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Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/08 04:05:16


Post by: Theophony


Now that's an awesome weather channel. They need to have scorpion take the heads of broadcasters from other channels.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/08 11:54:18


Post by: mxwllmdr


I have seen that mini before. Last week or so at my FLGS....


Automatically Appended Next Post:
It was no where near as well painted s I expect yours to be.....



Perhps you would paint a nice titan.......


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/08 22:00:11


Post by: shasolenzabi


Ah, no colder than 20 tonight. got to about 40 today. Balmy for arctic conditions


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/08 22:33:45


Post by: dsteingass


Yeah it got up to 11 (-11 C for Vik) here today! Serious Heat Wave!

Thanks Max!! Your words are haunting me through this paintjob now


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/08 22:39:27


Post by: Viktor von Domm


is it that's why you don´t update with pics...

and -11 at night...brrr....we always sleep with open window...(wifes orders...) and this would mean me sleeping next to the open window...argh... the weatherman said it will get brutally cold next week here too...


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/08 22:42:53


Post by: dsteingass


Oh hell no Vik! With the window closed (above our heads) you can still feel the cold even with the electric mattress pad on and piled high with blankets. When it's that cold, the double-paned glass in the windows just conducts the cold.

Not much to show, just working the woodgrain with india ink

Still needs highlights


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/08 22:48:50


Post by: shasolenzabi


My walls of the doublewide were emitting cold, I have the window under a blackout blanket and sheet to stem the cold from the window, the walls are just as bad


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/08 22:52:48


Post by: Viktor von Domm


nifty already...

it is because you live in wooden homes...we life in good steady stone houses...that once these are warm stay longer warm...tho if cold...stay longer cold too...

my wife on Monday returned to work....with no functioning heating system at work... the lil toddlers of her group at the kindergarden are all still crawling on the floor...at streetlevel... so no fun when the heat is down...and thus they had them play inside with woollen hats and ski pants still on... if I had been the boss of said facility... then I would have sent the kids back home...you are the one that´s guilty for getting the kids sick due to this cold...


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/08 23:10:23


Post by: shasolenzabi


Nah, a Doublewide is not made as well in my opinion as a actual foundation based house. is flimsier, and more likely to go up faster than a regular home in the event of fires.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/08 23:19:09


Post by: Dr H


Nice wood tones you have going on there, Dave.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/08 23:19:37


Post by: dsteingass


Insulated wood walls hold in heat pretty well, it's the windows and doors that leak cold....brrr


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/08 23:22:41


Post by: Camkierhi


Looking nice though.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/08 23:26:01


Post by: Theophony


I have an old brick and mortar house, the cold stays cold and gets colder. When it's hot it gets like a brick oven . But the ac works good now.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/09 00:04:34


Post by: mxwllmdr


Can't wait to get to Vegas and live in a consistantly warm environment.

Good job on the wood grain. I think we saw this from you before on the Submarine model, though. And then wasn't it a completely flat surface that you had to paint woodgrain onto?


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/09 02:14:06


Post by: dsteingass


Yeah Max, the SeaView I gave a 60's wood paneling vibe to it,

But my best woodgrain was the 1/35 Gangster diorama furniture

Both flat surfaces, in many ways much easier to do than something with a texture like the cart.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/09 06:53:27


Post by: Viktor von Domm


What scale were the furniture of the seaview again for?


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/09 06:55:07


Post by: mxwllmdr


1/Freakin' Tiny.......


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/09 07:02:46


Post by: Viktor von Domm


Lol...that's the truth for crying out loud....


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/09 07:14:18


Post by: Theophony


 mxwllmdr wrote:
1/Freakin' Tiny.......

I needed that


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/09 07:40:37


Post by: weetyskemian44


That's good wood! What colour ink is that?


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/09 10:58:25


Post by: nerdfest09


Just thought you'd like to know on Wednesday it's going to be 36Degrees...... or for you guys...... 96!

shorts and t-shirt weather! might even have a barbie and lie in the pool with the dogs and a cold drink! :-)


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/09 12:31:09


Post by: dsteingass


Yeah record lows here, record highs on your side of the planet Damo!

@Vik- the scale of the SeaView is 1/128- Max was right

@Weets- Why Thank you! On the SeaView- I don't remember! It was a mix of different colors for the scale, but for the 1/35 furniture, I mostly used straight Brown India Ink (Dr. PH Martins "Bombay" brand) in several layers of streaks with a really tiny brush


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/09 13:33:33


Post by: Viktor von Domm


thanks for that piece of information dave...

and nerdy...

also...got a question... i think i´ve built myself into a corner...the ribs of the roof of my cabin are 0.69 inches appart... how big length and width should one single shigle be? i am currently really without an idea how i should cover the roof....last option currogated iron is still available but only as the very last option...

i ask this here as you still get way more traffic and even tho you are yourself one of the judges i am asking you as a proven able shingler of scalemodel houses^^


thanks in advance...vik


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/09 13:37:22


Post by: dsteingass


I'd cover them with flat card first Vik...then make your shingles, maybe 5x10mm. Ribs like that would normally be very close together. Take a look at this cutaway pic

Modern wooden houses have more (gable) rafters closer together for the ease of carrying up and nailing smaller, more managable sheathing boards. For a model though, you can get away with a solid piece of sheathing since it will be covered by shingles and won't be seen.

Here I used stir sticks just because they were pre-cut already at the right length


Here I used pinking shears to cut strips of shingles and staggered them (I printed the pattern on card and used it for sheathing and to roughly align the rows)



For a rougher (and more proper Bree look) here I cut what seemed like millions of individual shingles and staggered them up and down



Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/09 13:43:28


Post by: Viktor von Domm


i think i need to do that flat card step too... there is only so much RL housebuilding you can transfer to this scale...

and that size of the shingles is probably way smaller than i would have tried...therefore i think instantly qualifes as the right size......i will do this exactly that way!

thanks mate!


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/09 13:49:47


Post by: dsteingass


Check my edit of the above post Vik. you'll notice I overlap mine quite a bit, the exposed parts are the important part.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/09 13:56:02


Post by: Viktor von Domm


checked it... and i still rememeber that last pic... that is precisly that i am aiming for... that random look...tho i see ways how to get the other methods done too... i have recently got me these shears too... so the round ones are dooable too... but too neat looking when done for what i am envisioning...and that wild west building is eventually something i will try on a new building...

thanks for these!


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/09 14:03:14


Post by: dsteingass


Np Vik...You probably don't see a lot of Wooden, gable-roofed buildings in Berlin do you? I see them so much, I'm always happy to go to the older parts of towns and gawk at the brick buildings myself.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/09 14:13:11


Post by: Viktor von Domm


oh... brick work you see in berlin quite often... even though the war has ruined many houses to the ground there is a fair amount still standing from around a hundred years and even older buildings...a miracle really...
but wooden roofed ones... i can´t recall one at all... i think these you get more commonly in sweden than in germany... we have the burnt loam tiles you porbably see everywhere on the globe...sometimes really artful tho... my father in law told me these were called beavertails...because of the shape...



Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/09 14:17:00


Post by: dsteingass


I read that some construction/excavation there in Germany just dug up an unexploded bomb from WW2 and it killed the construction driver. That was a sad story. If we could spend half of the money on life as we do on death, imagine what we could all have!

Occasionally, you see clay roof tiles, but most of the clay around here got cooked into brick. Asphalt was apparently cheaper, I dunno.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/09 14:23:42


Post by: Viktor von Domm


in fact that was a mighty stirr in the day life of berlin... i have seen the wreck of that bulldozer...and it must´ve killed him instantly...the whole city felt the aftermath of that and not the last word is spoken in that poor affair... it seems that usually when you dig some basement the ground needs to be scanned first here in berlin due to the sheer amount of not exploded shells still in the deepest levels of the ground here... the story goes that the initiator for that housebuilding choose not to scan the ground as building orders regulate... instead he just ordered the digging...

and yep... that is a troublesome thing that is so weird...
also... the amount of time spent as a kid...or as a working human is rivaled by the time you spent nowadays as an old grunt... really our lives are full of such paradoxes...


