Wow... Has it really been six weeks??

As the title states I haven't been on here in weeks!! So much has happened in that time but I will keep it short!

14 weeks back I talked myself into the Warhammer Fantasy Campaign 'a tale of one gamer' and was really looking forward to this new system that I had never played before!! I was so happy that I'd picked the Skaven and was really looking forward to the challenge.

As you can tell by this blog I was really into it and started on my minis straight away. 

Now as my previous post suggests I got burnt out with the painting so much so that I haven't painted for 9 weeks up until a few days ago, now naturally my wife believed that I had got bored of my new hobby just as predicted but it was more than that. I still enjoyed playing but just couldn't get motivated to paint my Skaven..

I realised that it wasn't Boardem it was just I didn't want to paint them. I didn't want to dedicate my time to it as I enjoy 40k to much. 

It was a shame because I think those Skaven that I did paint are the best minis I have ever produced but with a decision made as quick as the one to buy them I sold them all to a friend down the club. With that cash I have ordered a Landraider redeemer and commissar yarrik (the start of my guard)

I have returned to painting and have painted up the Deathwing squad I have had sitting here for weeks and when I have finished them I will add it to here

Till next time....

The deadline

So a tale of one gamer has a deadline... It's the 25th April which by my maths is about three weeks away!! Now the issue is I've had a right downer on the painting front and I've been left with about 70 models to paint in three weeks, time to get moving one thinks. Today it is my plan to put an undercoat on all of my remaining models. We will see how that goes!! 

RANT ALERT

So, it's Friday again and that can only mean that it's time to wage war again!!

So it's of to my FLGS for some 40k and Bloodbowl, but instead of playing right now like I thought I would be, I'm stuck doing my adult job in my boring adult life!! 

So I'm now counting down the minutes till I can get home, get changed, get the minis and roll some 6's

So I'm out and now on my way to my FLGS, and because I'm a bit of a dick and don't drive I'm on the old public transport, problem being that this is the school time bus and is full of kids and they are doing my head in.. 

Think of the end result!!

Getting a wriggle on

The tale of four gamers 

So I have finally started painting again after a two week absence, I don't know if it the amount of models I have left to paint or the fact that GTA 5 is in but I just couldn't find the motivation to get it done but I'm back on track, got the base colours and washes all down on 5 clan rats just the highlighting and another 30 to go!!

Now I've also found another project and that's blood bowl updates will be available when I pull my finger out!! 

8th February to 14th February

Saturday 8th February

Now I know this blog is about my modelling exploits but as work takes up time I need other stuff to write about. Now I'm treating this blog a bit like a diary. Now most peoples diarys are secret and I suspect mine is too.. I can't imagine many people reading my incoherant ramblings and getting any enjoyment out of it!! So here goes....

I work in an undisclosed career and this said career involves a lot of shift work. As I have said before many of the days I am at work leave no time for any modelling activities and I have discovered that I need to find another hobby as well as sitting in a well lit room painting or in a not so well lit shop playing wargames!!

The gym!! Now I haven't been to a gym for about four years even though I have a free use of one! So last night at 2200 when I finished work one of my dear colleagues... Let's call him Clark convinced me to start training again. 

Well folks after a 9 hour shift at 2300 I want to the gym.. And let me tell you.., it sucked. I am weak and tired quickly. I suppose it's a sign that I need to take it seriously!!

Sunday 9th February 

I got back from the Gym at 0100 last night slept til 1030 this morning and boy do I regret going.. I can barely lift my arms above my head. I was only awake a few hours and had some time with the kids and the wife cooked a Bacon Lunch (sandwich to those who don't know my son) and after the few hours I was back in bed getting up again at 1800 to find my 3&1/2 year old son screaming in my face... Not that anything was wrong... Oh no he thinks this is an acceptable way to wake up someone who is sleeping!! 

So it's a night shift tonight and the kids are at the sitters tomorrow till the wife finishes work so hopefully if I don't sleep to long I may be able to get a bit of painting done. 

Monday 10th February 

Watched Thor a dark world before work no time for modelling again. This is coming a bit repetitive!! Nights shift again. Let's hope tomorrow is more productive. 

Tuesday 11th February 

Woke at 1245 thought about getting out of bed but ended up falling asleep till 1600! Kids were on form as usual and waking to a house full of people screaming is not the ideal situation for me. Was gonna do some work on my minis but have decided to get on the xbox instead. Will try and do some stuff this week!! 

Wednesday 12th and Thursday 13th February 

Loads of stuff done over these last coue of days. 

Will let pics speak for themselves

Friday 14th February

As you can imagine painting and playing was a big no no but I did cook the wife steak

Until next time...

