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By *omicNerd OP Man
over a year ago
Northallerton |
Good morning to all my nerds. Hope you are all doing well. I thought I would create another hangout spot.
Just an update in my nerd world, I have finally completed Avengers on PS4 and moving onto a nice anime game. Meanwhile at the model desk progress is slow, but nearly finished my third kit of the year.
I was also thinking of creating a kik group for us all to hang out as I would love to meet some female nerds in the future. |
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over a year ago
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"Was avengers as good as I would hope? Wanted it for a while.
J 
I would stay away from it for a while because it is still broken and doesn't play properly."
Boooo !!!
Well I'll have to spend the time I save making some new sculptures of ...well, anything nerdy that takes my fancy frankly. Gonna do a half xenomorph head wall plaque next methinks. And finish my series of comic book buhhdas.
J |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I'm such an old nerd, I remember when 2000ad was 9p an issue rather than nearly 3 quid. And I've still got em all. Along with my other 3000 old comics from my childhood. Eagle, warlord, scream etc. What can I say? I luuuurved comics.
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"I'm such an old nerd, I remember when 2000ad was 9p an issue rather than nearly 3 quid. And I've still got em all. Along with my other 3000 old comics from my childhood. Eagle, warlord, scream etc. What can I say? I luuuurved comics.
J "
May have recently bought the Dredd case files vol 1-3, rogue trooper 1 and Robohunter 1... |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I'm such an old nerd, I remember when 2000ad was 9p an issue rather than nearly 3 quid. And I've still got em all. Along with my other 3000 old comics from my childhood. Eagle, warlord, scream etc. What can I say? I luuuurved comics.
J
May have recently bought the Dredd case files vol 1-3, rogue trooper 1 and Robohunter 1..."
Good man. Love Rogue and co. Even the naff computer games.
J |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Playing through Cyberpunk and might give Among Us a try finally since its on Game Pass now.
One thing Im really missing is a Board Game Night with friends.
Miss playing Sheriff and Gloom |
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"Playing through Cyberpunk and might give Among Us a try finally since its on Game Pass now.
One thing Im really missing is a Board Game Night with friends.
Miss playing Sheriff and Gloom "
I’ll have to look them up... I need someone new to play 40K against... my son isn’t a challenge and it doesn’t feel right utterly destroying him |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I use to enjoy Warhammer, but I am far more into the painting than the gaming side of it. Currently got a couple of Ork Vehicles on the desk at the moment."
I have just got back into 28mm miniature painting. Any good tips for an old man getting back into it? |
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"I use to enjoy Warhammer, but I am far more into the painting than the gaming side of it. Currently got a couple of Ork Vehicles on the desk at the moment.
I have just got back into 28mm miniature painting. Any good tips for an old man getting back into it?"
YouTube tutorials are good, and one of the best tips I’ve had is to not be too critical of your work compared to others... and judge your own from a couple of feet away not a couple of inches!
What are you painting? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I use to enjoy Warhammer, but I am far more into the painting than the gaming side of it. Currently got a couple of Ork Vehicles on the desk at the moment.
I have just got back into 28mm miniature painting. Any good tips for an old man getting back into it?
YouTube tutorials are good, and one of the best tips I’ve had is to not be too critical of your work compared to others... and judge your own from a couple of feet away not a couple of inches!
What are you painting?"
Just got some xenomorph's, colonial marines and Predators to paint. 32mm not 28mm I just double checked.
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"I use to enjoy Warhammer, but I am far more into the painting than the gaming side of it. Currently got a couple of Ork Vehicles on the desk at the moment.
I have just got back into 28mm miniature painting. Any good tips for an old man getting back into it?
YouTube tutorials are good, and one of the best tips I’ve had is to not be too critical of your work compared to others... and judge your own from a couple of feet away not a couple of inches!
What are you painting?
Just got some xenomorph's, colonial marines and Predators to paint. 32mm not 28mm I just double checked.
