James O – Tiny Plastic People

14 Jan

Cultin’ 2: Took Forever Boogaloo

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Rain howls on a dark and stormy night. Chain link fences rattle in the stiff breeze. Guard dogs bark, jumping up at the fence as men in military uniforms make their way towards a gate. They enter, a searchlight momentarily blinding as it sweeps across a small compound. The men move towards a steel cage. Inside, a person, cross legged, head bowed. One of the military men is talking, they toss a communication device into the cage. The figure in the cage picks it up and turns away. “How does it feel to play the traitor?” asks the soldier. The…

Make Do and Mend

Articles, Hobby

Any period where one might receive gifts from others if one bears the mark of a “known hobbyist” amongst friends and family can make for interesting occasions. How many new armies have been started, while in the middle of trying to build your all conquering Tyranid army (that will definitely be the true anti-meta when complete and sweep all before it), you open Brokk Grungsson, Lord-Magnate of Barak-NaronTM on your birthday and were suddenly struck by the thought “Dang, I never realised how much I liked steampunk sky dwarves until this exact moment in my life”?But what happens when the…

Cult of Personality

Articles, HobbySlaanesh, Warhammer 40k

Hello. My name is James, and I returned to hobby about eighteen months ago after a very, very, very long break. In the early noughties, post-uni, I ran out of disposable income and had to start paying rent and adding to my pile of debt instead of my pile of shame. Today, older, wiser (not wiser, this article will be a testament to that), a bit of disposable income again, and with a slightly larger flat that can accommodate a small hobby area perhaps the time was right to revisit my old stomping grounds? Oh, and I should probably mention…