On Sunday I popped into the local IPMS (International Plastic Modellers Society) show held at the leisure centre in town before I hit the gym there for an hour or so. I had quick run round the display tables- the standard of craftsmanship was very high and a bit of an impulse shopping spree on the trade stands.
Whilst there I also made a decision about my current and future gaming collection. !/72nd scale aircraft are just too big- I’m going to pare down my collection of them and go for 1/144 for those models that don’t need to land on the table. Helicopters will be kept in 1/72 though to match up with my 20mm collection. This should free up quite a bit of space. To this end I’m starting to list my kit collection on ebay- the money I make will be invest back into 1/144th scale kits or other toys.
So what did I buy?
As you can see I’ve started on my 1/144th collection. The paints are for a 6mm project, new sprue cutter- always good to have a sharp pair, the now out of production MMS Russian AT gun will be used for a Megablitz/ Crossfire project. The two diecasts were cheap and the impulse purchase, one is a limited edition but I’ll take it out of its box and use it in a wargame….
My painting has been quite slow due to the weather. I paint in a shed which is rather cold; not that the temperature bothers me but my breath condensing on metal figures makes it hard to paint. However I did mange to finish these 28mm Soviets:
I’ll do better pictures when all of them are finished.
Cheers,
Pete.
You’ve done well sir. So you lift then bro? Hehe. I haven’t been to the gym in two years but I used to love it. Never got into sport outside of school apart from a bit of boxing that wasn’t *cough exactly legal haha. So the gym became my sport. Is wargaming a sport? Haha. My job is physically demanding so that’s how I keep fit these days although chocolate and beer help keep the balance Haha.
Thanks. I’ve just started back at the gym really. My weight has been slowly going up so it was time to do something about it. Other than that I’m pretty sedentary. I used to swim competitively when I was a teenager. Street fighting then for you? 😉 Only happened a few times for me and then when I was tanked up on cider.
Cheers,
Pete.
I was a dickhead when I was younger and was always looking for trouble. Now I’m a happily married dad who plays with soldiers hehe. Funny how things change
Weren’t we all…? Adulthood calms us down I guess.
Cheers,
Pete.
Sort of haha