Slow Grow Painting

[snaga]

We want to start a slow grow competition at ou club, this needs some idea how you guys do it at your club, was thinking a unit every 2 months build up to 1000 point by end December.

Please help with any suggestions

[Baron Wastelands]

I find it helps to have a bit more structure than unit-unit-unit ...

something like:

Month 1: Battleline unit

Month 2; Leader figure

Month 3: Monster/war machine/Elites

etc.

Obviously you have to keep the categories broad enough to accommodate all armies, or let people substitute. Alternatively, having points targets can help, with planned games. Have a skirmish game of 200-250 points in 8 weeks time, then a 500 point game after that, etc.

Finally, you could give people 2 months to paint a Start Collecting, while their enthusiasm is freshest; that way they are more likely to round out the force by Christmas. That’s how they do them in the GW stores.

Edited February 20, 2020 by Baron Wastelands

[Eevika]

I started this hobby with a slowgrow and the goal was 500 points a month so 4 months to make the army. Its a bit fast but it was doable. 

[Kramer]

If it’s a lot new painters don’t bring in the behemoth to early would be my advice. And maybe just go to 1K. so 250pts per month. Give ever month a theme to help people decide what to do next. 
the next round players can build out their previous project or jump in with a new one. 
(game wise you could introduce players through skirmish at 250 pts, and small games after that )

if it’s all experienced painters than 500 pts a month is a bit of a stretch but doable. L

[snaga]

Thanks all for the advice