Chucklemonkey

Really nice work. Love the tied in colour scheme and the use of the lamp.

#Dusts down the old suit jacket#

I was sure there was a thread on this before but damned if I can find it now. Anyway, saw this and thought it looked perfect for attaching a female torso to. http://www.torgaming.co.uk/rd/the-battlefields-of-relicia-just-become-a-lot-more-dangerous/

Love it. Especially Mud Bath and Who is your Daddy. Is it bad I still wanted to see the cliched 'Get to ze Chopper!'

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Excellent, thanks both. Just wanted to be sure before I started throwing money into a gremlin shaped hole.

Just about to start a full on Zoraida adventure and naturally looking to determine what her options are. My main question is can she hire ophelia as a Henchman? I was sure I saw somewhere that she can but ophelias hiring description seems to prevent it as she can only be hired to crews which contain gremlins, kin, pigs and vermin. Did I just imagine it? Thanks

What could you do born on the bayou wise without the manual?

Terrific work. I'll be pleased if I get her looking half as good as that.

Dieter had spent the morning doing nothing productive. It was the type of morning that he had often had recently, as a result of the long hours of sleeplessness he endured. He had awoken fully from a restless sleep at 8am to find that Karina had already risen, showered, and prepared the morning meal for both of them, together with their six year old daughter Katya. He had taken longer than normal to get himself showered, shaved and dressed as smartly as would be appropriate for the day, taking a moment as he exited the bathroom to take in his reflection in the mirror. He was nearly forty-years old now and despite the on-set of a few wrinkles around the eyes he remained a handsome man maturing into middle age. By all appearances things were going well in his life. A steady job with income sufficient to support his family was secure; a daughter who was truly the apple of his eye, and a wife who was not only beautiful but who always seemed to know how to react to both his moods and that of their daughter. Granted, he had not been aware of this until the last few months, but it mattered all the same. He had stepped into the kitchen to be greeted by a beaming smile from Katya, her dark brown pigtails dangling over the collar of her school uniform as her legs dangled over the edge of the wooden kitchen chair she sat on. Karina looked at him, her lips forming a gentle smile hidden from their daughter, then grabbed a glass tumbler from the draining board and proceeded to fill it with orange juice and place it next to his plate. He sat and surveyed the scene before him. Karina had clearly put in a little extra effort this morning as before him sat a basket of fresh french rolls and pastries, a platter of cold meats and cheeses, a rack of toast and a little side-plate upon which sat miniature jars of marmalade and raspberry jam: all of his favourites. He felt a pang of guilt knowing that he would be unable to take more than a few bites. He was aware of Katya looking up at him and he returned her gaze across the table, she smiled at him again with a mouth stained red by jam and it couldn’t help but brighten his mood. He was sure however that she would not be able to finish all of the food she had piled high in front of her. After breakfast the two ladies of his life left for school, Karina worked at their daughters school part time as a teaching assistant, Dieter wondered as she left if she was truly happy as to him she seemed to be one of the most intelligent people he had met. Dieter would not be going to his job as an engineer in the car factory today. He looked up at the clock in the hallway, saw it was not yet 9 and immediately regretted asking for the meeting to take place at noon. Why noon? It seemed so clichéd to him; yet, despite rehearsing the conversation hundreds of times in his head it still ended up being stilted and unsatisfying and he panicked slightly when asked for a time and location. Noon and in a nearby pub had been agreed. Dieter was not a drinker but thought that the local drinking establishment offered a neutral venue where two men could hold a conversation without being un-necessarily interrupted. He sat on his couch and the slow passage of time allowed him to reflect on the recent events in his life. His mother had died only a few years back, and then, only four months ago his father had also passed. It was his father’s death that had brought about recent events and his nervousness today. He had always had a good relationship with and deep respect for his father, Heinrich. He had been a bus driver all of Dieter’s lifetime, an ebullient man, always holding court in the centre of conversations, never afraid to voice his opinion and often dismissive of those which did not echo his own. Heinrich also enjoyed a few bottles of beer and a few more cigarettes. Despite these traits Heinrich was an immensely capable man and even though his conversational style would often result in heated arguments, people were generally unable to hold a grudge. The memories had been refreshed by recent conversations with his Uncle Bruno, his mother’s brother, and a man who he thought had known his parents as well as anyone. At least, as well as anyone he would feel comfortable talking too. It had been a long overdue family holiday that had resulted in those talks with Bruno where everything fallen both into place, and apart, simultaneously. Dieter had taken his family to Scotland not simply to visit his Uncle, but to take in the sights and history of a country he had long wanted to visit. The days had been primarily spent on meeting those goals, trips to Edinburgh and the Highlands chalked off in quick succession. At night he would sit with his Uncle, a man who, like his father, had been a handsome man in his day but seemed to have aged rapidly over the last five or six years, and now at the age of 65, and on the receiving end of a few reminders of his mortality due to heart attacks, seemed to already be on a swift decline. Those brandy fuelled evenings had been unhurried and the conversations therein organic, it soon became clear however, that both had been entrusted with a man’s secrets. Neither knew the whole story, but together, and with the aide of a bottle of Vettorano brandy they were able to put together a picture neither could have believed. Except they did. Upon his return to the Ruhr valley Dieter had instructed a private investigator in an attempt to seek clarity on the vague recollections of two aging men. In a surprise to Dieter who had always assumed such investigators would be too busy photographing cheating spouses to attend to such matters in a hurry, the work had been swift and professional. A manila envelope full of documentation able to support at least one aspect of their combined conjecture had been deposited with him following payment and inside that was the telephone number he had used to arrange today’s meeting. He held it under his arm now as he made his way briskly through the crisp winter air from Linkenstrasse towards his destination. His mind again settling on his father: a working man, a popular man, the life and soul of any gathering, a man he had known longer than any other. Today he would meet someone less fortunate than himself, Mr Walter Stadtman. Walter had not had a father; or rather, had never met his father. Walter had spent his life on the other side of the Wall, until it fell in 1989, when he subsequently re-located to Frankfurt. The only thing Walter knew about his father were the stories his mother had told him. That his father had been the brother of the mayor of their town and that he had been suave and handsome. Other than those, all he knew was that his father had gone to work one day and had never returned. He was not alone, after all there were plenty of others in East Germany with similar stories, some were lucky - or perhaps unlucky enough - to know how their personal stories played out. Walter did not. Dieter stepped into the bar, years ago it would have been filled with tobacco smoke but the ban had ensured that you simply had to run a gauntlet of hacking, stooped smokers at the entry-way of establishments these days. His eyes surveyed the room and fell upon a suited man sitting in the corner of the room, maybe twenty years older than Dieter, his hands were palm down upon a small lacquered table to the right side of the bar. The man’s head lifted at the sound of the door opening and their eyes met. Dieter took a deep breath, gripped his folder tightly and stepped forward. As he neared the table the man stood and held out his hand for the customary handshake and introduced himself. Dieter, despite never having met the man before, knew who he was. Today he was meeting Walter Stadtman. Today, for the first time, he was meeting his brother.

