Seriously, it's 2014? So... dagnabit.
Ok. 2013 is not one to complain about. Since last I wrote:
I found out the Fall In the theme was "Armies of the East". Which was great, except that I didn't have any Asian Armies and it was 30 days out. Quick trip to Noble Knight games and with a Wester Chao Essex pack on the way I figured, may, just maybe I could get it done in time.
It's not a large army-but it was complete, with enough time to get in an extra camp done for the Successors. It was my first uniformed army, and that doesn't hurt getting figured painted in a hurry. I liked the way they looked and need to get a photo up soon...but their performance left much to be desired-1 and 3 followed by the 0 and 3 Successor game.
Then there's the side projects, space fighters, superheroes, a pile of 15s, and the occasional organizational project.
All this with work chaos and a Little Donnelly on the way, it's not so bad.
Next thing you know it's End of year and someone mentioned a sale of Star Blazers injection plastic kits that had been rereleased. So a few minutes here and I found myself with a few fleets. Really, how bad is forty ships....Let's face it, I have GADD (Gamer's ADD) and bad.
Then a buddy mentioned that there's a group out there, the Guild that's all about having quarterly progress against a single goal.
So now we' have the Invaders, the Raiders, and the Terrans. My first build will be the incident at 1996 TL66 when two invader craft (designated Arsenic and Fire-Invaders are tagged by Alchemical symbols) encountered a deep space shakeout cruise of the CA Ceres and the DD Mimas. The rules will be Full Thrust Cross Dimensions-with each posted ship i hope to list the stats.
It's a project. Obviously the kid will take the priority but four ships in three months will be doable. Hopefully.
Right now Phase 2 looks to be an expanded Earther Fleet, including the BB Uranus, 3rd Destroyer Division, and the CL Triton.
Phase 3 Will be their foes, more details, but likely BB Scorpius, the DHs Antares and Dschubba, GBs Pi and Rho Scorpi.
Phase 4 Will likely be the fighter augmentations and at least one carrier (the three decker is a nice mini). Currently my ships are roughly (and I said roughly) 1/1200 (but it varies like a yo yo) but my fighters are 1/300. I'm not sure I'm ready to do that interaction, but it might work for a scenario where a wounded cruiser is being hunted by a pack of torpedo bombers while a destroyer escort and some interceptor aircraft try to save it.
That's enough for now. See you space cowboy.
