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I hope that a Hungarian speaking member can help me solve this mystery. According to Wikipedia, who got it from the Oxford English Dictionary, the origin of the English word "shako" is csákós süveg ("peaked cap"). I had no trouble finding "süveg" as "hat, but when I lopped the "s" off "csákós"...

I guess that most of us in the US heard a bunch of 9/11 related songs on the air yesterday. One that struck me as very good celebrated the bravery of the firemen. That bravery has been celebrated in song and with plaques and statues; there is even a "commemorative painted figure" holding, for...

Yep, newly back to figures after thirty years. This a better time for painting figures and getting feedback than for a lot of discussion, and I'm working on that, but I do have a time-limited question. Micro-Mark are holding their annual sale (Yay!) which includes their DIY photo etch kit. It...

Yep, newly back to figures after thirty years. This a better time for painting figures and getting feedback than for a lot of discussion, and I'm working on that, but I do have a time-limited question. Micro-Mark are holding their annual sale (Yay!) which includes their DIY photo etch kit. It...

A while ago, I came across an advertisement for a DVD carrying all the issues of Campaigns magazine (from the 70s, for you youngsters): http://campaignsmagazine.com/ Has anyone ordered from this site? Were you happy with the product? I don't know why, but I have misgivings, perhaps because...