100th post

I just hope we all live at least as many years as many posts this blog has.

So a little retrospection (if anyone is interested).

I started this blog without a clear mission in mind; I just wanted to share the stuff I build, and hoped it might generate some feedback, get a little community, perhaps. I started writing reviews for Armorama, and I guess it’s a logical evolution of that activity. Scale models are something my fiancee does not understand (but tolerates), and they seem to be taking more and more of my time. To be fair it’s something I enjoy, so I don’t really mind. (I do mind going to the office, though…)

I have built connections to several companies, perhaps I’ll be able to launch (well that’s a big word for you) a paint additive product line (four colors so far), and maybe collaborate a scale model company to be named later on producing models. I might try setting up a webshop, too, selling the things I like: 1/72 resin models of weird and rare vehicles. I know I’m not going to be able to support myself only from this hobby, but it will be fun to try something I’ve never done- entrepreneurship.

Perhaps nothing will come out of this. Nevertheless I have three Luchs models (one Flyhawk and two Maco), perhaps a fourth (Armory); I have a Tamiya/Verlinden T-62 in the works, a DML/Royal Models Sd.Kfz.250, a Bronco Zrinyi II, a 43 year old Airfix Bentley (older than I am), an OKB Bathcat and Object 279, among others. I also have a couple of brief “how to” posts in the works. I’m also building a couple of “custom” Astrates warriors from The Nightlords novels and from The Talon of Horus. So please stay tuned; I hope I can deliver something of interest.