@limburger – I am totally with you on the scale thing. 200pts. Science has a codified way of measuring, railways are the same ‘gauge’ (yes, I do know there is more than one), but not with toy soldiers. Maybe it is a class thing? Modellers don’t want to be considered as people who just play with toy soldiers…that is for children!

Since I first saw one in Beaties model shop when I was 13 or 14 – I wanted the Tamiya King Tiger RC kit. It was too expensive for my pocket money back then and I almost bought one on my first xmas leave when I realised I has £800 more in my bank account than I thought! I got to the shop, went in, chatted to the guy, and left.

I even set off at 0800hrs in the morning to get it. I was in town before the shops were open so I got a bacon sanger in the shop over the road. I would have still had a good bit left and I intended to buy Heather an engagement ring. No sale. It’s strange when that happens.

A few years later my dad saw one for sale in his local newspaper for £150 (need a little work), but I just couldn’t be bothered. I spent 6 hours ‘shopping’ that day before I went to meet Heather from where she worked back then. Guess how much I spent? Less than a tenner…Buzzcocks album and I replaced my old copy of Misplaced Childhood. I met Heather and we went to a few shops and ended-up bimbling past the toy shop that used to be on our way to the bus stop. It was called ‘Josephs’ and run by a really old Jewish man and his family. It was massive too a real old style shop.

It was a traditional toy shop downstairs, but upstairs all tucked away in one corner, next to the Airfix kits, was RPG’s, board games, and a few sundries. Best thing was they would order you ANYTHING from their suppliers catalogue. They even had a GDW supplier!

Anyway, I bought ‘Dark Future’ and the original ‘Space Marine’ starter box. I took them back with me and we set-up a few games of Dark Future, but when I was away for 6 weeks training some fuck-trumpet stole it. They also helped themselves to a new pair of Reebok running shoes!

@robert – how are they not a monopoly? Even worse is the way they release models/rules so you have to buy stuff you don’t really need, but that Wacoshop can’t sell. Nobody can make products to compliment their ranges and if they do Wacoshop send in the lawyers! Apart form the ones in Hong Kong who are untouchable and used to make awesome copies.

They used to stop you from using any other companies paint/brushes in the stores.

I might have to have a look for that…interesting item.

That was the Tank cover I was thinking of! 100pts. Such a bad drawing! Derek used to like a band called ‘Stormtroopers of Death’.

It must have been TV’s show…Bolt Thrower were not really a Peel band. I do have some of their songs on my computer. ‘Anti-tank (long dead armour)’ is my favourite. Don’t hold that against me.

The purple Nurgling in the middle is excellent. Really striking. 200pts.

@rayzryr – SNF rules! My very first girlfriend was into all the Fame stuff and we had to go and see ‘Staying Alive’. At least you get to see Slyvester Stallone at the end. However, the last line of the movie is the best ever.

Puggies are fast asleep and I now have a hidden printer (that is still not wireless) and a clear floor. I also found some cool junk and some of the SotTR German troopers. I’ll take a picture later. Toast time.