT to hit the onlookers this time!")</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>And then I realized that you couldn't have a duel without an expansion back. </div><div>Soooo...another pack was added to the cart.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLA38g0mrbplRQxqU1O5UiMpfph9a1YO9PHQeKiQtACENar-FpAuzBnWbh7Gilr2k5ghY_uUOlosN3U65MxWrKSYIq_pnQHSBOc6M8gp3VFXt9ZXjNICOoBOHKZLSPDCFyCCcLQ3NECWikKVs8y_SRk1HCUpr235Ky7gvbtIsaAxISFlBg8u-OzemMzS_i/s4032/IMG_1908.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLA38g0mrbplRQxqU1O5UiMpfph9a1YO9PHQeKiQtACENar-FpAuzBnWbh7Gilr2k5ghY_uUOlosN3U65MxWrKSYIq_pnQHSBOc6M8gp3VFXt9ZXjNICOoBOHKZLSPDCFyCCcLQ3NECWikKVs8y_SRk1HCUpr235Ky7gvbtIsaAxISFlBg8u-OzemMzS_i/w480-h640/IMG_1908.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Another unfortunate is carried off the field of honor...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Next up was my order from Front Rank/Gripping Beast.</div><div>Being located in the UK, this was my slowest arriving package. I can think that maybe they might have had some trouble filling the order, but they made it, and I was very happy with them.</div><div>I had never ordered from Front Rank/ Gripping Beast before and I was very pleased with the quality of the figures. </div><div>Thus two more packs of 18th Century Civilians/Workers/Townsfolk were added.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhacUqxd9jaLsQBFrluOyupq_45ClSfImMbIifVqGzow8lvd3JslfWxRe5DNt879bmLXRJg40TKI8P8zm9gCIWX8pp0_cjpwzM-mjVpxv_AcwN4JGfonXuyoE4k9DFoTb6Nsf2xtY1v44Zalh_5KuOQXBq-qpzgMeXBDF1VH9pbMO0RQXpJ5efjMa08TxgF/s4032/IMG_1910.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhacUqxd9jaLsQBFrluOyupq_45ClSfImMbIifVqGzow8lvd3JslfWxRe5DNt879bmLXRJg40TKI8P8zm9gCIWX8pp0_cjpwzM-mjVpxv_AcwN4JGfonXuyoE4k9DFoTb6Nsf2xtY1v44Zalh_5KuOQXBq-qpzgMeXBDF1VH9pbMO0RQXpJ5efjMa08TxgF/w480-h640/IMG_1910.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCblitH8Kz0zVnOF4Dr5tebcD5MNRujjiB747aRu3AtgSdbsoCbBZtdZgVCHJlLssY6SaxH325Q-U4Zl7YYXGt84jKC_wOYdsqegGizHeoSYMVHyimVUdevrisRisDjbxk7_exfA-OqXwpMFS6HvT8KMyTnke1qEblNAURJAex1JIRqvt9PZ9AEyFm9ZZ2/s4032/IMG_1911.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCblitH8Kz0zVnOF4Dr5tebcD5MNRujjiB747aRu3AtgSdbsoCbBZtdZgVCHJlLssY6SaxH325Q-U4Zl7YYXGt84jKC_wOYdsqegGizHeoSYMVHyimVUdevrisRisDjbxk7_exfA-OqXwpMFS6HvT8KMyTnke1qEblNAURJAex1JIRqvt9PZ9AEyFm9ZZ2/w480-h640/IMG_1911.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After that it was my loot haul from Foundry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I remember the old days when Foundry had 8 figures per pack, and now they only have six, but still the quality is there after the sticker shock goes away.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I made quite the purchase of their 18th Century Civilians.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The first pack was their CIV001: "Country Folk".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYgw1PNW4U1FExMZmXp-NWAKWhVKW6AuRMO-7ILW_SFDvyPG1617Tqi8UPMoH8G9CRjgFu_PCS28ICwJ4T62v8FxlmK1hIx1xBYCUh6Tbf7qt8P8GKsHi845DZU6NeVzqSi56RrsW5i99OB8jV1txJeDUZu-HGXzuzYPng4EtVVDVF9r2_8qHpUxv6BL9j/s4032/IMG_1912.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYgw1PNW4U1FExMZmXp-NWAKWhVKW6AuRMO-7ILW_SFDvyPG1617Tqi8UPMoH8G9CRjgFu_PCS28ICwJ4T62v8FxlmK1hIx1xBYCUh6Tbf7qt8P8GKsHi845DZU6NeVzqSi56RrsW5i99OB8jV1txJeDUZu-HGXzuzYPng4EtVVDVF9r2_8qHpUxv6BL9j/w480-h640/IMG_1912.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>("Ahhh...country folks! Just the type we need to work long, hard, hours in the hot, hot sun for his Lordships benefit....")</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Next up was CIV003: Aristocrats.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitsTcZ5uxW41_Mdn_8lbgPOokkBDQSyA8CZHOUiarHzpyXYAutdMZo4df-Ikt4p0dxawjntvbYBALzGWN8FTz_aUoYdGQ_sAGJuqKP7KLSWQBKyk3Igzy03VUXR9b652kWOUYZPTNT8BI0wNsYRWj7vc_dZBE3BKVPuJe7FnJX5sCarzfyBAamnZZtoZBb/s4032/IMG_1913.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitsTcZ5uxW41_Mdn_8lbgPOokkBDQSyA8CZHOUiarHzpyXYAutdMZo4df-Ikt4p0dxawjntvbYBALzGWN8FTz_aUoYdGQ_sAGJuqKP7KLSWQBKyk3Igzy03VUXR9b652kWOUYZPTNT8BI0wNsYRWj7vc_dZBE3BKVPuJe7FnJX5sCarzfyBAamnZZtoZBb/w480-h640/IMG_1913.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>("Every locale must have it's agreed upon social structure and these fine folks will make sure that they are at the top of the structure; enjoying the finer things in life, while the others work long, hard, hours in the hot, hot, sun for his Lordships benefit, (and thus, theirs)....")</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Meanwhile, yet more duelists with anger management issues have been purchased.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">CIV004: Duelists.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJv8jg9hlEYAMsGvXKXmVmI4_jwiyR3_rMWbrV3agnJzyYb2fMs_QTELQGkVwgDqb8Uh0wjpS3IecfpFBCLjoyEvESdQMqqFrez7fF0GQFFkXRtMLamcqjEvIIvLubHlKAGiKoXIeEGd0MIvly1sp0smBS2TAsNW4U76IR8FTO_sfbIMI4vcd7g2XJKfeL/s4032/IMG_1914.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJv8jg9hlEYAMsGvXKXmVmI4_jwiyR3_rMWbrV3agnJzyYb2fMs_QTELQGkVwgDqb8Uh0wjpS3IecfpFBCLjoyEvESdQMqqFrez7fF0GQFFkXRtMLamcqjEvIIvLubHlKAGiKoXIeEGd0MIvly1sp0smBS2TAsNW4U76IR8FTO_sfbIMI4vcd7g2XJKfeL/w480-h640/IMG_1914.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>("Meanwhile on the other side of town, away from the country folks working long, hard, hours in the hot, hot, sun, for his Lordships benefit, yet another issue is about to be solved with powder and ball, and honor to be restored or lost...")</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Meanwhile, I also picked up CIV005: The Chevalier.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ5r8ahObg6mN7fqj8x5nttlncOb5y1CuR7oBWWARhaVu4G-n-6SPCYZZ0JAM8Dl4V0mO5tZ56be6yYfofz8b19eu4MpW5ranlkbZZaEH82M3SxosxQA_E4pdbpmLK0wm0zp0q8FIWxEFl501NzupI0ejrX-prlrUyxxRqUudle05GKO4Siy2MBMGRL6B-/s4032/IMG_1915.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ5r8ahObg6mN7fqj8x5nttlncOb5y1CuR7oBWWARhaVu4G-n-6SPCYZZ0JAM8Dl4V0mO5tZ56be6yYfofz8b19eu4MpW5ranlkbZZaEH82M3SxosxQA_E4pdbpmLK0wm0zp0q8FIWxEFl501NzupI0ejrX-prlrUyxxRqUudle05GKO4Siy2MBMGRL6B-/w480-h640/IMG_1915.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>("Not everyone has the energy, reason, nor the desire or inclination to be willing to stand outside for hours watching the country folk work long, hard, hours in the hot, hot, sun for his Lordships benefit. Some prefer the easier, and more enjoyable pleasures of life...")</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />And of course CIV006: Townsfolk. You can't plunder a town without having townsfolk in it to be plundered, right? RIGHT?....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj767bY9PVO38ZhiroDY2M319Lv_QmhM0VMJuifkG4jEEEI53IfvVPJhncJv99HD6GQr2c0XZuVxwna54tmrezSmnMhUTA3VjjC6YhqP_oKjW41ph-zeFjdc3fbAY9uNX5IsAsc00SV5AhEPiCQ32Dsf-JA31RGhsTTGKQlg391zDQG-z2VTm5v5Sdykzcy/s4032/IMG_1916.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj767bY9PVO38ZhiroDY2M319Lv_QmhM0VMJuifkG4jEEEI53IfvVPJhncJv99HD6GQr2c0XZuVxwna54tmrezSmnMhUTA3VjjC6YhqP_oKjW41ph-zeFjdc3fbAY9uNX5IsAsc00SV5AhEPiCQ32Dsf-JA31RGhsTTGKQlg391zDQG-z2VTm5v5Sdykzcy/w480-h640/IMG_1916.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>("They may not be out in the fields working long, hard, hours in the hot, hot, sun for his Lordships benefit, but these townsfolks do what they have to do. For good or bad, that is yet to be determined.")</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />And I picked up a shepherd, his sheepdog, and his sheep, GPR004.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi59ruh_OF-i-t14UZhG7bhbGwc2jaSjjzbjP47FSz06Seozyy1FrDa2Guwi7fbY9xJqv0CZkXiN-q8FFUX_0g8jwQWSrv-OS5kJo0ldYRULdcsqaZH0cEcHKTNpz1Kik0V3KNL5U0ow_KsqaMC-24MirElpDXMYa3ZEgu2LmXzkrvTXCvBEH4UKFTwy2W3/s4032/IMG_1918.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi59ruh_OF-i-t14UZhG7bhbGwc2jaSjjzbjP47FSz06Seozyy1FrDa2Guwi7fbY9xJqv0CZkXiN-q8FFUX_0g8jwQWSrv-OS5kJo0ldYRULdcsqaZH0cEcHKTNpz1Kik0V3KNL5U0ow_KsqaMC-24MirElpDXMYa3ZEgu2LmXzkrvTXCvBEH4UKFTwy2W3/w480-h640/IMG_1918.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>("A shepherd's life is mostly boring. Standing around and watching sheep eat grass, and keeping them safe and in sight. Most of the time this can be done by standing under the cool shade of a large oak or walnut tree. It may be a tad bit boring, but boring in the shade is better any day than being in the fields, working long, hard, hours in the hot, hot, sun for his Lordship's benefit.")</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />I grabbed the Prussian Camp Followers also. SYWP036.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_rbyJj92NTi0cxLldSiNZI_ZaldxETm4OUnVcjrx9VE3Wnk0SGZMhhHkJ_Cbg-dwEJey-zfbhpXBOKW0mvtTq4f8Doxp3mMrtxTiWQkOn3WdpBg_44v0vSyfF_Quo52I4j-21P53okuf6BDo1jm1ijpMCtKoM50tQ40ygFBvr4mvoqzZtmJUppSZf-CV/s4032/IMG_1919.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_rbyJj92NTi0cxLldSiNZI_ZaldxETm4OUnVcjrx9VE3Wnk0SGZMhhHkJ_Cbg-dwEJey-zfbhpXBOKW0mvtTq4f8Doxp3mMrtxTiWQkOn3WdpBg_44v0vSyfF_Quo52I4j-21P53okuf6BDo1jm1ijpMCtKoM50tQ40ygFBvr4mvoqzZtmJUppSZf-CV/w480-h640/IMG_1919.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>("Converting these into regular island civilians. The majority of them probably won't find themselves in the fields, working long, hard, hours in the hot, hot, sun for his Lordship's benefit, but they will be doing something to better themselves and their situations; even if it is at someone else's expense.")</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Naturally an island will need a garrison of troops to protect it from those wicked Spaniards, dirty dealing Dutchmen, odiferous French, and Pirate scum, and so I grabbed some SYW British troops. I know that "historically" they are not "period correct", as the Golden Age of Piracy was pretty much done, over with, and history by the time the SYW came around, but I just really liked how they looked, and for an 18th Century Imagination, who is going to pick nits?</div><div style="text-align: left;">So first up is the British Command...</div><div style="text-align: left;">SYYB002 British Infantry Command.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXCMA65hyWnMQkLCiUa_hgBeUI13SLa1nauDiq6pyNze1kgia4dHilBDLFsAmzjFNSVP0W8ylaDGL7S81zcjAVFCckiGOaqBgj0QUUxtznGA7a5tPm9ka6xMKgqcZIPjam6HJWNpi8wiiH7Zn2leAyOJ1KhYW3KEHT8cRtgV0eSQmz7kgg9dXwBqLuDw7P/s4032/412947186_383964754168761_9137626683109954761_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXCMA65hyWnMQkLCiUa_hgBeUI13SLa1nauDiq6pyNze1kgia4dHilBDLFsAmzjFNSVP0W8ylaDGL7S81zcjAVFCckiGOaqBgj0QUUxtznGA7a5tPm9ka6xMKgqcZIPjam6HJWNpi8wiiH7Zn2leAyOJ1KhYW3KEHT8cRtgV0eSQmz7kgg9dXwBqLuDw7P/w480-h640/412947186_383964754168761_9137626683109954761_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>("A fifer, drummer, color bearers, and guard, all managed by a reliable Sergeant Major and his signature spontoon. Ready to lead the troops to march wherever they are needed on the island and in the hot, hot, sun.")</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And the first unit of rank and file troops for the island. SYWB4, British Infantry.</div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6flcmaTZug4TB2v8JGVGEM5mA4ueazqwPV6avYrZ4bHOJ8kUYMHVDd-Pi1VWUI0r3XIpwV5cemuG1Jj89qjLOZACjOP2f3Vu9yMlYPbIs-5xxm1SdlW5XS4EwOqx8uxXr4-fL8HsrAG4Lv6mjT_TY4e0U9yUy1qN-qSlSsQpzKBJGTr6uv2f5j2I0FCuq/s4032/IMG_1920.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6flcmaTZug4TB2v8JGVGEM5mA4ueazqwPV6avYrZ4bHOJ8kUYMHVDd-Pi1VWUI0r3XIpwV5cemuG1Jj89qjLOZACjOP2f3Vu9yMlYPbIs-5xxm1SdlW5XS4EwOqx8uxXr4-fL8HsrAG4Lv6mjT_TY4e0U9yUy1qN-qSlSsQpzKBJGTr6uv2f5j2I0FCuq/w480-h640/IMG_1920.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>("The first company, arriving on the island, to keep order, ensure safety from the enemies of the crown, and to protect those people that are out in the fields working long, hard, hours in the hot, hot, sun for his Lordship's benefit.")</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">After that, I also ordered two of the Foundry Christmas Santa figures; "Father Christmas" and "Viking Santa".</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLOSbi1wUYzFeMz96DDkt-kMdm1N1IHRoUca0tAnX3Vwx642tMgEWV_X4RLJRDn7EtJiyXYldC9kDzrfB5mAeQiNrM5OCXtzxtuxpPd2WNK8HgKTz36lq10A16G3zzz_5yqWGxBNcrjmO7Cg58I4fZFYUFwFhWWq5qXhmTgh0DnC2_gWqMC3czIn1al6_Q/s4032/IMG_1917.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLOSbi1wUYzFeMz96DDkt-kMdm1N1IHRoUca0tAnX3Vwx642tMgEWV_X4RLJRDn7EtJiyXYldC9kDzrfB5mAeQiNrM5OCXtzxtuxpPd2WNK8HgKTz36lq10A16G3zzz_5yqWGxBNcrjmO7Cg58I4fZFYUFwFhWWq5qXhmTgh0DnC2_gWqMC3czIn1al6_Q/w480-h640/IMG_1917.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>("Of course during Christmas time, if the people are good they may be visited by you know who. This will brighten up their spirits from being in the fields, working long, hard, hours in the hot, hot, sun for his Lordship's benefit.")</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">As a bonus, Foundry also included a free archer figure.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ZKzrEv63yMk72u-PHJHuVofMDr9EGlBjBjmLTEm6no3WTZmCid-vTqCdguWcK7RDlK7UOTGkH6jE5Ltprr_RGVpQS1ozrg1o_4kDOVO265KCNIw60rGMnSq0mEqLNLZrY37WCXCsBNlXUB6FJPuu_dPeC9UkOWg0zAVTo7zZBOHi_-RCui-q1u7ZgNDs/s4032/414458872_1333691680844169_3339183263635849549_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ZKzrEv63yMk72u-PHJHuVofMDr9EGlBjBjmLTEm6no3WTZmCid-vTqCdguWcK7RDlK7UOTGkH6jE5Ltprr_RGVpQS1ozrg1o_4kDOVO265KCNIw60rGMnSq0mEqLNLZrY37WCXCsBNlXUB6FJPuu_dPeC9UkOWg0zAVTo7zZBOHi_-RCui-q1u7ZgNDs/w480-h640/414458872_1333691680844169_3339183263635849549_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>("Not really sure what I am going to do with this guy, but I seriously doubt if he is going to be willing to be in the fields, working long, hard, hours in the hot, hot, sun, for his Lordship's benefit...")</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">After this, it was off to check out my Brigade Games order!</div><div style="text-align: left;">First up was NS-MT0008: British Regular Infantry Officer from North Star Miniatures. </div><div style="text-align: left;">This figure came in a clam shell package and was very well done. It's my first North Star figure and I am VERY impressed with it. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFdwTnE3RL648RVts8S5ruGAnOj1yH2hYZek5BtsG3Ohu-XN-KCABzBY6gw2lJP6VJrPI7ElN9TzpGug9J2997rGnS5jGREgNAoXrFE5xnB7I2NKyVvqEa7bzfdbWpc9_gn3Wtjuh8i9KQRJFgDnAY1qYzjSRjO8YrwDpED4QZUqDtYT8lBISfUPSo5hJN/s4032/413084488_345185335118333_346260508459078381_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFdwTnE3RL648RVts8S5ruGAnOj1yH2hYZek5BtsG3Ohu-XN-KCABzBY6gw2lJP6VJrPI7ElN9TzpGug9J2997rGnS5jGREgNAoXrFE5xnB7I2NKyVvqEa7bzfdbWpc9_gn3Wtjuh8i9KQRJFgDnAY1qYzjSRjO8YrwDpED4QZUqDtYT8lBISfUPSo5hJN/w480-h640/413084488_345185335118333_346260508459078381_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>("The future Captain of the Infantry Company. I am currently trying to figure out a name for him, as befitting an officer of His Majesty's troops, dedicated to leading his men to do their duty, protecting the people as they are in the fields and work long, hard, hours in the hot, hot, sun for his Lordship's benefit.")</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And then I got some more townsfolk, BG-MSW009.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqFc7-WWFbk1A-N2BOnLw6uS3GjSgJWN4cNRbjQHPruSUS1WbJ9BbzleC7ThCYJybrxxGlooRkJho3pqwXhxPJgvZg5lkbiDQ1gsQYIAp8fO_BNsxpqxuErUa1t5OPgKvrNHaUolfomg5qqO0_aKg8NChUERAyZRAQlTwJ-0-FdpFyMnOsj1AP6PQxYD3/s4032/410332706_3541376129438161_4470381076363858070_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqFc7-WWFbk1A-N2BOnLw6uS3GjSgJWN4cNRbjQHPruSUS1WbJ9BbzleC7ThCYJybrxxGlooRkJho3pqwXhxPJgvZg5lkbiDQ1gsQYIAp8fO_BNsxpqxuErUa1t5OPgKvrNHaUolfomg5qqO0_aKg8NChUERAyZRAQlTwJ-0-FdpFyMnOsj1AP6PQxYD3/w480-h640/410332706_3541376129438161_4470381076363858070_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>("Like the other folks in town, these citizens may not be out in the fields working long, hard, hours in the hot, hot, sun for his Lordship's benefit, but they are indeed "working"...as it may be called....")</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div>And of course I need more "upper crusters". In this case BG-MSW009, "Milady and her household staff."</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgw8FuHBMv5FknE0yFDacvc-2593O8mkKCABC09CO29frNTznda06txHdy8XUx8cUx0tk9FJMGy5rPt_CMeFIpOVUVeu0xf2ZP_38Gajx8V2ZWbR7WFfpclc77VPQ834RzF55D3xi2pTbHaQ0RMgmNoWbGroV1mWbr6-xICryilBHwAkoK8F0ztDrCPECk/s4032/IMG_1926.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgw8FuHBMv5FknE0yFDacvc-2593O8mkKCABC09CO29frNTznda06txHdy8XUx8cUx0tk9FJMGy5rPt_CMeFIpOVUVeu0xf2ZP_38Gajx8V2ZWbR7WFfpclc77VPQ834RzF55D3xi2pTbHaQ0RMgmNoWbGroV1mWbr6-xICryilBHwAkoK8F0ztDrCPECk/w480-h640/IMG_1926.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>("Ahhh...to be a woman of social standing on this island. The gossip, the intrigue, and goings on!" She exclaimed. "Yes m'aam. It is quite the thing." Snivellers, her man-servant answered. She accepted the glass of claret from the tray he was holding out to offer her. "And it does beat being out in the fields, working long, hard, hours in the hot, hot, sun for his Lordship's benefit." She sniffed disdainfully at the thought of herself actually doing physical labor.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And last but not least, just because he had that Kurt Russell/Snake Pliskin thing going on, I picked up "Apocalyptic Santa with machine pistol"; BG-APC165.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeU6o0R_XG2ixN84Qi31cVVDLJRr-uGCmupl94A5weN83SLP3TQ8Nwf3c0L8aHDr1n5_4aTtk4dihZ7kfaiMejWCXi1h7d1z4JwIWGKBzGSPT63Hrc0x_11ie3wgZUnrtyesgGv82XP96ejRvAXT0TiC_O0qKDIGHz4KCNv3t3EBrx8r-TC0klsjoWZ_hz/s4032/412525434_1076437767007653_4896362409975892724_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeU6o0R_XG2ixN84Qi31cVVDLJRr-uGCmupl94A5weN83SLP3TQ8Nwf3c0L8aHDr1n5_4aTtk4dihZ7kfaiMejWCXi1h7d1z4JwIWGKBzGSPT63Hrc0x_11ie3wgZUnrtyesgGv82XP96ejRvAXT0TiC_O0qKDIGHz4KCNv3t3EBrx8r-TC0klsjoWZ_hz/w480-h640/412525434_1076437767007653_4896362409975892724_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>("Now I have a machine gun too! Ho! Ho! Ho!")</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />And then finally, the last packages came from Perry...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Like the North Star figures, these are my first figures from Perry, and I was very impressed with them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I picked up two packs of CPT-16 Female Civilians.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDvGOQHrPg0ouDEqpAepXCrkjFJ8jZDyjw-evb34Hkt6UJSbJg3qpCFxnsyer35U1NZarWNZ5qZJ8_jIyGh7KynljkKbFEchX4iH34kPj91XWxu5rc8MJu2HgL1h8g_puBF08uRsn1qxkvj5pEJE714R8Uy3lvMvnIVIqNk8ItU25XVQ-i7XVyxzF6fObj/s4032/IMG_1927.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDvGOQHrPg0ouDEqpAepXCrkjFJ8jZDyjw-evb34Hkt6UJSbJg3qpCFxnsyer35U1NZarWNZ5qZJ8_jIyGh7KynljkKbFEchX4iH34kPj91XWxu5rc8MJu2HgL1h8g_puBF08uRsn1qxkvj5pEJE714R8Uy3lvMvnIVIqNk8ItU25XVQ-i7XVyxzF6fObj/w640-h480/IMG_1927.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>("Plenty of women to tend to the household chores and duties while their husbands are in the fields, working long, hard, hours in the hot, hot, sun for his Lordship's benefit....")</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><div>On a whim, I also picked up AW 100 "British Interrogating a Colonial Prisoner". Can use the majority of the figures, so it should be a fun set to paint up.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibERHDSewxQ36C7BktIpDua69TDKGj71BlzgT5ODpobYOPRIwUrCSnnVd_DkPWrE5Zyjb2VMzGGod5hHeeayKwVwhdu17EUBYyZcbegGzZ3-2wYUGAKFl4OGCUxZ68tiXvQ-3-OAThmfk5BsS9-uOUBOOObUITeRtM2y6qBOUjvTTi-8Q_JwXDi1cJmD6Q/s4032/IMG_1929.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibERHDSewxQ36C7BktIpDua69TDKGj71BlzgT5ODpobYOPRIwUrCSnnVd_DkPWrE5Zyjb2VMzGGod5hHeeayKwVwhdu17EUBYyZcbegGzZ3-2wYUGAKFl4OGCUxZ68tiXvQ-3-OAThmfk5BsS9-uOUBOOObUITeRtM2y6qBOUjvTTi-8Q_JwXDi1cJmD6Q/w480-h640/IMG_1929.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>("The prisoner eagerly cooperated with his captors, once they agreed to not have him out in the fields working long, hard, hours in the hot, hot, sun for his Lordship's benefit....")</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><div>I also picked up two packs of AW 73 Civilians to mix in with the rest of the lot.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha_iRIJJh56jvPVEUxYO5wto96jq9SZYFy4xHct08sxCNV_5djqrsSn1ZSftXPS4q2CRx6uC6hKMR-Tzpw4zUpkssno_wKbZRP4nc8bm6othUFh_PA0HlXQZMM0Qn8IuNB4tK1LsMtBdnShEb4_z6cBvug_kGrHYEO7hVzKxEQkMG7jVvlwuyWWc2o5h_d/s4032/IMG_1930.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha_iRIJJh56jvPVEUxYO5wto96jq9SZYFy4xHct08sxCNV_5djqrsSn1ZSftXPS4q2CRx6uC6hKMR-Tzpw4zUpkssno_wKbZRP4nc8bm6othUFh_PA0HlXQZMM0Qn8IuNB4tK1LsMtBdnShEb4_z6cBvug_kGrHYEO7hVzKxEQkMG7jVvlwuyWWc2o5h_d/w640-h480/IMG_1930.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>("Yet more civilians, (country folk), and townsfolk. While some of these will be in the fields, working long, hard, hours in the hot, hot, sun, others will be doing their "town things". Good or bad, shall soon be discovered...")</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br />And that was it for the minis!</div><div><br /></div><div>My wife also got me an amazing customizable DM screen for our RPGS. Each fold has some amazing imprinted artwork. I took pics to show them. Please click on them to get a better idea and to see them more clearly.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbylEBteeQNJJYw_-AwgkkL4NGojBMrnKx1gVDXulYLoZnjo5LOYEjaoIOTfkEeODmlgSJE9u4Xu8ns7419q3UdE0_TpRobOaW4Bp4oS0csDyDpYP-fLo1pUVhfTnDEzwS4gN7uRix42gur_1FgyU-k4qlWA7goMnJFEmK6QdnkuYAdOJdlrJJsKP8sns2/s4032/IMG_1840.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbylEBteeQNJJYw_-AwgkkL4NGojBMrnKx1gVDXulYLoZnjo5LOYEjaoIOTfkEeODmlgSJE9u4Xu8ns7419q3UdE0_TpRobOaW4Bp4oS0csDyDpYP-fLo1pUVhfTnDEzwS4gN7uRix42gur_1FgyU-k4qlWA7goMnJFEmK6QdnkuYAdOJdlrJJsKP8sns2/w640-h480/IMG_1840.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Perhaps once again to remind us all of the "Greatest Christmas Gift of All, and TO all, free of charge..."</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLNUhoNJL-xklPM4PCG4sT3MSN1FX8ZLePtjleby9QOevF-vlPMGsz3FrQ7zYBz5awlItrhyFFx8MDxr2sUCVTj2fnMlUH9W0-x_xPsBGKDFJ0J6JNQ4Dql4Cdtb1sDF3wwyAVtJt7XFTjCWnD8ZTrnknxulngP816oPdyiY2Z7io5jRSxU5qHDn7GuqOC/s2048/410232106_10224894559217304_4821673345907221613_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLNUhoNJL-xklPM4PCG4sT3MSN1FX8ZLePtjleby9QOevF-vlPMGsz3FrQ7zYBz5awlItrhyFFx8MDxr2sUCVTj2fnMlUH9W0-x_xPsBGKDFJ0J6JNQ4Dql4Cdtb1sDF3wwyAVtJt7XFTjCWnD8ZTrnknxulngP816oPdyiY2Z7io5jRSxU5qHDn7GuqOC/w480-h640/410232106_10224894559217304_4821673345907221613_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(May his light guide you always...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Michael Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929476841889675888noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499214672600371105.post-16530509124629645732023-12-31T17:47:00.000-05:002023-12-31T17:47:55.051-05:00End of The Year Update....<div style="text-align: left;"> Wow...2023 is gone already?<br />I was sitting here minding my own business and working on the "Late November/Early December" update when I look at the calendar and it's 12.31.2023.<br />Where did the time go?<br />I didn't do an end of year update and reflection last year. Too much was going on, and I was trying to get my head sorted out. So, I am going ahead with a short one for this year.<br />Read on, if you wish.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">2023...A Year in Review....</span></h4><div>So January 2023 rolled in, and I realized the projects I need to get done. Naturally I made of list of things I wanted to accomplish, and then promptly disregarded it.</div><div>But I DID clean up my painting desk in preparations for all things planned, grand, and glorious...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcZh8gnxknKQk_e7xBLEGapG-xgBRcP3oS-OlUnqc9C55j0ERzDq65SMtIu3CBe37HseIPV7oX57zwXWThJ1lBjX2-GYc2dUH1xmdSGW9X2bVM_QFL505ywMQUoMzX6mv2n2p41Atzq633vQMkPePtDwIXfMtY4FC-GP-SUdBMiU0AiTfyOdVqEfOoNfvm/s640/IMG_5013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcZh8gnxknKQk_e7xBLEGapG-xgBRcP3oS-OlUnqc9C55j0ERzDq65SMtIu3CBe37HseIPV7oX57zwXWThJ1lBjX2-GYc2dUH1xmdSGW9X2bVM_QFL505ywMQUoMzX6mv2n2p41Atzq633vQMkPePtDwIXfMtY4FC-GP-SUdBMiU0AiTfyOdVqEfOoNfvm/w640-h480/IMG_5013.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(A clean workspace?!?!.... What kind of MADNESS is this?!?!?!....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><div>With January here, I restarted my interest in working on my Western town of Rimfire, (Arizona Territory), and finished up the Newspaper Office, and started re-working the Sheriffs Office and Jail.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9iFc1jTbhWi8e7c4VYvUPVNlvqCFmswaOT9iohr9Zi4fRxrM1ROzjz16hm_aCmisxtzjxQrt5P5fhWBKYcrwyoiG-fvble7Hg_P6thhcudfOGMj4FbRemd0urnuu_9wr_iD7yrYNAvuMHOPu5mnblV25PrCnJwcuEM8_gce3fY60ceWC7vbnutoZeEBG9/s640/IMG_5095.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9iFc1jTbhWi8e7c4VYvUPVNlvqCFmswaOT9iohr9Zi4fRxrM1ROzjz16hm_aCmisxtzjxQrt5P5fhWBKYcrwyoiG-fvble7Hg_P6thhcudfOGMj4FbRemd0urnuu_9wr_iD7yrYNAvuMHOPu5mnblV25PrCnJwcuEM8_gce3fY60ceWC7vbnutoZeEBG9/w640-h480/IMG_5095.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And January rolled into February....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">February came in, and for those chilly days, I made up a pot of Jambalaya, with extra stuff in it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbnFOL17puAcP-7JyOzoqwd1xX3JCYY3Cmsjybeuzp3bgJlqa5KwLITkSrFAWTRqpOBebnJpdKPFoxx4qktFPIjYqp-8ZZPB4bcIAsptDLmcXIxgCEmKa7MHCc2CZ2CT-4rCJOUD-44pVK-3CXJZCbTRFs54nwvRPeDhzWEX1lgBawYfuDgQb26_11d9Gq/s640/IMG_5711.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbnFOL17puAcP-7JyOzoqwd1xX3JCYY3Cmsjybeuzp3bgJlqa5KwLITkSrFAWTRqpOBebnJpdKPFoxx4qktFPIjYqp-8ZZPB4bcIAsptDLmcXIxgCEmKa7MHCc2CZ2CT-4rCJOUD-44pVK-3CXJZCbTRFs54nwvRPeDhzWEX1lgBawYfuDgQb26_11d9Gq/w480-h640/IMG_5711.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(MMMM-mmmm!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />And there was some work done on figures or buildings, but nothing was finished. </div><div><br /></div><div>March wandered in like a drunken sailor....</div><div><br /></div><div>And like the whirlwind month that it is, I finished a large batch of figures, including these:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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My wife's best friend came to visit, and her husband and me took off one day to the Indy Motor Speedway.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBW6rsxHky_F4i0IN4PW3R_65PFk-1_bSmcYPyYx7tdiIXsIhKHWFvayImKFmWzMr0aQESPUSsx2PiBiM5bc9jXlJ_8JyD-aR1fVhGjqKbbFK8aqRskdVh2YELaft7h-DUz24CiSRy3MOZ3ap0XzZIBjzpZKUdNeGS2Pekzuye-9KiSV7kXzurRD86FkqP/s640/IMG_6957.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBW6rsxHky_F4i0IN4PW3R_65PFk-1_bSmcYPyYx7tdiIXsIhKHWFvayImKFmWzMr0aQESPUSsx2PiBiM5bc9jXlJ_8JyD-aR1fVhGjqKbbFK8aqRskdVh2YELaft7h-DUz24CiSRy3MOZ3ap0XzZIBjzpZKUdNeGS2Pekzuye-9KiSV7kXzurRD86FkqP/w480-h640/IMG_6957.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">And I fixed them dinner...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrwxHGBtNpI5BZv6dnNlwMlhjiCDA8ihuWDXho1oPZ-YL-aDmwLNOiJUF5P4sKrVCtW9fQ9ziTPoviWnzVoksjlLCeurhhHLcn2xVqSVbVUkPxDsmUd87jLAIOWPMyQoJwiDmzCxZ9N0ZdS-nx0y0tZ4IppwlSDAo50PANPTDOw2UxSU9Ug1-wY1UNEsd2/s640/IMG_6980.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrwxHGBtNpI5BZv6dnNlwMlhjiCDA8ihuWDXho1oPZ-YL-aDmwLNOiJUF5P4sKrVCtW9fQ9ziTPoviWnzVoksjlLCeurhhHLcn2xVqSVbVUkPxDsmUd87jLAIOWPMyQoJwiDmzCxZ9N0ZdS-nx0y0tZ4IppwlSDAo50PANPTDOw2UxSU9Ug1-wY1UNEsd2/w640-h480/IMG_6980.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Speaking of food...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I got a chance to try out a recipe for "Robber Steak" from the literary classic, "Dracula"...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAFFaQ1TrXW3lyYK27-VzU31HtVWAbEXkJJpa9rwla9GpnIHxGaJgRe1svgMFZHeZYUGW512uDCum6c5aRWfubpE_0AuhI0TD9Taodlm0RB4Na6REFnYfJsv7ITRTz0GxI5wgTQ4N28rbQyebmAtojmvC9SqqQprksO3aiu28-Jy2xCgQkQnY3McBVTJle/s640/IMG_7512.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAFFaQ1TrXW3lyYK27-VzU31HtVWAbEXkJJpa9rwla9GpnIHxGaJgRe1svgMFZHeZYUGW512uDCum6c5aRWfubpE_0AuhI0TD9Taodlm0RB4Na6REFnYfJsv7ITRTz0GxI5wgTQ4N28rbQyebmAtojmvC9SqqQprksO3aiu28-Jy2xCgQkQnY3McBVTJle/w640-h480/IMG_7512.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The recipe was simple, I think though that next time I am going to try them on the grill and see how they come out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Meanwhile I laid out a short version of my Western town to get an idea of how it would/could look....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ94tmkIw0L6dV38ZMlTTuBAAYJUv_ZUBIQyAzRxBf2KoIVRv5AAO6e3C_hnhB_YoZMKNeRkIDM2Nn2jtqEf6RzBStr0PrOx_qhcsGxxq-WObUm27YEMrILqGVSjkBxkAvBaieaT3gxOy8YrUq5nH_6t01R8BjYY5i_8p6eBRN_vOtti6N49BDzGyKpnPU/s640/IMG_6777.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7FZpt931pgvJipkQ0DpurcZs27JAhm4mipgyHOldlC7lMbVDCGBvPCdzv7-AbwYoF5p6-OrdVXDB-0El4BYVx0BqdMMUYEamvO0h4N-t3NsSo1jN1Afs6c0vA_oD2MNhgNuf78n29meWVNJO77sko9z5ifAXfmqPePYccQB0Q2FYlmXzsXqnocvo2a38u/w480-h640/IMG_8327.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Yeah, if you watched Saturday morning TV in the 70's and early 80's you know WHO these guys are...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOLziiYG6extoDSUV_dgjzWVC9ojVS2wYAMPuIliDXJhbDnMqZ2WSQOFCisSRneijCjFxtZhsecUus8qmItE1cKC0-HXRYrFROKddfifeWzEAgofHrZfRsUl-a82hsfOa5dwhYbKNh6S21Dql_lB1hilcwAKU9fl3OCHHOPfUClLLAcndn-EEiOr5CqRZS/s640/IMG_8328.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWAEvBdKIucWk1LdgiPjz2t88UqxMtL7jcGikPD-Vfq5gEhkL5sZtHFtT-hGIv6svn7yLc1LnaPO8278j_0fqV1aLRiCEdhme9JNapqWJhAkC58F1_hXIjOPDuudslxe3kRmoePJkR3usjFMKzq6thwAfeSrPDgbqZviJap5wnskeQioOaG4z_OmTr73B/w480-h640/IMG_8324.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(A RAFM "Call of Cthulhu" character figure, reading from an ancient book of evil knowledge while holding her cat in an underarm death grip. Emotional support animal or unknowing sacrifice to a dark elder thing? YOU tell me....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And I repainted my 20+ year old voodoo zombies and a couple of pirates. These were figures from my infamous Pirate game I ran at Triple J's back around 2000. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">First up, the voodoo zombies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Please not that a lot of the pics here show the figures to look "glossy and shiny" and that is not the case. It's the case of me using a cheap Iphone 10 camera, and the lighting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpLo8OZDr4Mht_qkRPSPfHDlqst2KKffk6TLF5Nil2ryYoZq9_LWNjlp3gcNV1ZlV2xQgfRQ85uD0d0Hu12pDacNRtDX_Z3txObfv6uTeg7yRnIphIoQaqaFV1xWIjGly4AHQ68YjAYwUZlA5BwdYQttDNNbF7BuSkroiU6He61RjwH-tUDQmtRzTVpMQQ/s640/IMG_8277.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpLo8OZDr4Mht_qkRPSPfHDlqst2KKffk6TLF5Nil2ryYoZq9_LWNjlp3gcNV1ZlV2xQgfRQ85uD0d0Hu12pDacNRtDX_Z3txObfv6uTeg7yRnIphIoQaqaFV1xWIjGly4AHQ68YjAYwUZlA5BwdYQttDNNbF7BuSkroiU6He61RjwH-tUDQmtRzTVpMQQ/w640-h480/IMG_8277.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Voodoo Zombies!!!!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And Pirates!!!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Je0I3d_Qsm9aRkoHa0VeZ1Dkgi6ZRciLgvy3H63Ro1hzP_mJd4nD6bVlO-j7_2qUkSSEpM8feYJIeeHxJJNJTByhX8r9SHGMrZ1-gfdOAfYvslHMAtVRD32J4A-HEwNZKcXalJfcZcOBaarpos1LO4f5fSYFGuAii0fNlQBLBkNGByZkQBfmA3UgpIq9/s640/IMG_8275.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And then June ended, and July and August blundered in like two sleepy toddlers wandering through the house early in the morning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My motivation essentially ground down to a halt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And the high point of those two months was the new fridge for the game room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo4-PCLrlSrNYD8xHe56sAzcwCInSkrBpmhPV_epGr_xTs3Cs-ZcXuelUGJcZmWSYtcGUuPDS_uKMbYM6svAouScWr1SAX2Vz_a_i1dAD5t9ewCwh_tPuN28AggoXK2We6Glzpol0LP-yEj29IbBf77zu43SWsheyTFJNlT-ULoEX43yvaCslp27ATooy4/s640/IMG_8847.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div>We caught it on sale at Best Buy and it now holds a lot of tasty drinks!</div><div><br /></div><div>And then suddenly summer was ending and it was September and October....</div><div>And I was dragged kicking and screaming into the 18th Century.</div><div>(Truth be told, with the pirates, I was always kind of skirting the edge of it.)</div><div>I have quietly decided to build a fictional 18th Century "imagi-nation", and right now, the starting point is going to be an island in the Caribbean named "Bloodworth Island". It's a recent "acquisition" from the Spanish by the English in one of their never ending wars. The current port has been renamed "Port Haven", and it's a haven of scum, villains, ruffians, ne'er do wells, mangy dogs, lower class men and women, and screaming brats.</div><div>Truly the new governor will have his hands full in the coming days.</div><div>But my painting queue was full....</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPFYwoMZUIFDdHSekfmIVizpidUE34-GlTenAQ9ZJJWbojFBfX6QyskIsOj83b3PrNC5YNL7NFGE39rGYDudu4TmfxHXVOamL_5jDoKIvsTyBmBX0n4O2SeVk33Z3jh1KfbQzkKKroJ4LLzwtwfROpspQSv4iFIEwqSGR95nG1ieI0i9BZpMCD0xKPkTpA/s640/385068658_10224469800478601_7642934186150415603_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPFYwoMZUIFDdHSekfmIVizpidUE34-GlTenAQ9ZJJWbojFBfX6QyskIsOj83b3PrNC5YNL7NFGE39rGYDudu4TmfxHXVOamL_5jDoKIvsTyBmBX0n4O2SeVk33Z3jh1KfbQzkKKroJ4LLzwtwfROpspQSv4iFIEwqSGR95nG1ieI0i9BZpMCD0xKPkTpA/w640-h480/385068658_10224469800478601_7642934186150415603_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The table seems quite busy today....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div>And the governor of the island...<div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyjVolpzs3MkwZ3Uhpsd51J4bjQW5S1QO0cMc_GP5UY0ofEEB55WRCLwT0S6HrLztzr6ECmqXKDbtqCFIO84Sppx9diEfFTPpAHX_Lox-Uv3EiVQtclhi__eT1lkP4ul_lqFP_YBRlv_UDE_rTAFR18HaFho__ZL6ohFn4n_MyIFlug-a9ubFNPD2QPe1M/s640/IMG_0068.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyjVolpzs3MkwZ3Uhpsd51J4bjQW5S1QO0cMc_GP5UY0ofEEB55WRCLwT0S6HrLztzr6ECmqXKDbtqCFIO84Sppx9diEfFTPpAHX_Lox-Uv3EiVQtclhi__eT1lkP4ul_lqFP_YBRlv_UDE_rTAFR18HaFho__ZL6ohFn4n_MyIFlug-a9ubFNPD2QPe1M/w480-h640/IMG_0068.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>("Lord Whitehall, the newly established and arrived
Governor of the recent English * ahem *,
"acquisition" of Port Haven on Bloodworth Island. He is NOT impressed at what he sees, hears, or smells. </i></b>. <b><i>He knows that
although he is technically "ruling" the port, (and supposedly the
island, no matter what the French, Spanish, Dutch, and other scum may say), he
realizes that his rule is only as good as the troops he has to enforce it. "Hmph!" he says to himself, (and no one else in
particular). "No matter then! If I have to hang a dozen or so pirates and
their supporters in this dreg of a town to establish my presence and order,
then I guess the gallows are going to be quite busy soon." Although under orders from His Majesty, he also knows
business and how to turn a profit as it may be...</i></b></div><b><i>"Although there is always the possibility that a few
coins contributed to me, may keep someone from having a short drop and a quick
stop..." He then changed his thoughts from the matter onto whether
the port had a decent claret on hand for his dry palate and if so, where would
he find it?")</i></b><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYKkrvYuQt5Ndit6JkWGvjqwTNIkiXvB0DHyOwkcMn8mJC_iPB6t2GFU_lEUOVqNrnDIjKAkGY7t6AvpMj1EQF5zTDw7Yup_uFlr2_6md-90jAB5ZUzI6N7W1xjq_c00EppY5Vf7AYStgDDoplQA4hvSzX2i5YaIgKRemJft6GAmbbFOaOmSVNoT98OaOR/s640/IMG_0071.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYKkrvYuQt5Ndit6JkWGvjqwTNIkiXvB0DHyOwkcMn8mJC_iPB6t2GFU_lEUOVqNrnDIjKAkGY7t6AvpMj1EQF5zTDw7Yup_uFlr2_6md-90jAB5ZUzI6N7W1xjq_c00EppY5Vf7AYStgDDoplQA4hvSzX2i5YaIgKRemJft6GAmbbFOaOmSVNoT98OaOR/w480-h640/IMG_0071.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>("The Righteous Reverend Task, ( a very determined man
in the manner of John Calvin and Cotton Mather), preaches the "true
word" to the people of Port Haven. Having recently arrived to the newly acquired island that is
flying the English Flag, (at least in this part), everywhere he looks is bathed
in sin, sin, and even more sin. The sinners are plentiful, and the sin is
overwhelming. So many souls damned to the eternal fires of the lake of fire
created for the Devil and his minions. He also knows that there are witches here in town, or at
least those that practice some form of the dark arts of sorcery. He has read
the tracts and studied them immensely before embarking upon his journey from
his comfy home in the Massachusetts Colony to this festering abominable pool of
unholy deprivations. Nevertheless he
shall root out the witches, or practitioners of dark evil magic and cast them
out, and bring the true word, (as interpreted by him), to all those that would
hear his holy calling...")</i></b><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZYzhXZSb9Qjhi5i9-X_qMElr_xieBBhlNDzlf8UTFGdDw6df6N2JoyBZAyGLzveEqOk7tkzssOEJEP7DbHx7pFZ_ci2Zr4lhhMqLGugTQi9skQ5ATjEDIl5wQobviwSyGRWLXgB3mUSQTvWTWgpl9kGriTdmSo0grHR2GxxDPsEGLRTRKg5yns1ed9GNh/s640/IMG_0077.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZYzhXZSb9Qjhi5i9-X_qMElr_xieBBhlNDzlf8UTFGdDw6df6N2JoyBZAyGLzveEqOk7tkzssOEJEP7DbHx7pFZ_ci2Zr4lhhMqLGugTQi9skQ5ATjEDIl5wQobviwSyGRWLXgB3mUSQTvWTWgpl9kGriTdmSo0grHR2GxxDPsEGLRTRKg5yns1ed9GNh/w480-h640/IMG_0077.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>("Nigel Tandy's musical talent and abilities, weren't
enough to keep him from barely escaping England with his life, due to his
dalliances with the ladies of the local gentry, (of which a few illegitimate
children were born), and fleeing to Port Haven, and finding a nice, easy (by
the standard here), comfy position as his Lordships musician. By day, he plays and composes at his lordships will. He is
also in demand at night for soirees, balls, dances, dinners, evening
entertainment and so on. Despite knowing what almost happened, he also understands
that "pretty, rich, women are his weakness....his Achilles heel.",
and knows that it will only be a matter of time before his roving eye catches
the looks of one of the local upper crust ladies. The fact that she may have a heavy purse would be an extra
pleasant surprise. But until then, it's time for him to play (once again),
"Traipsing through the green meadow" on his piano forte to the
delight of some of those upper crusters that wouldn't give him the time of day
otherwise.")</i></b><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />But it wasn't ALL "Caribbean goodness..."</div><div>I decided about mid year, that I was wanting to run a Fury of Dracula Board Game for Halloween. It was going to be rp'ing, period dress, and dinner included. Unfortunately while this didn't happen this year, it gave me a bit of a head start for 2024. </div><div>I didn't like the solid grey figures that FFG had in the box, so I painted them up per the cards.</div><div>I was dismayed and disappointed a little on the Dracula figure as there was so little facial detail.</div><div>But I did what I could.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwLutoNuUpL-FvumI6F27hsQIKiNnC_jWjXBFn-KHIdny2MXzGv5pw97kxCIyiS17Zp9k8RKoW0FrWJ-N1AdRM6Wzf0HSgpJwArhm6trxaAYsB3IpmhsMDI7_ZxsqW7B56OQPtNOr-_Vr7ohbu8XZBNp8y3DSuFHOcPkOkQBPV1_IxzUMvNVrf08KTuE9Q/s206/376573027_218233380968559_2393872351071137965_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="206" data-original-width="155" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwLutoNuUpL-FvumI6F27hsQIKiNnC_jWjXBFn-KHIdny2MXzGv5pw97kxCIyiS17Zp9k8RKoW0FrWJ-N1AdRM6Wzf0HSgpJwArhm6trxaAYsB3IpmhsMDI7_ZxsqW7B56OQPtNOr-_Vr7ohbu8XZBNp8y3DSuFHOcPkOkQBPV1_IxzUMvNVrf08KTuE9Q/w482-h640/376573027_218233380968559_2393872351071137965_n.jpg" width="482" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Dracula....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2czt4sBXI0Evrfo-aSGKI_u_1267PwDWiz54Qio44tNaoJqwb0FoyviP76DxcYW3wnvHn9Zu8fW_3R9f3AljWMUk1GZHIvbeL9vdf1s0OpCss7cqgltjDauvQ0yYh5vX4dYhjon1h0BQ9pBq5CFgawLWdIOk7NLKIwNqART6XEfS-CurlQawbnuXQVENn/s275/376575099_1002929880917439_7271336396912493137_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="206" data-original-width="275" height="479" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2czt4sBXI0Evrfo-aSGKI_u_1267PwDWiz54Qio44tNaoJqwb0FoyviP76DxcYW3wnvHn9Zu8fW_3R9f3AljWMUk1GZHIvbeL9vdf1s0OpCss7cqgltjDauvQ0yYh5vX4dYhjon1h0BQ9pBq5CFgawLWdIOk7NLKIwNqART6XEfS-CurlQawbnuXQVENn/w640-h479/376575099_1002929880917439_7271336396912493137_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(And the hunters...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Maybe this year I will get to run it.</div><div><br /></div><div>And then as usual, I had "Dremel issues".</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijKX-pXRH1nWOkDFRbgoJxmP-_VK83YPW48oJSKCPWCCW-kzH3XcDc9W6B5gWYUOOGbtgc2Dvet3Y0wiAKahLlbn3Way_aET6nfSBEICyxZ_PVCgJ4vwwjQn4dszZDaUjJQN8VT2UW2Ndl1gp7IoyYM6vVpl3wg6BooH-ryRp03OfDdkpsMF3JiV2IK2iN/s640/IMG_0314.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijKX-pXRH1nWOkDFRbgoJxmP-_VK83YPW48oJSKCPWCCW-kzH3XcDc9W6B5gWYUOOGbtgc2Dvet3Y0wiAKahLlbn3Way_aET6nfSBEICyxZ_PVCgJ4vwwjQn4dszZDaUjJQN8VT2UW2Ndl1gp7IoyYM6vVpl3wg6BooH-ryRp03OfDdkpsMF3JiV2IK2iN/w480-h640/IMG_0314.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Oops...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div>And my wife and I celebrated our wedding anniversary with amazing Mexican food!!!!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrOD1eqmXak5JnwSIUkj-YuYiv2yD_uA3sO9YXlPv2rKWSYoUdavEv3byczFRaGT-styA0q95HjkBsv_ldrjbos8Mcd-SmG1BnX0K28WoBMUE30gDh8VEWvc07SigefTikZL34pYtaAaVIb51UQ1mdgR637jxR2OODNX-VvgcTzNeZKYjfV6ajloUcCxun/s639/22448662_10208873168861534_1294559734159168526_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="639" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrOD1eqmXak5JnwSIUkj-YuYiv2yD_uA3sO9YXlPv2rKWSYoUdavEv3byczFRaGT-styA0q95HjkBsv_ldrjbos8Mcd-SmG1BnX0K28WoBMUE30gDh8VEWvc07SigefTikZL34pYtaAaVIb51UQ1mdgR637jxR2OODNX-VvgcTzNeZKYjfV6ajloUcCxun/w640-h426/22448662_10208873168861534_1294559734159168526_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(October 13th, 2012... Eleven years married and she hasn't killed me yet...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmJf2U1JG4RiuLcGPdWZLFhr9co37jn-1ZJ62pwZ0n-b1se2oRVYuBrA2hnG1rVi3yDAj0RabxCF2vudF_y_nrlYSFST7TshtX5eLwKLlIpP7u-YFw5TOFpPWjN8w_hCL7QwtYQOY7uTBj5MeMYd6KMvpW3a8Zeui2TGp4DBAcqJ1s4mgW0h0wf5ovOOCZ/s640/IMG_0183.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmJf2U1JG4RiuLcGPdWZLFhr9co37jn-1ZJ62pwZ0n-b1se2oRVYuBrA2hnG1rVi3yDAj0RabxCF2vudF_y_nrlYSFST7TshtX5eLwKLlIpP7u-YFw5TOFpPWjN8w_hCL7QwtYQOY7uTBj5MeMYd6KMvpW3a8Zeui2TGp4DBAcqJ1s4mgW0h0wf5ovOOCZ/w640-h480/IMG_0183.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(An anniversary feast!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><div>And that rounded out October....<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGRXDv1p8gmq74xYiz-JnLUtgNrIRKO9YCGce6H1vFdVzzsjeWbJT-Rsg7P73EhtpSSb5cxY-k90DtFtkvij2ZoLl0B4m3oPjQ6Wdq5fwJOXsCrlWxVws_9XcsG885J8dMWGoz44ABn2_jMcwGP7PX2sO7YiLGaVhdG9UUJbhm9vD1tTUDSur6vHpkS2t5/s640/IMG_0372.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGRXDv1p8gmq74xYiz-JnLUtgNrIRKO9YCGce6H1vFdVzzsjeWbJT-Rsg7P73EhtpSSb5cxY-k90DtFtkvij2ZoLl0B4m3oPjQ6Wdq5fwJOXsCrlWxVws_9XcsG885J8dMWGoz44ABn2_jMcwGP7PX2sO7YiLGaVhdG9UUJbhm9vD1tTUDSur6vHpkS2t5/w640-h640/IMG_0372.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(There's treasure everywhere!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />And we slipped into November...</div><div><br /></div><div>November my wife and I did our Turkey Day dinner at Fogo De Chao in Indy.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNJlQOf1pUhiObi5g7FPD4NVRMZt8Gqk9_iGXBSlxkeDPm5ebNZTfj4m0WwOynFtckv0FQeMAgTyMh_S47z5JJEU4kRromcb8Gk0cpYIjCgGpNnDh8xv8q-NPaxderc6wu5faDDbAtDK_O4iSncgYHEcGsUh6hRg7yclo_kV27LFoG95EaF8uzMfjrrVHF/s2048/IMG_0943.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNJlQOf1pUhiObi5g7FPD4NVRMZt8Gqk9_iGXBSlxkeDPm5ebNZTfj4m0WwOynFtckv0FQeMAgTyMh_S47z5JJEU4kRromcb8Gk0cpYIjCgGpNnDh8xv8q-NPaxderc6wu5faDDbAtDK_O4iSncgYHEcGsUh6hRg7yclo_kV27LFoG95EaF8uzMfjrrVHF/w640-h480/IMG_0943.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDGDFBf0ZQ2AejQxSwc_aH1vNEwPSgPU0xcCiLst9j3f5Kz5OI6ggV3c1vwbQ8_1Ql-No0GOShZx6sMMlrprmNaXaWarkitHIdGwJbLGgDakwU84eRnR6zrw8MMHg69Grxgjy7gUdalaQHECntPdJx8RqbCjtTkED2jVuy5m8NE9QKOXoPOAeFLaWrsWwz/s2048/IMG_0947.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDGDFBf0ZQ2AejQxSwc_aH1vNEwPSgPU0xcCiLst9j3f5Kz5OI6ggV3c1vwbQ8_1Ql-No0GOShZx6sMMlrprmNaXaWarkitHIdGwJbLGgDakwU84eRnR6zrw8MMHg69Grxgjy7gUdalaQHECntPdJx8RqbCjtTkED2jVuy5m8NE9QKOXoPOAeFLaWrsWwz/w480-h640/IMG_0947.JPEG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Mmmmm...delicious red meat. It's not food if it doesn't bleed...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><br />And I found myself being dragged kicking and screaming into the 18th Century, with more figures being painted up for the period.<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuyb5pQqR6y41yC2IMs2M2HVQyoAcVZVqod5ccf45VmdWooBJboqflh_SQG3jDhpWe0v4SY7IbP38NxihMlAiWsog97XK4FVYDnqfzAEIJZCsZlkNjCwMze4aWVlkwz9-WaheOKraLNPzc_A8jemiaadTs-Yo9jrBzy-9YuPLxE9xTHNlOQHrLFXxP2iQD/s320/IMG_0400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuyb5pQqR6y41yC2IMs2M2HVQyoAcVZVqod5ccf45VmdWooBJboqflh_SQG3jDhpWe0v4SY7IbP38NxihMlAiWsog97XK4FVYDnqfzAEIJZCsZlkNjCwMze4aWVlkwz9-WaheOKraLNPzc_A8jemiaadTs-Yo9jrBzy-9YuPLxE9xTHNlOQHrLFXxP2iQD/w480-h640/IMG_0400.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i><b>("D'nembo moved slowly through the countryside, pistol
and cutlass at ready. His eyes slowly and carefully scanned the tree-line up
ahead for anything. Truth be told, he would he happy to hear the sounds of life
around him; the squawk or chirping of birds, or the occasional sound of a large
animal. But here, there was no sound. Only silence. <span style="text-align: center;">Which to D'nembo meant "Nothing living was around
him." And this worried him greatly...")</span></b></i></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIKYHFQB6bNRUxyc5ax5Ch9wlkKivK2PnGvUZ3FPrdLGmHNWKiUqzyY7TaodeKo7ppFVUzaz-yCCK7L4lFIJyhU9YhB7AFO-qQ895ca-L0UrVanbxrBJ_DWgBrwQvrV-FZs6qpo_iO99SLGzfXngLpmTW3IJMSpVWn6-xdOf1IEbH-7W1SvBwSbENldo04/s320/IMG_0403.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIKYHFQB6bNRUxyc5ax5Ch9wlkKivK2PnGvUZ3FPrdLGmHNWKiUqzyY7TaodeKo7ppFVUzaz-yCCK7L4lFIJyhU9YhB7AFO-qQ895ca-L0UrVanbxrBJ_DWgBrwQvrV-FZs6qpo_iO99SLGzfXngLpmTW3IJMSpVWn6-xdOf1IEbH-7W1SvBwSbENldo04/w480-h640/IMG_0403.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><i>"Lord Mitchell looked on with slight contempt before
sneering at what he saw in the town that he had recently arrived at. Muddy, badly constructed cobblestone streets; dirty,
ramshackle buildings, mongrel dogs wandering about, screaming women and their
crying brats, drunkards everywhere.... And the smell. <span style="text-align: center;">Good Gods the smell! </span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><i><span style="text-align: center;">"No matter." He said to himself. "A few quick
roundups of the press gang will clear this dung heap of the drunkards and put
them to good use for once in their miserable lives.</span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;">The whores will be cleaned out, the dogs shot
down, skinned, and the meat given to the natives as they will probably eat
anything. It'll take a bit of work to make this into a proper English town
under the Governor's rulership and his Majesty The King's command, but it'll
get done. But first, I need to try to figure out where I can find a decent
claret, or a bottle of sherry, or even a decent bottle of port in this
miserable place...."</span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This figure is named in honor of my best friend Mike
Mitchell, who probably shares his need for a decent claret, sherry, or bottle of port right now....<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And quite a few others, to include fops, gentleman duelists, adventurers, ladies, and so much more....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2os8_dWW0aPNiEJkY6Z45LhUIWznIBipS0bjkKkgfi-4h5mfh75Fu-0Fx-h0j-wpdyiwCGsaA5TA2B9OTPFnchDmt2F1yxb9IKhIsTBBRkUWfU5TirCRrHn5HBBxWHSgG9xuJ6IgJs4LilOsRIMo1s9aAKRYt6riL_wjP1CWOw1WrzbzRAABmBe1T-FW3/s320/IMG_0405.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2os8_dWW0aPNiEJkY6Z45LhUIWznIBipS0bjkKkgfi-4h5mfh75Fu-0Fx-h0j-wpdyiwCGsaA5TA2B9OTPFnchDmt2F1yxb9IKhIsTBBRkUWfU5TirCRrHn5HBBxWHSgG9xuJ6IgJs4LilOsRIMo1s9aAKRYt6riL_wjP1CWOw1WrzbzRAABmBe1T-FW3/w480-h640/IMG_0405.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And I remembered Dan on the day....and at the hour I was told....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjynSwdHNYDIE0hc56wFG7Z0JwbtlTr1q3RfRt4BzoBGPRkJrwkjccyHOAD6EnKzgmLZXS6Z36GLnYuigN5DLrCaw3oEpJY5SO5Ns6lTP8qPvsQg8dwL98l73bY25BeGu2RebAfOpCLUKi5c9LA9_4V91rLN1kUBihazjDSDYQPJlbcmfl3jFc1RGWRMksS/s4032/IMG_1647.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjynSwdHNYDIE0hc56wFG7Z0JwbtlTr1q3RfRt4BzoBGPRkJrwkjccyHOAD6EnKzgmLZXS6Z36GLnYuigN5DLrCaw3oEpJY5SO5Ns6lTP8qPvsQg8dwL98l73bY25BeGu2RebAfOpCLUKi5c9LA9_4V91rLN1kUBihazjDSDYQPJlbcmfl3jFc1RGWRMksS/w480-h640/IMG_1647.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>("So fill to me, the parting glass....Goodnight, and joy be with you all....")</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />And Christmas Day arrived!</div><div>And our neighbors came over for dinner.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: left;">But overall I think I did pretty good.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My VA disability came through, and my health has improved.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have a wonderful home, and a wonderful wife, and neighbors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If I had any wishes for 2024, it would be to reconnect with my brother, and my kids. I do know though that communication is a two way street.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and my God for all the amazing things he has brought forth into my life, and where he is leading me. I trust in him faithfully and know he has my welfare in control for 2024 and beyond.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For all that read this, I wish you joy, peace, happiness, blessings for 2024.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thank you all for being a part of this incredible journey and this blog of mine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Michael T. Murphy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Indiana</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">12.31.2023</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3IW30ZdVRAW5vzfy93t8ldcFFYgDjbjRi-nf6bwHdbdVuUb9ND6cCmYyrYIuo_0wZUFN4o4CDGQVfEeSW1n89k7jSUMmRVoA75sXQvij7rHxlQWcsflR-FfvhdtMwWVRsIVIByO_E6XkD6Z5gqv0v2W7XSaIgS4RzJrzP6lXlmuoo0Cy-6olJkmdG1wsU/s3088/IMG_1750.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2320" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3IW30ZdVRAW5vzfy93t8ldcFFYgDjbjRi-nf6bwHdbdVuUb9ND6cCmYyrYIuo_0wZUFN4o4CDGQVfEeSW1n89k7jSUMmRVoA75sXQvij7rHxlQWcsflR-FfvhdtMwWVRsIVIByO_E6XkD6Z5gqv0v2W7XSaIgS4RzJrzP6lXlmuoo0Cy-6olJkmdG1wsU/w480-h640/IMG_1750.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Cheers and best wishes to you for 2024...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><br /><br /><br />Michael Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929476841889675888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499214672600371105.post-92048653781289695202023-11-01T14:04:00.000-04:002023-11-01T14:04:45.609-04:00October End of the Month Update: "Finished figs, more projects, and other things..."<p> So since my last update I was able to jump right in and get some more figures not only painted but "COMPLETED"!!!! Color me surprised.</p><p>Yes I have been a busy Murphy!</p><p>As October is rolling around to it's inevitable conclusion, I did a check of my painted figures status:</p><p>For the month of October:</p><p>Purchased: 0</p><p>Painted: 20 (15 18th Century/Pirates, 5 Fury of Dracula game piece figures)</p><p>This brings my total yearly count to:</p><p>YTD total:</p><p>Bought: 5</p><p>Painted: 136</p><p>Net: +135</p><p>I don't see myself finishing up any more figures for this month.</p><p>And while my numbers look good, Bob Murch (that evil man), of Pulp Figures is putting out a Colonial Kickstarter later on next week. And well...there goes my figure count, (As well as my money)....</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">Fops and Cutthroats! (My continuing journey into the 18th Century and Pirates)</span></h3><h4 style="text-align: left;"><b>(CLICK ON THE PICS FOR LARGER VERSIONS).</b></h4><div style="text-align: left;">My foray into the 18th Century and Pirates continues!<br />First off we have "D'nembo the Pirate"...<br />Pirate, (Either Foundry or Dixon, I can't remember which)...<br />Mounted on a 1/4" base. Flocked with a mixture of GF9, GW, and Woodland Scenic groundwork.<br />Painted with a mixture of Reaper, GW, Vallejo, and Craft Paints.<br />Shaded with GW shades, and Dr. Martin Inks.</div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0_kSggys4ewTE9OPNsYFGTMep_vBQM2Iur14XikKx8a6qcqTh86c4DpscT4wy__0uoSYSnVqtlRiWhtWiqzky3n6v3ktnp86nxr5oHH2j3wMHe8_Vg48o3XIP4RLfuk9j4uZ2sQOQipO7OUMobuhRjLSfd2EueugXBlqfvhMwuzJQi6KpwG5F_ACWbdON/s4032/IMG_0400.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0_kSggys4ewTE9OPNsYFGTMep_vBQM2Iur14XikKx8a6qcqTh86c4DpscT4wy__0uoSYSnVqtlRiWhtWiqzky3n6v3ktnp86nxr5oHH2j3wMHe8_Vg48o3XIP4RLfuk9j4uZ2sQOQipO7OUMobuhRjLSfd2EueugXBlqfvhMwuzJQi6KpwG5F_ACWbdON/w240-h320/IMG_0400.JPG" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOHkfZpIiNx9H8EONxm71XYzg7P5N5rVP2V6qH7jmUZLhPVkCVNL3j-7hTJYF_H6CzGydE3m3rlr-dy2CZ7h9Sxf5D7-2eqn57JBM7TY7L6Laz6Y0EUi5uwOC8rEQNPSecFtz7me9B55-ek8L9gjE-5ppbL5x5BIFbHvAON7rIJ0zTK1qH8l5S8QsEvWgF/s4032/IMG_0401.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOHkfZpIiNx9H8EONxm71XYzg7P5N5rVP2V6qH7jmUZLhPVkCVNL3j-7hTJYF_H6CzGydE3m3rlr-dy2CZ7h9Sxf5D7-2eqn57JBM7TY7L6Laz6Y0EUi5uwOC8rEQNPSecFtz7me9B55-ek8L9gjE-5ppbL5x5BIFbHvAON7rIJ0zTK1qH8l5S8QsEvWgF/s320/IMG_0401.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><b>"D'nembo moved slowly through the countryside, pistol and cutlass at ready. His eyes slowly and carefully scanned the tree-line up ahead for anything. Truth be told, he would he happy to hear the sounds of life around him; the squawk or chirping of birds, or the occasional sound of a large animal. </b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><b>But here, there was no sound. </b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><b>Only silence.</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><b>Which to D'nembo meant "Nothing living was around him."</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><b>And this worried him greatly..."</b></i></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Next up is:<div><div>Naval Officer, (Either Foundry or Dixon).</div><div>Mounted on a 1/4" base. Flocked with a mixture of GF9, GW, and Woodland Scenic groundwork.</div><div>Painted with a mixture of Reaper, GW, Vallejo, and Craft Paints.</div><div>Shaded with GW shades, and Dr. Martin Inks.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSt_Bx5Z7colpiL9lev8Caot6twYQv56K9wDlV3j6jzC3QdcCbgSvhZREBKNtMf2uaK3Dx-EbE_JYaAc7eU-um34Qv3-AQvDMXVXEt9x1he0TXkrXEo8jQyltggpzQYWxY1PCsdQHjpSPVdh8rkE-IawAHf0t5wkS8JS6mvhPqzvitfFaqzVoF5EU2TVah/s4032/IMG_0403.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSt_Bx5Z7colpiL9lev8Caot6twYQv56K9wDlV3j6jzC3QdcCbgSvhZREBKNtMf2uaK3Dx-EbE_JYaAc7eU-um34Qv3-AQvDMXVXEt9x1he0TXkrXEo8jQyltggpzQYWxY1PCsdQHjpSPVdh8rkE-IawAHf0t5wkS8JS6mvhPqzvitfFaqzVoF5EU2TVah/s320/IMG_0403.JPG" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjPi10n3w-z3byYmpLD66SVz4Sf612QPnc-In6_hky96d4vHo4je0DA7oEYj028gf4FlU88zeOLqJ6jCsgMRikZqBChcWe-JbIrAs7d5d6fyEC0CmiPbcv2stms-ecewD16u4jPt2kLt00-phD8YIkepc_Q9FTgg58Y8jH_GGHJyxT4bSkmhJD8sseB6Fh/s4032/IMG_0404.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjPi10n3w-z3byYmpLD66SVz4Sf612QPnc-In6_hky96d4vHo4je0DA7oEYj028gf4FlU88zeOLqJ6jCsgMRikZqBChcWe-JbIrAs7d5d6fyEC0CmiPbcv2stms-ecewD16u4jPt2kLt00-phD8YIkepc_Q9FTgg58Y8jH_GGHJyxT4bSkmhJD8sseB6Fh/s320/IMG_0404.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><b>"Lord Mitchell looked on with slight contempt before sneering at what he saw in the town that he had recently arrived at.</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><b>Muddy, badly constructed cobblestone streets; dirty, ramshackle buildings, mongrel dogs wandering about, screaming women and their crying brats, drunkards everywhere....</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><b>And the smell.</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><b>Good Gods the smell!</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><b>"No matter." He said to himself. "A few quick roundups of the press gang will clear this dung heap of the drunkards and put them to good use for once in their miserable lives. The whores will be cleaned out, the dogs shot down, skinned, and the meat given to the natives as they will probably eat anything. It'll take a bit of work to make this into a proper English town under the Governor's rulership and his Majesty The King's command, but it'll get done. But first, I need to try to figure out where I can find a decent claret, or a bottle of sherry, or even a decent bottle of port in this miserable place...."</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><b>This figure is named in honor of my best friend Mike Mitchell, who probably shares his need for a decent claret, sherry, or bottle of port right now.... </b></i></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Next up were have:</div><div><div>English Duelist/Lily-Livered Gentleman Adventurer</div><div>(Foundry I think)...</div><div>Mounted on a 1/4" base. Flocked with a mixture of GF9, GW, and Woodland Scenic groundwork.</div><div>Painted with a mixture of Reaper, GW, Vallejo, and Craft Paints.</div><div>Shaded with GW shades, and Dr. Martin Inks.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWaSXRNLbdDT9INAZTpBJLb4tTO9x8NA22RXySfjTFjNCPcf53ueJ7n5j8BqkgioT-naidOpCs3n6C6V5NfaRwsw15p6Byhy3pdNrlsGG0F5lsOJ5O6zQXs6s2p5Lvpdha8AXdGZ98mFbbRE-BEujxoSdTlIUYPtLKwcu_tLUlYtn3AeLQrV9nXpXUpAud/s4032/IMG_0405.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWaSXRNLbdDT9INAZTpBJLb4tTO9x8NA22RXySfjTFjNCPcf53ueJ7n5j8BqkgioT-naidOpCs3n6C6V5NfaRwsw15p6Byhy3pdNrlsGG0F5lsOJ5O6zQXs6s2p5Lvpdha8AXdGZ98mFbbRE-BEujxoSdTlIUYPtLKwcu_tLUlYtn3AeLQrV9nXpXUpAud/s320/IMG_0405.JPG" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMF0Vdq4irlBn2WdUJ3zaIw21uPNWjFQpB6Io98FfwjeJ82nPvpDD3OJY_pHONBfWFVjRVA1qkaHV7i95fenaxIt8RaNEpUlfL8L05p7BPWWZ8Av3D2NpKmzUEW4XbBayC5I87YgV4oVv07sqA0mtujj9bRTfCUYdh8pC3VbM8tPob5rfzySeUJEv3u60o/s4032/IMG_0406.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMF0Vdq4irlBn2WdUJ3zaIw21uPNWjFQpB6Io98FfwjeJ82nPvpDD3OJY_pHONBfWFVjRVA1qkaHV7i95fenaxIt8RaNEpUlfL8L05p7BPWWZ8Av3D2NpKmzUEW4XbBayC5I87YgV4oVv07sqA0mtujj9bRTfCUYdh8pC3VbM8tPob5rfzySeUJEv3u60o/s320/IMG_0406.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>"Cheppley Epperson was not a stout hearted fellow.</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>He never had been.</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>At his first riding lesson, at the age of five, the moment he was sat astride the horse, he wet himself thoroughly while bawling loudly to the situation he had been placed in.</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>At the age of six, when he met his first music tutor, he vomited loudly and horribly.</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>At the age of nine when his mother and father took him to his first operatic performance, the large lady in the Viking helmet with spear, shield, and loud screams from the cavernous maw that she called a mouth, unnerved him so badly that his bowels let loose.</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>He still doesn't like opera to this day.</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>His first kiss with a girl left him in a swoon and in bed to recover for almost three days. Thanks to a caring house nanny, who made sure he had plenty of weak tea, milquetoast, strained fruit, and bland vegetables, he was able to recover his strength, (As it were).</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>He has a weak stomach, a weak constitution, and a constant feeling of his senses being completely overwhelmed by anything out of his ordinarily scheduled items of his day. </i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>He is also a very picky eater.</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>He does like poetry however.</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>So imagine his unpleasant surprise at finding himself deposited in Port Haven, to establish a family estate, and improving their social station, status, and standing, and yet then realizing that he now had to resort to his brains and skills with weapons, (as well as what funds he was allocated, as well as only a small limited staff of servants), to help establish himself and create a profitable, socially acceptable, and powerful family estate in the rough and tumble harsh burg full of peasants and lower scum that called itself "A towne..."</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>"Still if there is yet to be something "good" said about this place it is that it is graced by the presence of two wonderful ladies, Lady Anne and Lady Sabrina. Both of whom are wonderful, delicate creatures also placed upon this abode of rock, sand, heat, misery, and foul aromas. Perhaps a tea and proper invitation and courtesy's should be arranged for myself with them, and if luck would have, fate could move things from there. Perhaps to courtship and even...ahem, marriage. It certainly would do well for both of us, and make life more pleasant here for everyone, as well as improving the station of our families, and father did say that I needed a wife soon, or people would start to talk." He said to himself as he pondered his own thoughts.