UPDATE.

 Over the past couple of weeks most of my free time has been spent on the woodworking project about which I will do another update over the next few days. On the modelling front I have only managed to complete one more upgrade, number 37, which means the armies have reached 58,239 strong.

The final mounted upgrade has progressed a bit in that the soldiers have been mounted on their horses and painted. The next task is to under coat and top coat the horses as seen below.

When I first started modelling back in the early sixties, limited pocket money meant I used any paint I could lay hands on. This included a pot of heat proof silver paint I found under the kitchen sink. In fact I have continued to use that silver paint right up to the present day !!!! Yes that paint has lasted almost 60 years !!!!! and it is still only half empty. I have noticed however over the past month or so that the paint was settling out very quickly during use and becoming harder and harder to stir back to life. I regret to say I think this old faithful has now finally reached the end of its life.

I have sourced a new pot of Humbrol silver paint and have retired this old pot. However, being a bit sentimental , I cannot quite bring myself to part with that old pot of paint, at least not yet. I have put it into the back of the cupboard for the time being. I think it remarkable that a pot of paint could last quite so long, it has given very good service for so many years.