Just a quick update. Over the past week, when not tweaking the Vermilion Squadron skirmish rules, I restarted work on my 28mm VOTOM project due to a resurgence in interest on my part in the N3 Infinity rules that would allow me to use them in a game. Previously, I had tested out some various paint schemes to no good effect. I couldn't base coat the PVC plastic as it got sticky, painting with acyrlic directly onto the model looked odd and chipped off with storage, and just applying a wash then flat coat wasn't pretty either. I stripped the two full votoms that I was working on and tried a new method. The Testors flat varnish dries well on the plastic and seems to prevent the stickyness of the primer/base coat applied second. I'll hopefully be posting some pics later this week of my guinea pig VOTOM as I need to buy some more supplies first (ran out of the flat varnish).
I also went to a not-so-local but very friendly game store flea market this weekend and picked up a nice Robotech minis force at a very good price (and best of all paid for almost completely with the store credit for what I myself sold!). There are enough decent tabletop quality painted minis for both factions to run a 300pt game plus a few extra to spare. Since I'm more interested in the "skirmish" side of the game, that is definitely more than enough minis for my needs! In testing out my rules, I was basically solo'ing games using labelled bases but I'll now have some painted minis to use instead. I'll still keep likely a squad of each type for both sides and likely sell or trade the rest. And I didn't even have to assemble a 24 piece 1" tall destroid! Woohoo! :)
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