</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>At that moment, (as if in response to his words concerning courtship and marriage), his innards let loose an obnoxiously loud, rumbling, sound.</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>"Oh dear...."</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>This figures last name is taken in honor of my friend Frank Epperson, who has a much stouter, and heartier constitution, and disposition than this fellow....</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div></div><div><br /></div>And what is the 18th Century, as well as gaming and pirate adventures without a hard as steel adventurer of Prussian origin? (And with only one eye also!)</div><div><div>Prussian Officer/Adventurer/Special Envoy/Agent to His Majesty King Fredrick Wilhelm I of Prussia, aka: "The Soldier King" (1713-1740).</div><div>Mounted on a 1/4" base. Flocked with a mixture of GF9, GW, and Woodland Scenic groundwork.</div><div>Painted with a mixture of Reaper, GW, Vallejo, and Craft Paints.</div><div>Shaded with GW shades, and Dr. Martin Inks.</div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8LrDwtHNOz4I3MutzWw9KTd0ub7LNHdhvapXSctEtxQqa4PEf0DgmGixWwe94vPhACXqoAxLQST-0QPoKE1vvnQFBY2pMNrd2dexzpfh7BLpMIi20PSup5ObwJMy_0wSF1xwejIbq1_vIcSEr4oEoMQtVrqHpPxs18sqT3mkDdj1NRLAz1rk6Y4_CqYeW/s4032/IMG_0411.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8LrDwtHNOz4I3MutzWw9KTd0ub7LNHdhvapXSctEtxQqa4PEf0DgmGixWwe94vPhACXqoAxLQST-0QPoKE1vvnQFBY2pMNrd2dexzpfh7BLpMIi20PSup5ObwJMy_0wSF1xwejIbq1_vIcSEr4oEoMQtVrqHpPxs18sqT3mkDdj1NRLAz1rk6Y4_CqYeW/s320/IMG_0411.JPG" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJQCR3ngRVfUNZedcIRwEobczk9rt3WC3HM-EJdiC0zV8evJyYkTyu41bnCuBpGx4JaDjdaQ0id-IfKX9gqK3e1LEhOgtzODHmcoWvL1n-3PtIOwJfpEuBK7IJChvsWEV5lGp0t5Uwrxi2wTe1ufRI9d2H72cx9PsDtcIa6j5xXneTP3ASrBdx9E0lS40U/s4032/IMG_0412.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJQCR3ngRVfUNZedcIRwEobczk9rt3WC3HM-EJdiC0zV8evJyYkTyu41bnCuBpGx4JaDjdaQ0id-IfKX9gqK3e1LEhOgtzODHmcoWvL1n-3PtIOwJfpEuBK7IJChvsWEV5lGp0t5Uwrxi2wTe1ufRI9d2H72cx9PsDtcIa6j5xXneTP3ASrBdx9E0lS40U/s320/IMG_0412.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>"Wolfgang Stahlherz, (of the "Von Stahlherz's"), takes aim with his pistol and does what he is trained to do best; put a lead ball on target and drop it like a stone with one shot. Many people have seen the eye patch of the one eyed Prussian as a weakness, and haven't lived to tell about it.</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>He handles his duties with the efficiency, drive, and dedication that is expected of upper crust highly trained sons of Prussia. </i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>His journey's may take him all over the world, but his heart though still remains in Bavaria with a young lady named Katrina, whom he hopes to return back to one day soon..."</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>*Historical note: After a successful assignment in the Carpathian Mountains in 1742, Wolfgang Stahlherz was found brutally murdered one night in a back street in Vienna, Austria. His lady love was never seen or heard from ever again....</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div></div><div>English Duelist/Gentleman Adventurer</div><div>(Foundry I think)...</div><div>Mounted on a 1/4" base. Flocked with a mixture of GF9, GW, and Woodland Scenic groundwork.</div><div>Painted with a mixture of Reaper, GW, Vallejo, and Craft Paints.</div><div>Shaded with GW shades, and Dr. Martin Inks.</div><div>Not really happy with the GW violet shading as even after 2 spray coats of matte sealer, and 2 brushes of matte varnish, there is still a bit of "gloss" due to it.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUGijRgSMSo_wpbhXLx0buB6xKvzZAh4uXA8521OShPFIp81SRUpkGdHU_azuStH1gprJjOrHlWCzNpnEn1et2iFMRHKty30CvUBk-0XoCKEKzriyc8vbWpVvcWI00bVGgjqxPEcO_auUWwtJQlg_oZWmJvGPKSzGnQWsUckkBi5py8QaGn6dhBYREpJTy/s4032/IMG_0413.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUGijRgSMSo_wpbhXLx0buB6xKvzZAh4uXA8521OShPFIp81SRUpkGdHU_azuStH1gprJjOrHlWCzNpnEn1et2iFMRHKty30CvUBk-0XoCKEKzriyc8vbWpVvcWI00bVGgjqxPEcO_auUWwtJQlg_oZWmJvGPKSzGnQWsUckkBi5py8QaGn6dhBYREpJTy/s320/IMG_0413.JPG" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIOeF7dSZqYsWwb_zymrFuU-15ojC27nwyX4s-rxUd7rVUqoYTNbg-5iof_5f_xT8VvDgsTceOQ-e-0gsutLjVZI7LOvbbWV34n8MUzHsL_7vQA-Zc5hzR0GKGdZR1vmnjWdUCxCcm8fw09LVPt2I2XNvNqXK3qVqz0Kb0O7AcRhq1S_fjiUhBbLKGrRih/s4032/IMG_0414.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIOeF7dSZqYsWwb_zymrFuU-15ojC27nwyX4s-rxUd7rVUqoYTNbg-5iof_5f_xT8VvDgsTceOQ-e-0gsutLjVZI7LOvbbWV34n8MUzHsL_7vQA-Zc5hzR0GKGdZR1vmnjWdUCxCcm8fw09LVPt2I2XNvNqXK3qVqz0Kb0O7AcRhq1S_fjiUhBbLKGrRih/s320/IMG_0414.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><b><i>"Lord Williams made sure that his pistols were ready to fire as he carefully approached the mausoleum, in the back parts of the old forgotten cemetery. </i></b></div><div><b><i>He licked his dry lips, and felt his heart beating faster than normal; a sure sign of his excited-ness and anxiousness as to what could be waiting within past the greenish copper door that was halfway open, and seemingly trying to lure him into the darkness within.</i></b></div><div><b><i>"Hmmm..." He thought to himself. "Doors like that are only meant to be opened when a coffin is being carried in..."</i></b></div><div><b><i>He sucked in a breath of air before his thoughts turned to a darker side. "....And it's usually left that way when something is very busy wanting to get out..."</i></b></div><div><b><i>His thoughts ran back to the previous three evenings ago when he met the charming young girl at the ball. A beautiful young lady full of poise and grace, and yet there was something unnatural about her, that despite her charms, set off warning bells inside of him. She seemed so familiar...so...tempting."</i></b></div><div><b><i>He cleared his head of the image and thoughts of her, and checking his pistols yet once again, his hidden dagger, (along with his crucifix, and three vials of salt and holy water that he had concealed within his vest), he steeled himself for what he was there to try to find out, and it seemed the answers he wanted and needed, were to be found past the halfway open greenish copper door of an old, decrepit, mausoleum.</i></b></div><div><b><i>"Right." He said to himself. "If I can face the Spanish and the French, and my cousin Abigail, I can face whatever is in there." </i></b></div><div><b><i>He swallowed, sighed, and stepped forwards towards the door..."</i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><div>English Officer, (Mounted. I think Foundry).</div><div>Mounted on a 1 1/2" base. Flocked with a mixture of GF9, GW, and Woodland Scenic groundwork.</div><div>Painted with a mixture of Reaper, GW, Vallejo, and Craft Paints.</div><div>Shaded with GW shades, and Dr. Martin Inks.</div><div style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></div></div><div style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxcV96hYkC8DVsM2itZ5bPoO_JCOuYvYDeFU6C_5X6ShODRikuO0cbfqbOOgM0VZ8dUvPozkaKvR7vIRF6Osxr7ZChfQ6NZQvl8_JHbVtR5DqeGtGeBcMqOnzT2WgTMNIys2AWiVauFmdA4Egnpug10L-WiwjTMhUBZpStH_sA_OT4T-BUF5oVc94va-0o/s4032/IMG_0418.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxcV96hYkC8DVsM2itZ5bPoO_JCOuYvYDeFU6C_5X6ShODRikuO0cbfqbOOgM0VZ8dUvPozkaKvR7vIRF6Osxr7ZChfQ6NZQvl8_JHbVtR5DqeGtGeBcMqOnzT2WgTMNIys2AWiVauFmdA4Egnpug10L-WiwjTMhUBZpStH_sA_OT4T-BUF5oVc94va-0o/s320/IMG_0418.JPG" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglr3KgrNutNW7sOVmsq5fbZUaIA9Tu50PETmDf1OKxqwAS8sTnm1R6u5UHgd7s8wg5YBvpO8f5TtJbJSSI1fk03qPNLkYXeq7uD1x_I28hH4IZjfv4hyphenhyphenfAi9f3vOCEtiPP0xD3LSHrXv_MKi6tLCFLwFZ2nMsr-0UQb6BBZuiMw357WPuT5f0Wbn2wHb2K/s4032/IMG_0419.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglr3KgrNutNW7sOVmsq5fbZUaIA9Tu50PETmDf1OKxqwAS8sTnm1R6u5UHgd7s8wg5YBvpO8f5TtJbJSSI1fk03qPNLkYXeq7uD1x_I28hH4IZjfv4hyphenhyphenfAi9f3vOCEtiPP0xD3LSHrXv_MKi6tLCFLwFZ2nMsr-0UQb6BBZuiMw357WPuT5f0Wbn2wHb2K/s320/IMG_0419.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><b>"Major Hawthorne, sat astride his horse, Zeus, and looked over what would soon be the garrison buildings of the newly acquired island, claimed in the name of His Majesty, The King.</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><b>He would need more men; lots of men, as well as powder, ball, cannon, shot, and all the trappings that made a port safe and secure. Right now, his main worry wasn't the Spanish, The French, The Dutch, The Natives, or even the Pirates out beyond the horizon, but it was the scum that walked and prowled the muddy cobblestone streets of Port Haven. "A few rounds with a press gang and the sharp tips of bayonets will set this place right and proper." He said to himself. His thoughts turned towards Lady Anne and her friend Lady Sabrina; both very beautiful and charming creatures of the female species. "Both of them perhaps the nicest things on this accursed island. Either of them would make me a wonderful and appropriate wife for my station." He licked his lips at the thought of them both...."</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><b><br /></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><b><br /></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And of course we cannot forget "The ladies..."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Lady with dog.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">(OG I think)...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Mounted on a 1/4" base. Flocked with a mixture of GF9, GW, and Woodland Scenic groundwork.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Painted with a mixture of Reaper, GW, Vallejo, and Craft Paints.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Shaded with GW shades, and Dr. Martin Inks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Main paint color for this one was a mix of Craft Paints, "Jadeite Green", which didn't go on and work as well as it usually has, so was alternated with a mix of "Pale Mist Green".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Trimming on the dress is Reaper MSP Troll Green, I think.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTpexxWIQotpCAwEsGrsNpo8k0I383Vtb4n5eMyGhmce2nQbW307upqSSAJLbpy37a_k0qUBtCQNoVPqoDJTDblFo_l6W8V5VqOnstP-yk31OSluUtYHDPd_K1TH9bj5ytIuucU-B9_MQ2YzoKX0C65PfU8lz1Hk2eoes1-00X2Q4TI366P-d7yjkqEBy0/s4032/IMG_0423.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTpexxWIQotpCAwEsGrsNpo8k0I383Vtb4n5eMyGhmce2nQbW307upqSSAJLbpy37a_k0qUBtCQNoVPqoDJTDblFo_l6W8V5VqOnstP-yk31OSluUtYHDPd_K1TH9bj5ytIuucU-B9_MQ2YzoKX0C65PfU8lz1Hk2eoes1-00X2Q4TI366P-d7yjkqEBy0/s320/IMG_0423.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>"Lady Sabrina slowly strolled the cobblestone street of the market square of the town, allowing her dog, (a pampered black and gray cocker spaniel named "Precious"), to get it's required daily exercise before it would find it's spot back at their home, and sleep for the next sixteen hours.</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>She walked the area slowly, her sultry brown eyes gazing at the goods in the stalls being sold, and the people buying them. She wondered once again, what it was that had been done or said that required her family to "try to establish themselves in this new world".</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>She sighed softly.</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>True it wasn't England, and she missed her friends terribly, but the weather was nicer, the breeze from the sea was usually enough to keep the stench of the lower parts of the city where the uncouth, and what her father called "The two-legged vermin" away from assaulting her nostrils or that of any of the other better people here.</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>And there was always delicious fresh fruit of some sorts here in the market.</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>"This place is it's own adventure waiting to happen." She said to herself as her dog trotted next to her on its' leash."</i></b></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Lady with dog.</div><div>(OG I think)...</div><div>Mounted on a 1/4" base. Flocked with a mixture of GF9, GW, and Woodland Scenic groundwork.</div><div>Painted with a mixture of Reaper, GW, Vallejo, and Craft Paints.</div><div>Shaded with GW shades, and Dr. Martin Inks.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRLcKFZQ1I6VOeWZ1-3Sy7d9zxZNSmRUG2WR_QaNfxk2Mvpbeg-b8fxTeL7qKpl62_OmV66C-66LtIdNtuCxlka21q-lkbDkcB6D9Baajo_wHmTqI6tKa93vEQj8iRfqgjzZx2NIktptjQX0e3rVqEInAiU0eIKsRi7Wnb8gwgD5rLSkgmiDUAXX5DVYRi/s4032/IMG_0424.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRLcKFZQ1I6VOeWZ1-3Sy7d9zxZNSmRUG2WR_QaNfxk2Mvpbeg-b8fxTeL7qKpl62_OmV66C-66LtIdNtuCxlka21q-lkbDkcB6D9Baajo_wHmTqI6tKa93vEQj8iRfqgjzZx2NIktptjQX0e3rVqEInAiU0eIKsRi7Wnb8gwgD5rLSkgmiDUAXX5DVYRi/s320/IMG_0424.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>"<i>Lady Anne strolled along the upper harbor way with her gray-white poodle, ("Ferdinand"; a gift from a Spanish admirer who was now long dead; his bones supposedly resting somewhere on the bottom of the ocean), and gazed at she merchant ship sailing off into the horizon. She sighed wistfully, and thought back about how she yet had to return back home and sit in the garden with her parents, friends, and social significant others, (as well as those that weren't significant, yet tried their best to become significant by attending these silly social callings), as well as the seemingly obligatory reading of poetry and discussion of things mundane. "How dreary." She muttered to herself. "My life on this island purgatory seems to be a long, and painfully slow death sentence. Of course I could end up married to Major Hawthorne, or heavens forbid, Cheppley Epperson, or one of his ilk. At least back in England, I could pretend to go on a shopping excursion and spend a few days of freedom in Dublin, or Edinburgh. Here there is no escape...no adventure...no...."life" for me of my wanting or choosing..."</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>How oddly ironic that at that moment she was wandering the upper harborside, just beyond the horizon, out of sight of both the coastal fort, and the merchant ship making it's way through the waves, was a frigate flying a black flag; just holding position....and waiting...."</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After painting up these two, I decided to do a side by side comparison of them.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1a9VyYPGJVS98-g4by1Hoq8H0gcODCK1QPb0pjMMTa3tRAeYoMGdRdozLsLoYYrCw7d6ZrcVIii6f0FXJ-5SY2ZzvSwYMUoEAGp3w2ZIRoCPjmniE6NSxjYFupOpHbHVMlwqtflo1UggPG9MVfcWCWDAQNT7uJqnAXQtuQP9DgpteCRgMsYkovZ7pxle1/s4032/IMG_0425.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1a9VyYPGJVS98-g4by1Hoq8H0gcODCK1QPb0pjMMTa3tRAeYoMGdRdozLsLoYYrCw7d6ZrcVIii6f0FXJ-5SY2ZzvSwYMUoEAGp3w2ZIRoCPjmniE6NSxjYFupOpHbHVMlwqtflo1UggPG9MVfcWCWDAQNT7uJqnAXQtuQP9DgpteCRgMsYkovZ7pxle1/w480-h640/IMG_0425.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Not too shabby I believe...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />And of course, what's a good pirate yarn without well..."pirate ships"?</div><div>So after this batch of figures were done, I sat down and started looking at what I could put upon the waters of my future Spanish Main, geography.</div><div>Years ago, I made a score on a small batch of Hobby Lobby fishing sailboats. </div><div>I modified one of these to be a coastal tramp trawler for my 15mm figures.</div><div>The others sat in my project drawer for years.</div><div>Until now.</div><div>The two here have all the fine basic makings of small Bermuda sloops.</div><div>I also had a "toy pirate ship" that I had gotten off of eBay, and low and behind it came with some cannons.</div><div>The ship looks like it might be another sloop, or at least molding parts. While the cannons are definitely way too large to look like ships guns for 28mm figures, they will look good as heavy cannons for forts.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhYAGa0Apy9RUrtYXQL9IV0jWwDRCezCOnj7GueOsI-XNb90fGJGY3gCfRkXWuGJoQfeLU41rm__1ePxGBOvWL0q-5pEWPav1QEiCIVqXCdKWyHPJnl5_NLAagiPbIIczELh1OAiOofCrZdxZTOl0ltEXxM2_IsBGNjgsyi_W97SDDoiLRdfUmGwyq3-C8/s4032/IMG_0451.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhYAGa0Apy9RUrtYXQL9IV0jWwDRCezCOnj7GueOsI-XNb90fGJGY3gCfRkXWuGJoQfeLU41rm__1ePxGBOvWL0q-5pEWPav1QEiCIVqXCdKWyHPJnl5_NLAagiPbIIczELh1OAiOofCrZdxZTOl0ltEXxM2_IsBGNjgsyi_W97SDDoiLRdfUmGwyq3-C8/w640-h480/IMG_0451.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(A quick view of the boats, guns, and figures...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxPA10t4Pi3OB8rKMg212ECaHl-ws0C2sowG6cSzJqzkJs6MxjPQnNCTN7_Qa6DrJ-1_ibvlQuIJh-Yu8gGZlZP-DtSd5B6UPH_nbrZhOCe0gBdhLmBLVYhtrnGNImdY0vHPIRc7nKUBEtdFUNifGt4nGCUYkQRfM86M8BTv59d1oUwwHT45yG2OR-F2kW/s4032/IMG_0452.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxPA10t4Pi3OB8rKMg212ECaHl-ws0C2sowG6cSzJqzkJs6MxjPQnNCTN7_Qa6DrJ-1_ibvlQuIJh-Yu8gGZlZP-DtSd5B6UPH_nbrZhOCe0gBdhLmBLVYhtrnGNImdY0vHPIRc7nKUBEtdFUNifGt4nGCUYkQRfM86M8BTv59d1oUwwHT45yG2OR-F2kW/w640-h480/IMG_0452.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>( A closer "close up" of the toy pirate ship, (with the HL boat in the background), showing the size/scale relation of it to 28mm figures.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">Location, location, location, (and prime real estate)...</span></h3><div>So I then started thinking about the size of the stuff in comparison to my gaming table.</div><div>My gaming tables (the black ones in the photo below), are 8' X 2 1/2' Ft each, (96" x 30"), and when put together gives me an 8' X 5' playing surface, (Approx. 40 sq ft). I can add extra tables at either end, (such as the small white one), if needed.</div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7DsgcS5VFFi6jm-GelTMyw9yRtCNFOkB6qXZPmJtGeM9JRcdxAGDnSbfdyHsnctaX4KGcAEE2SPPE-rRHcXz9LtMRcDQ6rJXb5CwuGczGBAYBQtLhw0wLZGwVbUS_J55y9rfJCH0ybI4x5-fI7iVRfr97aj_T1l2zswPrUxjoSftNnQpCgEZPm5miegZK/s4032/IMG_0455.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7DsgcS5VFFi6jm-GelTMyw9yRtCNFOkB6qXZPmJtGeM9JRcdxAGDnSbfdyHsnctaX4KGcAEE2SPPE-rRHcXz9LtMRcDQ6rJXb5CwuGczGBAYBQtLhw0wLZGwVbUS_J55y9rfJCH0ybI4x5-fI7iVRfr97aj_T1l2zswPrUxjoSftNnQpCgEZPm5miegZK/w480-h640/IMG_0455.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>(For most of my setup I see approx. 2' of water, and 6' of coastal and land terrain. Enough room for land and water maneuvers. I could also adjust it to 5 x 3...or even add tables if I needed "more water/land"). But for right now, this will do.)<br /><br /><br /></b></i></td></tr></tbody></table>And at the same time I started doing some work on some scenics.</div><div>Two scratch-built cottages and a small garden plot.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZKTzaOrwPjfQcjj_eqD1G4S5-zxi4LGI7LQvqpP_7d0Qp9klu8O0OLMDDvw1WOmKLrpg9WtoGC3SOP5dK0hDqBWlPawqy22dHITeVAQb301ulaVcPVY5V7PK2OcIYJm-Zd01pPc9avCOhhnAjPODF45DH4tf2t4SYtoSIokj1DKNwVM5OOYQiaIB_2qtE/s4032/IMG_0453.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZKTzaOrwPjfQcjj_eqD1G4S5-zxi4LGI7LQvqpP_7d0Qp9klu8O0OLMDDvw1WOmKLrpg9WtoGC3SOP5dK0hDqBWlPawqy22dHITeVAQb301ulaVcPVY5V7PK2OcIYJm-Zd01pPc9avCOhhnAjPODF45DH4tf2t4SYtoSIokj1DKNwVM5OOYQiaIB_2qtE/w640-h480/IMG_0453.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Works in progress...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of the issues I have always had when scratch-building buildings is getting the roofs correct. I usually make them too steep, or too shallow, and hence they do not sit on the building correctly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After discussing this with my friend Michael Brown, he gave me an idea.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Let's try it out and see if it works.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVWj5uqh5vu5RoLl_b7Pwp0dilMi59ImdmnAioD4GCt_hfNG_NwygcvBGAThjgu38Q5JoxeqHSqyP8Poxzx2zzq3XhKUWQL7PhNYNBkWL78fH3F6e1ClR7aQn1ks9UrkexERnpwrbvS3JLJsnqO-q7-ppAc_TJ4OR5vB9wKNLUjBRhCz5Nj6PEywGsiUQx/s4032/IMG_0567.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVWj5uqh5vu5RoLl_b7Pwp0dilMi59ImdmnAioD4GCt_hfNG_NwygcvBGAThjgu38Q5JoxeqHSqyP8Poxzx2zzq3XhKUWQL7PhNYNBkWL78fH3F6e1ClR7aQn1ks9UrkexERnpwrbvS3JLJsnqO-q7-ppAc_TJ4OR5vB9wKNLUjBRhCz5Nj6PEywGsiUQx/w640-h480/IMG_0567.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(A piece of cardstock folded on the roof point/angles, and then the roof pieces joined to it. Hmmm..it seems to work!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">So it does seem to work, (I still need to trim down a few small areas, but I am happy with the idea for the most part.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Next up would be doing the thatching for it. </div><div style="text-align: left;">That will come in a later post.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjszyTXh4i6a2Fovpn4gmWOQy6hvwTVnzOyj99KQbC5cXxDXwvMapJScf4rxdmMP604yj52LwwOrlLOQuLp3WOGlskUHZA5oEWW7ceK2cEee2D1HpKAVHs05xLjBPdE5fYnWEfqz6sTlqIZq-HbBaTKymZNX2RJ_er01t8xKALKz9iCgu0v95NGNWQbZOju/s4032/IMG_0566.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjszyTXh4i6a2Fovpn4gmWOQy6hvwTVnzOyj99KQbC5cXxDXwvMapJScf4rxdmMP604yj52LwwOrlLOQuLp3WOGlskUHZA5oEWW7ceK2cEee2D1HpKAVHs05xLjBPdE5fYnWEfqz6sTlqIZq-HbBaTKymZNX2RJ_er01t8xKALKz9iCgu0v95NGNWQbZOju/w480-h640/IMG_0566.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Not a bad looking little hovel. I could probably get a couple of million for this on the current California real estate market...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And I did some work on building a garden plot.</div><div style="text-align: left;">The hole that you see was actually going to be for a swinging gate, but I decided that that was too much work for what I wanted. So it will be covered up.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9VKO56RNEGLrjUuh09G6sUX-Bam_I9gEXFLyABE9hr-PCjDIhfXSbzaycH1IyeJmIri8lY8K4KjKz9pbi0p95gJkAbw63hfTTghTnjopXAP1qGIF61jmR2eDUz0ZHcPLe2zok05ta2DW_cy4QH7vCZbETYIJx8mxI3X-YwEUhNA__u3L5iE220d2sZQqg/s4032/IMG_0565.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9VKO56RNEGLrjUuh09G6sUX-Bam_I9gEXFLyABE9hr-PCjDIhfXSbzaycH1IyeJmIri8lY8K4KjKz9pbi0p95gJkAbw63hfTTghTnjopXAP1qGIF61jmR2eDUz0ZHcPLe2zok05ta2DW_cy4QH7vCZbETYIJx8mxI3X-YwEUhNA__u3L5iE220d2sZQqg/w480-h640/IMG_0565.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Initial construction...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And later on, after the initial trimming and painting.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0AEyvBsvMFbBF8zXW1xrvuha_UHQVGrtsMrjxYoQkDRGFxmy3rEO2D0_CorjiOzkX80GGi4UDOQ8TGcTxOo-1WbftJmiJ9d09HWZ7vzXo_GWb0WnJAIrArPFXck0iObkB3K6TJ8LgF3SFheyfs2abjPKLJuLT1b84SBmyMfHGm1bqElX8nj2DDxrz-7_R/s4032/IMG_0574.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0AEyvBsvMFbBF8zXW1xrvuha_UHQVGrtsMrjxYoQkDRGFxmy3rEO2D0_CorjiOzkX80GGi4UDOQ8TGcTxOo-1WbftJmiJ9d09HWZ7vzXo_GWb0WnJAIrArPFXck0iObkB3K6TJ8LgF3SFheyfs2abjPKLJuLT1b84SBmyMfHGm1bqElX8nj2DDxrz-7_R/w480-h640/IMG_0574.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>(I'm going to do basic dirt flocking here, as I am making the crops and furrow removable and interchangeable so that this can be transported easier and safer without damaging the crops.)</b></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Using LiquidTex to make the furrows. Once these dry, I will sand them down some, and paint them, flock them, and drill holes in them for the crops.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5fslUd4EF4e5aeIpj4ABpCfw59G9mkdEowmc2aCMi1ptgxoGlTUnpkRueB_RL9OzqNuZOOtIG3c7nEHyZKEiaEjoDwpmcfxLDUwsm3Jcg0ODy2f3R57JqHmXk9_19qPC0aA9xvxgN-4jf_aAR55hh31Y-KCSf6uQfET4bX4hC-qQQBGu_J3TsOBwHjWqD/s4032/IMG_0573.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5fslUd4EF4e5aeIpj4ABpCfw59G9mkdEowmc2aCMi1ptgxoGlTUnpkRueB_RL9OzqNuZOOtIG3c7nEHyZKEiaEjoDwpmcfxLDUwsm3Jcg0ODy2f3R57JqHmXk9_19qPC0aA9xvxgN-4jf_aAR55hh31Y-KCSf6uQfET4bX4hC-qQQBGu_J3TsOBwHjWqD/w480-h640/IMG_0573.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Barren....REALLY barren...fields.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">For crops, I picked up a while back some O scale flower/bushes, and some O scale corn.</div><div style="text-align: left;">This is what I will use for this. I'll probably make more in the future as this was a test run.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT9V6-cg3yEYzx-UNF3lkVf1l4zh6e30TvQUCYpnLDzIrmDVaZ6QRCv9AlNarjocCVYuf-ZsOxmcn3c42uk9KhIpl24NYLx-6WNaCGHq8SW5RE6ruOAPkPnhU-a_xmYF_DrrGbtxuAcyLYNcfyQCS6AaJtYnP_fy4W6iUaYQz8ZPjWKJ-dAwtdf1nGvMcc/s4032/IMG_0577.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT9V6-cg3yEYzx-UNF3lkVf1l4zh6e30TvQUCYpnLDzIrmDVaZ6QRCv9AlNarjocCVYuf-ZsOxmcn3c42uk9KhIpl24NYLx-6WNaCGHq8SW5RE6ruOAPkPnhU-a_xmYF_DrrGbtxuAcyLYNcfyQCS6AaJtYnP_fy4W6iUaYQz8ZPjWKJ-dAwtdf1nGvMcc/w480-h640/IMG_0577.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Pretty, pretty, pretty...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The O scale corn looks awesome and will look great on the furrows. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8lD7zFpqYUF5KrQkAWATPJclk3WJCJFLNEx22KXx8JzfEDj5qFDVgAnYQzXiWteMqSg1jV_IiSo0v6xziRi0g0XdCGo6SL9e_NIbhR_dj8tZCEM3Pdx0aONcJpj3lHrg-SzklwAzI3QDi11QafEORRAO2pdvHUu4ZOxmujUIWT8_vWO6_nmQtE4sgoMGN/s4032/IMG_0578.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8lD7zFpqYUF5KrQkAWATPJclk3WJCJFLNEx22KXx8JzfEDj5qFDVgAnYQzXiWteMqSg1jV_IiSo0v6xziRi0g0XdCGo6SL9e_NIbhR_dj8tZCEM3Pdx0aONcJpj3lHrg-SzklwAzI3QDi11QafEORRAO2pdvHUu4ZOxmujUIWT8_vWO6_nmQtE4sgoMGN/w480-h640/IMG_0578.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Corn! It's the food that you eat first, and then see later!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">While digging through some of my project structures, I came across another toy barn from some farm set. I picked this up a few months ago at Goodwill for $1.00 and am looking at doing another coffee stick modification to it like I did the ERTL barn.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Now that I know what to expect from the project, this one should go quicker.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNRSGFDfr3Vtt_JrJM_f003J7i2mGoQQ6GJhQJZ-JyCHh30gHXSQQeqLWE6mk_J97KM0yjFtpHQT9mE5JJ7QFwmn68lxbQ0_CYXbUZyj2zFkcnVQeHqqqK2g-BDsh4fuuQBWvA-s5k8VUSINvf9HBD0MwqiatFD2TZLfxxZvuBrkIBMUYU7c4jp88w4VrA/s4032/IMG_0562.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNRSGFDfr3Vtt_JrJM_f003J7i2mGoQQ6GJhQJZ-JyCHh30gHXSQQeqLWE6mk_J97KM0yjFtpHQT9mE5JJ7QFwmn68lxbQ0_CYXbUZyj2zFkcnVQeHqqqK2g-BDsh4fuuQBWvA-s5k8VUSINvf9HBD0MwqiatFD2TZLfxxZvuBrkIBMUYU7c4jp88w4VrA/s320/IMG_0562.JPG" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggwLIf3loyvQSfZiQEt9TLgmBAv45Zm85m8sWPrnEDkSwlZUAGnwZkME4AZ7cVhUkLq7JMUvhSTmsuAkpEF1SkrRFv5XgeoMrHd5DKdLkSz-57OcwnJBLIM19KE-jHNOJt0GbAwS6-m46QRqf6N4YRHRsbjG7JEOiP7FWFBfBioM6BauZsqF6mY9DHm9ef/s4032/IMG_0563.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggwLIf3loyvQSfZiQEt9TLgmBAv45Zm85m8sWPrnEDkSwlZUAGnwZkME4AZ7cVhUkLq7JMUvhSTmsuAkpEF1SkrRFv5XgeoMrHd5DKdLkSz-57OcwnJBLIM19KE-jHNOJt0GbAwS6-m46QRqf6N4YRHRsbjG7JEOiP7FWFBfBioM6BauZsqF6mY9DHm9ef/s320/IMG_0563.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">Rack 'em up!</span></h3><div style="text-align: left;">So, one of the main issues I have is that I have hundreds of the large bottles of craft paints, (I go through black, raw umber, burnt umber, white, and the various shades of gray very quickly), and yet my problem is that I had no real place to store them and not be able to see what I have in my possession, so I end up at Michaels, or Hobby Lobby buying yet another bottle of Raw Sienna, and coming home to find that I already have four bottles of it unopened.</div><div style="text-align: left;">So I bit the bullet and ordered two more paint racks from Amazon.</div><div style="text-align: left;">These are the five tier nail polish holder racks with each tier holding 11 bottles of craft paint.</div><div style="text-align: left;">So 55 bottles per, 110 total.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Assembly was easy, even with my large blundering fingers.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Below are two pics showing the racks and how they look after they are assembled.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWAiqvPkT-HR7mdhE6VpZf4AKbzQ__GCQmo0jtCRPARX4vgDv0cOH9-rTi5ImaBNZeU2KRN6TgzgZg-a4bEv8PJHgRr6_mXbhfnj3iowiosKKJXcA8wfA6-vE6dzf0aIeGKx6iaE3VgXM6OPXaQYedCnAFKY1k4W5cRkf7u71EGYdfVfUwSDjNYnt8hS73/s4032/IMG_0554.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWAiqvPkT-HR7mdhE6VpZf4AKbzQ__GCQmo0jtCRPARX4vgDv0cOH9-rTi5ImaBNZeU2KRN6TgzgZg-a4bEv8PJHgRr6_mXbhfnj3iowiosKKJXcA8wfA6-vE6dzf0aIeGKx6iaE3VgXM6OPXaQYedCnAFKY1k4W5cRkf7u71EGYdfVfUwSDjNYnt8hS73/w640-h480/IMG_0554.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNSZxajoxxBHHvcna2po-05SvP6MQmVOzZHgSsz5vYUOSC5sHwj6p6fiJt0ltRuFeL82knVLbLUP7kas_cIBA6hYBzltuFJKMRt0mW09kRdbn5BTVfu-I9Qo05PcOKHRZ3QZP8aqQcxE9hhOKOtg_sgEamjcAWnYQJDb50TuTvB2ZlEHr6orTjuRS12zWn/s4032/IMG_0555.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNSZxajoxxBHHvcna2po-05SvP6MQmVOzZHgSsz5vYUOSC5sHwj6p6fiJt0ltRuFeL82knVLbLUP7kas_cIBA6hYBzltuFJKMRt0mW09kRdbn5BTVfu-I9Qo05PcOKHRZ3QZP8aqQcxE9hhOKOtg_sgEamjcAWnYQJDb50TuTvB2ZlEHr6orTjuRS12zWn/w640-h480/IMG_0555.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">After that if was figuring out "What went where. </div><div style="text-align: left;">The first rack was primarily metallic, pearls, satins, glass/gloss, etc.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQU67HAwHbc6WTpc_H1gx1NvvnkDXSXx9jaU1HCjnvdEwTftzSC-2cJmmVB_qkoLYJ6dyfbt9c841tR7oQFA2D0ZnsB4JRSH0eRwAP6NeF3f7DlJ77woB1hJYgIGaBJXwb_p_rZVrt3Ln5ppbxoptrwUHspHTg0VAXTDIlJu0dV9BLmId6TJvmAjtHkKHi/s4032/IMG_0557.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQU67HAwHbc6WTpc_H1gx1NvvnkDXSXx9jaU1HCjnvdEwTftzSC-2cJmmVB_qkoLYJ6dyfbt9c841tR7oQFA2D0ZnsB4JRSH0eRwAP6NeF3f7DlJ77woB1hJYgIGaBJXwb_p_rZVrt3Ln5ppbxoptrwUHspHTg0VAXTDIlJu0dV9BLmId6TJvmAjtHkKHi/w640-h480/IMG_0557.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">From there it was just getting each of the major colors together. I arranged them as "Darks, Mediums, and Lights" for each color group. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well as much as I could. Some of them were so close that I just kinda put them together.</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZJmnspJtqShZQr9KLLIiZFQXieef9yMJI6kymdpL20Isa4GdZmKZs9Bfu4U6VrRS9aznpF8cuaYGtazX_K1CPCLU3kAantV5UmZzKftUJmwl8YwxeM1fwlnJFwHpjfFQPWBR8fYQ5pHEkjXButfNFvGlQ2VDbpX2GJolq9COJanu1Sfh7-hlwf13n0U2H/s4032/IMG_0558.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZJmnspJtqShZQr9KLLIiZFQXieef9yMJI6kymdpL20Isa4GdZmKZs9Bfu4U6VrRS9aznpF8cuaYGtazX_K1CPCLU3kAantV5UmZzKftUJmwl8YwxeM1fwlnJFwHpjfFQPWBR8fYQ5pHEkjXButfNFvGlQ2VDbpX2GJolq9COJanu1Sfh7-hlwf13n0U2H/w640-h480/IMG_0558.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The colors are added.)<br /></i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The last rack in this photo (on the right), are the paint colors that I use the most frequently. Thus I want them in real easy reach.)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_85tccWkT5o7NvdneCT7YXWeBOhQ6PVgygG5fwiEp7RwCMCLhKDKnQLWpdruuMbw9ROpw13AY-hjuR662JszjKeV_6_uteAZkYHni_Wn6cVs-68VlSoSUFsPIctMXxtweNF7AIFT8Zxq_4e97MSMBaQUheLY2u2sn6kMv1tvgzgS6IH-Jmiqpa9y5EGb/s4032/IMG_0556.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_85tccWkT5o7NvdneCT7YXWeBOhQ6PVgygG5fwiEp7RwCMCLhKDKnQLWpdruuMbw9ROpw13AY-hjuR662JszjKeV_6_uteAZkYHni_Wn6cVs-68VlSoSUFsPIctMXxtweNF7AIFT8Zxq_4e97MSMBaQUheLY2u2sn6kMv1tvgzgS6IH-Jmiqpa9y5EGb/w640-h480/IMG_0556.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Five racks of craft paints, with only 18 empty spaces...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So now I have eight racks of paint.</div><div style="text-align: left;">My next dilemma though is going to be "Where to set this up at?"</div><div style="text-align: left;">I see some room rearranging about to happen. </div><div style="text-align: left;">Sigh. </div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">Stumbling onto something...</span></h3><div style="text-align: left;">So recently I took over a project in a town that is about an hour drive from me. I've been to this town before and it has always kind of depressed me. </div><div style="text-align: left;">During one of my days there, I decided to try to find somewhere to get lunch other than the McD's that was right near the job site.</div><div style="text-align: left;">I drove down the street heading to where the GPS said that "Taco Bell was located", (thankfully it was there), and at the stoplight I saw this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7JXRyUKZrDjk6WoVHo0viorKphyRSIVBCcsDxz7dCEw8uRcmGChifrKKURIZbnsDY3hQQ0J9_gtRUk_uW0o7Y9J1S-vqg4gDTHsk4EKGGgIEsEUaDJpkRUJHkZf55HJ-hVstUhY7S1O1z47dbGMcag89yHGhbgb_rfSBT45TA4MpbtWfqEMEHJ39VtTh/s4032/IMG_0141.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7JXRyUKZrDjk6WoVHo0viorKphyRSIVBCcsDxz7dCEw8uRcmGChifrKKURIZbnsDY3hQQ0J9_gtRUk_uW0o7Y9J1S-vqg4gDTHsk4EKGGgIEsEUaDJpkRUJHkZf55HJ-hVstUhY7S1O1z47dbGMcag89yHGhbgb_rfSBT45TA4MpbtWfqEMEHJ39VtTh/w480-h640/IMG_0141.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Egad!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Curiosity getting the better of me, I pulled into the parking lot, and sure enough. I was still open and operating. The sidewalk was weed infested, and there was some litter in the parking lot. I was curious about going in, but the gray paint job had that "24 hr adult bookstore/peepshow/theater" vibe going to it. Plus I was kind of concerned that I would walk in, and when I left I would be stepping out in 1986...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">Oddly enough...</span></h3><div style="text-align: left;">There's no food pics in this blog entry this time.</div><div style="text-align: left;">My wife and I have been hit with a nasty stomach virus, so food right now isn't the thing on our minds.</div><div style="text-align: left;">However, while cruising the local Aldi, I did find an interesting new brand of grape soda.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz3fy7sZdsc89kJ4dIwRqgGK1hgjSQ8XFYK9aL1f7OLPrbGt9YRrCGPXfBTyH8zUSxUFYaq2z22OWg9M0Pz3pWB2IzOAyh9beYDJlzW1qQuTJjKOF-QCJ10IdV0m6NLKMKtuOF6DDrrgNaN2y_AUylo_JvIsL1Z2_eHwljXULjMHjRvkaQUtHm0ndjUReA/s2985/IMG_0490.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="2985" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz3fy7sZdsc89kJ4dIwRqgGK1hgjSQ8XFYK9aL1f7OLPrbGt9YRrCGPXfBTyH8zUSxUFYaq2z22OWg9M0Pz3pWB2IzOAyh9beYDJlzW1qQuTJjKOF-QCJ10IdV0m6NLKMKtuOF6DDrrgNaN2y_AUylo_JvIsL1Z2_eHwljXULjMHjRvkaQUtHm0ndjUReA/w640-h522/IMG_0490.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWiIL7Fj4AmUa9WDVogmMDdR_EiyflcOraBFeb5pcrZacXfXNQWyOT5UkzNHVq8RfL4Cc-IbHpPAMYe0iIu3AfVU1aXKI8KbDJwN6-sAajOV5XzhZES-VEfCfXPq7C_1uRmr7YRewJX_zvskQimHtWEqmLwgnfoYakrgKn37KRKiDHoMblxM9neqXXRe9X/s4032/IMG_0491.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWiIL7Fj4AmUa9WDVogmMDdR_EiyflcOraBFeb5pcrZacXfXNQWyOT5UkzNHVq8RfL4Cc-IbHpPAMYe0iIu3AfVU1aXKI8KbDJwN6-sAajOV5XzhZES-VEfCfXPq7C_1uRmr7YRewJX_zvskQimHtWEqmLwgnfoYakrgKn37KRKiDHoMblxM9neqXXRe9X/w480-h640/IMG_0491.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It seems to be a local Aldi brand, and it tastes like a watered down wine cooler. It's a nice diversion but not a frequent buy/drink type. So after this four pack, I will probably pass on more of them for now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And for now I think I should close out this October entry. Hoping everyone's Halloween was good, and fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks for reading.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">More to come!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Michael Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929476841889675888noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499214672600371105.post-26566656995930562472023-10-22T21:32:00.004-04:002023-10-22T21:32:48.804-04:00Sept-October update (so far)....<p> With Sept running quick and now we are into October, I finally got around to getting off my duff and updating this thing.</p><p>So without further eloquence, here we go!</p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b><i>"OOOOoooooohhh! Rock me Amadeus!" (or "A mild foray into the 18th Century)....</i></b></span></h3><div>A recent discussion with my friend JC in LV, and his pictures of his pirates, turned up the fire on the back burner I had of pirates and 18th Century figures. So it was off to the painting table for a quick couple of weeks of slap dash painting and colors.</div><div>I finally decided to get some paint on figures. Don't worry about me running out. Rest assured, that there are plenty more to fill in the empty spaces.</div><div>Many of these figures I've had for a few years, from the SYW convention I attended back in 2015, to Little Wars, and online purchases. They're a mix of Old Glory, Eureka, Reaper, Foundry, and some others. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-2vBtEs7V9cMwsmGM_7sCr5I3nLSBc-jd7zmRVQvDfGKiLVwiuOsGH9F8mohpb1cjaF1wCzl3SARYTeBEi4xsYVdrLaVgf9JcsWu_6Y-4hTzAenttBtzmWBk6U5B8-FP7RCskWpOkwU79AIGeV03PR9AHCqjGEZkR-pTUaIrPHZEZ2eBQGl8hH4Ww5_92/s1124/382413593_10224447252674920_8212356168261388649_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1124" data-original-width="843" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-2vBtEs7V9cMwsmGM_7sCr5I3nLSBc-jd7zmRVQvDfGKiLVwiuOsGH9F8mohpb1cjaF1wCzl3SARYTeBEi4xsYVdrLaVgf9JcsWu_6Y-4hTzAenttBtzmWBk6U5B8-FP7RCskWpOkwU79AIGeV03PR9AHCqjGEZkR-pTUaIrPHZEZ2eBQGl8hH4Ww5_92/w480-h640/382413593_10224447252674920_8212356168261388649_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(A couple of nameless swabs (Dixon figures), with swords raised high, and ready for action, and plunder! These are really two old Dixon figures that were originally painted for my (in)famous Pirate Race Game back around 2000 at the long lost Triple J's Games and Hobbies. They are now repainted and ready for action! Yo ho ho!!!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Spray priming was easy as the humidity was down, and there was a light breeze to help with the drying process.<div>A few quick swipes with the primer can, and then they were ready for the next step.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhivNPSoMSKtKqDROsyjFRYPkqEziBqyCZoa1qSjOy2RGcka5oIRv_IZQwnL95JkeONSi5jo3YaxIoOCeAG1OyUIWhQ1F2XZvgJuLD0NYEVeXoa8q7HvJp7AXJBwvU9M1aegMFhzleiiTQRaD1Yj_on7NB-0NSqI9xSM6hxZuk0xUPQ1oV0ajOqlR6993bH/s1080/384114120_10224433266365271_7256980427451766311_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhivNPSoMSKtKqDROsyjFRYPkqEziBqyCZoa1qSjOy2RGcka5oIRv_IZQwnL95JkeONSi5jo3YaxIoOCeAG1OyUIWhQ1F2XZvgJuLD0NYEVeXoa8q7HvJp7AXJBwvU9M1aegMFhzleiiTQRaD1Yj_on7NB-0NSqI9xSM6hxZuk0xUPQ1oV0ajOqlR6993bH/w640-h480/384114120_10224433266365271_7256980427451766311_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Primed and ready!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />The "next step" being getting them onto the painting table and in their respective painting queues....<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1x3jz3ngBGQWEFSpy9m3SL2ZZbzbZG6P9FN_jnlhhRwfu4c5b-SwVCmEyPNMo_RDOuVC9X2pJzCQjvMmcOCjcZAnNEvzXuRtCW_jZW2F_acmR5EtABK5LdSjsBOyMezUc-kDHrlstAdlVP7o1obGkJ6O3Pad99_rbxLi_xi8-0EUv4t38bFZl0OsMSHOf/s1080/385068658_10224469800478601_7642934186150415603_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1x3jz3ngBGQWEFSpy9m3SL2ZZbzbZG6P9FN_jnlhhRwfu4c5b-SwVCmEyPNMo_RDOuVC9X2pJzCQjvMmcOCjcZAnNEvzXuRtCW_jZW2F_acmR5EtABK5LdSjsBOyMezUc-kDHrlstAdlVP7o1obGkJ6O3Pad99_rbxLi_xi8-0EUv4t38bFZl0OsMSHOf/w640-h480/385068658_10224469800478601_7642934186150415603_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(All lined up and ready for painting...block colors going on...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /></div><div>For this many figures I started off with block painting. Going with the dark colors, (boots, dark trousers and shirts, hats, etc. Then the flesh colors, and then the whites/linens, and finally starting the myriad of different base colors.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOmo3SPeyqJNkETzuWoAQBrfH6_AjKEg64VUD5sVl-dxAP9eOGYG74j56-u18toWxREhuXV5asvhwFS56A2vdBj7AFWz_2QtWOp-ZK8EDvCe8vXzLtHj_MvKOj3DZjNArqQNR3XGRpvYtKfDgLt0vjrKljY4HQFNXO40Br2K6otEw4h30lwVMUbD5wttC6/s1124/385765966_10224466345872238_966219761657958782_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1124" data-original-width="843" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOmo3SPeyqJNkETzuWoAQBrfH6_AjKEg64VUD5sVl-dxAP9eOGYG74j56-u18toWxREhuXV5asvhwFS56A2vdBj7AFWz_2QtWOp-ZK8EDvCe8vXzLtHj_MvKOj3DZjNArqQNR3XGRpvYtKfDgLt0vjrKljY4HQFNXO40Br2K6otEw4h30lwVMUbD5wttC6/w480-h640/385765966_10224466345872238_966219761657958782_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Initial colors going on, so "some" progress is being made...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Finally, (and I mean FINALLY), I was getting around to getting some of them finished...</div><div><br /></div><div>First up is Lord Whitehall, recently appointed Governor of the Island...</div><div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRG1g1NdhKC-F9dIlMaL-rsy1Vcyf1jWjdI4WsN7He7IgMWjE8zEcW_N5r8_h13zx835oQo-n-6H8rGFokwhuq33VQp_ahO1bB2XgfhvjzMc6knhQFUk5zuk8MyigslYXDeD6FzTx9_fqLjhrpwL_cV3oTcSJIW-xaeufJ5cTW_uErVWoI3cEkr6ElInzH/s4032/IMG_0068.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRG1g1NdhKC-F9dIlMaL-rsy1Vcyf1jWjdI4WsN7He7IgMWjE8zEcW_N5r8_h13zx835oQo-n-6H8rGFokwhuq33VQp_ahO1bB2XgfhvjzMc6knhQFUk5zuk8MyigslYXDeD6FzTx9_fqLjhrpwL_cV3oTcSJIW-xaeufJ5cTW_uErVWoI3cEkr6ElInzH/w480-h640/IMG_0068.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>(Finished.</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>"Lord Whitehall, the newly established and arrived Governor of the recent English * ahem *, "acquisition" of Port Haven on Bloodworth Island.</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>He is not impressed at what he sees, hears, and smells.</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>He knows that although he is technically "ruling" the port, (and supposedly the island, no matter what the French, Spanish, Dutch, and other scum may say), he realizes that his rule is only as good as the troops he has to enforce it.</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>"Hmp!" he says to himself, (and no one else in particular). "No matter then! If I have to hang a dozen or so pirates and their supporters in this dreg of a town to establish my presence and order, then I guess the gallows are going to be quite busy soon."</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Although under orders from His Majesty, he also knows business and how to turn a profit as it may be...</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>"Although there is always the possibility that a few coins contributed to me, may keep someone from having a short drop and a quick stop..."</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>He then changed his thoughts from the matter onto whether the port had a decent claret on hand for his dry palate and if so, where would he find it?)</i></b></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Yes for it would seem that the Governor is NOT a man to be trifled with....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next up is the man "determined to save souls....or burn witches....whatever comes first....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhICYrUSTUHLez84NQpJdcMqXr96Zp68r4THgfqxzy25egMTiLh-CZpzDjO5JYQBACF4HgaOTJztrGyV4MFB7Qa8Xa21yOuFi6rbZRpSLOhe6985_Dm2-OOjgyK6P6KpKbOgGYGpfwAARUS63IeAy_MwpcgayvKSyZa0YEeCBpPqOqOBAYsjasr9LBlE2Oa/s4032/IMG_0071.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhICYrUSTUHLez84NQpJdcMqXr96Zp68r4THgfqxzy25egMTiLh-CZpzDjO5JYQBACF4HgaOTJztrGyV4MFB7Qa8Xa21yOuFi6rbZRpSLOhe6985_Dm2-OOjgyK6P6KpKbOgGYGpfwAARUS63IeAy_MwpcgayvKSyZa0YEeCBpPqOqOBAYsjasr9LBlE2Oa/w480-h640/IMG_0071.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>(Finished.</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>"The Righteous Reverend Task, ( a very determined man in the manner of John Calvin and Cotton Mather), preaches the "true word" to the people of Port Haven. </i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>Having recently arrived to the newly acquired island that is flying the English Flag, (at least in this part), everywhere he looks is bathed in sin, sin, and even more sin. The sinners are plentiful, and the sin is overwhelming. So many souls damned to the eternal fires of the lake of fire created for the Devil and his minions.</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>He also knows that there are witches here in town, or at least those that practice some form of the dark arts of sorcery. He has read the tracts and studied them immensely before embarking upon his journey from his comfy home in the Massachusetts Colony to this festering abominable pool of unholy deprivations. Nevertheless he shall root out the witches, or practitioners of dark evil magic and cast them out, and bring the true word, (as interpreted by him), to all those that would hear his holy calling...")</i></b></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Every 18th Century adventure needs a fop or two, (or four or more)...</div><div>And musicians.</div><div><div><br /></div><div><b><i>"Nigel Tandy's musical talent and abilities, weren't enough to keep him from barely escaping England with his life, due to his dalliances with the ladies of the local gentry, (of which a few illegitimate children were born), and fleeing to Port Haven, and finding a nice, easy (by the standard here), comfy position as his Lordships musician. </i></b></div><div><b><i>By day, he plays and composes at his lordships will. He is also in demand at night for soirees, balls, dances, dinners, evening entertainment and so on.</i></b></div><div><b><i>Despite knowing what almost happened, he also understands that "pretty, rich, women are his weakness....his Achilles heel.", and knows that it will only be a matter of time before his roving eye catches the looks of one of the local upper crust ladies.</i></b></div><div><b><i>The fact that she may have a heavy purse would be an extra pleasant surprise.</i></b></div><div><b><i>But until then, it's time for him to play (once again), "Traipsing through the green meadow" on his piano forte to the delight of some of those upper crusters that wouldn't give him the time of day otherwise."</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFLwPoY9xVXRfWACrKcRqh32lmcnqgXbeetn6Bd4jbvpgB9GC45WeRCU9FQy3c6stXXg6__ctJzZ8Yx6iUXkFZSDYM502hVzG61w8cdKXInsS9FjMFTlKduRIfW5hdyA5u_6MHW3umcZ2GRkbcelSaV89e1HI8XSvVHrFqwmVntFPmeHaQPlPbRwm49w6v/s4032/IMG_0076.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFLwPoY9xVXRfWACrKcRqh32lmcnqgXbeetn6Bd4jbvpgB9GC45WeRCU9FQy3c6stXXg6__ctJzZ8Yx6iUXkFZSDYM502hVzG61w8cdKXInsS9FjMFTlKduRIfW5hdyA5u_6MHW3umcZ2GRkbcelSaV89e1HI8XSvVHrFqwmVntFPmeHaQPlPbRwm49w6v/w480-h640/IMG_0076.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYaUIYQ8Mx-5tZE23eP0MpdwFPi6KKmj_94TG-7v42CmN6GMoZUK5tAXi3PS-kqUq8qA88wYF-1ykOU9yAa5OHVEv5sn6NzPqt6bJtV5EyGSiAzqac9JcfXUgEnYBftFZanHR3imSaBjHLyePj22rsj6jMyJvhiVxXxxSL3vSjmqzFlVghnHLRRy6U2YXs/s4032/IMG_0077.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYaUIYQ8Mx-5tZE23eP0MpdwFPi6KKmj_94TG-7v42CmN6GMoZUK5tAXi3PS-kqUq8qA88wYF-1ykOU9yAa5OHVEv5sn6NzPqt6bJtV5EyGSiAzqac9JcfXUgEnYBftFZanHR3imSaBjHLyePj22rsj6jMyJvhiVxXxxSL3vSjmqzFlVghnHLRRy6U2YXs/w480-h640/IMG_0077.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Of course what kind of "18th Century Island Port Town" would be of any importance without "The Girls"???...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaNunIBh5VmokpFmKqSw3CIaveBji2V-umK3NPXraV00iyTEkZ-iKA1nc1DEZbnebN6PdsT17ydn3DYQZN-XAED3qYUN0qRr_E-5rnaPt24TAAQhFd-9Xf9r53DQT-d9LQc3HRs9HFsgNHhnrPvkKWdC_UWxSKZAaXnzE5rMxOnvduNOiyqRwXFEXXGW2-/s4032/IMG_0080.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaNunIBh5VmokpFmKqSw3CIaveBji2V-umK3NPXraV00iyTEkZ-iKA1nc1DEZbnebN6PdsT17ydn3DYQZN-XAED3qYUN0qRr_E-5rnaPt24TAAQhFd-9Xf9r53DQT-d9LQc3HRs9HFsgNHhnrPvkKWdC_UWxSKZAaXnzE5rMxOnvduNOiyqRwXFEXXGW2-/w480-h640/IMG_0080.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>("Amelia, (in the blue dress), and Cecilia (in the green dress), are two working girls in Port Haven that ply their trade between the docks and the harbor and the area known as "Sinners Row." Eager and willing to please for those with the coin to spend, they have no problems working singly with any love starved gentleman, or for those with "special tastes", and the coin that goes with it, to working together for what they commonly call "The Double Bounder...")</b></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And yet more "Harbor Girls"...</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4laZ4L7ImgRVArawKxe2uoPkFEgQhUTScnv1Kl_VW01LSGwvUklYqdny1NSW9IrYu70apYWmGcbatW6Q4HCeIfgw3gwlML7O0o5FX-_d63bcAt7AsG9om1XURFPmlqgx9BaTO5taJUUUhS0kzkim9nE6NhdaDp4yEISZS6Mm1yRbAh3bhWsnEycZRkaeo/s4032/IMG_0081.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4laZ4L7ImgRVArawKxe2uoPkFEgQhUTScnv1Kl_VW01LSGwvUklYqdny1NSW9IrYu70apYWmGcbatW6Q4HCeIfgw3gwlML7O0o5FX-_d63bcAt7AsG9om1XURFPmlqgx9BaTO5taJUUUhS0kzkim9nE6NhdaDp4yEISZS6Mm1yRbAh3bhWsnEycZRkaeo/w480-h640/IMG_0081.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Eliza and Suzette; two of the girls that are often seen frolicking around the notorious "Red Lion"; a pub in the Harbor Section of town, that is often frequented by pirates, slavers, raiders, merchantmen and traders of questionable reputations, double dealers, cutthroats, and other people of loose morals, virtues, standards, or lower means. Whatever your desires and wants, these two girls are open and up for it. "If you have the coin, they have the time...")</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghweF1GhMgPi1CkQM1OcGOkhUenH1bO775oo40tnpmNf8XQFwDAE8J7zFzhe2QSf-v3Z9NvBSrTTmXSNedU1XZp-G1PpOwIWL5NM9CikWCfPizBDwF4JzEErBLXOG7WlCLJ16uDjTabMbtZ0lRf6LqGupvClY7WiesIeMMaiYuPF6goXzv3Z2Fu2s5vO73/s4032/IMG_0082.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghweF1GhMgPi1CkQM1OcGOkhUenH1bO775oo40tnpmNf8XQFwDAE8J7zFzhe2QSf-v3Z9NvBSrTTmXSNedU1XZp-G1PpOwIWL5NM9CikWCfPizBDwF4JzEErBLXOG7WlCLJ16uDjTabMbtZ0lRf6LqGupvClY7WiesIeMMaiYuPF6goXzv3Z2Fu2s5vO73/w480-h640/IMG_0082.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Eliza...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrIrz7Jzk2uQhlaoWca4Z1Sif37dz2rygYKBhMWfskNSzNNs9zkuzfmwTJNBxzKl6G2dtSTt340AFTaddzDfm4eh-NxSDSF95ZKLm-rZT0f1O9Jm6av8_hyzRfXP9Hr0OLE5nMWiNKLqF_Txzm6qUNXTOG7x-yvb-44sdKx44KSOCH9wCWbNxlHP99oY9n/s4032/IMG_0084.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrIrz7Jzk2uQhlaoWca4Z1Sif37dz2rygYKBhMWfskNSzNNs9zkuzfmwTJNBxzKl6G2dtSTt340AFTaddzDfm4eh-NxSDSF95ZKLm-rZT0f1O9Jm6av8_hyzRfXP9Hr0OLE5nMWiNKLqF_Txzm6qUNXTOG7x-yvb-44sdKx44KSOCH9wCWbNxlHP99oY9n/w480-h640/IMG_0084.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Suzette...She's French ya know...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br />Meanwhile the work continues...</div><div>I cleaned up the work-desk as much as I could for this month.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4esudQ3NhPmdlCnnJedAxBOoi7QZev0SL6yVhNaw7ZdeedPa25fCN51tr3upZv0hT7r9-ntoW-HzxOK0MNzlslBmNN7fiqhf9D_Yi51tv9wpWCUkj44pLAnzmjb1148TAP5Sw6yxnncDUWbf8d10fNHe2WIZPVOqM8r7ARlZ8dnxj04jnN8dQKwf-Z5T/s4032/IMG_0282.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4esudQ3NhPmdlCnnJedAxBOoi7QZev0SL6yVhNaw7ZdeedPa25fCN51tr3upZv0hT7r9-ntoW-HzxOK0MNzlslBmNN7fiqhf9D_Yi51tv9wpWCUkj44pLAnzmjb1148TAP5Sw6yxnncDUWbf8d10fNHe2WIZPVOqM8r7ARlZ8dnxj04jnN8dQKwf-Z5T/w640-h480/IMG_0282.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Not as chaotic as it usually is...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />And got my queue of figures to be painted</div><div>I try to keep as much as possible to my "Four Figures A Day" thing but it has fallen to the wayside quite a bit. However, when I do paint, I do try to finish four figures a day. My queue is essentially, </div><div>1: What I am currently painting to finish.</div><div>2: What I am currently painting to get progress on.</div><div>3: What I need to get painted.</div><div>4: What's waiting to get painted.</div><div><br /></div><div>As the figures are finished, the line progresses and more figures are added to the back.</div><div>Current figures in the queue are 18th Century, Pirates, a couple of Colonials, a couple of fantasy figures, and a Pizza Dragon.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvBKFB-H931hkGjPOppLSbSt_ywN4h8O3IxeAzJxFLP5BZeMq3ZGH-dHdS9tcakDVkqbuYglIor8B8uhAmhJkENQAr2cylzIkHnnUCmc9ug1FQ1RVT2dAHFGKjY70IuTvkWxvwEAHehAje2hexn8cEvFCviXe5-vf32DbPkNgBqCS7C1hOHsIl3tcQSkSM/s4032/IMG_0283.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvBKFB-H931hkGjPOppLSbSt_ywN4h8O3IxeAzJxFLP5BZeMq3ZGH-dHdS9tcakDVkqbuYglIor8B8uhAmhJkENQAr2cylzIkHnnUCmc9ug1FQ1RVT2dAHFGKjY70IuTvkWxvwEAHehAje2hexn8cEvFCviXe5-vf32DbPkNgBqCS7C1hOHsIl3tcQSkSM/w640-h480/IMG_0283.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The whole "kit and kaboodle" on the table.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk983bUJxPHGFR3QxcnL8XwSUTcq4jnl7otVwAaAJmP0BXAobxAQTa5s5L6KBeaSV1pcVcGhAYsJPxw33nDOwWm-tJK_5HP_4N6YPEda1L-qtVPXWcGrC53zB4QV7eRNRt_WWux8FSgICt3rUolFYBxB-9G_sLEN04rcZj0RBRDbiYnEzJ1-KPWa4rfBSu/s1920/IMG_0288.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk983bUJxPHGFR3QxcnL8XwSUTcq4jnl7otVwAaAJmP0BXAobxAQTa5s5L6KBeaSV1pcVcGhAYsJPxw33nDOwWm-tJK_5HP_4N6YPEda1L-qtVPXWcGrC53zB4QV7eRNRt_WWux8FSgICt3rUolFYBxB-9G_sLEN04rcZj0RBRDbiYnEzJ1-KPWa4rfBSu/w360-h640/IMG_0288.JPG" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Some of the figures in the queue waiting patiently to be painted, or to be completed...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />But it wasn't all pirates and Caribbean goodness...</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">"I vant to suck your ......."</span></h3><div>I had planned to run an immersive Fury of Dracula game for Halloween weekend, but due to scheduling problems, that recently got cancelled.</div><div>However, before it did, I realize a while back that I didn't like the plain gray look of the plastic game figures, so out came the figures and out came the paints and brushes.</div><div>Due to the soft plastic construction of them, the figures do not really have that much facial detail, but I still worked with what I had, and am seriously considering replacing them with 28mm figures for the game.</div><div>First up is the nemesis of the game, Old Count D, himself...</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZwzip12z5E1fW506TrwyhBOxABwEAQ3ZHTHcsPWZi-YhkegPRMP51Py4TZU1Rjr1xyp-dK25a79vJV3Waq0aC5EXXXMQocU9qy6sh98uzgrqG-8WMHsV4ruV-g7m0b7jSxZs-F0byzw6mlEUf9Z0lu9Pma31wSYRq2QUizR5mKu_8Y5mv55vU9PDqL_L/s206/376573027_218233380968559_2393872351071137965_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="206" data-original-width="155" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZwzip12z5E1fW506TrwyhBOxABwEAQ3ZHTHcsPWZi-YhkegPRMP51Py4TZU1Rjr1xyp-dK25a79vJV3Waq0aC5EXXXMQocU9qy6sh98uzgrqG-8WMHsV4ruV-g7m0b7jSxZs-F0byzw6mlEUf9Z0lu9Pma31wSYRq2QUizR5mKu_8Y5mv55vU9PDqL_L/w482-h640/376573027_218233380968559_2393872351071137965_n.jpg" width="482" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>("Look deep into my eyes....Are you type "O" by any chance?...")</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Then the hunters....<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMVb75xKLDsiGP99dIOw53HyxcV3gBj507R8TQKGxsuYXdRdjFlI341Km8lXMS_OG86-OSqBMtHb7KmRXjzyEp8XIx6uN6vsp46Nnon_GCYf38lhsvESUIerZ_iQG1WPzZrc_yuBh8z_E3xV5i3S2RmFcsOVTlOTjkQ4THfZ1Yyr0lOK_Kq3jFXc3PUOww/s275/376575099_1002929880917439_7271336396912493137_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="206" data-original-width="275" height="479" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMVb75xKLDsiGP99dIOw53HyxcV3gBj507R8TQKGxsuYXdRdjFlI341Km8lXMS_OG86-OSqBMtHb7KmRXjzyEp8XIx6uN6vsp46Nnon_GCYf38lhsvESUIerZ_iQG1WPzZrc_yuBh8z_E3xV5i3S2RmFcsOVTlOTjkQ4THfZ1Yyr0lOK_Kq3jFXc3PUOww/w640-h479/376575099_1002929880917439_7271336396912493137_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(From L to R: Prof. Van Helsing, Mina Harker, Jonathan Seward, and Lord Godalming...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Besides painting figures, I also started work on scratch-building a couple of cottages for my 18th Century/etc. games.</div><div>Foamboard construction with basswood flooring, doors, timber framing, and the roofs haven't been made yet.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">But sometimes "enough is enough."; even when your Dremel finally tells you, "It's time to stop."</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0gW9ivYitaad2-DSDsYK9JT2Z6ghyphenhyphen2QCy9-iOomhohJ1fmAdcYKUtH4OZjRTnXk0VAZjV4FfXd7Hxsqa6wb52AGcEmZQYxMi6tEoaFoWHAH4K-C_MAB-KwaJIYUzfr6d5jsCauYojiW0QLp5egOL6apEXNVT33I-Q_IuoleL10XfeelmFSY3MTuhV16hd/s4032/IMG_0314.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0gW9ivYitaad2-DSDsYK9JT2Z6ghyphenhyphen2QCy9-iOomhohJ1fmAdcYKUtH4OZjRTnXk0VAZjV4FfXd7Hxsqa6wb52AGcEmZQYxMi6tEoaFoWHAH4K-C_MAB-KwaJIYUzfr6d5jsCauYojiW0QLp5egOL6apEXNVT33I-Q_IuoleL10XfeelmFSY3MTuhV16hd/w480-h640/IMG_0314.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(From "bzzzzzzz!" to "FLING!" in about two seconds...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">And onto other things....</span></h3></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">So other things have been going on in the month also...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The first and most important was my 11th anniversary!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Yeps...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">My wonderful wife (Gawd bless her!), and I have been married for 11 years.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ELEVEN. YEARS.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Good golly!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4AYFcvauwrQ22yxPW34nP7XwXNKtXeUFfKwz4lWyWYk9-7c7CfU2mx6BY7yz9nA3Jo7ANaHXamQlGVeErMdduA8j-z8L_WEno9ejLaibIG2uGmHP1jyTK_A_L3V80fae-zWkIrumQeSon4chkJrDdae9aWWCXSHRDOif5X2n2Cl0e7-2mBpwnGHJZHXo0/s960/14572147_10207714936057462_2161743428570842737_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4AYFcvauwrQ22yxPW34nP7XwXNKtXeUFfKwz4lWyWYk9-7c7CfU2mx6BY7yz9nA3Jo7ANaHXamQlGVeErMdduA8j-z8L_WEno9ejLaibIG2uGmHP1jyTK_A_L3V80fae-zWkIrumQeSon4chkJrDdae9aWWCXSHRDOif5X2n2Cl0e7-2mBpwnGHJZHXo0/w426-h640/14572147_10207714936057462_2161743428570842737_n.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Yes she made the wedding dress...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60BXIfrWZLfXmU3EZqhDwlrUf6RYVmHYujzyl5AK4MPbhtOBmxNqS1rPQl9uOwhBDvh3AyWVVBIcCxvu1sdaRoXEztkACAjrLRj8TrX9V1V26mDJV6yUnn5EKK35dq79qdjVeGL_P6yA6ypzkJtodVntiznzy8gJjseL60cE4KahnS-6l0kJSQuy6qiXX/s900/14717057_10207715071020836_5393334816360864154_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60BXIfrWZLfXmU3EZqhDwlrUf6RYVmHYujzyl5AK4MPbhtOBmxNqS1rPQl9uOwhBDvh3AyWVVBIcCxvu1sdaRoXEztkACAjrLRj8TrX9V1V26mDJV6yUnn5EKK35dq79qdjVeGL_P6yA6ypzkJtodVntiznzy8gJjseL60cE4KahnS-6l0kJSQuy6qiXX/w426-h640/14717057_10207715071020836_5393334816360864154_n.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Myself, my wife, and my best man and friend, no longer here...Til Valhalla compadre...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6eC41WPNmlOJGdTm4DGDGnliMz_koRB-BHWt4IEW9QVtV33tHUy51xlf4WhUPQAphxxDFdgmoZ3QKO2vzdMdQ2a_puoNNCOglaVQuldTvJ-zb4HF9S0POzn6hog4MYkJKBeNJndtK5GJBt5OaeXp0vSM2ll-QpkVJPJ6KvoXso5s6qOS4uN0ylBS52yHW/s960/22448662_10208873168861534_1294559734159168526_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="960" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6eC41WPNmlOJGdTm4DGDGnliMz_koRB-BHWt4IEW9QVtV33tHUy51xlf4WhUPQAphxxDFdgmoZ3QKO2vzdMdQ2a_puoNNCOglaVQuldTvJ-zb4HF9S0POzn6hog4MYkJKBeNJndtK5GJBt5OaeXp0vSM2ll-QpkVJPJ6KvoXso5s6qOS4uN0ylBS52yHW/w640-h426/22448662_10208873168861534_1294559734159168526_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(A few words, and some laughter before a final kiss and the guns roaring into action...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">And so this year, we celebrated quietly.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">With dinner at our favorite Mexican place.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Yes, everyone. It's time for FOOD PICS!!!!!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJKJqkWAOhR4KU11sQJspkLAEDjckLp4ZBN9iE-NEKx2xOj8V0dVfvdnq1BdR99lZh36QiQzE1SKsV3UjwTB2aOFIQJ_HzvHqGNA13OBgnFx8jJW8gpb2tkTkQsFSJHekSgxaCxU_lUF1n5EffVQl_rGvec3GPrzZEY8vGmV-0UDBErNse-X65e2ZMTL86/s4032/IMG_0183.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJKJqkWAOhR4KU11sQJspkLAEDjckLp4ZBN9iE-NEKx2xOj8V0dVfvdnq1BdR99lZh36QiQzE1SKsV3UjwTB2aOFIQJ_HzvHqGNA13OBgnFx8jJW8gpb2tkTkQsFSJHekSgxaCxU_lUF1n5EffVQl_rGvec3GPrzZEY8vGmV-0UDBErNse-X65e2ZMTL86/w640-h480/IMG_0183.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Anniversary dinner fajitas and carnitas platters...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">And some close up pictures of FOOD!!! (meat in this case)....</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJVb-RM7ya-pRtlL9ASEQybqG1AwUeA6gMO7dBWaqthazL-OD6LFftgwfL4W0ezv2ARW-JgGRLCsRhIIbUxoYHCxP4QNvQOuVo0zE999QXwkICgGtwquGIUIp3v02tpMyMoOmWwR23BNpSyHKt9pLuO7Y1AQU300DWCJ7X-KZT3U3QSnDp8TGn1P0FhpBA/s4032/IMG_0188.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJVb-RM7ya-pRtlL9ASEQybqG1AwUeA6gMO7dBWaqthazL-OD6LFftgwfL4W0ezv2ARW-JgGRLCsRhIIbUxoYHCxP4QNvQOuVo0zE999QXwkICgGtwquGIUIp3v02tpMyMoOmWwR23BNpSyHKt9pLuO7Y1AQU300DWCJ7X-KZT3U3QSnDp8TGn1P0FhpBA/w640-h480/IMG_0188.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(My wife's carnitas platter...sizzling!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIwWoSbunG7SIyBGvhihSNVmboUmH1m6S-9IWnd3H_wZWdAE0uLv3M1794OhtImEMXkteHwRuEXD9qSiqH8rX-MoTS77YWq5EA8wVfaoCJZpr2pj8M76P1r9VuR5XHs2GZC0NB01985aY-GwmTkg08PsRs5SEUv4I28VzVaGaKXOl4KTtFG00v_HCXhXvG/s4032/IMG_0187.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIwWoSbunG7SIyBGvhihSNVmboUmH1m6S-9IWnd3H_wZWdAE0uLv3M1794OhtImEMXkteHwRuEXD9qSiqH8rX-MoTS77YWq5EA8wVfaoCJZpr2pj8M76P1r9VuR5XHs2GZC0NB01985aY-GwmTkg08PsRs5SEUv4I28VzVaGaKXOl4KTtFG00v_HCXhXvG/w640-h480/IMG_0187.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(And my fajita platter...mmm...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">My wife's new project..."Sew be it!"</span></h3><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Those of you that know my wife, know that she is indeed a "crafty" individual. <br />Really.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">She's into sewing, knitting, crocheting, beading, patterns, doll making, etc.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">When we bought this house, we had decided to make the attic her sewing room.