Edited to remove health bulletins, this blog should be about painting soldiers after all but I do thank those who posted supportive comments :) Taking a short break but back once painting can resume, meantime the Pigs have landed.
Dear Lee,
You will be pleased to know that the following items from your order RC24595464 have been despatched.
2 x ECW Muskets Cap
2 x ECW Muskets Hat
1 x ECW 2 Light guns
2 x ECW Cavalry command in Hat
2 x ECW Cavalry command in Helmet
2 x ECW Cavalry with Hat and Sword
2 x ECW Cavalry with Hat and pistol
2 x ECW Cavalry with helmet and Pistol
2 x ECW Cavalry with helmet and sword
1 x ECW Cuirassiers
1 x ECW cuirassiers +sash/plume
1 x ECW Cuirassiers command + sash/plume
1 x ECW Dragoon command on foot
1 x ECW Dragoon hurrying
2 x ECW Foot command Advancing
2 x ECW Foot command Standing
1 x ECW foot dragoons
1 x ECW Gun crew firing
1 x ECW Gun crew loading
1 x ECW Halberdiers
1 x ECW Medium gun
1 x ECW mounted generals(3)
2 x ECW Muskets loading
2 x ECW muskets standing
5 x ECW Pikes vertical(cast on)
2 x ECW wounded cavalry
1 x ECW Wounded Foot
Bloody hell mate, sorry to hear your still not feeling well. The inactivity and lying in bed mulling over your health will not help your Dysthymia. Are you able to get out into the sunshine for a bit and at least get some benefit from that?
ReplyDeleteOn more mundane matters, PPs ECW range is bloody lovely, so when you get back in the saddle, they’ll keep you busy for a good long time - or maybe not given the speed you usually work at!
Hello JBM from the medical tent. Bit pi**ed off to be honest, mostly because it's severely limiting my time at the painting desk and I can't seem to stay up after 9pm! My wife has taken over the dog walking until I'm up to it again, legs are a bit wobbly too at the moment. Appetites gone, lost a load of weight over last 3 weeks, apart from all that everything is tickety boo :)
DeletePigs due to land today, I'll enjoy opening the package and having a good rummage through.
Cheers,
Lee.
Hope you're feeling better soon and that's plenty of new lead to keep you busy
ReplyDeleteThank you Neil. Once I'm back painting again I'll enjoy doing the PP's :)
DeleteLee.
The Covid era isn't a good time to feel unwell regardless of the actual reason. I remember the shock when I was diagnosed as disbetic but that was more then 20 years ago and at least its one of those things that can be managed and wreck a person's life.
ReplyDeleteI can see the temptation of 15mm ECW, I just finally rehomed the last of mine, also the first 15s I ever painted, back in '77.
Hang in there!
Hello Ross, and thanks for the encouraging words. I agree there a lot worse things to be diagnosed with, I just wish I could get in to discuss it with the nurse, still as you say Covid has changed everything.
DeleteI'm 63 and always been pretty healthy so try to keep things in perspective.
I have some photos somewhere taken in the early 80's of my 15mm Minifig ECW's in battle, must try to dig them out.
All the best,
Lee.
Hope your health picks up soon, at least the full blood test results have put you on the ‘non-urgent’ path, from which some small comfort may be drawn, but still, 4 weeks is a while, we have become used to something a bit more instant, a bit of ‘you don’t realise what you had until its gone!’. I need some dental surgery, my dentist said it would be sorted in 6 weeks. 7 weeks on, I phoned the hospital on Friday and they said I am pending, I asked what that meant in terms of time and she said they have a chap in a similar position who’s waiting time is two and a half years ....... she had to tell me that twice! I will pursue the matter on Monday, once all the various admins are open. Is this the new world post and inter-Covid.
ReplyDeleteThat Peter Pig order will be a lovely thud when postie pops it through the door.
Steve on his musings blog has got some cracking 15mm ECW posts with plenty of regimental info. LINK
https://steve-the-wargamer.blogspot.com/2021/03/
Hello Norm, and thank you for the reassuring words. If I need to spend the next four weeks in and out of bed I will simply have to accept it as being what my body needs to recover. My main concern is not being able to paint when I want to, I have got so used to spending several hours a day at the desk but I'm too tired. Always been pretty fit, not seen a GP for a good 7 years aside from reviews re my depression. I think you are right re post Covid World order I'm reading so many accounts of people unable to see a GP, some waiting an hour and a half in telephone queues .Hope you get some joy with your dentistry appointment.
DeleteI painted some Peter Pig cavalry for Steve when I was in Spain around the time he started his project, I offered them as a gift (because I like painting the PP figures) but in return a mixed case of 12 English Ales duly arrived which I really enjoyed as I was so missing it! I have the honour of having a regiment of horse named after me, 'Sir John Gramsons regiment' complete with fictitious potted history on Steves blog. Went with my middle name as 'Lee' is a 19th Century name derived as I understand it from the Great Robert E Lee.
He/you surely did, and they are lovely... can't tell you how loud I yelled when i saw that latest order.. looking very much forward to seeing the units pop off the 'conveyor belt' for this project!! :o)
DeletePS. I got the original post via Feedly - I'm hoping your recovery is soon, or they found out what the hell is happening with the tests.. chin up, matey..
Looking through the big box of Pigs I'm reminded just how nice these figures are so I know I'm on to a winner! Going to take my time and ENJOY myself :)
DeleteECW again! You are a glutton for punishment. I was tempted years ago by the Basic Baroque ECW but again always felt their units would look even better with shot as deep the pike... ;o)
ReplyDeleteBest wishes for getting well soon.
Thanks Rob. This will be another retro project based on the Forlorn Hope rules that I enjoyed so many games with back in the day. I found a second edition and was surprised just how much I can remember of them, I'm taking it step by step, not going all out on this one and commission painting will take precedence anyway, but I'm quite excited by it.
DeleteLooking at the lovely photos on the 'fat Wally' ECW page I did notice the depth of the shot bases while still just 2 deep so I'll probably do something similar.
All the best Rob, any more progress on the Hinchliffe's recently?
Lee.
I hope you feel better soon ish. Best wishes.
ReplyDeleteThough you have confirmed the old adage that when one cannot paint on can still shop. Good luck on the new project. 😀
Thanks Stew. I just had to plough that money from the epics back into the hobby, the only right thing to do!
DeleteLee.
Keep hanging on in there. The PP pieces are so good. Also check out Keep your powder dry blog, lots of info and lots of PP pieces.
ReplyDeleteCheers Graham. I do love the PP sculpting style, it is unique and the casts are so clean and crisp. I'll take a look at that link, thank you.
DeleteAll the best Lee. I look forward to seeing the results of more of your marvellous painting soon; especially the Strelets War of Spanish Succession figures.
ReplyDeleteAll the very best to you from afar,
James
Very many thanks James and much appreciated. I'm raring to get back to my painting again :)
DeleteLee.