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I appreciate 7.62 and Don offering suggestions on the painting schedule, but I would like to offer my take......

Jan- Get on Track for the new year with painting a tank. (Any tank any era)
Feb- Infantry Fighting Vehicles Feb. If it was designed to haul troops to the front line then get to trackin.
Mar- Infantry marching along, or in a ride on your newly painted IFV.
April- ACK ACK April, if it flies, it dies. Missiles, guns whatever but if it was purposed and designed to clear the skies then fire away.
May- May the Air Force be with you, scramble those glorious flying machines fixed wing or rotary wing.
June- Take a load off with light skinned vehicles.
July- Whats the sound of artillery? BOOM BOOM!! Big tubes or little (including mortars) can rain it down.
Aug- Anti-tank August, Bring in the HEAT. If it was designed to kill armoured vehicles then its fair game, even the good ole A-10.
Sep- Come sail away September. Float the month with a boat, big battle ship or small dingy.
Oct- Get disguised as a scout. Recon eyes out. It can be ground or air as long as its primary job is to spot the bad guys.
Nov- No Vehicle November. Paint some terrain, a building, a tree, anything to put your nicely painted models on or near to look great.
Dec- Tis the season to thank GHQ and paint a newly minted mini, a new release from the past year.

Recap
Jan - Tanks
Feb- Infantry fighting vehicles
March- Infantry
April- Anti-Aricraft
May- Aircraft
June- Thin Skinned vehicle
July- Artillery
Aug- Anti-tank
Sep- Ships or boats
Oct- Recon
Nov- Terrain
Dec- New Release

Again just my idea I have been rolling in my head.

Keep em painting.

Dan

I don’t have a fixed schedule for painting. Visions I had before retiring of painting in my shop 40 hours a week did not last beyond the first week. Chores, opportunities to help, trips and just not being in the mood to paint (e.g., it’s a nice day, I’ll sit under the tree and read) has an affect

One way I get around this is to put my painting on ‘palletts’, remnants of wood boards I used in converting a dvd storage rack to a 1:2400 ship storage rack. I will put a set of like work on a palette and move it to the painting area as needed. Right now have two classes of UK WW 1 battleships on a palette waiting final detail ( toothpick) work. I don’t feel like doing that right now so on another palette I have some pine sol’d M1A1s that I am cleaning prior to the getting their base paint coat. Got several other palettes at various stages

If you try this route, don’t fall for the siren song of painting at more than one location in your room/shop. I tried it, seemed like a good idea at the time but it took me weeks to untangle that