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">However after dealing with the horrible layout of the air handler venting setup, and the fact that it would take approx. 5-10K to finish it for her, (walls and new flooring), we decided to go ahead and convert the guest room into her sewing room.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">So we had it set up for a guest room....</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This is what it looked like.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigvXpnisrcvbDNYvT1xf77VRnVEEOxOIgxGSecQCd7_qvKJGkaR0XQZUz3_0JAW4P89Zy7GqI0eydcspUScFy1eXqE-TnfTAuLPoPpuAbT1YuLcXjKi6MtRcVf71NXnhSlYbuumaIB7WKnqkb7xJ0-p1RDwCKehyfMl-nVU0uAfeP4D6ytOVmqtXj69kA7/w480-h640/240822413_10220410584480738_2355684959143930906_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The bed and couch went downstairs into the sun room becoming a ground floor bedroom. Then it was time start moving stuff into the room from the attic.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Soooooo much "stuff"....</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">And this was the initial setup of furniture for the room.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg68v7DgW2jv9-aG9w-p9eg1mndWKkjbd8pGRDKF2-E_ybtwGS5dYY3xdZG2DnkWbmcQftc27MTUI8tNqMjRw4mdEmIOuXx9yOuTaVZwStqu0fF746m5EEq5WT9R7lwA026OlHYcEYa5e0TeqsR3Z8IDhJ1YHzC4waUIvgi0e7LA3kAji2VaV2-1MW7ROlt/s4032/IMG_9677.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg68v7DgW2jv9-aG9w-p9eg1mndWKkjbd8pGRDKF2-E_ybtwGS5dYY3xdZG2DnkWbmcQftc27MTUI8tNqMjRw4mdEmIOuXx9yOuTaVZwStqu0fF746m5EEq5WT9R7lwA026OlHYcEYa5e0TeqsR3Z8IDhJ1YHzC4waUIvgi0e7LA3kAji2VaV2-1MW7ROlt/w640-h480/IMG_9677.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">After this then came "the tubs of stuff"...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sewing room stuff is to women what "miniature gaming stuff" is to us.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fabric, patterns, fabric, thread, spools of thread, ribbons, sewing machines, notions (more on those later), books on sewing, even more fabric, and needles, and all the bits and bobs that make a sewing room a....well....a sewing room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The room with the first batches of "sewing stuff" brought in.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKZDQQSDwSbxwh1bFq3_jge8GZvxOHp_NTED_0ep-mZrzhTjhzTbrEqzz6_pwsiui4VN3WkQDd1Dk2V79HJXsGvgMdaBCpld3F1eC4GbpALWNUoDRsBnD4yAo9M9ktmLe3YjEfJtnYxXWuKnqofHYQKbMQfpm7kN25MLthJgWMbe1gXVw5JvSFSvB-Y8fj/s4032/IMG_9929.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKZDQQSDwSbxwh1bFq3_jge8GZvxOHp_NTED_0ep-mZrzhTjhzTbrEqzz6_pwsiui4VN3WkQDd1Dk2V79HJXsGvgMdaBCpld3F1eC4GbpALWNUoDRsBnD4yAo9M9ktmLe3YjEfJtnYxXWuKnqofHYQKbMQfpm7kN25MLthJgWMbe1gXVw5JvSFSvB-Y8fj/w640-h480/IMG_9929.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(And even more patterns...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRUlGEGmKV2EiHuhgfCL6tUB9wXLiBkcn0_i-sio4gjEJnmNbvn4wGG4DSreWUAq49nXVMVj6Eeq9A8JBrHb09343p_YaD7C1UoWQsMCX26tCcaTWUoUCkw1iD1Q_55rXg2yDhhe7dxcha0zGXVL052VHQge2KyeXrXEiZVNhFU1WiSpMW-oFT4SJSWumi/s4032/IMG_9928.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRUlGEGmKV2EiHuhgfCL6tUB9wXLiBkcn0_i-sio4gjEJnmNbvn4wGG4DSreWUAq49nXVMVj6Eeq9A8JBrHb09343p_YaD7C1UoWQsMCX26tCcaTWUoUCkw1iD1Q_55rXg2yDhhe7dxcha0zGXVL052VHQge2KyeXrXEiZVNhFU1WiSpMW-oFT4SJSWumi/w480-h640/IMG_9928.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(And yet more fabric...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUk9e_3xI4WDYnMaqQ5NZ9QL8hTiZuX-8jAticWaX64YLEl0fxhTpGmwSHXgLzxN-J_ZopDGHMDbg-FzF2Vz_g0UCo3tRICtamROXc6igTtvdmlIZ1gQMmuT1DamHom2V9cEgbf__MUGdEzefULXQKTfS5uYZvHZLtJNaPWwBiSwAeuH2ixHLGW8p0yxrV/s4032/IMG_9927.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUk9e_3xI4WDYnMaqQ5NZ9QL8hTiZuX-8jAticWaX64YLEl0fxhTpGmwSHXgLzxN-J_ZopDGHMDbg-FzF2Vz_g0UCo3tRICtamROXc6igTtvdmlIZ1gQMmuT1DamHom2V9cEgbf__MUGdEzefULXQKTfS5uYZvHZLtJNaPWwBiSwAeuH2ixHLGW8p0yxrV/w640-h480/IMG_9927.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(And yet MORE fabric....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9aqJwQzAmpq2AqRHCdqF2jLU9bHgmeyliXHYX8ZyUueKo1Q6f_RmbetpVPSM7hj8vTvns2ijUFuHs5XJ6o1HtwUyBoohuAs8GvzEj0ofD2c5r0vRW7RHwZR76Bc9JilVWbtbjj4hnXxXaW08k6vaMhv3KmPLOA-0hIwYEMZzQ6mJ_p9EjvuHhfDNbcddm/s4032/IMG_0233.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9aqJwQzAmpq2AqRHCdqF2jLU9bHgmeyliXHYX8ZyUueKo1Q6f_RmbetpVPSM7hj8vTvns2ijUFuHs5XJ6o1HtwUyBoohuAs8GvzEj0ofD2c5r0vRW7RHwZR76Bc9JilVWbtbjj4hnXxXaW08k6vaMhv3KmPLOA-0hIwYEMZzQ6mJ_p9EjvuHhfDNbcddm/w640-h480/IMG_0233.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(And swatches of fabric...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIDmNxFz86dvt0nPwWP21WUBewoQiSataLDoPpzFJIXp1geC5ryhzbR-eMejBKOV6dzXQzRN6DAJxtxDTCIAE64z-khst2WUj811MHVnttBFOpXXMpSDszWKEJfhzxGcrPGoChM5cl7iLzVRkaCmEd-Tez862eexH6xzDTut1vx6JpIhOMVjYDJ0DTHOI2/w480-h640/IMG_0232.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="480" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(And even more fabric in the closet!!!!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIDmNxFz86dvt0nPwWP21WUBewoQiSataLDoPpzFJIXp1geC5ryhzbR-eMejBKOV6dzXQzRN6DAJxtxDTCIAE64z-khst2WUj811MHVnttBFOpXXMpSDszWKEJfhzxGcrPGoChM5cl7iLzVRkaCmEd-Tez862eexH6xzDTut1vx6JpIhOMVjYDJ0DTHOI2/s4032/IMG_0232.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i></i></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEImtXnT1Ie1t0DCZqx0Pztz3X6rek8fYnsFXlHQyhQgZB9B8Z0E1E-BprslxdXB1tQN4qXbN7oaYdY2_hkFKQ22LPeuuuG9emIhWW5YnX2jgVjzBk8-hDiABt_4hvoBZahxCi_FQiBhDUSaRw39pFTQixL2HHko-QAUIdjou-vDafsPQATA53srLEwJt-/s4032/IMG_0229.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEImtXnT1Ie1t0DCZqx0Pztz3X6rek8fYnsFXlHQyhQgZB9B8Z0E1E-BprslxdXB1tQN4qXbN7oaYdY2_hkFKQ22LPeuuuG9emIhWW5YnX2jgVjzBk8-hDiABt_4hvoBZahxCi_FQiBhDUSaRw39pFTQixL2HHko-QAUIdjou-vDafsPQATA53srLEwJt-/w480-h640/IMG_0229.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(And ribbons....lots of pretty, pretty, ribbons...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">It's enough to drive a man crazy it is...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">But it is to my wife, what my work room down in the basement where I paint figures, built terrain, and scenics, and do my stuff is to me.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">If she is happy with it, then I am happy and all is right in the world.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">My gods...the woman has put up being married to me for ELEVEN YEARS!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">That should amount to something....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">So as I close this, just remember....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In the immortal words of Calvin and Hobbs, (their last line in the last panel of their last strip)...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div></div></div></h4></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8lwRp1p4NsnEbd11r-3BLGUE1Wbi2mjkExX7OCISffk4l91Blje1o1Sd-FPegMY2b3esacYKAmBw3djZWq5zv2AKC1R2e_9T3GeJr2w9VO3XFvLUj0p2siW973cnovJh22u7iaghk_srZlcHgPXGRIvF3hyphenhyphenrPPJHUS4KUHuhS2_eHtFb7ztDYf0cQ3CZw/s2564/IMG_0088.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2438" data-original-width="2564" height="608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8lwRp1p4NsnEbd11r-3BLGUE1Wbi2mjkExX7OCISffk4l91Blje1o1Sd-FPegMY2b3esacYKAmBw3djZWq5zv2AKC1R2e_9T3GeJr2w9VO3XFvLUj0p2siW973cnovJh22u7iaghk_srZlcHgPXGRIvF3hyphenhyphenrPPJHUS4KUHuhS2_eHtFb7ztDYf0cQ3CZw/w640-h608/IMG_0088.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h3><i>("THERE'S TREASURE EVERYWHERE!!!!")</i></h3></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Arrrr...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And speaking of treasure...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Who'd be willing to hoist the sails and sail the seas in search of treasure and plunder???</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Adventure Awaits!!!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEEZQHJKu3POYYvEIj74QHXFT5nyCxwQVpV-SSu75U94soqZIAHtjMUOT0dLcH7nu1XNumbhGElS46A5YTLZglstoAHTELKtj8SitgTU9ntDHJIrc-fS_vCetEr78FN03E04FuguaheERmHznjTnisirM3nqBcYLpcLiTZJlNHHeFf-xArenD1bSg5h6F2/s3024/IMG_0372.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEEZQHJKu3POYYvEIj74QHXFT5nyCxwQVpV-SSu75U94soqZIAHtjMUOT0dLcH7nu1XNumbhGElS46A5YTLZglstoAHTELKtj8SitgTU9ntDHJIrc-fS_vCetEr78FN03E04FuguaheERmHznjTnisirM3nqBcYLpcLiTZJlNHHeFf-xArenD1bSg5h6F2/w640-h640/IMG_0372.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>And so I close out this entry.</div><div>Thank you for reading, and I hope you enjoyed it.</div><div>As always more to come and comments are welcome and appreciated.</div><div><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div></div>Michael Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929476841889675888noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499214672600371105.post-39783681164036643342023-09-03T16:01:00.004-04:002023-09-03T16:01:58.940-04:00"Much ado about nothing...." (July and August update)....<p> Wow. </p><p>One moment it's June and now suddenly in the blink of an eye, it's September.</p><p>Well, to be honest, it wasn't <i>that</i> fast.</p><p>But still.</p><p>I feel horribly guilty as I haven't really done much of <b style="font-style: italic;">anything </b>gaming wise, painting wise, or hobby wise in any method or manner whatsoever. July and August just seemed to take the wind out of my sails. </p><p>But some things were indeed done. </p><p>So now I am catching up with a mixed July, August, and early September update.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">New Fridge!</span></h3><div>My wonderful wife and travelled to the big blue big box store in July and wandered around. She was looking for a new keyboard, and while there, I caught their small fridges on sale.</div><div>I went ahead and bought one and had it delivered. </div><div>So I upgraded the game room fridge and moved the smaller cube fridge upstairs to my office.</div><div>Is it a bit ostentatious to say that we now technically have three refrigerators in our house?</div><div>The new fridge is a nice upgrade that holds more drinks.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS8xjqMHUy49q_pTQ3mkVr4BcmlXLfZcfK55600TjCTYEGDlXsvK12iFm78WaZhc8cfuBHBakogY-xglb9-ob9gpV6L-Wh4NESRDiaPjMcDI6FKR6aW09m_a_k7J5ekeVmUO8WYsPrp7aJHJ_zo_puQ-AeBT4rG8SotyF-EgLPTJCm0t2yzW1eBEz9i3VW/s2048/IMG_8847.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS8xjqMHUy49q_pTQ3mkVr4BcmlXLfZcfK55600TjCTYEGDlXsvK12iFm78WaZhc8cfuBHBakogY-xglb9-ob9gpV6L-Wh4NESRDiaPjMcDI6FKR6aW09m_a_k7J5ekeVmUO8WYsPrp7aJHJ_zo_puQ-AeBT4rG8SotyF-EgLPTJCm0t2yzW1eBEz9i3VW/w480-h640/IMG_8847.JPEG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Say hello to "Helga"....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqG3hEQK0HxexucNAyHBVFHd5KswkrvC_-YeK4y2J2hb68oPkaAVBPEvdsxqcSYpJ8-xbzwVhi1TK2ox1EReCw5e00C4x_KepH1fp2FPPf6BE_lw0wJXwiNCbjQXfesKyeEst6-TamiQY1R8pFkePd5kn6ZgmaoIQpa9iISXCzqoVWi1RuwddPYylFLkmL/s2048/IMG_8848.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqG3hEQK0HxexucNAyHBVFHd5KswkrvC_-YeK4y2J2hb68oPkaAVBPEvdsxqcSYpJ8-xbzwVhi1TK2ox1EReCw5e00C4x_KepH1fp2FPPf6BE_lw0wJXwiNCbjQXfesKyeEst6-TamiQY1R8pFkePd5kn6ZgmaoIQpa9iISXCzqoVWi1RuwddPYylFLkmL/w480-h640/IMG_8848.JPEG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-weight: bold;">(Well stocked with tasty drinks...)</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">Cardholders</span></h3><div>As "Spooky Season" does seem to be coming around, I am looking at running a FFG "Fury of Dracula" game. </div><div>One of the things that I never have liked is the amount of card piles haphazardly placed around the table. So to make things more organized, I decided to take an idea from another FoD player and make myself a couple of cardholders in "Mausoleum/Crypt" style.</div><div><br /></div><div>It's just four pieces of basswood cut with my Dremel and then glue together. Once the glue is done, I get to do the grayish stone painting of them. I am also going to end up painting the figures for the board. 4th Edition actually provided painted figures but you can't find it anywhere for sale under 250 bucks.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVAK_LDIoqNT5MyscjvbyNLXFjBp04w5W-Y_TibDEydTrS4DA-6tVLUBu0EUcx1RDeBpYZbk-OAwfIEpSOMRbdnafy2RxrxAwRqd9ocUBmeIWBsFH7bvxyzO5ihO9v88ajwxQ5dRplXjXKIn6tzfLlLQRd6u3PBXRVRaa7ynU_DEguZxus3v5NNqbhUQ92/s4032/IMG_9141.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVAK_LDIoqNT5MyscjvbyNLXFjBp04w5W-Y_TibDEydTrS4DA-6tVLUBu0EUcx1RDeBpYZbk-OAwfIEpSOMRbdnafy2RxrxAwRqd9ocUBmeIWBsFH7bvxyzO5ihO9v88ajwxQ5dRplXjXKIn6tzfLlLQRd6u3PBXRVRaa7ynU_DEguZxus3v5NNqbhUQ92/w640-h480/IMG_9141.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(A nice little extra to the game. Card crypts! And one of the FFG figures for size/scale on the side...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">Spooky Season Shopping</span></h3><div>So yesterday my wonderful wife and I went "Early Spooky Season Shopping" at Michael's. I do so love it when they put out this stuff.</div><div>I bought myself an "All seeing eye".</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLnqg7VpBvb9KldGt0utJJWtjlVf3hLR5WTZsZhjubz_Cz0dX3w-sb5eASAYiIEFfxmrtoxT9utO4Ni4qzwUaBywC5VFeMtlbKN73BRLAJouIwiqBHBGP94LNzPYcsptw8ZaV70cO9ABZk-Q5QO5ZMbfKUv7wIwMfCZIwvhkxntQ-IQIBJmj4KEURQmlTM/s4032/IMG_9134.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLnqg7VpBvb9KldGt0utJJWtjlVf3hLR5WTZsZhjubz_Cz0dX3w-sb5eASAYiIEFfxmrtoxT9utO4Ni4qzwUaBywC5VFeMtlbKN73BRLAJouIwiqBHBGP94LNzPYcsptw8ZaV70cO9ABZk-Q5QO5ZMbfKUv7wIwMfCZIwvhkxntQ-IQIBJmj4KEURQmlTM/w480-h640/IMG_9134.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='453' height='376' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dySyPXoRvzoUCYPwb5zAEIQYMuPH9XbOeHhv9TCbV4zSue4qvdPDtuMvmoZxkF9FevX962naRxHfj9hFRQkMw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To be honest I was actually thinking of buying two of them and calling them "The Eyes of Laura Mars", but I am not sure how many people would understand or even remember where that came from.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So for right now that's about it. More to come later this month as figures are getting sealed, and more are getting painted.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Stay tuned and thanks for reading!</div>Michael Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929476841889675888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499214672600371105.post-57446913611711817082023-06-29T17:35:00.001-04:002023-06-30T09:28:38.015-04:00It's been a busy week/month!<p> So the month of June has seen a lot more work going on than the previous month, which is good. Figures are getting not only painted, but sealed and completed and by tenths my massive pile of shame is going down...but then the Bones VI KS is only 10 mos. away from starting to ship and well....gaaahhh....</p><p>So what have I been up to since the last update.</p><p>Well, after adding the latest figures, (see more on that further down), to Display Case #2, that cases figure count currently already sits at 209. Those large D&D beasties take up a lot of room.</p><p>So here's some of what I have finished up so far....</p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">What was on the table but is now in the case...</span></h3><p style="text-align: left;">I've been working more heavily on some of my fantasy figures, but a few pirates slipped in, and I see more pirates and gangsters coming up in the queue. </p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>(click on photos for larger photo)</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirfd62221TPlIy-xbO9NxaWaRkPnBIpkhUu_mDuWyHvo4BX6axpiYv1r4Wtfz1vaJA6n6jYU-qC7SdD3dsxg_OJRPQMdnn9tv0yit6Z8jIFGKnwHffjd5uzWUcaIyKRPUuzGAc85QB4J80KRBAXqilNlzh-R4keH8fUOngn0VWnmn2PZQbL1H9ZzxK7r-E/s4032/IMG_8247.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirfd62221TPlIy-xbO9NxaWaRkPnBIpkhUu_mDuWyHvo4BX6axpiYv1r4Wtfz1vaJA6n6jYU-qC7SdD3dsxg_OJRPQMdnn9tv0yit6Z8jIFGKnwHffjd5uzWUcaIyKRPUuzGAc85QB4J80KRBAXqilNlzh-R4keH8fUOngn0VWnmn2PZQbL1H9ZzxK7r-E/w640-h480/IMG_8247.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Taking a break before I even got started...what the heck!? But alas, tis a project I must complete...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It's amazing how food ends up on my table, and I find myself interrupted by yet another John Wayne movie, or "The Star Trek Channel"....</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">But then it was back to painting and finishing figures....</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>NOTE</b>: None of the figures are actually "glossy". This is a result of the lighting in the room, and the crappy I8 phone camera. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6CVD8InKgVsFoAcRPfrqbiRxW7f9fjePvtDWcBeiqHbTTdIsY76yE2Sca0fl5yFzTyaxu5_7tqwgXhZ7o4NgOSTygqrrtMeOZHIa0wyo06m4JCT-GD7x3ehv7KxWft0YSjkJi6mRv8AHZ3gVlPyhpViV3efdUNvk4UYGqn0cPol9kGAzsUzke0hQa7wYf/s4032/IMG_8315.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6CVD8InKgVsFoAcRPfrqbiRxW7f9fjePvtDWcBeiqHbTTdIsY76yE2Sca0fl5yFzTyaxu5_7tqwgXhZ7o4NgOSTygqrrtMeOZHIa0wyo06m4JCT-GD7x3ehv7KxWft0YSjkJi6mRv8AHZ3gVlPyhpViV3efdUNvk4UYGqn0cPol9kGAzsUzke0hQa7wYf/w480-h640/IMG_8315.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Bob the Troll...He's had a hard day. Waiting under a bridge all day long, and then these three goats come along...Plus he's supposed to have riddles for travelers...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN5axfZibFBgg7T8RS2IDyk4rTXHegXU3OEFz2XPEJil85ZepCIv5QIek5Bvgr2gOyUZNx9j4SL25CHcOt4zYGnlfLIc2xEYeALLHubRH5fGImsrp48vj_4OuEKHbYCT5yui4g_anlGJr3WX8TU1d9v8yJVFUrcYWRlv6pZctgNvaGkaJcmJDZiG0twWY2/s4032/IMG_8316.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN5axfZibFBgg7T8RS2IDyk4rTXHegXU3OEFz2XPEJil85ZepCIv5QIek5Bvgr2gOyUZNx9j4SL25CHcOt4zYGnlfLIc2xEYeALLHubRH5fGImsrp48vj_4OuEKHbYCT5yui4g_anlGJr3WX8TU1d9v8yJVFUrcYWRlv6pZctgNvaGkaJcmJDZiG0twWY2/w480-h640/IMG_8316.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(A Reaper Warrior Figure. Painted for one of AD&D players.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTbJ3LCveF-ko1WIfZN-qGztWH96JJH9dFftP2nDQXMftSp7vTXaTzQjwI7EZ1MUh45nlStLfhxdd4PWcHsTG6KvnWnCq56-eElkgx_eUDX4eNPA3SVrlTtqJvsTftDkv93xhJN69s92cOXe24CfRzY6oQU1-WXCjAbJnQyigHXLrkHyCeye9PJLs8QCNT/s4032/IMG_8317.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTbJ3LCveF-ko1WIfZN-qGztWH96JJH9dFftP2nDQXMftSp7vTXaTzQjwI7EZ1MUh45nlStLfhxdd4PWcHsTG6KvnWnCq56-eElkgx_eUDX4eNPA3SVrlTtqJvsTftDkv93xhJN69s92cOXe24CfRzY6oQU1-WXCjAbJnQyigHXLrkHyCeye9PJLs8QCNT/w480-h640/IMG_8317.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(An old Ral Partha Dungeon Monsters Boxed Set soft plastic Minoatur. He painted up really well for his and the lower quality material used in creating him.</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br />Next up was a Water Weird/Elemental type. This was produced in blue transparent plastic, and so it really wasn't a hard piece to paint. A quick wash of Tamaiya clear blue, and some white highlights, and that was about it, (as well as the greys for the floor and the fountain itself).<div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJR_UZx0KCje8MDgcCE6s85Az0YGQJ8IMTZJqF9VP7Uf6wZvCCJXwzZoUa-M90LWn-ZfT1nkI-U8QpgOKsjRWCwynzvtC-zkFbSzmim-F5kEqrqhbIFmetcorkKbceuZjtKCCtzYHkbFMlKDqeHytQqlw5vD1URCPkgetbvfjjgsI8jYl_sFl8e-yYU2kJ/s4032/IMG_8318.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJR_UZx0KCje8MDgcCE6s85Az0YGQJ8IMTZJqF9VP7Uf6wZvCCJXwzZoUa-M90LWn-ZfT1nkI-U8QpgOKsjRWCwynzvtC-zkFbSzmim-F5kEqrqhbIFmetcorkKbceuZjtKCCtzYHkbFMlKDqeHytQqlw5vD1URCPkgetbvfjjgsI8jYl_sFl8e-yYU2kJ/w480-h640/IMG_8318.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMezX21FYWcue4zh8f6dXPGsaGc0cbrnwTOaH9sstICfFLSxBvTAwm37_oCZUfl1HjYmDFN4cLc65UN2Gn02fU4xW64vV0y2dFm0qRR9fvkjXAfER9cPu7Xt3cT7FXw6iqN4j78JB60aFz6J433m0XAHZcvXxIx4kdoPD0yRhxgdiLWL9th_MfQaPPx1zE/s4032/IMG_8319.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMezX21FYWcue4zh8f6dXPGsaGc0cbrnwTOaH9sstICfFLSxBvTAwm37_oCZUfl1HjYmDFN4cLc65UN2Gn02fU4xW64vV0y2dFm0qRR9fvkjXAfER9cPu7Xt3cT7FXw6iqN4j78JB60aFz6J433m0XAHZcvXxIx4kdoPD0yRhxgdiLWL9th_MfQaPPx1zE/w480-h640/IMG_8319.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNch-6zyWM06yczKb-z0r0BWRZIsQudAG8J7ZlCW4doi24cyT5lJkEqbDSwrcYl-dzoJYHv7gc6_JwzmcVv4IuVcoM4R6mbhVQvwZPnSlzY70d5QSAiXiDgcJM4rjZviZVtvcX5VlIYMvdha26opmPtgeUtCckRyuAkwqHdvxBnrogP1Xx6GMOoMBjj4St/s4032/IMG_8320.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNch-6zyWM06yczKb-z0r0BWRZIsQudAG8J7ZlCW4doi24cyT5lJkEqbDSwrcYl-dzoJYHv7gc6_JwzmcVv4IuVcoM4R6mbhVQvwZPnSlzY70d5QSAiXiDgcJM4rjZviZVtvcX5VlIYMvdha26opmPtgeUtCckRyuAkwqHdvxBnrogP1Xx6GMOoMBjj4St/w480-h640/IMG_8320.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(A Reaper Medusa figure. I've finally learned the tricky process of making bowstrings...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Meanwhile, if you were a "Saturday Morning TV Cartoon Show Watcher", of the late 1970's, then you probably saw these guys at one time or another.</div><div>And right now, you are probably humming or singing the theme song....</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhp1nRxhk5IW6k70pNHuxRb6VTsfmClgju1ST7KoF_60_S4MVS2OfQgnKDPEEQta_5PlCsEKTGZPgxq7K0RuTf0h_M26w2snl13fuNjfi4WcyzszSc1qLaZfMI-eRvAMqCSW3c2_ucE1MoqM2lZH_wjNW_bRkmX9I0hbjhhzK5-EzdYMUj5TlJVNwhR4qN/s4032/IMG_8327.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhp1nRxhk5IW6k70pNHuxRb6VTsfmClgju1ST7KoF_60_S4MVS2OfQgnKDPEEQta_5PlCsEKTGZPgxq7K0RuTf0h_M26w2snl13fuNjfi4WcyzszSc1qLaZfMI-eRvAMqCSW3c2_ucE1MoqM2lZH_wjNW_bRkmX9I0hbjhhzK5-EzdYMUj5TlJVNwhR4qN/w480-h640/IMG_8327.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Oh no! Not these guys!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUp7dhC6c4ApvW05lvZvaRKRmr2nqdm2M-i5gtCGfc3xMi0NYavD8cDmNmm67jzwECDSMJRIwxHrDUz-gLAHFY4_rhnV1mCttrO_qSdTBCazuvyN3Y43nOGxC7Sy5cBY0cwmhInbzuzXRAP9fSg9hGvriZPQyKNEmoUylL604okc61HHb1TRngSVs4wwGn/s4032/IMG_8328.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUp7dhC6c4ApvW05lvZvaRKRmr2nqdm2M-i5gtCGfc3xMi0NYavD8cDmNmm67jzwECDSMJRIwxHrDUz-gLAHFY4_rhnV1mCttrO_qSdTBCazuvyN3Y43nOGxC7Sy5cBY0cwmhInbzuzXRAP9fSg9hGvriZPQyKNEmoUylL604okc61HHb1TRngSVs4wwGn/w480-h640/IMG_8328.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(An easy figure to paint, the glittering tunic that he wears was done by using a Reaper Orange Paint, and then a very thin wash of Vallejo Old Gold over it.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzM4pR7EvSvVL4wcV-ZPGKVB8IOFHNHMYmmAgvEwvy0Q9evOLRz_N3XV9226lDtbVBXxiMRRQI40ANOV8PiiNXX0lrvzbe0Q1wQXr18Yy0pVajkV9JY0BvM9A_f255mH4PJ-f-Q3zELGBq-gfHTGPRnRk_QHUN1iYqQm6R1hFd5HODlE72f17_ubOuZiB/s4032/IMG_8326.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzM4pR7EvSvVL4wcV-ZPGKVB8IOFHNHMYmmAgvEwvy0Q9evOLRz_N3XV9226lDtbVBXxiMRRQI40ANOV8PiiNXX0lrvzbe0Q1wQXr18Yy0pVajkV9JY0BvM9A_f255mH4PJ-f-Q3zELGBq-gfHTGPRnRk_QHUN1iYqQm6R1hFd5HODlE72f17_ubOuZiB/w480-h640/IMG_8326.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Some more towns folks. I swear that the dude in the center reminds me of Lou Costello...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><div>After this group, I switched over and painted up a couple of other genres.<div>Here we have an RAFM Call of Cthulhu figure, an elderly lady holding her sweet, and precious Persian cat, while reading from an ancient book of forbidden knowledge...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgheIqTodJyED2M6M07QyFQC2kzBaUtrAT_uq2CmHQglBtJrvnuXuNVrViXHjDps0gldh-b8ll395HlT4an7KqOce-WvtsYYELMDqtV3I76evwaEwEG-PK5yg6fsAl3w2GVKnH4WT8C2GCq6q2Ee8i6E2wyzy952JlLpfs2JVnl9dG4_pFypKNUUtlmfgRa/s4032/IMG_8325.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgheIqTodJyED2M6M07QyFQC2kzBaUtrAT_uq2CmHQglBtJrvnuXuNVrViXHjDps0gldh-b8ll395HlT4an7KqOce-WvtsYYELMDqtV3I76evwaEwEG-PK5yg6fsAl3w2GVKnH4WT8C2GCq6q2Ee8i6E2wyzy952JlLpfs2JVnl9dG4_pFypKNUUtlmfgRa/w480-h640/IMG_8325.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">These guys had given a bunch of players hell over 20 years ago in my infamous pirate adventure.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was time for them to get the good paint job they deserved, and so I buckled down to it, and now they are ready to drag more screaming victims back into the jungle to the clutches of THE ZOMBIE MASTER!!!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2SmFNkHakoQ55rbZC0rVAKUsSxZ6NG-UVXf8cRnYrFe-41wkMqAHeYnhBBwtpRrWc228pKKXjOQxTPMxWHnrlxRk10QRIBjIUl3VA-P47xc1P3cDqcxZHH0cW5iqYOFgfZdmhwf9EHqImdUO1pN6Ds7Jn3tskPXp_FT9n6yrRyf6pgSWUygdxS4kF-M96/s4032/IMG_8277.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2SmFNkHakoQ55rbZC0rVAKUsSxZ6NG-UVXf8cRnYrFe-41wkMqAHeYnhBBwtpRrWc228pKKXjOQxTPMxWHnrlxRk10QRIBjIUl3VA-P47xc1P3cDqcxZHH0cW5iqYOFgfZdmhwf9EHqImdUO1pN6Ds7Jn3tskPXp_FT9n6yrRyf6pgSWUygdxS4kF-M96/w640-h480/IMG_8277.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After all of this, I needed a break from the figures, so I sat down and looked at some old drawn out plans for a gangster/pulp city, and decided to work on a building, (combination brownstone, and attached Italian Ristorante.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY4PZztspMbc2t3o-IzEIMB4jZsOFi8zDqVLX00PmUbupE6wQfdKI7qfVcWCVJUYp-bhMVeBvaMGBCH7v7tg7PBBOH2MfmLrC6z7PIaKiffRhzJ-K6NqsWd5enzAgoO2bgGeCoEL9Z47_Qx0ZSHIC62a_q3XpEpd2JINge0CCn55CmwMvKXCpGDjxbxoPn/s4032/IMG_8235.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY4PZztspMbc2t3o-IzEIMB4jZsOFi8zDqVLX00PmUbupE6wQfdKI7qfVcWCVJUYp-bhMVeBvaMGBCH7v7tg7PBBOH2MfmLrC6z7PIaKiffRhzJ-K6NqsWd5enzAgoO2bgGeCoEL9Z47_Qx0ZSHIC62a_q3XpEpd2JINge0CCn55CmwMvKXCpGDjxbxoPn/w640-h480/IMG_8235.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>(Five floors of mayhem with pasta and cannoli's' next door. What more could you ask for?...)</b></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />This is going to be slow going as I haven't built a scratch building in a while, so once more it's a (re)Learning Process.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">And now....FOOD!!!!</span></h3><div>So recently I've been experiment with some different dishes and recipes.</div><div>I decided to do a "Cajun Rice Scramble with a side bowl of Black Eyed Peas".</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCcgTKX8GvbasaI4_172BIuQNF4XIn7wD_Emn04CXRsyknk-_Ak4FHz2dkNOFeWr5_QEJqVMx2a34re_IMVO5k7SqeyJ8EEFWsG1WOZL8_xVSBJ0PZnWqUlowmwPyLvoA190orx3mo4B7Iq71mKckrTytJcPK_sDO6kA_Vs9pH_qIPpd3wJBPy-GsoiC17/s4032/IMG_8208.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCcgTKX8GvbasaI4_172BIuQNF4XIn7wD_Emn04CXRsyknk-_Ak4FHz2dkNOFeWr5_QEJqVMx2a34re_IMVO5k7SqeyJ8EEFWsG1WOZL8_xVSBJ0PZnWqUlowmwPyLvoA190orx3mo4B7Iq71mKckrTytJcPK_sDO6kA_Vs9pH_qIPpd3wJBPy-GsoiC17/w640-h480/IMG_8208.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Andouille Sausage, sliced white onion, sliced tomatoes, sliced red and yellow peppers, and sliced (as well as) chopped, wild green onions.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQLC48AnETMU9CAC-GTCOKDB3BZDDEtB7z_HmF64k2ql1zm0zs2Q6RSpZEQoSZaWmP_qc5NCe60sHU0KrBGrpnB7-hteaw5zXcCNf3DveNuNsFvoJGnt0Fh4jW-OwrU_kztKzWgHaxs_MsHdrj45fOYIj3h0PmVIDdUnm_BeyAT_XVOFQjiPbKPHsVl2Q5/s4032/IMG_8209.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQLC48AnETMU9CAC-GTCOKDB3BZDDEtB7z_HmF64k2ql1zm0zs2Q6RSpZEQoSZaWmP_qc5NCe60sHU0KrBGrpnB7-hteaw5zXcCNf3DveNuNsFvoJGnt0Fh4jW-OwrU_kztKzWgHaxs_MsHdrj45fOYIj3h0PmVIDdUnm_BeyAT_XVOFQjiPbKPHsVl2Q5/w640-h480/IMG_8209.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Adding all of this into an oiled skillet and cook until brown. Add paprika, black pepper, Tony's Creole Spice, Lemon Pepper, Garlic Powder, Cajun Seasoning, Cajun Black Searing Spice, and a pinch of Mesquite Spice for an amazing mix of flavor...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1c6mAZyD3OPHABK84R0KL0mqVkzQGto1g2b2vCCANMBmmPo5JnoX6ZtIb0b2L1FMXxyTpKO_CKKBcOFyAlyc6euRqau6Xl7wWMJnG7k3cHr9IP3b5l8rgApDj1eXe--rk6nqJQQpoMXRqTl54-55TwRnPpQ4Ha-5R7hDGV5iKDAoyC4FqdRzCMzFWAgj6/s4032/IMG_8211.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1c6mAZyD3OPHABK84R0KL0mqVkzQGto1g2b2vCCANMBmmPo5JnoX6ZtIb0b2L1FMXxyTpKO_CKKBcOFyAlyc6euRqau6Xl7wWMJnG7k3cHr9IP3b5l8rgApDj1eXe--rk6nqJQQpoMXRqTl54-55TwRnPpQ4Ha-5R7hDGV5iKDAoyC4FqdRzCMzFWAgj6/w640-h480/IMG_8211.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The finished product on a bed of cilantro rice, and the bowl of BEP's on the side with a sprinkling of the green onions on it.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDsxQ-S-yYyzjaY8-kF3t5M7iSOPhpnvSBv--StH9B9gwqnGGGBJH8hBikfZZEwggnLKpxwGMo_wv2nCkABN9yvM3lq8EVSzMcfvgJc26705y5J2tqWaNJBhWJmthriKaqWSoaEnIof-tCwzhoEvdaaxP06bLWckwTeVxHSs2FYPUvtjojeKCobP1skdLf/s4032/IMG_8212.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDsxQ-S-yYyzjaY8-kF3t5M7iSOPhpnvSBv--StH9B9gwqnGGGBJH8hBikfZZEwggnLKpxwGMo_wv2nCkABN9yvM3lq8EVSzMcfvgJc26705y5J2tqWaNJBhWJmthriKaqWSoaEnIof-tCwzhoEvdaaxP06bLWckwTeVxHSs2FYPUvtjojeKCobP1skdLf/w640-h480/IMG_8212.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The finished product up close. The cilantro rice is excellent and makes a good support for the contents of the skillet. )</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">How's the paint desk looking?</span></h3><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So it's been a while since I took any pics of the work area. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Right now this is pretty much how it's looking.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZHQFmLzxVlEGccNOXdwbBshcqYt2M1Usmprru-vJnmz-xp_Z7GLXKAvx3AxmMVYalLnzhn8sRoeVVPbCx6ZPxQvxX52mLTlE5eEN4GyAu1HOG2YJHZjoIBQMZZRWfDZnUwloar_WJ0pyl-01Bqh0k89Vl6Dt4BbgjyO_CVaFxDOUsV5svxIj50xdAhgWd/s4032/IMG_8151.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZHQFmLzxVlEGccNOXdwbBshcqYt2M1Usmprru-vJnmz-xp_Z7GLXKAvx3AxmMVYalLnzhn8sRoeVVPbCx6ZPxQvxX52mLTlE5eEN4GyAu1HOG2YJHZjoIBQMZZRWfDZnUwloar_WJ0pyl-01Bqh0k89Vl6Dt4BbgjyO_CVaFxDOUsV5svxIj50xdAhgWd/w640-h480/IMG_8151.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Cleaner than it usually is...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhajHKyLGdsyEAL0nVwefWFaEv2ped_XrkjaDprOeByG0tScYyNifI6IspUOZx70BSkBig7Ft-hlAaKBlvMXO4wwgPYAx3ekkI6HEfKMfyfxkmG0x7UsGIhTXCW00ELHt06ysa7VflrVIBQUQHF7gvRHM-5VwOKkZ64wtUBaYclylsgouX3EBbuGuAhbVpJ/s4032/IMG_8153.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhajHKyLGdsyEAL0nVwefWFaEv2ped_XrkjaDprOeByG0tScYyNifI6IspUOZx70BSkBig7Ft-hlAaKBlvMXO4wwgPYAx3ekkI6HEfKMfyfxkmG0x7UsGIhTXCW00ELHt06ysa7VflrVIBQUQHF7gvRHM-5VwOKkZ64wtUBaYclylsgouX3EBbuGuAhbVpJ/w480-h640/IMG_8153.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Groundwork and Glues. A count today showed that I had 16 different types of glues, epoxies, and adhesives as well as "A LOT" of different types of groundwork!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPeRMyM2Fkzc5-L6aBC2WZuWYigZOrNMzTr-hx8q2Ojr0MrHA0FJrz3aAwpH_LsR0vdy7XtbyM3uV2u0shINC-6WYNMhHIlxDMWNQk6bPwC9EgSuE6qWICGyZ6Lf0MRaISjo52HJcjkFvxpl_qyyclEzXFTUKqSa2VOGnc_PktiKDjMv-KyG29Ntbt7YpI/s4032/IMG_8154.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPeRMyM2Fkzc5-L6aBC2WZuWYigZOrNMzTr-hx8q2Ojr0MrHA0FJrz3aAwpH_LsR0vdy7XtbyM3uV2u0shINC-6WYNMhHIlxDMWNQk6bPwC9EgSuE6qWICGyZ6Lf0MRaISjo52HJcjkFvxpl_qyyclEzXFTUKqSa2VOGnc_PktiKDjMv-KyG29Ntbt7YpI/w480-h640/IMG_8154.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The "Tools and Extra Paint Shelf". Keeping stuff in semi order to keep it from being lost...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />So currently that is pretty much what is going on in the painting and gaming area. <div>More is sure to come, so stay on the lookout!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for reading!<br /><br /></div>Michael Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929476841889675888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499214672600371105.post-86699675027248851762023-06-20T11:15:00.000-04:002023-06-20T11:15:01.225-04:00"The Great Display Case Migration"....<p> And some close up pics!</p><p>Sooooo...</p><p>Recently I've been painting more and more and yet even more 28mm figures than I have 15's. Indeed it is sad to say that my 15's have all but been forgotten and have languished in forgotten obscurity of the storage closet, waiting patiently for "someday"....<br /></p><p>So as the 28's get finished, I have been adding them to the upper four shelves of Display Case #1: (which actually has four shelves and a bottom piece, making essentially five shelves), but I have run into three problems.</p><p><b>Problem #1:</b> The display case shelves are horribly crowded. These upper shelves are holding almost 700 figures total.</p><p><b>Problem #2:</b> With the amount of figures on the shelves, it has essentially blocked the majority of the light from the lighting system to shine down on the lower shelves, essentially encasing the lower shelves into light starved dimness.</p><p><b>Problem #3:</b> There is no room for "LARGE" size/scaled figures.</p><p>On my paint table right now are numerous figures (mostly 28mm fantasy); some of which are larger than normal, and I have the 28mm Reaper "Gauth" Dragon, that I need to work on as well, which will all need more space than is currently available in Case #1.</p><p>Now the argument could be simply. "Why don't you just buy extra shelves to use on the bottom half of the case?" And this is indeed a good argument, and here is the answer to your question.</p><p>A: Because I am too cheap.</p><p>B: It would not solve the issue with lighting. </p><p>I say the "too cheap" thing because the place that I have ordered extra shelves from in the past has gotten absurdly expensive. Even on sale their glass shelves cut to the size for my display case is approximately USD $121.00 a piece. That would be almost 500 dollars for four shelves for the bottom half of the display case. And then I would still need to fix the lighting issue.</p><p>So with all of that being said for right now, I realized that the current "quick and easy fix" is to simply "Anschluss" the upper half of Display Case #2. So I began the task of removing the upper two shelves of 15mm Bongolesia stuff from Display Case #3, and then transferring my 15mm ACW stuff to those shelves. Once the area of Display Case #2 was cleared, I then began moving some of the 28's over. In this case, I have pretty much given it to be the haven for a lot of my 28mm fantasy Dungeon Beasties and Monsters as well as some NPC's and stuff.</p><p>Here's the current setup. <b>(CLICK ON PICS FOR LARGER PIC)</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzuyD9bRfdlNQAk6ypWr_ayXNW7bz2LDTfOqqBNJHx2THW8dJga8BnStzHTcuTcJiaHp85434BLCepRXFqxaOlB-dIws8_ScLauQH3ZKsMDuuGEkizUpA7jAXrs7Em3ROwj9BcIpExToI6Q661fvuuMrMa1NTpwSrZRGDAzhQeL73jXMnP0DQUbDxwd0ab/s4032/IMG_8125.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzuyD9bRfdlNQAk6ypWr_ayXNW7bz2LDTfOqqBNJHx2THW8dJga8BnStzHTcuTcJiaHp85434BLCepRXFqxaOlB-dIws8_ScLauQH3ZKsMDuuGEkizUpA7jAXrs7Em3ROwj9BcIpExToI6Q661fvuuMrMa1NTpwSrZRGDAzhQeL73jXMnP0DQUbDxwd0ab/w480-h640/IMG_8125.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(After the move. I can already see this thing starting to fill up quickly also...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqgtV2FuHKbOviGqYpbdY5O9eh0Y9HZHhEtiwLlPC8VnvGVYgN0zNysLdGChVEhcTL7B4Ww58HZUpL2skpUxnVXUrFeG5ChMGg2FYvzIO1HNi17uzLAiGzGSR91_CC8aZkw8LJvoObUBod46e3dOEy_e7MVTq41-Y-xAD_VMg4OHMBJ7aNcaWrgJXe5yLF/s4032/IMG_8126.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqgtV2FuHKbOviGqYpbdY5O9eh0Y9HZHhEtiwLlPC8VnvGVYgN0zNysLdGChVEhcTL7B4Ww58HZUpL2skpUxnVXUrFeG5ChMGg2FYvzIO1HNi17uzLAiGzGSR91_CC8aZkw8LJvoObUBod46e3dOEy_e7MVTq41-Y-xAD_VMg4OHMBJ7aNcaWrgJXe5yLF/w480-h640/IMG_8126.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Another view showing the general layout.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikmeJuUAPAxncGsmwwmt19w-RJDyecJutbhmsAqEvAN5dFsr0PCH4iP4sivNBEbXPg7A0UWPzyfxHWA9HZ1TA1Oi9FWvcZTkR9nyOe4sAYfkiKhfp6j-oPoACghuUP6rSmJZG0rUNXWsGBzaqDN2O5AGHxoT8OmmdbDUsS6zqRQtBlev5ig6501QH_5Dit/s4032/IMG_8127.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikmeJuUAPAxncGsmwwmt19w-RJDyecJutbhmsAqEvAN5dFsr0PCH4iP4sivNBEbXPg7A0UWPzyfxHWA9HZ1TA1Oi9FWvcZTkR9nyOe4sAYfkiKhfp6j-oPoACghuUP6rSmJZG0rUNXWsGBzaqDN2O5AGHxoT8OmmdbDUsS6zqRQtBlev5ig6501QH_5Dit/w640-h480/IMG_8127.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Close up showing various dungeon monsters, including fire and water elementals, spiders, giant rats, fungi, a Naga, a mimic, a gelatinous cube, and more!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcKgBAdkNUG0S7f224QPKsIU__kK0O531az_a1raJxAHVxPvvu0iG-hUuEtj2WyRzwwF9URTn3Rh1qr27BhdczHZb3wpqn9LwhKVK1Q0OhQI0gM1Nj3JtWQGCzAoMQZ5_HWZ80C91mJLqznXwq7Y2OcahRn83Wk70PiqaJF5X9USBrCottNo_8hzfvg5aH/s4032/IMG_8128.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcKgBAdkNUG0S7f224QPKsIU__kK0O531az_a1raJxAHVxPvvu0iG-hUuEtj2WyRzwwF9URTn3Rh1qr27BhdczHZb3wpqn9LwhKVK1Q0OhQI0gM1Nj3JtWQGCzAoMQZ5_HWZ80C91mJLqznXwq7Y2OcahRn83Wk70PiqaJF5X9USBrCottNo_8hzfvg5aH/w640-h480/IMG_8128.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The Undead shelf, featuring all sorts of late night Saturday night movie horrors and creature features! Vampires, ghosts, zombies, mummies, ghouls, and soooooo much more...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div>So that's it for right now.<div>Sadly enough I am either going to have to break down and buy more shelves, or get another display case, (hopefully a larger one).</div><div>Currently I am finding better deals and prices for another case than spending money on 1-2 new glass shelves.<br />Thanks for reading and stay tuned as there is more to come!</div></div>Michael Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929476841889675888noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499214672600371105.post-84515431906503725012023-06-14T13:39:00.002-04:002023-06-14T13:39:20.558-04:00So I made, (and then broke) a record!<p> So the month of June is slowly slipping by and I am busy working on some projects, including painting up some fantasy beasties, and working on some scenery for my gangster/pulp/"Chicago Way" games.</p><p>During the year of 2023, I have refrained from buying any figures. Purchasing more figs would only add yet more to my mountain o' shame, and I already have waaaay more than enough to paint.</p><p>So for the first six months of 2023, Jan 1 - June 1, I was "miniature purchase free"...</p><p>And then I stopped by the LGS in Lafayette...</p><p>Sigh.</p><p>I stopped to get some paints, only to be able to get a couple of the Citadels I needed, and found out that their supplier no longer carries Vallejo, (which sucks as I need some replacement colors very soon), and it was while I was perusing the stuff there, that I ended up purchasing my first figure for the year.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5rJrbA5VToOWJFq5hJMgtMxG2oFYk-8QvHyuLWuMHbSHrkgFWbHBeCoVn9pIvczBO-rFRZyT-c07DauOWs-m0FihomSkvu8zlXyYpBGtYbAKczMdWuwa9jGavLAhKx4vwoxVM9RhsKt0VZ-n-HI50vUaxWQyhvGWLqXtEYEFzkWU4JPZqxQiZkQ7IPQ/s4032/IMG_7889.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5rJrbA5VToOWJFq5hJMgtMxG2oFYk-8QvHyuLWuMHbSHrkgFWbHBeCoVn9pIvczBO-rFRZyT-c07DauOWs-m0FihomSkvu8zlXyYpBGtYbAKczMdWuwa9jGavLAhKx4vwoxVM9RhsKt0VZ-n-HI50vUaxWQyhvGWLqXtEYEFzkWU4JPZqxQiZkQ7IPQ/w480-h640/IMG_7889.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(I liked the figure and needed another human fighter and...and....gaaaahhhh....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div>So that's the first mark to subtract from my total painting pledge this year so far.</div><div><br /></div><div>Meanwhile in case you are interested, this is what Eighteen Dollars ($18.00) looks like in Citadel paints.<br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinPlZWJ6ogCSEh-8gaXz5NzmdAV5k44jicUYODc9RN6u8HKMMDTCU85zhCOvc94cDzHdrmsM8B1rHSH2FrX00kkCAXZPRsBhbBOzbS7f6tOiYq8Rw938auDslntQNFeWCwNj6_X3r_rdpOMpZn7lANvQf-WQ8byHefxEp5C6sj6-5MOlLZ1PBlhG-seA/s4032/IMG_7888.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinPlZWJ6ogCSEh-8gaXz5NzmdAV5k44jicUYODc9RN6u8HKMMDTCU85zhCOvc94cDzHdrmsM8B1rHSH2FrX00kkCAXZPRsBhbBOzbS7f6tOiYq8Rw938auDslntQNFeWCwNj6_X3r_rdpOMpZn7lANvQf-WQ8byHefxEp5C6sj6-5MOlLZ1PBlhG-seA/s320/IMG_7888.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></div><br /><p>Let's just hope I don't have to buy anymore for a while....</p><p>More to come!</p></div></div>Michael Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929476841889675888noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499214672600371105.post-50024697677900018432023-06-10T15:46:00.183-04:002023-06-11T14:33:35.712-04:00An April and May update<p> Game wise that is...</p><p>The month of March has roared in and out with the majority of the damage from the tornado taken care of, life is kind of getting back to normal in our small Indiana town, (which is quickly growing).</p><p>As a result of all of this, my painting and gaming for the month of April came to a stop, and then for the most part May kind of did the same thing. Some figures got painted but not enough to my liking.</p><p>I did do a few things however, gaming wise and "other wise" (aka "Real life")...</p><p>Let's get to that first.</p><p>Soooooo....My wife was absolutely thrilled and then overwhelmed with anxiety when her BFF from high school and life in general announced that she was coming to visit us (all the way from Colorado no less!), and thus "we needed to get the house in order".</p><p>My wife decided that "We needed an actual coffee table".</p><p>Now I'll be honest. We haven't had one in the living room. </p><p>So me in good old typical husband tradition, went scouring and found a table, that she approved of, brought it home and all was good. </p><p>And now onto other things....</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>So we had company....</b></span></h3><div>My wife's BFF and her husband were on a long road trip across the US, and made the return trip here back to us. To give my wife and her friend some "alone girls time", I took her husband to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where we delved into "All things racing".</div><div>IMS has an amazing museum. In all of my years, this is probably perhaps the third time I have ever been here, and each time it is amazing. The cars they have on display, the history of the track and the races, everything. It's been well done and very easy to take in.</div><div>Some pics of the cars in the museum, along with some very famous names on them. 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text-align: left;">And of course, the trophy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt-FxVFcwrdNT-lHMFX0DP_AzWApkRsSoao01D43w_JGc-QqUkwEucSnph995y1bwOEAzAgoIYYmvn8DMyK_wLw4vLoDRKp0Z5zJ48DsU48tIkTEoTwYxbER-o8wWmSk3wRd4iNz5CunVIRMy9V_a-yFWXWtJ9oYCQnjiPG6JdgNRKOS_1lT_dYiuR7A/s2048/IMG_6957.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt-FxVFcwrdNT-lHMFX0DP_AzWApkRsSoao01D43w_JGc-QqUkwEucSnph995y1bwOEAzAgoIYYmvn8DMyK_wLw4vLoDRKp0Z5zJ48DsU48tIkTEoTwYxbER-o8wWmSk3wRd4iNz5CunVIRMy9V_a-yFWXWtJ9oYCQnjiPG6JdgNRKOS_1lT_dYiuR7A/w480-h640/IMG_6957.JPEG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Odd Indy 500 Trivia fact....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whenever a driver wins the Indy 500, he has a mask cast made of his face which is then reproduced in silver and added to the Borg-Warner Trophy here. This is the actual winners trophy, which is never awarded. The winning driver gets a silver replica of this for themselves. </div>We also had a chance to play around on the simulators and my friend hit the wall at 234 mph, which would have been a spectacular fireball and sure to make the evening news.<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: inherit;">And now....FOOD!!!!</span></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">A friend of mine says that "It wouldn't be a good post about minis and gaming, if I didn't include some "food" pics on it. So I often wonder "Just how many people come to read my posts and focus more on the food than the minis and gaming?" If you are a reader out there, please let me know in the comments.</span></h4><div><span style="font-weight: normal;">Robbers Steak</span></div><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: normal;">So I decided to try out a recipe from a site based on the Robber Steak as written by Jonathan Harker in <i>Dracula</i>. So with recipe and ingredients in hand, I went to it.</span></div><div><span style="font-weight: normal;">I had to use the oven version as my grill is not yet ready for summer cooking.</span></div><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdvevjKl4VVeW0XRucHEGH814WJcBlwKKXyE_AUMc-gbyprnXHmd3F0kF9exd6hS5Z8t91gY7oW8-70--UnPjBvAlWbFpfAnpoKT1rys92LBTtrbZJMblIfyelh_dFkNJq05sciveCmoa85bA9sUIfBYGtLaeZIGXjKe7g8BpyIm1j-p-KoyDFJZnA-w/s4032/IMG_7511.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdvevjKl4VVeW0XRucHEGH814WJcBlwKKXyE_AUMc-gbyprnXHmd3F0kF9exd6hS5Z8t91gY7oW8-70--UnPjBvAlWbFpfAnpoKT1rys92LBTtrbZJMblIfyelh_dFkNJq05sciveCmoa85bA9sUIfBYGtLaeZIGXjKe7g8BpyIm1j-p-KoyDFJZnA-w/w640-h480/IMG_7511.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Skewers full of meat going in the oven...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: left;">Just a simple small whiff from the jar and it sent my mind reeling to "Back in the day" in South Korea.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk1fI3304yiPgd0jwmNmGwoL6ejH49a7U7ZqcODWgzCox51Hx29f9KokgnOh0oxd8x1a_FV6Ydnd9ZgdpeLseo1SaX2WboKQne4fN9pFr00XTxcmyfa445KhHbstYBjhItjli1ekTc6p9hYYRWqhMaW4JIT60dT4c6Ueb0LWHVFQk4T-ZkDybbHkFclw/s2048/IMG_7700.JPEG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk1fI3304yiPgd0jwmNmGwoL6ejH49a7U7ZqcODWgzCox51Hx29f9KokgnOh0oxd8x1a_FV6Ydnd9ZgdpeLseo1SaX2WboKQne4fN9pFr00XTxcmyfa445KhHbstYBjhItjli1ekTc6p9hYYRWqhMaW4JIT60dT4c6Ueb0LWHVFQk4T-ZkDybbHkFclw/w480-h640/IMG_7700.JPEG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Oh yeah...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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Instead of filing an insurance claim, I hit up my friendly body part shop, who found one the same style and size in a junkyard for less money. A few days later, it's fixed and good to go.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And now I guess it's to the gaming and minis stuff....</div><div><br /></div><div><h4 style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">What's on the table???</span></b></span></h4><div><div>Knowing that I want to run a game for Little Wars next year, I decided to take out my Western buildings and do an experimental town setup.</div><div>Now the tables I use for gaming makes for an 8' x 4' setup, Each table being 8' x 2' plus I usually have an end table for me. with that being said, I wanted to get an idea of what "a small town setup" would look like. This will give me an idea of just "how big" this town could grow and become. This would also give me an idea of what I need to build as well as to finish. </div><div>(Click on the pics to get larger views).</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS0Eg4Oiy4_je-M2bfjGkgdcmI4QtlvkHwmZkbXJNs-mbQMHOK9pbJ2oD9vn8ZnF96epUmHXmQiiejRG7G8omt6PHfQ5OkqKmymQSDYCZuepPe_b3wy6YUtZmUGR-xbvaxGOyvneGP4DxU-BsK148LSzAj-RqCvFlnGJ84upUnSFJ1bRbYI__IyrW7jg/s4032/IMG_6777.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS0Eg4Oiy4_je-M2bfjGkgdcmI4QtlvkHwmZkbXJNs-mbQMHOK9pbJ2oD9vn8ZnF96epUmHXmQiiejRG7G8omt6PHfQ5OkqKmymQSDYCZuepPe_b3wy6YUtZmUGR-xbvaxGOyvneGP4DxU-BsK148LSzAj-RqCvFlnGJ84upUnSFJ1bRbYI__IyrW7jg/w640-h480/IMG_6777.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(A test layout for my Western Town of Rimfire (Arizona, Territory). This setup is less than half of the table length.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixJN4AZE5dSg-A2bHfYGHOEaXOKiPhKa8NzGCAwDTcWMCJwmo-cFF5XBWPmDNGNxcBsgAyeNbT4Y5QZ-auaf9RAn0lv1YbjBD7wzBJBapkPt5TOJgLP3PIWbRi77YxuO0l_xt0PYVVDlkcn9vIY643UBIZW9ApOf7f4Vja2j9nIq3sZ8hp3jfuChKdWA/s4032/IMG_6779.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixJN4AZE5dSg-A2bHfYGHOEaXOKiPhKa8NzGCAwDTcWMCJwmo-cFF5XBWPmDNGNxcBsgAyeNbT4Y5QZ-auaf9RAn0lv1YbjBD7wzBJBapkPt5TOJgLP3PIWbRi77YxuO0l_xt0PYVVDlkcn9vIY643UBIZW9ApOf7f4Vja2j9nIq3sZ8hp3jfuChKdWA/w640-h480/IMG_6779.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(An oblique shot of the town. I've noticed that I still need to build a corral for the livery stable, some hitching posts, a few more residences, and here I can see that I need to finish a roof for one of the shops.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNxG5a2qEhw7LILIBzjT6WWGySQwled8K1_Y8plioS_VHrJNd8x6UQ36l-a8BwZIJneOZOsa0tnAeS-XeFcFNrRw3vKsyca9J8Jk_ULnvTSrpJONEioarpycfD9ac46_k3EvTVkn10yi4I-Mxqnc2N4_gy6-oDbIHqX_Dh6hcE95JdIzw1ybN7uanGjw/s4032/IMG_6781.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNxG5a2qEhw7LILIBzjT6WWGySQwled8K1_Y8plioS_VHrJNd8x6UQ36l-a8BwZIJneOZOsa0tnAeS-XeFcFNrRw3vKsyca9J8Jk_ULnvTSrpJONEioarpycfD9ac46_k3EvTVkn10yi4I-Mxqnc2N4_gy6-oDbIHqX_Dh6hcE95JdIzw1ybN7uanGjw/w640-h480/IMG_6781.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Here we can see the unfinished jail... Man I gotta get off my duff and finished that thing.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-M2O6RuBg8CkF9n5RFDgXKLPnGdwmX6r7wVMusnnsOf55XsFKbnF5tObrXrZqxbPNcVqxPUb5Xi7el4S9foOfANQ1gZCx1HQ26qmVM8YgeHp7LNCvLaPssGzbvkADYDcanXqeyYn1lakB9VmxfjHxPwke6Z0mkU4P1mrdZMt5eGbCeDkFZKsoqiTHjA/s4032/IMG_6782.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-M2O6RuBg8CkF9n5RFDgXKLPnGdwmX6r7wVMusnnsOf55XsFKbnF5tObrXrZqxbPNcVqxPUb5Xi7el4S9foOfANQ1gZCx1HQ26qmVM8YgeHp7LNCvLaPssGzbvkADYDcanXqeyYn1lakB9VmxfjHxPwke6Z0mkU4P1mrdZMt5eGbCeDkFZKsoqiTHjA/w640-h480/IMG_6782.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Looking from the sheriff's office/jail down the main street. So much more to build.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpC0xVcEDIknWsUw8LYf41ofI_cQXfhHNuZ2G3WfrHZbkdYDeAe43yVO3Mg5K_BGc6Obr36n6FVxqIQZvrVsNEban1Vl2vhfN7U5xw9izsBQM6BHY2Qpb4GjUnm0sU4xUzhmLKBK3LF0gDE1akT-_2Op8pRr_BtyO1zVZUi_SBvS8CVneXBJSukDeTtA/s4032/IMG_6783.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpC0xVcEDIknWsUw8LYf41ofI_cQXfhHNuZ2G3WfrHZbkdYDeAe43yVO3Mg5K_BGc6Obr36n6FVxqIQZvrVsNEban1Vl2vhfN7U5xw9izsBQM6BHY2Qpb4GjUnm0sU4xUzhmLKBK3LF0gDE1akT-_2Op8pRr_BtyO1zVZUi_SBvS8CVneXBJSukDeTtA/w640-h480/IMG_6783.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Looking from the cemetery. It looks to be getting pretty crowded in there.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_mFt018zG2LjDPBdwaSUWJkTJ6oFBt1CMGpyenHiyzNgj5aEhYbuxHEcZ2ncH2oCJSRjrkMCzHvyD3gLMv3oCD0Cr0QJBsTVeIqNw45btaSWYUq6esMHA4ljuYSi5q1VZyfHwtTPHinbMb-hX--uz2JkXncRhhhtejl7wT9qw0UZsmWfu2U2h-IE_nA/s4032/IMG_6784.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_mFt018zG2LjDPBdwaSUWJkTJ6oFBt1CMGpyenHiyzNgj5aEhYbuxHEcZ2ncH2oCJSRjrkMCzHvyD3gLMv3oCD0Cr0QJBsTVeIqNw45btaSWYUq6esMHA4ljuYSi5q1VZyfHwtTPHinbMb-hX--uz2JkXncRhhhtejl7wT9qw0UZsmWfu2U2h-IE_nA/w480-h640/IMG_6784.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Looking down Main Street from the Sheriff's office and the unfinished jail...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3tZmW_MkPuemqaZu2VXVtSgH9pQhofGNY53zgNoY_Wcme0h6si8ZBgX2uI3Aryt4pZKlwhliLo05e-E6by7PAewgocMqRNPe_5MAmiLwjUh7LiLvq8PGp0Zy8P4koLDRVAShcpz7mwkaoMsYVo1oTod3ld4F785dAWz0kxSrbKF4GZUqnltehfTV9w/s4032/IMG_6785.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3tZmW_MkPuemqaZu2VXVtSgH9pQhofGNY53zgNoY_Wcme0h6si8ZBgX2uI3Aryt4pZKlwhliLo05e-E6by7PAewgocMqRNPe_5MAmiLwjUh7LiLvq8PGp0Zy8P4koLDRVAShcpz7mwkaoMsYVo1oTod3ld4F785dAWz0kxSrbKF4GZUqnltehfTV9w/w640-h480/IMG_6785.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>(<i>Looking from the filling up fast cemetery....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKMYF5jHW3YlBq1PCWaJ4au7McqGb6SMmiFWn37uQBYYNlKqfqbm-u7MiiOS1IdM62vJ7QPY2ZhGw3ESLyxXHfrLDMWnKpuIef9rp2-hM273DMwe__wD33AU4gljn_pnIqT_vdLapm0FoMLeT5_rX3tz9dCpTqRSfhLZ8SN7mpUdh7TiSnhOHrPWO1yQ/s4032/IMG_6787.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKMYF5jHW3YlBq1PCWaJ4au7McqGb6SMmiFWn37uQBYYNlKqfqbm-u7MiiOS1IdM62vJ7QPY2ZhGw3ESLyxXHfrLDMWnKpuIef9rp2-hM273DMwe__wD33AU4gljn_pnIqT_vdLapm0FoMLeT5_rX3tz9dCpTqRSfhLZ8SN7mpUdh7TiSnhOHrPWO1yQ/w640-h480/IMG_6787.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Good old Wun Hung Lo's Chinese Laundry...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgul6FCpEy_0VbXk-I1-jIC5e46WDQZ3WsV5bWY3vsxiBnkAuA0qhcBWhsbe9OqqTNwT5ze3gwWYxC04_n7TrcOkZqfHLumZwxbyRSkqj_Fb0Eh1Z7hF2AbDQCkW7jaYP-VT8zahAZD8vYzsOnT_a1lwNrnyd_ONXvS2sG8hvTDUsfFvPFNsrgujh2Q3A/s4032/IMG_6788.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgul6FCpEy_0VbXk-I1-jIC5e46WDQZ3WsV5bWY3vsxiBnkAuA0qhcBWhsbe9OqqTNwT5ze3gwWYxC04_n7TrcOkZqfHLumZwxbyRSkqj_Fb0Eh1Z7hF2AbDQCkW7jaYP-VT8zahAZD8vYzsOnT_a1lwNrnyd_ONXvS2sG8hvTDUsfFvPFNsrgujh2Q3A/w640-h480/IMG_6788.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(A shot of Main Street...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9pZMi2few0rQOgBBHVEoZ0lyju0QZBNnKS-LlVqz09i0h5zWhjJ0_Tz2k4jg05VtLeE8MmZL2AwYkjlN_kavJcaSKy6LmMvTbS8ZAxmm6ocHgXiKsqIklT2TicX8PHvn3tkhmxm94Tf45iNo07fXLCo2d8KIwugn1lc6HczO8PVYXSjeOrHG4He2A8A/s4032/IMG_6789.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9pZMi2few0rQOgBBHVEoZ0lyju0QZBNnKS-LlVqz09i0h5zWhjJ0_Tz2k4jg05VtLeE8MmZL2AwYkjlN_kavJcaSKy6LmMvTbS8ZAxmm6ocHgXiKsqIklT2TicX8PHvn3tkhmxm94Tf45iNo07fXLCo2d8KIwugn1lc6HczO8PVYXSjeOrHG4He2A8A/w640-h480/IMG_6789.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Looking across the opposite site of the street.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />So the Western town is coming along nicely, but as always there is so much else to build:<div>Church</div><div>Gunshop</div><div>1-2 more saloons</div><div>Dance Hall</div><div>Corral for the Livery Stable</div><div>Hotel(s)</div><div>Bordello (s)</div><div>Grocers</div><div>And the list goes on and on and on and on....</div><div><br /></div><div>And I also found out that I ran out of color, (Apple Barrel Craft Paints), and only then discovered that it is no longer made...(sigh)</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBIf3njxcZ4cKjENHq17qqz6U9KFpMfu1fB_UqH8jqm7buidvzYWco2sFY0scIme-8JtKU6wzUar2c1UMg4Ssc6I7sCgKFnEBge7XbWtAiIPmxvmROjSyd6HvO8MGSDhSJ2uJ_6quYeMT_-QzWX8qF5H36J_JqRiuBOPYN8crd6ZAiGxgNuJHUOmkg9w/s2048/IMG_7776.JPEG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBIf3njxcZ4cKjENHq17qqz6U9KFpMfu1fB_UqH8jqm7buidvzYWco2sFY0scIme-8JtKU6wzUar2c1UMg4Ssc6I7sCgKFnEBge7XbWtAiIPmxvmROjSyd6HvO8MGSDhSJ2uJ_6quYeMT_-QzWX8qF5H36J_JqRiuBOPYN8crd6ZAiGxgNuJHUOmkg9w/w480-h640/IMG_7776.JPEG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Anyone have a spare container of this, let me know...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div>Other than that, I just did some building plan drawing on some foamcore. Getting some ideas to build a 28mm Brownstone and an adjoining cafe for some gangster gaming.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXOk5qXVioAKaE-kRvNBMXdCnGmxegSqjIrKO6KEhdm_3Dmuh7Ju-vggPIUG88gfl4keIOLN04tt-7JwfBiIpOJm5rI2q4fGhAN2DGpe95-Ex-os8tXPBDsjyNlIuH02QL5zU9nubp5aWE7eGr_Axzu35E5gizmQiAiqOpGiBsU9RWWFpfpcMgk-2v0Q/w640-h480/IMG_6544.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Some plans for da "urban redevelopment dat da boss has in mind...")</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />So that's about it for now. <div>Right now it is June and I am busy working on some dungeon monsters. I'll finish those up, and jump back either onto pirates or some pulp/gangster figures and who knows? I might even get the design for this building cut and assembled.</div><div><br /></div><div>Keep your eyes peeled for more to come!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks!</div></div></div>Michael Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929476841889675888noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499214672600371105.post-9159391814624221522023-04-01T14:13:00.001-04:002023-04-01T14:13:05.766-04:00End of March Update...<p style="text-align: left;"> March has come and gone, and April is right around the corner.<br />With it comes the "Spring Storm Season". As I write this right now, my local area is under a severe tornado, storm, and wind watch and advisory. <br />But let's not worry about the clouds in the sky shall we? Let's get on with things.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">Painting</span></h3><div>Well, I continued on with the process of "Four Figures A Day", or at least I attempted to. Many times I was called away for real life, and one day was spent simply shading, flocking, and sealing figures. </div><div>However my end of Month Count goes something like this.</div><div><br /></div><div>MARCH 2023:</div><div><br /></div><div>Figures Purchased: 0 (Again with this Zero madness! What will the neighbors think?)</div><div>Painted: 38</div><div>This breaks down to:</div><div>Townsfolk/Fantasy figures: 3</div><div>Dancer: 1</div><div>Sailors: 2</div><div>Pulp: 7</div><div>Gangsters and G-Men: 13</div><div>Cowboys/Gunfighters: 5</div><div>Mule and Burro: 2</div><div>Ox: 1</div><div>Barrels: 4</div><div><br /></div><div>If I were to add this to my 58 for the current year, I am standing at 96 figures done. Not at the goal point I wish to be at but not too shabby either. </div><div><br /></div><div>So YTD Total is:</div><div>Bought: 0</div><div>Painted: 96</div><div><br /></div><div>YTD: +96</div><div><br /></div><div>Lets take a look at some of them shall we?</div><div><br /></div><div>Also, none of these figures are as "Shiny" as they look in the pics. This is a combination of the lighting that I have when taking the picture and how my crappy Iphone camera makes them look "shiny".</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuiZz-Wf0r4eibn77OzAQEH1WIkoLPUiRZuUy19SLKFz2PIzsSKjl96eXCQQQSm_1-UKJiqt1dLeMccse_E_U0o56guPOiNRxu4k9eQeELD_0qtUBm91uj8dAlkwDtA9zYRP7I7y_OZgjAFuazWr6u0xAZ1qP0waDYFyU4S4QybFkXobn6uwefkXvVTQ/s4032/IMG_6232.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuiZz-Wf0r4eibn77OzAQEH1WIkoLPUiRZuUy19SLKFz2PIzsSKjl96eXCQQQSm_1-UKJiqt1dLeMccse_E_U0o56guPOiNRxu4k9eQeELD_0qtUBm91uj8dAlkwDtA9zYRP7I7y_OZgjAFuazWr6u0xAZ1qP0waDYFyU4S4QybFkXobn6uwefkXvVTQ/w640-h480/IMG_6232.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(An overall look at the completed figures for this month.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxrPYLw9BRLJNBUiLch7ZWXnoYS0dA_mtsLVad1uWm28Ir2jPtf2TjsyuUNLHaCBQR08PBzbOLEU0I0RUfPd36jrper3FrbH7MxUu6gUB0DtahMsLTrLLiWNAwtoVOZ7bfhX3uTtjS_L13WvHGwtUdXD1koEKrTlSmMzf3IR75vP4LG7c2P_hhMT_h1A/s4032/IMG_6331.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxrPYLw9BRLJNBUiLch7ZWXnoYS0dA_mtsLVad1uWm28Ir2jPtf2TjsyuUNLHaCBQR08PBzbOLEU0I0RUfPd36jrper3FrbH7MxUu6gUB0DtahMsLTrLLiWNAwtoVOZ7bfhX3uTtjS_L13WvHGwtUdXD1koEKrTlSmMzf3IR75vP4LG7c2P_hhMT_h1A/w480-h640/IMG_6331.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Foundry Old West Policeman. Just walking his beat...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYiBT56lGrMloH_rZTpmyLQU019woOm9czO1uczbVb8IYXZ9fJkIFS3gIpcG0txM69U_Viqc5h3Gg0ndxjEmzNWddpxrn5wIVv5qYlDhRyuE6DjI894610UMv4QKMo6t9nQD6YcmXbUlzSu5j1I5RXqIiV-gbnW00_7-wdmqqVUiJwjzDPkc8xfCpq2Q/s4032/IMG_6332.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYiBT56lGrMloH_rZTpmyLQU019woOm9czO1uczbVb8IYXZ9fJkIFS3gIpcG0txM69U_Viqc5h3Gg0ndxjEmzNWddpxrn5wIVv5qYlDhRyuE6DjI894610UMv4QKMo6t9nQD6YcmXbUlzSu5j1I5RXqIiV-gbnW00_7-wdmqqVUiJwjzDPkc8xfCpq2Q/w480-h640/IMG_6332.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Another Foundry Town Defender. Armed with his trusty shotgun, he's ready to deal with dangerous drunks, ne'er do wells, crazy women, and that barking dog down at the McCreedle House...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0PQkfTkx6-pNEMb9kmYXLGJtIf0UnwQKQ7XVp_jthi9nA-aNky0Vfay7mMgmt4C-8nyEQBYggP8xknCN8Y8p7ZdH5oB52MOWtHMr-4alsMtqG5uDwrUNpqEAEW5D6c5k6qJnvm22C7COWSXTA55VnRzOaeLLBTnF3Z57PfonhpRYNs5zoxNl5Jak2Q/s4032/IMG_6333.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0PQkfTkx6-pNEMb9kmYXLGJtIf0UnwQKQ7XVp_jthi9nA-aNky0Vfay7mMgmt4C-8nyEQBYggP8xknCN8Y8p7ZdH5oB52MOWtHMr-4alsMtqG5uDwrUNpqEAEW5D6c5k6qJnvm22C7COWSXTA55VnRzOaeLLBTnF3Z57PfonhpRYNs5zoxNl5Jak2Q/w480-h640/IMG_6333.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Another Foundry Town Defender...Dressed for a night on the town. Walking stick and revolver, both highly polished and ready for the evenings events...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So then I switched over to some Fantasy figures...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnMoBlXd_IAZO-chkk8-1J3szFJSMsDsDxQgiBNOmTH49dGr1I5xHvBufNE64a2eQSGtmTPGEJUwLdVTd8LEv4WxGEHCfucGTFjJBGxzksHAP3VxrpvfB6D8gUMfagTsbvE2ohCAGUZ849liGrPbvSe3IR4v6VfPSXOUDgHI4YUdJwqbnEpVEIL_8bxg/s4032/IMG_6350.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnMoBlXd_IAZO-chkk8-1J3szFJSMsDsDxQgiBNOmTH49dGr1I5xHvBufNE64a2eQSGtmTPGEJUwLdVTd8LEv4WxGEHCfucGTFjJBGxzksHAP3VxrpvfB6D8gUMfagTsbvE2ohCAGUZ849liGrPbvSe3IR4v6VfPSXOUDgHI4YUdJwqbnEpVEIL_8bxg/w480-h640/IMG_6350.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Just you're average everyday guy wandering through the village, looking for a group of adventurers that could use his skills and talents...all for a few coins...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBGjArKDbKgh_GffIAQSJTbbmRbrIcTDFpOF7v7dooyyyJ_xW7woqLs_2_0Dwis4UCSi-oqhgw59BthZ-sF2rwLz2vd0GUURK04be5OTKYE_cAFHuDLg3S0VEgFzZGzmsi3VBFh7gN2nUiacchvOqAnM1VeFN51Hao0OcYOAYy9FI2Baw6rscYNXLNQ/s4032/IMG_6352.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBGjArKDbKgh_GffIAQSJTbbmRbrIcTDFpOF7v7dooyyyJ_xW7woqLs_2_0Dwis4UCSi-oqhgw59BthZ-sF2rwLz2vd0GUURK04be5OTKYE_cAFHuDLg3S0VEgFzZGzmsi3VBFh7gN2nUiacchvOqAnM1VeFN51Hao0OcYOAYy9FI2Baw6rscYNXLNQ/w480-h640/IMG_6352.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(And there is always the "Mysterious Pale Skinned Stranger that wanders into the village right after the sun goes down...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilD_geypHe38LYsSJ3axf9cxLaSrbkggPcgWzwdJtGShoGtM194a97wtXGCFv5zHzE10D1DUOFFv5y3bEqSqQyST44rdvIhtzKKiA4_MGRWH_6sh6zXMokMjl13BddNrOG3m-5J97njQ7PIkr7rKZlDSVxKREx3rQYu31FaOuf78_uopJUaCSc_MhBfg/s4032/IMG_6359.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilD_geypHe38LYsSJ3axf9cxLaSrbkggPcgWzwdJtGShoGtM194a97wtXGCFv5zHzE10D1DUOFFv5y3bEqSqQyST44rdvIhtzKKiA4_MGRWH_6sh6zXMokMjl13BddNrOG3m-5J97njQ7PIkr7rKZlDSVxKREx3rQYu31FaOuf78_uopJUaCSc_MhBfg/w480-h640/IMG_6359.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(And well....gosh darn it! Sometimes you just need to see a pretty dancing girl. The way her....her....veils shimmer....yeah....that's it.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHq3WCuMHUQEOMY-RwaDNGR61_3yJIQfkr01bn8536jaWpm4yMmc9mK49W577auqnr-Hx3pg-SuCMNgPJGQy348qgC6kXV5AdhUpaIqKNUnZtkYsGmWapA_4X-AdohB7TYyQ8RLNVCXWwVwvXRXTh0XCGn9ohbSLuAgaheXtoldPupYJdOsK6tSJP07g/s160/IMG_6371.