Posts Tagged ‘Robin’

My 2 Cents

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

I have just finished painting up 2 Cygnar Centurions. I started these a while back, but they sat around with just their basecoats for some time. It was an odd job to finish them up, as I have changed some of my techniques since, and it was weird meshing the two styles without totally repainting them. The metals, for example, are done in my old style with ink washes and Vallejo paints, but now I use Citadel washes and colours.

I felt it would be fun to post a pic of the Squire with his two bigger brothers :)

Also, I have created a painting log where I am tracking my completed projects and works in progress.

 

Cheers,

Robin

More Painting

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

Hey all! First off, Liz and I still do have plans to post the rest of our UK tour pics, not sure when, but they are coming. :)

I have been able to continue painting on a regular basis, along with playing a decent amount of games lately. My Warmachine league play has been a lot of fun, but I haven’t yet played as much 40K as I would like. Now that I have my Rhino completed (my first ever vehicle), I will try and get some more games in. Also, I have provided a quick pic of the station setup I use for taking pics.

Cygnar (Warmachine): 

Chaos Space Marines (Warhammer 40K):

 

 

My Lightbox Setup: 

Cheers!

Robin

Painting Up A Storm

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

Happy New Year! We have taken a small break from posting for the holidays, but have plans to complete posts that will cover our fall tour of England and Scotland, so stay tuned. Today, I wanted to post an update with lots of pictures of one of the hobbies that has been keeping me busy since we landed in Toronto. I have started putting together a Warhammer 40K army of Chaos Space Marines, and have now painted up my first 500 pts (pictures below). I am also posting up my Warmachine Cygnar army (pictures taken by Jarrett Lee – thanks man!)

My plans this year are to play both 40K and Warmachine on a regular basis, while keeping to as much painting as I can. I have joined a local Warmachine league that starts this weekend (and goes for 3 months), and there are a couple of Games Workshops nearby (including a battle bunker with lots of tables), so finding 40K games should be easy. Woohoo!

Chaos Space Marines (Warhammer 40K):

 

Cygnar (Warmachine):

This was the first army I painted up back in Edmonton. I have a couple of Centurions almost done that will be completed once I get my Chaos Space Marines up a bit more in points.

That’s all for this week. Take care!

Robin

Stonehenge, Lacock, and “Sheephenge”

Wednesday, December 24th, 2008

Happy Holidays Everyone!

As Liz and I enjoy the smells of the turkey dinner roasting in our newly-installed gas stove, I thought I would keep our weekly photo updates going and post about our day trip that we took while in the UK to Stonehenge and the village of Lacock. Stonehenge doesn’t need much of an introduction, but Lacock might.

The village of Lacock is almost completely owned by the English National Trust, which results in an unspoiled appearance. It is also home to Harry Potter’s house. This is the house used in the films when they show ‘you-know-who’ paying a little visit to Harry’s parents.

We took a Mad Max minibus tour out of Bath, trundling through the English countryside. We stopped at Stonehenge first. Be warned that if you visit Stonehenge, it can be underwhelming. After all, it is just a hill with some rocks on it. But for the curious at heart, it can be a lot of fun speculating about what it has been used for throughout history. The audio tour provides a lot of background, and reinforces what a mystery this site truly is. I can’t help but feel the astrological tie-in to the site, so my theory is that it was indeed used for marking time and the passing of seasons, along with providing a meeting place. I mean, it is a bunch of big-ass rocks on a hill. I can just imagine it… “Hey Bill, after work, wanna meet at the big-ass rocks on the hill?”

Works for me.

For those wondering, Sheephenge is what I dubbed the sheep-filled pasture that surrounds Stonehenge, heh. There are a few fun pics of it in the gallery.

By the time we got to the village of Lacock, the light was rapidly passing us by, so some of the pictures are a little dark. All in all, it was a really fun day. Liz and I really enjoy day trips like this to check out the sites.

Full Gallery: Stonehenge and Lacock (27 photos)

A few highlights:

  

  

  

Full Gallery: Stonehenge and Lacock (27 photos)

Cheers!

Robin

Full Circle

Friday, November 21st, 2008
Our last night in London, as viewed from a bridge on the Thames.

Last Night in London

Liz and I have come full circle, and are back in Toronto, where we first started our travels (boy, is Canada ever sunnier than the UK).

After close to 3 months travel, we decided to head back to Canada, just in time for winter (what are we thinking?) It feels like time to hole up for a bit, possibly doing more travelling next year. Not exactly sure what the future holds, but it may involve spending the winter in TO.

Now that we are back in Canada, and likely with regular internet access, we will be posting up pictures and such.

It has been an awesome adventure, we are bursting with stories and memories, but it is time to start a new chapter. Also, I think I may die if I don’t paint some miniatures soon.

