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Monday 22 March 2021

Therapy (of the retail variety)

 A large box arrived today, containing my latest western puchase - namley some Mexicans - mounted and dismounted amd a few cowboys too!
It's really just as well as otherwise  you'd have been subjected to yet another of my wersterners and the village people) wips. (They're at the stage where I can give attention to a little detailing - facial and smaller items namely.
 
On to the box !
Lots of 54mm goodness inside
 
Horses, in two colours and 4 poses - one deceased !
Riders, in eight poses - some conversions in order

Eight dismounted figures too.
And the Gringos

Thesefigures were ordered from Steve Weston' Plastic Soldiers site on the 18th March and arrived today, the 22nd. - great service !

In addition to trying to get enthusiasm up to finish the village people  and other westerners, I did this :

Remeber this chap ?
Tavern Keeper
Rather than doom him to a life of carting a barrel around, he now looks like this:
A new shopkeeper or such
A bit of hot and cold water treatment to re-position his arms is needed for his new life, possibly as a butcher or some other.
That's it then for another week, the greater daylight hours once more bring on a little more enthusisam for our hobby - I've even started to tidy up my games table !
 
Thanks for taking the time to visit and as laways your comments are both welcomed and appreciated.
(And I'll also be getting around to all the blogs I normally comment on)

14 comments:

  1. Retail therapy is always fun and it looks like a good haul! The conversion work on the shopkeeper is looking good!
    Best Iain

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    1. Thanks Iin, it wasn;t long ago that I thought I'd never buy any more figures !
      The conversion was long and boring and fairly hard work cutting through the tough plastic.

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  2. Great looking new additions Joe, and the conversion should certainly relive the poor chap of arm ache lugging that barrel around. LOL

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    1. Thanks Dave, I reckon I'll be ready to use them by Xmas 2021 at the earliest !
      The conversion still needs a little workm haing seen it in the daylight !

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  3. Always fun getting a parcel in the mail...especially when you had forgotten about them coming! Kickstarters are sort of that way....as it takes so long for them to come

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    1. Thanks Terry, I waited a while before ordering these, witing until I'd nearly finished my current batch.
      I participated in a Kickstarter once but sadly it failed to come to fruition.

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  4. Woooa! Great addition for collection sir!

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    1. Thanks Michal, I'll be happy when they're all done.

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  5. Nice additions some good looking sculpts as well.

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    1. Thanks Brummie, the sculps are crisp, but do I really need eight guys carrying a pig ?

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  6. Great stuff Joe! The retail therapy is always the best therapy 😀

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    1. Thanks Ivor, you took the words right out of my mouth.

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  7. Its always a great day when a box of goodies arrive in the post.

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    1. Thanks Ray, you've got it spot on. 100+ figures, sheer joy and happiness!

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