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="160" data-original-width="120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHq3WCuMHUQEOMY-RwaDNGR61_3yJIQfkr01bn8536jaWpm4yMmc9mK49W577auqnr-Hx3pg-SuCMNgPJGQy348qgC6kXV5AdhUpaIqKNUnZtkYsGmWapA_4X-AdohB7TYyQ8RLNVCXWwVwvXRXTh0XCGn9ohbSLuAgaheXtoldPupYJdOsK6tSJP07g/w480-h640/IMG_6371.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Pulp Figures, WW2 French Resistance Fighter...Just the gal you need to provide cover fire on "Le Boche", while you detonate the explosives and blow the bridge...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />I then slipped over and started painting up my figures (G-men, (actually Government Prohibition Agents), and Gangsters for "The Chicago Way".<div>First up, "The Good Guys"....<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwDrX7P6K4_DcWuZnlMn1EPoSUL-i7QZnRxQTrflwVkqqnFkIA2AhZZdDX0mj2LoSnwCSTU7ZNCPEuOdGmIvB4Hyi76_LhQsgxJq8cSUDqou22iwM0vXUAPOGcVHxq5Bd3oEeHm0zCaLbiD4rTxrpLAKiq_CwrU5FeHALUhUMpqPBkaz25DXW5mjuLmA/s4032/IMG_6378.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwDrX7P6K4_DcWuZnlMn1EPoSUL-i7QZnRxQTrflwVkqqnFkIA2AhZZdDX0mj2LoSnwCSTU7ZNCPEuOdGmIvB4Hyi76_LhQsgxJq8cSUDqou22iwM0vXUAPOGcVHxq5Bd3oEeHm0zCaLbiD4rTxrpLAKiq_CwrU5FeHALUhUMpqPBkaz25DXW5mjuLmA/w480-h640/IMG_6378.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Here's the leader, Badge on display and trust .45 in hand, Elliott Mess fights a never-ending wave of hoodlum activity in his city...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmwqCqfuPaEnLn4NBi3zfQAYZBORzx-FyWJagfMZ7G3k6ATxzK0pjWqH9dLHMlgvilgcEQ9HErMSgMqnkPqnPsuarnl89_LxtqvkkclAzMaauEqnuIHEKNZq-T7YIeHnHob4Jn6eXkQLHUL9H5fI6K0MxDxMg_QNMFR3bgjaq8Oh7qNKegMRS3f1tjQ/s4032/IMG_6379.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmwqCqfuPaEnLn4NBi3zfQAYZBORzx-FyWJagfMZ7G3k6ATxzK0pjWqH9dLHMlgvilgcEQ9HErMSgMqnkPqnPsuarnl89_LxtqvkkclAzMaauEqnuIHEKNZq-T7YIeHnHob4Jn6eXkQLHUL9H5fI6K0MxDxMg_QNMFR3bgjaq8Oh7qNKegMRS3f1tjQ/w480-h640/IMG_6379.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Buster Sinclair; Overweight, socially inept, and smells of cheap aftershave; but he's dependable, and ready to go after the goons. He always wears his lucky yellow shirt (a present from his wife Doris), whenever he goes on a raid..."It's my protection." He says.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2gnCjUbIPzNagO5sFGkSMt69w6L008WuJ_yuSZKIWa5Sgy1i8qLjaNIDaMRhiwKI6R4DS4n2QwYxWah8yj4elEGtPWtmqjsnquP3W6zAv4rDWZzr3FUwgTSWuu2Aznnq8vAeq5qJmv_zF_vpc2nyCsIEqfnJLLrsLlwe_57onAdZLxPiKYiHUUeJJkQ/s4032/IMG_6380.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2gnCjUbIPzNagO5sFGkSMt69w6L008WuJ_yuSZKIWa5Sgy1i8qLjaNIDaMRhiwKI6R4DS4n2QwYxWah8yj4elEGtPWtmqjsnquP3W6zAv4rDWZzr3FUwgTSWuu2Aznnq8vAeq5qJmv_zF_vpc2nyCsIEqfnJLLrsLlwe_57onAdZLxPiKYiHUUeJJkQ/w480-h640/IMG_6380.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Bill Devers. Dependable, loyal, good with a Thompson, and a diehard White Sox fan...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dejLPliGMIf-9IUsuLFPmlPTlhu2P9ZKD2IGTLmtRBOSEeltWRew3LC2SfL43f-bDjQdJ8yefzc44QcqCIqNrFF4xjzHvUeH94zV2XvW4AoUGokSuJx6xyRrKDm6YiD6wFe_lxj9DE_rU0HfT-hdXMpepfzyi8ucYAve8LbAHX-un_SN-UvFVgcf2w/s4032/IMG_6383.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dejLPliGMIf-9IUsuLFPmlPTlhu2P9ZKD2IGTLmtRBOSEeltWRew3LC2SfL43f-bDjQdJ8yefzc44QcqCIqNrFF4xjzHvUeH94zV2XvW4AoUGokSuJx6xyRrKDm6YiD6wFe_lxj9DE_rU0HfT-hdXMpepfzyi8ucYAve8LbAHX-un_SN-UvFVgcf2w/w480-h640/IMG_6383.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Henry "Hank" Roosevelt. It's hard to work in a segregated force, but his boss Elliott Mess doesn't see color; he sees performance. And because of this Henry won't let him down...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBvtEDefxej_TBgkRALljhJPmxWTiPiJFFTXTXZiWgfKXe9eEzQWkINQ_0JfgR-VXBDXFpXyXjzYwFYtPn1ZFL6EgzjNXqdMYf0WlAreTYuQy-VX5sxrXR-kWhgti64Wj_OstYToUzc2JZXG69gQ_77qdqhyGrHXQ_bxvkVBEZ2k9GNocKMOdZ-dh5VQ/s4032/IMG_6385.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBvtEDefxej_TBgkRALljhJPmxWTiPiJFFTXTXZiWgfKXe9eEzQWkINQ_0JfgR-VXBDXFpXyXjzYwFYtPn1ZFL6EgzjNXqdMYf0WlAreTYuQy-VX5sxrXR-kWhgti64Wj_OstYToUzc2JZXG69gQ_77qdqhyGrHXQ_bxvkVBEZ2k9GNocKMOdZ-dh5VQ/w480-h640/IMG_6385.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Rick Morran; His eyesight keeps him from using the long range weaponry, so he keeps it up close and personal with his sawed off double barreled shotgun...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge4aCEeqCVj77aqgik47isS_eYzlwVYJlzhnrHLLPaE72NR4tSyWRBpTABstgkbji1n0-Sim6y6sogBq1qH6xbisKdR35t4L9KiMbzecAgxVGEXkcPXrJouh1TRWu7W3VsQRWTTYQuvLhtcWXD-QhHbIRNrkZ5cNfGdpJZhsnmq5L31L7No2tyC1AFig/s4032/IMG_6387.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge4aCEeqCVj77aqgik47isS_eYzlwVYJlzhnrHLLPaE72NR4tSyWRBpTABstgkbji1n0-Sim6y6sogBq1qH6xbisKdR35t4L9KiMbzecAgxVGEXkcPXrJouh1TRWu7W3VsQRWTTYQuvLhtcWXD-QhHbIRNrkZ5cNfGdpJZhsnmq5L31L7No2tyC1AFig/w480-h640/IMG_6387.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Sean O'Boyle: Brought out of retirement to help keep the city from busting loose. He's seen both sides of the law in his career as a beat cop. He knows what to look for and how to handle it.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Naturally, you gotta have some gangsters and goombahs....</div><div>So here's da lineup...</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_OunVcLeB1qDR69PbI1X1q6g-1z-QF2TYJKnbO3Z_QqvdBxV7P-ox193lYLqtTgxvlVNQYJVvM-WdMDTTS3IQ6iutEuW7T7MjFb1MfL8LNuuW9hOW7kK9YN1UWNiC7JvhzlrbnVh4x_bywj_m578qb7nafct1L_zTI9zqjxUtFj34crU1l8Rb8LWBA/s4032/IMG_6390.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_OunVcLeB1qDR69PbI1X1q6g-1z-QF2TYJKnbO3Z_QqvdBxV7P-ox193lYLqtTgxvlVNQYJVvM-WdMDTTS3IQ6iutEuW7T7MjFb1MfL8LNuuW9hOW7kK9YN1UWNiC7JvhzlrbnVh4x_bywj_m578qb7nafct1L_zTI9zqjxUtFj34crU1l8Rb8LWBA/w480-h640/IMG_6390.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Sammy "Shaky" Dennis. Hired flunky gunman, Sammy got his nickname from the way his knees always shake and knock during a gunfight....It doesn't show a lot of confidence in him moving up in his criminal career, but he takes orders and gets the job done.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi47xyfC1SOAm6lUxvzSAsriVxNlJgEJ3G2ZrqQsNWnZBRmgXln-vGf3blmjxNSWwNhDXnlxepxtkXyFn_TsQzpSz4EcgbwY8SaXNTvCBoq1MEhuH8wRSTY3anMX2TMTaWYNQ3WO2Bttk_jdAssPkofr69C0iL13TufMpRsNRYzlODhITVJSiDsWGjDww/s4032/IMG_6391.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi47xyfC1SOAm6lUxvzSAsriVxNlJgEJ3G2ZrqQsNWnZBRmgXln-vGf3blmjxNSWwNhDXnlxepxtkXyFn_TsQzpSz4EcgbwY8SaXNTvCBoq1MEhuH8wRSTY3anMX2TMTaWYNQ3WO2Bttk_jdAssPkofr69C0iL13TufMpRsNRYzlODhITVJSiDsWGjDww/w480-h640/IMG_6391.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Sporting a bright, lime green necktie, Al Barbieri waits for his orders to go dispense automatic forty five caliber enforcement of his bosses orders.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvEqmYXKsGmwKhwZfaYX__NvrT2W9BlX3dmPI-AR6Ok9n0hZWKY6LgK86QHuQi1Y_uDogwSeH0IEaRsWr_DfsaO2cEFyww0eNaB7mImvqHlfWhG5xsZSq6Q_IfJSBbv_k3EqB299rp6hukRZDxY0aRNIoJA4yCYWpbQuT-Y2GaXe3g_kTOd6Zx3MqU_w/s4032/IMG_6393.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvEqmYXKsGmwKhwZfaYX__NvrT2W9BlX3dmPI-AR6Ok9n0hZWKY6LgK86QHuQi1Y_uDogwSeH0IEaRsWr_DfsaO2cEFyww0eNaB7mImvqHlfWhG5xsZSq6Q_IfJSBbv_k3EqB299rp6hukRZDxY0aRNIoJA4yCYWpbQuT-Y2GaXe3g_kTOd6Zx3MqU_w/w480-h640/IMG_6393.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Carlo Rossi: Quiet, loyal, good with a .45 to vent a fink, or to give a rat a .22 short behind the ear. He dresses well and smells of fresh hair oil...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_CxMmWnSgt1zcuMcI8IhlPWrzqovWdhy3EkDflPNDVTGyx9jax6H8CjxzBW5gsjhIUtiwf1AidB2dBaE7QOX_pelsM4DwFRTLKRlOwfHeV3dbhGVk213XAWPDxQU_QwVpfy3wW7f_Gb3aoz8_H-c6EnqIArJCV3EXlzWe8cZAYy38lNgHRJaEbH4bVQ/s4032/IMG_6394.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_CxMmWnSgt1zcuMcI8IhlPWrzqovWdhy3EkDflPNDVTGyx9jax6H8CjxzBW5gsjhIUtiwf1AidB2dBaE7QOX_pelsM4DwFRTLKRlOwfHeV3dbhGVk213XAWPDxQU_QwVpfy3wW7f_Gb3aoz8_H-c6EnqIArJCV3EXlzWe8cZAYy38lNgHRJaEbH4bVQ/w480-h640/IMG_6394.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Frankie Vero, let's loose with a short rip on his Chicago Typewriter....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcVzCJPoE1DDXDaeAHaODjCEfQqtIowiU0j15tVbM6HQawSM1CuJbaZ91U3vFZQm_wUnOMwiqh1Fun1hvjM9X_fkKoWoK6LadhQQgiX0R2y9SQpC4tOks_cdOLEOhMeVfn18amacB7FQfaHiHN744ftOgGSAGGAyB9VLYbjUKHfewUHNPyKPtfXzKtcQ/s4032/IMG_6395.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcVzCJPoE1DDXDaeAHaODjCEfQqtIowiU0j15tVbM6HQawSM1CuJbaZ91U3vFZQm_wUnOMwiqh1Fun1hvjM9X_fkKoWoK6LadhQQgiX0R2y9SQpC4tOks_cdOLEOhMeVfn18amacB7FQfaHiHN744ftOgGSAGGAyB9VLYbjUKHfewUHNPyKPtfXzKtcQ/w480-h640/IMG_6395.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Jack White was once just a flunky. But his ambition, and ability to double-deal, and dirty deal helped him climb the ladder. Now he's a lower manager of some goons that do some dirty work. He's still got higher ambitions though, and his snappy green and purple wardrobe should help people remember who they are dealing with...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhZ3GR3-Ys3EpuWXBH9FZ8xuQ_HREFh1x4w0ZLQUFV0oywtYoskLo8N1L_ziB0vxlyGk8n1I-9JYi2c5n-wLrCbo7w1gt0M2p2EUd7Ju7utlO1C7m35e87Z211BzCTfQgmRrwOq5sq3odRFdHfRmOE7Hxr4LDNyiU9534O0DhX9excLcK8YBWiiq5Ng/s4032/IMG_6398.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhZ3GR3-Ys3EpuWXBH9FZ8xuQ_HREFh1x4w0ZLQUFV0oywtYoskLo8N1L_ziB0vxlyGk8n1I-9JYi2c5n-wLrCbo7w1gt0M2p2EUd7Ju7utlO1C7m35e87Z211BzCTfQgmRrwOq5sq3odRFdHfRmOE7Hxr4LDNyiU9534O0DhX9excLcK8YBWiiq5Ng/w480-h640/IMG_6398.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>(With white dinner jacket and freshly cleaned and oiled pump shotgun, Dino Martini, is always ready for a night on the town...)</b></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />And of course, you can't have goons and goombahs without a boss....</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4N4Z0zZthp3aRMd3KXNNhcgoS50My5sQnacEdVN3viOv-qIws4TsCx1PPpU-C4hy6i_wrDUDzFeMx041Matr_SEQo83rVreSG_g1jsE82QwSwXZCFT9tSg_Nk8dOzxJWfNgEz70YR6ZIeyHdFNeNZnVJA9COP5-liy2fdfiAJ78B3nFh8OFgQPPH2Hg/s4032/IMG_6399.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4N4Z0zZthp3aRMd3KXNNhcgoS50My5sQnacEdVN3viOv-qIws4TsCx1PPpU-C4hy6i_wrDUDzFeMx041Matr_SEQo83rVreSG_g1jsE82QwSwXZCFT9tSg_Nk8dOzxJWfNgEz70YR6ZIeyHdFNeNZnVJA9COP5-liy2fdfiAJ78B3nFh8OFgQPPH2Hg/w480-h640/IMG_6399.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Boss Sal Monella makes a point of note to his boys about "What he needs to have done...")</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Then it was a wild jump to some Western figures....</div><div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj80S3AKOYzIdCBBUYwU1i3pjG96LXDLh7bUaJGY4KzSDjhmet4Ujx4Pvm20J4w0tSGjJn3dh47SoGvhb7gOqnnZyAhzNnWwCdXNFSjErABW03E-2-jKOPiDgSbMZm6r0amYBfZx0aEvpHjyqQhKHIpzz-m1BVSRt5T_FZQDm7W4fmhiRvU3utZUKA4bA/s160/IMG_6530.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="160" data-original-width="120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj80S3AKOYzIdCBBUYwU1i3pjG96LXDLh7bUaJGY4KzSDjhmet4Ujx4Pvm20J4w0tSGjJn3dh47SoGvhb7gOqnnZyAhzNnWwCdXNFSjErABW03E-2-jKOPiDgSbMZm6r0amYBfZx0aEvpHjyqQhKHIpzz-m1BVSRt5T_FZQDm7W4fmhiRvU3utZUKA4bA/w480-h640/IMG_6530.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Foundry Old West OWW: "Town Toughs and Staunch Defenders:"Sneaky Pete" figures. aka: Brothers Seamus and Danny McConnell...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />And then a bit of a blast from the past, as I repainted my old OG Voodoo Master.</div><div>This was the guy that ran the voodoo zombies on Skull Island, from my pirate game 20+ years ago.</div><div>It was time for him to have a new, (and better paint job)...<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht2xaG-yhePOnsMvzvrDK4Cq6Ok5R8rVsW-3A4sskn1dFYFh0yhS9G-KVrYWq3oHONT-OAO90lzcw1BqNqoIyCWYEcZV6FSgxcL90z9qYtr640Cye4WicjiYkZZeULbYGZI7QKS_fWqKMdCJjNbYwDBMylrSETkIHC0RcjYdo2aUndTcAdzIhAzW7HKA/s4032/IMG_6531.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht2xaG-yhePOnsMvzvrDK4Cq6Ok5R8rVsW-3A4sskn1dFYFh0yhS9G-KVrYWq3oHONT-OAO90lzcw1BqNqoIyCWYEcZV6FSgxcL90z9qYtr640Cye4WicjiYkZZeULbYGZI7QKS_fWqKMdCJjNbYwDBMylrSETkIHC0RcjYdo2aUndTcAdzIhAzW7HKA/w480-h640/IMG_6531.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The Voodoo Zombie Master!!!! Making the zombies do his bidding...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />And then it was back to some more Pulp Era figures...<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBOjEZ2EKYJSOVHhu1DusL8F6tUkJJ2PQSa7ff4W0lIdvkgAUBlJNHAflA7fUlz6BBdSMRnWDhlH8Lnl-3TJFW3vKC1GGPQxermztU-1cMN9_hHPNLC6D3OPtrRe59aMIr8m-_I_RmHmmVEsTmDT7nSEdSnHFX-MkPNFKakq4d_2eOSecnotTgygs1g/s4032/IMG_6535.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBOjEZ2EKYJSOVHhu1DusL8F6tUkJJ2PQSa7ff4W0lIdvkgAUBlJNHAflA7fUlz6BBdSMRnWDhlH8Lnl-3TJFW3vKC1GGPQxermztU-1cMN9_hHPNLC6D3OPtrRe59aMIr8m-_I_RmHmmVEsTmDT7nSEdSnHFX-MkPNFKakq4d_2eOSecnotTgygs1g/w480-h640/IMG_6535.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Well to do, Gentleman Explorer/Adventurer waiting for the train to Edinburgh...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4hPR4_hOiyC2VUoiA9tiMKQ29XKtq6k9fqriSxmLRX3sJcF-Vb5DdhzuGGdEsURqLg8JGGXijc9Z-62V763UfIYVzP_SEfvz-w-gT4O7x_KBucM-Ap9C8TF7-wdbJlVVQ1wbueN-q3Fsqd-iA35c2LfowhANAr9n7oYSHWpwl8YD8yMeKe2zrO1S8zA/s4032/IMG_6537.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4hPR4_hOiyC2VUoiA9tiMKQ29XKtq6k9fqriSxmLRX3sJcF-Vb5DdhzuGGdEsURqLg8JGGXijc9Z-62V763UfIYVzP_SEfvz-w-gT4O7x_KBucM-Ap9C8TF7-wdbJlVVQ1wbueN-q3Fsqd-iA35c2LfowhANAr9n7oYSHWpwl8YD8yMeKe2zrO1S8zA/w480-h640/IMG_6537.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Davey McGirts, was a riverman. That is also to say he was a river rat, a river pirate, and river scum. Plying his trade along the steamboats, tugs, and barges along the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, he didn't have any qualms about killing. After all, the money went into his pocket, and the body went overboard into the river.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR1gR6pdH-CNq5JjD8pIAz47Pl7EWkluX2FjPWyOlQDqmkRN8Ri4JPSyzMwOuOUqSLp7hRf-a6TdObscPv7LAVO7QyEaZZyp8HNc6dDk87QJ4ORzv2KfCXVNfhM9VgeF5fRfUF8CFv3R2HZstEstF7391BNcbSO8dhyo78AjY4debJ0oqQX-vW05KcyA/s4032/IMG_6539.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR1gR6pdH-CNq5JjD8pIAz47Pl7EWkluX2FjPWyOlQDqmkRN8Ri4JPSyzMwOuOUqSLp7hRf-a6TdObscPv7LAVO7QyEaZZyp8HNc6dDk87QJ4ORzv2KfCXVNfhM9VgeF5fRfUF8CFv3R2HZstEstF7391BNcbSO8dhyo78AjY4debJ0oqQX-vW05KcyA/w480-h640/IMG_6539.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Captain Oswald Bender, with Broomhandle Mauser, and lucky talisman; ready for whatever he thinks he is ready for...and usually isn't...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqKVxqldKjuMlCOTleY_tUYuMT0Z2U0rXPUHUQLMgLx2f5vgud5T28DN6d72D4xdEbF_z-Jleu5zDvcL9d22qzcyPKmNBne1tCJVucqd_nk2pk2rON3pNPNjUstwWtBA5BNmazftvTAa8akZ_6K_8RMaPJ8MGuAGra-ADNGPB6sebr1PWi9ZElS8htaQ/s4032/IMG_6540.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqKVxqldKjuMlCOTleY_tUYuMT0Z2U0rXPUHUQLMgLx2f5vgud5T28DN6d72D4xdEbF_z-Jleu5zDvcL9d22qzcyPKmNBne1tCJVucqd_nk2pk2rON3pNPNjUstwWtBA5BNmazftvTAa8akZ_6K_8RMaPJ8MGuAGra-ADNGPB6sebr1PWi9ZElS8htaQ/w480-h640/IMG_6540.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Captain Lora Lanyard; she runs a good, honest, clean vessel. She keeps it that way and expects her crew, cargo, and passengers to be the same. Unfortunately for her, that is so often, NOT the case...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />And finally I finished up the painting this month, by going back to fantasy and finishing up my first Drow. A nice "evil" Drow Cleric with magic flail in hand, ready to do some serious hurt on those bothersome surface dwelling adventuring types.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7Xcl227oU54nNpMoKKcKRv7af9Ff5Z6Tg6Eg1vO-J498f0PRxHZ3Ezs7XZv5XfIRLiZtxLkoT9fdrXpq_TqkvwIoPTIpak052UlnO7E1BFuF4uNWm9kXmb67f6SU_wKFBQShVB0GCk5SjRQWeZlTaMWGRU-5Bb_tdqMMy-7c0NBIhllF5pFRS2JH-w/s4032/IMG_6541.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7Xcl227oU54nNpMoKKcKRv7af9Ff5Z6Tg6Eg1vO-J498f0PRxHZ3Ezs7XZv5XfIRLiZtxLkoT9fdrXpq_TqkvwIoPTIpak052UlnO7E1BFuF4uNWm9kXmb67f6SU_wKFBQShVB0GCk5SjRQWeZlTaMWGRU-5Bb_tdqMMy-7c0NBIhllF5pFRS2JH-w/w480-h640/IMG_6541.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>("All for her greatness, The Spider Queen...")</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Okay that's it for now, let me know what you think, and yes, there is more to come, including <b>" A NEW PROJECT!!!!"....</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>Stay tuned!</div>Michael Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929476841889675888noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499214672600371105.post-28847818101302902272023-03-03T16:42:00.001-05:002023-03-03T16:42:38.813-05:00Building a Western Town: The Livery Stable<p> It's always a good thing when a project is finished. </p><p>That moment of satisfaction when you can say, "Whew! That's it with this baby!"</p><p>For so many of us miniatures folks, we get immersed in dozens of "ongoing projects", that are always "halfway complete but never finished. For me it's a lot of scenery and buildings, and this year I decided to actually do something about it.</p><p>I started my Western Town back in 2017, IIRC, and yet even before then (around 2012 I think), I decided to modify/convert, essentially re-work an ERTL building to see how it came out.</p><p>The ERTL "Farm Country/Cowtown" buildings are literally made for 28mm Western Gaming. Made of Soft Plastic, they have to be thoroughly cleaned, cleaned again, and then primed to be able to hold the paint. They are available on Ebay and Etsy. You can use them the way they are but they are literally crying out for modification. </p><p>In this case, I decided to make a livery stable.</p><p>And I decided to honor a friend.</p><p>My friend and "brother from another mother", Dan Merchant died of complications from COVID Pneumonia on Dec. 23rd 2021. It broke my heart knowing that I will never actually see him on this plane of existence and around our gaming table. So I decided to honor him by making him "The proprietor" of the Livery Stable.</p><p>Pics are as follows: (Click on pic for bigger pics)....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRPVZP7tX2x9uz2W8rcVnCM_M6ZQX64w19cW1j9el5F5fTsH6gQUr5D3mOjEeEkr9Uoze0kbBFqALsTfdv6kcme4tIeXgWaAdjWIoqUKV3tzixreZvBdiAa-uORDQWqB9jStu8xJ1BshJUmDc_0QYFF4URSWgnx9x40nmgDBt-XzXo_0puLxt8RhAYKw/s1024/Cowtown%20Blacksmith.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRPVZP7tX2x9uz2W8rcVnCM_M6ZQX64w19cW1j9el5F5fTsH6gQUr5D3mOjEeEkr9Uoze0kbBFqALsTfdv6kcme4tIeXgWaAdjWIoqUKV3tzixreZvBdiAa-uORDQWqB9jStu8xJ1BshJUmDc_0QYFF4URSWgnx9x40nmgDBt-XzXo_0puLxt8RhAYKw/w640-h480/Cowtown%20Blacksmith.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(This is what it looks like right out of the ERTL box)...</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMyUsH8fjj3AuG3SDDaybdWhYA_I-4n1nOCuInFPK2JXMRSDXlFtwMV5NZzL6VmhBuTQuEXvVbXcCS0WDMcLmh1he97XZ3Qefr_MA9vhKQ3KTn83HJRGN7rKwCDskyCK3PvX1CAxXmtOOGRSo1jJ1v0VzHMKYd_5Qyrz8rL4KT4cD0fAfFSVghbyrOjg/s1024/Blacksmith%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMyUsH8fjj3AuG3SDDaybdWhYA_I-4n1nOCuInFPK2JXMRSDXlFtwMV5NZzL6VmhBuTQuEXvVbXcCS0WDMcLmh1he97XZ3Qefr_MA9vhKQ3KTn83HJRGN7rKwCDskyCK3PvX1CAxXmtOOGRSo1jJ1v0VzHMKYd_5Qyrz8rL4KT4cD0fAfFSVghbyrOjg/w640-h480/Blacksmith%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(After a very thorough cleaning, the hard plastic parts were primed with flat black. I used Krylon as Walmart had a sale!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Then it was time to add the wood.</div><div style="text-align: left;">The wooden planks are from a box of 5000 wooden coffee stir sticks that I was able to get from Starbucks. I thanked them by getting a Vanilla Bean and a slice of Chocolate Mousse cake with sprinkles on top!</div><div style="text-align: left;">I used E6000 to glue each strip down. There was some measuring and some angle cutting involved, so patience is a virtue. The E6000 works great in these projects, and my ruler and Dremel kept me working properly.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxnWQcLhT0Yf6b5OcMrBoREg3CGZNZpDeaC5JTbYqPiFBBEUspbvtJefN2DYlY4lT-lD_k4H_7al_z28QS2piHCxferv7jSq9sf-wJtPfvXh9wettOqnwoqtpwGAiFr-wOb29jHvUVbX5fxD-BSKwVkooErdQVQ8raagfrOS2MW81RAPo8cOjv3626gw/s1024/Blacksmith%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxnWQcLhT0Yf6b5OcMrBoREg3CGZNZpDeaC5JTbYqPiFBBEUspbvtJefN2DYlY4lT-lD_k4H_7al_z28QS2piHCxferv7jSq9sf-wJtPfvXh9wettOqnwoqtpwGAiFr-wOb29jHvUVbX5fxD-BSKwVkooErdQVQ8raagfrOS2MW81RAPo8cOjv3626gw/w640-h480/Blacksmith%203.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The back end with all the wood on. Diligent readers will notice that the wood is not "perfect or flush". Remember, this is a worn barn/livery stable. It wasn't built to be "absolutely perfect".)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />I did the front the same way...<div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgX2j5LEVVFuQijQgkah26ksqxs6sQgxdXfDIH0deHL3pSZTnLEMif-8bruJs1PcKCTgZ8LdNCujOGZmQvCjCoNNhcrk4vhKZ5wWHkX6K9Vrf29JbuWeRJFaPw58HeaG-x2TX_ap-S5Fo985xebqxm6Bq4KUaFLYPDjTDJxmG-WbdDU6WJ5pHW0rFbcw/s4032/Blacksmith%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgX2j5LEVVFuQijQgkah26ksqxs6sQgxdXfDIH0deHL3pSZTnLEMif-8bruJs1PcKCTgZ8LdNCujOGZmQvCjCoNNhcrk4vhKZ5wWHkX6K9Vrf29JbuWeRJFaPw58HeaG-x2TX_ap-S5Fo985xebqxm6Bq4KUaFLYPDjTDJxmG-WbdDU6WJ5pHW0rFbcw/w480-h640/Blacksmith%204.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Checking out to see how the front looks. So far so good...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Next up was a test fitting of the entire thing...</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW3LRM6kz6e9I2SZGc01z5DCl29peyx1rUgW08-RRWVj0z_D8nVkQJw_vpZKm0uRUhRr-SKucaopcPyURJOp-J_l_G2RchxLzq6cMOOL_GpfINu_iQLenSElZKxmu8ktsy_VwGHyxMha1gdH589RwgLriwweYZsvU-W9C1BJYFfjGpaLNXfwR-EFftSg/s4032/Blacksmith%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW3LRM6kz6e9I2SZGc01z5DCl29peyx1rUgW08-RRWVj0z_D8nVkQJw_vpZKm0uRUhRr-SKucaopcPyURJOp-J_l_G2RchxLzq6cMOOL_GpfINu_iQLenSElZKxmu8ktsy_VwGHyxMha1gdH589RwgLriwweYZsvU-W9C1BJYFfjGpaLNXfwR-EFftSg/w640-h480/Blacksmith%205.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(And the test fitting seems to be good...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />So I went ahead and continued, and finally finished it up.</div><div>Next up was painting.</div><div>I used the standard Apple Barrel and Folk Art craft paints. Base color was Burnt Umber, with wash and drybrush of Burnt Sienna and Cinnamon, and a very light drybrush of white for weathering.</div><div>Signage was added and his name was placed onto it.</div><div><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaQ7jokASicr3VcdFTl8UOychIUvRGW22brZUOJCen7lcVpG7h3ikgFEXYXppYeaAipj9PMyT9cjFZ4PxCCYYFpvBAbvaSRZ6JD5gd2oh3J2jIDs5qHKdjSiDWO7W_R1ILCElHuLTlX_ASCWskOBTHBj6T02SPcaaNM6R2xtgrrU3pKbBuXX1LMALYAQ/s4032/IMG_5978.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaQ7jokASicr3VcdFTl8UOychIUvRGW22brZUOJCen7lcVpG7h3ikgFEXYXppYeaAipj9PMyT9cjFZ4PxCCYYFpvBAbvaSRZ6JD5gd2oh3J2jIDs5qHKdjSiDWO7W_R1ILCElHuLTlX_ASCWskOBTHBj6T02SPcaaNM6R2xtgrrU3pKbBuXX1LMALYAQ/w480-h640/IMG_5978.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Sign and name for him...along with a US Cavalry recruiting poster...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div>Additional signage and weathering was added, and all was finally completed and I was pleased at how it looked.</div><div>Now my best friend will always be on the table when we do Western games.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiFWoygqSMWULa9Ii7cX_v1g0zye-V7g2CJlgUVX5DilzUieIUIOeMoPBHPSX7S03jKbyPpsClwvpYt4Y8OObLY1_bwcDZGhdGSU3weWznIrJsuVV_ckEFBQfmgMhcoWXevtub5lhD2rxJ8nReDBCVfHzEQ05DX2aKnotbl7quWGZ_BAOOjz_4h9mxlg/s4032/IMG_5979.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiFWoygqSMWULa9Ii7cX_v1g0zye-V7g2CJlgUVX5DilzUieIUIOeMoPBHPSX7S03jKbyPpsClwvpYt4Y8OObLY1_bwcDZGhdGSU3weWznIrJsuVV_ckEFBQfmgMhcoWXevtub5lhD2rxJ8nReDBCVfHzEQ05DX2aKnotbl7quWGZ_BAOOjz_4h9mxlg/w640-h480/IMG_5979.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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When life isn't intruding upon it, I seem to get a lot painted. Case in point; for the month of February, I have gotten 55 figures painted and one building completed.</p><p>This breaks down to:</p><p>Building: The livery stable. (A conversion of an Ertl Cowtown building). This is the third building I have built since the beginning of the year.</p><p>Figures:</p><p>Fantasy Townsfolk: 10</p><p>Fantasy Gypsies: 2</p><p>Giant Mushrooms: 6</p><p>Dog: 1</p><p>Giant Rats: 2</p><p>Mimic: 1</p><p>Mules/Donkeys/Burros: 6</p><p>Cowboy/Gunfighters: 8</p><p>Pulp/Colonial figures: 4</p><p>Voodoo Zombies: 14</p><p>Zombie Master: 1</p><p>All in all not a bad tally for one months work. </p><p><br /></p><p>The easiest way to do this (the four figures a night), is the block painting method. Find a group of figures that are generally the same, and work on the major colors. Put some music or your favorite show or movie on in the background, (I am currently bouncing between Spotify/iTunes Radio/ and The ST: DS9 channel), and go to town. Paint for an hour or so and take a 5-10 minute break. Do 2-4 hours if possible, if not try the "one hour a night" method as that is quite workable also.</p><p>Remember that the idea is "to get the figures painted". This doesn't mean flocked, sealed, etc. I consider that "finished". Just get the colors on and get them ready for flocking and sealing.</p><p>So without further eloquence, I am showing off some of this months work. (Please click on the photos for larger versions...I think.) </p><p>Readers will notice that the pics of the figures seem to be "glossy". This is actually not the case. This is a result of my crappy Iphone 8 camera, and the bright OTT lamp that I use for lighting.</p><p>First up is the fantasy stuff.</p><p>Here's the "bed" mimic. He was pretty fun to paint up, and looks like a Disney Creation with a bad attitude. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1Krp4v0WTefh5GVrbhhikCbyYhy7bSPT64lrBd_ugiWiCMbocf1wBwlQY__YookOQnuBz6fZBOofkk_JvefQcwNoYNvcAbitMSD6sHTciRXHnMNif7YyafrW4mBiaetzAwUtbYz1Dvfdm-BYYOmyRsX1uuRdzX35lr3vnjnJ3r63XildAk7Ct2Sx5g/s2048/IMG_5886.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1Krp4v0WTefh5GVrbhhikCbyYhy7bSPT64lrBd_ugiWiCMbocf1wBwlQY__YookOQnuBz6fZBOofkk_JvefQcwNoYNvcAbitMSD6sHTciRXHnMNif7YyafrW4mBiaetzAwUtbYz1Dvfdm-BYYOmyRsX1uuRdzX35lr3vnjnJ3r63XildAk7Ct2Sx5g/w480-h640/IMG_5886.JPEG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjub3ztnjGMA_P1r8qArIcHtprlAqUJE-etd5121N-qVGVg1IoCNzB4RPBsgnaTHExigRB1FyUqWuErQoYeRcL1YnBvTF6G_dqoxxV6LFRJcQpZfuj0gmkLwHTZxLBs0HaPyjvOZic2Q3-8rsDVEMin-gH1f8kW71IlNZIFol0S00SeGrpXGbi3b6ps6w/s2048/IMG_5887.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjub3ztnjGMA_P1r8qArIcHtprlAqUJE-etd5121N-qVGVg1IoCNzB4RPBsgnaTHExigRB1FyUqWuErQoYeRcL1YnBvTF6G_dqoxxV6LFRJcQpZfuj0gmkLwHTZxLBs0HaPyjvOZic2Q3-8rsDVEMin-gH1f8kW71IlNZIFol0S00SeGrpXGbi3b6ps6w/w480-h640/IMG_5887.JPEG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This was one of the Reaper Bones V figures IIRC. I needed some more monsters and wanted a fun thing to work on for a bit. Painting the same types of creatures and figures gets a little tiresome after a while.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Speaking of Disney, "Shades of Fantasia!"</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtXlzRFK9iau3vBEDTjR9ufn81-3c4VMpKFu2j8mSqJ7dmw-pTNa1t0OiwhJMhVdlyEduhIaGcs5S4JOSGH33C8Gf-f1ujjRgK-uRUd2kAsFbMXPcQPU6VsumOZ7zMY90w9xrN1svZjkjFWdam8ERkx8SaYlYz_Ogd9CMyRUGYzoCVPYAgW8y1imJkyw/s2048/IMG_5889.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtXlzRFK9iau3vBEDTjR9ufn81-3c4VMpKFu2j8mSqJ7dmw-pTNa1t0OiwhJMhVdlyEduhIaGcs5S4JOSGH33C8Gf-f1ujjRgK-uRUd2kAsFbMXPcQPU6VsumOZ7zMY90w9xrN1svZjkjFWdam8ERkx8SaYlYz_Ogd9CMyRUGYzoCVPYAgW8y1imJkyw/w480-h640/IMG_5889.JPEG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Reaper Mushrooms)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div>Again more figures from the Reaper KS. <div>I'll be honest, I am quite pleased with the production (for the most overall part) of Reapers stuff that is coming out. I wasn't as thrilled with their latest KS (6) as I was with 4 and 5, and I think that for the most part I am pretty much well done on fantasy figures for a while. Unless there is something new, cool, and "ooooohhhh shiny!" that comes along.</div><div>But you always need more villagers and townsfolk....<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPc1gC9IAL3ICj5_oWELETYdgUMns7L6FyTiyRG6pBTPdhGgu3xGUdgjzy8gQonC9i64qsz2FBqDBxwOhz0BR04sPVl91PjTNhsnqoLb7l4iWCf9bKNRG3OOp1I6ac97WsNIA5BKyeTVsmYtJNc3J0uBEGu5WOgEHBC9pkK78xo5ChWs0S02KKIYcnqQ/s2048/IMG_5918.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPc1gC9IAL3ICj5_oWELETYdgUMns7L6FyTiyRG6pBTPdhGgu3xGUdgjzy8gQonC9i64qsz2FBqDBxwOhz0BR04sPVl91PjTNhsnqoLb7l4iWCf9bKNRG3OOp1I6ac97WsNIA5BKyeTVsmYtJNc3J0uBEGu5WOgEHBC9pkK78xo5ChWs0S02KKIYcnqQ/w480-h640/IMG_5918.JPEG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Reaper villager. Perhaps he is expressing his undying love to a maiden or perhaps trying to explain why he doesn't have the money he owes to pay back the loan that he took out?...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihPBX-OPLt6UuJpcdRczi9JxzPH2T7sBmL_LODY0-vgwkkfTKh4VrCMUSkx9deCo-8ku0fze0AFF6n3Ik7s7jczkeWqINv_o2MgPnv99EsE6VCXOcZRn9I9ku1DnKI6SKANgh-RFh9TXsc0mhmzz-8L7uw55-EeBqig6bU89t1YwCxm9O2zXjDDQKgjg/s2048/IMG_5919.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihPBX-OPLt6UuJpcdRczi9JxzPH2T7sBmL_LODY0-vgwkkfTKh4VrCMUSkx9deCo-8ku0fze0AFF6n3Ik7s7jczkeWqINv_o2MgPnv99EsE6VCXOcZRn9I9ku1DnKI6SKANgh-RFh9TXsc0mhmzz-8L7uw55-EeBqig6bU89t1YwCxm9O2zXjDDQKgjg/w480-h640/IMG_5919.JPEG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(And what's a village without a happy, go-lucky gypsy guy to spice things up?)...</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />After this, I decided to paint up some supply mules, donkeys, and burros. The majority of these came for a TMP purchase I did many years ago. I like them because they can pretty much be used for just about any real period that I play, plus they can also be used as supply point markers, or even objectives!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNLFG6jLGdueYwUsk-PvfyQfqIRwGVbKM4WZ3-nTuiWTDWrjJ8ShsWOWEPdJnKSDpEP4mGGhp-qgzbcBGVyB5EhupKiRsYZGq8iM7b4yKzJNQXi3Z02dirxLTtt0ADlo0QRFTUrzZfBki7c4ua39EiUy1ZLPkg8YK9eC8yT_ZC6EPJ-BBpC-pqMctpVg/s2048/IMG_5897.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNLFG6jLGdueYwUsk-PvfyQfqIRwGVbKM4WZ3-nTuiWTDWrjJ8ShsWOWEPdJnKSDpEP4mGGhp-qgzbcBGVyB5EhupKiRsYZGq8iM7b4yKzJNQXi3Z02dirxLTtt0ADlo0QRFTUrzZfBki7c4ua39EiUy1ZLPkg8YK9eC8yT_ZC6EPJ-BBpC-pqMctpVg/w640-h480/IMG_5897.JPEG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Juan Valdez would be proud...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO9omCNhpRSiMsSeRVQku_sdZs06mC8QJ4qjtSHPon6h48GJo06HRcfqtgB2KQ4Z483lly1tO69867MX1JJ5722M-uob2e9j7igk6Ir7g9WBN36GTaiKK0ez0X6quhMqD6SZ9nUAr525OBLTLvFCrE5QRkq_InSky5PCiqKUdvKVSj5_cQdtjogHdwBQ/s2048/IMG_5893.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO9omCNhpRSiMsSeRVQku_sdZs06mC8QJ4qjtSHPon6h48GJo06HRcfqtgB2KQ4Z483lly1tO69867MX1JJ5722M-uob2e9j7igk6Ir7g9WBN36GTaiKK0ez0X6quhMqD6SZ9nUAr525OBLTLvFCrE5QRkq_InSky5PCiqKUdvKVSj5_cQdtjogHdwBQ/w640-h480/IMG_5893.JPEG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>("Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal!...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAzZCb3SpkjdO6_-8p8Qxd77AYwAfHs8ZoXX7ryMRFf3mRXZk4oOFsX3xqII5MYnK2S35BZ4we80IvHT7vAe_J3VFoq6H_aYFqmJGN35nrUTfWPzmCaWeosxRBEQ6T8MfsFeLRGZYWUb1Uoo3puiDlsLa-KW2OEmiopavV_u1EISEzwiLIXy2MGfy-Rg/s2048/IMG_5891.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAzZCb3SpkjdO6_-8p8Qxd77AYwAfHs8ZoXX7ryMRFf3mRXZk4oOFsX3xqII5MYnK2S35BZ4we80IvHT7vAe_J3VFoq6H_aYFqmJGN35nrUTfWPzmCaWeosxRBEQ6T8MfsFeLRGZYWUb1Uoo3puiDlsLa-KW2OEmiopavV_u1EISEzwiLIXy2MGfy-Rg/w640-h480/IMG_5891.JPEG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(<b><i>"Muuuuullllleeee Traaaaiiiinnnn!!!")</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /></div><div>After the supply mules were painte dup, I went ahead and painted up a few colonial/pulp figures. Two of the figures were the same, so I did them in different paint jobs.</div><div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_yzfxIRheQK65cs6ekME2Wj-GWBtbmUMsbwmGRVehss5he-SZ87RRAGnyutHpq3S5AQbvrAB3FtbA1yLh1WBMlpsPuiARboUJZLYDPLT0qJzk6YKaJZ07dbwU5BOnunZgzJLCVF7u4CJvH-p_ses14MxGyzIJZhRnNRj-DKK_teYG6eNAtNEUqEiatw/s2048/IMG_5883.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_yzfxIRheQK65cs6ekME2Wj-GWBtbmUMsbwmGRVehss5he-SZ87RRAGnyutHpq3S5AQbvrAB3FtbA1yLh1WBMlpsPuiARboUJZLYDPLT0qJzk6YKaJZ07dbwU5BOnunZgzJLCVF7u4CJvH-p_ses14MxGyzIJZhRnNRj-DKK_teYG6eNAtNEUqEiatw/w480-h640/IMG_5883.JPEG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Lord Balderdash keeps his pistol at the ready as he moves slowly forward...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1YbDaOQyieXAAukrGWmTwt2jjgzxZuEak4s693EoasZwqqnZF3I5rMD8yXJzhIZpXaxfEILo-VMEXYSqI2weZPlJRV23z2Fs9AaIT3ckcNdy3dl4W2cyAJ2OruwW6FWg_1UTUL4wxDLW-fs8nLUZQLfTwDfN1LABHNS-QxglPTeJSR2t63tc5J7bHSQ/s2048/IMG_5882.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1YbDaOQyieXAAukrGWmTwt2jjgzxZuEak4s693EoasZwqqnZF3I5rMD8yXJzhIZpXaxfEILo-VMEXYSqI2weZPlJRV23z2Fs9AaIT3ckcNdy3dl4W2cyAJ2OruwW6FWg_1UTUL4wxDLW-fs8nLUZQLfTwDfN1LABHNS-QxglPTeJSR2t63tc5J7bHSQ/w480-h640/IMG_5882.JPEG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Meanwhile his fellow officer companion, and friend Major Blunder, tags along warily...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Here's a couple of side by sides to get an idea of the different paint jobs. These figures are from Pulp Figures and as always are a joy to paint...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic_wn8lWaGo9ZE_7YaiBGAu0z83fgnn4LskENGOFXia2CyGM3rFLlSmkEmrHJxfaVio6hFOOoa_h8pB-0AnLUEaEggKELWMKvF5ART0hmOM-07BtIKs91GWMAxCusWg2uHb5sv_2EXwLHSp9KsWeglw6SZGBc7B5__rOnoBCcljHUsSRS4RIExyCmgIg/s2048/IMG_5880.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic_wn8lWaGo9ZE_7YaiBGAu0z83fgnn4LskENGOFXia2CyGM3rFLlSmkEmrHJxfaVio6hFOOoa_h8pB-0AnLUEaEggKELWMKvF5ART0hmOM-07BtIKs91GWMAxCusWg2uHb5sv_2EXwLHSp9KsWeglw6SZGBc7B5__rOnoBCcljHUsSRS4RIExyCmgIg/w480-h640/IMG_5880.JPEG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5cFzZo5zKYDwTjbOctH9aZEFWE_c5yl1CZHW1madpgMHWdGPhA27IgsRLZSSUbTu32czDbmxl1davixDl9H67DJp02qtnNAXHvVojWN5kj70VT8mQZg40E9tK1HUH1FHTI4dXyT6N1lFb5kEfKdzdAMpDpiwvGcNBKzwApMgq6fnsxrp5kDBPo-AAYw/s2048/IMG_5879.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5cFzZo5zKYDwTjbOctH9aZEFWE_c5yl1CZHW1madpgMHWdGPhA27IgsRLZSSUbTu32czDbmxl1davixDl9H67DJp02qtnNAXHvVojWN5kj70VT8mQZg40E9tK1HUH1FHTI4dXyT6N1lFb5kEfKdzdAMpDpiwvGcNBKzwApMgq6fnsxrp5kDBPo-AAYw/w480-h640/IMG_5879.JPEG" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After this, it was a couple of Foundry Ruga Ruga's...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilJF1Ej4DR9yY2l8KXtb5Dtmzr_cLkm72bPEsE8aiRt3fKqcmIvZavnTwRQSBzrs50Tp3QeRrSzhPRyaMWfL2S-Apsgn4lX9uGCVGgP_MAShaMCFGEQYa9YpVzfvIyvd7C1P1Sxk5ejSIv4X_-296ySRxVczZ0Kopzfm5rHpFqZWOvMGgg37u3pdpC2A/s2048/IMG_5922.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL-sMiU2qI0Rkb39xwhFky_hNthRLlKXfV-elTAfe5H400pnG2zSaJu8EYTmuJFq_xxKAgxSt29tABbDdlpMYmP-RR6va1ND4Q_E-4dVJDhkDzVrLYRXQbf9XAd0hqqqdbzayuldrBFXcH7MdsHfp0dvsDBVhztRq9hPBQa8Wur9dzrvxMuX_uR0K78g/w640-h480/IMG_5933.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div>Neither of them seem very like very pleasant chaps....</div><div><br /></div><div>After the Ruga Ruga's, I switched over and painted up some cowboy/gunfighters.</div><div><br /></div><div>Readers of Marvel Comics Western series will probably recognize this fellow as from "The series that Marvel wants you to forget."</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7X6mb5ZMzv4_kW6p96YZYYdskrmr33B2X7W2vGa2piOmCgA1Le1hYMi3Mv9lL9-WfonJTwmF-KjxO7E4V-bS9sgtFhuLnJtGFi1_ihTqUnwPbD3iQvWHbImjeRpd8Yx55at1FRPCjkycKbg9BBHEpQj75DhoJP6ef32yewXhfXDUaVO8wCV3xl6N8-g/s2048/IMG_5898.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuw84Z7RGSXzyf4UoYqm1hyX-2-eCeXwKcXlJBQRW70l-EumTAroZleO51YiUlArdZ88FaZgQi0NYJywvm589t3OjKdBuDwkTMuoieO1vUXefrzck_aVe3NHZ8pZu_RMAUXrwpiStOyjNq4dGy0OFSAYXx1dyHxmibK8tW70f4G_m5yvaXhTN-w42VxQ/w480-h640/IMG_5903.JPEG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>(Mister Thomas J. Petty, gunfighter and balladeer extraordinaire...)</b></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP1kyzBKDDYXtXmknwfXSwnTMvmljOiooVtz0siZz0LsmvTCoaY3HLJDuQnIDX0WgshhLn_KLV2gwFyjMB2lp-A-JpHZnV6tEeoyappOBcABP04IIcMW8tH75nLj6kPP8SrWxs8mx_CkhBVlh45Pi8eLdRLoh9OYfW0OHSptPJPGs3KYwCtvh9Ey04cw/s2048/IMG_5904.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP1kyzBKDDYXtXmknwfXSwnTMvmljOiooVtz0siZz0LsmvTCoaY3HLJDuQnIDX0WgshhLn_KLV2gwFyjMB2lp-A-JpHZnV6tEeoyappOBcABP04IIcMW8tH75nLj6kPP8SrWxs8mx_CkhBVlh45Pi8eLdRLoh9OYfW0OHSptPJPGs3KYwCtvh9Ey04cw/w480-h640/IMG_5904.JPEG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Jack Ashby, formerly a Captain of Cavalry, CSA...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNmHPCHOQ92UUfDiQg5PRnC_AfRGaOhg1jwBHE_rA3yKfjt2PHTi0Mjtf1HWHpg8WswlyOzZ3o9-7iO_3f_dtyjlOHEA9TSZQFOAvAnxcrnJELZXtyXKfgh5ttee2FiY79E1Tf2S-nNluA0PM912j3KCYFXsgaQW9AD3o18Jso1t0TIvsGKR8ab_HRtg/s2048/IMG_5906.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNmHPCHOQ92UUfDiQg5PRnC_AfRGaOhg1jwBHE_rA3yKfjt2PHTi0Mjtf1HWHpg8WswlyOzZ3o9-7iO_3f_dtyjlOHEA9TSZQFOAvAnxcrnJELZXtyXKfgh5ttee2FiY79E1Tf2S-nNluA0PM912j3KCYFXsgaQW9AD3o18Jso1t0TIvsGKR8ab_HRtg/w480-h640/IMG_5906.JPEG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Oscar Meyer, local citizen and member of "The Citizens Safety Committee...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3hpVJPD1a-VA8Y4_vv04W4TFjbLLLo28ZC9vnB_x9iKuhJAwuCV5FbsDgkH0IqTsobYieZpr4noK1SYAFt2i3YKgeX596unyteUy949COUz07Wnpj7Sci_hL99_cDYFupLAeX4O0D1SJQS3E8dIJDwetj7FszNcvL6kRDLpiR7CVxtAW_2VEX7c7jzA/s2048/IMG_5910.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3hpVJPD1a-VA8Y4_vv04W4TFjbLLLo28ZC9vnB_x9iKuhJAwuCV5FbsDgkH0IqTsobYieZpr4noK1SYAFt2i3YKgeX596unyteUy949COUz07Wnpj7Sci_hL99_cDYFupLAeX4O0D1SJQS3E8dIJDwetj7FszNcvL6kRDLpiR7CVxtAW_2VEX7c7jzA/w480-h640/IMG_5910.JPEG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Henry Dawson, another member of The Citizens Safety Committee. )</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrBUJyPOBfICtXhxqEnnlgWFjjoRjx2CzvRHmwFMcTO-Xk76mpXkEFPi-bQ9_Wa52kCe0hz2Lco9Dyd6-D7JhpsAKggZv0uX6_QXTbaFyhkOh3iWPFD-2BixiHNWrWufv96DZtErBeSdTsE1RYVJGLBW7EMjiRsfoIB4SrVwK0D0yicNJSR9Y7gpBmCQ/s2048/IMG_5911.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrBUJyPOBfICtXhxqEnnlgWFjjoRjx2CzvRHmwFMcTO-Xk76mpXkEFPi-bQ9_Wa52kCe0hz2Lco9Dyd6-D7JhpsAKggZv0uX6_QXTbaFyhkOh3iWPFD-2BixiHNWrWufv96DZtErBeSdTsE1RYVJGLBW7EMjiRsfoIB4SrVwK0D0yicNJSR9Y7gpBmCQ/w480-h640/IMG_5911.JPEG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>("Buckskin Dan Peters, realizing he's gotten into more than he can handle...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMmqjiYmOHVJ7VP5bLL3hY7I_0rCjvgnjrTR7AdCpn0PG87oAVNKeYHZRlGLfc3IjReGkRf881UyN7M5Ug6CixQY74H61gG6W9jTJyr-C1tc6SRIbl9Tc-1gZ0qY4UJMxa4avBZY6YpALhEfkp4z7PFCfnsYQ6_v49OtgYCjen1XMdWtwuUCpJQsCIXw/s2048/IMG_5914.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMmqjiYmOHVJ7VP5bLL3hY7I_0rCjvgnjrTR7AdCpn0PG87oAVNKeYHZRlGLfc3IjReGkRf881UyN7M5Ug6CixQY74H61gG6W9jTJyr-C1tc6SRIbl9Tc-1gZ0qY4UJMxa4avBZY6YpALhEfkp4z7PFCfnsYQ6_v49OtgYCjen1XMdWtwuUCpJQsCIXw/w480-h640/IMG_5914.JPEG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Samuel Masters, former sheriff, coming out of retirement to handle someone...once again.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjswatg2B7d4aNHzMgP1risIOf90CJhM-xU_hbTWKnbD53nwlksfbL_R3H26tsNszl467TDA-dJ9vK-321psv_zoyNI4EFYRn55JxPh2vPi3mPedMccA7V6Njpq2QvUnpxhu7CkZRo5aNt8vKEcn5It70TYQCr2bkOcnElzCJ4LBdEo859fAUet1J5aBg/s2048/IMG_5917.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjswatg2B7d4aNHzMgP1risIOf90CJhM-xU_hbTWKnbD53nwlksfbL_R3H26tsNszl467TDA-dJ9vK-321psv_zoyNI4EFYRn55JxPh2vPi3mPedMccA7V6Njpq2QvUnpxhu7CkZRo5aNt8vKEcn5It70TYQCr2bkOcnElzCJ4LBdEo859fAUet1J5aBg/w480-h640/IMG_5917.JPEG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(William "Billy" Appleton. He has a bright blue shirt, a big pistol, and a short fuse....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />That's all for now. More figures and stuff to be coming down the pipeline!</div><div>Thanks for reading!<br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /></div></div></div>Michael Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929476841889675888noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499214672600371105.post-8303585677532221662023-02-19T21:36:00.000-05:002023-02-19T21:36:24.361-05:00February Progress....<p> So during this month, it's been a slow meander down the old trail for me. </p><p>I've been painting and working on trying to finish some horrible out of date projects.</p><p>Let's take a quick look at this months madness and shenanigans shall we?</p><p><b>(Click on pics to enlarge them.)</b></p><p>And we will start with the obligatory pics of FOOD!!!!</p><p>So recently my wonderful wife, (Gawd bless her!), and I were discussing "Food and changing up some of what we eat for dinner.", (we've gotten into a bit of a rut"), and so out of my head, I wandered down to the local stores and picked up stuff to make a nice Cajun style jambalaya.</p><p>"Andouille Sausage, crab meat, shrimp, bell peppers, onions, red beans and rice, all mixed and cooked up, with a good dollop of spices added for flavor. I like to use "Tony's" but wife starts to sneeze if she is around it when it is used.</p><p>So we fixed it up in the pot....</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGUohAZ7VLkttBYiCmiCi4QZWmGQLS55aqMVunE2n05QZblWvGdLYTBqfzyPkny16NxDxXZk8WNIkuWF7otw_UYM_QPIoiSEcB6pctVxm37JMllxKLSbkRXqaUmFG90VzWhLSyXckedeo30XhPbp_x45O_vjRY8GkA0U1PEzdKEbzcGRHtUXC6bxAMA/s1500/IMG_5711.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGUohAZ7VLkttBYiCmiCi4QZWmGQLS55aqMVunE2n05QZblWvGdLYTBqfzyPkny16NxDxXZk8WNIkuWF7otw_UYM_QPIoiSEcB6pctVxm37JMllxKLSbkRXqaUmFG90VzWhLSyXckedeo30XhPbp_x45O_vjRY8GkA0U1PEzdKEbzcGRHtUXC6bxAMA/w480-h640/IMG_5711.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Mmmmm.....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: left;">Then it was time to eat...</p><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQSdKyd6pA5bN6nYow6hLY5WK3bp_9wegv8VO8TUM8qdFjirBlaeb6MbkJ5YvF77DXeKci5CEY73UOAlnGyhQkU2ba6q_DccObq6LoaBERTGRajLTt90OdAJ7WfvdxDDD2YKuY-TQI20c0262KKBb4_JcCSgzRQKzgekO4_Xx9VybqldvHEhDd2Ec8DA/s1125/IMG_5712.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="1125" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQSdKyd6pA5bN6nYow6hLY5WK3bp_9wegv8VO8TUM8qdFjirBlaeb6MbkJ5YvF77DXeKci5CEY73UOAlnGyhQkU2ba6q_DccObq6LoaBERTGRajLTt90OdAJ7WfvdxDDD2YKuY-TQI20c0262KKBb4_JcCSgzRQKzgekO4_Xx9VybqldvHEhDd2Ec8DA/w640-h480/IMG_5712.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Jambalaya, with buttered and peppered Italian bread and peaches for dessert!"</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">Picking up some history...</span></h3><p style="text-align: left;">So last weekend we went and did the "tax thing", and afterward I took my wonderful wife to our favorite town antique store here in town.<br />We dropped some bucks but it made her happy.<br />One of the thing I saw for sale was a "jug/pitcher".<br />I saw the decor on the side, and said "It must be mine!".<br />It didn't have a price tag on it, so I asked the guy behind the counter, "How much?"<br />He said "How does ten bucks sound?" <br />I eagerly took it.</p></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQBOnarlBqI-HV0PISmpg9gCIjGfnIc_n27wSV1umsHq_G_enKO2fsELhTfSIXkI1hDYxXWFw2liRx5Xo58btJJDMlHnOt3EUG3HDJfkQ1-5tYvkjyCXjVpglBCd5VfLAwZhJe8TYwTYnNzcWcBQVSq1EEzq4FmDsznhML8HmItx1gX5hOxzrnuNBoVA/s1286/IMG_5708.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1286" data-original-width="1125" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQBOnarlBqI-HV0PISmpg9gCIjGfnIc_n27wSV1umsHq_G_enKO2fsELhTfSIXkI1hDYxXWFw2liRx5Xo58btJJDMlHnOt3EUG3HDJfkQ1-5tYvkjyCXjVpglBCd5VfLAwZhJe8TYwTYnNzcWcBQVSq1EEzq4FmDsznhML8HmItx1gX5hOxzrnuNBoVA/s320/IMG_5708.JPG" width="280" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUB0eQGXwUtNcNXU1vuz5MuCjDQ4DIfwgeXpC2pVLsusrlKt8u7AqYi84YTzGqd8FmZHOYkMTPVzQQ2hyJfQFm7kp-sBZJ1pLOdxxFRuZe8-X29W4pQky2f0XUutR6ZDUKHy_bbCaTeO1vu8hv0bILAzSfHVDaZf89vHkfsM28fUsv-RrcZUXVoR_u6Q/s1371/IMG_5709.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1371" data-original-width="1125" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUB0eQGXwUtNcNXU1vuz5MuCjDQ4DIfwgeXpC2pVLsusrlKt8u7AqYi84YTzGqd8FmZHOYkMTPVzQQ2hyJfQFm7kp-sBZJ1pLOdxxFRuZe8-X29W4pQky2f0XUutR6ZDUKHy_bbCaTeO1vu8hv0bILAzSfHVDaZf89vHkfsM28fUsv-RrcZUXVoR_u6Q/s320/IMG_5709.JPG" width="263" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's an 1887 pitcher/jug marking the jubilee year (50 years) of the reign of HRH Queen Victoria.<br />So now I can out drinks out to my friends in a proper period container the next time we play Colonials!<br /><br /></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We were also lucky to get a good deal on a display case to display our antique whiskey decanters in.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmuYeyWlOwROt-MUkn4nQL8AjVr5LTVv1qx_GB4Q1Lhkq9gt1zS9ANXl44sWnELI7APosRcW6enBzvm2JOTBxoW7vyfELa4atO8ID58eXMJbjx1z4aydzIrOfE4ZLaz34F8jZwL-D-ggHQtQ4GYIZxe-4ubz3HlqrKbkiAhzrjDlw1Kydgd4fajdkszQ/s1500/IMG_5710.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmuYeyWlOwROt-MUkn4nQL8AjVr5LTVv1qx_GB4Q1Lhkq9gt1zS9ANXl44sWnELI7APosRcW6enBzvm2JOTBxoW7vyfELa4atO8ID58eXMJbjx1z4aydzIrOfE4ZLaz34F8jZwL-D-ggHQtQ4GYIZxe-4ubz3HlqrKbkiAhzrjDlw1Kydgd4fajdkszQ/w480-h640/IMG_5710.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Nice and pretty with some of our stuff in it on display...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht2Zd3sIaEcWVi6JWF0z-IIesHY9oHYJJKEX2JmpajWOgpYONex6ZG65mDG7CWpwmXhZQ58rmj8sjUliAi_qzEIpEvgnqvmQ3Gd2nVKk6VNuWaiBXdAiUhdgZhVKBgHw7rvEkXodm85G9eXCr6i120d2nU-xF3dw2AujkSa9ovTltNJKM_tGB-sKnanA/s4032/IMG_5570.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht2Zd3sIaEcWVi6JWF0z-IIesHY9oHYJJKEX2JmpajWOgpYONex6ZG65mDG7CWpwmXhZQ58rmj8sjUliAi_qzEIpEvgnqvmQ3Gd2nVKk6VNuWaiBXdAiUhdgZhVKBgHw7rvEkXodm85G9eXCr6i120d2nU-xF3dw2AujkSa9ovTltNJKM_tGB-sKnanA/w480-h640/IMG_5570.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(And what it looks like lit up...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>Truly I could have used another display case for miniatures and stuff, but I wasn't going to push it....</div><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Paint Desk Progression.</b></span></h3><p style="text-align: left;">Checking out my FB memories today, I saw that 2 years ago today I had set up my paint desk in it's current location. Actually, I had set in up in another location in the room, but it didn't do or feel right, so I had to move it. <br />After looking at the pic, I decided to take a pic of "What it looks like 2 years later."...</p><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3zVAax90ov1BBKDHTv0AjuA_A7s1OSg0HyJGlj6WiZyMOlf3-YCYCyswjtQkscDP9Pl74_XBqQkRq39Pux-KV3fzAezKMPW9cTBmHjsfTPXEYl6a6QJjsUAubh6YLXiTfIjDfL3rJowWLYXMa3xhb-gt7zjzq8MKLVwCSbvBoEiOHSS3ifDxNFw37Fw/s960/IMG_5699.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3zVAax90ov1BBKDHTv0AjuA_A7s1OSg0HyJGlj6WiZyMOlf3-YCYCyswjtQkscDP9Pl74_XBqQkRq39Pux-KV3fzAezKMPW9cTBmHjsfTPXEYl6a6QJjsUAubh6YLXiTfIjDfL3rJowWLYXMa3xhb-gt7zjzq8MKLVwCSbvBoEiOHSS3ifDxNFw37Fw/w640-h480/IMG_5699.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Feb.19th 2021)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPutQOXnFu0DCb-eYXmOIdD9KVK9ptvRomrzqQR0jmnntGJ2fgVb0QajyBbDyiqKKNTJfYeOWEhhqkq4jdGrbu5w6TRSEWfEnOvMXjpzxzGiQOEhOVxvl7OjimVSSZ5TFvSdob9-zcNOLbCB0LjXgl1YoiyKxhVYp0zMGgNCleUH923WZgJ8hX7ZN0OQ/s4032/IMG_5707.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPutQOXnFu0DCb-eYXmOIdD9KVK9ptvRomrzqQR0jmnntGJ2fgVb0QajyBbDyiqKKNTJfYeOWEhhqkq4jdGrbu5w6TRSEWfEnOvMXjpzxzGiQOEhOVxvl7OjimVSSZ5TFvSdob9-zcNOLbCB0LjXgl1YoiyKxhVYp0zMGgNCleUH923WZgJ8hX7ZN0OQ/w640-h480/IMG_5707.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Feb. 19th 2023)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: left;">You can see that there has been a few "changes" made. Mostly the wear and tear of the foam-core I put there for the paint and workings, as well as the addition of another paint rack. On the table next to me I have three six tier racks, each holding 54 bottle of 2 oz. craft paints and I need about six more. Truly one just never seems to have "right shade of blue or brown when they need it."<br />Speaking of the painting table...</p></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">Projects and WIPS</span></h3><p style="text-align: left;">So the first thing I have decided to to is to simply focus on getting some of these unfinished projects, errrr...finished. As I get this done, I can actually see the progress and get that "Whew! It's done!" feeling in me. Finished projects just feel good, and I think that is something that we as mini gamers seem to have an issue with; the fear of finishing a project, vs the feeling of having it done, and ready to move onto the next one.<br />And so it is with this one:<br />I finally got around to finishing the conversion/building of the Livery Stable for my Western town. Years ago, (2012, I think), I started working on converting an ERTL "Cowtown" Barn. I like these buildings but they are crying for work to make them better. So I started working on this and then sputtered, and it went onto the back-burning. <br />Fast forward to the end of last year and beginning of this year, and I get the fire lit under me to finally get it done.<br />So here's the "almost finished" building...<br />All construction and painting is complete. I just need to seal it and then add the signage.</p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKqvLTWWFdsXC4gBix_iO2Pap6GhxXxXezHGU4CX-lE4AoVY3J1UgW5zQN3Gs1p-V90VvxN4y2MSzaHZ2CoYCxNp0JA1JHVP_9vpJt9VzXoHyRwwVEmSxo6l4LxkBcW2ujIACm5qQjF5bA-BHuJct4YxR3RxVwk7M_PjdqD6VzBr_XmYLUmmpiskaqow/s4032/IMG_5659.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKqvLTWWFdsXC4gBix_iO2Pap6GhxXxXezHGU4CX-lE4AoVY3J1UgW5zQN3Gs1p-V90VvxN4y2MSzaHZ2CoYCxNp0JA1JHVP_9vpJt9VzXoHyRwwVEmSxo6l4LxkBcW2ujIACm5qQjF5bA-BHuJct4YxR3RxVwk7M_PjdqD6VzBr_XmYLUmmpiskaqow/w640-h480/IMG_5659.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjFoeHiDyqotjRFn0428YQYAg1_AG6SAysPZQRRSnJyai5FWWt4Mb6LcSZAfDUdPxQ3fPMBr9rnb-I6RTSoq1QZeFBk7vxzCZS05zvp2oDJ4pz8oPYYLflctQ5p2RbGgU90VqkOILZZiW0_yG0f2nKNS9zdzyJBvir6tNokKMxaDHd0iav33Q1BrToPQ/s4032/IMG_5660.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjPGBAH6a50GY85BmoBoeWRfcE9jEN2_xv_jVJ9hoAx1cGskcE7GWSisPkWp2WAkNPmUcNc0CPhTnzmGsaAjQ5eocdGC4zxekhie7EU5QfC--RpNbpJlG6u5dcKjqOBed_LB75KHplU163d7SomGSJXNeB-TvuVl2jKyCjPfJbCbJHLceJBgwZBml-KA/s4032/IMG_5668.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjPGBAH6a50GY85BmoBoeWRfcE9jEN2_xv_jVJ9hoAx1cGskcE7GWSisPkWp2WAkNPmUcNc0CPhTnzmGsaAjQ5eocdGC4zxekhie7EU5QfC--RpNbpJlG6u5dcKjqOBed_LB75KHplU163d7SomGSJXNeB-TvuVl2jKyCjPfJbCbJHLceJBgwZBml-KA/w480-h640/IMG_5668.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Mister, here's your mule!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p style="text-align: left;">The next cowboy figure that I was working on, is from "The Comic Series That Marvel Wants You To Forget..."</p><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjG7l-no7JILrsPOs5fXD6fAoZ6ZOzcDDguDuTQVFmKPhMGpFOK5RllEmKexPjC3-bI4ssms-uME1EQo2kLP3p4BAJrBQ6Cu2GhrZFgwcwMbRbMfAS7VhAIgl9Ppw3LCfmz6IwutRRnbuxg9tFEDepeL189mtAmqg3FuKAiL-u_Zc5dR8ulUapL5fxyg/s4032/IMG_5669.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjG7l-no7JILrsPOs5fXD6fAoZ6ZOzcDDguDuTQVFmKPhMGpFOK5RllEmKexPjC3-bI4ssms-uME1EQo2kLP3p4BAJrBQ6Cu2GhrZFgwcwMbRbMfAS7VhAIgl9Ppw3LCfmz6IwutRRnbuxg9tFEDepeL189mtAmqg3FuKAiL-u_Zc5dR8ulUapL5fxyg/w480-h640/IMG_5669.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(SWISH!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiamFcH8-p2NFEE1nlhKabXitJo0oV_8CK2S6cJZ-geuzURCc5b9xN27fV0gVZQomyeX8HVALxUnbgVVY2ttpI2rar4r91WbH78biZgc3Hny6zra30rKU7T9RcLccIUVj3npT4COCHVWxqDjTYk7z5S44Um2oG3nRoCIgyVa4WefZn_zorB6h3Rv77OHw/s4032/IMG_5670.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiamFcH8-p2NFEE1nlhKabXitJo0oV_8CK2S6cJZ-geuzURCc5b9xN27fV0gVZQomyeX8HVALxUnbgVVY2ttpI2rar4r91WbH78biZgc3Hny6zra30rKU7T9RcLccIUVj3npT4COCHVWxqDjTYk7z5S44Um2oG3nRoCIgyVa4WefZn_zorB6h3Rv77OHw/w480-h640/IMG_5670.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(He's just lookin' for a little action....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4me01y08z7HtwfxECoy8jrJM8n_qw7YTADCNnZ1en3ddMb8FpTLOqZqhCqyhuwHyHwzvDisDUbCe6o3LKjJvlZhRplDjm3x2sxHV9B9fohEnon336F1qb9b6mOtYqsPMvq-O3R3uYnSPOwHifDpoB3RiTSODOIWXfNX5TpQYLvdyMk6KtjtfwHveB1Q/s4032/IMG_5672.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4me01y08z7HtwfxECoy8jrJM8n_qw7YTADCNnZ1en3ddMb8FpTLOqZqhCqyhuwHyHwzvDisDUbCe6o3LKjJvlZhRplDjm3x2sxHV9B9fohEnon336F1qb9b6mOtYqsPMvq-O3R3uYnSPOwHifDpoB3RiTSODOIWXfNX5TpQYLvdyMk6KtjtfwHveB1Q/w480-h640/IMG_5672.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Some no-name range rider with a gun, and a grudge to settle...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrA7Pr6_aW_f7z1pbCtkyX55ufvZWNp8duEEpvyF2wwXFUju2bMhgXT7i9KMf_oPOqWR7HrMntZfN1ClIj6nSTMvDtgGRq5ryGHfbRxP0LN_4T7U9D7fx1nQyJAkAdE2fwvoWZfIxnZ17wCAsIY98c2s49lVANGwHkf_N1WE0Bq0wT9QBYPUKnYC9DDg/s4032/IMG_5674.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrA7Pr6_aW_f7z1pbCtkyX55ufvZWNp8duEEpvyF2wwXFUju2bMhgXT7i9KMf_oPOqWR7HrMntZfN1ClIj6nSTMvDtgGRq5ryGHfbRxP0LN_4T7U9D7fx1nQyJAkAdE2fwvoWZfIxnZ17wCAsIY98c2s49lVANGwHkf_N1WE0Bq0wT9QBYPUKnYC9DDg/w480-h640/IMG_5674.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Ready to dish it out...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">An experiment in progress...</span></h3><p style="text-align: left;">So a while back I was trying the experiment of "one hour a night", which yielded mostly positive results, but always seemed to end right when I was getting into the groove of things.</p><p style="text-align: left;">As a result of this, I am working for the next 30 days on a new process, which I called "Four Figures A Night".</p><p style="text-align: left;">The idea is that I get four figures (at least), painted each night. This does not include basing, (as they should pretty much be already based), primed, (already primed), flocked or sealed, (that's for later). No this is just to get paint on the based figure and get him ready for flocking and sealing.</p><p style="text-align: left;">If I can do four figures a night, that's good, anything more is gravy and I like to shoot for gravy.</p><p style="text-align: left;">So far since last night, I have painted up ten figures, (Six gunfighters, three mules, and a Colonial African Porter). So right now I am a bit ahead. If I can keep this up, (Taking Wed night off), I will be able to crank out (at a minimum) 24 figs per week, for 96 per month. That's quite an increase. </p><p style="text-align: left;">Let's see how this works. I'll keep at it and report my progress.</p><p style="text-align: left;">More to come. Thanks for reading!</p><div><div><br /><p><br /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h4><p><br /></p></div></div></div>Michael Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929476841889675888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499214672600371105.post-61255959657273202822023-02-04T14:16:00.000-05:002023-02-04T14:16:01.629-05:00February's first post and some musings....<p> I'm continuing to work on completing my Sheriff's Office and Jail and hope to have it done by this weekend. The major work is done. All the inside bars and doors, etc. Final work is on the window bars and then connecting it to the main building. Then comes the painting, and sealing and it will be done.</p><p>I am also hoping to have the Livery Stable painted and finished by the end of this weekend. We'll have to see about it. </p><p>But in the meantime, I've been thinking about the things I am doing in the hobby.</p><p>One of the biggest things I have is the "amount of projects", and interests. Oddly enough while I have not gotten into Napoleonics, (and tbh, they never have really interested me that much), I do find myself with a list of "Things to finish, and things I want to do..."</p><p>In this case it is the various projects I have.</p><p>Currently my "working projects", are: (all 28mm unless otherwise noted).</p><p>1: Old West</p><p>2: Pirates</p><p>3: Fantasy</p><p>4: Victorian/Gothic Horror</p><p>5: Gangsters</p><p>6: Pulp</p><p>Way down on the list also is 15mm ACW as well as my 15mm Modern (Bongolesia).</p><p>I've gotten rid of my 20mm Vietnam War, and I have a box of unpainted RCW figures.</p><p>I'm trying to currently work out a figures vs buildings painting table: IE; For every 10 28mm figures I finish painting, I then do 1 building/scenic.</p><p>Hopefully this will put some more of my "unfinished stuff" behind me.</p><p>Hopefully....</p><p>We'll see....</p><p><br /></p>Michael Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929476841889675888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499214672600371105.post-46528095711977430542023-01-19T14:00:00.000-05:002023-01-19T14:00:10.858-05:00Adding the walls and test fitting....<p> Greetings once again dear readers!</p><p>Okay so this morning, (while binge watching ST DS9 on Pluto TV going on in the background), I worked on the walls and test fitting the entire setup.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjGLTko78NIw7Y_5FaW5o3KUgTIhcLpzS_WVOf7gPyJFA5w2e2JEqTTtas30Hn6sKQK8LuDQYJKWjOfXveANR9EpYiu5Lkz3NWc2140ZZzSlPacGbM16OABvhSWrhZt_EuRqYfhv9dNSiMqrhuB3x6y9P0jXJ4yZZtAesFDUIeIIHuF_DxQC7Grfpa0w/s4032/IMG_5259.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjGLTko78NIw7Y_5FaW5o3KUgTIhcLpzS_WVOf7gPyJFA5w2e2JEqTTtas30Hn6sKQK8LuDQYJKWjOfXveANR9EpYiu5Lkz3NWc2140ZZzSlPacGbM16OABvhSWrhZt_EuRqYfhv9dNSiMqrhuB3x6y9P0jXJ4yZZtAesFDUIeIIHuF_DxQC7Grfpa0w/w640-h480/IMG_5259.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(A test fitting to get a basic idea of what it will look like once it comes together.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFSGRW47ckiQ-psU7d0DG3SsZKAkssAEn4G_ZMqd7mYdPk55wnNQJShHGcEd6-XpZI6_jSDZnPvqg6BKL0tPQD63q4QQx1RliJacflwYW5-7wm_WVplQWnIU2URFmSP1raF8YelTApDWOH0XRsdVvncKO02d3hQIAYiTDAQkoSE38s2eJ2aD7lzbeiQQ/s4032/IMG_5261.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFSGRW47ckiQ-psU7d0DG3SsZKAkssAEn4G_ZMqd7mYdPk55wnNQJShHGcEd6-XpZI6_jSDZnPvqg6BKL0tPQD63q4QQx1RliJacflwYW5-7wm_WVplQWnIU2URFmSP1raF8YelTApDWOH0XRsdVvncKO02d3hQIAYiTDAQkoSE38s2eJ2aD7lzbeiQQ/w640-h480/IMG_5261.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Looking down to get a good pic of what the floor plan will be. Plenty of room for some jailhouse action...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXpc8mzPIOFVnd3zmVEfngpYrgEQ6_aXhNWcsHXrsXTDNi5KLrP6MEY_PuxiVpDyZcpvvt1mfoLFqCzBo6jEVfKhvDQ6ypc24oGDuOVsO5cdB36_UIZ4BNY__0jbdQQJc52E8hZytYpPruzUg06MLplghvmkH4qPFEFy3IBI0wj5COiLEL-Nc50nLGmg/s4032/IMG_5260.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXpc8mzPIOFVnd3zmVEfngpYrgEQ6_aXhNWcsHXrsXTDNi5KLrP6MEY_PuxiVpDyZcpvvt1mfoLFqCzBo6jEVfKhvDQ6ypc24oGDuOVsO5cdB36_UIZ4BNY__0jbdQQJc52E8hZytYpPruzUg06MLplghvmkH4qPFEFy3IBI0wj5COiLEL-Nc50nLGmg/w640-h480/IMG_5260.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Another shot focusing on the walls.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7RIvPXqJVZklJzFJfM0OfdHXo3YwGfJVVAzK2q9swV0fPBTHvtFmVHOeljUSJZxExZ-1O4mbAK8laaugAkeFYFe5H-DfvLH49odntO4vAjSzC5rvRUAOz9TWSstol8QUbXF6IKeB1LuVQOdAtMGnUE6Mu-LzEFE7DaLLZ4msJVXsg-GWkWlihvYyQ-w/s4032/IMG_5257.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7RIvPXqJVZklJzFJfM0OfdHXo3YwGfJVVAzK2q9swV0fPBTHvtFmVHOeljUSJZxExZ-1O4mbAK8laaugAkeFYFe5H-DfvLH49odntO4vAjSzC5rvRUAOz9TWSstol8QUbXF6IKeB1LuVQOdAtMGnUE6Mu-LzEFE7DaLLZ4msJVXsg-GWkWlihvYyQ-w/w480-h640/IMG_5257.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The size of the brass rods I am using for the cell bars.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Currently I am short the brass rods, and have some on order. That is going to be the next (and hardest part) of this project is assembling the jail cell bars.<p></p><p>But I do have a plan....</p><p>Thanks for reading this short update and rest assured that more is to come!</p>Michael Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929476841889675888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499214672600371105.post-51751045916909843942023-01-18T21:41:00.000-05:002023-01-18T21:41:05.029-05:00Building a Western Town: Redoing the Sheriff's Office...again....<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Howdy once again dear reader!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As the month of January continues, I am also continuing to push to completion (once again) some very long and overdue projects. I've been on a roll working on my long overdue Western Town.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This months update is on the new workings on that building that has plagued me; The Sheriff's Office and Jail.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Back in June of 2017, I had started working on the Sheriff's Office and Jail for my town. The building was one of the old TCL kits that Knuckleduster had offered before bringing up their own line of buildings. I will admit that I do like these kits from TCL as they are so easy to modify.</div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I didn't like the original jail idea though, (one big cell
in the back), and so I decided to modify it by making two cells. The picture
shows the process and you can see the idea I had. <o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<p class="MsoNormal">Unfortunately that didn't work either.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">So I set the building on the back-burner and there is has
remained for the last five years. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Until this past week. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">While on my binge of "finishing up long delayer
projects", (Mostly buildings, and of them, mostly Western buildings), my
wife suggested for me to do an "extension of the building. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">"Hmmm.." sez I.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">So with idea in my head, and wood, pencil, and trusty Dremel
tool, I've sat down and started slowly working it.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The building will be an L shape, with two small cells and
one larger "Drunk tank" at the end. It's a slow process to make sure
that everything measures up, but so far so good.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The jail cell bars are going to be 1/16" brass rods.
