Plans for 2015 - What Happen's Now?

With a new year I've been doing some of thinking (let's face it, depression means we do a lot of it) and once again I feel like I've hit a brick wall. Perhaps it's the heat and humidity (did I mention I hate Summer) or perhaps it's just a feeling of being lost and lonely, but I can't seem to feel the energy to go forth and make this year better.

My plan is to continue studying, but in what I don't know. I had planned for Screen and Media (mostly focusing on film and TV) and yet have made little attempt to try it over the holiday period. While I may have passed my last course, I feel it was only just and attempting harder studies could backfire on me. Curse me and this depression.

Project wise things have been slow, though mostly due to the heat. My room heats up quickly and I can't use strong light because of it. Sadly, got no where else to do it so it's more of a slow game of patience and waiting for opportunities then anything else. However, with the planned release of some new Skaven goodies this year thanks to the End Times, I suspect I'll finally get some new Skaven miniatures painted up soon. The idea of a new Thanquol mini riding a giant Boneripper sounds like a dream project.

Character wise I will try to get more of them into sketch and note form so I can get more of them done through commissions. I still plan to get a few more for Storm Spear and Corrupticus including a large poster looking one for the Storm War, with different reality versions of Storm Spear on it. I've got a base sketch of the layout and heads of those versions (based on the way they are facing) and will probably scan them in and add colour through Photoshop when I get a chance. From that point on is trying to get enough money saved and to find a great pony artist willing to do it. Also plan to get a few of my Skaven characters done in commissioned art.

Photography is here and there. Was wanting to do some night work, but being close to the city means there's so much light pollution and sadly I have no car to go out west to find such beauty. Haven't got the hang of photo editing and still don't have my own style yet. Not sure on this one.

Will attempt to put paint to canvas in the near future, though when and how I still don't know.

 Perhaps I should try writing short story parts leading to particular articles on this Blog. Not sure how I'd go about doing that since I need to get these previous artistic projects done in order for that to work.

Finally, I should really get out or reach out more often. Being shy and insecure has done little to improve life and self-loathing isn't a healthy thing to do. Maybe get back into shape, that sort of thing. Well see.

Welcome 2015....

.....feels just like 2014 - Bloody humidity.

Again, just like Christmas, nothing happened. Well OK, that's not entirely true. I was flicking through digital radio stations looking for some comedy and stumbled across a show called 'Another Case of Milton Jones'. And here I thought radio comedy was dead. For those who don't know, back in high school a friend of mine got me into the Goon Show, a classic British comedy featuring Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan. I loved it and soon found a few Australian ones like 'Yes, What?' (a show about a classic Australian school classroom with a bunch of disruptive students) and the still current 'How Green Was My Cactus' (a show about Australian politicians).

Anyway, this one was from the second series and had Milton Jones becoming Mayor of London. Despite living in Australia and never having been overseas, I still got Nealy all the jokes and did enjoy the show quite a bit. I appreciate this style of humour as it usually involves good jokes as well as an imagination to visualise scenes. Comedy seems to focus on more crude, offensive humour or just plain swearing in modern times and while that may get a laugh or two, it gets repetitive after a while.

That said, I have yet to get bored of Clive Palmer jokes. Not sure why?

Skaven Fail....Again!

So, finally got to play some multiplayer games against my brother in Mordheim, my Skaven verses his Empire Mercinaries. The result: two loses in two games. What's worse was the second game. Apparently the Horned Rat decided to teach me a lesson that trying to cheat the system though setting up an barge vs sewer match and expecting to be given the advantage. Instead, I found myself on the barges instead of the sewer. My brother (not being stupid like the computer A.I. was) decided that hiding and waiting was the better option. This resulted in an embarrising loss of a retreat, seven of my Skaven dead to all his surviving. Clearly trechery by some of my underlings was the reason for this release. Must find who and silently remove them before my next encounter.

Lazy Dayz

Despite the sudden cold change (which I'm very thankful for, really hate Australian summers) I just can't seem to motivate myself into doing any projects. So instead I've dedicated myself to the Emperor's service with a little Sisters of Battle campaign in Dawn of War: Soul Storm. Should tie me over until my brother gets back. Thanks to other presents I've received, I'm now able to get his present: Mordheim early access. Yep, both of us have been wanting this and now, with any luck, we can test the multiplayer aspect.

Heck, might do a video or two and upload it.

Curse You Route Check

So finally lost my first Mordheim match today, funny enough it was against an opposing Skaven side (so win/win match?). Not only did the opposition succeed twice in their route checks and me having one more warband member then them, I failed my check and the game ended. Must admit, it was my own fault, thought sending some through the sewers to flank them was a good idea but it ultimately left one of my sides undermanned (or is that under-rat?) and lost two henchmen there. Also didn't help that their Rat Ogre beat mine in fair combat, though that beast seemed to suffer from a stupidity streak which allowed me to beat it.

I'm actually glade I finally lost one. Being an early access game the A.I. isn't as strong in the strategy department (one game had a Sister of Sigma climb a wall, then climb down before climbing back up again in a single turn), so knowing that poor decisions can cost you is good. Can't wait to see what it's like in multiplayer.

Finally Over

So Christmas has come and gone. Spent it home alone. Nuff said.

More Skaven Goodness

Bell of Lost Souls Link

So I was just doing my little internet look about update and came across this little link. What I've seen and read there actually caused a feeling that I believe they call 'excitement'. The pics they showed (I re-posted them again below) may not be good, but the design actually looks good.

Now personally, I really dislike large models. Not only are they difficult to bring to games, but they also take up a lot of space. That said, I might actually consider getting this model, though I feel my painting skills have diminished as of late and that I may not paint this model with the skill something of that price value deserves. Still, the Skaven seem to be getting some love this time round (unlike the Elves).




Wow. Just.....wow.....err...SEE! I said the Great Horned Rat sends his beloved children great-grand power. The time is almost upon you man-things. The time of the Skaven has begun!
~Grey Seer Skratchnsniff