Shameless Pimiping and Plugging

The sanbaggin', budgie smuggler himself, Ray Roussell is having a 500th post giveaway.  Check out Ray's blog over atDon't Roll a One.  You will find great games and figures from one of the hobby's more affable ambassadors.

More Shameless Pimping of Worthy Blogs

Ok, I am a sucker for potential free stuff, but these are great blogs so check them out if you haven't done so already.

Thoughts of A Depressive Diplomist  (love the title and the obit of the week)

Mad Padre Wargame I've gamed and drunk with him he's neither irate or crazy (well most of the time..).

Shameless Plugs

I've just found this blog care of the Mad Padre, but on a cursory perusal it's a veritable treasure trove of information (see I new the Thesaurus would be useful).

Annibal Invictus

Oh yeah and he's having a 200k hit milestone give-a-way.

Pimping Loki's Giveaway

OK, my online buddy Andrew over at Loki's Great Hall is having a giveaway.  Because he's decent chap and an excellent painter (and ok because I want free swag) I am promoting his giveaway.

Please go check out his stuff.

Fletcher Pratt Outdoors

Looks like Tim Gow has followed our local gamers' lead by taking Mr. Pratt outdoors.

Now of course, real men would have experienced the North Atlantic conditions that we played in

(outdoors-adventures).

Big Lee, Considered Yourself Pimped

Ok, besides shameless selling my soul for the chance of getting free swag, there are reasons to plug
Big Lee.  His blog is both educational and entertaining.  Go check it out.

Liebster Blog

Liebster Blog Award

I've been nominated for this virtual award by the honourable Tim Gow  .  As I understand the  'rules' of this award (which, for the benefit of non-German readers among us, translates as 'Favourite Blog') are to post the above picture and nominate five favourite blogs.

So excluding Fine Blogs which I know have already been awarded, my list of 5 would be (in no particular order and drawn randomly from a field of worthy candidates)

• David Crook all round good guy and recently hit the kilo-post milestone.
• Curt at Analogue hobbies for hosting a good party last night (even if I did have to look at his legs under the kilt)
• Rob Hingley an old wargaming opponent with interesting facts
• Steven Page of Old Admirals (and not ex of the Barenaked Ladies) 
• Stokes at The Grand Ducke of Stollen fellow academic, family man and old school gamer.

Bloggers in Print

I got my electronic copy of Battle Games yesterday, and found a very well written article on figure painting.  I found myself alternating between thoughts of "hey this guy does what I do" and "dang those figures and bottle cap thingies look familiar".  When I got to the bottom of the article I found out why everything looked so familiar - the author and painter was Stokes from http://grandduchyofstollen.blogspot.ca/.

Well done Stokes, lots of good advice.  I follow some of the same rules - a white base coat, thinned down acrylics and washes.  I employ the two feet rule - if needs to look good from 2 feet away.  Things have been silent from the Duchy of late, I suspect it's end of term crunch for him but I'm looking forward to more.

What Happened to The Comment Trails

Ok there is a blogger mystery that's got me stumped.  Until recently, when I posted a comment on someone else's blog I was given the option of following the comment conversation and would get alerts in my gmail inbox (since that's the email I use for blogger).  But now that option seems to have disappeared.  There is a subscribe by email option that appears sometimes (but not always) - but it doesn't seem to actually do any thing.


Any one know what's up?  Do I just have top check on the original posts to keep up on the conversation?