Belated Update

Hi All,
Well this is just awesome. I set myself an initial target of posting once a week, with evidence of the work that I've gotten done.

So, what have I done:

1. Figures for my DBA army for the Big Battle at MOAB 2018 arrived (Early Samurai).
2. Cleaned all figures, glued to paddle-pop sticks for painting (lots of figures, as I purchased pretty much all options).
3. Purchased new top for gaming table (old one was water-damaged).
4. Removed old gaming table top.
5. Nailed down new gaming table top.
6. First coat of new gaming table top (6' x 4').
7. Tried to undercoat figures with airbrush

Here lies the problem. I havn't used my airbrush since September (we packed before moving, and I havn't had time since we arrived in our home in December).

The airbrush pushes air, but doesn't seem to be sucking the paint through the cup (it's a siphon airbrush). I've taken it apart a few times, cleaned it in hot water a lot. It still doesn't seem to be sucking the paint through.

I need to find a way of working out what is wrong with it, as without it - I have no way of undercoating my figures. Either that, is spend some $$$, and buy a new one (get a cheapie on ebay).

So, until I can get that done - I'll be using some of the spare plywood (3 mm thick) to make a 2' x 2' table for DBA (the size that will be used at MOAB), then paint it a nice dark grass green.

I can measure out the bases for the DBA army (made out of thick card).

But I need to get the airbrush fixed.

A.

Welcome

Hi,
This blog is for me to use to provide some impetus to get some of my long-standing wargaming projects off the ground.

I have been miniatures wargaming since ~1994, when at lunch-break from TAFE (technical college - studying Electrical Engineering) I wandered into a Games Workshop store in the Sydney CBD. I walked out with a copy of the White Dwarf, and a need to play miniature wargames.

I had played AD&D since 1988, and remember fighting battles (when I was much younger) with my Lego Knights, but that moment was it.

Since then I've very loosely dabbled in whichever system my that at my local games club was in vouge at the time. This, coupled with an enthusiasm for 'new things', and also getting distracted my way too many other things; means that I have a mountain-size pile of lead (and plastic) shame.

The aim if this blog is to make sure I make some progress towards getting armies painted, and perhaps played with. This last part isn't helped by moving more than an hours drive away from my gaming club.

So, my plan is to post a minimum of once per week, with each time having at least a summary of what I've accomplished, with photographic evidence. At the start of each project, I'll summarise what I plan to do. Hopefully, I'll stick to it, and not be distracted (as unfortunately happens too much).

A.