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Nice! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Good morning fellow nerds
I am the embodiment of Sheldon Cooper.
I prefer my own company, relationships will continue to baffle me and I love all things Superhero, Star Trek, Star Wars, Marvel, DC and of course The Big Bang Theory.
Hope everyone is well
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By *omicNerd OP Man
over a year ago
Northallerton |
Good morning to my fellow nerds. What is everyone doing nerd wise this bank holiday? I shall be playing season 3 of call of duty...and if I can squeeze some time in catch up on some marvel comics. |
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"Good morning to my fellow nerds. What is everyone doing nerd wise this bank holiday? I shall be playing season 3 of call of duty...and if I can squeeze some time in catch up on some marvel comics."
I’m base coating some Space Marine stuff and maybe do some more |
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By *hesblokeMan
over a year ago
Derbyshire village |
"Good morning to my fellow nerds. What is everyone doing nerd wise this bank holiday? I shall be playing season 3 of call of duty...and if I can squeeze some time in catch up on some marvel comics.
I’m base coating some Space Marine stuff and maybe do some more"
For the Emperor! |
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"Nerd hear, today I will be binge watching falcon and the winter soldier whole series
No spoilers here, but flipping awesome"
I'm only a couple of episodes in and a bit disappointed. Does it get better? |
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By *hesblokeMan
over a year ago
Derbyshire village |
"I use to enjoy Warhammer, but I am far more into the painting than the gaming side of it. Currently got a couple of Ork Vehicles on the desk at the moment.
I have just got back into 28mm miniature painting. Any good tips for an old man getting back into it?
YouTube tutorials are good, and one of the best tips I’ve had is to not be too critical of your work compared to others... and judge your own from a couple of feet away not a couple of inches!
What are you painting?"
I call that the two foot rule and tell folks that you don't play any tabletop game with your face pressed up against the minis so try not to worry about tiny mistakes or whatever, it's all learning anyway just enjoy it. |
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By *hesblokeMan
over a year ago
Derbyshire village |
"Playing through Cyberpunk and might give Among Us a try finally since its on Game Pass now.
One thing Im really missing is a Board Game Night with friends.
Miss playing Sheriff and Gloom
I’ll have to look them up... I need someone new to play 40K against... my son isn’t a challenge and it doesn’t feel right utterly destroying him"
It's the only way they learn |
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"It can be anything that your passionate about. For me it is model making, gaming and reading (graphic novels) "
I'd suggest that to be considered "nerdy", one's passion must have an element of being somehow unfashionable or socially undesirable.
Single man, passionate about his hobby, spends hundreds or thousands of pounds a year on it... but it's football or cars? Not a nerd. He's just a manly man, who's very into his manly man things.
Single man, passionate about his hobby, spends hundreds or thousands of pounds a year on it... but it's toy soliders or computers or whatever? Definitely a nerd. People will probably assume they smell funny and have no social skills too.
Source: Lifelong nerd, repeatedly bullied, victimised and even assaulted for various hobbies. Sure, things are loads better now that some previously nerdy things (superheroes; fantasy without too much magic) have now crossed over into mainstream culture, but fucking hell, in the eighties and nineties...
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By *DW1983Man
over a year ago
Aberdeen, Leeds, Sheffield |
"It can be anything that your passionate about. For me it is model making, gaming and reading (graphic novels) "
I score 1.5 out of 3, does that qualify me?
Model making - yes
Gaming - no
Reading - yes, but history, travel, not novels or comics
Would photography count? Is that nerdy? I guess if it depends what I'm taking pictures of |
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By *omicNerd OP Man
over a year ago
Northallerton |
"Nerd hear, today I will be binge watching falcon and the winter soldier whole series
No spoilers here, but flipping awesome
I'm only a couple of episodes in and a bit disappointed. Does it get better?"
Does get better, I enjoyed Falcon and Winter Soldier more than WandaVision |
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"Nerd hear, today I will be binge watching falcon and the winter soldier whole series
No spoilers here, but flipping awesome
I'm only a couple of episodes in and a bit disappointed. Does it get better?
