Before Rome existed, the druids lived in Germania, and worshiped the Old Gods, and were Kings Among Men, feared and revered at the time, for they had the fortune of the Gods.
They erected temples and made sacrifice in the nearby forest, pleasing the Gods, until one day…
Rome appeared. They had heard of, and some even fought these Shining Invaders, but no one really believed it, until they Came, Saw, and Conquered everything before it, and then the Gods were angry.
Flocking
First you take the area you want to cover, and lay down some PVA, then paint it out, not too thick, and leave some air gaps so it dries in the middle.
I like to do my accent color before my primary colors, I can always enhance later.
“And we came upon a ford, and upon the Right, we observed a small Glade of what appeared to be diseased trees, the engineers said this was due to the Barbarian Temple across the stream, and that no Roman should enter the Glade, we were pleased and made it so,” Commentaries, by Caesar.
Water
These came out nice, then I got some turf on the rest and had to repaint/waterize it, but it’s cool.
Single color is OK for a WG table, but a diorama requires more, depth is obtained by using darker colors where you want deeper, due to the limits of the “water” material you use. I use Modge Podge for most things, and acrylic resin for the big stuff. You want to lay down a shallow groove in the foam, then paint darkest, lighter then a bit of sand/ochre on the shoreline, I add some shrubs depending on the scale. Whitewater needs to be dry brushed, after your water is dry (what?) take a brush full of white paint and wipe off 90 percent on some cardboard, then Lightly begin stroking the paint downstream, very gentle, and you will see the wave tops appear, apply as you like for effect.
Autumn, 1944, France
Major Richard Licum is tasked with taking the crossroads at Lille Dique, with him is the 69th tank battalion of the Rheem.
Licum: Lt. Queef, options!
We could go to the forest but it’s spooky
- Munsch, options
Well I have a few, they look tasty…
Shut Up Mench!
Fortunately they found General Winter, who told them to hold in position, hehe,
Obergeneral Schitz, is in a pickle, he’s outgunned, and only has a rag tag collection of Stugs, and some old Pz2s, and one Tiger. His forces are mostly kids and old men.
I needed to make bases for the men, and used Googly Eyes, crushed flat, the men are only a half inch tall, I may leave them with white bases so I can find the little guys.
I have a few more things to add, new stuff for me, but it should finish nice, and I’ll tell you a story, til then,
Gallery, https://photos.app.goo.gl/MpHrVHrBcxvotRwD9
Awesome work! Is that the same bottle of Tomatin?
‘They erected temples and made sacrifice in the nearby forest, pleasing the Gods, until one day…’
The break in text then that picture appearing made me think of a large bottle of Tomatin descending upon the druids with murderous fury.
Kind of like Zardoz, only with booze.
Nice work, my friend. The detail is something I doubt I have patience for.
HEY YUFUS!
I don’t have a lot to add, but I love these posts. ?
Same here. What I want to know is what he does with all of these because if he isn’t selling them online to action figure fans then he damn well better start.
I’m just about ready to start selling, Before I run out of space…
Aim high, man. Don’t sell yourself short, literally.
You could also start building some buzz and gauge interest by posting some of the pictures on forums like BoardGameGeek.com. You could also check and see if anyone else is selling custom built terrain and the like. Just keep an eye out on the forum guidelines and stick to them.
I second Sean and the Hippie.
Hello! and thanks, I had no idea…
Yo, Yufus, Ima let you finish, but since its been a long time…….HIT MY MOTHERFUCKIN’ THEME MUSIC!
‘sup, Homey?
Time for cheap pizza & foobar!
‘suh homeslice
I dont do Thursday foobah. Its an abomination, and a money-grab by the NFL to sell more advertising.
Bad enough my benGIRLS play in London on Sunday.
Why London? don’t they have there own version of Foosball?
Yes, but they call it Cricket.
Define play!
What is your definition of ‘is’ ?
I’m outta All Cans! til tomorrow, but we get by….
