Week Three: Joe Krone This was a very busy week for me. I was away over the weekend participating in an American Revolution re-enactment so not a lot of hobbying was performed over those two days. I did manage to stay on target and get my tanks dry brushed and finished off my universal carriers.

Below: The first Sherman platoon with their dry brush highlight.

I even performed a little extra work and started painting my half-track passengers and some of the Sexton crews. All said and done I ended spending about 10 hours this week hobbying during my lunches and in the evening so I am pretty happy with my progress.

Below: The second Sherman platoon with their dry brush highlight.

Let’s take a look at the scoreboard and see where we are sitting: Total Cost: $632.96 Total Hours to date: 30 hours of hobby and 0 hours of games played with army Value to date: $21.10/hour.

Below: The third Sherman platoon with their dry brush highlight.

My goal for next week is going to be simple as I will be preparing to travel for work. I would like to have all my half-track passengers, Sexton crews, Sexton command teams, and Sexton staff team in some stage of painting but I would prefer them to be done. I would also like to have the two Sherman OP tanks fully painted for my Sexton platoon. Right: Company HQ with their highlight.

I am getting to the point where I want to start playing some games with my new army but I would like to field everything fully painted. So my extended game plan is to get my HQ and Combat Platoons fully painted so I can start practicing for our big game at Historicon. Until next week and happy gaming. ~ Joe. Left: M5 half-track passengers and two Sexton crews primed black and base coated with Vallejo English Uniform (921).

Below: The Universal Carrier patrol completely painted.