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Other Stuff => General Wargames and Hobby Discussion => Topic started by: flags_of_war on May 01, 2020, 08:42:03 PM
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I'm really saddened to hear about the passing of Andy Zeck. Andy was an amazing contributor to our hobby and I enjoyed many of his posts on LAF [Mod: unter the member name Suetonius Paullinus] for many years.
My thoughts and sympathy go out to his family. Rest easy Andy 😢😢
I would love it if all of us on LAF could do something in his memory.
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I just read about his passing on facebook this morning. I didn't know him personally but have enjoyed seeing his painting for years, Such a loss to the hobby.
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Not knowing him via Facebook, which name did he go by on LAF? We have quite a few Andys... :'(
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His profile name was Suetonius Paulinius. He had really distinct natural paintstyle, I also enjoyed seeing his miniatures, saved some pictures he posted to my inspiration folder -the others were not saved just because those were miniatures from periods I don't collect. He often posted miniatures before the official release and that was the best kinf of promotion companies could get. Remeber seeing his paintjob in a discussion with some criticism about one plastic kit, and despite those critical comments were probably right and one could agree with them, after seeing the picture You could get the impression that it really doesn't matter as the miniatures could still be made into work of art.
(Edited as the first version didn't put emphasis on the though I wanted to share)
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His profile name was Suetonius Paulinius.
Thank you for clearing this up. I took the liberty to amend the topic title and OP accordingly.
I didn't know him personally, but an untimely death is always a sad thing. Really liked his ancient miniatures.
Please keep this civil and appropriate, as suggested by the OP.
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Really sad to hear that too. One of the original Warlord Games forum members I always enjoyed seeing his miniatures.
Rest in Peace Andy.
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I'm very sorry to hear of his passing.
I enjoyed chatting with him on various forums over the years and always appreciated his distinctive painting style.
He had a way of making even very average miniatures look great.
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Very sad news indeed.
I always feel that any words I can offer feel a little trite but my sympathies really do go out to his friends and family.
His work will of course be missed by us all on LAF.
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Very sad news. He was very talented and always helpful.
He will be missed.
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Very sad news. He was a talented painter. Sib tibi terra levis
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That is very sad news.
Poor Andy. I met him a couple of times at Salute. A very quiet and unassuming guy, but a very good painter with a distinctive, gritty and appealing style. And always first out of the blocks with his painting of any new plastic figure releases.
His contributions and talent will be missed indeed :(
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SP was an old mate from the Warlord board. His death has hit me, that's for sure. I know there's going to be a new release of great miniatures and I'm going to miss seeing him smash out wonderfully realistic paintjobs that make the models look like real people in the real world. We always shared a quick chat, pulled on our (in my case imaginary) beards and put some of the things in the world to rights. We've lost one of the good guys and the hobby is poorer for it. See you later mate.
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I just read it on facebook, and I have to admit that for a person who didn't "know" Andy, this is hard. I've enjoyed watching his threads and tried (and failed!) to emulate his style for years now. Every time you saw a new thread in one lf the subforums by him you just knew you were going to watch yourself or you'd be on Empress buying a new project. A fantastic painter and always helpful to other forum members.
I think it would be nice if we did something in here in memoriam.
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Got to know Andy from the old warlord forum, and later kept contact with him in other places, including here and facebook. On occasion we sent each other modelling bits to use in projects we were doing.
Loved his gritty painting style, most especially his early imperial Romans.
He will be missed. Rest easy Andy.
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Very sad news indeed. His painting style was wonderful and distinctive - you always knew from a glance whose work it was. He also seemed very personable and helpful on the various pages. Rest in peace.
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That's shocking and sad news indeed. I did not know Andy personally but we'd been fellow forumers here and on the defunct Steve Dean Forum for over ten years. 52 is way too young to go.
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Sorry to hear the news.
I did not know him,
but very much looked forward to see his painted figures here on LAF.
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Very sad.
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I had only recently begun to message with him (within the last several weeks), regarding some historicals I was painting. I liked his style of painting quite a lot. Seemed like a good guy. Bad news.
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Way too young. My condolences to his family.
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I met him regularly at Salute each year. Very sad indeed. I will miss him dearly. As I knew him for a very long time way back on the old Steve Dean Forum and later on Facebook and here. His distinctive painting style is something which will be missed here....
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First came across his work on the Warlord Games forums too, and have followed it with great interest since.
Occasionally, the first I knew of a new set was upon stumbling across a freshly painted mini typically finished within days of the set's release. Over time, I started looking forward to his distinctive gritty take on a new plastic kit if I knew it was due for release soon, sometimes indeed more than the release itself.
Didn't think the passing of a person who I never met would hit like this, but he will indeed be missed.
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Will be missed. Loved his painting style.
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Yes, very sad indeed. For those interested, this was put up:
https://wargamesgazette.com/2020/05/02/obituary-for-andy-zeck/comment-page-1/?unapproved=2589&moderation-hash=6f5e2a9715d3a606ed0b32c2f9f281f4&fbclid=IwAR1AaF5ap0WiIz93gv0A-KOUa7OLu_3Z1sr79PoT2ZVkwAZKh6vzEUVF8DA#comment-2589
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A sad and untimely loss of a person, that having now seen his work and people's opinions, it would have been a pleasure to have had the chance to have known.
Deepest sympathies for his family and many friends. He clearly should have been allowed to stay longer.
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Yes, very sad indeed. For those interested, this was put up:
https://wargamesgazette.com/2020/05/02/obituary-for-andy-zeck/comment-page-1/?unapproved=2589&moderation-hash=6f5e2a9715d3a606ed0b32c2f9f281f4&fbclid=IwAR1AaF5ap0WiIz93gv0A-KOUa7OLu_3Z1sr79PoT2ZVkwAZKh6vzEUVF8DA#comment-2589
I remember when Andy first started posting on the Steve Dean Forum and what a refreshing gritty, in the action, style he had.