Sunday, 19 August 2018

"Happy Birthday to me, happy birthday to me..…"

I left a list of suggested suitable birthday gifts for my family, and indicated that if they were intending to spend $20 or $30 on a book or something else I was not that bothered about one way or the other, they might like to consider investing their money in something I actually wanted for a change. Imagine my surprise when it worked out better than I could have imagined, and between them, my wife, daughter and son had purchased ALL the suggestions (bar one I think) that I had made!

Here is a pic of the loot, which should keep me gainfully employed for a few weeks, particularly as most of them are 28mm plastics that require assembly


Below are some images of a group of RCW figures I have had sitting on the painting bench for about six months. They are by Siberia Miniatures and are a female HMG team. The figures are "ok", not as nice as many 28mm these days, but not bad. I think they have come out quite well...the weapon in an MG 08





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11 comments:

  1. Phil19 August 2018 at 23:59

    Happy birthday lucky man, love this evocative vignette...

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    1. rross20 August 2018 at 18:43

      Thanks Phil...nice to see you back on deck after an absence of several weeks for the summer holidays!

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  2. Mark Strachan20 August 2018 at 00:23

    Well done that man! I should have some Spanish for the Peninsular later in the year...if I manage to pay off the current trip that is!

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    1. rross20 August 2018 at 18:45

      Thanks Mark - that meal you reported on would take some paying off all on its own I imagine! BTW do you have any spare/extra Perry riflemen from all the boxes of Napoleonic Brits - I need 4 to make up another two battalions when added to the 14 from Warlord and the 4 that came in the Perry pack....

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    2. Mark Strachan29 August 2018 at 17:32

      I have two riflemen figures...thought there were four, but not so. You are welcome to them.

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  3. Aly Morrison20 August 2018 at 18:57

    An excellent birthday haul sir...

    All the best. Aly

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  4. rross21 August 2018 at 21:48

    Thanks Aly - its Fathers Day here in NZ in a couple of weeks so I might try my luck again!

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  5. caveadsum147122 August 2018 at 06:21

    Well done on the present front,that virtually never happens for me! Nice machine gun team too.
    Best Iain

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  6. rross22 August 2018 at 18:48

    Thanks Iain - I have tried previously now my children are verging on grown up - 17 and 19 - but last year the closest I got was ME actually buying the stuff and my daughter giving me the money afterwards! Once, 15-20 years ago, I gave my wife three possible suggested lists for a Christmas present - and to my immense surprise, she got two of them!

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  7. Jonathan Freitag16 September 2018 at 13:04

    A belated Happy Birthday to you!

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  8. rross27 December 2018 at 19:15

    Thank you for the birthday wishes Jonathan!

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