A Challenge Failed And A Challenge Accepted (Forgotten Heroes and Season of Scenery)

I've not posted for quite a while for various reasons. Lots of other stuff going on (generally good, if busy) and a general lack of hobby impetus. 

Forgotten Heroes '26

After having a lot of fun last year building Mina Murray from the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, I fully intended to take part. Sadly, I never managed to finish this year's mini. I've got all the bits I need, but I never got much further than green stuffing some trousers.

Never mind, he'll do for next year.

D&D F2F 26

One reason I've been less productive is the looming deadline for this year's face to face Dungeons and Dragons session. There's been a lot of planning (or rather, let's be honest, over planning) and a last minute change of plans (making aforementioned planning redundant). But now I know, pretty much, what is likely to be happening, and I'm gathering the materials for it now.

There's less demand for minis this time, all the heroes are still pretty much as they were last year, and I've got most of the opposition already. A few bits of painting should suffice*.

But there's potentially quite a bit of scenery I could build; leading nicely on to Dave Stone's Season of Scenery challenge.

Season of Scenery 26

Last year I used the challenge to make the dungeon terrain for the Crypt of the Vampire Knight. This year the in person session is focused on a long abandoned dwarven forge. 

Whilst I could simply draw out maps, I'd like to have at least something a bit more impressive, so that's my main project this time around.

The challenge runs beyond the D&D session though, so I might have a go at something else as well.

*OK, I'll probably end up doing more than that, time allowing, but I hope the focus this year will be terrain not minis.