Disaster. (Be careful where you store figures)

[jp762]

I bought the whole zombie range from Studio some years ago. They came in old VHS video cases which I kept to store unpainted miniatures.
So far so good.
Recently I suffered an injury to my right arm requiring surgical intervention to free trapped nerves and whilst away my partner decided to tidy my painting room for me.
She threw away my collection of old packaging I was keeping for no good reason and even bought me some new Rosemary brushes so when I could paint again I would have some nice new stuff.

The video cases went.

I had a heap of Dr Who (Blacktree), Artizan civilians, Hasslefree troops and survivors and Crooked Dice minions in there. All of my unpainted stuff. All of it.
Still, I got £12 of new brushes.........£200+ of lost miniatures. No hope of replacing most of them as the injury has resulted in a lowering of income to around zero.

Shes still alive.

Be careful where you store your kit.

 

[ten ball]

F*ck me, I bet your gutted

 

[gohkm]

Yeah, that really stinks. My mum did that - I had a bunch of figs, including the Reaper Griffin Chariot, neatly filed away in a cabinet. One spring cleaning later, while I was at work (at that time, I was an intern), they had all disappeared, alongside my paints and brushes.

I didn't go near the hobby for another 5 years or so after that.

 

[Avelorn]

Yeah, that really stinks. My mum did that - I had a bunch of figs, including the Reaper Griffin Chariot, neatly filed away in a cabinet. One spring cleaning later, while I was at work (at that time, I was an intern), they had all disappeared, alongside my paints and brushes.

I didn't go near the hobby for another 5 years or so after that.

typo: My mum. I didn't go near my mum.

 

[jp762]

Gutted does not even begin to cover how I feel. It was a genuine mistake however. If I start collecting again I should have most of it back in a couple of years.......

 

[kittykat23uk]

Hugs! Sorry this has happened.

 

[jp762]

Thanks! I have learned to be more careful...
On the plus side shes taking me to a Motorhead concert by way of apology.
Still. All of my Who stuff has gone......:weep:

 

[Canny]

My heart drops, Gutted.

 

[cfwheeler58]

That really sucks.

So....what can I send you ?

PM me and let me know what kind of stuff you like.

I have no Dr. Who.....

 

[Zab]

Still. All of my Who stuff has gone......:weep:

I know you were referring to Dr. Who, but it sounded like you were the saddest Who in Whoville. View attachment 25130 BTW, DO NOT wear bows in your hair to the Motorhead concert

 

[BloodASmedium]

I have some extra minis not any thing you've lost but I feel for you and also relate to arm injuries as a former semi pro fighter / boxer I suffered terrible damage to my dominant arm requiring two surgeries to repair. Now I'm disabled . And living on disabity . Can still pint however thank you Jesus for that. Let me know what youde be interested in ill see if I have it lyin round and I'll send ya some stuff . If I can help somebody I'm sure as he'll gonna try!

 

[jp762]

Hair? Hair? I used to have that until it met a razor some 20 years ago. The best I do now is stubble. Bows in your stubble hasnt got the same ring.
Yeah, that did sound sad.
BloodASmedium and cfwheeler58, thats seriously flippin generous. I am a bit overwhelmed.

 

[Routaporsas]

Man that sucks. I don't have anyone to misplace or lose my minis though I sometimes tend to do that myself. Not throwing stuff away, but I occasionally lose some minis and later happen to find them from places I thought I didn't store them.

 

[jp762]

I have ordered the first 8 doctors again just in case blacktree run out of any of them.
It does suck but she feels like crap and meant well.
The old VHS case as storage seemed like a good idea at the time........
Still.....I have some nice new brushes.....

 

[freakinacage]

absolutely gutted fella...

 

[supervike]

Thems grounds to be kicked out of the house.

 

[Talion]

You want to have a nice spring clean in her shoe cabinet, and just leave a pair of sandals in there..................then she'll true ly know the feeling.

Or better still never ever let this one lie.........any arguments bring this one out.

 

[Dragonsreach]

Well I'm sorry to read about that misfortune.
I'm fortunate in that my wife wouldn't think about messing about in the man cave.

The only figures that have ever been thrown out, was one my mother threw out in a fit of pique many years ago.
We'd gotten into an arguement over the creepy, slimy leech of a Curate she'd become friends with, and out if Temper/Spite (yes she could be like that) threw out a 75mm Hinchcliffe Napoleonic Dragoon diorama (Dragoon sat at table looking dejected at a letter) I think it cost me something like £30 back in 1974, more than two weeks wages when I bought it. Pissed me off big time when I found out.

 

[jp762]

To add insult to injury the Motorhead concert on the 13th Feb in Glasgow is now canceled.
:crying:

 

[kittykat23uk]

Sorry to hear that. I bought Ian a ticket to see Lamb of God in Norwich for Christmas and they cancelled that too..