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/09 14:53:14


Post by: Theophony


I hope the guy who made that decision gets planted under the foundation. No need for execution. Just build the house on top of him. I like the tiles your going for vik, good choice.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/09 15:02:18


Post by: dsteingass


That is why there are regulations, they aren't there to "subvert the free market" and all that other fascist BS, they are there to protect human life.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/09 17:33:51


Post by: Theophony


That may have been original intent to the ordinances, but around here as I'm sure many other paces it's a source of revenue for the municipalities.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/09 19:34:28


Post by: mxwllmdr


I dont think I had seen the bree building before Dave. Very nice.

We found an old nazi vault on our airfield while I was stationed in germany. I had two empty safes and one filled with vials of 45 yr old nitroglycerin. That was a fun day.....


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/09 19:40:15


Post by: dsteingass


Yes Theo, and that is where we get bridges, parks and sidewalks and traffic lights and everything else that makes modern life livable. This myth that only private businesses have a divine right to make money is seriously scary. Municipalities don't generally pocket that money, they put it back into the community and that is where cities come from.

I'd like to see ONE major US City switch over to a "Libertarian" Tax-free way, and then take bets on how long before the roads rot away and people leave in a mass-exodus before they scramble to go back. At least then the ridiculous idea will go away.

Thanks Max, I did a whole set of Those buildings as well as a set of Stalingrad ruins in 1/72 (15 mm) scale

http://s8.photobucket.com/user/dsteingass/library/1%2072%20Scratchbuilt%20Buildings?sort=3&page=1

http://s8.photobucket.com/user/dsteingass/library/1%2072%20Stalingrad?sort=3&page=1

That's pretty cool about the vault! I wonder what they originally did with all that nitro down there?


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/09 20:15:53


Post by: Viktor von Domm


best not to ask that question... regarding life and the shedding of it back in those days the germans have been experts in this...

and just to try this idea of yours...it would seriously affect peeps too...loss of life...way too many...
one of my favourite economics is John Maynard Keynes...
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maynard_Keynes

he precisely said that in time of recession the state has to do the activating of the economy....with lots of new contracts like making streets and building infrastructures...

also... like many libertarians use to say in the end the market will heal itself...Keynes saying towards this is:
in the end we are all dead...
but will those dumb and mighty ever shut up and listen?...fat chance...


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/09 20:20:24


Post by: dsteingass


absolutely true Vik! Classical Tophat-and-monacle Economics could not explain the Great Depression, that is what made Keynes so relevant! Modern idiots try to re-write history and convince people that The New Deal projects were all failures, which is exactly what the Nazi party did with your own history in Germany at the time.
-Yeah, that's right..strutting my Economics minor here



Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/09 20:27:23


Post by: Viktor von Domm


nice accompanying vid......


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/09 20:34:45


Post by: dsteingass


Thanks, I laughed at it myself


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/09 20:43:36


Post by: Theophony


Dave all you have to do is look at Detroit Michigan.......wait they didn't switch, but everything else on your list is there . I understand where that comes from but one thing they've done here I. Saint louis is to require an expansion tank on hot water heaters, and a permit to install a expansion tank. When I was at lowes it increased the cost of a hot water install by at least $100.00 on the smallest heater , people started doing their own installs, or getting chuck in a truck to do it to avoid the charges. Which is exactly what happened with the above situation I believe. Someone saw a way around spending a good chunk of cash and did I it, but this time it literally blew up in their faces. I had a customer get a neighbor to do his water heater instead of the install, three days later he came back in to do the install, but we couldn't do it then because the neighbor had flooded the basement and caused structural damage. Should have ponied up the $$$ to get it done right the first time.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/09 20:51:17


Post by: dsteingass


Detroit and Gary, Indiana are now both wastelands because of the Steel and Automotive Industries that used to thrive there. Pittsburgh and Cleveland are also part of the same rust belt, but those cities had the sense and the people to invest in some diversification and most importantly to invest in the cities, rather than take their money and leave ruins behind them. The party of "personal responsibility" doesn't seem to think that same thing applies to their corporate payola donors...It's a double standard and the worst kind of hypocrisy that even a small child can see. Only adults who are afraid to think for themselves swallow the kool-aid without the common sense to at least add vodka to it first.

Surely, there must have been a reason for the water-heater fiasco? was the mayor or someone else in cahoots with a big HVAC company or something? Usually those types of ordinances are repayment for campaign donations.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/09 20:56:47


Post by: Camkierhi


Nobody likes the boss. My favourite answer to most of these kinda questions. we all moan about the costs of living in our world, but to be honest there is probably not a better way around it.

Feel for the worker, always some numpty trying to cut corners.

And I would like to go on record as saying "told you so" to Vik, said on your thread best ask Dave about roofing. I can come build you a real roof but thats not going to help. Trust in the master.



Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/09 21:00:41


Post by: Viktor von Domm


thanks cam for that......

and I would be not up to the 1:1 scale stuff...^^


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/09 21:03:27


Post by: dsteingass


I actually learned a lot of that from White Dwarf back when WD had cool articles about building your own terrain.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/09 22:37:02


Post by: Camkierhi


I have PDF of the the really old How To Build Terrain by GW, amazing how they went from brilliant to annoying.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/09 22:40:55


Post by: dsteingass


Yeah..now the only terrain articles are about spamming their skull-festooned plastic products together, which is ok I guess, but not as cool IMHO.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/09 22:56:28


Post by: Theophony


Break time
The whole water heater thing was just saint louis city forcing it on the locals to earn more $$$. Only certain types needed them, but it would be too hard to enforce, so instead they make everyone pay for it, unless you replace it yourself. Any licensed plumber had to charge the fee and get a permit, or risk losing the lisence.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/09 23:06:49


Post by: Camkierhi


Kind of a "better safe than sorry", but we will you for the extra bucks anyways.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/11 02:12:51


Post by: Ruglud


I hope to see Gandalf's cart full of fireworks Dave...



Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/11 03:23:35


Post by: dsteingass


Those Hobbits are a bit out of scale There will be whiz-poppers


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/11 12:11:52


Post by: Ruglud


They've been drinking Ent brew


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/11 12:18:30


Post by: dsteingass


Ent Brew makes you taller, more tree-ish


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/11 12:35:21


Post by: inmygravenimage


And gives you wood.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/11 14:30:18


Post by: Briancj


But it is very ruff, and you end up barking up the wrong tree, when you're hungover.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/11 21:14:24


Post by: Theophony


You guys are a bunch of saps. I think I leaf the puns to you guys.

Since we're talking Gandalf, we spent the morning out as a family and after breakfast stopped by the humane society to LOOK at pets. I have been pet free for a few years and very happy about it, but when I saw a little dog that was so cute I almost gave in, especially because his name was Gandalf . But I am happily pet free still, except for the three furry ankle biters that keep calling me daddy.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/11 21:59:43


Post by: Viktor von Domm


the thing with wizards is ...they arrive precisely at the time of their own needs...

no...seriously...better stay pet free...(sorry dave...)


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/11 22:21:01


Post by: Theophony


I love pets, I just love other people's pets more , no shedding, dander, wet spots on the floor, and no land mines in the house or yard to try and avoid/remove.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/11 22:37:44


Post by: Viktor von Domm


exactly...I am with you all the way here^^... I love playing with dogs of friends...but wouldn´t want to have dog hair in my home for the love of the gods....dunno if I mentioned it...but I can´t smell... so I don't know where for instance a cat might have peed... and I had a cat for some time once... my sis then sometime too late told me that my small apartment reeked....