/ganja Man,
Me & Jugsy are rockin’ the WOW-mart tomorrow after work (GT knows which one)
It will be a double 30-pack trip. And maybe the liquor store across the street, too.
so four days worth of beer? I don’t know……
Two. Depending on if I go to church Sunday.
been away; I come back to
fun by BP
and cool diorama stuff
nice work, gents
From your pics, the water looks GREAT!
it’s fun to watch it come to life,as it were
“This is how sapiosexuals fuck”
https://twitter.com/imAidaE/status/1187133767477006337
Very impressive Yusef, but where is the basket of youths and virgins for the Samhain rites?
those are the Belgian Girls that the US GIs are raping, in ’44
https://twitter.com/engadget/status/1185264851494588416
Do you want to play a game?
Right after she shot herself in the nuts, the drugs fell out of her ass.
Better than connecting to the network.
“EXCLUSIVE: Shocking photos of Congresswoman Katie Hill are revealed as she’s seen NAKED showing off Nazi-era tattoo while smoking a bong, kissing her female staffer and posing nude on ‘wife sharing’ sites”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7609835/Katie-Hill-seen-showing-Nazi-era-tattoo-smoking-BONG-NAKED.html
She seems fun. No, really.
“Katie Hill Sends Cease And Desist Letter To Daily Mail Website Over Nude Photos”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/katie-hill-cease-and-desist-nude-photos-daily-mail_n_5db21ac7e4b0bc7f96fe62bf?ci
TW: HuffPo
Where’s the Nazi Symbol era tat? Isn’t that an iron cross? Someone got their world wars mixed up?
1st Amendment is only a suggestion, we can’t have everyone posting pictures of nude congress people. Actually there isn’t much interest in nudies of Schumer, Pelosi, McConnell and a host of others anyway so they are safe.
The dailymail.co.uk is a British rag. My guess is they make a small public huff and then quietly knuckle under a few days later.
*looks around the room*
Speaking of Limies, what ever happened to Number 2?
He tried harder? [Totally a euphemism]
So now they support Hulk Hogan’s lawsuit against Gawker?
The Maltese cross is not an exclusively Nazi symbol
It’s not about the truth of the accusation, it’s about the seriousness.
Just wait till they dig up photos of her giving White Power salutes at campaign rallies.
And the best part is that a White Power salute can be anything we say it is!
Yeah, I’m not losing sleep over a case of “turnabout is fair play”.
I get that, but I am tired of us diminishing our lexicon of symbols every time some asshole uses one.
Oh, I know. But this is the only way it stops.
You mean an OK sign?
She probably cannot make that grade, she’d have to at least be as hot as Kavanaugh’s Hispanic friend, but I bet maybe a victory or peace sign, or Vulcan sign, could get her labeled a Nazi.
I can’t keep track of them all. Et tu, Spock?
“#ThrowbackThursday @RepKatieHill on the campaign trail disgusted by Kavanaugh confirmation challenging Republicans calling out @LindseyGrahamSC “what are you afraid of, what’s in your past”… great question to ask yourself Katie #CA25”
https://twitter.com/almostjingo/status/1187525258330247169
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones?
It’s funny that the whole “DC is Hollywood for ugly people” actually works all over politics. Katie Hill is busted, the staffer is like a struggling 6, and the dude looks like he better be funny as shit and have a whole lotta money.
Her staffer is Johnny Galecki ?
Diorama! Nice. Always love the water especially.
Great stuff, Yusef.
“feared and revered at the time, for they had the fortune of the Gods.”
This is they way it always happens. In the Americas, never saw it coming, despite all our legends. They once came from the sea, I do not believe in the United States of America, the Viracocha, they back, dudes.
Zenu comin’.
Even Caesar stayed clear of the Old God’s,
/Eldritch and Shit!
Love your dioramas Yusef. I wish I had your patience and creativity. Very Zen.
Plus, Yusef is wiring all our homes with superconductors for our fusion reactors, for free. It’s great to be a Glib.
Lachowski is supplying the power, I got the superconductors….
Well, fuck yeah, we all in!
I want a railgun that can hit the Moon. No reason, just cause.
Come on, dude, you have to at least have an excuse. You’re drilling your future moon property well, right?
I’m shooting the secret Nazi base!
