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Mediocre painter of minis and model. Occasional author. Bewildered by the world and essentially an old soul.

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I shall be there. Suffering from social anxiety no doubt; but will be there.

03.08.2025 10:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Picard speech with the first link the chain is forged
Star Trek TNG S04E21 The Drumhead Blu ray FullHD interpolated to 60fps Picard speech with the first link the chain is forged

I could post at length why the #internetsafetybill is a dangerous step but seeing so many cheer for it means it's pointless. Instead go and watch this TNG speech by Picard. We're past the first link but as many of you seem happy about it then on your heads be it.

youtu.be/K5Po40kvI9c?...

27.07.2025 10:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fiona Phillips' husband, Martin Frizell, on her Alzheimer's diagnosis Martin Frizell has spoken of the social isolation faced by the couple since the former GMTV presenter was diagnosed.

Going through this with my mum and the lack of govt action is a scandal. It's a horrid disease but never gets the coverage it needs. #alzheimers

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

15.07.2025 10:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Oasis make triumphant Manchester return at Heaton Park homecoming The band take their long-awaited reunion tour home for their first Manchester gigs in 16 years.

Absolutely sick of hearing about #oasis now. Massive disruption caused by these gigs which should have been held at the etihad not heaton park frankly. Be glad when it's done and they go away again.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...

14.07.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ban on ticketless football fans set to become law Fans who force their way into matches will also face a criminal record and a fine of up to Β£1,000.

Excellent and credit to #labour here. Now extend it to other areas and work to stop ticket touts and scalpers.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

14.07.2025 10:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rayner in deepening row with union over Birmingham bin strikes Unite announced earlier it had suspended her membership over the long-running dispute in Birmingham.

Cannot stand Rayner but this is pathetic from the union and sums up my issue with them. Sometimes there is simply no better deal coming (I don't pretend to know all the details in play here) and you have to take the least bad option. . #labour

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

13.07.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NHS doctors' strike: Health secretary and BMA to meet next week The meeting with Wes Streeting will take place next week, the BBC understands.

I suspect that if labour budge on the salaries this time then the floodgates will really open as the unions will not just smell blood but taste it. Given how protected GPs are (and yes they do work very hard) this does smack of greed. #nhs

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

13.07.2025 10:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Starmer backs Chancellor Rachel Reeves after tearful appearance at PMQs A spokesperson for Reeves says it was a "personal matter" - meanwhile, the PM declines to rule out tax rises when pressed by Kemi Badenoch.

She's out of her depth but this is uncomfortable and no one deserves this kind of treatment frankly. #politics #PMQs

02.07.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Glastonbury: Police launch criminal investigation into Bob Vylan and Kneecap sets It follows performances from both bands on Saturday at the Glastonbury music festival in Somerset.

Quite correct course of action and as for the moron moaning about it; welcome to the world of actions having consequences.

02.07.2025 10:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Government delays Pip changes in last-minute concession ahead of key welfare vote Eligibility criteria for the personal independence payment (Pip) will not now change in November of next year – as originally planned.

Been keeping an eye on this today and good god it's a shambles. Irrespective of political views, I think Starmer must now resign as his personal authority is so heavily compromised he's a lame duck.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ck...

01.07.2025 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Starmer criticises 'appalling' Bob Vylan IDF chants The prime minister describes the punk duo's chants calling for death to Israel's military as "hate speech".

the beeb slipped up here but these people want the attention and the criticism. Ignore them and they go away. Oh and before anyone pipes up I have no problem with criticism of the Isreali govt but this nonsense is student union level of nonsense.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

01.07.2025 10:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kneecap hit back at Starmer in highly-charged Glastonbury set The Irish-language rap trio play to a packed crowd, despite calls for their performance to be banned.

Wow so rebellious...christ it's pathetic reading this. Suspect the irony of preaching this shite at one of the most corporate events going is lost on them.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

30.06.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Leicester Church of England: A preacher asked me out and then started stalking me When Jay Hulme complained about the harassment to a bishop, he was accused of witchcraft.

