Dear Santa

[goat major]

I was struggling a bit this year too but on list (and therefore hopefully getting!) are some Dan Dare books and a couple of board games

[BaronVonWreckedoften]

.....but we’ve decided only to do presents for the kids and grandchild this year

Oh dear, you're not still falling for that one at your age, surely? Only made that mistake once - never, ever again.

[World2dave]

Maybe a boardgame, but no real hobby stuff on my list this year.

[Count Belisarius]

I've requested a few books. No lead or anything. Not fussed to be honest...

[FreddBloggs]

Because of evil EB and a possibility of AYton, I am looking at a selection of Foundry, Empress, Iron Duke Miniatures, 1st Corps and Indus Miniatures....

[World2dave]

I've requested a few books. No lead or anything. Not fussed to be honest...

Is that because you've already got all the lead in the western hemisphere?

[Count Belisarius]

I have had a near death experience! I am reborn! There is more to life than toy soldiers...

[Tim Hall]

I really struggled to think of anything wargamey I actually wanted,

Much the same. I haven’t bought anything new in months. Some odd purchases for existing projects, but that’s it. There’s nothing out there that’s really exciting me.

There’s actually more RPG stuff out there I’m interested in, but we’ve decided only to do presents for the kids and grandchild this year

In all honesty, although lockdown didn't have a massive impact on my life, I have found it kickstarted me into rummaging through old, and half finished projects over the last two years, weeding out stuff I can sell and finishing those I want to hang on to. The selling thus far, went very well, and added funds to the war chest for next year. And I have indeed made serious inroads on the half finished projects. I am calling the 42mm Shinies done, I now have three viable armies for it. I am catching up on my WWII King and Country re-furbishment, to the extent I can count the figures awaiting paint and re-basing on one hand. So that in the new year I can actually focus on some newish projects. It's been very liberating.

[FreddBloggs]

Oooh what newish projects are fancying your tickle?

[Tim Hall]

Oooh what newish projects are fancying your tickle?

I say newish, because I have made a bit of a start on most of them. EB keeps upping the tally on our shiny ACW project, so I am reluctantly forced to keep pace with him. We also have an ongoing shiny Napoleonic project I want to do some work on, then there is the 1/32 English Civil War forces I am building for Pikeman's Lament, two Imaginations Ancient armies that need completion, and something "pike and shotty" possibly for Ayton 2023, and some ACW bits and bobs for next November. Not much really.