It's been a long time.
I actually managed to play a game at a tournament - I was a member of the club for 20 years, and had only accomplished it once before. I played the Shadespire (miniatures / card game by GW). Seeing as I had only played it once before (a year ago), coming second last wasn't too bad. I even managed to get paint on my figures.
Having made a big move at the end of last year, I was feeling a little lost - having a total lack of people to game with (my wife doesn't & my little one is just a little too little). I made a contact (or two). I've been introduced to a gaming club that meets monthly about 20 minutes drive away, and also someone who lives roughly the same drive, who has been highly recommended by an old gaming friend.
What does that mean for me & my procrastination:
The gaming group plays a variety of things... None of which I have a ready army for. The closest thing is Basic Impetus 2 Fantasy. I have an old GW Dark Elf army that is unpainted. I've dug the figures out, and am in the process of undercoated the following, ready for test figures:
- 32 Black Guard (old '90s figures)
- 30 Crossbow (old '90s figures)
- 28 Witch Elves (old '90s figures)
- 20 Plastic spear
- 3 Metal bolt throwers
- 1 Metal hydra
- Build 20 plastic spear
- Build 20 plastic corsairs
- Build 10 plastic cold ones
Seeing Basic Impetus uses large bases, I'll get out the circular saw & some MDF & make some bases of the appropriate dimensions. I play to make sabot bases, so I don't have to permanently fix the figures to the bases. That way, I can easily make a set of bases for Kings of War, and use them for that.
The new gaming friend plays Chain of Command & What a Tanker. He plays at home using 1:72 (20 mm), and at tournaments in 28 mm (as that's the most common scale for tournaments locally).
So, I got more figures. I got 2 boxes of Plastic Soldier Company Soviet Infantry in Summer Uniform, a box of the Soviet Infantry Heavy Weapons, as I had already a box of Soviet 45 mm Anti Tank Guns. So far, I've removed the infantry figures which require no assembly, and cleaned them up. I've also undercoated 13 of them, to see how they go. Tomorrow night I'll have go assembling the others from the infantry boxes.
I'll be basing them singly on washers, and have a 3 mm rare earth magnet glued to the bottom of the base, so I can transport them easily.
Paint-wise, I've got all the colours which are recommended on the back of the boxes, so will do them that way.
Wish me luck - as I'll need it.
