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Yeah, I saw this the other day. Definitely a bummer of a year for gaming.

Yeah, I know. I also said you could keep it. I'll check out the Reaper one and see what it looks like. Thanks for the offer, JW, but it has to be my own work on display. However, if there is a good response to the minis, I might talk to the local art-folks and see about setting up an art exhibit of miniatures from painters all around the world.

@moonrise: Good call on Hasslefree. I popped over to their site this morning and realized that I had completely forgotten about the "Not-Scooby" gang. Think I'm going to get those since a lot of kids still recognize Scooby. @Thryth: yeah, Rasputina seems pretty mundane; might look at using her (I already have one painted up). @jjb: LoTR was one of the first things I thought of; still not sure if I want to use those or not. Thanks for the ideas and suggestions, all. Now, to try and get my hands on a bunch of cheap minis for the kids to paint.

Thanks, Nathan. Yeah, it's kind of a delicate thing; I don't want to offend anyone and considering how uptight some people are around here, especially in light of something that happened here in town just yesterday, there's really no telling what will set them off. Think I'm going to have to err on the side of caution and try to keep things as tame as possible. @Peterdita: I'll check out the scenery and see what they have. Thanks.

Thanks for the offer, Rob. I'll drop you a PM here in a bit. @moonrise: the Treewoman is a bit out of my price range. However, mentioning a fairytale setting makes me think about setting up something like that (Hansel and Gretel, Goldilocks, etc), so thank you for that. Not sure why I didn't think of it sooner.

The local library has a children's summer reading program every year which kicks off at the end of May. I got a call today from the lady that runs the reading program and she told me that the theme this year is "Art". Apparently she found out that I'm a miniature painter and I've been invited, along with several local artists, to display some minis and talk a little bit about the hobby/craft, as well as provide (if possible) a kind of hands-on demonstration. I'm thinking that I should have some single minis and a couple of dioramas on display and perhaps a couple dozen of unpainted minis for the demo. So I find myself in a bit of a tight spot. Since it's going be kids 6 - 10 years old, I need to come up with things that are appropriate and most of the stuff I've done isn't appropriate (gory zombies, monsters and naked/half-naked women). I plan on displaying the Oretgas that I've painted up since they're kind of western-themed, but I need to come up with a couple of dioramas. So, can anyone suggest dioramas that won't scare the crap out of little kids? I'm thinking about perhaps something with pirates (kids like pirates, right?) and maybe a fantasy-themed one. But if anyone has better suggestions, I'd certainly like to hear them. Also, does anyone know where I can pick up a bunch of minis cheap? Thanks in advance for any help on this.

I still feel like I'm in my late 20's, maybe early 30's. It's just that I was sure the way that I lived and the things that I did were going to kill me. Luckily, I managed to survive in spite of myself.

Let's see, 1999... Laughing at people that were stocking up on water and other supplies while they screamed that the world was going to end because of Y2K. My daughter turned 1 year old and I turned 30 (was sure that I was going to die before I made it to that age). Otherwise, a pretty boring year. Now, if it was "20 years ago, I...", then I would have far more interesting stories.

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Very nice work on this, JW. Congrats on placing in the contest.

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It's certainly impressive. It's actually several different dioramas. I remember seeing an interview with them about this: http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/arts_entertainment/art/interview+jake+and+dinos+chapman/2264972

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Happy Birthday, Moa!

Do you mean this thing: http://www.animaq.net/modelmaq/ It's the only thing I've seen lately that might fit the bill.

Welcome to the forums.

Happy Birthday!

There are plans in the works for contests, although I can't say for sure what or when. (Really helpful, eh?)

Very cool stuff, vike! Excellent find.

That's pretty cool; love the hair on her.

Very nice work.

Hey, gi6ers; long time no see. Nice work on the mini. I especially like the color of the scrubs.

Very lovely work. The yellow is very well done and the whole is scene is great.

Very nice work. Definitely captured the character with his face and love the gore.

Welcome to the forums. Interesting mini there.