"Shane's House of War" Topic

I have added a few things to my blog, hope you enjoy, still learning how to do this though.

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Regards,
Shane

nice website.

I wish i could get the neocounter to work,

john

These rules have to rate a '10' on the 'I want it all' matrix.

mjc

personally I prefer your painting style to your style in rules but its still good to see someone with a passion for gaming, doing what they enjoy, rather than whats the fashion.

keep it up ..

Shane,

A great blog, from which I will copy yet more examples of your painting to inspire me.

I was intrigued by your technique of leaving your figures in the hot QLD sun to bake, and it leads me to ask your opinion on something, wildly off topic:

Here in gentle sunny Dorset I often have WW2 or Modern games in the garden using Dragon or Hobbymaster Models, predominantly made of plastic. I'm emigrating to NSW in July, will I still be able to leave such models out in the Australian sun for several hours at a time without them getting twisted or warped? I know the paint will fade, over time, but that is probably a good thing.

Kind Regards,

Sparker

Great job on the 15mm figures. Incredible detail on those Italians.

blucher, thank you for your comments, I appreciate your honesty. Thank you also Sam, I did enjoy painting them, I must admit.

Sparker, Australian climate is very different than that of England. The continent of Australia is a much drier place than where you come from, you can hang your washing out some days and it is dry in less than 30 mins at times, especially in Summer.

The Summers here are stinking hot and where I live, humid, Brisbane is known for sultry hot days and just as sultry humid nights in summer. NSW is also pretty hot but not really humid, it is, I think, a drier heat and in some ways even worse (so I've been told) than QLD at times. If you really want to know hot then try living in Melbourne in Summer, I have heard nothing beats their 44-44 degree Celsius days in the middle of summer.

The good part about Australia is the coast and the beaches, which I frequent as often as I can, even in the middle of winter you can go surfing and many so. It is pretty funny, us locals cry cold!! when tourists flock to the beaches right in the middle of winter over here. The beaches are usually full of them all through the winter. I would say (so I've been told by a couple of Englishmen I know) that our winter is about even to your summer in many ways.

As for playing out in the sun, in winter, yes, for sure. In summer you will fry in less than 10mins and your models will melt even quicker. It will take you at least two summers to get really used to the heat but you will get used to it and enjoy it.

One suggestion, do up a blog of your journey to Oz and show us how you gradually make that move over here and the things you like about Oz, the things you hate and the things that interest you or shock you, it might make for good reading for many.

Good safe trip, hope you have a great journey.

PS, make the trip to Brisbane one day and meet the guys.

Regards,
Shane

Those figures are blooming marvelous. I don't think I could ever paint 15s like that. But mind, when I did paint 15s I never tried to paint them like that. Might be fun to give it a go. Haven't touched any of the wee men in years, and I think I'm a better painter than I was then. I know I've got some unpainted Indian Mutiny stuff somewhere. Hmm…

Very inspiring. Cheers.

And at last we see a glimpse of the famous rules! If I hadn't seen your many postings about them I would think that post was a practical joke. So many charts! I must admit I had to stifle a chuckle. Sorry, that was rude of me: More power to you for ploughing your own furrow, I say.

lol,

I must admit, I was told that if I spent as much time in a lecture room as I do on my rules I would have 12 degrees or more under my belt, be a Doctor and so on..

funny thing is, I am going back to Uni this year for my Business Management degree, luckily most of the rules are already finished now ;-p

Great site shane ……..love your enthusiasm

regards
Ged

Shane,

Thanks for your comprehensive answer. I dunno about a blog, its less time for painting figures…I definately will try and get up to Brisbane though! Yes, my wife, who is true blue, agrees with your assessment, apparently as we will be flying from the height(?) of an English summer to the depth of the NSW winter I shouldn't notice any difference in temperature – and thats if England has a good summer!

Kind Regards,

Sparker

Okay, I didn't even realize those were 15s until recently. Really really beautiful!

On an aside, however… how invested are you in the "House of War" name? For a second I saw the post and wondered what I had updated:)

Lord Ashram,

I think you have could start a trend with that name….If we all called our blogs, "….House of War" that would be funny and we can all blame you for starting it ;-p

p.s. Seriously, I could not think of a darn thing to call my blog at first and your blog inspired me so much. Think of it as a form of flattery, your blog is an inspiration for many to strive to match, including me I will admit.

Regards,
Shane

Nice work Shane.. a labour of love it seems.

Well if you keep painting toy soldiers like that, you'll make have to strive to match YOU! :)

I think Gunfreak went with "Apartment of War" so maybe the "of War" could be new suffix?:)

"still learning how to do this though."

Stop learning! AT ONCE!

Other peoples troops will be too embarrassed to fight yours!

How about, "The Abattoir of War", that has a certain, special, something, about it :)

Great blog Shane like the figures especially keep em coming and a Great job…

Regards
James

Hi all,

Thank you very much for your comments, it only encourages me to do more and that I will. Of late I have added some info on my re-vamping of my existing table, it ain't much to brag about but at least I am improving things there.

I will have more pictures devoted to new paint jobs I have done recently so I hope to have them up soon, will keep you informed.

Regards,
Shane
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