These are easy to work with.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I'll keep you informed as to how the progress is going.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The pics below show the building in it's original format,
the planned changed of two cells, and then latest modifications.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">(Click on the pic for larger versions)</p></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2sKCvM9qqAJ5OzwWQQ6u-A57-2YQx1DQkrEbMI68UT4iJb_eIckISXh5-c71uuKLyqh3XjSKCvdVdFoqsgTIAaaxz26xvjtqOOZldrnOEC32B5n8J99XOFahwT9kDOnZlmhVMshj4C3Tn52kCmKHCurPbl7BJrKW5FTetxeIoTugckZ2nlYtxm3HsCA/s1600/2017-05-29%2017.58.22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2sKCvM9qqAJ5OzwWQQ6u-A57-2YQx1DQkrEbMI68UT4iJb_eIckISXh5-c71uuKLyqh3XjSKCvdVdFoqsgTIAaaxz26xvjtqOOZldrnOEC32B5n8J99XOFahwT9kDOnZlmhVMshj4C3Tn52kCmKHCurPbl7BJrKW5FTetxeIoTugckZ2nlYtxm3HsCA/w640-h480/2017-05-29%2017.58.22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(This was the stock TCL kit in building form)...</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ0Rug4ku1r2NcijDejxuPgEZNETnKTwfWNc68rbZ3qcyAy_SBATk2gWSyF2diaiXpW6XmVpXD2e08dEETK6WeuGGogxW2ZNJPWaK78vr7prDhh_tJgahhHH_Gb2TE1kifa7yjEDEHGmhhPJ1b5VsNNm4hwW6eaCqhFCVzcjUW2nBYH_xLpQ7aaqD_cA/w480-h640/2017-05-29%2017.59.26.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(With the jail cell wall which made one big jail cell....sigh...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLUMGtTqyFNcIYhWW2d4lKo4HKd4xL3YDgjw8cBKl57QuBqP8jpxx3ogQAZN9OkxjvfUnBiEavUAZImQq2wqA8cp1QM8l2-ty79fLKV3cwqnrUqwIshp1dbGaf4CHkM8gfFzBvlwOOa34Rp_GuLWM79BtKuPZe2oXeJDamV5JUfTsbTnLjPAHByZYTsQ/s1600/2017-06-03%2009.20.54.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLUMGtTqyFNcIYhWW2d4lKo4HKd4xL3YDgjw8cBKl57QuBqP8jpxx3ogQAZN9OkxjvfUnBiEavUAZImQq2wqA8cp1QM8l2-ty79fLKV3cwqnrUqwIshp1dbGaf4CHkM8gfFzBvlwOOa34Rp_GuLWM79BtKuPZe2oXeJDamV5JUfTsbTnLjPAHByZYTsQ/w480-h640/2017-06-03%2009.20.54.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicAvcc1FUqv-3LC1C99p0ELajgxbntk4xFDP0IUyNE5QD8IvP4l29ARRw84ZHkg24x2eLBPTTx0DM4JOSrKds4MVtX0K8Geoh0CmFCNdP97Lif8k7sPWOn6B48tkWeNyHeFXkZsfzbCkXKJwAAJzGIZtl01bLKUjBvItGsvrndyHCTLwuuBvfmaaxxPQ/s1600/2017-06-03%2009.27.23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicAvcc1FUqv-3LC1C99p0ELajgxbntk4xFDP0IUyNE5QD8IvP4l29ARRw84ZHkg24x2eLBPTTx0DM4JOSrKds4MVtX0K8Geoh0CmFCNdP97Lif8k7sPWOn6B48tkWeNyHeFXkZsfzbCkXKJwAAJzGIZtl01bLKUjBvItGsvrndyHCTLwuuBvfmaaxxPQ/w640-h480/2017-06-03%2009.27.23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(A close up of the actual jail cell bars and door...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrSWg-0bWbeqCaIrwGMBOYp5LQ9apm8HLpJnNBHH1JK1z8-TNXNZKksgYCbRDRySS9dOZL70775Bp-Q5nfezBPRo0NeGSlzs0-c7WHOYp9UqajGS9PzniX93hJsWjh7LQPSJt4NKEOYhvBjjztepSe6ohfK8rib3J1adV-Z-1oQqxhHCfBQ2m7S1DIsw/s1600/2017-06-03%2023.22.00.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrSWg-0bWbeqCaIrwGMBOYp5LQ9apm8HLpJnNBHH1JK1z8-TNXNZKksgYCbRDRySS9dOZL70775Bp-Q5nfezBPRo0NeGSlzs0-c7WHOYp9UqajGS9PzniX93hJsWjh7LQPSJt4NKEOYhvBjjztepSe6ohfK8rib3J1adV-Z-1oQqxhHCfBQ2m7S1DIsw/w640-h480/2017-06-03%2023.22.00.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(This is the first modification that I tried. Two small cells with a cell door and wall. The cells were too small and could barely hold a 28mm based figure...hmmm...need to go back to the drawing board....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Q9lakNUa3fGRSkepCfGedR0VIASAe-Pt2Qb7t8r2QSMhLmoZuhNLIh0JQuBbA9leMjB5uPoznMq3oOAjEch-uGJ2sF71Q0QD469wv96zRrgmchnWJbPKbXUEenhlpA9iyIuJ9rDoV3pm_coUPOFu7jaYX3Pwd0SdMBzYA4PRJuancQLv1Tt2cy3a5w/s1600/2017-06-03%2023.22.09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Q9lakNUa3fGRSkepCfGedR0VIASAe-Pt2Qb7t8r2QSMhLmoZuhNLIh0JQuBbA9leMjB5uPoznMq3oOAjEch-uGJ2sF71Q0QD469wv96zRrgmchnWJbPKbXUEenhlpA9iyIuJ9rDoV3pm_coUPOFu7jaYX3Pwd0SdMBzYA4PRJuancQLv1Tt2cy3a5w/w480-h640/2017-06-03%2023.22.09.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(I will admit that it does look kinda nice but just didn't do what I needed it to do for me....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwl_hRVOS4ElPypXPaoPJK0lmv8r2BriSln8CP6ULq0EtRlL5eQ1joqEcOkuSJQqddiuikYn_2-n0In5g4D6FhpDqPbWL1tfgeKd7l7yDprRVorGxy_hDJsmtNnFSYoT1gJuowhdbzPSodz5Px7DOaFpimQ3pPQ8VkvEVQ7GrPjS_HooqkO5rj_uuJ3w/s4032/IMG_5183.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwl_hRVOS4ElPypXPaoPJK0lmv8r2BriSln8CP6ULq0EtRlL5eQ1joqEcOkuSJQqddiuikYn_2-n0In5g4D6FhpDqPbWL1tfgeKd7l7yDprRVorGxy_hDJsmtNnFSYoT1gJuowhdbzPSodz5Px7DOaFpimQ3pPQ8VkvEVQ7GrPjS_HooqkO5rj_uuJ3w/w640-h480/IMG_5183.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(So here we are five years later...LATER! And I am once again at work here. The new idea is to simple take out the cells, dividing wall, and one part of the back wall, and scratch build and extension of sorts to the existing building making an L shape.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLQ-RfiXwUbIxGicdRHQ1YXwvgDzpSUDsWYQrZA38tM-wOsmsqbzGU7m2tiExTLQS1WSnzMDcHrLnDMNXOEz-UospyNyPO-nCkZwWUrGzWnc_wI58mEhzgBALHgk-O5IZiA7FyC7e0vqZAtlYlKzwG4wUuGJpp8WWPj6bJGAgucbxBdxreDdTZ-oEYCw/s1800/AQAH3448.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLQ-RfiXwUbIxGicdRHQ1YXwvgDzpSUDsWYQrZA38tM-wOsmsqbzGU7m2tiExTLQS1WSnzMDcHrLnDMNXOEz-UospyNyPO-nCkZwWUrGzWnc_wI58mEhzgBALHgk-O5IZiA7FyC7e0vqZAtlYlKzwG4wUuGJpp8WWPj6bJGAgucbxBdxreDdTZ-oEYCw/w512-h640/AQAH3448.JPG" width="512" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The wall is cut for the entrance to the new section.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivHaSV1JG4K6YN-t_X-m1qh85grkxTjuf-0aZEx9_MVvdH25EGerFS6UL499moclrHbkBXGk8lbZsWkHTF8YfZxxze1egFiIaNMrGVcCp-RyQdGvOlzLM0F0_TEu0azMFHtle92zxGs-QZipztyniB-rARs1dLdsPKfhyNOv9sAumwXE4tVlefpJI4cg/s1794/AKPX5550.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1794" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivHaSV1JG4K6YN-t_X-m1qh85grkxTjuf-0aZEx9_MVvdH25EGerFS6UL499moclrHbkBXGk8lbZsWkHTF8YfZxxze1egFiIaNMrGVcCp-RyQdGvOlzLM0F0_TEu0azMFHtle92zxGs-QZipztyniB-rARs1dLdsPKfhyNOv9sAumwXE4tVlefpJI4cg/w514-h640/AKPX5550.JPG" width="514" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(3/32" basswood is being used for the walls. Each one a little over 2" in height.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIeGAfaPBdlRtH1tkEDOmKZlxc7iohM7ps0n6T4t4kzXUlV8sAixAC6BPkKHdaHuJMlTkbrSyV8clLoCEmC67qMpNkTVPHMpzPuApdmlTvTxdGc6KGIXyRL0b44ilQWRe0od32dx87blruPNk5Iinkigyvo_-U9_lhuPDsZ4hyUCUioXqPHj5NqAm0xg/s4032/IMG_E5250.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIeGAfaPBdlRtH1tkEDOmKZlxc7iohM7ps0n6T4t4kzXUlV8sAixAC6BPkKHdaHuJMlTkbrSyV8clLoCEmC67qMpNkTVPHMpzPuApdmlTvTxdGc6KGIXyRL0b44ilQWRe0od32dx87blruPNk5Iinkigyvo_-U9_lhuPDsZ4hyUCUioXqPHj5NqAm0xg/w640-h480/IMG_E5250.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The walls, cell doors, floor, and roof sections to the jail. The brickwork was done in pencil and then scribed with my trust Dremel.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRIfdU7bjGpwpnJYeKTHgbA01PKt-64INijcO_b2Tz3aLQHCqP7i7iIFCX4ZP6NARfUJDzlf7tMAWT2TuPBkw0dVnT6Cz-qY9Nr-Zb1qf_A90yXCIeqAEpI-OjMbwQOJWVZDIq-wG4LICLau0WXOr04HpLceH7rjp9nlawK9hDiljcWh26mJLaUB60tQ/s4032/IMG_5251.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRIfdU7bjGpwpnJYeKTHgbA01PKt-64INijcO_b2Tz3aLQHCqP7i7iIFCX4ZP6NARfUJDzlf7tMAWT2TuPBkw0dVnT6Cz-qY9Nr-Zb1qf_A90yXCIeqAEpI-OjMbwQOJWVZDIq-wG4LICLau0WXOr04HpLceH7rjp9nlawK9hDiljcWh26mJLaUB60tQ/w640-h480/IMG_5251.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(A close up showing the brickwork, and the floor settings for the bars.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Hang onto your hats folks, because there is more to come as this project moves forward!</div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks for reading!</div></div></div><p></p>Michael Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929476841889675888noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499214672600371105.post-32751444283043925982023-01-10T17:06:00.004-05:002023-01-10T17:54:23.323-05:00Building a Western Town: The Herald-Gazette....<p> It's amazing what a person can do once they are motivated.</p><p>So I am pushing on completing two buildings this week for my Western town of Rimfire (Arizona Territory), and with the assistance of some "Saloon Piano Music", and some Western Movies, to keep me "inspired", I have been pushing hard on completing the projects.<br /></p><p>The first one is done.</p><p>This is another TCL building that used to be in the Knuckleduster line before he switched over to the Gunfighters Ball stuff. This is the TCL "Small Store".</p><p>I decided that every up and coming town needs a newspaper. So, Rimfire now has a newspaper building.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-QEXlsAfSXEn6jVwz4vhM-Sn-WeLb5l5ZN9NFFyQL95dm3-S0evC72wwLSeu6KOVV50zhF1A6LvYoUwFTpo3cne1AAaE1GWehfStQjZWFiFwmgQu1IPlz42wmUPsy6H4pBwjudvufDXfBMewNFfpj-2JnH-9WL5PRFSgTPVyget_IvepONt3eOdU5w/s4032/IMG_5094.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-QEXlsAfSXEn6jVwz4vhM-Sn-WeLb5l5ZN9NFFyQL95dm3-S0evC72wwLSeu6KOVV50zhF1A6LvYoUwFTpo3cne1AAaE1GWehfStQjZWFiFwmgQu1IPlz42wmUPsy6H4pBwjudvufDXfBMewNFfpj-2JnH-9WL5PRFSgTPVyget_IvepONt3eOdU5w/w640-h480/IMG_5094.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The Rimfire Herald-Gazette.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitLvfa5eKvHI89W1tply4brUDyCbT8x6ud-Rfh5gfrx-qpttHv0NivyGq6YBx6HwPtqzL-KcCs8cd4VzDO9hTTNKNG8SNDB2tMzhccHcU0FjKBNH54pGTQChqWyiOyUnkH34RUaUs99gr-FO5zGtLhCXI106eIVCzb2p6qrSWabZbzDpOIJgdFpPI2ww/s4032/IMG_5095.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitLvfa5eKvHI89W1tply4brUDyCbT8x6ud-Rfh5gfrx-qpttHv0NivyGq6YBx6HwPtqzL-KcCs8cd4VzDO9hTTNKNG8SNDB2tMzhccHcU0FjKBNH54pGTQChqWyiOyUnkH34RUaUs99gr-FO5zGtLhCXI106eIVCzb2p6qrSWabZbzDpOIJgdFpPI2ww/w640-h480/IMG_5095.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Another shot of the Herald-Gazette, showing some of the weathering to the building. These kits paint up and weather quite nicely.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizZJRRmbaOOvA3bneHhI89YI17sNfUwSere-wviVjA_cNwk2Xw-snonnwTG3EV961XbAshUzwSU6hW_1GCzgj57kEBGCpMAYZPdm0SqxznWUYTXnFmtmarHb2d9I--CmwOvVr7qFULCG9rTyQCrXI_IbuxmK-JbRB4a-Bp3IIqXwdJN3KQKoaB8Ub78g/s4032/IMG_5096.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizZJRRmbaOOvA3bneHhI89YI17sNfUwSere-wviVjA_cNwk2Xw-snonnwTG3EV961XbAshUzwSU6hW_1GCzgj57kEBGCpMAYZPdm0SqxznWUYTXnFmtmarHb2d9I--CmwOvVr7qFULCG9rTyQCrXI_IbuxmK-JbRB4a-Bp3IIqXwdJN3KQKoaB8Ub78g/w640-h480/IMG_5096.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Rear and side shots of the building. The harsh environments in the West, played hell with wood and paint very quickly.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqlvMbqz2iUJLcXN4nGaQueUMkIvzjFzMm8kIdQ-HYpNNyLW59TRNvD_qfKK-X4fl2rs6Iez1tVlPW2yZO8X8WIjamnqCqQOj7C0QurR-tGFmsfevBkmloYldE158EwLsKSDs0axfEsE8NnNjBjyWu7TwUPPP3SJ27jMkLiIeZ8wOH8IBsy3Gdt19RQ/s4032/IMG_5097.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqlvMbqz2iUJLcXN4nGaQueUMkIvzjFzMm8kIdQ-HYpNNyLW59TRNvD_qfKK-X4fl2rs6Iez1tVlPW2yZO8X8WIjamnqCqQOj7C0QurR-tGFmsfevBkmloYldE158EwLsKSDs0axfEsE8NnNjBjyWu7TwUPPP3SJ27jMkLiIeZ8wOH8IBsy3Gdt19RQ/w640-h480/IMG_5097.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Construction was pretty standard per the instructions. The only modifications I did was to add the signboard, and a different back door, and window "glass". After that, the hardest part was waiting for the glue to dry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-hMua1_BtAOCa8ZQrTjbCceZnBkstmcnmF56Z8tYY4_O0ltuzq9KDlrome8H7N-m_9QL0Nt42oDSte4gt26wxCHdDm6ayAkRBfoKBZBRiWv7BFq59gDhqKaOCKND-3cYRDG6-eJe_N7GnF5I6bQW3CYZMw4QEVaLoJJvVAxUmzygLCXOHZq1cYXLkeA/s4032/IMG_5101.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-hMua1_BtAOCa8ZQrTjbCceZnBkstmcnmF56Z8tYY4_O0ltuzq9KDlrome8H7N-m_9QL0Nt42oDSte4gt26wxCHdDm6ayAkRBfoKBZBRiWv7BFq59gDhqKaOCKND-3cYRDG6-eJe_N7GnF5I6bQW3CYZMw4QEVaLoJJvVAxUmzygLCXOHZq1cYXLkeA/w480-h640/IMG_5101.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(As you can see the inside is pretty bare and standard, but it does allow for placement of figures, and other items.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigPcI3OfJXhDdHzIubcePMd1WzrSJFLLy9ex9f131Vdl8O1cQx1xb23yqIkJ0ryhuYvhTjxUzdCIv1mm3vAU0GWCyv5B-Wd9r1kP07Ws63UZMzLh300NyFu_HQzenNuLkPKu_WUmh8W6ek1wd0s9-izVg4zFItk-tf3O149c-OmcIT0PRPN0gqzkyvwA/s4032/IMG_5102.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigPcI3OfJXhDdHzIubcePMd1WzrSJFLLy9ex9f131Vdl8O1cQx1xb23yqIkJ0ryhuYvhTjxUzdCIv1mm3vAU0GWCyv5B-Wd9r1kP07Ws63UZMzLh300NyFu_HQzenNuLkPKu_WUmh8W6ek1wd0s9-izVg4zFItk-tf3O149c-OmcIT0PRPN0gqzkyvwA/w480-h640/IMG_5102.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj078ahN8XNPyPoSQ3NnG1J2Dv_DyMRrlu_cCNwF_QFbXSdErRYQyFvf7YIfo9CDi2cOYcovnpBMo2Dr-aQfgtoAMnl-KAScjHuMGEpid1eBHVxrBDJ93WQICDdh3T56wqpG6mRrN_8OGqJrEr1r1FAj17kJEba0hnwaoNL0mIVmhIqdGMIRj_2XOp5CQ/s4032/IMG_5103.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj078ahN8XNPyPoSQ3NnG1J2Dv_DyMRrlu_cCNwF_QFbXSdErRYQyFvf7YIfo9CDi2cOYcovnpBMo2Dr-aQfgtoAMnl-KAScjHuMGEpid1eBHVxrBDJ93WQICDdh3T56wqpG6mRrN_8OGqJrEr1r1FAj17kJEba0hnwaoNL0mIVmhIqdGMIRj_2XOp5CQ/w480-h640/IMG_5103.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>And now, (as usual), there is a backstory....<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirsoFVZlwce6MjTsQXFNna6pw_2ndVr0qcQHxkYhNbjIkTYXNervMIe3DixSzaYbsicX-IITUzAG4Wp7DJYPyD3QBehYhEErPrK6h7roHpNlRySfyQ8gwzGX0ptNWoYfoOymqG03ulYbiyTQEphMRElRBgexDhCPJ0puJ6u_wqzpKQvlKVKOOszegpRg/s4032/IMG_5105.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirsoFVZlwce6MjTsQXFNna6pw_2ndVr0qcQHxkYhNbjIkTYXNervMIe3DixSzaYbsicX-IITUzAG4Wp7DJYPyD3QBehYhEErPrK6h7roHpNlRySfyQ8gwzGX0ptNWoYfoOymqG03ulYbiyTQEphMRElRBgexDhCPJ0puJ6u_wqzpKQvlKVKOOszegpRg/w480-h640/IMG_5105.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Rimfire Herald-Gazette is the product of Mr. Horace Randolph Draper, and his nosey wife Eugenia, who upon arriving in Rimfire from Philadelphia, (rumor has it that they were run out of the city due to Eugenia's meddling in the affairs of some of the town's blue bloods), realized that the town was desperately needing a newspaper to tell them of all the events going on in the town of Rimfire, (for a fair price of course). Unable to settle on a proper name, Horace (who likes to go by "H.R."), and his wife compromised and thus the Herald-Gazette was born. </div><div>The Rimfire Herald-Gazette is a weekly paper put out every Friday morning no later than 9 o'clock in the morning. The paper cheerfully tells everyone that saw something what it was that they actually saw (as written by the editor), and then sold to them for a nickel. </div><div>The Rimfire Gazette Weekly usually is 4-6 pages of town news, an editorial, (often derisively called "Drapers Rantings"), 2-3 recipes, some advertisements, a few Bible verses, and any announcements such as weddings, reunions, picnics, political rallies, etc. There is also a "Society page" written by HR's wife to appeal to the ladies of the town.</div><div>HR employs Leroy Lumpkins as general help in the Newspaper office. </div><div>HR will also do custom printing for customers for a price, (inquire within). <br /><p><br /></p></div>Michael Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929476841889675888noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499214672600371105.post-69234657412626620162023-01-08T11:13:00.000-05:002023-01-08T11:13:17.779-05:00January 2023 Update!<p> Greetings to you in the new year!</p><p>Well 2023 is upon us like a tick on a hound dog, and we have to go through the 11 3/4 months left, before we kick it out the door, and hope that 2024 will be better.</p><p>But, enough of that right now. </p><p>I was able to wander down to my painting room today and get to work on some projects on the table. I hadn't really sat down to do anything since the middle of October last year, and it took me a few moments to get myself oriented once again.</p><p>Then it took me a few minutes to do a little organizing.</p><p>It seems that whenever I take a break of more than two weeks from my table, it takes me a little bit to get comfortable and "back in the saddle". It's more of a psychological thing than it is physical, and usually the first session or two at the table is little more than puttering around, doing trivial things and getting back into the swing and flow of it. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy1yqvBFVZLOlITiuVHnnKvULkQqiFvtUtLee6aQqjEsenIOe2cGvV2Be8SJcOTOUDU3t-rahIqPfMtetwlu9K7BgsgrejLkl0a90IBHS_3iq_SjLEW_5SF1FADC2e1qBpzm7Qc29sD8_r2bocpN1Vne0BEyQok5u0ZUYIqGPyDc8J3HjTxZw4woHAaA/s4032/IMG_5013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy1yqvBFVZLOlITiuVHnnKvULkQqiFvtUtLee6aQqjEsenIOe2cGvV2Be8SJcOTOUDU3t-rahIqPfMtetwlu9K7BgsgrejLkl0a90IBHS_3iq_SjLEW_5SF1FADC2e1qBpzm7Qc29sD8_r2bocpN1Vne0BEyQok5u0ZUYIqGPyDc8J3HjTxZw4woHAaA/w640-h480/IMG_5013.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(First shot of the table for 2023; cleaned and organized, ready to go....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><div>I decided the slip back into work, by not painting figures, but by working on finishing a couple of my Western buildings. In this case, one of TCL buildings, (this one is going to be for the Newspaper), and the Livery Stable, (a conversion of an ERTL Farm Town Barn).<div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwap4Ghr0JfB2do2R0lXuJySQLkvpC7xwKcVn9e5lfB2SMJvfgiXEsi0MBFpum3buZfLgkSrtdTxxW9KfnZ4iG_vv09JDyg5TVCWQfcsjMPv8FNeXLckiXgCEg9gcUjGTtfIrWXyqXIVSlUqeEYy_e-ysNwcQFEVtHA4nbUrepg3jZOQop_Lv1NM9J5g/s4032/IMG_5014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwap4Ghr0JfB2do2R0lXuJySQLkvpC7xwKcVn9e5lfB2SMJvfgiXEsi0MBFpum3buZfLgkSrtdTxxW9KfnZ4iG_vv09JDyg5TVCWQfcsjMPv8FNeXLckiXgCEg9gcUjGTtfIrWXyqXIVSlUqeEYy_e-ysNwcQFEVtHA4nbUrepg3jZOQop_Lv1NM9J5g/w640-h480/IMG_5014.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(My two current projects.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />And in the meantime, I was jamming to some tunes via Alexa and Spotify. In this case, it was the happening sounds of Cirri and his 18th Century Cello Concertos.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgau13PltLpcT5kb1ztHzFz9adF5E94VCRymApTBsTr8Dfx-X4kIhTrnRjpmcurXmZc_pe1nEOTUNxjUwdp4P1d0lpdlX4QpFciNxSBxxvoPC73XINxYU3QkLsW3g2mYeeEyS_4Agnv8xYboxlBnpO6HKxbKDU6nE8FCwtia9dNRy-DW8mGACqQKG3HFA/s4032/IMG_5016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgau13PltLpcT5kb1ztHzFz9adF5E94VCRymApTBsTr8Dfx-X4kIhTrnRjpmcurXmZc_pe1nEOTUNxjUwdp4P1d0lpdlX4QpFciNxSBxxvoPC73XINxYU3QkLsW3g2mYeeEyS_4Agnv8xYboxlBnpO6HKxbKDU6nE8FCwtia9dNRy-DW8mGACqQKG3HFA/w640-h480/IMG_5016.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Who says I can't get down with the tunes? Btw...the figures on the left are part of my "TBP" (To be painted) queue.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />And then out of nowhere I got the idea to "get some inspiration" for working on Western buildings by watching a Western movie.</div><div>Oops. Bad idea.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQDeHffRICHWmOOUJ_rTd1LrYNDsI8akbCiXdt0W9JFJ1lOErg0PtRGHHDnC3p8TbGH-I1-2CaRv8O8MwEBnkSl7820btAD5YFbEPjIEIPcEMq2SLECAGQq07M11HEOpL4cNfwqiJ6MyWgneygY4inEUSh4GPfOt2c__XEjqXiJ0wMk-FFUI0O1dIs2w/s4032/IMG_5018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQDeHffRICHWmOOUJ_rTd1LrYNDsI8akbCiXdt0W9JFJ1lOErg0PtRGHHDnC3p8TbGH-I1-2CaRv8O8MwEBnkSl7820btAD5YFbEPjIEIPcEMq2SLECAGQq07M11HEOpL4cNfwqiJ6MyWgneygY4inEUSh4GPfOt2c__XEjqXiJ0wMk-FFUI0O1dIs2w/w480-h640/IMG_5018.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(And here we go.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8s2QvBSrPOOC1ZaAWqStojOfO4xo8SlNlX5mrdr1Ba29BMl7CTfuokI1L8YpEaUCCbYqZOKf9J4dpRyB6UDHgQFuq1madrG7E6Yy4cvyre4rquXaRbGxALxbaL5y4c7Z34FzAbyqTaEnrcMsFonfcwQN5zzFDx_IohrdwDzUTjEcHb9xwybAueFYEVg/s4032/IMG_5019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8s2QvBSrPOOC1ZaAWqStojOfO4xo8SlNlX5mrdr1Ba29BMl7CTfuokI1L8YpEaUCCbYqZOKf9J4dpRyB6UDHgQFuq1madrG7E6Yy4cvyre4rquXaRbGxALxbaL5y4c7Z34FzAbyqTaEnrcMsFonfcwQN5zzFDx_IohrdwDzUTjEcHb9xwybAueFYEVg/w480-h640/IMG_5019.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>(I'll be honest with you, while I love John Wayne movies, this Western was kind of a convoluted mess. There's about four different storylines going through it, plus various sub-plots, and for some reason, there's some dude warbling a song about "Sally", in it. Yes we know Billy the Kid loves Sally, but we don't need this guy with throat cancer to croak out a tune about it....)</b></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />And it was a diversion, and not much else got done....<div><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgea7B9lnidAW9dtpugcoVL4QJk-uRCCMC9FtyPy1MUXE2EJ20PDpIQgukMMoVvZSa2jkH4HsXI7Stb0AV9-dexJksVmC9_RRZN4aknHSURZ9Z66ykrY6dqZZr3lv1pR88YyAQ1SfpaH39zFgMGIKx4uqp_1qul5YKlZ7d_PuqhatVqLFG85k6qQGBWvA/s4032/IMG_5020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgea7B9lnidAW9dtpugcoVL4QJk-uRCCMC9FtyPy1MUXE2EJ20PDpIQgukMMoVvZSa2jkH4HsXI7Stb0AV9-dexJksVmC9_RRZN4aknHSURZ9Z66ykrY6dqZZr3lv1pR88YyAQ1SfpaH39zFgMGIKx4uqp_1qul5YKlZ7d_PuqhatVqLFG85k6qQGBWvA/w640-h480/IMG_5020.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Movie watching supplies.....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />And that was kind'a that.</div><div>I'm hoping to get more work done this weekend.</div><div><br /></div><div>More to come my friends....more to come!</div><div><br /></div><div><div><div><div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div>Michael Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929476841889675888noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499214672600371105.post-39233824354618832762023-01-01T23:29:00.002-05:002023-01-02T14:22:49.295-05:002022... A Year in Review...<p><b>WARNING: This post is pretty photo intensive and long.</b></p><p> Greetings once again everyone. </p><p>I apologize for not getting a November update going. So much has happened over the past few months, that I was simply overwhelmed with "Stuff", and haven't been able to get back into posting here.</p><p>However, I wanted to get out a final post for 2022, and perhaps take a quick look back at some of the things that happened during the year.</p><p>2022...well....the best I can say is that it was <i><b>better than 2021...and waaaaay better than 2020</b>.</i></p><p>Honestly? I believe that 2020 will go down as one of the massive suck years in recent history. But we are talking about 2022 here and not two years ago...so.....</p><p>This year saw a lot of changes around Casa Del Murph. We seriously started work on the house, (after two years of little to no inactivity), and I did some painting and gaming, (although not as much as I wanted to)...</p><p>2022; A year in review...</p><p>January saw the start of the year, and the temperature was well..."Indiana in January"....</p><p>I started off with projects on my game table, with a wide variety of figures needing painting, or needing to be finished painting. It's the way the year always seems to start.</p><h4 style="text-align: left;">(CLICK ON THE PHOTOS FOR LARGER VERSIONS)...</h4><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzQ3Hbgo0cHm9F4iY3oLuyaThn-IEreE6n0EJSvtgIiNVCctXXi2an3KVdO_Rvj0Jbtt2x3BncDplb5hi_EhqmDMrLAGh5uYpZTtgnsTDQ8NueEHmfg5jXilSlnjfH44AC5BsSHVZp1ufA4fX_i3y0pYRzeXrdBYe8nhE9gCNPWXfMN54cn_DelmBA5w/s4032/IMG_6406.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzQ3Hbgo0cHm9F4iY3oLuyaThn-IEreE6n0EJSvtgIiNVCctXXi2an3KVdO_Rvj0Jbtt2x3BncDplb5hi_EhqmDMrLAGh5uYpZTtgnsTDQ8NueEHmfg5jXilSlnjfH44AC5BsSHVZp1ufA4fX_i3y0pYRzeXrdBYe8nhE9gCNPWXfMN54cn_DelmBA5w/w640-h480/IMG_6406.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The table starts off the year with a series of various figures from various makers, but the current majority seem to be Reaper figures.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV8XgJEhEc4PsFxVYOtzPrhLjfHCf4NYYSafvMO7qo8Gajol4KO8TwueTAJ7ZLPW0o4oyKV6zzcptXiG2jyDXCyi0IDIAPvsjYdZoeIs7HFgO3d7THLr_G90kTjnqBM6oL2_iF8dxLF-qf-QruMQ0648wKxCca7YqCRl4KnQAn1ln3T40XW-WeU-XY0g/s4032/IMG_6413.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV8XgJEhEc4PsFxVYOtzPrhLjfHCf4NYYSafvMO7qo8Gajol4KO8TwueTAJ7ZLPW0o4oyKV6zzcptXiG2jyDXCyi0IDIAPvsjYdZoeIs7HFgO3d7THLr_G90kTjnqBM6oL2_iF8dxLF-qf-QruMQ0648wKxCca7YqCRl4KnQAn1ln3T40XW-WeU-XY0g/w640-h480/IMG_6413.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>( A close up showing some old BTD figures, Reaper, Pulp Figures, A Tri-Tac Elvis, some Foundry, Wizkids and yes, Reaper....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdUNNU1al7idx1fpygNsvBhfC8LOBOZneTdoNH70Wae_zBdfHL0hCSR_uMrAaJjQHt4WuZ2Fa_AtAAgDTQvkJqwVeEz-GsWsGQSlxxfjaVBm-_-1ahtlsboNMT9sNbourmAVscPOhXRpoTHVfbbneZyreTqNaXw0m9Tzg7LxTpvdI4YIz9An2CMpHjbg/s4032/IMG_6495.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdUNNU1al7idx1fpygNsvBhfC8LOBOZneTdoNH70Wae_zBdfHL0hCSR_uMrAaJjQHt4WuZ2Fa_AtAAgDTQvkJqwVeEz-GsWsGQSlxxfjaVBm-_-1ahtlsboNMT9sNbourmAVscPOhXRpoTHVfbbneZyreTqNaXw0m9Tzg7LxTpvdI4YIz9An2CMpHjbg/w640-h480/IMG_6495.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(More figures and bases, ready to be primed...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy6WmLBS6PcptK6hT7W-YoWziolvBJ_S-9C8khOQewafke-fIFlyQIkWzS5BMsJ6EpYkpfHW-leaK98QymocpT0mr9AK7ovj7w3_O-m9gEza-Rpq0eMXJGdPKLAIeBrVa5SDw1anRMxZDy3QCQRjJoaZPspaXVeZkJQvDO94H-KCXWmb0aPm1gGoAFoA/s4032/IMG_6509.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy6WmLBS6PcptK6hT7W-YoWziolvBJ_S-9C8khOQewafke-fIFlyQIkWzS5BMsJ6EpYkpfHW-leaK98QymocpT0mr9AK7ovj7w3_O-m9gEza-Rpq0eMXJGdPKLAIeBrVa5SDw1anRMxZDy3QCQRjJoaZPspaXVeZkJQvDO94H-KCXWmb0aPm1gGoAFoA/w640-h480/IMG_6509.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Primed bases. It's amazing how fast these things are used up. Most of them are the standard 3/16" or 1/4" X 1 fender washers.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiu1L3PG8BM72z6HMTyhgvPs4GfRvwqvEXPP9pYxy_IY5CjwXuoGMMPqZi_zFyDrUFlvy5oovNfYDcew639CsJjo7qA1oKm5YakbPnFpw8oMYaIvb0VUo_OP0Jx2RzwU5i5-IrlN13gFayMTE8JnuITt6udpqHkho6Ss46xTTUFkA-kEdbmfu-bKsEng/s4032/IMG_6516.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiu1L3PG8BM72z6HMTyhgvPs4GfRvwqvEXPP9pYxy_IY5CjwXuoGMMPqZi_zFyDrUFlvy5oovNfYDcew639CsJjo7qA1oKm5YakbPnFpw8oMYaIvb0VUo_OP0Jx2RzwU5i5-IrlN13gFayMTE8JnuITt6udpqHkho6Ss46xTTUFkA-kEdbmfu-bKsEng/w640-h480/IMG_6516.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(And yet, more figures to be coming onto the table...but first to be painted...sigh...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />And then I had to step away from the painting table and do something that I had never thought about.<div>I had to go say "Goodbye" to one of my best friends.</div><div>For those of you that have been keeping up. In December of 2021, my "brother from another mother", comrade in arms, fellow veteran, best man, gaming buddy, and all around good guy, Dan Merchant, died on 23rd December 2021, of complications from Covid Pneumonia. </div><div>I was asked to come say the eulogy at his service.</div><div>So I packed up and made the long slow backroad drive to Ohio.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRpx5_jnqBpT-xDvL7y1GrsPz2jjAysuaECgA0KD0l6orQU2VaM8m5wn9BmCel75zi3DC04vnPvO8rDoisNd9jIiT5mCDMAxwChI-dLXhbB0XE8EfaYA8K0sV8vQSt5Ze7HdKI1bFq4ogdrqH6ckYZcQiHymBNiHO6hH-YdHCGiWVcMEmGGvU-y55oGQ/s3088/IMG_6634.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2320" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRpx5_jnqBpT-xDvL7y1GrsPz2jjAysuaECgA0KD0l6orQU2VaM8m5wn9BmCel75zi3DC04vnPvO8rDoisNd9jIiT5mCDMAxwChI-dLXhbB0XE8EfaYA8K0sV8vQSt5Ze7HdKI1bFq4ogdrqH6ckYZcQiHymBNiHO6hH-YdHCGiWVcMEmGGvU-y55oGQ/w480-h640/IMG_6634.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(A trip I wished I didn't have to take...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I made the long drive along the backroads of Indiana and Ohio, dreading each mile, and passing through towns and small locales that had obviously seen better days.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihiGgGKb07GrDI43GkeCLHt1kYUd0csLXiOgLFTfZY66Q1OE8bZqWuHjPuHLSdGjVXzLnyvDPhKXNOSHu4NzFEhehFKe3HtNkNaOElGcL91yApMKAo9gDp0PcAaTrDLnWwXevmPaem1AI2x0VRyR0JbmqHq02kOhZXJwQa3nl7rc_5kJdeH6tWyDJs8Q/s960/272089109_4650227411740257_4259085077942280226_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK2EzIKk9MFXHQInueppu8VkjIlef30bj22BrRDKYIfwPY2jn5s2gKeYdLwoZ5VeCbvCFQ3aPRLfapSGmcOqSZdnMH8lvu-Qu7IuZc9w4rixOMauqDbNpHcaZcG8BbsfHaAam6G1ViRLE4MKCq76m9IQwUp-ErDWI05HuoaNvxSAfumB6h6Olrybq33g/s3088/FFGR6064.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2320" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK2EzIKk9MFXHQInueppu8VkjIlef30bj22BrRDKYIfwPY2jn5s2gKeYdLwoZ5VeCbvCFQ3aPRLfapSGmcOqSZdnMH8lvu-Qu7IuZc9w4rixOMauqDbNpHcaZcG8BbsfHaAam6G1ViRLE4MKCq76m9IQwUp-ErDWI05HuoaNvxSAfumB6h6Olrybq33g/w480-h640/FFGR6064.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(At the funeral...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJYd1O2zg1L_92NxDj0-YM9Xsddfwpt2CFohzMDorWZ_zZZVMuqeSwd2KIaLobvyfrdSakzue3Lf0_QrjFizGRd-yh1pwMFBdcxJ9n6iKGhvk8CkK8NZZRd_5jNlxY4Hh6s4lQ94EB4x1lk7XaXxwlJJ27_CmslSGbwPz6QScp2w9RIQTwZJUtL5a0A/s3088/IMG_6754.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv59HSqHSGCgnaRB6513pqNwUOr-ZcCY8PXYtKfcPeYXaXbyNNcyfeCCiSuHHdSPTOdEicfnxy5B-TXS7ufTYLBKICucB2ksvE0idBe9pmNcvqO0JkHDHdnE-0dzyf9B445eQ2aJzXgWEYkZIznrc7avAyeabupOgvvz76FO5adKbFrOpc8SLqXJFeTA/s1125/IMG_6762.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="999" data-original-width="1125" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv59HSqHSGCgnaRB6513pqNwUOr-ZcCY8PXYtKfcPeYXaXbyNNcyfeCCiSuHHdSPTOdEicfnxy5B-TXS7ufTYLBKICucB2ksvE0idBe9pmNcvqO0JkHDHdnE-0dzyf9B445eQ2aJzXgWEYkZIznrc7avAyeabupOgvvz76FO5adKbFrOpc8SLqXJFeTA/w640-h568/IMG_6762.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(We'll meet again at Fiddler's Green...Saying goodbye to an old friend...until we meet up once more...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And then it was the long, slow, drive home with just me, a large Pepsi, a bag of potato chips, and my thoughts. But while I was cruising through such happening towns as Cromwell, and Jumbo, Ohio, I decided to slip over to one of our reenactment sites.</div><div style="text-align: left;">This location is a very special and important spot to me in my reenacting life, and in my real life...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2320" data-original-width="3088" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJYd1O2zg1L_92NxDj0-YM9Xsddfwpt2CFohzMDorWZ_zZZVMuqeSwd2KIaLobvyfrdSakzue3Lf0_QrjFizGRd-yh1pwMFBdcxJ9n6iKGhvk8CkK8NZZRd_5jNlxY4Hh6s4lQ94EB4x1lk7XaXxwlJJ27_CmslSGbwPz6QScp2w9RIQTwZJUtL5a0A/w640-h480/IMG_6754.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(A very important and special placed for me...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Because ten years ago, at this spot behind me, I did this....</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0mCd58IYcfXoeqMHroOzFkIy9Vi00Npf0DpzUcetF_VULIAw3mSfwhXnDgQnJfBYFbELjyiyMzb8YHughKgVx84Om4WW54P2xJCi4Z4LGo30xMQSfkOF6jF5yhs8REg5AknMeLtcBCIRqQIKWsxJysPyyfOml3PM12nU3KjwzlZn0mSq7qi7Fd7GvNw/s960/10.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="960" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0mCd58IYcfXoeqMHroOzFkIy9Vi00Npf0DpzUcetF_VULIAw3mSfwhXnDgQnJfBYFbELjyiyMzb8YHughKgVx84Om4WW54P2xJCi4Z4LGo30xMQSfkOF6jF5yhs8REg5AknMeLtcBCIRqQIKWsxJysPyyfOml3PM12nU3KjwzlZn0mSq7qi7Fd7GvNw/w640-h426/10.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Best wedding one could have... And yes, that's the same hat...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And then February came in and blew through us like a breeze, and we put the game and stuff on hold for the month of Feb, and slipped back into it during March...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">During this time, I was able to find (JOY!), that my international grocery store now stocked "the drink of drinks"... MEZZO MIX!</div><div style="text-align: left;">This was something I got hooked on in Europe and the closest you can get to it here is Coke and Orange Fanta, and it is still "unbecoming"...</div><div style="text-align: left;">They had six cans in stock. I took them all.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Sadly enough, they are hard to get into the store, and vanish quickly.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_9mFY1KvgqPPHqo7ZOAkbL4VmUd5M9xgiRHrp2A8oxalJX8EhTNWskRnwHRf7pdKYN04pKtdtLj6OEp3McxU_FioDpz-wBwHZISGiLY-833ms-C6OnTd2e8gn47O41_7zs7IzxUWExD9A3clC-YjNsku6I-V_KIJWl_my3-hs1dRfyhx4jZCUaeJtw/s2048/274130578_10221256661552136_5977968863930652372_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_9mFY1KvgqPPHqo7ZOAkbL4VmUd5M9xgiRHrp2A8oxalJX8EhTNWskRnwHRf7pdKYN04pKtdtLj6OEp3McxU_FioDpz-wBwHZISGiLY-833ms-C6OnTd2e8gn47O41_7zs7IzxUWExD9A3clC-YjNsku6I-V_KIJWl_my3-hs1dRfyhx4jZCUaeJtw/w480-h640/274130578_10221256661552136_5977968863930652372_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Six cans of drinky drink drink goodness....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhs6sb2eI6Ksm9zwnTUvCzzVM73Itwkr2I69UHxk2SRrepj4ws7OvjyvxN1Tx5JE-PZtZvWzpXQ8Tj7KMfg1Hrm3kJGzJXuPOHn_Ia5nIiATz0CxwgGoBzQHyU3hFwGcNVRqBso7LYd8x-LGhSf6kqoLArqnmVw8Eg1aPUjbmMFvPM_NazjUAY02c-6w/s4032/IMG_7691.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhs6sb2eI6Ksm9zwnTUvCzzVM73Itwkr2I69UHxk2SRrepj4ws7OvjyvxN1Tx5JE-PZtZvWzpXQ8Tj7KMfg1Hrm3kJGzJXuPOHn_Ia5nIiATz0CxwgGoBzQHyU3hFwGcNVRqBso7LYd8x-LGhSf6kqoLArqnmVw8Eg1aPUjbmMFvPM_NazjUAY02c-6w/w480-h640/IMG_7691.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Mmmmmm.....delightful!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And they had HP Brown Sauce! </div><div style="text-align: left;">Yet another win!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8blT5k128A5VWwcePAMi0PlZ-Npc9ut7Hwy8GcbXkdDBGB8ecmcqBaWCDmxyPCnhFaKMppUzBus2LYMa6SyewDAZM4zavr-qOPa1XxKFPgwmsYdE7vrDBu1XZHMnDjlO4CIvXsHa2EWjSJ2DhvwRm30Squ2oXJKIIp6R1EXih1nwiCCsIVtPsKtlrYw/s4032/IMG_7667.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8blT5k128A5VWwcePAMi0PlZ-Npc9ut7Hwy8GcbXkdDBGB8ecmcqBaWCDmxyPCnhFaKMppUzBus2LYMa6SyewDAZM4zavr-qOPa1XxKFPgwmsYdE7vrDBu1XZHMnDjlO4CIvXsHa2EWjSJ2DhvwRm30Squ2oXJKIIp6R1EXih1nwiCCsIVtPsKtlrYw/w480-h640/IMG_7667.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And even though there were some cool and interesting things to see and buy, (And try), there were a few things that I would kindly say "Thanks but no thanks." to; In this case it was the bagged frozen guinea pig...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Yes, you read that right. Frozen guinea pig. </div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT7cSg1Ea4ExFKqghZqhp0Gmdt_O1UKHZ4AB5TTfLoogw_oSMJP7h1bVnXwasueeGlT3agq7lyRiv0ej9LsFOKeZkTRK67tquagyF1IJu5rZ_lO1klpz3HuQAELbR-jMu7SqyOZ6rF5U2vXZC81r0OXmTAl5w6MyWKISvqXnc9rkK95uQKT6QuHp9ADg/s4032/RUBY8541.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT7cSg1Ea4ExFKqghZqhp0Gmdt_O1UKHZ4AB5TTfLoogw_oSMJP7h1bVnXwasueeGlT3agq7lyRiv0ej9LsFOKeZkTRK67tquagyF1IJu5rZ_lO1klpz3HuQAELbR-jMu7SqyOZ6rF5U2vXZC81r0OXmTAl5w6MyWKISvqXnc9rkK95uQKT6QuHp9ADg/w640-h480/RUBY8541.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(From what I have been told it's a "delicacy". This is one that I can easily pass up...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">On the gaming front, my friend Noah and I made a run into Lafayette to check out the local cigar shop, and their FLGS.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRGxjdzxssBesYnSBueiI_fcImbL8yFwope09sEvsKsO8D5MGo2VRikOCemRV-nsAoGm8E_1Ti5p2TYZRK9TYrt2bIODpUP-c9wnXlvUXfPNkREVeyCrvDWzaMcfCetLi0hJUlRrNp8of5vxF1vPVrUJ3ABWDHOSOA4k9x_csGv7_4SoA9qwHf7ESZ5g/s3088/IMG_7712.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2320" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRGxjdzxssBesYnSBueiI_fcImbL8yFwope09sEvsKsO8D5MGo2VRikOCemRV-nsAoGm8E_1Ti5p2TYZRK9TYrt2bIODpUP-c9wnXlvUXfPNkREVeyCrvDWzaMcfCetLi0hJUlRrNp8of5vxF1vPVrUJ3ABWDHOSOA4k9x_csGv7_4SoA9qwHf7ESZ5g/w480-h640/IMG_7712.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Seriously?...They let BOTH of us into their humidor at the same time?!?!... What were they thinking?!?!...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />I decided to hit their pipe tobaccos and decided upon the Peterson, "Nightcap", and C&D's "Nutty Irishman". </div><div style="text-align: left;">I do like the Nutty, but the Nightcap has a Latakia blend that has an aroma that I can't get past. <br /><br /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_Gt-9WKh-GqnS_5E7FymMNkRGoVMl0UE0UUOBTs7QvaQUJxILZ1tuUUbWjDshAMvEPFurPYaOmz2aVHjXAsVqD1-7jwAEr6MCs0hyImEzpVb-ikr1MJ3hdhuNf4WQAgJ20cGKb-EssLIMwwUBIC1U8GwuAeeQtQPMnMIFBWP_dEyYAr4FxNEVQc4dw/s4032/IMG_7755.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_Gt-9WKh-GqnS_5E7FymMNkRGoVMl0UE0UUOBTs7QvaQUJxILZ1tuUUbWjDshAMvEPFurPYaOmz2aVHjXAsVqD1-7jwAEr6MCs0hyImEzpVb-ikr1MJ3hdhuNf4WQAgJ20cGKb-EssLIMwwUBIC1U8GwuAeeQtQPMnMIFBWP_dEyYAr4FxNEVQc4dw/w480-h640/IMG_7755.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLftr1YEOMBfGlIsWLg8UWAvTUG5OECyyu7mfljjoWvsZ3sUhHl60bvzkElqNgfGTbKA37UkpuXvU-B6Xua7uqcUekh8GXORfTHfVgcZM3bhGvDxJcHzIpaVInxb2zWJcqCNp6dV4hRO6a3OZjPfFaPPYFUvZQeCBOucFOqydUAOzMEOycJRMA4qJcEg/w480-h640/IMG_7747.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(This hasn't been as easy to come by lately as it has been...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And I decided to try this out for some gold coloring....</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja8o0eAL-udPc6taHzKXz6cA7tkf-bO8xVv8DRNzryhVyy3Zb-aJM4CpCn7Lqd_GDeLoX9yqZ-CR6x5lPSly9YIl8lIOabCA5ruwNJuMkuuqStgmUrEEf2meVDkYyvSc2Bj7m4oIH9lIWuA8S3Xt_T7QDwXy-YFZEtpv7ryCMmplrXEvzK5of9XMwUjA/s4032/IMG_7748.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja8o0eAL-udPc6taHzKXz6cA7tkf-bO8xVv8DRNzryhVyy3Zb-aJM4CpCn7Lqd_GDeLoX9yqZ-CR6x5lPSly9YIl8lIOabCA5ruwNJuMkuuqStgmUrEEf2meVDkYyvSc2Bj7m4oIH9lIWuA8S3Xt_T7QDwXy-YFZEtpv7ryCMmplrXEvzK5of9XMwUjA/w480-h640/IMG_7748.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Later on during the Feb-March Months, my cousin, (The Elvis Impersonator), sent me a Confederate 20 dollar bill that was at one time part of the wallpaper of his mothers house. After the end of the war, CS money was pretty much worthless, so lots of poorer people actually used it as wallpaper. This 20 dollar bill was on the wall of my Aunt's house for years.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9XNNoF4c6EMKU-gk1fC7hrP-9AluSGTgeTSUSj7-v8R-Ikrf8mEKvySmRIFSpTXPEkGqu1j31kU3UaOKPLhT4XLLbX24U6BYXCxUT4hQOrM-Y4pb9Cjlm5IrRQIemE11Ul_mXczciJ_Aw0fWTR3xNV0oxSiKc2kBAyKIfsXgiULiq1O3h-t55JtiSA/s4032/IMG_E7704.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9XNNoF4c6EMKU-gk1fC7hrP-9AluSGTgeTSUSj7-v8R-Ikrf8mEKvySmRIFSpTXPEkGqu1j31kU3UaOKPLhT4XLLbX24U6BYXCxUT4hQOrM-Y4pb9Cjlm5IrRQIemE11Ul_mXczciJ_Aw0fWTR3xNV0oxSiKc2kBAyKIfsXgiULiq1O3h-t55JtiSA/w640-h480/IMG_E7704.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(A little piece of family history...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And as February turned into March, my wonderful wife (Gawd bless her!), had a birthday.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOHFHAMtt3lGPfhJJpGTIPZLN90ybtQWNES2cuevHvX2dngCR7L5wSYeOG1AEe9L9JN1pGdkhvWd0wD14_2ISiUD48_E7AyLl1NN0GeAiSsHPC8I7sfakUm5yh27aT6VZ6_RigeX1zfLpA5jH4ZHoMu9HGlLFVvPemeYsOcLNwJksnRvERopdKwC4-w/s4032/IMG_7850.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOHFHAMtt3lGPfhJJpGTIPZLN90ybtQWNES2cuevHvX2dngCR7L5wSYeOG1AEe9L9JN1pGdkhvWd0wD14_2ISiUD48_E7AyLl1NN0GeAiSsHPC8I7sfakUm5yh27aT6VZ6_RigeX1zfLpA5jH4ZHoMu9HGlLFVvPemeYsOcLNwJksnRvERopdKwC4-w/w480-h640/IMG_7850.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(A small cake for a lady with an enormous heart...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And then I hit the paint table with a vengeance....</div><div style="text-align: left;">I went on a block painting binge as I needed goblins. Lots and lots of goblins. And I had a lot of the little green guys from the recent Reaper Bones Kickstarters. So with the mantra of Joseph Stalin going through my head, ("Quantity has a quality all it's own."), I got to painting them up.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvZ-PNkhLsIHoEgZncNACJdMuMOA_xAXnh0rA_RouEKP3xorIvI31Ue-B7Jmu3ElUR3tJxlAQba-92ocKefHJO2_hO8aqnjh6oFdOTcHXVDPjZ2XHcNdh_QKderuNRXK4cR-xqP15bAybUDjNlfAAtENE2bvyLPYJ14JMIaQ9tpyonkGotzefkdO5QUg/s4032/IMG_8032.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvZ-PNkhLsIHoEgZncNACJdMuMOA_xAXnh0rA_RouEKP3xorIvI31Ue-B7Jmu3ElUR3tJxlAQba-92ocKefHJO2_hO8aqnjh6oFdOTcHXVDPjZ2XHcNdh_QKderuNRXK4cR-xqP15bAybUDjNlfAAtENE2bvyLPYJ14JMIaQ9tpyonkGotzefkdO5QUg/w640-h480/IMG_8032.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Nasty little green buggers they are!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_e3M77OGBfinjcXsBCp4BrlMfxzFL20xYgE8HA3OGG6GvR2T0l0lF8bWeava58G41LXR-y4Vf_pv3EIYnMM2GTOfuL1UJxHj-N-Npn7jwiF5VNZoDJsZQYkEY8KmMS5043WxBI_noS2XfGbQfast3cZSAaV8F8pLtk_JrIgjk53py_SKiAIC4Uv1YkA/s4032/IMG_8033.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_e3M77OGBfinjcXsBCp4BrlMfxzFL20xYgE8HA3OGG6GvR2T0l0lF8bWeava58G41LXR-y4Vf_pv3EIYnMM2GTOfuL1UJxHj-N-Npn7jwiF5VNZoDJsZQYkEY8KmMS5043WxBI_noS2XfGbQfast3cZSAaV8F8pLtk_JrIgjk53py_SKiAIC4Uv1YkA/w640-h480/IMG_8033.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Armed with swords and bows...to shoot you and slice you...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxgzeN7YE6UIx4KlkmZqAtUWIci7yEH_dQ1hSObDlMTo-lgepROKnFn2dO6V4qNWYrKsn2pj0a7kZ9Xh9FL2CdvQlSBSjopH2gHSiKfjot41-CzkbOPYNEP58aiTWzK1B_uLnN0fjiB3SMMx2L-9p25TgUsS1nIpwzFmohuy85ZiG8TINnwiGm-HTtYw/s4032/IMG_8034.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxgzeN7YE6UIx4KlkmZqAtUWIci7yEH_dQ1hSObDlMTo-lgepROKnFn2dO6V4qNWYrKsn2pj0a7kZ9Xh9FL2CdvQlSBSjopH2gHSiKfjot41-CzkbOPYNEP58aiTWzK1B_uLnN0fjiB3SMMx2L-9p25TgUsS1nIpwzFmohuy85ZiG8TINnwiGm-HTtYw/w640-h480/IMG_8034.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(And spears and spiked clubs...to stick you and bash you...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">But it wasn't all evil creatures. I also got to work on a lot of townsfolk.</div><div style="text-align: left;">This is one of the Wiz Kids Deep Cuts figures.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Yes, another serving wench. </div><div style="text-align: left;">Hey, I gotta keep them employed right?</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf4oB5mA4AvmYPYUSYCuyxwDB3wpPKie1QGjiyt1a8Ydqj9G_BJ_kcKUFB8vett4Eqg-fAic4Vxwl8xq8zqS98gV5FYrPUaJWpfclO_YIkJnaMELzF20V_T9lfL0xenfE4NMPBeH-FQvJz_e8U0WnxX2Cl_a90MlC3pFTN2cSNeHREM6aq4ilmjjeIqw/s3024/IMG_8041.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf4oB5mA4AvmYPYUSYCuyxwDB3wpPKie1QGjiyt1a8Ydqj9G_BJ_kcKUFB8vett4Eqg-fAic4Vxwl8xq8zqS98gV5FYrPUaJWpfclO_YIkJnaMELzF20V_T9lfL0xenfE4NMPBeH-FQvJz_e8U0WnxX2Cl_a90MlC3pFTN2cSNeHREM6aq4ilmjjeIqw/w640-h640/IMG_8041.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Fresh beer from a fresh barmaid....mmmmmm....tasty!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And another Reaper Strumpet...a blonde version of my "Not Snow White" lady of the night...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsrsAIs31NS27Qxh-Z1Ql13IxsbOvs92Sgz_5V7wPDi5FHVwaX3_mR-fhm8q4GxRtmLITZ5dtA4xSdTAPsoCf_h2l3v1R9SiPQ7MqTCg9mh4MoHwXxdUjhFt77CRrh24y_qwiulBX_5qHnu9icDylGpC7A-ZzD_u4ZUnJw5FDO99VxIKizNRF55-NTig/s3024/IMG_8044.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsrsAIs31NS27Qxh-Z1Ql13IxsbOvs92Sgz_5V7wPDi5FHVwaX3_mR-fhm8q4GxRtmLITZ5dtA4xSdTAPsoCf_h2l3v1R9SiPQ7MqTCg9mh4MoHwXxdUjhFt77CRrh24y_qwiulBX_5qHnu9icDylGpC7A-ZzD_u4ZUnJw5FDO99VxIKizNRF55-NTig/w640-h640/IMG_8044.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(A flash of leg, a beguiling smile, a beckoning finger, and a glittering jewel...whatever could it mean?)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And I finished up a couple of Foundry Pirates.</div><div style="text-align: left;">This figure came out glossy, so I ended up giving him a flat spray seal to cut down on the shine, and it worked quite well. And I ended up having to fix the groundwork on the base also.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgslDn-4AUNa1I2cyvI3vUtilBY9wvogtyaJdIOufJ1xvHAbRScCXGiRu1UoXG8WfpN4vsE6tiijdIKZKNb5bqVGCT2lub-BsjBRE8Wtow-jOJhNqXJw0kQ1jVulmRkWEW52U799ujit-C_o78VFaTZ-dzVXnaZxjlUiOwxIbfTbOLdsCf1Ga9CNmnRww/s3024/IMG_8046.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgslDn-4AUNa1I2cyvI3vUtilBY9wvogtyaJdIOufJ1xvHAbRScCXGiRu1UoXG8WfpN4vsE6tiijdIKZKNb5bqVGCT2lub-BsjBRE8Wtow-jOJhNqXJw0kQ1jVulmRkWEW52U799ujit-C_o78VFaTZ-dzVXnaZxjlUiOwxIbfTbOLdsCf1Ga9CNmnRww/w640-h640/IMG_8046.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Some British officer no longer needs that pretty red coat...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And then painted up a Reaper Ghast. I went with the bluish color to show the etherealness of it, plus I just wanted it to look like the nasty creature that it was. And I ended up having to also fix the groundwork on the base of this one too.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZ-yk-ZWY3svWvDVpaSB1mxgt45WU8ddKmpYfX1JxdaAKVwCEvcsc3zJR1Pv1l4xSnZyvRJj_y3VW2_dsQnkHcKTpzkCbuZNaXKsZczJPTiZKGTGpsbUus-fcCdfaU30rpxGI-OLPt0CqCRqnJbra7nrnz2EW1VIo_435xIM-3p42xb1yApBrr8Nwzw/s3024/IMG_8047.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZ-yk-ZWY3svWvDVpaSB1mxgt45WU8ddKmpYfX1JxdaAKVwCEvcsc3zJR1Pv1l4xSnZyvRJj_y3VW2_dsQnkHcKTpzkCbuZNaXKsZczJPTiZKGTGpsbUus-fcCdfaU30rpxGI-OLPt0CqCRqnJbra7nrnz2EW1VIo_435xIM-3p42xb1yApBrr8Nwzw/w640-h640/IMG_8047.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Something you don't want to meet up with by yourself...or even with a small group.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And some more undead....</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkTDrW9USN_Ez_xApDE7rSepLP3PqEYxntFp0KPlOicvkgg3wnl3FH_kc5b_BFRhEnj6klU3p8JDacjakynUVe7V5XrFdK0LYaF1Ay2cXcTps9vjX3YANhrPLST0rddCE3YqpjqiVLJsqEz1YUP3_Umwk3DI0jjzTS7nkdTaVlxeuW9CrR8SYpK7DMSg/s4032/IMG_8060.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkTDrW9USN_Ez_xApDE7rSepLP3PqEYxntFp0KPlOicvkgg3wnl3FH_kc5b_BFRhEnj6klU3p8JDacjakynUVe7V5XrFdK0LYaF1Ay2cXcTps9vjX3YANhrPLST0rddCE3YqpjqiVLJsqEz1YUP3_Umwk3DI0jjzTS7nkdTaVlxeuW9CrR8SYpK7DMSg/w480-h640/IMG_8060.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Reaper Zombies, "William and Theodore", (aka "Bill and Ted"), and yes I fixed the bases on these figures also.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0GNIAEKS7LALVDediu0l9g1CLPXLfs1wur9ikkenJe1rVaaDF7kY7O2yTKizWQfESHqkvH9LseTDkXKLuOL1cAN6sf1NDGprQ6eUg1wY0h-EuEczjNtGktfQng7OriIUHE7A4Yc0jzLV2O1WXwzE7I4uuASvWl7V-JVhGcJoTNiJGadiVC06KR60epQ/s4032/IMG_8064.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0GNIAEKS7LALVDediu0l9g1CLPXLfs1wur9ikkenJe1rVaaDF7kY7O2yTKizWQfESHqkvH9LseTDkXKLuOL1cAN6sf1NDGprQ6eUg1wY0h-EuEczjNtGktfQng7OriIUHE7A4Yc0jzLV2O1WXwzE7I4uuASvWl7V-JVhGcJoTNiJGadiVC06KR60epQ/w480-h640/IMG_8064.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The Zombie bride and groom...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCGGF5MbdPphP7r_vFi51_n6xxrl7rUlhOq8mN-PPo4wyr-3H_Ey_hHCHIl4XveeBWRyzo4WgSZf_sPFoYN5IFMYLZzvm0HeKcJjfhn1IQjL4ttUHaKF6QjwYrAizoVR7H-pFL9r3_aHZNZDjQgETDRV_4pL0xSs6l9syVM4kkvgEBJEhGxLvMs92NtA/s4032/IMG_8075.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCGGF5MbdPphP7r_vFi51_n6xxrl7rUlhOq8mN-PPo4wyr-3H_Ey_hHCHIl4XveeBWRyzo4WgSZf_sPFoYN5IFMYLZzvm0HeKcJjfhn1IQjL4ttUHaKF6QjwYrAizoVR7H-pFL9r3_aHZNZDjQgETDRV_4pL0xSs6l9syVM4kkvgEBJEhGxLvMs92NtA/w640-h480/IMG_8075.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(A wedding party that well....didn't end up so well....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And then I decided to start working on something..."big".</div><div style="text-align: left;">I've never done a dragon before, and decided, "What's Dungeons and Dragons without well....Dragons?"</div><div style="text-align: left;">So I looked at what I had from my Reaper KS's and found one...</div><div style="text-align: left;">Here he is in his starting glory....</div><div style="text-align: left;">He's gonna be a long time being worked on.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSVesef62sFNbpE6TCr-OzHBhwoVHtaem84OGKmc8PE4ZnxLvWHe4PuFY5s61jEw0zy-cyl7sKGu2yTtruFI-jNkuM0yCsRvoVjxkt_b6n0h2Yp0hscFUHpbu-Ch3x7_byXe583rlzIdT2VtO0Gi6hzli1hqeb_mCK-ndCIcf_p8TSbvhB5TJwJYojDg/s4032/IMG_8282.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSVesef62sFNbpE6TCr-OzHBhwoVHtaem84OGKmc8PE4ZnxLvWHe4PuFY5s61jEw0zy-cyl7sKGu2yTtruFI-jNkuM0yCsRvoVjxkt_b6n0h2Yp0hscFUHpbu-Ch3x7_byXe583rlzIdT2VtO0Gi6hzli1hqeb_mCK-ndCIcf_p8TSbvhB5TJwJYojDg/w480-h640/IMG_8282.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Oh dear....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And I looked at some of the figures I have stored away in my "Pile o' Shame"...errr.... I mean, "Drawers of Inspiration", and sighed...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUUH78B2ZaB52QdUTQzupSLsXzJumIcGZTdGqS-JDnjA47jvYt--tySWxurymcXRoTviDaobJNxpvb_-3iNx3oAFZ4jwk9t4s-H1_V0lZQTaoP4yxH6ugzqWnFCqY0gbOPaHMN3m7trgeKomcN-tb2Z2UEjgrM2VQIeTEqC7Eu-NtCHEO8jTbIltgw0A/s4032/IMG_8426.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUUH78B2ZaB52QdUTQzupSLsXzJumIcGZTdGqS-JDnjA47jvYt--tySWxurymcXRoTviDaobJNxpvb_-3iNx3oAFZ4jwk9t4s-H1_V0lZQTaoP4yxH6ugzqWnFCqY0gbOPaHMN3m7trgeKomcN-tb2Z2UEjgrM2VQIeTEqC7Eu-NtCHEO8jTbIltgw0A/w640-h480/IMG_8426.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Just one of the drawers...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>And then I looked at some of the stuff on the shelves....<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_dqFlJsVG8v9fdt2bYhWpsELDr6023kdFaKK8FY8kRRdawzokZ5cu9pII9qbFhTTgVBAWjD04z-1HVWPBcFVtKqSgkvv6epbBQC2Yf4p2dumU7kuUMzbP4BuNkdYbly7s1EOH7x46T9p0ZYUIl76C2caYUbCTl-PbgJUbK_waR4nfNcb-AwM00K6YbQ/s1920/IMG_8416.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_dqFlJsVG8v9fdt2bYhWpsELDr6023kdFaKK8FY8kRRdawzokZ5cu9pII9qbFhTTgVBAWjD04z-1HVWPBcFVtKqSgkvv6epbBQC2Yf4p2dumU7kuUMzbP4BuNkdYbly7s1EOH7x46T9p0ZYUIl76C2caYUbCTl-PbgJUbK_waR4nfNcb-AwM00K6YbQ/w640-h360/IMG_8416.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Sigh...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Then in March, SURPRISE!!!!!!</div><div>Back in Dec of 2021, I helped someone with their laptop. </div><div>Windows 11 had essentially auto-installed itself, and violated everything on my friends laptop, and he was at wits end trying to fix it. </div><div>I contacted him, and ended up going through almost 11 hours of working on it to get a 100% complete restoration, (This was done using FB messenger, and a lot of photos as the laptop itself was on the other side of the country.)...</div><div>I refused to charge him for anything, but imagine my surprise when I got a message from Reaper that I had a $200 dollar gift certificate waiting for me, (His way of repaying me, as I had saved him over 700 dollars in repair charges.)</div><div>So in March, I made my order, and lo and behold a box of goodness appeared!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBWlbtQFB4HdZRUF5uybTSRgAYwnMDz6qc_sKqnrXjsmCndgMXnDjT1P64zbqOFvPzgII9EtnLWGOhhfX6eESputzmBbryc5aTGoV_Bi_eonG4XDPDZeo7yfUypUISJt5qRLHlqQwxF12OPIuvk7UdcJMgUsEe83uXTrjOUtRwj7tTcFc93GZsoZq_ag/s4032/IMG_8409.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBWlbtQFB4HdZRUF5uybTSRgAYwnMDz6qc_sKqnrXjsmCndgMXnDjT1P64zbqOFvPzgII9EtnLWGOhhfX6eESputzmBbryc5aTGoV_Bi_eonG4XDPDZeo7yfUypUISJt5qRLHlqQwxF12OPIuvk7UdcJMgUsEe83uXTrjOUtRwj7tTcFc93GZsoZq_ag/w640-h480/IMG_8409.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Packs of freebies....wow!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWlQihKoRg9CBb4vnZwOv4LATesVFBxrPi0zx7tVCpAekzxJ5XtAP4W32XHoSL9Qx3CKRYpsimSTV6W2HKqedo7_sBF4EgxA7ROWeRnujGaEEbuYaeH6kR4t_eT1L6eGRoIUX66Hl3dTp5pZqBNAoTU9ocPKN3rd89h0yHA3hwgVDUML_rO772g9Vzgg/s4032/IMG_8408.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWlQihKoRg9CBb4vnZwOv4LATesVFBxrPi0zx7tVCpAekzxJ5XtAP4W32XHoSL9Qx3CKRYpsimSTV6W2HKqedo7_sBF4EgxA7ROWeRnujGaEEbuYaeH6kR4t_eT1L6eGRoIUX66Hl3dTp5pZqBNAoTU9ocPKN3rd89h0yHA3hwgVDUML_rO772g9Vzgg/w640-h480/IMG_8408.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Some of the stuff I ordered...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbvClmq5a-Rf183q14o86u5VfiDWG_pmh6uk21p-GswwslzJddFtcLK-xu1ohL6F0tGiKYyIbqPwPf3oirrZBfNwbOk388dft2FDuLjFBwThcJ2wOI5dBL61NBgmtsEP20sGJd38i7Y03AeM-yDfJuCLVWROILHHxH_jw9UQada63-7aNpRrUO42AwBQ/s4032/IMG_8410.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbvClmq5a-Rf183q14o86u5VfiDWG_pmh6uk21p-GswwslzJddFtcLK-xu1ohL6F0tGiKYyIbqPwPf3oirrZBfNwbOk388dft2FDuLjFBwThcJ2wOI5dBL61NBgmtsEP20sGJd38i7Y03AeM-yDfJuCLVWROILHHxH_jw9UQada63-7aNpRrUO42AwBQ/s320/IMG_8410.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(One of the freebies was a Bones 6 theme figure with an "interlocking base" that connected to the other members of her dungeon exploration party....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />And I got back to the painting table...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUXIrL4d278XuVrO57WqqljmX4ekGWf6Ayoeo2Q_tqHHjiBTr_5A6smzQFUlCc2scgfbUwb-8P91g24lF3DQ_op2MJcmBQEVx4xNIfFZzUhVoVlOEXKhKe_KAPb1nb-C0_gf0xdDki1nJekyuq90_lVcBYbeHEJFhV2c57Fr03DYjTnwxfl5TolFVdOA/s4032/IMG_8352.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUXIrL4d278XuVrO57WqqljmX4ekGWf6Ayoeo2Q_tqHHjiBTr_5A6smzQFUlCc2scgfbUwb-8P91g24lF3DQ_op2MJcmBQEVx4xNIfFZzUhVoVlOEXKhKe_KAPb1nb-C0_gf0xdDki1nJekyuq90_lVcBYbeHEJFhV2c57Fr03DYjTnwxfl5TolFVdOA/w480-h640/IMG_8352.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Every fantasy town, village, port, hamlet, burg, or city has at least one tired, grumpy, mean old lady...And in this case it gave me a chance to try out some different shading and inking methods...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />And of course, peasants...</div><div>I named this figure "Paoul the Peasant", after a good long term friend of mine. </div><div>Sure, he's a simple headed, simple minded, simpleton that is perfectly content to work the soil with his farm tools and toil away all for the glory of a few beets and turnips....</div><div>(The peasant, not my friends...)</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHflNRH93IjpgC2qSgfiOMgBpU46xUhf2qW6oB5NaohReuGIeosSShCG8udNEg88sXSn7khObAfv9alNyzYvTnl_ibhuhu--8mV7418jxaiR4ux2u_7uTkBURNLkryUVlG54GAkxMq8VvvoKpeqLG4zyvKcL6WaGSxsajITyRWQTg9OBbP5GF5JrWQTQ/w480-h640/IMG_8348.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="480" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Standing wide eyed and slack jawed in the field, Paoul the Peasant stares at the two nasty looking wormlike things that have emerged from the ground beneath his beloved turnip fields...) </i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0QpAtGRe0oflmFqW0_c5Tc3froE1JVC3o-WqjqbSUws7ZtYBg4apXnv189xI01Wbh6TspC1xaJNrNvYLAeuqr3S0EP_9DweinTgcNKP-lFH9-RWm6yVvQblQP5Jx4d_Ep_Rh3Q8p1r-DJDOSAZsv3t_HTW-My9nuw-uuaJcH_mIElWH5LjwKUc0X6xw/s4032/IMG_8345.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0QpAtGRe0oflmFqW0_c5Tc3froE1JVC3o-WqjqbSUws7ZtYBg4apXnv189xI01Wbh6TspC1xaJNrNvYLAeuqr3S0EP_9DweinTgcNKP-lFH9-RWm6yVvQblQP5Jx4d_Ep_Rh3Q8p1r-DJDOSAZsv3t_HTW-My9nuw-uuaJcH_mIElWH5LjwKUc0X6xw/w480-h640/IMG_8345.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(And quite nasty looking creatures they are indeed...Poor Paoul...the first of many peasants to be sucked up and swallowed whole...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>Meanwhile I also needed some figures for "City Guard", and thus these guys got employed.</div><div>But I also noticed that they were wearing skulls. So I had to ask myself; "Are they the baddies?"<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqHmJabXixxWf-Zajq_QFl4JrBtl_nNiFwvJEoG9_prnJ68ow_5a4Z5IImcSYNutqlYVZAtx1n57h8Qo2SrN4U7jvBWigstoIlJqEV7SbmoNT42H1zUpsEsw0wOoAsI_HlDH-weqkFM9YiDwgkzaiu2QrCi7zRNOU-4pS3x4Z9K5ajqHY6ow_FqJgb2w/s4032/IMG_8339.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqHmJabXixxWf-Zajq_QFl4JrBtl_nNiFwvJEoG9_prnJ68ow_5a4Z5IImcSYNutqlYVZAtx1n57h8Qo2SrN4U7jvBWigstoIlJqEV7SbmoNT42H1zUpsEsw0wOoAsI_HlDH-weqkFM9YiDwgkzaiu2QrCi7zRNOU-4pS3x4Z9K5ajqHY6ow_FqJgb2w/w480-h640/IMG_8339.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(City Guard #1: Axe and Shield...yes I brushed the loose flocking off before sealing...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiugx3BVuHgzqEHf0DyRrqVKwMJz2iNQcree-hwkftylhTqTKfv8lfnhXEnaTJN6Id_P6FSHi7UxHPk4RrhWNGxeasybkxCBZg1AeckFIGmsgU7cTjXM9sDRXdr5spLYmN0FgH6mQToW0tAauJGybkhFwXtDKApt-vmxdeBXCdFDUAisJKldlve5hEfnQ/s4032/IMG_8338.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiugx3BVuHgzqEHf0DyRrqVKwMJz2iNQcree-hwkftylhTqTKfv8lfnhXEnaTJN6Id_P6FSHi7UxHPk4RrhWNGxeasybkxCBZg1AeckFIGmsgU7cTjXM9sDRXdr5spLYmN0FgH6mQToW0tAauJGybkhFwXtDKApt-vmxdeBXCdFDUAisJKldlve5hEfnQ/w480-h640/IMG_8338.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(City Guard #2: Sword and shield...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTq4cm0q3-r-UROxiGc_qINkLzZNLqiokix1RFJxWFJNEiVpUJY7IUtc7uSpXnS7epRqkUfIh0LkcCN7m5aPcK29IB3xT095dIQb-96brq6T3LL4j2On5iOV72Up1Xo1o5RpMAhs-SCI2XCJ1sfyZfrln1s3-rJtydClR5gm2MrBWps5w_AUALEesuEw/s4032/IMG_8337.