November 2014

The blog turned 5 years old this month and I hit 6 years since I started painting figures while in Iraq. I got back on schedule with the fantasy project this month and I am prepared to finish the first phase by the end of the year.

I have to make the decision to start the pirate project or to start phase 2 of the fantasy project with the huge batch of Demonworld figures I have taunting me from the shelf. I plan to cut expenses next year and I have all the pirate figures/ships (and bases) on hand.

PAINTING
3 x 16 figure Elven Archer units: 48 pts
1 x 15 figure Elven Grove Guard Spearmen: 15 pts
1 x 24 figure Elven pike unit: 24 pts
1 x 20 figure Elven warrior unit: 20 pts
1 x 8 figure Elven mounted archer unit: 16 pts
TOTAL: 123 pts

GAMES
1 fantasy game with home brew rules

NEXT UP
Finish the fantasy units below by end of the year:
-Kenku (birdmen)
-Giff (hippomen)
-hobgoblins
-ogres
-chaos warriors
-wemics
-trolls
-kobolds
-bugbears
-mounted lizard men

Elven Army

Seven new units join the Elven army. It now consists of 23 units:

Heavy Elk Cavalry
Medium Elk Cavalry
Light Elk Mounted Archers
Unicorn Riders
Light Cavalry
Horse Archers
Wood Elf Mounted Archers

Royal Guard
Maiden Guard
Sapphire Shield Pikemen
Fanatics
Rangers (Archers)
Grove Guard
Desert Elf Warriors
Wood Elf Warriors
Warriors
Warriors
Warriors
Archers
Archers
Wood Elf Archers
Levy Archers
Levy Archers

Sapphire Shield Pikemen 

Levy Bowmen

Levy Bowmen

Grove Guard Spearmen

Horse Archers

Archers

Warriors

Crystal shields

I usually don't post figures in progress, but I wanted to capture how these Elves look before I base and matte varnish.

I used glitter on the shields to get a crystal/gem effect...they look great now but not sure how they will turn out in the end.

October + unit pictures

I finished basing the units painted in October (and two this month to finish off the humans).

Leaders, wizards, and some nasty Mind Flayers.

Heavy cavalry

Armored swordsmen

Archers to match

Medium cavalry with lances

Plate armored halbertiers

Levy spearmen

King's rangers

Local militia

October 2014

Not the best month for painting with some highs and lows through the month.


PAINTING:
124 x 15mm fantasy figures (6 units): 124 points
6 x 15mm characters/leaders: 6 points
1 x 15mm elephant: 1 point
TOTAL: 131 points
-----OK, that is actually better than I expected, but they all still need to be based.

I have two units and 4 leaders left from the human faction...all are primed and the mounts started.

Then comes 7 units (6 foot, 1 horse) of Elves.


GAMES:
none :(

No Fall In convention for me again this year. I am planning on Cold Wars and Historicon but the military course I am in may trump the conventions.

I like how the leaders came out.

A matched pair of swordsmen and archer units...plus the cavalry waiting on new uniforms. I used IDF decals on the shields.

My son set up a zombie game with a friend.

Motivation

After a great month for painting last month, I have been lacking motivation in October. Started off OK by getting a few units painted, then stalled for a week until getting home from work early today and painting an entire unit.

I plan to take a day or two off over the next few weeks so I should be able to get back on my schedule to finish the fantasy figures I want to get done in 2014.

King's Rangers

Still to go:

---ELF
-archers
-archers
-elite archers
-warriors
-spearmen
-pike
-mounted archers

 ---HUMAN
-swordsmen
-militia, done
-spearmen, done
-rangers, done
-archers
-heavy cavalry
-lancers
-halbertiers, done
-13 leaders

 ---MIXED
-Kenku
-Giff
-hobgoblins
-ogres
-chaos warriors
-wemics
-trolls
-kobolds
-bugbears
-mounted lizard men

September 2014

Great month for painting...but no games. I organized the fantasy figures in the bin at the end of last month and now I am motivated to finish them off before the end of the year. Good start this month. The human units are on tap for October.



PAINTING
138 x fantasy foot: 138 points
16 x fantasy mounted: 32 points
3 x fantasy vehicle and artillery units: 26 points

TOTAL: 196 points


GAMES
no games!

Orc Scorpion Riders

Goblin cannon and war wagons

Orc archers and warriors

Dwarf crossbowmen and warriors

Dark Elf crossbowmen and warriors

Dark Elf heavy lancers

Skeleton heavy lancers

Skeleton archers and warriors (x2)