Thursday, June 27, 2024

June 2024

Time for a mid-year review.

Spent more than planned this month with HMGS/Historicon registration and stocking up on some pre and basing supplies. Still doing OK for the year...we will see how Historicon spending goes.

Finished the second phase of my Quar sci-fi project. I am waiting for more options to be released so I can kitbash up the third phase in the project to give me large platoons for each side.

Finished another group of Burrows and Badgers figures...after this batch (and the arrival of the kickstarter next month) I will have 85 figures to go. Primed all the ones on hand. 




Club game- Man o' War




Burrows and Badgers


PAINTING 
36 x Quar 
21 x Burrows and Badgers
Total: 57 
YTD: 234 

GAMING 
1 x Man O' War 
1 x Quar Chain of Command
YTD: 8 

BUDGET
 $211, $70 historicon registration/HMGS, $11 on more Quar (STL files subscription monthly for future 3D printing), $120 on supplies, $10 rules
YTD: $704 (Sold: $440)


PLANS FOR 2024

1- Attend Historicon:

-----Registered

2- Spend <$2000:

-----On Target

3- >12 games:

-----On target

4- Work on projects: (focusing on adding to some smaller projects instead of a large figure count)

---a. Quar: start when released:

-----Done...waiting on more to be released

---b. Burrows and Badgers (paint the last kickstarter, and order next!)- 26 figures:

-----Painted three batches----85 to go

---c. Paint two batches of fantasy figures-49:

-----Painted two batches

---d. Paint one batch of sci fi figures- 21:

-----Painted them up

---e. Paint a AVBCW BUF platoon- 30?:

-----To be purchased in July

5-Put together the rest of the Battlesystem card terrain

-----Not started----considering switching to MDF and/or 3D printed


Purchase plans:

1) Quar when released...soon!: done

2) Next Burrows and Badgers kickstarter in Feb.: done

3) BUF platoon, need to decide on figures. look at historicon or order with Quar from Wargames Atlantic if BEF are released.: July

4) Several 28mm plastic Stargrave/Wargames Atlantic boxes (5).--- look at historicon, WA order: July

5) Some paints, brushes, bases.: Purchased

6) Maybe upgrade my trees, rivers, and roads: still in planning.



Project Update: 9 projects

Quar:
---Last Painted: June, 2024
---Last Gamed: June, 2024

Slaughterloo:
---Last Painted: Dec, 2023
---Last Gamed: Jan, 2024

28mm Fantasy:
---Last Painted: Jan, 2024
---Last Gamed: Feb, 2024

Burrows and Badgers:
---Last Painted: June, 2024
---Last Gamed: Jan, 2023

Pulp:
---Last Painted: Jan, 2023
---Last Gamed: Jun, 2020

A Very British Civil War:
---Last Painted: Jul, 2019
---Last Gamed: Mar, 2024

28mm Sci Fi:
---Last Painted: Feb, 2024
---Last Gamed: Jan, 2022

Fantasy 15mm:
---Last Painted: Jul, 2019
---Last Gamed: Jul, 2021

Kingdom of Katzenstein 15mm Imagi-nation:
---Last Painted: Dec, 2018
---Last Gamed: Dec, 2011

Sunday, June 16, 2024

Chain of Command with Quar test game

I played a test game of Chain of Command with my Quar sci-fi figures.

Made a few rules mistakes...especially letting troops fire through friendlies in their squad.


The Coftyrans suffered a bloody defeat despite getting set in a great position with a squad and support gun. The Crusaders deployed within <18" and their massed firepower hit hard. 


Coftyran dice rolling did not help...even when getting some hits, rolled 1s for the result. 

I had the Crusader Bogens firing 3 firepower at <18"...and the Ryshi's doing 2 (and ignoring light cover). That generated 27 dice vs return fire of 14. Ouch!

I may reduce the range for the Bogen's to 12".



Chance encounter in no-Quar-land

Coftyran's have a great position on the hill and strike first.

Bringing in a second squad.

Scout team on the flank.

Casualties mounted quickly...and morale dropped with 2 leaders hit.

Some shock in return, but no kills/

Looking ugly.



Only half the troops on the board when the Coftyran's pulled back.