...but planning is essential.
So, said Winston Churchill, apparently, so I'm going to take his advice (not Bojo's) and do just that. The planning bit involves extending some of my existing projects into 2019 and starting a few new ones, but the latter will definitely be outnumbered by the former. I will once again focus my efforts on both naval and air wargaming, although I'm sure other things of a more terrestrial or even extra-terrestrial variety will pop up. If they do, it will be very much at a skirmish level, rather than anything too grand.
In the air, I'm obviously going to be focussed on the 1/285th scale aircraft for the 'Come And Have a Go If You Think You're Lard Enough' event in March. If that goes according to plan I might well do another Bag the Hun project in the same scale, with an eye on the Winter War for Blue Swastika Rampant. If not, then I'll definitely be expanding my 1/600th scale efforts but only after I've finished the MiG Alley / Bag the MiG and Corsairs and Cavaliers projects first. If I can put on some more air wargames at the club to give it a much needed injection of interest, then so much the better.
All at sea, I'll be diving into Cruel Seas, as it looks like a club bandwagon is rolling, if that's not too much of a mixed metaphor. In the longer term, I really want to get back to the 1/2400th scale Broadside and Ram ironclads project, which has been given a scenic boost by my new Tiny Wargames blue sea terrain cloth. I may well start another naval project along the way, perhaps the 1/2400th Pre-Dreadnoughts or 1/600th American Civil War ironclads, or just focus on finishing what I've already been tinkering with.
Back on terra firma, I have the Sandbox Skirmish post-colonial project to work on, but also really fancy doing two opposing forces in 15mm for IABSM and/or Chain of Command, although I haven't decided which set of rules would be more fun. Whatever I get up to, it will make use of my Cigar Box Battle tundra terrain cloth, which means it can double up with my What a Tanker! project. I really enjoyed making the 1/72nd scale plastic kits for WAT, so will aim to finish the terrain to use with them and then set up some tank busting games at the club.
On the off world, off chance I have any spare moments after all of that, I also want to try out Strontium Dog, the starter set of which has been sitting on top of the workbench shelving for months. This is a definitely a skirmish level 'gunfight' type game and needs only a handful of figures too. If I do get round to it, I will make good use of my desert terrain board to save any major effort for painting the figures to a decent standard, which is something I'll really have to concentrate on as 28mm painting is my idea of lift music.
...so there you go!
Sounds like a packed programme, I look forward to seeing what you come up with. I've decided to consolidate what I already have, although shiny metal temptation is sure to raise its head in the New Year.
ReplyDeleteSeems entirely too sensible a list haha! Will be following along excitedly especially with your progress on Cruel Seas and your Sandbox Skirmish stuff. May be picking up BTH on your recommendation soon as well!
ReplyDeleteGo on Bag the Hun! It's a great game and, apart from the hex cloth, is really cheap to get started. I also think its better as a representation of aerial combat than CY6, although I might be a bit biased? ;0)
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