Picking up those brushes again.

Hi and welcome to the occasional mutterings of Dave Doc, a military modeller and some time gamer. Gaming and model making has given me a real education, History & Geography(obvious really), Artistry, Politics, Economics, Logistics, Project Management -you try building miniature armies without the last 3.

I will use the blog to record my creations & the odd occasion I actually do some gaming.

I have always been inspired by the aesthetic side of gaming. Playing on well constructed terrain using excellently painted units is always a joy.

Sunday, 21 October 2018

WIP - preparing the winter projects

Now that the dust has settled on the first big outing for the Sudan game and the small handful of repairs made (only two stands needed a little work out of about a 1000 I reckon) its time to look at what I want to get done over this coming winter.

First off I want to clear the paint desk lurkers. I have just added a 10 mm ACW Union brigade as the Old Guard group are running a game at the Stockton Battle ground show at the end of November and we need/want some reinforcements. I have a unit of 28mm Bashi Bazook cavalry and a few other little items to do as well.



Having played the large Sudan game its also got me wanting to add some more stuff - so shopping has been taking place. More Ansar and Nile tribes to be completed - so another 4 boxes of Perry mahdists- and 2 British Infantry (NSW Infantry - 36 figs, and the West Kents 36 figures) to complete the last two larger infantry units I want. I have a number of vignette pieces in mind too so I have some more metal from Empress and Conniosseur laid in.



I have stocking up over the year for next years WW2 projects with Martin C , James M and Scotty which should see a large 15 mm D Day game - I have 2 companies of US infantry , one of Paras , 10 landing craft and 3 aircraft to crack on with.


I have more 6-10-15 mm terrain bits to crack on with too - James dropped me some more buildings for the  moderns which I have added too - so they should provide a good diversion. 



I shall be going over to CRISIS in Antwerp as well - meeting up with some guys and doing a bit of shopping for stuff you don't see in the UK . We will also visiting some WW1 sites in Belgium and France and will be visiting a family grave to lay a wreath but more of that nearer the time . 






21 comments:

  1. That's a fecking lot Dave, good luck!

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  2. Wow!! Some great stuff/future plans there, Dave. Loved all the "Flames OF war" minis especially, as I've got the 15mm bug myself currently. Great to see you as busy as ever :-)

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  3. Great stuff Dave. Just as well we've got AHPC IX coming up to ensure that all gets painted :)

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  4. Bloody hell, that must have hurt the wallet!!! Someone's gonna be a very busy boy!

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  5. Ssshh! Indeed hobby fund coffers have been well drained .. got some decent volume discounts which helped

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  6. Well you've got a busy plan for the Challenge this year. Surely there's an error as I don't see my camels listed...
    NSW - is that an Aussie unit in the Sudan? Penal regiment maybe?
    Cheers
    Peter

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    1. There may a camel or two..or more ..and yes you might think that . But I couldn’t possibly comment

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  7. Lots going on with the painting, hope you enjoy Crisis, I've been twice and rate it highly.

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  8. Come on then. Explain why you could possibly need MORE Mahdists?

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    1. I was going to do a bit of rebasing from smaller bases to bigger .. but it’s a quick to paint some new ones! 2/3 of my foot is beja ...I want to add some more Nile tribes and later ansar figures too for other game options - yes mad . But fun!

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  9. Yikes! You don't do any modest projects, do you? That's a *lot* of new stuff - and I imagine you'll finish it all too (unlike me or many others, if we were to buy so much in one go :-( ).

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    1. Yep. Go big or go home.. he he .. to be fair it may take more than one decent winter season to clear this lot. But at least it’s in stock

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  10. There is no denying that is a shed load of stuff ! When you do get to the WW2 DD let me know I can bring a fair size American force if needed 🙂

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