+2 Skeletons. VC Border Patrol is 59% complete. Well, one of those Skeletons is the Standard Bearer…although I can’t think of anything decent to paint on his standard yet. Just the Champion left to highlight and detail and this unit will be complete! Still undecided if Zombies or Ghouls will be the next unit. By my reckoning I have around another 13 figures to paint to get to 500 points. I’m painting at a rate of around 3 figures a week. That means in just over a month I’ll be ready to try WHFB. So let’s say the deadline is the 16th of May.

+4 Skeletons. VC Border Patrol is 53% complete! Just past the halfway point! Only 1 Skeleton, Std Bearer and Champion to finish for this unit. May have to assemble a few ‘raising’ Skeleton bases but I’m a bit short of Skeleton parts.

Possibly unsurprisingly I’ve also made some progress on Mordheim terrain. The Coach House now has two stories of foam card and balsa wood above the plaster base. Each level is currently separate so I can paint them up and then glue them together. Lots of balsa wood detailing and half-timbering to go though.

I’m particularly happy with the supporting beams for the first second floor which is visible in the second photo. I’ve also experimented with making ‘boards’ in the wooden floor by pushing nail holes in the appropriate places. Hopefully these details can still be seen after the paint has been applied.

+3 Skeletons. VC Border Patrol is 38% complete. Two ranks of Skeletons painted, two ranks to go! Then it’s into the Ghouls to finish them off and then Zombies! Unless of course I change my BP roster around. I wonder if Ghouls would be a better option than Zombies? Certainly have enough figures I could paint up.