Duke of Edinburgh Progress Report: Getting Started

 I had a most interesting delivery in the post today: the Warhammer Alliance skills development booklet. It sets out ideas for completing various courses over different time periods. More importantly, it reminded me that Armies on Parade is just over 6 months from now. You know, about when my skill section ends. As of such, a fantastic idea has presented itself: I’m going to enter Armies on Parade 2021 for my DofE. It’s simple, but brilliant.

The booklet [Credit: The Paint Crusader]

Having a structured goal like this is going to make things massively easier, and allow me to better demonstrate my skills. The booklet is split into 4 skill levels depending on ability, I’m confident I already have the know how to do levels 1 and 2, and so I’ll focus on level 3, covering the use of a variety of modelling tools and techniques, paint effects, painting faces and freehand, and producing model displays. The suggestion is to focus on an end goal for the level, which in my case is likely to be an Armies on Parade board.

A board like this will require some detailled planning and prep work before I even buy a single model, so I’ve got a lot of things to consider. Until next time,

The Paint Crusader

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