It was a last minute trip out to find a few quick gift ideas and a stroll through the local book shop found me wanting for a couple of random books that I hadn't seen before. I lamented that I always tend to find these things at times when I'm not really up for buying anything for myself via text to my wife and went about picking out some fun gifts for a couple of the kiddos in the family and headed to the checkout.
Christmas rolls up soon after and to my surprise I open a box containing both books I had mentioned only in a passing text message! Immediately my mind began swimming at the ideas of creating a new army or using these new references to augment other projects that are still in the works (Yes, Pattun's Boyz, I'm thinking of you!).
The books were only $10 each and at that price it's hard to beat full color illustrated reference material like this. I'm not 100% certain they are still at the bookstore, but if you have a Borders around you might think to check if they're still on the shelves.
These are exactly the types of books that my hobby has been missing for so long though. The type of easy inspiration to help forge a future for projects that are hard on inspiration and long on completion. Being a tread head and weapons enthusiast at heart, they couldn't have been a better gift! Hopefully this trend of book giving continues with future holidays and birthday celebrations! It's nothing but beneficial to my hobby time!
