RastlWorld is just that. My online world.

So why would I need an online world? Because I have a lot of interests but they don't overlap so rather than inflict everything on people who visit I'll give them a choice of what to see.

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Minis and Terrain	Costume
Rastl's Minis Provided courtesy of: http://www.rastlworld.com/Miniatures Minis, Terrain, Ramblings I built stuff Wed, 09 May 2012 02:27:18 +0000 - Yes, I built stuff. And I painted stuff last weekend too. I have a gothic arena that I started back in 2009, I think. It may have been 2010. Whatever. It was a while ago and it has been sitting, rather forlorn, in a box. I needed to feel productive so I pulled it out [...] Ranting a bit today Tue, 01 May 2012 15:14:36 +0000 - I’ve tried to stay away from ranting and since I’ve been taking a hiatus from the hobby my blog isn’t that popular any more so I can rant away. I had a friend. Note the verb tense. The “last straw” was my fault and I admit it. The several bales of hay before that were [...] Sculpting is hard Mon, 23 Apr 2012 03:37:43 +0000 - Yeah. I know. Big surprise. Right now I’m working on learning how to work with epoxy putty and try to make something humanoid actually look humanoid. It isn’t nearly as easy as you might think. Until I have something that isn’t actively embarrassing I won’t be posting any pics. I have some pride. I may be slightly active again Mon, 02 Apr 2012 01:32:50 +0000 - Don’t get your hopes up too much. It’s all very much in the beginning phases of doing stuff again. So far I have a local game store asking about Saturday paint lessons/sessions/clinics/etc. I had to break away from the teaching I had been doing for a few reasons but oddly enough I enjoy it when [...] Rastl is on hiatus Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:50:15 +0000 - I make terrain and paint minis to play games. They’re toys. I’m not currently playing any games so I don’t have a reason to make terrain or paint minis. I may eventually pick up the project of the modular dungeon again but for now it’s packed away along with all the other projects. If so [...] Running Games at Conventions Sat, 08 Oct 2011 16:58:16 +0000 - My game club has a discussion going right now about running games at the local conventions. We haven’t really done so the last couple of times. I had to cancel my games at the last one due to work pressures. I was the only club member running games and mine isn’t a game the club [...] I’ve been challenged Sun, 02 Oct 2011 17:19:21 +0000 - Well then. Boardgame Colosseum from the Hirst Arts forum has presented me with a challenge. He purchased a mold for me off my wanted list! All he’s asking in return is that I start building stuff again. Reasonable enough. However the problem is that I haven’t thought of building in quite a while. I’m not [...] Quick updates, no pictures Tue, 09 Aug 2011 23:39:28 +0000 - Sorry – no pictures right now. Nothing really picture-worthy at this point. I did base up some of the 15mm so they would be safe and take up less room. Unfortunately the basing glue and flock shrank oddly so now I have to figure out how to fix it. I’m still trying to figure that [...] Stupid weather… Sat, 16 Jul 2011 23:50:18 +0000 - I’ve been saying that for about a week now. Rainy season, it seems. That means spraying isn’t possible. The weather finally cooperated this morning and I got all my painted 15mm varnished. I’m going to let them set up until tomorrow and then I can actually put them on bases! My very first ones. That [...] 15mm Napoleonics – Continued Mon, 27 Jun 2011 05:17:28 +0000 - Now that I’m more involved with painting these things and how they’re based (Thanks John!) I’m sorting out the sticks so that I know just what I have to do. The regiments have 4 stands each: 4 grenadiers and 4 fusiliers with green poms 4 fusiliers with blue poms and 4 fusiliers with orange poms [...]	This will be populated as soon as I can figure out how to have two RSS readers on the same page.

