I've only managed about 30 minutes of hobby time since my last post, and besides a limited reading of hobby blogs, the only other hobby activity in recent weeks was contacting a manufacturer to ask about the status of an early June order for some 15mm vehicles that hadn't shown up.
They quickly discovered a snafu, resolved it, and sent the order. On arrival, I discovered that I had made an error. I ordered the miniatures having read that they were made of resin, thinking "cast in resin", but they are in fact printed in resin. I'm the one gamer that is not a big fan of printed miniatures, and would not have ordered these had I realized that they were printed, as the extremely light weight, and stepped layers from the printing process are both issues for me. So despite the high quality of detail, I was a bit let down by the models. Live and learn.
But these models weren't done, adding further to my learning curve. Another problem that I hadn't considered; the undersides (all lower hull and tires) of half of the vehicles are not completely cured, and are extremely sticky, almost liquid. I can press a finger tip into them and leave a finger print, or have a finger puppet. My choice.
Otherwise, life has thrown another curve at me, so I'm looking at another four weeks of even less hobby time. Hopefully I can come back to the hobby by the end of August, by which time I figure that I should be full of hobby mojo. And though I whine about these inconveniences here, I'm keeping it all in perspective. I see a lot of other people out there dealing with serious health issues, major financial problems, etc. Things could be a lot worse, and I'm thankful that in the big picture, I'm doing okay.
For now, I'll leave you with this:
Hope you are all having a great summer, and best of luck to you. As the big guy once said, "I'll be back!"
