I know it has been quiet on here for a while but being a serviceman places a few extra demands on a person's time...especially when you are away on detachment in Kenya!
Kenya is obviously hot, dusty and has a rather unreliable powergrid...so power-cuts happen quite frequently. For that reason, I don't tend to bring hobby stuff out here with me...I would only end up ruining what I tried to create.
Add to that the variable shifts and the detachment lifestyle and obligations and you end up with the hobby getting pretty much forgotten.
...HOWEVER...
I have now been out here for over a month and the end is in sight. In a couple of weeks I will be returning home and with that thought in mind, I have begun to plan what is in store for my Grymn horde.
The first thing I must really do is to finish off the two squads of Tunnel Fighters and the medics that have lain dormant for so long.
Next, I must try to finish all of the mechs that accompany them.
I have quite a few of the Clankers in my cupboard, ready to be converted and painted but I think I will hold off for a while with those because I reckon I'll need to do something a little different to 'ignite the muse'...
...so I have been thinking a lot about my boxes of light infantry...my Urban Army.
As I have mentioned in an earlier post, Hasslefree Miniatures have recently shown off a host of new Grymn. They include snipers, LMG gunners, light infantry with single shot rocket launchers and new heavy infantry.
With the new options in mind, I am now able to re-sort my current platoon plans to include the more sensible special weapons available to me. Once I return home and get my hands on the Urban Army boxes, I will be able to better judge what new specialists will be required but I have come to the conclusion that once I have finished reorganising the troops, I should have enough for a company (just over a hundred troops).
Organisation will be (and always has been) based around the British Army, with four man fireteams at the core of platoons...
...but I'll go into all that in another post.
Best wishes for a quick and safe return home. I've loved following what you've done with the grymm and look forward to the phase of your project.
ReplyDeleteSorry I didn't answer sooner but thanks...and I returned home safely :).
ReplyDeleteThe Tunnel Fighters are very close to completion and the Urban Army is gathering nicely in various compartments of storage boxes, ready for cleaning, basing and painting...
...I even have enough vehicles (with me and on their way through the post) for the first two infantry platoons and the airborne platoon too...
...just need to finish the mechs off first :( .