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTq4cm0q3-r-UROxiGc_qINkLzZNLqiokix1RFJxWFJNEiVpUJY7IUtc7uSpXnS7epRqkUfIh0LkcCN7m5aPcK29IB3xT095dIQb-96brq6T3LL4j2On5iOV72Up1Xo1o5RpMAhs-SCI2XCJ1sfyZfrln1s3-rJtydClR5gm2MrBWps5w_AUALEesuEw/w480-h640/IMG_8337.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(City Guard #3... Pole Arm and boredom....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>And then we got back to playing.<div><br /></div><div>But first food before gaming!</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9KeS-FuL8zf_giJc3vsfm7CMY3kH0x8dVNcQr6tXR7cZGrQRMAVzPvSiH_yTkR8FxiPSV0Mi2JTUBBZ9YMoWkf4HnCD5LNqlkuuOdl9l92tgrkaDLQggeLqli_N-W67dDRaALd9RDTAsRBXC4KlS-2vNQpWOCCsX14wGb0F0BiYoyR4Ccx3Ee1Kgeg/s640/IMG_8491.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9KeS-FuL8zf_giJc3vsfm7CMY3kH0x8dVNcQr6tXR7cZGrQRMAVzPvSiH_yTkR8FxiPSV0Mi2JTUBBZ9YMoWkf4HnCD5LNqlkuuOdl9l92tgrkaDLQggeLqli_N-W67dDRaALd9RDTAsRBXC4KlS-2vNQpWOCCsX14wGb0F0BiYoyR4Ccx3Ee1Kgeg/w640-h480/IMG_8491.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The group chows down...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />And then it was off to the village of Orsair where the missing son was said to be seen last. </div><div>And now people are acting "strangely"....</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidv60ldmPcWiNHp-vrpJaNOQsvgNNzN9GPaUEgeTWFPENvx0OTGYSyAS3HdxdvQReAYrrAkKtellPq6fVQB5Kobv_PolyXG0z_V18lyHzlQadBfUxtxcp5pkVnE2zqGNTU8DF7TFOHhXvHjpDq1-XeoV5IcPYFvewTL_6qXnGPTJFVJcA3DSBjKUbH8g/w640-h480/277524526_10221389510313272_2269511732635170290_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(A nice little map of the sleepy village of Orsair...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidv60ldmPcWiNHp-vrpJaNOQsvgNNzN9GPaUEgeTWFPENvx0OTGYSyAS3HdxdvQReAYrrAkKtellPq6fVQB5Kobv_PolyXG0z_V18lyHzlQadBfUxtxcp5pkVnE2zqGNTU8DF7TFOHhXvHjpDq1-XeoV5IcPYFvewTL_6qXnGPTJFVJcA3DSBjKUbH8g/s640/277524526_10221389510313272_2269511732635170290_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And April rolled into May...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The game continued, and I did a few figures on the painting table...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uCl2JUAAjchH_bpDIsEiCnNFCCxTFn6oP8-LSqEFkWSWVbYk1Vxs_hqgPWH54Z6HlGC-MVBdL-Gxk1PAPis2HJJTkox4pAZikySo85cDhK8ClQsTdu2kMQSU9QVZvYxDsRFW8hdCxyDMvrOYWF_A1ckpV5SnuNuWa-hJiB0MsmZe_DOsGjw3NXpF6w/s4032/IMG_8516.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uCl2JUAAjchH_bpDIsEiCnNFCCxTFn6oP8-LSqEFkWSWVbYk1Vxs_hqgPWH54Z6HlGC-MVBdL-Gxk1PAPis2HJJTkox4pAZikySo85cDhK8ClQsTdu2kMQSU9QVZvYxDsRFW8hdCxyDMvrOYWF_A1ckpV5SnuNuWa-hJiB0MsmZe_DOsGjw3NXpF6w/w640-h480/IMG_8516.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The table waited patiently for the players....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And I painted up the "evil priestess"...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvj9mz0n7ygmurPxRFakp4m3rqv7qjbxmHqiqXWmwKbPcF9KK5K5maeEmDgx7v_dgA7noFI9mVuCzbBSgn2lm8tf6Ryb-F7zU21rED4Pu90HxI5QqlYqUIlAjGT5t7kCoOh_qNSBVe1nGkxkhLHpucXp0L4c1hHPP0DXe9odZMva8_RULdTzxXDfUaWw/s4032/IMG_9209.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvj9mz0n7ygmurPxRFakp4m3rqv7qjbxmHqiqXWmwKbPcF9KK5K5maeEmDgx7v_dgA7noFI9mVuCzbBSgn2lm8tf6Ryb-F7zU21rED4Pu90HxI5QqlYqUIlAjGT5t7kCoOh_qNSBVe1nGkxkhLHpucXp0L4c1hHPP0DXe9odZMva8_RULdTzxXDfUaWw/w480-h640/IMG_9209.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(She's pretty...and evil....so perhaps she is "pretty evil?"...)<br /><br /></i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And what's a pretty evil cleric without a large, well armed, well armored flunky waiting to dish out the maximum pain to any that would threaten her? I ended up naming this guy, "BGIA", ("Bad Guy In Armor)...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5x7_tBdezRqIqFFUbJUNaI96ShPSgRaRbxiBJmnknTyCbeVmdWVCsUtPiXSKcGbbYR4ay-RdfnwG_Wpgb0UsZR5w7XIeZrCUlBjmCZAjz2XiHaa9cZ0S0cUUr0yw4davVQA5JfLShwQZmDlS2SBZ13qh45Uk5uMshb-8fL1KVMAQtiBgrAd20GpQlQ/s4032/IMG_8614.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5x7_tBdezRqIqFFUbJUNaI96ShPSgRaRbxiBJmnknTyCbeVmdWVCsUtPiXSKcGbbYR4ay-RdfnwG_Wpgb0UsZR5w7XIeZrCUlBjmCZAjz2XiHaa9cZ0S0cUUr0yw4davVQA5JfLShwQZmDlS2SBZ13qh45Uk5uMshb-8fL1KVMAQtiBgrAd20GpQlQ/w480-h640/IMG_8614.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(One simple figure with armor and a mace...held off the party in combat for almost three actual hours of game play. Yes the rolls were that bad for both sides...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And of course, everyone should have a bard, and I needed one for "Jarrald, The Aspiring Bard"....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz5ne9m7EUrEA7eh4smGCIJjKWfbq6GsLohG6-37BhmPRP27YeP7ICWv7kQvs9o4SNC-44jJv6e_0EsovtVpmA-7aj-mGVFQBon8-vympaiYnotwsN7DCt6Lo-g3Fizx12spDVZFtAcZWk7_4Hmr529AfapaAVFpvk0a_48Lmc0IojHzZ7QHUg9Vqr8A/s1500/IMG_9211.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz5ne9m7EUrEA7eh4smGCIJjKWfbq6GsLohG6-37BhmPRP27YeP7ICWv7kQvs9o4SNC-44jJv6e_0EsovtVpmA-7aj-mGVFQBon8-vympaiYnotwsN7DCt6Lo-g3Fizx12spDVZFtAcZWk7_4Hmr529AfapaAVFpvk0a_48Lmc0IojHzZ7QHUg9Vqr8A/w480-h640/IMG_9211.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Come and let me sing you the song of "The Waddling Duck"....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And in between painting and gaming, I did a little light reading....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrskGpV4iAxccXEe6miX3530rllR-5PmbdmlOfLEpsSDANq8c6CGFeMzfD6xZ-H4oL40LvPwx7ujxDigVdyL79sQgtILueefR0Bnq32vd9xbTd6_eLGzUBVh8BB5fdGonMsnoufV6djx-EaQdlSj4WhK1Ae_x6GaMGFkzSzO8AtpIuFrt6dJD7rNU6rA/s4032/IMG_8539.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrskGpV4iAxccXEe6miX3530rllR-5PmbdmlOfLEpsSDANq8c6CGFeMzfD6xZ-H4oL40LvPwx7ujxDigVdyL79sQgtILueefR0Bnq32vd9xbTd6_eLGzUBVh8BB5fdGonMsnoufV6djx-EaQdlSj4WhK1Ae_x6GaMGFkzSzO8AtpIuFrt6dJD7rNU6rA/w480-h640/IMG_8539.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Not your average bedtime children's story....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also while painting I had realized that I had run out of space on my painting racks. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While looking around, I decided to try a different style of rack than the previous two I had gotten before, The rack arrived and I assembled it, (quite easily), and then set to setting up paints in it.</div></div></div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwfQDhDjAQGPtrNLrd14F2kAsRFBaEpSxtGgW-JOBZByg-3AD5mAxXEAPPpEsL5FsZoN1JfaUGzXhYHSbBh7oyO1e2csEexmFk0v2YK9COW9AN8_-j9j4fPIKcH0JJJH9cCz1D_QbXMNSbEZcH5ZeEDqYUkviuS2owiSQwqe7jWODM5X7IrzBJipWxeA/s4032/IMG_8632.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwfQDhDjAQGPtrNLrd14F2kAsRFBaEpSxtGgW-JOBZByg-3AD5mAxXEAPPpEsL5FsZoN1JfaUGzXhYHSbBh7oyO1e2csEexmFk0v2YK9COW9AN8_-j9j4fPIKcH0JJJH9cCz1D_QbXMNSbEZcH5ZeEDqYUkviuS2owiSQwqe7jWODM5X7IrzBJipWxeA/w480-h640/IMG_8632.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(A six tiered rack that will hold 72 eye dropper bottles of paint...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />I set them up and compared them, The two left five tier racks hold 16 eye dropper bottles of paint on each row for a total of 80 bottles per rack, while the larger and newer one holds 12 bottles per row on six racks for a total of 72. More racks, bigger size, and less paint holding capacity...</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfc6lCNVImqf6xp8v9E9QLoq8-HAQj-qPwMZZRap_ryc6pLFcJ3vDa4OM2ARTVHOQ64ZzVfmlfmGuLhuYUN09g8wGtlrrfsJJjBxFjH-O_ZdJGNnq0oyvTIR_cqjTK2qVPmDUEPIjgtR4OFhQKiqb_DlVoVOYJNXtjRpMEBMk4Dxhr8SRBkCwVqI61AQ/s4032/IMG_8633.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfc6lCNVImqf6xp8v9E9QLoq8-HAQj-qPwMZZRap_ryc6pLFcJ3vDa4OM2ARTVHOQ64ZzVfmlfmGuLhuYUN09g8wGtlrrfsJJjBxFjH-O_ZdJGNnq0oyvTIR_cqjTK2qVPmDUEPIjgtR4OFhQKiqb_DlVoVOYJNXtjRpMEBMk4Dxhr8SRBkCwVqI61AQ/w640-h480/IMG_8633.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(And they say "Bigger is better"... Not always it seems....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I realized also that I was dreadfully short on mages, and so I decided to paint one up, (classic style), but also decided to try my hand at one of the new techniques I learned from the 2021 RVE that I attended. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In this case it was taking a standard cloak and making it into a starry nebulae. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj11psndPG173gyhwkLRqDvP_2XwOm_VerqkLek6o4_hEfkvm-1bN9C0deLMVx6X8Cf6FDbVfm9AOh9TNnHXOxN4zA2HWf29BdFywr5I_nz65kMbytUeFj_GfRmkHeQiigqMBJbCU5w-Ne3d0SHuVkadNiXvgNVdr3kJ-FK_XJgAA23BC9VbiQMrpckPg/s4032/IMG_9055.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj11psndPG173gyhwkLRqDvP_2XwOm_VerqkLek6o4_hEfkvm-1bN9C0deLMVx6X8Cf6FDbVfm9AOh9TNnHXOxN4zA2HWf29BdFywr5I_nz65kMbytUeFj_GfRmkHeQiigqMBJbCU5w-Ne3d0SHuVkadNiXvgNVdr3kJ-FK_XJgAA23BC9VbiQMrpckPg/w480-h640/IMG_9055.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The mysterious old wizard and his owl companion, are always looking for people to go on "an adventure"....)<br /><br /><br /></i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">And then I tried my hand at it, and I was pleasantly surprised at the results....</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7MgVDHMdnGnuW3hZ1qe5GcEJkv21RMcMthtabKSGMmxeTWQE3U2h3ixkDZKuKpcIdrvSfdZvtOj4CnRVWmH9HN-2Au8bpHlaA1CP42suo05C46tcnlun3N9ePmaNz1UHvNwW6ud3MtjgaIq-WNVydIo_lirgQ1PWYvcaIZU1ODmtXO7czw5k4WECWkw/s4032/IMG_9056.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7MgVDHMdnGnuW3hZ1qe5GcEJkv21RMcMthtabKSGMmxeTWQE3U2h3ixkDZKuKpcIdrvSfdZvtOj4CnRVWmH9HN-2Au8bpHlaA1CP42suo05C46tcnlun3N9ePmaNz1UHvNwW6ud3MtjgaIq-WNVydIo_lirgQ1PWYvcaIZU1ODmtXO7czw5k4WECWkw/w480-h640/IMG_9056.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>( Not bad for a first time effort...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />And I worked on some ore townsfolks; in this case, the fishwife...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZk_X-rEcAtsuXWLF4rID8rTL0r9fYAyWmi0ivZ_MS2ltTT8-2WyEHSAlO3n1g2h-W_XMUwUkDFivxq2s_rLzsOLhk0Eyca5Oj65jixnQVxFYlgqQLKndutipkCV8vyUOzf-3y-k43bRiKrKJCSrWP5UShpcM9XB7u8HM6Eg0l5gyp1YnLKSp88UwAcw/s4032/IMG_9053.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZk_X-rEcAtsuXWLF4rID8rTL0r9fYAyWmi0ivZ_MS2ltTT8-2WyEHSAlO3n1g2h-W_XMUwUkDFivxq2s_rLzsOLhk0Eyca5Oj65jixnQVxFYlgqQLKndutipkCV8vyUOzf-3y-k43bRiKrKJCSrWP5UShpcM9XB7u8HM6Eg0l5gyp1YnLKSp88UwAcw/w480-h640/IMG_9053.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>("Fresh fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiisssshhhh!!!")</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />And a courtesan, which allowed me to experiment with working with yellow, off of a pink basing.<div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRvKAQwFBNDc8aTECMgJEo2oTFTsHfkkJyCWf7vQ8ecqCDLbLDngzlPNJOsM4m9QiogKz0-HgpJtgC3cRwun_Xtzux7FvCXyLmcEAR58UO2Ks73Rn0rJFOg36XydQwo0wTIFsAVbBuZruxBLH89kpxjKhAh2gXxdxqjr4Pk7cIdpY5Y3WiQszG6_oW4w/s4032/IMG_8739.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRvKAQwFBNDc8aTECMgJEo2oTFTsHfkkJyCWf7vQ8ecqCDLbLDngzlPNJOsM4m9QiogKz0-HgpJtgC3cRwun_Xtzux7FvCXyLmcEAR58UO2Ks73Rn0rJFOg36XydQwo0wTIFsAVbBuZruxBLH89kpxjKhAh2gXxdxqjr4Pk7cIdpY5Y3WiQszG6_oW4w/w480-h640/IMG_8739.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(If you have to ask, you can't afford her...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />And finally a baddie...</div><div>An "80's style" undead warrior knight.</div><div>Ready to grace a Saturday morning cartoon....</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEBEArAV3lxNggwbTwNtZtCfScDTBEaJaMNIF0yhR34ESIbsxtYUZfu9IsYfMDDHn4pTeHFjMV03ia_0o-nZdyXWmSd64B_9jLMd0HzBWKERyuuUaTX8XuW-tpe5PngZM5zUb8jhTvD3aFQLVAyWRpij_V_KGsjmiJDTvbN0D6aHmWDD74MhpAYjICRw/s4032/IMG_9057.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; 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There are over 600 miniatures in the upper section of this case, with only approx. 8 of them not painted by me.</div><div style="text-align: left;">It's getting a bit crowded in there!<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilTU5m7ZnQWf1GJULdwBi6ebzjFEMgi24HSQnSNUR8pFV4lOCMzwu2DLLvy_sy5LjOPk8lePLkDgiD6UqjAzCvwS274URI4sv9RYrVQgM3CixythdbZh2HxNWY-h8KDg76HQhxZRS2o0TQatoZSZ74ECFBI7BwhpqHE0KdktCl84KIGDuUMyTGIxBwwg/s4032/IMG_9078.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilTU5m7ZnQWf1GJULdwBi6ebzjFEMgi24HSQnSNUR8pFV4lOCMzwu2DLLvy_sy5LjOPk8lePLkDgiD6UqjAzCvwS274URI4sv9RYrVQgM3CixythdbZh2HxNWY-h8KDg76HQhxZRS2o0TQatoZSZ74ECFBI7BwhpqHE0KdktCl84KIGDuUMyTGIxBwwg/w480-h640/IMG_9078.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Display Case #1)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Dang this group eats a lot...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Investigating the temple....and suddenly....CHAOS!!!!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13-e0Zl_knmKkJhBrwvdNAYXAk9MjYsRzwu8U71dJWjX7XcFmh3eu0vYCtZfZzZDPzlYPdEWEqVBKnxmzcLxJWgNW7mFvzS6MSJZqnbSk9NiTKH6SIWbOh7p8wB3Pa4fT9rvlazICNH7dB1VmtauowLwEcDNTtV4oSDlBEk5x3KrfIt7umJi6TBcFFg/s640/IMG_9263.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13-e0Zl_knmKkJhBrwvdNAYXAk9MjYsRzwu8U71dJWjX7XcFmh3eu0vYCtZfZzZDPzlYPdEWEqVBKnxmzcLxJWgNW7mFvzS6MSJZqnbSk9NiTKH6SIWbOh7p8wB3Pa4fT9rvlazICNH7dB1VmtauowLwEcDNTtV4oSDlBEk5x3KrfIt7umJi6TBcFFg/w480-h640/IMG_9263.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Right in the middle of mid-day services...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizONoqEpMYKLWet9FCPYpCI7iSaKcwJvnN2NDKLESLzmCl6fcTcQv0h01aHOEi3nVbctkHDCv3Jwa7qdbiiypo7LZXo61Btr073OeB5swj0EFSUa4tYW2rNd2pnaCF7u9Nysljoj-u3IBa0KEFBswswzlUVJmHA_Js0ywkExASUVjM9AhKMJSak_4UJA/s640/IMG_9265.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizONoqEpMYKLWet9FCPYpCI7iSaKcwJvnN2NDKLESLzmCl6fcTcQv0h01aHOEi3nVbctkHDCv3Jwa7qdbiiypo7LZXo61Btr073OeB5swj0EFSUa4tYW2rNd2pnaCF7u9Nysljoj-u3IBa0KEFBswswzlUVJmHA_Js0ywkExASUVjM9AhKMJSak_4UJA/w640-h480/IMG_9265.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Let the bodies hit the floor!!!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And for the next meeting, there was KRINGLES!!!!</div><div style="text-align: left;">Yes! The official pastry of the State of Wisconsin, (where functioning alcoholism is a way of life!)....</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_35OYpoqCEhNRCebD_mybXbUA_O5Ish61Rpq1nItRRRpWWQiGz05w5c9r2s8vtTdJA-VZ2baQZi9aauPDipK0ex8VHjBb8R9OeQmSBUWgUwg-ml-Hmx_48S7mS94Df_vq6VV_s3mOw6hhZHxMoj5CVmh-vXX0BeG5bkO0Liprj_Q5B1AWGZiuhX_MFg/s640/IMG_9423.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_35OYpoqCEhNRCebD_mybXbUA_O5Ish61Rpq1nItRRRpWWQiGz05w5c9r2s8vtTdJA-VZ2baQZi9aauPDipK0ex8VHjBb8R9OeQmSBUWgUwg-ml-Hmx_48S7mS94Df_vq6VV_s3mOw6hhZHxMoj5CVmh-vXX0BeG5bkO0Liprj_Q5B1AWGZiuhX_MFg/w640-h480/IMG_9423.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Mmmm...More food....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBEk8duZdaaPq7PL0yHcY3Jb6kHWvi7Nx0D5RliwAfFcmH8Ft_BQDcHADvmsuljwEfWPs_kU_faKDNJsqpHegxqBQrqzCWj1ThHgJAg_EgxvBn4q5lmfU8YFc_-CANN0UnyR1IHejHUkWnghr5ZS2ZPQqdeUB12ESJni2RYJkkrz3J1XpgajC-_k_uFw/s640/IMG_9424.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBEk8duZdaaPq7PL0yHcY3Jb6kHWvi7Nx0D5RliwAfFcmH8Ft_BQDcHADvmsuljwEfWPs_kU_faKDNJsqpHegxqBQrqzCWj1ThHgJAg_EgxvBn4q5lmfU8YFc_-CANN0UnyR1IHejHUkWnghr5ZS2ZPQqdeUB12ESJni2RYJkkrz3J1XpgajC-_k_uFw/w480-h640/IMG_9424.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(And Kringles!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And the party discovered secret tunnels, and explored them....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmPiP2tMCsk5lMwJa7CbbXh1rCbM2pJNaMyqhiKoP2RYPxG0l30IaA3sTo1hOloxzh52kQi9PeDumZPWsR0plv2IU5L3oUZvDUyc8or8Q1JFStQLbAY5Kx_miAgAGqpkRieCItcNLbHwnWATCpVErtE2mvOmjWtMo9qkYsOl3cJJRkGtPRwSU21bghdw/s640/IMG_9441.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmPiP2tMCsk5lMwJa7CbbXh1rCbM2pJNaMyqhiKoP2RYPxG0l30IaA3sTo1hOloxzh52kQi9PeDumZPWsR0plv2IU5L3oUZvDUyc8or8Q1JFStQLbAY5Kx_miAgAGqpkRieCItcNLbHwnWATCpVErtE2mvOmjWtMo9qkYsOl3cJJRkGtPRwSU21bghdw/w480-h640/IMG_9441.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Which (naturally), led to a battle....</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCbjjmXEtBgDwbGhdKC2HHsGSnkOOBt9JL4eYbowfaacaexWBIwJOGQTtpBNK2SIrhhER9GGb37nPdRO8A3j1xKiOM6QTOhfjB860BDl-qKWF0z_MdfXErjFkS5RN83yxxJUXGzhIcqhBURvcgm4xjDeiGCcfMJORU-7Zw6Slkj6XXo2kPZc4R8w4fg/s640/IMG_9447.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCbjjmXEtBgDwbGhdKC2HHsGSnkOOBt9JL4eYbowfaacaexWBIwJOGQTtpBNK2SIrhhER9GGb37nPdRO8A3j1xKiOM6QTOhfjB860BDl-qKWF0z_MdfXErjFkS5RN83yxxJUXGzhIcqhBURvcgm4xjDeiGCcfMJORU-7Zw6Slkj6XXo2kPZc4R8w4fg/w480-h640/IMG_9447.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And TREASURE!!!! WOO-HOO! Payday!!!!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ4_MUlagyjxXLa_bR9OerCzakmKXM10sC-FJNIKQsnlleQ3CsO3CJcuVL1KClahL-OxTAMzJWC1LC0ez72fSWLDKMn3yTUUZL0_fVLIrXb06g2JOAQNAWstD2dGYSOi8utqn1Rj0MtqbI5fynwOEnObCPSUxSmUv1g6URDkZ3zeXGioqyBHKZuN4rFA/s640/IMG_9448.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ4_MUlagyjxXLa_bR9OerCzakmKXM10sC-FJNIKQsnlleQ3CsO3CJcuVL1KClahL-OxTAMzJWC1LC0ez72fSWLDKMn3yTUUZL0_fVLIrXb06g2JOAQNAWstD2dGYSOi8utqn1Rj0MtqbI5fynwOEnObCPSUxSmUv1g6URDkZ3zeXGioqyBHKZuN4rFA/w480-h640/IMG_9448.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Look at alllllllll of that filthy lucre...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And then it was June...</div><div style="text-align: left;">And I was finishing up some more figures; more townsfolk, and a few critters....</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF8HUVwwaSvDleG9O6ANbW3bZadbJHFbKeVYkGO8jk7ZoVWQMayKqifIotiCSNuF_gNYvpXDpFKTnHgire-5HHdnpI1_cxigzaxHTXFJseLKvR6_TBHky8M90J55Z5Cfc5MvI4AvGrb6bI9iAaGnhcTDhHNGlSydFx9n9EiZNDU6jQVlZPxFq37PAO1Q/s4032/IMG_9522.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF8HUVwwaSvDleG9O6ANbW3bZadbJHFbKeVYkGO8jk7ZoVWQMayKqifIotiCSNuF_gNYvpXDpFKTnHgire-5HHdnpI1_cxigzaxHTXFJseLKvR6_TBHky8M90J55Z5Cfc5MvI4AvGrb6bI9iAaGnhcTDhHNGlSydFx9n9EiZNDU6jQVlZPxFq37PAO1Q/w480-h640/IMG_9522.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">(Ella, an angry woman villager. Her emotions are running just as hot as that torch she is carrying and with her fierce yell, she is ready to use the rolling pin to dispense justice and vengeance upon drunken husbands, tax collectors, murder hobo characters, elected politicians and French Aristocrats as the need requires....)</span></i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnmHw2mmwM4ewdoV0rS4c2anFH96S4KC7nR4Qv7A_jXUdZ2vePXB9Wm6MbWOfHs5HDR-KQzfMyxUQNe_f93TQmF8YgtQvoMtePPlpnmYqvwGAj7_E9816z7heqDtcezWi-2cf1yXUXTZJw1q0YxhAVJujQQrUsdxVZyy0a2cUgAfUFfDl9QIsL3x5XtQ/s4032/IMG_9520.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnmHw2mmwM4ewdoV0rS4c2anFH96S4KC7nR4Qv7A_jXUdZ2vePXB9Wm6MbWOfHs5HDR-KQzfMyxUQNe_f93TQmF8YgtQvoMtePPlpnmYqvwGAj7_E9816z7heqDtcezWi-2cf1yXUXTZJw1q0YxhAVJujQQrUsdxVZyy0a2cUgAfUFfDl9QIsL3x5XtQ/w480-h640/IMG_9520.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">(Ed, the Villager. He's not the sharpest tool in the shed, but he works hard and does what he is told. Unfortunately I expect him to be killed by either a monster or a group of wandering murder hobos in the future...)</span></i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And of course, always "that girl..."</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGmJxiRiYzBkJ65o2KIHj85PBYATm8qjEHZRgVR53_puswTXHlexrIjEJRH1Y7rKvcfKQifhHXLQE-vnGCSaGMvGFeKUzM5EhmT4XZ3xkQFZNklburO5xBCO2Q_Aedm17Tv10mlUcsuWp3bN47MYh4_c6ObAIGHodwYeJoZf2gmphCNDpJB7iCfNqGg/s4032/IMG_9517.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGmJxiRiYzBkJ65o2KIHj85PBYATm8qjEHZRgVR53_puswTXHlexrIjEJRH1Y7rKvcfKQifhHXLQE-vnGCSaGMvGFeKUzM5EhmT4XZ3xkQFZNklburO5xBCO2Q_Aedm17Tv10mlUcsuWp3bN47MYh4_c6ObAIGHodwYeJoZf2gmphCNDpJB7iCfNqGg/w480-h640/IMG_9517.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">(Tessa, a village maiden. Each village has that "one gal" that you don't know whose side, or which side she is on, or if she is just playing both sides, and looking for a husband in the process. This one has the look on her face of "I've got a secret." Another Reaper Bones Villager figure.)</span></i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And a couple of critters....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqpbuOc5ZfYfsajFDZlm-vZoqCinCYlVqpMiiRBmAo99eswxfbH6C5_ITBGeNZeFGLUH7vRLK3AukDS9pZCryk458q0lGJgK9r_02t3BO9HHAxqfoxerb7vEOWFZBw5Z4NnPyqPxFV3HzuZ0WP_GFyKA8sc8wpR_AukhOl3DRsmG60IXYhYst7npo4dg/s4032/IMG_9514.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqpbuOc5ZfYfsajFDZlm-vZoqCinCYlVqpMiiRBmAo99eswxfbH6C5_ITBGeNZeFGLUH7vRLK3AukDS9pZCryk458q0lGJgK9r_02t3BO9HHAxqfoxerb7vEOWFZBw5Z4NnPyqPxFV3HzuZ0WP_GFyKA8sc8wpR_AukhOl3DRsmG60IXYhYst7npo4dg/w640-h480/IMG_9514.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaMiCh3Mw5HPO3oFjL_80oqR3R8QelB5guQCjFeTv-CedbaGaeTSzOAQgu_eYVuLi4-7ZUVz97rX52XpMTT6_uJRlEtcmRSqmglSpyJ-hoCGGLHdvLkJBQRE_4WOSLllkLO1vNhC6Ft5O_8nbn3pP0A4Ty6pWfHBp5Q9H25U_oBNQKErX8ZqUO5CrVXw/s4032/IMG_9513.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaMiCh3Mw5HPO3oFjL_80oqR3R8QelB5guQCjFeTv-CedbaGaeTSzOAQgu_eYVuLi4-7ZUVz97rX52XpMTT6_uJRlEtcmRSqmglSpyJ-hoCGGLHdvLkJBQRE_4WOSLllkLO1vNhC6Ft5O_8nbn3pP0A4Ty6pWfHBp5Q9H25U_oBNQKErX8ZqUO5CrVXw/w480-h640/IMG_9513.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Another case of a too glossy finish that required a serious flat spray to reduce it....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And play continued.</div><div style="text-align: left;">The party moved back up to the temple via a hidden tunnel and sprang forth from the floor entrance, to find the evil priestess, BGIA (Bad Guy in Armor), a couple of flunkies in the room.</div><div style="text-align: left;">And the fight started. </div><div style="text-align: left;">The flunkies were easily dispatched, while more came down the hallway. Evil priestess was wounded severely, but dragged to safety, and BGIA, held off the entire party for almost THREE HOURS in real game time, simply due to the party's inability to roll high enough to hit him, and the amount of fumbles that they rolled.</div><div style="text-align: left;">But first....MORE FOOD AND DRINK PICS!!!!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3DmC8HdqJiPvjTElsGcKX83tlzg7yykkdUgGVDvPuPPFfhsi27LuefvbEVd4iaILcgJW2MnHPjEFiD2zvjJ9MUhrmOrMJ4yJaFzZUBBkhtc8S2bgUuBalb6RjbOGcW7RoyTF5uxU7KAiW81ybeVc9DmPfWC4yUSo0rEgJ5GJji09d0igvPLg2kDJHTQ/s640/IMG_9589.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3DmC8HdqJiPvjTElsGcKX83tlzg7yykkdUgGVDvPuPPFfhsi27LuefvbEVd4iaILcgJW2MnHPjEFiD2zvjJ9MUhrmOrMJ4yJaFzZUBBkhtc8S2bgUuBalb6RjbOGcW7RoyTF5uxU7KAiW81ybeVc9DmPfWC4yUSo0rEgJ5GJji09d0igvPLg2kDJHTQ/w640-h480/IMG_9589.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhaMEcQRBDfvxQnB-0FmtgE1z9FtXe7xsiDGYxISIVDcmt2uI51hjUV8KfWv_vKydqvq-G9-4QvlWfwrNfoxVdEcjZjiozp4uByv3d67nGwjqqZp5b2YSwvVcoIFcFL3KxPnsrp0YfWW0YUDuT0HSMiMFKYO9eAE_SLcNfYTQwQ6jOiz6i3pjvVNMYhA/s640/IMG_9593.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhaMEcQRBDfvxQnB-0FmtgE1z9FtXe7xsiDGYxISIVDcmt2uI51hjUV8KfWv_vKydqvq-G9-4QvlWfwrNfoxVdEcjZjiozp4uByv3d67nGwjqqZp5b2YSwvVcoIFcFL3KxPnsrp0YfWW0YUDuT0HSMiMFKYO9eAE_SLcNfYTQwQ6jOiz6i3pjvVNMYhA/w640-h480/IMG_9593.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(And the party planned their course of action, which was "KILL KILL KILL!!!!"...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSUMK0JmU0B4ofoXjXpZ6K6IV-p5UsmaI0FvtTBuLH3-zsgoRMopdi4C6VWAQiyxyepn8zo9AwULZnQrwHwi5P3q6h0-uGbjdx9F5Cdwfd7wCJBxq0knHupxOcOz2IWUohn6fQB-Ic19tUKImYQbsIM8AsPWTgt_Avqm2JVV5MFPj6_oJu1lqHVR1-cQ/s640/IMG_9594.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSUMK0JmU0B4ofoXjXpZ6K6IV-p5UsmaI0FvtTBuLH3-zsgoRMopdi4C6VWAQiyxyepn8zo9AwULZnQrwHwi5P3q6h0-uGbjdx9F5Cdwfd7wCJBxq0knHupxOcOz2IWUohn6fQB-Ic19tUKImYQbsIM8AsPWTgt_Avqm2JVV5MFPj6_oJu1lqHVR1-cQ/w480-h640/IMG_9594.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(First wave in! Knock, knock! Guess who???!!!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLfhVUdgv5dFYTlxWNB1lzlZpaYa0aKujGecAXhNVvsTVW-U5B8jz0IO_DlKOzTQogDbDUJmSUyxhGFdeOgCrgUt2T60qczgpZg-wGqBuHlJ9TqpVbs5aswPAO_t6twjAdKjHZHgf277RYbTLR0qJIYVIphBiUie6ORgyuoC54JU4qxNMFy57MIw9MBw/s640/IMG_9595.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLfhVUdgv5dFYTlxWNB1lzlZpaYa0aKujGecAXhNVvsTVW-U5B8jz0IO_DlKOzTQogDbDUJmSUyxhGFdeOgCrgUt2T60qczgpZg-wGqBuHlJ9TqpVbs5aswPAO_t6twjAdKjHZHgf277RYbTLR0qJIYVIphBiUie6ORgyuoC54JU4qxNMFy57MIw9MBw/w640-h480/IMG_9595.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(And the battle is joined!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYdM5rVLN8XEs-R_uDQ79i4WAtT5g65-4IhLFRMa6bcY0yt9bxo4dikkNgKqidlopD4jkFxtwhkrIuv6KlFyr8euWVDRyqAhH--hjhqC3d7LMPJfEvU8DIPlFh5ndJ2eCsF-Mbz_spX_a7Qn1M9vIYWJv2d269o_DOn0FGcHIUcy_jRR-GPnAUTNDk2g/s640/IMG_9596.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYdM5rVLN8XEs-R_uDQ79i4WAtT5g65-4IhLFRMa6bcY0yt9bxo4dikkNgKqidlopD4jkFxtwhkrIuv6KlFyr8euWVDRyqAhH--hjhqC3d7LMPJfEvU8DIPlFh5ndJ2eCsF-Mbz_spX_a7Qn1M9vIYWJv2d269o_DOn0FGcHIUcy_jRR-GPnAUTNDk2g/w480-h640/IMG_9596.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Pre-battle plotting and planning. Are they planning and plotting against the enemy, or are they plotting and planning against the DM? Hmmmm.....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN0MiGq1W_8i8YvcSOGakfp2rNUqFdeIJAvZ9ON-mx_Pw8bEcZwrgQvrAKpp4wlHqRkjCseZd6VEFIakz3zUvEng6ZLJoSosVa7vUoLsYyJovzETPbbdWoKCkV0-3-om4wCBdmFHpAAjlbmiI0mVmvbifbUinElTuzA-wA5Nr4wM4AwkveRNm2aQND-g/s640/IMG_9597.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN0MiGq1W_8i8YvcSOGakfp2rNUqFdeIJAvZ9ON-mx_Pw8bEcZwrgQvrAKpp4wlHqRkjCseZd6VEFIakz3zUvEng6ZLJoSosVa7vUoLsYyJovzETPbbdWoKCkV0-3-om4wCBdmFHpAAjlbmiI0mVmvbifbUinElTuzA-wA5Nr4wM4AwkveRNm2aQND-g/w480-h640/IMG_9597.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Big Guy In Armor, (aka: "BGIA"), holds them off while the evil priestess begins to cast a spell...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8A8o9FwKySJSf8uVcmTHkd347DTkZH5m0s9XiGIxEQBNm3YcJqoEjS7Nf1HocowxkZlWI5ZFJTBR08lxsvzBZ2Fmt9aq9QsQ62YoLjqe30fgenUN0M33zpejhYW6FNw9vln1KPHzQJNej4QYJJXHFG1GfGig6xWIvxuOKTQ0mUWtW-up4BNlt43Peuw/s640/IMG_9599.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8A8o9FwKySJSf8uVcmTHkd347DTkZH5m0s9XiGIxEQBNm3YcJqoEjS7Nf1HocowxkZlWI5ZFJTBR08lxsvzBZ2Fmt9aq9QsQ62YoLjqe30fgenUN0M33zpejhYW6FNw9vln1KPHzQJNej4QYJJXHFG1GfGig6xWIvxuOKTQ0mUWtW-up4BNlt43Peuw/w480-h640/IMG_9599.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The ranger player shows her disdain for having rolled three fumbles in a row....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9yjFOJL2vV8nH3XYgX53Lixbmer04w0r5S9WVGs2wWkKt8DHDUh1PB12K8jZ98YyPCCADHfsNbcljWnDTkMZGXW6yFvQhiFvBYwPsnwJUW6Jt5l6Rw5jkl4IDtS1kNGkVwcb2ihJpIxwULwA1-n5iEq8-E3QcPEmnfsaMIw2gjYwrB3N79nlW1Xu2Cg/s640/IMG_9601.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9yjFOJL2vV8nH3XYgX53Lixbmer04w0r5S9WVGs2wWkKt8DHDUh1PB12K8jZ98YyPCCADHfsNbcljWnDTkMZGXW6yFvQhiFvBYwPsnwJUW6Jt5l6Rw5jkl4IDtS1kNGkVwcb2ihJpIxwULwA1-n5iEq8-E3QcPEmnfsaMIw2gjYwrB3N79nlW1Xu2Cg/w640-h480/IMG_9601.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(A wise break over Chinese take out....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And I finished up the month of June, by starting back to work on a long overdue project....My 28mm Western town!</div><div style="text-align: left;">I had started some of these buildings back around 2016 with the beginning of the town of Rimfire, (Arizona Territory), and did a few buildings and then just...stopped.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Suddenly I had a desire to finish up some that I had started.</div><div style="text-align: left;">And I started working on some of the Arnica Montana stuff I had...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXn-w0ZBmdUXIT4rj45FHfpIFugPhYFPmTQ5w9WmrMhcPlC8W46YZvFBAT3kPzQSfyBnztQUyTj518onrYYHIXm7rUG48qKfeLXdWQ6lIE2gA45DnBffiVsSvC__tuWOrwelTQVVK2dvJDfwzNuDzTSkhQUJRqNPpcuOfc9gMrtulbr1C-YIOruAznQ/s4032/IMG_9954.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXn-w0ZBmdUXIT4rj45FHfpIFugPhYFPmTQ5w9WmrMhcPlC8W46YZvFBAT3kPzQSfyBnztQUyTj518onrYYHIXm7rUG48qKfeLXdWQ6lIE2gA45DnBffiVsSvC__tuWOrwelTQVVK2dvJDfwzNuDzTSkhQUJRqNPpcuOfc9gMrtulbr1C-YIOruAznQ/w480-h640/IMG_9954.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The assembled and primed building that will soon be "The Chinese Laundry"....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">June left, and July slipped in like a nighttime prowler. Suddenly it dawned on me that the year was already halfway over.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">July was here...</div><div style="text-align: left;">And we celebrated our version of our nations "Independence"...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Cg8Hy-bdZoLltxpezHUTbs-l83QDTP2VGKMft_8tIVH1ui3AqBmJmQU6cAY9YhtqGEw5R-3VQOlwTtBwcaqNkav4RmDwA4_EM2ESrEJDQ4DyGQPrDAtlO7XMABRlV9GrrfRxolqzwI84W6VCo7LY3TRaXsmAGYM_Swb3yy2YC3gU-cOq017DuXBhdw/s271/IMG_0244.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="186" data-original-width="271" height="439" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Cg8Hy-bdZoLltxpezHUTbs-l83QDTP2VGKMft_8tIVH1ui3AqBmJmQU6cAY9YhtqGEw5R-3VQOlwTtBwcaqNkav4RmDwA4_EM2ESrEJDQ4DyGQPrDAtlO7XMABRlV9GrrfRxolqzwI84W6VCo7LY3TRaXsmAGYM_Swb3yy2YC3gU-cOq017DuXBhdw/w640-h439/IMG_0244.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>("From sea to shining seaaaaaaa.....")</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div></div>And I had watermelon!!!!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: left;">And I worked on the Western buildings...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQleVOz_paFQ6Zp5xrNL4eEo3d4DEO-jXrttdK8KYeiUw_EAfGAIsnUHQGKnSPy1Xk2vU7mWd0etaGTP3TQ_TMQAaHmkM6nZZx6ZWPJkaQuds_e4Lg2dRXFlPW0WRo3eztRFvppR1JOxgIV5znmIQplxR8UrlC8Fq_BAFOKtVaj9myByfQq1Mn73MT-w/s4032/IMG_0019.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQleVOz_paFQ6Zp5xrNL4eEo3d4DEO-jXrttdK8KYeiUw_EAfGAIsnUHQGKnSPy1Xk2vU7mWd0etaGTP3TQ_TMQAaHmkM6nZZx6ZWPJkaQuds_e4Lg2dRXFlPW0WRo3eztRFvppR1JOxgIV5znmIQplxR8UrlC8Fq_BAFOKtVaj9myByfQq1Mn73MT-w/w640-h480/IMG_0019.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Size comparisons of two Arnica and one of the old Knuckleduster buildings...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />And the Chinese Laundry was done!</div><div style="text-align: left;">Good old "Wun Hung Lo" was in business!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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You pay extra money!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />And some shots of the laundry...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwMko4FgcXV87a-EXn3JpMrJoqR-3gUf3RjHlYjbQDsHrP0AtDItX3vWCfnnDZAxh6MoZs-u1a1nAf5dh_X0GjGRHZVSRfUZLIEuqyz5uYvUScr2IOR_JlZEmlnx3HUc5jIM0acm0ITGdG4qebmzYe9ccBmPfTnPvj-828CfuT8iKJAO7N3hSx_G3-MA/s4032/IMG_0132.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwMko4FgcXV87a-EXn3JpMrJoqR-3gUf3RjHlYjbQDsHrP0AtDItX3vWCfnnDZAxh6MoZs-u1a1nAf5dh_X0GjGRHZVSRfUZLIEuqyz5uYvUScr2IOR_JlZEmlnx3HUc5jIM0acm0ITGdG4qebmzYe9ccBmPfTnPvj-828CfuT8iKJAO7N3hSx_G3-MA/w640-h480/IMG_0132.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">I also started back to work on the ERTL barn conversion that I actually began back in 2012...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Yes a project I started 10 years ago, is now making headway.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What is it about this hobby that makes us this way?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcV6GEpAraALd7YkqHdXktXPhKGyLFMFvaaPR86YmES91Ou01SZ86BBVtCop2R4t0AIJ5FuRO4kTocF4hEs6fI-cMS0w7aUq5TVK7Vx5GXFFFB14PEPb8QWDHmZmUPd-UgVU0XzbGtEQF_7u_fJXcZ25Z8UH8ey5OAnmzf9h5UJHVcRUScVSbQXVorwA/s4032/IMG_0272.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcV6GEpAraALd7YkqHdXktXPhKGyLFMFvaaPR86YmES91Ou01SZ86BBVtCop2R4t0AIJ5FuRO4kTocF4hEs6fI-cMS0w7aUq5TVK7Vx5GXFFFB14PEPb8QWDHmZmUPd-UgVU0XzbGtEQF_7u_fJXcZ25Z8UH8ey5OAnmzf9h5UJHVcRUScVSbQXVorwA/w640-h480/IMG_0272.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The livery stable for Rimfire, is owned (named), for my friend Dan Merchant...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And I took stock of other buildings I had to build....</div><div style="text-align: left;">And I cried.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPcwiIagpGvllj5Ye4ujanLdFIAWL7wHixW9k81eQ3owfrtJ9-svsA1qT8lzL3JUa4zWMRtkiewX7teATwPLVLeEm49JsROnvnJhbcEd-nqmGt2JJ05Yr1wW7y-4b_uTWHnA942xmdIPOiQiNrifMm-p2qaQyRhnyxM0AcvqzhYi9FUlPPii5TuETRXw/s4032/IMG_9977.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPcwiIagpGvllj5Ye4ujanLdFIAWL7wHixW9k81eQ3owfrtJ9-svsA1qT8lzL3JUa4zWMRtkiewX7teATwPLVLeEm49JsROnvnJhbcEd-nqmGt2JJ05Yr1wW7y-4b_uTWHnA942xmdIPOiQiNrifMm-p2qaQyRhnyxM0AcvqzhYi9FUlPPii5TuETRXw/w640-h480/IMG_9977.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(It takes a lot to make....a town....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And I was able to finish the bank....</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn1ujw0yGGSEMwAvx13Mz61J2UAxGNQenHlAAza31JDDJNFUMR3JoMmlR_4vy7eHVj6H2-k9yKLixmcABQSSak9OGI_YjLn95z1ICOXOd-4g_-QIdVQG3Hrg8GURscCCLByWXfv0EgVYXaC9dVHLhmsYbUzBEvXv8TbUogxpyi9isTIxQTI_lSXfmkag/s640/IMG_1162.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn1ujw0yGGSEMwAvx13Mz61J2UAxGNQenHlAAza31JDDJNFUMR3JoMmlR_4vy7eHVj6H2-k9yKLixmcABQSSak9OGI_YjLn95z1ICOXOd-4g_-QIdVQG3Hrg8GURscCCLByWXfv0EgVYXaC9dVHLhmsYbUzBEvXv8TbUogxpyi9isTIxQTI_lSXfmkag/w480-h640/IMG_1162.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The bank...ready to accept deposits, or endure withdrawals; the legal or illegal kind...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As July started to wind down, I also was able to finish up Widow Morley's Bluebird Cafe and Bakery...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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color: #333333;"><b>(Henry Plunkitt, Ollie Olaffson And Winston Sinclair, (with his hands behind his back), hold a casual conversation outside of The Bluebird Café before it opens for lunch. </b></i><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><i>The conversation continues and meanders between "What kind of pie will Widow Morley be serving today?" and "Do you think she is looking for a suitor?" )</i></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfMy3fivlJvGeFZ1UPcEZ3udz47mM1smshABJateZN8Y4AN3YgRzWCUczyhZNr2Ud8AaOgR6dhVT5Dhzzvv3EKbByxH2TD7RbyDUUwtw81htscJj4YOb4_O5C5flZ7RkENpUNNLquKfw-YEKOKSyr6rMq3u0UTwD41uycePSilJYNR0J2TMXjVcLCssw/s640/IMG_0360.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfMy3fivlJvGeFZ1UPcEZ3udz47mM1smshABJateZN8Y4AN3YgRzWCUczyhZNr2Ud8AaOgR6dhVT5Dhzzvv3EKbByxH2TD7RbyDUUwtw81htscJj4YOb4_O5C5flZ7RkENpUNNLquKfw-YEKOKSyr6rMq3u0UTwD41uycePSilJYNR0J2TMXjVcLCssw/w640-h480/IMG_0360.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">(A comparison shot of The Bluebird, and Wun Hung Lo's Chinese Laundry. The laundry and boardwalks are from the Arnica Montana line, the fence, barrels, and barricade items are from Acheson. The figures are a mixture of Pulp Figures and Dixons.)</span></i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">But all was not right in "Casa De Murphy".</div><div style="text-align: left;">Back in May, our town had suffered a series of sharp, sudden storms. Like a domino effect they hit our town with hard winds and rain, Each storm would hit for about 5-10 minutes and then pass. We'd get 10 minutes of semi-calm and then the next wave would hit.</div><div style="text-align: left;">This ended up damaging our roof.</div><div style="text-align: left;">So we filed a claim to get it taken care of.</div><div style="text-align: left;">With this, before we could get the roof taken care of, we had to remove some trees and tree limbs.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The first target was our ginkgo tree...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And here were the storms....in the day....</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_ZBHYFwdbT7aStCTcF0XfVjcEsj0X_7C5Hw1H4PWULgaIAFCmAzNIY7oSdzuA7Zh3EIpT0UYq_j0jLnTgC1S-ykelKr7OwVh5dSmkwOJRWEBBQPYYAwxT7bSH-DxHbVyP53KBQosZmOVNB44BTxnmB4hpHbOfsAg1yJSf6CNQVXnRJ4px13YkfcmkA/s4032/IMG_0692.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_ZBHYFwdbT7aStCTcF0XfVjcEsj0X_7C5Hw1H4PWULgaIAFCmAzNIY7oSdzuA7Zh3EIpT0UYq_j0jLnTgC1S-ykelKr7OwVh5dSmkwOJRWEBBQPYYAwxT7bSH-DxHbVyP53KBQosZmOVNB44BTxnmB4hpHbOfsAg1yJSf6CNQVXnRJ4px13YkfcmkA/w640-h480/IMG_0692.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And later on that evening....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOavczD4ft8B94rnKv9oUYpcoArOB6QwkyyJ0_IgT3EvACCJyCfbNS3sc_-HP7RPfCjnDhGDTzBE5YgpJM9xWkG8Yup6I5t6R2TTPZYa_MbrvapjIKzdimQs877PTeuTBGMWnZqHcFirqzRtXiqxHwZ8H07Yhzp0U0gy7tskjVA3Pj8pCGqKBZSW9k4g/s4032/IMG_4073.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOavczD4ft8B94rnKv9oUYpcoArOB6QwkyyJ0_IgT3EvACCJyCfbNS3sc_-HP7RPfCjnDhGDTzBE5YgpJM9xWkG8Yup6I5t6R2TTPZYa_MbrvapjIKzdimQs877PTeuTBGMWnZqHcFirqzRtXiqxHwZ8H07Yhzp0U0gy7tskjVA3Pj8pCGqKBZSW9k4g/w640-h480/IMG_4073.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT4614j0GQpSYOiVpgtk-cwJaFKvlsqCA5E3NoefjdD1SpAvUZn8LXEjthovvB8DjGDaoT7-yT5fmnV-90CeJqn7qsxJwO14ImqUN6UOMK1tNmsRR6TS6n-7LO73aq98EB6lNSM7sfhNLCcPFsnR-6Dn1TZfQD2n5NXa1NqqfwR8TD_9t4H-_z80LrYA/s4032/IMG_4074.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT4614j0GQpSYOiVpgtk-cwJaFKvlsqCA5E3NoefjdD1SpAvUZn8LXEjthovvB8DjGDaoT7-yT5fmnV-90CeJqn7qsxJwO14ImqUN6UOMK1tNmsRR6TS6n-7LO73aq98EB6lNSM7sfhNLCcPFsnR-6Dn1TZfQD2n5NXa1NqqfwR8TD_9t4H-_z80LrYA/w480-h640/IMG_4074.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGRSRB7TE43bX2nBrehQcya5NCriAM8Io_uX4t5dRli1QO91CJBUOBo6ZPCpLa-Y5CFWsJYXz7TVOFpc5zcY2orZtL1GDJ7noLUUf-a6FwN2nvVFScpD0ZN-bNVHgvH-ssJNQ7LZdOH4oFkNgSfVDnNC-ddVpMK21Gg0GA4A5WUm2uwq95Pf8Knq0-tA/s4032/IMG_1484.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGRSRB7TE43bX2nBrehQcya5NCriAM8Io_uX4t5dRli1QO91CJBUOBo6ZPCpLa-Y5CFWsJYXz7TVOFpc5zcY2orZtL1GDJ7noLUUf-a6FwN2nvVFScpD0ZN-bNVHgvH-ssJNQ7LZdOH4oFkNgSfVDnNC-ddVpMK21Gg0GA4A5WUm2uwq95Pf8Knq0-tA/w480-h640/IMG_1484.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The 100+ year old ginkgo tree...about to come down....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And the ginkgo came down.</div><div style="text-align: left;">The the half dead tree in the front came down.</div><div style="text-align: left;">And the big tree in the back was pruned back.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And July rolled into August...which plowed into September....</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">One of the most awesome things was to finally see the Battleship Texas move out of her berth at San Jacinto and get towed to the shipyard in Galveston. She's gonna be overhauled and a new place will be found for her.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii7WjEKTjQdSznlls5W96a_xE4kgPvp5b46lshs3bNmjqP8KG_a3-fQJn4YyZaFZpYt7TDIkihoEHfdUXSb4qmDLLqTrR4HaQBG6A0suBhiNRJFPQSiBFPZzeYI-ZFG6nYhnpHy_kmxsig8wQvbR_43wACXuij2oNKfDoMNyLcIQcNUmg7Vj5thALEIA/s1280/image-56112-1661974940989.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii7WjEKTjQdSznlls5W96a_xE4kgPvp5b46lshs3bNmjqP8KG_a3-fQJn4YyZaFZpYt7TDIkihoEHfdUXSb4qmDLLqTrR4HaQBG6A0suBhiNRJFPQSiBFPZzeYI-ZFG6nYhnpHy_kmxsig8wQvbR_43wACXuij2oNKfDoMNyLcIQcNUmg7Vj5thALEIA/w640-h360/image-56112-1661974940989.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(History, right there....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And during this time, I got a chance to get a group pic of most of my Western stuff, but then also realized that there is still sooooooo much to still build. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik8AVSmVvjuwleHxObVFQIXwTLLprQDLyQkWXC_cx1sc0m9M5ABJOoJ2UyLqSFH63BdvFbZ0oPIm9KbzJiRtwNrj0GVY9SNPRn7U4o8Jnhcu-62kz0KByWv2OKFQyKquwnQSXIOWnPJk40-FbEqL02MNpzZiY1EXeFnJ4BzK_dLBhzfblTQK9WtzFGxA/s1125/IMG_0941.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="1125" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik8AVSmVvjuwleHxObVFQIXwTLLprQDLyQkWXC_cx1sc0m9M5ABJOoJ2UyLqSFH63BdvFbZ0oPIm9KbzJiRtwNrj0GVY9SNPRn7U4o8Jnhcu-62kz0KByWv2OKFQyKquwnQSXIOWnPJk40-FbEqL02MNpzZiY1EXeFnJ4BzK_dLBhzfblTQK9WtzFGxA/w640-h480/IMG_0941.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Smile everybody! On the count of three....one....two.....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And one again that evil man, Mr. Bob Murch, of Pulp Figures pushed out a KS that I backed.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc9ckqd9YPC0894gUJifGO5aQBgW4ovruR0blSSX4HkKvPXFKPZruf3IXY95x7PVEtvyUKl09R5-9BH4TGTiF90_9HQqqiSpfZb-gJmMhKamBoH_cfo-1R93Wt25uqm0DQ_KxiurshLF68e_cD-qdwViND9JUmIl0lNW1SLmYPnPXphVZIXAuiKIiOUQ/s1459/IMG_0952.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1459" data-original-width="1128" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc9ckqd9YPC0894gUJifGO5aQBgW4ovruR0blSSX4HkKvPXFKPZruf3IXY95x7PVEtvyUKl09R5-9BH4TGTiF90_9HQqqiSpfZb-gJmMhKamBoH_cfo-1R93Wt25uqm0DQ_KxiurshLF68e_cD-qdwViND9JUmIl0lNW1SLmYPnPXphVZIXAuiKIiOUQ/w494-h640/IMG_0952.JPG" width="494" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(I don't really need to have more figures to ...oooooohhhhh....I NEED THESE!!!!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And things were A-Okay in life.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Until this happened...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWWVQ_1YXzYZzwx8aUfxDgJyGOOu1e1b1RuOTfeVH03D0AojTPlCTY9zGHlG54mYT82KpqZz4pdqqFEl0c39xUiIkPGbE_KMVYMqvv19epCkzpGHdAxUKLd7__vGpSl9ijxtzAfm3MlJBujYjDGas77p0em9bCDhHjNk_pI_eioVbJfptmpyRmKxoGbw/s4032/IMG_E1507.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWWVQ_1YXzYZzwx8aUfxDgJyGOOu1e1b1RuOTfeVH03D0AojTPlCTY9zGHlG54mYT82KpqZz4pdqqFEl0c39xUiIkPGbE_KMVYMqvv19epCkzpGHdAxUKLd7__vGpSl9ijxtzAfm3MlJBujYjDGas77p0em9bCDhHjNk_pI_eioVbJfptmpyRmKxoGbw/w640-h480/IMG_E1507.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Well crap....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">So I was down for two weeks.</div><div style="text-align: left;">As a result of this I am still suffering from Long Term Covid. As of this writing, I still have no sense of smell, or sense of taste.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And September rolled around...</div><div style="text-align: left;">And I hit a local bakery.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTPqGCUdhopJt9sYl90NIeRNnNSEl-13Gqka10mCnDtVwSQi9XFR6GGKWZ0CRmJAFGrTUaJ6RVSH7RklofnNj3-SrrAR1rEPVhI2HQQn_exIWrLT3kkUS0rQlfFj425zbJfGyrwhpTMJup26irbcCIo7bArDr7TALJ-KKk7yOhP3t8ihZyy513wHAHxA/s4032/IMG_2029.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTPqGCUdhopJt9sYl90NIeRNnNSEl-13Gqka10mCnDtVwSQi9XFR6GGKWZ0CRmJAFGrTUaJ6RVSH7RklofnNj3-SrrAR1rEPVhI2HQQn_exIWrLT3kkUS0rQlfFj425zbJfGyrwhpTMJup26irbcCIo7bArDr7TALJ-KKk7yOhP3t8ihZyy513wHAHxA/w640-h480/IMG_2029.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Much goodness here...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And the game continued....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The players explored the upper level of the temple, and planned for "the final assault".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5DzK27i8XgixS6a8Grf1zSjYtbHe1SBQYPl_nFSx_fQn3pMY2MZnIZw-DiHiEdyH_90sizaGWwyeHdufR8nOYuCi67SgMhnJ2-OZNXkLuOONdc90CaENuzxwG2SfMKqMXOrgo4a16rZZWoQAeXgaKhDBCKAeuGJ98wQCetLNIjy1nUEG8GO7q5RGGQg/s4032/IMG_2276.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5DzK27i8XgixS6a8Grf1zSjYtbHe1SBQYPl_nFSx_fQn3pMY2MZnIZw-DiHiEdyH_90sizaGWwyeHdufR8nOYuCi67SgMhnJ2-OZNXkLuOONdc90CaENuzxwG2SfMKqMXOrgo4a16rZZWoQAeXgaKhDBCKAeuGJ98wQCetLNIjy1nUEG8GO7q5RGGQg/w640-h480/IMG_2276.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Getting ready to get in on the action...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9JIU8aNoXpIQP0u6Uzu_g30Z5lxk7Iu8aiAalFWXNzh3cPrtJjCxwbsWkPiX-Ul3Ya4za8NtWisHjlYiAEA-6WrOQwBOsmxw-VQH0pFb9fEXO8cUTy6zSLgT2COXEJ5A0GfDq6xpWfzUGJINsucyIfsJtKYoxS_cESho4reJS_BQrtDYi9kd8ZtBMWw/s4032/IMG_2281.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9JIU8aNoXpIQP0u6Uzu_g30Z5lxk7Iu8aiAalFWXNzh3cPrtJjCxwbsWkPiX-Ul3Ya4za8NtWisHjlYiAEA-6WrOQwBOsmxw-VQH0pFb9fEXO8cUTy6zSLgT2COXEJ5A0GfDq6xpWfzUGJINsucyIfsJtKYoxS_cESho4reJS_BQrtDYi9kd8ZtBMWw/w640-h480/IMG_2281.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Exploring the temple and what do they find?....A mysterious magical portal....and....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWEs6M2T_4SaC436nLWotjTFOAAfZ0TdFGxefMNpT9i9IH_CE0YOvOr-Ubmxmz5A01CV2R1j7lUnK7IHu6mdsmF1rtSrhkAI-AjNuiOTDwRiKipb8IIkii47Gcv_IhVOYt3fnq8DDHuCuWsbNN1bO_jj-PE-o7DQ9x5arWIm4_TzCsVUPgwHjwENB7Mw/s4032/IMG_2288.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWEs6M2T_4SaC436nLWotjTFOAAfZ0TdFGxefMNpT9i9IH_CE0YOvOr-Ubmxmz5A01CV2R1j7lUnK7IHu6mdsmF1rtSrhkAI-AjNuiOTDwRiKipb8IIkii47Gcv_IhVOYt3fnq8DDHuCuWsbNN1bO_jj-PE-o7DQ9x5arWIm4_TzCsVUPgwHjwENB7Mw/w640-h480/IMG_2288.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The Evil Priestess yet again!!!! Looking a bit worse for wear but still standing, thanks to numerous healing potions...as she stands before the portal and taunts the characters!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbYj9Q6AYrSL2JNEWK1XGj9fVj8ud79298JakOLKuYutsoo9gHBo3Gm1E748DSoPYqYI5vTm-t5qG0HrJUg5qIbA3BP_5P7vYPtOEmCFVZc0GxOqeJxVWOFhVLfsK-J3Br1VOSyUlpNTQyAQT6uowGBp5wjRt9BhVlttNiD93ocJ5GeYGCiCkpvTvohg/s4032/IMG_2286.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbYj9Q6AYrSL2JNEWK1XGj9fVj8ud79298JakOLKuYutsoo9gHBo3Gm1E748DSoPYqYI5vTm-t5qG0HrJUg5qIbA3BP_5P7vYPtOEmCFVZc0GxOqeJxVWOFhVLfsK-J3Br1VOSyUlpNTQyAQT6uowGBp5wjRt9BhVlttNiD93ocJ5GeYGCiCkpvTvohg/w640-h480/IMG_2286.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Battle is joined! Get her before she escapes yet again!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj7rk78pHZoHITakN5DMmk4l1pgenseqzGFOKMrp7Lde2xLFBV1kQ1tCoUjWfey3sjGDvYfvsj1FhfsYj04d1S323iCmkfirUYLJ_Bo_NNwN2LsV2siZsMftUPk9Be7wKArBizwSfkgpKGio_hmeakZkrMj7RuUDEQTyixukUIvAaP2SiT-iz4sIQARQ/s4032/IMG_2287.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj7rk78pHZoHITakN5DMmk4l1pgenseqzGFOKMrp7Lde2xLFBV1kQ1tCoUjWfey3sjGDvYfvsj1FhfsYj04d1S323iCmkfirUYLJ_Bo_NNwN2LsV2siZsMftUPk9Be7wKArBizwSfkgpKGio_hmeakZkrMj7RuUDEQTyixukUIvAaP2SiT-iz4sIQARQ/w640-h480/IMG_2287.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Oops...too late....dangit!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfC0AZEhK2KF9rU8mY0RzP1geRhBPPTKuupqP7OKHf2TaYdcExFlBSJ7RuBGtE-n17jUkL8FtH1tTNoFjG0zbxqz-nMT6uIv3VbRkxZnMVIhBs1m42v_Z8z36dgkqMw-S35CBM5y6m_f5lUEEtFcfFWZU5BkbUVUE0zeufNvA2474gPPmJPHw8j_DVhA/s4032/IMG_2295.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfC0AZEhK2KF9rU8mY0RzP1geRhBPPTKuupqP7OKHf2TaYdcExFlBSJ7RuBGtE-n17jUkL8FtH1tTNoFjG0zbxqz-nMT6uIv3VbRkxZnMVIhBs1m42v_Z8z36dgkqMw-S35CBM5y6m_f5lUEEtFcfFWZU5BkbUVUE0zeufNvA2474gPPmJPHw8j_DVhA/w640-h480/IMG_2295.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The party plans their next course of action....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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Not a lot but enough to cover some waffles for breakfast!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRxjvEMUvgfLc6hgE4PLfmkNasKZHWALHtlOLS5Y11CNW8trO_BbmHyj4_lkjudxTSQH__n5zl7107Z4DexMpr6LcvQA1DlrK3JX-v_ow6x6qTrH-hk-0GHKQqOwIHiAbcFQ0-M8wHsiUQ7wC8RDXNQChgrEGa7DknUV0sN8xYatmq4cRCvDdwgBhdpA/s4032/IMG_2546.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRxjvEMUvgfLc6hgE4PLfmkNasKZHWALHtlOLS5Y11CNW8trO_BbmHyj4_lkjudxTSQH__n5zl7107Z4DexMpr6LcvQA1DlrK3JX-v_ow6x6qTrH-hk-0GHKQqOwIHiAbcFQ0-M8wHsiUQ7wC8RDXNQChgrEGa7DknUV0sN8xYatmq4cRCvDdwgBhdpA/w480-h640/IMG_2546.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Tasty raspberry goodness!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixb6cx0SzKlHYo9ThOiIffQBaS7f26GyoBIciStQ_TVZVkFsvGrMccr2UxwweD08u8BnFLzlOMb6cmm3Si8td1dlHUjUM3y013ynAvF1vvxh7qTbNIdwmmVIRvHYGlCGVBSXWhCVhGC0fx9MNnuzyPT75BtvbeEPfkEVUvxIMh7ZLsA0bI0oiDZzbcA/s4032/IMG_2547.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixb6cx0SzKlHYo9ThOiIffQBaS7f26GyoBIciStQ_TVZVkFsvGrMccr2UxwweD08u8BnFLzlOMb6cmm3Si8td1dlHUjUM3y013ynAvF1vvxh7qTbNIdwmmVIRvHYGlCGVBSXWhCVhGC0fx9MNnuzyPT75BtvbeEPfkEVUvxIMh7ZLsA0bI0oiDZzbcA/w480-h640/IMG_2547.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Yessssss......eat them all....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And our quince bush produced fruit also!!!</div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWp_xQyQHDLh32thhurEG2enSKwn_ucegPPXlFsjfPscWB2ezdGziiyHLJ0BjtjZ2amJk1pmdaxvVkidr3PvIM2Jh4Y3lIeaVoogu-o2aZzsCSxW_zBTP2yOuyWpO7_N-FVTNV1sGDViP52Voo2ov3QiqJt8VN8AJ-HC_FvM6Z74MWa2G521Rh-Z1-oQ/s4032/IMG_2713.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWp_xQyQHDLh32thhurEG2enSKwn_ucegPPXlFsjfPscWB2ezdGziiyHLJ0BjtjZ2amJk1pmdaxvVkidr3PvIM2Jh4Y3lIeaVoogu-o2aZzsCSxW_zBTP2yOuyWpO7_N-FVTNV1sGDViP52Voo2ov3QiqJt8VN8AJ-HC_FvM6Z74MWa2G521Rh-Z1-oQ/w480-h640/IMG_2713.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And from quince fruit comes....quince jelly and quince paste! All courtesy of my wonderful wife, (Gawd bless her!), and her kitchen sorcery.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm7fzzyw0R_tWIIBapOkFkeSk-82w43x7HOpdkIuhWsBQjHX5XgnOZJmpc06MEqKOnNNTKq29s7Oazqh42N6utO7en8M2PPbYJE7yhMaE1KgdP-xBWBFMhd4_CZdIWEDi0UBKAoAxNc98Z6QjS2FRfvspXNPjMrme-FR0KLd2PkbzYJV--8Li6yPyvnQ/s4032/311204630_507860717864716_8568781375386449079_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm7fzzyw0R_tWIIBapOkFkeSk-82w43x7HOpdkIuhWsBQjHX5XgnOZJmpc06MEqKOnNNTKq29s7Oazqh42N6utO7en8M2PPbYJE7yhMaE1KgdP-xBWBFMhd4_CZdIWEDi0UBKAoAxNc98Z6QjS2FRfvspXNPjMrme-FR0KLd2PkbzYJV--8Li6yPyvnQ/w640-h480/311204630_507860717864716_8568781375386449079_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(She works magic in the kitchen....I swear....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMqejRrJMD5WyyAMc2OwCp3lw3AzB7QzT9ZiopZWyI6wE_hiLKkYDtx3R3XvmwDxK03k9j2nt9cv3qn27l8oXmMWLOrLDahEYyGVKxKXkU68PWTk5I-VPi_9QSe7k_Gq0ViCXEZYG_Lx5cXQn1HFZenumarlFp-iwVKNUeDn9_UNOsHvuHgUqj_ICIPw/s4032/311348650_1163827231197095_8533689723461407040_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMqejRrJMD5WyyAMc2OwCp3lw3AzB7QzT9ZiopZWyI6wE_hiLKkYDtx3R3XvmwDxK03k9j2nt9cv3qn27l8oXmMWLOrLDahEYyGVKxKXkU68PWTk5I-VPi_9QSe7k_Gq0ViCXEZYG_Lx5cXQn1HFZenumarlFp-iwVKNUeDn9_UNOsHvuHgUqj_ICIPw/w640-h480/311348650_1163827231197095_8533689723461407040_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Quince paste. I had never had this before, and it's like a slightly tart cranberry sauce...It goes really good on English muffins.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And the Halloween was right around the corner!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3NWJ_RkT-0RT0j4i1143LeEDFSHJpvlIqmwEz9KClZSMo-5ZZMdEDUmaTD6fqH6U_HI2vowb49PUEqI4tX_HvD1zGpGMk7XrLSaAJ4o2yMyOYbj44VN6d5CPRXhG3hvUI4lMk6z7T7Tqf-tTgk-_hIysODu2-lyAImzKMyypGCSJrOSpwH2GSzhkM9A/s1378/312532710_10166764938780858_3207414353690328796_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="976" data-original-width="1378" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3NWJ_RkT-0RT0j4i1143LeEDFSHJpvlIqmwEz9KClZSMo-5ZZMdEDUmaTD6fqH6U_HI2vowb49PUEqI4tX_HvD1zGpGMk7XrLSaAJ4o2yMyOYbj44VN6d5CPRXhG3hvUI4lMk6z7T7Tqf-tTgk-_hIysODu2-lyAImzKMyypGCSJrOSpwH2GSzhkM9A/w640-h454/312532710_10166764938780858_3207414353690328796_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(No Linus! Nooooooooo!!!!!.....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And with that, we prepared Halloween treats for our group and our October D&D game...</div><div style="text-align: left;">My work at the table had slackened off a little bit but I did get a couple of female ghost figures painted up, and started to work on the Reaper Overgourd....</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW38926wi52XV7_Hul-4DI5D9WylFbVrdFpEcxeKWmTBAS7vOSchBFyqqAKivkDKXsj6ilSmwc2Jg5lbN6b8jwuAnpbTd8lnnkCaP8OZCKbj4BhArc2Jp40w-Otw261h-4ROIM2_03l5ZCt4QOzKU0Hc4JLyu4IuU9oLlCvHCqYFaTD4kZC_9Tanm0Xw/s4032/IMG_2857.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW38926wi52XV7_Hul-4DI5D9WylFbVrdFpEcxeKWmTBAS7vOSchBFyqqAKivkDKXsj6ilSmwc2Jg5lbN6b8jwuAnpbTd8lnnkCaP8OZCKbj4BhArc2Jp40w-Otw261h-4ROIM2_03l5ZCt4QOzKU0Hc4JLyu4IuU9oLlCvHCqYFaTD4kZC_9Tanm0Xw/w480-h640/IMG_2857.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Some ghostly ladies...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">One of the issues with painting is the frustration of painting using yellows and oranges. In this case, I had taken some helpful hints from Reaper folks and did a base color of pink to build the orange color up on. It's incomplete so far, but seems to be working quite nicely.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4F_H-cjRTnnnayEzZCb5E4c8kfyIUfLW1cC1-BN8i7wee_pu4fKlMGhMg8gb9FTU8fwlf__ljBBuPSNNHnT4NBewaet2bj18wgMyDntDCINMUyQQQNub6U8B-cIel-ueCsS3Ol37BjxaWTgkvLw-A1FyPYHGNiuWnLWX48sNq5ozGJRwwH0wRRHYVDw/s4032/IMG_2846.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4F_H-cjRTnnnayEzZCb5E4c8kfyIUfLW1cC1-BN8i7wee_pu4fKlMGhMg8gb9FTU8fwlf__ljBBuPSNNHnT4NBewaet2bj18wgMyDntDCINMUyQQQNub6U8B-cIel-ueCsS3Ol37BjxaWTgkvLw-A1FyPYHGNiuWnLWX48sNq5ozGJRwwH0wRRHYVDw/w480-h640/IMG_2846.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(A good pink base coat...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And with Halloween coming, my wife and I wanted to do something, "a little special" for the players.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So we first started out with making "Trick or Treat Bags".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The bags were filled with a good serving of various candies, and had some unique artwork on them, courtesy of yours truly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEillY0tMvuE2G8obsEjc6BR_d4LWMvwq9_qj_g_Bu6QpetzsQAgzBp6yZSgWRcnRVuXnrmEW9MK-iysxmpmGZ2Vb7Wa7SK9c6r62lWY-Imjg6tye31kq7tgBHe9RFi-nUt3RL6uFSTg6E3OzQLPL4bGzam78ytlU5ywBx1-A5UZsMDETygM7QldTTygng/s4032/IMG_2983.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And we also decided to do Halloween Monster Eye Deviled Eggs among the other tasty treats for the game...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDSW4mN6gq46-uQZx4BT2uNrAEGX-H401DNEqq2_8Ud1GpcqCaImHIkSJDxbczPrV4eHyzBFWvbVTS5zMVOdYmJ-aGyzy0oYfEYUp7jbmRqpMGJNQFc75GWzR9PN9p1f5ziBp5TDoqukZQ2OnPlVPrK-M7iZMfbUX9pIBkUWDzwnyZZpU5WtpfVZ8VQ/s4032/IMG_3020.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDSW4mN6gq46-uQZx4BT2uNrAEGX-H401DNEqq2_8Ud1GpcqCaImHIkSJDxbczPrV4eHyzBFWvbVTS5zMVOdYmJ-aGyzy0oYfEYUp7jbmRqpMGJNQFc75GWzR9PN9p1f5ziBp5TDoqukZQ2OnPlVPrK-M7iZMfbUX9pIBkUWDzwnyZZpU5WtpfVZ8VQ/w640-h480/IMG_3020.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(All sorts of tasty goodies!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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These went very quickly!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoUsxeJM3oQE5R1eujzDmJ31Na0fVTMASa55tpDkYEN2o9N1Ti9PGHMwy0J3YheFJhqDKnvRmE04D0AzKVUuZdppEK2n212Wpg671IXoAhIaXHIvCaqP2DuwQvOdchHPNqcgPfQQ0hZiLbA4ZHA0D_txmvbNhoTfIIb2fBx0XVliakayXjSr0Y-MTsZQ/s4032/IMG_3047.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoUsxeJM3oQE5R1eujzDmJ31Na0fVTMASa55tpDkYEN2o9N1Ti9PGHMwy0J3YheFJhqDKnvRmE04D0AzKVUuZdppEK2n212Wpg671IXoAhIaXHIvCaqP2DuwQvOdchHPNqcgPfQQ0hZiLbA4ZHA0D_txmvbNhoTfIIb2fBx0XVliakayXjSr0Y-MTsZQ/w640-h480/IMG_3047.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(And the party made plans to enter the swamp and into the forbidden caves...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Perhaps though, this October was highlighted by my 10 year anniversary to an amazing and lovely lady.</div><div style="text-align: left;">And for our anniversary dinner, I took her to our local Japanese place and we had sushi....</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw0w3d-OFhMMyQ4ccnqVDyaH8GvBGRzwX2YGlxoVOWsEbcGlVwBpW8NxQG8pS4mQuySP5tu01Lc6F98Ssu-KGTL65_fA2NcBZzsFSzc_KEqlcoTl8Ry80YZTK0-E-0BJTwZpElxYNNraqEfWBamnshv0rDLudLmzLzBKRTheliry4dr7TxOp2nDPq4rQ/s4032/IMG_2802.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw0w3d-OFhMMyQ4ccnqVDyaH8GvBGRzwX2YGlxoVOWsEbcGlVwBpW8NxQG8pS4mQuySP5tu01Lc6F98Ssu-KGTL65_fA2NcBZzsFSzc_KEqlcoTl8Ry80YZTK0-E-0BJTwZpElxYNNraqEfWBamnshv0rDLudLmzLzBKRTheliry4dr7TxOp2nDPq4rQ/w640-h480/IMG_2802.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Banzai!!!!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-erQ1aaFNKbsF5OTspT0UChEqdd2VnqRhr1l0wg7psBY_XWcEiRLSNn42RCgs4ui8Q0Mqgh1jv2xmAJV57NCxj5n5aYEI6XY1-jyivPb1noBXO-qk_F4-Jd7ifN7aIPCGg4Yb7YkmJr3HSVF1Ka7gjGC57sAke-GVbXSL_VFr4Aj5qrWFASZKr32GLQ/s4032/IMG_2808.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-erQ1aaFNKbsF5OTspT0UChEqdd2VnqRhr1l0wg7psBY_XWcEiRLSNn42RCgs4ui8Q0Mqgh1jv2xmAJV57NCxj5n5aYEI6XY1-jyivPb1noBXO-qk_F4-Jd7ifN7aIPCGg4Yb7YkmJr3HSVF1Ka7gjGC57sAke-GVbXSL_VFr4Aj5qrWFASZKr32GLQ/w640-h480/IMG_2808.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(A nice tasty selection right here...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBDAvP4cR5NTyAEzx2Sve7NphFzbh3vy6bKhiDQXNBybRCFpO6JutYW2vzIu5_XKn_V2z5Ck_xjtE7IOsbzg9dgm-P3t_j9MDnM2alm4vnc7Wxg0G4L8xkFxAcSP28nI63eKO7iLm0pLl0RITq97AXs7Jh3zFJv4X9hSl1xl4d7OURDtDH-hbgxBX9uA/s4032/IMG_2809.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBDAvP4cR5NTyAEzx2Sve7NphFzbh3vy6bKhiDQXNBybRCFpO6JutYW2vzIu5_XKn_V2z5Ck_xjtE7IOsbzg9dgm-P3t_j9MDnM2alm4vnc7Wxg0G4L8xkFxAcSP28nI63eKO7iLm0pLl0RITq97AXs7Jh3zFJv4X9hSl1xl4d7OURDtDH-hbgxBX9uA/w640-h480/IMG_2809.