| olicana | 30 Oct 2023 12:31 p.m. PST |
Just picked up my first Perry figures for my next project: The Sudan. It was quite a heavy box.
More here: link |
| nugrim | 30 Oct 2023 12:31 p.m. PST |
A devout follower of the patron god of the Empire link |
| Titchmonster | 30 Oct 2023 1:00 p.m. PST |
Now that is the definition of Shiny New and delightful. Big fan of the Sudan period. Just too many other projects in the hopper to branch out. Good luck with the project! |
| cavcrazy | 30 Oct 2023 1:23 p.m. PST |
I can't wait to see your Sudan project on the table. |
Frederick  | 30 Oct 2023 1:53 p.m. PST |
Looking forward to seeing them as you progress! |
| Rich Bliss | 30 Oct 2023 4:41 p.m. PST |
Overkill is the key to success. |
| Grelber | 31 Oct 2023 7:50 a.m. PST |
Inspired by Slatin Pasha's book Fire and Sword in the Sudan, I've been slowly collecting Perry early Sudan figures, too. Very impressed the way your project is starting out! Just now, I'm starting to collect Arabs, so I will be interested in how the plastic figures work out for you. Grelber |
| Col Durnford | 31 Oct 2023 8:10 a.m. PST |
The Sudan was the first project that I started collecting all the figures before beginning the painting. Up until that point, I bought figures without any plan. I had Zulus, Boers, and Pathans at that point. The deciding factor was that RalPartha was conveying from lead and I knew the prices would go up. I set up an Excel spreadsheet to guide and track my purchases. |
| olicana | 31 Oct 2023 9:17 a.m. PST |
I've been planning and executing pretty large projects for years because I believe that decision and planning are the only ways forward (I know that a lot of gamers muddle through). It's the only way that works for me. 1. Decide period – this usually takes 2-3 years. In this case deciding took 5 years. This is a massively important step for me.
2. Tie yourself in by spending more than you'll ever recoup if you change your mind. Paint or lose.
3. You are in. No distractions and you've blown your budget anyway. In this case £2.00 GBPK is a three to five year budget; I will probably add to it but in dribbles, and we are talking wallet money. Then there will be a stage 2 order to finish the collection (at this point I'll know what is important). At present my 'Stage 2 order' is the Egyptian element for the early war (1st El Teb, Khartoum, etc) and possibly a truncated camel Corps and Guards Brigade. We shall see. The point is, this is a collection in a box. I'm in for the long haul – as usual. |
 The Virtual Armchair General  | 31 Oct 2023 10:05 a.m. PST |
More power to you, Sir! TVAG |
| Col Durnford | 31 Oct 2023 2:36 p.m. PST |
Yea, there is great joy to be had in the planning and purchasing of a new major project. The next joy is when everything comes together and is table ready.
The last stage, as you said, is adding that unit you didn't know you needed.
BTW – That last stage never ends. |
| Shagnasty | 01 Nov 2023 5:47 a.m. PST |
Wow! That is beginning unlike all of mine. I'm a "dribs and dabs" purchaser. |
| Col Durnford | 01 Nov 2023 8:55 a.m. PST |
Shagnasty, Give it time, you will succumb. |
