From DavidB - 'Pama Mine' (Farewell)

A lot of stuff to pick up!

This is the usual state of my desk as I paint. I am afflicted with severe ADD when engaged in hobby time and it helps to have plenty of available models to give into whims. I won't be able to finish The Iron Snakes, the Samurai, gorkamorka trucks, spectre minis, necromundia, and the rest of the pile for a long moment.

'Pama mine' is from Pottawatomie and means farewell. Although I only know a few phrases I can tell you that most First Nations are not huge talkers. I am more garroulous when writting as I'm conveying thought. When speaking to a tribesman we usually use a few words as weather, place and environment carry the rest of the conversation as does the speakers body language and the company. If a speaker uses many words, there is greater depth of meaning. 

"Kshe'mnito kapma yawok pana mine' waje' wapte' kon" very loosely translated means " God be with you till we meet again" The more accurate translation is a more formal farewell than 'pama mine' and is given to family and friends. 

I have to bow out of the competition somewhat early and move to a more austere environment. with luck WIFI will be tolerable and I will have time to catch up on the entries without reading in email! ;)

What I did get accomplished, with a few on deck in the background. Modest compared to other years, but the quality is better than the past. 

Almost forgot the Ad-mech!

The Green horde will also have to wait a little bit longer.

I have to do 1:1 scale for a moment or three.

Blue Stones- shaking off the rust













As always, it was a lot of fun. I did spend the last two days at the brushes, so that was my shaking off the rust a few weeks before the rest of you do the mad dash to the finish line. 

I'll see you all in the comments!

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It was fantastic having you join us again this year David. As always, your enthusiasm for the hobby is wonderfully infectious, bringing a smile to all who read the marvelous staccato of your submissions. 

You will have family, friends and a pile of minis eagerly awaiting your return, so be safe and hustle back to us soon.

This is not a farewell, just a see you later.  

Curt