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/12 01:02:22


Post by: shasolenzabi


Seems a major discussion on economics and social engineering was missed by me, taking a break from my furious bout of painting


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/12 04:34:29


Post by: dsteingass


Pets are our family..you hoseheads can keep your children


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/12 08:13:26


Post by: nerdfest09


 dsteingass wrote:
Pets are our family..you hoseheads can keep your children


That just needs repeating


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/12 11:18:22


Post by: Camkierhi


I have both unfortunately, Kids are more expensive, that's about the only difference. They both mess everywhere, eat you out of house and home, break EVERYTHING, chew what they don't break, and generally make a noise, actually that list could include the wife!


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/12 11:21:25


Post by: Alpharius


I'll keep my kids AND my pets, thank you!

And yeah, pets are really a 'luxury' item when you get down to it...


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/12 15:17:01


Post by: dsteingass


No kids lets one afford more luxury items


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/12 16:55:36


Post by: shasolenzabi


 dsteingass wrote:
No kids lets one afford more luxury items


Very true as pet food is lower cost, and kids need school and clothes, meals, attention, discipline, etc

Pets just need food/water/toys and attention


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/12 17:12:39


Post by: Alpharius


And then when you die alone, your pets eat you.

The circle of life!


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/12 17:31:08


Post by: GiraffeX


 Alpharius wrote:
And then when you die alone, your pets eat you.

The circle of life!


I hadn't thought of that.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/12 17:51:36


Post by: Alpharius


Well, your cats will, I think.

Not sure about your dogs...


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/12 20:32:37


Post by: shasolenzabi


Cats, dogs, lizards will all eat your corpse to survive


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/12 20:45:48


Post by: Theophony


and this is the first blog I checked coming home from church . Pets eating you when you die and how the wife and kids rate versus housepets


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/12 20:59:47


Post by: dsteingass


Only the highest quality blogs have such conversations, beware of cheap imitations.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/13 01:57:00


Post by: mxwllmdr


I have two cats, two small dogs, a gecko and a ferret in my house. It's a wonderful life.....

hey, dave, hows the model club thingie where you review models and get to keep em going for ya?


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/13 02:03:01


Post by: dsteingass


The IPMS-USA Reviewer's Corps? It's great, although I haven't taken anything from the list recently, by choice.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/13 02:06:12


Post by: mxwllmdr


Well, when your busy.......


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/13 02:07:18


Post by: dsteingass


I haven't been busy, just kind of lost my modeling mojo.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/13 05:01:29


Post by: Theophony


You need to play games man , its what gets me stoked again.....then again I've been in dulldrums recently too. But the KOW games have me painting fantasy models again.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/13 10:13:57


Post by: mxwllmdr


I have been busy. Fine tuning the warhounds....

Hey, Dave, wondering what it would cost to have you paint one for me?

I know you already said that if I send one you will paint it and return it. I believe you meant at no cost just because it would be fun to do but what would be the monetary cost to you for the paint and supplies necessary to paint one of these?




Just wondering.....









Automatically Appended Next Post:
Ooh, just notice I am now an oozing plague marine terminator....



thats new.....


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/13 15:44:23


Post by: dsteingass


PM'd you Max..all trade and the honor of painting your work brother!


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/14 11:23:31


Post by: lone dirty dog


 dsteingass wrote:
I haven't been busy, just kind of lost my modeling mojo.


I lost my modelling Mojo as well I think it maybe under all that crap in my man cave


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/14 15:49:10


Post by: dsteingass


Me too man! I've actually entertained the thought more than once of just getting rid of all my crap. I haven't yet, but I've thought about it. I have an obscene amount of unbuilt kits and such. I'm a sick hobby hoarder I think. Admitting that doesn't make me feel better either


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/14 15:55:47


Post by: nerdfest09


^ Sometimes I need to do that! I end up thinking about how long it will take to do then I add the new stuff I will buy and it seems impossible, then i start not enjoying it so i sell/give away armies and models until I'm back on track!


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/14 18:50:54


Post by: mxwllmdr


My friend Brother Paen is that way. He sees good deals on undles of sprues and partial kits at the Warseer or on Ebay and buys bunches. He does a bunch of conversions but still has stuff filling box after box. I collect trinkets that I see have use for scratching and it has built up. If there are toys going to the trash I take em apart for usable pieces. I have a gallon zip lock bag of McDonalds milk jug lids..... Those are cool. I see dozens of good uses for them but keep building Warhounds and can't get to those other cool projects. I have doller store toys and party trinkets and a stack of Polystyrenes sheets almost a foot thick.

We are addicted to plastic, ya'll....

Get used to it....

Accept it and most of all: Enjoy it....

I believe the kids today are fond of saying - YOLO......


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/14 19:08:58


Post by: Dr H


These things have a habit of going in cycles. You'll reach a point where you think you've pushed as far as you can go, or you don't seem to be doing anything new, or some other reason, and you loose enthusiasm.

You may find something else that grips you for a while (that's why I have so many hobbies) but at some point you'll see or find something from an earlier hobby and it'll spark that enthusiasm off again and the cycle starts again.

Don't feel down Dave. Just find something that you enjoy, We'll be here when you get your mojo back.

And LDD, tidy your room


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/14 19:22:02


Post by: Viktor von Domm


my wife would love me to sell some stuff of my own...built or unbuilt ...but honestly... I can´t part with anything for real...

I think dave your problem is still your joblife...once that is "cured"...than everything falls into place again as we still fondly remember our true dave used to be... until then I hope you can still hold your breath...you stated that there are some "interviews" bound to happen in the future... be sure that I cross my fingers for that to be at least one positive outcome!


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/14 19:39:37


Post by: Galorn


dsteingass wrote:Me too man! I've actually entertained the thought more than once of just getting rid of all my crap. I haven't yet, but I've thought about it. I have an obscene amount of unbuilt kits and such. I'm a sick hobby hoarder I think. Admitting that doesn't make me feel better either


that would be a shame (probably, but I have no idea how much of an accumulation there is.) Well if you need a push what would it take?

mxwllmdr wrote:My friend Brother Paen is that way. He sees good deals on undles of sprues and partial kits at the Warseer or on Ebay and buys bunches. He does a bunch of conversions but still has stuff filling box after box. I collect trinkets that I see have use for scratching and it has built up. If there are toys going to the trash I take em apart for usable pieces. I have a gallon zip lock bag of McDonalds milk jug lids..... Those are cool. I see dozens of good uses for them but keep building Warhounds and can't get to those other cool projects. I have doller store toys and party trinkets and a stack of Polystyrenes sheets almost a foot thick.

We are addicted to plastic, ya'll....

Get used to it....

Accept it and most of all: Enjoy it....

I believe the kids today are fond of saying - YOLO......


Indeed...


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/15 09:25:46


Post by: lone dirty dog


 dsteingass wrote:
Me too man! I've actually entertained the thought more than once of just getting rid of all my crap. I haven't yet, but I've thought about it. I have an obscene amount of unbuilt kits and such. I'm a sick hobby hoarder I think. Admitting that doesn't make me feel better either

I have thought the same as of late what if I just sell it all of but then I know I would regret it, I have done it before and regretted it moments later but I do need to curve my obsessive buying

To be honest Dave you will get it back plus this time of year and the way life is does not help in anyway, plus where would we go for inspiration and techniques

Look at us all we are just hoarders it's the way of life for us plastic crap is a must.

Yes I must tidy my room its on my list for this weekend thanks Dr H mum


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/15 12:09:14


Post by: DarkSoldier


Same here. I've got models in various states of completion on my desk, bookshelves, and dresser. If I don't get them reorganized soon, they might occupy Czechoslovakia.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/15 12:16:44


Post by: dsteingass


Thanks guys! I appreciate the support!

