paintybeard
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Very brave man, best wishes to his family.
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Like most here, the weather is not a thing to fear, just to take adult precautions about. We have plenty of fools who insist on hiking up Mount Snowden in flip-flops and shorts, and then act all surprised when they get hypothermia and need rescuing. So I suppose this is just the various weather reporting services covering their bets.
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3. And that was really rushing things!
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Many Happy returns for your Birthday.
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I thought the same when I read Terry Pratchett's first book, "The Colour of Magic": "What a good book! Such a pity that the author killed off the lead characters, so there will never be a sequel!"
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live Left at the Bottom of the Garden a kickstarter by Statuesque Miniaturers (Tues 21 May)
paintybeard replied to Orlando_the_Technicoloured's topic in Kickstarter
I've bought just about everything Mr Rae makes, but these leave me cold, I'm afraid. -
I only prepare a few at a time, immediately before painting. If I do too many too far in advance tend to loose my sense of motivation.
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Don't ask me anything. Tell me something.
paintybeard replied to Reaperbryan's topic in Off-Topic Rampancy
"Startled" is the right word. Modern research has shown that relatively few crossbow bolts (or clothyard arrows) penetrated well made plate armour. However the energy delivered by the impact of these missiles caused shock and internal injuries. Several non-fatal hits such as these could disable any knight. -
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The Poignard and stiletto knives were developed precisely to counter such armours. -
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paintybeard replied to Reaperbryan's topic in Off-Topic Rampancy
It was a favourite of Trotsky and other Russian revolutionaries as well. But of course the most famous user of the Broomhandle Mauser is Han Solo:- 1574 replies
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paintybeard replied to Reaperbryan's topic in Off-Topic Rampancy
Tell us anything! And I like the Luiz Royo avatar. -
Life. I'm hoping that save and reboot upgrades are issued soon.
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fulfilling Reaper Bones 4: Enthusiasm and Commentary Thread
paintybeard replied to ladystorm's topic in Kickstarter
Just got my box: Champagne is on ice for grand opening with wife tonight. Divorce lawyer is on stand-by for when we can't agree about who ordered what. -
Started making cheese again! 2 batches finished so far, plus ricotta made from the left-over whey. Now I just have to be patient enough to let it mature nicely. Also experimenting with making lamb bacon... updates to follow.
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As Theodore Sturgeon said: "90% of everything is crap."