How about a giant laser to draw a giant duck on the moon?
Why would you not draw titties instead?
I’ll draw a CHA. Spoon!!!
Until the Tick closes up that C, leaving just HA.
The only running gag that surpasses that one is the Hollywoo sign in Bojack Horseman.
So I told my wife that the next time she travels more than 15 days outside the country, she has to sponsor a substitute wife. All I am requiring is that she cooks and cleans and has a great ass. I only asked that I get sent photos first before I decide. Only that for an all expense paid vacation in the USA. She’s balking at this. I don’t get it, what the fuck am I doing wrong? Are all women unreasonable?
Is your couch comfortable?
I’m dead fucking serious. Really. She asked me if I have to fuck her and I said no, but she has be be pretty and fun and clean house and cook. All expenses paid. She was still like all hands on the hips sassy looking. I don’t get women.
Well played. Because your totally going to fuck her.
But… not if she don’t want me to! And if she does, wasn’t my fault!
It’s the “great ass” part. Take that out and it will be totes okay.
Well, shit. Dude, you might have a point.
Be fair, tell her she can also hire a travel husband for the trip
She said that. Not a deal, because I didn’t decide to travel, she has to sacrifice, not me. Really, she wants to go to Europe for 20 days and South America every year for 30 days. I can’t do it because I have too much work to do to pay for all our stuff. Substitute wife, or no deal.
Does she have family there? Or does she just want to vacation without you?
“Does she have family there? ”
Yes, of course. That’s the reason. And at the same time, we’re buying a house. Imagine being alone in your apartment for 50 days of the year, and now imagine being alone in a large house, because we’re getting ready to buy, for that same amount of time. All of my family are hundred or thousands of miles away and I have to work because all our income, that really matters, is coming from me.
So, I’m not a whiny bitch or anything, but I am seeing this as a serious problem that needs solved. I really like female company and I don’t have any good female friends here, and probably because my wife is, like most women, territorial and the claws are coming out. Except, I think if she has a close friend she trusts, she might be OK with her keeping me company. That’s why I brought it up.
You guys need to sit down and figure that shit out before serious resentment sets in which sounds like is almost if not already there. Don’t let it fester. She’s just going to need to give up the extended vacations.
I have four kids still at home, imagining being alone in the house is probably beyond my capabilities at this point.
“She’s just going to need to give up the extended vacations.”
Yeah, I know, JB. And that’s why I’m offering up solutions, that to me, are the only solutions, and which she cannot accept. Negotiations, it’s an art. But what you are suggesting, that’s my goal.
I’m unable to help with this because the idea of having the house entirely to myself sounds like heaven.
“I’m unable to help with this because the idea of having the house entirely to myself sounds like heaven.”
For a couple of weeks, it’s OK. Try it for a month, and then get back to me.
I have a couple cats you can take off my hands for a month if you’re feeling lonely.
In all seriousness, though, an entire month scheduled every year is pretty significant. There’s nothing inherently wrong with it on its face, but it’s the kind of thing I would need total buy-in from my wife to do even before we had kids. And I don’t mean “need” like I’d need permission, I mean like I’d need her to be alright with the idea in order to be alright with it myself.
I think the longest we’ve been apart was about two weeks when she went on a cruise in the Med, and that was with MY family, of all things. I’d just started my current job and couldn’t take the time off so soon. I got a lot done and enjoyed the time alone, but I definitely missed her by the end. Leaving for a month or more? That’s practically moving out.
Imagine being alone in your apartment for 50 days of the year, and now imagine being alone in a large house, because we’re getting ready to buy, for that same amount of time.
That sounds amazingly great.
But perhaps that’s me.
I still like how Robert B. Parker (the Spenser guy) ended up – big-ass Victorian outside Harvard Square, he lived upstairs, wife lived downstairs, socialized together a couple-few nights a week but otherwise lived apart.
“But you hate people!”
“Yes, but I love gatherings. Isn’t it ironic?”
Is it just the two of you at home? Because as much as I love my family it’s commonly understood that when we do the beach week with my wife’s family my vacation starts after I leave after the first night and have the house to myself. Shit, I’d send the dogs and the cat with them if I could.
