Greetings, few readers!
Over the past several months, I have been foot slogging through school. As I may or may not have stated in a past post, I'm grinding out my basics at the local junior college in a quest to get a Masters of Arts and Sciences Teaching degree. So I've been grinding through math reports and dreadful Romantic English literature. While not in school, I was working at Walmart. I can say this now, because I'm no longer employed there. I moved to Huntsville with some of my bros, and I couldn't get a transfer. Turns out, "Going into the military, need to be close to RS to partake in pre-ship activities" doesn't cut it for them. So I gave 'em my two weeks...and now I'm job hunting! Yay. Not. So that's the sucky news.
But the good!
1) Closer to finishing my basics, although I will probably have to finish one or two classes at UAH.
2) I have my weekends back, and maybe I can get some minis painted and sold
3) I got to make some progress on my miniatures!
Next semester, I will be taking Micro/Macro Economics,Government, and I'll have to find something in there to qualify as "Full Time".
I'm gonna try and sell some Battletech minis on eBay. Now I'm no Amylor Mrynyx or CSO painter, but I can paint a rockin mini and justify a $30 price tag. Also gonna dispose of my old metal Chaos Marines and plastic Space Wolfs as well, since every trade I've attempted always falls through because of (insert new Codex here) dropping and taking potential sale points away.
I'll have a few massive posts at the end of the semester, but I finally finished my FSA frigates and the 2012 Champions Commission. I fell victim in the move to "Stuff Lost in the Move"...I'm missing a frigate. Luckily, I figured if I make a single-use mold and mix up some greenstuff, I can have my 9th frigate until I find the missing link.
Also, I've gotten to try some new smokes out! On my list of current faves:
Battleground Grey Fox - This stick is named for General Robert E. Lee, and it lives up to the myth of General Lee. Great smoke!
EIco Rouge - I forget what size it was I smoked; I think I tried the Rascal, but wow. Very kick ass smoke, I think it got a 92 or 93 rating and it is definitely a killer.
Gurkha Evil - I'm literally smoking this as I type. It's the first big-gauge cigar I've smoked, and I'm only half way through two hours later. Probably a good thing. It's spicy and delicious. I've let it sit in my humidor for a month, and I regret not smoking it sooner. My only regret is I've no coffee or tea to drink with it.
Next smoke will be an LFD I've been seasoning for about 4 months. This should be interesting!
On the workbench now? 1/72nd scale Tamiya F4D-1 Skyray, 2 highly modified A-17 Bombers, 10 FSA TFTs, and 3 (semi-useless) Destroyers. The Skyray is the first actual model kit I've put together in two years and I'm loving it. The A-17s are getting more realistic props and some bitchin nose art inspired by a visit to Pryor Field by a B-17 and -24 from the Collins Foundation, and the Destroyers...I know, useless. But I plan to use them as activation sinks, and to cut down AA dice for my torpedo bomber swarmations. I've had a few games since, and I see where using rockets can help my TFTs by reducing the amount of AA thrown at them. So I may have to start running my cruisers with rockets again.
Also, gonna try to edit my previous posts with pictures of my ER PPC Shiro and my dual HAG/RAC Atlas here soon. Bear with me, it's been long, but it's still a WIP as usual!
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