Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 10:12 pm Post subject: about to paint Headslicer...
so, the monster arrived in the mail.. mwahahaha.. he's gorgeous, and despite being 13 pieces, looks like he will take me just a few minutes to assemble - the guys at Iron Wind did a phenomenal job cutting up the original green and making all the joints, they're awesome..
anyhoo, reason for the post is because I need some advice and want to give you guys the chance to contruibute to the finished piece...
my own rat team is painted yellow and black (or, in fact, black and yellow ) and is called the Pissbog Squealers (I wish I could claim I came up with that name, but I believe I owe it to Hoomin - he may have stolen it himself of course )
so, for the dead player under Headslicer's hand, I wanted to paint him in a suitable NFL uniform to represent a hated rival of the Steelers..
according to online research, that should then be the Browns, but could also be the Bengals, Ravens or, for that matter, any other team. I was pretty sure in the 70s the Steelers had a big rivalry with the Cowboys too..??
Anyway, go ahead and vote if you like - vote will close in 5 days to give me enough time to paint the dead player before I field the team at an upcoming tournament (ironically, in Pennsylvania!)
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you mean the Steelers are their own worst enemies?
It means that I didn't read your post. I just replied assuming you were painting the Wrat.
OKay, if it's a dead enemy then I want to see Cowboy colors under there.
_________________ Dominate, subjugate & infuriate.
Catechize, criticize & proselytize.
Repudiate, abrogate & annihilate.
Cowboys - I've no idea if they're a hated enemy or not, but as a Redskins fan I seem to have a strangle dislike for them.... _________________ What the hell am I doing on a mini's forum? I DON'T PAINT!!!
Nor do I
as a huge Giants fan I could easily bring myself to paint a dead Cowboy.. perhaps I could paint up Romo and call the Giant Rat "Jessica".. _________________ in this company my painting skills are limited at best..
Tony Romo does enough damage to the Cowboys to curb any hatred I have for him. _________________ Dominate, subjugate & infuriate.
Catechize, criticize & proselytize.
Repudiate, abrogate & annihilate.
As a Steelers fan I was tempted to say one of the other AFC North teams...but two of them are irrelevant and the other I grudgingly respect...so it's the next worst thing. Give the man a star.
2) the original Browns are now the Baltimore Ravens...
I included it as an option because I know their rivalry is famous, but I guess to most guys under 40, it's more bark than bite these days...
anyhoo.. assembled and primed now - took about 40 minutes including all the prep work and filling with procreate.. later today, I break out the brushes...
oh, should mention, despite being gi-bloody-normous, I didn't need to pin him at all.. the Iron Wind team really made all the joints perfectly, so no need for the pin-vice! _________________ in this company my painting skills are limited at best..
What Norse said...the browns are a joke. Don't forget that the Steelers have lost a couple of Superbowls to the Cowboys so there's a definite grudge there...beyond the obnoxiousness of everything to do with that organisation. Personally I'd be tempted to go with a New England Patriot, as they're one of the Steelers' two rivals for the title of team of the decade (the other being the Colts...though tbh the Pats probably have the Noughties sewn up already. Daft and arbitrary title that it is.).
yeah, but I respect everything Manning (the elder) has done for football.. he's a classy guy and a magnificent QB.. he brought the Colts franchise back from the dead and will probably go on to break every record Favre set (except most INTs of course )
now I'm no fan of the Pats, especially because I live in New England and everyone assumes I must support them.. but I hate the Cowboys more than any other franchise (except maybe the 49ers).. that's why their recent 300+ yard performances upset me so much..
I'll post a pic tonight Phil - so far it's mostly drybrushing the fur to be honest - he has a lot of it, so I'm taking the "easy" way out..
and as it looks likely the victim will be Romo, I'll stay true to my word and paint the rat devouring him as a dumb blonde..
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) and is called the Pissbog Squealers (I wish I could claim I came up with that name, but I believe I owe it to Hoomin - he may have stolen it himself of course 
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you mean the Steelers are their own worst enemies? 
