Is Astro Dead or Dying !

[kharn the betrayer]

So it seems that I have light a fire that for a long time was smouldering.

What do I think of the new Kharn the Betrayer model minion.... £22 is a bit rich for a single figure.

I can get a whole 30 Romans for that.

So it seems that people are returning and some are still lurking, now we just need to find the great and powerful Mods...
Oh I thought we ate all the peppers long ago, good to see people back.

[Tallarn]

I have been lurking, but haven't touched a miniature in 2 years as I just finished my MBA. I have much to get done, but haven't even played a game in almost 30 months. I sold off my space wolves army a year ago and am looking at selling more of the desert raiders off. I am hoping that now that I am done with school I may have more time for hobbies. We will see.

[Nomad]

Welcome back The Sandman!!! Stop your filthy lurking and jump back in. Congratulations on your MBA. Everybody needs to paint a mini every now and then, it is good for the soul. Can you imagine how much more peaceful the world would be if the politicians and generals had to build, clean and paint their armies before they took to the field?

[Kishvier]

Good to see so many folks are still alive and kicking!

[Trygon]

Less alive and kicking and more stopping by every once in a while to say hello to a grandparent in a care home; to rekindle memories of a more active youth.

[Orkgasm]

Congratulations on the MBA, Tallarn! Hopefully you'll get some time in the near future to hobby.
Sadly, I think you're mostly correct Trygon...though I haven't given up on this old bird yet..

[Kishvier]

I won't give up on her, too many good times to let them stop, now. I just need to make it out to my shop which is now super far away.

[Capitano]

but the booooaarrrdddd

[Skarfang]

So err, yeah, it's been about 5 years! What am I doing here? I seem to remember a monumental shitstorm around a vote of no confidence in the moderator team the last time I was logged in!

I've logged in today because I've just found the Astro gretchin (remember them?!) in my old bedroom at my dad's soon to be former house. I spent a lot of time on this site in my late teens, some good memories! So I came along to see what's going down. I'll be honest, as I searched Google, I wondered if the site was even still live. Good to see it is! Nice to see some old names still here too.

It's a shame it's not as grand as it once was, but we all move on. I haven't done anything GW related for a long time now. I'm building F1 car kits these days. The Orks, Salamanders and Lizardmen (am I still allowed to call them that?) are still all here packed away but I can't say with any certainty I'll be getting back into the hobby. But equally I can't give it up or pretend it never happened. So here's me stopping by, saying hi and maybe, just maybe I'll give it another bash at some point down the line.

Captain Castus, if you're still here, the Ork hovercraft is still alive, thick with dust over its black undercoat. One day...

[ColonelFazackerley]

Castus is too busy building a house. Has not posted here (or painted anything) for a while.