Steel Penguins braying

[Captain Canada]

...it wasn't trying hard enough ! I like that one 

35th and tracked sounds good ! I'd love to break out some armour myself.

[Steel Penguin]

gha!  roadwheels how I hate thee
each of them has 4 gates and the mould line  ive done most and now have a blister on my thumb from it...  and its in just the "right " place that if I forget I hit it when typing.   

I need to get the running gear sub assembly's together so they can get sprayed black, alongside the underneath of the body.

[Steel Penguin]

wile the suspension units continue on my desk.  ive finished the washroom / small building from my La Haye Sainte set,

131 figs, 16 pieces of scenery, 8 models.

[Captain Canada]

Wow are you going for a personal record ? Imagine how many you'd have done if it weren't for roadwheels 

[Steel Penguin]

Capt, I have no doubt, id be moaning that something else isn't going well...  It seems that no mater how carefully or delicately or well prepared, something always go's wrong,  still im slowly getting there on them 

[Captain Canada]

Ya, that's human nature eh ? I suppose we're a product of our environment. I'm not talking about yourself in particular, or myself, just our 1st world culture. We've had it so good for so long that we have no real clue as to what to properly get upset about !   

That is an impressive number of builds tho. Something to aspire to !

[Steel Penguin]

I can get properly upset if things need it, and either loud and sweary and ranty, or very,  very still and quiet,  and oddly its the later that seems to upset folks more, most of the time ive no reason to,  im a bit of a muttery grumbler, and tend to be a bit of a realist /pessimist ( the glass isn't half empty, its twice the size it needs to be     type of thing)
im aware of it as a bit of a failing, but I try to keep it under control and stay on the happier side of the line.

the build rate is just what comes to hand and across the desk, most of the time its a hour or two on an evening and maybe a few on a weekend,  if I wanted to kick em out id be able to do a lot of 28mm figs by production lining them, clean up a load,  base, assemble, undercoat,  then 30 or so at a time  flesh, boots, uniform, webbing, weapon, wash, a quick highlight / drybrush, eyes, paint the base, flock and varnish,  its possible to do that number in a couple of evenings,  and wile the 1st batch is drying you work on a second etc,  its how id do a new army en mass if I needed them out sharpish,  its a lot of work, but you end up in a "zen" state wile doing it if you get it right.  Though at the moment im in no way going to go near that, most of the systems I play now either ive got ready army's for ( so am only adding a few figs here and there)  or are skirmish so a group of 5 to 13 is enough.

ive been varnishing a dragon for mr p and cleaning up and undercoating some horses for her as well, so my stuffs slowed down a touch,  im still putting together suspension units, drive wheels and idlers, the tank will take a big step forward as they come together     

[Steel Penguin]

wile the tanks away...
ive finished the other 4 horses for mrs P,  and wile im at it cleaned up and undercoated 13 Crooked dice figs, the 2 science / command figures for project time lift , and 11 security figures, when they've been colour coded for identification they will be a full Spectrum of troops 

[Steel Penguin]

more prep work on other stuff...  there are times im am very easily distracted,
from the West Wind games empire of the dead range  the streets of London box,  got the hansom cab together and attached to the draft horse,  the gentleman's carriage is abought  80% done and has fitted together like a dream, and I need to do the Omnibus when that's finished.
ive cracked open the Phantom f-4c that I got for Unit air support for the 70s, ( seeds of doom)  yup wrong model, itll have the wrong weapons on it ( AGM78 s  3 or 4)  and the wrong roundels ( going to get big RAF red / blues  with the old UNIT pattern in white on it),  should be a fun build ( I got it as it was the cheapest Phantom in 1:48 in the store  and this is going to be a fast no frills happy smiley build,  I cant get it right as a Reel build let alone a real build  )
I figure I can wind up the JMNs, the DR who obsessives, and a few others as well at the same time  bwahahaha

[Rick Lowe]

I figure I can wind up the JMNs, the DR who obsessives, and a few others as well at the same time  bwahahaha

So - you've *really* got some bang for your buck/pound 

Cheers

[Captain Canada]

"It isn't half full, the glass is just twice as big as it needs to be "

I like it !

The Phantom sounds neat ! Lots of them going around these days

[Steel Penguin]

a little further on the tank.
though I am seriously not pleased
I went to slide the back plate on to the hull, it has been primed, and de burred and de mould lined, and from the instructions should just slip in, nope to wide,  ok thinks me must be a good tight fit, de primer the edges.   nope still to wide, de prime the contact area on the hull rear... still to wide   hade to take around a mm off of it. 
This is a 50 quid kit, and they cant get the basic assembly parts to fit!!
I had a look on the web for reviews of the kit a several of the build ones mention it as well,  I can cope with the "accuracy " problems that show up in the reviews mostly they wont have a major effect, but this smacks of shoddy design, and then no assembly of the kit prior to shipping. 
at this rate its going to end up with the preassembly's and stuff going back in the box and being left like the chally 2,  not quite to rot but certainly well down the list.  and Dragon being put on the  not on your nelly list.
the resin stuff is together and undercoated, the omnibus went together like a charm,  and where the stairs spiral up to the top deck ( which would be a serious weak spot  PITA to get to resin fill) the designer, master maker  has put a couple of cases / bags to give strength and gap fill. really cleaver thinking!

[Captain Canada]

I could see where that would be maddening......put in all that time, effort and care only to have that ? Looking forward to seeing the Omnibus too.

[Steel Penguin]

liny to the omnibus 
http://www.westwindproductions.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=204_229&products_id=1683
the painted pic will expand, and the  illustration of the underside is here
http://www.westwindproductions.co.uk/catalog/download/images/london%20omnibus.jpg

its a very clever little model  and according to Mrs P the horses are reasonable as well for the load they'll be pulling.

maddening is a good description, ive ( fortunately) been watching Grimm on the V box tonight and yesterday so haven't had to face the thing, if my mood and mojo lift, I will have a go later in the week,  if not it can sit a wile.

[Captain Canada]

Thanks for the links. Very nice indeed. That would look good just sitting on a shelf !