Does get better, I enjoyed Falcon and Winter Soldier more than WandaVision"
Ah now I like Wandavision! |
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It can be anything that your passionate about. For me it is model making, gaming and reading (graphic novels)
I'd suggest that to be considered "nerdy", one's passion must have an element of being somehow unfashionable or socially undesirable.
Single man, passionate about his hobby, spends hundreds or thousands of pounds a year on it... but it's football or cars? Not a nerd. He's just a manly man, who's very into his manly man things.
Single man, passionate about his hobby, spends hundreds or thousands of pounds a year on it... but it's toy soliders or computers or whatever? Definitely a nerd. People will probably assume they smell funny and have no social skills too.
Source: Lifelong nerd, repeatedly bullied, victimised and even assaulted for various hobbies. Sure, things are loads better now that some previously nerdy things (superheroes; fantasy without too much magic) have now crossed over into mainstream culture, but fucking hell, in the eighties and nineties...
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I hope that's changing, but that does seem right to me. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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As I get easily confused I've had to google the difference between nerd and geek ... so I'm definitely a work nerd but not a nerd in life
And I'm not a geek ... aren't most in here just geeks? |
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The geek/nerd thing is now mainstream culture, I'm hoping it stays like that. The cynic in me thinks that fashions will change and the sneering will start again.
But yeah I'm a proud member of each clan. I've read comics and played d&d for over 30 years. I code for a living and am borderline obsessed with music. Ladies you'll be surprised to hear that I'm single ') |
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"The geek/nerd thing is now mainstream culture, I'm hoping it stays like that. The cynic in me thinks that fashions will change and the sneering will start again.
But yeah I'm a proud member of each clan. I've read comics and played d&d for over 30 years. I code for a living and am borderline obsessed with music. Ladies you'll be surprised to hear that I'm single ')"
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"The geek/nerd thing is now mainstream culture"
Amazing news! I'll post photos of my collection of orginal [REDACTED FOR SHAME], and all the Hot Photos page-oners will just fling themselves onto my peen! |
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"As I get easily confused I've had to google the difference between nerd and geek ... so I'm definitely a work nerd but not a nerd in life
And I'm not a geek ... aren't most in here just geeks? "
The terms get mixed by each person I personally prefer geek but some would say I'm a nerd |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"As I get easily confused I've had to google the difference between nerd and geek ... so I'm definitely a work nerd but not a nerd in life
And I'm not a geek ... aren't most in here just geeks?
The terms get mixed by each person I personally prefer geek but some would say I'm a nerd "
Geek is definitely much better than being a nerd for sure! |
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By *omicNerd OP Man
over a year ago
Northallerton |
Hey my fello nerds where you all at. How have you been and what are you up to?
Gearing up for my 45th Platinum trophy on the PS4 while also enjoy my new gaming monitors on the PC.
Any of you lovely female nerds fancy chatting outside of here I am on kik/snapchat with nerdy naughty photos |
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love my comix; 2000ad was my inspiration back when i was a sprog and I've got a lot of them in fancy new formats.
love my tabletop wargaming; i have a shit ton of figures and love making scenery
never got into 'puter based nerdery, mine tends to the tactile x |
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"As I get easily confused I've had to google the difference between nerd and geek ... so I'm definitely a work nerd but not a nerd in life
And I'm not a geek ... aren't most in here just geeks?
The terms get mixed by each person I personally prefer geek but some would say I'm a nerd "
We've always thought that Nerd is more the American term with Geek being British. |
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By *omicNerd OP Man
over a year ago
Northallerton |
"I loved Shang-Chi and the new Spiderman is everything my little geek heart could have wanted. No spoilers though promise "
No spoilers...I will get to watch it during xmas hols. I really enjoyed Shang-Chi as well. Was different from other MCU films |
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thanks for reminding me. 
