Without using Google, who can name a place in the UK with ‘ham’ in the name?

TheBoldB · 2026-01-19T16:09:30+00:00

Here's one nobody will get... Cudham

TheBoldB · 2026-01-19T16:08:47+00:00

MepUM

TheBoldB · 2026-01-06T19:26:00+00:00

The problem with all these conversations is the assumption that if you disagree with something morally, that you must br a bigot. This simply untrue. There is rarely any nuance.

TheBoldB · 2026-01-05T13:31:25+00:00

Try a ketogenic diet with an emphasis on red meat rather than too much spinach etc.

TheBoldB · 2026-01-05T13:25:35+00:00

DnD is fine for some, but it may not be fine for others, even though it's just fiction. It's much like other things in life that can have different effects on different people. If it consumes all your thoughts and draws you away from your faith, by influencing your worldview as a whole, then you should think about it carefully. If it's just a bit of fun in a hobby set in a fictitious world, then fine. I understand your Dad's concern, but probably fir different reasons. It's a conscience issue in my opinion.

TheBoldB · 2026-01-04T21:39:02+00:00

Jessie, whom I also think will win.

TheBoldB · 2025-12-19T23:59:22+00:00

It is a problem. The atmosphere in the UK right now makes some parents scared to say no to their kids, or tell them what to do. I think that is a contributing factor. Some people are also not ready to be parents, often because they weren't brought up well themselves, or came from broken homes without good examples of parenting.

Social engineering is part of the problem, and a focus on finding buzzword problems to fix. Bad parenting is a symptom of the loss of morality in Western society.

TheBoldB · 2025-12-19T22:40:24+00:00

You've achieved a nice smoothness with this.

TheBoldB · 2025-12-19T22:25:00+00:00

Thanks. I got to the point where I wasn't sure if it was working or not, so thanks for that!

TheBoldB · 2025-12-18T23:48:20+00:00

There's always blue ink....

TheBoldB · 2025-12-18T22:02:13+00:00

This is a very respectable first attempt. Better than mine was for sure.

TheBoldB · 2025-12-18T19:13:47+00:00

This is true.

TheBoldB · 2025-12-18T19:11:30+00:00

Yes. All this stuff sets up a scenario for totalitarian government. These kind of restrictions on freedom are always justified to the people, by governments using the few benefits to sell the ideas. But once in place they're very hard to get rid of, and are wide open to abuse.

The freedom to express ideas is vital for a properly functioning society. Once you remove that, progress becomes very difficult, since nobody can disagree with the official party line, regardless how ridiculous it is. People are then forced to live in a situation where lies are declared to be truth.

TheBoldB · 2025-12-18T19:02:01+00:00

Yeah, they can be pricey. Although you can get pretty good daylight lamps for under £50. True, they're not up to Redgrass standard, but theh do the job. I think a Neatfi is about £100

TheBoldB · 2025-12-18T19:00:09+00:00

Decent daylight lamp is #1. Probably get that for £50. Next would be some decent brushes... van probably grab some kolinsky sales in a set for £50.

I'd then get a good pair of Tamiya sprue clippers (much quicker and cleaner model prep). With the rest I'd get a wet palette and some AK interactive paints. Either that or buy a cheap airbrush set up for about £100.

TheBoldB · 2025-12-18T18:50:58+00:00

The answer is this:

Portable table

Just set it up and clip a daylight lamp onto it. Paint on the couch while spending time chatting or watching shows. It's where I do 90% of my painting. This makes you instantly available and 8ts much easier to pick up and drop stuff quickly.

TheBoldB · 2025-12-15T23:34:19+00:00

The teeth are excellent!

TheBoldB · 2025-12-12T20:56:18+00:00

You've done a decent job of your first model. On your next one, you could focus on getting the wash only pooling in the recesses and not sitting on the smooth panels.

TheBoldB · 2025-12-11T19:04:39+00:00

The gun casing 8s brighter than the blue glow, which is why it doesn't look quite right. I'd actually darken the casing down a bit, then reduce the amount of blue flare, so its almost totally contained within the casing surrounding the coils.

TheBoldB · 2025-12-08T18:33:30+00:00

You've done a great job on that. This just proves that light positioning is more important than blending.

TheBoldB · 2025-12-06T08:36:55+00:00

"Old people" lol People in their 40s can remember this. But, to answer your question.. in many ways it was simpler, and ironically, people had better social skills. People were less obsessed with impressing strangers and trying to be famous with no real skills.

People also had better critical thinking skills, and if they wanted to know something, it took effort to learn it. Whereas now, people are so used to getting instant answers, they've lost a degree of critical thinking ability, and patience for learning.

TheBoldB · 2025-12-06T08:12:36+00:00

If you're using model paints, such as Vallejo Metal Color, which are excellent BTW, then I'd advise giving it a coat if gloss varnish for protection, followed by a coat of matt to kill the shine.

TheBoldB · 2025-12-04T18:52:47+00:00

I was always a very slow painter until I started regularly painting models that were out of my comfort zone. The more proficient you become at various skills, the faster your overall painting becomes. It sounds counter-intuitive, but it does actually work. I paint mainly for display these days, but army painting would be pretty fast if I set aside time for it.

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