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A mythical beast - a female wargamer! I got back into wargaming in the summer of 2011 after a very, very long break and haven't looked back since. I must admit that I seem to be more of a painter/collector than a gamer, but do hope to correct that at some point in the near future. My gaming interests span the ages, from the "Biblical" era all the way through to the far future. I enjoy games of all sizes, from a handful of figures up to major battles (see my megalomaniacally sized Choson Korean and Russian Seven Years War armies).

Friday, 23 August 2013

Admit it - you were worried, weren't you?

Well, that's the longest break from posting I think I've ever taken. Don't worry, it had nothing to do with me hating you all (I don't, before anyone asks!) nor that I didn't have anything to post (I did have some stuff, as you'll see over the next couple of days). It was simply down to me not feeling like posting. It seems that the mini-"heatwave" we had a few weeks ago had messed up my sleep patterns and I was really, really tired. Still, things seem to be better now.

So, what have I been up to since my last post?

Gaming - 3 games of FoG:AM at the club  giving 1 bad loss, 1 massive win and 1 close win (if we'd been able to play another turn, I think I'd have managed another massive win but the manager wanted to close the pub!). Oh, and I've been persuaded to join the club's FoG:AM team at Derby World Wargames Tournament at the end of September. I'll be in the early biblical era pool (lots of medium foot and chariots, hardly any cavalry) - I've just got to decide which army, come up with a list and borrow figures from one of the others.

Reading - finished my first read of Henry's "The Wargaming Compendium"; read "Achtung, Shweinehund!" and a bunch of Ospreys.

Painting - I hadn't managed to get any done over the past couple of weeks as I was too drained to contemplate it. However, I've been on leave this week and have managed to get some done. To get back into the swing of things I've been working on my Koreans. I've painted the basing texture on all the foot and the artillery and have spent the past few days working on the remaining Kwang Gun foot (36 heavy weapon, 24 crossbow, 36 bow). I should be able to finish painting these over the weekend and may even get them flocked if things go well. That will leave me (for now) with just 4 bases of light artillery and the Guard foot (24 "To Bang" heavy weapon foot and 24 "Tae Gak" crossbowmen) to do....


.... until, that is, I get some more stuff to add.

As no post is truly complete without a piccy, here's one of the Koreans on the workbench:


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23 comments:

  1. Ferb23 August 2013 at 17:52

    Yes, yes I was.

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  2. styx23 August 2013 at 17:54

    I was about to call Seal Team 6 to go do a search and rescue for the mythical unicorn!

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  3. Curt23 August 2013 at 18:01

    Nice to see that you're back, Tamsin. Good luck with the upcoming FoG:AM tourney!

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  4. CelticCurmudgeon23 August 2013 at 18:29

    Glad you're back. When I contacted the Metropolitan Police, they sent someone by and told me not to worry - they heard the sounds of snoring coming from your residence....just kidding - they said that taking a break from blogging was not an investigatable event!

    Anyway, glad you're back. Love to hear what you think about bothe the Wargamer's Compendium and Achtung Scheinhund.

    Jerry
    A/K/A The Celtic Curmudgeon

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  5. DeanM23 August 2013 at 19:28

    Sounds like you've been busy. Nice to see you back on the Korean army project. Best, Dean

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  6. Simon Quinton 23 August 2013 at 19:28

    Nice to see your posting again and feeling a bit more settled :D Look forward to seeing all those Koreans done :)

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  7. Unknown23 August 2013 at 19:55

    Of course we were worried. I was hoping you weren't ill but thought the heat might have something to do with it as well.

    Contrats on your wins!

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  8. James Brewerton23 August 2013 at 20:16

    great to see you back the heat wave had a big impact on many of us was a stinker for hobby work
    Peace James

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  9. Clint23 August 2013 at 20:50

    Welcome back.

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  10. Chris Stoesen23 August 2013 at 20:55

    Welcome back. Looking forward to your next posts.

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  11. Sean23 August 2013 at 20:56

    I'm glad you're back. I wasn't too worried but was beginning to wonder when you'd come back.

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  12. Ian23 August 2013 at 21:29

    I had seen you a bit with the odd post so knew you had not grown up and stopped playing with toys ;-)

    Ian

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  13. Herkybird23 August 2013 at 21:49

    I thought you might be having a holiday? - we always have August off from our club!
    Welcome back petal!

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  14. Michael Awdry23 August 2013 at 21:55

    There you are! I had the hounds out looking for you, but sadly to no avail; looking forward to seeing those Koreans with some paint on.

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  15. Remco23 August 2013 at 22:12

    Glad I can stop worry now ;-)
    And if I was in your shoes now, I would worry now.
    So much to paint, ouch...

    So go for it, you can do it
    Wargamegirl!

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  16. Sithlord223 August 2013 at 23:04

    Glad your back!! Happy painting!

    tom

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  17. Rodger23 August 2013 at 23:04

    Glad to see you back Tamsin!

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  18. GaryA24 August 2013 at 10:21

    I wasn't worried. I knew you'd be beavering away at something. However, I'm worried now. That workbench is far too tidy and organised. It's not natural.

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  19. Twmas Morgan24 August 2013 at 11:02

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  20. Twmas Morgan24 August 2013 at 11:03

    Yes I was worried about you. Glad to see your putting paint onto those Koreans. Still very humid up in Yorkshire.

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  21. The Angry Lurker24 August 2013 at 15:29

    Glad your still kicking girl but surely you must hate Ray?

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  22. Vladdd30925 August 2013 at 11:12

    Hola!

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  23. Mike Bunkermeister Creek1 September 2013 at 03:10

    Heat waves are not productive time. We are having one here and I am getting nothing done. :( Glad you are back.

    Mike Bunkermeister Creek
    http://bunkermeister.blogspot.com/

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