I Need Your Boots, Clothes, and Your Sarissa Precision City Block Buildings . . . .

I was pleasantly surprised to see Warlord Games Stocking the Sarissa Precision City Block range - its a great range, and is relatively "nondescript" and can be used for a multitude of eras too -  I was even more happy to see them recommended on their Website, for use with the Terminator Genisys Game

As I have (at the time) several (at least) mostly finished, I kinda had a head start for for Terminator Genisys - BUT what I don't have is any modern or near future ruins.

That's right - NONE, I used to have a lot of the GW Plastic "Cities of Death" but I gave them away to a local (well, not that local - the other side of Birmingham from me) and they wouldn't be suitable anyway, to "skully".

I've got some Mantic Deadzone Ruin Sprues - but they are just too futuristic - the Mantic Mars Attacks ruined building stuff is great, BUT its very present day - and whilst it might just fit in quite well with the Sarissa Precision stuff I already have painted - I wanted something BETTER (well, in my eyes anyway).

So, I thought - what about COMBINING them. Best of both worlds right - and how right I was.

Personally, I think these work really well - just car spray paint on them for now, just to see what they look like - but so far, I'm really pleased with the results.

I shall do a couple more I think, then these combined with my resin Car Wrecks should really give me a blasted future-scape look to things I reckon - with my beloved Sarissa Precision being useful for intact buildings and Present/Past Scenarios.

Timelord Problems?

Timelord Problems? Really?

This is the Terminator Genisys Miniatures Game we are Talking about Right? Not Doctor Who!

Me (when I was a fetus) with the 6th Doctor Who (Colin Baker)

Yup, but - as is usual "Time and Space" are my biggest issues (geddit?)

Don't get me wrong, I've been carrying on with my Basing and Assembling of Models (in this Case Endo's) - but I've still not had time to sit and paint!

Luckily my Painting Area is NEVER this bad, well - not usually.

It's a frustrating fact of my life that often by the time I've gotten everything out ready to sit down and start painting - something else crops up and I have to start putting everything away without even picking up a brush.

Like a LOT of Gamers out there, I don't have a dedicated area/room to paint in - in part down to space (our spare room is an office, and is kept as such) and also down to having Cats (they climb over EVERYTHING) - don't get me wrong, I wouldn't part with any of my "furbabies" but having them around can be counterproductive to maintaining a hobby environment.

My Best Friend Zac.

Still, it makes things challenging (although amusing, when I do get to paint Zac is a generally attentive audience).

I feel things "mounting up" - and that's not just the pile of Hobby things I want to attend to, but also life - all "piled on" with me as the bottom Zombie.

See, that's me right at the bottom struggling to catch up!

So, I have a change in plan - a Tray, with the specific colours I need for each paint job (one at a time) and the Models ready to go. Then, even if its just ten minutes for a Wash or a Drybrush - I can get SOMETHING done. It's something I used to do years ago, when I was still living with my Parents - and over time, I slowly saw progress in whatever I was painting at the time. This doesn't mean a replacement for any planned longer sessions - oh no, this will be AS WELL AS those sessions.

HOPEFULLY I should start seeing progress relatively quickly now - which is of importance to me, as I have received some reinforcements.

John Connor + Resistance Lt, Guardian 1984 on Motorbike, T-1000 + Infiltrator (metal, too clumsy for Resin)

Projects, Ideas, and Efforts.

Moving Forward, I find myself struggling a little - Im a character painter not a big army painter - I find my interest waning when confronted with masses of troops (to me, anything more than 10 is masses LoL).

I WANT to get the done, nothing p***es me off more than using unpainted terrain and Miniatures during a game - but I also get bored when painting en-mass, and that just sucks the joy (and desire to get things finished out of me).

Whilst playing the game was still fun, the first time I played was like in the example picture above - and it just "lacks" that edge that makes me go "woo-hoo"!

One of the reasons I've yet to buy a playmat, is worry over laziness (and the fact I pre-ordered and didn't get one LoL) - if I buy the mat, I might not bother building any more Terrain - I've got some "undamaged" Buildings done already for other games - so why bother right?

The Mat might make me start thinking "that will do" - rather than thinking "Oh, I know what I can use for that" (to be frank MDF Buildings ALSO made me lazy - but thats another story).

So, I feel guilty - return to the blocking in - but its not long before the "boredom fairy" pokes me in the eyes again and I want to do something, almost ANYTHING else.

When I feel the boredom strike I do one of two things, I paint a character model - focusing all my attention on THAT or I build something (I ADORE building and converting Miniatures).

That's how I started my Pop's Miniature "out of sequence" (for example) - I just need to build up the confidence (not to mention wait for my hands to get a little better) before I finish the eyes.

I love my hobby, but when you are tired, busy, and your hands are stiff and achy (or whatever might ail you personally) - the Boredom Fairy becomes a familiar (if unwelcome) friend.

And its HARD to plough through (anyone who insists other wise has never been through this or simply has no idea how frustrating this can be).

Which led to me doing some conversions for the 1984 Terminator Scenarios (this was before I heard the 1984 set was incoming).

I've actually done Pops with an Assault Rifle now too, when the Guardian on the Motorbike turns up I'll have plenty of options there (I'm thinking of writing a Scenario based upon the short "T2 3-D: Battle Across Time" Movie.

So Much to do - So Little Time (and Motivation sometimes LoL) - which is even worse when you realize I'm spending time Blogging (like a LOT of people) rather than ACTUALLY doing my Hobby!

There's no fate but what we make for ourselves . . .

Kind of the reason for starting this Blog, I wanted to "push" myself into painting my Terminator Genisys Miniatures - what with Family, Work, and my Own Health - sometimes the fun stuff gets left behind.

So - in an attempt to drive myself - I've started this blog. It will mostly be about my personal "journey" with the Game - but thoughts on releases too, maybe even thoughts about the Terminator Franchise in general (both looking back and moving forward).

ALMOST the minute I saw the game was coming I was buzzing, I had some of the Leading Edge Miniatures (living in the UK when they were released I couldn't find them all -  I couldn't even get a hold of the Book) and so they had "sat" in their plastic cases as part of my collection for years.

As soon as the Pre-Order went up at Warlord Games I was there, and my Fate was Set (too cute?) as it were.

The Game Arrived, and I was suitably excited - and even more impressed when I opened the Box - simple, fairly well detailed models, good quality card and paper components - nice sturdy dice.

Modelling and Painting can be slow for me (I have early onset arthritis) and so (especially how busy I get with the "real world") Hobby Time is at a premium for me, I take my time and get as much enjoyment out of it as possible.

As the Wargames Factory Apocalypse Survivors are of the same scale, I decided to work on some Conversions of the Troops - I like variety (being more of a Skirmish Wargamer than a Big Battle Wargamer) so head swaps between the existing Resistance Miniatures, more borrowed from the Apocalypse Survivors, and weapon re-positions were the order of the Day.

Don't worry, the DS style bases were an aberration - although I've kept the resin base inserts, they are now based on the flatter Bolt Action style bases used in the Terminator Genisys Game.

As you can see, it's actually really easy to make simple changes to help make these wonderful Miniatures Pop!

Next up - projects, ideas, and efforts.