So what did Santa bring for you this Xmas?

[Westmarcher]

Osprey's Battle of Monmouth - still to get my money back (like SteveJ, "given" by family but bought by me).

Vlad the Impaler: The Real Dracula - can't wait to get my teeth into that.

An annual subscription to Origami TV so I can watch all my favourite stuff - not as great as you might think (it's paper view).



I'll get my coat ...

[Orcs]

Loads of Pendraken ACW buildings
Lots of Dice and a dice bag  for Sword and Spear ( that I got for my birthday 2 weeks ago)
Box of Perry Plastic Sudannese for The Men Who Would be Kings
PSC German medium trucks

And lots of other non gaming stuff

[Raider4]

Nothing whatsoever gaming-related, but eldest son bought me this, which has got to be my favourite present ever, I think.

Love that quote.

Cheers, M.
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[Obsidian23]

Hmmm,

As I am undecided what period to do for my next 10mm collection. (still doing my French Guard and Austrians that I picked up at 'Colours')

I have been wanting to do Russians in pre 1812 uniform for my 28mm.

So I took advantage of the Casting Room Miniature sale for Christmas, 16 blisters and 6 for free.

So I now have 3 x 24 man battalions of line.
2 x 24 man Battalions of Grenadiers.
and 1 x 24 man Battalion of Jaegers
Early Russian Command figures, 6 dismounted 3 mounted.

This finally finishes off my Russians for Black Powder.  I have a unit of Don Cossacks and Dragoons, 3 Inf gun and crew, 1 Horse gun and crew and 1 unit of 32 Pavlov Grenadiers.

Saved myself 72 pounds which equates to $122CAD.  So happy, very happy.

Merry Christmas me!

And to all of you I wish you an Excellent New Year filled with 6s on your dice and paint on your miniatures.

[Leman]

My daughter came up with the Haynes Guide to the British Tommy 1914-18 plus the DVD set of the BBC's The Somme 1916 from both sides of the wire. Knows me well! 

[FierceKitty]

A most enticing Creuset casserole. It shall be put to good use.

[jimduncanuk]

I got two emergency trips to a hospital on the other side of town.

Read my blog if you like horror stories.

[toxicpixie]

Bloody hell Roy, that sounds unfun. I had something food poisoning related the week before Xmas. Meant the missus had to do all the prep work. Not sure I got the best of the bargain, but even so it was more fun than your time :S

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Blimey, you guys are having it rough, get well soon all.

[Techno]

Hope you're both on the mend and feeling better asap.

I assume you're feeling 'better' by now, Pixie.

Jim.

Having read your blog, I'll wish you all the very best. (I'll send a PM, too.)

Cheers - Phil

[Steve J]

Blimey Jim, you are going through the wringer! My Dad had a tumour on his kidney and, fingers crossed, he is all ok, hale and hearty a year after the op. He spent Xmas in hospital having had the op Xmas Eve IIRC. Hope it all goes well for you as it has for Dad.

[Westmarcher]

Oooft!! All the best, Jim. Hope Santa brought you some good books for the hospital. You'll be in my thoughts on the 8th.* Hope all goes well.

*have a colonoscopy scheduled for that day - not anticipating anything problematical - hopefully just precautionary.

[Ithoriel]

This forum gets more like an episode of Emergency Ward 10/ Angels/ Casualty/ Holby City* on a disturbingly regular basis so all the best to all of those suffering ailments and conditions permanent or temporary!

Here's to better health/ good outcomes for all in the New Year!


*pick your era and/ or local equivalent

[toxicpixie]

Cheers Phil, I was recovered just in time for a manic Xmas fest

Hope all goes well with everyone else's rather more important bits and bobs. If it's got to be a medical soap drama, I hope the end of the feel good episode where they sort people out and not a high drama end of season special

[jimduncanuk]

Oooft!! All the best, Jim. Hope Santa brought you some good books for the hospital. You'll be in my thoughts on the 8th.* Hope all goes well.

*have a colonoscopy scheduled for that day - not anticipating anything problematical - hopefully just precautionary.

I have ordered a book from Amazon which should arrive in time for my recuperation.

Lobositz to Leuthen: Horace St Paul and the Seven Years War, 1756-1757 (Reason to Revolution)