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Mel. You know me you know me. If you don't. Then try. Cheers. All pics on blog before 2014 are taken on an iPhone. Now using this blog to upload my Olympus EM10 photos.

Monday 31 August 2009

Black or Brown?


I can't decide the color to use for the bases of my new Guardsmen.

Help me out a little? Which one do you prefer?


What's your favourite breakfast?

Let's take a look at something most of us take for granted, skip, or maybe just plainly not care. Breakfast. The meal to kick-start the day. And probably the only meal you are really hungry about. Why? With most average dinner times being 7-8pm. That would mean your body has gone without food for almost 10-12hrs throughout the night and into the dawn. Your body is hungry, regardless of what your brain tells you.

My favourite breakfast (in no particular order of preference)
1. Lor Duck Kway Teow Noodles Dry
2.Kway Chap (pig intestines & innards for you non-Singaporean readers)
3.Vegetarian Beehoon
4.Prawn Noodles Soup
5. Nasi Padang (malay mixed rice, yes with mutton rendang and the works)

Some of my choices seem heavy, especially the Nasi Padang (who eats rice for breakfast)? Strangely that seems to be the only rice dish I would choose for breakfast. Kway Chap is always a nice and light meal (while maintaning the power). Although I know many people who would not even eat intestines any time of the day! Hah!

Let's hear what you guys think and like to eat for breakfast.
Better still, post the location if possible.

Good morning. It's time.
Out to grab some prawn noodles now.

Workload eternal.

This week.
2 presentations. (of one is to an extremely "scholarly" lecturer)
2 proposal progress.
1 hands on clay model.
2 readings. (of one is to an extremely "scholarly" lecturer)
1 presentation reading and work in progress.
Shitloads of models to paint.

What the freaking fish......

Friday 28 August 2009

Life should be celebrated and good.

It's strange how people lead their lives. Or choose to do so. What could mean happiness to you does not mean it will be the same for someone else. But sometimes you wonder how a person can allow such things to go through, or happen to them. They may be doing what they want some might argue, but most of the time its blatantly clear that they do not know what they are doing in the first place.

Seeing how these things happen (especially to those you once held so dear in your lives) take the left hand path simply shatters your heart all over again.

I do not speak for anyone. Only myself. And I will offer a silent prayer (not to a god, but to living humans) that things will eventually turn out good. And the light will shine pure once again.

Thursday 20 August 2009

More slaves to the painting machine.

Sandra's been bitten by my painting bug and I graciously donated my Tyranid Army (which I bought years ago but never really got around painting them) to her. She has been helping me a little here and there on my other army painting (just dabbing plain straighforward colors, glueing sand to the bases, you know the mundane stuff) which has helped the progress quite abit. Here you can see here finally getting a go at painting up entire miniatures herself. (Of course under the watchful eye of the Emperor's finest painter, namely me.) Look at her standard of painting for a first timer. 

All these Tyranid painting only mean one thing to me. More Xenos scum for the Emperor's cleansing. Yum.



Not bad at all. (once again don't forget to remember who was breathing down her neck!)

Wednesday 19 August 2009

Temptations.

The slim will come with a 120GB drive, and will be 32% smaller and 36% lighter than the standard PlayStation 3, as well as using 34% less power. The $300 price will apply to all PlayStation 3s starting tomorrow. The Slim will be available everywhere by the first week of September.

Looks like i can finally play Resident Evil 5.

MASK. Super old cartoon. I had every toy.....

Enjoy it today kids. This was what had me going crazy when I was 7-10yrs old.

Tuesday 18 August 2009

Dior Homme Stretch deep jeans


These are seriously very nice jeans. Not that I can see myself wearing one. But it sure looks fresh.
Will I Am wearing them. The fade looks absolutely lovely.

Saturday 8 August 2009

Friday 7 August 2009

Necro 8th Armoured Company.



Colour scheme test (inspired by the Chinese Army) for my new Mechanized Imperial Guard army.  Painted up a trooper and a Chimera Transport Tank. Can't wait to get this army up! Painting is relatively quick for this army.
Trooper took about 45mins.
Tank about 2-3hrs.

However the conversion and shaving work required for the infantry on foot is insanely time consuming. Luckily this is an Armoured Company. 

Which means minimal guys on foot! 
Tank Squadrons are go!

"Act" photographer shots.







Thursday 6 August 2009

Dog Run @ West Coast Park


Took the 2 family Dogs out to the dog run at west coast park. It's also one of Nuggets first time out in a large open space to play.
As expected she seems quite uneasy roaming around.
Trying to look like a beastly hunting dog.
Suddenly she becomes a wuss when she sees other dogs! She hugs my sister and refuses to come down.
New friends.
Nuggets won't leave the comfort zone. She simply looks at the other 2 dogs while sitting on my sister. Oh well, she'll learn and be brave soon enough.

Wednesday 5 August 2009

Just in case you didn't know.

Some of you might be wondering what kind of stuff exactly is Melvin painting?
This is the normal size of a miniature. 28mm. 

The 41st Millennium is a savage future age where Mankind must battle for survival in a galaxy riven by bloodshed and destruction. Humanity teeters on the brink of extinction, assailed on all sides by aliens, traitors and Daemons, and only the superhuman strength of the Space Marines and the uncountable numbers of the Imperial Guard stand between the slavering alien hordes and total annihilation.

Warhammer 40,000, the tabletop battlegame of the far future, allows you to wage war with armies of Citadel miniatures across miniature battlefields in the ultimate contest of strategy and skill. Each player is a commander who must choose his finest warriors, decide upon cunning battle plans and strategies and lead his army to victory or death. Games can vary in size from small skirmishes of just a few dozen models per side, to massive clashes with hundreds of miniatures.

*extract from Games-Workshop.com

Emperor have mercy for the fool who stands against the Imperial Guard. For I shall not.








The might of my Imperial Guard Army.
Detailed shots of the models soon to follow.

Tuesday 4 August 2009

Valkyrie Project Log 03. Complete.




It's finally done. Estimated around 8-10hrs including assembly and paintjob. 
Tried the new method of painting large vehicles, and it turned out well. Gonna be using this for my mechanized guard tanks. Will be showcasing an infantry I painted (color scheme test) for my Mechanized Guard soon!