Tuesday, 13 August 2013

The Road to 2500pts: Da Plan

So with worrying clarity and extreme trepidation I realised last night that I have a lot to do...WinterWar 2013 (Link) is only 3 months away and I have an entire Orc and Goblin Army to paint and finish assembling. Somehow I think this might be a struggle. 

The only way I have a chance to succeed is to make a focused plan and stick to it. I thought it might be useful if I laid out my total plan to see if it would help anyone plan their hobby to meet a deadline. All major projects require a sound plan in my opinion and with out it they are destined to fail, however a plan is not guarantee of success, you need to stick to them and keep focused. So here is what I am setting myself to do.

Assemble (Phase 1 Aiming to complete by 26th August):

  1. 10 Boar Riders (to be used as Goblin Wolf Riders). Two will be modelled as Black Orcs and will act as Scar Vets in my Liz-Orc List. Gorbad Ironclaw will be my Old Blood.
  2. 2 Boar Chariot Conversions: Finish Assembling
  3. Finish Assembling 5 River Trolls.
  4. Assemble Avatars of War Orc Shaman.
  5. Finish Converting 2 Rock Lobbas and a Doom Diver
  6. Assemble two "Mangler Squigs" (3 fanatics on a base with a Giant Mushoom in the middle)
  7. Crew for all Warmachines
  8. 2 Spear Chukka Conversions
  9. Magnetise whole army
To Buy List:
  1. 2 Cans of Grey Spray Primer (Halfords: Buy 13th of August)
  2. 3x2mm Rare Earth Magnets (300 qty)
Spray and Basing (Phase 2 Aiming to complete by the 30th August):
  1. 46 Savage Orcs
  2. Black Orc BSB on Foot
  3. 10 Boar Boyz
  4. Avatars of War Shaman
  5. 5 Wolf Chariots
  6. 3 Boar Chariots
  7. Doom Diver
  8. Two Rock Lobba
  9. Warmachine Crew
  10. 8 Trolls
  11. 2 Manglers
  12. 60 Black Orcs
  13. Movement Trays
Painting List (Phase 3 Complete for Winter War 2013):
  1. 46 Savage Orcs (21st September)
  2. 10 Boar Boyz (28th September)
  3. 2 Rock Lobbas (2nd October)
  4. 2 Doom Divers (6th October)
  5. Warmachine Crew (10th October)
  6. 2 Manglers (15th October)
  7. 2 Shaman (17th October)
  8. BSB (18th October)
  9. 8 Trolls (30th October)
  10. 2 Boar Chariots (5th November)
  11. 2 Wolf Chariots (10th November)
  12. Go back and do all shoulder pads and blood effects (13th November)
  13. Movement Trays (14th November)
So its a pretty tall order and I really don't think this is achievable but I will definitely try my best and if I fail then ill borrow a friends army. I know I have chosen a pretty cookie cutter list but I wont have much time for I really don't want to have to do this however as I really like going to a tournament with my own army and enjoying using it! What do you guys think, is it possible?

2 comments:

  1. 1. If anyone can do this, you can.
    2. This sort of thing would kill me.

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  2. Lol thanks buddy, got off to a sticky start this week but should start powering through now! Might tweak the paint list as I go to reduce the work load but will try my best! Looking forward to the hobby day coming up!

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