There are regularly times when I go to show someone a picture of a project I’m working on only to find that the last time I’d worked on it was a hell of a long time ago, and the photos are hidden amongst a never ending stream of screenshots, family photos and dubious memes my friends sent me on WhatsApp.
As a whole, this website will help me to keep info about and images of projects together, but I also want it to keep track of what I do and when.
As WordPress blog posts are dated and timed, the easiest solution is probably to post hobby updates as I complete things, or group them together as a sort of weekly or monthly diary.
I’m not sure how this will look going forwards, but for now I’m going to start with a bit of an info dump of what I’ve worked on this week under some loose headings.
Painting – Aeronautica Imperialis
Decided to crack on with my Hemlock Wraith fighters this week. I’ve managed to finish one (needs a few touch ups but it’s fine for now) and made a start on the second one. All that remains is another coat of yellow in places to correct some mistakes, the windows, soul gems, metallics and shading. I had been hoping to complete that today, but now I finally have time, I don’t have the motivation, so decided to get this hobby update done instead.
Gaming:
Aeronautica Imperialis
On Wednesday I played Aeronautica Imperialis against a friend and absolutely tabled him in two turns (again). This was the second time we played a dogfight with these lists and, despite him learning his from mistakes the previous game, it’s evident from both games that the standard areas of engagement that come with the boxed sets are too small for the Aeldari to take advantage of their speed and manoeuvrability. I think it’s time to invest in some bigger maps. Anyway, here’s the two lists:
Astartes:
- 1x Thunderhawk
- 2x Fire Raptors
- 2x Storm Eagles
- 2x Xiphon Interceptors
Aeldari:
- 1x Vampire Raider
- 2x Hemlock Wraithfighters
- 3x Nightwings
- 3x Phoenix bombers
0AD
Had an urge to play Age of Empires but my PC is on Linux and I couldn’t be bothered faffing around to make it work, so I gave 0AD a go. I got annihilated. On easy mode. Was fun though so I’ll give it another shot soon now that I understand the power balance better.
Website
This week saw me re-launch this website. My reasons for this are covered in my blog post from this morning, but in short the intention is to just get on and do it rather than worry about getting it perfect.
I picked an old fashioned theme (twentyten) and just got on with writing, starting with the home page and a page for useful links. Then I spent a few short sessions in between other activities (breaks from work, waiting for x, y or z to happen etc.) writing up the re-launch blog post, a list of current projects, and even started documenting my home-brew Aeldari Craftworld.
In all honesty, most of this content is incomplete, but in the spirit of “get on with it”, I’ve got them to a basic level of utility and hit publish. And I’m happy with that. Far happier than I would be if I’d just saved them as drafts with the intention of getting them up to standard before publication.
Next Item
I think it will help with motivation if I designate the next task I intend to do when I sign off these updates. So the next job I want to do is finish off painting the second Hemlock Wraithfighter, followed by my Vampire Raider. If I can tick those off it will complete my current Aeldari force for Aeronautica which will be a rare accomplishment for me.
Wish me luck!
