tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post5937864963360462626..comments2024-03-27T15:59:11.066+00:00Comments on Prometheus in Aspic: The CupboardMSFoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-59580792236759381122011-09-02T18:37:34.554+01:002011-09-02T18:37:34.554+01:00I like the cut of your jib, sir - classy idea. Din...I like the cut of your jib, sir - classy idea. Dinner guests would particularly appreciate the opportunity to take the salute to a rousing version of Batterie d'Austerlitz with their aperitif. <br /><br />Sorry to hear the tale of your lost cabinet. That's the sort of thing that simmers away quietly for years, and turns gentle people into axe murderers.MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-21056349673343250232011-09-02T17:07:41.132+01:002011-09-02T17:07:41.132+01:00An absolutely marvelous cabinet/barracks. I like t...An absolutely marvelous cabinet/barracks. I like to have my troops on display but they have to make do with oine shelves on a wall. When I want to annoy my wife (which is rare) I only have to bring up the glass display cabinet that I put a deposit on in a used furniture store. When we came back with her pickup truck, we ended up taking back a desk for her instead of my cabinet. By the time we finally made another road trip to the shop, my cabinet had been sold. (time seems to pass differently for me....)<br /><br />Now about the curtains, when I was in uniform, there was always a ceremonial fuss about raising and lowering the flag at the proper, prescribed time. <br />Since you wish to protect them from the light, sunrise and sunset might not be as appropriate as it was for flags, but still, what about a little daily ceremony where the drapes are opened or closed while the band comes out and marches onto the table (music from a cd player perhaps). <br /><br />or maybe just on Sundays. <br /><br />-RossRoss Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-44203992124160088702011-09-02T07:23:07.311+01:002011-09-02T07:23:07.311+01:00The principle is fine - the whole object of puttin...The principle is fine - the whole object of putting my soldiers in a big glass-fronted cupboard was to display them safely and provide plenty of room for expansion without spoiling the house. Now, of course, they are not on display, and the expansion space is running out. They are secure, however, and opening up the doors (it locks) for an interested visitor gives a good effect! Unsolicited advice section: If you go ahead with converting a cabinet for your own guys, take care if you fit glass shelves - my shelves are about 3'6" long (over a metre to non-Imperial readers), and metal soldiers are very heavy, as your tool boxes will testify - to avoid the shelves sagging, you need to grin and bear the cost of over-spec glass. There are few things worse than sagging shelves...<br /><br />If you do a DIY conversion on a cabinet, I'd be interested to know how you get on - storage is an under-discussed topic! Salerooms throughout the known world are full of cheap old bookcases and suchlike that would be perfect for the job, and your local glass supplier will be delighted to discuss what you need in the way of shelves for such a project!MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-7106095031506852792011-09-02T00:59:31.315+01:002011-09-02T00:59:31.315+01:00At the moment, all my figures live in metal toolbo...At the moment, all my figures live in metal toolboxes but they're outgrowing the space. Now that I have the table tennis table in the shed, I might colonise some of the surplus furniture stored there to provide a new home for my armies! There's a nice glass fronted cabinet with sliding doors that could be just the thing.<br /><br />Thanks for the inspiration Mons. Foy!Ben Gilmourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548280904041987733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-399435513730666242011-09-02T00:27:50.487+01:002011-09-02T00:27:50.487+01:00I have an arrangement of box files which is nowher...I have an arrangement of box files which is nowhere near as grand. Looks splendid.Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-87629671933897800912011-09-02T00:18:05.400+01:002011-09-02T00:18:05.400+01:00Yes - that's right. In theory, if I spend all ...Yes - that's right. In theory, if I spend all my days in the wargames room, I should know when it's Midsummer (and time for my annual bath) if the sunlight hits a particular mark on the cupboard at a certain time - I need a clock, though, and the whole thing is goosed if it's cloudy weather.MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-57493306911487628102011-09-01T22:28:31.137+01:002011-09-01T22:28:31.137+01:00It works kind of like a Stonehenge then. If the su...It works kind of like a Stonehenge then. If the sunlight on a certain date hits a different spot than it should, year on year, you could predict the pole shift, just in time for 2012.mekelnborghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02269195057608159822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-18811192458438933482011-09-01T21:25:51.163+01:002011-09-01T21:25:51.163+01:00I take it the village at the bottom is Narnia?I take it the village at the bottom is Narnia?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-70735730922844789602011-09-01T19:33:50.927+01:002011-09-01T19:33:50.927+01:00Wonderful cupboard, and a wonderful story!Wonderful cupboard, and a wonderful story!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12270347372734873983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-35170495888187463532011-09-01T19:28:51.442+01:002011-09-01T19:28:51.442+01:00Wow! I wish I had something like your famous cupb...Wow! I wish I had something like your famous cupboard in which to store -- ahem, display my own collection. Looks great.<br /><br />Best Regards,<br /><br />StokesWSTKS-FM Worldwidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14173042438761572040noreply@blogger.com