or - My journey into time consuming madness and despair. Possibly.
So, an idea I've had kicking about in my head for some time now, in a belated attempt to paint some of my backlog, is to tackle the sourcebooks one at a time, and paint every model required for the scenarios, based on the historical participants.
Now that I've found this place, I suppose it really is time to get started, if only for the motivational factor. I've decided (unsurprisingly, for anyone that's read the title) to start of with the Fall of the Necromancer book.
Why? I hear you ask...
Easy, I already own every evil model required for the scenarios.
Sounds good, you say.
It does. I just don't own all the good ones yet... There are a fair amount of them on their way here at the moment (hopefully they'll arrive Monday) and a few still to get ordered. So much for forcing myself to paint the backlog huh?
Ok, so bar 20 or so unbought minis, and about another 40 in transit, I'm pretty much set to go. More good news, I already have about 45% of the required evil models painted, so that cuts down on the workload.
What I'm planning, therefore, is to amass all required models, assemble, paint them, and play the scenarios from the book. Simple, but what stands in the way?
1 - Don't have all the minis. (Yet)
2 - Working backshift fulltime at the moment.
3 - In order to get a games table sorted out, I need to buy the missus a new kitchen table.
4 - I hate Elves...
5 - My gamesroom is a tip.
It's not looking good is it?
But, with the encouragement of you fine chaps it can be done! (I hope)
As far as timescale, I'd be hoping to have it done for the end of the year, depending on how I break down the painting.
I'm thinking - hopefully have the rest of the minis I need, and everything assembled and primed by mid to end of August, then give myself a month, or 4 weeks, to paint the participants for each of the seven scenarios.
Seven scenarios? But there's only 6 months left this year...
Here's the cunning part, like I said, some of the minis are already finished, so it cuts down on what I need to do, also, some of the later scenarios include the minis from earlier ones, so the list gets shorter every stage.
What I'm not sure about is how to break down the painting. What I mean is, for example, Scenario 1 - Dol Guldur Awakens, Good participants -
Thranduil, 3 Wood Elf Sentinels, 12 Wood Elvf Warriors, 4 each of Elven Blade & Throwing Dagger, Elf Bow and Wood Elf Spear.
Do I take the easy route and say that's 16 Good models to paint, or I do I put a little extra effort in and paint the other 12 Wood Elfs I need for Scenario 5 at the same time?
Also, I'm going to need to work out colour schemes for the Good models, Evil is taken care of, and adapt my haphazard drybrush and ink painting style to suit the figures better.
Also, I'm going to have to build the gaming board and sort out scenery etc to play the scenarios, which means I'm also going to have to learn the rules properly and get someone to play against. Two of Jenni's cousins are interested in learning to play, so maybe this will be a good intro for them, whilst they decide what armies to choose and get forces painted up.
Right, as it stands at the moment, for anyone interested (you must be to have gotten this far), it's a grand total of 120 models for the scenarios.
At the moment I have, or will shortly get, enough to take me up to 100. The missing 20 are - Arwen, Celeborn, Elf Captain, Elf Banner, 3 Elves - elf bow, 3 Elfs - blade, 9 Elves - Spear and Radagast.
I'll probably try and order them in the next couple of weeks, and at least that's the first stage sorted.
Ok, the complete list of required participants...
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1 Arwen
1 Celeborn
1 Cirdan
1 Elf Captain
1 Elf Warrior Banner
8 Elf Warrior Elf Bow
8 Elf Warrior Elven Blade
9 Elf Warrior Spear, Shield
1 Elrond
1 Erestor
1 Galadriel
1 Gandalf the Grey
1 Glorfindel
1 Legolas
1 Radagast the Brown
1 Saruman the White
1 Thranduil
3 Wood Elf Sentinel
1 Wood Elf Warrior Banner
8 Wood Elf Warrior EB, Throwing Dagger
8 Wood Elf Warrior Elf Bow
8 Wood Elf Warrior Wood Elf Spear
2 Bat Swarm
4 Castellan Morgul Blade
4 Giant Spider
1 Khamul the Easterling
1 Mordor Troll
1 Orc Captain
1 Orc Warrior Banner
4 Orc Warrior Orc Bow
8 Orc Warrior Shield
8 Orc Warrior Spear
4 Orc Warrior Two Handed Axe
5 Ringwraith
1 Spider Queen
1 The Necromancer
1 Troll Chieftain
2 Warg Rider Orc Bow
2 Warg Rider Shield
2 Warg Rider Throwing Spear
1 Wild Warg Chieftan
6 Wild Wargs
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Here's what is completely finished...