Vik, is however, completely right. It's a subconscious Maslow's pyramid thing for me. When you are a professional at something for 16 years and then suddenly, you aren't for awhile, I guess that's the way it goes. Jobs I applied for last year are now finally calling. Hopefully, something will pan out soon. I have another interview tomorrow.



Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/15 12:59:41


Post by: Theophony


Good luck on the job hunt. You'll be re-employed and missing all the modeling time you had soon enough. Stuck behind a desk wishing you could be playing fallout as the boss drools on and on about reports and his greatness


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/15 13:52:20


Post by: nerdfest09


This is the great electronic Bar Dave, we all hang out and chat and have a drink, we're just on every side of the globe so you just pop out for a while and do what need to be done and we'll all still be kicking back playing darts :-)

I also want to wish you all the best with your interviews and job hunt! something will be perfect for you and you'll be happy! you're too nice of a guy to not have good karma! plus sometime this year you'll get a nice AC/DC album :-) when i work out how to post it safely!


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/15 14:08:13


Post by: dsteingass


Thanks guys! @Nerdy, they still make LP mailers, but if you sandwich it between two sheets of heavy cardboard and fill the air space with bubble wrap or those air pillow things, it should travel nicely. Let me know the shipping cost, I cna paypal you to cover it!


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/15 21:47:04


Post by: Viktor von Domm


i am recently in lurking mode...but this news report made me resurface...even if I slightly get comatose afterwards

I wish you all the luck and keep your backbone in your upcoming interview mate! don´t let the past days get to you in the interview...they smell how long you´ve been away from duty and this will make them think you´re easy prey!
again...I wish you all the luck...I will have tomorrow a very uneasy day then thanks to you because I have to sit on my fingers crossed...(is a special way for me to cross my fingers...you can´t help peeps with their own special way of superstition )



Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/15 21:53:33


Post by: Dr H


Good Luck, Dave.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/15 22:59:27


Post by: lone dirty dog


You don't need luck you will be fine mate cats in the bag o and good luck


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/15 23:21:48


Post by: Galorn


 lone dirty dog wrote:
You don't need luck you will be fine mate cats in the bag o and good luck


What Ldd said. also as a kind of flashback... Last week I was polishing flanges as part of a service project at my church. (cleaning day, I was cleaning a boiler room)


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/15 23:32:20


Post by: Camkierhi


Best of luck and I hope it works out great for you Dave.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/16 12:57:48


Post by: dsteingass


Thanks a lot guys! It really means a lot to have people care!

LOL @ Galorn 'polishing flanges"


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/16 17:31:12


Post by: Camkierhi


I just was not going there, but I should have guessed you would.!!!


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/16 20:00:05


Post by: shasolenzabi


I hope you score the job you want Dave! Good luck man!


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/16 20:21:26


Post by: dsteingass


Well...I think that went well! It's a small plant that makes most of the Valve Seals for Engines. It's affiliated with the Dana corporation, but independent. I would be "The IT guy" so I'd get to do a lot of different things, which is ideal for me.

On a second front, There may still be a chance to work for my old company on a new Nationwide contract, repairing the POS systems for all the Wal-Marts in the Country! I'd be responsible for all the stores within a 30 mile radius and have 6-7 techs work for me, but apparently the pilot in Orlando, FL isn't going so well..

Then I just got a call about a simple Help Desk job at my Local Cable/Internet company, simple work, but it pays pretty well. We shall see!

No offers yet, but I feel better about myself today than I have in months.

Whatever you guys are doing (like sitting on your crossed fingers) please keep doing it!

This is all stuff that I applied for before the holidays, apparently everyone was waiting until after the New Year to interview!



Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/16 20:34:05


Post by: Theophony


The flu is really epic right now, so they were probably visiting me . With how retail works that POS repair that isn't working right will probably be fully launched nationwide.

Good luck dave. Prayers are happening for you to find the right job for your unique talents.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/16 20:36:01


Post by: shasolenzabi


1st and 3rd sound good, Wal-Mart is notorious for trying to get their way on the cheap


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/16 20:44:23


Post by: Viktor von Domm


i will definitely keep sitting for you on my crossed fingers... unfortunately I only have two hands...thus my luck wishing capacities are limited...which still at least hopefully will make you able to choose later on between at least two options...

I wouldn´t even dare to help you in the choosing...totally not my department the whole IT scene...


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/16 21:00:28


Post by: Camkierhi


I have recently been through similar experiences and I have to say dude, don't worry it comes good, you are a good guy and it will come good for you in the end honest.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/16 22:23:42


Post by: dsteingass


Apparently, the Wal-Mart gig is full of all sorts of Fubars. Can't get parts, employees hiding the hand scanners, etc. etc. It's a real mess. The Automotive gig is the one most exciting me right now. No contract BS either, however it is a 30+ minute drive, that's the only downside.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/16 23:19:53


Post by: lone dirty dog


Well I hope you get the job you want but if not take whats offered as its at least an income plus you can move once you find something better


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/17 03:38:04


Post by: dsteingass


Yeah..but for the first time in my life, I'm beyond needing the job just for the income. No kids, no real debt anymore. I already busted my ass over the past 16 years to fix all that. At this point I want to enjoy going to work every day, making a difference you know? Really getting into my work. There are only two things I hate..People who are intolerant of other cultures..and THE SWISS! - seriously, there is nothing more infuriating that working for the arrogant Swiss. They hide Nazi Gold as well as their contempt behind their gakky English accents


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btw..My apologies to any Swiss readers..this is a long-running joke here, I'm sure you aren't ALL this way


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/17 03:46:10


Post by: Camkierhi


Also, bloody silly little knives!!


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/17 03:54:08


Post by: dsteingass


I reject and outwardly mock any and all caste systems. And the Swiss have feudalism engrained into their modern day workforce. They especially don't like Americans telling them how to use Technology that was designed by Americans. They REALLY get upset when an American woman tells them what is up, and I've worked with some of the smartest women ever. lady geek is one such. I see no color, creed, or sex when it comes to getting work done, but some people can't let go of old ideas. Naturally I clash with personalities like that and consider myself an agent of change, since change is the only constant force in the universe. And silly little knives too!


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/17 07:07:19


Post by: inmygravenimage


And let's not forget, The Cuckoo Clock Hope all works out well


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/17 07:17:00


Post by: Viktor von Domm


Cheese fondue...'nuff said...

And boy has it been long since our last swiss bashing in these halls...


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/17 13:02:16


Post by: dsteingass


eeew un-toasted bread in melted cheese it has indeed Vik


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/17 13:26:52


Post by: Briancj


If that's your idea of Fondue, you need to be re-educated in the cheese mines.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/17 14:11:11


Post by: Alpharius


A 30 minute ride, give or take, doesn't seem bad to me - more so if it is a job you'll like and is a a good opportunity.

Especially if the traffic isn't unbearable and a major cause of it being 30 minutes.

BUt maybe that's just the "Northeast" in me speaking.

Or maybe it is my time in Southern California speaking - were I lived 8 miles from work, and it would take 45 minutes to get there!

Also - time to change that avatar Briancj!


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/17 22:14:56


Post by: shasolenzabi


Briancj wants it Christmas all year!

I will say this, one good thing about the Swiss is Swiss Chocolate. Vik might be able to back me on that.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/18 02:54:33


Post by: dsteingass


I've got a chunk of German smoked Gouda in there. That's proper cheese. And I've had Swiss chocolate, it's not all that really.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/18 03:23:42


Post by: shasolenzabi


 dsteingass wrote:
I've got a chunk of German smoked Gouda in there. That's proper cheese. And I've had Swiss chocolate, it's not all that really.


