Thursday night found me in the company of long time co
conspirators Ian and Chuck, there was sausage (not pictured but delicious)
there was beer (pictured and also delicious) and there were bitz (pictured and
apparently delicious as well according to Ian) Below are some quick shots from
last nights hobby jam, sorry about the lighting but I require being back lit at
all times to accentuate my glowing visage, if you don’t buy that, it was a bit
dark in Ian’s office so we grabbed every table lamp in the house.
This Sunday Legends will be holding a bitz bazaar, come and trade your bits, build something fun out of your own bits box and show off your kit bashing skills. The bazaar opens at 11am but will probably run until close. You can get more info on Legends here.
Ian’s new nick name is lightning fingers, I swear I looked
away for like five minutes and when I looked back he had banged out this
awesome objective marker/diorama from his bed of bitz (which is now a table of
bitz) Chuck and I also gave a quick tutorial on bounce lighting and focus, and
I learned that there is indeed a minimum requirement hardware wise for taking
cellphone pics. Ian’s phone did not meet this requirement, and I was subsequently
humbled by my previous claims of skill using any device, in the end we just
used mine, but I learned Ian was gifted a Nokia 800 some time back, so he
should be seeing a marked increase in his photo quality shortly.
Ian rocking the brush on another storm trooper, I am still
kicking myself for forgetting to get a pic of his Tempestor in a Hawaiian shirt.
It’s easy to pick out the difference of technique between
Ian and I, its tight brush control and edging detail vs broad strokes and
blending, interesting contrast.
Chuck started base coating his new wraithguard, I have yet to
actually assemble mine, maybe next week.
Wraithguard awaiting wraithing.
Kahuna Yarrick makes a brief appearance along with a sack of
rogue trader rhinos (no literally, Ian had a sack full of them)
Not a shocker here, I managed to get the base coat on a few
more sentinels over the course of the evening, I love to say I got more done,
but I was distracted by ale and sausage and the occasional jokes of varying
degrees of taste.
We attempted to teach him to use tools and we are pleased to
announce that things are progressing well in our study.
The following are my attempts to salvage my reputation of
being a” guy who knows things about cameras” and who totally doesn’t forget
four years’ worth of photography courses and basic lighting after two (albeit
large) beers.
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I would like to thank I an for inviting me out to his hobby bunker, and for a treating evening of plastic dolls and drinks (and turning me on to what is possibly the best sausage place in San Jose) Its mothers day this Sunday, so don't forget to put down your brushes and give it up for mom (sorry couldn't think of anything creative, brain running on fumes)
Cheers
-Scott
BH Senior Brewmaster
