tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192530324588247864.post3698069255303313461..comments2024-03-28T22:06:53.295-07:00Comments on A Terrible Loss of Lead and Wealth : Shipping disaster...Stewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340930167419307092noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192530324588247864.post-35210281454338746142018-03-13T17:35:48.274-07:002018-03-13T17:35:48.274-07:00I see, powerless to stop it....I see, powerless to stop it....Stewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340930167419307092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192530324588247864.post-3331169842858983722018-03-13T00:51:32.087-07:002018-03-13T00:51:32.087-07:00It fell off the top of a cupboard (it's all a...It fell off the top of a cupboard (it's all about storage! , I was on the other side of the garage and watched it! <br />Best Iain caveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192530324588247864.post-61111615189554990942018-03-12T16:18:35.430-07:002018-03-12T16:18:35.430-07:00Thanks C, no one got hurt except the ships.
Howe...Thanks C, no one got hurt except the ships. <br /><br />However did a box have a chance to fall 9 feet?! We’re you standing on a ladder or sitting on the shoulders of a NBA player? 😀Stewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340930167419307092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192530324588247864.post-13992567419926569172018-03-12T08:37:00.093-07:002018-03-12T08:37:00.093-07:00Nasty, glad no one is hurt, I once watched a box o...Nasty, glad no one is hurt, I once watched a box of mostly lead figures (a 40K army )fall just over 9'0"onto a concrete floor, slightly dispiriting but not as bad as I expected, I think you deserve a reward too! <br />Best Iain caveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192530324588247864.post-57815673280366715352018-03-08T20:18:22.961-08:002018-03-08T20:18:22.961-08:00My wife says the grandchildren would be running aw...My wife says the grandchildren would be running away afraid if it happened at our house. Maybe I wouldn't be as calm as I first thought? Anyway, going to send you an email shortly.BrianWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00381316332364595094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192530324588247864.post-43586690914742221512018-03-08T16:26:15.017-08:002018-03-08T16:26:15.017-08:00Lol. 😀
It will be a long time before I leave any...Lol. 😀<br /><br />It will be a long time before I leave anything out like that again. <br /><br />Silver lining: those were my first ships and as I’ve done more I’ve gotten better at rigging so now it’s a good opportunity to improve upon the old, especially as the damage to the actual model was pretty light. 😀Stewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340930167419307092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192530324588247864.post-59550327031184165642018-03-08T16:21:56.452-08:002018-03-08T16:21:56.452-08:00Oh she’s fine, not to worry. I just have to pick u...Oh she’s fine, not to worry. I just have to pick up after myself better. 😀Stewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340930167419307092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192530324588247864.post-90743015336287001992018-03-08T16:20:33.989-08:002018-03-08T16:20:33.989-08:00At least if I’m their admiral they do! 😀
It’s mo...At least if I’m their admiral they do! 😀<br /><br />It’s more funny than anything, and the damage was actually pretty light with what I was imagining. Stewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340930167419307092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192530324588247864.post-38287585270933507822018-03-08T16:18:22.157-08:002018-03-08T16:18:22.157-08:00A sentiment true to my heart, more than you know.....A sentiment true to my heart, more than you know... <br /><br />Though I don’t quite have thousands of miniatures yet, but getting there! 😀Stewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340930167419307092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192530324588247864.post-41670083036943067482018-03-08T16:12:53.844-08:002018-03-08T16:12:53.844-08:00I usually do the same. In fact I wasn’t painting a...I usually do the same. In fact I wasn’t painting anything but just giving the hobby desk a once over to clear off some clutter. And usually my miniatures live in the garage, safely out of the way. I was just lazy and didn’t put the ships away bc I wanted to look at my previous paint schemes before painting the next ships. Stewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340930167419307092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192530324588247864.post-21613192413635420812018-03-08T16:09:29.974-08:002018-03-08T16:09:29.974-08:00Much better. Though the tub had its lid on so the...Much better. Though the tub had its lid on so there wasn’t much danger in that. 😀. Stewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340930167419307092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192530324588247864.post-78394655173342085862018-03-08T16:08:24.377-08:002018-03-08T16:08:24.377-08:00Well that’s a whole other situation. ☹️
Maybe on...Well that’s a whole other situation. ☹️<br /><br />Maybe one in my future, maybe I’ll come home one day and find the my Viking and Saxon collection being used for a tea party. 😀Stewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340930167419307092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192530324588247864.post-70623712871101900352018-03-08T16:06:32.570-08:002018-03-08T16:06:32.570-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Stewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340930167419307092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192530324588247864.post-45644536238014430162018-03-08T16:05:21.889-08:002018-03-08T16:05:21.889-08:00The French do need an 80 gun ship...
