What I've Been Up To

[bigjackmac]

All,

Here's what I've been up to during my (so far) baby-induced 4 1/2 month exile.  As always, I can't promise I'm back 100% (as a matter of fact, I can promise I'm not), but I can promise games are in my future (the table is already set up).

The big news is that I've been painting.  A lot.  And in a couple new scales.  If you're here you're probably aware that I am pretty much exclusively a 10mm gamer.  That's not going away by any means, but apparently I've become a 6mm Modern gamer, in a big way.  It started about six months ago, when I bought a small force of GHQ minis for some Soviet-Afghan gaming, with plans to move into more stuff beyond that.

The next thing I knew, I was drowning in 6mm Modern stuff (NATO and Warsaw Pact equipment), the vast majority of it from fellas at TMP's Marketplace.  I've also finished up/redone some 10mm Moderns, bought some 1/72 Vietnam plastics, and bought some 20mm WWII plastics.


About 2/3 of my 6mm stuff, the Warsaw Pact equipment.


I've painted up bunches of 6mm infantry.


10mm Russian/WarPac infantry.


10mm Modern USMC.


The table is set for a 6mm fight.


With hills UNDER the mat (I'm looking at you Panda, and Blue).

Please check the blog, where you'll find a total of 56 photos, thoughts on upcoming campaigns, and what I see as an absolutely necessary rules change for Mr. Ivan Sorenson's (AKA Weasel) otherwise fantastic rules, "No End in Sight."
http://blackhawkhet.blogspot.com/2014/11/where-ive-been.html

V/R,
Jack

[jchaos79]

That looks very good, Sir!

[Dave Fielder]

Sabbaticals are always useful to get through the lead pile; just consider the time not deployed on the table-top as training and preparation. I have often had to work away and it's led to some really useful generation of my forces ... trouble is with SO much stuff I just don't know what to play with first.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Welcome back Jack!
Lovely looking 6s.

[paulr]

Welcome back 

What are the shiny gold, blue, white, ... things below the helicopter in your 6mm Warsaw Pact box?

[petercooman]

Welcome back 

What are the shiny gold, blue, white, ... things below the helicopter in your 6mm Warsaw Pact box?

From what my tired eyes can see, i think they are cars/technicals.

Good job Mac!

[Techno]

Looking good, Jack !
Welcome back !
Cheers - Phil

[Maenoferren]

Welcome back

[bigjackmac]

Hey, thanks fellas, it's good to be back! 

The baby has been good for the painting, but I'd much rather be gaming.  And, as Dave alluded to, I'm coming to the realization that I have more troops than I'll ever be able to get on the table, particularly as I keep procuring more!

Paul, Peter is correct, those are 'Technicals' from GHQ's Mujahadeen Combat Command.

Stay tuned for batreps in the near future.

V/R,
Jack

[paulr]

Paul, Peter is correct, those are 'Technicals' from GHQ's Mujahadeen Combat Command.

Thanks, not a term I was familiar with but GHQ's site enlightened me