Projects for 2022

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Those what if's mean the ABDA is much more powerful than the imediate IJN forces - course if a couple of Japanese battle wagons turn up ....Interesting varient.

[steve_holmes_11]

I've surveyed my extensive unpainted lead pile.

2021/2 will likely involve a lot of painting, and some terrain updates.

I'm busily inventing reasons to NOT begin any new projects.
* Chain of Command (You need how many yards of wall and hedge???)
* Galleys and Galleons in the Indian Ocean (Absence of various sized Dhow, Prahu and Jonk ships, and cannot find a sea coloured mat with a fine square grid).
* Congo (Studio Tomahawk) in smaller scale (Cannot find a whole range with distinctive warriors and especially the important characters in the game).


Fear not: I have several hundred 15mm and almost a thousand 15mm figures in need of painting and basing.

[FierceKitty]

Fear not: I have several hundred 15mm and almost a thousand 15mm figures in need of painting and basing.

That's like quoting salami prices in Tehran!

[steve_holmes_11]

That's like quoting salami prices in Tehran!

Typo alert.

Should have typed - A couple hundred 15mms and almost a thousand 10mms.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Typo alert.

Should have typed - A couple hundred 15mms and almost a thousand 10mms.

That all ?

[steve_holmes_11]

That all ?

This isn't one of those "Uncle Joe" armies.

[FierceKitty]

Typo alert.

Should have typed - A couple hundred 15mms and almost a thousand 10mms.

The Ayatollah has decided that salami doesn't count as pork!

[paulr]

Completed the major vessel review of the ABDA (American British Dutch Australian) order of battle and we are looking good for the major vessels

Completed the next pass through the Japanese destroyers and I have enough given the campaign is split into two areas of operations for the Japanese so a destroyer model can act as a similar destroyer in each area. The largest Japanese force is limited to 16 destroyers more than double that

[paulr]

When I did the review of the ABDA destroyers we ended up short for the American and Dutch destroyers

There were also some Japanese destroyers that it would be useful to have, particularly some of the 1920s destroyers that were also used as fast transports 

So a while ago Pierre the Shy added a few ships of his own to the order and kindly visited his local Chemist and got them to send a fax to Navwar

Last night he handed over my share of the order:

• 1 US heavy cruiser
• 10 US destroyers
• 4 Dutch destroyers
• 20 Japanese destroyers

I spent a while this afternoon working out which of the Japanese destroyers I would paint and label them up as I've only got at most a third of the ships of the various classes

I didn't need to do this for the Dutch or US as I have enough models for all the Dutch Admiralen class and all of US Destroyer Squadron 29

[Last Hussar]

I should really get cracking on the Imperial Guard little wooden men. Then the Bavarians. Then the Polish. I might have another bunch of France dressed Germans as well.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Just got back from Penkridge  - didna get what I was after but did get 500 10mm Horse, 6 WWII vehicles, some 15mm Italians and 4 sets of rules. Should keep me busy for a little while. Mind you Will would have it finished tomorrow.

[Rhys]

After looking through the lead pile tonight my project for 2022 is to complete the projects from 2020....
(and possibly 2021)

[Raider4]

/Looks at Romans sitting on my desk that I bought in 2004 . . .

Hey, at least they're currently top of the pile of things I might want to work on. (Doubt they'll be there next week)

[Ithoriel]

/Looks at Romans sitting on my desk that I bought in 2004 . . .

Hey, at least they're currently top of the pile of things I might want to work on. (Doubt they'll be there next week)

2004? If only!

I have figures I intend to paint SOON^TM that I bought in the 1970's!

You have plenty of time yet.



SOON^TM - a period up to, but not including, the next Ice Age

[Techno II]

Can't figure out the logic...but aren't we technically still in an ice age ?

Cheers - Phil.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Think it finished early in the C19th Phil. It's the reason that utterly boring b Charlie Dickens has white Christmases.

[Raider4]

Can't figure out the logic...but aren't we technically still in an ice age ? :-

I believe we are, as there is still permanent ice at the poles.

Not wanting to start any sort of climate debate here, but the Earth has been far, far warmer in the past than it is now.

[Orcs]

I believe we are, as there is still permanent ice at the poles.

Not wanting to start any sort of climate debate here, but the Earth has been far, far warmer in the past than it is now.

Watched a program narrated by David Attenborough on climate change, and its only for the last 10,000-20,000 years that we have had such a stable climate. Before that it cycled +/-  7-8 degrees every few thousand years.  So perhaps our current climate is the exception rather than the rule.

[steve_holmes_11]

Watched a program narrated by David Attenborough on climate change, and its only for the last 10,000-20,000 years that we have had such a stable climate. Before that it cycled +/-  7-8 degrees every few thousand years.  So perhaps our current climate is the exception rather than the rule.

It's more significant now because we mostly grow our own food.

[paulr]

And most of us live within a few feet of 'current' sea level