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Offline Immovable Object

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Something terrible has happened
« on: April 28, 2010, 11:12:34 AM »
Oh the humanity! I was just about to clean out my display cases and stupidly I tried to be clever and remove an entire shelf full of miniatures at once. Unfortunately the shelf had other ideas and slipped dropping my entire Empire army one shelf down onto the start of my Goblin army and a load of display minis. I could cry. I now have to spend the day sticking back together broken steam tanks and fixing chipped paint jobs  :icon_cry:  :icon_cry:

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Re: Something terrible has happened
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2010, 11:15:31 AM »
 :icon_cry:

I will cry for a minute in tribute to this very bad day.

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Re: Something terrible has happened
« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2010, 11:18:17 AM »
You fool!  You lazy fool!

On a serious point, I am sorry for your loss.

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Re: Something terrible has happened
« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2010, 11:19:22 AM »
Bummer. :icon_sad:
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Re: Something terrible has happened
« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2010, 11:24:31 AM »
Oh no! :Ohmy:

When stuff like this happens to me, I'm angry at myself for at least three days.

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Re: Something terrible has happened
« Reply #5 on: April 28, 2010, 11:51:37 AM »
I hope you didn't light up a cigarette .............  :icon_evil:

Accidents happen - especially when we try to take a short cut.

It could have been worse - you could have lost the lot in a fire, or chewed by a dog.
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Re: Something terrible has happened
« Reply #6 on: April 28, 2010, 12:19:56 PM »
Men of The Empire are hardy indeed! (sorry, I hate it when people post things like that but it seemed appropriate!  :icon_lol:)  Nearly the entire army survived! A few scratches to paint work but nothing that cant be fixed in half an hour. Some Eldar bought it (stupid Elves) and I've a Batman model thats so chipped it will need stripping and repainting but in general the worst that happened to The Empire was a few chips and the loss of a handgunner, may he rest in peace.
Of course, there were a few more serious casualties -




The top one will be easily saved, the bottom I cant be arsed with and I will probably turn into the steam war altar (cheese!) I had planned. I think the moral of this story is that I am an idle dick head and should not be so lazy  :icon_redface: Thanks all for your thoughts, they have helped during this hour of darkness!  :icon_rolleyes:


I hope you didn't light up a cigarette .............  :icon_evil:

 :icon_lol: This actually cheered me up a bit!

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Re: Something terrible has happened
« Reply #7 on: April 28, 2010, 12:21:59 PM »
I am an idle dick head

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Re: Something terrible has happened
« Reply #8 on: April 28, 2010, 12:23:53 PM »
I am an idle dick head

I'm feeling an Irresistible Force compelling me to sig this...

Ha! Please do, it will be a constant reminder to me!

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Re: Something terrible has happened
« Reply #9 on: April 28, 2010, 12:31:34 PM »
I feel your pain.  I dropped my army in the middle of the street a few weeks back and I scrambled to get everything gathered.  I haven't even looked at the full carnage yet as I can't really handle it at the moment.

Glad that the casualties were light!
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Re: Something terrible has happened
« Reply #10 on: April 28, 2010, 12:33:33 PM »
EEEEEE!! :Ohmy: dude so sorry i feel your pain
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Re: Something terrible has happened
« Reply #11 on: April 28, 2010, 01:23:25 PM »
It reminds me my black orcs that fell from the stairs of 4th floor, only to be found at the bottom of the structre. They where the old metal models, now they are not.  Kumbaya ,  Kumbaya ......

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Re: Something terrible has happened
« Reply #12 on: April 28, 2010, 01:25:40 PM »
Eventus stultorum magister
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Re: Something terrible has happened
« Reply #13 on: April 28, 2010, 01:39:10 PM »
Eventus stultorum magister

Fools must be taught by experience? Bit harsh! Fair point like but harsh!

I totally had to google that by the way, I didn't know what it meant!  :icon_lol:

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Re: Something terrible has happened
« Reply #14 on: April 28, 2010, 01:44:16 PM »
Eventus stultorum magister

I totally had to google that by the way, I didn't know what it meant!  :icon_lol:

Oh and judging by the sudden outbreak of Caesar Speak, you don't think Soth has found a new site then ...........
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« Reply #15 on: April 28, 2010, 01:54:23 PM »
Eventus stultorum magister

I totally had to google that by the way, I didn't know what it meant!  :icon_lol:

Oh and judging by the sudden outbreak of Caesar Speak, you don't think Soth has found a new site then ...........
 :icon_rolleyes:

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Re: Something terrible has happened
« Reply #16 on: April 28, 2010, 02:05:28 PM »

I'll have you know I was an avid student of Latin in my high school days, sir !

Yeah, but that was so long ago you cannot possibly remember any of it ...........  :engel:
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Re: Something terrible has happened
« Reply #17 on: April 28, 2010, 02:47:19 PM »


Hope the damage is not too severe.
Still, nothing beats Lochness's army getting stolen for sucky miniature disasters.
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Re: Something terrible has happened
« Reply #18 on: April 28, 2010, 03:26:27 PM »
Still, nothing beats Lochness's army getting stolen for sucky miniature disasters.

Poor Lochness. And poor Irresistible Force.
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« Reply #19 on: April 28, 2010, 03:43:40 PM »

I'll have you know I was an avid student of Latin in my high school days, sir !

Yeah, but that was so long ago you cannot possibly remember any of it ...........  :engel:

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Re: Something terrible has happened
« Reply #20 on: April 28, 2010, 04:12:08 PM »
Your army is just superb, we seem to be on the exact same wavelength as my Empire also has lots of Dogs of War in it, including the Hot Pot and funnily enough and will have the same Mordheim Ogre model as a unit filler in my Infantry too! I think they add a lot of character to the army and if done well like yours then they truly stand out.

Unlucky about your army being smashed but I'd really like to see more pictures of the Army and whats going to be in the Army (Say either the Army List or just a total list of models) and also pictures of the Characters.
Keep up the great work.

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Re: Something terrible has happened
« Reply #21 on: April 28, 2010, 04:15:08 PM »
I feel your pain.  I dropped my army in the middle of the street a few weeks back and I scrambled to get everything gathered.  I haven't even looked at the full carnage yet as I can't really handle it at the moment.

Bring 'em down here, I'll happily glue them all back together again. Wouldn't be the first time I'd had a major rebuilding task. The journey from England was not kind on some of my little dudes...
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Re: Something terrible has happened
« Reply #22 on: April 28, 2010, 10:57:23 PM »
That sucks mate, I did the same thing - to my Dad's minis  :icon_redface:

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Re: Something terrible has happened
« Reply #23 on: April 29, 2010, 02:53:24 AM »
think of it as an oppurtunity to; modify/convert/do over better etc., some of my best ideas were the result of a grievious accident that resulted in having spare parts laying about crying out to be used in some manner.  If the conqueror's condition saddens you, you can send the conqueror to the panzer corp repair shop and it can be decked out anew, just like the general Jeb Stuart tank in the old comic books, I promise to provide it with a good home.  :icon_lol:  steveb

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Re: Something terrible has happened
« Reply #24 on: April 29, 2010, 08:58:45 AM »
think of it as an oppurtunity to; modify/convert/do over better etc., some of my best ideas were the result of a grievious accident that resulted in having spare parts laying about crying out to be used in some manner.

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