I hit a hobby slump several months ago after I’d made amazing progress painting so many of my buildings for Twisted and Wolsung. A combination of factors and just life getting in the way made me take a step back from the blog for a time, but I am eager to get right back into it!
Part of what held me up was not feeling excited to paint a bunch of lampposts (I think I have about two dozen of them), stairs, and boardwalks. These more tedious pieces all take a lot of paint and a lot more time than I’d like. My husband and I also still haven’t played a game of Twisted or Wolsung since I started my blog. Instead, we’ve focused on playing some of our other games (especially Adeptus Titanicus and Kill Team by Games Workshop). My husband even got his Titanicus battlegroup all painted except for three Knights! They look amazing! I have one half-finished Knight…I’m not that great at sticking to painting models.
My husband did an amazing job on his 6mm-scale Mortis battlegroup for Adeptus Titanicus! He has three Knights left to finish before he expands his force.
Since my last post, we also purchased quite a bit for Fallout: Wasteland Warfare by Modiphius. We also have quite a bit for This is Not a Test by World’s End Publishing. I already assembled so many retro/post-apoc. buildings for these two games, and I’m very excited to paint them up so that we can have some amazing games on a great table.
If you’re considering buying the Red Rocket terrain set Battlesystems made for Fallout: Wasteland Warfare, your money would be better spent elsewhere. The playmat (not pictured) is great, but the cardboard terrain is flimsy and won’t last. I couldn’t even get the rocket to attach properly, and I’m a very experienced terrain-builder. However, I cannot recommend the ColorED post-apocalypse terrain by Plast Craft Games highly enough. It is amazing!
I decided to start out with my trailer park and suburb from Sarissa Precision. I have many other types of buildings (including 99% of the Retro Americana range from Sarissa) and a plethora of scatter terrain/accessories from a variety of manufacturers as well, but they can wait for another day.
Expect to see frequent updates on my quest to create a suitably-weathered trailer park and suburb for the post-apocalyptic wastelands of the worlds of Fallout and This is Not a Test. Then we’ll see what area of the wasteland I want to tackle next!
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