My first challenge is coming up with a simple list that I
can quickly assemble and paint, so for simplicity sake my first army will be
based on the generic “V3 Forces” British Rifle Company. This means that I need one
Company HQ, two Rifle Platoons and then I can add a variety of support teams
such as tanks, weapons teams and artillery. Thankfully last weekend I managed
to pick up a second Late War British Rifle Platoon so when combined with what I
already own I now have the models to field a legal army.
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| British PIAT Team in Desert Fatigues - My first completed infantry stand |
This totals around 20 stands of infantry and 80 individual men. Initial experimentation has shown I can paint about 5 models an
hour plus prep, basing and touch up time so I can expect the infantry to take approximately
16-20 hours to complete. At around 6-7 hours of painting a week I hope to have them done in two to three weeks. With a total time of 12 weeks available this will leave me in good steed to ensure that I can get some support units painted and have time to spare for touch ups, a practice game and the development of a transport system.
So with the mathematics under my belt time to button down and get painting.
My average painting time, on a week where I can dedicated myself to the task, is a full German infantry platoon from primed on popsicles to painted, on the base, and flocked by the next following Sunday. Typically this stretches to 1.5 to 2 weeks depending on how busy the week is.
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