Minis and Terrain

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Rastl's Minis

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Minis, Terrain, Ramblings

I built stuff: Wed, 09 May 2012 02:27:18 +0000 - Yes, I built stuff. And I painted stuff last weekend too. I have a gothic arena that I started back in 2009, I think. It may have been 2010. Whatever. It was a while ago and it has been sitting, rather forlorn, in a box. I needed to feel productive so I pulled it out [...]
Ranting a bit today: Tue, 01 May 2012 15:14:36 +0000 - I’ve tried to stay away from ranting and since I’ve been taking a hiatus from the hobby my blog isn’t that popular any more so I can rant away. I had a friend. Note the verb tense. The “last straw” was my fault and I admit it. The several bales of hay before that were [...]
Sculpting is hard: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 03:37:43 +0000 - Yeah. I know. Big surprise. Right now I’m working on learning how to work with epoxy putty and try to make something humanoid actually look humanoid. It isn’t nearly as easy as you might think. Until I have something that isn’t actively embarrassing I won’t be posting any pics. I have some pride.
I may be slightly active again: Mon, 02 Apr 2012 01:32:50 +0000 - Don’t get your hopes up too much. It’s all very much in the beginning phases of doing stuff again. So far I have a local game store asking about Saturday paint lessons/sessions/clinics/etc. I had to break away from the teaching I had been doing for a few reasons but oddly enough I enjoy it when [...]
Rastl is on hiatus: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:50:15 +0000 - I make terrain and paint minis to play games. They’re toys. I’m not currently playing any games so I don’t have a reason to make terrain or paint minis. I may eventually pick up the project of the modular dungeon again but for now it’s packed away along with all the other projects. If so [...]
Running Games at Conventions: Sat, 08 Oct 2011 16:58:16 +0000 - My game club has a discussion going right now about running games at the local conventions. We haven’t really done so the last couple of times. I had to cancel my games at the last one due to work pressures. I was the only club member running games and mine isn’t a game the club [...]
I’ve been challenged: Sun, 02 Oct 2011 17:19:21 +0000 - Well then. Boardgame Colosseum from the Hirst Arts forum has presented me with a challenge. He purchased a mold for me off my wanted list! All he’s asking in return is that I start building stuff again. Reasonable enough. However the problem is that I haven’t thought of building in quite a while. I’m not [...]
Quick updates, no pictures: Tue, 09 Aug 2011 23:39:28 +0000 - Sorry – no pictures right now. Nothing really picture-worthy at this point. I did base up some of the 15mm so they would be safe and take up less room. Unfortunately the basing glue and flock shrank oddly so now I have to figure out how to fix it. I’m still trying to figure that [...]
Stupid weather…: Sat, 16 Jul 2011 23:50:18 +0000 - I’ve been saying that for about a week now. Rainy season, it seems. That means spraying isn’t possible. The weather finally cooperated this morning and I got all my painted 15mm varnished. I’m going to let them set up until tomorrow and then I can actually put them on bases! My very first ones. That [...]
15mm Napoleonics – Continued: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 05:17:28 +0000 - Now that I’m more involved with painting these things and how they’re based (Thanks John!) I’m sorting out the sticks so that I know just what I have to do. The regiments have 4 stands each: 4 grenadiers and 4 fusiliers with green poms 4 fusiliers with blue poms and 4 fusiliers with orange poms [...]

This will be populated as soon as I can figure out how to have two RSS readers on the same page.

Who are you Rastl?

I'm just someone who enjoys hobbies. I'd much rather spend my time making something than watching TV or playing computer games. So I do the stuff you see in my blogs.

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How do you find time to do all the things you say you do?

I just do. Sometimes I have things to do in the evening that take precedence over fun things like hobbies but most of the time I use my evenings and weekends to do the things I like. I don't have many other obligations on my time so I use it to do the things I like.

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Will you do stuff for me?

Short answer - no. I stopped doing commission work a lot of years ago. I occasionally participate in painted mini exchanges but I really don't take on work for hire/barter/whining. I appreciate the compliment in you asking but it's not something I enjoy.

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How did you do [something]?

If I didn't put it in the blog then I apologize. I'll gladly share how I did things any time. Just add a comment on the post in question asking how I did whatever it was and I'll post something with the answer if I can. I really do try to make sure I add the instructions but sometimes I just forget.

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