I enjoyed finishing the 1/600th Tumbling Dice 1917 aircraft yesterday and now have everything I need to try out Spandau and Lewis, as well as play some games with Duel of Aces. To keep the momentum going I've decided to assemble and paint some additional models, with a focus on late 1917 to mid 1918, rather than go backwards to 1916, as I originally thought earlier on.
The plan to develop this month's air wargaming project fits perfectly with my refreshing 'What's on the Workbench?' strategy, which allows me to float between three different projects each month as I feel the need, without feeling guilty about temporarily shelving things as I go along. This seems to work and avoids the feeling that you have to slog away at things even when the spark has fizzled out a bit, knowing that you can go back to them when you feel more motivated.
It only works if you are realistic about what you can achieve, so small projects that require a minimal amount of time to wrap up are the order of the day, ideally things that require finishing off rather than starting from scratch. The 1918 aircraft, for example, are a small addition to an existing project and only add up to about a dozen models or so. These include some Sopwith Camels, Fokker DVII's and Halberdtadt CLII's, with a few Airco DH4's and Hannover CLIII's if I have the time.
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