Many thnaks for the kind words!

Thanks so much!

Thank you for the kind words, greatly appreciated!

Thanks for hosting once again! Had intended to do a progress vid or 2 but regrettably real life struck - best laid plans and all. Still, more minis on the table all round at the end of the month so we can all call our progress a win I think :)

Many thanks!

Many thanks for the kind words!

Many thanks for the kind words!

Cheers many thanks for the kind words!

Many thanks! The elephant kit is good fun, can recommend :)

Have personally never encountered instances of racism, sexism or homophobia in any tabletop miniatures gaming (be it historical, fantasy or sci-fi), role playing or board/card games. Those type of people don't seem drawn to this hobby and also aren't the type of people I'd spend time with if they were. Have seen/heard plenty in online video games though - may be the disassociation with not being physically present that drives this behaviour? In answer to your question, I personally use historical games as a framework to learn more about a particular period of history. For example, whilst in the present day we rightly view the existence of slavery in the US as late as the 19th century as abhorrent, at the time it required a war to resolve the matter. Unpacking the causes of and drivers behind such historical events can assist in recognising similar regrettable patterns in the present day. As far as gaming a particular period on the tabletop, It's probably no better an indication of racism than reading a book/watching a movie/playing a video game based in that conflict. Cheers, hope this asssists.

Many thanks Good Sir, hope you are making some good progress on your projects, best of luck with the MWM challenge!

Ah yes, but please keep in mind: 1. I cheat, 2. I'm retired, 3. I don't have kids at home to look after, 4. I'm just trying to hammer out minis to tabletop standard before my eyes and hands make it harder to do so (date of birth issue here...) 5. All the minis i'm doing are similar sculpts which allows bigger and quicker batch painting. Output shouldn't be your main hobby focus (unless you have a deadline for a game), the main focus should be your enjoyment but if you are hitting close to 300ish minis in a year that is pretty huge and still well ahead of where I used to land when I didn't have so much free time. Thanks for watching and best of luck for your projects!

Will do, thanks for the kind words, and for kicking off the next annual challenge for us all!

Cheers, many thanks!

Thanks for the kind words!

Cheers, hope you are making good progress on your project too!

The changing projects appproach is good for keeping the interest up, and I am now slowly getting towards the point where I am getting towards a critical mass on a few things. Hope you are making good progress on your projects, thanks for the comment!

Cheers mate!

Thank you Good Sir! Hope all is well with you!

Many thanks for the kind words! Hope your projects are progressing well!

Cheers!

Heh, we'll see... In all fairness I will be at home for a good chunk of the month, so I have that as a time advantage.

Will do! :D

Many thanks! Yes really enjoying the painting now when I get the chance, it's nice and peaceful I find.

Cheers thanks for the kind words! I'm just bouncing around at the moment between whatever is taking my interest, so although I don't have the focus on a 'main' project I am progressing on a few smaller things slowly. Plus it feels a little less of a grind too :)

Cheers thanks! A slightly smaller sockpile on my end would mean a little less 'box tetris' but your point is well made :)

Cheers thanks for the kind words. I think it might suit a historical setting a little more where the magic is less of a factor.

Pirate unded SOON...

@evilstu3177 Can't wait. The sharks are getting hungry.

Of course he's a good boi! He can play fetch wih faces and all!

Many thanks for the kind words!

Cheers thanks for the kind words. Hope your hobbying is going well!

Uuhhh, yeah?.... Seriously though, thanks for the feedback ;-) Off the record I'm on a bunch of painkillers and other stuff at the moment so the ol' frontal lobe isn't up to what it should be. I could prep and edit a script in advance and rehearse, but I'll probably leave that to the professionals - I'm just not that guy. Anyhow, I'll try to keep it in mind moving forward, cheers :)

OK further to this did another video today. Still the odd 'uhhh' but less of them, was making a conscious effort so thanks again for the feedback :)

No, no not at all. Just the Punic wars stuff. And the Greco-Persian wars kits. And now the O-Group stuff. And some Napoleonics of course. And soon some of their medieval stuff for the Crusades by the look of it... *Sobs* I have a problem, I need help!...

Ah that's interesting. I suppose I can reconcile it in my own head by saying it's a Goblin's torch and they probably wouldn't know any better so maybe goblin flames just work like that?... Hope all's well with you!

Why thank you Good Sir! I'm doing ok just had a touch of the flu the last couple of weeks so was a bit run down and didn't want to spend too much time out in the cold if it could be helped ;-) Hope you and the family are all doing well!

@@evilstu3177 Yes things are well and a bit warmer than down there at present :) but it is winter. Redeveloping my man-cave at present. Shadow of yours Sir, but I can have that inspiration. Take care mate.

Cheers thank you so much for the kind words!

Many thanks, hope your convention project is progressing ok and on schedule

Thanks for watching, hope your projects are going well too. That last ACW game on your channel looked like great fun!

Many thanks. I've just been letting myself do whatever i'm in the mood for of late. It's clearly not focused but I am wearing out the 'to do' pile a little :)

Good tip! Hadn't thought of that one. They'd be pretty durable too giiven how tough some line can be. Thanks for sharing the advice!

Many thanks for the kind words! I'm still toying with the idea of a big Italian Wars game some time next year, given it's the 500th anniversary of Pavia, but I really don't have anything definite in mind at the moment so am just trying to 'slow grow' the forces as I go for now.

The trays are 3d prints. I'm fairly sure this is the original file, I just adjust the scaling to fit the base size I need. I usually paint and flock the edges to blend everything in to the tabletop, but haven't gotten to that stage with this project yet obviously :) www.thingiverse.com/thing:2987823

Great to hear, especailly coming from such a dedicated hobbyist as your good self :) Hope you are doing well!

Many thanks for watching and for the kind words, greatly apprecaited!

Excellent question! lets go for 'Mystery fruit of dubious quality lucky dip'... ;-)

Cleaning my hobby desk is one of those perpetually 'in progress' projects that never seems to quite get to completion. I'd say that I didn't used to be this bad, but we both know I'd be lying ;-) As long as you know where the stuff you need is then all for the good :) Thanks for taking the time to watch and good luck with your projects!

Thank you very much for the kind words :) Starting to enjoy my painting a little more so fingers crossed I can make some inroads to the hobby backlog and get a few games lined up too :)

Well said, thank you :) I seem to be past the 'mental roadblock' on a couple of projects now so just going to hope I can relax and let myself enjoy the painting for a bit. Switching between a few different things seems to be helping so I'll run with that for a while and see where I land. Many thanks for watching and the thoughtful comment.

You are too kind Good Sir. Hope your greenskins are progressing well for their drive back into the Old World :)

@@evilstu3177 Go Da Orcz WAAAGH!!!! :)

Cheers. Really keen to see how the Sartosa force pans out. I mean, whats better than dozens of scoundrel pirates running amok on the tabletop? :)