Steel Penguins braying

[NARSES2]

Decisions, decisions 

[Steel Penguin]

just realised that wile an important date has gone past out here, ive not mentioned it 

Thursday was Mrs SPs and myself 21st wedding anniversary   

wiki doesn't give a title, but if either of us sees something "shiny" the other will get it them.

still doesn't seam that long

[Rheged]

Congratulations from Madame Rheged and I      (35 years in December , and just about getting the hang of it)

[PR19_Kit]

Well done SP, and Mrs SP too of course. 

The late Mrs_PR19 and I managed 34 years, mainly because she was 1000% tolerant of my insane list of crazy hobbies.

[Steel Penguin]

congrats to both family Rheged and admiration to Mr and the late Mrs PR19,  that tally of years is something to be admired, and worked towards 

[NARSES2]

Well done to use and Mrs Penguin mate 

[Weaver]

just realised that wile an important date has gone past out here, ive not mentioned it 

Thursday was Mrs SPs and myself 21st wedding anniversary   

wiki doesn't give a title, but if either of us sees something "shiny" the other will get it them.

still doesn't seam that long

That would be your 'Firefly' anniversary them...

Congratulations!

[JayBee]

Mrs JayBee and I passed our Golden (50) anniversary back in July.

[Steel Penguin]

thank you folks,  Weaver I like that, so im going to "borrow " it.  And grats to Mrs JayBee and yourself on the golden anniv 

[Steel Penguin]

well its 7 days till the end of the year but I fear that this little note isn't going to change,  if it does ill edit it or summit

2021 total nil    oh well  im still searching for mojo, so im not that disappointed.
2020 total  1 piece of scenery
2019  total  1 figure 3 models
2018 total 8 figures 1 piece of scenery 0 models.
2017 total  figures 66  scenery 20 models 7
2016  149 figures   6 bits of scenery  6 models.
2015 153 figs    17 pieces of scenery  8 models
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]

had a moment of inspiration/ madness and had a stab at tidying the unpainted lead pile   
its back in its relative stowage areas, marginally better packed, and ive found stuff I cant remember getting...
armed Victorian firemen....  a platoon of Vietnam era Australian troops...  a box 8" * 12"* 3" full of hasslefree and heresy figures, including a load of Grymm and human adventures.  a complete Ainsty resin ship.

and im certain that ive lost a platoon of modern Australian troops 
I need to try to clear the area in front of my modelling desk and then have a go at the desk      if crazed laughter is heard ( well more so than normal) there is no reason for alarm.

[Steel Penguin]

call off the dogs     ive managed to get through to my desk...  and the 2 tau vehicles are together, a little putty was needed, so that's hardening now, a little sanding and I can start on the paint   

I little progress has been made.
I feel much better for it as well.

[Steel Penguin]

things ive found out this week.

seems that another company does a 1:48 B52 , those same folks who do the 1:48 concorde    HPH  https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/HPH48052L?result-token=73qGi  just the price is a tad eye watering     a penny under a grand...

I have soooo much saving up to do. even if all I want is the ALCM kit its £96

[PR19_Kit]

  a penny under a grand...

How stupid is that? 

Not that it's actually expensive, of course it is, but that they knock off a penny! They should have the courage of their convictions and say it's a grand!

[Old Wombat]

It's like everything, Kit, they all do it because some marketing genius once said that there's a mental switch in the average persons' head that triggers if a price hits a certain value ($1, $2, $10, $100, etc.) it becomes "too expensive" but, if you reduce the price by even one cent/penny/whatever (99c, $1.99, $9.99, $99.99, etc.) it doesn't trigger that switch.

Personally, I think it's a load of bull-manure but retailers live by that rule.