6MMRPC Final Report- 2017

At least it's something!

All Flames of War, Fallschirmjäger, Deutsches Afrika Korps, and a generic bunker.

I was glad to see the challenge return for 2017, but a move from New Mexico to California would see about a three month break for me without any hobby time at all.  I was able to get handful of items done before the move, and have worked on some assembly since.  I also stayed within the financial confines of the challenge, having purchased a total of three items (Panzer IIIs and StuGs for Flames of War, and a Grand Inquisitor for Star Wars Imperial Assault) 

Stated goals:

    Yes: Finish a few partially built items for my Fallschirmjäger

    Yes: Get started on V4 Mid War

    No: Get to some Star Wars Armada ships

This is everything I accomplished:

    -Assembled and painted a Sniper and an Anti-tank Rifle team for my Fallschirmjäger (FoW)

    -Assembled and painted a 2.8cm Anti-tank Rifle for my DAK (FoW)

    -Continued work on several units for a Führer Begleit Brigade army (FoW)

    -Painted a HMG bunker and mostly finished several other bunkers (FoW)

    -Assembled some Tiger Is for a DAK army (FoW)

    -Assembled a platoon of StuH 42s for the FBB army (FoW)

Here's to another year of painting little army men!

6MMRPC Week Twenty-Six: Tigers and StuHs WiP

December is always jammed full of family holiday activities but I managed to get in a little hobby time.  I plan on going to Shifting Sands this year and need to paint up a pair of Tiger Is and another anti-tank rifle, and I also built three StuH 42s for a Late War army I've had on my plotter since 2016.  I started a pair of Möbelwagens as well.

All models from Battlefront, the StuHs are from the new plastics.

These will be Late '44-'45 StuHs so have the remote MG which I'll add later.  I scratch built some stowage rails, as these had become standard by then.

Thus ends the latest 6MMRPC, the move really killed my progress, but I feel like I got something going and stuck to my limit of purchases.

6MMRPC Week Twenty-Two: Repairs and X-Wing

This week I finally finished repairing all of the damage from the move, at least the models that still had all of the parts.  There are a few more that will need more extensive repairs from my spares box.

Paint touch-ups on these.

Had a few broken crew and hatches on these.

I also got a game of X-Wing in with my friend Kevin, his first and my first in several years.  I really can't imagine playing this as competitively as some do, but I understand the depth that it allows.  I'm quite happy to keep it a 'beer and pretzel' type game.

Kevin's TIEs make a head-on attack on one of my Y-Wings!

Jek Porkins scores the first kill vs. a TIE Interceptor!

The game was super fun and I barely took the win.  Out of two X-Wings and two Y-Wings vs. Kevin's three TIE Fighters and two TIE Interceptors, it came down to a single X-Wing vs. a single TIE Interceptor, and I got a lucky four hits to finish the TIE.

6MMRPC Week Twenty-One: Imperial Assault?

I played my first game of Fantasy Flight's Imperial Assault last night and had a very good time.  Only problem: Those minis need paint!  I'm considering making an investment into the game now that I'm back in an area with friends who game, and my usual D&D group is looking for an alternative for when one or more of us can't make it on game night.  I picked up The Grand Inquisitor figure from the Rebels animated series and it's a pretty nice little item.  Only problem is the usual drooping lightsaber blades which I may try to replace.  Joker number two burned, but maybe something completely different will kickstart my painting mojo!