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Wednesday, 8 April 2020

Two More ACW Units

Day fourteen of the lockdown. Technically I’m on holiday...well more a working holiday since I am still on call and three hours of my first “day off” has been at work.

I managed to get out yesterday to the supermarket. While I waited in the queue to get in, respecting social distancing, a young supermarket worker came up to me and asked if I wanted to go to the head of the queue. For the briefest of moments I thought that this was some sort of  “lucky shopper” idea and being the fair minded chap I am, I declined. Then it dawned on me that this was allowing older people into the store more quickly. “My God,” I thought, “do I look that old!...I’m only 61!” Anyway, I did my shopping and was queued at the checkout, when the same chap came to me and took me to a special checkout...this time I didn’t decline. I figure sometimes there is an advantage to having some gray in your beard.

But back to the toys...and completed today are two ACW units...

. ..a Union gun set and...




... the 5th New York infantry, on their temporary base.






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22 comments:

  1. pancerni8 April 2020 at 15:36

    They let seniors in an hour early to shop here. But I am not getting up at ^! I still shop with the young'ins.

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    1. Mark Strachan8 April 2020 at 15:41

      Yes we are doing that here too. Of course my wife thinks it is hilarious!

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  2. Phil8 April 2020 at 19:02

    Cracking job, splendid colors!!

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    1. Mark Strachan8 April 2020 at 20:32

      Thank you Phil. I hope all is well with you in France.

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  3. rross8 April 2020 at 21:01

    Very nice work on these Mark, particularly the Zouaves

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    1. Mark Strachan8 April 2020 at 21:22

      And I have another unit to do and it will have pale blue uniforms.

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  4. Rodger8 April 2020 at 21:11

    Very very nice Mark!

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  5. The Good Soldier Svjek8 April 2020 at 23:15

    Age hath it's privileges !

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    1. Mark Strachan9 April 2020 at 07:11

      Hmmm, but I am not sure I want that privilege just yet!

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  6. Jonathan Freitag9 April 2020 at 00:53

    Love the Zouaves especially, Mark! Sometimes rank (or age) has its privileges.

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  7. Lawrence H9 April 2020 at 11:31

    After having had that coffee with you last year, I can vouch for that fact you don't look a day over 59. Lovely figures, and I too especially like the Zouaves.

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    1. Mark Strachan9 April 2020 at 18:35

      And strangely, have you noticed, there area times you still look at the world with eyes of a 30 year old, and the wisdom of a 20 year old?

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    2. Lawrence H10 April 2020 at 09:04

      According to my wife I have the wisdom of a late-teens adolescent when I have been out for a long Friday afternoon lunch with the boys. The last one of those was eight weeks ago, and it already seems like a different era.

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  8. Natholeon9 April 2020 at 12:06

    Excellent work old chap!

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  9. Gunnery Sargent Rock9 April 2020 at 14:42

    Hi Mark

    I see you are still a painting machine , hope you are well

    Bruce

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    1. Mark Strachan9 April 2020 at 19:55

      Gkday Bruce. All is well with us thanks. Painting is a little slow at the moment actually, as I try to stretch out the current stock if figures until suppliers come back on line.

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    2. Gunnery Sargent Rock14 April 2020 at 01:30

      im combined to barracks and un charateristicallt finish all my pendig wargames projects

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  10. caveadsum147111 April 2020 at 10:06

    Nice artillery and lovely zouaves! Always good to get to the front of the que!
    Best Iain

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    1. Mark Strachan11 April 2020 at 12:56

      Thank Iain... more infantry and guns to come...I’ll be staying away from the supermarket as much as possible in the next couple of weeks.

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