Luft46's Blog

This is more a recap of the last few weeks than anything else.

Below is the pile of military book purchases.

Next up is the total amount of books I bought overseas which according to my partner is at least 20 kgs.

Whilst I was away a parcel of paint bottles and a new stand for my desk also turned up.

The stand from Vallejo was about five minutes work to put together and is quite basic but hopefully useful. I’ve had indifferent results from this sort of thing in the past so this was chosen for its simplicity.

Because I’m getting older the enthusiasm to model in a cold messy garage is just not there any more especially with knowing a better indoor solution is ahead of me, admittedly further ahead than I would like.

For that reason I’ve dug out my older hobby that I gave up about 35 years ago and am having a flirtation with trying to get a stamp(s) from every country/political entity that has ever issued them including some of the micro nations and political movements. Getting three main albums and condensing them into a  rational order should occupy at least the time till my model room is complete.

On that note the skirting boards are now down in the room and I’m waiting on my son to clear his stuff out and the painter to come back and finish up.

The other thing I am going to do is continue to thoroughly list out the contents of my modelling boxes.

Next post will be on Model Expo next Sunday and not sure when the next will be after that.

I was going to write a longer post before I left to go back home BUT due to an issue with my plane getting out of London plus an unexpected two day layover in Helsinki I’m too tired to be bothered.

So here’s the quick version – went to the IWM and took more photos and bought another half dozen books mostly Ospreys on the Panzerfaust, Japanese and German lat war defence tactics and on some aircraft. Hopefully when I get back my luggage that I last saw nearly three days ago will join me and I can post images.

Meanwhile the renovations have gone ahead BUT these also have issues. Whilst the upstairs portion will be completed the new model room downstairs has not been painted and so the cupboards have been assembled but not joined together or to the walls pending painting.

I suspect this will be a delay of a few months so once I get the garage workbench area cleared I will recommence the Ta 183.

I’ll post some photos in a week or so once I have recovered.