An idea for another article series

So I've been going over the idea of a 'Quick Look At' series, looking at things like games, shows, animation etc. I knew that I did want to look at a bunch of animated (traditional, 3D, stop motion etc) shows, but I don't know what to call it. Given they are more 'quick look at' as oppose to any sort of in depth analyst of everything, I thought of calling it Animated Reflections. The reason is that I'm more just giving an opinionated view as oppose to a detailed view and critical analyst. I'll give it a shot and see how it goes from there.

I had a quick look at Infinity

So been feeling bad lately and the delay in my long awaited Banjonistas is only made worse with my frustration in not getting more work done. I need a change of pace, something different to distract so I can refocus and come back into it. That came this week when, while getting an update on the Banjonistas, I was looking over the model ranges there and decided to look at the Infinity range. The name PanOceania caught my eye and so decided to look it up. The name Australia came up and I decided to go deeper in.

I must admit, having had a brief glance over the full rules, the game looks overly complicated. I must admit, I play games to have fun and there rules look like I'd spend more time having to go back and re-read them in a game then actually playing the game. Trust me, Warhammer Fantasy 8th Ed had the same issues for me as I constantly kept forgetting the cannon rules (much to my opponents dismay). Lucky there are quick rules that help reduce the problems and help give a more simple over view of the game and if I ever do play, mastering them will be a must before I get into the finer details such as hacking. From battle report videos I've seen, it sounds mixed to me. Even Ash from Guerrilla Miniature Games made a smaller game mode called Recon, citing that a number of those who played the game didn't last long and felt that perhaps a smaller game type would be better suited. In my case, I agree as that would suite me better.

It's a rather large game, with 300 points being the norm. I must admit that I'm not sure if I'm ready to start focusing on building an army, focusing on points and army building again. At the moment I am just wanting to paint up a small collection of miniatures that could be used as a legal force, though it may be around the 200 point mark for the most part. Hell, the whole PanOceania force is actually based around the Corporate Executive model, which is just a objective marker for certain games. The idea of a guy with a briefcase who's hired his own personal military force for missions just seems something I'd like to do.

That's not to say I'm not looking at other miniatures in the range. The mercenaries have some cool looking ones, were as the cat Daktari and the Chimera and the Pupniks are somewhat strange, but given I haven't painted a lot of animal patterns, it would be a good chance to try some schemes out (accuracy to the painted examples not needed for them). I will probably do a number of PanOceania and then do a few pick and paint ones here and there over time.

As for that game, the lore seems alright and the game does look interesting enough. Perhaps I'll look more into it later.

Update: Outcasts Coming Soon

Again, sorry for the lack of updates, it seems my health and situation is worse then I had originally hoped. That said, I do have some miniatures finished, I just need to get around to getting photos, editing and uploading them. As such, I do have all my current Outcast models done, along with two Mouslings. I should have them out this week sometime.

Update: First set of photos came out badly. Going to adjust lighting and retry tomorrow.

Update: Hobbies Section

So I haven't had much luck getting things up, but have finally gotten around to at least attempting to update the Hobbies page. I admit, that whole page could be summed up with the link to my DeviantArt page, but that wouldn't be fun now would it?

Also, have disable the Characters section until I figure out what to do with it.

Arcanist Bases Complete

So the bases for the Arcanists are done (the Colette crew version).

You'll notice that one of those wood bases is different in colour and that's because it's one of the original ones I did about a year ago. I'm not sure which one looks better, but as far as I'm concerned, the lot are now done (I may try to alter some colours through drybrushing and wash lines to better blend both styles). The two bases are for the characters of the Arcane Effigy and Miss Fire, which I wanted to still be connected to the crew, but still different so they stand out.

All I know is that I'm glad there done and over with, trying to cut and pin them was very annoying.

Update Problems

I must apologise for the lack of updates. It's not for a lack of them, but rather my mental health has not been the best as of late. I do have some things I want to write about and I had hoped to get some up this weekend, but it looks like it hasn't worked out. I really want to avoid negative topics here, but I also feel the need to explain when the gap between updates gets too big. I will attempt to get more up over the next few weeks to make up for it (with at least one coming tomorrow). Beyond that I won't try and promise much more as that always seems to bite me in the rear thanks to my blasted health. Still, stay tuned as I will have more soon (looking at more positive topics to talk about, which is always a good thing).

Update:
Well, things got worse, but I would rather not talk about it. Instead, as I've been going through some of the pages on this blog, it occurred to me that I've done nothing with the whole '5/10 Favourite' lists section (only the Skaven Clans one was done and since the old world is gone, I suspect a number of those clans are gone too, making it a little out of date). As such, I am considering doing a few lists on things like movies, games, shows and animations that I have enjoyed or inspired me. Sure every one does it, so why can't I. They will be short and I will avoid doing lists involving things I don't like (though things I like and everyone else hates could be done). 

I'm also trying to figure out how to word a number of articles I want to post, like those of my Thoughts on Character Creation series and of my own Character Profiles. I feel that the ones I've made in the past are not the most intellectual of articles (though I admit, I'm no good with words, but I do at least try to improve that) and I may make them hidden for the time being (the character ones more so as I am at odds as for what to write and getting some poor sketches up as placements so I can commission someone to do a more professional character art of them). I plan to make them able to be viewed once I am satisfied with the final piece, but as always I am open to suggestions. Probably should re-work the miniatures section too, perhaps rename it to hobbies as well.

June Updates - The Twist

So I now have the Mousling Assassin and the Viktoria's box set crew done and while I still have Vanessa and Aionus still to do to finish off all the Outcast models (until I get more later on anyway, been looking at getting Big Jake), I have focused my attention on dealing with another thing I've been holding off, the Colette crew bases. I did the ones for the Coryphee/Coryphee Duet along with two additional bases, however, I never did get around to finishing bases for the rest of the crew.

Well, I've done building them and damn do my hands hurt. The amount of pressure I need to place on both blade and pin to make them has left my hands in quite a bit of pain, but it means I can now focus on the painting part. My only problem is that I don't remember what I actually did to get the nice wood effect I got on those first bases. Still, if I can pull it off, I can finally get down to working on my Colette crew cause I really want to try them out.

Probably work on the Mousling Thief in between as I can't do much more for some other projects, mostly cause I need more bases.