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Re: A Vendor’s Take On the Strelets - and other Ukrainian Producers
How true these comments are. We have to be patient and understanding of the situation. Yes it is frustrating that our supply of crafted figurines has been disrupted but it is nothing to what the Ukrainian people are going through. I have been amazed at the resilience of Ukraine and the model industry itself. We can only imagine what Strelets would have produced without this awful war changing the very future of the country and it's people. It is all just so sad ... Most people want to live their lives, without aggressive neighbours and not into conflict and yet we never seem to learn about the loss, destruction and stupidity of war... My thoughts are with all those who have suffered in this conflict...
Re: A Vendor’s Take On the Strelets - and other Ukrainian Producers
I agree with so many of you; it's a matter of priorities. I am amazed at how Strelets, Mars, and others have managed to keep production going in the face of what Ukraine has been through.
My own take is I realized when I was going through lymphoma year before last that I had more unpainted figures and projects waiting on my shelf than I'll ever have time to get to - even barring premature departure from this plain of existence. But that's me. I am hoping and praying Ukraine can survive and our friends who make these little pieces of art can continue making them.
In the meantime, with fingers crossed, maybe we can catch up on back projects. :+1:
Re: A Vendor’s Take On the Strelets - and other Ukrainian Producers
Quote By Wayne W.: "My own take is I realized when I was going through lymphoma year before last that I had more unpainted figures and projects waiting on my shelf than I'll ever have time to get to - even barring premature departure from this plain of existence. But that's me."
I think for some of us who enjoy this hobby, it's like having a secret lover. Like the line in the song "Nights in White Satin" by the Moody Blues ... "Letters I've written, never meaning to send." Well, maybe for us it's sort of like "Projects I've begun, never meaning to end." Keep building future projects; just the act of knowing they are there just for your sole enjoyment, makes you happier inside and out.
Of course, when we sit at our desks, only we know it's not really a secret lover - it's really "Our Secret Passion."
My doctor said to me, Wayne, "It's my job to cure you of this, so you can die of something else!" He's achieved mission success.