Hadn't spotted your post. Thanks very much. It helps when the buyer is also so easy to deal with. In other news, first post updated (I even managed to get my sticky fingers on a gremlinette).

PM'd re bete

I bought Limbo from the Arcade which together with Driver will see me through until I'm off work etc. It's nice being able to see video's of the games you have all mentioned to see which ones are worth spending hard cash on. Not sure why I didn't get one of these things before now...

Cheers for that Karn No worries on the Call of Duty, that style of game doesn't appeal at all. I remember thinking Fallout 3 reminded me of The Road by Cormac McCarthy - and it was also recommended by Chaos Lenny so I think that might definitely be in, so might Soul Caliber and I will check out Borderlands. I am generally a casual gamer so will avoid the mind-numbingly hard category completely. Here seems to be my little shortlist so far. Mass Effect (Just the first one to see if I like it) One of Gears of War or Bioshock Bayonetta Fallout 3 Alice: Madness Returns Eternal Sonata (I think I will prefer JPRG's to Fantasy types) Not such a short list but I will have plenty of game time soon so all is good. A few of these seem like they have been out for a while so I may be able to get a few of them on the cheap too. Thanks for all the suggestions people

Excellent, thanks all. Alice sounds interesting and I had heard of mass effect but had not really remembered it as an option. Should have a bit of time soon so will probably check out most of the suggestions Are the finat fantasy games still good? I remember enjoying 7 years ago.

Hi all Not being much of a gamer but having woken at the weekend with an urge to buy a 360 I now find myself looking to buy a few games for it and was wondering if any of you could help me sort the wheat from the chaff. Generally I'm mostly into driving games (Got Driver San Fran with it) and beat em ups but think I am looking for games with a bit more depth. So, what good original games are out there?

At the very bottom of your facebook page it should state the language it's set too. Click on it and English (pirate) is one of the options.

Remember you can change the language of your facebook page to English (pirate) to get you warmed up.

That's really nice. I try to keep my eye on Freebooter stuff as I already use some for proxies but had missed that one somehow.

Updated as the Kirai stuff has gone.

Will reply to all pm's later today when I reach a proper computer. Thanks for the interest guys

Hi guys, have a small list of haves and wants so thought I would put them up here. Haves Malifaux NE Teddy NE Dead Justice SOLD Kirai (contents of box set) SOLD 2 Gaki SOLD 4 extra seishin SOLD Lost love SOLD Warmachine - (Not certain to sell or swap, depends on offer) pKreoss Testament Max Zealots Monolith Bearer Min Idrians Cheiftan and Guide Knights Exemplar KE Seneschal Max Bastions Heirophant Min Choir Wants Malifaux Collodi Box Set Hooded Rider Zoraida based minions Terraclips Hordes Any Legion Casters Any legion solos (Really want Annyssa) Raptor or Blackfrost Shard unit Any Legion Beasts Avatar of Menoth Vassal of Menoth Last two dependent on whether Menoth stuff sells. If you are wanting to just buy any of the haves just make me an offer. Thanks all

In terms of books to films, I always try to think of them as completely seperate entities. I really loved the books of both The Road and The Lincoln Lawyer for example but I also thoughts the films were good in their own right. Tell no One was also a good film of a book. I am also looking forward to Tinker, Sailor, Soldier, Spy despite Le Carre being one of my favourite authors (although the fact Oldman will be playing Smiley has helped me maintain some optimism). Purely in terms of film remakes I do generally find them to be either disappointing or completely unnecessary (or both), the Fog or Taxi anybody? Terribly lazy remakes. Struggling to think of a remake I have really liked but I have not yet seen Zhang Yimou's remake of Blood Simple yet. Also, have high hopes for the American Dragon Tattoo films after seeing the director and some of the casting choices and I enjoyed both the books and the Swedish films.

Another neverborn here.