PhilH: Falling at each hurdle, including the last

I was cooking up a good one to sneak in before the close. Alas, I am ever the optimist on how long a project will take, not helped that I'd chosen some highlanders, the bane of speedy painting with all of that tartan and fiddly bits. It's almost like being back doing Napoleonics again.

They are coming along nicely but are not quite finished: I've three colours to complete still plus the tufting. The other half unit was has been block coloured before i cut the batch down.

You will no doubt seen the finished article in all their glory on my blog in a week or so.

With that, the only thing to say is a massive 'thank you' to Mr Curt Campbell, our esteemed Challenge Ringmaster. What a thing you have built over five years to bring such pleasure to so many - participants and followers alike. It is so kind of you to put all of this effort in every year, and walkways managing to bring kind words and encouragement in the midst of 'the grind' and fantastic works of your own. Thank you once again - the challenge has become one of my annual hobby highlights.

From Curt (again):

Thank you Phil for your very kind words. You may not have come on top with your duels but your work is absolutely peerless.  It is always a pleasure to have a PhilH entry on the blog - I hope we see you again next time the madness starts.

Warm Regards Mr. H.

Curt