Weird things bought for the hobby of wargaming hobby

[Westmarcher]

Laminators are great somehow I have ended up with 3 of them. I also have 3 scanners, no idea how that happened either

Ever see, "Batteries Not Included?" 

Use my laminator for QRFs and (until I purchased the "Rolls Royce" ones) Sequence Deck Cards for FoB2 and Maurice. Have had a new scanner (other one went west) for a couple of months now but it's still in its original packaging!*

*Do I open it or keep it as a collector's item? Who the hell collects scanners? Ah! ....... Fenton ...... oh, Fenton .. 

[getagrip]

QRFs?   Explain please 

[Fenton]

QRFs?   Explain please  

Quick reference sheet

Least that is what I have always thought...not sure about the 'f' bit

[Westmarcher]

Sorry (teeth back in now). Fenton is correct. Should be QRS (Quick Reference Sheet). 

[Aksu]

Quick Reference Folder maybe? Valmy to Waterloo had one 
Cheers,
Aksu

[Fenton]

Sorry (teeth back in now). Fenton is correct. Should be QRS (Quick Reference Sheet). 

Admit it. You were sneaking off buying 15mm tanks and subconsciously typed QRF

[fsn]

Quick Reaction Force, surely?



Quiet Regurgitant Flatulence - FSN

[getagrip]

Thanks all 

[fsn]

I used some smarties tubes and bottle tops to make a dropship.

Unfortunately, they "disappeared" the day my daughter decided to tidy up.   

[getagrip]

I used some smarties tubes and bottle tops to make a dropship.

Unfortunately, they "disappeared" the day my daughter decided to tidy up.   

I have sacrificed two beautifully painted (for me anyway) orc wyverns to my 4 year old son.  It's part of my master plan to indoctrinate him into 10mm goodness early 

I also don't want to be "that dad!"

[Upgraydd]

I have sacrificed two beautifully painted (for me anyway) orc wyverns to my 4 year old son.  It's part of my master plan to indoctrinate him into 10mm goodness early 

I picked up a heap of the Reaper "Bones' miniatures for my kids (both under 6), they're very cheap and paint washes off them in water (the figures and the kids) so they can practice on one figure a number of times. The kids paint their miniatures while I paint mine and my wife has time to her self...everyone wins 

Oh, and I look like a good father by spending time with the kids...just wait until they're old enough to play the games 

[getagrip]

Oh, and I look like a good father by spending time with the kids...just wait until they're old enough to play the games 

Cannot wait for that 

[Orcs]

The thing isn't wierd, but the experience was.

My local hardware superstore used to cut wood to any size you asked for.

Buying a 6x4' sheet of mdf and asking for it to be cut into 8x8" squares (for terrain basing) was always a bit uncomfortable.  

Sadly they don't offer the service any more.  

I recently got two 3'x2' sheets of hardboard cut into strips 3" x 12" for road for 20mm stuff at B & Q.  the knack is to buy it on a wet midweek aftenoon so little going on and the staff are bored.  they will cut up anything to any size if you ask them nicely  

[getagrip]

I recently got two 3'x2' sheets of hardboard cut into strips 3" x 12" for road for 20mm stuff at B & Q.  the knack is to buy it on a wet midweek aftenoon so little going on and the staff are bored.  they will cut up anything to any size if you ask them nicely  

Like it

Thought of something else I use: when you buy kids' medicine you get a 5ml dispenser; bit like a syringe without a needle.  You end up with loads of the buggers.  They are great for dripping water into paint drop by drop.

[Orcs]

Like it

Thought of something else I use: when you buy kids' medicine you get a 5ml dispenser; bit like a syringe without a needle.  You end up with loads of the buggers.  They are great for dripping water into paint drop by drop.

THe Pharmacy will also sell you syringes for a few pence, if you tell them you want them for this.  Just tell them you don't want the needles - it makes them happier