Cool video of refurbished WWII equipment

Some cool video of equipment. Nice thing to have when painting...blast, shouldn't have colored my tracks so bright red - oh well:
There are a lot more to see, go check 'em out.

WIP Stuarts And others

Painted tracks on 16 Stuarts, 5 HTs, 5 M8s, plus some others.

Next up, tires and wheels, and some HT seats and they'll be done.

After that bases with unit IDs. Looks like 2 more nights worth of work.

I'm going to have to focus on completing units for games on not necessarily on completing official TOEs of particular units. I would really enjoy modelling the complete 56th AIB, from the 12AD. Where each stand equals a squad and each vehicle a vehicle. In addition I would want to have a complete Armored Battalion to compliment it since they would split them up into Combat Commands.

However, this would be an overkill of models that I don't necessarily have the luxury of obtaining right now. After I get this current batch of models complete. I will focus on completing the models I have and then purchasing only the ones I "need" to have complete models for games. Still pursuing the goal of having a complete AIB and AD as time goes on.

I've created some Google spreadsheets to help keep track of what I need and have. Could also use some work.

In addition to all this there are buildings and game markers to create. This is a never-ending journey.

Photos Posted: Command Decision TOB: Duel at Barenton

Had a fun time at Jerry's playtesting another Normandy Command Decision game. More details hopefully to follow.

More WIP - goal setting

This hobby can teach you the importance of goal setting, drilling jobs down to small daily tasks, and persistence.

There are a lot of troops, buildings, vehicles, hedge, walls, etc to assemble and paint. It can be pretty overwhelming at times. However, it feels great getting a section complete. This next step I've completed is basing all foot troops from the previous post. In addition, I primed the German equipment.

I also highlighted all the American equipment. I'm almost done with my test run of the best method/steps to take in painting.

I also cut out some display board arty templates to use with cm scaled Command Decision.

World War II 6mm WIP

Working on the following 6mm forces (GHQ) for BkC, CDTOB, and IABSM.
German
9 stands of engineers
3 engineer HQs
1 Engineer Co (with borrowed US Jeep)
9 stands of Infantry
3 HQs
1 CO (w Kublewagen)
5 HMGs
5 LMGs
5 Light mortars
3 Individual Flamethrowers
2 CO stands (Battalion commands for CDTOB scenarios) (1 will have 250 HT and the other will have a ?. I like to base the COs with a vehicle.)
4 HQ (big men) stands
4 75mm infantry guns
2 20mm guns (? need to check what those are again.)
6 crew stands

US
15 M5 Stuarts
1 Recovery vehicle
1 Greyhound
6 M3 Halftracks
10 Jeeps

Lots of painting ahead of me.

I'm trying to nail my method to paint these so I can factory paint. I've been testing 4 different methods with my US halftracks. Will outline what I find, when I'm done.