Musings of the Cosmic Calamari

Thursday, 27 August 2020

Infinite Diversity, Finite Combinations 6.1.19

An early, and terribly sad, farewell to Rene Auberjonois.

Saturday, 15 August 2020

A Load Of Balls 2020

Time once again for my yearly failure to accurately predict the final score for the Crucible World Final. This year I'll go for O'Sullivan 18 - 13 Wilson.

(Edit: Have now put my yearly tenner on my prediction. Turns out Betfred thinks this is the most likely result as well, so at least I'm in good company. Well, company of some kind, anyway.)

(Edit edit: GodDAMN it, Kyren.)

Friday, 14 August 2020

These sphere-esque leadbois have been finished for a while, but it took a while for me to get around to photographing them. I've had one Tyrant Guard for over a decade, but a rules change a few years back demanded chitinous cannon-fodder come in at least threes.

I think the eldest of the trio is on the far left as we look at them (the far left being the best place to be, of course), but I couldn't swear to it in court.

Thursday, 13 August 2020

Infinite Diversity, Finite Combinations 4.1.19

Deep Space Nine reaches the end of its first stretch of road.

Friday, 24 July 2020

Friday Talisman: Eyes Like Crystal Balls

I've been appallingly quiet on the painting front recently, and after going to the trouble of photographing everything that still needed painting at the start of the year.

Progress is still being mae, though. I've got a painting line going for some genestealers, some venomthropes, and some Ultramarines terminators. In between those, I'm putting together some Dreadfleet auxilaries, and playing around with the fleet officer from Battle For Macragge, which alongside with the genestealers is the only miniature from that set I haven't finished painting. Once they're done, I think I'll have painted everything in my collection that dates back to before 2005. PROGRESS.

Or, you know, it would be, if I hadn't been bequeathed boxfull of 3rd Edition Warhammer Orcs and Goblins, and more than one box full of Epic miniatures - with more on the way. Sigh. The trials and tribulations of the congenital project starter, I guess.

Anyway, here's something that's actually done: the Talisman prophetess, the latest in my ongoing efforts to get to grips with non-white skin tone. I was going for a South Asian look here, and I'm especially pleased with the hair - doubtless that's why I completely forgot to take any pictures from the back.