Christmas Comes to He Who Waits!

 I mentioned in a previous post (or reply to a comment, perhaps) that each of our four immediate family members had to buy a present for one of the others, the recipient being decided by random, secret drawing of a name from a hat (after a false start when my oh so funny wife put four pieces of paper in the hat, all with her name on them!)

In the redraw, my wife got me, and this is what she bought me - $150 worth of random whiskeys!

Yesterday, after dropping my 95-year-old mother-in-law back home, we had a nice lunch at a cafe in Pukekohe.

Our dog Sam and I had to wait outside - he could not relax while his "mum" was out of sight! For those who are interested, I tell people he is a Japanese Spaniel - he is half Japanese Spitz and half King Charles Spaniel!

Back to the painting table, I have finished off the three 3D Austrian Generals (I still have to decide how I will base them)

And lastly, from the recently painted file, this is the 3D Opel Blitz truck that came with the above figures plus the motorcycle troops a couple of months ago.

I added the Balken Kreuz and number plates from a store of left over Warlord decals I have amassed during my Blitzkrieg kit collecting!

I also have a batch of 3D seated troops who I have stuck on thin transparent plastic stirps, so they can be added and removed quite simply.

I saw another blogger had used the same idea for Soviet tank riders recently - but I independently came up with the idea all by myself - honest!

And so, to the meaning of the post title - ordered locally on 27 Dec with money kindly gifted me for my birthday in August AND for Christmas by my wife's mum, this box arrived on 28 Dec - and yes, there are a FEW more Blitzkrieg bits n pieces in there!

Plus, some cavalry reinforcements for my two main Napoleonic armies - the Austrians will have to wait for their additional donkey wallopers!

Finally, up at friends last night for dinner and some festive cheer of the liquid variety - 

And of course, we had to try one of my Christmas presents too!

It is now (1040 Fri 29 Dec here) poring with rain and my PC says "high winds soon" at the bottom of the screen - so seems like some more time at the painting desk may be the order of the day!