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)

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

October 2023

I made the club game this month, and made progress on the large batch of 6mm sci fi figures, but nothing complete yet.

I sold off the metal 28mm Quar figures I recently bought....going to reinvest into the plastic figures when they are released. 

Limited motivation on the 6mm sci fi right now, so I am going to paint the two new units of Slaughterloo figures during Thanksgiving week as a change of pace.

PAINTING

0 completed

YTD:440

GAMES

1 x club game of Rapid Fire in the Arab-Israeli war

YTD: 9

BUDGET

$120 on a birthday splurge on two units for the Slaughterloo project 

Sold $80

YTD: $2410

(Sold: $2580)

September 2023

 A slower month in the hobby...some continued progress but no major accomplishments. I missed the club day (WW2 Air War game).

I have been slowly working on the 6mm sci fi figures. Need to get motivated on this resurgent project.

I dipped my toes into a new project...28mm sci fi Quar (grim WW1 like anteaters in a perpetual war). I sources some cheap figures, even received over 20 for free from a generous gamer. I then hit pause...the designer is coming out with the range in plastic and they are slightly bigger. I am going to wait until I see them and decide if I will only go with the newer figures. 

Prep area in the basement

Messy painting area....slapping paint on 6mm sci fi vehicles

PAINTING

0 completed

YTD:440

GAMES

0

YTD: 8

BUDGET

$70 on Quar figures 

YTD: $2290

(Sold: $2500)

March 2021

 

A great hobby month. Lots of painting, sold off 3 projects, play tested some rules, joined a club, and kept spending in check. 

I sold off my 1/300 WW2 aircraft, space ships, and 15mm pirates...plus some surplus buildings, magazines, books, and terrain. I am considering what I will do with the money...I want to reinvest in one of my current projects.

I think I will also sell off the large 15mm sci fi collection. 

Reserved my room for Historicon in November.

Joccian (Rats)

Sorting the next force...Orcs

6mm sci fi test game

PAINTING

19 x mounted, 60 x dismounted Slaughterloo: 98 points

-I will base these when I finish the next two units in April. 

GAMES

1 x 6mm sci fi (several iterations of test game)

BUDGET

$131 = $27 on7TV rules, $4 TMP, $30 Dues, $70 paint

$131 YTD

SOLD: $1000

February 2021

A nice hobby month. Finished up the Dark Elf (Spanish) troops and have the Joccian Rats (Scots) primed and ready. 

I have linked up online with the South Jersey Gaming Association (thanks for the warm welcome) and home to get in some in person gaming as things get better. For anyone in New Jersey, look them up. 

Peter--- one of the fellas is a FOB fan and has been in your Historicon games...this is a good sign!

I have been tempted by some purchases...more Albedo figures, 6mm sci fi...holding out!

PAINTING

45 x 28mm Slaughterloo foot: 45 pts

28 x 28 mm Slaughterloo mounted: 56 pts

Total: 101 points

YTD: 193 points

GAMES

0 :( ---- but I have a 6mm sci fi test game on the table, tinkering with some rules

BUDGET

$0 for the month!

$0 year to date!

May 2018

Finished up basing all the on hand 6mm sci fi forces. This makes it a mature project but here are some holes I can fill over the next two years.

Next up...thinking about what to work on next. I have the huge 15mm fantasy pile of lead...plus two smaller projects. I think I will work on the Wooden Warriors and then the Zombies. This should take me into the Fall and I can decide if I start more finish the 6mm sci fi project, continue the 15mm fantasy project, or begin Project X.

I registered for Historicon in July. At least 6 games in my plans including FOB, Peter's Campaign in a Day, and Combat Patrol.

The whole 6mm sci fi collection

PAINTING

Finished basing the 6mm sci fi collection, but I already took credit for those points

TOTAL: o points

GAMING

Lots of thoughts...but no gaming :(

BUDGET

$0 for the month

April 2018

Finally finished painting the 6mm sci fi figures and buildings. Now I just have to finish the bases. Played a game using Panzer Korps with minimal modifications. Lots of fun and an interesting rule system for large scale operations.

Target is to finish the basing in May.

PAINTING
6 x 6mm sci fi bases: 6 points
88 x 6mm buildings: 44 points
TOTAL: 50 points

GAMES
1 game of Panzer Korps with 6mm sci fi

BUDGET
$125 for the month on Project X
$525 year to date

Border Clash

First outing for my 6mm sci fi figures. I am finishing the buildings this eek and then I will finish the bases on all the figures. Played the game using the Panzer Korps WWII rules with minimal modifications. Each unit is a battalion of generally 3 bases. I kept the scenario simple and the number of units low for both sides.


Peoples Liberation Front forces massed in the autonomous zone between the Peoples Democratic Republic of Eden (PDRE) and the Federal Republic of Zaara (FRZ). One PLF battalion seized the border crossing in a nighttime attack, while the second battalion entered the eastern end of the small border town of Garfeld, but could not make headway against a Zaaran Federal Police battalion in western part of the town. Thinking that the PLF forces would attempt to capture the Luther Corp. scientific research station to the north, Zaaran authorities dispatched all available forces to stabalize the situation. Detecting movement across the ill defined border, an armored brigade of PDRE forces moved into position.

Town in the middle, PDRE on the left, FRZ on the right.

PLF forced out of the town by the Federal Police.

Mechanized PDRE forces decide to intervene near the research station.

Zaaran Urban Reaction Forces battalions defend the research station in the foreground.

Federal Police secure the town, but are low on ammo.

FRZ National Guard mech battalion in half-tracks fall back after taking heavy casualties trying to retake the border post. The defending PLF forces included some unexpected heavy weapons.

PDRE mechanized battalion attacks the research station.

After regrouping, the National Guard battalion moves forward to attack the PLF remnants.

Urban Reaction Forces mass against the PDRE mech BN, causing heavy casualties.

PLF falls back leaving over one hundred prisoners.

PDRE mechanized and armor battalions pour fire into Garfeld, but the Federal Police hold on grimly. FRZ cavalry reinforcements join the fray.

URF BNs get the better of the exchanges near the research station.

One last attempt on the right flank, ammo starts running low and the supporting artillery battalion pulls back.

PDRE forces begin to pull back as nigh approaches.

PDRE makes no headway and decides to cover the withdrawal of the PLF forces.

PLF blows up the border post and retire in good order.