I think the new Weekender thread going up is my most reliable indicator of time these days despite being back in the office full time. I’m on my six day week this week so it comes with slightly less of springy step but it is welcome all the same.

Pledge: finish the Impulsor tank for the charity auction and have everything ready for it going live on Monday (was meant to be today but I’m still waiting on someone sending through the main part of the army). Other than that, I got a new PC so setting it up and getting some much needed gaming relief on the go is my top priority this weekend.

Qs:

• Not often. If a video comes up in a search in a different language then I’ll watch it but most of my time I’m listening rather than watching and so English is a must. I watch a bit of Twitch in French but nothing hobby related.
• Not in tabletop gaming no. Part of the benefit of being a native English speaker is that I can’t get through all the games in it I’d like let alone looking for other languages.
• Taking control of the hoard and whittling it down to currently single digit number of unpainted minis. It’s nice to think that whatever project I jump into next comes without the guilt of “I should really finish something else first”.  This also pairs with managing to get more models painted per month than I think I’ve ever done, certainly than I have done in years.

@sundancer you should be very proud of UHH. I tend only to lurk but it is a regular part of my week and it’s always good to know it’ll be there regardless of how the rest of the day has gone.

My walk to work music this week threw up some songs I haven’t heard in a good long while.

Happy Friday. I got my second dose of vaccine today and if the side effects are anything like the last time I’ll have a sore arm and be absolutely buzzing by Sunday. I’m sure they put antidepressants in or something, ha.

My pledge for this weekend is to play more Lord of the Rings Card Game. I’ve been really enjoying the game since getting it last week, it fits a nice niche in my hobby time as I can squeeze in a game between doing other stuff. Also I might have bought a few more supplements.
I’ll also be doing some painting, at the very least a wizard  to go into my warband for Rangers of Shadow Deep, and maybe a Beowulf model to work as a knight or man-at-arms for the same game.

When looking for videos podcasts and blog on topics for the hobby (How to… etc) do you just look at stuff in your native language or in other languages too?

I’m English so I’m a bit spoilt in that sense as almost everything I come across is also in English. There are one or two channels I watch that produce in other languages but then they usually produce an English version as well. I will watch with subtitles if necessary though.

Have you ever tried to play a game that is written in a language you do not speak?

No, never have. Never really had the opportunity.

Looking back 15 months: what was your biggest hobby achievement?

Getting back into painting and keeping at it after more than ten years of not touching a brush. Since the start of 2020 it’s been like a renaissance with me. Not only painting but exploring other games systems and miniatures and watching hobby related online content. Before last year I was playing the occasional 40k game with my one army unpainted and I was somewhat board of the whole thing. I only really played as that’s what we did when I met up with my friends every week.

Im happy you enjoy producing the uHH @sundancer as I really enjoyed watching it.

For me the stand out track from Public Service Broadcasting fantastic album The Race For Space.

and another really good track from the same album

@danlee at least you are aware that you are ignorant  and ready to admit it … next step is to commit to a second language.
Even if it is something as weird as Welsh or Gaelic (sp?) 😉

Watch this :

I know it’s GW … but at least you can listen to some non English folks doing some hobby. 😀

Hello all! I’ve been away for a week with moving chaos, and I am still technically without a home right now but I’m camped out at the parent’s new place in the meantime so I have limited access to the wider world. The madness means I can’t really make a pledge, but I’ve missed chatting with you guys the past while, so here I am. Might have to miss the UHH again, though…we’ll see… Anyway, QUESTIONS!

When looking for videos podcasts and blog on topics for the hobby (How to… etc) do you just look at stuff in your native language or in other languages too?

Usually I try and stick to English, which is lucky for me to have as a native language. I have trouble following fluently spoken other languages sometimes so unless I can read it and reverse engineer the words to something I can follow it’s usually not much use to me…though I do love languages…

Have you ever tried to play a game that is written in a language you do not speak?

Never tried to play a game, I don’t think. I used to try and read Norwegian newspapers back when I was a bit more on top of learning the language. Not done much with that during The Event…not had the mental energy, really.

Looking back 15 months: what was your biggest hobby achievement?

In the last 15 months? Not really sure. I think I got a Golden Button within the last 15 months…though my memory is not that great at remember what I’ve done and when… I’m quite pleased with a lot of the characters I’ve gotten painted for my Game of Thrans stuff…that is sadly all in a box somewhere waiting for a place to live…

I’ll try and pop in as much as I can this week, though I might not have enough downtime to properly return for a week or so.

Oh I have to catch up on last week’s too, but the internet at my parent’s place is not bad, but not great, but what you expect in rural Canada. Perhaps I’ll give it a watch tonight. 😛

When looking for videos podcasts and blog on topics for the hobby (How to… etc) do you just look at stuff in your native language or in other languages too? Another native English speaker lacking sufficient competence to listen to another language and understand anything I’m afraid.

Have you ever tried to play a game that is written in a language you do not speak? Whilst I’m a little better at getting the general gist of written text in German and French compared to listening, I’m still a long way off being able to understand nuances, which is fairly critical in something like game rules. So another no.

Looking back 15 months: what was your biggest hobby achievement? I think successfully rigging up a couple of Black Seas ships having never attempted anything like it before is possibly what I’m most proud of.

Pledge this week is to finish off some Napoleonic Line Infantry. They’re almost done, but have been a bit neglected thanks to football and general work related tiredness.

@limburger Gaelic gets more confusing when considering that Scots Gaelic and Irish Gaelic are not the same.

@demonsub What LotR LCG expansions have you grabbed? I keep meaning to break out my collection again, but never seem to get around to it.