The Start of Something Epic

Want big armies? Go with small scale, they say, so much easier to paint, as you don’t have to do all the details.  It will look really impressive on the tabletop.

Oh my.

Looking at this pile of plastic and resin is quite intimidating.  Where do I even start with all this?

I could start with the American Civil War set; after all, it is the first boxed set I got.  My wife bought it for me for my birthday when it came out.  The colours of each regiment on the same side are all pretty much the same, but will that get tiring real fast?

The ancients one really interests me; after all, it has Elephants.  What’s not to love about that?  There are also some nice bright colours involved, and each side of the conflict has a unique feel to it.

Maybe the Waterloo stuff.  Doing Waterloo is a bit of a bucket-list project for many gamers.  Ranks of redcoats will sure look impressive, and there is a nice mix of infantry, artillery, and cavalry.  But there are just so many of them.

I need to make a start on something that’s for sure, as I really want to get the Zulu stuff, but how can I justify that with all this sitting there undone?

I guess that the Ancient set is a bit different from the others in that it uses Hail Caesar, where the others all use Black Powder.  So maybe if I can get one of the Black Powder ones done, I can convince myself that I deserve the Zulu one as a reward.

But which will be quicker and more fun to do?