Wednesday 27 September 2023

Been quiet recently

After a fairly productive summer I had planned to get some painting and playing done - especially with 66% of the collective heading off to Essen Spiel at the beginning of October - but not me. The joys of work getting in the way. Talking of work it has been pretty full on this month and on top of that I did a camping course a couple of weeks ago - I am now qualified to take people wild camping on the moor. We have also been preparing for Thing 2 to return to university for her final year and Thing 1 to go on another year out - I think the itinerary is Bali, Vietnam, Thailand, then work in Australia … all of which is quite stressful and worrying. Both Things have now headed off to where they are supposed to be. 

So not much has happened on the gaming and painting front - to be honest not much happens on the gaming front … I really must work on this aspect of the hobby. 

So what little I have done is the start on tractor units for the Kataphron Breachers - just the details to go on these. I have to say while I was base coating the red for torsos I thought these are going to be a fiddle to paint. I also have to paint the magnetised weapons, which I think will be a bit of a pain to paint as well. I a moment of madness I picked up (cheaply - as always) an Eldar Farseer and another Tech Priest - undercoating him made me think that painting him will be an right faff - lots leaning over, difficult to reach bits. 

Not sure when I am going to get time for some painting etc. as I am pretty stacked with things on the calendar for the next fortnight. I would like to get some stuff done, so I have something to put on three blog. 

Morts 

Sunday 3 September 2023

Some Saxons

So after the visit to Corfu and seeing Schulenburg’s statue I thought I might do some more Saxon for the Great Northern War. So I did. 

A couple of units in firing line - paper flags. The texture on the bases will be done when all the units are painted. Got some artillery, a couple of cavalry and infantry to do. Roundway minis are pretty easy to paint quickly. 
Must have a game of Maurice soon. 

Morts