Though it’s ...The French do need an 80 gun ship...<br /><br />Though it’s more funny than anything else. Really only a small set back. Stewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340930167419307092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192530324588247864.post-75715719865969494782018-03-08T16:03:24.576-08:002018-03-08T16:03:24.576-08:00Ah, thanks Phil, though I think the post got lost ...Ah, thanks Phil, though I think the post got lost in translation but no matter. You probably speak better English than I speak French. 😀Stewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340930167419307092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192530324588247864.post-82229028805035588252018-03-08T14:22:54.424-08:002018-03-08T14:22:54.424-08:00Man! I had to wait a day before I could even comp...Man! I had to wait a day before I could even compose a response to this post. You definitely deserve a Father of the Year award. I don't know how I would have reacted in your place, but I DO know there would have been much profanity directed (mostly) at myself and the situation in general. You should order yourself one of these:<br />https://www.ebay.com/itm/NAVAL-GOLD-MEDAL-MINIATURE-BY-WEST-AIR/232661295210?_trkparms=pageci%3A86c0985e-231e-11e8-bd8c-74dbd1807f16%7Cparentrq%3A07b107971620abc2cce9a240fffedb71%7Ciid%3A1&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236BrianWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00381316332364595094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192530324588247864.post-46932277196331166342018-03-08T06:21:26.200-08:002018-03-08T06:21:26.200-08:00Ouch. I've been lucky, most of the damage to ...Ouch. I've been lucky, most of the damage to my stuff has been self inflicted. Those beautiful ships though... I would have cried. I hope your daughter is okay and doesn't feel bad for the accident.Sun of Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07315805432481558574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192530324588247864.post-77916799376535218192018-03-08T04:24:25.817-08:002018-03-08T04:24:25.817-08:00Good job keeping your head, didn't most of the...Good job keeping your head, didn't most of the French ships end up looking like that anyway? :)Tony Mileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03046365128769273868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192530324588247864.post-570239282743879912018-03-07T15:32:36.240-08:002018-03-07T15:32:36.240-08:00Well done Stew on keeping your cool mate. My favo...Well done Stew on keeping your cool mate. My favourite old line I always used when people used to ask me if why I would let my children touch my collection - “I have thousands of metal soldiers but only two sons” - your perspective is very much like mine mate...and go on...order more new ships. You deserve it. You know it makes sense 😉Carlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17002425294986020268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192530324588247864.post-84316152909570264612018-03-07T15:31:38.651-08:002018-03-07T15:31:38.651-08:00Oof.
I would not have been father of the year, I...Oof. <br /><br />I would not have been father of the year, I can tell you that. <br /><br />Then again, it is for this reason that I have a roll top desk and work mostly when the kids are asleep. Which severely restricts hobby time... so trade off?Lasgunpackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13529298072677726064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192530324588247864.post-85556317183238807702018-03-07T11:24:02.712-08:002018-03-07T11:24:02.712-08:00Better to be regluing the masts than pulling them ...Better to be regluing the masts than pulling them out of #1's foot.Dan Foleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08162537595366441464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192530324588247864.post-51621692887678463292018-03-07T10:59:04.289-08:002018-03-07T10:59:04.289-08:00Give the lubber 20 lashes!
Ach, wee ones just do...Give the lubber 20 lashes! <br /><br />Ach, wee ones just don't get it. Had to pound (verbally) how important it is to respect other people's stuff from a VERY early age. Point being, me coming home from work when he was two to find both him and our then pup in what felt like waist-deep in my mini's collection, him happily pulling off arms and weapons and the pup chewing on whatever he decided to give her... I sadly was not father-of-the-year that day. And I'll leave it at that.<br /><br />Good luck with the repairs matey. :/Daihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978439841611727387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192530324588247864.post-68372231215047963022018-03-07T10:45:59.064-08:002018-03-07T10:45:59.064-08:00Such a shame, especially after seeing them in all ...Such a shame, especially after seeing them in all of their glory the other day. Still, as a wiser person once told me on similar matters 'it's only property and no-one got hurt!' I do think you need some sort of 'Father of the Year' treat though, so yes, more ships!Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192530324588247864.post-67644842882204019362018-03-07T09:59:03.394-08:002018-03-07T09:59:03.394-08:00Wow, wonderful ships, incredible details!Wow, wonderful ships, incredible details!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913029478686087197noreply@blogger.com