{"id":140,"date":"2003-04-01T10:53:24","date_gmt":"2003-04-01T10:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.john-howe.com\/blog\/?p=140"},"modified":"2020-09-25T08:40:04","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T07:40:04","slug":"where-i-finally-make-it-big","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.john-howe.com\/blog\/where-i-finally-make-it-big\/","title":{"rendered":"Where I Finally Make It Big…"},"content":{"rendered":"

After years of wishful thinking, I\u2019ve finally made it into the pages of White Dwarf! (No, this is not a specialist mag for height-challenged caucasians, but the official Warhammer monthly\u2026 and no, Warhammer is not a radical militia group, but a table-top strategy game with little figurines.) See the article by Alessio Cavatore. I don\u2019t paint figurines, but I have a great view of them being painted\u2026 and if I\u2019m not allowed to watch, I can go to http:\/\/www.la-tour-blanche.com<\/a>. (The site is in French, but if you like little fantasy figurines painted in such detail it makes your eyes water just to think about it, take a look -note site no longer active-)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Christmas early\u2026
\nI am now the proud owner of a reproduction of the Shards of Narsil, complete with certificate of authenticity, signed by the designer\u2026 me! I signed five thousand of the things, which is four thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine more than if I\u2019d signed a cheque, come to think of it\u2026 But, it\u2019s a lovely piece of work and will look great in the attic!\u00a0 No, I mean in the studio, sorry! (The attic is already jammed full of armour, weapons, costumes and who-knows-what.) There\u2019s also a massive wall plaque with it, but I\u2019m already considering how I can extract the Shards themselves and display them in a fashion closer to the movie\u2026 now if I could only get hold of that statue that\u2019s in Rivendell\u2026
\nCheck out the selection at http:\/\/www.unitedcutlery.com<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/center>But, back to that certificate a moment.\u00a0 Having calculated an average signature length of 32 centimetres of ink, 5000 certificates makes 1600 meters, or nearly a mile\u2026 Another 20 million certificates and I\u2019d be across Canada, a mere few billion more and I\u2019d be on the moon. Pretty heady stuff.
\nNow, given that my Bic makes a line 0.03 cm wide, that makes 48 square centimeters, a bit less than the palm of my hand or a bit more than the surface of a ping-pong ball. Isn\u2019t this great? Okay, it\u2019s pretty stupid, I admit, but journalists do this to us all the time. How many times have you read that something is the weight of 14 elephants, or as long as 18 semi-trailers? But, how often have you had the occasion to weigh up an elephant?\u00a0 Next time I\u2019m caught in a traffic jam, I\u2019ll find the right truck driver and say \u00abHey, did you know that you and the other 17 poor unfortunate guys stuck behind you are as long as the Starship Enterprise? \u00bb I bet THAT would make his day.
\nWhy can\u2019t we be treated as adults? Do they think we can\u2019t understand numbers and estimate quantities?\u00a0 Are they trying to appeal to the child in us? Enhance the mysteries of the universe? (\u00abIt\u2019s a big world out there, you\u2019ll never really grasp it, but let me give you a comparison which isn\u2019t one, just to confuse you.\u00bb) At any rate, it\u2019s a mystery to me\u2026<\/p>\n

Still Christmas\u2026
\nReceived a catalogue from Jeff de Boer today, all the more a treat in that it is long out of print. (But Jeff, you forgot to sign it! Nobody will believe I got it from you! I\u2019ll have to show them the envelope too\u2026 lucky I kept the stamps.) It\u2019s not that often that I can be ecstatic about someone\u2019s work, but Jeff\u2019s is a revelation.\u00a0 And even better, he\u2019s from Canada too!
\nYou can\u2019t get the catalogue, but you can go to: http:\/\/www.jeffdeboer.com<\/a>\u00a0 and take a peek.
\n(Credit for the discovery goes to my chum Alex:\u00a0 http:\/\/www.olofsgillet.org<\/a>.)
\nGetting in touch:<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve done it! I always thought post office boxes were expensive, required spotless criminal records, signatures in blood and all that, but it turns out they are free and easily acquired.
\nSo, it\u2019s done.
\nShould you wish to write or send anything or whatever, you may do so to:<\/p>\n

ILLUSTRATOR
\nCASE POSTALE 2521
\n2001 NEUCH\u00c2TEL
\nSWITZERLAND<\/p>\n

<\/center>It may not be as exciting as brown paper bags by the Brandenburg Gate, or the Tower Bridge at midnight, but hopefully will reveal itself to be a practical solution. You need not even put my name, just Illustrator and the post office box number. The Swiss post will take care of the rest.
\nOn the Drawing Board:<\/p>\n

More Map of Numenor pieces. Have just finished the vignettes, now for the border and the map itself.
\nOn the Road\u2026<\/p>\n

The Tolkien exhibition is in Rennes in a day or two, and will be going to Charleville-M\u00e9zi\u00e8res next. However, there might be something ELSE in Geneva at the same time, in early May. More news to follow\u2026
\nSee you next time !<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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