Steel Penguins braying

[Steel Penguin]

well the lads have got black boots, and im having to think how do you do black assault gear without out it just becoming a black blob, im thinking Tamiya nato black for the body suit with a dark grey for the assault vest, webbing, holsters and pouch's,  then grey edge highlights in very small  amounts.
The originals are here http://www.crooked-dice.co.uk/forum/Blah.pl?m-1410287908/   but im not that good, nor am I painting for that close in, 2` on the table looking ok is all im aiming for, and that's a very different discipline to paint too.

[Steel Penguin]

well I think ive finished all the ones im getting done for this year,
the Brig, Solomon, Pandora and a pulp dame with pistol are all done,  I could ( possibly ) crank out the Connery ad trooper figs, but it would be a rush, and not that much fun.

So I think the total for the year will be

153 figs    17 pieces of scenery  8 models       not at all bad

and copy / paste from earlier
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]

well the new years starts, grey wet and windy

ive ferreted out the gun for the chally AAA conversion, so that will be a starter soon,  and im going to have a peer in the stash tub and see how many SNEB pods ive got to play with,  so that's a bit of planning.
tomorrow ive got to get a small pressie for Mrs Ps birthday,  a pair of Terrys choc oranges, one milk one plain, then split and reassemble them, as 50:50 sets, one plain one milk segment     its silly and something she mentioned wistfully the other day.
theres a small show at Penkridge church / village hall on sunday,  the bacon buttys are good, the entry's free, and theres usually a goodly chunk of cheap wargames stuff for us to rummage through, ive got some real bargains there in the past. 
then its back to work Monday.  were did the holiday go?

[NARSES2]

tomorrow ive got to get a small pressie for Mrs Ps birthday,  a pair of Terrys choc oranges, one milk one plain, then split and reassemble them, as 50:50 sets, one plain one milk segment     its silly and something she mentioned wistfully the other day.

What a lovely idea 

[PR19_Kit]

Where do you get the plain ones from? I've not been able to find even ONE this year. 

Erm, last year I mean.....

[Steel Penguin]

I ended up trolling every shop in town I could think of, even the specialist retro sweet shop didn't have any, I ended up finding them  ( by the tray) in Sainsbury's, of all places

the look on her face was priceless.
as a daft idea success its a good one.   

[NARSES2]

the look on her face was priceless.

I can imagine. 

Always (or normally) found that it's the small gifts that you've either really thought about or spent some time on that are most appreciated 

[zenrat]

It's a brilliant idea.  Although if I tried it I think i'd feel compelled to eat the "spare" segments to destroy the evidence.

[Steel Penguin]

zenrat,  I couldn't, I managed 1/2 of the one I got for crimbo, and felt rather unwell.
Oh and if anyone wants to do there own, go for it, its tricky to split the segments well, and you need to carefully retape the boxes back together with alternating panels to truly get the visual effect.     I may have rather overthought how far I was going to go, you know.

Ive also had a ferret in the stash tub, and can only find a pair of SNEBs  so I think it'll be the chally that get them,  for the stolly rocket truck I may have to use a pile of the US ones ive got from the hasagawa sets ive bought over the years,

If any of the profile types out there fancy a challenge, may I recommend doing anything that was UK used in Berlin brigade block pattern, you know, Harriers, Lynx,  tracked rapier, Saracens, and Saladins,  Abbot SPG, Apaches, 
as you can tell ive had a rather large handful of chocolate after the first day back at work, and im slightly into overdrive.     

[NARSES2]

zenrat,  I couldn't, I managed 1/2 of the one I got for crimbo, and felt rather unwell.

I chocolate, finding the right amount so that you enjoy rather than  . One of mankind's continuing aims in life 

I had some wonderful Lindt Hazel Nut Chocolate over Xmas (I don't eat much chocolate nowadays) and the thinness of it made one bar just about  Have I discovered the secret ?

[Steel Penguin]

Narses   sounds like a great balancing act there,  in my defence I was rather distracted at the time and didn't realise how much id eaten.

[Steel Penguin]

first figures of the year finished 
16 X- commandos   2 * 2 man heavy weapon teams and 12 others with a mix of SLRs MP5s and HPDAs,
a X-Commando Sgt, looking suspiciously like Sean Connery, in a kilt with a SLR
another pulp dangerous dame, who will also fit with my Victorian stuff.

18 Figures.

clears the table so I can decide on the next project.

[zenrat]

zenrat,  I couldn't, I managed 1/2 of the one I got for crimbo, and felt rather unwell.

I chocolate, finding the right amount so that you enjoy rather than  . One of mankind's continuing aims in life 

I had some wonderful Lindt Hazel Nut Chocolate over Xmas (I don't eat much chocolate nowadays) and the thinness of it made one bar just about  Have I discovered the secret ?

Contaminating chocolate with nuts of any kind is wrong.  It forces me to suck all the chocolate from the nuts and then spit them out into the bin.  When I rule the world etc.

[Weaver]

And for your next challenge, wrap and box this:



From here: https://twitter.com/jennycolgan/status/683384190335881218

[zenrat]

That puts me in mind of HR Geiger (Gieger?) and Alien.
Has delicate choco-welding taken place?