Steel Penguins braying

[Captain Canada]

So you're going to be gracing us with a big Chinook build ? I'd love to see that !

[Steel Penguin]

Capt Canada, at the moment, not likely, im likely to switch back to some 28mm stuff, or some of the 1:48 resin vehicles after the tanks finished. and my aversion to photo sites is still in place ( reasons are somewhere above posts I think).
Its not a no, but an unlikely.

[Steel Penguin]

well the conqueror has gone back in the box, and under the desk  Again,  got fed up with fighting it, 
so im doing something with no instructions, just the pictures in my head,   
another crooked dice " the destroyer"  http://www.crooked-dice.co.uk/wp/product/the-destroyer/   except  mines got 6 arms !   ive done 2, of the 4 armed one.  and fancied something a bit " more"   got the base kit and an extra set of arms and swords  a wile back,   so at he mo  one side of arms are on,  twin sword and a spear ( white metal spear head, brass tube body and a but from a piece of sprue), im going to let that set overnight the other side will possibly be twin swords  and a set of nunchucks / flail  ( 2 bits of brass tube and some chain )   or possibly an empty fist.

I feel much better now 

[Steel Penguin]

no modelling tonight,  played the munchkin board game,  its as mad as the card game    but involves a bit more thought,    with 4 players and our 1st game we only got a few turns in,  the next game will be much faster, sillier, and deadlier.  but the faves are still there, including the  Maul Rat, Wight brothers, and the overbear, complete with the art work from the card game.  ( so the wight bros are dressed like Orville and Wilber)

[Steel Penguin]

well, I had a look at some stuff, ( like things and bits)  and had a " how much !!" moment,  I idly looked at the price of some of the (US) O gauge locos,  there 1:48 so would fit in with my wargames stuff, and a loco, a few wagons and maybe a coach or two would be all id need,  that projects been moved to med to long term, as the costs are rather a bit, $300 for a derv loco.
I know UK O would be cheaper but at 1:43 the scale disparity is rather too much.
This may be a talk to the local railway club thing,  but id  have to find them, then find the time, then try not to confuse, or weird them out.   "so you want a US O  gauge, modern ( 80s +) UK or German loco, but you arnt bothered if its a runner, but want to be able to have carriage and wagon doors open and close?"     as they step slowly away.

[scooter]

This may be a talk to the local railway club thing,  but id  have to find them, then find the time, then try not to confuse, or weird them out.   "so you want a US O  gauge, modern ( 80s +) UK or German loco, but you arnt bothered if its a runner, but want to be able to have carriage and wagon doors open and close?"     as they step slowly away.

You could always inquire about US O Gauge dummy engines.  Granted, the manufacturers have long since moved away from them, and it might be harder to find a modern Brit/German by Lionel, Bachmann, etc.

[Steel Penguin]

Scooter   I will bear that in mind, thank you      its not something that im doing now! or tomorrow, so I can afford to be sedate in acquiring anything

[Steel Penguin]

finished the destroyer and some barricades made from the poured resin sprues ( waste not want not)

74 figures     6 bits of scenery    3 models

and am gluing and cleaning up more 28mms    new servalan, travis, and the alternate Villa and Avon,  plus the animated statue ( gargoyle type)  they may get undercoated tomorrow

[Captain Canada]

 If you join facebook, you can host pics there. You don't need to add a lot of friends or spend time on it, just create an album and add your pics 

That would also be an excuse to build a big Chinook ! Sorry to hear about the Conqueror.

[Steel Penguin]

That may be a suggestion Capt C  Thank you!   Mrs SP says that she finds FB a useful tool as well,  I must cogitate on this.

Cleaned up a load more lead, an glued it to bases and 2p pieces and started on the second set of the westwind streets of London set, so a promising evening. 

[Steel Penguin]

the Harrier I got today, may well end up as a racer, the question is, do I try and go the whole Formula H route ( and try to copy a real F1 car)  and think of adding some nose strakes, and maybe multiple strakes on the tail as well?  or a rather more "subdued" look, ie British racing green and a white circle with the number across the wing / fuse?

decisions decisions... must procrastinate on it.

Mrs SP is thinking of visiting a Railway modelling show in the near future, and having a "womble"  ( to collect papers and business cards for future use), so I may be looking at 1:48 rail stuff in a sooner timescale than I thought,   

[scooter]

If you join facebook, you can host pics there. You don't need to add a lot of friends or spend time on it, just create an album and add your pics 

That may be a suggestion Capt C  Thank you!   Mrs SP says that she finds FB a useful tool as well,  I must cogitate on this.

The only thing about FB is it does eventually timeout external linking, which is why I use both Deviant Art and imgur for additional image hosting.

[Steel Penguin]

ive cleaned up and assembled the 2nd set of the streets of London vehicles from west wind,  so another hansom cab, omnibus and carriage to undercoat,  the 28mm figs I undercoated are now dry and I can start painting through them ( slowly) wile im thinking what else I want to start, though I may pull out something part done and try to finish that, Im fairly certain ive a 1:35 Tamiya chieftain, and an airfix 1:35 chally2  somewhere in the stack.  that is of course assuming I don't go sideways and start something else, or get distracted by shinys  and hare of towards another project.

[Steel Penguin]

slow progress on the lead mountain continues, finished this morning
west wind  professor Carvor
crooked dice  animated statue, slimy greedy ghost, and the Guru ( new sculpt)
statuesque minis  sister anitasia

79 minis   6 bits of scenery  3 models

also assembled and undercoated the remaining 6 airfix 1:48 op herric Brits, and 4 of the HLBS 40mm modern brits.

[Steel Penguin]

4 more 28mm figs
new version Servalan and Travis from crooked dice
and from statuesque minis, pulp girl and  Minerva

83 minis  6 bits of scenery  3 models