Steel Penguins braying

[Steel Penguin]

Mrs Steel Penguins birthday pressie arrived today  a 4ground "stoic arms"   a build it yourself MDF 28mm inn  should keep her happy for a wile, and with it for me the 4th of there painting sets, watched the 1st part of the topgear  Patagonia special,  the scenery was amazing, and got 2 more mounted Normans done.  and wondering what to build next, the pressure for Cosfords off this year as I realise ive got 3 airframes to show ( the twin sea eagle Hawk, the reengined Lear, and the F19 a2)  and I want a bit of a change from the 28mm horde...

11 figures  1 piece of scenery 1 model.

[NARSES2]

I am trying to figure the reaction of the ex Mrs E upon receiving a present of 24 15mm French Guard Grenadiers ? 

You are a lucky man mate 

[Steel Penguin]

Narses   yup very lucky indeed, a modelling wargaming wife, our biggest problem is that we tend to encourage each other, hence the current pile of MDF to glue ( a small WW2 village, a old west town, a Viking village and a spread of middle ages stuff, in addition to La Haute Seinne ( sp?)  ) and the fact that when I said that I had saved up for my warrior company, and when asked where they were going said " straight in the loft bar the one by my desk," she made certain one of our friends came along with me to get them 
the trick is to find something you both like and then its fun together time.   that and the fact she paints horses far, far better than me 

[NARSES2]

 that and the fact she paints horses far, far better than me 

Many, many moons ago when I was actively wargaming my then young niece was horse mad. She offered to paint some 15mm horses for me and did a far better job then I could ever have done or do now  I suppose she just had an affinity with the beasts/ Still has. Now in her late 40's she has her own riding business.

[Steel Penguin]

more productive time today,  2 more cav, 2 foot-men with crossbows, 4 peasant levy with shortbows finished.

21 figures 1 piece of scenery, 1 model

got the other 8 peasants on the desk in park done form, along with a 1:56 transit van from Crooked Dice though im having the normal problem with using auto spray ( ford ice diamond white)  far too smooth for things like ink washes to stick too, so its carefully paint on the ink  let dry wipe off excess, add dry brush and splatter dirt and use that for any further inking.

Narses  yup in the same way that we have an affinity for planes  / stuff we spend a lot of time round, and a knowledge of what colour and patterns go together etc, what may look right, may not be right, and wile on a few horses you can get a way with tiger stripes, not on a standard historical figure

[Steel Penguin]

peasants are done  Transit continues being messed around with
29 figures  1 piece of scenery  1 model

[Captain Canada]

Someday you'll have to get a pic for us. I'd love to see the whole thing, like that WWII village !

[Steel Penguin]

the rest of the crossbow men done
35 figures 1 piece of scenery  1 model

[Steel Penguin]

and the last 3 cav done, and the Transits finished
41 figs 1 piece of scenery  2 models.

[Captain Canada]

Racking up quick !

[Steel Penguin]

Yup the advantage with 28mm stuff is if you know what you want, and you arnt trying to win competitions , and are happy that things look good at arms reach on the table top is that you can burn through things 
so another 3 finished tonight ( 2 of which have been sat 2/3 done for yonks)  2 black tree, high elf sword warders,  and a very limited run plains elf from Mystic Spirals,
44 figures  1 piece of scenery  2 models.

im trying to get some breathing space on my desk,  im off next week so I may want to start something big,  but to do that I need to finish some of the 5 boxes of part done figs that are on the window sill and desk  ( total area is ~ 150 square inches)   if I can compact it down ill also finish the odd project or 2, Like my ground zero games combat nuns which have 4 motor bikes and 4 powered armoured troops left to do, or the animated scarecrows ( 4)  or the savage schoolgirls ( crooked dice around a dozen), or the Gripping beast Morris and armed Morris men.

[Steel Penguin]

2 more street violence figs, a pair of bystanders, 1 man tying his shoes with a brief case next to him, and a street sweeper, with broom.
46 figures  1 piece of scenery  2 models

[Steel Penguin]

4 of the crooked dice animate scarecrows done,  they're ok, I wasn't Sure the effect I was looking for so it rather shows.  they do look rather brown and dowdy.
50 figures  1 piece of scenery 2 models.

[Steel Penguin]

it being the first full week of Feb im off     so im trying to paint the stuff on my desk, glue the hotel some more, and catch up on the telly ive recorded, I may end up doing more this week than I normally do when im working, 
I still haven't decided on the "big" kit im going to do,  though it may be the staghound  AC    its been kind of mocking me since I got it,  mainly due to my problem of the kit box size, vs my mind going armoured CAR! 
as it is ive done some of the chores, watched last nights top gear, done my democratic duty in the Whiffeys, and painted some more 28mm bits  so at the moment im happy

[NARSES2]

Yup the Staghound and its cousin the Boarhound were on the large size 

My memory says that one or possibly both were built specifically for us Brits