Meanwhile...

My lawmaster is assembled.  I decided to paint the rider separately, so I didn't glue her down.  It was tricky to get the rider assembled to fit the handlebars of the bike without actually gluing her legs in place first.  In the end I glued the handlebars, then glued the rider together holding her legs in place on the bike and getting her hand as close as possible to the handlebar.  I should be able to bend the handlebar to fit her hand when I attach her to the bike.

Interview at the Job Centre

I had my semi-regular interview at the job centre today.  The adviser wanted to know how I had been getting on with my job seeking.  I told her I had been finding plenty of jobs to apply for, but I hadn't been getting interviews.  She asked why I though that was.  My immediate thought was 'Because there is a recession', but I bit my tongue.  Instead I told that I thought it was because I hadn't any recent experience.

If this was a movie, this is the bit where the screen would go wobbly to show that this was a flashback.  I have worked as an order processor and the as an office supervisor for companies that manufacture windows (not Microsoft, double glazing).  But in the last seven years I worked at a cinema - first selling popcorn, then as a projectionist.  But all good things must come to an end.  As film projectors were replaced with digital ones, so projectionists were replaced with computers.

So now, I am falling back on the admin experience from years ago.  Which is one of the reasons I believe I'm not getting interviews.  Her suggestion for this was to seek voluntary work which would potentially give me current experience.  So that is something to look into in the new year. Watch this space!

Jobs applied for today: 3

On the Painting Bench

With plenty of time on my hands, I have several projects on the go on my miniatures painting table.

I have a box of zombie vixens - 30 plastic female zombies.  I have made 10 so far. More on these later.

I have painted around a dozen WWII ships.  These are in the process of being based and labelled.  These are 1/3000 scale but quite easy to paint despite their size.  Again, more on these later.

And ready to start, more Judge Dredd judges.

From L to R: Space Corps, Street Judge, Street Judge, Street Judge with Day Stick, Judge Giant, Tech Judge

Unassembled Lawmaster bike

He is the Law!

Here is the Judge Dredd miniature I have just finished painting:

He is for the Judge Dredd Miniatures game.

Some others for the same game:

Dredd's faithful robot Walter

A Pyrokinetic - a firey mercenary babe

The evil Zombie Mistress

Welcome to my blog.

I was made redundant 3 months ago from a job I loved and have not been able to find a new job.  So I want to share my experiences in job hunting and dealing with unemployment, as well as my interest in science fiction, wargames and history.