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Bit early for this but I'll be away from the computer from today so it's now or never. Merry Christmas all, try not eat too much (advice I'm SO going to take myself, honest) :laugh: And in case I don't get a chance to log in again over the break, have a good new year everyone! Einion

Ray Harryhausen passed away yesterday, aged 92. http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2013/may/07/ray-harryhausen-dies He shouldn't need any introduction on this forum but for folks my age and older his work was maybe the first introduction to fantasy sculpting so to say he was an influence would be...

As a bit of a follow-on thread to this one on pin vices and with Christmas around the corner I thought this would be a good time to point out a few more good buys to be had currently to help build up the tool collection. Rolson 4pc tweezer set, currently £1.10 with free UK delivery. I don't...

Was curious how many have played? Any stories you want to tell? Einion

Anyone got MS or AS that's getting on a bit - more than a few years old - and it's beginning to show its age? There are two common ageing problems: discoloured surface on the hardener (if it's very bad you'll have a sienna-coloured greasy residue building up in creases); hardened grains in the...

Wasn't sure which forum this would be best in but I figured it would get most views here so.... Wanted to get any opinions on where to draw the line, if anywhere, on the level of gore on realistic zombie sculpts. I'm a fan of later zombie films and The Walking Dead which feature very...

Just heard about this: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/10/lytro-camera/ http://www.imaging-resource.com/NEWS/1319175378.html The technology could revolutionise photography for the hobby (not to mention elsewhere). Could this be the best type of camera for our purposes, eventually? Einion

Was pricing some small packs of steel sculpting tools the other day and finally stumbled across this on Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Piece-Stainless-Steel-Wax-Carving/dp/B000V6MTDO Because of the free shipping the price is lower than some of the (very good) prices on eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie...

Finn's idea from this thread. I'll start with my one-pot chilli recipe that I posted there: ONE-POT CHILLI Amounts are approximate because I don't measure except when baking, so feel free to play with the proportions. Makes 4 good-sized portions, served with rice. ----- Ingredients 1 large...

Another year gone so welcome to Einion's Annual Movie-Quotes Quiz 2011™ As with previous years' quizes the bulk of the quotes are from big films including some blockbusters, so there's a decent chance that the majority have heard most of these at least once, but there are a few from smaller...

So, excluding the cooker/range, what's the most expensive bit of kit you have in your kitchen? No need to give the price if you don't want, just curious which item it might be for different people. Einion

These people hadn't! http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/11/26/ventblockers_2/ Einion

Relating to the thread about seeking perfection in gaming, thought it was about time I posted a link to this for any of you guys and gals who want to see how you compare. Human Benchmark Reaction-Time Test Here are the stats to give you an idea of the range you're competing against. Enjoy...

This was posted on planetFigure yesterday so I presume some of you won't have seen it yet, sculpted by Joaquin Palacios (Freeman): It's identified as 1/32 (54mm) so I don't know what height it actually is but at a guess something like 70mm. Einion

I happened across a list of the hardest languages to learn the other day and since we have quite a few members who speak and write proficiently in more than one language I was curious what they thought about this. So what do you think is the hardest language to learn to speak and to write? Einion

I noticed a while ago that I had a landmark post number coming up, wanted to do something to commemorate and then didn't remember to keep track... but after some judicious editing of older posts welcome to my 4,000th post ^__^ I've created a selection of backgrounds for use in Photoshop/Gimp...

Finally decided to get off me lazy arse and post some pics of this speedpaint I did a while back. Done in one sitting of approx. 12 hours. Link if you feel like voting: http://www.coolminiornot.com/262540 Einion

So, who went to Euro? For anyone that doesn't know, fantasy and sci-fi has gotten more accepted there over recent years and Chris Clayton (aka giganticdark) won the BOS with a fantasy piece titled Dragon Slayer :claply: So maybe we can expect a bit of a step-by-step on the creation of his...

It's been a year so as promised here's Einion's Annual Movie-Quotes Quiz 2010™ As with 2009's quiz the bulk of the quotes are from big films including some blockbusters, so there's a decent chance that the majority have heard most of these at least once, but there are a few from smaller films...

Got the chance this afternoon to take some quick shots of this demo paintjob: Why is it a demo? Because it's painted exclusively with these: I hope this will encourage a few of you to give paints like these a shot, even if it's just for groundwork or accessories. I will be breaking out the...