Robin

Hello From Scotland

Saturday, November 15th, 2008

It has been a while! :)

Liz and I are currently in Edinburgh with our friend Ashley (whom we stayed with in Liverpool). We toured around the city today on one of the double-decker tour buses, and then spent the rest of the day checking out the Holyrood Abbey and Palace, then the Royal Mile and a couple of the museums. Tomorrow we are going to head to Edinburgh Castle, amongst other things.

Our trip across England has been wonderful, and we have a ton of pictures to share. Internet access has been sparse enough, that when combined with our hectic schedule, we aren’t able to stay connected with everyone as often as we would like.

Cheers!

Robin

Liz and Robin in Reykjavik, Iceland

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

We have finally posted up our pictures of Iceland! They are broken up into two sets,

Full Gallery 1: Touring the city of Reykjavik (31 photos)
Full Gallery 2: Iceland - Blue Lagoon and Golden Circle (48 photos)

Rather than post gobs of text here, we have included commentary in the photo galleries, though we may post additional thoughts on Iceland in the future. It is worthy of multiple blog posts, we loved every minute there.

For those who don’t want to click through all the photos in the galleries above, here are a few of our favourite shots:

  

 

   

    

Full Gallery 1: Touring the city of Reykjavik (31 photos)
Full Gallery 2: Iceland - Blue Lagoon and Golden Circle (48 photos)

As usual, we love to hear your comments, so please post if you can. Enjoy!

Robin

A Quick Hello

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Liz and I are now in London, needless to say we haven’t had much time to update lately. Iceland was *amazing*, we will post up lots of pictures and stories soon.

We arrived in London at the start of the week (wow), and I thought we would post up our itinerary to show you what we are up to. Again, we hope to find some time to post pictures and stories on our adventures. So much has happened since our last update :)

Oct 26 to Oct 31: London (yes, that means Halloween in London!)
Nov 1 to Nov 3: Bath
Nov 4 to Nov 6: Stow-on-the-wold and touring the Cotswolds
Nov 7 to Nov 10: York
After that: Liverpool (Nov 11-13?)
Next up: Edinburgh (Nov 14-16?)

Getting to Scotland is the last currently planned location on our itinerary, not sure where we will end up after Edinburgh!

Take care, and stay tuned for details on Iceland.

Robin

Reykjavik and London, Here We Come!

Thursday, October 16th, 2008
London Calling

London Calling

Liz and I are super excited, as we booked flights to Iceland and then the UK last night (all while watching the Oilers beat the Ducks!)

We will be going to Iceland first, staying in Reykjavic for close to a week, and then on our way to London! Iceland Air has a great deal where if you fly from the US or Canada to Europe, you can stop over in Iceland for up to seven nights on the way there (and you can even book it through expedia, which we did). The cost of the flights works out so the whole package is cheaper than booking the flights seperately, and was quite reasonable overall.

Ice Ice Baby

Ice Ice Baby

We almost have our Iceland trip planned out, and hotels there are super cheap right now (although I hear the food will be expensive). Liz has a previously planned London to Edinburgh itinerary that we will probably us as a basis for our UK travels, although who knows where we will end up. :)

We will be spending the rest of the week and weekend in Montreal, and then flying out Monday!

Robin

Rollercoaster Robin

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

That was fun!

After going to a Habs game on Friday night (they beat Ottawa 5-0), I spent my birthday yesterday with Liz and Jessica. You can view the full photo album here.

We started the day having breakfast at L’Avenue, a very trendy and tasty restaurant. The food there is awesome, and the bathrooms are epic (they make you feel like you are at a rock concert… audio, video, everything).

Liz and Jessica

Liz and Jessica

 The rest of the day was spent on Ile Stainte-Helene, one of the islands south of Montreal.

Us on Ile Sainte-Helene

Us on Ile Sainte-Helene

After walking around enjoying the sights, we ended up at La Ronde, a giant amusement park on the island. We hadn’t planned on going, but what a great way to spend my birthday!! :) In the end, we went on a ton of rides, including 6 or 7 different rollercoasters. It was the first time I went home feeling sick after my birthday when beer wasn’t involved :p

The Goliath

The Goliath

Here are a few videos I took of the Goliath. It reaches speeds of 110 Km/h. I am still amazed we managed to get Liz on it.

There is also a video of the full ride on youtube, if you want the 1st-person experience.

P.S. Squirrels!

Liz and I have been surrounded by squirrels in both Toronto and Montreal. The other day Liz and I were laying around one of the parks, eating chocolate. We started noticing a gang of squirrels approaching… apparently we were on their turf, and they wanted their cut off the chocolate. Here’s a video of their leader… I think his hame was Bruno.

Cheers,

Robin