I talked to a fellow blogger (naming no names but it was Renko) about the passage of time in the Corona Virus lock-down in the UK. Measurements of days seem rather meaningless, particularly when working from home as the days blur into "one after the other". Measurements of packets of cereal, butter and I kid you not the level of cinnamon in a jar seem more tangible, as they are linked to specific events such as when you next have to do the awful "Supermarket Run". I also seem to have taken to hoarding things that have wargaming uses .. read on!
Butter Containers (see below, we seem as a family of five to go through a lot of butter, the upside being they are perfect for storing Chain of Command 28mm Squad - the lot below should see me package up the British Infantry Platoon, repackage my 8th Army from clumsier circular Fat-Free yogurt pots and make a good start on the US Infantry and Airborne):
Plastic Screw-Lid Milk Bottle Tops (see below, perfect for holding a 28mm [particularly metal Malburian figure] in place while painting it, am actively experimenting whether superglue, Evo-Stick or PVA works best):
Cardboard Thin Chocolate Boxes (see below, as first sight they are the perfect packaging solution for 6mm and 10mm figures, but once striped of their plastic inserts they becomes a bit "wobbly, so cutting up cereal boxes to the right size to fit as inserts - slapping on some PVA glue - weighing down with tins of Baked Beans and heavy wargaming reference books atop - leaving overnight to dry is the skills I learned from my teenage years spent watching episodes of Blue Peter):
Thus ends this week's episode of "Wargaming Blue Peter Style!" And before you ask, of course "Here's one I did earlier ... "