Thanks To My Friends

[Jim Patrick]

I'm backkkkkkkkk!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well, sort of. To make a LONG story short....life has not exactly been good to me. However, thanks to my friends, I'm pulling myself out of the hell I found myself in. None of which would be possible if not for the help of my friends.

For starters, today a package arrived in the mail from Barry Biediger. Barry and I talked on the phone and he expressed his desire to get my rear end back into the hobby. Thanks to Barry, I now have some paints, 2 bases, 2 brushes, clay, static grass and two of my favorite Mauriuzio Bruno figures from Pegaso. Older figures sure, but ANYTHING sculpted by Mr. Bruno is worth painting. Besides....these were some of the first figures I ever bought from Pegaso.

So now, with Barry's help, I'm chomping at the bit to get started cleaning these figures up an getting my brush wet! The pics? Ahhhhhhhh, sue me. The pics aren't what's important. It's the fact that I'm back at it. Now I need to run.....I have some cleaning, pinning, priming and painting to do.

Later,
Jim Patrick

The package


The contents


Everything


EDIT- My mistake! The 10th Light Dragoos officer was sculpted by Andrea Jula.....sorry

 

[jcichon]

Hey man, if ou need any oil paintslet me know,I would be glad to give you a few. I too can relate and friends are everything! Looking forward to seeing you post a model!

 

[T50]

Welcome back!

 

[Kevin D.]

That's what this hobby is really really all about! Good for you!!!

Good luck and good painting!!

Kevin D.

 

[megroot]

Jim,
Welcome back. I see you get some awesome figures.
Hope to see them painted very soon.

Marc

 

[rheath]

Well done Jim, we may not know what you've been through,but been there, done that, the friends and the little things they do have far greater impact and stand out - great fugures you have there. Start and enjoy - will look forward to the progress on these pages.

Thanks for sharing, RobH.

 

[Diegoff]

Great package! And not only for the materials, for its meaning too.

You know: Enjoy it!

Diego

 

[Clarence1]

Nice to see someone getting back in the hobby and feeling happy about it!!!

Welcome back and have fun!!!

Bravo to your friend also for their help!!!

Clarence Prigent
Gatineau, Qc

 

[el cid]

Good for you Jim!!.That is classic of Barry. Barry is one of my closest friends in the hobby. Now do us all proud and paint these little gems and post them online!
Here is to happy painting and happier times.

 

[housecarl]

I've been there, not nice. Glad you have got back into it, enjoy.
Look forwards to seeing some postings,
Carl.

 

[Kandor8]

Great to have you back Jim! I kind know what it must have been like, I had a rotten event happen to me that kept me out of the hobby for over 17 years. Good luck!
Ric

 

[Major_Goose]

I wish a healthy and strong comeback my friend. I have been through many waves lately but good friends even distant ones keep me strong

Keep Safe

Costas

 

[John Bowery]

Jim,
Welcome back and look forward to your posts.
Cheers
John

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Soo, youre back on the stuff, Jim?
Heavy lead alloys allways gets their hold on you.

Cheers
Janne Nilsson

 

[Jim Patrick]

THANK YOU TO ONE AND ALL!!!!!!!!!!!! You guys are the reason I'm back. I never really left.....sort of. I checked in here now and again. I jus didnt have the desire to do anything. Now, thanks to friends like all of you, I now have the desire again. The first figure is cleaned and pinned. Priming will come soon. I'll ask a little patience from you all though. First of all, WHEN I was sniffing the paint and soaking up the metal/ resin shavings? I was thinking I was slightly above average a few years ago. Now? I am CLEARLY way below and behind all of you. I need to relearn all of the techniques and colors all over again. Also, some of you might remember, one of the resons for stepping down from the staff a few years back was because of the chronic back pain I was having. I am now almost 4 weeks removed from having my L3, L4, L5 and S1 discs fused together. OUCH! But I am recovering now and will begin the figure soon. I'll post my work for you all here. Again, thanks to all of you!

Jim Patrick

BTW- Steve, did you ever start that Pegaso Rennaissance Knight? If not, let me know and I'll dig around my puter and see what I can come up with for you.

 

[Trep]

Hang in there man,things will get better and that package proves it.

 

[Marcel]

Great to see that you are modelling again Jim!
I missed your building threads.

Cheers,
Marcel.

 

[John Bowery]

Jim,
I will add you to the church prayer chain for complete recovery and health.
Cheers
John

 

[Dan Morton]

Welcome back, Jim! Good luck on your road to recovery and return to health. Hang in there!

All the best,
Dan

 

[alamac]

G'Day Jim
Great to hear you're on the road to recovery, and fantastic to see you getting back into IT.The true beauty of our hobby IS the friends we make.All the best.
Cheers
Al