Lions defeat and injury

Good show to the boys by stuffing the Sarfers in the last test, but I think this is going to be a case of a series we should have won. What amazes me is the injury list. For example Wales provided, in total, ten of the test side over three tests. Five are now seriously injured, with four of the five probably not fit to play again this year.

Some misinformed people have said we stuffed the Sarfer 2nd team in the final test, but they miss the point; DeVilliers (he is barking by the way) had to rest players as they were as messed up as the Lions team, and he now has to play in the Tri-Nations (speaking of which the Kanga-shagga's should really have beaten the sheep molesters Saturday) so needed to blood his squad / rest key players. There were also many in Sarfa land who actually thought (until they had been stuffed by an injury hit Lions team) that the side in the 3rd test was actually the best Sarfer team!

My own pathetic career was finished by broken ribs that are still not right three years after the breakage (I was 41 at the time!), but it makes me think this game is getting harder and harder. After my cartliage operation in 1987, and the odd dislocated shoulder, I was more or less able to play pretty good level for 20 odd years. But now my body is in such series downward spiral that makes me think I am friggin glad I am not 21 now!

No politics as I am getting pretty p*ssed off with all of them to be honest. I keep on having Doulgas Adam's type thoughts about how not only coming down from the trees was a bad idea, but actually we should have stayed in the water..................see what depression the lions losing a test series causes?

Victrix French painted as Italian 3rd regiment

Confronting the Prussian hordes

Voltiguer company

Grenadier company

The thin white line.......

Lovely figures.....but

Buggers to assemble (I am no modeller)

And I think the black undercoat obscures teh details that isnt as pronounced as found in metal figures

I am now painting another Italian regiment with white undercoat and inking

I like them and am converted. Anyone want to buy my foundry naps?

Lions misery

Ok, we lost. First test we should have won but people didnt take their opportunities. Second test we had them bang to rights but injuries to key players let them back in the game, then it was only the 10 minute ROG cameo that gave them the game.

Burger should have walked - how you can do that to someone is beoynd me and for his coach to defend him is ridiculous - but I thought we did enough to win the game anyway.

Ho hum. In a way its pathos as in 97 the Saffers were by far teh better team and we sneaked it. Vice versa this time, but bollox it still hurts.

Politics and lions

Firstly politics: I am now convinced that Gordie is a Tory plant. Or that Cameron has some pretty dodgy polaroids of him as these are the only possible explanations for why Gordie hasnt fought back against a smear campaing that Charlie Whelan would have been proud of. For Cameron to claim the moral high ground, and for the Telegraph to attempt to smear Skinner (hardly ever claimed expenses) is like the Norweigans criticising any other european nation over whaling!

Iran: nice to see Mugabesque democracry alive and kicking in my favourite theocracy. The logic here is fantastic (David Cameron acting as a consultant?) as Ayatollah in charge said the election couldnt have been rigged as you cant rig an election of that many votes............err........may be he should read how Stalin and Napoleon did it..........

As to the Lions, gutted. Even with the problems in the tight still should have hammered them........well, beaten anyway. Monye carrying the ball in the wrong arm twice and Phillips knocking on a milimetre from the line...........gutted.

Lets hope no knee jerk panic over selection although the big worry is the skipper. Second tour in a row he has been poor. I am optimistic though but we could do with a back up goal kicker on the pitch.

The Posse, Wyatt, Sherlock, Clint and Dr ?

Some early painting attempts now in the collection of Paicey Boy.

I have an on going wild west / victoriana project that I will start next year. These are early attempts and are Foundry, Harlequin and Artizan miniatures.

Warwick university Welsh Society Kenilworth Pub crawl 1985

Gulp. I cant believe I was ever this young.

Assorted charaters in the photo are:

Adrian Burder - now marketing director for the Dog's Trust!

Jill Phillips (now Mrs Burder)

I cant remember the names of the two other girls. I was p*ssed out of my mind.

Mark Denton (Half "A") - some techy nerd in BT

Adrian "Tugger" Young - no idea but you can guess what we thought of him by his nickname

Mark Gartside - no idea. Lost contact years ago.

Kevin Owen - ditto

Pat "the strap" - ditto

RTB - still a git.

Ogmore beach, Badger wood and blue bells

Ogmore beach Easter 2009.

Boooty! The most evil cat in the world by my mother loves her (the furry spawn of satan.........)

Inside badger wood with my favorite tree

Bluebells Sah! Tharsands of them!

The edge of badger wood from the path

The view from Badger wood looking towards where we live.