Floor Tiles: Funny Things You See in a DIY Superstore

Wandering around a DIY store (and a large one at that) is not my most favourite pastime. For me it is like seeing a museum of guilty sins, the ultimate confessional of jobs I should have done. I must confess I am left with a feeling of inadequacy and perturbation at the sheer amount of "choice" available for all the jobs I did not even know needed doing! So within a matter of minutes I naturally get distracted (it is a defence mechanism) when I see something that has a meagre amount of wargaming potential (see below, in this case it was some ceramic tiles, but those hexagon shapes shouted out as potential terrain pieces to me - naval or space?): 

Pretty patterns and shapes can lead to interesting discoveries and off the wall (literally) thoughts (see below, never saw this before, a hexagon is really three trapeziums - there should be something deeply significant to wargaming and board game construction - but fo rthe life of me I cannot see what it is): 

Hmm, gameboard or unit facing or is it useful for both? Who knows where this musing will ultimately lead. Potentially an abstract game or can I get toy soldiers to run all over it?

Gotta Try and Do This Too: Shell Splashes

The beauty of blogs, you come across things that you simply say "Yes I need that to have that too"! (see below)

http://jimswargamesworkbench.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/shell-spashes.html
http://wishfulwargamer.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/making-splash.html

This goes on the project "to do" list, especially as it a perfect use of excess DIY materials ;)

Shameful Use of Wargaming Equipment

I have to report a serious wargaming crime (see below):

A "paste table" being used for wall papering? The second offence is the DIY instruction manual which no self-respectful amateur (DIY man) would be seen using, but in my defense it is a "book" akin to a "rule book" (first edition - some twenty years old now) of instructions on how to play" (see below)

The good news is I have half a bucket of wall paper paste looking for a none DIY home improvement use. Flocking comes immediately to mind ;)

PS Yes I had some paper "trimming" still to be done on the ceiling and skirting board overlaps :)

Painting Tray Updated Slightly

One good thing about packing things away is that "in the process of trying to be tidy" I inevitably find things I had completely forgotten about.

See bottom left below:

Some 1/3000 Navwar WWI Austro-Hungarian ships.

All part of a naval collection for a WWI "Hunt the Goeban" email campaign that stalled after a computer crash earlier this year. A wargaming project may take shape to resurrect this dead campaign?

PS I haven't forget about those WWII Tommies, I have a Vickers HMG and a 50mm deployed mortar team started. I must finish these for the complete Crossfire company OoB. I am just doing the wrong sort of painting just now :(

Painting Tray - State Change

Recent household DIY disaster, hence no models to be seen on my hobby table (see below)

:(

On the positive side a surplus to requirements 6mm ply-board has been donated to a wargaming friends table.