I thought it looked worse than it did

When I saw the pic of my scout at work this morning I thought it looked worse than it actually did. It really does not look that bad in the pic. I was concerned about how the face, especially the eyes looked on camera but I guess it does not look that bad. Anyway next weekend I am going to go through how I did that miniature step by step if anyone cares to know. I was going to do it tonight but things happened and at this point I think that kind of a post might be better posted on the weekend. I had to get to the painting last night because I am way behind and need to get a few more minis and a tank painted to three colors by Saturday.

I am really looking forward to TSHFT. I want this to be a good experience for me and for those that play against me. I am thinking very seriously about rigging up some movement trays for my guys so that when I move early in the game we can save some time. I can always remove the tray when the time comes for assault or we can just assault right on the tray. The trays will be flat enough to get that done. Of course if I have to move up a hill I would get rid of the tray.

I need to look at the scenarios! I have not even had a real chance to get that done. I don't even know what they are going to be at this point and I also have to review the rules. I remember many of them but there are so many more that I can't remember. I really want my games to go smoothly. I am thinking about sitting down Saturday morning very early and reading the entire rule book in one sitting so that I have everythinig fresh in my mind. I am even taking Ginko memory pills to help me stay clear and more focused.

I think I am getting better as a painter and I am now doing a little bit in the hobby everyday. I left my paints at work today so I can't paint tonight but I can put my assault terminators and my Predator tank together. I can also go through my list and work on the note cards I am going to be bringing to the tournament. Hopefully I will also be able to sleep.

I want to thank everyone for their suggestions on the Imperial Guard army I am going to build. They are very much appreciated and I am taking them all into consideration. I am getting more excited by the day for this army and will be posting my progress as the army develops. I want to take one of the character models of the guard and turn him into a kind of leader for my army. I don't know which one yet but I am leaning towards Creed. I think he is the coolest model in that collection and would fit in well with the rugged backwater world of Espandor, the world I have chosen to be their home planet. Espandor is a heavily forested world and the major cities are all in the westernmost areas of the planets two continents. It is a secondary settlement and the people are descendants of explorers from Macragge. They are very proud of their rugged existance and so I think the army should reflect that in some way. The one thing that I am concerned about is that it is the least densly populated planet so their might not be very many men to recruit from. That's ok though because the Imperium makes a habit of always going after their soldiers in rough type worlds so I think I can still justify it. Well that's all for now. The next post happens Friday. I am going to take a break from posting tomorrow to paint the minis up to three color. I have to a lot of work to do. Later.