Multiple Projects on the Go

Progress on Sixmillopolis has slowed lately. I could use the excuse that some additional 6mm buildings I ordered haven't arrived. Which would be true, but there are still plenty of details I could have been finishing off. Really I just felt like a change of pace. So I've pulled out a bunch of old armies and models, and started jumping between them. I'll do a bit of painting on one force, get bored and move to the next. Admittedly not a great way to get any one army finished, but it means steady progress is being made on many.

On my painting table right now there are roughly five projects being chipped away at.

First, Sixmillopolis. As enthusiasm hits I am still doing detailing work on things like windows and storefronts. And once the new buildings do arrive that will probably kick off another wave of progress.

Second project is the Robotech: Tactics armies that will be fighting over Sixmillopolis. Right now the focus is on the UEDF. The conventional vehicles and Tomahawk destroids are done. Still to finish are the two VF-1 veritech fighters, and a company's worth of infantry stands that will disembark from the APCs.

Third project is a complete change of gear - a Soviet force for Team Yankee. While the ANZACs are the army I'd prefer to use, they are a bit of a niche list. For many themed games/events it can be hard to explain why they would be involved, plus without heavy tanks/artillery it's difficult to bring them up to 100 points. So, the Soviets will be my force that can easily slot-in to "standard" TY games and events, with the ANZACs set aside for friendly games or scenarios where they fit in.

Fourth project is another change-up - Star Wars: Legion. The Imperials are on the painting table right now, with my force at the moment being Vader + 2 squads that came with the core box, plus an Occupier tank.

(As an aside, the film crew for Rogue One made the Occupier by modifying an Alvis Stormer armoured vehicle. So if somebody could find 28mm models of any Stormer or CVR(T) variant, it would probably be pretty easy to fit the parts to the Occupier model and make a new Imperial tank design. Just saying.)

Last project is a one-off mini-army - a Kaiju to attack Sixmillopolis. The model is a Tyranid Hierophant bio-titan from an early edition of Epic. Already painted, but damaged in transit and needs some fix up work.