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(And another nice and tasty selection here...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And then November rolled in.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Things sort of slowed down during this time period. The house started getting the major roof replacement project going, and while the gaming had wound down for the year, I did a little more work on the Overgourd. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPF-4NplQOolu4_QF53rWHydVcRe4UiGCkq3GqNv_CF_Q2dS9eQqDoTczv7awlMG4SfKdlv4dZ2jie-YD2G8GpvWJtKpWkqZA5HDnN-WiAR8c1GuDkfRTe6R9VVgKguB34pSftKuLdyHks3zOLl3WTHo3mmXeK8ippgI6VggyJ-xt48VSZsVfCJ_t2Mg/s4032/IMG_3363.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPF-4NplQOolu4_QF53rWHydVcRe4UiGCkq3GqNv_CF_Q2dS9eQqDoTczv7awlMG4SfKdlv4dZ2jie-YD2G8GpvWJtKpWkqZA5HDnN-WiAR8c1GuDkfRTe6R9VVgKguB34pSftKuLdyHks3zOLl3WTHo3mmXeK8ippgI6VggyJ-xt48VSZsVfCJ_t2Mg/w480-h640/IMG_3363.HEIC" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(He's a slow work in progress...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And I hit the Applebees after the yearly Veteran's Day ceremony...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">And I did "The Christmas Card thing"... Approx. 120 cards. Over 75 dollars in postage stamps!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbowklEgVXIBTm7sltG6kgEFvXYC571PaeOb4nrAk3mPkYes5p3D9hEyBw7fuAuvnPyrSJXs4GXVgopG-eJpxcHA7SFB_AeOKJpCe_rKS5W3sS7U_aOcwnHo6BRlHcWN9mLR453Ru53OQ1NBhY77SZKa5G1Ljn8vbvudS2ABfSyaCLAcBt7c-x1iLJGw/s4032/IMG_6912.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbowklEgVXIBTm7sltG6kgEFvXYC571PaeOb4nrAk3mPkYes5p3D9hEyBw7fuAuvnPyrSJXs4GXVgopG-eJpxcHA7SFB_AeOKJpCe_rKS5W3sS7U_aOcwnHo6BRlHcWN9mLR453Ru53OQ1NBhY77SZKa5G1Ljn8vbvudS2ABfSyaCLAcBt7c-x1iLJGw/w480-h640/IMG_6912.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And I ordered some season pipe tobacco from The Country Squire.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Truly wonderful service and products!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGf_AMlDzXDG1WsnxZHz5I5QvsqHyN4Qt5ff_CxXu2gcJ6VkNzSm9Gfy_AFOc5YfW2c9sIqNXNgcOX387n3NMUYDZ0XhvBw6jV3xjwvHbey_dMzn3RD0vXtbXl3IgEOqbZ8-Bc57ETK15bb4yB5Xcu9ghSmvFL4JQS06glSmzKY2yRN6mi2Rb38Rpg8A/s4032/IMG_4449.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGf_AMlDzXDG1WsnxZHz5I5QvsqHyN4Qt5ff_CxXu2gcJ6VkNzSm9Gfy_AFOc5YfW2c9sIqNXNgcOX387n3NMUYDZ0XhvBw6jV3xjwvHbey_dMzn3RD0vXtbXl3IgEOqbZ8-Bc57ETK15bb4yB5Xcu9ghSmvFL4JQS06glSmzKY2yRN6mi2Rb38Rpg8A/w640-h480/IMG_4449.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And I got to meet Tony Katz and get a signed copy of his book and have some cigar bar fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPIXoG8W-M5686VRky1phLxGkL5s5frcnlaEvFvqAb5MeniXoLa2M0V3LW8UbtdHGJNq7A6hXZ-JIO5_MTP-Q1LyPJMrueUHMi-RNmV4cN8kJ_sXIRvL3GN2HhY_yLsOXjXxVvDaafwxhNQeXBqZlnzBSHPR2GuLS1cyVDxeDAWVIIbNj2whzeg_LiSA/s275/319049010_1888606551478460_5837375261118376871_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="206" data-original-width="275" height="479" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPIXoG8W-M5686VRky1phLxGkL5s5frcnlaEvFvqAb5MeniXoLa2M0V3LW8UbtdHGJNq7A6hXZ-JIO5_MTP-Q1LyPJMrueUHMi-RNmV4cN8kJ_sXIRvL3GN2HhY_yLsOXjXxVvDaafwxhNQeXBqZlnzBSHPR2GuLS1cyVDxeDAWVIIbNj2whzeg_LiSA/w640-h479/319049010_1888606551478460_5837375261118376871_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(They actually let us be in the same building at the same time?!?!...What were they thinking?!?!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />And even though we didn't get a tree this year for the house, (the roof thing has become an ordeal, that as of this writing we are going into week five of a one week project), I did put up some "almost obligatory" Midwest/Indiana Christmas Decorations....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbUyxWnJb2n2MN7-f_cKzDYfVsJ-gUVRUnplNQZAhqAMFvxQ2MuYFZ7C2dsjaolEV7IJM71f93LFOTGEMfgqeEHbq_gAPVrZPFZvXVmqo7CaytyI9iKSvtYsu4czSsSbk0iDLcnrHJ7Pul6urc8ADydxzgZZrT56hrdzhOrEaTeXXDk946yttX3rlJMg/s4032/317837841_1218349868750693_8925080011609163030_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbUyxWnJb2n2MN7-f_cKzDYfVsJ-gUVRUnplNQZAhqAMFvxQ2MuYFZ7C2dsjaolEV7IJM71f93LFOTGEMfgqeEHbq_gAPVrZPFZvXVmqo7CaytyI9iKSvtYsu4czSsSbk0iDLcnrHJ7Pul6urc8ADydxzgZZrT56hrdzhOrEaTeXXDk946yttX3rlJMg/w480-h640/317837841_1218349868750693_8925080011609163030_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(It's a major award!!!!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />And we then got the first snow of the season, (soon to be followed by the bombshell winter blast)....</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixKTotgxISfERuYrkjwslRYJiFUuMsY5kyNZBq56ZLgmrLl27uS7XFZzxRoN91Bg3Dj2NbrQiIF6L6mi26TFq54IEltHpPaDF75yWw6NNwlSmRriD1djF5F0lVqylSnMpnKPbkiE3-tke9RJTQpu2VTlXU9B7S2optmakSdkHV6IMNti38HxEkLXS9Nw/s2048/IMG_3627.JPEG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixKTotgxISfERuYrkjwslRYJiFUuMsY5kyNZBq56ZLgmrLl27uS7XFZzxRoN91Bg3Dj2NbrQiIF6L6mi26TFq54IEltHpPaDF75yWw6NNwlSmRriD1djF5F0lVqylSnMpnKPbkiE3-tke9RJTQpu2VTlXU9B7S2optmakSdkHV6IMNti38HxEkLXS9Nw/w640-h480/IMG_3627.JPEG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>("And may alllllllll yourrrrr Christmasessssssss.....be whiiiiiiiiiiiiitttteeee....")</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And then Christmas came, and it was good...</div></div><div style="text-align: left;">And then that evening my sisters husband, (my brother in law), passed away.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLoBw1i-dP70PTVaHu0zSnV2wtACqpFj5eMNCv_I0AZ2nzFCsWp6HKZi1DjST6F36A239EbjW7NxFmv7B2GZWWIazEqIPrigF_VmVqF6ADPWKVnWc92gwNbXlDGFd6u9QNTJP9p7tqmZ29hY6lACyzODYmUOfDj8Gma7fLgbehOLMBePpgNU5j_JT2Sw/s657/IMG_1471.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="657" data-original-width="526" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLoBw1i-dP70PTVaHu0zSnV2wtACqpFj5eMNCv_I0AZ2nzFCsWp6HKZi1DjST6F36A239EbjW7NxFmv7B2GZWWIazEqIPrigF_VmVqF6ADPWKVnWc92gwNbXlDGFd6u9QNTJP9p7tqmZ29hY6lACyzODYmUOfDj8Gma7fLgbehOLMBePpgNU5j_JT2Sw/w512-h640/IMG_1471.JPG" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And the year quietly came to an end.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Things got slow and solitary, and quiet towards the end. My neighbors both have cancer. My wife has some medical issues. I have my own problems. My family is a mess, but overall, there are worse things and situations out there, and I thank The Lord for all the blessings he has given us in these days.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And even though the supply of Mezzo Mix is less and less, I hope that 2023, sees better days ahead of us, and good things also. I hope for health, and blessings for my wife, my family, my neighbors, our town, country, and our armed forces.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And that my friends and fellow readers is a quick run through of 2022 from me to you.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is wishing that you have a good year, good times, good gaming, and good blessings given to you.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And may your Mezzo Mix, never run out....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNpboqPp35lMtv4TyWk-n9SYYU6x-YfVOmkwGyBEBZrCCpCe-PZNEPrcF1E3TGBvBlIu87Qa6eRV-nuD9Zt9Aakzgf3xnes1IrhuHHYArQsJioE3mPp9xSXAVoGVMXlbIJw9kvqfcD0g0XChN_ACeMqpIcPXnS7kj7gEF8zn-BEMpKfu_SbLokG4-71g/s4032/IMG_0587.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNpboqPp35lMtv4TyWk-n9SYYU6x-YfVOmkwGyBEBZrCCpCe-PZNEPrcF1E3TGBvBlIu87Qa6eRV-nuD9Zt9Aakzgf3xnes1IrhuHHYArQsJioE3mPp9xSXAVoGVMXlbIJw9kvqfcD0g0XChN_ACeMqpIcPXnS7kj7gEF8zn-BEMpKfu_SbLokG4-71g/w480-h640/IMG_0587.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Truly a rare treasure....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div></div></div>Michael Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929476841889675888noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499214672600371105.post-45130396343186922742022-11-08T16:32:00.003-05:002022-11-09T09:42:56.777-05:00Oct update: "A busy month indeed!"....<h3 style="text-align: left;"> WARNING! ACHTUNG!</h3><div>This post is VERY picture heavy!</div><div><br /></div><div>So as you, dear reader will see, the Month of September was a bit busy here at House O' Murph, and October looked at September and said "Here. Hold my beer!", and went to town on me.</div><div>Now before I go any further, please understand that sometimes in gaming blogs, we have this thing called "Life", or "The Real World". In this case, this entry is a lot of that, and a little bit of painting and some gaming, but it's mainly a catch up to everyone and those interested as to how things are progressing with a 105 year old(ish), somewhat haunted house. But there IS gaming and mini stuff in this blog! Trust me.... heh heh heh....</div><div>And as Halloween approaches....</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw9WlTsTa-TSdBHmveOAbGJhtRuLGdO_GGYCdgbNEpJD_bQubkHm0guOKScf6QWCrE9Q487ZdpcDbPwkL9VhRiTSq5qoY7av0fjjqMvTrpW_NIbimAWfIimjqoXmoDsOgUPU0K--s_WIZgHPiOQHiDmo8VSjuOuyq_sUl3K1QWL9fEYoUxnk06oTkTBg/s1378/IMG_3148.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="976" data-original-width="1378" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw9WlTsTa-TSdBHmveOAbGJhtRuLGdO_GGYCdgbNEpJD_bQubkHm0guOKScf6QWCrE9Q487ZdpcDbPwkL9VhRiTSq5qoY7av0fjjqMvTrpW_NIbimAWfIimjqoXmoDsOgUPU0K--s_WIZgHPiOQHiDmo8VSjuOuyq_sUl3K1QWL9fEYoUxnk06oTkTBg/w400-h284/IMG_3148.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>(Oh dear...)</b></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><span style="color: #ffa400;">TREES BE GONE!</span></div><div>So in the last episode of this blog, I had discussed how the ginkgo tree (Tree #1 of Three slated for work), had been taken down. During the month of October, I also had Tree #2, (the half dead maple tree in the front yard), also taken down, (and adventure in itself), and Tree #3, (the big maple in the backyard with the fairy door), pruned back.</div><div>Tree #2 was a half dead maple on our curbside in our front. Each heavy storm would bring down branches and bark from it. The branches soon turned into limbs. It was only a matter of time before it came down and I didn't want it coming down in the street and onto someone's car. </div><div>So...a call to our tree guy, and he set up the appointment. Only to have his "B" team show up, (they showed up late, and due to that, had to work late into the night to complete the job), and while they did a "good job", it wasn't a "great job", (we still have a large stump to take care of). But it came down and there was wood for everyone!</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilvs0XUjarJjMkHhz9c1uftnn-YnN0-WSMcJlFcmeG18U-rEwS8qChRxj5FPC0LTCFcbTez-HD8vvJFxlXt_u47ogl90V-u0J9VjIvb23roSQgY4Zyu2AO0GBFJKwZ9mOI0niuF7i6NIwLUIV_We1-bNbhhlr0vp8On-eB9WPkNgl61NaVRGTsg9tYTA/s4032/IMG_2607.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilvs0XUjarJjMkHhz9c1uftnn-YnN0-WSMcJlFcmeG18U-rEwS8qChRxj5FPC0LTCFcbTez-HD8vvJFxlXt_u47ogl90V-u0J9VjIvb23roSQgY4Zyu2AO0GBFJKwZ9mOI0niuF7i6NIwLUIV_We1-bNbhhlr0vp8On-eB9WPkNgl61NaVRGTsg9tYTA/w640-h480/IMG_2607.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Here we can see the poor half dead tree being taken down...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMkOWguNbatAUAtILxIOyexMJZLao4dwVxhlTiBrA80GUUrvhQ7dp54p1KSOpzdYbQnWI4Qr22Bg9ZZf0usEdGTsePTK1C_xeyLu_-J5cXNU4wuFORTr2J3RQ5rYcV_a11KhgAWf35I0PdP9piB5FMlVifaERXWk2mrJWhX42yVd0wM_4CnqU1A9PkLw/s4032/IMG_2605.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMkOWguNbatAUAtILxIOyexMJZLao4dwVxhlTiBrA80GUUrvhQ7dp54p1KSOpzdYbQnWI4Qr22Bg9ZZf0usEdGTsePTK1C_xeyLu_-J5cXNU4wuFORTr2J3RQ5rYcV_a11KhgAWf35I0PdP9piB5FMlVifaERXWk2mrJWhX42yVd0wM_4CnqU1A9PkLw/w640-h480/IMG_2605.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Live branches and limbs...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhana0QwCXqdJLT3WuyKMtC2z7Lm0LdhFr2JyJY623_d18KAtDL6RetdvMaGB5lXgqfr8K2MLIrXL3uA4F4FC0f_6Ea6PBQAwJHIxWY4qn8i11jNTPjRPs3QM03bOAc195WAwHy4roPenmYZQOkM4cjHf5seEnuO2bh7VuG3t4YWNzEHqn2QdMb6_DkZA/s4032/IMG_2604.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhana0QwCXqdJLT3WuyKMtC2z7Lm0LdhFr2JyJY623_d18KAtDL6RetdvMaGB5lXgqfr8K2MLIrXL3uA4F4FC0f_6Ea6PBQAwJHIxWY4qn8i11jNTPjRPs3QM03bOAc195WAwHy4roPenmYZQOkM4cjHf5seEnuO2bh7VuG3t4YWNzEHqn2QdMb6_DkZA/w640-h480/IMG_2604.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(And the dead ones...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYFTHz8aKJRKc8jDGMprIYQqS89JaX4L-mXvtbHCw8rp8RqAAOTpxjGZ2DP2_fpizzW3Uq-iRyaFOKwhU7Nii3E8jxazKJvER92RgNqRFEa2EC8AniXLSlJD29ONmsftVhURn5Dm9WInFbSSSqDMLEu-guAbjSf9xAbLO1aWJ7O5pPWQOTnaiMQNI3RA/s4032/IMG_2624.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYFTHz8aKJRKc8jDGMprIYQqS89JaX4L-mXvtbHCw8rp8RqAAOTpxjGZ2DP2_fpizzW3Uq-iRyaFOKwhU7Nii3E8jxazKJvER92RgNqRFEa2EC8AniXLSlJD29ONmsftVhURn5Dm9WInFbSSSqDMLEu-guAbjSf9xAbLO1aWJ7O5pPWQOTnaiMQNI3RA/w480-h640/IMG_2624.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Working late in the night because the simply started too late and ran out of daylight....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXfQNsFf3Af347vOdnGCFyHSnnKY1R1c_Ja6F4_CvinMPmhobCMC-P40Yi_alLgRH4Ybyvrw8xeoqtdLsXtlEFgJ7fE2Hn8WriJyCi3-Rljeu2RUmfMJu6_RkIVP5YhupnvOQ3eLDnkTgKh4Upvpr7ljqwphqz82fszka9heYfKVUS1rNH5rjvHglP4Q/s4032/IMG_2626.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXfQNsFf3Af347vOdnGCFyHSnnKY1R1c_Ja6F4_CvinMPmhobCMC-P40Yi_alLgRH4Ybyvrw8xeoqtdLsXtlEFgJ7fE2Hn8WriJyCi3-Rljeu2RUmfMJu6_RkIVP5YhupnvOQ3eLDnkTgKh4Upvpr7ljqwphqz82fszka9heYfKVUS1rNH5rjvHglP4Q/w640-h480/IMG_2626.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Finishing up that night by vehicle light....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2qof4ridAjXBJsGcLYNVuRi0rFiHw1ddya1cM3arhbWf3-7bpRE0AkJIsJAL0RVcBlv0IVdJGluVIiI96UyL0GEXkdZSF3Njwzxd043vDbMCkjFDcoo_1rHO-TSWeWQtS3xU3Xz-mfUVHyLtvR9rDlUUiiWoPkkw6dw9tEBoMPzZG2iibuIQQfV7Yog/s4032/IMG_2695.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2qof4ridAjXBJsGcLYNVuRi0rFiHw1ddya1cM3arhbWf3-7bpRE0AkJIsJAL0RVcBlv0IVdJGluVIiI96UyL0GEXkdZSF3Njwzxd043vDbMCkjFDcoo_1rHO-TSWeWQtS3xU3Xz-mfUVHyLtvR9rDlUUiiWoPkkw6dw9tEBoMPzZG2iibuIQQfV7Yog/w640-h480/IMG_2695.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The next day showed the amount of wood from that one tree. Free firewood. Come and take it! And they did...Lots of it was loaded up by neighbors, and just folks asking for it.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUaMxhEXews7_3-AVfdpim3skhhGTvdxT7RCMmfjNIZmYYJuo2GX2TTNnHv9RFreMI6MMMS_H4IpZlcmjFNohjxSPnA5EUtNVzWlsBo2rtJWCQNeAWkSFf4MchYxIdoAbBfggdT-cUhs6snIDFiuoppHVCPE7sDyCFr6og_qN_RbqEH2J62gVizTDdLg/s4032/IMG_2697.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUaMxhEXews7_3-AVfdpim3skhhGTvdxT7RCMmfjNIZmYYJuo2GX2TTNnHv9RFreMI6MMMS_H4IpZlcmjFNohjxSPnA5EUtNVzWlsBo2rtJWCQNeAWkSFf4MchYxIdoAbBfggdT-cUhs6snIDFiuoppHVCPE7sDyCFr6og_qN_RbqEH2J62gVizTDdLg/w640-h480/IMG_2697.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Some of the wood was pretty large...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Plans for next year are to grind down the stumps of this one and the ginkgo tree. <div><br /></div><div>Then it was onto the job of pruning down Tree #3.</div><div>You can't really cut more than 20% of a tree back in one year or you will actually "shock" the tree and possibly kill it. With that going on, one has to watch to see how the tree responds to a 20% loss. Tree #3 is the biggest one that we have, and yes, it has a fairy door, so I had to be careful as to how it was going to be cut. </div><div>The essential primary job was to prune off a series of extremely long limbs and branches, (these actually went over the house, and were responsible for the damage to the roof that is going to be repaired this month), and had to be taken down for safety.</div><div>I actually didn't get any photos of this job as it was done quickly and I was uber busy at the time. </div><div>But now there is a large pile of wood for my fire pit.</div><div><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>FOOD!!!!!!</b></span></div><div>Yes, yes, I know. This is the part you all have been waiting for. "Come on Murph..." You say. "Enough with the trees already! Show us what you have been eating!"</div><div>Very well. Your wish is my command.</div><div><br /></div><div>One of the cool things about my house is that we have raspberry bushes in the back, and this year I was able to gather a small jar of them. Also we were able to harvest enough Quince fruit from our bush in the yard, (Quince is NOT native to Indiana), that we were able to make six jars of Quince Jelly, and 2 large containers of Quince paste. It was indeed a bit of an all day job to do it, but the results were well worth it.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlHECrJTSKGvSYBnBpTka6lKaPB_MHGB1g_q-hZLs4ip9SFiEyVsRR0LFBI1FkdYVShyofIgmDaJA4Z8gVEJklb_kZYBAUJ0Nif532i5TOZU6jg7sojmJD9m_pSsZnmWm3LJ4npVdi7vFJwmUIv8A3kWSaeGIzNyPMeAuPesWVPFRBM0EP0Bdcrn92hA/s1800/QDYX2969.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlHECrJTSKGvSYBnBpTka6lKaPB_MHGB1g_q-hZLs4ip9SFiEyVsRR0LFBI1FkdYVShyofIgmDaJA4Z8gVEJklb_kZYBAUJ0Nif532i5TOZU6jg7sojmJD9m_pSsZnmWm3LJ4npVdi7vFJwmUIv8A3kWSaeGIzNyPMeAuPesWVPFRBM0EP0Bdcrn92hA/w512-h640/QDYX2969.JPG" width="512" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Fresh from the back yard...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0P3T3ExPTfhdnUD0xBrMzHnlvhGAOWwcFZ5hWAcyOmgRhN1jRMKseyWmnFhGyL1qxokuWfcCyX2os0HTswpSVxFvzSqfndBdPhYCKgs25W1ecwkgcjzLZEptThlikCaV-59F0H4Ik_030bncrjlsxnL2FngJC1152LjDQYeLPbcF7dAYEAmt-0MGUew/s4032/IMG_2742.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0P3T3ExPTfhdnUD0xBrMzHnlvhGAOWwcFZ5hWAcyOmgRhN1jRMKseyWmnFhGyL1qxokuWfcCyX2os0HTswpSVxFvzSqfndBdPhYCKgs25W1ecwkgcjzLZEptThlikCaV-59F0H4Ik_030bncrjlsxnL2FngJC1152LjDQYeLPbcF7dAYEAmt-0MGUew/w640-h480/IMG_2742.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(From this...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV53sf80lUpJGmVegUISue-p8ibnjiA-I1RxehOabERtE5RPVtLiuuAQCTJEW2v9hacKC8QYOBw25QR0Sa1f4U2T8p-WjLales_fmMyP0N6FYphpKpSweqqgse4JeNNxYy325ZFaI_arxTDf9NH1lkb21bnOt2kjvvdeiWLmgAVfflEvs6bD_ulVWmMw/s4032/311204630_507860717864716_8568781375386449079_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV53sf80lUpJGmVegUISue-p8ibnjiA-I1RxehOabERtE5RPVtLiuuAQCTJEW2v9hacKC8QYOBw25QR0Sa1f4U2T8p-WjLales_fmMyP0N6FYphpKpSweqqgse4JeNNxYy325ZFaI_arxTDf9NH1lkb21bnOt2kjvvdeiWLmgAVfflEvs6bD_ulVWmMw/w640-h480/311204630_507860717864716_8568781375386449079_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(To this...Six jars worth of Quince Jelly goodness...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzroZEQQiXlUOvx47FM_MIaRuxjz-zWmAe5px0d-cB2cCRIMFbdAf0B1xgNVxNz9jv3srdXms6Y0yNE6P-_6ku0Pk0H4dtUxRASrXNOvQUYOKWGj-RRskatamIYG2tw_hQ_wjg9-3Nu5QM9oOLsYvJSWjDquqcQ015xPaIQSuCkjXJRRt7whinnqZ8Eg/s4032/311348650_1163827231197095_8533689723461407040_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzroZEQQiXlUOvx47FM_MIaRuxjz-zWmAe5px0d-cB2cCRIMFbdAf0B1xgNVxNz9jv3srdXms6Y0yNE6P-_6ku0Pk0H4dtUxRASrXNOvQUYOKWGj-RRskatamIYG2tw_hQ_wjg9-3Nu5QM9oOLsYvJSWjDquqcQ015xPaIQSuCkjXJRRt7whinnqZ8Eg/w640-h480/311348650_1163827231197095_8533689723461407040_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(And this! Quince Paste!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And then there was more food...this time by me!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Every October, I get into my "German mood", and thus...want...German food!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This month of October, I decided on a Saturday night German Meal.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So from my crafty hands came Jagerschnitzel, Spaetzle, Saurkraut, and Salat, with a good dark German Rye Bread. (Compliments of Aldis!). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A couple of Weizen beers would have been nice to top it off with, but perhaps next year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSR-avwhekGqTvTF6c5H2dVlKqdBcu74E4zPVIwZO50SS0PKnRpBfA7oCDCh43yilS1SldJ4zyX7DM8oJYwYaXIzxT-55FTLpUhBr0qR4F5FqAsEph4YIVWdI5wKPze5CpQPdp9JgB_9Wm1Y2tm_WUi2wN1M-gDU1SEYWuRHVy8MsBp80YkS3w_yXDdQ/s4032/IMG_2700.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSR-avwhekGqTvTF6c5H2dVlKqdBcu74E4zPVIwZO50SS0PKnRpBfA7oCDCh43yilS1SldJ4zyX7DM8oJYwYaXIzxT-55FTLpUhBr0qR4F5FqAsEph4YIVWdI5wKPze5CpQPdp9JgB_9Wm1Y2tm_WUi2wN1M-gDU1SEYWuRHVy8MsBp80YkS3w_yXDdQ/w640-h480/IMG_2700.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Deutsches Abendessen! Sehr Gut!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXfjs-7Y6O6-UOz4fJaoFJ9mOmd_BzLpTOlvWOB6FsBcC2tYByA2KLYwx_9JS-xMysvcFnWmWDMm4y6A5BpTjMCO_GIR_KwlCQEdjly6HRD_XHH7xuxrTWVHz1irQEWfrQsR3VFASabXUn8WTWWRmZz-qEUcISAQqYeeZMeCobCE2Q2jLcSbgptQljKA/s4032/IMG_2702.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXfjs-7Y6O6-UOz4fJaoFJ9mOmd_BzLpTOlvWOB6FsBcC2tYByA2KLYwx_9JS-xMysvcFnWmWDMm4y6A5BpTjMCO_GIR_KwlCQEdjly6HRD_XHH7xuxrTWVHz1irQEWfrQsR3VFASabXUn8WTWWRmZz-qEUcISAQqYeeZMeCobCE2Q2jLcSbgptQljKA/w640-h480/IMG_2702.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(A close up of my handiwork.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div>And my wonderful wife, (Gawd bless her!), was not to be outdone!<div>For breakfast one morning she fixed up bratwurst, (cooked in butter), and her famous "German Apfel Pancakes", (cooked in a cast iron skillet which makes all the difference!), and yes, we ate well that morning!</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2IBmxDj1rKvhXxLrwrLLd-IXKSTJeRfUahimHAeKW2ECDJ49AxgvE-2FyBJf2lAw4AsLjxiC1eQXC1g8MW1zZQaswaTM0VVddZ3Pv4ux-5xsRctyWutgKKHYkhFbHb0dsuS1-CDs931VU09lZtnUSmTUa9-2IdjE_-ljZ3GhIXL0ePKN6jl7hrSGhg/s4032/IMG_3461.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2IBmxDj1rKvhXxLrwrLLd-IXKSTJeRfUahimHAeKW2ECDJ49AxgvE-2FyBJf2lAw4AsLjxiC1eQXC1g8MW1zZQaswaTM0VVddZ3Pv4ux-5xsRctyWutgKKHYkhFbHb0dsuS1-CDs931VU09lZtnUSmTUa9-2IdjE_-ljZ3GhIXL0ePKN6jl7hrSGhg/w640-h480/IMG_3461.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(So sinfully good....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN9Dhkmmi7ylR4YwtNUliduALLqJlTQHB02DVpwuBxpLgtmb9AbLSUI3qO0hQsBDjBuPGj3xbY6CoDi37F6KejezJMHS1V5m96jKOxdcIdZOS-UrPqsK109JsDNS-jfoRtl1kW1vIBhu7Eknmho7B-eHJpVAaWnqGxlF1Ef_W6_nplyCLmeIC-4IRZWQ/s4032/IMG_3462.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN9Dhkmmi7ylR4YwtNUliduALLqJlTQHB02DVpwuBxpLgtmb9AbLSUI3qO0hQsBDjBuPGj3xbY6CoDi37F6KejezJMHS1V5m96jKOxdcIdZOS-UrPqsK109JsDNS-jfoRtl1kW1vIBhu7Eknmho7B-eHJpVAaWnqGxlF1Ef_W6_nplyCLmeIC-4IRZWQ/w480-h640/IMG_3462.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(And brats to go with it!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><div>And of course this past October was the 10 year anniversary for my wonderful wife (Gawd bless her!), and myself. And in doing so, we celebrated by going out for Japanese.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1s33e3mbmO5jo6rTqbrTa-vQGrm5daSAGND95VzrjKKKRMF-BuwikNzANQXVVKS2UClv1rSQkEQNRvy4mOvO9iUFZbbYyp8DhZ8gyUKf8mIQ-nJRzt-AZ8z635G86MCf-ZE1O_rs9ee0GGsv6N0CCISAK_-nFOdzSoLvgVBuvEJQHX-Z7e8Zhknz7rw/s4032/IMG_2800.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1s33e3mbmO5jo6rTqbrTa-vQGrm5daSAGND95VzrjKKKRMF-BuwikNzANQXVVKS2UClv1rSQkEQNRvy4mOvO9iUFZbbYyp8DhZ8gyUKf8mIQ-nJRzt-AZ8z635G86MCf-ZE1O_rs9ee0GGsv6N0CCISAK_-nFOdzSoLvgVBuvEJQHX-Z7e8Zhknz7rw/w480-h640/IMG_2800.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Our local place. I always had a bit of a "sinking" feeling whenever I came here. But I would "Dive right in..." )<br />Thank you folks I'll be here all week. Don't forget to tip your waiters and "try the veal!"...</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM63k-dZna-a_1ASzqkTMLl0TSpTvA8jiFfTCdmq2rZLHuRggym7JKPw8Xm7OhUNXNawrf01VBMsfdmXHFlHSclL1qC5LxIXwEOznQeLuCXnTpYkZ9rR-SvLBkvAijufZzhN3r8CiO5IAHRsNcPyR8YRcJJng5HP2MvE27SR3jMkwQ2HZhXLIFWd_Bqw/s4032/IMG_2802.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM63k-dZna-a_1ASzqkTMLl0TSpTvA8jiFfTCdmq2rZLHuRggym7JKPw8Xm7OhUNXNawrf01VBMsfdmXHFlHSclL1qC5LxIXwEOznQeLuCXnTpYkZ9rR-SvLBkvAijufZzhN3r8CiO5IAHRsNcPyR8YRcJJng5HP2MvE27SR3jMkwQ2HZhXLIFWd_Bqw/w640-h480/IMG_2802.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Inside...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbEaIhDwgOC9M8-2WyL7cDdTuyS9QQ7glnm5xolYdw87a6qGw6WsBsWtlOgGAc0LTjdIqBdXnk9D9k7XlwKm8pkLSIWedKD9UF10IxCy7kJuMUX34368LeiBUohyvO5IiHn97yIunv8yaPWO2wMLueoMT1GOEWCiHXVfY-7PmCEePL75NuNL0SjG48ig/s4032/IMG_2804.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbEaIhDwgOC9M8-2WyL7cDdTuyS9QQ7glnm5xolYdw87a6qGw6WsBsWtlOgGAc0LTjdIqBdXnk9D9k7XlwKm8pkLSIWedKD9UF10IxCy7kJuMUX34368LeiBUohyvO5IiHn97yIunv8yaPWO2wMLueoMT1GOEWCiHXVfY-7PmCEePL75NuNL0SjG48ig/w640-h480/IMG_2804.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Seaweed salad and Miso soup...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDdee5actrEaNxze-8-AAzjLPtXftzRG4zfC3W9Pw6O5Ej9jWE3fYbdHRYfj4PA_o8S1aDH3a_-nG5cHJ2nxc52c_TATyZwHmZoCzer6rtM6deA4ZhiCBUeTZk3fkDCIvE461IKlQ8fng9aCNCOGrtbeWn8-xV-8UIE3jcRKAV48l3LXQqhOQSNlNUoA/s4032/IMG_2808.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDdee5actrEaNxze-8-AAzjLPtXftzRG4zfC3W9Pw6O5Ej9jWE3fYbdHRYfj4PA_o8S1aDH3a_-nG5cHJ2nxc52c_TATyZwHmZoCzer6rtM6deA4ZhiCBUeTZk3fkDCIvE461IKlQ8fng9aCNCOGrtbeWn8-xV-8UIE3jcRKAV48l3LXQqhOQSNlNUoA/w640-h480/IMG_2808.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Rainbow roll with ginger and wasabi. Yellowtail roll is on the plate behind.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh9AhjWTJsE7-Vr1QEmZJKNC_tPfxkxzgMXup6JqBlx_moSvb0nQ9YE-o5K7BjaoXXgn9YjDNUoKI8CNpwx4aWcfVgSC0HEYsIc3PfnLiVUSj0Rr_LTznbjEzZfz20vp4vy5ZpYANOorOYiqr3c6xaaVMKMsaLlVpeCRtZpe3KyhiAmYcpkvK_RJdhuQ/s4032/IMG_2809.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh9AhjWTJsE7-Vr1QEmZJKNC_tPfxkxzgMXup6JqBlx_moSvb0nQ9YE-o5K7BjaoXXgn9YjDNUoKI8CNpwx4aWcfVgSC0HEYsIc3PfnLiVUSj0Rr_LTznbjEzZfz20vp4vy5ZpYANOorOYiqr3c6xaaVMKMsaLlVpeCRtZpe3KyhiAmYcpkvK_RJdhuQ/w640-h480/IMG_2809.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(More delicious food....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>For the dessert mints, they have this wonderful candy that my wife is addicted to. Since we do not read Japanese, we have no clue what it is. If anyone can tell us what this is we would be grateful.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgulYhSM8jiyyhYQrNyuRGuCPAp3SfumiySALD7AdFG7fBj4z93Fnzv40YwLi1_KY3rFvi6nDMH-xmdHwNWaFfYu3D_Vz_GA2qCWU7i4WFumMk0OpKttqXCbrmGoTHPPhZWAw1_Mjg3e9xpz5BMeWGrhEWrPk04tlMFVrKSsqlFvhVQBFmXd1vG4rdgqw/s4032/IMG_3441.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgulYhSM8jiyyhYQrNyuRGuCPAp3SfumiySALD7AdFG7fBj4z93Fnzv40YwLi1_KY3rFvi6nDMH-xmdHwNWaFfYu3D_Vz_GA2qCWU7i4WFumMk0OpKttqXCbrmGoTHPPhZWAw1_Mjg3e9xpz5BMeWGrhEWrPk04tlMFVrKSsqlFvhVQBFmXd1vG4rdgqw/w480-h640/IMG_3441.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRVKfl-aaRc13iDDd7lWqknYw80GlMEtTTmDzA02xoI9ecCCtQMfvJAH8F-_XEG0aGVFeoUsZEF8dq8-enEzChvgaobnydHFzT0fVuz9kBNwFvDzfU_OJ--vf7_s9aWs91ak-JwKfKgR1YZtoAUlG9TGh7mljq8kHuy3BPL5c_5Y7iT1TCgFgk9QEkug/s4032/IMG_3443.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRVKfl-aaRc13iDDd7lWqknYw80GlMEtTTmDzA02xoI9ecCCtQMfvJAH8F-_XEG0aGVFeoUsZEF8dq8-enEzChvgaobnydHFzT0fVuz9kBNwFvDzfU_OJ--vf7_s9aWs91ak-JwKfKgR1YZtoAUlG9TGh7mljq8kHuy3BPL5c_5Y7iT1TCgFgk9QEkug/w480-h640/IMG_3443.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>So finally...FINALLY, that is it with the food.</div><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">OCTOBER! (and gaming!!!)</span></h3><div>So the month of October came in, and I was going to pull out the stops and run a FFG "Fury of Dracula" game, but sadly enough that did not happen. Perhaps next year.</div><div>Instead I hit the painting table first. </div><div>During the month of October I usually try to paint up quite a few Halloween themed figures. I did get a few figures painted but sadly only two of them were Halloween themed. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizKoIljfSbBSvr53HYrqwCu9XdNg6MHNbDNdM7y60nqh8u9g8k-dE6r5UATQjAdPNM-azsujduA13P6gyI0VtoPYSYMSRRyvMHlvE4YzOXsyXy0aYN_fkTSAue-Egu1_bFPIBn5-RAbiEQi7HtqGrvKHrOKE7RA1qAzS-VTkgi5SMrs7QCUD7-f4Ee-A/s4032/IMG_2857.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizKoIljfSbBSvr53HYrqwCu9XdNg6MHNbDNdM7y60nqh8u9g8k-dE6r5UATQjAdPNM-azsujduA13P6gyI0VtoPYSYMSRRyvMHlvE4YzOXsyXy0aYN_fkTSAue-Egu1_bFPIBn5-RAbiEQi7HtqGrvKHrOKE7RA1qAzS-VTkgi5SMrs7QCUD7-f4Ee-A/w480-h640/IMG_2857.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Two ghostly ladies for Halloween...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>And with Halloween approaching I wanted to do something a little "Halloweeny" for the group, so why not give the players Trick or Treat Bags? (An idea taken from Martha Stewart).</div><div>So a run to Wally World for bags and candy. Each bag got an assortment of Hershey's Reese's Cups and Pieces, Snickers, Almond Joy, Whoppers, Milk Duds, Kit Kats, Twizzlers, Sour Patch Kids, and Swedish Fish.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGDcNJQaq3rPuV8dr2zPR4w3gIhPPHNlaJOyzluir9X5le00nAPYKOmge99vws0BnL14VTiJIeCLgpkRYSuF6Tvznf-M7K44io25TCimlBNtdXWJJ4SHMDDMTYPumQf8CyMMmtrh_-ePIrCVaNGjMBDCykjJ1tlAbk3DJCBoy7Gryg2qg2lrGvvrcYGw/s4032/IMG_2983.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGDcNJQaq3rPuV8dr2zPR4w3gIhPPHNlaJOyzluir9X5le00nAPYKOmge99vws0BnL14VTiJIeCLgpkRYSuF6Tvznf-M7K44io25TCimlBNtdXWJJ4SHMDDMTYPumQf8CyMMmtrh_-ePIrCVaNGjMBDCykjJ1tlAbk3DJCBoy7Gryg2qg2lrGvvrcYGw/w640-h480/IMG_2983.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(None of that crappy taffy candy or candy corn here! Nope. It's the GOOD stuff!!!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The bags were filled....<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg66MjzkrwDvYx08VjdPeYcS3YHM8dDKLbbmd-fLoavAx1yf_vmJ2bROpnp3tzSe7stR9riBl40GKBb2haW4RZqIC-jPnKsX83OD3p7BpYcj_ji0s7PNUsqkELeKz5hgCaP6zymxwKkeOhvNwwWe3Lx3MfQS3D3jlSs8fl2z_r7jbBTxJPN9NFue3jkpA/s4032/IMG_2984.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg66MjzkrwDvYx08VjdPeYcS3YHM8dDKLbbmd-fLoavAx1yf_vmJ2bROpnp3tzSe7stR9riBl40GKBb2haW4RZqIC-jPnKsX83OD3p7BpYcj_ji0s7PNUsqkELeKz5hgCaP6zymxwKkeOhvNwwWe3Lx3MfQS3D3jlSs8fl2z_r7jbBTxJPN9NFue3jkpA/w640-h480/IMG_2984.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>And custom "artwork" was applied....</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1G2exEPc98e4DT9e8JqmGYqQEhZdRKffTHbKK3d-J-VanJ-d-Gn5pOa2HwRdA1NIiSLE6z_lRH4fB7cgS56mtWY1Bo5U4AyuwrA7AGcYDB9lQCdunZE6-CSHG5NLqtqWCWaPkU9KxXJO5U9VDzDE81ccUDzjImC4GTMl1FcBT_1JinvAzVC9VXN-W_Q/s4032/IMG_2987.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1G2exEPc98e4DT9e8JqmGYqQEhZdRKffTHbKK3d-J-VanJ-d-Gn5pOa2HwRdA1NIiSLE6z_lRH4fB7cgS56mtWY1Bo5U4AyuwrA7AGcYDB9lQCdunZE6-CSHG5NLqtqWCWaPkU9KxXJO5U9VDzDE81ccUDzjImC4GTMl1FcBT_1JinvAzVC9VXN-W_Q/w480-h640/IMG_2987.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(NOT the "Bat Signal"...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgMEJnjetdkhR7LJvKUrUyJPUw-X9vbMNj4wnYW8ajonLxNd9YpHIhSjKrD8qj4vuOQWLXAn6rxo9XDz9pQzCB-uNDPhnbIgva_LlEpOlAr96_hZ2_lxjhEJFHsTDwzcKQAnTtoyLLjpWxpGCavGplX7VoqZOTIgm5S89wc4VNVbWqtfxvzxa36ep1lQ/s4032/IMG_2988.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgMEJnjetdkhR7LJvKUrUyJPUw-X9vbMNj4wnYW8ajonLxNd9YpHIhSjKrD8qj4vuOQWLXAn6rxo9XDz9pQzCB-uNDPhnbIgva_LlEpOlAr96_hZ2_lxjhEJFHsTDwzcKQAnTtoyLLjpWxpGCavGplX7VoqZOTIgm5S89wc4VNVbWqtfxvzxa36ep1lQ/w480-h640/IMG_2988.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Yowza!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH6sIw0T5o4jUYLl3S1bU_gMyt_Nm12lRKVHYZAl3bwpBh9IyIbpW1iMfpZm1RvvIuaZnEgp6ZA0mtOKsawcKk2IFrKE6rUIsAdE5U1ezhQYCPDA-1PJH_U4x0ztzsdkaca-1v04IM1-X0U-yjq27YAt87Lb6XxenHNHzyOWvs1jrit8anwGIEV9c_xw/s4032/IMG_2989.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH6sIw0T5o4jUYLl3S1bU_gMyt_Nm12lRKVHYZAl3bwpBh9IyIbpW1iMfpZm1RvvIuaZnEgp6ZA0mtOKsawcKk2IFrKE6rUIsAdE5U1ezhQYCPDA-1PJH_U4x0ztzsdkaca-1v04IM1-X0U-yjq27YAt87Lb6XxenHNHzyOWvs1jrit8anwGIEV9c_xw/w480-h640/IMG_2989.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(RIP Berry M. Dead....zzzzzz...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEJfyNjoFYMJGyWah9HWMu0r0wdaTwtCX3XPIG0DmFEXpeK3IzvkHJhk23A7I5TPK67FK8yiJ1KT4g5-lsYjRXQT4DCSMi-nfa3VGs4OwMQTg_tvFwFeP5ibbaSJ7MDT6sQMhZom6pRkb5lWa42iIYzriv_zDrKnwqJie6lLlh4LEwMDhqX_PIHSse8Q/s4032/IMG_2990.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEJfyNjoFYMJGyWah9HWMu0r0wdaTwtCX3XPIG0DmFEXpeK3IzvkHJhk23A7I5TPK67FK8yiJ1KT4g5-lsYjRXQT4DCSMi-nfa3VGs4OwMQTg_tvFwFeP5ibbaSJ7MDT6sQMhZom6pRkb5lWa42iIYzriv_zDrKnwqJie6lLlh4LEwMDhqX_PIHSse8Q/w480-h640/IMG_2990.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Singing: "I-I-I ain't go no booooooooody!")</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtNqTR2J2jCe7mcYzv7aq8FX1lPK9sX6sLKiOpX0WpZ_jmX3JpBhG6Xzpybc1zNzlwgN-H2h7Jzgg7IRdjaaI4YbwqTr3BVVuTaSaMosO7KXjLy5ugBYG8dRSVIJvXVFh9TArPtqsai4ApbWXsQ5Kq4ZoAlsjmhZNQX58OA1TopGPuszIq1W2p-BRsfw/s4032/IMG_2991.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtNqTR2J2jCe7mcYzv7aq8FX1lPK9sX6sLKiOpX0WpZ_jmX3JpBhG6Xzpybc1zNzlwgN-H2h7Jzgg7IRdjaaI4YbwqTr3BVVuTaSaMosO7KXjLy5ugBYG8dRSVIJvXVFh9TArPtqsai4ApbWXsQ5Kq4ZoAlsjmhZNQX58OA1TopGPuszIq1W2p-BRsfw/w480-h640/IMG_2991.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Frank is definitely not happy....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSudUFr91b40PL7_hPt07E9za0S4kMikfCDMPXxV5-gsZkvx-tMNn8gjidDzeoFgOA6dBpmAyror73Wk2tM-8VHW3KascTp_mfUjgL_DS7N9aWSiedhQwTir-XXXW4dTuDe3KgtCnffP0afKZa8IpreDDRPf1sscoew1noaDhq9ujq43_4Jnggf9JRlQ/s4032/IMG_3015.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSudUFr91b40PL7_hPt07E9za0S4kMikfCDMPXxV5-gsZkvx-tMNn8gjidDzeoFgOA6dBpmAyror73Wk2tM-8VHW3KascTp_mfUjgL_DS7N9aWSiedhQwTir-XXXW4dTuDe3KgtCnffP0afKZa8IpreDDRPf1sscoew1noaDhq9ujq43_4Jnggf9JRlQ/w640-h480/IMG_3015.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(And the bags are placed on the table...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp98MUjUoxcuNLGNWKUaYxl8VicB5mez7-cw_Gg3zqh6xTAzkqUeM_H2fUs7WrXw9pURW3zdBWzMK0Rm6if06gphTzDaE4qqnImGxftrqgWMR2XT7HGjHp3uA1MuphXWCed4KK0euekvYe30u4tmufrtIkTAqY2gPFJyBVGIp9q00cglDGp9d2UsK71w/s4032/IMG_3017.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp98MUjUoxcuNLGNWKUaYxl8VicB5mez7-cw_Gg3zqh6xTAzkqUeM_H2fUs7WrXw9pURW3zdBWzMK0Rm6if06gphTzDaE4qqnImGxftrqgWMR2XT7HGjHp3uA1MuphXWCed4KK0euekvYe30u4tmufrtIkTAqY2gPFJyBVGIp9q00cglDGp9d2UsK71w/w640-h480/IMG_3017.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(And a little moody atmosphere....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />We set up the game room....</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL585orWsxMdztF5Qgv9GKsI6IpCqK4ZdcN3C994eOtey8BDVXb3ldIjMYUxVUoRij1-8ShDDaRgn7Jf5J6yYAo86Ew2Z8CSLUDT_SeXCE2OEquhQL3II2kIa1uGpcI4GcCiBpNVtZqJJlt6UQI7osfNEjgoAO3vuzseF52nXTxGBF9OhxNjRZtviWqA/s4032/IMG_3026.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL585orWsxMdztF5Qgv9GKsI6IpCqK4ZdcN3C994eOtey8BDVXb3ldIjMYUxVUoRij1-8ShDDaRgn7Jf5J6yYAo86Ew2Z8CSLUDT_SeXCE2OEquhQL3II2kIa1uGpcI4GcCiBpNVtZqJJlt6UQI7osfNEjgoAO3vuzseF52nXTxGBF9OhxNjRZtviWqA/w640-h480/IMG_3026.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>And added some decorations....</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWkXA2e-gWbPPyjqe_dlxfL-lqLBNxcv-ArxPCe9SN56eE4jmymw_tBWRH5-KAPaDRX8TsG8KdqeHmLrDYWUeSIyZzuLSEjqensLcuP5fYjUrtWCC9YGnEI00_iXVfhw85YaT1eTg26un0dd3gEqdPB71yg2R8UmEAA3yEiplXwd0ALBOU3DD2nBs_Q/s4032/IMG_3023.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97BdsAHZf25OZKuNuUM2rKK12Bo6U6U8ELl64iinv6ppyEJ32ja6VpNRVGQxint420j-IQ0aCf48Q9fAcxXzbQxRXpadMnEbskxkIagYLxPCkmbHXhwqc_Ai1J_QPkqJIA7GWU2zoqfeKwbliwdclZvPeTM1y_QMD0Bh-zt-fA3jOQUsAhnExToZBsg/s4032/IMG_3043.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97BdsAHZf25OZKuNuUM2rKK12Bo6U6U8ELl64iinv6ppyEJ32ja6VpNRVGQxint420j-IQ0aCf48Q9fAcxXzbQxRXpadMnEbskxkIagYLxPCkmbHXhwqc_Ai1J_QPkqJIA7GWU2zoqfeKwbliwdclZvPeTM1y_QMD0Bh-zt-fA3jOQUsAhnExToZBsg/w640-h480/IMG_3043.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Cupcakes, Vanilla and Chocolate filling...mmmm....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyq8Lk6b_f6_IagbR_Z-EagwJHh2wbNgh2Y3t-KbgIFegDCASTL7NcJ8ivAbpSmBFiHiJ_eMCPepQ5MuGa5H2XKhtuML1gUmoI5qRCF_xmiJfxYDE65NumXcdokUkLrYWd0ke2qvmBFrsl_2ecZwvgwoKwoo7s6FnRuOJ3McQM6u-V2qMhqyGqnrtLMA/s4032/IMG_3044.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyq8Lk6b_f6_IagbR_Z-EagwJHh2wbNgh2Y3t-KbgIFegDCASTL7NcJ8ivAbpSmBFiHiJ_eMCPepQ5MuGa5H2XKhtuML1gUmoI5qRCF_xmiJfxYDE65NumXcdokUkLrYWd0ke2qvmBFrsl_2ecZwvgwoKwoo7s6FnRuOJ3McQM6u-V2qMhqyGqnrtLMA/w640-h480/IMG_3044.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(I've got a feeling....somebody's watching meeee.....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />And then we gamed....<div><br /></div><div>The game was quiet and uneventful as the PC's recovered from their adventure in the temple, and received word of the "evil lair", deep in a boggy, swampy, wood, known as "The Dreadmire". With a female NPC they rescued (Stansia is her name), and a newly purchased cart and mule, (the mule has been named "Burrito"), and supplies, they headed out to hopefully get the answers they were looking for.</div><div>They slogged through the swamps, (leaving the girl, and cart and camp behind), and found the entrance to the lair. Once they stepped in, we stopped there for the evening.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZHARykrEG76GCjd1BSf0vlaAqZ337ES0S-f0Q2R-TFRWIhTNgHwPDeFelA-cDiOmGC1MWUFjjdlGMVjzwRzuZ_IAETZQ1_SQpR7n2uccuyBuf9siPs9lViYcP0A34CnGJ2oZ4sLnX1UsvDGMTYK3iALc97Ad0mANlfg_sqyDFuj4yq-832_dx_FRGg/s4032/IMG_3047.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZHARykrEG76GCjd1BSf0vlaAqZ337ES0S-f0Q2R-TFRWIhTNgHwPDeFelA-cDiOmGC1MWUFjjdlGMVjzwRzuZ_IAETZQ1_SQpR7n2uccuyBuf9siPs9lViYcP0A34CnGJ2oZ4sLnX1UsvDGMTYK3iALc97Ad0mANlfg_sqyDFuj4yq-832_dx_FRGg/w640-h480/IMG_3047.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The party making decisions...good...bad...it all depends on the dice roll....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />After the group left, my wife and I celebrated another wonderful day of friends and fun, by going out for......MEXICAN FOOD!!!<div><br /></div><div>Yes! That's right...<b>MORE</b> FOOD PICS!!!!</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTejgScqYK9GpNTUYy83vPD4dUFD-h7AKVtlAd0zWYx-sJ8pgkw2TSW8LlY1Y0QHHzckk2rsqItHDnNp2rMqzX67N_rfCzc6SqELVy0vuIrSGEsBkQhoG9fuHyQp4NdpiKspHBOD8vOkRSaLMfO_HS9Vf-dK1pZ0MYUYN3JEWcWYnw43-H3mdZ5hFfhg/s4032/IMG_3051.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTejgScqYK9GpNTUYy83vPD4dUFD-h7AKVtlAd0zWYx-sJ8pgkw2TSW8LlY1Y0QHHzckk2rsqItHDnNp2rMqzX67N_rfCzc6SqELVy0vuIrSGEsBkQhoG9fuHyQp4NdpiKspHBOD8vOkRSaLMfO_HS9Vf-dK1pZ0MYUYN3JEWcWYnw43-H3mdZ5hFfhg/w640-h480/IMG_3051.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(My fajita dinner...mmmm...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0IijQFqaXn7TUwAojSaboBEFjVYd58Eg9fM_iXAfo6fONR0DkkzXmpepQTGe9ZWST0qBkvAPodLViOLykd_0ZcBek2BDuowzhzqomSVCWBfa6RKWfoE5p59Al9x3aZXpEScb76mVsZTKWonOSyK6O3WvYlz61jF4M4AWyd-TyQt9w23f0J_m_o9Vefg/s4032/IMG_3052.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0IijQFqaXn7TUwAojSaboBEFjVYd58Eg9fM_iXAfo6fONR0DkkzXmpepQTGe9ZWST0qBkvAPodLViOLykd_0ZcBek2BDuowzhzqomSVCWBfa6RKWfoE5p59Al9x3aZXpEScb76mVsZTKWonOSyK6O3WvYlz61jF4M4AWyd-TyQt9w23f0J_m_o9Vefg/w640-h480/IMG_3052.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(A close up of the fajita goodness....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />And so once more our evening came to a close...<div><br /></div><div>And Halloween was right around the corner!</div><div><br /></div><div>And I close this, (really there is a lot more, but this thing is already too dang long), I and my wonderful wife (Gawd bless her!), wish that your Halloween was a good one!</div><div>More to come!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXJv7n_4uIGEdOPLJjVZp0QKUSY4Ic7ytQJSnR4OsT2Fz4FJPeT12eRJowqZu1l8DBKdViBXntfSHTLOJNoJgzp749tBSgNHCYl4iApnH5auvzHLbxX_X7zL4YzuEbozyrIxDn1DVy1gFaGdB8J0KOY7zVTnw3emG0p5mIblNmNMCx74gnFCYesK8QHA/s640/313146525_10166779401590858_3456944833559242574_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="640" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXJv7n_4uIGEdOPLJjVZp0QKUSY4Ic7ytQJSnR4OsT2Fz4FJPeT12eRJowqZu1l8DBKdViBXntfSHTLOJNoJgzp749tBSgNHCYl4iApnH5auvzHLbxX_X7zL4YzuEbozyrIxDn1DVy1gFaGdB8J0KOY7zVTnw3emG0p5mIblNmNMCx74gnFCYesK8QHA/w640-h474/313146525_10166779401590858_3456944833559242574_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Michael Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929476841889675888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499214672600371105.post-17781839980883991482022-10-04T20:44:00.002-04:002022-10-04T20:44:22.261-04:00End of September Update...<p> As Summer goes away, and my wonderful Fall season is now here, it is time for me to get up off of my duff (No relation to Hillary), and get to updating this blog for the month.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">Seasons Change...</span></h3><div>A lot has happened around Murph-Haus since the last update. Most of it although isn't on the gaming front; however there is some of that too. </div><div>The Fall season here is always wonderful. Our trees turn from green into a mixture of golden yellows and red-oranges, displaying their glory in all their colors until the time comes for the leaves to fall. </div><div>Our little town is already decorating for Halloween. I promise to get some pictures up soon. </div><div>Our towns high school football team is having a really bad season.</div><div>The road construction in our town continues. "Soon" is the answer as to when it will be finished.</div><div>Construction continues on our new police station.</div><div>An antique store went out of business. The owner died in Feb, and I think they were just getting rid of stock.</div><div><br /></div><div>On our side, the rest of the ginkgo tree came down....</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHiRDZ2Q39OB3zxpu4k__RVIEJjTo9UVkDOGcUUn37mWgz2g5VEnYQNioPUmHE1JiFeMCG28m-s_pHxfoU8ZRzVdv5QL5aBMUshK3AzA6oaymXCh-lYRhqa3YwVR3mfaHqIg4VOeI0MCGqSCUhdSrkU2CQ9NZkr-P1Xgzio72MB58C4NwKqgU_4H5_BA/s4032/IMG_2035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHiRDZ2Q39OB3zxpu4k__RVIEJjTo9UVkDOGcUUn37mWgz2g5VEnYQNioPUmHE1JiFeMCG28m-s_pHxfoU8ZRzVdv5QL5aBMUshK3AzA6oaymXCh-lYRhqa3YwVR3mfaHqIg4VOeI0MCGqSCUhdSrkU2CQ9NZkr-P1Xgzio72MB58C4NwKqgU_4H5_BA/w480-h640/IMG_2035.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>("He is a lumberjack, and he's okayyyy..."; The tree guy taking town the upper sections of the ginkgo....</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The pulling of ropes; the buzzing of saws; and the yells from the crew below, as part of the tree came down. </div><div>Then it was time for the trunk and with a LOUD "CRAAAAAAACK" it too was on the ground.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBlnLOvATsSm162UYwGqxK2ijZEVjefBYtXVHoPT2P4tUIdR6cVRQjNy_osq4QOhHK4zy6mTe-Yh6uwxN_4RP8vq2cjzkt6VhFVH4d_F2vOc5kHCAUQ47zfpKe7cnjoeimyFUZ8OSAQQsXqXSQ1mZjeR6GI8zcDB6nBQwMo4t0pSznSuo1pTmWoIndw/s4032/IMG_2039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBlnLOvATsSm162UYwGqxK2ijZEVjefBYtXVHoPT2P4tUIdR6cVRQjNy_osq4QOhHK4zy6mTe-Yh6uwxN_4RP8vq2cjzkt6VhFVH4d_F2vOc5kHCAUQ47zfpKe7cnjoeimyFUZ8OSAQQsXqXSQ1mZjeR6GI8zcDB6nBQwMo4t0pSznSuo1pTmWoIndw/w640-h480/IMG_2039.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Aaaanddd it's down!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0jamT5Pr7kLaGqF-maqipucl7H_CL2yzo82DkARJwhlhsGiu-q5IevsRMUh3MZswDoFOALvN1FXY7nVppQQsr7wINqwa1cXvxlUJSLfa40ujve5KP4Gg0JVBFlpGCgtgcukzNsqQtTizPtS6gc0PgIbqW9nBY2UDNeT-stA_kOwnXReXiAtX8I2Xcw/s4032/IMG_2041.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0jamT5Pr7kLaGqF-maqipucl7H_CL2yzo82DkARJwhlhsGiu-q5IevsRMUh3MZswDoFOALvN1FXY7nVppQQsr7wINqwa1cXvxlUJSLfa40ujve5KP4Gg0JVBFlpGCgtgcukzNsqQtTizPtS6gc0PgIbqW9nBY2UDNeT-stA_kOwnXReXiAtX8I2Xcw/w480-h640/IMG_2041.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(That's a big hunk o' tree there...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Truth be told it was sad to see the tree go as it had a bit of history with the house, but we couldn't let the growth damage the house, or the pods continue to rot. <div><br /></div><div>I allowed the neighbors to come and help themselves to "FREE FIREWOOD!", and boy did they!</div><div>90% of the wood in the yard was taken. The larger tree part was taken by the street department. So now all I have left is a little brush and branches to burn.</div><div><br /></div><div>And on that morning that the ginkgo was coming down, it went and got DONUTS!!!!</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">Food, wonderful food!</span></h3><div>In the town of Lebanon, Indiana; is the well known "Titus Bakery". It is one of the best known bakeries in the state. That Saturday morning I decided to haul down there and get a box of their goodies. </div><div>The place was packed. but your gallant author persevered, and brought back the spoils of his expedition...</div><div><b>(WARNING: You may gain 3-5 lbs just looking at the pictures....)</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzYC3FOk9oexX-zkwLyIZUbYzm5-wrw0VOk2BuxsFYA_GlVdMmASqAm9eWgmtsvpQIsVkTYQOQwi2sowz_LBRKCtCvjfNnQs3Iml9PCNVFyYsbn_O_fTc1nTeIlTLC5SJ8szB-pe-rpXj9-g0A4nAXpgI1bqpWfFGNH-9KljQsWNcKfSK_8uA514vzOA/s4032/IMG_2028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzYC3FOk9oexX-zkwLyIZUbYzm5-wrw0VOk2BuxsFYA_GlVdMmASqAm9eWgmtsvpQIsVkTYQOQwi2sowz_LBRKCtCvjfNnQs3Iml9PCNVFyYsbn_O_fTc1nTeIlTLC5SJ8szB-pe-rpXj9-g0A4nAXpgI1bqpWfFGNH-9KljQsWNcKfSK_8uA514vzOA/w640-h480/IMG_2028.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(A box o' treasure...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5iwvR-AVj-klHJlzmP2NvakkNOSRphM_bD-LFDDig8Xeizg9IMYtDqMerBVJVupAu42ELhM1qFF4boBZJ0wdTpo3VP3pFlQj6h8lcDbUoQANDM0X2O8QkDdHWuxs742EcOspOJLyKsgtLT_vfjZN0em-QpoNbFYM4cL5jXX98OOiuggP_nbjOlNtlLA/s4032/IMG_2029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5iwvR-AVj-klHJlzmP2NvakkNOSRphM_bD-LFDDig8Xeizg9IMYtDqMerBVJVupAu42ELhM1qFF4boBZJ0wdTpo3VP3pFlQj6h8lcDbUoQANDM0X2O8QkDdHWuxs742EcOspOJLyKsgtLT_vfjZN0em-QpoNbFYM4cL5jXX98OOiuggP_nbjOlNtlLA/w640-h480/IMG_2029.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The lid opened! The treasure revealed!!!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4qOh7sut2j2eDU77EbLdwtjfsvEp5BSAUzQXS6QRCyYUQbvi3jB4M76_tjaMiL-j7lg95x7l927Sm5R-DYOxwQkxBzQ6s74mNgizX06_kLfhjh6p0Vfp-2nBKLeOGBKDEuBynCHhnisoscuMqD_4YsWEe8qVboJURuYTWloUmJ9W4AjcmwA9dgwHhLw/s4032/IMG_2030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4qOh7sut2j2eDU77EbLdwtjfsvEp5BSAUzQXS6QRCyYUQbvi3jB4M76_tjaMiL-j7lg95x7l927Sm5R-DYOxwQkxBzQ6s74mNgizX06_kLfhjh6p0Vfp-2nBKLeOGBKDEuBynCHhnisoscuMqD_4YsWEe8qVboJURuYTWloUmJ9W4AjcmwA9dgwHhLw/w640-h480/IMG_2030.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Yessss....Maple Baaaaaaaaacon.... Bacon...glorious bacon...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-77RfZT2CtYOiYE865W91g_4mlNGoKMjo24lOW59xXPFCsH2GAbSzIhFCuxVpwLs17oy1cStcvan5c5qyydQj3RgG4m3kLyx_UqWFI4xTs7pt6O4B6rREPPbkzq6UTXU8ASpjfuO-TtcVrtUU-hUREIKF8kPNBC8f6nFncPrRbn_aJcopdRFp4b2Qew/s4032/IMG_2031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-77RfZT2CtYOiYE865W91g_4mlNGoKMjo24lOW59xXPFCsH2GAbSzIhFCuxVpwLs17oy1cStcvan5c5qyydQj3RgG4m3kLyx_UqWFI4xTs7pt6O4B6rREPPbkzq6UTXU8ASpjfuO-TtcVrtUU-hUREIKF8kPNBC8f6nFncPrRbn_aJcopdRFp4b2Qew/w640-h480/IMG_2031.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>(Blueberry Turnovers, Black Forest Donuts, and Strawberry Bismarck's, among the box of treats!)</b></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTRID7gJqb6NWpzAP1Zl2QAU9o1jg0znPvLi_Bbdct1Vrl4RzuhpRxdSfkhMh8bttlJzzFBI1b9TIvJZtbr8c8C5zbenIlCDj09GvU3zbrY46DR_bwByhWAh2PCj1e99dFbQpSRnK8YRw1qlZgu8kNRtFy0K7_0-fBI5RPR1CLymTMnMtsqG2L1grR4g/s4032/IMG_2032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTRID7gJqb6NWpzAP1Zl2QAU9o1jg0znPvLi_Bbdct1Vrl4RzuhpRxdSfkhMh8bttlJzzFBI1b9TIvJZtbr8c8C5zbenIlCDj09GvU3zbrY46DR_bwByhWAh2PCj1e99dFbQpSRnK8YRw1qlZgu8kNRtFy0K7_0-fBI5RPR1CLymTMnMtsqG2L1grR4g/w640-h480/IMG_2032.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Glazed tempation... Can't you hear it calling your name?)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp8gpyUwbvHCOn6lV_y5OmrhX57Kg03DgYnkVspHgXoQWBH7DvIfM6Gijbt5UghU0hTF_CNUBuICqtBZ9IcNjutfLftc8y2meMrrv2tE9bkNgh0BhS6vm4JUQEvCoVlip0vYuHLS0J6YYvlG8jxSJwCRTR0MYGk-30jlJH6vvoIG8L6c595hdyaQ4irQ/s4032/IMG_2033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp8gpyUwbvHCOn6lV_y5OmrhX57Kg03DgYnkVspHgXoQWBH7DvIfM6Gijbt5UghU0hTF_CNUBuICqtBZ9IcNjutfLftc8y2meMrrv2tE9bkNgh0BhS6vm4JUQEvCoVlip0vYuHLS0J6YYvlG8jxSJwCRTR0MYGk-30jlJH6vvoIG8L6c595hdyaQ4irQ/w640-h480/IMG_2033.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(So much gooey, tasty, goodness!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">GAMING....</span></b></h3></div><div>Nothing was done on the painting table this month, except for a well deserved cleaning of the work room. The table is once again clean and organized, as are the item shelves. I'm seriously starting to look at a way of making my craft paints more accessible, and it seems to involve some of the nail racks that I purchased earlier that will be mounted on racks on pegboard. It will involve a bit of room rearranging I think but in the end, I will be able to see utilize my almost 400 bottles of craft paint. Plus it will help remove that horrible look 3 drawer plastic "Organizer" thing that sits beneath the project table. This is an ongoing process so pics in the future will be posted.</div><div><br /></div><div>However we did game!</div><div><br /></div><div>We got back to our D&D game in Sept. after a 3 month break. We lost Tim and Jared, but gained Nick. Tim was lost due to being asked to DM a group in his area and he couldn't handle two games, and Jared has major life changes which prevented him from continuing. I wished them well. They are always welcome back at our table. </div><div>We gained a new player, Nick, who is running an interesting character. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghY7UGQ8yLIJen2rZ-xmjYXNqZ8B4ApDsx7vcZrX7v85H16bePIktxeUJtzGRd6bRwarsfwpvpQMMcEVJiywYLQwCZRSDDYBuQ-D-NNhZxMNeOWYVqXsUXfk5f08WsJkmoaquZq0U7vUcMqcp0Yt9sFkE-llpNvhrP5CefABqiqbrCi4fZajhl9VOrKQ/s4032/IMG_2257.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghY7UGQ8yLIJen2rZ-xmjYXNqZ8B4ApDsx7vcZrX7v85H16bePIktxeUJtzGRd6bRwarsfwpvpQMMcEVJiywYLQwCZRSDDYBuQ-D-NNhZxMNeOWYVqXsUXfk5f08WsJkmoaquZq0U7vUcMqcp0Yt9sFkE-llpNvhrP5CefABqiqbrCi4fZajhl9VOrKQ/w640-h480/IMG_2257.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The gaming area, DM's and players was set and ready for action!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL7MZvexYP-rW0x7l5n3jq4CsIDNellkc5lvAezqb3Xy3A0P7lai4rrqXmpNoy4hZ9xwYdy6EMuPSsrGkZ9EMqlVe6lim9e3hhSpmfjQAkLTOgRGVdx8YISrYJTbyyFqPQ0QVoiRDzoR_c32x6MLAzhWMDutPk7wEdQ1rL1uWxEz7sEo9-xZO8lEHuJQ/s4032/IMG_2258.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL7MZvexYP-rW0x7l5n3jq4CsIDNellkc5lvAezqb3Xy3A0P7lai4rrqXmpNoy4hZ9xwYdy6EMuPSsrGkZ9EMqlVe6lim9e3hhSpmfjQAkLTOgRGVdx8YISrYJTbyyFqPQ0QVoiRDzoR_c32x6MLAzhWMDutPk7wEdQ1rL1uWxEz7sEo9-xZO8lEHuJQ/w640-h480/IMG_2258.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The rest of the game room was ready also. The TV has Spotify on it playing RPG tavern ambience music as the snack table is slowly filled up with tasty treats!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL8QV0UhZV4rG5xaP3SFH5C9Q5TI0tWljtRCbbJV-68omA8UpT6ppJeIZ1zEC4w_7iHWZMYNba33laxNyKWHoUJViTloeC92SfCYIMvV6q0CYBN3bCBfGhbPViF5SCE190YfESbjdWJLMolC9H0HWNbEIiX1yaepuTC6MT0Onm8nm1LVUuaG-nlbPTHg/s4032/IMG_2259.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL8QV0UhZV4rG5xaP3SFH5C9Q5TI0tWljtRCbbJV-68omA8UpT6ppJeIZ1zEC4w_7iHWZMYNba33laxNyKWHoUJViTloeC92SfCYIMvV6q0CYBN3bCBfGhbPViF5SCE190YfESbjdWJLMolC9H0HWNbEIiX1yaepuTC6MT0Onm8nm1LVUuaG-nlbPTHg/w640-h480/IMG_2259.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The snack table at the moment. More was added including my wife's homemade guacamole dip which went FAST!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh400kVrjKJie87h_UG_qTh2R4uSGfhzYW8lemgKoVEci-m8wnP6SxyC5d2z16H-gWV_hEEBn-XJy53wkbnprEncjGunX6j_Ru0H19lfXRmVQMzj8_BDPNymcAcsAp3X9Vg50x1HicIMT_-oqY0vsEkPwBfuAR4oq1HaUHrIC5EFPIyNfJ4JzyQ2naEgw/s4032/IMG_2260.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh400kVrjKJie87h_UG_qTh2R4uSGfhzYW8lemgKoVEci-m8wnP6SxyC5d2z16H-gWV_hEEBn-XJy53wkbnprEncjGunX6j_Ru0H19lfXRmVQMzj8_BDPNymcAcsAp3X9Vg50x1HicIMT_-oqY0vsEkPwBfuAR4oq1HaUHrIC5EFPIyNfJ4JzyQ2naEgw/w480-h640/IMG_2260.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(And she even made cookies!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKJPxxKF6WUq1_S_OIgBa1mjVDlHmljjl_iI_F-oOmmE5iM4ZvNNhLbpPEO_XtEGeK7hb5K3PRaSZE8bjV0VVa3qSLjzv82Y3xX8LnrtaVKHD_82PUlP5fN83uQkdevFcntU1-PY_los7-qv_xX95jfGwEVezYXHNaf7glyUhxpunfrd1pziM6xqxsTA/s4032/IMG_2261.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKJPxxKF6WUq1_S_OIgBa1mjVDlHmljjl_iI_F-oOmmE5iM4ZvNNhLbpPEO_XtEGeK7hb5K3PRaSZE8bjV0VVa3qSLjzv82Y3xX8LnrtaVKHD_82PUlP5fN83uQkdevFcntU1-PY_los7-qv_xX95jfGwEVezYXHNaf7glyUhxpunfrd1pziM6xqxsTA/w480-h640/IMG_2261.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The fridge was filled with a wide variety of tasty drinks!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQxk7Wx0_wbNzGvI2rLMhXkKKYPH83LvXKmmzMQHb76eJVVOpT6s2MyO6Y-Jte6gP3X1W5AnLzOo-CPTv1_BWbiQmzuBqKAV-r2jCjFc7SusBEBCYkNgG1Pga90PfGk_I7XpT48GeoDY_k4RQZLgEWnkBKnp2EopCwJGULSnEQH0i8wZJHC3gcPpAaBA/w480-h640/IMG_2273.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="480" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(And Pizza Skull stood by ready to do his duty...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQxk7Wx0_wbNzGvI2rLMhXkKKYPH83LvXKmmzMQHb76eJVVOpT6s2MyO6Y-Jte6gP3X1W5AnLzOo-CPTv1_BWbiQmzuBqKAV-r2jCjFc7SusBEBCYkNgG1Pga90PfGk_I7XpT48GeoDY_k4RQZLgEWnkBKnp2EopCwJGULSnEQH0i8wZJHC3gcPpAaBA/s4032/IMG_2273.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><i></i></b></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2zto9T2LHrd_AX7OK3XzwgHYXeUArHUSYDPNDuUrdrPNxRRPcjSW2h75rgeepMtSrH3ed4W4oqfvVNpdZfBGMBqM2tuDD2GxZfrjcQ_NXql47zXm7anpWe1-lj_fAEBqPIS-o4iIkvz8fAsAQmd30bAeh4RUQHOZpLUdOZAinOhhNwwZF9mU1S8qBQ/s4032/IMG_2277.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2zto9T2LHrd_AX7OK3XzwgHYXeUArHUSYDPNDuUrdrPNxRRPcjSW2h75rgeepMtSrH3ed4W4oqfvVNpdZfBGMBqM2tuDD2GxZfrjcQ_NXql47zXm7anpWe1-lj_fAEBqPIS-o4iIkvz8fAsAQmd30bAeh4RUQHOZpLUdOZAinOhhNwwZF9mU1S8qBQ/w480-h640/IMG_2277.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(And one of the players brought along some more drinks...Hmmm..."Liquid Death". Sounds like the #1 drink of Ravenloft...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />And we got to playing. </div><div><br /></div><div>The characters were able to get through the top of the temple, making their way into the first room, guarded by two skeletons, which were quickly disposed of, and then continuing through a small series of rooms until they found a holding area and torture chamber. </div><div>At this point they freed an NPC and the new player. After freeing them they made their way into the main chamber....</div><div>There they found two goblins, two flunky henchmen, an orc, and THE EVIL PRIESTESS!</div><div>Zounds! She was STILL ALIVE!!!!</div><div>She was looking worse for wear but was drinking something from a bowl, when the players burst in. </div><div>And hanging in the hair about two feet off the ground was a portal with a glowing purple inside.</div><div><br /></div><div>Battle was joined!</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA6NXzK0bRIrDNx9AUEFs1iPkUJB-bD6QYdC6Ji8qHKeA5Nqd-Q2H9hvD5d9Bg2OceWif5WxLk6PLu486j87TvrPxEO9WvBViQ9kfyWxyxB71DtBdkgJEUetjQKE0dv3zPgAEikl69yt7_EdeTnPTyjJP89Af6c3FbXR-bp6CFamBN6wCXQMIiqmIZow/s4032/IMG_2276.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA6NXzK0bRIrDNx9AUEFs1iPkUJB-bD6QYdC6Ji8qHKeA5Nqd-Q2H9hvD5d9Bg2OceWif5WxLk6PLu486j87TvrPxEO9WvBViQ9kfyWxyxB71DtBdkgJEUetjQKE0dv3zPgAEikl69yt7_EdeTnPTyjJP89Af6c3FbXR-bp6CFamBN6wCXQMIiqmIZow/w640-h480/IMG_2276.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The players at the table. Old faces and new ones...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcDDoCCX4CY1wChUCv1rhiWUJEzhiyH_KQXk9Npy9Ad9El_O6z_O8cG7vtqTpv6rwkcmg30GAt87FQj_EipjEUxZoIvwfdbyD-YKdeTDQ7MvTdOOxuD7CXUfqLn997Wl_NXtfHoRfaBaGFk2ogNdY1A15Uz8YFs1b6t4VX98fYj1aGKjF0JmR7yb38A/s4032/IMG_2285.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcDDoCCX4CY1wChUCv1rhiWUJEzhiyH_KQXk9Npy9Ad9El_O6z_O8cG7vtqTpv6rwkcmg30GAt87FQj_EipjEUxZoIvwfdbyD-YKdeTDQ7MvTdOOxuD7CXUfqLn997Wl_NXtfHoRfaBaGFk2ogNdY1A15Uz8YFs1b6t4VX98fYj1aGKjF0JmR7yb38A/w640-h480/IMG_2285.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The Chaos of Combat! The party tries to get to the Evil Priestess before she escapes YET AGAIN!!! Will they succeed this time in stopping her?!?!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96bz57n154PFhCJXkQoV4VZ7Kc0UlvfuhmcvgHdRb-hRFDq5j6Yg_9K8Tl8Y9U5sD3jfkkcyk2bowxKHHycLC3-Yxxzd7vAJSU4ws0KjMkVk5gBW4ZfKXztSOVBWr6voE3QgxwNz9796tBg4DSKH5FiepfWFSE_U6lHeK53AP7JMKOVxcUz8sdmtrMw/s4032/IMG_2282.