tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591186326413607978.post6189083747189117941..comments2022-10-29T09:49:36.247+01:00Comments on Happy Valley: A Post Haste PostGaryAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06963552380378929829noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591186326413607978.post-86027109676731008042015-05-29T15:08:12.343+01:002015-05-29T15:08:12.343+01:00Aw that hands'll be right in the sweet by and ...Aw that hands'll be right in the sweet by and by. Thanks for the thoughts though.<br /><br />Having come at the hobby from the history, then wargaming angle, I always looked at the paiting as a bit of a chore. However, being a bit arty, I got to the point where I got more than a bit of satisfaction when things turned out as near to bob on as I could get them. Nevertheless, this is all tempered with a healthy dose of idleness, so I'll never produce a Michelangelo, but I can tell you all the lazy ways of getting a paint job done.<br />As I said to Ray, I think we all like to show off a bit, but I'll never be one of those who live through their blogs and seem to constantly crave attention. I've always been pretty self-sufficient (conceited?), so I'm not too bothered what other people think about my stroll through the hobby. If they like it, fine. If they don't like it, fine.<br />By the way, I think you standard of painting is way above intermemdiate, but, much more important is that it satisfies you.GaryAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06963552380378929829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591186326413607978.post-78083133506008168892015-05-29T14:48:25.241+01:002015-05-29T14:48:25.241+01:00Oh I think we all like to show off a bit Ray. This...Oh I think we all like to show off a bit Ray. This hobby isn't all the pursuit of self-actualisation!<br /><br />Solved one potential problem with the hands thing - I wear a bell round my neck . . . . ;O)GaryAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06963552380378929829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591186326413607978.post-23069169833274403092015-05-29T14:44:26.603+01:002015-05-29T14:44:26.603+01:00Thanks for the compements Ken. I'm probably no...Thanks for the compements Ken. I'm probably not the best example of a blogger as I only post when I feel like it or have a bee in my bonnet or whatever. However, I do find it cathartic, which makes it sound much deeper than it is ;O)GaryAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06963552380378929829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591186326413607978.post-66480654793467748342015-05-29T14:41:07.242+01:002015-05-29T14:41:07.242+01:00No Steve, I don't think it's an age relate...No Steve, I don't think it's an age related thing. A mate of mine underwent a 'reformation' when he was about thirty and Mike Siggins had a crisis of conscience about two or three years ago. I think I started gaming about '66 or '67, but I'm such a damn wargaming butterfly that I suppose I've technically gaming for a lot less than that as I spent ages building up various armies and then selling them :O). GaryAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06963552380378929829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591186326413607978.post-67069747405665689492015-05-29T14:09:29.962+01:002015-05-29T14:09:29.962+01:00Good news! It's not the rum . . . .
Thanks fo...Good news! It's not the rum . . . .<br /><br />Thanks for the good wishes. Done the E45 thing and so many other creams that the areas of my hands which are unaffected are beautifully soft! On the up side, I've got a small walk on part in The Walking Dead . . . . ;O)GaryAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06963552380378929829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591186326413607978.post-37272383179075021122015-05-24T03:35:12.614+01:002015-05-24T03:35:12.614+01:00The figures look great and the whites are fantasti...The figures look great and the whites are fantastic. So something to feel really good about.<br /><br />So sorry to hear about your hands. When it hurts that badly to do something, that something must be well worth the doing. <br /><br />Like Ray, I'll give my answers to the questions.<br /><br />1. I love my hobby.<br />2. I only paint.<br />3. Definitely.<br />4. At first I painted and posted because I needed people to see and like what I painted. For the last year I have posted very little of what I have actually painted. And I felt no need to share my work as it was just for my own pleasure. When I try to improve my painting, it's only to increase my own satisfaction. As for impressing other people, I could give a fig. Also I know what a Master Painter is and I'm only Intermediate. Me trying to impress someone would be a sign of self delusion.<br /><br />5. I do and it's part of the addiction. What I've done to deal with it is this. From July till years end, I don't purchase figures. I will buy supplies that I need, but no lead. <br /><br />Don't worry about blogging whilst you sort all this out. Blogger will still be here when you get back to it. Be well and take care of yourself.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01681799401614263953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591186326413607978.post-89478557185837655892015-05-23T23:29:27.074+01:002015-05-23T23:29:27.074+01:00Sounds a bit dodgy them hands of yours!! In answer...Sounds a bit dodgy them hands of yours!! In answer to your questions, here's my take..<br />1. Yes<br />2. research....sad I know??/<br />3. Hell yes!<br />4. I'd like to say me, but perhaps to show off a little as well??<br />5. Yes & yes!Ray Rousellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352596392520905197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591186326413607978.post-52080834275295862432015-05-23T21:43:51.313+01:002015-05-23T21:43:51.313+01:00Sorry to hear of your problems, and heres me compl...Sorry to hear of your problems, and heres me complaining about my shaky hands. You post certainly got me thinking about the joys or not of the hobby. The blog is a good thing as you can post your thoughts for others and keep a record of the completed units. The Austrian grenzers are really good by the way and so are the French commanders.Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03909580539526966279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591186326413607978.post-30774642210761631312015-05-23T13:24:18.238+01:002015-05-23T13:24:18.238+01:00The Grenzers are indeed quite wonderful.. Is it ag...The Grenzers are indeed quite wonderful.. Is it age do you think that causes us to question our hobby that we have (in my case) enjoyed for almost 45 years?? Like you.. The history would be the last to go by the way side..Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591186326413607978.post-10585728901115031602015-05-23T12:52:39.094+01:002015-05-23T12:52:39.094+01:00I must say that I am very moved by your story and ...I must say that I am very moved by your story and by your sad condition - I hope that the Ossie comes up with some effective remedy and that you get back to your normal form. There are wondrous creams and things around - I've recently been looking for a mild moisturiser (is it all right to admit this?) to combat a touch of eczema, and my wife was delighted to offer me an astonishing number of bottles to try (where did she get them? why? is this why we don't get much food here?), and a myriad links to websites the world over, which I think I shall swerve. These places all make a very dodgy living by exploiting female paranoia about ageing, and many of the creams, I fear, do not contain gorilla semen at all, but are in fact made of the centrifuged fat from the abattoir which is deemed too disgusting to fry Doritos in. Nay - I am not speaking of these tricksters, these purveyors of gloop - I am speaking of the very fine things like Aveeno and E45 and the various steroid creams which come only with prescriptions. They will, I believe sort you out. Wouldn't it be awful if they told you it was the rum?<br /><br />Your philosophical thoughts on the nature of your hobby also moved me deeply - all the more since I could aware of the pain they must have cost to type. It is an interesting thing - I mean being bothered. From time to time I have interests or tasks or hobbies which take off - suddenly they are racing ahead, and I am required to commit more and more energy to keeping them going. On the face of it, this is terrific - that is what hobbies are about - but it is oddly unstable. The greater the momentum, the louder is the little voice in the back of the head which says, "can you really be arsed with all this?".<br /><br />I fear my comment here does not have the overriding tone of bullish optimism which I had intended, but you know how I get distracted. Look after yourself - I'm sure they'll get you sorted out, and it probably isn't the rum at all.<br /><br />Cheers - Tony <br /><br />PS - the painted soldiers look great, by the way - no-one would ever know...MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.com