Finally Found My Way To Wyrd

[Jester]

Well, most people who have met/know me... well, they know I'm weird. THAT goes without saying...

Now, I've found my way to the Wyrd Forums, and posted up my first miniature of their line: Seamus, the Mad Hatter. When I first got him I couldn't wait to post him.

I'm looking forward to viewing new works by other artists and I do see some names of some old friends as well around here.

Glad to have finally dropped by...

OH, and that AVATAR picture... yah, that is me. With my respirator on in the airbrush studio at my house. I thought it quite fitting for here.

Robert "Jester" Cruse

[Hinton]

Welcome to the Wyrd, Jester.

[matty1001]

Welcome, if you are as wierd as you say you should fit in well round these parts!

Don't forget to check out the iron painter, and femme fatale competitions over here. And with Malebolgia on news a new mini never goes unmissed!

[Nathan Caroland]

Welcome Robert!

I was wondering about the avatar - what do you use your airbrush on, minis, shirts, other?

[Jester]

I first started painting Gundams, tanks, planes and other various model kits about 5 years ago... it wasn't until a modeling friend of mine in Chicago had me come for a visit, and took me to Games Plus... the rest, as they say, is history.

I still do the occassional model, but I do prime all my minis with the airbrush. You can't beat the airbrush for a smooth coat, and it allows you to prime with whatever paint you need. Generally since it is so thin coated, I double prime... first black and then a light grey or off-white.

But I do keep busy... that's for sure. I've got three kids I take care of by day, and then paint minis by night.

[Duende]

Hi Jester! Welcome to Wyrd!

Gundams! I have a pile of those somewhere. My trouble with that is my most fun I had was in building them, but after I was done, I lost interest. End up standing on a shelf gathering dust.

I remember your stuff from CMON as jesterspeed. Well done, I wish I could paint as cleanly.

Hope you like it here and come back often. Everybody's nice if a bit wyrd and eccentric... and with a proclivity towards potty humor among the menfolk. :D

:wavey:

[Ritual]

I recognise your name from the Darkson Designs painting guide... A fellow author! :D

[Nathan Caroland]

Kids will most certainly keep you busy - my three murder me on a daily basis and, despite my repeated hollering, see me as an endless ATM.

BTW Anders, whatever happened to that tutorial on Viktoria, that ever get published or even remotely going to be?

[EricJ]

hi! love your work, glad to see you here!

[cdukino]

Hi Jester. Love to see you here. Be sure to post stuff :) Love your work.

[Ritual]

Kids will most certainly keep you busy - my three murder me on a daily basis and, despite my repeated hollering, see me as an endless ATM.

BTW Anders, whatever happened to that tutorial on Viktoria, that ever get published or even remotely going to be?
Well, I don't know... the scheduled release has been pushed forward and pushed forward. The last time I looked their site said December 06, but that obviously didn't happen. :rolleyes:

[james sequeira]

Welcome, Ive been a regular visitor to your site for awhile now to check out the newest inspiration.

[Jester]

Yes, I also have - along with Ritual - some articles for the Darkson Guide Vol. II... I guess I've been out of it for so long, I plain forgot about the book... oops...

Thanks everyone for the greetings!

[Xenon_Wulf]

And just as I did in the first volume, I translated some of the articles to English in the second one. Can't wait to finally have it come out...

Welcome aboard, btw, Jester.

[wiccanpony]

Welcome aboard, Jester

we're a happy bunch here........just don't turn your back and you shall do well ;) lol

[WolfDreamerNZ]

Hi Rob,
Nice to see you around these here parts - I only just joined the board as well a little while ago...can't wait to see the entires for Femme Fatale II.

Love your Hatter - the green especially!

[Jabberwocky]

Welcome to the Wyrd forums, Jester! Great bunch of folks here...

[supervike]

Hiya Jester!! Good to see you here on Wyrd.

And you are from Minneapolis as well...home of my beloved Vikings.

What gaming stores can you recommend up there in the Twin Cities?

