Mother’s Day- the case for the defence!

In my last article, we discussed the maximum price we could or should pay for our miniature obsession. The result of such deliberation was of course the ten pound rule- when one considers the use to which we put our miniature heroes, that seems about right for first class brush work. So it’s Monday night and I ‘ve just blown all my spending money on three models………

In my defence, I have prepared the following…..

1. It’s Mother’s Day and my dearest mother is already catered for, namely a hand painted birds house from ASDAs.

2. My God, Mr. Chevalier has painted the eyes! And they don’t look like the Walt Disney style ones that I barely managed twenty year’s ago! What I thought was scrim on my minis, is actually a pair of goggles on these beauties.

3. It’s not one model, it’s a group!

4. Actually it’s four models if you count the mortar tube! And the ….erm….rocks!

5. The other purchases are two separate models…

6. Not just eyes, my South African friend has painted creases…

7. I’ve never painted a crease!

8. You can see the wings on the Eagle insignia…

9. I couldn’t paint the wings on a 28mm eagle

10. I couldn’t paint the wings on a real bloody eagle!

In short, I am very happy! My blogosphere friends had recommended that my newly painted SS troops “needed” a mortar and now they have one. I don’t need to go out this month and the child allowance is due soon so don’t worry about me. My own painting to show later this week. Oh dear I may never want to carry on with my own efforts after seeing these lot!

Thanks for reading

Miguel Ferres

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