Dave's new Hobby Adventure thread | More buildings for the Building God!

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**dsteingass**

Hobbits need desks too Vik!

Here I used a bit of Acoustic Guitar string- it had the right coil that I couldn't make by wrapping wire myself.

**Galorn**

If you can find a "nero Wolfe" novel on tape to listen to or a cellulose version to read as you paint the noir stuff.

**Viktor von Domm**

cool details...love the phone... tho...

this would have been more fiotting

**Dr H**

Furniture looking good. diorama sounds good. Look forward to more. Good.

**dsteingass**

Thanks- I've also been playing Omerta: City of Gangsters

**nerdfest09**

It was late, real late, the steam from the vents in the street outside were lit up like christmas as the neon signs for the mens clubs down the strip did their work, I was frustrated, my head wreathed in the delicious acrid smoke from numerous cigerettes i'd been chainsmoking since noon trying to get my head around my latest case,

Creaking ominously my swivels chair rocked back as i set my size 11 shoes on my old walnut desk and blew smoke towards the ceiling, my desk was old, its surface scratched and worn, well used I like to say to those who ask why i don't get new one, and plus it's the only desk I know that's got a big enough drawer to hide my trusty Zinge 88 revolver, that thing could stop a man after going through a wall, not that i've had to use it much, I rely more on my brain than my gun to solve a crime, and there's been plenty of those lately.

My mind was racing so i shut my eyes to attempt to focus, it was turning like a lover at a barn dance but I had work to do! who did it and why? what was the angle and who did it profit? this was a curly one.... and it was about to get curlier!

I was about to hit the streets to clear my head when a knock on my door rattled the thin glass in the frame with a chattering tap..... and then 'she' walked in! i'd never seen a woman like her before, drop dead gorgeous with legs that went all the way up until they got cheeky! this dame was somethin' special and i knew whatever she wanted i'd help her! even though the hairs on the back of my neck were telling me she was trouble, straight up to me she came and eased those legs down to sit on the edge of my desk, her skirt rising just enough for my eyes to want to keep glancing at her thighs, she let her blood red finger nails slowly caress the scratches in it's top before she spoke to me, " my, i've never seen one that BIG before" she purred, keeping eye contact with her I replied " it's just the way my pants fit" she laughed lightly "no, you silly detective, i'm talking about your Zinge 88 in the drawer" how could I have been so distracted? my drawer wide open and my usually sharp mind distracted painfully by my pants! she was going to be trouble with a capital 'T'.

O.k who's going to write the next bit?

**dsteingass**

HAHA Nerd! THat's great!

But I'd prefer to set it during prohibition, where the gangs run illegal liquor and the cops are the bad guys

**nerdfest09**

Bugger! looks like i need a re write lol! :-)

**dsteingass**

HAHA- I do LOVE the "Zinge 88" handcannon bit!

**nerdfest09**

Thanks Dave i'm glad i didn't waste that ten minutes of my life totally lol :-) I think we need to start personalzing our threads more with things like the 'Zinge 88' gives us more fun to work with when we paint and model, think about it, you can make a poster for the 'Zinge 88' to put on a wall and it'd be a sweet in joke for us all :-) I'm currently re working the 'Steingass Rivets' sign to be much much better and totally awesome!

**dsteingass**

It's already totally awesome!

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@Vik- That type of phone is a bit dated for Atlantic City in the 1920's..but still cool!
Think: The seedy underbelly of the Monopoly Board

Bathtub Gin, Bootleggers, speakeasy's, crooked cops, bribes, protection rackets, gun-runners, etc.

**nerdfest09**

Oh please don't encourage me to write about 'The Monopoly Guy' being found oiled up with 3 hookers in a bath tub along with an egg whisk a flying helmet and 4 pounds of linament!!

**dsteingass**

I would NEVER!

**nerdfest09**

That laugh had an encouraging edge to it Dave! I may have to tell the missus you want some linament?.....

