Pilcher's Arcade and Kone Shack by FOS

 As I approach the 30-month anniversary of not updating my blog, I find myself reflecting on the past and the familiar cycle of guilt and determination that often led to unfinished entries. If you're reading this, it means I have finally broken that cycle and succeeded in updating my blog once again.

Before 2020, and for a few months into it, my daily routine included listening to various podcasts during my commute to work. However, when COVID-19 hit, my work situation changed, and I found it difficult to focus on podcasts while working on models. This led me to stop listening altogether. Recently, my work situation has changed again, and I am now driving to work more frequently. This has given me the opportunity to resume my podcast listening habit, picking up where I left off about five years ago.

Currently, I am catching up on Wiley's Bench Time podcast. After replacing my phone, I wasn't sure where I had left off, so I decided to start from the beginning of 2020. Listening to episodes from the early weeks of the quarantine has been an eerie experience, bringing back memories of those uncertain times. There are a few more thoughts I have about the podcast, but I'll save those for another entry to keep this one concise.

In addition to my podcast journey, I've been busy with various model-building projects. One notable project was a commissioned build of the Pilcher's Arcade and the Kone Shack kits from the FOS monthly kit series. The color combination of the ice cream shack was a bit unusual, but I had a photo of the real structure to back it up. I probably still have that photo somewhere on my hard drive. Another interesting aspect of this build was the need to change the business of the add-on on the right side of the arcade building. Originally, it was an ice cream counter, but having two ice cream counters next to each other didn't seem realistic, so I turned it into a candy shop.

This 30-month-old project is just one of many I've worked on during my hiatus. I have a lot of catching up to do, and I'm excited to share more of my experiences and projects with you in future blog entries. Thank you for joining me on this journey back to blogging.