Yes, just us two. When we buy a house before next summer, we’ll at least have probably adopted a kitty or puppy or two, that might help. But I’d still prefer a Brazilian woman who can cook and clean and who is cute. I mean it’s not like I’m being shy or evasive about it, I’m honest. We’re going to have to have a compromise.
I’m on my phone so not sure I’m threading right but you just need to tell her that you don’t mind her spending a week or two a year with her family but that’s it. You need her there, and if she would rather be with her family than with you than that’s a permanent decision. Seriously, cause as I know you know the alternative female companionship plan is not going to work with your marriage.
I will add that I am not a relationship.expert although I have been married over 30 years as of a month ago so not a novice either:)
Wow. Look at the SJW here.
Don’t they have topless maid services?
Winston’s Mom might be available.
Maybe. I keep her pretty busy though:).
Given what she told me, she’s not impressed.
She’s just trying to inflate your ego. She actually pays me..
“inflate your ego”
She certainly did.
/these euphemisms
“Oh spud your 2 inches feels so big inside me”
Like that?
LOL
Okay, okay. I’ll give you this round.
More like she chooses, you pay. Pictures may have been from a dating service, always a possibility
Pretty much.
Beer 3 was an Ommegang Witte. What Blue Moon aspires to be. Ommegang quickly becoming one of my favorite Brewers. Of course, now I’ve done it with beer 4. Big ass bottle of Chimay Grande Reserve 9% ABV aka Chimay Blue aka bread in a bottle. Yum.
I just finished beer 6, but all of them are 5%.
ahhhh, tomorrow…….
I took a vacation day tomorrow:) I am hoping to get out of the house relatively early though. Fall leaves at their peak color in Ohio right now.
My vacation days between now and Dec 10 are zero. Not because I don’t have them, but because we’re releasing a 3 year project in which I’m the lead developer. But I have beer.
I save a lot of vacation to end of year but usually just take long weekends Q4. I’m off next Friday too:) I’m busy too, but if it was up to my boss I would work 60 hour weeks with no vacation. Sorry about her luck. Hell, I might not work a full week the rest of the year:)
I’ve been asked to take 10 days off this quarter and by asked I mean told I have to.
I don’t mind taking the time, but the work still needs to be done and the deadlines are still expected to be met.
Of course. There is work that has to be done, and then there is pie in the sky work on my bosses wish list which is never ending. Unless, people are going to die if your not there and they can’t afford to hire someone else to help than not your problem. Unless you own the company;)
I have 24 days a year accrued, +2 of what we call floating, and 16 paid holidays. So I think ti’s pretty good, it’s just I can’t take any of them right now.
Yeah, you’re like me. I get 43 days off including holidays plus wfh one day a week which is pretty damn nice:)
I’ll be about the same next year when i hit 5 years in. Now, I’m about 6 days shy of that.
Cool.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iPf_T7OYdo
That is lovely, Yusef.
I always enjoy your work, Yusef. Great ideas and executed with skill
Thanks, right now I’m wrestling with a mountain and it’s winning
Well, I now officially hate Nintendo.
I’m not a gamer. I do not play games on any electronic devices. I have too much real life to deal with and never got into playing games on a screen. I know a lot of people really get into them but that’s just not me.
FIL bought a Nintendo switch for my oldest earlier this year. No biggie, I don’t mind him having it and I know that’s part of his generation’s stuff. A couple months ago he asked me to log into the internet on his switch – so I set up an account and linked his device to my account. No problems.
Now, a couple months later and my youngest gets his own Switch for his birthday and wants me to transfer his user and data from older brother’s Switch to his new Switch. I’ve spent a couple days trying to figure out how to set this up – I now have my parent account and my kids have their children accounts under mine. Yeah, but since I already liked my older kid’s Switch to my account that cannot be undone. And when I try to move my younger kid’s user data it tries to move the older kid’s data because that’s the one linked to my account. So it looks like there is no way to undo this. I tried the de-register route but that didn’t seem to do what I want. The US Nintendo help line can’t help me because I’m not in the US. Japan doesn’t seem to have a dial in help line.
