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I’ve been working on my Forgefiend with washes on the body and seperated weapons and heads. Id like to get this phase done before bed and Ill do the next step tomorrow. Been assembling Space Marines today too but did not get as much priming done as I wanted.

(1) It is not superhero stuff at the moment. It has been going gradually and strongly since the late 80s with the Tim Buton Batman movies, Spawn, and Blade up to the late 90s, then into the early 2000s with the Sam Raimi Spiderman movies and the Xmen Franchise, as well as the two Fantastic Four movies, Sin City, Ghost Rider movies, Watchmen, the Nolan Batman trilogy… Then from about 2007 onward with the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies and the DCEU up to now and still going.

Avengers Endgame made 2.796 Billion Dollars, so, hard to argue with that level of profitability and success. I would strongly disagree with Superheroes not working on screen: they have seeped into and set firmly into pop culture and have many, many fans and are widely loved.

Uninteintonally I have missed the Godzilla movies but am eager to see them. Maybe a movie and pizza night with the GF.

What made you lose interest in Anime? Are you going through a slump? Not having a go, just expressing concern. In quieter time recently I have been reflecting on my own behaviour and outlook and seeing my negativity, and not comparing myself to you or saying you are negative: I have noticed myself being more annoyed frequently about stuff and generally irritability. I do not think it is full blown depression but a persistent feeling of occasionally feeling depressed: if it were a traumatic medical thing like an aching hip I would probably go for an X-Ray. Nothing serious but something that needs checking if it persists.

I love the look of the Mandalorian and the IG-88 droid in it, and new Manadalorian suit; cant wait to see people cosplay in it or for the guy to get a mini in Star Wars Legion, action figures or pop vinyl. I love B5 and was shocked looking at a post @dawfydd made on Facebook and realised how many of them died that I was not aware of and how few of the original cast are left.

Breaking Bad is amazing. There is a theory that the Blue Meth from it caused the zombie apocalupse in the Walking Dead.

Never got into Peep Show but am aware of how widely separate it is. Love Alan Partridge too. I heard good things about Chernobyl too but have not watched yet. Have you seen Mr Mercedes?

As for mdoern trek we will have to get you new implants first, I guess.

I paint a lot with work being a stressful job, and not much else going on in my down time tbh. I tend to watch as I paint too. That with some coffee and I am in heaven. Helps decompress.

With youtube I watched stuff to do with Cooking, Computer games and toys. That is pretty much it. I could recommend a few pages. Nothing along the lines of the stuff you are interested in from what you list but I like what I like. My father with his interest in Extra Terrestrials and Conspiracy Theories (are they really theories though? The truth is out there) about a hollow earth and chem trails.

2. For a few years all I painted was Warmachine and Hordes with some Malifaux and a few board games here and there along with Dreadball, Dropzone Commander, Arcworlde, Batman and Frostgrave. So swings and roundabouts.

What makes you dislike Workshop? The policies? They have been Draconian in the past for sure. I try to focus on the minis and games. It can be too easy to let yourself get into picking up something here and there frequently. It adds up. And mounts up.

What is tempting you? Satan? What? Me? No….

Ah, Puggos. Good Doggos. Cant say I know the family name. Do you get creepy vibes from it?

I have a few Infinity minis collecting dust upstairs. Nobody seems to play it nearby. I have combined army around. Dare you challenge me to paint some Infinity models? The catch 22 is I get to challenge you to paint some ‘Wacoshop’ as you call it. Maybe that Black Templar stuff?

3. The training thing is a long story and something I do not feel comfortable going on about on a public forum. I do not mind discussing it elsewhere but there are many valid reasons. I still see a PT once a week and need to lose a little weight and exercise more but am bulking up as I put on muscle too. The odd swim too. I hope to try a new martial arts school in the same system early December. I was one test away from my Black Belt.

As for the fight sure, as long as there is gear for all involved. It is more for being a sport to me. Touch would I have never needed to be in a brawl or the like. A nice friendly training exercise. Wing Chun is great. There is a lot of Karate, Kickboxing and Taekwando around where I am, and some BJJ but not so much Kung Fu. Not without a bit of driving but I do enough of that with commuting in and out of work and don’t wanna add to it.

Running is super boring but it is good for fitness to be fair. It is annoying and boring though. Hey man if you ever vacation to my part of the woods would be more than happy to hang out, show you around or hit the gym.

I was saying to the GF about maybe going there and she might have been around that part of England before, I can’t remember, so should be easy to navigate. Maybe not this year though. Not a teadrinker but coffee or hot chocolate all the way.

I saw Steel Panther last January. Wish I could post videos up here. They were fantastic. Cant repeat the banter they had on stage here though. Very risque. They did a couple of Ozzy and Motley Crue covers. I saw Electric Six at the start of the summer in a local small venue. A lady recently got on stage at a Panther gig and tried to knee Michael Starr in the balls and hit him. I think she got offended by their subject matter and personas.

Saw Airbourne earlier this month. Made a day out of it with the GF checking out hobby and comics shops. I think my hearing got slightly damaged. The lead singer crowd surfed, hammering away on his guitar, grabbed a can of unopened guinness/cider from a fan and started smacking it off the side of its head til it exploded and flung it up into the air.

Is that not a tank in the first picture of one of your posts on page 1?

Mmmm chocolate. Sound cool.

No not drilling the barrels, I always muck it up.