I get up there on occassion for work (my boss is there) and its always nice to have a cool spot to check out.

[Jester]

@ Supervike - the hands down best hobby store in the Twin Cities for gamers is The Source Comics and Games. They've got a TON of stuff. If you ever get a chance to check them out, I recommend you do so... http://www.sourcecandg.com/ is their website with the address, hours and telephone number.

...

Now for the REALLY unfortunate news.

It turns out the lump I have on my back is being caused by a spinal fluid leak just below the area I had surgery on. So it's back to the hospital and another round of back surgery for me on Wednesday to repair the leak.

That means it'll be another 4 - 6 weeks of recovery time without painting for me. At the least... hopefully not another 10 weeks as it has been before I started painting again this last time.

However, I'm grateful to have started painting, and to realize just how much I missed the hobby. I will return, you can count on that... just going to have to shake off the rust AGAIN! Urgh...

Wish me luck!

Robert

[Ritual]

Ahhrgh! :( That really sucks! Hope it'll go better this time then... And not take so long. I'm really sorry!

[Jabberwocky]

Ugh. Best of luck on the surgery and I look forward to seeing your work once again!

[Hinton]

Good luck, Jester. Hope everything goes well.

[Nathan Caroland]

Ugh! Robert, best of luck on that one, hate to hear that you have to go back under the knife but hopefully it'll get taken care of this time around.

[Wren]

Ouch, I'm really sorry to hear about this! I hope your surgery and recovery are not only successful but as painfree and stressfree as possible.

[Duende]

Ugh, back surgury doesn't sound like fun at all. I hope you have a speedy recovery!

[Valloa]

Surgery of any kind sucks and my sympathies that you have to go back in for more. I hope the healing goes fast for you.

Maya~

[Jester]

Just an update for everyone...

The stitches are out and I'm healing nicely. I'm now mobile and just have to watch the lifting restrictions so I don't blow out the muscles. So as time and energy permits I'll be doing some more painting... I've already got a few things finished, but as time progresses, so will I.

Thanks everyone for their get well wishes.

Robert

[Ritual]

Nice to hear you're on the right track, Robert! :)

[Nathan Caroland]

Hey, there is still time to finish up for FFII. :)

Ooor .. get you into Iron Painter ... :D

Seriously though, good to hear and hope everything works out better this time about.

[Duende]

:cheer2: Go Jester! Don't let your back get you down!

But really, if you feel up to it, join the Iron Painter. Those other guys with overblown egos need taken down a peg or two. ;)

:D

[Jabberwocky]

I'm now mobile and just have to watch the lifting restrictions so I don't blow out the muscles. Thanks everyone for their get well wishes.

Robert

Good thing your love is painting minis and not rebuilding cars... :laugh:

Great to have you back. Best wishes on a Jesterspeed (tm) recovery.

[Jester]

Go Jester! Don't let your back get you down!
But really, if you feel up to it, join the Iron Painter. Those other guys with overblown egos need taken down a peg or two. ;)


Not sure I'm to competing against the likes of some of these guys around here... Iron Painter does sound cool, though.

This weekend I think I'm going to do some prep work on some more minis - fairly safe past-time involving sharp knives, dremel, and files - and possibly work on a Gundam kit - which I haven't done in 4 years or so...

[Duende]

Oh, Gundam, I haven't built one in a while myself.

Which reminds me of this: Have you ever gone to HLJ.com (http://www.hlj.com/)? It's been a long time since I ordered from them, but I keep eyeballing that Tachikoma model kit (Ghost in the Shell reference).

Grrr, thanks a lot, Jester, there goes my spare change for this month. :mad:

;)

[Jester]

Yah, I keep my eyes on HLJ quite often, not that I get to order much, but I do keep tabs. I'm still awaiting the restocking of some 1/24th scale ScopeDogs in March. Plus I've always wanted a Patlabor Ingram kit as well.

Besides, I've got six extra large capacity tubs filled with MG kits... plus

[Hinton]

Good to hear that you're doing better, Jester.