A close out of another year. My painting and gaming output dropped, but finances held steady since I sold more than I bought.
With the huge Slaughterloo project complete, I am going to focus on adding smaller additions to existing projects...and starting one new one! I am enamored with the 28mm sci fi Quar from Zombiesmith Miniatures...they are Anthropomorphic ant eaters with WW1 era technology locked in a perpetual war. Very strange...grimsical as the webpage says.
After painting the first batch, I am now selling my Albedo sci fi project. It is a great concept, very nice figures, but I have been frustrated building the figures. I am not sure any more will be produced in the range, and I don't want them to just sit on the shelf, I have to want to work on each project in my list.
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| Manicotti Line Regiment—-routed in their first engagement! |
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| Princess Julianna Line Regiment |
PAINTING
36 x 28mm Slaughterloo Figures
25 x 28mm Generic warriors
Total: 61
YTD: 501
GAMING
1 x pulp Christmas game at the club
1 x Slaughterloo with FOB3 solo campaign
YTD: 12
BUDGET
$46, bases, TMP
YTD: $2466
(Sold: $2750) +$284 for the year
STATUS OF PLANS FOR 2023
1- Finish the Slaughterloo project by end of June- DONE
2- Start the year with the 30 Pulp figures I received for Christmas-DONE
3- Finish the B&B figures by end of the year.- NOT STARTED
4- Maybe start the Albedo figures in 2023, or this becomes 2024 main goal. - STARTED...now selling
5- Attend Historicon.- FAILED
6- >15 games for the year.---FAILED
7- Spending <$1000 plus Historicon costs -Sold enough to break even
8- Work on the 28mm fantasy figures if I need a break.- STARTED
9- Sell some more 15mm stuff.- DONE
PLANS FOR 2024
1- Attend Historicon:
2- Spend <$2000:
3- >12 games:
4- Work on projects: (focusing on adding to some smaller projects instead of a large figure count)
---a. Quar: start when released:
---b. Burrows and Badgers (paint the last kickstarter, and order next!)- 26 figures:
---c. Paint two batches of fantasy figures-49:
---d. Paint one batch of sci fi figures- 21:
---e. Paint a AVBCW BUF platoon- 30?:
5-Put together the rest of the Battlesystem card terrain
Purchase plans:
1) Quar when released...soon!
2) Next Burrows and Badgers kickstarter in Feb.
3) BUF platoon, need to decide on figures. look at historicon or order with Quar from Wargames Atlantic if BEF are released.
4) Several 28mm plastic Stargrave/Wargames Atlantic boxes (5).--- look at historicon, WA order
5) Some paints, brushes, bases.
6) Maybe upgrade my trees, rivers, and roads
Nice work on the Toads and the Dwarfs too! I too am looking forward to the plastic Quar coming out, I do have a fair few of the older metal ones and they are superb sculpts, full of character. Interesting to read about the Albedo figures, I have looked at them a good few times but never pulled the trigger on them. Looking forward to 2024, have a good one when it comes!
ReplyDeleteDonnie,
DeleteI expect it to be a good year. Really looking forward to the Quar to spark my imagination.
A very solid year with completion of the Slaughterloo project and net positive cashflow.
ReplyDeleteMight one say the Manicotti Militia were rolled up in their first action? :-)
Here's hoping we both make it to Historicon 2024; it is certainly in my plans with the time off already allocated!