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The Mother of Invention

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We’d be remiss here if we didn’t take a minute to give thanks, and offer love and support, to all the Mothers, Wives, Partners and Significant Others who make our lives complete, who give us the love and comfort we desire and also allow us to pursue our passions and be hysterical about out hobbies.

Whethert the mother of your children, the muse who inspires your paint schemes or the one who graciously allows us our days away to play in events and games with our friends and peer groups, today is a great day to celebrate the partners we love and thank them for their love and support.

Happy Mother’s Day!

To Ladyblade I would have to say you are the very best Mother I know, an excellent example for our daughter to aspire to and a wonderful friend and partner to me, and for that I thank you and love you always and forever, not just on Mother’s Day.

Happy Mother’s Day all, make sure you take some time to thank the one you love, the one who raised you, or the one who inspires you daily.

Paint something for the partner you love, I for one am going to open a box of Mice and see if Ladyblade wants to paint later today.

– Northblade

Nerdy Jobs: Destination Malifaux Pt. 1

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There’s something that I’d like to mention before I get too far ahead of myself.  It has been confirmed that a 2nd Edition of the Malifaux rule set is coming out at Gencon this year.  If you snoop around you can find some interesting tidbits about it, from what I’ve gathered it’ll address a couple of my complaints about the rule’s lack of polish and unnecessary complexity (which I also love at the same time).  Thus, please consider this a disclaimer.  Since I’ll be talking about Malifaux’s rules, models, etc. today there is a strong chance that this information will change.  So if you’re reading this in the future PLEASE DON’T HATE ME.

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Lost Hemisphere radio ep71

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Lost Hemisphere Radio has a grand tradition of looking on the bright side, being positive, and always rooting for fun over competitiveness. For episode 71 however, just this once, we’re letting our grumpy side out of the box… well, it’s about as grumpy as we’re going to get on air, at least. Welcoming back the prodigal son JDWhitee to the guest seat, Gdaybloke and Northblade take a look at some models in Warmachine and Hordes that… well, they just can’t figure out, or otherwise aren’t fans of. Don’t get too stressed, we’ll be back to our usual chipper selves next episode, but for now? It’s grumblin’ time… Oh, and Jordan likes breathing heavily into his microphone. No wonder he’s such a League of Legends celebrity.

Download the grumbly shenanigans on iTunes or by clicking this here handy little linky: Linky!

No Quarter Magazine #48 Preview

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Privateer Press has gone over the top to promote the release of issue #48 of the No Quarter magazine, due out later this month.  In a special video preview, NQ Editor-in-Chief Aeryn Rudel gives us the scoop on what sort of spoilers will be contained within the pages of this issue:

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Nerdy Jobs

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I suspect that introductions are in order. Hi, I’m Boots. I am one of many people who find writing introductions incredibly difficult, mostly because I want to reference almost every single tired old pun that is in the “book”. I’m from Ontario, Canada and given that knowledge it is easy to presume that I spend the vast majority of my time at home buried under an incredible amount of ice and snow. When I get a chance to escape my hovel, I’m an avid board game nerd, miniature aficionado, and one who infrequently reads comic books.

I’ve been blogging for a couple years now, under this alias, though in the past my time has been spent behind a camera as opposed the keyboard. I do a fair bit of convention traveling; I have seen the steampunk mysteries of Templecon, the countless wonders of Gencon and the Hallowed Halls of PAX. I would love to call myself world-weary but that just makes me think of the Travel Network and I don’t believe I’d be a very good travel critic. I’d likely just end up writing reviews along the lines of: it’s too hot here, or not enough snow. Not exactly Outdoor Life Network material.

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Tools of the Trade

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Have you ever heard the expression, “It’s a poor craftsman that blames his tools”?  This may be true of many trades but it does not apply to miniature painting.  In fact I believe that quality tools can make one’s miniatures better than what they could be with poorly maintained or mediocre brushes and other tools we work with.  This article aims to provide you with the details and hopefully impart some knowledge on the more commonly used tools of our trade.

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