New Figures Arrive from Tiger

Now that we are back from Nashcon and normalcy (well for us anyway) DHL brought us a restock and new figure line from Tiger.  One new addition is a pack mule set ($8.50) with one carrying ammo boxes and the other a maxim MG. 
Very new from Tiger is the Renaissance Knights with five packs to date RN01 General Command Mounted 2 mounted figs ($10); RN02 Mercenary Pike Standing (with Cmd.) 20 figs ($34); RN03 Arquebus Unit (with cmd) 20 figs ($34); RN07 Mounted Lancers 6 mounted figs ($30); and Mounter Reiter 6 mounted figs ($30).
We will be slightly expanding the Splintered Light line we carry as well as taking orders to Cons that David cannot attend.  Also soon as we get them ready we will be carrying unsaddled horses in at least four poses.

Off to Nashcon

Now that the tornado has past us and hopefully there will be none tomorrow as Ben and I are off to Nashcon in Franklin, Tn.  We were last there two years ago since last year we spent May travelling around England.  Nashcon is usually our smallest con of the year.  This year I am surprised at some of the vendors appearing here. 
So far this has not been a big sales year. We had hopes of being able to afford a small store front and have looked but cannot find affordable space.  Places that have been empty for more than a year are still asking for ridiculously high rent, with ceilings falling in, disgusting floors, and not alot of foot traffic. I know it can all be fixed easily enough, but if I owned those properties....

New Projects, new figures

Trent has sent our restck as well as some new additions all will be up soon.
My new project is a trio of aether scouts.  The source is a kiddie plastic pool boat about six inches long and costs a $1 from Target.  So far I have taken the boats apart and made a templet of the deck space.  One ship has a deck house.  More descriptions and photos soon.  I also have finished the first Chicagoland building from Old Glory and am beginning the second, photos of both soon.  I bought more deck guns, ladders and davits from Houston so I will be finishing off the first Commerce raider I began so long ago.  Anyone know who makes open boats I can use for lifeboats. I have been putting off finishing it because the second commerce raider will be designed based on an Osprey book.
Finally, well almost, I found a Hotwheels hemi looking big van that I have taken the decals off and will be painting up for my SPRU unit. I purchased 1936 1:48 White opentop bus, which I have taken apart to spray paint the exterior.  I plan to use the bus for archaeological expeditions in the Back of Beyond.

Final Diner pics

During a brief spell with no rain I managed to spray the 3 small walls of the entrance.  The Chrome spray looks great, runs very fast so you have to be careful.  Once sprayed and dry I glued and puttied the entrance to the diner. I touched up the putty with Chrome Steel from Testors and it worked quite well not exactly matching but close especially since I weathered the joints and entrance with some of our new Secret Weapon Miniatures wash which worked wonderful.  I was going to also use their pigments to weather further but decided not to at this time.  The work is just about done--paint the doors, window shade, and a couple of other small things.  You can't see it in the photo but the front entrance wall has a window with sign "OPEN", the window made from a small sheet of plexiglas I got at Hobby Lobby or Michaels for less than $2, it could make up to 50 windows.
This is the last post for the diner, next I'll be working on a small aether flyer runabout or painting the Chicagoland buildings we got from Old Glory.