I haven't done much painting over the last few months, which is a shame as it is something that I quite enjoy. Having precious little free time that isn't already spoken for these days with work, family and writing commitments is a factor, but also just not making time for things. Mrs Kinch is very much of the opinion that I am nicer to be around when I have a project and something to work towards. I think that's what she said, it was hard to tell through the haze of tobacco smoke and gin.
My pal Rory over at the Stepping between Games blog has come up with Squaduary. The idea being to build and paint a squad of figures over the month of February. I started late and didn't quite realise that I wasn't meant to have started some of the figures already, but better late than never. We shall see if this keeps me motivated.
I will be posting updates here when I can and on twitter (@aquestingvole) and facebook (Conrad Kinch).
1/32 diorama
These are Prince August casts that I got off a very nice chap on eBay called John Parslow. I had always intended to pick up the moulds, but his prices were so reasonable and the quality of his casts so good that it seemed silly to wait. Unfortunately, while undercoating these, I managed to drop them rather spectacularly, hence the breakage.
The diorama is of two French cavalryman sharing a cup of wine during a quiet moment. I will do them in shiny toy soldier style and see how we get on.
Nega-volt Cultists & Beastmen
Black Stone Fortress has been a revelation - quite probably my game of 2018. I started painting the figures for it and most of them are very nice. However, I had intended to get the Nega-volt cultists (pictured at the back) finished in January and they have proven to be nothing but a thorn in my side. They are fiddly and unpleasant and just awful to paint. I just want to see the back of them - hopefully #Squaduary will give me the kick in the pants that I need. The second group are Beastmen which I'm actually looking forward to tackling. They can't possibly be as much of a pain in the neck as the Nega-volt cultists.
I shall hope to do my next update here on the 9th. Wish me luck!
Good luck!
ReplyDeleteI think having projects is good, and small ones or larger ones broken down into manageable chunks that can still be useful for something (such as small skirmish games or the like) is a good way to go as you get something you can point to as "done".
Was tempted by 'Blackstone Fortress' but have to much other stuff on the go so I resisted (how untypical of me !)
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