February 2014 - 1st to 7th

Saturday 1st February 

After a horrendous night shift and two hours sleep I was up at 1030 to go for breakfast with the wife and kids!! I had pancakes, they were lovely. 

I rocked up to Miniature Empire at about twelve, said hi and bye to Lano who was rushing out of the door talking about taps and digging holes in his garden..

Now Lano may be offended by this but I was pretty much sleep walking so I have no idea what he was going on about. 

The talk turned to Warhammer Fantasy.. I've been mulling over in my mind if it would be a good game.. Now I like guns.. Big space guns that cause carnage.. Fantasy doesn't have space guns so I thought I would be turned off of it straight away. 

Now MEGC has started a campaign called 'The tale of one gamer' the idea of which is to start a Fantasy army initially at 750pts. As I had never played before I was a bit dubious. 

Today I got a game. Now I had got it into my mind that I would play Skaven if I was to do this project as I could pick them up cheaply plus the rules etc in the Island of blood box set.

Damon set me up with 750pts of Skaven and played me with his Orcs. Of course he beat me but he has successfully made me like another game type. So there it is, I am now the proud owner of a 750pt Skaven army thanks to Island of Blood!

Super Bowl Sunday - 2nd Feb

Now as a Brit the only time NFL is alowed anywhere near my TV is when Super Bowl is on. 

I sprayed all my new models bar one which dropped on the floor in the garden!! 

I sat back to watch Super Bowl and started trimming the flashing and whatnot off of the little critters, bad move, gave up after five models.. Bloody Super Bowl is awesome. Now at the half time show whilst writing this. Mars is banging out some tunes and I'm debating wether or not to go up and continue watching this in bed.....

..... yep gonna go up

On a side note I'm gonna post every ten days or so I think... We will find out!!!

Monday 3rd February

Well that was a mistake. Should never have gone up fell asleep before the fourth quarter!! And because I had paused live TV when I made the transition I missed the good touchdown. 

And now of course, I'm really tired. My wife has gone off to work and as I am on a rest day I have to fight with the children all day!!

So night finally falls and I manage, whilst seeing off the hands on 10 month old with a scalpel, to finish shredding all the slotta pieces off of the small Scaven hoard!

Tuesday 4th February

Woken by freezing cold hands and screaming children!! Awesome!! Busy day with no time for modelling :(

Wednesday 5th February

Up at 0445 hours (this is a real time of day!) for work - sucks!!

Bloody train strike so have had to scrounge a lift in which obviously makes me a bit of a burden!! (Note to self - learn to drive knobhead)

Well I've had a very productive night!! Got one of my 40 clan rats painted.. 

Really need to get a wriggle on with this painting malarkey!! 

Thursday 6th February

Got a couple of models painted tonight another clan rat spear and the warlord. I'm really happy especially with the warpglow that according to Instagram I nailed. 

Clan rat 

Warp glow

Friday 7th February 

Well that's it that's my first week done.. I know there will be no more painting this week (today) as I am on late shift at work which also means no gaming!! Boooooo. 

Until next time

Coming next - 8th February to 14th February 

2014 - The year of miniatures

So here we are.. We are up to date and this post is about the plan for the new year.

It's the end of January (Probably February by the time this goes to print) and it's my year of miniatures. 

This is the plan

1) buy stuff

2) play more

As you can see it's quite an easy two step plan, a plan that anybody could adhere to.. You would think!

Up until now I have only mentioned my 40k exploits and have kept you readers out of the loop when it comes to the man behind Cuban Trog

I'm Gary, I'm 30 years old, married and a father to two wonderful children and there you see is my spanner in the works

I work full time, doing shift work so as you can imagine between work and the kids it's hard to get a game. 

The wife has also been reviewing the bank statements and has seen that I have spent an obsene amount of money in the short seven months to date!! 

So after a heart to heart this is what has been decided! (By her)

1) I can play once a week - this is either at the club on a Friday night or on a Saturday. (Work permitting)

2) I can spend a maximum of £50 a month on little men (her words not mine) this is so that we can still afford to feed the children (apparently you have to do this or social services become involved and it all gets a little messy)

3) I can paint when one of two situations arise a, the kids are both out or b, the kids are asleep and she wants to watch something on the tele!

As you can see I am quite under the thumb but this keeps the whole house in a state of equilibrium. 

So when January payday came I really impressed the wife by only buying a squad of terminators that cost £12 from eBay (bring on the brownie points) unfortunately due to all the other stuff they are still in their box awaiting some much needed undercoat!!

So there we are. We are up to date and you know lots about me. I'm going to tray and find out how to get people to read this stuff