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Grand Duchy of Stollen Blog Nearing 70,000 visits!!!

An illustration not of Irwin-Amadeus II and his manservant Hives, but of Frederick II and the philosopher Voltaire in the study at Sans Souci Palace, which the Grand Duchess and I visited one wonderfully sunny, warm Saturday this June while in Germany. It was an indescribably delightful time!


I notice from the counter at the right of the page here that Irwin-Amadeus II, his trusty English valet Hives, and company are getting very close to 70,000 visits since August 2006. I believe there have been something in the neighborhood of 6,000 since mid-June alone! At any rate, I encourage lurkers and newcomers, who may never have left a comment or suggestion here, to take a few moments to introduce yourself and tell the rest of us about your own wargaming/painting/collecting/reading interests. It's always loads of fun to hear from others about their particular interpretation of the wargaming hobby. Charge!!!

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Stryker said…
Hi Stokes

Make that 69,979! Keep it up as there is seldom a day goes by when I don't take a trip to Stollen.

Kind Regards
Ian
2:27 PM
Bluebear Jeff said…
Well, my friend, I am #69990 . . . only ten more to go.

As for my hobby experiences, my last game was called on account of rain . . . *grin*.


-- Jeff
3:20 PM
Capt Bill said…
Hope I put you over the top!
3:24 PM
Prinz Geoffrey said…
how do you do it that is approximately 23,000 visitors a year Cavenderia is near the one year anniversary and I only have 13000 and with a bump from being featured on the miniatures page. Congratulations.
3:54 PM
Wolff said…
Hi Stokes,

I've been lurking here for I think
nearly a year now. Quite honestly I don't know when I started visiting the Grand Duchy. I stumbled across Paul's blog about Grimsby Wargaming and saw some of your comments and began following your adventures. I really enjoy reading your blog. I check it almost once per day.

I am a newbie to the hobby and I mainly play Warhammer 40k and the WWII genre. I have always wanted to get into miniature wargaming and finally started in 2007.

My name is Ryan and I'm from Portland, Oregon. Portland has a healthy gaming community and some great local game shops and clubs.

Anyway, congrats on the number of hits and the success of your project. I decided to post due to your encouragement of lurkers like me to say hello. I really enjoy the blog and I think it's great you share more than wargaming on it. I wish I had your discipline when it comes to painting. I don't have an army nearly that big and it's all in various stages of not being finished. Thanks again, and I'm definitely going to try that recipe you posted recently. :)

Sincerely,
Ryan
5:47 PM
WSTKS-FM Worldwide said…
Thank you, men! And thanks to Ryan for dropping in to say "Hello". Glad to know you Ryan!

Best Regards,

Stokes
9:31 PM
Pjotr said…
Hello again Stokes,

I've introduced myself a long time ago, we've exchanged a few messages and I'm still a big fan. I'm impressed by and admire the way you singlemindedly stick to your project. It really is the only way to make it happen. I visit almost daily, hoping to find new posts.
I also finally ordered my first batch of 7YW figures.
Do you use the same primer (liquitex, was it?)for both plastic and metal models?

Peter (from Belgium)
2:39 AM
WSTKS-FM Worldwide said…
Hello again Peter,

Yes, I remember you. Good to hear from you. Thanks for continuing to drop in.

Best Regards,

Stokes
8:02 AM
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