WWII Canadians, Batch Four

Ever wonder what happened to your time when you look back at a week and wonder why you didn’t get much done? The first excuse to your lips is that you were busy. However, closer inspection reveals that to be hardly true. This is a situation I commonly find myself in. In my own defense, I was a bit busy getting some Christmas shopping done, getting vaccinated against H1N1 and watching some good hockey. That’s just self-delusion, however, as I regret those missed opportunities where I could be painting.

Here’s my fourth attempt at Canadian Battledress Green. This is just the shade and was informed by viewing the real article at the Canadian National War Museum in Ottawa.

I am making progress, don’t get me wrong. I’ll have a Month Four progress report shortly. It’s just that there’s a lot I was hoping to get done that I didn’t. I’ll give you an overview of what I’m planning and maybe it will become clear. I wanted to paint the Big Wullie figure that came with Black Powder for the Warlord Games Forum painting contest. Fortunately the deadline was pushed back a month. Speaking of Black Powder, I’d wanted to give my view on the game, even though I haven’t played it. I also want to review that Wargames Factory Viking I’m almost finished painting, plus assemble, paint and review an Ancient German and Zulu from the same company. I also want to review Artizan and Crusader WWII figures now that I’ve painted up a bunch. I just finished reading Republic to Empire and want to sound off on it, especially as it’s getting some unfair reviews on The Miniatures Page. Finally, I’m still deciding on which battle of the War of 1812 I want to recreate. Every time I think I’ve made up my mind something changes it. I need to write at least one more article for that series comparing the OOB of Crysler’s Farm and Lundy’s Lane and discussing how I would represent the battle in Black Powder and Republic to Empire.

That’s not to mention talking about the guy at work I’ve discovered used to be a re-enactor and who’s interested in miniature wargaming, or how there are some concepts in rules that I’ve decided I will no-longer accept without a critical eye. If anything, time is going to become even shorter and most of this will have to wait for the new year. At least I won’t ever look at a empty post and wonder what to talk about.

Tyler