Oh Dave, you had to go with smoked Gouda as a counter,,,,,,,,,,,,,I happen to love smoked Gouda and buy it whenever I get the chance, have a block of it in my fridge. Well, part of a block, heheheh!


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/18 14:58:07


Post by: dsteingass


Well of course you do! you have good taste Shas!


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/18 18:47:05


Post by: mxwllmdr


My wife makes a pretty good Pecan Maple Baked Brie.....


I will be in need of a job soon.....



It will feel so good.....




for a bit, anyway....


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/19 02:10:24


Post by: dsteingass


When are you done with Uncle Sam Max?


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/19 02:12:49


Post by: shasolenzabi


 dsteingass wrote:
Well of course you do! you have good taste Shas!


But of course! have you any Grey Poupon?


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/19 03:12:20


Post by: mxwllmdr


 dsteingass wrote:
When are you done with Uncle Sam Max?



Five short, short months.....




Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/19 03:17:27


Post by: dsteingass


That's a drop in the bucket! Unless they wave some money in front of your face to stay even longer...


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/19 05:24:55


Post by: mxwllmdr


They wont, and I wouldnt take it anyway....


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/19 19:48:09


Post by: Viktor von Domm


dsteingass wrote:I've got a chunk of German smoked Gouda in there. That's proper cheese. And I've had Swiss chocolate, it's not all that really.

I hate to put a nono on this one...gouda is in fact from the dutch...
also... as a food retailer (learned) I advise you all to eat fresh cheese...not cooked or smelted or restructurated cheese...please?


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/19 23:15:26


Post by: dsteingass


It said "Product of Germany" vik

The rhind is the best part IMHO


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/19 23:25:39


Post by: Viktor von Domm


weird....but I guess my fellow countrymen produce lots of stuff... names these days mean nothing anymore...

personally I like cheese that is mature...old gouda, or any other mature cheese that peeps otherwise would not eat because of the smell...(remember I can´t smell? ) appenzeller...or gorgonzola...(two completely different cheeses at all...but range pretty high on the tangy scale^^)


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/19 23:29:58


Post by: dsteingass


That would be a blessing there VIk. I too love the taste of stinky cheeses (except Swiss) but the smell turns me off. ALways wanted to try Gorgonzola. Moldy goodness. Eating all that penicillin can't be bad for you


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/19 23:36:12


Post by: Viktor von Domm


LOL...try that on a very good piece of bread... dark or white bread...whichever you prefer...and for further tastyness...thick spread butter underneath... fat...now fat is our friend wherever taste is concerned

as for the smell...well...you´re talking colors with a blind man here^^...


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/20 00:10:50


Post by: shasolenzabi


I have a very good sense of smell, and love the aroma of ripened cheeses. If I find a good cheese shop that reeks, I know it is quality, if it is sterile of aromas, walk out!


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/20 00:21:56


Post by: Dr H


I feel I should leave this here:



Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/20 01:36:16


Post by: shasolenzabi


 Dr H wrote:
I feel I should leave this here:



Awesomely clever skit!


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/20 02:50:29


Post by: dsteingass


Almost as clever as Vik starting 1 1/2 pages of cheese talk


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/20 09:30:45


Post by: Viktor von Domm


Cheeeesy am I not?


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/21 00:18:44


Post by: mxwllmdr


:groan:




Bad, Vik, bad pun.....


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/21 02:12:42


Post by: dsteingass


there is something trustworthy about a man who makes bad puns though


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/21 02:19:42


Post by: shasolenzabi


 dsteingass wrote:
there is something trustworthy about a man who makes bad puns though


Vik is a trusted and well respected brand here


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/22 01:32:03


Post by: Ruglud


All these cheesy puns are really grating on me...


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/22 02:37:48


Post by: dsteingass


Cheddar luck next time


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/22 02:45:55


Post by: shasolenzabi


Gouda one Dave


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/22 02:50:47


Post by: dsteingass



Curd someone else please participate?


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/22 04:54:20


Post by: Ramos Asura


Afraid not, dave. This level of humor is whey beyond me


(damn it now im hungry.....)


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/22 05:55:56


Post by: Theophony



Cheeses Christ guys enough already this humor, I just Camembert.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/22 06:42:07


Post by: shasolenzabi


Nice to see others have limburgered up to carry this thread like Muensters


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/22 10:12:39


Post by: mxwllmdr


Holy mary mother of god, what the hell is going on in here!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/22 10:34:32


Post by: SagesStone


No idea, but it's something.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/22 12:15:58


Post by: Dr H


That cheese-grater is hilarious. Ideal for when his face appears on your toast...


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/22 12:52:30


Post by: Theophony


 mxwllmdr wrote:
Holy mary mother of god, what the hell is going on in here!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

we don't talk about holy when we're talking cheese, lest people start talking about Swiss. we don't do Swiss here


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/22 13:01:59


Post by: shasolenzabi


We leave the Swiss all Provolone


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/22 17:32:52


Post by: RSJake


I came here looking for plastic modeling goodness....but I am leaving here bleu...


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/23 01:41:17


Post by: Ruglud


For cheddar or worse, this is getting crackers now


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/23 03:07:23


Post by: shasolenzabi


Crackers wine and cheese, Now the house if roquefort


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/23 03:41:50


Post by: dsteingass


These Colby worse.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/23 10:56:16


Post by: mxwllmdr


 Theophony wrote:
 mxwllmdr wrote:
Holy mary mother of god, what the hell is going on in here!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

we don't talk about holy when we're talking cheese, lest people start talking about Swiss. we don't do Swiss here




Oh, my bad..... Resume your lives, nothing to see here.






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Unlike, of course, over on my thread.


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Unlike, come to think of it Dave, on any thread not hosting an internet fondue party.....


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/23 12:44:56


Post by: Dr H


Edam, I'd like to join in on this, but I don't know what I can fondue...


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/23 13:44:38


Post by: dsteingass


Max, are you trying to shame me?


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/23 14:38:04


Post by: SagesStone


 dsteingass wrote:
Max, are you trying to shame brie?


Ricotta be kidding! You posted without using a bad cheesy pun.

By the way:http://www.cheese.com/alphabetical/
Had to use this to try to find one.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/23 15:02:18


Post by: dsteingass


We can still safely blame this all on Vik


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/23 15:40:13


Post by: Theophony


 dsteingass wrote:
We can still safely blame this all on Vik


Don't blame Vik, that might drive a Wedge between the two of you


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/23 19:43:51


Post by: Viktor von Domm


A wedge...now why do I think of country potatoes...? And even on a full stomach...

Blame it on me? I pledge non- gouto...


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/23 19:48:21


Post by: mxwllmdr


 n0t_u wrote:


Ricotta be kidding! You posted without using a bad cheesy pun.


Sorry, I'm lactose intolerant.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/23 19:57:03


Post by: GiraffeX


I've just caught up on two pages of cheese talk, only in Dave's thread is this possible.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/23 20:13:11


Post by: Viktor von Domm


 mxwllmdr wrote:
 n0t_u wrote:


Ricotta be kidding! You posted without using a bad cheesy pun.


Sorry, I'm lactose intolerant.


hmm.... me too... but I am only getting the wind from fresh milk... yoghurt, cream or cheese I have no problems with...


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/24 01:49:49


Post by: mxwllmdr


All dairy gives me gas.....




My wife hates it.....




It's like rotten eggs, really......


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/24 01:50:27


Post by: shasolenzabi


Vik can handle the aged Goudaness


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/24 02:03:23


Post by: mxwllmdr


Bad, Shas.....



Gouda dea to use a different cheese for each pun......


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/24 02:05:50


Post by: shasolenzabi


I'm a Gouda-fella, know what I mean?


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/24 07:25:50


Post by: Viktor von Domm


Ha, ha, havarti...


