Finally, I get around to posting for the first time in a month or two, and I'm in a different country to do it...
The Breviks are in Sedalia, Missouri visiting Mrs Brevik's family and friends for Christmas. As well as experiencing my first ever white Christmas (seriously, I'm 34 and this is the first), eating so much I can barely move and watching hours of both types football from both sides of the Atlantic, I actually managed to purchase some miniatures.
A few days before Christmas we were in St Louis visiting some good friends of ours (thanks Julie and Glenn, we had a great time!), and they took us to see the Napoleonic exhibit at the history museum. Inspired by the collection of artwork and the weapons on display, I decided to get myself something historical to paint.
So our friends called around and we found this place - CRM Hobbies, a fantastic little hobby store/model shop, staffed by some really friendly and helpful people. I didn't go crazy, but I managed to pick up a couple of nice 54mm figures:
Granted the first isn't Napoleonic (Crimean instead), but it's a nice model still. The wife was a little horrified when the owner of the store said that he shipped world-wide...
Just after Christmas we met up with some more friends including Big Al from The Hogs of War. Al provided me with my next miniature that I'm going to paint as soon as I get back to Blighty (cheers mate, a superb choice!):
I've always considered getting this chap, but there's always been something else that I needed first, so now he's in my possession and he's going to be painted to fit in with the noise marines I did a while back. I'm now thinking about a Slaanesh themed army with both Lucius and Fabius Bile in it...
I probably should finish the Eldar first, but what the hell.
My next post should be when I'm back in England, where I've actually got something to show for my efforts...
