Hi!
As promised, I've been having a proper think about what project I want to focus on for the start of next year and have settled on a small scale one that I should be able to do both cheaply and indeed quickly to get a bit of a win under the hobby belt for 2026!
The plan is to use some Western miniatures to play out a mini campaign set in an alternative late 19th century America where strange things are happening requiring daring hunters to enter the effected areas, search for clues and bring the fight to the forces of evil.
Imagine Hunt Showdown meets Silver Bayonet meets Dracula's America.
At present I'm planning on going full on 15mm for the project as it ticks a lot of boxes, namely I can use a 2'x2' or 2'x3' board to play a decent size encounter, I'll also be able to sculpt a lot of the antagonists myself as the scale is pretty forgiving, also it's much better for storage and pretty cheap too!
A few years back, I eventually got round to painting up the Peter Pig western gubbins that I'd had kicking about for at least a decade (if not closer to two!) and they were lovely little figures to work on.
I originally painted and based them with a more mass combat or large warband skirmish in mind but for this project, I will be basing things individually and plan placing a small order when I get the chance to give me enough figures for several warbands (warbands will be something like 3-10 figures strong).
Rules wise, I'll be using my trusty Planet 28/Brutalquest mash up as they're still the best rules that I've tried out over the years and they're super flexible to boot!
With all that said, I may yet end up using 28mm figures as they are both easier to get and have more convertibility into the random gubbins that I'm pondering but the terrain that goes with it will take up a much larger amount of space that is already at a premium!
We'll see how things pan out but I think I need to try making a few sample pieces of terrain to see how I get on but in the meantime, All the best!
