My lucky day...

Hello All:

Today I decided to do a little shopping, and I came out hitting the jackpot!

My first stop was Happy Hobby, a member of a small chain of mom & pop hobby
shops in the Milwaukee area. I was looking leading edge Aliens figures and the
Happy Hobby stores are the best place to find OOP minis and games. Sure enough
I found a single box of alien warriors hiding at the bottom of the minis case
for $17.95. I snatched this box up and looked some more to find my real
quarry: An alien queen! No such luck at this store.

My next stop was The Model Zone. This shop was mainly a place were you could
pick up anime models and tapes, but last year I scored two warrior boxes they
had on clearance (only $3.00 each!) so I figured that they just might have
them. As I meandered about the store looking through the Evangelion action
figures and Gundam models, all I could find was a "Colonists Last Stand" set.
I was just about to walk out when something caught my eye in the case... A
QUEEN! It was already assembled, painted and mounted on a wooden display
stand. It was on sale for $25. I plopped down my check card and took my prize
home to be placed on a base suitable for wargaming.

I think that I have had a pretty good day.