Steel Penguins braying

[Steel Penguin]

Narses  indeed thank Bob!   Its now safely back in the cabinet and im back onto the 28mm figs i was doing.

Ive also had a quick look at the early 80s games workshop boxed version of Runequest i picked up,  the set is in very good nick and has the original colour in the number with a wax crayon dice     there were also some original GW figures in there, true 25mm stuff,  wonderfully fine and delicate minis,  a bunch of adventures, and it looks like a couple of beastmen ?  Broo?  and a scorpion man..  im not certain ill ever use it as a live game, the print is very definitely 80s cottage industry so very tight text and very little in the way of breaking up.   But its a piece of history im happy to have had a look at.

[NARSES2]

But its a piece of history im happy to have had a look at.

And that's sometimes what it's all about 

[Steel Penguin]

its a bank holiday, so after some nits and pieces in the garden, and caulking a  couple of places that needed waterproofing im a modelling and painting.

ive used Mrs SPs punches to cut a couple of bay doors for a Battletech Longbow figure  https://www.coolminiornot.com/7102       and for the original     https://www.reddit.com/r/battletech/comments/165yhj7/finally_finished_this_phalan_i_mean_longbow/    the 3d print i got had open bays, so that has been remedied .

im also still painting the Empress 80 Brits  im on webbing and other  green  bits, so radio packs, LAW 72s, 51mm mortar fabric parts,and ammo tins, its a case of  getting the paint out thinning and then doing 2 or 3 of them a time before the game colour paint sets.  I admit that its very much a good colour but its not my favourite product. 
 

[Steel Penguin]

all the figures are done, painted based and flocked.   they will be varnished either later today or tomorrow  17 more figures done 
total so far this year

29 figures, 2 pieces of scenery, 6 models.

from the Empress purchases ive 6 MILAN teams, 3 81mm mortar teams and a SF GPMG team to do, and 20 SF troops   ( https://www.empressminiatures.com/cold-war-baor---early-1980s-131-c.asp  )  i think its 2 of each of the basic troop packs and then 1 of the command, plus i have the FV432 s and Landie mounted WOMBATs to do so im note quite out of the woods yet,  but i can at least start to recognise individual trees 

but i may well be sidetracked to other things in the mean time.....

[NARSES2]

but i may well be sidetracked to other things in the mean time.....

When one is introducing an innocent to this great hobby of ours isn't that one of the base premises ?    It's also of course quite similar to something a certain Capt Lawrence Oates is reputed to have said. 

[Steel Penguin]

Narses...  similar but hopefully not quite as permanent , i hope      and its already happened found a HLBS 1:49 crewman with jerry can wile i was clearing up a bit, realy need to finish it,   so thats on the desk now 

[Steel Penguin]

id mentioned in the stash growth thread that id acquired another Tamiya Chieftain,  i was contemplating what to do with it when an idea struck,  an AVRE  ive a cent AVRE i can measure up the demo gun from, and then finagle the  mantlet gap for, and then realised that id need a dozer blade ( cos any AVRE worth its salt needs one )  nothing at Hannants, so a quick look at accurate armour shows that one to fit will cost more than the kit ( damm), so im gonna have to save up for that..  and then ill have to think on the cam, i am tempted to go Berlin  despite knowing how much ittl be a git to do, as just green,  or trad green / black dont call, and green / sand  dosnt do anything for me, and will also give me vital JMN  repelling points as well. 

still its a plan and will keep me out of mischief for a wile....

[kerick]

Sounds like a great idea!
However, I doubt it will keep you out of mischief!

[NARSES2]

Sounds like a great idea!
However, I doubt it will keep you out of mischief!

His better half does that   

[Steel Penguin]

nope  Mrs SP normally trys to point me at mischief that she find amusing and or not too spectacularly destructive...   

[NARSES2]

nope  Mrs SP normally trys to point me at mischief that she find amusing and or not too spectacularly destructive...   

    

[kerick]

too spectacularly destructive...   

But that's the best kind!
If you have to run home before the cops show up you nailed it!

[Captain Canada]

Chieftan's are so cool. Looking forward to this one.

[Rheged]

nope  Mrs SP normally trys to point me at mischief that she find amusing and or not too spectacularly destructive...   

Do remember that we have this:-  https://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php?topic=43288.105  should you wish to elaborate further  on your mischief.

[Steel Penguin]

Rheged, the problem with that thread is that im self incriminating, in a country with NO statute of limitations         so i have to be very circumspect .