Major Ballsup's Hobby Shed

Birthday, A&E, ECG, Doctors, chest pains clinic, ECG, dentist, blood tests.  What a fun packed month it's been!  You think you know what's coming don't you, that I didn't do much hobby wise.  On the contrary dear reader, the thought of one's possible demise has given me a good old kick up the arse to get on with stuff.   Completed  Here's what I finished off during the month: 37 Heroics & Ros 6mm Soviet Paratroops finished as Iraqi Republican Guard.  This is a full platoon with a HMG support.  I also based a BRDM-2 that had been hanging about. Still with The Iran-Iraq War project I spent some time tidying up the two forces, which was another of those jobs I've been meaning to do for ages and like many of those jobs once you start it takes no time at all to do.  First off I cut some magnetic rubber sheeting to fit in the RUB inserts that Warbases had made for me in the summer.  Then I added some magnets to the base of the end...

October started well, then I picked up a nasty fluey thing that curtailed my hobby activities for a full week.  Work has also been full on so not as much done as I'd hoped, but still a bit of progress.   Completed  Here's what I finished off during the month: I concentrated on the Heroics & Ros 6mm and got another 79 Iraqi and Iranians all based and finished.  I used the 3-2-1 scheme I explained last month ( here ).  The initial Iranian and Iraqi forces are now complete.  I'm quite pleased with that as I managed to do it within six months of buying them.  Just a few aircraft to do now and this phase of this project will be complete. I finally finished off the Italian villa that's been on the table for a while.  I spent too long thinking about how to do the courtyard and in the end used embossed plastic card, which was my original idea!  Cut to size and painted this has worked a treat.  Once this was in place I added more weather...

September has been a busy month both work and family wise.  I also got away for a week at the end of the month.  Therefore, hobby time has been limited, but the main thing is that I’ve enjoyed what I’ve worked on and my summer slump is well behind me.   Completed  Here's what I finished off during September: I made a couple of diseased warriors for a scenario I’m putting together for Verrotwood, using the bodies and heads from Victrix Ancient Germans and other bits from the Frostgrave Cultists and Barbarians sets.  And while I had the plastics box out I made up a Frostgrave Cultist as a reanimated also for Verrotwood.   6 Heroics & Ros 6mm Taliban, 60 1980's Soviet Motor Rifle (Iraqi) infantry and 60 1980's German (Iranian) infantry.   After spending far too much of my limited brain power agonising over how best to base my 6mm Moderns, I hit on a scheme with enough flexibility to work for most rules.  I have a great big box full...

And that was August.  Mercifully it wasn't too hot which made getting on with things a bit easier.  I'm still whittling away at all the bits that have been sitting around for too long.  I’m pleased to say I'm getting my hobby mojo back which has been on the wane for a lot of the summer.  It’s good timing as Autumn and Winter are the time for hobbies aren't they.      Completed  Here's the bits I finished off during August: First off I based the 20mm Battlezone Miniatures Second World War German gun crew that'd I'd painted and varnished last month.  I had thought of basing them as a team with a gun, but as I have another gun crew (in summer uniforms) and only one Pak 40 I based them individually for versatility.  It also saves buying another Pak!   These were the only miniatures I finished but I did do a bit more on the terrain front: I made a corner piece for the game of Ravenfeast that I played.  This was a quick and dirty job...