"Anyone can grow up; it takes a real adult to be a child all their life!"

 A quote borrowed from Grenzer John, in a comment in reply to a recent blog on new projects and aging, which struck a real chord with me. On reflection it seems to me to exactly suit most of my hobby friends and close acquaintances. Long may we all continue to enjoy the simple pleasures of our wonderful hobby! 

In the meantime I'm preparing the SYW game here in GHQ for Phil's regular visit on alternate Mondays. I've included a picture and invite you to find either the sole Front Rank unit or one of the two Eagle Miniatures units. No prizes of course, I'm only a poor pensioner after all...👴🏻

Meanwhile, back at the painting desk there has been no paint spilt in anger or otherwise for a week now. Instead the little hobby time I've had has been solely devoted to assembling Plaaastic kits for my Cold War 15mm project. Lovely little kits but right at the edge of my very limited competences in modelling. Some Soviet T72s ~

Finally a short cautionary tale which does not reflect much credit on my good self. I first visited Hammerhead at Newark Showground in March 2019. In passing a stand, Caliver Books I think it was, I noticed a lone box of PSC Soviet T55s and snapped them up. Yesterday, over two years later, I picked them up having assembled all the Battlefront vehicles in the Plastic Annex. They looked awfully large I thought, so I looked at the box more closely. Goodness me, they are 1/72nd not 15mm. 'What a mistaka to mayka!!!!' I wonder if Dave will exchange them for me? As my late father would surely say to me, "There's no point in being stupid if you don't show it!" Ho Hum...