tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872043197214131284.post3352281713859057133..comments2023-06-10T02:53:28.219-07:00Comments on I'm alone with a dream: A sign-off: What deters me from the 40K fandomDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08683654516720470349noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872043197214131284.post-59477155024319556502019-01-06T06:33:07.720-08:002019-01-06T06:33:07.720-08:00Mate, I left the 40k scene a while back. It lost i...Mate, I left the 40k scene a while back. It lost its appeal about 7 years ago, as i moved on to focus on martial arts. Having said that, I do not regret for one instant the fun I had painting, converting and building armies, and the hours of battles that I fought. But for now, and for who knows how long, the Ultramarines, Space Wolves, Dark Eldar and Orks are all in stasis (i.e. the loft), slowly gathering the dust of ages. But this is life-the Martial Arts, too, are now a memory. I studied them for quite some time, went three or four times a week to classes. Now, I am happy to go to the gym, lift weights, drink good wine, love my wife, tinker with Guild Wars and learn about the world. Oh, and play Battlefleet Gothic. That's NEVER gonna get old.....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263318647310958767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872043197214131284.post-37250279469372421592018-06-15T05:48:34.458-07:002018-06-15T05:48:34.458-07:00(Sigh) I'm offline for a few weeks and the wor...(Sigh) I'm offline for a few weeks and the world falls apart :-) Don't stress too much about stepping away, mate. 40k is just another canvas, and if it doesn't work for you I'm sure you will find something better, at least until it gets its mojo back. 40k or not, I love your art and will be sticking around.Marc van Holsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06111807836610358784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872043197214131284.post-55255874978926253472018-05-28T19:19:55.554-07:002018-05-28T19:19:55.554-07:00Cleaning up the dark corners, that's it all ri...Cleaning up the dark corners, that's it all right! Yeah, I'm hoping this is just going to be a hiatus, it's kinda painful to leave completely behind.Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08683654516720470349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872043197214131284.post-26576383303772340052018-05-28T15:49:40.866-07:002018-05-28T15:49:40.866-07:00That is a bummer. You've always been one of th...That is a bummer. You've always been one of the best at taking the Blancheian side of the setting and turning it into actual Models. But yeah, like everyone else said, if you're not enjoying it, best to set it aside, at least for a while. I know I've had some pretty substantial hobby hiatuses that I did eventually come back from. I definitely do see your point about the setting getting cleaned up. In a lot of ways, for me, it's not even so much about getting less grimdark as it is about clearing out so many of the dark corners that were previously left as just hints, and the stuff that didn't quite fit, or was sort of awkward, but made it feel all the more real for their flaws, or was just flat out batshit insane. Hope to see you back sometime, but regardless, have a good one,<br />- WestWestRiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10221228665636182019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872043197214131284.post-68773653472225167972018-05-28T13:12:33.304-07:002018-05-28T13:12:33.304-07:00Necromunda and Inq28 offer a more Rogue Trader fee...Necromunda and Inq28 offer a more Rogue Trader feel though, so maybe they might interest you?Castigator (Gary)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09177108461264289110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872043197214131284.post-19577075312392158112018-05-27T13:09:31.528-07:002018-05-27T13:09:31.528-07:00Thank you! There was a lot I didn't sign up f...Thank you! There was a lot I didn't sign up for either, I'd much rather move away before I begin disliking it.Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08683654516720470349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872043197214131284.post-63781087633814753812018-05-27T13:05:09.194-07:002018-05-27T13:05:09.194-07:00Thanks! Hopefully the friendships will endure, yo...Thanks! Hopefully the friendships will endure, your commissions have made some great memories.Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08683654516720470349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872043197214131284.post-9843128335852692622018-05-27T13:00:01.277-07:002018-05-27T13:00:01.277-07:00If I made a mark on the community, then I can reti...If I made a mark on the community, then I can retire happy :) The background is actually the Iron Hills (not the Middle-earth ones!) up the Cobb valley from Takaka. Best hills ever.Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08683654516720470349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872043197214131284.post-8664424900165507242018-05-27T12:54:16.128-07:002018-05-27T12:54:16.128-07:00Thank you, it's been quite an adventure I must...Thank you, it's been quite an adventure I must say. You're quite right, the lore side has declined as the gaming side increased, and I've just never had the chance (or the brainpower lol) to game that often; it's not what 40K meant to me.Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08683654516720470349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872043197214131284.post-51272991503876246512018-05-27T12:45:42.961-07:002018-05-27T12:45:42.961-07:00If you aren't enjoying it anymore then it'...If you aren't enjoying it anymore then it's the right decision.<br />I understand and can relate to many of your reasons, New Wave 40k isn't what I signed up for all those years ago either.<br /><br />I wish you well in your future endeavours and thank you for sharing your thoughts and visions with us, you will be missed. <br /><br /> Castigator (Gary)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09177108461264289110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872043197214131284.post-33594485417125546562018-05-27T07:07:26.308-07:002018-05-27T07:07:26.308-07:00Buggers, I understand and respect your decision. ...Buggers, I understand and respect your decision. I've truly have had some of the nearest experiences hashing out kitbashed with you !!! Your uniqueness will sorely be missed. I support and lend any energy I may to your future endeavors friend. It's been a privilege to colobrate with you and look forward to Future endeavors no matter the universe ! You always have my support ! God speed wild adventurer !!! Jo Jo Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202583239042881486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872043197214131284.post-30227307122594144122018-05-27T03:45:43.093-07:002018-05-27T03:45:43.093-07:00I hear you, so little appreciation nowadays for th...I hear you, so little appreciation nowadays for the older, darker 40k now. It has been a great privilege to bear witness to your works and ideas, which have influenced me and my own style to no small margin, including a scratch-build of some Boreal valley-esque Eyes of the Emperor. I hope that you do not give up on this hobby, as there are truly few people in it with your frankly phenomenal abilities in conversions, and I would hate it if such went unrecognised.<br />Hope you get a girlfriend sometime soon, and speaking as a fellow edgy recluse, it's actually surprisingly easy, just awkwardly chat to really any girl you see by themselves until it works and you actually liked talking to each other.<br />But enough of my inane rambling, I wish you all the very best in what you go on to do, hope everything works out in the end, and will continue to follow, because the stuff you get up to is oddly fascinating.<br />Also, I always wondered, where's the background photo from? I'm feeling southland?Richard Seatonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872043197214131284.post-74542228296895412012018-05-27T02:23:07.788-07:002018-05-27T02:23:07.788-07:00It’s been a pleasure following your creations, you...It’s been a pleasure following your creations, you’ve certainly taken the grim dark of my youthful experience of 40k and realised it. I guess as the company has expanded they’ve knocked off the niche edges. I think the appeal of the game is very different to that of the background. Personally the game is stronger now for me than any time in the last 10 years, but equally I can see how the background has gone away from the darkness of its roots.<br /><br />I wish you all the best for the future and hope you find the love for 40k once more, the community was richer for your participation!Triple Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18002702481127525157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872043197214131284.post-45997952392232297052018-05-27T01:04:42.849-07:002018-05-27T01:04:42.849-07:00Thanks, I'm glad you understand :)Thanks, I'm glad you understand :)Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08683654516720470349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872043197214131284.post-19601897929217343932018-05-26T23:07:52.852-07:002018-05-26T23:07:52.852-07:00I just wanted to say that I have really enjoyed yo...I just wanted to say that I have really enjoyed your dark visceral interpretations of the 40k universe.<br /><br />Albeit pretty much silently, my apologies, a bit of a social recluse myself. I really struggle to remain "in touch" and to be a fully integrated member of the community the majority of the time.<br /><br />Your writings above are much in line with how I grew up with the hobby and I must admit I share some of your sentiments.<br /><br />All the best following your muse wherever it may take you.Meandering Shadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01724165815017869687noreply@blogger.com