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BeardOfKnowledge

The Most Consistent Motherfucker You Know
Jul 22, 2015
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Just a bottom-level el cheapo impulse buy from the NZ version of eBay. Charcoal bullet.

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It cost nothing, so it'll be a good starter. I have no idea what I'm doing, but that's how you start. Was going to season it today, but it's winter and it's hailing. Freezing outside, so I can't be bothered.

One thing that is going to shit me is that it doesn't have any vents at the base to properly control the airflow over the coals. The $400 models do. But, that's something to think about later.

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Nice.

I've been trying to convince myself to buy a Traeger for the last year or so, lol.
 

John Lee Pettimore

Further south than you
May 18, 2021
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52 wooden hexes.



Want to make a custom Catan board.

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If anyone's interested, I bought a set of acrylic paints, so I plan to put a couple of coats on each tile in the appropriate colour. I'll glue two tiles on top of each other to make each tile double-thick, which will allow me to pre-drill holes in the top one first to (hopefully) glue the trees on and set the wheatfield into.

For the resources, I have bought some tabletop miniature stuff. I plan to glue them onto the painted tiles. Never attempted to make anything like this before, so hopefully it'll work. Going to take me at least a year, though. :smile:

Bricks:


Trees (the variant on the left):


Sheep:


Rock will be a simple little quarry shaped out of modelling clay and painted.

Wheat I'm undecided as yet, that will be tough. I am thinking about either buying a cheap doormat and slicing squares out of it to set in the tiles:


Or buying a couple of cheap paintbrushes with wheat coloured bristles:


cutting the bristles off, and tying them in little bundles. But I anticipate problems with gluing them, and I think they'll look out of place with the others. A doormat is likely the way I'll go, anticipating a fidgety pain in the ass with that though.


Slowly assembling all the required parts, hopefully this'll be a good hobby to kill an hour or two every once in awhile. A long term project, I think. Hopefully I'll complete it before I die. :smile:

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ThatOneDude

Commander in @Chief, Dick Army
First 100
Jan 14, 2015
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It is a bit of a fucked up looking finger, that's true. I thought about issuing a disclaimer denying that it's mine, but that's obvious.

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It's undeniable.
I think once you're honest with everyone here it may make you feel better.
 

John Lee Pettimore

Further south than you
May 18, 2021
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For my PC. Now the missus can't complain about the cord from my 15 year old piece of shit gamepad trailing across the living room floor.

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John Lee Pettimore

Further south than you
May 18, 2021
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How does it compare to Paco Rabanne 1 million?
Never tried 1 million, just bought this in a clearance sale. I don't mind it, clearly more of a summery scent though, and it's midwinter here. Got a couple of other bottles too, they'll turn up in a day or so. Bit of a lucky dip impulse buy while bored at work, tbh. :smile:




And I got this one as well.



I tend to like the traditional old-school tobacco, leather, wood shavings, grandads-garage type of smell. If the grey flannel is too old man-ey, I'll just gift it to the missus' dad for Christmas or whatever. :smile:

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John Lee Pettimore

Further south than you
May 18, 2021
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Bought another Phillips Hue starter kit, since they were half off. That'll do for the bedroom and the rest of the kitchen. Got 7 of these fucking bulbs now. :smile: I do like them though, I change the colours every day.

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John Lee Pettimore

Further south than you
May 18, 2021
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* Pair of lefthanded scissors
* Sculpting clay
* 6 rolls of various colour crepe paper as a surprise for the missus
* 4 pairs of pants, 2 jumpers

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