Off to a good start here for the new year and the main focus is still the 'Nids! As I mentioned in my end of the year post I'm trying to get some of the boxed armies into playable shape and this one is the focus for now. That's 12 warriors, a pair of carnifexes, and some gargoyles all ready for the spray. With these built I have around 90 more tyranids to build between the various gaunts and Von Ryan's leapers and such. That might sound high but building them in groups of 10 at a couple of groups per night a few times a week and it actually looks achievable. Certainly by the end of the month, hopefully sooner.
Now I'm not fooling myself - it will take me a long time to get these all painted and finished. That said though it's a tremendous improvement when they are all built and basecoated and playable, even if not completely "completed".
Finishing the build on these will open up the question of what to build next, even as I work on painting the bugs. Right now I'm leaning towards Guard, even if it's just a squad, to make sure I can make them the way I want and that I'm not missing anything, or whether I need to do more than headswaps to make them convincingly Praetorian, and whether the various decals I am procuring will fit correctly. Answering those questions will just turn it into a matter of production and then - eventually - painting.
I do have lingering side-quests of possibly finishing the necrons and tuning up the Orks but I'm trying to stay focused until I get the nid work completed to the next stage.
Anyway, more to come ...
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