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/24 10:19:01


Post by: Ruglud


Come on, less cheese, more modelling please - anyone have tips on how to make good looking de-brie on a base?

...
...

Damn it, I camembert it any longer, time for a coffee to calm my nerves, with a splash of cream...


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/24 10:50:37


Post by: dsteingass


That sucks Max, you miss a lot of fun.
Cork chunks, different sands from the fake floral/decorating department. Railroad ballast and Those little rectangular punch-outs from laser-cut mdf Infinity buildings for bricks.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/24 11:02:24


Post by: Ruglud


Ahh, thanks Dave, knew you'd whey in with gouda advice. That's dairy gouda you to answer my Queso so quark


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/24 13:32:14


Post by: Alpharius


I hope to at least see some cheese based hobby building thing in here sooner or later!


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/24 15:42:17


Post by: Theophony


Do they have cheese in fallout???
Australian beaver cheese perhaps?


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/24 19:23:34


Post by: dsteingass


Yes, BlamCo Mac & Cheese apparently has a shelf life of over 200 years, High sodium, low Rads



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ok..Alpharius' hint is taken. Too much of a good thing....


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/24 20:11:32


Post by: Alpharius


I was only kidding!

No worries - you've delivered a lot of Hobby Goodness in this thread!


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/24 21:18:57


Post by: dsteingass


That's the kind of thing you say to an animal before you put it down


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/24 23:11:43


Post by: Theophony



Lol

Next riveter challenge is to craft(Kraft) cheese for the gaming table


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/25 12:11:20


Post by: Viktor von Domm


Challenge accepted!


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/25 12:15:24


Post by: shasolenzabi


Hmm, Blamco Mac and Cheese factory???


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/25 12:36:51


Post by: dsteingass


Vik.>Remember, you can't smell...so your block of cheese turned into a tank will start to stink and your wife will start throwing out your hobby stuff


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/25 13:18:08


Post by: shasolenzabi


 dsteingass wrote:
Vik.>Remember, you can't smell...so your block of cheese turned into a tank will start to stink and your wife will start throwing out your hobby stuff


LOL! Tragedy at Viks!


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/25 13:53:29


Post by: Viktor von Domm


*Harump!*...I was rather following the opposite route...making plastic into suitably looking cheese...or am I wrong here...?


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/25 14:40:01


Post by: shasolenzabi


 Viktor von Domm wrote:
*Harump!*...I was rather following the opposite route...making plastic into suitably looking cheese...or am I wrong here...?



That would keep the wife from going berserk


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/25 14:40:03


Post by: dsteingass


That's the safer road to take Vik!

btw..I've just listed some sealed miniatures on ebay, just the rare-ish stuff so far. http://www.ebay.com/usr/77steiney

I have another copy of the GamesDay 2012 Blood Angels Captain if anyone wants one.

I'll give my readers a special deal


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/25 14:54:00


Post by: shasolenzabi


Those will likely go fast!
I have to wait till the 3rd before fresh money arrives
Gaunts' Ghosts are characterful sculpts, and would be nice to grab
SM would also be a nice grab


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/25 15:01:37


Post by: dsteingass


I'm only selling the Ghosts and the Imperial Enforcer because I had 2 copies

Call me a Heartless Capitalist, but I picked up the GamesDay Exclusive marines specifically to sell


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/25 15:06:22


Post by: SagesStone


It's a good idea really.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/25 15:12:26


Post by: Theophony


Failcast , never going to happen for me. Was going to build a dark eldar army awhile back, but the characters were made of that junk and all the ones at the shop were gak.

I've got to do another eBay clear out soon as well. Good luck on the bids .

@vik, the challenge was to build something from plastic cards, cardboard or other stuff to look like cheese, so hopefully it won't smell bad. Although I do have some GW paint that smells like old cheese that's been getting a suntan for far too long.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/25 15:19:51


Post by: dsteingass


I've never seen a finecast with bubbles myself.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/25 15:20:40


Post by: SagesStone


They're still not perfect, but improved since the initial runs at least. Still hit and miss it seems though.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/25 15:22:55


Post by: Theophony


It was a while back, but not wishing to take chances ordering them.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/25 15:24:25


Post by: SagesStone


Yeah, still check them in person.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/25 15:36:55


Post by: dsteingass


I think there's some bandwagoning going on with the finecast subject personally, but I suppose it's understandable. GW always seems to rub everyone raw in one way or another.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/25 15:47:28


Post by: Theophony


Well GW is dropping finecast as a product supposedly, so there's more than just bandwagoning , but I'm sure there is some too. I dislike bandwagoning, its no that I fall off so much, its that I get pushed off more often than not


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/25 15:51:40


Post by: dsteingass


It is a bit soft, compared to plastic or resin. Swords and little bits seems fragile. I'm still a fan of metal myself though for character models, but plastic is easiest for conversions.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/25 15:54:55


Post by: Theophony


Games always seemed more civil back in the day of metal models too. Not sure if it was because we were tired from carrying the armies around, or more worried that our opponents might chuck a metal dreadnought at our heads I we were unsportsmanlike


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/25 15:58:06


Post by: dsteingass


Well, because when you took the time to paint your army, you were more invested in it, rather than just gluing together a mathematical plastic army for winning...


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Wow!..That Space Marine Captain sold already! Marines are good for something after all!! (padding my PayPal account)

Damo's recent work inspired me to get out the clippers and glue as well






Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/25 17:47:13


Post by: shasolenzabi


Yea, Gaunts ghosts would be part of the Caskrainean contingent


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/25 17:55:33


Post by: dsteingass


You can't integrate them into another Regiment! They are the First and Only from Tanith!


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/25 18:23:27


Post by: shasolenzabi


 dsteingass wrote:
You can't integrate them into another Regiment! They are the First and Only from Tanith!


With Khadrovia so far from the Tanith and Sabbat worlds, they could not be the Tanith first and only could they if I have them?


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/25 18:25:38


Post by: dsteingass


Warp travel does strange things

Besides, Bragg and Doc Dorden are now Dead in the books


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/25 18:27:12


Post by: shasolenzabi


Aye, well then, these would be a new life as new men of the Caskrainean Forest Rangers, aka Caskrainean Hellcats


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/25 18:29:25


Post by: dsteingass


Yeah, what beloved characters Dan Abnett kills off, you may breathe new life into


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/25 19:06:51


Post by: shasolenzabi


Plus with the bare arms and light gear they would fit

Although, I do have sort of Gaunt from Brother Vinni


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/25 19:19:39


Post by: dsteingass


Speaking of arms....


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/25 19:37:38


Post by: Dr H


Interested in seeing how you do Ork, Dave.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/25 19:58:30


Post by: Theophony


 dsteingass wrote:
Speaking of Cheese....who'd like a slice


Me! Me! (Fixed that for you )


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/25 21:10:17


Post by: dsteingass


Thanks Theo

Dok! I do dem like Dis...









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Although, I've learned the art of rust since I did these


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/25 21:40:39


Post by: Dr H


Marvellous. Look forward to more.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/25 22:00:18


Post by: whalemusic360


Suddenly, orks! Your textural painting styles work well with them, planes look great. I feel like the ork skin parts could use a bit more work tbh. Mostly because we expect perfection from you


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/25 22:13:08


Post by: dsteingass


Well, hence the inorganic nature of the Killer Kans

I can't finish Gandalf at present, because the skin and robes just aren't working for me right now.

The Dakkajets were built and painted a couple years ago. I've improved a bit since then.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/25 22:21:11


Post by: inmygravenimage


That's very cool indeed. BTW, I think Eggroll's looking for that BA captain.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/25 22:53:04


Post by: dsteingass


Tell Eggroll to PM me if he's interested.

These are some great kits, but strangely, there are only enough shoulder-socket-covering bitz for one? I had to make some, no big deal.



Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/25 23:17:22


Post by: Ramos Asura


Wow thats a random switch to orks!


Looking good thus far! Really interested in seeing your painting style on the Kans!

Been a while since I worked with that kit, but Im almost sure there were several socket covers... Hmmm..... Ima need to find those old sprues


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/25 23:19:05


Post by: Theophony


Freak everyone out and paint Gandalf as an Orc for practice . He can be Gandalf the green.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/25 23:19:37


Post by: dsteingass


Orks should always be random!

Nope, I triple checked the sprues! There are shoulder pads for 3, but only enough socket covers for one kan.

Theo.....always innovating aren't you


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/25 23:20:34


Post by: Ramos Asura


You're kidding O_o
Geez.... that doesnt make sense at all!


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/25 23:20:50


Post by: Theophony


Maybe they are kan kaptain shoulder pads. Man my phone hates Ork speak


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/25 23:21:39


Post by: dsteingass


Yeah..one skull, and one (cool-looking) spiked cover, that's all.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/26 01:19:20


Post by: Littletower


Minor detour through ork-stuff?

I'll be waiting to see your take on those kans!

Cheers

Edit: Had to go back for the k, and other mistypes.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/26 01:53:25


Post by: dsteingass


I needed something to get my hobby mojo back.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/26 02:03:33


Post by: Littletower


And it seems to be working! Glad to see back on the shop...


Now, lets see if the prescription dooes it for the painting too, do go and put some colour on those!


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/26 02:24:59


Post by: dsteingass


You say you want boring WIP painting shots..but I don't think you really do


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/26 03:56:26


Post by: shasolenzabi


Ah, going for the red paint-job!


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/26 03:57:26


Post by: dsteingass


Yeah! It goes fasta!


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/26 04:51:54


Post by: mxwllmdr


I remember those jets...


fantastic....


Killa Kans, too?



AWESOME....


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/26 10:03:36


Post by: Viktor von Domm


I can't get over the fact how long ago those dakka jets had been all the hype here...man...now o feel old ...again...

The kans are a truly nice set. I had quite often oggled over the arms and legs to make my own scratch builds easier...


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/26 11:48:11


Post by: Camkierhi


Finally, great to see. And orks save the day yet again!!

Brilliant work, never had a jet, made a scratch flyer years ago, those look great.

I think the kans kit is great, love the models, but also just as a bag of bits it's brilliant for bashers and scratchers.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/26 12:51:55


Post by: Ruglud


I'm confused, I thought this was the cheese lovers blog

Now I'm seeing crazy Muenster cans of baked beans (or maybe it's mushy peas inside?)


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/26 13:12:49


Post by: dsteingass


Either would work


@Vik- I was thinking the opposite. I was thinking how easy it would be to scratchbuild different arms for the kit ala some of Gitz fantastic Mekwork he's done.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/26 13:52:42


Post by: nerdfest09


Yay good to see you back into it Dave! :-) the Kans are surging ahead in nary a day so it seems! looking forward to seeing you weather the crap outta them, so i can copy and use it for Gits lol! and remember if you EVER need your Paypal acc stuffing and you find some Marine models just PM me and I'm pretty sure I'll take whatever you have :-)


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/26 14:18:26


Post by: dsteingass


Thanks Damo! in fact I do! PM sent


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/26 15:37:27


Post by: Briancj


Gosh, what lovely bases.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/26 16:00:24


Post by: dsteingass


Yes they are! Rivet Zone always gets a plug whenever possible


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/26 16:40:44


Post by: Galorn


 dsteingass wrote:
Yes they are! Rivet Zone always gets a plug whenever possible




Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/26 18:25:18


Post by: Dr H


 Ruglud wrote:
I'm confused, I thought this was the cheese lovers blog
Maybe it's the Dakka Dakka Cheese Board...

Y'know, Dave, The red of those kans reminds me of something... often comes covered in a wax-like substance about that colour...


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/26 23:17:10


Post by: shasolenzabi



Yeah, Baby bells or a nice fresh young soft Gouda.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/26 23:25:05


Post by: Camkierhi


May I ask what red you are using as a base, it's lovely and vibrant. (sorry if you already said and I missed it.)



Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/27 04:57:03


Post by: dsteingass


It's Minitaire Nebulae Red over a Vallejo Air grey primer.

more cheese fellas?


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/27 06:10:58


Post by: Theophony


Sorry dave, I took my cheese talk to Damos thread , some of the jokes here were getting to ripe, maybe its just Ork smell though.

I also demand on of the Kans be piloted by "prince Albert"


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/28 07:42:18


Post by: shasolenzabi


 Theophony wrote:
Sorry dave, I took my cheese talk to Damos thread , some of the jokes here were getting to ripe, maybe its just Ork smell though.

I also demand on of the Kans be piloted by "prince Albert"


Dat wud haff ta be da Deff Dread!


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/28 10:41:48


Post by: Ruglud


Dave - you like GI Joe right? Check out this blog by facekickery and a WIP on a GI Joe MOBAT (?)
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/575085.page#6483290


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/28 13:27:43


Post by: shasolenzabi


Ah yes, G.I. Joe tank made into a 40k super heavy monster land battleship


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/28 13:36:26


Post by: dsteingass


That's pretty cool! Thanks Rug!


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I need to share something awesome with all of you.
Ladygeek found this on reddit:


http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1w9u2r/i_made_a_yes_man_figure_from_fallout_new_vegas/
Scratchbuilt Yes Man!
A little out of scale, but some great ideas here regardless.


Automatically Appended Next Post:
I've been otherwise occupied, and a have a second interview tomorrow with the Valve Seal place tomorrow, but the Killer Kan painting will continue.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/28 14:06:13


Post by: shasolenzabi


I love that "Yes Man"

Oh, the youtube madness goes on, seems there is a "reality show" of Fallout based Rangers in Texas


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/28 14:43:09


Post by: Wyrmalla


A little inacurrate perhaps, but woozers!


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/28 14:46:03


Post by: dsteingass


The design could easily be adapted for our favored scale, especially with the large, visible construction gaps, this enthusiastic, yet admirable amateur left for us to see


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/28 14:51:27


Post by: shasolenzabi


Yeah, I see them. I also got so far a protectron like robot and securitron like bots from that Brother Vinni drop, along with my ant troopers and steel brothers


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/28 16:02:04


Post by: Theophony


That looks big enough to be a Titan.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/28 16:04:03


Post by: shasolenzabi


A smiling, happy to do anything you ask titan!


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/28 18:15:55


Post by: dsteingass


Until, at the end of New Vegas he decides to "upgrade" his personality


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/28 18:42:19


Post by: shasolenzabi


 dsteingass wrote:
Until, at the end of New Vegas he decides to "upgrade" his personality


They left that kind of ominously open ended.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/29 09:58:26


Post by: Ruglud


Wow - where did he get that carpet from? 1970??


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/29 13:29:22


Post by: dsteingass


I think it's one of those 70s rug kits you weave by numbers

2nd Interview Today..wish me lucks and al lthat.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/29 13:41:08


Post by: Dr H


I want to know what he's hiding under the tea-towel in the background next to the N-64... What can be more embarrassing then that carpet?

Good Luck Dave.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/29 13:48:24


Post by: Theophony


Good luck today Dave . I'd give you advice, but you got this anyway .


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/29 13:49:19


Post by: nerdfest09


Good luck Dave! you'll piss it in dude i'm sure :-)

and i'm jealous of that guy! he's GOT a N64 :-( I so want one so i can re live playing Perfect dark again..... I still wonder what the levels of deadly went up to?


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/29 14:09:10


Post by: dsteingass


Thanks guys!

