Hobby Workshop Update

 

So the new central heating system is installed and working. It was an ordeal. Every room, every day. Floorboards up, dust, noise, leaks, mess... But it is done and working. We have a strange, clean heat in our ramshackle little bungalow which feels very different to the piping hot fossil fuel radiators of yesterday. The next project will be a brand new kitchen in March and April, so for a while at least things can begin to settle down back into routine. 

I enjoy one particular routine. Popping down the garden to my workshop. During the installation I uncovered several more boxes of my stuff. Nearly all of it came from my former modelling desk. I am now awash with every unfinished project from 2013-18. Plenty of 'unfinishables' there. Out of the blue, several carboard boxes were dropped off from my old life too. These were stuffed with magazines, a battered copy of 1989's Space Marine with most of the pieces intact and all of the models Bryan Ansell (and others) gave to me over the years. A neat stack of those white Foundry cardboard boxes full of treats. It was bittersweet going through them all again but I very pleased to have all those metal pieces of joy back. There is a fair bit of Citadel in there and loads of random Foundry delights too. The workshop is in a shocking state and everything is dumped in any space I can find. 

So much to do.

I found my old poster from WD100 if memory serves too. I've posted it up in the workshop for inspiration. 

Here's a shot of it's current state. I've organised everything in the boxes for proper storage later on. I've reused the former carpenter's bench and the old Co-Op shop shelf from the 1970s to be my main working area. Top shelf you should see a few old Realm of Chaos renegades, Bryan Ansell's Adventurers boxset and a pile of bits. Second shelf an assortment of Blandford Warriors, Militia and old scenery pieces. Third shelf, two of those old Britain's oak trees you can see on the Duke's wargames table in WFB3 as well as my paltry painted collection and some original Citadel brushes. Bottom two shelves are clogged with unfinished models from many ranges but mostly Foundry. My paints are all mixed up on the workbench and will eventually be sorted properly and laid out along the shelving. 

I have no idea where to begin!

A few posts back the famous Citadel Cottage was mentioned. I used the model at the front right as the backdrop to my plaguebearer. These are my surviving examples of that classic hobby project. They are certainly seen better days but I plan on fully restoring these once I can get myself in order. I'll probably respray them all in white and repaint the lot. The building on the front left needs a new roof too. 

Here's a close up of some of the odds and sods I've retrieved. I was pleased to get that Dragon Ogre back. I was just about to work on that model in lockdown when I discovered my services were no longer required. I was sure I'd left it on the bedroom window and would never get it back. It is a big temptation to start painting it as its a good sized chunky model for those of us whose eyesight is beginning to go. 

Big thanks to MisterC who sent me the long lost chariot wheel for the classic skeleton war machine. I had endeavoured to put this model back together this weekend but realised that the yoke part of the chariot is also missing! A small and vital part indeed but much easier to convert something suitable to replace it. I've ordered some florist's wire to see what can be done to complete this in the not to distant future. 

Of course, we must thank MisterC once again for his generosity to supporting my comeback into this wonderful hobby... so with out further ado... I salute you MisterC. Thank you once again and good luck with that Lichemaster project. Additionally, he sent me a couple more pots of paint you can see in the photo above. A lovely bright '80s Electric Blue and and previously unknown to me Ash Waste Grey. Again, many thanks and I promise to make good retro use of them. 

I did manage to repair these horses though. Both had been badly crushed and broken. I've reattached the head of one of these models and the rear leg and ribs of both of them. May the Dark God's bless the duo of liquid poly and superglue. I'll wait until the florist's wire arrives before putting the chariot base together. I plan on mounting it on a monster base for added strength. I was never a fan of whole model bases for figures like this.

We will await the postman. 

Orlygg