Hola guys!

Just thought I would share some great news with you guys! A few months back I applied for a TV show called Texas Ranch House, it is the next up and comming series in the House Series from PBS (colonial house, frontier house etc), and to my surprise after a ton of paperwork, several taped and untaped interviews I have been selected to go!

So what is this show all about? Well, we will be living in Texas, just like they did in 1867 working as a Cowboy on a Cattle Ranch. There will be no modern commodities, no comforts of everyday life as we know it, just hard work and tons of fun!

I had my first taste of how it will feel to have a camera on you 24/7 today as they filmed "The Real World Anders", and it will take some getting used to for sure.

I will be living like this for 3 months, its going to be hot, sweaty and very interesting to say the least!

Departure from the modern world will be next Sunday, June 5th 2005 and I wont be back until mid September.

Here is the website that have a little information about the show, so be sure to check it out! The show should air in January 06, but you never know for sure.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/ranchhouse/index.html

Needless to say I will miss sculpting and painting figures, but this is a once in a life time experience and something I just could not pass up on!

You are such a lucky B****** Anders!!! Good luck and don't cop out, you'll look like a fool!

I'll look forward to watching you on tv my friend

Congrats, Anders. I haven’t missed a “house” on PBS yet. Most of them, especially “Colonial House” looked like an awful lot of work. I think I would have been better suited to be the ruling family in the “Manor House.”
Watch out for rustlers…

Shaun

Hey, you can always whittle figures.

Just make sure to call out a shamless-plug to Armorama and modelling.

Jeff

Good luck and enjoy yourself......
You could always do a little chip carving to pass those TV-less nights away, around the fire place and beans.

I've seen bits and pieces of an earlier season of that show. Looks like of rough. I believe in the scene I saw there was an issue with the heat and too many bugs bites. Good luck. If I recall you don't get voted off the show, you just endure

Good Luck Anders. You are going to be here for the hottest time of our year. I know I would not want to live in Texas without air conditioning!

Keith

Congratulations, I think. I can't imagine doing without plastic and glue, let alone air conditioning, Armorama, and DVD players for three days, let alone three months.

Be sure to give us an update as soon as you can on when the show will be aired.

Howdee!

You can make some beautifull little soldiers and AFV's by woodcarving or do a bit of soap sculpting :-) :-)
On the other hand; are you allowed to make modern AFV's at a 1867 farmsite?
Don't know those series... Are there also Indians and gunfights involved??? :-)

Have a nice time!!

Paul

Good luck, Anders! You're in for a lot of hard work, but it will be a once in a lifetime experience! At least you have some expereince and knowledge of horses, which should give you some advantage.

Keep your powder dry and never drink downstream from the herd.

Wow Anders that is a great experience!! I have watched parts of both of those shows and they are very compelling. Good luck with some of them thar city slickers that they stick you with.

And who says you can't make figures? I believe they called it "whittling" back then.

Take care and keep us posted.

Jim

Be sure to let us know when you are done and when this series will begin to air.

Anders, I'm glad they selected you. Ever since the first time we talked on this I saw a lot of excitement from you over it. I hope you do well and they dont torture you to badly. Its going to be a long 3 months without working on your figures and heck without having the internet at your disposal. Heck I will be happy to send you some pics of what is going on online :-) You have a good one and having lived in texas dont forget your sunblock!!!! Cheers Kevin

Don't you just hate the falling standard of television? They'll let anyone on the tube these days!!! :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) jokes :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

Best of luck buddy!

Rudi

Maybe you can cause some excitment by carving Big A on the door or something.

Good Luck Anders! I hope you have a great time

Wow! Thanks for all the replies guys!!!

When they filmed my intervew and the whole 'prolog' they focused it a lot on my miniatures. The interview was done infront of my display cabinet with some figures showing (too bad all my good ones are off to go to different shows while Im gone!), and they also filmed me painting and my 'studio'. Was also filmed reading Historical Miniatures, so the hobby will get some exposure, hopefully I just didnt to it in a bad way!!

As for the other shows, I have not seen any of them, just read a little bit about them online after I found out that I was selected to go. This is a completely new production team and totally new staff, so I am sure it will be different then the old ones.

From what I hear it will be much like traveling into a time capsule, they seam to have spent tons of time (and money) on the authenticity of the project.

As for the heat, well, I guess one will just have to buck up and take it like a man! Sunblock is the only modern thing that we can bring and use, so I guess that should tell me something. Also have to be weary of the scorpions, diamond back rattlers, tarantulas, fire ants and the bee's!

I am pretty much pumped to go, have been for a while and it is finally right around the corner (Leaving this Sunday, june 5th). The production team have been super and Im looking forward to working with them.

As far as the sculpting goes, I have always wanted to do some wood carving, probably will start with a horse head, and this is definately a great opertunity to do so. Who knows, maybe there will be some sort of clay that can be used as well, just have to build a small kiln or what ever the baking things are called.

Thanks everyone for your encouragement! I hope you guys will watch it and enjoy the show!

I'll try not to make you laugh too hard when I get bucked of a wild west bronc!

Way cool, Anders! Texas House, eh? Congratulations. I've wattched these series on PBS and enjoyed them. This one will be even more intersting with someone I "know" on it. Best of luck with it. Watch out for those bean suppers around the campfire, though!