It's been quiet around here but that doesn't mean there's been no activity :-)
So a little more on what we hope to achieve through the 6MMRC. Like most gamers, I have endless unfinished/abandoned projects, and after successfully completing the Independent Characters forum hobby progress challenge in 2014 (and being somewhat... less successful last year), something had to change. I have bought tons of minis over the years for rpgs I'd like to run, games that look cool, but never played because I haven't got stuff ready.
Essentially it's an exercise in discipline; by restricting what we are allowed to purchase, we hope to finally bring some of the cool but unloved minis to life.
Yes, part of the discipline is also blogging, so let's call this a re-commitment to progress. Apologies for the crap photos, I snatched these in the best light possible when I got home from work :-/
Recently completed:
A new addition to the frostgrave warband - this is a slow-burn project to paint up some of the mass of fantasy stuff. This guy's a mini from the former Spyglass Miniatures range sculpted by Steve Buddle (now of GW) - the 28mm minis he made are now available from Andy Foster at Heresy Miniatures, check 'em out if you haven't already :)
I also managed to finish this old (Grendel, I think) ruined temple:
Based on a CD, with added detritus from the bits box (amphorae from fish tank bits, weapons and shields from GW and Hasslefree.
As for the cowboys and weird stuff - I've finished the starting posse. I want to add another 5 minis to cover a range of eventualities yet. Then I'll consider the minis for this project done.
Buildings; a Sarissa Precision industrial unit and a TTCombat derelict apartment building finished, plus some TTCombat vending machines and rooftop scatter. Quick and effective.
We also have a party of post-apocalyptic scavengers (girls from Dead Earth Games, special forces veteran from Empress Miniatures' Kickstarter a couple of years back, he's based on Willie Apiata.
And lastly, we have some Spectre Miniatures' Deniable Operators (here checking out an old Soviet facility in Eastern Europe, perhaps...?
These guys were great fun to paint, it was nice to mix up the colours on modern military minis. In a mix of commercially available hiking gear and armed with tricked out AK pattern rifles, it's impossible to tell who they actually work for.... For me they are most likely to serve as PMC's and CIA Special Activities Division operators. Really looking forward to Spectre's rules coming out next month.
So what's next?
I have some pulp figures cultists for a friend almost complete, and a pair of battletech mechs also to clear. Then I'll hit 30k again with these guys:
Cheerio :)
