Paint it or Punt it

Nearly two months since the last update and even before then, the hobby momentum had already swung away from me. However, it seems to have returned and I’m not one for looking in horse mouths.

Given the current situation, I don’t see the gaming clubs managing many meetings this year and even when they do, I’m not sure how comfortable I’ll feel going to them. With that in mind, my goal is now just to paint as much as I can so that when I feel ready, armies will be fully painted. I’ve also decided to pick up random boxes of things that I would just like to paint – they might not ever see a table but they’ll look good in the model cabinet.

I went for an easy win first of all by finishing up my B1 droids. They were part of the Snag-a-Normie challenge but who knows when we’ll get together for a painting session. They didn’t need much to finish them. Highlights and basing and they were done. I based with the Geek Gaming Base Ready Mars mix. It turned out to be way dustier than I was expecting but I brushed a little up their legs and then a coat of spray varnish. I can’t remember the last time I varnished models to be honest. The mix was so dusty and being coloured red it left smudges on your fingers every time you handled the droids though.

I’ve always wanted to get into Napoleonic armies but the scene here intimidates me. As I said at the start of the post, I’m also going to paint things just for the fun of painting them so I picked up a box of Perry French Line Infantry a couple of weeks ago.

Other than forgetting how much I hate painting white, it’s been fun so far. I’m not cranking them out, just working on 3 at a time when I fancy it. Not sure what I’m going to do for basing yet but there’s still another three dozen to go anyway!

About a year ago, I got a bargain on eBay for Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game. There are 125 minis in all, some damaged beyond repair and all in need of loving care. Every one of them needs stripped and so I chucked the heroes and all the archers into the Dettol and away we go.

Primed black and then I started to block out colours (I’ll give them their own post later and list the paints then)… then I wondered why I hadn’t just primed in something metallic! There is a lot of metal armour on these guys but what’s done is done.