What madness is this where I am first to comment? Oh the joys of insomnia!

Having just finished Tyrion (or at least working on some basing…) I think I’ll move on to Robb Stark, seeing as I’ve done Grey Wind already… Here’s a poor light picture of Tyrion, though to tide you all over!

And for questions!

When doing hobby in the current heat wave (in the northern hemisphere) do you think of drinking enough?

I live in a swamp with poor air conditioning and I’m built for Arctic conditions…it’s always a heat wave during the summer for me… I’m also useless at remembering to drink sometimes…

What is you favourite drink to drink while doing hobby?

Usually cola or juice. I tend not to paint as neatly when I drink cider…

Is your hobby room well ventilated, an oven or do you call some sort of air-conditioning your own?

There is air con in this house…but my room is above the furnace and has raccoons in the roof taking out the insulation…so it leaks cool air like a sieve…

ah … the wizard is asking questions again

1) When doing hobby in the current heat wave (in the northern hemisphere) do you think of drinking enough?
too hot to do anything except drink and sleep … so

2) What is you favourite drink to drink while doing hobby?
never do both at the same time

3) Is your hobby room well ventilated, an oven or do you call some sort of air-conditioning your own?
that would require me to have a hobby room to begin with … 😉

I think some might know this song :

Last week’s hobby all fell through largely because of the heat so I’ve tried to prepare for this weekend by working round it. I’ll be working on some roads. I feel that most games for the next couple of years are going to be in houses rather than at clubs and so I want to try and have the basics covered.

1.  Drinking enough water is about the only healthy thing I actually do. I keep a couple of refillable bottles in the fridge and it is perfect right now.

2. Water mainly, sometimes tea but like @scribbs it usually goes cold because I forget about it.

3. Oven. Last week paints were drying so quickly, everything I painted looked awful.

Just a thought – has anyone else changed their routine because of the heat?

During lockdown, I used to happily spend a whole afternoon painting away, but the idea of battling with drying paints (even with a wet palette) and dripping sweat everywhere has me only starting painting after about 9pm these days. And even then, only for an hour or so, rather than the four and five hour sessions I have been putting in.

How is everyone else coping with the heat? Battling through?

Or going for a swim in the sea during the day, a meal out in the evening, then just an hour or so if you can be bothered, like the rest of us 😉

You’re surprised about heat? Its summer so its always hot. Being in a high desert with little humidity means you’re always drinking water where I am. Its great for paint and sealant drying times. Primer and some metallics still require a good 24hr dry/cure but overall its nearly brush and forget, making it difficult to catch errant brushstrokes and pull them up when they happen.

I’ve actually turned to drinking something that is a Korean staple, roasted barley tea served cold. Its very good.

I hobby in a house that is very well cooled. I get somewhat annoyed because the AC runs and dries my paints. That’s why drying retarder is made I guess. I don’t think I’ll get the hand of wet blending with these conditions.

As far as drinking, yes I am. I am drinking to the life my dear furball has lived as I will soon lay him to rest after his 16 years of life. I complained that he never learned to drive or get a job to help pay for his food or cat litter but no more. Alas, he will not be old enough to vote this year or the next time they are held. My beloved furtard has reached the end and my high mileage cat will not suffer creakiness and pain much more.

*sigh* As anyone can guess last week’s pledge was a bust. This week I’ll do work on my minis despite the upcoming event. I got about to pulling out masking material from storage so it should end up an interesting pattern on my desert fighter. I also have other things in the works that might be getting pushed through. I’ve been wrapping my brain about putting this hobby into high gear and making a real bit of work but I’m not sure if it’ll pan out as most of the world is locked down and not likely to come out for at least a year (given medical advances/research).

Will we as a hobby community come out of this pandemic with no Piles of Shame because we’ve painted it all?

If our FLGS shut down permanently from the lockdowns is there no other way than to turn to forums such as this to show off what we’ve been cooking up in this crazy time of isolation?

Bah! I’m upset and this sucks… I apologize for the rant but there aren’t any other people I can rant to and commiserate with that would have an inkling of what I’m on about right now other than you lot. After all that depressing writing I offer a baby beaver. Here’s your Death By Cuteness segment for the week. @brennon I warn you that you might curl up and squee with glee heartily

@horati0nosebl0wer yes we are surprised by the heat.
Our ‘heatwave’ standard is 5 days of 25+ Celsius with 3 days of 30+
We’ve had a record breaking 8 days with several about 35 !

Tea …

And a bit not tea related 😉