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4 Castellan Morgul Blade
1 Mordor Troll
1 Orc Captain
1 Orc Warrior Banner
4 Orc Warrior Orc Bow
5 Orc Warrior Shield
8 Orc Warrior Spear
4 Orc Warrior Two Handed Axe
5 Ringwraith
1 The Necromancer
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Here is what is built and primed...
[spoiler]
6 Warg Riders
2 Wizards
48 Assorted Elves
Radagast the Brown
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Everything is now assembled, based and primed.
When the order arrives, I'll try and get some photos up of the Good (finished), the Bad (assembled/primed) and the Ugly (still in bits) just to let you see what I'm up against.
Basic numbers to show progress...
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100% Bought
100% Built
100% Primed
55.81% Painted
55.81% Based
55.81% Varnished
46.51% Complete
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Until then, I'm off for a smoke, a coffee and to clear the paint station...
Cheers,
John
I'll keep this bit updated with what I've still to do for each scenario...
Scenario 1 - Dol Guldur Awakens
[spoiler]
Finished! [/spoiler]
Scenario 2 - In The Nick Of Time
[spoiler]
Good
Legolas
Elrond
(One Wood Elf may carry a Banner)
4 Elf Warriors - Elven Blade, Heavy Armour
4 Elf Warriors - Elf Bow, Heavy Armour
3 Elf Warriors - Shield, Spear, Heavy Armour
(One Elf may carry a Banner)
Evil
Finished!
[/spoiler]
Scenario 3 - A Walk Through Dark Places
[spoiler]Good
Cirdan
Arwen Evenstar
Erestor
Glorfindel, Lord of the West
1 Elf Captain - Elven Blade, Shield, Heavy Armour
4 Elf Warriors - Elven Blade, Heavy Armour
4 Elf Warriors - Elf Bow, Heavy Armour
(One Elf may carry a Banner)
Evil
Finished![/spoiler]
Scenario 4 - Meddle Not in the affairs of Wizards
[spoiler]Good
Gandalf the Grey
Radagast the Brown
Evil
2 Warg Riders - Throwing Spear
2 Warg Riders - Orc Bow
2 Warg Riders - Shield
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Scenario 5 - The Lair of the Spider Queen
[spoiler]Good
Galadriel, Lady of the Galadhrim
Celeborn
4 Wood Elf Warriors - Elven Blade, throwing dagger
4 Wood Elf Warriors - Elf bow
4 Wood Elf Warriors - Wood Elf Spear
Evil
Finished![/spoiler]
Scenario 6 - In the Shadow of Dol Guldur
[spoiler]Good
Elrond
4 Wood Elf Warriors - Elven Blade, throwing dagger
4 Wood Elf Warriors - Elf bow
4 Wood Elf Warriors - Wood Elf Spear
(One Wood Elf may carry a Banner)
8 Elf Warriors - Elven Blade, Heavy Armour
8 Elf Warriors - Elf Bow, Heavy Armour
9 Elf Warriors - Shield, Spear, Heavy Armour
(One Elf may carry a Banner)
Evil
Finished!
[/spoiler]
Scenario 7 - The Fall of the Necromancer
[spoiler]Good
Gandalf the Grey
Radagast the Brown
Arwen Evenstar
Cirdan
Glorfindel, Lord of the West
Erestor
Elrond
Galadriel, Lady of the Galadhrim
Celeborn
Legolas
Evil
Finished!
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Last edited by gaarew on Sat Aug 15, 2009 1:56 pm, edited 20 times in total.
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