This one is a disturbing read but also a salutary lesson in the importance of critical observation and thinking.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

30.06.2025 10:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

let down by some cost cutting ideas and general poor decisions. #wargaming #ttcombat #dropzonecommander #paintingandhobby #miniatures

29.06.2025 10:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

the price but as it stands it's overpriced. I'll probably replace the card terrain with some 3d printed battletech as the scale is about the same.

Will post when the units are painted but am pretty bummed out that this is something with real potential but it looks to be

29.06.2025 10:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

In the end I made the call to use some spare GW circle bases and will cut the poles in half to have enough as the square ones provided just look awful.

For Β£65 (not the Β£60 in my previous post) this is not worth it. If it included a few bits of mdf terrain then it may be worth

29.06.2025 10:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

sprue date this feels like a partial re-use from another idea.

The bases provided are just rubbish. Scratched, marked and generally poor. The Harpy bases are only drilled for 8 so I presume two are meant to be grounded as you only get 8 poles but nothing tells you either way.

29.06.2025 10:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

implementation. The card terrain is very flimsy and I doubt it will last long. The playmat is also single sided and is very flimsy.

When you consider what underworlds boards are like or even the ones in hachette magazines this just feels very very cheap and given the PHR

29.06.2025 10:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

as it gets. The megafauna are awful to build. Gaps, tiny fitment points and sprue attachments in difficult to clean places. On a 2025 sprue this is just poor. Some gaps are fine but not as many as i had and cleanup has taken longer than build. They are a nice design but a poor

29.06.2025 10:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Interestingly though they are date stamped as 2023 so what were they originally for? They are not in the main range and the fauna are stamped 2025 so...

Cards and tokens are fine though the unit cards will not fit in normal sleeves which is a tad annoying.

But that's as good

29.06.2025 10:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So after a day and a bit of building I can say i am disappointed in operation artemis. There is good here. The rules are great, lightweight and look to be really good fun. The PHR unit models are great and once I figured out how they went together the rest were smooth builds.

29.06.2025 10:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

update on my last post. seems that there are not box specific build instructions up yet on the @ttcombat site. The link on the product takes you to the list page but nothing specific. Oh dear...

28.06.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

feel cheap and rushed and does make me worried for the kickstarter. Again i can salvage them but come on TT you really need to up your quality control as sending out Β£60 boxes with these? not a good look. Going to build the mechs today so hopefully they salvage things a bit.

28.06.2025 10:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

not fitted into the box properly so is no folded on one edge. Ok its fixable but it is basically printed paper so it's not going to last long. Then we have the bases. My god these are bad. Scratched, dusty and not clear with the edges clearly rough in places. This just makes it

28.06.2025 10:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

setting here). The absence of build instructions is TT standard but for a game in a box it feels really jarring to not have everything you need to just get going in one box. The biggest issue though by far is the quality control. The game mat in my box is ripped and was clearly

28.06.2025 10:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

is basic but looks to be well printed though the card stock could be better. Also a decent number of minis for the box price.

but....

the cover art feels flat, there is next to no lore or world building within the rulebook (TT really need to up this as they have a great

28.06.2025 10:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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so operation artemis from @ttcombat arrived yesterday. hmmm. mixed feelings here. Positives first. The models look decent quality and cannot see flash or obvious seam/mould lines yet but will see. Rules look decent and I like the 'go loud' mechanic. the cardboard terrain

28.06.2025 10:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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OUR FIRST IN-HOUSE DESIGENED MINI!
Sarah The Fearless - Styled after our very own customer service champion Sarah, this figure was created in recognition of her tireless dedication to helping our communityβ€”even when faced with rude or aggressive individuals.
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10.06.2025 07:59 β€” πŸ‘ 113    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
Cover of the Tankhead Artbook by Emerson Tung and Tim Popelier

Cover of the Tankhead Artbook by Emerson Tung and Tim Popelier

TANKHEAD Deluxe Edition is available for pre-order now from the UDON Entertainment Store!

09.06.2025 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Forgot to post these the other week.

09.06.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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