It seems to me that every year Christmas just comes and goes quicker and quicker... and this years was no exception. It's a huge shame; if I had my way the week before Christmas would last a month as there's nothing like that sense of expectation even at my advanced age - but it comes and goes in about 5 minutes flat..
Either way - despite the best efforts of an awful cough and cold which started on Christmas Eve and is only just departing now, Steve the Wargamer had an excellent Christmas. I ate far too much, tried to drink too much but had to give in (cough and cold defeated me this time!), and watched far more television than can be healthy for anyone!
Highlights under the tree for me this year were a couple of the new Osprey "Tactics"
Thoughts now turn somewhat delightfully on what to spend those vouchers on! I have a huge list of books that I have been meaning to buy as a result of the myriads of suggestions on various blogs, at the Old School Wargame group, and elsewhere... I like to use them to buy "significant" purchases, the kind of books that you wouldn't normally buy, so at the moment I have Troiani's "Soldiers of the American Revolution" in my sights... more on that when I make my mind up.
Next up, I've just finished basing the 12mm armour that I bought on the recent visit to Minifigs so for your delectation I include some photo's. I suspect that these will very definitely be the last of my painting points for 2008.. :o))
First up is the British command vehicle, this is a Bedford QLR Radio Truck (BV58) and of them all, this is the one I'm most happy with. I got the idea for the surveying poles from a painted example on someone else's site (which I now can't remember the name of), the figure was a spare from my parts box. I've also decided to go with the new basing technique for my desert stuff - nothing extraordinary, just using real sand (with grit) instead of the sand coloured flock I was using. Think it looks a lot better...




Hi Steve
ReplyDeleteThe vehicles look great - I've painted a few of the Minifigs ones myself and they're really nice models. Are those Osprey tactic books any good (I've had my eye on them)?
Ian
Stryker - not had time to read them yet, but while looking up a reference for DG I found this (almost) complete preview of the Napoleonic book..
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...(very) first impressions are good...
Lovely stuff, Steve. And the basing is absolutely spot on for the theatre.
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Giles
Very nice vehicles, but the last thing I needed to see (must resist another project...)
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I agree, Christmas was here and gone far too quickly . . . I'm still getting ready for it.
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