It seems like you are supposed to have mastered the understanding and implementation of all the differences between Nintendo account, child account, user, profile, member,etc before you even open the freaking box. Eff Nintendo with a rusty chainsaw.
Is the younger kid’s account on the old Switch linked to a Nintendo account, or is it a stand alone account?
My younger kid’s user on the old Switch is linked to his child account under my account.
This shows it being done by individual account: https://www.imore.com/how-transfer-user-and-save-data-one-nintendo-switch-another
Yup, that’s exactly the instructions I have been attempting. When I get to step 12 – where the user from the old switch is seen on the new switch – instead of the user I had selected (my younger kid’s user) it shows my older kid’s user.
At a minimum, you should be able to back up the save information to a data card to transfer over, right?
OK. I guess that’s an option I’m going to have to learn about. Thank you for the idea.
Hope it helps, I’m about to head to bed. I’ve only got one Switch in the house, otherwise I’d volunteer to do some testing (or at least deal with US Support for you).
I called US support – they need to look into my switch console on-line to figure this out but they don’t have access to overseas Switch consoles. It seems they don’t understand what the issue is.
I’m a casual gamer but yeah I kind of miss the “insert game, press play” days.
I love these posts. Love to see someone make stuff.
#metoo
Durham’s investigation upgraded to a criminal one. This should be fun.
“Impeach harder! Impeach harder, dammit!!!”
“We’re impeaching as hard as we can!”
The opening of a criminal investigation is likely to raise alarms that Mr. Trump is using the Justice Department to go after his perceived enemies.. NYT
Those alarms were silent alarms when they were doing it to him.
Trump doing anything is likely to raise alarms that…
And once again, I make this. Not a fan of Trump by any stretch.
That’d get my vote.
Well, yeah, me and my hyena would both vote for the H&H Trump…
I am always fascinated by people that make stuff — particularly stuff I know I can’t make.
I love the step-by-step photos.
Great work.
Thanks! it ‘s kind of a lost Art, I’ll keep it up…
My wife had book club, so I got wine-drunk in the library and built a dodecadodecahedron
https://youtu.be/g1z-djI-cXc
Nice water Yu, really well done.
I am so frigging stoked right now. I have the motor back in the 53 Willys and it is almost there. Needs a bit of tuning and I need to figure out a small issue with the fuel pump and it will be back running. It fired up on the first ignition tonight after working on it all day with a buddy. With three little kids around and business it is hard to get the time to work on it.
You have a mastery of diorama-fu, Yusef. Another impressive great job. May life bless you with plenty of tallcans.
No one is going to post this. Really?
https://youtu.be/qAXzzHM8zLw
Oh, that wasn’t a link to this. 🙁
Too obvious.
Then post something sophisticated.
As requested
Made it through the large bottle of Chimay Blue. Now on number 5 which is a Paulaner Salvatore Double Bock 7.9% ABV. Top notch beer. Would recommend if your into Bocks. Not my first one;)
Vikings game was ugly. But I’ll take the win. Especially with the accompanying buzz:)
Even if you didn’t have that mead, do you at least have a nice long horn to drink your beer from?
I did not, but the result was the same:)
https://youtu.be/U5TqIdff_DQ
Good luck der guy. Ya, dis is da Vykinks yeer; I can feel it. *holds back laughter*
I think it’s harder being a Vikings fan than a Browns fan, because we’re given hope and then it’s taken away rather than never having hope at all.
Yeah. It was the sweetest of things when you guys thought Favre would bring you a championship after years hating him, only to have it end the same way it ended for Packer fans year after year. hahaha!
Wait, this is South Dakota’s Governor? Dayum.
Interesting. She, with her family, ran a hunting lodge on their farm where she grew up. She signed the law approving constitutional carry in South Dakota. She also has 20 speeding tickets.
*STALKER ALERT* Tell me more, any pics to share?
You can’t fool me. That’s Lynda Carter in Super Troopers 3.
Thanks, Yusef, for sharing your creativity with us again. Nighty night, Glibboys! (And any Glibbroads who may be lurking about!)
Yusef, this looks great!