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  The Incas: My personal path from nothing to something… So where did I leave off? Ah yes, before jumping into painting, the plan was to create an army list!   Proficiency exemplified!   Well like most of my great plans, that went into the crapper.   I still maintained the core units I knew I would need, 3 units of archers and two units of combat infantry.   Knowing that and feeling that artistic craving to slop paint onto a piece of metal, off I went. The Approach. I have a reputation for speed painting armies to a slightly above average standard.   As I approach this project with the goal of rapidly achieving mediocrity, I formulated my plan.   I have read and watched a lot of information about the best way to get an army completed in the fastest possible way.   All good, but I basically stick to my own method mainly because I am comfortable operating this way. The method, for lack of a better term is to limit my color palette, rely on ...

The Incas: My personal path from nothing to something

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  The Incas: My personal path from nothing to something… Eviljoe here!   After some thumbs screws and peer pressure I have decided to take anyone bored enough to actually read about my journey along with me to “cheese land” via the Andes Mountains as I build and quickly paint my Mythic Americas Inca force. So what was it that captured my short attention span and projected me down this dark and twisted path?   Was it the amazing background found in the rulebook, the vision of the Maras in the office cabinet or even the amazing paint jobs the guys have been displaying?   Nope!   Frankly, I have a reputation of chasing the cheese in table top games a reputation that I admit is earned.   After working and playing with the Tribal Nations, the elements of the force that I found most attractive was their ability to influence my opponent’s movement in the form of multiple pin projection.   I would run 4 to 5 minimum size units of Seneca Archers.   Bac...