I’ve mentioned in the last two posts that my job has seen me take a contracted position in India, or more specifically Mumbai, and as part of my shipping allowance I collated a single box of bits, that I now refer to as my “box of hope”. Thrown into this box were half finished projects, project expansions, terrain, figures, paints, and all the accompanying “bits and bobs” that a modeller needs to call himself a “War-Gamer”.

And while I was not successful in remembering to pack everything I would need, I have had to only buy small pieces (think skewers, glue, etc…) while here and the only large purchases have been spray paint which by their very nature are difficult to include in shipping.

The idea was, and remains, that by creating a “box of hope” from a “pile of shame” I might actually get a few things done and feel that I had made some progress in my collections given that opportunities to game in this part of the world are basically zero.

My “hope”…

• ACW – 15mm – Mainly CSA, but also some USA infantry (paint & base)
• ACW – 15mm – Seven Pines, Twin Houses (paint)
• ACW – 15mm – Wilderness Tavern (paint)
• ACW – 15mm – Generic wooden house (paint)
• WW2 (Europe) – 20mm – Ruined buildings for Normandy. (build, wreck & paint)
• WW2 (All) – 20mm – Wooden telegraph/power poles
• WW2 (Far East) – 20mm – Japanese and Australians (rebase)
• WW2 (Far East) – 20mm – Jungle scatter terrain. (build)
• WW2 (Far East) – 20mm – Lanchester Armoured Car x3, (build & paint)
• Dark Ages – 28mm – Woven fences

…if I can get through all this I will be quite happy, and depending on my progress I might have to swap the finished works into my collection in Singapore for something else to keep me busy.