Steel Penguins braying

[scooter]

Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker were my Doctors.

Same here.  There was a PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) station out of Wilkes Barre-Scranton PA that my cable provider got on Saturdays that would broadcast the old Doctor Who shows, back in the late 80s.  So, while 10 or more years past, I still grew up watching Pertwee and Baker.

[NARSES2]

I'm afraid I'm old enough to remember the first episode and then because of the "strike ?" watching it again the following Saturday  I was 11 I think  So of the first group of Dr's it will always be Hartnell.

[Steel Penguin]

well got something today 
Was in Monmouth / Cinderford  getting the car MOT / serviced, and seeing / helping mum in law, when I was getting some bits for her from the town and walked past the model / hobby / wargames shop, and was sucked in and found a box of Zulu war British line infantry, red jackets  check, martini rifles check, needed for exploring mars and the galaxy check.
I just couldn't resist   
get them on the lead mountain and they will be done some when

[PR19_Kit]

Was in Monmouth / Cinderford  getting the car MOT / serviced, and seeing / helping mum in law, when I was getting some bits for her from the town and walked past the model / hobby / wargames shop,

Which one's that then, and where is it?

[Steel Penguin]

Kit, its Pegasus hobbies and games
9-13 St Thomas Square, Monmouth NP25 5ES   pegasushobbiesandgames.com   01600 716191. it seems to be mainly wargames stuff today, but does have paint.

if you park in the carpark where they hold the weekend market ( its marked that way on google maps )  and go left across the old Monmouth bridge with the gatehouse on it, it is on the right hand side opposite the church of St Thomas.  Also on the same roundabout as the green dragon inn 

[PR19_Kit]

Great, thanks so much. 

I've must have driven past it lots of times before they closed the bridge, and walked past it since. 

[Steel Penguin]

the Mk V is assembled and undercoated, and ive been brush painting the darn thing, splotchyness abounds!   
so I had a thought ( yes it was lonely, yes mrs SP did enquire what the burning smell was  )
so I got the Halfords green spray out.  done    I need to do the white, red, white stripe set and gunmetal the exhaust, and tracks and paint on a name,  ( if anyone has a good one feel free, im currently thinking Frey Bentos, as music box is too famous)
Also after giving my summer coat a wash, that got sprayed as well, 2 coats of Fabsil, its drying well so it shouldn't be too smelly,  when its brought in ( mmmm white spirit).

back to work tomorrow though.
And should anyone be in the area, Mrs SP will be at the craft fair at Areley Kings village hall sat 17th jun  (Stourport on Severn DY13 0NB) with the FTC leather craft store ( well her, me and several boxes of stuff)  If any one wants to look feel free.

[Steel Penguin]

got home today to find the latest issue of the IPMS magazine  at a quick flick it looks like it will be an interesting one, with 2 wargames builds, a 1:50  Rolls Royce armoured car,  and a slew  ( 20 ish) 1:100 German half tracks.  I will be having a good peruse of both articles, and a slightly bemused read of the 1:16 plane build as well   

in other news I had a climb into the ex airing cupboard, and recovered my copy of the Mega Traveller RPG , so I have my copy of the grav tank and apc pictures  that Weaver kindly put up in the old traveller art thread,  I wasn't 100% certain I had the rebellion source book,  turns out I do.    and then work out what dia I want the iris hatch on the deck of the apc to be, and then ratio out the dimensions of it from there, the grav tank is the same body but not as tall    maths and ratios time again.

[Steel Penguin]

the Mark V is done.   painted the tracks and a bit of weathering, and dust.

figures 66 scenery 18  models 6

ill need to find something to build a plinth for it, so I can have it as a scenery piece for pulp, very British civil war, home guard etc .
I just need to work out whats next now      All these things to build and cant pick something

[NARSES2]

got home today to find the latest issue of the IPMS magazine  at a quick flick it looks like it will be an interesting one,

I was going to make the same comment. All the articles interest me and I'll be reading all of them for a change 

[Steel Penguin]

Mrs SPs show was a success, we sold a few things, and had some more business cards taken by people who may be interested in some "bespoke" work,  bookmarks with the right initial  / dye etc 
I managed to read all of the IPMS mag, cover to cover an interesting read, and a good mix of subjects and scales. but now were home its too hot, my mind is melting 
ive pulled the conqueror back out from under the desk, and that will have yet another go at finishing it 
when it gets a bit cooler that is.

[NARSES2]

Mrs SPs show was a success, we sold a few things, and had some more business cards taken by people who may be interested in some "bespoke" work,  bookmarks with the right initial  / dye etc 

Good to hear 

[Rheged]

the Mk V is assembled and undercoated, and ive been brush painting the darn thing, splotchyness abounds!   
so I had a thought ( yes it was lonely, yes mrs SP did enquire what the burning smell was  )
so I got the Halfords green spray out.  done    I need to do the white, red, white stripe set and gunmetal the exhaust, and tracks and paint on a name,  ( if anyone has a good one feel free, im currently thinking Frey Bentos, as music box is too famous)

Sticking with the WW1 era, you could possibly  use the name MACONOCHIE as an alternative to Fray Bentos

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maconochie

And congrats to Mrs SP on her craft successes!

[Steel Penguin]

Rheged, ohh that's a nice one    and its double plus good as ive never even heard of it before.   

[Steel Penguin]

Left for work today, as normal, and when I got home I found I was the proud owner of a new hole!     the guys have started digging out the contaminated land from the front garden     and have cleared the shed and cascade from the back garden, after 10+ years the end may soon be in sight.
Mrs SP has the back garden planed out already, a bigger pond for her fish , and 3 sheds, 1 for "garden stuff" pushbikes and the archery target, one potting shed for potting, and a hobby shed for spray-painting and other similarly messy things that we don't want to do in the house, and need wind and rain protection for.  with a grass centre for the washing line, it will be very nice.

Im not doing anything gluey at the moment as the Plastic weld is pretty much evaporated off the brush by the time I get it to the kit    so its semi idle semi thinky time.