April 2026

A very active hobby month. Besides starting on painting more fantasy figures (28mm Halflings), I started making some terrain. Spending is over budget...but some supplies and things were needed. I have also almost finished selling off the last of the 15mm stuff, so I am still very much in the black for the year. 

I started on a terrain project. I made a big batch of stackable foam hills. They are very stylized, but I have wanted to try them for a while now.  I hope to continue my terrain making momentum. I am refreshing my trees now. I need to add bigger trees since I switched to mostly 28mm gaming.

Stackable hills

I started work on a new set of fantasy rank/flank rules using colored dice to resolve combat. Few test sessions so far. This is my 3rd set of fantasy rules...all are a mish-mash of rule mechanics that I like. 

Test game 

Death in a Dark Continent at the club

More Quar...every month

Start of a Halfling fantasy army...Wargames Atlantic plastics and 3D prints

Civs/militia, armored cav

Halberdiers and pikemen, crossbowmen

Slingers and bowmen too

PAINTING 

4 x Quar: 4

112 x 28mm Halflings for the expanded project: 112

22 x foam stackable hills: 22

30 x movement trays: 10

Total: 148

YTD: 350

GAMING 

1 x  Death in a Dark Continent

1 x Quar with Chain of Command

1 x series of test of my fantasy game

1 x Wars of Eagles and Empires with Slaughterloo figs

YTD: 20

BUDGET

$523: $15 on Quar MMF, $35 HMGS renewal, $130 base trays, $60 dice, $80 terrain materials, $50 cutter, $20 rules, $133 fig files

YTD:  $1435 (Sold: $2269)

Wars of Eagles and Empires - with Slaughterloo figures

 I played a test game with the Wars Of Eagles and Empires rules. Very good, exciting game with lots of back and forth. 

Also used some of my new hills and wheat field. 

Quar with Chain of Command

 A picture dump of another test game of using Chain of Command 2 with my Quar sci fi figures. Things worked out pretty well with some large forces on each side. 

I have to get leaders and numbers of command dice balanced. I also have to look at the updated BIG COC since I like running company sized games with all the extras.

I have also started tinkering with my own set using a mash up of other rules...we will see.

In this battle, the Coftyrans won the day by breaking the Crusader morale...but it was a close run thing. 

March 2026

Hosted a big game of A Very British Civil War with the Combat Patrol rules at the club...4 vs 4 with two others helping me run the game. This was the 2nd playtest for a game I plan to run at Historicon. 

AVBCW at the club

Club test game for April

Quar at home

Newest Quar

3rd try at a 6mm sci fi project started

Test game with club members for the April game.

Some bigger spending this month on materials and a MyMiniFactory subscription renewal. I have just about finished phase 1 of my sell off too...making nice money so I am well ahead for the year.

PAINTING 

84 x 6mm sci fi vehicles

20 x 6mm sci fi buildings/parts

7 x Quar

1 x Quar vehicle

Total: 112

YTD: 202

GAMING 

1 x club game AVBCW

1 x Quar w/ BGHD at home

1 x test game for April club game- Death in a Dark Continent

YTD: 16

BUDGET

$470: $11 on Quar MMF, $93 basing materials, $230 materials and tools, $ 36 figures, $108 MMF sub, $22 figs

YTD:  $912 (Sold: $2269)

February 2026

AVBCW game at home with 8 players from last month

FFOL/GH and 5PFH mash up

Quar

Hosted a AVBCW game at home and made it to the Cold Wars HMGS convention in Lancaster, PA. 7 games over three days. Enjoyed it as always. Only bought some bases and varnish. 

The 15mm fantasy figure collection sell off is in full swing. The unpainted are all sold, and I have started on the painted armies. 

Cold Wars HMGS convention- played in 7 great games and kept my spending to a minimum. 

Next up...6mm sci fi project reboot #3!

PAINTING 

1 x 28mm sci fi figure

16 x Quar, 2 x Quar vehicles, 6 x Quar terrain items: 19

Total: 20

YTD: 90

GAMING 

7 x cold wars

1 x club game

2 x FFOL/5PFH games

YTD: 13

BUDGET

$275: $11 on Quar MMF, $114 bases, $62 bases/dip, $62 supplies, $26 rules

YTD:  $442 (Sold: $1839) 

Cold Wars Games:

Fall Out with Fist Full of Lead: Wasteland warriors

Reeving with Feudal Patrol 

Sea Lion with Combat Patrol

Anarchy England with Feudal Patrol

Wild West (and zombies) with Fist Full of Lead

More knights in action with Feudal Patrol

Star Wars