'.........Others Build Windmills' plus Giveaway Update

Greetings Gentle Readers,

There is an ancient Chinese proverb: 'When the winds of change blow, some build walls, while others build windmills'.

Well, the fact is I'd like to be building a windmill, but after two weeks my replacement Post Windmill from Sarissa Precision has still not arrived. Unfortunately it is turning into another of those customer service saga's that seem to plague my existence - reading elsewhere on the net this lapse doesn't seem to be the norm for Sarissa, so once again it appears to be my rotten luck!

It all started so well, which you'll know if you read my blog entry of May 10th - On that day they were putting one in the post on the 11th. On the 13th they let me know it had gone out a few days previously (11th presumably) but by 2nd class mail, by mistake. On the 20th I emailed to say it still hadn't arrived and could they confirm that it had definitely been sent? They replied the same day that they would check and get back to me. It is now the 23rd May, and still no email and no windmill. As it's a bank holiday on Monday I may not get it until Tuesday 26th at the earliest, and maybe not even then.
Sigh..... In the grand tapestry of life I suppose it is a small and trivial thing, but that doesn't stop me feeling a bit peeved, indeed peeved enough to write all this.

GIVEAWAY UPDATE

The Giveaway was temporarily delayed until this morning due to a surfeit of scrumpy, however the draw duly took place with Mrs P as Official Scrutineer. First name out of the hat (it was actually a pillowcase, but you get the idea) was Alastair from A Wargaming Gallimaufry. Congratulations Alastair - let me have your address via markham888ATgmailDOTcom and your prize will be winging its way to you. Commiserations to everyone else, and thanks for taking part!


Until next time......

Update: Sarissa Windmill and some Heavy Firepower

Greetings Gentle Readers,

Not much to report - We have Belgium Boy staying with us again so I can't get the paints out and dominate the dining room table until he's left (apparently it would be bad form to reveal that we often eat off trays whilst sitting in the lounge).....In the meantime I am constructing some of the swag from Salute so I will have lots of bits to paint as soon as normal service is resumed! I can clear these away easily at mealtimes!

First up is the Sarissa Precision Post Windmill. A nice easy build this, and it is quite a big building for under £20!  My only disappointment is that the top half doesn't have the etched planking of the lower half - I have emailed Sarissa in case this is just an error. The example on their website does have etched planking - I wonder if anyone else has experienced this?

Close-up of the offending area.....

It should look great on the table once painted, and the base tricked up a bit. I have also started the Pershing and King Tiger tanks from Warlord/Bolt Action. This will give me a nice selection of tanks for both my Americans and Germans to choose from. The resin was washed before construction and they are going together nicely.

 

 

On a completely different note I see I am rapidly approaching 10,000 page views, so I must organise a giveaway - I believe that's the normal way of celebrating these things! Whilst it will only be a small giveaway compared to Ray's, I will try and dig out something interesting from the Shed of Delights.

 

 

NEWS: Steve at Sarissa has responded with great speed to my email and confirms that the lack of detail is a cutting error, and that he plans to replace it promptly for me! Excellent news as far as I'm concerned, and a great example of this company's customer service. The Sarissa staff at Salute were not only helpful, but managed to maintain their sense of humour despite being under siege from needy punters most of the day - myself included!

 

 

Until next time....