A bit of a busy weekend for me... but I managed to find a new skill and do some tidying ...
My wargames table has been buried under a mound of objects.... books, unpainted miniatures and my light box... so I decided to have a clean up...
I was rather alarmed to discover that the green baize table surface had become bobbly(apparently that is a real word) and covered in bits and pieces of 'stuff'.
Some renovation was necessary...
My mind went back to an old advert from the T.V.
Looks like the thing I need...
But of course as a good Scotsman I wasn't going to spend money on that...
So out came my old hair clippers... I don't need them any more...I have a good barber...
Set to zero with some decent music playing in the background I set to it....
After three quarters of an hour... its not perfect but it is way better than it was...
Flushed with success I then went on to reorganise my paints... you will notice that I have now put a covering on said table to protect it during its none Wargaming use...
I also had a small tiny little disaster that is of no consequence in the real world...
I accidently splashed some water on one of my flags... it turns out that your basic ink from your basic ink jet printer is not water proof...
I have replace the flag and have also spayed all my others with matt varnish... problem solved and the colours actually look more vibrant... win win...
So no toys finished ... but lots done... and I am now officially a baize shaver...
I am currently basing the French Musketeers and Orkney's Regiment of foot... so hopefully some pictures during the week.
All the best Aly
A clear and tidy up is good for the soul. Look forward to seeing the Frenchies and Brits in due course.
ReplyDeleteIt is indeed Phil...
DeleteAll the best. Aly
A very lush and tidy battlefield 🙂
ReplyDeleteLet’s see how long it stays that way. ;-)
DeleteAll the best. Aly
Sounds like a very efficient use of time and not so much money Aly. Well done!
ReplyDeleteRepurposing the hair clippers certainly helped... I still hang on to them a bit longer... although not they live it the terrain making box...
DeleteAll the best. Aly
A new phrase is born, "Bobble off!" (imagine the possibilities).
ReplyDeleteDo you think you can be ‘Bobbled Off’ by something or someone ;-)
DeleteAll the best. Aly
Looks like a brand new billiard cloth.
ReplyDeleteI have played on worse...;-)
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Next career a groundsman ?
ReplyDeleteI actually have a miniature cricket pavilion.... so I am almost there....
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Smooth, Aly, very smooth.
ReplyDeleteMore like less bobbled and working towards smooth...
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Tidying up is therapeutic I've found. Plus, you generally find something useful you had forgotten that you have.
ReplyDeleteCorrect on both accounts David...
DeleteI actually found a a couple of pots of very nice metallic paint that I had forgotten all about....
All the best. Aly
You are a good example for all of us. Tidying up is worst part of the hobby.
ReplyDeleteAnd you were wise to not buy the Bobble Off; they don't work!
thank you...
DeleteI honestly cant remember the last time I was cited as a good example...
I take it you speak from experience... to be honest ... the name was a warning... and possibly an instruction.
All the best Aly