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Haha, well I hope not as I am on the 4th, and it would be a tad worrying if it got that high We don't flood at all as our side of the river is much higher, but the other side gets as bad as you saw in the pics and it is literally only a 15 meter long bridge away.

Stores were closed for going on 6 months after it happened due to the damages, so really hoping it doesn't hit, best coffee shop I have ever used only just managed to reopen, it would be gone again if it floods :(

They look loads better now, the grimmer look adds some much needed contrast IMO.

I am anything but Grimdark when it comes to painting, so I always need to be pulled back a bit from going full pastells and whatnot None of my own work lacks a very colourful focal point even if the rest is rather dark, so trying to get these gritty is difficult. Glad the owner was so helpful

Your work is inspiring for us less then spectacular painters. I like the results you get with just 3-4 layers.

I'm learning so much from reading through all these awsome P&M blogs on here and on Warseer. Hopefully my next tabletop minis will be at least a solid tabletop standard.

Im doinf a wolf priest for a friends hubby.... he's very picky and if he calls me a bloke one more time im gonna do a GIBBS on him. and throw his minis on the fire.

Better, paint his wolf priest as a drag queen. Maybe then he'll sort it out.

wolfshadow wrote:I like the results you get with just 3-4 layers.
I'm learning so much from reading through all these awsome P&M blogs on here and on Warseer.

That's what I spent nearly a year doing before posting the blog Practice ad research are the keys to progress for sure. The 4 layer method I use is something I practiced a lot with to try and improve as I knew I wanted to start doing commission work and wanted to have some experience to fall back on when it came to turning out nice looking models without excessive blending or shadow work. Sometimes when you do an exercise with it it does not work as you hoped, but you just have to think about where you went wrong and learn from it. Glad I was some help though Wolfshadow, cheers!

Dee, prove your femininity by painting it bright pink with some glitter, he can't argue then. Gits has the right idea.

I'll charge him 2x as much .....

Sorry for the lack of updates guys, I have indeed been painting, just in very short bursts as I got hit with some kind of horrific virus's being passed around work on the aircon. :(

Day 1 only had some people coughing, day 2 had those people out sick and everyone else coughing, and by day 3 we had massive fevers, hallucinations, chills, exhaustion, wracking coughs etc. It is bloody horrible. Im only coherant for a few hours while the fever passes and I stop rambling but it hit me 3 times now. Worst part is, I don't feel dead, just really weak, so its not even worth the doctor over as I can feel myself slowly getting better. Lemsip, Solphadene, tons of fluids and lots of sleep. Weak as crap and have fever sweats though meaning In sweating pure water and have to just keep drinking. Had an interesting night last night of being convinced I was in Kenya and that my partner was my Dad, helping me put on socks.

Ill get some pics up for everyone tomorow, I havent dissapeared, just been spending most of the last few days in bed :O

Sounds nasty, take it easy and get well soon.

Woah Iff, watch yourself. Hallucinations suggest something else is going on in your system... s'pose high fever could do that but ouch. Dr. might help you mitigate your symptoms while you're body is slowly healing... something to think about at any rate.

WTF is going on in Ireland? Water up to your car windows, plagues going around all over... next thing you know the potato crop will fail, and then where will you be?! :-P

Gitsplitta has a really good point though Iffy; fevers will cause hallucinations, but usually only when they are getting towards the dangerous levels as I recall. You guys might all be rocking legionnaire's disease or something, which justifies a Dr's visit. I hate going to the doc too, but it is worth getting checked out. I need to watch someone paint so I don't feel guilty at my own lack of progress after all!

If it continues I will have to visit one Gits, I've never had anything like this before. I am COMPLETLEY coherant now, but 2 hours ago was peaking fever and rambling, in 2 hours I could be doing it again, thats the pattern anyhow.

I am pretty positive the ramblings/hallucinations are from the fever because I get stupidly hot to touch, just after I get really cold, so it's coming in waves. So far a can of redbull from the fridge ( ) on my forehead has stopped me hallucinating and I just sleep through it and feel fine, but I was running a chill the first night so the boyfriend was trying to keep my warm as the fluctuations were so fast, so I couldnt cool down quick enough before I started seeing things.

The whole reason this happened is that HR refuses to send people home anymore, as that means they have to be paid.. the first 1 or 2 people who had this were in work for hours before leaving, and our Air conditioning is connected across 3 stories. Now it's hit well over 20 people, a lot of which don't actually have someone to look after them at home... and not even so much as an email regarding it has been sent out at work :( It is pathetic.

James actually got it before me, but he called in sick and slept through it. I went in to work on a crazy cold windy walk and triggered it to go full blown. All he has now is the sniffles so he can look after me, so I am very lucky.

Aww, that sucks. Get better soon. The hallucinations don't sound all that fun.

Oh dear... get well soon

Hope you get better. In the mean time feel free to post on dakka while hallucinating. Or try painting. Either may result in laughs for you at a later (more healthy) date

Seriously though, do get better soon.

I am very susceptible to high fever, more so than anyone else in my family. I've found that taking a luke-warm shower (not cold, or cool... just slightly warm) can bring my body temperature down considerably in just a few minutes and get me through the worst of it. You might try it when you're approaching one of the "peak" fever cycles.

I hope you feel better soon Ifalna. The Steel Legion look super!

Your stuff is really well done, I am excited to see more.

Yeah typical companies. Dont actually care sometimes and are just a number to them

Get well soon though and i think def go see a doc
A bit of proper prescribed medicine will do wonders

As long as he did not call you nurse when he was ill

Damn. GitSplit has the right idea, some moderate showers to take the edge off and otherwise just drink a lot of fluids. Gatorade is actually very good for that as it will replace electrolytes you sweat out and give you some calories. If you are like me when you get sick and go off your food, having some energy in your system that doesn't require burning fat will help you feel a lot better.

Hope you feel better soon, and don't forget that we all love drunken/hallucinogenic posting!

they do the same thing in my work - with the same results - get well soon!

When I was in M&S and I suffered with bad headachs and if i was ill and sometimes they made me very ill when I got back I got a telling off as I was ill.

Nice work picking out the details of the eagle symbols! Also those steeds look fantastic, great work!

Thanks for all the well wishes. Today has been the first real " out of bed day" fever has passed and have strength back but am in work in the morning so I will have to wait and see how it goes!

Missing out on basically a whole week of my painting time (my 3 day weekend) was a harsh blow and I will really have to up the pace now :( I did get some work done today though, the second 28 strong Saurus unit is completed, all shields completed and attached, and all models fully based. Now there is just 1 skink unit and 10 more templeguard to go bar the metal models. Would have really preferred to have had some strength while Ill so I could at least have gotten some work done during it, but oh well.

Click to zoom, massive pic!

They look good together, you painted all of these pretty fast!

How many points is that roughly?
And glad to hear your doing better.

I have absolutely no idea how many points it is, havent played in years. With the slaan, salamanders and rest of the skinks, it would seem to be a decent amount?

Seems like those lizards are coming together pretty nicely!