The month started off well with decent enough weather for me
to varnish and finish my Flames of War Brits aerial support – one typhoon complete
with invasion markings, and not a bad looking effort if I say so myself. I then proceeded to attack my British heavy
mortars in a concerted effort to make them ready to take on Andy’s Jerrys in a
pre-arranged games in the middle of the month.
6 bases of troops later and they were also done and I was fairly pleased
with myself.
At this point my good intentions took a bit of a
battering. Firstly Phil donated some
troops. A lot of British FOW troops in
fact, and enough to put the kerbosh on my efforts at painting more than I have
bought/gained – a further 60 figures were added to the lead pile, although many
are already marked for sale to afford more relevant bits. I also had a weak moment and purchased some
plastic soldier company M5 halftracks that Paul at the club was selling off
cheaply. Overall 65 new models added,
and a mere 7 more painted.
Purchased/gained: 136
Refreshed: 10
Painted: 66
I also discover somewhat of a painters block, with nothing
appealing enough to make me want to sit down while exhausted in the evenings
and take up the brush. This may continue
for some time I suspect, be prepared for short posts, if any at all!
