Plans for the rest of 2013

Having read Loki's post yesterday I thought it was time I kicked myself into shape and put down a few plans for the latter part of 2013. As you read this I will be winging my way to Phalanx where I plan to meet up with Loki and go over the Bloggers for Charity plans, we will meet up with Andrew of AW Miniatures and see how he is doing with the figures. And lastly I MUST buy some more paint brushes and paint (These were all I needed from Triples but spent so long chatting I only remembered them as I returned overthe Pennines).
So plans, I have a couple already on the go namely Dad's Saga forces and a few Saga forces for myself. Dad and I are going to play the Anglo-Zulu war with Black Powder in 28mm to which end I bought most of the British forces from Empress at Salute, and will be getting as many Zulus as possible in the next 6 months. I plan to prep these and push aside as my winter project. I have agreed with Mike to start a Dux Britanniarum campaign in the winter, I will be the Saxon raiders so have to start building that army, we also plan to have a bash at the Sudan using Black Powder. I will still be painting units up for Viking Studio and will continue to try and get stall's at some wargames shows (its a slow burn project), for the mean time I am sending all completed unit off to Colonel Bill to be sold. I guess I do not need to plan too much then as I have plenty on the go anyway.
Plans for 06/13- 12/13

1. Dads Viking Saga 4pts
2. Dads Anglo-Dane Saga 4pts
3. Irish Saga 6pts
4. Welsh Saga 4pts
5. Scots Saga 4pts
6. Saxons (Dux Britanniarum minimum starter force)
7. Prep Zulus and British
8. 40 Mahdist Fuzzy Wuzzy's
9. Highlanders and Guides for NWF
10. 40 Hill Tribesmen NWF

So that is the list of my own painting, I do have commissons on the go and some in the pipeline so you will see planty on the blog

Wargames Community Currency

After a talk I had with Loki about our wargames blog network I got to thinking, we are all old enough (even if you will not admit it) to remember TV’s Swap shop. We all have huge lead piles of project we like the idea of but never got round to doing while we were enthused, or feel we lack the skills to complete something hobby wise.

Part of my Lead Pile

Part of my Lead pile

 

Well here is a far out idea why do we not help each other, for example I am looking to get into Dux Britannia with a Saxon force but having gone a little mad buying figures during Curts Challenge (dam you Curt for making me paint too quick) I am on a self imposed buying ban, but I have several redundant wargames projects and also have my skills with the brush. If there was some one out in the blog world with a dust covered Saxon force maybe we could get together. Another idea would be maybe you have a great skill at researching periods and creating flags but find you are time poor when it comes to painting so you offer to create loads of flags for a fellow blogger who paints for you. It could even get more involved say you have a Saxon force but need nothing painting you do though need flags creating for all you newly painted Nap regiments so you approach the flag making blogger who cerate’s flags for you, you send you Saxon force to the painter who paints the flag bloggers figures.Or you may love painting but hate doing the base's by you mate loves the art of basing but find little time to paint (you get the idea), I know it would never be that simple but it gives you the idea. In the current financial climate some of us have to tighten our belts but still want to game and start new projects.

I guess it all come down to what you want and what you can offer, if is an idea that has legs with my fellow bloggers I would make a simple suggestion that people create a new page on their blog called Community Currency and list on that page what they can offer (painting, terrain making, figures from the lead pile) and a list of what they want (figures, terrain made, stuff painted) we could even add pictures then other blogger can view your page and if they see something they want they look to see if they can offer you what you want.

 

This may just be a silly idea that my end of the week addled brain has spat out but I for one think it could be a great scheme.

Peace James

Giveaway Prize Winners

So I used the on-line random.org and below is the list of winners

So if Carl, Jay Arnold and John Fry could drop me an email to exilespainting@hotmail.com with their prefered prize and delivery address (Jay let me know your top 2 and John top 3). Thank you all for taking time to stop by and for some great laughs.
Once the top three are sorted I want Ray, Sean, Lee and Fran to contact me and I will let you know what is left that you guys can fight over (need to clear space in the lead pile).
Finally I am giving a prize for the reply that gave me the biggest laugh, more on that when I have completed it.