Sometimes, as we know, Real Life(tm) can interfere with our little hobbies. And blogging on the wargaming hobby is only another aspect of the hobby alongside painting, making scenery, and playing games. Since my last post in February on the DBA event, I have played a few games, including more DBA, Power Legion, as well as a few board games.
But we have also taken a road trip, and put up a privacy fence, which took us about six weeks to complete, thanks to my work schedule and that of my neighbor. Our garage became the storage facility for all of our building materials, and a lot of my free time was directed toward the fence project, planning the road trip, taking the road trip, and working lots of overtime. So it has been awhile since I've had time to put paint and brush to figures.
So this past week, I broke out some Blue Moon 18mm War of 1812 American infantry. I had already finished two battalions of these figures a few years ago, with the intention of fielding the forces of both sides for Queenston Heights and Chrysler's Farm. I have the Canadian Wargamers guide, "Rocket's Red Glare", and have only played the rules once, for an AWI scenario, Cowpens. I have about three, almost four battalions left to paint, before I can justify buying more.
The War of 1812 is a small but significant conflict, especially for Canadians, and well within reach of modest figure collections. It also appeals to my American and Canadian heritage. This project also allows me to cannibalize some of the British figures I had collected for Napoleonic wargames back in the 90's, and I will also be able to use a lot of the same worm fences, plowed fields, and log cabin models as I use in my Civil War and AWI games. I still have some ways to go, as I will need generals, artillery, militia, and a few cavalry and Indians. But I have other figure collections I can work on in until Christmas rolls around on the calendar.
One thing I have found that makes painting more enjoyable is listening to podcasts and YouTube videos. My current favorite is "Tabletop Minions" with "Atom Smasher" Tabletop Minions: "Why don't you just start?"
Indeed, why don't I just start?
