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Is that a Ferret in your pocket...?
5 years ago
-Or are you just happy to be here?
Hello again Fellow FA Artists, Writers, Musicians, Crafters, Gamers and other creative type people.
A couple of weeks ago I took my walk into Old Town Pasadena, and I decided to take Green Street West to go to the local Ralph's to get some groceries and something cold to drink during the long wait for the inner city bus. There have been a lot of changes to the bus schedules due to the COVID 19 Restrictions, and the short line route that runs closest to the house up here in the hills now only runs once an hour. I have discovered that if I can get to the stop across the street from the Rose Bowl, at the top of the hour, the bus usually arrives within Fifteen Minutes to Half an hour. I usually take the bus into town to Raymond and Green Street because it's close to the Blick's Artist Supplies, plus it's only a three block walk to the Market.
On my way along Green Street I saw what appeared to be Role Playing and Tabletop games on display in the windows of what used to be the dining room of the old Twin Palms restaurant just a door East of what used to be the old "Rocket Fizz" candy and soda shop. As soon as I got back to the house, I did a little research about the fate of the Game Empire Emporium on Colorado Blvd, Which I believed was closed through the Pandemic as an "Unnecessary" Business, as was the fate of most Hobby and Craft stores. So I decided to re-visit the area the very next week just to find out if the game store had relocated to the Old Town area. I finally returned to the shop the next week about 1:00 in the afternoon, and I had a pleasant chat with the fellow who was there and he answered my questions about the former Game Empire, and what happened to the folks who worked there. I was saddened to find that "Kevin" who was the "Big Boss" of the place had died shortly after the shop was closed, and the stock was relocated, most likely to be "Liquidated" until it was all sold away. "Chad", the fellow who was helping me seemed to be hinting that the new location was only temporary, and they were NOT going to allow games to be played in the store unless they got the proper permits.
So I was kind of disappointed to learn of the demise of the nice fellow who made it all possible so many years ago, but it's also one of those "God doesn't always shut a door without opening a window" type scenarios. Within walking distance to the house up here in the hills I'll have access to the paints, Epoxy Putties, mold making and plastic model building accessories I could use for my projects, albeit temporarily, until they close the doors for good. What about the Ferret, you might ask? I brought a small, plastic toy ferret along with me in the hopes I could discuss methods for casting replicas of the little critter. I was also pondering getting some 1/40 or 1/52 scale plastic figures to modify into 'Morph animal characters, or at least as a source for hands and other tiny details. I didn't get the opportunity to bring up the subject during the course of my conversation with "Chad" but I did pick up some Fresh "Green Stuff" Epoxy Putty. (The stuff has an annoyingly short shelf life.)
I'm looking forward to getting my fingers sticky with Paint, ACC and Casting Epoxies again. Here's to the hopes that my new eye glasses will improve my vision, my hands will not be as shaky, and I'll be able to get those ratios for the two part Flexible mold making materials right every time.
"Peace."
Hello again Fellow FA Artists, Writers, Musicians, Crafters, Gamers and other creative type people.
A couple of weeks ago I took my walk into Old Town Pasadena, and I decided to take Green Street West to go to the local Ralph's to get some groceries and something cold to drink during the long wait for the inner city bus. There have been a lot of changes to the bus schedules due to the COVID 19 Restrictions, and the short line route that runs closest to the house up here in the hills now only runs once an hour. I have discovered that if I can get to the stop across the street from the Rose Bowl, at the top of the hour, the bus usually arrives within Fifteen Minutes to Half an hour. I usually take the bus into town to Raymond and Green Street because it's close to the Blick's Artist Supplies, plus it's only a three block walk to the Market.
On my way along Green Street I saw what appeared to be Role Playing and Tabletop games on display in the windows of what used to be the dining room of the old Twin Palms restaurant just a door East of what used to be the old "Rocket Fizz" candy and soda shop. As soon as I got back to the house, I did a little research about the fate of the Game Empire Emporium on Colorado Blvd, Which I believed was closed through the Pandemic as an "Unnecessary" Business, as was the fate of most Hobby and Craft stores. So I decided to re-visit the area the very next week just to find out if the game store had relocated to the Old Town area. I finally returned to the shop the next week about 1:00 in the afternoon, and I had a pleasant chat with the fellow who was there and he answered my questions about the former Game Empire, and what happened to the folks who worked there. I was saddened to find that "Kevin" who was the "Big Boss" of the place had died shortly after the shop was closed, and the stock was relocated, most likely to be "Liquidated" until it was all sold away. "Chad", the fellow who was helping me seemed to be hinting that the new location was only temporary, and they were NOT going to allow games to be played in the store unless they got the proper permits.
So I was kind of disappointed to learn of the demise of the nice fellow who made it all possible so many years ago, but it's also one of those "God doesn't always shut a door without opening a window" type scenarios. Within walking distance to the house up here in the hills I'll have access to the paints, Epoxy Putties, mold making and plastic model building accessories I could use for my projects, albeit temporarily, until they close the doors for good. What about the Ferret, you might ask? I brought a small, plastic toy ferret along with me in the hopes I could discuss methods for casting replicas of the little critter. I was also pondering getting some 1/40 or 1/52 scale plastic figures to modify into 'Morph animal characters, or at least as a source for hands and other tiny details. I didn't get the opportunity to bring up the subject during the course of my conversation with "Chad" but I did pick up some Fresh "Green Stuff" Epoxy Putty. (The stuff has an annoyingly short shelf life.)
I'm looking forward to getting my fingers sticky with Paint, ACC and Casting Epoxies again. Here's to the hopes that my new eye glasses will improve my vision, my hands will not be as shaky, and I'll be able to get those ratios for the two part Flexible mold making materials right every time.
"Peace."
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here... this looks better, at least i can tell what you wrote me... Also: you probably have it given the speed you were answering here, but check a browser extension called "FurAffinity Message Notifier" it really helps to know who wrote you and stuff, you can even set in the options what to be notified about (i usually set it to be notified only on messages and comments).here they also cancelled each and all fairground festivities, so all machine owners and vendors which invested all money over the winter for repair and modernize face at least a full year without a single penny of income, being forgotten by the powers above... so do independent artists and services.
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https://www.dickblick.com/?gclid=Cj.....UaAnAXEALw_wcB
I hope that helps answer your question.
Out here supplies of what I need to build the skins for my airplane are nonexistent.
I hadn't thought of where you might find the "Skins" for your aircraft project before you mentioned it. I assumed that you were getting the materials from a supplier close to a nearby airport. Are you getting the stuff through Mail Order then?