Steel Penguins braying

[scooter]

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.

Especially here in the States where each state has their own separate sales tax (not included in the sticker price).

[PR19_Kit]

I go out of my way to shop at places that DON'T do that.

It's too cynical for words.

[Steel Penguin]

welp my ability to find stuff id like but cant afford hits once again 
I have seen that Tamiya are offering a 1:16 Centurion RC tank kit  ( my prior comments on myself and anything RC still apply, but I had a look just out of curiosity youknow) wonderland models has it ( yay!) £1089.99  ( ouch! ) so that's ( fortunately)  out of my range / league / desire now.  though that's not a bad thing, I have no idea where id store it either.

[NARSES2]

I didn't realise they were doing RC tanks. I have some vague memories of them doing some big scale motorised stuff back in the 60/70's as I used to look at them in Beatties in Holborn while I was at lunch and I think you could get separate RC equipment, but it would have been crude compared to today I suppose.

[Steel Penguin]

they do a few in that scale, some with the option to fit out with IR systems so they can be used as "battle" tanks
1:35 https://www.tamiya.com/english/rc/rcitem/kit/kit48201.htm
1:16 https://www.tamiya.com/english/rc/rcitem/kit/kit56001.htm  with 3 more on the next page.
Id need a lot more space to be able to store them, and wile nice they are a long way down my "must have" list,  one of those being the 1:350 Tamiya ships, the British ones and the Enterprise and the 80s versions of the US battleships being there,  and I know that the prices on those arnt cheap either 

[NARSES2]

Expensive tastes mate 

[Steel Penguin]

I know,  I also know I have practically no chance of getting them 
still its nice to wish

[NARSES2]

I know,  I also know I have practically no chance of getting them 
still its nice to wish

And to have ambitions 

[Steel Penguin]

welp  its the first full week of feb.
so as is normal, its time for a week off  yay 
and as ive a little motivation , im hoping to get a bit of modelling and painting done,  starting with getting more colour on the Tau tanks,  they are moving forward, rather glacially but moving.  and after them, who knows.

[NARSES2]

Enjoy your break mate 

[Steel Penguin]

ive some more grey on the tanks,    why oh why did i decide that it was a good scheme for a whole army?    trying to mach the placements and size is bad enough, but the Tau stuff is a bunch of compound curves 
Im slowly getting there, i actualy think that BR may be getting there more parodly though 

[Steel Penguin]

happy penguin time   Wark!!

Star one have released a third studio album  Revel in Time.   time travel  metal,  songs this time are from shows / films featuring time travel and similar...  Terminator, back to the future, groundhog day,saphire and steel etc.   Mrs SP indulged me and got the limited edition multi set with book and poster,  the 3 CDs are the album,  the album but with different artists and the album instrumental, with a DVD as a making of and a couple of videos.   

going to enjoy listening to it.

[Steel Penguin]

managed to get some more paint on the tanks, and a wargames figure for Mrs sp together,  and done some painting and gluing, and filling....  the tar paper had blown part off of the shed roof, so that got done today as well,  paint on bitumen  glue / paint to roof and tar paper, put together, over paint then add sand to the areas.   them wash down well, how i managed to get some on my knee is beyond me, i was carefull.  honest 

[zenrat]

Immutable law of the universe mate.  It is impossible to use bitumen glue without getting some on your self or clothes.

[Steel Penguin]

i can only concur that