**Hruotland**

Nerdfest wrote:

It was late, real late, the steam from the pipes of the bypassers in the street outside were lit up like christmas as the burning pyres of goblin corpses down the field did their work, I was frustrated, my head wreathed in the delicious acrid smoke from numerous pipes i'd been chainsmoking since noon trying to get my head around my between-meals-snack.

Creaking ominously my swivels chair rocked back as i set my size 15 whoolly toes on my old walnut desk and blew smoke towards the ceiling, my desk was old, its surface scratched and worn, well used I like to say to those who ask why i don't get new one, and plus it's the only desk I know that's got a big enough drawer to hide my trusty ominous precious ring, that thing could make a man look straight through you, not that i've had to use it much, I rely more on my brain than my bling to hide from the sackville bagginses, and there's been plenty of those lately.

My mind was racing so i shut my eyes to attempt to focus, it was turning like a lover at a barn dance but I had work to do! where to supper and what to eat? what was the main dish and who did it provide a la carte? this was a curly one.... and it was about to get curlier! (that long hair on my left piggy toe, that is.)

I was about to hit the streets to clear my head when a knock on my door scratched the green laqueer in the frame with a chattering tap..... and then 'he' walked in! i'd never seen a wizard like him before, drop dead gorgeous with a hat that went all the way up until it got cheeky! this master was somethin' special and i knew whatever he wanted i'd help him! even though the hairs on the back of my feet were telling me he was trouble, straight up to me he came and eased those hat down to duck into my corridor and sit on the edge of my desk, his tunic skirt rising enough for my eyes to want to keep glancing at the ceiling, he let his tobacco stained finger nails slowly caress the scratches in my door before he spoke to me, " my, i've never seen one that BIG before" he purred, keeping eye contact with her I replied "yeagh, next year I have an engagement to do the tracks in that new sasquatch movie." he laughed lightly "no, you silly hobbit, i'm talking about your tobacco can in the drawer" how could I have been so distracted? my drawer wide open and my usually sharp mind distracted painfully by my feet! He was going to be trouble with a capital 'T'.

Fixed that misleading context for you.

**dsteingass**

HAHAH OMFG That's hillarious!

**nerdfest09**

Dammit! i've been outdone again! lol :-)

**lone dirty dog**

Dave sorry to bother you mate but are you going to AdeptiCon 2013?

The only reason I am asking is I am after getting the Beast-Captain Torgo: AdeptiCon 2013 Sci-fi Model , apparently you can buy them in multiples on the day so was wondering if you are going and could pick us up one

Ill pay for it and the shipping of course

or if anyone else is going and willing to do it

I will return the favour if anybody wants the FW event only model 2013 at their open day in March/April.

Sorry to invade your thread Dave but yours gets more traffic than most

if you are not happy I will delete

**dsteingass**

No, not this year LDD, sorry but Briancj and Galorn are gong to Adepticon. I'm not sure we are even going to Games Day this year, but GenCon is already locked in

**Galorn**

dsteingass wrote:
No, not this year LDD, sorry but Briancj and Galorn are gong to Adepticon. I'm not sure we are even going to Games Day this year, but GenCon is already locked in

I am not going to Adepticon this yeat... the wallet just says no.

**lone dirty dog**

Thanks anyways guys it was worth a try

Now just to find some one who is

**dsteingass**

The Cylons were created by man. They evolved. They rebelled. There are many copies. And they have a plan.

**Briancj**

I've got LDD covered, folks.

--B.

**lone dirty dog**

Yes he has Thanks again Briancj and thanks Dave for the direction

Dakka Kama is great

**dsteingass**

Yes it is!

Gangster and Impulse Buy Bravo came today

**lone dirty dog**

Impulse buy

bloody hell Dave the amount of deliveries you get it is just standard practice now

nice models though the gangster is pretty crisp cast .

**dsteingass**

Thanks LDD- I think you're the only one left reading

**Dr H**

Oh, I'm still watching you...

Actually, I was going to ask, how many pieces does that cylon come in? if it says conveniently on the box.

**nerdfest09**

I'm here! just watching from the darkened corner of your room! Mwahahahahahahaha!... ha

**Fango**

I'm lurking too...