tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post2614280797449680382..comments2024-03-27T15:59:11.066+00:00Comments on Prometheus in Aspic: Hooptedoodle #43 - Stories of the Old Lead MountainsMSFoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-17068625383187419422012-02-26T10:42:29.511+00:002012-02-26T10:42:29.511+00:00Jean-Marc today sent me an email which sensibly po...Jean-Marc today sent me an email which sensibly points out that I have not given enough attention to the most important category of all, which is the stock of figures we have which are still in the plan but we haven't actually got around to painting yet. Of course, as J-M also points out, there is an element of self-delusion in there, as we may never live long enough to get around to painting them!<br /><br />Thank you, Jean-Marc - valuable input. - MSFMSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-22750597506608324092012-02-20T19:41:38.403+00:002012-02-20T19:41:38.403+00:00Louis - did I imagine it, or did you once tell me ...Louis - did I imagine it, or did you once tell me that Warhammer would never catch on?MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-66727071420287656822012-02-20T18:53:25.106+00:002012-02-20T18:53:25.106+00:00Seems to me you ve missed one big stratum. What ab...Seems to me you ve missed one big stratum. What about the poor folk who get convinced about the Next Big Thing which is going to blow all known wargaming out of the water, then get stranded when the maker sobers up and gives up on it?<br /><br />Hands up anyone that has the remains of the beginning a collection of Minifigs 5mm blocks, or Hinchcliffes System 12. Any other examples? Maybe the new 18 mm Napoleon at War are the latest in a long and noble line.<br /><br />I tried to think of a name for this layer, but I think this is really mud or shale that never formed into anyting solid.<br /><br />Anyway, there will only be small stashes of these, but they must add up. - Cheers - LouCec Rhodeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17313215648551374718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-65264299383135646882012-02-20T15:12:57.560+00:002012-02-20T15:12:57.560+00:00You can understand that one, though - an easy mist...You can understand that one, though - an easy mistake to make! - Cheers - TonyMSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-15318725308277465912012-02-20T14:49:19.386+00:002012-02-20T14:49:19.386+00:00MSF
Your post makes an interesting companion to T...MSF<br /><br />Your post makes an interesting companion to Tim Gow's http://megablitzandmore.blogspot.com/ post about trading old plastic kits.<br /><br />I recognize many of these strata (sp?) - I'd like to add a category - the manufacturer/dealer shipped the wrong pack but you kept it any way. My favourite example of this was the two packs of "FIW American militia" that arrived as Macedonian elephants (now in the baggage train of my NW Frontier Brits.<br /><br />PDPeter Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14118894381672707297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-76853817322237952782012-02-19T21:37:15.893+00:002012-02-19T21:37:15.893+00:00I suppose my ET is some 2mm (I know, I know) somet...I suppose my ET is some 2mm (I know, I know) somethings that I defy anyone to identify; i ought them in the early 1980's at some show or another. I reckon the ratios of lead to table is about right if I look into the nooks and crannies of my den.Benjamin of Wighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03638987247523360801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-69541484791145615312012-02-19T18:36:02.325+00:002012-02-19T18:36:02.325+00:00Stokes - I did spend a little time trying to find ...Stokes - I did spend a little time trying to find the reference, but failed dismally - sorry about that. I even searched online for discussions along these lines - there was something on TMP, but not based on same data. It wasn't CWJ.MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-41824063695080584962012-02-19T18:25:04.756+00:002012-02-19T18:25:04.756+00:00Which magazine did you read this in? It confirms ...Which magazine did you read this in? It confirms what I have long thought, and I actually wrote a piece on this very subject for Phil Olley's short-lived (sadly) Classic Wargamer's Journal a year or so ago. <br /><br />Best Regards,<br /><br />StokesWSTKS-FM Worldwidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14173042438761572040noreply@blogger.com