Wednesday, 1 June 2011

On the Painting Tray: June 2011

During May I managed to finish Beth's Stuka and a dozen Crusader Miniatures unarmoured Roman Cavalry for my Punic Wars army; photos will follow once I've found time to take them.  This month, I'm hoping to paint a dozen Navigator Miniatures Parthian Cataphracts I promised to Willie.  I also have on order half of the horses I need for a load of 1st Corps Gallic/German riders I bought dirt cheap second hand at Carronade.  They'll help with the Galatian contingent for the big Magnesia game at Claymore this August.
Posted by Caliban at 21:20:00
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  1. Ray Rousell1 June 2011 at 22:02

    Good luck with the plan! I'm useless and can never stick to any plan I make, so I do what i can do!!

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  2. Caliban1 June 2011 at 22:10

    Hi Ray, I know what you mean. I try to plan for roughly half of what I think I could do in a good month. Anything else is an added bonus, plus it makes me feel smug. The best I could manage is probably 48 25mm infantry, half that in cavalry, but it can be pushing it to get that many done. So I aim for 24 foot or 12 horse. Planning for a big game helps to keep the focus as well, because then I know other folks are kind of relying on me - nothing like a bit of peer pressure!

    Cheers
    Paul

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  3. kingsleypark2 June 2011 at 00:18

    Looking forward to seeing the game at Claymore!!

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  4. Dangerous Brian2 June 2011 at 07:19

    Since I set myself the challange of painting-a-minaiture-a-day (on average over the course of a month so not literally every day) I've noticed my painting count go up considerably. Especially when you set yourself the challange on the blogsphere. Even if no-one else really cares if you keep to the challange or not, it still feels like failure if you don't reach that monthly target.
    For me, that's a great incentive to paint.

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  5. Caliban2 June 2011 at 08:13

    Hi Brian, you're right, it does help. It can seem a bit artificial, but anything that keeps the momentum going can only be a good thing. Are you going to be at Claymore? Kingsleypark will by the looks of it; it would be good to meet people in real life.

    One thing I'd love to do is a decent set of tabletop terrain for Magnesia. I know how I want to do it, but at the moment I don't have the time or the budget!

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  6. Biff Tanner3 June 2011 at 22:58

    Very cool can't wait to see them.

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  7. Intraman5 June 2011 at 07:48

    great really looking forward to seeing some pictures

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