Reply To: Hobby Weekender 21/09/2018 – Sometimes even earlier…

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1) What is your favourite mythical or fantastical creature or tale from folklore and why? Ever tried incorporating that creature into a game? If so, tell us about it. If not are there any settings you feel they would work well in?

The Minotaur from Greek myth. A huge bull monster the guards a maze? That was D&D before we had D&D. I was always into mythology as a kid even before I could read or knew about gaming. Monsters, gods, myth and the ancient world fascinated me. Greek and Roman is very different and better recorded/catalogued than the Celtic stuff and kind of more interesting, and seemed to blend more into society as well. Then again, the Greeks and Romans kept a better record historically than other cultures of the time. Ancient Egypt was also fascinating to me.

2) Favourite TV show or shows form your childhood. Have you ever re-watched them as an adult? If so, how did they hold up without the nostalgia goggles?

Yes, Transformers was one and it held up well, especially the 1986 (I think) Transformers the movie:

This kicked so much freakin’ ass. Mask and Visionaries were also cool

As was Galaxy Rangers

But the slightly later stuff from the early and mid nineties was also most excellent

But how could anyone top this opening:

To be fair a lot of stuff from these eras holds up well, even if the animation in some is a little dated.

(3) What is the one hobby project you have always wanted to do but have never started? What is holding you back from starting?

Theres a lot I want to do but can’t or wont due to skill or patience. Kingdom Death I would like to do but there is the cost. Id like to do a huge heresy army but the FW stuff is expensive and I can only juggle so many projects at once. Id like to do a white scars army, but white paint and all that. Id like to do a proper, fully converted imperial guard army regiment but some of the old metals disappeared, you cant get some models anymore nor order individual parts. Id like to do Saurons Tower or the Black Gate from Lord of the Rings but Im not a terrain maker…