A Sudden Flurry Of Activity

I feel like kack. For over a week now I've had a cold and although I feel like I am boiling up, the thermometer says no. This means I haven't wanted to move around a lot. So I have not wanted to move far from the last place I sat down, which has recently meant the bench.

There is a bit more to the sudden flurry of work than that. I am enjoying what I do again. So there has been a fair amount of progress already. The end of the week is going to be busy so maybe I am trying to get ahead. This should give me a chance to get ahead so I can paint a few zombies over the weekend. It's Zomtober after all. Having fun regardless.

Start Of The Week - A Mixed Bag

Assuming the mojo stays with me I have a big plan for the week. Some more So it's. Another batch of Star Wars Imperial Assault minis is next. All bad guys this week. Finally a handful of zombies for Zomtober.

I have twelve Imperial Assault minis in the queue. it should probably be ten but the robots are unlikely to get the most complex paint job. The other minis are from the Jabba's Palace set.

There are another ten WW2 Soviets in the queue. I am a little further through this project than I thought. I should have worked through what I have before the end of the month.

Lastly I have some more zombies. More Konflict 47 freebies. I need to prime the zombies before I paint them. These will not be getting the full treatment but they should end up being good enough.

Zomtober - Week One

How did I forget about Zomtober. I found myself with a bit of extra time. So why not?

I do love free stuff. These came on the front of a copy of Wargames Illustrated. They were designed for Conflict 47. All the minis I have for this game came of the front of a magazine. They are expensive for what they are so if WI could get some of the British Army robots, I will buy a dozen copies.

In all honesty I don't need any more WW2 zombies. I have an Imperial Feckton of metal ones somewhere. My inspiration comes from playing Atomfall and my attempts to create sUnderDground, a post apocalypse setting based in London.

An Early End Of The Week (20)+(4)

Here I am again. It feels like it has been a breeze this week. I will have to up my game. Everything I set out to do this week is now done. Maybe I will start next week's work early. I need a break first. And a cup of tea.

With the Star Wars Imperial Assault stuff I chose to start out mostly with the good guys. The Jaws is definitely a bad guy. I should probably look at doing some bad guys next.

The minis appear to be mostly in the 28mm scale. There are some that are definitely a bit larger but not big enough for Legion. 

The WW2 Soviets project is moving forward. There are still plenty more to do. It's not a forever project but it is one that looks like it is going to run for a while.

Still. I have some command figures and the first weapons group. I should really get around to finishing the project but I need to get some more stuff. So I should probably work out what I need to buy. Not planning on doing that any time soon. One of the minis below hasn't been based properly. He is a crew member for a mortar so will get based up with the other one. Eventually.

It is looking like this weeks two projects are going to continue. I am tempted to move on to the Quar. This should probably be the next project. I would like to get the other two finished first.

Earlier today I acquire some more car boot bargains. Some bits and another four Normans. These have already been attached to new bases and the glue is drying. Whilst not badly painted, they are not to my taste. The ironwork has a bluish tinge to it which doesn't really fit with my own work.

I am feeling a bit more positive about the future at the moment. There is nothing specifically that has happened to bring this about. I can see something that looks like a timeline ahead. It has been a while since I felt this way. So I can't really complain.

Real Progress

Insomnia is a wonderful thing 🤔. Due to waking up remarkably early and finding myself at my workbench since 7am, I've gotten quite a lot done. I now need a bit of a break and something to eat. So I m off for lunch, a brew and to watch some TV.

I am already thinking about what to paint next week. There is a lot of shiny out there. I can see the release date for the XCOM Miniatures Game getting closer. Before that arrives I would like finish all of the WW2 Soviets done before that. On point of principle if nothing else. I'd also like to get all of the Imperial Assault minis done as well. 

I can't be bothered to put a specific number on how many of these there are. More than eighty and less than a hundred. So probably there is just enough time to finish them off. 

So XCOM will arrive and then probably on to the Quar to finish off the Crusader (what I have prepped anyway). Wargames Atlantic seem to be getting a disproportionate amount of my money just of late. I strongly suspect that there are enough have to buys coming out that I know that some of my money will be going their way, if indirectly. The Gladiators and the Baron's War Outlaws seem like a certainty. I am guessing that the UAMC Hard suits, the Militant Monks, the Monstrous Mutations and maybe some of the fantasy packs may be on their way. Eventually. Christmas is coming. It's my birthday soon too. Maybe I won't have to wait until next year.

I managed to get some more work done later on. They are not done but they are a lot closer than I expected. Some more washes, a bit of touching up with a little bit of tarting up to give them a little bit of pop and they should be done.

Progress, Or Something Like That

Having had a bad night last night, I am now wide awake. Time I should at least make an attempt at sleeping. I've got a low key cold which isn't helping. So carrying on regardless. It's been a cat nap kind of day.

I was begining to think I wasn't going to make much progress. However I did better than I thought. I've got three full colours done and another four colours on some of the minis. So actual real progress.

The Imperial Assault stuff is a bit basic. This makes them easy to paint but very hard to paint well. Whilst not quite a uniform colour across the group, I am trying to a degree of commonality.

The Soviet stuff is more "uniform" but in many respects, are not the same as the other minis. I think these are all metal or resin, unlike everything else do far, which has been plastic.

If I put some effort in tomorrow, I might just get this done. The New Cruelty would be happy if I manage to make my target.

The Real Start Of The Week

A little bit later than I was expecting. It's Friday already and I am still trying to figure out where the week has gone. Hasn't felt quite so chaotic and stuff away from the bench is getting done. Mustn't grumble I guess.

The plan, such as it was , was to put twenty minis on the bench. Ten WW2 Soviets and another ten rebels for Star wars Imperial Assault.

Hopefully I will start to get a wriggle on now. Things should progress.