Risen from the Dead

I shall spare you all the overlong preamble regarding a lack of balance in my life, suffice to say that we are essentially well and I am still pootling about, never quite finishing anything, but enjoying the hobby when, and where I can.  

More recently someone, sadly only known to me as Anonymous, left a comment on my last blog post, Crocodiles in the Jungle (How is this over a year ago?!) simply saying, 

“Please come back Michael! You have been away for far too long.” 

I do miss the interaction with other hobbyists that came with the inception of this most humble of weblogs and I am truly fortunate that some have sought me out across other platforms or quietly sent an email to check on my whereabouts.  This is always a joyous moment and I need to do more to ‘pass it forward’ as it were to others that I have fallen out of touch with, but returning to this particular comment and I have to say that I was really rather touched by it and resolved myself to post something before the end of the year.

The world’s over indulgence with all things Halloween was the perfect incentive for this post.  What better day to post a spooky spectacle and showcase another of my recent distractions, 3D Printing.  This rather splendid mausoleum was a free sample from the incredibly talented Terrabloks, whose projects I have backed on more than one occasion and can gladly testify to the quality of their designs.  For those who take an interest in the technical side of this process, it was printed on my Bambu Lab A1 with a layer height of 0.1 and an infill density of 5%.  The final print has a working door and the roof can be lifted off to access the interior.  

The details are superb and it was fabulous fun to paint, mostly dry brushed and washed.  I based it on a ‘Warbases’ MDF terrain base and added a few other pieces for added atmosphere.  The ghostly resident is a ‘Crooked Dice’ sculpt and I have had far too much fun setting up the photographs using Jon Hodgson’s backdrop books, available through ‘Handiwork Games’, to bring everything together. 

So thank Anonymous for gently nudging me into making this post.  Sadly, I am not sure it will herald a full return to this cosy corner of the blogosphere, but I am not quite ready to give up on '28mm Victorian Warfare' so there is every possibility that I might find myself lurking around all those splendid weblogs that I do so enjoy.