| Early morning writer | 26 Apr 2017 9:25 a.m. PST |
until the 250th anniversary, there is hope I'll have my collection fully painted by then. But let's not get carried away and make any promises! |
| ODGW Kenny | 26 Apr 2017 9:28 a.m. PST |
but… but… if you paint all your miniatures, YOU'LL DIE!!!! |
| Winston Smith | 26 Apr 2017 10:22 a.m. PST |
Fully painted?
I still have 45 unpainted British regiments and 8 Hessians to go. And a few "other" Germans.
I'm ashamed to admit that my Yankees are entirely generic, so I guess they're as complete as I want them to be. Until a brand new delicious range of militia come out.
Loyalists are generic too. But I can always go whole hog on French at Savannah or Spanish too. I don't have any Creeks, as opposed to my generic Iroquois. |
| Bill N | 26 Apr 2017 12:19 p.m. PST |
At my current painting rates I am not sure I will meet my modest AWI goals by the 250th anniversary of Yorktown. |
| HANS GRUBER | 26 Apr 2017 12:27 p.m. PST |
Does this thread have a TMP bug?
250th anniversary of what event? The start of the AmRev? |
 ColCampbell  | 26 Apr 2017 2:21 p.m. PST |
Yep, 'twas the 18th of April in '75 (1775 + 250 = 2025 – 8 = 2017). Jim |
| 45thdiv | 26 Apr 2017 5:52 p.m. PST |
Oh, that's good. I have some time left to paint a few units for a game. Now I just have to find the box I put them in and where I stored the box those many years ago. |
| COL Scott ret | 26 Apr 2017 10:36 p.m. PST |
So if I start a new period now, at my current rate of painting …. closer to the 300th anniversary. I will only be 113, talk about the graying of the hobby.  |
| coopman | 27 Apr 2017 5:11 a.m. PST |
Leave the last miniature unpainted. |
| Virginia Tory | 27 Apr 2017 8:10 a.m. PST |
I will stay alive like Mr. Burns, with my head in a jar. My robot slaves will paint and move my miniatures, set up terrain, etc. |
| Brechtel198 | 28 Apr 2017 3:46 a.m. PST |
but… but… if you paint all your miniatures, YOU'LL DIE!!!! Not if you just buy more of them. ;-) |
| SJDonovan | 28 Apr 2017 6:07 a.m. PST |
At my current painting rate I don't think I'll be ready in eight years' time. I started painting my AWI forces last year, got as far as doing one battalion from each side and then got sidetracked into something else. Can we get the anniversary pushed back a bit further for those of us who paint really, really slowly? |
| Early morning writer | 28 Apr 2017 6:01 p.m. PST |
ODGW, I only meant my AWI collection. Might take a week or two longer for the rest. How many years in a week again? |
| Royal Marine | 12 May 2017 7:53 a.m. PST |
Even if you think you have finished a planned project you will need to re-base in 18 months and then start it again in another scale. Not to mention selling it, regret selling it then buy them all again. 'Finish' is not a verb in the wargamers dictionary. |
| Bill N | 12 May 2017 9:32 a.m. PST |
Since I posted I have managed to complete 8 additional figures. At this rate being done by the 250th of Yorktown is seeming less likely. |
