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• Injuries: what was the worst injury you inflicted on yourself whilst working on anything hobby related?
  I once disabled the magnetic safety lock on my laser cutter, to help with aligning the mirrors. Forgot I’d done this and instead of pressing the “home” button, hit “go”. The laser burn went quite a way into the skin (cooking people flesh really does smell like pork) but, on the upside, I cauterised the wound at the same time!

 

• What advice on safety do you wish someone had told you before you started the hobby?
  Safety locks are there for a reason! (though in all seriousness, use sharp blades, cut using multiple, light, long strokes, instead of hacking at something, or leaning on it with all your force – I lost the very tip of thumb pad once; it grew back over about three months. Human skin is amazing. But don’t let that mean you become complacent!)

 

• Coffee: yes please or are you a heretic?
  Black. Instant. And very weak. I don’t get the “buzziness” off caffine – I can easily have a coffee and go to bed (I’ve one on the go as I write this, at half past midnight). I just don’t like it too bitter. Or too oily. A spoonful of Mellow Birds and a cupful of hot water will do me just fine.

 

Pledge: I’ve not fired up my 3d resin printer for about a month or so now. The reviews on here about Forest Dragon got me wondering about small-scale army painting. After the thread on cards and dice, I realised the games I keep referring to are either tabletop RPGs or skirmish level games. I don’t know if I like wargaming. So I’m printing some 10mm armies to try out an army-level level (but keeping it small enough to fit on the kitchen table). So this week’s pledge is to keep-it-simple-to-paint-a-10mm-army (block colour, splosh on some Quickshade, a few edge highlights and *get them based*).

Music – here’s some 70s “soft rock” for you @warzan. It’s Smokie!