Well, here it is in all it’s glory: the next 6 months of my modelling life.

The budgeting works quite nicely and is definitely affordable. However the painting schedule terrifies me. Even broken down on a weekly basis it’s incredibly daunting. Keep in mind that it takes me around 3 evenings to paint one 28mm figure. To be cranking out 5-10 15mm figures a week along with gun carriages and vehicles is definitely going to be a challenge. Still at the end of it I will either be locked away in a Bedlam or a master of 15mm figure painting! Huzzah!

The only down side of this cunning plan is that completing the Mordheim table is probably going to be delayed for some time…or maybe I’ll be able to squeeze it in for a little variety?

There’s a contest brewing on the Pityak forums that involves a 6 months modelling project. This seems like the ideal opportunity to get my lazy FOW force onto their feet. The photo shows what I’ve painted already which is basically just vehicles and a few Universal Carrier crew members.

I’ve already planned my 1500pt list and purchased most of it what I have left to buy is:

• 2 British Rifle Platoons. 2 x BR742, 2 x $28.
• 1 Universal Carrier. 1 x BR210, 1 x $16 or 1 x BR212, 1 x $14.
• 2 15cwt Trucks. 1 x BR432 (resin), 1 x $14.
• 2 Quad gun tractors. 1 x BR277 (resin), 1 x $14.
• 3 25-pdrs artillery pieces. 2 x BR574, 2 x $26.

For a grand total of $150, spread over 6 months that’s $25 a month which is well within my budget. The tricky part is going to be assembling and painting this lot in 6 months! The major sticking point for me is painting and basing the infantry nicely.

The work I have to do over six months is:

Paint (in order of difficulty):

• 1 White scout car and team.
• 2 Stuart ‘Honey’ tanks.
• 1 Armored car.
• 4 Quad gun tractors.
• 2 cwt Trucks.

Assemble and Paint (in order of difficulty):

• 3 ENTIRE Rifle platoons. That’s 9 bases each of Infantry for 27 bases in total! This is the most daunting part of the project.
• 3 25 pdr guns and teams.
• 2 17/25 pdr guns and teams.
• 3 6pdr Portrees and teams.
• 2 Universal carriers.