I like these kinds of rugs personally



Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/29 15:24:52


Post by: shasolenzabi


Either he has, based on the size of what is under the towel a stash of certain movies not safe for work, or he has an old machine that would be kind of embarassing to still have.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/29 15:28:32


Post by: dsteingass


It could be a makeshift dust cover too.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/29 15:29:39


Post by: shasolenzabi


Yes, a poor man's dust cover, for his original still working X-box, the one where the meme used to be "It's X-box Huge"


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/29 17:05:03


Post by: inmygravenimage


Good luck dude. Best bit of interview advice I ever got was don't think of it as an interview, just think of it as conversation with colleagues.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/29 18:19:08


Post by: Camkierhi


GOOD LUCK, hope everything turns out great.


And more importantly, under the tea-towel is Betamax video player obviously.

And Dave is that your back room in the pics? Nice guitar collection. Bloody terrible carpet, but nice guitars.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/29 20:01:11


Post by: dsteingass


Haha! I wish Cam!

I really think it went well. I was there almost two hours. The plant manager gave me a tour of the place. He used the "overqualified" word but then took it back, saying that wasn't the right word. At this place I could get my hands into all sorts of new stuff I've never had a chance to work with before, but he said he felt I could handle the job as-is without issue. Like I said, this is a new position being created, so it'll be built around the person rather than filling someone else's shoes. That's a pretty big deal to me. I'd be able to branch out into the production systems, so there would always be something new and fresh to do. he plant is only 15 years old, so they already have substantial technology in place. Systems that take high speed digital pictures of every part being produced for QC..Just like you see on those factory shows on TV.

The only thing that happened that could be considered "iffy" is that when I was done with the tour, I went back to the conference room to get my coat and notebook and the next interview candidate was already sitting in the room. Poor form to let two candidates cross paths IMHO, but oh well.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/29 20:13:11


Post by: alabamaheretic


dave ill sacrifice chickens to the dark gods in hopes of you getting the position.

best of luck man


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/29 20:56:31


Post by: Theophony


Dave you were supposed to show them how much you wanted the job and beat the out of the other guy.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/29 21:07:28


Post by: alabamaheretic


but do it politely to s \how them that you know how to use your manners while being agressive


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/01/30 13:56:53


Post by: shasolenzabi


Hmmm, the XPL-78 could have solved all of our problems with another candidate, let the custodians deal with the glowing green puddle though!


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/02/01 17:07:00


Post by: Camkierhi


Well Dave any news???????


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/02/01 20:00:40


Post by: shasolenzabi


Enquiring minds want to know!


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/02/02 05:01:11


Post by: dsteingass


Well, I got a call from the local Cable co. They are ready to give me an offer as soon as they get someone else promoted up. So it's something anyways! It's my 2nd choice though. The Valve Seal place is my first choice, but I haven't heard back yet. So within a few weeks I'll at least be back to work either way! The pros of the Cable Co. are: close to home, short drive Cons are: 6 weeks days, 6 weeks nights rotating shifts. Pay is not great, but not bad either.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/02/02 08:02:07


Post by: Camkierhi


Glad to here something is on the move for you. Here's hoping it all works out how you wish.

6 days/nights sounds slightly rough, are those 8 hour shifts?



Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/02/02 09:54:54


Post by: gunslingerpro


I rotate monthly, twelve hour shifts. It can be rough, but with no kids and some creative sleep schedules it is liviable.

Make sure they give you a differential on nights (if that is in fact where you end up!)


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/02/02 12:46:46


Post by: lone dirty dog


I hate rotating shifts trying to adapt to times is awful but at least its work mate maybe something else will come up later but in the mean time it's a wage.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/02/02 13:44:31


Post by: dsteingass


It's 12 hours, 3 days a week, then a 4 hour shift. I'm not crazy about it, but thankfully it leaves a few weeks for the other offer to come in (or not) to decide.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/02/02 14:33:06


Post by: Theophony


Sounds like a good deal for now as long as you don't start wearing plaid nd start screaming "Git er done!", though blue coveralls could be a problem as well


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/02/02 15:45:45


Post by: dsteingass


It's not quite like that Theo A bit more technical


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/02/02 16:34:18


Post by: shasolenzabi


I have worked at call centers, they usually expect a weekend day.

I used to have my Role play of Dark Heresy on sundays, so I had to have my day for my religion off now didn't I?


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/02/02 20:11:33


Post by: Theophony


Well either way once gaming becomes a cable channel dave can hook us all up with free service


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/02/03 11:25:01


Post by: dsteingass


No no no, not a call center. Internal level 2-more of a systems monitoring and maintenance gig no outside customers and all that. But yeah, weekends and holidays are part of the deal.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/02/03 13:15:27


Post by: Camkierhi


Cool free cable! Thanks Dave.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/02/03 13:40:54


Post by: Theophony


Eagerly awaiting seeing terrain entirely made of RG59 and RG6 cable ends


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/02/03 18:42:52


Post by: shasolenzabi


Ah the fabled Tech support. Trust me, it is good not to have to deal with customers.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/02/04 09:22:20


Post by: Viktor von Domm


well....be sure that I cross my fingers only for the best of your wishes...whatever that might be...(deep down you know which job you really want )


and theo... I think we have to tread carefully now... lest this turns into a tentacle manga thread......(tho I think I cool terrain piece made only from the named parts would be a brilliant thing...)


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/02/04 13:20:04


Post by: nerdfest09


 Viktor von Domm wrote:
...(deep down you know which job you really want)


Bikini clad Private dancer and massause in a bikers Pool hall?


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/02/04 13:22:57


Post by: dsteingass


there's our Damo!


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/02/04 13:26:42


Post by: Viktor von Domm


I wasn´t thinking he would know that deep down...... curiously I never dreamed that career path for myself....


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/02/04 13:27:45


Post by: nerdfest09


Heh! .......... hey guys! i'm here :-)


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/02/04 13:34:25


Post by: Theophony


And we're all safer because of it


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/02/04 13:39:31


Post by: nerdfest09


Yes!...yes you are! I shall make sure no nemesis of the Riveters ever try and out innuendo any of us!..... EVER! I shall make it my sacred duty to be the first and most line crossing innuendo-er in the history of Innuendo's! if DrH is the Spruemeister.....then I shall forevermore be known as the .... Innuen.... Captai..... master of the .... Oh something like that anyway!!


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/02/04 13:48:48


Post by: Theophony


I think the title Nerdfest09 is already synonymous with innuendo , I'll go check the dictionary to be sure but I think your pic is in there.

Ah yes there's the pic.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/02/04 14:16:58


Post by: nerdfest09


LOL ..................... my workmates just saw that!..............................


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/02/04 14:43:14


Post by: Theophony


well it's probably nothing new for them to see , I imagine you walking to the water cooler au natural......might be why I can's sleep that well.


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/02/04 15:05:49


Post by: dsteingass


It's TRUE art!

You know the old addage...don't put anything on the Internet you don't want people to see


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/02/04 15:27:28


Post by: nerdfest09


^ Yep! one way to overcome any self doubt or fear is to nude up and show your mates! if you get a laugh then great! I once got called into my bosses office and before i went it I stripped off my shirt used my belt as a makeshift leather bra and donned a jaunty purple tiger print hat from lost property!, needless to say I didn't get into trouble and she also thought i'd look great in the gay and lesbian parade! lol


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/02/04 18:01:41


Post by: dsteingass


I love it that people like you exist and that I can call you my friend!


Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God! @ 2014/02/04 18:36:00


Post by: nerdfest09


 dsteingass wrote:
I love it that people like you exist and that I can call you my friend!


Always Dave! that's the beauty of the WWW even if we don't get a chance for ages to chat on the forum i'm only ever a few key strokes away! and more often than not I'll have another nude story for you! in fact a picture still exists of me as described in the last one! ..... suprised?....