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96bz57n154PFhCJXkQoV4VZ7Kc0UlvfuhmcvgHdRb-hRFDq5j6Yg_9K8Tl8Y9U5sD3jfkkcyk2bowxKHHycLC3-Yxxzd7vAJSU4ws0KjMkVk5gBW4ZfKXztSOVBWr6voE3QgxwNz9796tBg4DSKH5FiepfWFSE_U6lHeK53AP7JMKOVxcUz8sdmtrMw/w640-h480/IMG_2282.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Short, quick, work was made of the goblins! Now it was up to the flunkies and the orc to stop the PC's!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdK3WLnqbZtOXehX0C6BCvSHK2AA7Iy-KANwLBrS0lb1e6tx-8R0Vd4nABDJEgnOAcqa7oY0e5-UXToxrQLxDI9pWQA76f2PPWSWcE5xMMq62dGULp-A9cxuroflYnAd76NpzaTvD9Gdfqh7BQ40Q0TGag4uGqDPO65kn-xa8FL-VtIJSf7oWtgCh8CA/s4032/IMG_2288.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdK3WLnqbZtOXehX0C6BCvSHK2AA7Iy-KANwLBrS0lb1e6tx-8R0Vd4nABDJEgnOAcqa7oY0e5-UXToxrQLxDI9pWQA76f2PPWSWcE5xMMq62dGULp-A9cxuroflYnAd76NpzaTvD9Gdfqh7BQ40Q0TGag4uGqDPO65kn-xa8FL-VtIJSf7oWtgCh8CA/w640-h480/IMG_2288.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>( A close up of the beautiful, but evil priestess taunting the PC's before her attempted escape! Will she make it or will the PC's finally give her what she has coming to her?!?!?)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRMJHl_Ba0ZOkZ5zWNdOrHDq1Ew2VOpG1REYBOwoOv2zYmNwWWK7Yf_yCN1LpgqSBJaVWMOx233TGxZk7l8ydTtgOW63YYJBEnJge3l1uLvqV7Qe-w1sFmhLH3FKm85QFwW99G0cDquLbgTwWT_kjeI3CqGaKXMShcqmcHSneOxu9_7g3QL_Ph5g6HNQ/s4032/IMG_2283.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRMJHl_Ba0ZOkZ5zWNdOrHDq1Ew2VOpG1REYBOwoOv2zYmNwWWK7Yf_yCN1LpgqSBJaVWMOx233TGxZk7l8ydTtgOW63YYJBEnJge3l1uLvqV7Qe-w1sFmhLH3FKm85QFwW99G0cDquLbgTwWT_kjeI3CqGaKXMShcqmcHSneOxu9_7g3QL_Ph5g6HNQ/w640-h480/IMG_2283.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(ESCAPE YET AGAIN!!!! The Orc and the flunkies buy precious time for her with their worthless lives, while she steps through the portal to wherever she went to! Will they meet her again? Will they match their wits against her's once more in the future???... We shall have to find out!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">After this fight, there was an issue with murdering an NPC that caused a massive discussion on "Whether this was an evil act or not"....</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Meanwhile the players were able to partake in the snacks and drinks, including the fresh tea and lemonade set forth by my wonderful wife (Gawd bless her!)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVCJ_3Sif96PP8GH8jmNCoIkyCM9z2JSi-zBw1yLQo25DBgyVZQnysPoWeNMPYYRSV3PiDz6jHPbxk23XDwjDvXHHGiga59Gneh1kc9Yq7ALpupiGS62w-BxqWxXD6Pp6mnk3qfPxInutkLEFBD37lem4obimS4it14aAwjY9z__8Ao7Vylf5m2h8ElQ/s4032/IMG_2293.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVCJ_3Sif96PP8GH8jmNCoIkyCM9z2JSi-zBw1yLQo25DBgyVZQnysPoWeNMPYYRSV3PiDz6jHPbxk23XDwjDvXHHGiga59Gneh1kc9Yq7ALpupiGS62w-BxqWxXD6Pp6mnk3qfPxInutkLEFBD37lem4obimS4it14aAwjY9z__8Ao7Vylf5m2h8ElQ/w640-h480/IMG_2293.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(If you go hungry or thirsty at our games, it's your own darn fault...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZRDyFnMP4BVLyCgpN5FY_5VTpFixqezUOZQ0B24tngG-LUnyC3Otv4e3w65RUXIgyjNHkuCT2kCuzAdAIv6H9OQF_eIq5SBTz4lancIB9cM8jEdoKh4aRSJ6xszeYDf0HuM7CzVLjwqyl-eVR--mCJ_UUraCiDyQtrc-bG-r0X8UAi5fGKGzxCem7pA/s4032/IMG_2295.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZRDyFnMP4BVLyCgpN5FY_5VTpFixqezUOZQ0B24tngG-LUnyC3Otv4e3w65RUXIgyjNHkuCT2kCuzAdAIv6H9OQF_eIq5SBTz4lancIB9cM8jEdoKh4aRSJ6xszeYDf0HuM7CzVLjwqyl-eVR--mCJ_UUraCiDyQtrc-bG-r0X8UAi5fGKGzxCem7pA/w640-h480/IMG_2295.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(A shot of the group making "plans"....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGUKuRDkJewyOiu5-359uSnEH7xVnLapP6A1lnqkGtWkBvg3IvsaekN-eTs0SlcmKUx95Q3H_QfUx1tkh_UXQT-sTImfozHDbsQrE4NJsVWsz23QILZ80VeqFEHAJ-XI3aBCUiQ5c_FRIbomDSI-2EWrywCJs7NeZO6Ajt2KAJnrcfAXiPEUBz7UE0ng/s4032/IMG_2296.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGUKuRDkJewyOiu5-359uSnEH7xVnLapP6A1lnqkGtWkBvg3IvsaekN-eTs0SlcmKUx95Q3H_QfUx1tkh_UXQT-sTImfozHDbsQrE4NJsVWsz23QILZ80VeqFEHAJ-XI3aBCUiQ5c_FRIbomDSI-2EWrywCJs7NeZO6Ajt2KAJnrcfAXiPEUBz7UE0ng/w640-h480/IMG_2296.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The contribution from Pizza Skull! Three large pizzas for everyone! A welcome break from killing goblins, religious flunkies and trying to conquer a beautiful, (but still evil), priestess!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />So the game ended and we have our next game scheduled a few weeks down the road.<div>However my wife is planning.</div><div><br /></div><div>The next morning I walk into her small "office" at home, (she works remote), and I see this....<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RLCRUQkb4THPhM7XnLEdoypRvA4ZiIG-x2EIFPFaLGX1s8FRcIKvq6aCWAxzVL4XVf5Q-Z4OrSfC4GQdb71zsAHDQBAk7mLp-ZnQeCbYQ7VRAN1VYuogHGoXJ-qvDKiQ3oRCnYhXW2jGuCxAaF3VwZykVqVwsxbi1mbr9R3AG9c2G8ZAFvPMtPN-hg/s4032/IMG_2299.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RLCRUQkb4THPhM7XnLEdoypRvA4ZiIG-x2EIFPFaLGX1s8FRcIKvq6aCWAxzVL4XVf5Q-Z4OrSfC4GQdb71zsAHDQBAk7mLp-ZnQeCbYQ7VRAN1VYuogHGoXJ-qvDKiQ3oRCnYhXW2jGuCxAaF3VwZykVqVwsxbi1mbr9R3AG9c2G8ZAFvPMtPN-hg/w640-h480/IMG_2299.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Yeppers indeed. She is boning up on being a cleric!</div><div><br /></div><div>Well, that's all for now. More is coming down the pipe, so be sure to check back in for another update!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for reading!</div></div>Michael Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929476841889675888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499214672600371105.post-52933570259230827842022-09-10T14:32:00.001-04:002022-09-22T10:51:41.768-04:00End of July, End of August and more....<p> Well, July is over with, and now it seems that August is also almost over with, and we are now pushing into September and my beloved Fall Season.</p><p>Not much has been done on the gaming side for July and even less for August, or even the painting side.</p><p>So without further eloquence, here we go....</p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">Buildings and such....</span></h4><p>Our gaming group is taking a summer break, and we won't reconvene our D&D game until September, so I decided to get on my Western building kick for now. After Widow Morley's Cafe and Bakery, I've kind of hit a slump.</p><p>Right now my current project is finishing up a project that I started approx. 10 years ago, and that was "Working an ERTL Cowtown Barn into a decent building for my Western Town".</p><p>I started the project back in 2012, and then just "stopped". It's sat quietly for 10 years now, and I have now just started it up again. </p><p>I decided to make the barn a livery stable, and in honor of my late friend Dan Merchant, am making him the proprietor of it.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCPmlO8e2w8pU_BqOpgygHKlG_Y0QQ1ju66hBakXtWXfxb7FWH-BE3HY_LsHFQxSwogt72kdZi52EQ5yE5ElvBVMmAnUTeA7nnR8Bq0X8VDSl2HW0UFLQjOBqp6-pnf7ufmOtU_6KI9iHrEOgMY01YcDZm5azOcNSamv_Z4NkrtU05k2QD7XEyJrUr3Q/s4032/IMG_0130.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCPmlO8e2w8pU_BqOpgygHKlG_Y0QQ1ju66hBakXtWXfxb7FWH-BE3HY_LsHFQxSwogt72kdZi52EQ5yE5ElvBVMmAnUTeA7nnR8Bq0X8VDSl2HW0UFLQjOBqp6-pnf7ufmOtU_6KI9iHrEOgMY01YcDZm5azOcNSamv_Z4NkrtU05k2QD7XEyJrUr3Q/w480-h640/IMG_0130.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The front of the building showing the wood covering I am putting over the plastic. A slow process but the results are good.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNoj1zcyVaPPfdZx5yXJHJlVOxKQrZcNl_HG3sFyLPfJx7HkR5ZzPV9CNNPkRj70HlkJYGApRvJts-byxcCU206mNTD8bRMx6qbk-0dL8Q60E4u-sqmEuWM-2hiS5QX5qWDNk-D5IyUnPSKY2yNE5zOJ0S9ky_RcZi_wqapqVe1G1XkwGjldOucsEIsA/w640-h480/IMG_0273.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Test fitting the building together to see how it fits and looks. Right now the front and back are complete and I just need to do the sides.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNoj1zcyVaPPfdZx5yXJHJlVOxKQrZcNl_HG3sFyLPfJx7HkR5ZzPV9CNNPkRj70HlkJYGApRvJts-byxcCU206mNTD8bRMx6qbk-0dL8Q60E4u-sqmEuWM-2hiS5QX5qWDNk-D5IyUnPSKY2yNE5zOJ0S9ky_RcZi_wqapqVe1G1XkwGjldOucsEIsA/s4032/IMG_0273.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b></b></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7jMJPlTGs50nzsRhSG_62sFnTMoGm4No0MyIff1qFx4l9Py-IAmIdHEjYl2V66TGkSbLVQiph-busagdOwks1qVChKzYiRkSVU8gdPzLpZLDMrduQQmQl6P5mEY-Vo-LfMol72IDl2Pym3qW4Z5bG5drVGlsnwqwUFAvEOL49y3aZrpf08dExgSleA/s4032/IMG_0274.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7jMJPlTGs50nzsRhSG_62sFnTMoGm4No0MyIff1qFx4l9Py-IAmIdHEjYl2V66TGkSbLVQiph-busagdOwks1qVChKzYiRkSVU8gdPzLpZLDMrduQQmQl6P5mEY-Vo-LfMol72IDl2Pym3qW4Z5bG5drVGlsnwqwUFAvEOL49y3aZrpf08dExgSleA/w480-h640/IMG_0274.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(An oblique shot showing the front, part of the back and the undone walls. The sign is a test sign and the final one will be bigger and will cover the blackened square area.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />The ERTL Building is now coming along quicker than I thought, and all I have to do now is the interior, the sides and paint it up and weather it, (as well as adding signage).<div><br /></div><div>I'm also working on "The Newspaper Building".</div><div>Right now it's called "The Rimfire Herald", but there's also a chance that name will change too.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG0T8ZJn3khITvKho6OeZFOcf0Jk0ge_wAJBDyag2F0nEZBUvscNXTPFHwpcgUJoVUXRae2wcfpW4BI45pngPheR-niLXmfgEIHEAVFWyysf0I7rj6pvrRgbV1YH5N3MEn6gRlSTlTIWpyOzI4AlwzCYpw-sFe-npHFhUtjd-V8dvg-6qDAJfCpLV1cQ/s4032/IMG_0001.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG0T8ZJn3khITvKho6OeZFOcf0Jk0ge_wAJBDyag2F0nEZBUvscNXTPFHwpcgUJoVUXRae2wcfpW4BI45pngPheR-niLXmfgEIHEAVFWyysf0I7rj6pvrRgbV1YH5N3MEn6gRlSTlTIWpyOzI4AlwzCYpw-sFe-npHFhUtjd-V8dvg-6qDAJfCpLV1cQ/w640-h480/IMG_0001.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The future home of "The Rimfire Herald"; "All the news that's fit to sell...")</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />While working on these, I took a quick look at some of the buildings, I need to finish, and this is the gist of it:<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6-99rSwVa9vBv2_3lYoJnNft11-HaG1cOWLuZ7oqZ1zdXBunyEeevBYo6ZtZfToIpFhzlFFjVioWaomZ0uQ1ftwz7cr1L5k51Vp-ZEMddb0-ln3em_QzVKZFPn_q9nO0EC5DgZEflz2UurlyBqpFmz2Xop9Di4_ittkuvf9w0UA1ypwg8Kx3J7BixGA/s4032/IMG_9977.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6-99rSwVa9vBv2_3lYoJnNft11-HaG1cOWLuZ7oqZ1zdXBunyEeevBYo6ZtZfToIpFhzlFFjVioWaomZ0uQ1ftwz7cr1L5k51Vp-ZEMddb0-ln3em_QzVKZFPn_q9nO0EC5DgZEflz2UurlyBqpFmz2Xop9Di4_ittkuvf9w0UA1ypwg8Kx3J7BixGA/w640-h480/IMG_9977.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Projects to be completed....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />It's a mix of Arnica, Knuckleduster, Hovels, and some Old Glory "Foam" style buildings. (This doesn't include the ones I am working on, the scratch builds, or the Ertl stuff...)<div><br /></div><div>After that, I decided to try to do a "group town photo", and this is most (not all) of my current Western Setup.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLA4PAXZxxBnSrnVvnn9-r17vyAzQEJ98a9xLCre-FHfdhA1hXMXLVL3EaWYvnC3xsPYKsLxsF5D0Y9ZuVCL5_I50W00G_tG9ctVtq1uejgiPL3lhlAKrb34wCcHHvjjUjy6jendH_pYSUm2WX3vCG20QKW7aacBPKv6XPcHNS7vyOSev4JMqOLug-8Q/s1500/IMG_0942.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLA4PAXZxxBnSrnVvnn9-r17vyAzQEJ98a9xLCre-FHfdhA1hXMXLVL3EaWYvnC3xsPYKsLxsF5D0Y9ZuVCL5_I50W00G_tG9ctVtq1uejgiPL3lhlAKrb34wCcHHvjjUjy6jendH_pYSUm2WX3vCG20QKW7aacBPKv6XPcHNS7vyOSev4JMqOLug-8Q/w480-h640/IMG_0942.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Rimfire, Arizona Territory...or what I have so far to build the town and populate it...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF1I2DwwOzDOeOcB1DqFAq22paxQRBICVUFqdkmgUlTSRO7k5BJqAJf_Rj0kj6muY-73ftKw7O_u6SXIotLJnDewYpdJ0p-owTtU7WvOYaszjJXfgmaUNlGNaDVs4a6kaiS0Ase4Op8U_1XbWzqPjsS1VU9XDv36DdcRO83q8lm-OLErCRcHRKTKBMRA/s1125/IMG_0941.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="1125" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF1I2DwwOzDOeOcB1DqFAq22paxQRBICVUFqdkmgUlTSRO7k5BJqAJf_Rj0kj6muY-73ftKw7O_u6SXIotLJnDewYpdJ0p-owTtU7WvOYaszjJXfgmaUNlGNaDVs4a6kaiS0Ase4Op8U_1XbWzqPjsS1VU9XDv36DdcRO83q8lm-OLErCRcHRKTKBMRA/w640-h480/IMG_0941.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(A close up shot of the town and it's folks, and the visiting "Lil Ole Band from Texas"....</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /><br /><div>And as the time passed... My Wonderful Wife was able to get her hands on this:</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1HHTdQQwZDAu1GQbmBA4PWQponkA-pjrmFlCRo2lS9CepO9GR5OIYUO_7Jz9AbqE5myHT2mRrFcxlnnOKQK5-pfj3DYagdcFiigb4pMQTMpCfMsX1eaTTTqmM6GVTvuFx5a099ikiBBhgpfl4TdJqMxFKzKmlR8IPhPJ2vKJ5Fj0xi_lWasOCyGJYcg/w480-h640/IMG_1627.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="480" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Yeps. Her very own copy...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">And then it hit us....</span></h3><div>So I had started working on a project at a major university. The money is really good, and the work is good. I am enjoying myself.</div><div>I took a different route one day on my way home and saw something that made me think about "What Orcs could do if they truly put their minds to it"...</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvFxARDs5vNH7XxaxHPcKVktIGFS3Jiwehhl2ALQ5htdSFJByMJyzKnxrQ-4R9F8bikbN-CM-H0_wsZQ0DfCVoECn66AVuVvDsk-mfN4AFpsj3NAV6rYUDvliOLyWNMJZNYsX1EfAfD7aUeiKUmkamIznryor4BntSyHxY0ZzdDpX6hwU6nFq271rNfw/s4032/IMG_1325.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvFxARDs5vNH7XxaxHPcKVktIGFS3Jiwehhl2ALQ5htdSFJByMJyzKnxrQ-4R9F8bikbN-CM-H0_wsZQ0DfCVoECn66AVuVvDsk-mfN4AFpsj3NAV6rYUDvliOLyWNMJZNYsX1EfAfD7aUeiKUmkamIznryor4BntSyHxY0ZzdDpX6hwU6nFq271rNfw/w480-h640/IMG_1325.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Wonder if they have a union?...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>So I got home and wasn't feeling too well...</div><div>Went to bed early and slept for almost fourteen hours.</div><div><br /></div><div>Woke up feeling horrible....</div><div><br /></div><div>Took the test....</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPeuRf8T3b3W2qGbWEF_MZRk8SCj8xVZOJdJOoGxvTjxRoBRJ1g8sg58smKWQkR3OafmnIsjzfpYTMKJrOwdjpvzO9EHTMyLD46rUFFqBNhEDC2UHEXwMUvPrmTPgVe6UVt48Nlls995ictjc7efcE3Y_gPE2QSaklJ_KeIcyIu8zutAEMTrdFzkZNWQ/s4032/IMG_E1502.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPeuRf8T3b3W2qGbWEF_MZRk8SCj8xVZOJdJOoGxvTjxRoBRJ1g8sg58smKWQkR3OafmnIsjzfpYTMKJrOwdjpvzO9EHTMyLD46rUFFqBNhEDC2UHEXwMUvPrmTPgVe6UVt48Nlls995ictjc7efcE3Y_gPE2QSaklJ_KeIcyIu8zutAEMTrdFzkZNWQ/w640-h480/IMG_E1502.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Well crap....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />So there I was...COVID had dropped by to say "Hello".<div><br /></div><div>I was isolated for 2 weeks, (I failed the second test also), so I had some time on my hands, and could've painted, etc. but it's just too much. As of this writing, I am still suffering some long term effects, (still dealing with cough, sniffles, body aches, and fatigue, as well as slight loss of coordination, some memory issues, and complete loss of taste and smell.</div><div><br /></div><div>But while I was down, I was able to see them move the USS Texas from her tired berth in San Jacinto, to the shipyard in Galveston for the work she so desperately needs. It was a grand thing to watch.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWLOa3hyPYM6eFx2Y7td8nKLbRFuR8zEXGpLZxzdkzTWUYL5LdCyTIR6dQSPcNGQatXC9hju4Id6MApHjA3Pj6d6AWpItFYoZ3K_DzG-gT-Jr-FzMuPP0IGxhe9EcnBXHeS_qZyBLAdPb-y3doEIXGjUSL1Q3lzUUoMmHRcPYUhDVLW11yVObAm6C8Sw/s1911/302952977_3218116581737811_4786063479956283106_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1039" data-original-width="1911" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWLOa3hyPYM6eFx2Y7td8nKLbRFuR8zEXGpLZxzdkzTWUYL5LdCyTIR6dQSPcNGQatXC9hju4Id6MApHjA3Pj6d6AWpItFYoZ3K_DzG-gT-Jr-FzMuPP0IGxhe9EcnBXHeS_qZyBLAdPb-y3doEIXGjUSL1Q3lzUUoMmHRcPYUhDVLW11yVObAm6C8Sw/w640-h348/302952977_3218116581737811_4786063479956283106_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Moving her past the Stewart, and the Cavalla at Seawolf Park)...</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8ZwZQHx78Jy_VZfx2pf317u3Lh6Ph-q54ueZh_z_sdRj5HwTSeBnWxXUX5rh9ZQUGeTJCvTFEUhV4SWPle8WSXRSBMH91ku2Mke6TRXvIZfUfVyqu588VXfHsJgZp8_RkcuHT0uVx_-Q3f8_jX6RMk0ABZh1ysbTVuZV5JKJPP6P5DRnd9BFgplQLQ/s1280/image-56320-1661975700979.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8ZwZQHx78Jy_VZfx2pf317u3Lh6Ph-q54ueZh_z_sdRj5HwTSeBnWxXUX5rh9ZQUGeTJCvTFEUhV4SWPle8WSXRSBMH91ku2Mke6TRXvIZfUfVyqu588VXfHsJgZp8_RkcuHT0uVx_-Q3f8_jX6RMk0ABZh1ysbTVuZV5JKJPP6P5DRnd9BFgplQLQ/w640-h360/image-56320-1661975700979.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><u>(</u>A deck honor crew on the Cavalla waits as the USS Texas, (BB-35), passes by...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiumbf9PEnvTak4P-9dhDPdtHS3wcTJGkZB4TuLGBmrundgBEy8w9Y6N1RMryzXNqPj8ZvtfhWJbCFFlYPokQITWNOEOQCnoAFo_yLo4ku2VUW1bXUlUvVTMmuGwnjPAU2zlDXjE7zT7dmfMZSn-2IL3zKVxrOyHyfGTOQQ7sFTN7l0sxoJBdfumC4Llg/s1309/IMG_1688.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="777" data-original-width="1309" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiumbf9PEnvTak4P-9dhDPdtHS3wcTJGkZB4TuLGBmrundgBEy8w9Y6N1RMryzXNqPj8ZvtfhWJbCFFlYPokQITWNOEOQCnoAFo_yLo4ku2VUW1bXUlUvVTMmuGwnjPAU2zlDXjE7zT7dmfMZSn-2IL3zKVxrOyHyfGTOQQ7sFTN7l0sxoJBdfumC4Llg/w640-h380/IMG_1688.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(An edited photo of the Texas in Galveston Bay. Tugs edited out.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The current plan for Texas is to get repaired, and then from there to get an idea of where she is going to go, as San Jacinto is now out of the picture. Most people are hoping for Galveston, but Beaumont, and Baytown are trying to get her also. Gods I hope not.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">And the Ginkgo is coming down....</span></h3><div>TMP readers and some other folks will remember that in the past I have discussed getting the Ginkgo Tree that we have down due to it interfering with our backyard, house, and the smell of the pods when they drop and rot. </div><div>So we had the tree team come out, and in the first of two sessions they got approx. 85% of it down.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8gAQoG4nYKiB27z3kUZrOw24WuENLtS0vmNyMSddgBVCIqadA0HOgMrl4wVtRjD2TR9zgSYXt9EGM7E2djWnUznRWN_gWDTauc6OATmg4P7lWxpDeTjsKelde71IIk9W0F_aoT6-XsWU1hM341VWF0auaRKsjJ4rFJntP5N3_aKctMOaNREIBGpRR8w/s4032/IMG_1484.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8gAQoG4nYKiB27z3kUZrOw24WuENLtS0vmNyMSddgBVCIqadA0HOgMrl4wVtRjD2TR9zgSYXt9EGM7E2djWnUznRWN_gWDTauc6OATmg4P7lWxpDeTjsKelde71IIk9W0F_aoT6-XsWU1hM341VWF0auaRKsjJ4rFJntP5N3_aKctMOaNREIBGpRR8w/w480-h640/IMG_1484.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The Ginkgo Tree as they started to take it down...Sad but necessary.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyOn8aRxDTvqBf_pRKNEpvmPqETrJmKMmlA0q4BqUqF33OpcXJzxPK2iCiZ3z0bliByjlpb4dChhKfV49PK0EzfbhhMs9_YapAInph2bP_uyRANCaofTcGH7pyJNTShasOa6r5hRvN0BgY6QjxeTVWlv0vlA1DbL4KAwNB6fxLNa9DCfXn1TNYYu3QZg/s4032/IMG_1485.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyOn8aRxDTvqBf_pRKNEpvmPqETrJmKMmlA0q4BqUqF33OpcXJzxPK2iCiZ3z0bliByjlpb4dChhKfV49PK0EzfbhhMs9_YapAInph2bP_uyRANCaofTcGH7pyJNTShasOa6r5hRvN0BgY6QjxeTVWlv0vlA1DbL4KAwNB6fxLNa9DCfXn1TNYYu3QZg/w640-h480/IMG_1485.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The yard starts to quickly fill up with brush and branches....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG4XlMtPkMKb7geOllK2BlpeLmEBG4eQrEeEwaxl114brAh038oAgOJcPiwwLBwiMwuuTzXpVKrswFCPerrXhAU0Xebq-RoaeKAX5A_Qvk5kF2KoHkYbJUwYClUNr-k_CwcJhyCfSLIzRm6AhOcdcm5asOlT3mAz68xxEklZ8P19yLT5VWHtoiRTVKXA/s4032/IMG_1568.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG4XlMtPkMKb7geOllK2BlpeLmEBG4eQrEeEwaxl114brAh038oAgOJcPiwwLBwiMwuuTzXpVKrswFCPerrXhAU0Xebq-RoaeKAX5A_Qvk5kF2KoHkYbJUwYClUNr-k_CwcJhyCfSLIzRm6AhOcdcm5asOlT3mAz68xxEklZ8P19yLT5VWHtoiRTVKXA/w480-h640/IMG_1568.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Working on getting more down....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjELut53PR70RUelZd5OY9uE9CN3T8cTqPrclx6R-pP2yu1omo8NOjvvk1iM4PLhNysa-M-APJe76-z_cDFIEF6jgrPIbOxU-C6YY5_ReAbf-8DKT5XZUAVEJNnvUw1IvrNpCbbSIhoKXxbiG2a52AoDMl8_9PBH3xILd05QQGZ5SkkAsInuqVV2W239g/s4032/IMG_1569.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjELut53PR70RUelZd5OY9uE9CN3T8cTqPrclx6R-pP2yu1omo8NOjvvk1iM4PLhNysa-M-APJe76-z_cDFIEF6jgrPIbOxU-C6YY5_ReAbf-8DKT5XZUAVEJNnvUw1IvrNpCbbSIhoKXxbiG2a52AoDMl8_9PBH3xILd05QQGZ5SkkAsInuqVV2W239g/w640-h480/IMG_1569.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(A massive amount of brush and limbs taken down...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Truly it was kind of sad for the tree to come down as it was a pretty tree and offered nice shade, but then again, the roots, were causing issues, the branches, were also problematic, and the smell of the pods were a cross between fresh vomit and dog poop. We hired a couple of guys that do yardwork to come and remove the currently photo'ed six foot pile of branches. Three trailer loads full, and it was finally cleared, and we were ready for the next and final phase, (next weekend to be exact)....</div><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">And a quiet anniversary....</span></h3><div>So on the morning of Sept, 2nd I woke up to the realization that it was "40 years ago on this day that I started my first day in the Army..."</div><div><br /></div><div>Forty years...</div><div><br /></div><div>Wow....</div><div><br /></div><div>And I had coffee, and said, "Yeps"....and got on with life....</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6DX-5vCLRsPVTvIjrp5EN3B2f93HyNNXsVi_yw8fzBT5jip4pwhanAxv5XKWbjHZGlqy-VpxlYHBvqaxSQ4N81JJRtI0WJal_1S0MmiqdFg5p2T3HQGjsEOipwOO-9hQsekv99F9ogAw3BqG6UMadMqChDRO7P20BxnokYaB03aH_M5VEapZWXBUU-Q/s720/IMG_1707.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6DX-5vCLRsPVTvIjrp5EN3B2f93HyNNXsVi_yw8fzBT5jip4pwhanAxv5XKWbjHZGlqy-VpxlYHBvqaxSQ4N81JJRtI0WJal_1S0MmiqdFg5p2T3HQGjsEOipwOO-9hQsekv99F9ogAw3BqG6UMadMqChDRO7P20BxnokYaB03aH_M5VEapZWXBUU-Q/w444-h640/IMG_1707.JPG" width="444" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Just a dumb 18 year old kid from Texas, that liked tanks...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><div>More to come for the month of September!</div><div>See you soon!</div></div><div><div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><br /></p></div></div></div></div></div>Michael Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929476841889675888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499214672600371105.post-48813017668213318132022-07-10T23:00:00.002-04:002022-07-11T08:50:19.510-04:00"Widow Morley's Bluebird Cafe and Bakery"....<p> So I continue on my building spree to work on my Western buildings, and as luck would have it, I have completed another one. </p><p>I actually started the idea for this building back in 2016, and during the 2017 Super bowl halftime show, I had a drawing of names of my female friends that volunteered. My friend Sarah Morley won "the honor" *ahem* of having a café and backstory.</p><p>Originally I had called it "The Mockingbird", but I didn't like how the sign looked, so I redid it, and changed it to "The Bluebird". Very little modification was done to the building, (one of the older TCL laser cut buildings that Knuckleduster used to carry back in the day), and just added "window glass", and a wooden frame around the sign. </p><p>Coloring was also done by Apple barrel, and Folk-art Craft Paints, "(Victorian Blue), and weathered with Burnt Sienna and Antique White.</p><p>This building adds a bit of color to my town. It makes for two blue buildings, (this one and the barber shop), and now it will be back to the tired worn brown ones that are more common. </p><p>Here are some pics of the completed building, (and some other pics also).</p><p>Please click on them for larger pics.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpVkE1HycrGPRUxhPiTJacqB29i2tsw0kMs37F3YRPkehkE9JHpNjLV6XFV_wFXoR34hvR26KTkYUnaPsCJNmHcvTozNiW-434FTr00yaM8nJ6JpKc3eYkpS9UrNQTILL2CPeZaUgLu4hMXdE3NMBixyPpDSSFjYjs--asJlHK8vv7NxmAAYQr37GSVQ/s4032/IMG_0356.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpVkE1HycrGPRUxhPiTJacqB29i2tsw0kMs37F3YRPkehkE9JHpNjLV6XFV_wFXoR34hvR26KTkYUnaPsCJNmHcvTozNiW-434FTr00yaM8nJ6JpKc3eYkpS9UrNQTILL2CPeZaUgLu4hMXdE3NMBixyPpDSSFjYjs--asJlHK8vv7NxmAAYQr37GSVQ/w480-h640/IMG_0356.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(</i></b><b><i>A frontal view of The Bluebird. Good lunches and suppers, fresh pies, and hot coffee; All served by the charming Widow Morley. This one is </i></b><b><i>showing the weathering and wear on the buildings and boardwalks. These buildings drybrush very nicely.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPZbgnqvn2-4p0Pa15bCeG6mQv5rvq-wF689vx8S8ZSCJ0AqCs4PKk6dtAinLiSn1iTBna8I8z3F4JSDIX0yjFYoEASaTFfAAvLTLJT2PhNTOhFPSwEWoaePke-ejS4BuoCgwFGO5C6nflFgnOJdoeqMLtmhU3xzaG6fHZGroer8waixfFKGvvlzEhg/s4032/IMG_0357.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPZbgnqvn2-4p0Pa15bCeG6mQv5rvq-wF689vx8S8ZSCJ0AqCs4PKk6dtAinLiSn1iTBna8I8z3F4JSDIX0yjFYoEASaTFfAAvLTLJT2PhNTOhFPSwEWoaePke-ejS4BuoCgwFGO5C6nflFgnOJdoeqMLtmhU3xzaG6fHZGroer8waixfFKGvvlzEhg/w480-h640/IMG_0357.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(A side shot showing the weathering.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDDoPprU9CDR-rC3j8n7fMKiC7ZEHjMGE5hMy2VKrCSetig1vOzMRelaVdlyzC-fqhvZYGD9F6rUVozVfKdMHEB7k9jJxdTk_MZoI7su9RrRdGjKw6_UODT17FvvV8F0mRTK6h1qSMWykTkWrFStnsj2N6pZm72k3nX27Ll-SymyCQyio-khxgf7HvPg/s4032/IMG_0358.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDDoPprU9CDR-rC3j8n7fMKiC7ZEHjMGE5hMy2VKrCSetig1vOzMRelaVdlyzC-fqhvZYGD9F6rUVozVfKdMHEB7k9jJxdTk_MZoI7su9RrRdGjKw6_UODT17FvvV8F0mRTK6h1qSMWykTkWrFStnsj2N6pZm72k3nX27Ll-SymyCQyio-khxgf7HvPg/w480-h640/IMG_0358.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Rear Oblique pic showing the weathering and wear on the building. Paint was expensive in the Old West, and painted building were exposed to harsh elements, and weathered quite quickly.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkLpBcmzJgy7CF8lW5ARfehNcsApotvf9WTvZhrV0Z-QBPpisNnGf--_mqo7_4oNvdj6tGEtn8kPDuz5fpRv5yx9U08cgx3fffRXu__WtuQ5eWLzjpJyZl-nMDOe1CelWlgkkAPa_nPHgOURtTqkq2wS4Tg9vlFVJKYBcpQyI8Byr8iRmJK_QPxV0KXQ/s4032/IMG_0349.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkLpBcmzJgy7CF8lW5ARfehNcsApotvf9WTvZhrV0Z-QBPpisNnGf--_mqo7_4oNvdj6tGEtn8kPDuz5fpRv5yx9U08cgx3fffRXu__WtuQ5eWLzjpJyZl-nMDOe1CelWlgkkAPa_nPHgOURtTqkq2wS4Tg9vlFVJKYBcpQyI8Byr8iRmJK_QPxV0KXQ/w640-h480/IMG_0349.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(A comparison of The Bluebird with the still under construction Newspaper and Printing Shop. Both kits are the same one by TCL. I just modified the windows of the Newspaper Office by making them two BIG glass windows. That way the Newspaper Editor can see what is going on, (just like everyone else), and then write about it in the paper and sell the paper to folks for a nickel each telling them exactly what it was they saw...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhShSugGhl2Fg9euBorbr2mR3QDoR8qGVmaKGD7gr2f2V7lkBh9-K-nK8pq25pOvLD_k2cZc28oL2YtwD9u7WE1mYBgVWdwEnv8flukK7dQ7adfGF3nIQDDFc6d4E02cPyIrwEsoUhZbc1vMAWp6lxd5iEwejY8dL8wi88ztxCJccEq0hRVkKy5L-4ODA/s4032/IMG_0354.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhShSugGhl2Fg9euBorbr2mR3QDoR8qGVmaKGD7gr2f2V7lkBh9-K-nK8pq25pOvLD_k2cZc28oL2YtwD9u7WE1mYBgVWdwEnv8flukK7dQ7adfGF3nIQDDFc6d4E02cPyIrwEsoUhZbc1vMAWp6lxd5iEwejY8dL8wi88ztxCJccEq0hRVkKy5L-4ODA/w640-h480/IMG_0354.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>(Playing around with some figures and stuff. Henry Plunkitt, Ollie Olaffson And Winston Sinclair, (with his hands behind his back), hold a casual conversation outside of The Bluebird Café before it opens for lunch...)</b></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-I8xCnUNyFq8mMZICnVQSwM2Lket8mkfbZwxleKbZSunHmh3aFKEfQLPj-Gchbe7I3QM1gxjSJj4mjFpF2aOxAqGN4Kg1vqR5zTqC0qurv2MWEvyS3O5s2PSFaKEtFJctGBGUimhNr-DVn_epPb8EW-RShchgPORkZoktiN_knevXwtFJ7lsNLXwFZg/s4032/IMG_0352.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-I8xCnUNyFq8mMZICnVQSwM2Lket8mkfbZwxleKbZSunHmh3aFKEfQLPj-Gchbe7I3QM1gxjSJj4mjFpF2aOxAqGN4Kg1vqR5zTqC0qurv2MWEvyS3O5s2PSFaKEtFJctGBGUimhNr-DVn_epPb8EW-RShchgPORkZoktiN_knevXwtFJ7lsNLXwFZg/w640-h480/IMG_0352.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The conversation continues and meanders between "What kind of pie will Widow Morley be serving today?" and "Do you think she is looking for a suitor?" )</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8nSNM24YoitO9Xpn0EOUUfA6LZ_QZaQj1LvlGRklPXU7I3DDFOuoC3zXMzHi2qDKCyBgm6-7H4ae19quD7io3Fl8ywXEKdJfWEXFGhT2Lxm64Qp7aF4DJWt_eGrDKNO941ffiaZI3P1bqOUZpYkpxCve3t5T0A3SUQBxs5vaxRJakC_icqdjxvXH2GA/s4032/IMG_0360.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8nSNM24YoitO9Xpn0EOUUfA6LZ_QZaQj1LvlGRklPXU7I3DDFOuoC3zXMzHi2qDKCyBgm6-7H4ae19quD7io3Fl8ywXEKdJfWEXFGhT2Lxm64Qp7aF4DJWt_eGrDKNO941ffiaZI3P1bqOUZpYkpxCve3t5T0A3SUQBxs5vaxRJakC_icqdjxvXH2GA/w640-h480/IMG_0360.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(A comparison shot of The Bluebird, and Wun Hung Lo's Chinese Laundry. The laundry and boardwalks are from the Arnica Montana line, the fence, barrels, and barricade items are from Acheson. The figures are a mixture of Pulp Figures and Dixons.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />And now for the "Backstory"....<div><br /></div><div><div>As promised....</div><div>For your viewing enjoyment is "Mrs. Morley's Bluebird Café and Bakery", also known simply as "The Bluebird".</div><div>It is owned by Mrs. Sarah Morley also known in quieter circles as "The Widow Morley". </div><div>The story around these parts is that she came out west and opened it up to make a living after losing four husbands during the war. </div><div>Husband #1 was Alvin and he died of fever right before First Manassas (Bull Run to you Yankees).</div><div>Husband #2 was James, and he was run over by a runaway supply wagon during the frenzied, chaotic, Union retreat from Second Manassas, and was mashed into a pulp in the Virginia mud. </div><div>Husband #3: was named Robert and died of diarrhea during the battle of Gettysburg. </div><div>The fourth (and final) Husband was Thomas, and he used the top of his skull to catch the business end of a double canister round, courtesy of R.E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia during The Battle of Cold Harbor in 1864.</div><div>After the war, Sarah didn't marry again, although she had various suitors and gentleman callers and at least three of them also mysteriously disappeared...</div><div>After the sudden disappearance of the last one, a series of ugly rumors started going around the town back East where she lived, and people were whispering that "foul things were going on", etc.. So in order to prevent a scandal, and/or arrest and trial for "murder most foul" (even though there was no direct proof, but rumors are nasty things aren't they?), and to protect her good name, she quickly headed out west and settled in Rimfire.</div><div>She is quite the accomplished cook, and along with her cook/helper ( a fellow named "John Smith", that is real quiet and keeps to himself), her small café provides delicious lunches, and suppers as well as fresh pies, and hot coffee for hungry paying cowboys and townsfolk alike. She is well known for her fresh, delicious pies and freshly made powdered sugar almond cookies that she cheerfully bakes for special customers.</div><div>The Bluebird is always clean, bright and cozy, and is freshly painted. It is closed on Sundays and Saturday nights supper is always beefsteak, beans, bacon, and biscuits night. Buttermilk and fresh milk, as well as coffee is an option, and occasionally she will have fresh lemonade. No smoking, liquor, or tobacco chewing (or spitting), is allowed in The Bluebird.</div></div><div>Rumor is out that "The Widow Morley" may be looking for a feller, sometime in the near future, so all available and eager bachelors should apply.... The lucky guy could be "Husband #5"!!!!</div>Michael Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929476841889675888noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499214672600371105.post-53547177556163386382022-07-07T14:20:00.000-04:002022-07-07T14:20:27.250-04:00Blog Update: The Missing June Post....<p> So it seems dear reader that somehow or someway I seemed to have missed putting in a June update to what is going on around House O' Murphy.</p><p>So please consider this a late June submission, and some other stuff also....</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">D&D Game....</span></h3><div>Yikes! Where do I go with this one?</div><div>Well...we continued our D&D game and the June adventure was one of frustration for everyone. The summer season, and "real life" has cut into our gaming tremendously, and that being said, we were only able to get one game in for the month of June. We are also taking an August break so we have 2 games for this month planned.</div><div>The game was also frustrating, because I knew due to the players previous actions, not only were the bad guys going to be waiting for them for some hard fighting combat. I also told them to be prepared "as this will probably be the hardest fight in this part of the scenario that you will encounter." </div><div>And so it began. </div><div>And it took almost three hours of real time to finish one major combat. </div><div>The two big bads for the scenario were reinforced by some low level NPC assistants, and the PC's not only had bad dice rolling, but the rolling was horrible, and the fumbles were many.</div><div>The ranger had three fumbles in a row, (breaking bowstring, slipping, and mishandling weapon), while trying to get one up on the evil cleric.</div><div>(Click on pics for larger version)....</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi46gJ5PBbck7iLryfNOmjb5VUuxezvodZDs8qm-mUaMdNT63rTJ24buNjT6S-bpCdvvukl63uMhmmloDsMns5Kazhl66smLFX_MZqT6XnAV_TH9sz-djsD7X9UqBmUAHSCrLC2XN-EUSKPMf1p7_phyvTCIrYFtkLQiocydmwOT6ULFg9XK2MEFX5dHw/s4032/IMG_9589.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi46gJ5PBbck7iLryfNOmjb5VUuxezvodZDs8qm-mUaMdNT63rTJ24buNjT6S-bpCdvvukl63uMhmmloDsMns5Kazhl66smLFX_MZqT6XnAV_TH9sz-djsD7X9UqBmUAHSCrLC2XN-EUSKPMf1p7_phyvTCIrYFtkLQiocydmwOT6ULFg9XK2MEFX5dHw/w640-h480/IMG_9589.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>(Snacks this game included fresh stollen, chips, salsa, queso, pastries, jerky, and fresh lemonade and tea...)</b></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqk2n-xbrrSgg6C7-bJs9ekni4cboF9fMRuFzoG6FdsOtapGQyLsL7CmJ9W3MAD4qLLZmb2V0O0d5flLvIMuUZgj16bHDcxdK71QWuzR4ErThhSZT81XH_EAe4c7WF71Hm_vlPGSWKrqf0fbI-trPaQbWP0Hi9N8m3SORxb2vQ4CR1dRiCsN--JIlj0g/s4032/IMG_9590.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqk2n-xbrrSgg6C7-bJs9ekni4cboF9fMRuFzoG6FdsOtapGQyLsL7CmJ9W3MAD4qLLZmb2V0O0d5flLvIMuUZgj16bHDcxdK71QWuzR4ErThhSZT81XH_EAe4c7WF71Hm_vlPGSWKrqf0fbI-trPaQbWP0Hi9N8m3SORxb2vQ4CR1dRiCsN--JIlj0g/w640-h480/IMG_9590.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Meanwhile the fridge was ready with backup munchies and drinks!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXQv3x_p6-ETztxhqkBv0G-TEH2SCsCBuKDKJUVLtRrzX74wfrM-mc_3P7GgsB4-xZ4iUVcdOmvwunB956hd_XS6CokIZ4kh8mu_Ia9YABZKS3XHw1Tj4KCRYn6HqWuXj8p5lzB3uXxwWkpvuUpzO-IRWJRCEY8-bi5V3Hq-dyvBp-4uu-42pvnrk8qQ/s4032/IMG_9591.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXQv3x_p6-ETztxhqkBv0G-TEH2SCsCBuKDKJUVLtRrzX74wfrM-mc_3P7GgsB4-xZ4iUVcdOmvwunB956hd_XS6CokIZ4kh8mu_Ia9YABZKS3XHw1Tj4KCRYn6HqWuXj8p5lzB3uXxwWkpvuUpzO-IRWJRCEY8-bi5V3Hq-dyvBp-4uu-42pvnrk8qQ/w640-h480/IMG_9591.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Mr. Fridge is well stocked. BTW...the Mezzo Mix is MINE! NO ONE ELSE gets it!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK44RGLdcBfbV4wmq9xEKP6H6bRff3Jcwu7K9tLb9wjbUWOsXLFB9N4uc3yVNZJP1--6gWCSgwouCIpJD6QnoqMAoSOOy17YtTSU3rjcaGReFj7J3kt2MdOZonNgzbBK8nYzqebUwlybiZYKTvan1sfOA7LF2jYwAZxtktNXhRrPkqFk-HcAbh1q1Whw/s4032/IMG_9593.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK44RGLdcBfbV4wmq9xEKP6H6bRff3Jcwu7K9tLb9wjbUWOsXLFB9N4uc3yVNZJP1--6gWCSgwouCIpJD6QnoqMAoSOOy17YtTSU3rjcaGReFj7J3kt2MdOZonNgzbBK8nYzqebUwlybiZYKTvan1sfOA7LF2jYwAZxtktNXhRrPkqFk-HcAbh1q1Whw/w640-h480/IMG_9593.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The party prepares for the adventure! Treasure, XP's and Glory await!!!!....or errr....something like that....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZWk2AEbHSBKoE70lrOETbdQUEh_4msyySDs4UrhJkEpaW_UrHV3g97IY5-BXC7IWGiPT2aJEokOIYcuCLx6YVEK4W65hgpEuWWzzwt3DR3hYvikIjoF7nsNANlwpQXjNebIoz3B8zLdrAzL9lO1AtkQ-EpLOkRAW4-lyelDMc6i_fdfqAulDB1LhDQ/s4032/IMG_9594.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZWk2AEbHSBKoE70lrOETbdQUEh_4msyySDs4UrhJkEpaW_UrHV3g97IY5-BXC7IWGiPT2aJEokOIYcuCLx6YVEK4W65hgpEuWWzzwt3DR3hYvikIjoF7nsNANlwpQXjNebIoz3B8zLdrAzL9lO1AtkQ-EpLOkRAW4-lyelDMc6i_fdfqAulDB1LhDQ/w480-h640/IMG_9594.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The PC's burst through the trapdoor ("X"), into the room, to be greeted by the bad guy in armor (BGIA), the evil priestess in the back and a couple of flunkies! Battle is joined!)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ92ko3lkhpTaLY_awOtQDNdhcBMJ0GmUqhsrXrJIWBch8Gwp3SwcjcwKzwMrMInvS1nfeKjmO1Ico6cWz668PBpMKx9DyYtvLChPVZ-oXo72dtxlNMlL1etgstNrNhy1scjVIAdHhi4S_VUXmIqPJZ68P1PKjXNT8Ll3OJCS9ROmrG2r5ZmjCG22ktw/s4032/IMG_9595.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ92ko3lkhpTaLY_awOtQDNdhcBMJ0GmUqhsrXrJIWBch8Gwp3SwcjcwKzwMrMInvS1nfeKjmO1Ico6cWz668PBpMKx9DyYtvLChPVZ-oXo72dtxlNMlL1etgstNrNhy1scjVIAdHhi4S_VUXmIqPJZ68P1PKjXNT8Ll3OJCS9ROmrG2r5ZmjCG22ktw/w640-h480/IMG_9595.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The evil priestess steps through the doorway into the other room to prepare a spell as the BGIA, and the flunkies hold a defensive line in the room. Meanwhile the ranger tries to get off a shot with her bow.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1uSKhrhsfhG2MaN7mMHFJwl7u_MG55Z3Tf7okFw5NafcHrGHfEXMOUR0TVkTFxBNrOHECRREm1V89hfth20RAJDzWnWAHrFC93-JYh9scMdAWqWBcV-bd7mIZcSiOutX0H5e21kUtacFwqa6dcpEoJe1J0LP-1YmttACfzD-ouv6RktraDTIBIXLTSg/s4032/IMG_9596.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1uSKhrhsfhG2MaN7mMHFJwl7u_MG55Z3Tf7okFw5NafcHrGHfEXMOUR0TVkTFxBNrOHECRREm1V89hfth20RAJDzWnWAHrFC93-JYh9scMdAWqWBcV-bd7mIZcSiOutX0H5e21kUtacFwqa6dcpEoJe1J0LP-1YmttACfzD-ouv6RktraDTIBIXLTSg/w480-h640/IMG_9596.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Realizing that the battle is "not going the way they want it to", some of the players huddle and start to plot and scheme...Is it against the BGIA, the flunkies, and the evil priestess? Or is it against the DM???....oh dear....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiuDxleyJ0lOpdv5J_txLXsrdhUXCtAb43R7fmEVAACNss07-GBLq_NXoN-VAglHuP_T8k3dR0wnkHqgmKVlE6gsZHC6jZbR3K1v7Qv-bKvriBWh4aOQQSwvYFJimZIyg9uo5Mdm3g_izyMTwZLe6WZIZ_kbayBWChFkgEQZlaSyz2KfKN5hIiF7aoKw/s4032/IMG_9597.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiuDxleyJ0lOpdv5J_txLXsrdhUXCtAb43R7fmEVAACNss07-GBLq_NXoN-VAglHuP_T8k3dR0wnkHqgmKVlE6gsZHC6jZbR3K1v7Qv-bKvriBWh4aOQQSwvYFJimZIyg9uo5Mdm3g_izyMTwZLe6WZIZ_kbayBWChFkgEQZlaSyz2KfKN5hIiF7aoKw/w480-h640/IMG_9597.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The struggle continues as bad rolls hamper the PC's and they take damage. Meanwhile the evil priestess returns back to the room, to cast a spell....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEite521P1aF_drOr18S2dVm4yODeJmS8jhZNbgKD6i7cwFnlJdCvloa8Lk87LQg4RSsHLc9Ur3XLt4cHjCIKoVgPd4hHxJOKzXiXMK8X6-_nj1w4wxuTJ5-ZBb9cNmFdxVr1S3kWWyywcnp016Sfrpa2dfs5Pfu_RzvJkLJWv0LTJ4x2Z8gwV-1jXu6CQ/s4032/IMG_9598.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEite521P1aF_drOr18S2dVm4yODeJmS8jhZNbgKD6i7cwFnlJdCvloa8Lk87LQg4RSsHLc9Ur3XLt4cHjCIKoVgPd4hHxJOKzXiXMK8X6-_nj1w4wxuTJ5-ZBb9cNmFdxVr1S3kWWyywcnp016Sfrpa2dfs5Pfu_RzvJkLJWv0LTJ4x2Z8gwV-1jXu6CQ/w480-h640/IMG_9598.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Only to luckily be taken down by a critical hit as two of the PC's go at her. Another flunky from behind appears and drags her body back into the room. Meanwhile the rest of the group is seriously stuck in a problem with BGIA as yet MORE flunkies come to join in the fun....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikhEMrxCdeXuCttrsPo7nDuY4h-UFqxGhVW0N_wm6YzDEC-cCk0On-q079Hwokmx4ovpmpFOulcnW4u6P4uAWdeFB2EZoYhhXqF1X8sb2cZUjZPG71jjqgQuk4O_mnJE4lXeRMsZr392WhSZaaawL98VyhPJHgFFJ4vYUVMucyb4YPg1XypDFkkxZCgQ/s4032/IMG_9599.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikhEMrxCdeXuCttrsPo7nDuY4h-UFqxGhVW0N_wm6YzDEC-cCk0On-q079Hwokmx4ovpmpFOulcnW4u6P4uAWdeFB2EZoYhhXqF1X8sb2cZUjZPG71jjqgQuk4O_mnJE4lXeRMsZr392WhSZaaawL98VyhPJHgFFJ4vYUVMucyb4YPg1XypDFkkxZCgQ/w480-h640/IMG_9599.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The ranger player after her third fumble in a row... Things were not good for the party...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6qJhCG80zDhbqzbLdyiCFp9jOOYdVHGK33tDTjVlvjTCBDSIW8YCkQVEK7IUr-KHghMBJJRJJGjckA1EfRumPx8r3IAV5HbcWgPan83FRjR6xUr2ZVV0-usOQFmah6jNceNl6ebO5pnIrK08svxT30tMbDOpmHQiVHKK0pOxxtfJcwtgk0ThNB4TNw/s4032/IMG_9601.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6qJhCG80zDhbqzbLdyiCFp9jOOYdVHGK33tDTjVlvjTCBDSIW8YCkQVEK7IUr-KHghMBJJRJJGjckA1EfRumPx8r3IAV5HbcWgPan83FRjR6xUr2ZVV0-usOQFmah6jNceNl6ebO5pnIrK08svxT30tMbDOpmHQiVHKK0pOxxtfJcwtgk0ThNB4TNw/w640-h480/IMG_9601.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Eventually the party succeeded in beating BGIA, and the flunkies, but the priestess and her flunky had vanished! Following a small blood trail, they were now moving to the stairs of the second floor of the temple. Here they take a well deserved Chinese Dinner Break, and while eating a delicious Chinese dinner, listen as the ranger players speaks with them on "Needing to fight smarter and NOT harder".... Meanwhile, behind my screen, orange-cola mix, dice, note stickers, egg rolls and crab rangoon....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />So the party starts this weekend going into the second floor to find out and hopefully end this part of the scenario. TBH, I wasn't happy with the battle, and neither were they, but as I explained to them, this was indeed going to be difficult.<div><br /></div><div>Meanwhile, some folks asked me about Mezzo Mix.</div><div>It's a German Cola-Orange drink that I fell in love with, and am only NOW being able to find it (somewhat) in Indy when I get down there once a week.</div><div><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWRpHZSm4p4vgTFA7DFABfVru9G8sqWUilRHpFGBteoqC4LUFEcqfxGtbgPWziiTC9UZKS7rlR1OJHQ5zvNMtfvvRH-4qFj6QRHKJBU5MCHr1nra9zZbzzIw7iD_EZcTXVgcLcNpWSp6AGxUqaTsgyrLbzKvSHTk9i4DE9mPXw-FAz65twy4LCsa9dfw/s4032/ERNE8198.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWRpHZSm4p4vgTFA7DFABfVru9G8sqWUilRHpFGBteoqC4LUFEcqfxGtbgPWziiTC9UZKS7rlR1OJHQ5zvNMtfvvRH-4qFj6QRHKJBU5MCHr1nra9zZbzzIw7iD_EZcTXVgcLcNpWSp6AGxUqaTsgyrLbzKvSHTk9i4DE9mPXw-FAz65twy4LCsa9dfw/w480-h640/ERNE8198.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Mezzo Mix goodness....mmmmmm.....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">PAINTING:</span></h4><div>Meanwhile for the month of June, I was able to get some figures painted up. These are mostly from Reapers Bones IV and V KS line. </div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTXeY05lPg0EpMQRMyBbHVlIEll3diz0WRIfqKtR34hrT7eSFny0PYdsNYQNz5mktS6HplMzHH82fsYeJS4F9NKUkeIuPl9i6bmMyHb3UNbfUwLn3Hqx6JlLqI2NWvuG6dYtcUP8QhIHWstwp5vMH9BZ9VsI8ijr4PPHApZpsbX-PphGfMsto94SiWxQ/s4032/IMG_9513.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTXeY05lPg0EpMQRMyBbHVlIEll3diz0WRIfqKtR34hrT7eSFny0PYdsNYQNz5mktS6HplMzHH82fsYeJS4F9NKUkeIuPl9i6bmMyHb3UNbfUwLn3Hqx6JlLqI2NWvuG6dYtcUP8QhIHWstwp5vMH9BZ9VsI8ijr4PPHApZpsbX-PphGfMsto94SiWxQ/w480-h640/IMG_9513.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Everyone needs a bear figure at some time in their gaming life. This one was easy to paint up, and the groundwork was fun, however, the gloss effect is what throws me off. I did a base coat of gloss spray for protection with two overcoats of flat and the gloss still came out. I'm going to go back and try some brush on flat to take out the shiny effect.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6E6s15N6VOu7hjTzNsg9NEA1ZMOYbsoJP1m3esuDjrRr8AuESHg9eZvKeSJanGfN9M-R6zR9GIBa8_cg_2d4Rn9xeXSf4aLfM0851qqC6FtBPBLO7ldiF0ZxlaVV9Uj6JZeYHX-tsr1zfOr0cFBg3clRZecc5enAzGa88bvovM60HHEC9_AyXNpfh0Q/s4032/IMG_9514.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6E6s15N6VOu7hjTzNsg9NEA1ZMOYbsoJP1m3esuDjrRr8AuESHg9eZvKeSJanGfN9M-R6zR9GIBa8_cg_2d4Rn9xeXSf4aLfM0851qqC6FtBPBLO7ldiF0ZxlaVV9Uj6JZeYHX-tsr1zfOr0cFBg3clRZecc5enAzGa88bvovM60HHEC9_AyXNpfh0Q/w640-h480/IMG_9514.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(A Reaper figure that came out pretty good. Painting on him was quick and easy. I really like the skin detail that was highlighted on this guy.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8oUjoNW_wwYdMohwrCIffLJLKkJXcXO5ohJ6H3IB1oNkdwqRncCHNsiEMi-Tj8SLM5gOgVwhu09vkaxOHD_706PHf6UW-mzpNK4-DD8t_fN9-7VgZ_msUrZxiASm7CrufP379H_I9OLVKzOxYndo6DxBvMQ-KrqG689DMYo-QSraaZGXu3XQpSFzGXQ/s4032/IMG_9515.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8oUjoNW_wwYdMohwrCIffLJLKkJXcXO5ohJ6H3IB1oNkdwqRncCHNsiEMi-Tj8SLM5gOgVwhu09vkaxOHD_706PHf6UW-mzpNK4-DD8t_fN9-7VgZ_msUrZxiASm7CrufP379H_I9OLVKzOxYndo6DxBvMQ-KrqG689DMYo-QSraaZGXu3XQpSFzGXQ/w480-h640/IMG_9515.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Tessa, a village maiden. Each village has that "one gal" that you don't know whose side, or which side she is on, or if she is just playing both sides, and looking for a husband in the process. This one has the look on her face of "I've got a secret." Another Reaper Bones Villager figure.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMfifSLSZ9Ay0OPAAHE2ilHMhkLxzg5CIAe1YOxjh8P9A10WlZ0zlMds0Ti447YxqJmxYsBb7wbcN5yu2Y4K9uHxAHFISWAYLotVfoBzcBX53Pm6pUu_68cE8UOC2gtMJ8hlvFTnw2DPYWUI86bAC7t9PeT7hk0hJmYjL60bMhb7YAV_Tb28YwbAm0vQ/s4032/IMG_9519.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMfifSLSZ9Ay0OPAAHE2ilHMhkLxzg5CIAe1YOxjh8P9A10WlZ0zlMds0Ti447YxqJmxYsBb7wbcN5yu2Y4K9uHxAHFISWAYLotVfoBzcBX53Pm6pUu_68cE8UOC2gtMJ8hlvFTnw2DPYWUI86bAC7t9PeT7hk0hJmYjL60bMhb7YAV_Tb28YwbAm0vQ/w480-h640/IMG_9519.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Ed, the Villager. He's not the sharpest tool in the shed, but he works hard and does what he is told. Unfortunately I expect him to be killed by either a monster or a group of wandering murder hobos in the future...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmI4RhAfN1GXmSqJlJKed0FNB1dSur38tMsAQnC9GUvBQD9an54FaVbwy_DZIjxWNWDmLenWQZq7bxV9yGjYORtksY9i_A28asMASK3oZEL8YNLuEXMB9cSvr0RJlcsVOIV4qLgCCa1uSxRG5IzwdE0qZ-sQIhpuOCclZ07kyRXUyFaF_urfNOMGZIoA/s4032/IMG_9522.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmI4RhAfN1GXmSqJlJKed0FNB1dSur38tMsAQnC9GUvBQD9an54FaVbwy_DZIjxWNWDmLenWQZq7bxV9yGjYORtksY9i_A28asMASK3oZEL8YNLuEXMB9cSvr0RJlcsVOIV4qLgCCa1uSxRG5IzwdE0qZ-sQIhpuOCclZ07kyRXUyFaF_urfNOMGZIoA/w480-h640/IMG_9522.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Ella, an angry woman villager. Her emotions are running just as hot as that torch she is carrying and with her fierce yell, she is ready to use the rolling pin to dispense justice and vengeance upon drunken husbands, tax collectors, murder hobo characters, elected politicians and French Aristocrats as the need requires....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br />Meanwhile, on one of my trips to Indy, I stopped by my favorite Middle Eastern market....</div><div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_IxzUlhO8ahIt_BAzTCHLPHE1uJJ5sekJhojui-qrPXyuFD3rRlr-04lf3lhilJt03097IzH0mEcWulEzlastLF4rBXa4RDD4uCMshf8oNTpG2dYkvrGWpPP_STY038Zz_BxRX0bOt36epMWxsz7pEPP2ReWZ1WPvOh0AojW_p4d1hbUqqlE34JRZQ/s4032/IMG_9831.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_IxzUlhO8ahIt_BAzTCHLPHE1uJJ5sekJhojui-qrPXyuFD3rRlr-04lf3lhilJt03097IzH0mEcWulEzlastLF4rBXa4RDD4uCMshf8oNTpG2dYkvrGWpPP_STY038Zz_BxRX0bOt36epMWxsz7pEPP2ReWZ1WPvOh0AojW_p4d1hbUqqlE34JRZQ/w480-h640/IMG_9831.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Nice to see you can get this here if needed....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br />However it was the tea that confused me....</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCnlaob-MamZGx56YdsUxw0ywDVUHjVommTV-hc9_pIuKOJCDUE0_ki7144qjB6GWJ4hvt5EV39DanG27OjGMQW1p5cVs3IQpVKuIL8hCMqd2CzJtZLsge5F_MPE_frVoKtUjAL_OfjTmDKWBIaoan4CzXJEfjnyLAxxQ53ICWM_mBW0eY1z2oUs8bBQ/s4032/IMG_9832.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCnlaob-MamZGx56YdsUxw0ywDVUHjVommTV-hc9_pIuKOJCDUE0_ki7144qjB6GWJ4hvt5EV39DanG27OjGMQW1p5cVs3IQpVKuIL8hCMqd2CzJtZLsge5F_MPE_frVoKtUjAL_OfjTmDKWBIaoan4CzXJEfjnyLAxxQ53ICWM_mBW0eY1z2oUs8bBQ/w480-h640/IMG_9832.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>("Green Gunpowder"???....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIy8xbhO2Vf3KbD9UBq1ngY9-yiWQTyvQ8kg--wvCdnrsb2amkMfPs6y39oqnMA0hrICu7YYRFnknAj9s9B9_br_KB61q4XklaJzt7uh_t_ovgNBsydqlmpTjMFYLDtbWYv5K_x3LvxpV3SDsP4gn8oeyflcc3DsegBnqcjdiXdVBlbf8lgxiqcpRlNQ/s4032/IMG_9833.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIy8xbhO2Vf3KbD9UBq1ngY9-yiWQTyvQ8kg--wvCdnrsb2amkMfPs6y39oqnMA0hrICu7YYRFnknAj9s9B9_br_KB61q4XklaJzt7uh_t_ovgNBsydqlmpTjMFYLDtbWYv5K_x3LvxpV3SDsP4gn8oeyflcc3DsegBnqcjdiXdVBlbf8lgxiqcpRlNQ/w480-h640/IMG_9833.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(From Morocco...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /></div><div>Meanwhile the Chinese refuse to be done over by the Moroccans....<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl7d4iuQpJH2coQKO4daAZR6obqCglu8YT-ubowWcdn-Nha_VhMsVgFNuH_OHUk6_IR20PBIxAdm_0O79UxqFKJotlJLk1j_2f21z3S37USiBCBPMFxwna5MlT6O88krqaNlDNbrzOsCmzrD393FTTu-VK2MnBrElpuiGQpmT1cTGeVHalPuRccaYicg/s4032/IMG_9834.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl7d4iuQpJH2coQKO4daAZR6obqCglu8YT-ubowWcdn-Nha_VhMsVgFNuH_OHUk6_IR20PBIxAdm_0O79UxqFKJotlJLk1j_2f21z3S37USiBCBPMFxwna5MlT6O88krqaNlDNbrzOsCmzrD393FTTu-VK2MnBrElpuiGQpmT1cTGeVHalPuRccaYicg/w480-h640/IMG_9834.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>("Special Gunpowder Tea"</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br />So after my store visit, I got back onto the Old West project that I was working on years ago and stalled.</div><div>I decided to delve into my Arnica Montana resins.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOiKd_NwTWX54GwIcsvopMoNjhYezYNDAXvF5F-H016F75aC0gBBxG0Y8DbizgGIZd3pwddmN6Lmv3ET0uiXqKbcYViAJLBAGGAF-nMGlvDoGJDOaV8JPAt1wXn0V1OpJW49rQ1ma3bVCS3-IMNmrNQhCAjpPsn_XV-OARJnbO4atvoaX5zT27wzRTAw/s960/IMG_9885.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOiKd_NwTWX54GwIcsvopMoNjhYezYNDAXvF5F-H016F75aC0gBBxG0Y8DbizgGIZd3pwddmN6Lmv3ET0uiXqKbcYViAJLBAGGAF-nMGlvDoGJDOaV8JPAt1wXn0V1OpJW49rQ1ma3bVCS3-IMNmrNQhCAjpPsn_XV-OARJnbO4atvoaX5zT27wzRTAw/w640-h480/IMG_9885.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The Hotel, Shop, and Boardwalks all drying after being thoroughly cleaned...)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXVgo-R56e_iAamgDs94iJStGjq5YxahZU0Buza_Hy-IbynNDYRPjBzFv4RPbuUaaFF3oW6fOPf5yPXCmrIcAmVNtgiTqjpgEYdTHGToU4C4-kiter7oramqrt5oRlfp2TS8K1v8UlQZxM9_JLLgPERKCrofV8mYXDhSvxXHUodqFa-Z7huirmHduO7Q/s960/IMG_9886.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXVgo-R56e_iAamgDs94iJStGjq5YxahZU0Buza_Hy-IbynNDYRPjBzFv4RPbuUaaFF3oW6fOPf5yPXCmrIcAmVNtgiTqjpgEYdTHGToU4C4-kiter7oramqrt5oRlfp2TS8K1v8UlQZxM9_JLLgPERKCrofV8mYXDhSvxXHUodqFa-Z7huirmHduO7Q/w640-h480/IMG_9886.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Base colors for the boardwalks went on easy. Some TCL building parts are also painted up. I found out that I use A LOT of "Burnt Umber" in my Western building painting, so Apple Barrel Craft Paints for this color happens to be my friend.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I got the hotel assembled and base colored. There are a few design issues with it that I am not happy with, but being the creative sort I am, I can get around it. "Improvise, Adapt, Overcome."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmoBmfsQ_akd8bgdEWVNq89jlnEVdBQcwHTYoJTxES0VbB72ZxMHG6ffdc1JCzxJClxX-D2y8EGV1QRklCF5n8sN2jBmZuR4CQRCkBM_zLLRDZKQS3LBMkgtGuM5SZVxxwHgiwml6a4_DUHJ434FGHG5HqgYGXKlclJAsr_mmrf283UWVwTzoA7KL_Xw/s4032/IMG_9925.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmoBmfsQ_akd8bgdEWVNq89jlnEVdBQcwHTYoJTxES0VbB72ZxMHG6ffdc1JCzxJClxX-D2y8EGV1QRklCF5n8sN2jBmZuR4CQRCkBM_zLLRDZKQS3LBMkgtGuM5SZVxxwHgiwml6a4_DUHJ434FGHG5HqgYGXKlclJAsr_mmrf283UWVwTzoA7KL_Xw/w640-h480/IMG_9925.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(Not a bad kit....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz_RLC1YS1O_07Bm-jeGO-cmR0I9MrpwL-fJff7xVUOWkKRs4IvLPMoJFgJLXm3MbvjsMuLQZULu_p-AYsm9hGb7esD6wtYwD4SodC5mlX1MDqSWSaxFzoQlpBtcdrgvH8TPc8Fi1mq0dWj0HEL2CBzAWcXs9vJ6LTw-4jmjVUPCTQdWN6CSblQg_1cg/s4032/IMG_9953.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz_RLC1YS1O_07Bm-jeGO-cmR0I9MrpwL-fJff7xVUOWkKRs4IvLPMoJFgJLXm3MbvjsMuLQZULu_p-AYsm9hGb7esD6wtYwD4SodC5mlX1MDqSWSaxFzoQlpBtcdrgvH8TPc8Fi1mq0dWj0HEL2CBzAWcXs9vJ6LTw-4jmjVUPCTQdWN6CSblQg_1cg/w480-h640/IMG_9953.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(A cowboy on his way to being "The Rawhide Kid", with the base colored shop building in the back, that would soon become "Wun Hung Lo's Chinese Laundry".... Figure from Pulp Figures.)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br />The building was also an easy assembly and open to customizing and modification, (which I did somewhat). Of concern was an issue with the roof support which I easily addressed with two pieces of plastic supports.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxRv9WsgmlHSEnpFj53sFJkSkcrKtv7fw9dFTi3flYoIHI2SnYmA5BOJLqtnsqdGqDQg1ZA6EL2SRr4lNt0QqK2H1YifA5o9Drvj4Q2E7pL5Id2aj5LvOG9-kKbuk_vYod-vF9m63mIadTgwVZI9S71-zbd0iutEbuQp_3Zov-1IZSvFk_OjWMxtoUfg/s4032/IMG_9967.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxRv9WsgmlHSEnpFj53sFJkSkcrKtv7fw9dFTi3flYoIHI2SnYmA5BOJLqtnsqdGqDQg1ZA6EL2SRr4lNt0QqK2H1YifA5o9Drvj4Q2E7pL5Id2aj5LvOG9-kKbuk_vYod-vF9m63mIadTgwVZI9S71-zbd0iutEbuQp_3Zov-1IZSvFk_OjWMxtoUfg/w640-h480/IMG_9967.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The main work is done....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj7YmL0uaPGT4c5mOb0oA1BSCFJuDM5VGbAAliO9dhOIxg-Ljd3DxvaUfE_lYlVryGEsuKuyXcM85H762F1zV3MZ7gSzMJX_a6SaOOwXkQm8J72JtBpnsuRyV-hM7LP-nfE8LNpk5yCMU91Ic-bqspYc_ay3SkVwd3vpChAXcODWKzNGEJ__rNW0AiqQ/s4032/IMG_9970.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj7YmL0uaPGT4c5mOb0oA1BSCFJuDM5VGbAAliO9dhOIxg-Ljd3DxvaUfE_lYlVryGEsuKuyXcM85H762F1zV3MZ7gSzMJX_a6SaOOwXkQm8J72JtBpnsuRyV-hM7LP-nfE8LNpk5yCMU91Ic-bqspYc_ay3SkVwd3vpChAXcODWKzNGEJ__rNW0AiqQ/w640-h480/IMG_9970.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>(The inside of the shop. I have added ceiling supports to the front angles, (marked here in pencil), and added a floor to help strengthen the walls. Soon it will be painted up and smelling of bleach, hot water, and lye soap....as dirty drawers and stinky socks get cleaned. All for a fair price....)</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">Other fun things....</span></h4><div>Things in life continue to go on even as I and others continue to try to game and I keep trying to decrease my little lead mountain and pile o' stuff.</div><div><br /></div><div>Some of the other things we have had happen.</div><div><br /></div><div>1: I got the replacement flex shaft for my Dremel 4300, so it's up and running again. A good 30 buck purchase. Glad it was the flex shaft and not the Dremel itself.</div><div><br /></div><div>2: I got our property tax assessment lowered by 24K.</div><div><br /></div><div>3: We had storm damage at the end of May and are currently waiting on the insurance adjuster to call us about filing the claim. The roof tiles are the original roof tiles to the house, (from October 10th, 1916), and we have to find tiles of a style and color that is close to what the house had as it's historically registered.</div><div><br /></div><div>4: I've gotten my A1C down to 7.0 and have lost over 40 lbs.</div><div><br /></div><div>5: I'm planning on going to Little Wars next year.</div><div><br /></div><div>So that's it for now with me, and June's post here (posted in July), is submitted for your approval. As usual, there is more to come and things that will be happening, so stay tuned, and enjoy!</div><div><br /></div><div>Comments are appreciated!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for reading!</div><br /><br /><div><br /></div></div>Michael Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929476841889675888noreply@blogger.com0