Steel Penguins braying

[zenrat]

Congratulations mate.

[PR19_Kit]

19th? Pretty good, only 6 more to go to get REALLY serious. 

[NARSES2]

So you've reached your Bronze wedding anniversary then mate, well done to the pair of you 

Have a good break

[Steel Penguin]

Thank you all Gents, both from Mrs SP and myself 
  6 more Kit, id be utterly disingenuous if I said we plan for that few     I cant , and wont say that every minute has been perfect, but the perfect is far more important, and worth anything else 

but a wonderful day 

[Steel Penguin]

well there's a surprise

finished the Challenger 2  ive definitely been spoiled by Tamiya build quality, it didn't fight as much as the conquer, but it didn't feel as much fun as the Chieftain. 

1 figure 3 models

[Nick]

Open day at the cemetery? That sounds just... wrong. 

I know what you mean but there are quite a few now unused Victorian cemeteries in London that have organised tours for tourists, Highgate and Karl Marx's grave for one.

If you ever get the chance take the tour of West Norwood Cemetery, organised by the Friends of WNC. It has catacombs with coffins underground and some amazing stonework (Weeping Angels galore!).
Lots of famous Victorians buried there such as Doulton (pottery), Greathead (tunnel digger), Bessemer (steel), Alcock (cricketer), Tate (sugar and art), Reuter (news)...

[NARSES2]

I know West Norwood Cemetery quite well, or did so, as it's only a few miles away and was very handy for the bus garage when taking a certain young lady home and waiting for a 2b 

Beckenham has organised tours as well Nick. I just find them depressing even given my love of history. Just so shabby, or appear to me to be anyway. There are quite a few large Victorian cemeteries around here, one was even built with it's own dedicated railway line down from Central London 

[Steel Penguin]

   I finished something
a MDF Tori gate  3" wide 4" tall  for the entrance,  the first thing of the year,  and I feel rather euphoric 
just the traditional red legs and black top bar, and without anything to scale it so readily useable from 28mm ( roughly 1:56) to any thing else

previous years,  show I may need to try a bit to catch up 
2019  total  1 figure 3 models
2018 total 8 figures 1 piece of scenery 0 models.
2017 total  figures 66  scenery 20 models 7
2016  149 figures   6 bits of scenery  6 models.
2015 153 figs    17 pieces of scenery  8 models
2014   88 figs   9 models  19 pieces of scenery
2013   90 figs   4 models  1 piece of scenery
2012   228  items including  1  1:48 Tonka  and  17 vehicles
2011   152 items including 1  1:48  A10 and  16 resin vehicles

[Steel Penguin]

in a show of further efficiency    ive been doing a little I.R.A.N.
so the TSR-2 anti satellite  bird has been repaired, after taking a tumble and losing one drop tank and both tail planes
and im reassembling Mrs SPs 28mm scale stage coach, which suffered a similar problem    that one is superglued up well and setting, ill have to add a couple of passengers back into the body of the coach later   

both get me a little more desk space , and foot room.

[Steel Penguin]

welp ive just had a visit from the 120 day message,   hang on a minute ill have to dust.. 

another year rolls past,
so im gluing some necromunda figs for Mrs SP.
and celebrating 20th wedding anniversary ......  I still think a large chunk of the time must be hidden behind the sofa.

have a great night folks 

[NARSES2]

Your not old enough to have been married 20 years !!!! 

Have a good one mate 

[Steel Penguin]

thank you Narses..
to be honest I rather agree with that statement, it in no way feels like that long     so I figure we both must be doing something right

[NARSES2]

   so I figure we both must be doing something right

[zenrat]

I just need to put this here and then...

[zenrat]

...if I have calculated correctly I can top and bottom this page by saying...


....congratulations mate.