Thursday Night Gaming

Yes the time is rapidly approaching.

Thursday 5^th July at the Thimblemill pub Smethwick shall be the first Thursday Night Gaming. But what is Thursday Night Gaming?

Well I came up with the idea to create a gaming group to play all the games that we play, such as Warhammer, Talisman, Formula D, Dominion and so on. But then I decided to throw it open to absolutely anyone who wanted to come and play a game.

So what games can you play here? ANYTHING! Bring Monopoly, Scrabble, Ludo and game you want, we don't mind! We are encouraging people to dust off their old board games and bring them down, and play with other like minded people. Get away from the computer and TV, and come and talk and game face to face with real people.

Hopefully, if the first night goes well, it shall become a bi-weekly event, and I hope to be able to bring in raffles and competitions, leagues for games that suit it and a whole lot more.

So come on down if your local and lets make this the best night ever!

Series 7? Why not!

I have been on a quest for a long time to find a superior paintbrush for my miniature painting. I have used Italeri, Citadel and Vallejo brushes prior to getting the Winsor and Newtons.

Out of them three, Citadel brushes were the best of the lot, but still something was lacking. I don't know if I had bad luck, but I could never keep a point on a Citadel brush. I look after my equipment, but after about 6 hours, the point was gone, usually split, which made almost anything really difficult to achieve.

I had wanted some series 7's for a long time, but could not justify the money to buy them, as they are really quite expensive for a paintbrush. But when I decided to try and take my painting full time, I thought it about time to get some. And boy was I glad I did.

Forget the cost. That is irrelevant. These brushes will not make you paint better, but they will allow you to paint better.

Note the italics there. With a brush of this standard, you never battle the brush. It always does what you want, and will always come back to a point, even after splaying the bristles on a down stroke, it always comes to a point. This means you can now concentrate harder on getting the paint exactly where you want it to be every time. Which is what will make you paint better.

I think the confidence boost of holding a £10+ paintbrush also has something to do with it, and they also look awesome. Buy some brush soap, look after them, and they will look after you for a long time to come.

These have been the biggest leap in my painting since I learnt how to thin my paints properly.

Remember, these brushes will not make you paint better, but they will allow you to paint better.

Buy some. You will not regret it.