Author Archives: CaptCalamitous

That Didn’t Take Long

Posted on March 18, 2021 at 11:56 pm by CaptCalamitous

A mere day after posting that I might make alterations to the printer my hand was forced. What you are looking at there is the base of one of my prints, and part of the coating of the Heated Print … Continue reading →

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Artillery Sidewinder X1

Posted on March 16, 2021 at 12:15 am by CaptCalamitous

Or is it the Evnovo Sidewinder X1?Who knows, when I bought this back in March 2020 the company was going through a rebranding, but everywhere I look now they’re still labelled as Artillery. Anyway, these posts are meant to document … Continue reading →

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ConCept

Posted on June 18, 2019 at 3:26 pm by CaptCalamitous

Breaking News: ConCept is available free of charge on DriveThruRPG.https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/281158/ConCept ConCept A quick reminder that the “Rule of Cool” is always in effect in my games. The Characters:There are no dice rolls needed for character creation. Character creation should be … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo?

Posted on November 5, 2017 at 8:36 am by CaptCalamitous

5 days in and I have floundered a little, not through a lack of desire, more through a lack of time, which in and of itself I guess is a lack of planning. Pretty sure my boss would agree if … Continue reading →

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The Day Democracy Died

Posted on June 25, 2016 at 8:39 am by CaptCalamitous

No, not 23rd June 2016, the day democracy died was 24th June 2016, when a bunch of self righteous, obsessed and vitriolic fools believed they knew better than the other side and decided that because a vote didn’t go their … Continue reading →

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Glenn’s Painting Log Ep 2

Posted on April 17, 2016 at 12:57 pm by CaptCalamitous

Righto, Basecoating was a little messier than I thought, but it all went well enough, the main paint of Vallejo Model Air Steel went on really well, I still added a couple of brushes of thinner into it, but it … Continue reading →

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Glenn’s Painting Log

Posted on April 13, 2016 at 9:32 am by CaptCalamitous

Whoops, not quite a year since my last post, wonder if I’ll remember to keep updating the Painting Log? Anyway, after a year or so dicking around with an airbrush I’ve decided to put some effort into getting it working … Continue reading →

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Fitbit Surge

Posted on July 16, 2015 at 9:53 am by CaptCalamitous

What can I say, I’m a sucker for a gadget and boy is this a gadget. First a word of warning, if you think you might like one of these, try one on first, it is an odd shape and … Continue reading →

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Dark and Gritty – D&D Need not apply?

Posted on June 20, 2015 at 1:43 am by CaptCalamitous

Here’s a quandary I’ve been pondering. I have spent a lot of time preparing a campaign land for our local RPG group, it all started off quite simply, I wanted a place that was not your typical and hackneyed fantasy … Continue reading →

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And Hell Followed With Him

Posted on May 17, 2015 at 8:03 pm by CaptCalamitous

It’s really strange the things that set off a creative stream for me, for instance the title of this post was a line from a new TV show called “The Messengers”, it was used as a harbinger in the show … Continue reading →

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