On Being Spammed

   
It seems that this blog has become a target for spam.  I thought the sarcastic comments quite a nice touch too.

"Thank you for this blog.  That's all I can say.  You most definitely have made this blog into something thats eye opening and important.  You clearly know so much about the subject, you've covered so many bases.  Great stuff from this part of the internet.  Again, thank you for this blog."

So I will be switching the moderation for posts feature on, and apologise for this.
   

Late Xmas Salutations

 

Been extra busy, and work has been a bit stressful. Therefore not a lot of action going on. So, let me wish you all a belated very Merry Xmas, and a very Happy New Year, which will hopefully be prosperous and rewarding. 

My Xmas indulgences...

 

All Panzer Depot 10mm prepaints.

No, this is not the start of another period, just an indulgence in tank oddities.

ACAV Huah

 

Still in the acquisition phase of my 10mm Vietnam gaming ambitions, which has meant a lot of inspirational thinking while the shiny toys mature in the their assigned shoebox. However, I couldn't resist showing these lovely models off.

Also, when I was at Warfare last week, Leon at Pendraken reminded me that I promised him some riverine monitors, which I have the parts for, but not yet started work on. Had to apologise profusely for my lack of intestinal fortitude, but I have a new job and I'm still in the probation period, which I am finding stressful.  

Good intentions and all that really.

Shiny, Shiny, Shiny Model Miniatures

 

Okay it doesn't quite scan to the Lou Reed original, but what do you expect from someone who has virtually no musical talent?

I was going to to do a review of Warfare at Reading, but forgot to take my camera with me, and I suck! The above picture is just for show. This is a recent eBay purchase,  the pic is about five times larger than the real thing. Anyway, I'm planning on using for my Mummerset campaign, which we are playing tomorrow in fact.

Bought some of the new 10mm Fieldworks miniatures buildings that I talked about seeing at the Newbury show. Also bought a Char 2C from Pendraken. They only had the one when I arrived and it was soon mine after the exchange of folding money.

Have to say that I really enjoyed the show, again mostly because I get meet old friends and make new ones. A good chin wag about stuff always lightens one spirit. Met Martin, at the show who was down from Manchester with a friend.  

Xmas came early for Martin as I gave him my 15mm buildings that I've shown on this blog to him.

I made the decision some time ago that while I have a lot of 15mm figures, I can live with using them with 10mm buildings. This saves me the bother of having to have two lots of terrain for games. This is a big factor here at the Paint it Pink HQ, as I live in what most would describe as a shoebox.  

Okay, it's a very nice shoebox, after all it's my home and I've lived here for 13 years, which is longer than anywhere else I have lived in my life

So, shiny new toys...

More updates in due course. As always, thank you all very much for taking the time, and having the interest in reading my blog and idle musings.   

Battlegames Update

Good news this week as Henry announced that Atlantic Publishing will be taking over the publication of Battlegames, including the transfer of subscriptions etc. Henry will remain editor, so all good news really, though some doubts have been thrown on the long term developments given that Atlantic also own Miniature Wargames. Who knows what the future holds?
   

Battlegames News

Henry over at Battlegames has announced that the magazine, and hence him, are having financial difficulties.

Read more at the link.

I did my bit today, buying a few back issues and a couple of PDFs. A small thing, but it is what I can afford right now. Feeling saddened by this news as I only just found the magazine in the last six months, and have enjoyed every issue.