{"id":6980,"date":"2026-02-27T12:16:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T16:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/angrypiper.com\/?p=6980"},"modified":"2026-04-05T15:52:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T19:52:26","slug":"forced-march-begins-in-two-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/angrypiper.com\/?p=6980","title":{"rendered":"Forced March begins in two days!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This week began with a blizzard here in Massachusetts that dumped a ridiculous amount of snow on us in roughly 24 hours. Although we knew it was coming, the actual snowfall far exceeded projections. We are a state that doesn’t tremble at the thought of snow. It’s hardly our first (or even our hundredth) rodeo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Still, this was a cast-iron bitch of a storm, and although it ended on Monday evening, it will take weeks to clean up. My town got close to 40″ of snow, but the drifts in my yard were well above five feet. It took me a full day to snow blow and shovel my driveway and property, and at 53 years of age, let me tell you it sure sucked. There’s no parking anywhere in the city where I work (it got more snow than I did), so I stayed home most of the week. So did everyone else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You would think that would give me plenty of time to focus on my hobbies, but not really. I was so exhausted and sore that I just wanted to sit there and not move. After gripping a snowblower all day, it’s not like I could hold a paintbrush steady, either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But that’s over, and March approaches. Time to get the units ready for painting. “Forced March” is upon us!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is a list of all those who have confirmed they are participating in my new challenge, which, as a reminder, is to paint a unit of infantry or cavalry in the month of March. Any scale, any genre…but I define a unit as “more than one model belonging to a group designed to deploy and function together in combat.” While technically units can be a single model (such as a vehicle, artillery piece or a monster), I’m hoping for at least three models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But of course, there aren’t any miniature painting police here, so do what you want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, the participants thus far are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n