Summer Spell, and Ron's Wisdom

I want to share some wisdom from Ron over at From the Warp. He recently posted about his Summer, and how he's had a bit of a hobby hiatus. We all juggle our hobby time, real life, and work. At one point or another, we all take a break from hardcore hobbying, be it painting, gaming, or what have you.

In his post, "Forty days and forty nights with no hobby", Ron talks about the circumstances surrounding the hobby, taking a break, and the after effects such as new-found enthusiasm. It centers primarily on 40k, but I feel it applies to any hobby really, and certainly any aspect of the miniatures and gaming hobby in particular.

DIY: Paint Shaker

 Tired of shaking your paint? Lazy? Either way, here's a solution.

The Russians are Here!

Quick update today, I got some presents in the mail and I had to share. The beginning of my Russian fleet came in today, and I'm dying to slap some paint on them. I loved the aesthetic from day one, and ordered them as soon as they were available.

Project Monolith: Desktop and Slide-Out done!

Still making progress with Project Monolith, this time on the desktop and slide out work surface. Let's jump right in.

My new hero, Tokkutai

Hi all! I wanted to take a minute to plug a blog I've just discovered. It's really blown me away, I still haven't picked my jaw up from the floor.

His handle is Tokkutai. So far he's focused on scratch-built and heavily converted ork models. His pcard skills are absolutely top notch, and his eye for unique bits use is simply brilliant. Take a look, you'll see what I mean.

http://tokkutai.blogspot.de/

It's amazing stuff, really. I plan to loot a great many ideas from his work thus far!

Project Monolith: Paint Rack Done!

After a handful of minor speed bumps, the paint rack is finished and mounted inside The Monolith.

After realizing the cabinet doors were mounted backwards, I swapped them (phew!), leaving myself with an interesting challenge: The rack was now mounted on the opposite side, upside down, and now interfered with the top internal shelf.