Campaign Map

 I had a comment about the campaign map I will use for my fantasy black powder campaign.

The map is put together from a long out of print product called Warplan 5/5. It consisted of cards with gridded maps and a booklet that describes the terrain in each square.

two other gamers kindly shared scans of the maps from their collection.

I mounted them on cork board with an acetate cover and will use numbered pins to move brigades around the map.

I am using a simple set of campaign rules based on a standard deck of playing cards.

See other campaign examples and info at:

https://blundersonthedanube.blogspot.com/search/label/Warplan%205%2F5

http://vintagewargaming.blogspot.com/2020/01/warplan-55-campaign-system.html

http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=533790

http://grymauch.blogspot.com/2017/11/napoleonic-campaign.html

February 2023

 I missed the club game while traveling for work, but I kept expenses to $0 and almost finished up a large batch of figures in a late month push. Just have to base them.

Campaign map

Basing in progress

The next 8 units

PAINTING

0

Total: 0

YTD: 34

---8 more Dwarf units for the end of the Slaughterloo project. All primed.

GAMING

0 games

YTD: 2

BUDGET

$0

YTD: $50

January 2023

 Happy New Year!

A fine start to the hobby year.

Played a club game of Bolt Action, and a solo game in by Burrows and Badgers campaign.

BoltAction in the Pacific at the club

Based the two Slaughterloo militia units

Very Burrows and Badgers

New pulpfigures

PAINTING

34 x 28mm Pulp figures= 34 points

Total: 34

YTD: 34

---Starting on the 14 Dwarf units for the end of the Slaughterloo project

GAMING

1 x Bolt Action at the club

1 x solo Burrows and Badgers

YTD: 2

BUDGET

$25 on primer, $25 on rules

YTD: $50

The liberation of Warren Percy Continues

Warren Percy is aflame! The brave otter, Sinjon Stinkwater and his band of merry and furry comrades liberated more of the occupied village of Warren Percy.

Sir Barkley's depleted and bruised warband could not hold back the tide of freedom, but he did strike down a nasty shrew pirate that tried to block his way. The not so noble hound also left the sly fox archer, Demelza Dare, with only one good eye.

A calm has fallen oven the village during a weekend of religious holidays.

The outskirts of the village near the mausoleum.

Barkley kills the shrew pirate.

The mage, Tug McCaw, blasts the village with fire.

Bitsy and Legartha charge Fiona Honeycomb the archer (who is already injured and can't use her bow)

Barkley is savage! (d20 strike dice)

Cosh can't hold out against Elsbet and the Frog Mayor.

Double team on the poor Rabbit.

Sinjon smacks Tug around upstairs.

Barkley comes for his next victim, Demelza.

Side show struggle.

Tug is smited!

And Demelza falls next.

Fiona is the third to fall in the turn.

When Cosh is downed, Sir Barkley calls for a retreat. Half of Warren Percy has been liberated.

December 2022 and end of year update

The end of a successful painting and gaming year. Very happy to be able to game in person with the club in Cape May, and I kept up my progress on my hobby projects. 

Christmas loot

Battlefleet Gothic game at the club

PAINTING

46 x 28mm Slaughterloo mounted figures: (2points each):  92 points

24 x 28mm Slaughterloo figures: 24

1 x cannon: 1 

Total: 117

YTD: 841

GAMING

1 x Battlefleet Gothic at the club

YTD: 21

BUDGET

$150 storage, $25 on rules

YTD: $2534

Plans for 2023

1- Finish the Slaughterloo project by end of June

    - 14 x 18 figure infantry units and then a scattering of leftovers

2- Start the year with the 30 Pulp figures I received for Christmas

3- Finish the B&B figures by end of the year.

4- Maybe start the Albedo figures in 2023, or this becomes 2024 main goal. 

5- Attend Historicon.

6- >15 games for the year.

7- Spending <$1000 plus Historicon costs

8- Work on the 28mm fantasy figures if I need a break.

9- Sell some more 15mm stuff.

Review of Plans for 2022

1- Continue focus on Slaughterloo: On target.

2- At least 12 games: Ahead of target:

3- Spend <$1000 plus Historicon costs: Missed it!

4- Work on B&B figures when I need a Slaughterloo break: Pushed to 2023

5- Sell some of the 15m MBA buildings: Not yet.

6- Finish building card terrain: In progress, stalled.

7- Relook 28mm sci fi skirmish with 5Parsecs and/or 7TV rules: Started this up again...and 28mm Fantasy too. 

Project Update

Burrows and Badgers: in progress, about 1/3 painted, whole range on hand

---Last Painted: Dec, 2021

---Last Gamed: Jan, 2023

Slaughterloo: In progress

---Last Painted: Dec, 2022

---Last Gamed: Nov,2021

A Very British Civil War: Continue to add figures occasionally.

---Last Painted: Jul, 2019

---Last Gamed: Jun, 2021

28mm Sci Fi:

---Last Painted: Jul, 2022

---Last Gamed: Jan, 2022

28mm Fantasy: Not Started (built some plastic kits)

---Last Painted:

---Last Gamed:

Albedo Anthropomorphic: Not Started

---Last Painted: 

---Last Gamed:

Fantasy 15mm: Large number of figures on hand to be painted.

---Last Painted: Jul, 2019

---Last Gamed: Jul, 2021

Pulp: Will have some bleed over with the AVBCW figures.

---Last Painted: Jan, 2023

---Last Gamed: Jun, 2020

World War Two 15mm: No planned additions. --- consider selling

---Last Painted: Jan, 2013

---Last Gamed: Jul, 2014

Kingdom of Katzenstein: My 15mm "Napoleonic" imagi-nation.

---Last Painted: Dec, 2018

---Last Gamed: Dec, 2011

Wooden Warriors: I don't plan to continue this project.

---Last Painted: Jun, 2018

---Last Gamed: Jun, 2018

November 2022

 Fourteen years since I started painting figures while deployed in Iraq to distract me. 

Next up...the last of the Slaughterloo forces...Dwarves. Starting on the five cavalry units and four artillery units...with some dedication, I can get them done by January. 

8 regiments of Elf cavalry

Fireball forward game of Italians attacking a British held ridge in North Africa.

PAINTING

64 x 28mm Slaughterloo mounted figures: (2points each):  128 points

Total: 128

YTD: 724

GAMING

1 x Fireball Forward at the club

YTD: 20

BUDGET

$39 on basing materials

YTD: $2359

October 2022

Painting mojo is still in the dumps but I am making some progress. I have 64 horses to finish in November to complete the Elf army for Slaughterloo.

Next up...the Dwarves. 

I also have some of the Albedo figures, Burrows & Badgers, and 28mm fantasy figures waiting in the wings.

My ships flew into a death trap.

PAINTING

9 x 28mm Slaughterloo mounted leaders: 18 points

Total: 18

YTD: 596

GAMING

1 x Battlefleet Gothic at the club

YTD: 19

BUDGET

$0 ! ---- again!

YTD: $2320